Rendell Says College Kids "Drink The Kool-Aid" Of Obama Speeches

Appearing with a group of college students on Fox News over yesterday, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said that a lot of young people "drink the Kool-Aid" of Obama's speeches, prompting the reporter to say "you're suggesting that they're being suckered."

Watch Rendell talk about how youth are responding to Obama, and watch some of the students push back:

Comments

[fignozzle]

"DRINK THE KOOLAID"???????!!!!!!!!???
when i hear hillary's "camp", call obama's camp, as koolaid drinkers, i am appalled.
are you not????

[RobinL]

I just think it's a hackneyed phrase tinged with more than a little jealousy. Did you guys see her on Olberman tonight? She couldn't manage to answer one question straight.

[happydayz]

OMG, she never actually answered directly the questions, and she cackled very inappopriately at some of the tougher questions about foreign policy, and it was soooo awkward and inappropriate....it was really eerie watching that horrible laugh...are you going to nuke Iran for Israel or Saudi? Cackle, guffaw, cackle.....

[fignozzle]

well.... in the ABC "debate", it seemed to me, that she could NOT make herself look at anybody.
she knew its was skewed, and she knew that she could not look US in the eye.....

she is talkin' to a mirror, dudes.

[XYZ]

Oh my god this is horrible, I'm sure that the Clintonistas, are sinking to a new low with this type of tripe... Oh well it will be over soon as the Clinton campaign has little to no funds to run there campaign on.

[stringer]

This is gonna hurt them tomorrow. Young voter registration is way up. Hillary's people made a mistake her letting Rendell do this.

Moronic and counter-productive. Gonna come back to bite both Clinton and Rendell in the rear hard.

[PhDiva]

This repeated reference to the "kool-aid" is a really offensive way of comparing Obama not only to a cult leader but to a mass murderer. It's racist and vicious.

[lizr]

I dont think I'd get too exercised about this phrase. It has entered the popular lexicon as meaning deluded. Not to defend Rendell, who I am happy to see has now succeeded in offending college kids.

These Clintonites won't stop til they have offended every group in our big tent. Amazing, interesting strategy for winning an election.

She is a national embarrassment.

[ColinSF]

I am sure the same was said when Jesus appeared on the scene. Roman soldiers said, "Surely his followers have swallowed a demonic potion".

What would Ed Rendell have said about the followers of MLK, "They appear deranged to me."

Thank you, Mr Rendell, for putting down over 13 million people who have voted for Senator Obama thus far, some 700,000 more than have voted for your candidate. They are all delusional.

No wonder the democrats lose in November, because they disrespect their own party members.

[Avis]

Amen!

[seah]

Any Democrat in their right mind is not going to vote for Obama.

He has done more damage to the party and the country than any Candidate in History.

The most disturbing is the way he sucks in young minds and destroys them. Last person to have effect like this on people was Jim Jones and he got them to mass suicide. Before that was Hitler he got them to mass murder people. What is his plan for you? I am sure he promised you paradise, possesses sorry that isn't going to be it. How far would you go for him? I bet you don't even know that, because he will crank it up and you will jump as high as he says. by the way he has all of you going now it won't take much.

Just the facts, not scare tactics.

More to life and more to a President. He is all words and mind manipulation,

So excuse us, seeing what he is doing, and not liking it. It Is common sense, and living in reality. knowing he is going to let a lot of people down.

We need someone for President in their right mind, Who knows what they are doing. Who can deal with reality and do something as president.

So choosing Hillary, McCain or even Nadar would be in the best Interest of the country and the people of this great country.

[atomicprince]

F**k You. People like you have destroyed the country not Obama or any of young generation like us.

What a great job, you older people who supposedly were very careful elected Bush twice. You were the one who are going on a shopping spree when the country is in war. You were the one who is responsible for tanking economy. You are the one who is eating out social security fund. You are the one who is destroying the planet that we as youngsters have responsibility to take care of. You are the one who waged war with every possible country in the world and made us vulnerable from terrorism. You were the one who bombed two cities in Japan and wiped out young kids and women's. You are the one responsible for such a dumb war. You are responsible for 4000 life lost in Iraq.

