BLUE BELL, Pennsylvania (CNN) – Over the weekend, Barack Obama's campaign manager David Plouffe accused Hillary Clinton of having a “character gap.” Clinton spokesman Phil Singer returned fire, saying today that Obama’s campaign is perpetrating an "insidious pattern of personal attacks."
Any Democrat listening the harsh language emanating from the campaigns would be forgiven for thinking it might be tough to unify the party this fall.
Clinton was asked by a voter here Monday about the increasingly contentious race, and whether Democrats can manage to come together in the general election. Clinton re-emphasized that Democrats must unite after the primary battle.
"I think we will have a unified Democratic party once we have a nominee, we will go into fall election very committed to taking back the White House," she said. "None of the things I talk about will happen if Sen. McCain is elected."
She praised McCain and their work in Senate together, but added, "As he himself has said, he doesn’t know much about the economy."
The mostly female audience laughed as she ribbed McCain over his economic credentials, but she was serious as she urged Democrats to put aside their differences to defeat the presumptive GOP nominee.
"I think that people that who would have voted for either me or Sen. Obama are going to ask themselves, 'Wait a minute, there are really big differences between the Democrats and the Republicans.' And let’s have a unified party and elect a Democratic president."
UPDATE: Republican National Committee spokesman Danny Diaz issued this response to Clinton's charges against McCain: "Sen. Clinton’s plans to increase taxes and implement massive government spending would only hurt hardworking families and small businesses. Her political attacks against Sen. McCain won’t distract voters from her backward-looking and failed policy stances."
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Clinton's camp accuses Obama of personal attacks?!!! Wow, that just about takes the cake. Look in the mirror, baby!
Duh...Is this lady for real. That's what we've all been saying! Please drop out...it is almost impossible for you to win Hillary. let's end this selfish quest for power and let Obama unite the party. He can do it.
Yes, McCain has admitted he doesn't know much about the economy. That, to me, is far more honorable than claiming to know something about the economy when in reality the knowledge is strictly limited to a flawed education in socialist policy. Give me a break, Clinton! You're a hypocrite!
If she really wanted party unity, she would drop out of the race and support who will win no matter what. Now that Michigan and Florida will not have delegates seated, he last hope of ever getting the nomination was shot down. She will probably win Pennsylvania, but that is the last state she can rely on to win. Everything else is nicely in Obama's corner and after he wins those, the superdelegates will put him over the top. Clinton CAN NOT WIN!!!
Obama Richardson 08!!!
Bravo to Carville for saying the truth. The timing Richardson chose was non other than back stabbing.
Hillary, it's over. You can't win, its you who are killing the Democratic party. Please stop so we can concentrate on McCain. The race is over for you.
Obama 08
GO HILLARY!!!
Just listned to Bill Clinton give a speech in Indiana for Hillary.
He makes Obama look like a school boy.
I am supporting Obama. If Hillary gets the nomination. I will vote for McCain.
Smartest thing she's said in a long time. Let's see if she can run a respectable campaign now.
Thank you for saying that Mrs. Clinton. I do hope that the party will come together no matter which one of you is nominated. I pray that you will stand by these words and not choose to praise McCain as you have been doing.
Obama '08
Let the Party Begin! Thanks Hillary
Obama 08
I don't particularly like either of these candidates, but I will almost certaintly vote for whomever wins. The Clinton and Obama supporters who plan on staying home or voting for McCain if their candidate doesn't win are the ones who will destroy the party. But is anyone really surprised that the Democrats are blowing it? We all saw this coming over a year ago.
Hillary, we vote for you! You are the one can save this country from falling into troubles. You are the one can unify the party. You are the one actually read the bible, not Obama or Mccain.
When Obama is behind, the world can see all kind of dark messages came from his office. Hillary remains positive on her tone.
Warning!! Warning!! a lot of these so call Hillary supporters on CNN blog are really Republicans that want her to win. Obama supporters don't take some of these comments against Obama personal or too serious. Let's focus on the issues and leave the fighting to the Hillarians and Republicans. We are smarter than that.
the possibility of any unity in the party died when Sen. Clinton and her peeps decided to throw the kitchen sink at another Demo. I mean, what's Sen. Obama supposed to do...stand there and take it?
Also, why is it important to point out that there were mainly women in the audience..what are you getting at CNN? just report the news and don't add your own extra crap
NORB,
Bill Clinton is not running for President...We already impeached him.
For over two and a half months Jack Cafferty has cost CNN the loss of over $2,500,000.00. Jack has been running a twice daily campaign of advertising Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton, using CNN’s time, good name, and studio facilities to support Barack Obama, by providing Obama, with free commercial air time, at an unfair and dishonest cost to CNN itself. This is how Ugly it truly is out there, thanks to your Jack Cafferty.
CNN should ask Barack Obama for a reimbursement.
Hillary, VERY LAUGHABLE, YOU of all people who throw under-handed slurs and mean spirited remarks have the word 'unite' in your vocabulary. Yet, what is good for the goose is not good for the gander, meaning I can throw mud but don't throw it back. Hillary, YOU started this ugliness and trust me the same tactics will NOT work if you by some miracle are the nominee or elect-ee. People see through you and you are NOT a diplomatic person by any stretch. So, tighten your belt, bow out with grace and let the VOTE for OBAMA continue!
Democrats and the word "Unity" do not mix!
I find Obama's campaign disgusting. since I no longer can leave a blog on another site... do make such degrading personal attacks is just disgusting. Shame on Obama's campaign. Go Hilliary. I honestly would switch to McGain if for some reason Obama wins this contest, which he gas run purely on a racial basis.
She is amazing.
Even under the heaviest pressure from almost all the mainstream media, she is still showing the country the strongest life ability.
I think nothing else she can not deal with.
I really respect her.
My daughter will be named after her.
Hilary, we support you.
I don't think party unity is possible. I am but one of many who will not vote for Sen. Obama - therefore our only other choice is to cross party lines and vote for Sen. McCain.
the obama campaign is proving that they are not above politics as usual. im voing for McCain!
Yeah, but will she? She doesn't take defeat well, and it shows.
Funny. The Clinton campaign, they meet up and decide on a topic.
They can hit, but Obama, we dare you to hit back. Remember you are hope and change. Stand nice and we will kick your butt otherwise you would be a flip flopper.
This comments just prove my point. Hillary is, in all actuality, the ONLY candidate that is stressing party unity once the nominee is decided. Barack has not uttered words this strong, he has only torn down his opponent over and over again. It is mind-boggling to me that people are not noticing who the actual uniter is here!
Reading about Hillary in Bosnia, I think we need a comander in chief who knows the difference between the sound of a bullet and the sound of a photographers camera.
Hillary, go home (wherever that may be).
Thank you Hillary. All democrats, it's time we unite. Whoever the nominee is, we have to support them in the general election against Sen. John McCain. I truly have a lot of respect for all three candidates, but i honestly think only Obama can make a good shift to the American economy from what we are experiencing in the current administration. I hope, we as Americans will come united & vote for Obama or Hillary in the general election. I personally want Obama to be the nominee since he has won more states & has won more than a million votes than Hillary. However, whoever is the nominee, we need a change in the white house. We need a democratic party in the white house. Come on everybody, lets be united, lets be the united states of America. We need change in America for the prosperity of our nation. Se. McCain wants to continue to the war in Iraq. We don't need to continue the war in Iraq which has killed 4000 american troops, 1 million Iraqi civilians & costed us almost a trillion dollar. Think about it for yourselves. I have great confidence in my fellow americans. Think for yourselves & make a wise decision.
Go Hillary. Obama is the divider, he can't even unite his own church. Of course this is coming from a "typical" white person's opinion.
Thank you Hillary, it's about time.
I hope this means you are ending your rhetoric praising John "Bomb Bomb Iran" McCain.
I think a good compromise in this nomination battle would be to let Obama be president and let the Clintons move into the Lincoln Bedroom.
She and Bill could take more of those really
fun trips she had made when she was first lady.
And we'll all live happily ever after.
With all due respect to Senator Clinton, I don't see how she can claim to care about party unity when she is perpetuating a primary election with no hope of legitimately winning the nomination. No other candidate in this race has encouraged as much divisiveness as Senator Clinton. If she really believes this, she would support Senator Obama and actually help unify the party.
Let's face it, no one really cares about Iraq, the economy, or health care. All we want to do is get excited about the next "shocking" comment by one campaign or the other.
Democrats need to take a deep breath back away. Obama supporters are very angry, Clinton supporters are very angry. Under these conditions, they are likely to say things they will regret. Understandable. But, handing the presidency to John McCain won't help. If McCain wins, neither Obama nor Clinton will ever be president.
Note to Obama supporters, try to live up to the example that Obama sets. Note to Clinton supporters, try to live up to the example that Obama sets.
Mexicans will vote McCain if Hillary loses !! does that matter to you at all ? maybe the republicans will again walk through the doors of the white house with the help of the latino !!
Why is it that Clinton claims she can take on the GOP in November, yet at the same time she says that saying she has a "character gap" is part of an insidious pattern of personal attacks?
Careful, we wouldn't want Hillary to cry again! She is, after all, the "tough" candidate who will "fight" for Democrats in the general election...
A moratorium on foreclosures would maintain (or as houses are bought, increase) the price of real estate. This is a good thing. We need homes to increase in price not continue to decline. People are being left owing more in their houses (mortgages) than what they are worth. So 1 for Hillary, 0 for Obama.
A mortgage rate freeze would help people stay with their homes instead of going to foreclosure (thus putting those homes in the market). People with adjustable rates are now finding that their monthly payments have gone up by as much as 500 to 1000 dollars a month. The more houses that stay in the hands of the people, the less houses in the market, the less supply and therefore prices will maintain (or increase as houses in market are bought). 2 for Hillary, 0 for Obama.
Hillary's $30 billion proposal is important. Real estate markets are local in nature, each local government knows best how to deal with the problemt. 3 for Hillary, 0 for Obama.
Hillary has been talking about this for a very long time (one year at least). She has made it a topic that she repeats in every debate she had. Obama always seems to just nod (as he does with most of her solutions), but doesnt say anything. 4 for Hillary, 0 for Obama.
She co-sponsored a bill to addres the issue. Back then, real estate prices were high and no one was worried. Her bill didnt go anywhere but she continued talking about it. 5 for Hillary, 0 for Obama.
Must I go on? Only mistake (if it can be called a mistake) is to mention a commission with Greenspan in it. I am not sure how much Mr. Greenspan has been the cause of this problem, but he did allow it to happen. This is a collective problem.
Hillary
Please do NOT drop from the race, Obama is crashing down fast and his boat is sinking now that people are finding out what he really is about. The man that promissed change is about the same.
We need unity I don't think that Barack Obama is any longer a Nomonee do to the raceist remaks I no longer a'm willing to vote for him as a nomonee. The media still is trying to get us behind Obama ,but it is alittle to late so all the Obama backer that have been writting comment to Cnn If in any way he gets elected he should go to every family in the United State and beg for foregiveness for no leaving his raceist churchthat preeches hatred.
I would rather have Hillary Clinton or McCain than Obama any day.
I am supporting Hillary for sure...........
I do not understand those Obama's supporters at all.
Hillary 08 Go Go GO!
Obama needs to Back off. His compaign is talking about the "Character Gap". He should be ashamed of himself after all this mess with Wright. He has a Character issue here and not Hilary??
Greg,
If Hillary manages to get the nomination...which I doubt, please hold your nose and vote for her. In the end we need a DEMOCRAT in the whitehouse. there is way too much at stake. I don't want anymore young americans getting killed, disfigured or mentally fatigued. The nation is in bad shape and the environment is at a critical stage, PLEASE don't be petty about WHO fills the suit in the whitehouse. We need change! If I can't get Obama, I'll settle for second best, Hillary.
