Chelsea Clinton Keeps Cool Amid Hecklers

This leftist behavior is going to drive this moderate the other way if they can’t settle down. I’m tired of it.

I agree with Jay.
The older Obama voters have respect for all of the Clintons, but not the young ones.
It’s very sad to see young Obama supporters not respecting Hillary for just trying to make history and putting herself out there.
Can’t you Obama fanatics just give Chelsea a break?
You are an embarassment to Democrats and to young people.

I witnessed the same type of rude and obnoxious behavior from the Obama supporters during our caucus in Omaha. They were drowning the Hillary speaker’s voice with their “Yes we can” chant. It seems to be their signature.
What “true believers!”

The young American’s are showing themselves more and more every day that they are a bunch of mean, beligerant, unsatified, angry, disrespectful and dishonorable persons. Why can’t this behavior stop! Oh, I forgot….most of our younger youth was raised by the disrespectful selfindulgent winers of the Vietnam Era (antiwar activists)in the first place. It is just a downword spiral till our society as a whole hits rock bottom….if we have not already.
As a lot of people say, age is just a number….so it seems by past history, things will not get better…the behavior will continue to smell more rancid every day!

how sad that they act this way but look at the media they are no better and it has been going on for years

I know how “winning at all costs” is the signature Hillary message, and I have seen the “poor me” strategy work very well for her. But I choose not to believe that her campaign would “stage” such an event to rally her storm troops into believing–and spreading–malicious lies about Senator Obama and/or his supporters.

Only an idiot would consider Hillary spineless. And actually, it takes more to keep a marriage together than it does to break it apart. Obama is an egomaniac. And all he does is talk, talk, talk and never says anything. The Obama voters will be sorry by the time his stay in office is over..and so will everyone else.

Actually, I think it’s wonderful for everyone to hear and read for themselves exactly who and what the Obama supporters say for themselves. This stuff should be shown by every media outlet in Texas and Ohio and then the voters can see and hear for themselves what the Obama people stand for. I want this stuff out there. This is incredible material everyone should see and hear for themselves,and then ask do I want to become a part of this movement?

And I agree with a lot of the statements on this thread. The majority of the youth of today exhibit no respect, decency, or goodwill . How we have let our youth, the leaders of tomorrow get to this state is sad. If the obama supporters don’t like Hillary Clinton, then don’t go to her rallies just to disrupt and keep someone that you don’t know from talking. Stay away. You are exhibiting bad manners and your are influencing a much younger group to think its ok to behave in this manner. I don’t think your parents would approve of this behavior. At least in all perspectives, Chelsea Clinton is a courteous, mature individual out to help her mother get elected to the presidency. You absolutely have no right to act like uneducated fools, paid to attend and act in this manner by the obama supporters. Please grow up.

Oh, those whining Hillary sock puppets strike again. Perhaps, the Obama supporters have just had enough of the Clinton’s crap, their insults after insults after insults. Not the most productive way to express their discontent, I have to admit – the best way is to vote heavy against her – but the frustration level with Hillary’s campaign themes and strategy is palpable. Plus, there have been just as many 0 showing their true selves who support Hillary than 0 supporting Obama. And stop with the cult crap. That’s part of what turns us off to Hillary, somehow implying that we are not smart enough to know the difference between the status quo (Clinton) and a fresh, young voice (Obama) who has the talent and yes, experience to get things done. Throwing around the term cult, etc. just smacks of jealousy… that we have a movement and Hillary has a feeble, faltering campaign.

Stop Whining! Now that the USS Hillary is sinking and taking on torpedo after torpedo, they now want the energy and passion of Mr. Obama’s campaign to just turn off. Unfortunately, passion is not robotic. Unlike the scripted, yet still boring deliveries of Hillary, this energy is going all the way to the inaguration in January 2009. Be ready for a toast to America!

With all the issues and experience and rezko connection, this man truely did not know any of Obamas flaws.
Gee Diann, it would be good if that man understood rezko. And it would be even better if you remembered the cattle futures, Vince Foster, the complete failure of her health plan, Whitewater, and on and on and on. I understand that Rezko smells bad. But a similar review of Hil’s story is poison gas.

Yes, BE AFRAID! BE VERY AFRAID of changes to the status quo and the utter dumbing down of America with it’s quadry of mental midgets and parrots only repeating what they hear instead of doing research on their own. RON, THE BOOGEY MAN IS COMING TO GET YOU! QUICK, RUN! And don’t let the doornob hit you on the way out.

jack d, I know Hillarys history, I am not saying she is pure, Obama supporters cannot accept he is not the golden cow that they portray him to be. Whitewater, nothing illegal found against the clintons, issue over with. She learned from her first go around with health care, she is not a quitter, I am proud she is trying again. Vince Foster ? rumor affair, try again.

