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Clinton will fall short, but candidacy still a triumph

On the outside, there is no quit in the Clinton campaign. They keep talking about finding a way to count the votes and seat the delegates for her from the Florida and Michigan primaries that were ruled rogue ...

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"Clinton will fall short" is the pro-Obama biased media assertion.

The pro-Obama biased media have interfered in, undermined, and subverted the Democratic nominaton process. The pro-Obama biased media continue to sabotage Sen. Clinton's presidential campaign.

Black racism cannot trump the Democratic nomination process. Obama's lead in delegates, superdelegates and votes is due to the black racism in voting against Sen. Clinton.
The Democratic nominaton process calls for all states to vote and if the candidates come up short in delegates for the nomination, then the superdelegates must select the best qualified candidate for the presidency using their independent judgment.

Obama does not have the requisite number of delegates for the nomination; he has no presumptive lock on the nomination. The Democratic nomination process is still in progress and concludes when all of the remaining states have voted and the superdelegates select the best qualified candidate using their independent judgment. Sen. Clinton is the best qualified presidential candidate and she must continue her fight for the future of America.

Qualifications must be the unyielding principle, similar to the rule of law, for the presidential nomination. Obama's skin color and fear of alienating the black vote or the threat of “massive demonstrations” cannot trump the unyielding principle of qualifications.

Obama’s trying to swipe the nomination from Sen. Clinton with the premature end of the nomination process called by the pro-Obama biased media is a subversion of the Democratic nomination process, and Obama will crash and burn in November and the Democratic Party will be a train wreck in November. I will vote McCain. McCain will be president and it will be four more years of Bush under McCain. Black racism must be defeated.
KEEP IT REAL

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May 10, 2008
 
clinton doesnt even know wasnt going on in her own house..she cant run the white house...ask monica
Dani girl

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May 10, 2008
 
Absolutely pathetic to bring race into this forum, not to mention media bias.

I suppose three weeks of Reverend Wright compared to two days of Clinton's lie about Bosnia sniper fire is media bias towards Clinton??

Maybe Obama's "bitter" comment compared to Clinton's "white people" comment.

Clinton's surrogates have claimed media bias or gender bias throughout the campaign. Being a white woman, I find this pathetically ignorant.

Obama was born to be a leader whereas Clinton simply went for a ride on her husbands coattails. Clinton was a great president but a vote for Hillary won't bring back the economic bliss of the 90's.

Hillary will not win, and neither will McCain. After 8 years of a corrupt Bush administration that makes up the rules as it goes, Clinton and McCain offer only more of this divisiveness and power tripiness.

Obama is our hope for the future of the United States and our presence in the world agenda for peace.

Obama '08
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May 10, 2008
 
How do hard working, non-college educated, white Americans fee about Mrs. Clinton calling you guys racists?
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May 10, 2008
 
This is the first thoughtful and honest reflection of Hillary's run for office. Thank you so much for this. Hillary deserves respect. I am proud of her and I am grateful for all she has done for this country. It is so important that we acknowledge Hillary. I have been a Hillary supporter and before I can move to support Obama I need to see the campaign acknowlege her, thank her, and embrace her by giving her a great role in the process. I also hope those Obama supporters who refer to Hillary in deragatory terms, which I see often on the Obama website refrain. This is how the unity and healing of the party begins.
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May 10, 2008
 
You are right, but I don't think Hillary sees it this way.
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May 10, 2008
 
Thank you for that, Michael. She's a remarkable candidate and deserving of enormous respect, whether you agree with her politics or not. I have to keep reminding myself she's 60 years old! Wow. To have her drive and commitment. I can only dream! And hey, baby, it's not over yet!
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May 10, 2008
 
To Great reflection: Well, I think Hillary's supporters need to do the same. And maybe Hillary needs to apologize for the racist tone her campain has taken. I think Obama supporters have a legitimate reason for disliking her. She ran a far more negative campaign against him than he did her, in the process dissing his supporters as well by saying their vote is unimportant, and his rightly resent that.
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May 10, 2008
 
