Hillary Clinton: To The Loser Goes The Spoils

Washington Post:

Hillary Clinton was taking the elevator up to her Senate office yesterday for the first time since she lost the Democratic presidential nomination when one of her aides, Philippe Reines, warned her about the condition of her office.

In her months-long absence, Reines cautioned, "things have gotten a little casual."

The vanquished candidate swung open the door of her private office and found two of her legislative assistants in T-shirts, caps and sunglasses playing at a ping-pong table while the rest of the staff cheered them on. Clinton tossed her head back with her famous laughter, then sat on the couch to watch Mike Szymanski score match point against colleague Ann Gavaghan.

The girl had lost -- again! To the ping-pong loser, Clinton had some empathetic advice. "Ann," she said, "you have to be very gracious in defeat."

Read the whole story: Washington Post

Comments

[chriss0114]

So far, the public demands from Her Royal Clintoness:

* A personal check in the maximum amount from Obama to her campaign
(but has SHE written a check for Obama's campaign?)

* A major speech and part at the convention (actually, I'm OK with the speech as long as someone gets to view it and edit it before hand so it is not all about Hil lary)

* A private plane and staff for her

* Her name put in for the nomination with votes

It is ALL about HER!

No one else is so callously narcissistic!

[pleeezzze]

crisso...remember Hi tler ? Thats what your post sounded like .
Who asked YOU for $$ ? Only if you are a LARGE donor to O bama would you be asked , as He is asking Her large donors for $$ to support Him .
I know my phone keeps ringing off the hook from DNC , to help HIM .

[GeorgeKaplan]

This is crazy talk. Take your hatred and focus it somewhere else... say McCain. What it is all about is getting Obama elected and this is a distraction.

Most of this is pure rubbish.

[DallasMike]

Only in the Democratic party can you lose and it be a good thing.

[SteamRanger]

I think I'm going to throw up. Unfortunately, Hillary Clinton showed the whole world that she is a spiteful, vindictive opportunist with a crazy sense of entitlement. It's about time she got back to the job that the people of New York elected her to do. I was fully prepared to vote for her if she won the nomination, but that changed when she started embellishing her experiences and conducting such nasty attacks on Senator Obama. Now her campaign is over 20 million in the red and she's wanting Obama supporters to bail her silly ass out. This is gall. That money needs to go towards keeping the Republicans out of the White House in November.

Senator Clinton is nothing more than another Washington insider that we don't need in the Oval Office.

[dajay]

steamranger: still hate mongering Give it up already

[GeorgeKaplan]

It's all about Hillary because people cannot let go of their hate. The primary is over. Do you on a TV or get a newspaper? Why are you so worried about the money she owes? It's not your debt.

[foreffectivegovernment]

To all Obama supporters, including Michael Moore, who used Hillary Clinton's stance on the Iraq war resolution against her, I defy you to click on the following links. She did not vote for the War and you allowed Barack Obama to distort the facts for political advantage. You were bamboozled into thinking she was Bush-Lite when she was actually a Moderate Democrat that was for a majority of the American People.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wyCBF5CsCA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8fknhbB-Xo
http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/02/01/hillary-and-iraq
http://clinton.senate.gov/speeches/iraq_101002.html
If you can't see the Obama campaign for what it is, you are completely stupid!!
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/01/magazine/01axelrod.t.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print April 1, 2007

[olivia]

Moderate Democrat? That is doublespeak for Republican Lite. That's why she was not my first choice, even before her scorched earth campaign turned me totally against her candidacy.

[closetodemfection]

HC is more progressive than O on many issues as you'll soon come to realize.

[Deaninphilly]

Why don't you just state that she wasn't your first choice and leave it at that. Why is it that everyone who you don't agree with is a repub? I've seen your postings and that's all you keep repeating. Do come up with a new mantra please.

[closetodemfection]

THANK YOU for providing that floor speech. I was looking for it earlier.