REAL HYPE instead of boring, monotone speeches from Hillary. Aren’t you Hillary supporters tired of changing slogans after 6 different themes? She doesn’t know how she wants to present herself, yet you continue to maintain the lemming foundation for suckas. Mr. Obama has been consistent from day 1. Err, let me see……..Someone of consistency or someone who’s constantly searching for themselves? Ahh, Err, Ohh, HILLARY CLINTON, they say!!!!!
SUCKAS

OK Diane – Hillary will endorse Mr. Obama as part of playing DNC team ball, because she’s a team player, as you are as well. Start getting your mind right and focusing on victory in November. Hillary is done. It’s over for her. Time to refocus and rally around Mr. Obama.

Those old Clinton lemmings sure don’t know when to give up! It’ll take another Republic victory to snap them into shape for sure! They’ll pay the price sooner or later, huh?

I support Barack Obama but I cannot defend the behavior of these young supporters of Barack Obama who were rude to Chelsea Clinton.

This is in response to marianCa’s comment above (Feb 22 5:56:58 PM)
You insinuate that only the voters of certain states are “smart”–those who dont buy ito “idealistic stuff.” No one seems to ever mention that Obama does best with voters that probably have more time to analyze policy statements–the very quality with which Sen. Clinton supposedly trumps Sen. Obama. And yet, with this time, access to the Internet, and education, they reject the policies of Sen. Clinton for the supposedly “empty rhetoric” of Sen. Obama.
Please don’t call people dumb because they choose not to support Sen. Clinton. It has nothing to do with who one votes for. Instead, choose to be angry that we live in a world where too many do not have the resources or spare time in order to indulge in a luxury like becoming well-versed in the issues. Or, be angry that some who apparently have this time (as implied by their decision to post on a blog) choose not to take full advantage of that luxury.

It’s sad to see how the Obama supporters want to ellect his guy; by not respecting anybody. That tells you alot about the candidate itself, right? Ellect him and see the country going down the drain – on the route to Third World nation.

Joris, you just don’t get it. Your posting is exactly what is turning many people away from even considering Obama. The yes we can, turn the page, fired up, etc… is to reminiscent of high school days, high school rivalries, it makes voters pause and wonder where has the solemn responsibility gone in selecting the leader of our country.

All I can say if he is elected as President the rude behavior of his supporters is just what we will all get for the coming years. How they won this election is exactly how they will govern, so all who keeps wishing for this when it happens and the sting in the tail starts to hurt don’t complain, sit back take a deep breath and suck it up.Obama is no different than his followers and he knows exactly what they are doing, and that is exactly how he will rule this country if given the chance.

I wonder what she’ll say when people remind her that her mother skipped last week’s FISA vote.
Oh yeah… that doesn’t count… just like so much in the Clinton campaign. Like red state, small states, medium states, primary state, caucus states, pledged delegates, popular vote, states with black voters, male voters, college kids, white women under 50, college-educated voters… (should I keep going?)

I feel disappointment for the Obama Girl, she did not vote. Well at least the Obama boy’s keep on , I’m speaking of Keith Olbermann, and Chris Matthews. They haven’t skipped a beat. Always there ready to tear up for Obama. It could be fiscal attraction or Fatal attraction depending on results.

I’m a 21 y/o from Ohio. I’m not voting for Obama. Hiss supporters at my college (I’m in graduate school) are rude and obnoxious–they will bash Hillary but have nothing positive to say about Obama. The man doesn’t stand for anything; all he is doing is feeding people what they want to hear. Look at what’s he DONE and not what he says. If Hillary doesn’t get the nomination, I’m voting for McCain. Obama is not even a consideration until he can show me he’s made a difference for the better.

Where is Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg? This country needs him, now more then ever. I’m for HRC, if its not her then I am stuck with McCain. We need an alternative.

I am voting for Hillary Clinton. I don’t believe B.O. will win Texas. My two cousins and their kids all hate B.O. They met him in person at one of his rallies and the kids tried to get his attenion, he sternly told them “I got to go.” Then this twenty something lady called to him a few feet away and he stopped and talked to her for about 10 minutes. Then she walked away screaming and jumping like she had just talked to Elvis or something. They think he’s a jerk now. See, it’s the little things……

I think that you are all over generalizing, I am an Obama supporter and have never and would never act this way to anyone, much less someone who is speaking. Why don’t we really account this behavior to what it is…bad manners, poor upbringing and just plain rudeness! I have no problem discussing differences about the candidate I have chosen and respectfully allow others to do the same. So please don’t categorize all of his supporters because of a few rude people!

