Hillary Clinton Rebuffs RNC Happy Hour Invite

The Nation:

In a bid to party behind enemy lines, tonight the Republican National Committee is trying to woo Clinton delegates with a "Happy Hour for Hillary" reception.

The RNC announced it is picking up the tab the Paramount Cafe, a few blocks from the Democrats' convention center, so that "open-minded Democrats" may consider backing John McCain. Hillary Clinton, however, is having none of it.

"This party won't exactly make it onto the list of recommended events for Hillary Clinton's supporters," Mo Elleithee told The Nation on Monday afternoon. "Senator Clinton supports Senator Obama and is urging all of her supporters to do the same," he added.

Read the whole story: The Nation

Comments

[kcam44]

they are truly desperate

[Bitsko]

The good news is that Condi will be performing her inimitable piano jazz stylings.

I hope every democrat in Denver shows up and drinks them dry.

[bluesnot]

Seriously? I wish I could go. I'd tip her fifty cents....maybe a dollar if she's real good.

[Agentlady007]

I wonder what Georgie boy gives her during those late night renditions of The Sound of Music in The Blue Room while she fiddles with the old Steinway &Sons.

[glorysong]

LOL. Thank you.

[cheshirecat831]

Oh lord, drunken Pumas

[cheshirecat831]

and the real pumas (the animals) should be suing the Pumas for libel

[Agentlady007]

Are you saying the Pumas ( Party Unity My Asses) are not loyal to their party?
Are you calling them communist socialists?

[Bitsko]

Bought off my Cindy McCain's beer. How pathetic. Bet The Whip Squad will be casing the joint.

[hhkeller]

Clinton has a nerve showing up at the Convention.
Doesnt she know she only had 50% of the primary vote.

[rosal]

50%? That means O. had the other 50%. and still he won? Get your math straight

[bluesnot]

hhkeller is just spewing trollc rap, trying to make a divisive issue for Dems.

It isn't going to work, keller, give it up.

[Bitsko]

Popular Vote Total:

0bama: 17,535,458 (48.1%)

Clinton: 17,493,836 (48.0%)

[Opus007]

I saw a poll that said that 49% of Democrats thought Hillary should not be president EVER! She has very high negatives. I just thought she lost so much self-respect in this primary. Her comments endorsing McCain over Obama in a RNC ad are just so low for even a Clinton to go. The Clintons are yesterday's news- they were out maneuvered by Howard Dean and Nancy Pelosi. And by the way- the DLC that the Clintons and their pal Lieberman are into up to their eyeballs in- is totally contrary to our values.

[Bettysdad]

As I said above, you're leaving out the votes of six other candidates.

[olivia]

Get this straight:

Only one person wins. There are not two presidents.

I will not be shocked if McCain puts her on his ticket. You might get a chance to vote for her after all.

[ebethgay]

Too bad they decide nominees from delegates instead of popular vote.

[Bettysdad]

I'm really tired of Mrs. Bill Clinton's supporters putting out this lie.

At the beginning of the Democratic primaries, there were eight candidates. All of them got votes. Some got a bunch of votes.

To say that Mrs. Clinton got more votes than ALL other candidates combined is either a lie or ignorance. It didn't happen. Get a calculator, and look it up.

Obama did not get a majority of votes either, but Obama supporters are not stamping their little feet and screaming out BS.

[rosal]

I can imagine the "lively" party. Five 75 year old repugs, talking about how good these last eight years were. Happy hour from 1:00 to 2:30 pm. Then its nap time.

[Bettysdad]

Maybe she's not going because they won't have any Crown Royal?

[Adrienne Williams - Huffpost Blogger]

The RNC have nerve I give them that! grrrrr

[Tenley]

Hillary has been played so well by them (Rush, McCain, the PUMAs maybe even) why the heck wouldn't they celebrate her and assume she might attend?

[Bitsko]

Sounds like another brilliant Tucker Bounds idea. I just love typing that guy's name!

[olivia]

Nerve? Nope. It isn't a stretch at all.

Hillary was always a corporatist. Drinking with the neocons would be natural.

[NTO08]

I hate to burst your bubble, but Obama ain't exactly opposed to corporatism.

[partyofone]

The word is on MSNBC that Hillary's new plan is to have her name placed in nomination, let the role call begin so she gets some votes, and then take the podium to ask that the role call end and Obama be nominated by acclaimation.

WHAT? Hillary wants back into the spotlight? She wants to take credit for Obama's nomination. Give me a break. There is no end to her ego.

If they start the roll call they should finish it, and fbe sure to publish how each delegate voted, so we know among members of Congress who voted for Obama and who voted for Hillary.

[Mattatat]

Get over it, Little Man. They practically tied for votes, he needs her voters or he's GOING TO LOSE.

Too bad your masculinity is so threatened by a powerful woman.

[Bitsko]

"Practically" don't cut it in politics.

[olivia]

He already has most of her voters. Also the voters of the others of the SEVEN CANDIDATES who began this primary.

You'd think Hillary voters were the only ones who had ever experienced loss.

