No, smitten is correct given the contracted “she has” in the sentence. “Has smote” would be grammatically incorrect, at least by modern standards.

Unfortuantely that’s just not true. Clinton’s career has been marked by strong policies that undermine the poor. Supporting welfare reform? The crime bill? Instigating the coup in Honduras? The hundreds of children and other innocents killed in Libya? Not supporting a $15 federal minimum wage? Not wanting to push…

Let me tell you, as a black woman, her ‘isn’t unfair that there’s a corporate glass ceiling so sad I can’t make partner oh no I’m not getting paid as much as my husband (but at least they’re both employed) #whitefeminism doesn’t go over so well for me. Those are all important issues. (And I am a white collar type…

No, but you should take into consideration that this is another example of the “experienced judgement” of someone who should know better. She agreed to participate in this fiasco!

I linked these elsewhere but here you go:

I truly wanted to engage with you but you are coming at me with a level of aggression that makes it difficult

Yeah it turns out that marrying a person of color doesn’t actually magically make someone incapable of racism

Not denying there was some acrimony on both ends in 2008 but surely you can agree that the Clinton campaign lobbed more than its fair share of attacks? (“You’re likeable enough, Hillary” isn’t even on the same planet as ‘get a load of how Muslim-y this guy looks!’)

I’m a middle to upper class black man who is strongly supporting Sen. Sanders as is my entire middle to upper class black family.

Fair enough; her adoption of Obama’s tactics seems to be serving her well this time around.

First, you’re delusional if you think the 2008 primary was in any way a nailbiter. Second, every quoted statement was a transparent lie created to provoke gullible people like you into blindly supporting her out of fear. Third, there is no real “sexism” coming from the left in this primary. The Clinton campaign…

We already saw that, and Obama trounced her.

I love that Spider-kid photo with him.

I’m not saying he isn’t liberal, but 1. you shouldn’t even imply a Democratic socialist who is very popular with 40% of your base is anything like Donald Trump, that is just fucking stupid from a strategic standpoint (even if it is a joke) and 2. he said Sanders made him look like Trump, yet he’s the one who told a…

It’s that terrible joke category of “You thought I was saying something racist but—surprise—it has nothing to do with race!” which, unfortunately, still slaps people in the face with racism by implying it and then making light of it. Sacha Baron Cohen’s short yellow people (Minions!) joke has that same form. It’s…

Ooooooof. Hillary, darling, trust me: you’re actually really funny when you get sarcastic and rip into the GOP and sexism. Do that. Honestly.

Is it a Latino making a joke at the expense of Latinos? Because that’s not the same thing as when powerful white people make POC the butt of their jokes.

Can we please discuss the line, “Get one guess, who’s the most liberal, I make Bernie Sanders look like Trump,” because that shit is ridiculous considering the “colored people time” joke that followed.

also, Barack playing with small kids? Who cannot help but smile at his genuine joy.

Look, stop trying to make politicians funny. With the exception of Prez O, it never works.