HILLARY ...you are SMART LEADER!!!
Richardson's betrayal is really bad because it goes against the process he said he would use to choose his candidate. He said he would make a decision based on results of his state and constituency. This back stab may be a blessing in disguise because it makes the case that a super delegate can choose whoever they personally feel is best qualified. Unity? It will be a struggle to keep half of the democrats enthusiastic about voting no matter what. Clinton people will be just as upset as Obama people if it does not go the way we want it, especially if Florida and Michigan are disenfranchised.
I do agree with Senator Clinton that there are huge differences between the Democratic and Republican parties. Just look at the events over the past few days....Reverend Wright, "two people that love their country". McCarthyism, Bosnia 1996 sniper fire-oops, blue dress, immigration bill-I want to thank myself, bailout the dumb subprime borrowers and the banks/investors....Wow, and these are the same folks that have the gall to attack the Republicans? Wake up America!
Hillary, just get out of the race. I still have some respect for you, but it would last long if you stay too long.
And her attacks on Obama promote unity exactly how? Whoever wins, we will go into the fall with 5-10% of our potential base either staying home or voting for McCain out of spite. Is she really running on the 10% chance of the nomination in 2008, or to make sure she has a clear field in 2012?
You know, I was going to list all the lies and underhanded things the Clintons have done, but I am too tired.
I will throw this out: Google Peter Paul v. Clinton
hey Elsa... what if Edwards backs him too? Will that make him a back stabber too?
Hey – thanks for the vote of support Hillary – I'm a little surprised by the magnanimous gesture.
Never fear, however, we look forward to you and your supporters coming together behind Barack just as soon as you get back on your meds and figure out that you can't win/steal/claw away the nomination.
I think that the best Bill and Hillary could have done for the sake of preserving the Democratic Party is for Hillary NOT to compete at all. More Americans hear about Bill and his impeachment process (which is NOT an invention of the Obama campaign) BETTER it is for the Democrats.
I other words Bill is NOT a good and honorable reference. The bLue dress is a true thing. Obama didn't invent it.
Bill might be bright, but both he and his wife are Machiavellian and manipulative.
I don't like the word games of Bill first around race and now about patriotism. Shame on him! Hillary is not better. She is arrogant: I saw her claiming the top of a potential ticket with Obama.
But .... notice what she DIDN'T say, namely, "I encourage you, if I don't receive this nomination, to vote for Obama." That would have been a call for unity. What she really means by this is, "Some of my lies are coming home to roost right now, and I don't like it, so let's point to Obama as a source of disunity in the party."
Democrats let's stop all the fighting and judging of candidates. We all look like school kids to the world. Stop all the hate! Lets unite our voice and insist that these two candidate stop tearing the party apart. We cannot let the Republicans. We can overcome this.
Unite the party? Drop out already then! Anyone with a high school diploma can do the math and see that its nearly IMPOSSIBLE for Hillary to come out with more pledged delegates than Obama.
I am from China, please vote for McCain or Hillary, because they will take america to another war & America will loose trillions of dollars again. I am happy to see america loose money in the war & happy to see you americans are fighting among yourselves over this election. Please don't vote for Obama, because he will unite your country & improve your economy. Please vote for McCain or Hillary, because if you are divided, you will fail as a Nation,.
well said, but it aint gonna happen........
the obama-maniacs have already made it clear.
like michelle obama herself said.
you either elect them now or dont expect them to go to the trouble to
bail out the America there not proud of asian......
Missouri McCain 08
of course, I meant: Less Americans hear about...Better it is.
I am supporting HIllary. If Obama gets the nomination, i will throw up. And vote for McCain.... he is a better choice!
I'm an Obama supporter, but if Hillary some how wins and becomes the nominee, I'll vote for her. We need a Democrat, not McCain.
Hillary is so disingenuous...she makes me gag~!! It is really awful that people can't see fully through her shenanigans..........
To Norb:
Mr. Norb, your comment is laughably ignroant and pointless. Regardless of whether you are voting for Hillary, or for Obama, Bill Clinton's ability to make a moving, intelect-filled speech is a far cry from Senator Obama's capabilites. Obama's speeches fall within the margin, of Martin Luther King, John F. Kennedy, and Abraham Lincoln. No disrespect to the former President, but if you truthfully think that Bill Clinton's speech makes Obama "look like a little boy", you are either 1. racist, 2. ignorant, or 3. perhaps both.
Have a good day
PS. CNN, I know you will not post this
Hillary Clinton is the QUEEN OF PERSONAL ATTACKS, no matter
how viscious they are. People are seeing thru Hillary as an coniver,
dishonest liar, self-obsessed, do anything, anything to win, put out
a lie and when it comes back to you, blame it on the guy you attack.
I NEVER WANT TO SEE THE CLINTON'S AGAIN AFTER THEIR SCUMBAG STUNTS IN THIS CAMPAIGAN.
A very great place for the Clinton's after this campaign is over, is
in New Orleans helping instead of acting like they care for campaign
reasons, and never to look back once they won. Yes, New Orleans
with the terrific Jimmy and Roselyn Carter. Now would'nt that be
humbling for THE GREAT CLINTON'S.It would take time, but you
may earn a tinsy winsy amount of real respect from the American
people.
AND TAKE PA. GOV. RENDALL WHO HAS BEEN PROMISED THE
SEC. OF ENERGY JOB. HILLARY IS THAT CONSIDERED BRIBARY
IN POLITICS?????I DON'T KNOW, LET'S ASK GOV. RENDALL???
I have voted Democratic for the last 16 years but I will vote MCCAIN if Hillary is the Democrat nominee.
Obama 08
At least McCain doesn't tell us bold face lies about his past experience OR try to weasel out when undeniable proof is offered up to repudiate bogus claims by said bold face liar..
This is expected of Hillary. She did this last time before Ohio and Texas, played the we should work together strategy couple days before releasing the "Kitchen Sick Strategy"....its only time before we see part 2. I say "Kitchen Sick Strategy Part 2" will be available couple days before Penn. LOL Hillary is like somebody you need when you want to cheat the system.
Obama should drop out if any one does. Very devisive to call names and then claim he is being fair?
Hillary needs to quit. She is a liar and the Bosnia story proves it. The Hillary movie just proves how nasty of a woman she is. And you Hillary lovers, Obama won the Texas caucus and won more delegates. Lets throw our support behind Obama.
On this point, Hillary is right, whether its Obama or Hillary, we can't have 4 more years of Bush politics. Our nation can't survive is McCain wins.
Thank you for saying that Mrs. Clinton. I do hope that the party will come together no matter which one of you is nominated. I pray that you will stand by these words and not choose to praise McCain as you have been doing.
Obama '08
If Richardson wanted to back stab Hilary, he would have done it before Texas. Hilary doesn't care about party unity. If she was to win all the contests left 60% to 40% she still wouldn't catch up to Obama. But we have a media that gets ratings as long as this progresses. We keep this up and in January we will bew watching the McCain walk up the stairs of 1600 Penn .
If Hillary Clinton really cared, she would get out of the race, but like every single thing she has ever said, she is insincere.
Obama can not win the National election, no matter how proud Michele is of America now..
well said, but it aint gonna happen........
the obama-maniacs have already made it clear.
like michelle obama herself said.
you either elect them now or dont expect them to go to the trouble to
bail out the America there not proud of agian......
Missouri McCain 08
ps: just a typical white mans oppion.
The election hunt started out so positively, now it has found it's way into the gutter.
To Greg:
I am supporting Hillary. If Obama gets the nomination, I will vote for McCain....it works both ways.
Nasty words, like calling Clinton a "monster", are not nearly as harmful as nasty actions, like denying Democratic voters in Florida and Michigan a voice.
My Granddaughters refer to Obama as "The Bad Man who Hates America!"
He is definitely no longer a variable candidate and he is now running a VERY negative champagne out of desperation.
Give it Up Bad man who hates America-Stay in the Virgin Islands, you are no longer welcome here!
We have a General Election to win!
If Obama is on the ticket, I'll vote McCain. Obama has shown nothing more that dirty tricks, racism at it's worse and a petty attitude. Richardson is a sell out ans Carville got it right. Was Richardson 30 pieces of silver and promise from Obama?
Amen, Bill Richardson is a Judas.
Well Greg, If Obama would happen to get the nomination....there will be a heck of a lot more Democrats voting for McCain...and let me be the first to inform you that all those Republicans that crossed over in the primary's to vote for Obama...WILL NOT be voting for him in November. Bye, Bye Obama!!!
It's Hillary or nobody for me!
Looking forward to the Hillary victory in PA on 4/22!
Not looking forward to the ongoing whining by Obama and his campaign – ugh.
Obama's recent campaign aggression is a response to enduring the same "kitchen sink" aggression from Queen Clinton...
I'd like to know how on Earth she gets everything she whines for, then plays dirty and it looks like gold on the media, and then when Obama does it... she whines again.
Suck it up, Queenie, you made your bed, now lie in it.
If Obama wins the nomination, democrats can't win in November. Way to win by suppressing 10% of the countries votes. BTW CNN is a sexist news network. Not a single woman anchor. Jack Cafferty is going to burn in hell
Why do the Obama supporters keep saying that Hillary can't win?
Neither can win without superdelegates.
It will be united once Hillary drops out and Obama is the nominee. Then, the negativity and hatred will vanish along with lies and manipulation. Billary is the reason the party is split. They are out for themselves. They look for anyway to prolong the battle and split the party. Hillary begins the year affirming that FL and MI votes should NOT count. SHE STATED THEY SHOULD NOT COUNT, but when she needed them, she states the voices of the people should be heard... I guarantee you this would not be the issue if she were ahead or if Obama had won those states.. Manipulation at best. She lied about Bosnia, she spins hatred and lies about Obama... a person she would be happy to have as her VP. GET THAT. She would be dandy if he were her VP. After all the horrible things she says, he would still qualify as her VP.. I think that is funny.
Hillary talks about unity while splitting the party. IF she truly wanted unity, she would be helping Obama on the way to the general election, but instead she continues the negative attacks and spins the lies of the clinton establishment. What else is new
?
why does not hillary offer mccain the vice presidencey
I read an interesting post on Huffington's the other day that postulated that a plausible reason why Clinton is hanging in despite the numbers is that she is in fact already running for 2012 and is hoping to do just enough damage to Obama to ensure that McCain takes the Whitehouse.
It seems pretty nuts but when you consider that she says things continually that will come back to hurt the party if she isn't the nominee (like the McCain is ready to be C in C but Barack isn't' ; the candidate won't be legitimate without Michigan and Florida, etc.) – she regularly crosses a line in a way that defies any other explanation.
Clinton has more guts, more tenacity, more spunk and more spine then Obama could ever claim. She will fight to the end and should. Hillary '08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hillary has really lowered the tone of the campaign. It is a very good example of the kind of divisiveness that will become a hallmark to her presidency if (and that is a big if) she is elected.
Ever since she decided to go negative, the campaign has become worse. Then she turns around and blames the Obama campaign when she can't stand the negativity coming from there. She will end up, if she wins the nomination (again a big if), alienating Obama supporters like myself who will not vote for either her or McCain.
Both Hillary and Bill feel that the nomination is something they are entitled to. That somehow this was promised to them and they will stop at nothing to get it even it means that democrats loose the WH this fall. I think Hillary would rather have McShame for president then Obama, the man who beat her.
If she was serious, she would bow out and help unit the party. It's just getting worst between the camps.
Donate to both Hillary and Barack. Be a true agent for change. Embrace the winner, whomever it is. Do not let the world go to hell in a handbasket just because your horse came in second.
Democratic voters are turning against Hillary real fast.
