House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, said Wednesday the Democratic presidential race is not over yet and that it is still possible for Senator Hillary Clinton to win.
"I think the race is alive and well and will continue," Pelosi said during a news conference to promote Democratic energy proposals.
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The race is alive & well? I haven"t followed the McCain Campaign? This is the Speaker of the House? What has happened to our female leaders?
Look for the sign on the door. HRC Pandering Room. Find Pelosi & Feinstein inside.
The Democratic party is run by f-ing children. Do something Pelosi.
I admired Pelosi at one point. She and Dean cave in to the Clinton dictates because they're afraid of losing their millionaire fundraiser base. The real leaders of the old Democratic party are Hillary&Bill. Pelosi and Dean don't get it that as easily as Obama raised record millions, millions could also be raised by Democratic party without the Clinton bullies. If their money base is that strong, why did Hillary loan herself nearly $12 million and yet still owes her creditors more than $10 million with apparently no intention of paying back those small business owners who now must hire lawyers to try to get their money. That's not fair, no matter how you cut it. Where does she think the money will come from to pay for maintenance/contruction of highways and bridges if there is a "holiday tax" on gas? Will that stop the oil companies from raising prices? Where will the money come from to pay for across-the-board mandatory government-paid healthcare even for the wealthy and those who can afford some of the cost? No forethought.. As president, Hillary would bankrupt the nation like she bankrupted her campaign with her economic brainlessness and promising mathematically-challenged supporters anything to win. She did not bring New Yorkers the 200,000 jobs she promised when running for Senator. She hasn't done anything to benefit the people of New York or the people of the U.S. as congresswoman.
2 + 2 = 4.
thats why she got reelected with 67% of the vote -- genius
now pray tell us what as the first term senator from Il done for IL iven that he started running for president as soon as he got to the senate ????
No, you're the genius. You tell me how and why she got re-elected. I have no clue.
Regarding Obama, I want to thank you for making me do the research to find out exactly what has he done for Illinois and the rest of the country. I am amazed! I started to list some of the many bills he actually sponsored/co-sponsored across party lines and within his own party and which actually got passed into law. His accomplishments were too numerous to post. (HuffPo only allows so many words per post so I couldn't list them here. Sorry.)
If you care to find out for yourself how he has benefitted Illinois' and other citizens, here's a link:
http://obama.senate.gov/issues/
If you click on each heading, it goes into detail.
That man is not only a good talker but he's a hard worker. He really has a soft spot for veterans, by the way.
Again, thank you for making me aware of my candidate's many significant accomplishments. I had no idea Obama has accomplished so much in such a short amount of time.
Cheers!
HE ACCOMPLISHED NOTHING. HE FABRICATES, SAIDS HE PASSES BILLS THAT OTHER PEOPLE HANDED TO HIM WHEN HE WAS ELECTED TO THE ILLINOIS SENATE.. THIS BLACK MAN IS DESTROYING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. A MAN WITH ONE YEAR IN THE US SENATE, DECIDES HE WANTS TO BE PRESIDENT. IF ANY WOMEN OR WHITE MAN DID THAT THEY WOULD LAUGH HIM OUT OF THE SENATE. ITS ABOUT WHAT IS BEST FOR AMERICAN, AND FOR ME OBAMA IS NOT BEST. I CAN'T AND WON'T VOTE FOR HIM IF HE IS THE NOMINEE. I WILL NOT PLACE MY COUNTRY IN THE HANDS OF AN INEXPERIENCED PERSON. AND AS FOR THE KENNEDY'S, THE RESPECT I HAD FOR THEM IS ALL GONE. TELL THE KENNEDY'S THAT THEY WILL ALWAYS HAVE FOOD ON THE TABLE, THEIR CHILDREN WILL GO TO THE BEST SCHOOLS, HAVE ADVANTAGES THAT OUR CHILDREN WILL NEVER HAVE, IF WE ELECT AND INEXPERIENCED MAN, GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT WILL BECOME OF MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS. SO TELL CAROLINE, MARIA, AND ED KENNEDY TO THINK ABOUT AMERICA, NOT JUST ABOUT THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT. THEY ARE SELFISH, AND WANT TO KEEP THE PICTURE OF JFK ALIVE, NOT GOOD ENOUGH
With all the years of "experience" and people her husband helped, she can't raise enough money to keep the campaign going on cash, and her campaign is doing well?
