Politico:
Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign is increasingly aiming its punches not at her front-running opponent Barack Obama, but at the media.
On the campaign trail, in a new ad and in her meetings with donors and superdelegates, she blasts the D.C. punditocracy for counting her out and urges anyone who'll listen to ignore the hardening storyline that places Obama as the Democratic presidential nominee.
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Towards peace. US presidential elections from Iranians' perspective:
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preaching hate and war brings more hate and war.
Preaching hate and war will result in more hate and war.
Very moving video. People need to remember, just as not all Americans back Bush, there are a lot of Iranians that don't back their president. (I am not sure how to spell his name and I am too lazy right now to look it up, forgive me). A few months ago, at my college, we had several Iranians, from all walks of life come into our classroom to explain Iranian culture, and their views of their president, the world in general and America in particular. At this moment, the Iranians are keeping their president in power because he is the best defense against Bush. That really opened my eyes and really humanized the whole thing. If people would just remember that there are innocent people getting killed, and remember that just because a government does something, it doesn't mean the people agree.
I think Hilary wants to be VEEP. I think thats why her supporters are going to Obama's rally holding Hilary signs they want her on the ticket. To be honest I would be open to it IF she didnt come with Bill Clinton the last thing Obama needs is a former President breathing down his neck. She should have divorced Bill.
Carol
With Hillary is on the ticket, Obama would need to retain a full-time food taster.
This is sad. Hillary stop already! Give Obama 265 electoral votes plus California, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, Georgia, Alabama...
Did she ever consider that one of the reasons the media is covering her "unelectable" rival is simply because he is a better story and maybe, just maybe, more people want to hear about him? His story is new, he has substantive points to contribute to the debate, and he never voted for a stupid and expensive war. Most people who lived through the nineties heard enough about the Clintons to last a lifetime. Sadly, she injected nothing new into her narrative for this campaign, just the same pollster mentality of changing the spin and moving the goalposts. A lot of people are just plain sick and tired of the Clinton brand, with good reason.
Guys, it's this simple: Under campaign finance rules, if Hillary drops out before the convention, she cannot collect donations to repay the $11 million she has personally lent her campaign.
She's lost, she knows it, everyone but a handful of remaining Clinton kool-aid drinkers know it.
But if she quits now, she's out ELEVEN MILLION DOLLARS of her own personal pocket. If she stays in, she can legally use donations to repay herself.
Well can't she not just stop spending more money? I guess that's a dumb question. A person has to spend 11 million more so they can recover the first 11 million. It's only an economic or business (as usual) decision she has made.
Her media buys were probably done in advance. The chances of bringing money in off those still supporting her MAY BE (unknown factor) quite good. So theoretically she may not be laying that much out of pocket at the moment compared to the chance to pay off her loans to her campaign.
That is hard for me to believe Glacial. Do you have a link? She is losing more money by all the ads she is running, not to mention the payroll that she has to meet.
Believe it! Type in Paul v. Clinton-its all over the blogs for some time now. Also involves Ed Rendell,Terry McAuliffe,and ofcourse Hillary. The Clintons admitted guilt about the fraudulent filings,paid a $435,000 fine and the MSM swept it under the rug.BUT, the wronged party,Mr.P
Even simpler - Paul vs. Clinton. A fraud case where she avoided prosecution by insisting she didn't know the worth of a campaign contributor's "in-kind" donation was well over the legal limit.
It was 1.2 million!
Apparently, however, six international superstars and the biggest political gala in history, in her mind, couldn't have possibly cost "that much".
Yeah, whatever. Now there's video footage proving she's a liar.
Judge says that as long as she's running, she won't have to go to court.
She drops out, and all of that changes.
This is about getting to the white house, folks. Once or if she does, all of that goes far, far away with the snap of her fingers.
True, but she can 'suspend' her campaign and leave the door open to getting the money back in the future.
Your right, if she drops out, she can not use any money there after for her debt,
...that's why she won't quit!
http://www
It's not you Hillary it's me! We have to break up, now.
We both just need some space....
....actual
You deserve better than my lowly vote.
Hillary, I've wanted to tell you for a while now and didn't know how. . . there is someone else.
The truth is hillary...
Goodbye,
America
wow, eshalom, that was real low.
first, if you don't know the history of hip-hop music or the culture, please don't speak on it.
second, since when has obama been linked with hip-hop? dude is 47, which would mean any hip-hop or rap music he knows came from the early days (the 80's) when it was fresh and new.
third, is that the card the pro-hilliary crowd are using now? "he knows rappers, that makes him sexist?" please stop. this elections ISN'T about rappers, or rev. wright, or anything other than the ISSUES that face this country. if mrs. clinton would stop pimping the gas tax holiday, or anyhting else that will appease, but not help, the masses, she might be the nominee that she, and the media, thought she was.
hip-hop has nothing to do with this election.
Just starting to read the comments on this one, looks like I will not be subjected to another BS point (whatever eshalom post regarding Rap.)
It's tme for the Clintons to go away.
No it's the most delegates in accordance with the rules established by the DNC which were agreed to by all the candidates, including Hillary. Can we stop this horseshit! I do not care if Hillary stays in the race. I do care if she insists on the fuzzy math. Just stop it...stop.