Tackett writes, "She deployed her husband to great effect in rural areas." Sure, with his racist comments, his red-faced loud arguments with people in the audience, his gaffes when he tried to defend her Bosnia lie, his presence being a constant reminder of his impeachment and embarrassment to his family. Tacket has long been an unabashed great admirer of the Clintons, but this is a bit much. Given that, Hillary can thank only her fellow Democrats for her loss with the convoluted nominating system they developed with the support of her husband. Only a left-wing conspiracy here; no right-wingers involved....except for Rush Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos" which actually helped her stay in the race longer than otherwise.
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May 10, 2008
 
I am a Obama supporter, but I have great respect for Hillary Clinton. She is remarkable. Her energy, drive and intellect are formidable. I wish she had run for president in 2000 or 2004. Between Obama and Clinton, I favor Obama mainly because after the previous administration, we now need a clear contrast. And although Clinton would do a good job too, unfortunately she's a bit more polarizing than Obama. Still, I agree with this piece - she is a role model for countless women all over the world.
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May 10, 2008
 
Here comes Sen. Hairy Kitten, a proven lier, corrupt to the corr; who's only experience is that which she managed to graft from her equally disgraceful and empty, narcistic "husband".

Here comes Sen. O'Mamma, who, with his racist and corrupt friends and associates, his vast experance as a ultra left-wing neighborhood soup kitchen organizer, and not to mention, if he were a red headed Irishmen named Bernie O'Bannion, would have been laughed out of the race in the first five minutes.

And here come their ever so well dumbed down supporters, who can only parrot: "will bring us together" "he/she understands us" "this isn't about race" "this is about race" this shouldn't be about race" puke. vomit, spit!

The trouble is not these worthless canditates, it is the pathic, stupid fools, that brainlessly follow and bring them to center national stage.

Good luck America.
We're going to need plenty of it.

Jack Celtic

Rio Rancho, New Mexico
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May 10, 2008
 
"She ran a disciplined campign"? Her mudslinging made her worthy of someone on Richard Nixon's scale!
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May 10, 2008
 
sen. obama is nothing more than a media driven candidate and because of that i can not in good faith vote for him GO HILLARY
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May 10, 2008
 
crat3 wrote:
"Clinton will fall short" is the pro-Obama biased media assertion.
The pro-Obama biased media have interfered in, undermined, and subverted the Democratic nominaton process. The pro-Obama biased media continue to sabotage Sen. Clinton's presidential campaign.
Black racism cannot trump the Democratic nomination process. Obama's lead in delegates, superdelegates and votes is due to the black racism in voting against Sen. Clinton.
The Democratic nominaton process calls for all states to vote and if the candidates come up short in delegates for the nomination, then the superdelegates must select the best qualified candidate for the presidency using their independent judgment.
Obama does not have the requisite number of delegates for the nomination; he has no presumptive lock on the nomination. The Democratic nomination process is still in progress and concludes when all of the remaining states have voted and the superdelegates select the best qualified candidate using their independent judgment. Sen. Clinton is the best qualified presidential candidate and she must continue her fight for the future of America.
Qualifications must be the unyielding principle, similar to the rule of law, for the presidential nomination. Obama's skin color and fear of alienating the black vote or the threat of “massive demonstrations” cannot trump the unyielding principle of qualifications.
Obama’s trying to swipe the nomination from Sen. Clinton with the premature end of the nomination process called by the pro-Obama biased media is a subversion of the Democratic nomination process, and Obama will crash and burn in November and the Democratic Party will be a train wreck in November. I will vote McCain. McCain will be president and it will be four more years of Bush under McCain. Black racism must be defeated.
I tell you what! you people should elect a pig if they have the potential to go the opposite way from which we just came. The pride in the name Democrat or Republican should be the least interest right now, who can scape up an ounce of pride right now? n9ot me!!!. We are in a cement ball of catastrophes. We need a new name that includes both sides called "The U.S.A. Rescuers" forget color, titles, pride, and gender. We are in a state of emergency just like the people in Tiland. And that is not a pretty picture!
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May 10, 2008
 
Except for the praise for her having run "one of the most disciplined, tough and indefatigable campaigns of the past 50 years," it was a good article. Clearly her campaign was anything but "disciplined."

