Comments on: When flag poles attack

By: j&L

j&L — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:29:37 +0000

I think people will regret not voting her in for President. Because I think she would do a great job. An what they do in their pesonal life is there on business. It is not for us to judge them. They will answer for what they do in it own good time. As long as they do their job as they say they will. Who are you or I to judge any one. I just think it is time to put a woman in office and see how much gets done. As we all know is that it is the woman behind the man who does it all anyway. If it was not for us women, how do you think men get the job done. IT IS THE WOMAN THAT GETS IT DONE. SO SHE SHOULD BE IN OFFICE!!!!!!! Just remember how everyone feels about what BUSH has done. It could be a lot better than what it is. But if things do not go the way it should, we will never know. Will we. Peace not war.

By: Lawrence, San Diego, Ca.

Lawrence, San Diego, Ca. — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:08:52 +0000

God shows us some things if we just listen and watch. Putting a cheating Man (Bill) and his power hungry, wife (Hillary) back in our nation's White house is morrally disgusting. How can the you feel good about what they are doing? Mess it up for real this time Huh! How can anyone vote for this crap. Wher are our Morales? Soooooo Funny!

By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:05:21 +0000

By: Matthew Frantz, Poulsbo Wa

Matthew Frantz, Poulsbo Wa — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:05:53 +0000

Hi.
As a voter I was unsure how to vote on the upcoming election. I am a Republican but do not like the course my party has taken this country. I considered voting for Mrs Clinton but after seeing this video I have decided against that. My reasons are this:
When I was a child in elementery school, a general assembly was called to announce the honor students. One teacher was in the auditorium with his leg in a knee brace. When the main doors opened with the honor students entering, the California State flag and U.S flag started to fall, and this teacher dashed across the stage and caught the flags before they fell to the ground. Everyone clapped and cheered him, and it is something I never forgot. After spending 20 yrs serving in the military I still appreciate and respect the reasons why he dove for those flags.
Had Mrs. Clinton made at least a modest effert to catch those flags, or showed the same concern after they touched the ground, she would have had my vote, and Im sure the vote of the country. It is the smallest of things to sacrifice for, to show genuine concern for the largest responsibility of all.

By: dineen, springfield virginia

dineen, springfield virginia — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:19:04 +0000

Hillary is faltering , the flagpoles are faltering . Anyone see a parallel here?

By: ano to

ano to — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:36:24 +0000

Hillary their is a higher power.
In GOD WE TRUST

By: shelly richmond va

shelly richmond va — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:05:23 +0000

lmaoooooooooooooooooo

By: zach, Lincoln Nebraska

zach, Lincoln Nebraska — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:49:08 +0000

This is not news! Hillary will be the next President!!!!! YEAH!!

By: zach, Lincoln, Nebraska

zach, Lincoln, Nebraska — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:47:08 +0000

these are Obama flags and do you see what happened?

By: Matt Nashville, TN

Matt Nashville, TN — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:14:39 +0000

Dang, even the flag poles hate her! And to think some people want to vote for her.

By: Chicago

Chicago — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:14:38 +0000

Not a very important story. Next.

By: Nathan, Columbus Ga

Nathan, Columbus Ga — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:05:26 +0000

This is really a non news stupid storey! Hillary for PRES YAY!!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:33:32 +0000

i agree with two comments before; cnn wastes so much space with fluff stories online these days. honestly...

By: Ryan, Baltimore, Maryland

Ryan, Baltimore, Maryland — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:32:34 +0000

How is this news? When did the media go from the primary goal of reporting the news to trivial, ridiculous snippets that look good in a photo but mean absolutely nothing? I remember when you read the news to get the news, not to see a poorly managed platform fall down...

Thompson 08!

By: David

David — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:28:43 +0000

If elected, the end of freedom, the end of America. The beginning of tyranny. God help us all.

By: Mark, Steamboat Springs, Co

Mark, Steamboat Springs, Co — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:57:06 +0000

After actually taking the time to read about 50 comments... all I have to say is.......

What does a flag pole have to do with the election... even the Irony, as some have pointed out... is a reach.

REALITY FOLKS... vote for another Republican... and our rights, our nation, and our democracy will be danger... not only from without... but from within...

I'd also like to add... CNN... why are you wasting our time with this?

By: Robert Cadalso NYC, NY

Robert Cadalso NYC, NY — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:27:28 +0000

Is this CNN or Fox Noise? I am increasingly turning to MSNBC for news.

