What Does Hillary Want?
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The real Question
Do we need to make 18 MILLION voters happy or do we satisfy your selfish hate.
I say we need their votes, every vote counts!
Hillary for VP or McCain for President
If Obama does not choose Hillary for VP, he is even more dim than he often appears.
He has already demonstrated - many times - that he cannot honestly answer even the simplest questions. No, he has to wait to give a speech (written by whom?) or to have a "press avail" (so he can triangulate his response?). Away from a teleprompter, he is not very good - often embarrassing, even. How many times has he had to "clarify" or "explain" points that any other normal human being could have stated clearly? How many times is he allowed to backpedal from some toxic thing that he or his obnoxious wife has plainly stated?
I find his lack of ability to think on his feet deeply troubling; in my view, it's an essential leadership skill that any president must have. Please note, this skill has nothing to do with skin color. I have spent the last 8 years cringing every time Bush opened his mouth; must I now listen to Obama mumble, bumble, fumble and say "uhh...." after every word that is not scripted? That's as embarrassing as Bush's "nukular" or "Amurricans," and frankly, this country deserves better.
18 million people supported, and voted for, Hillary. If Obama disrespects Hillary, he disrespects those voters - if Obama wants those votes, it's time to put his money where his mouth is. If he wants the votes of people who supported Hillary, he's got to earn them - and that means more than giving a pretty speech, talking at them, or calling them "sweetie." He certainly wants the Clinton donors' money, as he has already started going after them.
On the other hand, if he doesn't want Clinton supporters' votes, hello President McCain! I'm sure that will delight all you Hillary-bashers.
KNOW THE TRUTH
KNOW THE TRUTH:
" The Strategy of Stealing the Election! "
Would you be writing such a glowing report of a liar and a cheater and a person that deliberately stole this nomination if you revealed the truth??
Would you be interested in knowing (the rest of the story?)
So do you think Edwards, Richardson & Dodd made a pact at the Debates to screw Hillary?
Well after Hillary's huge win in West Virginia, many made fun of the poor. Would you think a sincere man that claims he care about the poor reject the poor's opinion in West Virginia? Edwards claims to be champion of the poor, right. Well on May 14th he gave his support for Obama on the same day Hillary won to reject W.Va., to dampen the results.
On the same day (May 14,2008) I received an email from Edwards begging for money that he had to come up with by that Friday to give scholarships from his charity to Seniors that were graduating that week-end. Why? Did he think I was an Obama supporter. Question..I do not know if Obama gave him money from his own PAC The Hope Fund but it seems logical.
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From The Washington Post..
Michigan was different. A revote was backed by the state's Democratic governor, Jennifer Granholm, and by the state's senior senator, Carl M. Levin. The campaign by Obama's supporters there was subtle. Legislative leaders said they needed Obama to sign off on the plan, but he demurred. Obama campaign lawyer Robert F. Bauer drafted a lengthy memo on March 19, raising a series of questions about the revote but stopping short of opposing it. Campaign aides then said they wanted to see what the legislature would do.
Meanwhile, two key Obama supporters, state Sens. Samuel Buzz Thomas III and Tupac A. Hunter, were finding every reason possible not to send Michiganders back to the polls, said Ballenger, of Inside Michigan Politics.
"The Obama camp never wanted a vote in Michigan," said a Michigan Democratic insider involved in the revote effort. "Let us be very real."
In short, Obama ran out the clock. When Michigan state senators adjourned March 21, they left Granholm's revote plan on the table. By the time the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee decided on Florida and Michigan, they hardly mattered. Without revotes, Clinton could not indisputably claim their tallies for her national vote total. The torrent of superdelegates that some Obama advisers had feared would never come.
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What you really see is a "Strategy of Stealing" and DNC sanchioned it, they allowed a figment (feigned, invented, or imagined story, theory) of imagination to cheat Hillary of the nomination.
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Obama took his name off the Michigan ballot and gave a phony excuse for doing so. The truth, He did it because he could not win Michigan and knew he could not allow the voters to have their say.
. Now Michigan gave each candidate the option of name mentioned or not.. Some did, some did not. There was a space for people to vote as (non committed.) Hillary said she thought it was not the voters fault, let them vote. She left her name on the ballot as did Senator Dodd and HRep. Dennis Kucinich, M Gavel. The vote proceeded and Hillary won by a landslide.
Now Richardson, Edwards and Obama panicked at the last moment and could not get their name back on the ballot. They violated the trust of their signed pledge to not campaign in FL or MI.
They created a large number of flyers that had their name on it and said vote for us in (non committed) These flyers (as we learned in the Rules meeting,) were given out as handouts in Michigan by Edwards,Richardson and Obama's volunteers. Florida would not allow candidates to remove their names from the ballots.
Now I was at the DNC Rules and ByLaws meeting in Washington DC Saturday. In my opinion This meeting was a total scam. You were not there so you did not see what went on. Idid not se the backroom dealings. I was not in the backroom meeting that was held for 3 hours. The meeting was to be out in day light, it was not. I can tell you from a reliable source there was a mock vote that was dramatically changed for real vote in front of the TV cameras.
But as you recall Howard Dean would not decide Michigan or Florida could revote. He elected to allow the candidates to decide. What a joke. One candidate knew he would lose and one knew she would win.
A meeting was planned for Obama and Hillary to meet in Michigan to decide on the revote. She flew into Michigan to meet with Obama. You all saw this on TV. Two Chicago attorneys flew to Michigan to meet with her while Obama was on a plane for a vacation to Virgin Island and hid his head in the sand. The lawyers told her NO revote. To verify this read the article in Washington Post today.