Everyone here seems to isolate her vote without taking it into any kind of context! The speech clearly speaks to her struggle with the decision and why she made it at the time. Her last paragraph is of particular importance:

A vote for it is not a vote to rush to war; it is a vote that puts awesome responsibility in the hands of our President and we say to him - use these powers wisely and as a last resort. - HRC

[SanityClaus]

Oh yes, that's right. She was shocked, SHOCKED, that W would use her vote for a resolution authorizing him to use force to, well, use force.

And that's why when Kyl-Lieberman came up, she couldn't be fooled again. What's that? She voted for that one too?

[JimR]

You had to have your head DEEP in the sand at that time not to see that Bush was just itching to invade. Her vote shows an astonishing lack of judgment.

[chriss0114]

If only she had read the BILL she voted for

IF only she had read the intelligence report accompanying the bill

This is what most of the NO voters did.

She MAY have voted no had she read what she should have read but she also felt she need to show she has cajones.

[pleeezzze]

If you would read about this drive for donations , the
You would'nt have anything to spew about !
Give it a rest .

[SanityClaus]

This is relevant to the general election campaign, which no longer includes HC, how?

[chriss0114]

"She did not vote for the War"

That's not what she said.

She admits it. She did it.

Why can't you believe HRC?

[orangepetal]

Senator Clinton, you always were and always will be our winner. We need you in Washington, glad to know you are back !

[CubanPete]

All I can say to the Hillary Haters who posted comments below mine - I can't wait for McCain to win and call up a draft when we go to war with Iran (and continue the Iraq and Afganistan missions). It is sooo nice you Obama worshippers are of draft age and not 60 something year old Clinton supporters. Obama girls - you will have to go too! ROFLMOA when it happens! Especially since you know this current administration has a list of all of you!

[SanityClaus]

You think they'll take this 50 year old gay man in the Crusade against Islamofascism?

Nice job stereotyping people, Cubano.

[olivia]

You don't seem to love your country very much.

[naschkatze]

He doesn't seem to like people very much. What a classic example of Schadenfreude.

[gloriar8]

English must not be your first language CubanPete, cause what you just wrote makes no sense.

[JimR]

A draft would require an Act of Congress.

[CubanPete]

So does invading someones else's country - how'd that work out again?

[jonjon66]

Hillarys back, MSM goes crazy....ah she LOST

[GeorgeKaplan]

There is just no satisfying the appetite for news about Hillary Clinton. It's amazing!

[SanityClaus]

Maybe you should launch a new magazine called C. With her ugly mug on the cover every month. And articles about hiding your figure flaws with pantsuits.

[closetodemfection]

You're walking a fine line with that one, SanityClaus. Take out ugly and I would have been amused. And, of course, signed up for a subscription.

[pupbayer]

Were you scared by a female Democrat when you were a child?

[olivia]

She's the Britney for those interested in politics.

[WFV]

Oh no - this is a scary analogy - but funny.

[Countdown09]

Think what you will of Hillary but she brings something to this democratic party -- 18 million supporters for one but she's also smart and a tough effective politician. Don't have to like how she plays the game but doesn't make her any less effective. Harry Reid better step up his game.

[111]

First of all she never had 18 million supporters, the number was rounded up. Second of all, there are more than a few people that voted for her early on that are no longer supporting her because of the way she conducted herself during the campaign. She is smart and the way she plays the game is loathsome.

[closetodemfection]

Third of all, she has millions of additional supporters who DIDN'T vote in the primaries. So she probably has more than 18 mill.

[ohmercy]

LMAO.

YIKES.
Do you have proof of this or are you psychic?

And are you aware that some who voted for Obama now wish they hadn't because of his passive aggressive tactics and the way he conducted his loathsome campaign, allowing his surrogates to do what they did?
And of course Fisa,
calling Impeachment unacceptable,
voting for limits on class action suits, voting against caps on CC fees and interest,
supporting a 700 mile double fence along the Mexican/American border,
watered down his own bill on nuclear leaks in favor to the nuclear company,
supporting Corn ethanol...

yeah, its true.
I know quite a few.

should I go on with the list?

psst
Actually I think they rounded down.

