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You may want to read this article
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/ny-usark245589997feb24,0,2670956.story
"In 1975, a 27-year-old Hillary Rodham, acting as a court-appointed attorney, attacked the credibility of a 12-year-old girl in mounting an aggressive defense for an indigent client accused of rape in Arkansas - using her child development background to help the defendant....
...a significant aspect of her defense strategy - attempting to impugn the credibility of the victim, according to a Newsday examination of court and investigative files and interviews with witnesses, law enforcement officials and the victim.
Rodham, records show, questioned the sixth grader's honesty and claimed she had made false accusations in the past. She implied that the girl often fantasized and sought out "older men" like Taylor, according to a July 1975 affidavit signed "Hillary D. Rodham" in compact cursive. ..." posted 05/15/2008 at 08:59:12

If this is true, it is actually a nice and thoughtful thing for him to have done. Not anywhere close to the sacrifice of the troops, of course, but still -- a thoughtful thing to do, since for many in power, golf is their only pleasurabe past-time. posted 05/13/2008 at 19:52:44

Some of you may be interested in the comments from regular people who signed this petition, ClintonWithdrawNow, first started some months ago. There are many better reasons for Sen. Clinton to drop out of the race than financial ones -- they have to do with serving the country and preserving her legacy.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/clintonwithdrawnow posted 05/10/2008 at 10:00:50

Bloomberg or Beiden, for different reasons, are by far the two best choices.
Richardson should be appointed Sec. of State, a cabinet post to which he's well suited. posted 05/10/2008 at 10:10:28

It is time to ask Senator Clinton suspend her campaign...
This petition respectfully and humbly requests that you make what may be the hardest decision of your public life and withdraw from the 2008 presidential contest. Your service to this country, passion about the issues and qualifications to be President are recognized by any fair-minded observer. In addition to your many accomplishments and service in the US Senate, you have come closer to the US presidency than any woman in history while bringing many important issues and positions to the national discourse. We now call on you to act as a statesman and perform a noble service to the nation by suspending your campaign. As is often the case in history, and had been the case in your life before, you are being asked to serve in a way that is so cruelly different from the way you imagined.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/clintonwithdrawnow/ posted 05/07/2008 at 19:35:20

It is time for this to be over... Email your friends and neighbors, and let's get a bunch of signatures on ClintonWithdrawNow. The Clinton campaign needs to hear from average people, both those that supported her in the past and those that did not, that it is time to suspend the campaign and begin the healing.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/clintonwithdrawnow/
It begins by politely asking the Senator from NY to drop out. "This petition respectfully and humbly requests that you make what may be the hardest decision of your public life and withdraw from the 2008 presidential contest. Your service to this country, passion about the issues and qualifications to be President are recognized by any fair-minded observer. In addition to your many accomplishments and service in the US Senate, you have come closer to the US presidency than any woman in history while bringing many important issues and positions to the national discourse. We now call on you to act as a statesman and perform a noble service to the nation by suspending your campaign. As is often the case in history, and had been the case in your life before, you are being asked to serve in a way that is so cruelly different from the way you imagined. ..." [Read the rest and sign, if you agree, at the URL above]. posted 05/07/2008 at 19:26:14

When will she finally drop out? Besides the damage to the Dem. Party, the increasingly disturbing policy ideas coming from Senator Clinton are goign to do lasting harm to the course of the nation. Let's get 1,000 signatures on ClintonWithdrawNow.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/clintonwithdrawnow posted 05/04/2008 at 11:16:15

The reason that this is not getting attention is that the Democrats are increasingly divided and fighting with each other -- rather than McCain. Rather than complaining about fairness, it is time for one of the candidates (Hillary Clinton) to drop out and move on.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/clintonwithdrawnow
"Dear Senator Hilary Clinton,
This petition respectfully and humbly requests that you make what may be the hardest decision of your public life and withdraw from the 2008 presidential contest. Your service to this country, passion about the issues and qualifications to be President are recognized by any fair-minded observer. In addition to your many accomplishments and service in the US Senate, you have come closer to the US presidency than any woman in history while bringing many important issues and positions to the national discourse. We now call on you to act as a statesman and perform a noble service to the nation by suspending your campaign. ..." posted 05/04/2008 at 11:10:14