She had no plan past Super Tuesday. She burned money like it was middle eastern oil. She will go back to New York several million dollars in debt - most of which are debts to herself, though it will be interesting to see how long regular blue collar workers will have to wait until Hillary finally pays off all her vendors.

Congrats on the campaign - female or not, she has done well. BUT, because she is female, I think she has proven that there is no glass ceiling when it comes to being president. I hope this run will result in more qualified females in elected office ... because there are a few females who are not (I can think of a female governor of a north-central hand-shaped state who is a HUGE embarassment) and a whole LOT of males who are not (a looooong list)!

Her major legacy is going to be how gracefully she pivots from attacking Obama and trying to destroy the Democratic party to supporting Obama's candidacy and uniting the party. Bill's legacy hinges on this as well. The jury is still weighing the evidence to see ....
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May 10, 2008
 
sean wrote:
I am a Obama supporter, but I have great respect for Hillary Clinton. She is remarkable. Her energy, drive and intellect are formidable. I wish she had run for president in 2000 or 2004. Between Obama and Clinton, I favor Obama mainly because after the previous administration, we now need a clear contrast. And although Clinton would do a good job too, unfortunately she's a bit more polarizing than Obama. Still, I agree with this piece - she is a role model for countless women all over the world.
I think they should work together, Hillary will be a great assett, she is smart, and brave. I think it will work out for the better. She and Bill will help Obama with issues that he may not be well versed on, not too much he's not, but no one knows everything. Ilove the Clinton's so much, but I feel Obama is so pure hearted until he will render justice for all. He is so positive and careful with how he treats people regardless of how they treat him... thats what we've needed all along.
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May 10, 2008
 
It's a real "triumph" to start out with every imaginable advantage, money, name-recognition, a former president husband who is widely popular, and then run that campaign into the ground the lose to an upstart named "Barack Hussein Obama" despite every attempt to paint him as a pseudo-muslim elitist snob. Hillary is a true winner! Everyone should take notes on how to campaign to be president from her team.
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May 10, 2008
 
Dani girl wrote:
Absolutely pathetic to bring race into this forum, not to mention media bias.
I suppose three weeks of Reverend Wright compared to two days of Clinton's lie about Bosnia sniper fire is media bias towards Clinton??
Maybe Obama's "bitter" comment compared to Clinton's "white people" comment.
Clinton's surrogates have claimed media bias or gender bias throughout the campaign. Being a white woman, I find this pathetically ignorant.
Obama was born to be a leader whereas Clinton simply went for a ride on her husbands coattails. Clinton was a great president but a vote for Hillary won't bring back the economic bliss of the 90's.
Hillary will not win, and neither will McCain. After 8 years of a corrupt Bush administration that makes up the rules as it goes, Clinton and McCain offer only more of this divisiveness and power tripiness.
Obama is our hope for the future of the United States and our presence in the world agenda for peace.
Obama '08
Well said, Dani -

Thank you for mentioning the infamous 'sniper fire' incident.

But I don't think that Obama is our 'hope' for the future, so much as I think that ANY president who sides with Liberty and advocates personal responsibility - and who supports the keeping of government within its constitutionally mandated limits will be our best hope for the future.

Knowing what I Personally know about Senators McCain and Clinton, I truly hope that Obama is able to pull it off.
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May 10, 2008
 
dani girl.Tell the truth here. Hillary said she was getting the white People votes, because she couldnt get the black votes..Obama was getting 90% of them..What is the difference between calling people Afican-Americans and whites.. I have been called white, because that is what I am..I am Not black..This is all so silly.. Just like Obama does Not want to be called Obama Hussein..That is his name, is it NOT???..He should be proud to be called that..It was chosen by his mother.
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May 10, 2008
 
I realy believe Obama needs to go back to school..He thinks there are 57 states and that The Great Lakes are in Oregon..Oh, I forgot, He is tired.. How will he last? He has months more to go through..Ever notice how Hillary still keeps going, albeit losing, but is still the energiser bunny? And imagine, she is 60 and obama is still in his 40s..TSk! Maybe he should ask Hillary how she does it?? Now, instead of using sexist remarks toward Hillary, he is going to be using ageist remarks against McCain, who has demonstrated that he is a real hero to his country.
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