Don't give Bill Clinton anything the man is a sleeze.
Hillary is only leading her supporters on. She should be helping them move on.
Any feminist ought to recognize that a McCain presidency will not help women.
There are more important issues at stake this year than getting a woman in office or a person of color in office.
The map not the math. That is a new one. Of course since Obama has won twice as many states I would say that both the map and the math are in Obama's favor.
Well said, MariaHopeful!
Nobody still believes that November matters to her at all.
How dare the media to tell us all for a year she was the sure winner and then when it counted start reporting facts and reality. She ran a terrible 1992 style campaign and was beaten. Get over it.
BooHoo!!!
Where is the goalpost now? In Planet Billary.
NEW YORK POST
August 16. 1999
HILLARY'S WATERGATE SCANDAL
By Jerry Zeifman
IN December 1974, as general counsel and chief of staff of the House Judiciary Committee, I made a personal evaluation of Hillary Rodham (now Mrs. Clinton), a member of the staff we had gathered for our impeachment inquiry on President Richard Nixon. I decided that I could not recommend her for any future position of public or private trust.
Why? Hillary's main duty on our staff has been described by as "establishing the legal procedures to be followed in the course of the inquiry and impeachmen
Hillary had conferred personally with me regarding procedural rules. I advised her that Judiciary Committee Chairman Peter Rodino, House Speaker Carl Albert, Majority Leader Tip O'Neill and I had previously agreed not to advocate anything contrary to the rules already adopted and published for that Congress. I quoted Mr. O'Neill's statement that: "To try to change the rules now would be politically divisive. It would be like trying to change the traditional rules of baseball before a World Series."
Hillary assured me that she had not drafted and would not advocate any such rules changes. I soon learned that she had lied: She had already drafted changes, and continued to advocate them
When you write "BooHoo" all I can hear is droopy saying it. So LOL
Somebody (a reputable reporter perchance) should ask her what the final metric should be. And then how that aligns with the rules agreed to. I'm sorry Obama has just filled me with so much hope, that I somewhat expect this to be reasonable. But then apparently I've drunk too much kool-aid.
Yet again, the Clinton camp impresses us with its keen ability to focus the discussion about them on the question of their ability to make good strategic moves. Why do they insist on following the worst possible political tactic? What does this say about her ability to lead? What does it say about her ability to put together a sharp team?
Now they are arguing against rules and math. Oh, yeah. That's a real progressive strategy.
Next thing you know, they'll be distancing themselves from the theory of evolution.
I can't believe she is still complaining. I was beginning to feel sorry for her but she's a pain that just won't go away. She won't give you the opportunity to miss her. This is so pathetic. I do feel sorry for her because she can't let go. It's too sad.
See you on the floor of the convention, Sweetie.
It ain't gonna happen sweetie, unless she wants to lose her career in politics.
ginnypoo
It will never make it to the convention floor. Hillary is a politician and knows how far to go, contrary to her supporters that take it personally.
I think not.
Sleeping with the fishes should come very easily as they are bottom feeders anyway.
Hillary goes to the convention and she can only collect $250,000 of her $20,000,000+ campaign debt. That's the law. Do you think Mark Penn and Bill Clinton will leave their money on the table..No way! The Clintons, as Maureen Dowd said, have not paid for a Coca-Cola in the last 30 years. She'll be out and trying to raise money to pay herself and Mr. Penn's $10,000,000 bill. I say no later than June 5th and she's out.
She and Bill are worried about what to tell all those lobbyists they took money from.
The same twisting of logic, the same rejection of facts, the same changing of rules that we've had from Bush.
Her slogan should be - "Hillary. The other republican".
And then the Colombians will want their money back, too...
DoninJoisey ,
You hit the nail on the darn HEAD! They have made too many promises to the lobbyists. They are in big big trouble and that is the reason why she will not give up. Hillary wants people to think that she is being strong while all the time she is sticking it to Obama. Everyone knows what she is doing but they are calling it Rambo. Yea right Rambo my butt.
I was not sorry for her. She has everyone in FL up in arms, now she is blaming the media, and she knows how to play the women. She has completely destroy any chances of Obama getting the women vote. This is how they play the game. She is still saying she would make a better president, etc. If that is not putting Obama down, then I don't know what is. Her own manager last week told Tim Russet that only half the delegates in FL and MI should be counted. He also said that when he was c
Chairman of the DNC. How many times can they change the rules?
I'm figuring that as of right now 30% of her supporters are planning on not voting for Obama. When Clinton comes to her senses and tells them they should vote for him, maybe the die hards will be down to 5%. Then we have to give diebold machines 6% and that leaves us the voters to get out an 11% extra voters. Doable?
Yes We Can
Not all women...I am 60, a feminist,white and for Obama.
I don't feel sorry for her. She lost this on her own. If Hillary would have paid more attention and not believed that she was entitled, then things may have turned out differently. She underestimated her opponents. Shame on her!
You know that I have no quibbles with your posts, but I am curious what was it that made you feel sorry for her.
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First Posted: 05-17-08 02:11 PM | Updated: 05-25-08 05:12 AM