Dear Senator Hilary Clinton,
This petition respectfully and humbly requests that you make what may be the hardest decision of your public life and withdraw from the 2008 presidential contest. Your service to this country, passion about the issues and qualifications to be President are recognized by any fair-minded observer. In addition to your many accomplishments and service in the US Senate, you have come closer to the US presidency than any woman in history while bringing many important issues and positions to the national discourse. We now call on you to act as a statesman and perform a noble service to the nation by suspending your campaign. As is often the case in history, and had been the case in your life before, you are being asked to serve in a way that is so cruelly different from the way you imagined.
Your chances of winning the Democratic nomination at this point are perhaps 20% or less. Furthermore, according to several current polls, if nominated, your chances to win the Presidency against Sen. McCain in November are worse than those of Sen. Obama. It is not important to agree on the reasons for why the situation is this way: whether it is some tactical misstep, or running against a particular opponent, or historical accident, or DNC rules, or simply unfair, blind luck -- your chances to win the nomination and the presidency are low. ...
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/clintonwithdrawnow/ posted 04/23/2008 at 10:56:10

1. Counting votes in an election with only one candidate on the ballot (Clinton) is a losing proposition -- only totalitarian regimes count votes for president where the only candidate on the ballot is the "inevitable nominee".
2. "Anti feminist" -- surely you do not suggest that we should select our political leaders based solely on their gender? wouldn't that go against the very idea of EQUALITY?
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/clintonwithdrawnow/
ClintonWithdrawNow! posted 04/19/2008 at 14:51:56

This is further proof that THIS PRIMARY CONTEST MUST END NOW.
Whether you are a Sen. Clinton or Sen. Obama supporter, it should be obvious that this primary campaign is now doing harm to the hope of a Democratic victory in the fall. It is time to convince Senator Clinton (as the one who is currenty behind by all objective measure) to drop out from the race.
This petition politely asks Senator Clinton to withdraw
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/clintonwithdrawnow/
ClintonWithdrawNow posted 04/19/2008 at 12:21:00

This is more proof that this primary contest is extremely damaging and Senator Clinton should withdraw now. The ClintonWithdrawNow petition respectfully asks her to do so as soon as practicable for the good of both the country and her own legacy.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/clintonwithdrawnow/
"...This petition respectfully and humbly requests that you make what may be the hardest decision of your public life and withdraw from the 2008 presidential contest. Your service to this country, passion about the issues and qualifications to be President are recognized by any fair-minded observer. In addition to your many accomplishments and service in the US Senate, you have come closer to the US presidency than any woman in history while bringing many important issues and positions to the national discourse. We now call on you to act as a statesman and perform a noble service to the nation by suspending your campaign. ..." posted 04/19/2008 at 12:26:13

Sometimes it is difficult for anyone to appreciate the full complexity and expanse of the human soul, its simultaneous capacity for compassion, cruelty, confusion, intrinsic wisdom and utter darkness of error. These two stories are not examples of "polar behavior", they are windows into Bush the man.
1. Do you seriously think Bush "does not care"? How could he not, standing there and giving the MoH to a grieving family of a heroic Navy SEAL? (BTW, the SEAL jumped on a live grenade to save his comrades -- I am not sure I could do that, and I don't know how many people could). There are very few Americans that wouldn't have choked up.
2. Caring and making the right strategic, military and political decisions are not nearly as connected as people think. Almost everyone cares. Only a few are cut out to be President. Someone who makes disagreeable decisions or is not good at doing a (difficult) job is not suddenly "other than human" -- they just need to be fired from the job they have, and given a new job. Crawford gentleman rancher-farmer is a good one.
3. The past drinking problem is directly related to his born-again Christianity, which is sadly related to his policies and mistakes. You could wonder that had he kept drinking -- as FDR, Churchill, LBJ and others -- he may have been a better decision maker, because he would have never begun to substitute fundamentalist religious beliefs for Texan common sense and posted 04/09/2008 at 21:39:40

Exactly -- many of them did serve, including Bush... Now, they may be incompetent as senior commanders or Cabinet-level officials, but that's quite independent of their military service. There are many countries where *everyone* has military service on their resume -- that is not automatic qualification for public office, or vice-versa.

Because by that logic, Sen. McCain should just be appointed president now.