It is her tactics. and lies. We are tired and literally exausted
from of lies. and games.
Most Democrats will NEVER vote for Hillary. And they will
not vote for McCain. People that want Obama to win will
NEVER vote for Hillary. They will not vote if they have to vote
for a liar.
Just think if Bush had lost to Kerry. Our world would have been
so much better and Bush won because of smear ads. The
American people are unrealistically gullible. Really sad, huh?
I don't understand Carville's point.
Its not Mr. Clinton running for the presendency. its Mrs Clinton.
And after all how would it be back stabing when somebody exercising his right to use judgement.
Polls show 37% Hillary supporters will not support Obama if he gets the nomination .Karl Rove and his attack machine will have a field day with Obama 's (typical white woman )remarks and his famous minister Mr.Wright .If Clinton wins the popular vote when all of this is said and done then the superdelegate with support the one that is most electable .The fair way to do it is let Florida and Michigan 's voters voices be heard but Obama won't agree to that .So Super Delegates will decide .Even though Obama is against it .But he can't have it both ways .
Carvill is just a lap dog who barks any time his master sneezes. keep barking carvil.
I hope and PRAY that HILLARY goes INDEPENDENT the day AFTER the democratic convention and shows how everyone is a fool that supports Obama!!!
Hillary,
Promote party unity by dropping out of the race. Use your efforts to help defeat McCain.
*CNN, stop picking and choosing posts.
Last time – I looked Bill Clinton was not running for President...Or maybe he is????
our president now doesnt know much about the ecnomy either. But Id rather have someone who will support our troops and won't raise taxes as Hill/Bama will
Even if they counted the votes in Michican and Floride SHE WOULD STILL LOSE!!!
No Hillary for Prez.
No Hillary for V.P.
Put her in a cabinet position – Secretary of Public Health – or send her home. She doesn't even deserve to be a Senator.
My questions are:
1-Does the 4,000 deaths of American soldiers include those who (allegedly) have been electrocuted in showers built/provided by Halliburton, Inc.?
2-Could CNN: ‘The Situation Room”, ‘360′, ‘Cafferty File’ etc. address the fact that the poor economy is a direct result of the $ trillions spent to finance the Iraq war and company’s like Halliburton; and that we are in debt to countries like China? The insurgents of Iraq are winning the war, our country is going broke!!!!! as well as being viewed as the “BIg Brother’ of the world.
3- How true is it that we pay each insurgent (in Iraq) $10 a day to not fight us? I can see how things can so conveniently ‘calm down’. I guess a no-pay day is when more bombings flare up.
3-Further, what is the increase in personal wealth of the President and Vice-President today–as compared to when then got in office?
CNN Staff more and more of us are tuned in to CNN 24/7; How about researching and giving us some FACTS regarding the above.
Thank you.
If Hillary is the nominee; Democrats might as well kiss good bye to all the hopes for the WH! All her skeletons will come out to haunt her and unlike Obama, the Republicans will make merry out of it!
Last time Bill Clintons scandals cost us the WH and this time it would be Hillary’s turn.
The only unity she is interested in, is for 2012. She clearly knows that she cannot gain the nomination as it would destroy the base. She can make sure that the party is split in November, handing McCain a win.
As the democrats will not be interested in the '08 loser, she can be the great healer of the party.
Methinks she has misjudged the hatred that is building up for both sides and especially in regards to her.
If I were McCain, I would wait until the democratic convention is over and grasp the headlines with a well qualified (and there are many) African American as V.P. Not only would this further fracture the Democratic party for '08, but would be impossible to overcome in '12, at which time the Clintons can be gone forever.
Hillary, listen to Churchill...NEVER GIVE UP! Keep on going and if you are not the nominee run as an independent...you will get a lot of votes! Mine for sure.
I read a lot of blogs and the Obama people smear you for things you haven't said or done. They like to be self-righteous but they are dirty politiciams. He gets the surrogates to do the dirty work and on the blogs and then Obama can stay pristine and above the fray. Obama still doesn't look good to me.
Go HIllary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am supporting Hillary. If Obama gets the nomination. I will vote for McCain
Hi Greg, the only person who will unify US is Obama. Hilarry and Bill are divise and racists. If Hilary nominateed, choice Mc.
I am 60 years old the best years i ever had financialy was when bill clinton was in office. I cant beleive the american people are beleiveing all the lies and hatred coming out of obamas and his peoples mouths. i am keeping a list of all the delagates and super delagates and i would never vote for any of them going with obamain future elections
So now Hillary is jumping ship again and including Obama with her, when she supported McCain earlier. She can not be trusted, as indicated by the polls. Most Americans say she is not trustworthy.
It's time for Hillary to stop the fantasy and the games. She has lost and I hope Barack supporters will not feed into her game. The longer we talk and protest the more we give her credibility.
Obama 08
Obama the racist. " I will not play the race card!" Then he makes some lame speech on race in America that indicts white and black people as racists. The issue wasn't race it was hatred of America. And if you read his book you will see that even in his book he calls white people cheap and other names. I wonder when he decided to be half white? I have never seen him around any white people that didn't work for him. Maybe it was around when he gave up smoking and started his very negative campaign attacks?
She cares about anything but her presidency?!!
She wants unity of the party? Then she should drop out NOW.
Obama Richardson for America.
hey Hillary should go and sleep.she should stop waiting our time.
Obama 08
Everyone but Hillary understands the honor of bowing out graciously. Why can't you permit yourself to be the one who promotes for party healing and unity. In times past, Bill Clinton's run, this was the manner of operation.
What is it with you? Can't you concede to Obama? If you say "No," then you are very much mired in color/racism the American way. Can't you understand that your refusal to do so has damaged this party?
Let's be real: you have been permitted to present extensions for required documents upon application submittal; you have allowed you husband the leverage of speaking in your behalf as the inside trader to barter for "dream team" ticket. you have dehumanized the Black race with your husband's plea for votes from our Black pulpits.
How undermining can you get? How much money did you pay for Limbauch to sound the alarm for all Republicans to vote Hillary in the Ohio-Texas contests? Still, you are behind.
What else do y'all have in store for the upcoming primaries? And you the Follower are calling for the Leader to concede to you?!! How dare you!
Have you no SHAME?!! Read my lips: Go home to your family!
At least one candidate is acting mature in this race the last few weeks...
Thank you Hillary.
David Plouffe accused Hillary Clinton of having a character gap?
Now that is funny since it's obamy that has no character at all.
All you obamyfans are going to flock the other way after he brings himself down. Richardson you can not bring the latino vote for your new friend. You are Judas!!
Go Hillary don't quit the race just because fools wants you too.
Hillary can't make up a 160-delegate deficit with only 8 states left. It's time for all of us to rally around Obama.
Obama, you have finished, None of smart American will vote you.
I don't get it Hillary campaign starts the fight and now is angry because Barack is fighting back. I guess her campaign don't understand one rule about being a bully, the rule is after you bully someone long enough, have the sense to know at some point they will fight back and you betterbe prepared for it, that is plain common sense, but then again why am I taking about rules with Hillary it is very obvious she doesnt know how to follow the rules and stick to them i.e. Florida and Michigan. It goes to show her judgement is way off, and makes me wonder what would she do if it was 3 a.m., in the morning and someone ask about what rules do we have to follow.
It is time for Hillary supporters to OPEN THEIR EYES! Hill is a liar and is surrounded by controversy. Who cares about Obama's pastor, Obama himself has not done or said anything to incriminate himself. Obama has yet to prove how he would be disloyal to America However, Hillary is always crying, whining, and telling lies. She cries that the media is too hard on her. She cries because she gets the first question at the debates. If she can't handle the media, then she can't handle the presidency. If she wins then I am voting for Mccain!
good advice. get out of the race hillary, so we can do just that!
The problem starts with C and has four letters.
The fact is, in the general election, the amount of combined delegates that would come from all of the states that Obama has won is less than the amount of combined delegates that would come from the states that Hillary has won...even without Florida and Michigan. The numbers still favor Hillary as a stronger candidate in a general election. GO HILLARY!
Only 37% of Hillary's supporters say they would vote for Obama..No wonder why the vast majority of her supporters are uneducated..I'm at the point that I truly think McCain SHOULD WIN, afterall, some of these folks need to suffer a bit more, 4 more years of McCain & Bush war to take the country into further degredation, more families need to lose more houses, more jobs need to go overseas...Things need to get "tougher"....Selecting a candidate against their own best interest...
Things that racism make people do...
If Hillary is the nominee, I'll be voting for my first-ever GOP presidential candidate. She's unfit for public service at any level of government.
OH PLEASE HILLARY JUST DROP OUT. U WILLDO ANYTHING TO WIN AND U R THE REASON TTHE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS DIVIDING NOT OBAMA. ESPECIALLY WITH THIS MICHGAN AND FLORIDA REVOTE THING. U CANT HAVE IT BOTH WAYS HILLARY. BEFORE U SIGNED A PLEDGE TO NOT CAMPAIGN AND U DIDNT SUUPORT THE REVOTE NOW OUT OF THE KIDNESS OF YOUR HEART U WANT THE REVOTE. PLEASE JUST DROP OUT. AND IT DOESNT REALLY MMATTER IF MICHAGAN AND FLOIRIDA DO NOT VOTE IN THE ELECTION BECAUSE IF HILLARY WINS MANY WILL VOTE FOR MCCAIN INSTEAD. I KNOW I WILL
Obama supporters,
why are you people have so much hatredness towards Hillary supporters, wait a minute Obama gives all this inspirationalsppech on the stange but behind the scene he creates this hatredness. Hillary is saying the truth, OBAMA IS HYPOCRIT WHY CAN"T OBAMA DROP OUT OF THE RACE FOR GOOD OF THE PARTY & PEOPLE. IF OBAMA REALLY WANTS TO UNITE THE PEOPLE, HE SHOULD DROP OUT FOR GOOD OF THE PARTY.
I am supporting Hillary. If Obama gets the nomination, I will vote for McCain!!!!!
is she talking about uniting the same party SHE is tearing apart? she is SO SELFISH
Obama should first write a speech on:Mccarthysim,dishonesty,to be flawed,voting rights,misleading others,Nafta dbcle.Typical white people! Then we unite.
Obama supporters,
why are you people have so much hatredness towards Hillary supporters, wait a minute Obama gives all this inspirationalsppech on the stange but behind the scene he creates this hatredness. Hillary is saying the truth, OBAMA IS HYPOCRIT WHY CAN"T OBAMA DROP OUT OF THE RACE FOR GOOD OF THE PARTY & PEOPLE. IF OBAMA REALLY WANTS TO UNITE THE PEOPLE, HE SHOULD DROP OUT FOR GOOD OF THE PARTY.
If Obama gets the nomination I will vote for McCain. Hillary and/or Obama might have to come together and unify the party, but voters do not. And we are the ones that count, but no one seems to get that. Richardson can forget about it. He was not loyal after all the Clintons did for him, so why would he excpect the voters to get behind Obama if they wanted Hillary. No way. Either way I think it will be McCain in the end. So, we have four more years of and see what happens. I think it is the end of the democratic party as we knew it. I myself will register as an Independent when this election is over and I have been a democratic since I was old enough to vote and I am now a senior citizen. Obama will not be any different than any other poltician. He took Richardson's endorsement who was not loyal to the Clintons, so he is no different than anybody else.
PS: Richardson is a Judas for sure.
HILLARY FOR PRESIDENT.
I've been happily sending out absolutely solid (clips and quotes) refutations to this woman's lies and misrepresentations. .. whether quotes from people who were where she purports to have been, or actual photos. Now I'm thinking about her call for party unity. Hillary, as Bush and Bill as Cheney ... with secrecy, arm-twisting and the daily good cop-bad cop routines ... I'll be sitting this one out if she gets the nomination. I honestly think McCain is more far honorable then Hillary, but not enough for me to vote Republican. Sad but true.