Here’s another Texan for Clinton who simply can’t fathom Obama’s appeal. The dynamics of this Democratic primary are becoming increasingly unsettling and rancorous, with 99% of the rancor coming from the Obama side – I see it in blogs all over ‘Net. If this is any example of the change Obama trumpets, we should all be quite alarmed. Meanwhile, the increasingly intricate and often dire challenges this country faces are being lost in the shuffle. To be honest, I am losing hope for America.

Nice post, Daisy.
I’m also against capital punishment, and share your desire to see that as a stronger piece of the platform.

I am sure that Chelsea is not so naive that she does not know how bone-headed some opposition people can be……she is so much smarter than that, and it is a tribute to her that she is NOT taking the heckling personally, and can, time after time, get up and speak on her Mother’s behalf. There is no greater love than a daughter for her mother……I admire Chelsea and would hope that MY daughter would do so much for ME, if I were the one running for President!!!

looks like i’m being censored again. shame, abc! anyway, my comment, which i will try again to get posted, was that we need to vote mccain if we don’t want obama. writing in hillary just plays into obama’s hands. voting mccain actually defeats obama. and before you obamaites say i’m a repub, i’ve voted for every dem since mcgovern and will continue to do so – just not this one!

I agree that the Obama supporters were out of line but they are not indicative of the majority of us. We do defend Obama on line because there have been some out right lies spoken about him by some mostly right wing posters. But yes, there are immature Obama supporters as well, but it is not a reflection of his campaign nor of how his supporters generally act. In fact his campaign sends out emails often urging his supporters to be polite and respectful. He’s as upset as you are, trust me. Please don’t take these few immature voters as definitive of the rest of us.

I support Obama, but do not condone the chanting of Obama name for the purpose of disrupting Chelsea’s speech — if as has been suggested that is what occurred. Obama’s consistent message that “we can disagree, without being disagreeable” is oppossed to what these people did. It is unfair to blame the candidate for what these people did.
As an advocate of free speech I would support anyone’s right to boo a comment that they disagreed with,particularly if they thought it was patently false or offensive. (For example if a HRC surrogate says Obama supporters are cultist I have a right to boo).
Response to complaints about Young people:
1)Radicalism, irreverance and anarchical behavior has ALWAYS been more prevalent among the youth. That is true of every generation — some generation more than others. That recent generations have been more prone should not be a suprise given the modern reality of an economy that requires both parents to work outside the home, mobility that has made extended families almost extinct, and a corporate MSM that feeds pablum on TV in order to turn them into consumption zombies.I would suspect this crowd to be young as that is the group Chelsea has been sent to woo by Hillary in hopes that they will relate to Chelsea thereby cutting into Obama’s prior dominance among this demographic.
Furthermore, I remember when Gore ran for the Prez and spoke at my college there were several members of the young crowd heckling him about abortion rights and gun control. On that occassion the individuals were quite near me and from their conversations — when they were not yelling — it was apparent that they were doing it just for laughs not for ideological or philosophical reasons. It is possible that these Chelsea hecklers were a similar type of idiot that are not really Obama supporters. If they were Obama supporters they need to learn some manners.
2)Young people tend to be overly excitable at times — First love (political love not excluded) is prone to over passion. I know because the first prez candidate I ever supported was Bill Clinton.
Response to Obama support as a cult:
1) I don’t support Obama from blind belief — Bill Clinton lack of major accomplishment coupled with endless scandals left too much scar tissue for that. HOPE is all I can have, because after Bill, BELIEF is no longer possible. I HOPE Obama means what he says about not selling out to the monied interest and trying to accomplish what is best for the country rather than pad his pockets.
2) I have no illusions that Obama has a plethora of executive experience or Washington experience. But HRC has no executive experience either. Nor does she have more Washington legislative exeperience than McCain. If that is your criteria then Robert Byrd should be your nominee, or you could dig up Strom Thurmond. But seriously, if HRC was your pick from the start then you delude yourself if experience is your criteria — Dodd, Biden, and Richardson all had more than her.
3) HRC is too divisive, unless your goal is to unify the Republican’s and insure a massive turnout against the democratic nominee in November.
4) HRC refuses to admit her mistakes (i.e., her vote for the Iraq War) Obama admits his (i.e., his failure to be present for the Iran vote).
5) Obama learns from his mistakes — he didn’t miss the FISA vote.
6) Obama is willing to listen to opposition even if he doesn’t agree with them so that he might find common ground where they might agree (i.e., meeting with Chavez, Castro, etc.) I want a President that listens, not just talks or scorches the earth.
I understand that many HRC supporters are excited by the prospect of a female president. I would be excited too if the female wasn’t HRC.