ClintonWithdrawNow:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/clintonwithdrawnow/ posted 04/09/2008 at 21:52:13

Yes, you have to wonder whether the people asking the question are actually CLINTON CAMPAIGN PLANTS to raise sympathy for what the Clinton family had to go through. I can imagine some in the campaign being that ruthless to choreograph this to get the "older white woman" demographic. posted 04/09/2008 at 13:21:09

This article misses a crucial fact -- it is not possible for Senator Clinton's organization to run a "dignified" campaign for another several months. Whether it is the organization or the candidate, this is not a scenario that is possible: instead, the choice is between dropping out as soon as practical and a destructive, mud-slinging campaign dragging on "until the convention".

Read the "Clinton Withdraw Now" petition here, and the signers' comments:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/clintonwithdrawnow/ posted 04/07/2008 at 18:20:04

Someone may have a right to stay in the campaign, but having a *right* does not mean that it should be exercised. All of us have countless rights that we choose not to exercise, and that is virtue -- not doing what you are legally permitted to do, but instead doing what's best for others. posted 04/08/2008 at 10:45:40

she won't betray her supporters. Over and out. We are hanging in there until it's time to vote for the most patriotic person.

So you'll be voting for her until you can vote for Sen. McCain or Ralph Nader? posted 03/30/2008 at 16:16:44

Actually, look at the signatures on this petition asking her to withdraw -- it is not from Obama surrogates or the campaign at all, and includes some former Clinton supporters.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/clintonwithdrawnow/ posted 03/30/2008 at 16:14:51

If it's about electability -- may be it's good to have a nominee who is liked by the media, for once? If it is true that the media dislikes Sen. Clinton and loves Sen. Obama, that is actually an argument for why Sen. Obama is the better Democratic nominee! posted 03/30/2008 at 16:10:19

That's a really important point -- she has achieved a great deal and come closer to the nomination than any other woman before her. Emotions aside, she has done many good things over many years of public service. However, the best way she can serve the country now is by getting out of the race.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/clintonwithdrawnow/ posted 03/30/2008 at 16:07:37

Imagine if all of the convicted felons in MI and FL are not immediately released! Imagine the ads the Republicans will run against Democrats in that case -- calling them out for denyng convicts' rights in the interests of pesky "law and order".

The rules are the rules. If those rank-n-file democrats didn't want this to happen, they should've made their state party organizations follow DNC rules from the start. posted 03/30/2008 at 15:46:54

Anyone powerful serving as VP may be tempted to claim all of the positive accomplishments of the President as her/his doing, and all the bad ideas and setbacks as the President's idea. That does not make for good, effective government.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/clintonwithdrawnow/ posted 03/28/2008 at 11:50:28

Here's a politely-worded petition asking Senator Clinton to withdraw from the race -- if you agree, SIGN IT today.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/clintonwithdrawnow/ posted 03/28/2008 at 11:48:06

The problem is with the Christian Right -- what Rev. Wright said is very similar to statements by Jerry Falwell, Dobson, Pat Robertson, and other white evangelicals. It has little to do with race or liberalism. posted 03/28/2008 at 11:45:17

The petition asking Clinton to withdraw is gaining momentum... read it and, if you agree, sign it at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/clintonwithdrawnow/
"Dear Senator Hilary Clinton,
This petition respectfully and humbly requests that you make what may be the hardest decision of your public life and withdraw from the 2008 presidential contest. Your service to this country, passion about the issues and qualifications to be President are recognized by any fair-minded observer. In addition to your many accomplishments and service in the US Senate, you have come closer to the US presidency than any woman in history while bringing many important issues and positions to the national discourse. We now call on you to act as a statesman and perform a noble service to the nation by suspending your campaign. As is often the case in history, and had been the case in your life before, you are being asked to serve in a way that is so cruelly different from the way you imagined.
Your chances of winning the Democratic nomination at this point are perhaps 20% or less. ..." posted 03/28/2008 at 11:37:48

Great OpEd, service in the Senate is often more valuable and Senator Clinton may very well have more natural talent for in-depth policy and complex legislation than the tasks and poetry of the Presidency.
Clinton Withdraw Now Petition http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/clintonwithdrawnow/ posted 03/30/2008 at 16:31:57