"the race is alive and well" as is my Botox doctor
I received a video from the Jefferson-Jackson dinner a while back. It was from November 2007, and began with Nancy Pelosi introducing Obama as "The Next President of the United States"
She introduced every speaker in this way--Edwards, Clinton, Biden, Dodd, and Richardson.
Her support of Barack Obama is the biggest non-secret in Washington.
Nancy Pelosi is a joke, but I'm not laughing. Miss impeachment off the table needs to go. I hope Cindy Sheehan runs against her.
As long as Hillary focuses her fire at McCain and not Obama. As long as she does not promote McCain over Obama as the next best president. As long as she doesn't polarize the electorate and kneecap Obama for being the first black elitist who is not a Republican. As long as she stops campaigning as the defacto Republican candidate for POTUS. THEN I think it would be okay for her to keep running. Also, her surrogates need to be on the same page. If they can't be positive and go after the Republicans, then they either need to all go join the Republican Party or they need to shut the fuck up.
Nice to see we're on the same page. (see below)
More lack of leadership from the so-called "leaders" of the Democratic Party. This is why we're still in Iraq eventhough we put these losers in power in 2006 to specifically get us out of Iraq. Pelosi, Reed and Dean are so pathetic.
Somewhat echoing what some others have said here, many in the Democratic leadership are attempting to nurture an environment in which Hillary Clinton can suspend her campaign with dignity. If those conditions don't exist, it's quite possible that she would fight for the nomination until the bitterest end.
To those who are upset by how Rep. Pelosi's words look on the surface, please try to step back and understand that she's doing what's best for the party, and consequently, what's best for the candidacy of presumptive nominee Barack Obama.
Rep. Pelosi's move here actually took some guts. Of course she's aware of how negatively her words will be seen by some, but she, being a good soldier, put the party first.
Now if Hillary Clinton tones down her rhetoric for the remainder of the campaign, there's actually a pretty good situation here. There's the voter registration and media coverage of a "race", minus the damaging attacks, as well as the opportunity for tag team opposition to John McCain. It's also a good way to begin the healing process.
But will Hillary Clinton tone it down? I really think she will. It hasn't seemed like it lately, but when all is said and done, I think she's a good soldier, too.
I hope you're right. But as long as she says she's staying in because "she's more electable" then I fear the negative, "I'm the White candidate" attacks will continue...
Has anyone noticed that the Obama-like candidates in Italy and London have LOST? The guy in Italy, Walter Veltroni, even cribbed BO's "yes we can" (which BO stole from the Hispanic farm workers [and they're pissed about it!]) and got stomped by Berlusconi--an old guy, just like McCain. In London, "Red Ken" Livingstone lost to conservative Boris Johnson.
The moral of this story is that the Dems can pat themselves on their liberal backs all they want if they nominate the way leftwing Obama. But they will be shooting themselves in the foot in the general election. Just like Veltroni and Livingstone, Obama is TOO FAR LEFT and too elitist and too full of HOT AIR for a general election.
Only Hillary can beat McCain--end of story.
I'd like to know how many Hispanic farm workers you've polled that are pissed. I live in Southern California, where there are a LOT of Hispanic farm workers. Here we proudly celebrate César Chávez Day, and I'm 90 minutes from the border. I've never heard of anyone being pissed about "Si Se Puede" as Obama's slogan. In fact I see it on a lot of bumper stickers. Who's pissed? Do you have a link for this?
they sure didnt vote for the guy that stole their slogan.... -- that should give you a clue !
hillary carried CA by 10 points largely because of her 3-1 margin over obama
with mccains pro-immigration stand he may actually carry CA .. to hand democrats a mcgovern proportion loss ..
come Nov we dems will wake up to find that Obama united the country alright.... united them in voting for mccain....
mccain = president
hilllary = senate majority leader
obama = biggest loser
Sorry, replying to myself, but here's a story that says quite the opposite from "intelliform" about Obama using the "Yes We Can" slogan, and how strongly it resonates with César Chávez' movement and Hispanic farm workers.
http://www.newwest.net/main/article/obamas_yes_we_can_echoes_chavez_si_se_puede/
Thanks for the foot work. I wasn't even going to grace that nonsense with a response, but you did it quite well.
By the way, I was there in Portland for the Bill Richardson enforcement. One of the most magical moments that morning occurred when Gov.Richardson transitioned a "Yes we can" chant into a "Si Se Puede!" chant.
The United States of America is not Italy and it's not the UK. It's very, very much the United States of America. Ha ha ha ha.... : )
"Only Hillary can beat McCain--end of story."