Why would she drop out??? The math... could swing in her favor if Obama continues to struggle over the next few weeks... all she has to do is keep it close... it comes down to who can win in November... that is the whole purpose of the super delegates... enough with the more states argument... Obama has won a lot of states that will not go democrat in November... He continues to lose support and his campaign is in real trouble... Clinton has been talking about McCain, her plan, and leaving Obama to sink his own ship...
It is obvious that the super delegates will vote for whomever they want... Richardson, Kerry, Kennedy have all ready proven that... they did not support the candidate that won their state... all of this talk about the will of the people... all three of these guys voted against the will of their state... this contest is split 50 %... no matter what half of them are going to be upset... that is such garbage!!!
I love watching Richardson try to explain why he went with Obama... VP was offered... plain and simple... why do you think that he is trying to save face with Clinton???
Politics 101
You Obama supporters are hilarious. Senator Clinton is stressing unity and even goes so far as to say Obama would be a better choice than McCain and all you do is shout "drop out!!". You guys really need help. It'd be funny if so much weren't at stake.
The media spin is doing a fine trying to divide the dems but it will only make them stronger.Obama and Hillary have a great relationship and work well together,now and will even after the convention.They both believe in the obvious.Either way as long as a democrat wins the presidency america and the world wins and thats all that really matters.WE NEEDCHANGE,BIG CHANGE
She does realize that Obama is out smearing her doesn't she?
Obama's idea of unity.... exclude MI and FL, exclude women with sexist remarks, divide people by insinuating people are racist, divide people with his hispanic memo, his SC memo, the 'typical white person' was unifying, Kerry's remarks that Obama would make the US appear differently because he was a black man, smears his opponent constantly in the media. Oh yeah, people are going to unify after all this is over.
If it isn't Clinton, McCain '08
Note to Obama whiners..... ALL
Best to achieve party unity is to unite now behind one candidate. That's why Obama should drop out now and support the only candidate that can beat McCain in November – Hillary!
what a good endorsement ........please gary hart........the women of america should really love this man........a womanizer.......sen obama knew that his minister was bad news for his campaign .......now he wants to switch the focus to hillary clinton........bash her around some more.......is the democratic party banking on sen obamas troubles going away by november? please this is a real issue with americans.......look at gary hart his issues kept him out of the white house............
how about party unity all together thats what really matters instead of just PA. do all americans a favor and drop out that would unify the party hillary.
Every time someone disagrees with Obama or criticizes him, his campaign plays the race card.
If he were president, would anyone ever be able to disagree with him or criticize his policies without being accused of racism and bigotry?
Right now we are all free to say whatever we want about Bush, Hillary or Bill Clinton. They do not accuse anyone of being a racist bigot. I'm gonna miss freedom of speech.
One more reason to say no to Obama and pray that it ain't too late for Hillary.
I'll say this…the Clintons are one slick couple.
Here's a list of Clinton rules that everyone can use to succeed.
How to:
1.Beat a rival running on principle and values.
Attack until they attack back, then throw out the disingenuous label and play the victim.
2.Generate a false sense of success until it becomes true.
Use any type of circular logic necessary to prove that you are a winner while ignoring any facts that contradict your logic. If that fails, make up new facts and speak of them often until everyone believes (or goes crazy trying to understand them).
3.Challenge memories by re-writing history.
If your past does not support your current claims, rewrite history.
Rely on the fact that the majority of folks will not remember the truth, or will have only selective memory. Immediately call anyone who speaks the truth an idiot, idealist or traitor. If that doesn’t work, blame everyone else to deflect accountability.
4. Win at any cost.
Remember you are entitled to what you want regardless of how destructive your desires and means to obtain them may be. And remember, if it doesn’t work, throw out the victim card.
Remember how we Democrats blasted the Republican Party for its ruthless attacks on the Clintons? Well, this Democrat finally understands why and wishes she hadn’t wasted so much time defending them. It’s time to say no.
Thank goodness a speech that addresses our country's most critical concern today . . . I think people better do the math to see how close the popular vote count actually is . . . electoral college is necessary because state counting doesn't work with population density differences – anyone besides the CNN reporters need a little refresher course on why we don't care how many states are won?
"I think that people that who would have voted for either me or Sen. Obama are going to ask themselves, 'Wait a minute, there are really big differences between the Democrats and the Republicans.' And let’s have a unified party and elect a Democratic president."
Pot meet kettle.......................................
Greg
Yeah you only have one vote..real democrats can do with you.
I do not know how anyone can watch TV and here the news and vote for OBAMA. He has been caught in many lies such as the NAFTA fiasco with Canada, the I was never there with the so called REV Wright, and the thats all I got from Tony Rezko. All of these he had to come back and give a some what apology (if thats what you would call it) and then say LETS MOVE AHEAD, UNITY, CHANGE, HOPE. I believe this man is racist, and dislikes Jews, you only have to hear the REV to know that. Everything he says is right from Louis Farrakhan. Have you heard any of the African American leaders or even the ones in you hometown condemn Rev Wright and say we dont do that in our church. NO and you want because they will stick with him all the way. The more I hear about Obama and his friends and family the more I worry about where this country is going. WE DO NOT WANT TO TURN OUR BACKS ON ISRAEL AND THIS IS WHAT THIS MAN WANTS TO DO. JUST LISTEN TO REV WRIGHT. Then read your BIBLE. SCARY.
All of you Obamaniacs, please get a life and stop damaging the reputation of a person who has honorably served the nation: as First Lady, Senator and today as a Democrat who seeks to be the First Madame President not because of political greed, but because of her proven experience.
She has been tested and we know what to expect, shame on you if you wanna make of our beloved America a guinea pig for an experiment of a First time US Senator
HILLARY -PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
OBAMA AND HIS FOLLOWERS CAN'T STAND THE TRUTH. BILL CLINTON TOLD THE TRUTH WHEN HE SAID IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE TWO PEOPLE THAT LOVE AMERICA, TO BE IN THE GENERAL ELECTION, WHICH WILL BE WON BY HILLARY. NOW THAT AMERICA HAS HEARD FROM OBAMAS OWN MOUTH THAT HE IS A RACIST AND HATES AMERICA, AND WHITES, HE IS TOAST
BYE,BYE, CRYBABY..
For the first time in my 70 years, I will vote Republican if Obama is the democrataic nominee. He scares me!!!
I wrote the following comments before segments of Wright’s preaching were broadcasted by the conservative media. I feel that these messages are even more urgent now than before.
Democrats’ Dilemma
The Democrats have a dilemma: Obama can win the nomination, but not the general electron, whereas the opposite applies to Hillary Clinton. I can bet that the 2008 general election results, like the 2004 presidential election, will be divided between the ‘red’ and ‘blue’ states. The advantages that Obama with the black voters and the caucus process can disappear easily in those ‘red’ states in the general election. On the other hand, Hillary has been able to capture most of the blue states in the primary, despite strong completions from Obama. When weighing in the particular voters compositions (races and blue-collar workers), Obama may lose one or two of big blue states such as CA, NY and PA, besides Ohio. On the other hand, Clinton has a very good chance to keep all the blue states in the camp, besides being favored in Ohio and Arkansas.
So, are the Democrats and the nation ready to have McCain as our next president? Putting aside the important issues of war and economics, I feel that our country can no longer sustain the kind of deterioration we suffered in the past 7 years, and McCain is a little old and too stubborn to turn the situation around. This country needs all the combined experiences and imaginations of the two democrat candidates. So, Obama and Clinton and their supporters, please do not dog fight anymore. If you do, you may become the victim in the old Chinese saying “Fish and clam fight, the fisherman profits”.
I think that the only way to resolve this dilemma is turning the campaigns around in the positive direction. First, the two candidates should agree on redoing the primaries in FL and MI ASAP, and let the remaining primaries run smoothly. Second, each candidate should think carefully and spell out clearly how he or she will win the general election. Then stop the attacks on each other. Also, the candidates should try to clear any doubt the voters may have regarding their personal dealings. The voters should demand the candidates to do all the above so they can wisely choose the candidates. It is clear that the result will be close. Both candidates should prepare to accept the honest results. Please remember: a broken party cannot win the election, and it is too costly not to win this one.
The Democrats have already thrown this race away. If anyone thinks a minority or woman will be elected at this point in time, they are foolish. We have not even had a female or minority vice-president to date so electing one to president is extremely unlikely. The Republicans are smiling.
Hey Bill, you stand there and stress party unity, yet you make those off handed remarks that leave an opening for conjecture. You have been very good at making statements that in fact although left open for ones own interpretation, actually when done so, mean exactly what you say. Your a very caculating and underhanded man that never says what he really thinks directly but says it in such a way that everyone knows what your sayin. What is worse is you do not have the back bone to admit guilt when caught and called to task. All you can say is that Obama is picking on your wife. Hey, try telling the truth for once and then maybe your wife will follow suit. She can not continue to out right lie about her Foreign Policy experience. Her actions are far worse then Rev Wright., lying about Bosina is a slap in the face to all those soldiers that were under fire, that died and were wounded. SHAME ON YOU CLINTON'S SHAME ON YOU.
GO HILLARY 2008
It is the negative attacks that for the first time I will vote for a republican. Hilary's camp started the negative attacks sometime ago. Obama tried hard to leave it alone. However, after the Ohio and Texas vote I was through with the Clintons’ did care who won I would stand behind the Democratic Party. With the nasty things the Clinton’s said I cannot vote for them. I think it is sad. I will say if Hilary is given the nomination and not have the more delegates than Obama I won't vote for her because injustice will have prevailed
So who will be playing 'follow the leader' again? Senator Obama! Clinton can win the nomination and Carville pointed that out on CNN. But more importantly, the Obama camp is trying to say they said something previously??????? What a laugh – and don't be too careful – watch out for their spin. Senator Obama doesn't have an original plan of his own. He just takes others and tries to mold it to sound like his own. He has done that since day one.
So – given Wright – Rezko – NAFTA/Canada – lies regarding his Minister – question of his own values (past cocaine user), nuclear weapon supporter – humm – I will take Clinton anyday over someone who condones and supports hate talk against whites and against these United States. He has lost 8-9% of the democratic voters in the United States (Michigan and Florida) by stopping any re-vote or the seating of the delegates so their votes can be heard. THESE ISSUES AND MORE MAKE OBAMA UNELECTABLE IN NOVEMBER.
Senator Obama, please consider unifying the party by leaving the race and being the uniter you claim to be. Your brand of politics is not wanted by some typical white people....and it has tarnished your candidacy. Please understand that we want to win the White House and you will not be able to beat McCain. The ads will shred you...the country needs the White House to be democratic – please leave the process now so that the healing can begin!
It is the negative attacks that for the first time I will vote for a republican. Hilary's camp started the negative attacks sometime ago. Obama tried hard to leave it alone. However, after the Ohio and Texas vote I was through with the Clintons’ did care who won I would stand behind the Democratic Party. With the nasty things the Clinton’s said I cannot vote for them. I think it is sad. I will say if Hilary is given the nomination and not have the more delegates than Obama I won't vote for her because injustice will have prevailed
Go Democrats 08'!!!!!!!!!!
Barak and Hillary are like two peas in a pod. The only viable Candidate for the Democrats is waiting in the Wings. His name is Edwards. McCain will win in the fall because neither Hillary nor Barak have what it takes to be President.
Richardson may have been convinced over a speech, but most of us are looking at actions not speeches and Barak is all talk and no action. His failure to leave the Separatist Church of Rev. Wright speaks louder than words.
Believe me, Richardson will not be re-elected Governor of NM when his term is up. Hispanics do not forgive and forget.