The scam DNC meeting should have given Hillary 73 delegates for her votes in Michigan. Of course some of the not commited were thinking of her. Who know maybe they were thinking of You or Me. Obama's name was not on the ballot so he should receive NO DELEGATES, none. Right?
Well not exactly, the DNC group and the Michigan supporters of Obama told us they knew what the (not committed) were thinking. This is FOUL.Some good honest members made comments about it (this is not Alice in Wonderland, we do not read minds.)
The results the DNC awarded all those (not committed) to Obama and revealing their bias toward Obama, to give him the election.
They also robbed Hillary of 4 Delegates from Hillary's voters and just gave them to Obama. Now how many of you can read minds or have ESP. This is the true History that I will write down for my children and grandchildren to read. The Honest Truth is History. Obama stole this nomination and most honest people would object, you should, too. Let the people of The United States vote on this.
No More Clintons
Obama, I voted for you in California. Please don't choose Clinton for VP. Be a true statesman and rise above her deception, spin, and politicking.
Choose another true statesman or stateswoman -- otherwise you lose my vote in November.
Donna from Pittsburgh
I am sad today, too - mostly for ignorant people like you. Up until about a month ago, I was supportive of Hillary and her right to keep in the race even though I have switched to supporting Obama several months ago. But for the last month or so, she has done nothing but work to divide the Dem party. I still think she is a very capable person and qualified to lead the country, but after her recent behavior, I would not vote for her and don't want her anywhere near the Dem ticket. And I have always admired Bill Clinton, but think he has really tarnished his image and would be nothing but a liability and problem if Hillary was on the ticket.
I think the majority of people for Obama are for CHANGE which we desperately need - and it has NOTHING to do with the color of his skin. Where did you come up with that?
You say that you may not even vote this year and I hear your sentiment a lot from Hillary supporters now - particularly women. Ok - that's a great solution (NOT)! But all I have to say is, don't come crying to us when Roe v Wade is overturned and you continue to lose more of your rights and the Supreme Court turns completely conservative. Those sorts of things affect our lives for decades and we are just beginning to see some of them now.
WAKE UP!!!! or you will get what you deserve (but unfortunately a lot of us others may have to live with the consequences of your ignorance!
PS: you might want to read a grammer book for a refresher - "could have went around the world making peace" is not correct.
Obama VP
I believe Obama would serve himself and the country well to pick a woman VP like Kathleen Sebelius; that!, would be a dream ticket.
Please , Obama, don't pick Hillary your life would be in danger as the Clintons would consider the unthinkable just to get back in the White House - don't pick Billary!!
Hillary Clinton
It's never been clear to me why so many people want Hillary to be president or vice president. She has a well-documented problem with the truth. (Why is that wrong for Bush but OK for Hillary?) Her lack of executive experience was abundantly clear in the way she mismanaged her campaign and staff. (She had a huge head start, yet the delegate numbers wouldn't even be close if Rush Limbaugh Republicans hadn't crossed over to keep the show going.) Her only two major policy proposals - government health care in the '90s and gas tax relief more recently - were abject failures. (The health care proposal showed that she doesn't understand how to get things done, and the gas tax relief proposal showed that she doesn't think things through.)
For whatever reason, too many Democrats have bought into the Clinton mythology that a) she's the smartest woman in the world, and b) she's "entitled" to be president. Both are wrong. If she is so smart, she wouldn't have to take a poll every day to tell her what to think. And putting up with Bill all these years entitles her to half their assets in divorce court, but not the presidency.
If Democrats want a woman on the ticket, there are others available with the appropriate experience and integrity. Dianne Feinstein (former mayor of San Francisco) and Kathleen Sebelius (governor of Kansas) come to mind.
A Question - What does Hillary Clinton want?
Hillary Clinton to be president. Hillary Clinton to be vice-president. Which is it? What is it? We do not know. She claims that 18 million people (Democrats) voted for her, however even more people (Democrats) did not vote for her. Either way it is meaningless.
I consider comments that Obama the Democratic nomination because he was black as racist, and a total contradicts of those who believe Ms. Clinton was a victim of sexism. Why? These people believe that people did not listen to Obama's message. The people who voted for him just saw a black man felt sorry for him and voted for him.
Enough of the Clintons
Five reasons why Hillary should not be VP
1) Hillary is a sore loser.
2) She practices old school politics which does not sit well with Obama's message of change.
3) She does not have a clear message of her own.
4) She brings too much bagage from Bill's legacy.
5) Her getting on Obama's ticket might backfire with Blacks and other young voters who've worked very hard for him.
Re: Donna of PA
Seriously? You think people have voted for Obama because he's blank and has made history? I'm saddened by your comments as they are probably what a lot of sheeple are thinking and it's 100% false.
You think we should have voted for Hillary because of her husband's ability to charm people? Did we all forget that he hasn't acted all that charming on the campaign trail? And if I remember correctly, Bill isn't running for President.
Her baggage is from her inability to stop using scare tactics and spin to coerce sheeple into voting for her.
I'm sorry, but she lost it for me when she intentionally divided her own party in order to make a bid for the Presidency. She uses fuzzy math to bolster her inaccurate claims, she spins facts, and she outright lies (sniper fire?). I can respect a person like that and I certainly don't want them running the country.
Add to that, she's known for months that she could not get the delegates to win and still refused to leave the race gracefully. She overspent a dying campaign and for what? What can she possibly say she gained by doing so?
As for Hillary as VP? The VP isn't the consolation prize for failed attempts to secure the nomination.
John W. Mashek covered politics in Washington for four decades with U.S. News & World Report, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and the Boston Globe. His primary beats were Congress, the White House, and national politics. He covered every presidential election from 1960 to 1996. He was a panelist in three televised presidential debates in 1984, 1988, and 1992.