One word always pops into my head when I see that lines like that - Dinosaur.
Time is leaving you behind.
You need to evolve, or become irrelevant.
Your choice.
If you're comparing Italian politics to American politics you're an idiot. The only major country that makes systemic government corruption looks worse then Italy is Russia. I love how people like you have to dig out some budget facts from some random place (like Italy) to try to overcome all the hurdles in front of your candidate.
You Hillary people need to look in the mirror and get real. Obama and Hillary are within 95% of eachother policy-wise.
You need to start to accept that Obama is the nominee.
all i got out of that was blah blah blah liberal blah blah blah left blah blah blah.
Alive & well, unlike that "off the table impeachment"? Do leaders like you buy or make their own spinning wheels, Ms. Pelosi?
I can't seem to recall when Nancy Pelosi was right about anything.
PELOSI STARTED ALL THIS BY SAYING THAT THE PERSON WITH THE MOST DELEGATES SHOULD BET THE NOMINATION. NOT THAT THEY SHOULD REACH THE REQUIRED AMOUNT, BUT THE MOST. PELOSI IS THE MOST INEFFECTIVE SPEAKER THAT THE DEMOCRATS EVER HAD. SHE SHOULD JUST SHUT HER MOUTH, SHE HELPED CAUSE THIS TROUBLE. PELOSI IS TRYING TO GET THE HILLARY VOTERS TO VOTE FOR OBAMA BY SAYING WHAT SHE SAID. I GOT NEWS FOR HER, THIS ONE WILL NEVER VOTE FOR OBAMA.
She voted against the Iraqi War Resolution. She blocked the FISA vote. That's a start.
With these sort of dumb-assed comments it is easy to see why the country is screwed up. If she attacks the Federal Budget with the same sort of mathematical rigor that she attacks the Democratic nomination, then we are truly screwed.
I am sending Cindy Sheehan a check right now. http://www.cindyforcongress.org/
It is possible that the plan is to let Hillary continue on until it becomes completely and totally obvious that she's lost. This way, her supporters won't feel "cheated". They might feel bitter, but at least they'll finally have to admit that she fought hard, but it's time to move on.
This could be a way of letting the inevitable set in without fostering a sudden, shocking bitterness that would make a lot of people stay home out of spite this November.
Wow. Explain this one. I wish politicians would start telling the truth. Whether Pelosi is saying this to let Clinton exit gracefully is beside the point. If she truly believes the race is "alive and well," then she has bad judgment. If she is saying this for strategic purposes, she is lying. A small lie, to be sure, but a lie. Why doesn't she give her REAL opinion or not comment? I'm sick of politicians.
Pelosi said that to avoid people accusing her of being an omg sekret!!!1! Obama delegate.
Pelosi helps Clinton clean her hooves and sharpen her horns,
How do we rid ourselves and OUR party of these cancers?
going to be seeing a lot of this good cop bad cop crap as they try to get the lunatic off the ledge
No thanks to you Ms. Pelosi. As a member of the Democratic National Committe you did nothing to head off this debacle. You and your cohorts sat by thinking it would resolve it. You waited and waited and waited all the while the debacle taking on the snoball effect.
And for you to step before the public and announce in a manner befitting someone who did the right thing to resolve a bad situation that "the race is alive and well" just makes you look like the court jester.
Ex-IL State Senator Obama needs some vetting regarding his actions he took to get Alice Palmer off the state senate ballot.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-07040
If the vetting isn't done now, I'm sure it is on the GOPs things to do list for the General.
Can we stop saying vetting and start referring to it as muckraking? I don't think it's right to legitimize the antics.
And when people say Clinton has been "vetted" already it's not fooling anyone; she just happens to be running against a guy that wouldn't get much out of doing that to her.
Fortunately his way is winning and we might get to see a little less of this "vetting" in future elections.
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You broke your link.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070403obama-ballot,1,57567.story
Thanks
Shouldn't you be posting items such as:
McCain and the Keating Five
His wife, Cindy, was the bookkeeper for the Keating Five. As the sandal unfolded
she could not produce the receipts the Feds demanded. She has admitted the stress
added to her drug usage.
Bush's War of Choice
The DEBT
The Loss of Jobs
The Lack of Heath Care
The New GI Bill which McCain refuses to support.
McCain's Flip Flopping
and on and on and on and on???????????????????????????????
SNAP OUT OF IT!
CNN | May 7, 2008 09:26 PM