And now you are doubting us, the cream of the future? And you are the one labeling Obama as terrorist and elitist and what not?
You are the terrorist who not only terrorized us for years against Muslims, Russians, Koreans, Mexicans and Blacks and every other strange thing that you didn't wanted to deal with.

So, stop blaming Sen. Obama or any of us.

If you think Obama is not the right person, don't pile on your vile comments here. Show us by winning the election and then we will see. Win the primaries and then General Election.

You pathetic nonsense.

[lizr]

OK kidz... again, this older woman never voted for Bush, and never would. Old people are not your enemy. DOn't be simplistic in your thinking, please.

It will take a movement that spans age, race, gender lines to take down the dinosaurs- the older white men who control most of the wealth and power in this country. Let's be aware of that and not allow Divide and Conquer tactics like the Repugs love to use, to be successful in breaking us apart.

[RobinL]

Okay, kid---just make sure you back that up by going out there and actually VOTING for the guy!! We need you young people to show up!

[eddiestardust]

That's the spirit...don't trust anybody over 30 or is it 25 now?:)

Seriously, you have to get a grip pretty darn quickly.

Why don't you blame Republicans for the mess they got us into and not poor democrats like me who voted for Gore in 2000 and Kerry in 2004?

All of us who did vote vote this way are older than you are including your parents and other relatives too!

[JadedAggie]

Comparing Obama to Hitler and Jim Jones is hardly "facts". You really need to get a grip on reality before you try to expound your own opinion as factual statements.

[pithymaxim]

I think it's intoxicated

[Avis]

You want reality, well here's a dose, watch it and weap!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq8aopATYyw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMfUajhL24I&feature=related

[jules135]

Are you Bill Clinton?

[naijaman]

McCain and Nader are better choices than Obama?

LOL...that's a good one....LMAO.

[granamica]

Hillary can't do basic math and she's now shilling at the Faux News. She has no idea why they are so hospitable now. She is blind!

[RanTheMan]

That's it Gov!!!
Alienate people on the eve of the primary!!!

What a maroon.

[jbsouth]

Obama smokes crack and lays in an alley......McCain lays busted up in Hanoi Hilton defending his country. Uh........no brainer in the fall. This can not be said of Hillary. We lose again.

[JAsonMA]

the question i ask you is... if Obama does get the nomination in the Fall
Assuming you are a Democrat

Would you vote for him?
And would you do everything in your power to make sure we correct the mistakes that have been made over the last 7-8 yrs?

[jbsouth]

Go to my profile...........I've always said yes to that.

[tea in the harbor]

How long are you going to continue your offensive comments about Obama and crack? Aren't you bright enough to come up with a coherent argument for Hillary?

[jbsouth]

Look..........in the south......I have made inroads with redneck republicans on Hillary.......Obama.........they just won't go for..............the entire southeast is gone again. And many other portions of America for the democrats. I'm in the 30% who will vote for the democrat nominee. I have had no luck with selling repubs on Obama.

[eddiestardust]

We Americans are a funny lot aren't we..we usually expect our presidents to be better than we are...Ever hear of D.A.R.E? Now tell me, what would you say, if Obama is elected, to a young person who says...

"Why can't I do Cocaine? The President of The United States did it"....

And, for the record, I never smoked dope and never used Cocaine either!

[Thereandback]

McCain continues the Iraq war but does not support the 21st Century G.I. Bill.
McCain was against Bush tax cuts for the rich but now he's for them.

And, since Obama's professed occasional use of cocaine was in his high school years (mid to late 70s), it is ridiculous to refer to it as "smoking crack" (crack, as opposed to powder cocaine, was pretty much unheard of prior to the 80s).

[eddiestardust]

So, what's your point? Pretty darn stupid to do it ...bad judgement too...and please don't tell me how unimportant it is....it's not...it shows how stupid one can be.

