Clinton Says, "Barack's Ready... For Number Two!"

Combating questions as to how she could speak of the "Dream Ticket" of Clinton/Obama while simultaneously insinuating that Obama is ill-prepared for higher office, Senator Hillary Clinton announced today that Barack's recent wins in Wyoming and Mississippi had more than proved his capabilities as a vice-president contender. "To be honest," she said, "when this race started I didn't think he had the stuff. But now that he is soundly beating me, from Iowa to North Carolina, from Alaska to Minnesota, I have to say I would be very proud to have him as my Veep."

Clinton trails Obama by an estimated 100 delegates. He's won 27 states to her 16. "Obama's a fighter." She said, "This nation needs a fighter. White, black, male, female, we all need a fighter like Obama. And I think he will do great in the vice presidential debates against Huckabee." She also pointed out that he defeated her by large margins in many southern states, "I mean, frankly, he kicked my butt. I could use that kind of fire power come November."

"It's not easy to run a 50 state political operation, to inspire the student vote, to reach across color lines and tired prejudices, to give people hope for a better tomorrow. Obama's done a neat job with that. He may not be ready for 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, but I think he's more than ready for Number One Observatory Circle." When asked what kind of vice president Obama would make, she said, "I'm sure he'd be right up there with the greats, Elbridge Gerry, Henry Wilson, Garret Hobart." When a reporter pointed out that each of those Vice Presidents died in office, Senator Clinton appeared shocked.

"All I'm saying is that when people look at Obama, they don't see a tortured political machine, they don't see triangulation and big money, they see something very different. Maybe it's optimism, I don't know. But I would be proud to bring some of that stuff, whatever it is, into our campaign."

Comments

[RabidRightRebel]

Looks like Hillary is angling for the VP job. Surely Obama now has to make the same sort of statement about he how he would be delighted to have her as VP. The problem is she has stepped so far over the line in her attacks on him I don't think he would want her as a VP even if she were the best candidate, which she is not.

Go Warren Buffet.

[PhoenixtheUndying]

Oh and John Edwards is a punk. Now the moderators might consider that a personal attack, but before you delete this, just watch the 2004 Vice Presidential debate where Cheney lied his behind off and still beat Edwards like the owed Cheney money. Plus how are you a man of the people with a 300 dollar haircut? I'm just saying...

[Mandelay]

With a spiritual advisor like Jeremiah Wright, Sen. Obama is not even ready for Number 3. He needs to divorce himself from this pastor and this church pdq. The image of Sen. Obama taking the oath of office on January 20, 2009 administered by Pastor Wright makes a great campaign poster and t.v. ad for John McCain. There is no way around "God damn America." Not when you're the leading candidate for U.S. President. This is one "change" that just won't sell.

[PhoenixtheUndying]

Hillary has a lot of nerve. On Monday we thow the kitchen sink at Obama, on Tuesday, John McCain is more prepared than he is, on Wednesday, the media's treating him like a newborn, on Thursday, he hasn't crossed the commander in chief threshold, but on Friday, he's just the ornament Clinton needs to make herself look better. I'd be pissed if I were Obama.

[KimberlyKay]

Whether this is satire or straight from Senator Clinton's mouth, it certainly sounds like the truth.

[Tankan]

Who cares what she says, her judgment on Iraq was wrong, on Obama, self contradictory!

[OverIt]

HuffPost, you should really put a satire disclaimer at the top of these types of posts. With the strange, desperate behavior of the Clinton campaign, I wasn't sure this was supposed to be a joke unitl way too late.

[AsaNisMasa]

is this satire? cause it sure reads like satire...but with the way the Clintons have ran this campaign...you never know.

[KDH]

Hmmmmm..........This story is Defamation?...... Libel?.....or Satire?

[ebbtide]

Heh Heh, she gets funnier by the day, except the recent brohaha with Ferraro makes her look more evil than funny. She will do and say anything to win, even if she has to lie about it.

She looks and is talking absolutely desperate. And just think, in the beginning she was so full of arrogance and confidence in her right to her turn t to be president.

She sure got knocked off that elite pedastal by Obama, eh?

[WebForce1]

Actually, I never really saw Hillary as being arrogant, she may have at the beginning thought that Edwards would be her biggest opponant. Remember him? he was young, handsome, charismatic, he was a great orator, didn't have a lot of experience, ran as the VP on the Kerry ticket against Bush/Cheney last go round, well honestly he was just about identical to Obama, except he was white.
Now that I think of it, I wonder why so many of the Obama supporters weren't split on those two. I mean except for the color of their skin they were a matching set.
Then again, there's nothing new or refreshing about voting for a white guy. That's been done a million times.
Obama sure showed him eh?

P.S. Obama's national popular vote lead is 2.6%, if you count Florida and Michigan it's less than a quarter of a percent. Of course Obama supporters don't want to hear about Florida and Michigan. Any other time their talking about the popular vote, but for some reason they don't want any of the voters in those two states to have a say. Of the 3,112 delegates already acquired he holds only 124 more than Clinton. And Hillary's leading him in super delegates by 36. The race is virtually a dead heat and he's gonna lose Pennsylvania. By how much is the question.
your getting the horse before the cart. This thing isn't over by a long shot. You can pretend the games over all you want. But the tide is starting to ebb. an ebbtide if you will.

[KimberlyKay]

Actually, Senator Edwards was intriguing, but he was not -- as you claim -- as gifted rhetorically as Senator Obama. Interestingly, all three of these Senators (Edwards, Obama and Clinton) are remarkably close on the issues. Senator Edwards I felt had the best healthcare plan. Senator Clinton's lacks so much specificity (how will she mandate? what is her hardship exception? etc) it certainly was not the equal of Senator Edwards. So what is the difference? It wasn't the amount of melanin in their skin-- at least not for me.

Senator Obama truly inspires me to believe that in the United States of America anything is possible so long as the citizens of our great Country decide to make it so. I hear him, then soon I get cynical and think "no, too many of us won't try." Then, I'd get down and do some research. And lo, and behold, I discovered that Senator Obama is always trying -- loads of bills he has authored in his short time in the Senate. Senator Obama is always working to make our lives better. This isn't to knock Senator Edwards. When I discovered the substance behind the inspiration, I was willing to look (and listen) again. The second time I listened, I decided "guess what-- it won't work, if I don't try." And that was before Senator Obama said "We are the change we have been waiting for."

Underestimate inspiration at your own peril. It is mighty powerful -- not because it makes people delusional, but because it motivates people to try. We've been accepting rotten politics and no solutions for too long now. We complain, but few of us try because we don't see a way to change anything. Senator Obama has changed this perception-- he has shown us the way to make change and we are making it.

[ndolomar]

Oh, Lord, by the time I realized it was snark, I was so busy laughing that I had to re-read it.

[TomNash]

What the hell is she talking about?

She's speaking as if she's already won. She's acting as if she's already won. Why does she have such confidence? What does she know that the general public doesn't?

Personally, I don't think this is hubris on Hillary's part, I think it's inside information. She walks and talks with the swagger of someone who has an ace in the hole and knows it, and is too flippant to hide it.

Watch out people. These elections are fraudulent where it really counts. Obama IS winning the popular vote, but don't think that that has ruled Hillary and the New World Orderers out. When it comes down to it, Hillary will get HIGHER with a little help from her friends.

[ubermensch]

WTF! How dare she. If this isn't a sign that she has completely lost it. The gaul.

[boonagain]

Hillary's become such a parody that it's hard to tell, but I am pretty sure this is a satire.

[ubermensch]

Satire or no satire, I've had enough of her and her menions