I think the hecklers are wrong whether they are attacking Chelsea, Hillary, Bill or Obama. Just don’t go if you are going to be rude.
As I see it, when G HW Bush and the Clintons were in office, people I met on the street were generally nice and relatively happy. During the GWB administration, people are shorter tempered, less friendly and not as happy. The Obama supporters were very rude when I saw them up close at the Kansas caucus. They lied to get Hillary supporters to leave and were disruptive, showed up after 7 and voted etc.
So, if he gets in office I think people will accept cheating, lying, loud rude selfish behavior as the norm. In other words, society as a whole will get worse in America.
I think Hillary and McCain supporters are generally polite and friendly. So I’ll most likely be voting for McCain this fall.
To lead you must earn respect. I will not vote for someone I cannot respect.

Hope and Change are a very powerful message for people to ignore. BUT let’s learn a lesson from MA, they really hoped and really believed in change and paid the price for that belief. Obama is running on the same platform, selling us the same hope and change, can we really afford to gamble with our country on the chance that this time, the results will be different from the MA governor in his first year?
Please everyone for Obama, I ask you to reconsider the risks you are taking. He might be very very good, but he might also be very very bad. Our country is in trouble, we cannot take the chance! Hillary has the experience and ability to change things around right away.

HRC can’t run her own campaign, she is in red already, do you want the same thing happening to this country!!?? Then, she criticized in OH( talking to blue collar workers)all the top money making business companies in NY, guess what? her daughter works for one of them, making more than 100,000 a year! She doesn’t even know what she is saying at the moment! Sorry, but how can you just vote for inefficiency & I’ll-say-what-you-want-to-hear!

So let me get this straight. If Obama wins you’ll support MCCAIN!!! Jesus! How can you call yourselves Democrats??? You would rather have a BUSH 3rd term (and another war in IRAN) than Obama! SERIOUSLY!!! Well, just be honest, your not really Democrats, your really just WAR mongering, big spending BUSH cronies who are looking to bankrupt the country with the never ending Welfare-Warfare state of BIG GOVERNMENT! Finally the TRUTH is revealed. Whew! I thought their for a minute the Hilliary supporters had a valid reason to oppose Obama. I guess the quasi-Republican Bill Clinton days, makes you water for the neo-liberal, nanny state, war HAWK that is Hilliary. Amazing… Oh well, good luck with that in the primaries. I’m sure you’ll get all the Republicans that hate McCain to come home to Hilliary. I just knew there was a reason he was being served up by the Republicans. Now I guess it all makes sense.

This kind of behavior reminds me so much of the way the republicans behaved when Gore ran for President. I wasn’t a Hillary supporter in the beginning but after seeing the media coverage, the blogging and the way the Obama supporters behave you will never get me to vote for Obama. I will always be a loyal democrat which is why I can’t vote for someone who makes me feel like a republican.

To the people who keep brining up that Chelsea works for a hedge fund, since when could parents control what their adult children choose to do???! They often rebel and choose the opposite lifestyle to their parents’.
For those who wonder why Obama didn’t show up for the Black Caucus – well, he’s a man of ideas, a Harvard man. He’s too busy thinking of new lines for his speeches to be bothered with actually showing up, whether it’s an important vote in Illinois or Washington, or whether it’s the black caucus. His ideas are for *others* to implement – he’d rather go back to his mansion and hang out with his wife and kids. If you vote for him, get ready for at least 4 years of lofty speeches followed by what – uh, how do you make this government work anyway…followed by dismissing questions about his lack of progress as “silliness”. People, we CANNOT afford to go there, not anytime, especially not now when this country is on the brink of depression. *Puhlease* don’t vote just on personality, vote for the person who knows how to get things done, has the right ideas in universal healthcare (yes, we should all chip in a bit so we can all get the care we need when we need it – what’s unfair about that?), and has the *willingness* to get dirty in doing the day-to-day work to get it done. What we don’t need is a philosopher or a preacher at a time when we need immediate *action* to reverse the downfall we’re in.

