Hillary Clinton On Working Class Whites In 1995: "Screw 'Em"
Yes that First Lady Hillary Clinton comments after congressional elections. Sounds a bit bitter to me and a bit elitist.
In January 1995, as the Clintons were licking their wounds from the 1994 congressional elections, a debate emerged at a retreat at Camp David. Should the administration make overtures to working class white southerners who had all but forsaken the Democratic Party? The then-first lady took a less than inclusive approach.
"Screw 'em," she told her husband. "You don't owe them a thing, Bill. They're doing nothing for you; you don't have to do anything for them."
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I am guessing this may not go over well. Any opinions?
Wow great response! I am guessing this is resonating and folks are not too happy with the Hillary Hypocrisy.
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Sorry about the first draft it was rushed. Did this at work. The article really floored me. Can't imagine why..... hopefully I cleaned it up enough for the majority of readers. Regardless, my guess is that this may have more legs than bitter-gate.
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Again thanks for recommending the diary. Some folks have commented that this article is unfair. That it was said at the heat of the moment etc... I will not argue that point. I would ask the question. Would people care this much if she had not spent the past week slamming Obama for "dissing" these same voters? If that does not make her comments fair game I don't know what does.