[wutzhappn]

Actually, she has more than 18 million supporters, because many of them are former Obama voters who now regret their vote.

[wndrwrthg]

If she is so smart, why did she surround herself with nincompoops and run such a piss poor campaign?

[Catharsis]

HAHAHAHAHA

It's just too easy to respond sometimes, isn't it!

[Stagehnd1]

Hahaha... :o)

[ohmercy]

I know...

and think about it...

even though it doesn't count, even with those mistakes-- she STILL managed to get more *cast* votes than Obama.

a-fricking-mazing!

That's how smart she is.

[ohmercy]

I know...
Exactly...

and think about it...

even though it doesn't count, even with those mistakes-- she STILL managed to get more *cast* votes than Obama.

a-fricking-mazing!

That's how smart she is.

too loyal by half though.

[olivia]

It's not 18 million.

[WFV]

Well, at least they got her title right in this story.....

[coba]

interesting
http://sensico.wordpress.com/

[runnerin1]

Did she say you have to be very gracious in defeat?????

[olivia]

Yeah, she does understand that. She still doesn't realize she was defeated, so she hasn't had to be gracious yet.

[Phlipper]

Hillary is the best candidate . . . no doubt.

I knew Obama would start disappointing all his crazy progressive supporters, er, I mean all the new political persons who have never been interested in politics before. These nut jobs are hurting Obama by slamming Hillary.

You would think they wanted him to win the presidency the way they went after Hillary. But now that they need her voters, they are still hounding them. I won't vote for him until I see some retribution (at least he is trying).

[SanityClaus]

Gee, when you talk so pretty to the people who beat your candidate's fat @$$ it's a wonder we don't all fall in love with her.

[WFV]

Well, she WAS a candidate....no doubt.

[olivia]

We did not like the way she attacked and smeared the candidate who became the nominee. You admire toughness so much. Why should we just accept the smears and insinuations and barely veiled death wish and let you all continue to trash the winner, without being called on it?

Since you're all determined to elect McCain why aren't you over there working on his campaign? You're accomplishing nothing here.

[chriss0114]

NEWSFLASH!

Obama leads Mc by 15 points in two polls

... and climbing

24 PUK MA votes don't scare anyone

[darthdarcy]

Well She's my Senator, so maybe now we'll have some representation for once here in upstate NY..!

[SanityClaus]

You have my sympathy. And my empathy as I live in DiFi country.

At least we can console ourselves with Schumer and Boxer until we can vote HC and DiFi off the island...

[Catharsis]

Second that. I'm from Harry Reidville.

[missusam]

Maybe she will vote not on the FISA bill, ya think?

[closetodemfection]

She already said she would vote NO.

[111]

Why do you think she will start doing anything for you now?

[Deaninphilly]

She does a very good job for NY, people in NY really don't have anything bad to say about her. Perhaps if you knew anything about politics rather than sit on this rag all day long pretending you would know that.

[Krikkit]

What a great sense of humor her senate staff has! Ping pong tables, no less.

[ebbtide]

Yes, she is the loser. The spoils? Convincing someone to pay off her debt in spite of her hundred million dollar bank account. She is a loser and nothing would please me more to see her lose for a bid in New York next time around. I have no pity for Hillary Clinton. She personified everything I loathe in a human being during her disasterous campaign.

[Catharsis]

Post of the day!

[LINY516]

I agree!

[spaceman3838]

way to bring us together

[111]

P.U.M.A. on the other side ...

I won't vote for her again, I don't care who's she is running against next time.

[olivia]

How quickly you forgot who split the party apart.

McCain is using her material. I don't see a way to forgive her for that.