I had been considering voting for Hillary, but I see her increasingly pandering to the anger in her supporters just as Bush panders to and incites fear in his supporters. I think both of these emotions are way too destructive for our country, and I personally can not afford to entertain them, much less be driven by them. Accordingly, I have decided to support Sen. Obama, because he shows an evenness of temperament and the conditions of character and judgement that are necessary to assume command of our military and leadership of our civilian population. He is a pragmatist, and honest, hard-working, pull yourself up by the bootstraps kind of man, who does not whine and complain about how hard life is for himself, but rather looks at ways that he can provide opportunities for others, who have not had the presence of mind that he was blessed with to make something of themselves. To those who would criticize Sen. Obama, I only ask that before you do so, please read both of his books: Dreams from My Father, and the Audacity of Hope. You will get a very clear picture of his superb intellect and his sincere compassion for others. He has the strength of character and will, the fortitude and courage of spirit, and the faith and compassion for others to become a world-class leader. Under his leadership, America will once again join the highest calling of its people and its providence.

If anyone is like president Bush it is Hillary Clinton she thinks only her ideas are the good ideas and that what she says should go..That she doesn’t have to work with other people,she can do as she pleases.How can someone really believe what this woman says..I have been onlin since Mr Obama first said he would run for president ,have read most comments and saw a lot of videos.How can any of you say Mr Obama has not put his ideas forth.Mr Obama at least will listen to the other side and try to work thinks out.He is not perfect and never claimed to be but he does have good ideas and I for one do not at any cost want to see another Clinton in the white house

I am dismayed at how many stereotypical descriptions are being shouted in the posts.
Not all young people are disrespectful, not all Vietnam era folks are Obama supporters. As for my family (vietnam era parents and children who are YOung) WE are all Hillary supporters and don’t go to Obama rallys just to heckle.
What happened to ‘not casting the first stone’
If voting is such an emotional outburst please stay home.

It is unfortunate that Obama supporters
don’t seem to be open to the open ex-
change of ideas. Chelsea has grow beau-
tifully over the years into an inteli-
gent, compassionate and strong young
woman. Many of Sen. Obama’s fans whether
at rallies or on blogs can be very nega-
tive forces. I don’t understand that
attitude. As someone I know pointed out,
among the young ones, there is a lack of
a frame of reference. No historical
context. Many think it’s “cool” to vote
Obama. Well, that makes me “feel bbetter”. I would suggest to my fellow
Democrats, that we not be in such a rush
to shut down the nomination process.
The Rezko trial starts next. How will
Obama, the potential nominee, be impact-
ed by the trial fallout, during the
general election? What about that loan
from the Rezko-connected British financier? 3.5 million… there are
many questions that have not been asked.
My point is that we want the best candidate to go into general election
with. We need more information. The MSM
should vet the good senator from Ill.
NOW not later. United we will win!

Thank you Daisy for your very articulate, insightful, and comprehensive explanation of why you support Obama. You expressed my feelings exactly.
I must say though, it does depress and dissapoint me to hear that Chelsea Clinton had to endure pro obama hecklers at her rally. Don’t they get it? That is the antithesis of what Obama stands for. Let’s just remember that they are in the vast minority.
I echo Daisy’s comments that it is NOT that Barack Obama is an inspirational speaker that makes him such a great Presidential candidate, but his grace under pressure, his thoughtfulness, and wisdom.
He is the epitomy of what makes a great leader.
It’s been so long since we’ve seen someone of his caliber and substance that it almost seems to good to be true, instead of Looong over due.

Thank you Daisy for your very articulate, insightful, and comprehensive explanation of why you support Obama. You expressed my feelings exactly.
I must say though, it does depress and dissapoint me to hear that Chelsea Clinton had to endure pro obama hecklers at her rally. Don’t they get it? That is the antithesis of what Obama stands for. Let’s just remember that they are in the vast minority.
I echo Daisy’s comments that it is NOT that Barack Obama is an inspirational speaker that makes him such a great Presidential candidate, but his grace under pressure, his thoughtfulness, and wisdom.
He is the epitomy of what makes a great leader.
It’s been so long since we’ve seen someone of his caliber and substance that it almost seems to good to be true, instead of Looong over due.

We are getting reports from Austin that Young Obama supporters are BREAKING Federal Law by standing outside polling places and screaming at voters to vote for Obama. This has been reported.
You are NOT allowed under federal law to be within 85 ft from polling places endorsing candidates.
Harassment is ALSO against the law.
This is the trend of Obama supporters.
They are like mindless crazed sheep who do not understand the issues , Obama’s real history or his policies.
It is a shame that they do not know his policies but are voting for him because this has turned into a cult of sheep. That is bad enough but to disenfranchise other voters is shameful.
Fortunate for all of US, Hillary is winning Texas, as she did California, Oaklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico, Florida, NJ, MA, MI and she Will Win Ohio, PA and RI.
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In the spirit of Barbara Jordan and Ann Richards
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