Schoolyard Bullies And The Clinton Debt

When I was a kid, a mean girl knocked the stuffing out of me and took my shoes. In the process of handing me a big old can of whoop-ass, she tore her new coat. Her mother brought her over to my house, demanding that my mother pay for the torn coat. I was outraged. I would have rather spent the money to get a bigger bully to hit her in the head with a rock (but that's just me). Instead, my mother paid for the coat. It reminds me of the Clinton campaign, wanting Obama supporters to pay off her campaign debt. It is a hard pill to swallow.

Many of the donors to the Obama campaign are giving the little money they have to share because they are following a dream. It's the first time that most of the donors have ever given money to a political campaign. They want to be a part of an historic moment. They are betting on their candidate, just as the Clinton supporters did because they wanted to be a part of an historic moment. To ask Obama donors to give some money to the campaign debts of the person who would do anything to tear at their dream is like asking somebody to pay for the bully's coat. Mrs. Clinton, my family will only pay for one bully's coat, or one bully's campaign.

While it may look to Hillary supporters that the Obama campaign is not doing all it can to erase her debt, there is only so much that they can do. They can ask a lot of me, but I am challenged by that. As one of the senior citizens in my neighborhood says, "Obama would have to come to my house and bring Baby Jesus, and B.B. King with him, before I give a dime to that nonsense."

Whenever I read something about this, and get the sense that the Clintons are holding their support for the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for ransom, my pulse quickens. All I can think about is that old-school mean girly, and that doggone coat.

Comments

[NorVaGal]

Ms. Collier: Your diary is a humorous microcosm of human nature. I enjoyed it tremendously, and agree completely with your sentiments. BTW, Baby Jesus AND BB King? What a hoot!!

[Pupadup4oBama]

I bet your bully grew up to be one of THESE bullies.

[tellit]

I wonder if all of these hell raisers realize if Hilliary will possible have a chance in 2012 that they need to stop acting so petty. Remember, the road goes two ways. I am sure the Obama supporters will remember these unity acts from the Hilliary supporters. This is pathetic.

[PATina]

hahahahahaha... that's good. Baby Jesus AND B.B. King !!!!!!

[amazingdays]

I was glad to see that James Carville made good on his promise to promptly donate $2300 to Obama once the battle was over. It's in the Obama campaign's June statement of donations and he did it in mid-June.

In other words, let's praise those who unify and ignore those who divide. The latter are not only bullies but attention seekers. Deny their lust.

Go James!

[NorVaGal]

Amazingly wise advice! Thanks!

[laylahb]

If you think that I would give a penny to pay Mark Penn's outstanding $5 million fee, you've got another thing coming. I'd cover the pizza place, the independent coffee shop or the cleaning crew, but sorry, not Mark Penn. I'm sure that a lot of people would tell you the same.

By the way, Hillary is now writing to ask her contributors whether they want a refund or whether the funds can be applied to her next Senatorial campaign. I don't understand the nuances of Election Finance Laws, but why aren't these funds being used to pay off her debts?