[Adrienne Williams - Huffpost Blogger]

I have said it from the beginning she will never give up, and now I know why Obama is over them!!! Insanity!

[thankulord13]

She is well within her right to stop the role call and have her name rescinded. If you don't like it well why don't you get involved with the DP and make some changes!

[NTO08]

Relying on MSNBC for non-biased info on this is like relying on Bush for the truth about 9/11...

[ibsteve2u]

[bq]
The RNC announced it is picking up the tab the Paramount Cafe, a few blocks from the Democrats' convention center, so that "open-minded Democrats" may consider backing John McCain.
[eq]

Well, that is unusual.

Normally when lambs are lead to the slaughter, the butchers aren't gracious enough to get 'em drunk first.

[ConcernedAboutRFuture]

GOOD FOR YOU Hillary! I really, really want to respect you again..... I really do.

[partyofone]

She's playing games. Hillary is about Hillary.

[bluesnot]

Hillary is going to do what it takes to make sure Dems win.

partyofone is short for fakepartyofonerepublicantroll

[runnerin1]

Good for Hillary? Her behavior got her an invite from the enemy. You and she, might want to think about that. But, I understand, that she and her following (you) have no dignity, so you all will do and say whatever, and not have the sense to know people see right through you.

[partyofone]

So ""This party won't exactly make it onto the list of recommended events for Hillary Clinton's supporters" according to the Clinton team. Now that is one forceful rejection of GOP efforts to recruit Hillary diehards.

HIlary is smiling and doing everything she can behind the scenes to undermine Obama.

Her behavior is disgracefu. If she is still to angry and bitter to give Obama her full, enthusiatic, energetic, unqualified, unmistakeable support, she should show some class and SHUT UP.

This election is too important, our nation has too much at stake, for Hillary to do damage playing her ego games.

[Mattatat]

You need to put down your kool-aid, and go look up the word 'sarcasm'. You're just pathetic.

[partyofone]

Very clever. Does that show you I know what saracasm means?

You need to come up with some comment other than the hackneyed "kool aid" meme, a reference to the Jim Jones Peoples Temple cult in 1978 in Guyana.

Its 2008!

[HopeGirl]

they are both sleaze monsgters that need to leave the party, back door please. I can not stand them or their so called supporters.

just plan immature and disgusting.

[NTO08]

And the people who perpetuate the hostility towards Hillary are examples of high mindedness? Two have played this game...one's behavior has egged on the other...both the bashers and the bashed need to stop the infantile name calling and back and forth ranting. You are wasting alot of time on such nonsense...

[Flawless]

It is sad that the RNC thinks more of Hillary and her supporter then the gang who can not shoot straight, Pelosi and Obama.

[rosal]

It should be an insult to be "thought more" by repugs. I wouldn't want my name mentioned next to the RNC's. That diminishes any person. Hill should complain.

[Kynn]

Hey, let me know how it goes when abortion is outlawed.

Let me know when your son or daughter comes home in a box or worse from Iraq, Afghanistan or some other war McCain starts.

Let me know how it's going when you're out of a job.

Let me know how it's going you get hurt or sick and can't even afford to pay for basic medical care.

Let me know how it's going when you do find another job, and the new guy at walmart makes $2.00 more than you simply because he's a guy and when you scream about it, you're told that you should go back to school or train more.

Let me know how it's going when your bank kicks you out of your home and all you get is a shrug of your shoulders while the bank and companies got bailed out when they were in trouble.

Let me know how it's going how it's going when all you have left is the bitterness and anger.

Let me know how you feel about your vote then.

[LAR1969]

Excellent points, all. The well of my compassion has runneth dry for these people. Clearly, some of those 18 million cracks were also crackpots.

[renatam]

Here's Hillary's REAL LEGACY (and Bill's too). SPIN will never change this, and by default she is a lame duck SENATOR for our State -- for four years -- after being gone for almost two, Campaigning.



http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/washington/politics-usa-politics.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

25, 2008
Backers Of Hillary Clinton Cloud Obama Show
By REUTERS
Filed at 8:37 p.m. ET

DENVER (Reuters) - Democrats opened their national convention on Monday and a rift involving Hillary Clinton's resentful supporters threatened to rain on presidential hopeful Barack Obama's nominating parade.

Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean pounded a gavel to open the four-day convention that Democrats say Obama must use to unite the party, draw a sharp contrast with Republican rival John McCain and back up soaring oratory with a policy for leading the country.

Obama tried to assuage anxiety among some Democrats about a mild slide in opinion polls that has left him in a dead heat with McCain heading toward the November 4 election.

[NTO08]

And what has been Obama been doing in Illinois?

[seal62]

I say we party like fools on the rnc cash.Give them a 100k bar tab.

[breakingnews]

They should host this little event in every city! PARTY!!

[bluesnot]

Crashing Republican lame ass parties....sounds like an indie flick.

[bdd]

damn! I wish I were in Denver.
I'd love helping to rack up that tab.
I'll try to find friends nearby who could use this great tip.
Thanks!!!