By: S~ Brunswick ME

S~ Brunswick ME — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:35:04 +0000

You would think that as a presidential frontrunner she would have some idea of what to do IF A U.S. FLAG HITS THE GROUND!!!! The first sign of a poor leader is one who cannot surround themselves with effective people. Even if you wouldn't expect HER to know it, you would at least expect that someone in her squad of hangers on would have a clue. If she gets elected I am moving.

Posted By P-Portland Maine : November 12, 2007 3:46 pm

Hey P-Portland, ever been surprised by something and been caught dumbstruck?

This doesn't say ANYTHING about Clinton. It was a simple human goof (the equivalent of stubbing your toe), and doesnt mean any more then that. Her staff responded as quickly as anyone could.

If you want to talk about slow-responding, inneffective people, you lets talk about Bush.

By: Sam, IA

Sam, IA — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:56:40 +0000

Doesn't take much to entertain these rightwing lemmings. A shiny piece of foil will keep them entertained for hours.Is this an example of the biased liberal media to which you eggheads elude constantly?

By: Alyssa, Chino Hills, California

Alyssa, Chino Hills, California — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:15:44 +0000

that's what she gets for being a socialist XD oh the irony.

By: MM, Denver, CO

MM, Denver, CO — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:37:30 +0000

Hillary supporters are whining and wondering why this made on as a story. The reason this is a story is that her campaign is collapsing because she has been exposed as someone with no depth – the metaphor of the flags coming down because the bases were not weighted is too good to miss. To spell it out for the Hil supporters – if someone with no substance(the flag bases) gets elected, this nation(the flags) will collapse. Can't you appreciate the poetry here?

By: Kristy Sanborn

Kristy Sanborn — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:33:07 +0000

during a wedding ceremony, the curtain behind the minister fell. Someone said, like my mother, "thats a sign" and I didn't listen for years later. It was a sign alright! Just like these fallen flags.
On another ticker subject, I had just posted about the producer saying Hillary as our president is nuts, that the producer was thinking ahead for a movie if she is elected. Called "The Day America Went Down"
Then I see this article.
Interesting.

By: SandMan, Half Moon Bay, CA

SandMan, Half Moon Bay, CA — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:29:53 +0000

I just wasted 5 minutes of my life reading this tripe.

And another 5 minutes posting this response.

Come on CNN, how is this relevant to the political situation in our country?

By: jo foxworth ms

jo foxworth ms — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:18:01 +0000

Even the flags dont want her as pres. take a clue and vote Romney. Flags love him! LOL

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:13:05 +0000

looks like she is making a "strong" effort there.

By: Hank Carnesseca Boise Idaho

Hank Carnesseca Boise Idaho — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:12:08 +0000

cackle cackle cackle, loved the story

H.C.

By: Irked, USA

Irked, USA — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:08:43 +0000

For those who use this instance as a means to criticize Clinton, it's simply some flags falling over. And the answers she gives are straight forward. If you can't understand the complexity of the decisions that need to be made, it looks ridiculous and uneducated of you to simplify it as "she's a liar/fraud". It's people like you who voted Bush into office, and look at where we're at: a war that's funded by BORROWED money, a failed No Child Left Behind program, vetoed CHIP measure on the basis of fiscal discipline (whatever).

By: insider DC

insider DC — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:08:40 +0000

I can't imagine the backlash that will come to the person that set up those flags from the Ice-Queen

By: a. thomas ny ny

a. thomas ny ny — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:06:41 +0000

this story made my day. I laughed and laughed and laughed.

By: Jared, Merced, California

Jared, Merced, California — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:00:41 +0000

wow, i wonder if it happened to bush, that those poles would be tortured? or called terrorists, or democrats.

By: Kyu Reisch, Radcliff, Kentucky

Kyu Reisch, Radcliff, Kentucky — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:43:26 +0000

Yes, there is a sign, even flags bowed to Hillary and showed their respect to her, the next President.
You, people are silly and your comments are a pure invention.

By: John, Sterling, VA

John, Sterling, VA — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:24:48 +0000

I hear Ms. Rodham's opponents are cueing up the video for their own campaigns! How funny.

Bill just submitted it to America's Funniest Home Videos too.

BTW, how can Ms. Rodham be considered president when not even one single primary vote has been cast?????