Gov.Bill Richardson,ought to call the Obama advisers spewing hatred.Bill is a sharp shooter,and he can get the truth from these hate spewers.
"let stop talking about things we cant change and start focusing on what we can.We can't change the color of skin nor can we change those who dnt want change but we can be the generation of change who changes the color of the future for tmmrows generation.Lets not give in to things that cause us to divide nor be distracted from the real issues that cause americans to struggle." gobarak08
After Pensilvania Obama will drop out. Too many flaws with his campaign. His wife's comments and thesis, his pastor's comments, his foreign adviser on NAFTA, his political adviser on Iraq troops pullout. These all show a lack of judgement.
"I think that people that who would have voted for either me or Sen. Obama are going to ask themselves, 'Wait a minute, there are really big differences between the Democrats and the Republicans.' And let’s have a unified party and elect a Democratic president."
I'm an Obama supporter but I admire Hillary for making these statements
BUT IT IS NOW TIME FOR YOU TO "TAKE ACTION" AND SPEAK NOT "JUST WORDS"!!!!!
SAY NO TO GWB'S MINI-ME(JOHN MCCAIN)
OBAMA 08
I support HIllary and if she gets the nomination, the Democrats WILL take the White House!
Hillary R. Clinton will get the nominee and not only that she will be the next president of America.
Obama and his supporters want to bring up the blue dress in reference to Bill Clinton. That was Bill Clinton, he is not running for the presidency... The name on the ballot is HILLARY R. CLINTON.
Cheap shots from Obama and his supporters will not work...
We want Obama and his anti-American gang to be vetted and removed from this primary.
Obama will never be the president of America, he need to fulfill his destiny and work with the poor souls at his United Trinity Church of Christ. that is his destiny not the ruler of the most powerful country in the world. Not with backers such as Rev. J. Wright Jr. no way no how!
SO OBAMA AND YOUR SUPPORTERS TAKE YOUR CHEAP SHOTS ABOUT A BLUE DRESS ' SO WHAT"! GET OVER IT., UNLIKE YOU AND YOUR CHURCH WE LEARN TO FORGIVE A MAN'S WEAKNESS AND MISTAKES.... THAT IS BECAUSE WE ARE TRUE CHRISTIANS
What bothered me most about Obama's race speech was when he tried to comparing his white grandmother to pastor Wright.
How can you compare the attitude of a rural white woman of 40 years ago ( i.e the attitude of those times) with the hateful and racist rantings of a man of God in contemporary times?
His Grandmother obviously grew and overcame/ changed her bias and bigotry and loved and raisedO bama. Wright has not changed and has overcome nothing. Worst of all HIS hate was not private fears but Public bias from the pulpit.
Isn't that what is happening in the mIddle east today? The hatred is taught and fueled by Clerics under the guise of liberation theology.
That's tough. I think the CNN should start reporting on the erroneous nature of Sen. Clintons experience as it pertains to Bosnia, NAFTA, and the Irish peace negotiations. In short, she lied. At least try being fair and balanced.
My choices for the presidential candidates are clear... HIllary , then McCain then Homer Simpson and then ..may be I will just stay home..
HILLARY / Edwards '08..
I find it so interesting that there is so much hateful verbiage against Hillary Clinton going on here.
According to the Gallup polls, Hiliary Clinton was the most admired woman in the world, every year from 1993 through 2007, except for slipping to 2nd behind Laura Bush in 2001.
That's a pretty impressive record.
But in this "but what have you done for me lately" world, everything she has done in that time to earn that sort of praise is considered irrelevant.
Greg, your comments only shows that you are not a True Democrat.
Mc Cain is a good Man I will admit ! But All you Obama Supporters – you are all in party Caucus Mood – you need to take your future seriously..... Oh, McCain can and will deliver – he will be a better alternative to OBAMA.
I am supporting Hillary. If Obama gets the nomination I will vote for Senator John Mc Cain. I trust Hillary or Mc Cain to be Commander In Chief.
Are you people kidding??OBAMA should not be running for president...Richards is a back stabber and this was already a done deal at one of the election states..he is so honest he denied it at the time..Who cares if you vote for mc Cain it is people like you that put Bush in the second time..Guess you suffered along with the rest of us...Obama is a racist..brought race into this whole campaign then turned the tables..He has lied a hundred times and you people can't see it in pictures...His minister the great WRIGHT has said it for him but you haven't caught that either..He is trying to turn the tables on the white race right now bye turning the African american race against the Clinton's..Yea who was it that was there for them ???OH THE CLINTON's..GO HILLARY AND KEEP OUR COUNTRY FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE..
"He makes Obama look like a school boy."
He isn't?LOL
I live in upstate NY. Hillary is full of it when she criticizes anyone on the economy!
In 2000 she ran for her first term in the senate and promised upstate NY that she would create 200,000 NEW jobs before the end of her first term. That's right....200,000!! Upstate NY has instead LOST tens of thousands of jobs since 2000.
She was asked about this during a debate by moderator Tim Russert, himself a Buffalo native. She replied that she made that promise (at least she didn't deny it) because she thought Al Gore would become president.
Huh?
Say what you want about Bush, but during his administration the country has added over ten million NEW jobs. The country experienced a record 52 straight months of job growth. The country enjoyed historic lows in unemployment, interest rates, and inflation.
Despite this nation-wide growth, Clinton couldn't deliver ANY jobs to us upstaters.
This woman is an idiot who thinks she should be Queen of the United States and now can't handle the pressure of having some no-name without any accomplishments defeat her.
Face it Obama-maniacs, even you have to admit that your guy has accomplished zero beyond voting "present" during every tough issue that came up while he was in the Illinois state legislature.
McCain wins 40 states.
Give Hilary Clinton credit. This is how she should have been speaking all along. If she continues it, she deserves respect and admiration. Obama supporters, watch what you say. You will not defeat the Republicans if the Democratic party is split.
Obama is such a nice guy, he has his people do all the bad stuff and then acts like he knows nothing about it.
However Obama only personally attacks his own grandmother and uses her to show how racist she is to dilute the Rev. Wright issues. What a loving grandson.
I am glad I am not related to Obama because he would use me for his political career too.
"Elsa March 24th, 2008 4:51 pm ET
Bravo to Carville for saying the truth. The timing Richardson chose was non other than back stabbing.'
And Bravo to you!
The Democratic Party is doomed this fall! After this bitter primary fight there are going to be a lot of hurt feelings and bruised egos.
Someone needs to step down and stop giving the Republicans all of this ammunition to destroy us in the fall.
Party unity? Big talk from Hillary "It's 3 a.m." Clinton, who has done more to ruin the Democratic Party, in this one campaign than the Democratic Party has done in the last eight years. Especially since her husband, in his usual backhanded way, inferred that McCain and Clinton were more American than Obama is. Is this what you mean by party unity, Hillary? Divide and conquer and force whoever is left to unite behind you? Earth to Hillary supporters: Hillary is destroying this party and its chances to win in November. Her kind of politics are going to carry over to the general election, and it won't work against John McCain. Either pick her for a guaranteed loss and destroy the party, or get your hopes behind Obama, who for all the Jeremiah Wright talk still has a better chance of uniting people and beating the Republicans.
My preacher never talks hate...I'd be so gone.
Obama recycled a 3 year old "just words" speech to make the point that our words matter.
Then he spends his entire campaign making excuses for his words, Michelle's words and Pastor Wright's words. They did not mean what they said. The words were taken out of context.
I guess words don't really matter to Obama at all, unless he parrots the words of the truly great men of the past.
Otherwis, it is just words.
To all you Hillary supporters out there:
Don't miss Dawn Turner Trice's column in Monday's Chicago Tribune.
"What's striking for me is number of black voters who tell me they could never bring themselves to vote for Hillary."
I'm supporting Hillary. Obama LIED to Anderson Cooper about what he heard in the pues of his church, and then 2 days later, admitted he heard controversial statements from the preacher, and then later again said he never heard the "most controversial" statements – please get your story straight. Obama CALLED for Don Imus to step down after Imus made hateful sexists comments, but refuses to disown his Pastor, comparing him to his blood relative. Obama THINKS the "typical white person" is a racist – please Mr Obama, describe to us how typical latino's, blacks, asians, jews act so that I may be educated. What's this about "street crimes"? Please keep digging your hole.
I'm a young male voter, and I haven't been woo'd by Obama's "magic." The only change I see from him is when he speaks to African American crowds, changing his accent to fit a more southern tone. Please.
Hillary 08!
To Greg: You're an idiot. Voting for McCain is like saying everything Bush did was right.
No matter who is the Democratic Nominee, we need to put our full support behind them in order for real change to happen. This country is already up against a wall with the economy falling and jobs being lost. McCain will only cause it to fall to its knees.
DEMOCRAT FOR PRESIDENT '08
Pittsburg, CA
IT'S GETTING UGLY..and it will probably get UGLIER!! As the pressure builds people get more emotional which means they will become more and more desperate!! Then when you add the fact the NEWS MEDIA THRIVES on this CRAP!! You KNOW if anyone on either side says something that SEEMS just a little questionable they will play it 100 to 200 times in the next 24 hours!! It's pathetic but is all they know. When THEY growup we will all get a chance to focus more on the ISSUES and less on the personality attacks.
Go Hillary!
The democrats have to be united. Unfortunately Barack Obama has not proven himself to be a reliable uniter. An even more important task during the ongoing election is to make it possible for the democratic candidates to compete under the same conditions. If Florida and Michigan will not be counted then Hillary Clinton will be severely disbenifit her but not Obama. If the party really wants to be united it`s necessery to let the two states vote.
The only unity Billary believes in is Clinton stained blue dress unity. Your nose is growing once again Billary! Bubba will be jealous...
I know that after hearing Obama still supporting an unpatriotic preacher, there is no way that those democrats will vote for him.
Maybe Obama will step down. Many many Americans are completely discusted with his deception.
Obama should rethink what he's doing and step down so Democrats can win in Washington. He is destroying the party.
If she really believes in unifying the party, then she should admit she will not win the nomination by any chance and support Senator Obama, instead of using Republican dirty tactics and lying about her own "Bosnian experience".
Hillary can't get the independent and repub-on-the-fence vote like Obama can. Besides which Republicans HATE her. She will unite the Republican base, lose the cross over votes Obama would have received, and basically hand the country over to Bush III for four years. And now if Obama gets the nod the Republicans have all this ammo that she has provided to discredit Obama. I can see it now...every McCain add having a Clinton sound bite praising McCain while tearing down Obama. Thanks Clintons.
I think I speak for a substantial percentage of Democrats and moderates, if my candidate, Sen. ---- (fill either Clinton or Obama, whom ever you back) doesn't get the nomination I will vote for Sen. McCain. And further I will not work for, nor contribute to the ultimate nominee if he or she isn't my candidate. I blame this primary debacle on two people, Dr. Dean and the Clintons.
I heard Obama, say on Larry King, that he does not think the Clintons like losing... Barrack, do you like losing? How did it feel when your cover under Rev Wright was blown....
Please do these comments from Hillary sound divisive, I have never once heard Barrack speak in this light.
America, watch out.. If Barrack is nominated we are in for it!!!
The democrats have to be united. Unfortunately Barack Obama has not proven himself to be a reliable uniter. An even more important task during the ongoing election is to make it possible for the democratic candidates to compete under the same conditions. If Florida and Michigan will not be counted then it will severely disbenifit Clinton but not Obama. If the party really wants to be united it`s necessery to let the two states vote.
Words don't really count when it is Obama and his campaign spewing hate and insults.
Then the excuses begin about how the words did not mean what we all heard them to mean.
What a slick and polished hypocrite Obama is. The master of spin.