Of course, other presidents have told what they did in High School for instance...been a Boy Scout....

[AntonBursch]

Let me see. McCain is an ill tempered carreer politician married to a beer fortune. Yeah. He's gonna win this Nov. Please.

[JbsouthsCrackDealer]

jb I want my $20!!! I've held your KKK card for long enough. And you forgot your crack pipe the last time you were here.

McCain killed women and children and lived with communists.

[sclucie]

Between February 1 and February 15, almost every major columnist in America had a similar vision: Obama supporters were Jim-Jones-like fanatics who "drank the koolaid" or worshipped a "messiah" (ABC News was particularly offensive and invoked Lent) and the only reason Obama had support was because they were delusional. Either this is a coincidence of Old Testament dimensions, or those columnists all received the same memo from either the Clinton campaign, or a surrogate. Anybody have a copy?

And what's wrong with Rendell? This is a generation of voters? Shouldn't he be courting these people instead of supporting them? He's also full of baloney. The only thing Hillary did in the Senate was vote for many, many Bush bills and name many, many post offices in the state of New York.

[Thereandback]

No wonder Pennsylvania suffers from one of the worst "brain drains" (losing young people to other states after they finish college) of any state in the country, thus ending up with the second oldest population of any state (second only to Florida -- which gets its age from retirees moving into the state).

[marthlois]

WTF ????? The post was here earlier in the day. I could get it on utube earlier in the day.
and now .... PRESTO........it's just GONE! And so I'd say HELLO COLLEGE STUDENTS DRINKING
KOOL-aide??????? Tell them you're drinking the TRUTH kool-aide and this is just BS. Get this
utube back up here. Governor Rendell did not set a good example - he was disgusting in the video that I originally saw which is now gone. Get out there a vote for someone who wants transparency & is willing to LISTEN to you for a change.
Please vote for Obama tomorrow PA!!!!!!!!!!

[jbsouth]

"Governor Rendell did not set a good example"

But Obama did with his 'how to' crack out and lay in an alley book.

[GiveUsFree]

Yo mama!

I think this is the level of response your idiotic statement deserves.

[msemper]

By hillary and her supporters going on foxnews. she is a joke. FoxNews is the worst. also this proves that she is willing to destroy the democratic party.

[jbsouth]

Obama went on Fox Noise too.?.?.?

[msemper]

did he praised fox for being fair and balance? obama when on the to defend his self.

[going2ireland]

There is one poster who is here simply to prick us to see how deep he/she will have to go before we react. Simple solution - ignore this poster. Not worth the sweat of my brow!!!

[jbsouth]

He.

[drunkentheologian]

I wish I would have read your post before spending some time. At least I got warmed up though. /wink Thanks for the troll reminder :)

[Viper]

The majority of all Democrats per results and polls are drinking the Kool-Aid!

The Kids are with the majority.

The Kids are not responsible for electing for BUSH OR.

Iraq OR.

Osama Bin Laden still free OR

the huge trade deficits OR

huge budget deficits OR.

Katrina/New Orleans OR

$4 gas OR.

the illegal immigration problems OR

the healthcare crisis OR.

Medicare going broke OR.

a crumbling infrastructure OR

a dollar now worth 60% less OR.

the highest percentage of citizens in jaill than any other country OR

absurd trade agreements such as NAFTA OR.

outsourcing OR

the loss of almost all MFG OR.

the U.S. being 37th in Health; 51st in literacy OR

Given how well Hilary is at getting things done for the past 35 years per her campaign... pls tell me which one of these problems she has help to fix? What has she been doing, her and McCain with all of their experience and service, I'm simply not aware of any thing major that has been solved by either one of them in the last 35 years, the period of time when the U.S. began this decline!!!!

I'm 58, voting for Obama because he has not been on the scene for 35 years. He may not have solved any of this problems, but he was not part of the problem either while America slowly ruested. Anyone who was in Washington for the past 35 years, shut up and go home!