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Bill Clinton rants while on presidential campaign trail for Hillary | The Tylt
Former President Bill Clinton continues to use his star power on the presidential campaign trail for wife Hillary. But his rants and outrageous comments have also done harm to her presidential bid.
Should Bill stop speaking on behalf of Hillary to prevent further damage? Or is his “star power” helping her campaign?
Recently, Bill joked that Bernie Sanders supporters would "shoot every third person on Wall Street." This comment comes shortly after Bill ranted in response to an interruption from racial justice protesters at a rally for Hillary in Philadelphia. The protesters disrupted the rally to point out Bill's 1994 crime bill, his involvement with mass incarceration, and Hillary's "super-predators" comments in 1996. Bill said the protesters support murderers — causing backlash for racially insensitivity and missing the point of the protest.
But Hillary's campaign and others still support Bill campaigning, saying there's no better example of #ImWithHer than former President Clinton.
What do you think?
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Bill Clinton rants while on presidential campaign trail for Hillary
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Bill Clinton is both why hillary is winning because of his popularity in the south and the reason she might lose
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) April 7, 2016
Bill Clinton feels the Bern, because he's working REALLY hard to burn Hillary's campaign to the ground. #feelthebern https://t.co/OeknNNE3F2
— Elise Hines (@geekspertise) April 17, 2016
Bill Clinton's defense of racially loaded language could harm Hillary: https://t.co/X1Acrat5ps pic.twitter.com/YzcS0TvzlR
— The Hill (@thehill) April 12, 2016
Just a week before he poked fun at Sanders' supporters, Bill said in response to racial justice protesters:
“I don't know how you would characterize the gang leaders who got 13-year-old kids hopped up on crack and sent them out onto the street to murder other African-American children. Maybe you thought they were good citizens. She didn't. She didn't. You are defending the people who kill the lives you say matter. Tell the truth!”
Sanders' supporters reacted to Bill's joke on Twitter, and they weren't so happy about it — comparing him to Donald Trump and saying his rants will only further Sanders' campaign.
Bill Clinton's Trump-like, divisive, and fear-mongering rhetoric needs to be rejected. https://t.co/LL0XDiRjNn
— Steve Santerre (@stevesanterre) April 17, 2016
Many called out his rant as racially insensitive and for missing the point. Mass incarceration mainly impacted communities of color and continues to further perpetuate the stigma about violence in Black communities, and it furthers the black-on-black crime narrative in which racial justice protesters continue to debunk — as intraracial violence is not unique to Black people. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, white people kill each other nearly as much. Statistically, people are more likely to be killed by someone within their own race and community.
Bill Clinton just gave criminal justice reformers another reason to be cautious of Hillary: https://t.co/prkvkNeLS6
— Vox (@voxdotcom) April 8, 2016
Bill Clinton jokes Bernie Sanders supporters would "shoot every third person on Wall Street" https://t.co/f2RUzMiI95 pic.twitter.com/IYIm1EwJzq
— CNN (@CNN) April 15, 2016
The Clintons continue spreading"Super-predator" messaging to voters, while wrongfully condemning #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/BERknUFuWB
— ColorOfChange.org (@ColorOfChange) April 8, 2016
It's really poetic justice Bill Clinton is getting roasted by the descendants of the people victimized by his mass incarceration policies.
— Murtaza Hussain (@MazMHussain) April 8, 2016
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However, Hillary's campaign loves Bill's help.
Clinton’s team says her husband’s star power outweighs his tendency to put his foot in his mouth https://t.co/eUQMSel8el by @lizcgoodwin
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) April 18, 2016
#StillWithBillary
Former Pres. Bill Clinton getting out the vote for his wife Hillary Clinton. pic.twitter.com/fNY9z7Z5zo
— Chris Caya (@ChrisCaya) April 18, 2016
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New Yorkers know the @HillaryClinton I've known for 45 years—always asking “What can I do to make it better?” #ImWithHer
— Bill Clinton (@billclinton) April 15, 2016
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"She is the best qualified person for this moment in history I've ever seen." —@BillClintonhttps://t.co/z38fab6Eby
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 7, 2016
