# Would you have done the "Hillary" cheer? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 8, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-done-the-hillary-cheer/754330 "2016-05-08T19:29:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-done-the-hillary-cheer/754330/1 "2016-05-08T19:29:04Z")
[THIS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmxiCi7l7y0) is an interesting video. Its a Democratic campaign event and a Clinton campaign worker is trying to fire up the crowd for Hillary. Watch as she starts a chant “When I say Hillary you say FIRE, Hillary,” then an awkward silence as most of the audience ignores her (although some do join in). So I’d like to ask, if you had been in that audience would you have been doing the “Hillary cheer”? Personally I thought it was very cheesy and their isnt a politician around where I would have done such hero worship. The audience was probably half or more Sanders people anyways so it probably wasnt the best place for such a cheer. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-done-the-hillary-cheer/754330/2 "2016-05-08T19:43:19Z")
I don’t watch random youtube videos, but I’ve got to confess to some bewilderment as to how “fire Hillary” is a good hero worship cheer. In general, I don’t participate in that sort of thing. Except to shout “O” during the national anthem at an Orioles game. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-done-the-hillary-cheer/754330/3 "2016-05-08T21:15:14Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > I don’t watch random youtube videos, but I’ve got to confess to some bewilderment as to how “fire Hillary” is a good hero worship cheer. > > In general, I don’t participate in that sort of thing. Except to shout “O” during the national anthem at an Orioles game. Yeah, I thought “fire” to be odd also. Why not say “awesome” or something. She did also say “champion”. But still its all hero worship to me which I dont do. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-done-the-hillary-cheer/754330/4 "2016-05-08T21:34:23Z")
Yeah, that kind of rah rah stuff is just silly to me. I get the purpose, but I’m not going to vote based on excitement, nor is it necessary for me to be motivated to go out and vote. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-done-the-hillary-cheer/754330/5 "2016-05-08T22:10:05Z")
This is more a poll about an event than a discussion of the election. Off to IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-done-the-hillary-cheer/754330/6 "2016-05-09T03:48:49Z")
I took a look. There’s a reason most people aren’t joining into the call and response. The person on the sidelines may be saying “Fire” (Fire Hillary) or “Liar” (Hillary Liar) but it doesn’t really matter. They are not a Clinton campaign worker trying to get the crowd all excited. Consider the source: Alex Jones. It’s also not clear that it’s even a campaign event. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-done-the-hillary-cheer/754330/7 "2016-05-09T14:11:39Z")
> [@ddsun](#): > > Consider the source: Alex Jones. > > It’s also not clear that it’s even a campaign event. Exactly. i can’t tell if the crowd is saying “peas and carrots” or “When did our kids HS Spring Concert get so… Political?” ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-done-the-hillary-cheer/754330/8 "2016-05-09T14:41:01Z")
I was saying boo-urns. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-done-the-hillary-cheer/754330/9 "2016-05-09T15:08:35Z")
I am anti-chanting. I hate the “Stephen, Stephen” of Colbert, the stuff they do at political ralies, and even “let’s go Mariners!” No way am I going to yell anything for Hillary, or even against Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-done-the-hillary-cheer/754330/10 "2016-05-09T15:35:21Z")
It wasn’t “Fire Hillary”. It was “Heil Hillary”. Glad to be of service. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-done-the-hillary-cheer/754330/11 "2016-05-09T17:05:34Z")
I am not a fan of cheering and would not participate, but would not be put off either as long as it isn’t a variety of that hackneyed “hey hey, ho ho, cliched chants have got to go” chant. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-done-the-hillary-cheer/754330/12 "2016-05-09T21:51:51Z")
I might give her a Bronx cheer. That’s about it, though. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-done-the-hillary-cheer/754330/13 "2016-05-09T22:45:04Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I am anti-chanting. I hate the “Stephen, Stephen” of Colbert, the stuff they do at political ralies, and even “let’s go Mariners!” No way am I going to yell anything for Hillary, or even against Trump. Would you have woofed had you been part of Arsenio Hall’s dog pound? ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-done-the-hillary-cheer/754330/14 "2016-05-10T01:53:16Z")
The Hillary campaign needs to give up trying to convince people that she’s a really hip, totally with-it, and completely tuned in to young people. They should embrace her as an elderly policy wonk and try to play up the “I’m the adult in the room” persona, rather than running away from it.