RODHAM 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Uncle Reggie, NY

Uncle Reggie, NY — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:17:22 +0000

Oh for God's sake. Don't you see that this story was presented to you precisely to elicit your "how strange, how revealing, how stupid-am-I" comments? You are being manipulated people. Wake up. And I am not a Hillary supporter either, just to nip that come back in the bud, but I am not a Hillary hater either. The MSM wants a fight because it makes them money. If Clinton is a done deal, and regardless of whether or not Dems say so, it is in the MSM's interest to hype a fight, hype devision, and hype the uber-hyped-up-anti-Clinton RW sentiment. Stop and think where the money is. Frankly, I will vote Dem no matter which one is nominated. Does anyone want more of what we have? Does anyone want what the GOP field is offering us? No, not if your sane. Don't let the MSM manipulate you. Be independent! Don't be told what to think.

By: raw pockets, atlanta, ga.

raw pockets, atlanta, ga. — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:12:13 +0000

Hillary will fall as quickly and as rampantly as those flags.

By: t, barron, flint ,mi.

t, barron, flint ,mi. — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:11:08 +0000

this is the beginning of the end for hillary

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:50:05 +0000

If Hillary is elected president, we will look back on this event as the foretelling of the downfall of the United States of America. She is the worst thing that could possibly happen to this country. Bill was a terrible Commander in Chief, he refused to allow our soldiers to us Armor in Somalia (Black Hawk Down) because he thought it would be to "high profile". Bill stood by while 1,000,000 men, women, and children were slaughterd in Ruwanda and he spent over a month debating the definition of "Genocide". It's all on tape. One million lives later, Bill later recounted that he could have saved half a million people if he had sent in 5-10,000 marines. That's all it would have taken! He could have saved innocent lives in Somalia and Ruwanda. But in typical Clinton form, he played the political hand. Please America, do not let the Clintons back into the Whitehouse.

By: RTH, Bellingham, WA

RTH, Bellingham, WA — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:42:19 +0000

She said the bases weren't "weighted" enough, not that they weren't "strong" enough. I'm sure her voter base weighs plenty, and they probably don't fall over unprovoked. Seriously people, stop trying to wax prophetic. Mechanical failures are not news.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:40:00 +0000

Its fate. It's truly the hand of George Washington himself reaching down to smite the pretender to the oval office.

Even George Washington knows that Barack Obama is the man for the job.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:36:45 +0000

Hillary will divide the country in such a terrible way. She will seriously hurt our country on so many levels. Remember people, just because things aren't going peachy, doesn't mean things can't go horribly worse.

By: nelson, billings mt.

nelson, billings mt. — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:15:01 +0000

excellent take , "mike nakagita"!

By: Mike Nakagita, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Mike Nakagita, Green Bay, Wisconsin — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:00:55 +0000

When she said the bases were not strong enough, she was talking about her campaign.

By: Olivia San Antonio Texas

Olivia San Antonio Texas — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:31:14 +0000

I gotta quote Jan LA CA – "At least she didn't stand there and let them fall. Or continue reading a children's story about goats. I'm sick of these stupid stories about nothing."

By: Olivia

Olivia — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:22:44 +0000

Well said Thomas – NY

By: maria k, denver co.

maria k, denver co. — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:22:02 +0000

Hillary doesn't care about the flag, see how she and her crew laugh about it. You'd think she look around to see if anyone got knocked by the flagpole, or see that they are righted back to their positions. What does she do? Walk away from the prob.

By: boca , durham nc.

boca , durham nc. — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:20:20 +0000

this is bad feng shui for hillary

By: Brian, Westerly, RI

Brian, Westerly, RI — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:06:13 +0000

God Help us if Ron Paul isn't our next president!...

By: Steinmetz

Steinmetz — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:39:09 +0000

This makes the news on CNN but her planting questions is know where to be found...hum thats weird isn't it

Do research on all candidates
ronpaul2008.com

By: a.thomas, ny, ny

a.thomas, ny, ny — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:38:41 +0000

Hillary appears to the most responsible presidential candidate of all, even when the flag poles fall?

Yes, she is, and will be, also responsible for the downfall of obama, edwards, and the republican nominee.

By: Anthony, New Zealand

Anthony, New Zealand — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:37:43 +0000

The flag poles never fell on Bush!!

Posted By James Melbourne, Fl : November 12, 2007 4:26 pm

No, just four planes on 9/11.

By: Luke, New York, New York

Luke, New York, New York — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:28:35 +0000

This is stupid. The next president of the U.S. The first female president of America. She's being attacked by flagpoles. I bet you someone made a booby trap.