Hillary is the only one who can RE-unite what Obama has splintered apart in his egotistical quest for fame and glory.
The democrats are going to destroy themselves, and John McCain is going to win in November...... I hope the "smart" people will wise up.
Obama/Edwards08 Si Se Puede
Hillary think she will do anything to win and she does not care about the country and the party as a whole,That is the patriotism Bill is talking about, to satisfy their family dream of mr and miss President and displeased the voters.That will not work Bill. this is bringing your reputitions down.After PEN. Hillary should politely step down for the unity of the party,she cann`t catch Sen. Obama in this race, even if she wins big, something which will not happen.
Stop reading what the media feeds you Obama fans. It's just as possible for Hillary to win as it is for Obama to win at the moment. Neither one can win the nom without the SD. If you were not in fear that Obama might lose to Hillary, you wouldn't be telling her to stop. LOL
If she could just back up her words with facts and actions . . . she should step aside now and help rebuild the party she's about to destroy.
Hello, vote not for a NAME, brother, but for how COULD deliver!
Ask yourself, if my life depend on a operation that I need , how do I like to be my sergeant?
It is so simple!
I choose Hillary, I know what I could get!
Obama, until he finishes his long speech I will be dead!
Exactly Hillary, so drop out so we can get unified!!
Hillary O8 ! Only she can win against Mc Cain in November. Some top democratic party leaders and some media they don’t want Hillary to win if she not the nomine from Democratic party next president Mc Cain I bet money on that
"Just listned to Bill Clinton give a speech in Indiana for Hillary.
He makes Obama look like a school boy."
Yes through your Rose Colored Lenses.
Bill and BO have a lot in common actually, stylistically, charismatically and intelligence wise. You should ask yourself what it is about OBama that you can't see past. You may be surprised at the answer and if honest with yourself, the healing will begin.
I supported Hillary. If Obama gets the nomination, McCain will win whether I vote for him or not. Obama cannot take McCain. The Republicans will be in for the next 4 to 8 years, the war will go on, the economy might tank.
She can forget about unity in the party once a nominee is picked. I know too many Obama supporters that will vote for McCain if Hillary wins the primary.
There can be no unity in the Democratic party when you have women voting for her simply because she's a woman, and minorities voting for Obama because he is black..
I am voting for Obama because I believe he will be a better President than Hillary. She is too power-hungry, and, knowing about the scandals in her past, I would not want her creating even more while running our country.
Yes – we all need to unite behind Barack Obama!!!
Go Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s a shame to any educated mind, parent of any household to clear Obama from his hate and racial sermon scandal. It is significant how he gets here and the interpretation of it matters to all American. Bill Clinton is right and all the intelligentsias of our nation should speak out now and NOT later. He is not worthy of being a senator or be considered for a white house race if he is NOT patriotic enough to defend USA in the small court of his church compare to- today’s wild world where more hate sermon will be given falsely on our beloved Nation USA. Are you not worried that he is going to fail just like he failed to arrest the situation with his church. To crown it all; he was contributing money towards such organization for 20 years. We can not trust Obama with the National security issues of this country or allow him into the white House. His judgment is already compromised from years of listening to this Rev. Wright preaching but no one seem to speak about it- He needs psychological help because every time he opens his mouth, he introduces another issue for this country to debate. This race for the white house is absolutely contrary to his beliefs and dossiers.
McCarthyism? Blue dress? This Hillary supporter will be glad to vote for Barack Obama – in 8 years, if he and his supporters grow up.
Unity from Hilary Clinton? That has to be the most ridiculous statement of this campaign.
The Clinton's have thrown the "kitchen sink" at Obama and expect unity.
What the Clintons don't realize is that people are really sick of them and their "I'll do anything to win" strategy. They may actually win the battle, but they'll lose the war.
The Clintons were the first to bring race into this campaign. They play dirty. Unity? Come on!
Hillary is resilient. No matter what they throw at her she comes back swinging.
Obama is on vacation . He needed a break after tough questions.
Bye Obama! You will not have my vote it's either clinto, third party, or mcain.
It's funny that when the Clinton camp makes a moderately negative statement everyone jumps all over it but when the Obama camp makes not only negative statements but unpatriotic ones, it's Ok. Are you idiots listening to yourselves? Do you really believe the stuff you spout? I think that Obama is worse than McCain because at least with McCain you know what you are getting but with Obama you really don't. He talks the talk but doesnt walk the walk. No matter what, if you are into the Government sector such as the senate or Congress you don't spew the trash you have about a President, especially one from your own party. Obama's camp has more disdain for President Clinton than it does for President Bush.
I am supporting Hillary Clinton. If Obama gets the nomination. I will vote for McCain.
Greg, we dont care. Keep your vote to yourself. Clinton all the way
Hillary you talk about party unity ......, give me a break. Why are you still running when it is clear that you can't win the nomination.
It's hard to imaging how would Hillary become the nominee without steeling the nomination and destroying the Democratic party first!
Hillary's only value so far is to toughen up Obama for the general election. When Obama gets through all the Clintons' dirty tactics, he will be so well prepared to face Republican party!
As an independent I was impressed with Hillary's speech on C-Span on St. Patrick's Day about the Iraq War. She spoke in detail about myriad issues surrounding our withdrawal. In contrast , the speech given by Barack was a ten minute list on other ways to use the money rather than supporting the war. The contrast is AMAZING! Unfortunately, I don't know how many young people will take the time to listen to both speeches. Sad but true. Also, teachers beware. In Barack's speech on race he is very accusatory toward teachers. Has he ever attended a public school? Where do his girl's attend school.
Hillary, hang in there please.
Hillary, you must win!!!!!! so Rendall can get the job as Sec of Energy
that you promised him. Is that on the verge of being illegal? And when
is the "campaign fund" trial? About the time of the Nov. elections, I think
OBAMA/EDWARDS 2008 or No One because Most Democrats will
not vote for Hillary, the liar.
You Hillary Clinton suckers need to know that the Democratic Party is united, but because the nomination race did not go the Clintons' way they are seeking to divide the party.
If Hillary cannot win the nomination, then she will publicly throw her support behind Obama as the nominee, but will then go to work helping McCain beat Obama so that come 2012, she will make another run for President.
You may call it political strategy, but I call it political skulduggery.
Sorry Hillary, I'll never unite behind you.
As a liberal Democrat, I'd much rather see McCain in the White House. At least he has some character and integrity, and most of all, a sense of fair play.
Obama / Dorgan '08
Hopefully, the Dems come to their senses and select Hillary Clinton as their nominee.
I agree with Hillary's call for Democratic unity. This back & forth between supporters has become counterproductive. We have two great candidates that are almost identical in policy. It is unfathomable how any Obama/Clinton supporter could vote a Republican president when McCain represents the Bush platform.
We should be celebrating the fact that the Democratic Party has already made history with Obama and Hillary, instead of wasting time disputing with each other. Let's focus on the positive for a change.
I am supporting Obama. If Hillary gets the nomination. I will vote for McCain.
If Obama picks Richardson as VP he might gain 5 electoral votes if New Mexico votes Democratic. Texas will go Republican and so will Florida especially if McCain picks a running mate from Florida. Crist looks good for that job.
Be realistic all you Hillary bashers. McCain will not stand for Obama's schoolboy rantings and protestations. Essentially, Obama is saying vote for me because I'm me. It might not be enough in the grand scheme of things.
Richardson supporting Obama is just another man joining the "Old Men's Club". For someone who talks about "change" and a "new way" there is sure a bunch of old men joining the band wagon. Obama will owe them. Obama is not ready to be president, he has to many issues attached to him. We need experience so bad right now, this war is so sad and the economy and education has to be paid attention to right now. We need the experience of Senator Clinton, along with her we have the bonus of President Clinton who, when he was President was the most peaceful and prosperous eight years in the past 100 years of our country.
How can she even spell party unity when she endorsed McCain? If she was that conderned, she would drop out.
Norb – I agree – Bill Clinton is a GREAT communicator. I put Obama up there with him as well, but that is an argument that can be had.
Point to be noted though – Bill Clinton is NOT running for President. Hillary Clinton is. We all need to keep that in mind.
People who continue to talk about "back stabbing" – this is not a banana republic where you have to prove your loyalty to the Queen/King. This is a democracy where people have the right to do whatever they think is best, without ridiculous insults such as "bakstabber" being thrown at them.
If you think it is more important for politicians to be loyal to their "leaders" than their country, you are in the wrong place. Try Saudi Arabia or Libya or Nigeria. Loyalty works much better there. Very few "backstabbers" in those places.
We still have a problem. The Obama supporters will be satisfied if he wins the nomination (without legitimacy anyway) but we lose the general election. If that happens that means we went through all of this for nothing.
I'm supporting Hillary. If Obama gets the nomination I will vote for McCain. This primary contest is just as disgusting as anything I've ever witnessed from Republicans....I'm not sure I even care who wins anymore.
Hillary how stupid do you think we are? Why do Obama's ratings go up every time Bill Clinton opens his mouth?
Is the rest of America as sick and tired of the Clintons as I am? I'm getting over the flu but Clinton fatigue is hanging on forever.
Hillary is just whistling Dixie if she thinks she can unite the party. I definitely will vote for McCain if she is nominated.
Senator Clinton is going to be a wonderful president.
It is a good thing she doe not have that albatross WRIGHT around her neck.
No one in their right mind will vote for Omabama, he has absolutely no judgement whatsoever. His words and and actions are a joke.
He is a phony and he needs to go back to the senate and get some WORK done, he is a slacker.
He wants us to feel sorry foe him, he thinks he is ENTITLED to be president , ya real Audacity!!!
If you are serious about change, then ACT on it. Don't be so close-minded that you'll vote for the devil just because your favorite candidate doesn't get the nomination.
Democrats, PLEASE: Either Obama OR Clinton would be better than repeating the status quo.
Don't be a baby. Be an adult.
The polls show that regardless of who the Democratic candidate is that it will be a close race against John McCain. I sincerely hope that in the end, and after both Hillary and Obama's weaknesses have been exposed, that the superdelegates vote for the candidate that has the best chance of being elected president.
Hillary and Gov of Pennslyvania 're red necks and have no chance to rule this great nation.
It's is a little hard to have party unity when all she has done is trash the other side.
This primary contest is just as disgusting as anything I've ever witnessed from Republicans. If Hillary wins, I'll vote for her. If Obama wins...I'm probably going to vote for John McCain. But to tell you the truth, I don't really care any more.
The party is divided.
If Obama gets the nomination, I will not be able to support the democratic party for the first time in 40 years.
I have raised my children in love. There were children in the congregation when Rev. Wright was preaching to hate the white person, even calling some by name, but called the white people their enemy twice. I have raised mine to love thy neighbor. Our neighbor may be one of the people Rev. Wright has taught to hate me or my children. This could only led to violence, at the hands of Obama for supporting such a church for 20 years.
An x-Obama supporter
Sure wish I would have known about this before super Tuesday. I voted for him then, but would not in the General election. I will vote for McCain instead, a vote against Obama because of his churches racial doctrine.
racism: hate or intolerance toward another race or other races.
in honor of Greg. If Obama win. I am voting McCain
There will be no unity I like Greg who said he would vote for McCain in Hillary gets the nomination....Well its the same for me except if OBAMA gets the nomination I will vote McCain...voters should not stay home if their dem favorite is not on the ticket.....we should put a republcan in office no matter who it is.....
I hope all the Obama supporters vote for McCain . Because I know for sure that 3 votes in my house will if this fake Obama gets the nod. That is a fact !
Q.) Who should you be in order to become the president USA?
A.) CAUCASIAN CHRISTIAN.
HILLARY PLEASE STOP! You have statistically lost the nomination. Don't cause us to lose the white house.
CLINTON \ LEWIS 2008 all the way baby!!!!!!
Me Too Greg, I support Obama.. If Hillary gets the nomiee I too will vote for McCain......
GO OBAMA!
Exactly Hillary. And the sooner you admit defeat and move on, we'll be able to do that.
Obama '08
Hilliary, stick it out. You'll be in that white house in 2009. I live in philadelphia and I can't wait for you to sweep this state on April 22nd. And Bill Richardson is a traitor. After all the Clinton's did for him. Wow, so much for loyalty. Nice guy to have on your side Barack. Don't turn your back on him too long....
You talk about unity when you didn't care if the delegates in MI and FL were seated till you NEEDED them.
In my opinion your integrity is shot, and I shutter at the thought of you winning the nomination.
although, in the interest of UNITY if you win the nomination I will allow you the chance to convince me that you have some sort of integrity and my interests at heart, and not just your own interests.
CNN what about Hillary’s major speech on the economy
we do not wanna hear about surrogates while Obama is on vacation, let’s move on to the issues.
HILLARY – President of the United States of America
Greg... I agree. I have never voted for a republican, but I will if Obama gets the nomination and I know many others that will also. After watching all of the sermons of his preacher, I am convinced he is simply an eloquent speaker with charisma that overshadows his true identity. I am appalled that Obama's campaign has brought the Monica L. incident up and thrown it in Hillary's face. Very nasty politics by Obama.
Greg, please remember McCain supports more killing and dying in Iraq, more money for military but not people. Hillary and Obama both want to win, they' both think they're entitled (remember when he was way behind? And stayed in? Do the millions who voted for her not count now that he's managed to win undemocratic caucuses?) They've both got big egos and have both crossed a lot of lines we'd rather they hadn't .. but neither of them will be Bush, Part III! They are virtually identical on the issues. I for one had a tough time choosing (ended up with Hillary), but I will enthusiastically support either one in November. My children and yours deserve no less!
good because i obama is siting his butt on vaction right now and if obama wins i will vote for john McCain HILLARY YOU GO ALL THE WAY PA FOR HILLARY 08
PA FOR HILLARY 08 and if obama wins i will vote for John McCain!!!!
this monster must be kidding me!
always says one thing and does the other.
And here you have a perfect example of the audacity of audacity – Hillary preaching Party Unity! What a laugh!
What part of "Mathematically Impossible For You To Win” don’t you get, Hillary?
Try repeating it ever-so-slowly and maybe it will sink in:
Mathematically Impossible For You To Win.
Mathematically Impossible For You.
Mathematically Impossible.
MATHEMATICALLY IMPOSSIBLE!
Good grief, give it up, already! Practice what you preach. Try to find some shred of decency and integrity, drop out of the race and try really uniting the party.
Good!
Stop playing games Hillary and bow out with a little grace. Do the MATH. You know you can't win. Time to GO AWAY for the sake of the party.
VOTE FOR HILLARY BEFORE ITS TOO LATE.
NOSTRADAMUS CODE – One will come from the Islands speaking with a deceiving tongue. A :young dark man" will rise to become a world leader at a time of a lot of violence, political maneuvering, and corruption. Through his influence he will corrupt the religion of Christianity with the intent of destroying it. He will distort the beliefs of Islam. He will disguise his agenda of conquest as a way of life and a replacement for Christianity. His name will not be familiar in the West but will come from the Middle East beginning with the letter "O".
Clinton is the best person for the job. Go Hillary!!
She wants unity if it means letting her sweep the state, which I hope she does.
please watch Micheal Obama on flever of love III show.
she is great.
go flver fleve
To Greg: If Obama gets the nomination, I'm voting for McCain too. I need someone in the Whitehouse who has a real track record of making change; not someone who tells his supporters he'll run a different style campaign and then resorts to calling Clinton a liar rather than listing his own real accomplishments.
To Corey and Veterans: Listen, the rules don't say "the candidate that gets the MOST delegates wins... It says, the candidate that gets to 2024 wins... NEITHER of them will get to that number. They are 100+ delegates apart and all the polling shows a nearly even split of dems for each. THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF A CONVENTION IS TO ADDRESS EXACTLY THIS KIND OF ISSUE. I say, let the process play out. Everyone take an aspirin... ITs going to be ok...
As a Fla voter who took the time to vote. I say to Hillary stay in and fight.
Remember they have to count our votes, if not all hell will break out.
Go James for speaking the truth. Richardson wouldn't be where he is today if it wasn't for Bill.
If they give this primary to Obama My Family will be voting for Ralph Nader.
Hi Hillary.
If Obama doesn't win the nomination, I'm going to give my vote to John McCain.
I hear he comes highly recommended...by you in fact!
Obama is pitching the same divisive attacks that he argues against. he just doesn't have the backbone to do it himself.
Tell me if he you can't even trust his words, what can you trust? He has no experience. His record consists of running for the higher and higher offices.
I will give Obama credit though. He made me think why I am sitting on the sideline. Why am I not running for the president of the united states? I hate the war and I have a perfect political record because I haven't done anything political. I mean, see past the hype, this is the argument Obama is making. May be you (yes you reading this) should ask why are you not running for president?
Experience doesn't matter, your word doesn't matter, all you need is ambition. As Commodus from Gladiators once said to his father (Caesar) :
"You wrote to me once, listing the four chief virtues: Wisdom, justice, fortitude and temperance. As I read the list, I knew I had none of them. But I have other virtues, father. Ambition. That can be a virtue when it drives us to excel. Resourcefulness, courage, perhaps not on the battlefield, but... there are many forms of courage. Devotion, to my family and to you. But none of my virtues were on your list."
Sen. Clinton has no room to talk about negative campaigning. She lost a Superdelegate because he felt that she has created and continues the negativeness within this nomination process. Sen. Dodd concurred if you read between the lines.
One minutes she says Superdelagetes should decide, which disenfranchises the voters that put Sen. Obama ahead in popular votes and delegates. On the next breathe, Florida and Michigan voters should not be disenfranchised. Sounds to me, that she'll use any line that benefits her and not what the people want. Go Figure
Why should some Hillary supporters think Bill Richardson's role in her husband administration should be singled out as the basis to support or endorse her? I guess Hillary and Bill Clinton should be viewed as separate people in terms of seeking the high office such as president of US and not as wife and husband.
Obama is a school boy that actually only knows how to do personal attacks or ask people on his camp to attack when he is on vacation in St. Thomas....
With the dollar lower than ever and the economy looking as bad as it looks, really, do you want this guy in the white house?
I have not seen a single positive proposal (not hope, I mean real proposals...) from him in the last month about economy....when he talks about economy he is very much saying something written on his papers...(the ones that somebody wrote for him...)...
we are playing with the real future of the economy, an the economy is not an abstract thought...is not an abstract "housing market"...is your house, my house, everybody's house..., the price of food, doctors, gasoline...you name it...and of course...our jobs!!!....SO, PLEASE LESS HOPE AND MORE DOING SOMETHING OR HAVING PLANS TO DO SOMETHING!!!
why does all the Obama supporters want too have Hillary drop out of the race ? Are you afraid she could win ? Obama leads in the delegate count but Hillary leads in the super-delegates , Obama leads in the popular vote but not by such a large margin that she couldn't win. Is this going too be a challenge for Hillary ( yeah) , but it is do-able .Quit trying too get her too drop out it's a race. To the victor goes the spoils. Just don't count on the super-delegates too cheat Obama's way into the office. Gov. Richardson & Sen . Kennedy want too be the one too pick this Pres. & I feel the People of this country should pick. Don't count the votes in Fl. & Mich., they will get too pick there Pres. in the General Election. Hopefully they vote against the same party that started this whole mess.
Got news for you Obama fanatics. He can't win in November because 50% or more of us Hillary diehards will not forget you or your candidates absolutely disgraceful behavior. We will never support him. And you can't win without us. and this race if far from over. Obama can't win the nomination because he doesn't have the votes, it will go to the convention floor. And you know he can't win too, unless of course, Hillary withdraws from the race and he wins by default. Not going to happen. If you are so dead set on a unified party, pressure Obama to withdraw. Hillary will overtake him in the popular vote when Pa, WVA, and either North Carolina or Indiana votes, Florida and Michigan will be seated at the convention, they cannot afford not to when the television cameras are on them, and then she overtakes him on the delegate count. This race is far from over. 10 more states will have their say, then its on to the convention. We can only pray that Hillary wins. Obama will be the worst thing that has ever happened to this country, and will singlehandedly hand the election to the Republicans.
To Norb,
Believe me, Bill Clinton would not have stood a chance if he ran against Obama...Obama is not where he is today by accident. If u had any common sense or maybe some real education besides a GED you will know that.
TOO LATE, HILLARY! Your campaign has damaged the Democratic party, I don't think it can pull off a win in November. I just hope that everyone who supported the Clinton campaign will remember how ugly things got when McCain takes the White House in November.
Some of Hillary's supporters have been beyond vicious. Its really sad, since Sen. Obama is a decent guy.
OBAMA 08!
clition is the reason the party is dividing. she will dsacrifice the entire party for her nomination. and will bend the rules just for her personal gain. go obama.
As a former devout Clinton supporter, I really find it very hard to believe that she would support party unity. But, I'm not at all surprised that she's stressing this unity in a state that she has long been projected to win. If she really wanted party "unity' she would stop changing the rules at every turn when she is not winning. It all seems to be directed at her desire to win at all costs! I discountinued supporting Clinton because when "she found her voice", her husband came in and disrespected the voters in South Carolina. And, last Sunday we saw James Carville disrespect Gov. Richardson by calling him a "Judas" for his decision (and God-given right) to support Barack Obama. Party UnityA?? Sounds somewhat dishonest to me!
Dems for McCain....we can't stomach another Clinton stained whitehouse
Seriously, Carville should audition for the ugliest man alive. Clinton's campaign is a joke. All those making a big deal about what Rev Wright had to say, should take a moment and view a whole version of some of those sermons on youtube...
It must be the silly SEASON, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha.........
It's funny, I just received a call from the Hillary Campaigne, not knowing at the time.
The gentleman on the other end asked me, who will I be voting for?
Before answering, I asked him, who will you be voting for?
He said, I think I'll be voting for Obama. I asked him whose campaigne are you supporting, he said, Hillary Clinton campaigne. Duh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If her campaigning supporters are acting like her, trying to deceive ,lie and cheat, just to win this campaigne; tell me if you see any unity in her or anyone following or campaigning for her.
Not to be harsh, but Hillary would have been better off divorcing Bill in his scandal.
I probably would be voting for her, just to see who she is as an individual. I'll say this, Behind every Good man, there is a Good woman, (PRESIDENT OBAMA AND FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA)and behind every Bad man, there is a bad woman without true substance.
Come November none of this will matter.
The 529's are loading their bunkers with all this ammo against the DEMS, no matter who is the nominee.
They have plenty now; they will have so much more.
Hay Greg quess what if Obama win I'm voting for McCain and a lot of other people are doing the same. Obama wants to win no matter what and will say anything to get elected. The people of this country are smart and know a bull– artist when they see and hear one.
She can do better than that. All eyes are on her to step down and unite the party.
i see what she is getting at. she is concerned that her credibility is on the rope and the superdelegates might not give her the nomination over obama citing this issue along with other arguments of "more pledged delegates, popular vote and more states." so, now she is trying to show them (the superdelegates) that she can get all the democrats to vote for her in the general election even though a majority of democrats are probably tired of her and would vote for mccain if she somehow steals the nomination from obama.
she is some politician, boy! but, let me tell you (you hillbill), you underestimate your fellow americans, they know your plot and would never fall for it.....
Obama has had a free ride from the media. It's okay for him to plagiarize, it's okay for him to lie, it's okay for him to not follow rules, and it's okay that he makes racial comments...............I'm with SNL Obama are you comfortable do you need a pillow or some water?
Clinton 08/12
Go Hillary go,
Go Hillary go,
Obama let the voters of Florida & Michigan count! What are you afraid of? Oh, what the voters think!
Hillary looks presidential! Its not just she has popped up in a year or two, she has worked all along to prepare herself for the job.
The Easter spirit really works. Hillary just woke up to reality. Well we have always known that the Democrats have been diging their graves, what we wondered was how deep?
Not sure how Bill Clinton could ever make Obama look like a school boy? It's great that he can speak in Hilary's favor... but remember who is running for president here!
Thank GOD! Hilary finally opened her mouth without slandering anyone or personally attacking her opponent.
It a tru MIRACLE.
I am an Obama supporter and would like to see him in the White House. I know Clinton has done a lot to win this race. I actually admire her tenacity although I deoplore her politics. Its what her people know.
I am for Obama but I think today I finally heard a quote from her that didn't seem to have a double entendre.
Realisticall, Obama supporters mostly want a Dem nominee. We really want to see Obama implement the changes the Dem party keeps talking about. But ultimately we want to fight McCain with all guns drawn.
I just really wish Hilary would focus that energy of hers on helping the Dem party guarantee a strong nominee and the seat at the White House. As hard as it may be for her to put another first, that is really the only way she can possibly run again in the future after she loses this bid this year for President. She will lose. She has lost. No matter how she looks at it. Others have said that same thing on here....
I think its so hypocritical of you obama supporters to want her to drop out. Obama has tried to run a campaign of lofty speeches preaching that he is above the fraw so to speak. But as soon as his poll numbers start to decline his camp goes on the same attack policy that they say is "Old" politics well let me tell you all something there is no such thing as new politics. We have been doing the same type of thing since the days of the ancient greeks. I support Hillary and there is no way I will vote for Obama and there are people like me believe it or not. i am 21 Black and a male so in the eyes of you political pundits i should be a AVID Obaminite. Either way it goes this party will be hurt in the fall for the basic purupose that there is two good candidates and the have very LOYAL supporters.
Personal Attacks Hillary???
Like you havent done them also
Did you not think he would take the gloves off sooner or later?
I am supporting Hillary. If Obama gets the nomination, I will vote for McCain.
Why can't any one see that its Obama that is going to divied the party and country? Has any one truely looked into what his pastor was REALLY preaching? He preaches Black Liberation Theology, that is a proven fact it just hasn't been covered very much by the general media. For those who don't know what that is, well lets just say that if your white things don't work out so good for you. This is what Obama has been listening to for 20 years don't forget, what has been on you tube and the media pale in comparision to whats been said over the years. It should be clear to even the most educated person in the US that Obama is not the type of person he shows at his cult get togethers. His loyal fanatics take his word as gosple and he can do no wrong. Its Obama that has character issues not Hillary.
A vote for Obama is a vote for McCain. I promise.
The democrats in Florida and Michigan will not vote in the general election if their votes are not counted!
A revolt is in the works in both states. No democratic vote should be denied and it is up to the people of these states as to a revote and not Barry Obama.
If he is the democratic nominee, then he has won that title as a cheat!
All votes should be counted! You will be sorry Obama when the democrats from these states do not turn out to vote in November.
YOU will lose the Presidency and we will lose our chance as democrats.
"let’s have a unified party and elect a Democratic president."
Sounds great, Hill. So why don't you step aside so we can do just that?
Obama will never win the general election. He cannot win the big states and that is what it will take. If anything Obama should quit so that the party can unit around Clinton who can definitely win the big states. Richardson is clueless and has contributed to this division within the Democratic Party. These guys are such novice (Obama/Richardson) that they cannot see the big picture.
They are destroying the Democratic Party.
GO HILLARY 08
I will never vote for OBAMA
Well, Greg at 4:54 pm, I guess we'll cancel each other out because if Obama's the nominee I'll vote for McCain for you! I soon will be 58 yrs old. I've voted in every Presidential election since I became eligible. I've voted for every Democratic nominee during that time. It will hurt to vote Repub. However, I CANNOT vote for a man I DO NOT trust. He's a sneak, a liar and a hyprocrite but mostly just a plain 'ol politican just like the rest!
Thanks cnn. Being bias again. wont take my comments.Obama is still a school boy .We dont need an on job training canidate elected for office, HRC has been schooled and will be ready on day one.Obama has more experience in being a preacher. Twenty yrs. of it. He has the smooth talk and seems to unite ,and brain wash our country. America better wake up before its to late.
I am supporting Hillary. If Obama gets the nomination, I will vote for McCain.
How can Hilary talk about party unity when she's the one destroying the party. She wants to make new rules to be elected. She and her campaign feel there is no problem making reckless and false allegations against anyone they choose to. Yet she refuses to be honest and makes up stories to inflate her importance.
If Obama is not the nominee–I won't vote for her in the Presidential election. She is no different then Bush.
If the Democrates are not in the Presidency in 2008 there is only one person to thank- Hillary Clinton.
I am one of the newly desired demographics, an independent white male, and both my wife and I will remain home rather than vote for Billary!
I'm a diehard Democrat and was orignially supporting Hillary! I am now switching to Obama due to the HORRID NEGATIVE ATTACKS by her and her staffers!! We have to stop and back one candidate and focus on the Republicans!!!!!!!!! OBAMA 2008!!!!!!!!!!!
If Obama gets the nomination I will vote for McCain. I cant believe that people are still supporting him. People are so swayed by the media it amazes me.
"Bravo to Carville for saying the truth. "
Yes, he did tell the truth...betray the Clintons (not the Dem party) and you will pay....
This is why I've stopped support HRC.
to norb!bill clinton makes obama looks like a school boy??lol are you on something???wait till obama comes back from vacation.bill wish he was half as bright as obama.lol
I'm supporting Hillary. If Ophama gets the nomination, I'm voting by writing in Hillary Clinton.
Clinton calls for "unity" in PA. I laughed til I cried.
Clinton stresses party unity!!???!?!?! What a laugh. She only wants party unity if she's the nomineee, otherwise it's, "to hell with party unity." Give it up all ready. Sheeeesh
Hillary said what? Are you kidding me?!
Clinton is acting just like a child. If she cannot be win the Democratic nomination she is going to make sure Obama does not win the White House.
Senator Clinton you are not entitled to have the nomination handed to you. You must work for it by earning the PEOPLE's trust and respect. You have not done that and your tactics are turning people off.
If Senator Clinton steals the nomination I will vote for McCain.
There will be no unity for the Dems in November is HillBill steals the nomination in August.
Personally, this Dem will become a Republican in November. Wake up Hillary, you lost.
Ever heard the line,...."a lady always knows when to leave".
If she wants party unity, she needs to drop out of the race and endorse Obama!
You Obama people have been drinking spiked Kool Aid! He is going to lose BIG tIme if he gets the nomination. You are just bitter because his true colors have been exposed and people are having more than second doubts about him. I really wanted a Democrat in the White House but not this racist liar. Believe me, many Dems will vote for McCain or write-in Hillary. Obama doesn't have a chance in Hell!
I', with you Greg!And so are a lot of others
Dear Americas; I strongly believe we can not depend on Mr. Obama with our Nations Security.When he fails to detect for twenty years his Menister Mr. Wright speaked Anti America.A President must be able to evaluate another President intentions.Mr. Obama has shown he fail to jugde Mr. Wright and to depart himself from Mr. Wright.Mr. Obama poorly answer of showing he fail to detect Mr.Wright with his Anti American speeches, an insted spoked of my grandma a racist.
HILLARY CLINTON IS THE ONE AND ONLY HOPE DEMOCRATS HAVE AND I HOPE THAT DEMOCRATS UNDERSTAND THIS !!!!!!!!!!
ITS UP TO PENNSYLVANIA AND OTHER REMAINING STATES TO SHOW THE WAY ................................
HILLARY CLINTON , PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 08
norb, he's not the one running for president, or is he?
come on CNN why can't you post these comments in a more timely manner. You only post neg. ads about Hillary & Bill. Afraid of the truth .
She does not want part unity that’s the reason she keeps complimenting McCain "she praised McCain and their work in Senate together" , since she can't win she will try to make it so Obama will lose and destroy the Democratic Party.
Hillary is making speeches about issues that matter, like the economy, and Obama is...hmmm, in the Virgin Islands making an "unofficial" visit to the Governor. Right. I doubt if he's ever taken an "unofficial" visit to the john.
Obama is playing you guys like a cheap trip to Vegas.
GO HILLARY!
The Ditto heads must have off today or its the same one with forty names on here.
Typical cunning Hillary monster. Talk unity then two days before the PA election she will say something like." I do not think Obama is a racist but I do not know why his poor judgement put him in a racist church" Just like her little NAFTA trick fooled the voters of Ohio.
The Obama camp media sensors are busy today. Mark my word ,leave out the voice of Florida and Michigan voters now and pay for it in NOVEMBER!
I am supporting Hillary. If Obama gets the nomination, I will vote for McCain.
Party unity??? And we're to do that how, Hillary...with YOU and your campaign either accusing Senator Obama's supporters of being a "Judas" or outright lying about being under sniper fire in Bosnia?
I do wonder about your mental capacity. Why don't you give us all a very much needed break (so we can concentrate on Senator McCain) and QUIT NOW!!! I for one (but believe me there are thousands of us out here) am sick to death of you!!!
Norb,
Let's not forget, Bill Clinton is not a candidate in this race.
What a laugh coming from Hillary...the most divisive and polarizing figure in politics today. She's a joke!
I can't believe that Obama supporters can still stand behind their candidate after all that has been brought to light recently. You have been lied to (repeatedly!), you have been called racist (if you are white), you have been duped into thinking that Obama is above the fray and anything other than a typical politician. And now, in the thick of it when things get tense, he goes on vacation!
Wake up, people! If Obama does end up getting the nomination, a big chunk of Clinton supporters will stay home or vote for McCain in the Fall – there is no way that I could imagine voting for a phony candidate like Obama! McCain might be a repug but at least he is honorable and has some semblance of experience!
If the DEMs had the same rules as the REPs, HRC would have this wrapped up according to the electoral college votes of states she won. Even without FL and MI. So this thing is faaar from over, and if Obama supporters want to continue their hate spewing and vitriolic statements, so be it. But it isn't Clinton who is being divisive here.
I am supporting Senator Clinton. If OBAMA gets the nomination, I will definitely vote of Senator McCain.
Senator Clinton – President of the United States of America
Senator Edwards – Vice President of the United States of America
OBAMA – definitely a motivational speaker.....
OBAMA has divided this race and all ways.He is the false God that the Good Book talks about. He unites the people than they suffer.You cant change the Government. Give me a break.If Obama supporters are that naive where they believe he can change the world,than you better wake up out of that dream.obama is doing just what he set out to do.He's bringing more hate . There is your change he's talking about.All he cares about is making history,where HRC cares about us.What goes around comes around. You might just get more than your asking for. concerned viet nam vet
I think what Carville said was wrong. The Clinton's think that everyone owns them their vote. By Bill Richardson holding out until now to endorse Obama, tells me that he paid any debt the Clinton's think he owns
Well, to all the people that think Hillary has no chance... you are living in a world of confusion.
Hillary has huge leads in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Puerto Rico, W. Virginia, and obama was supposed to have tagged N. Carolina as a sate he was unbeatable at.... however, now he is only leading by one point in the polls. Hillary is on a roll in the upcoming states and in the national level as well. Obama could no longer win in the general election, whether you agree or not with the behavior of his pastor and the racialy remakrs form him himself lately or think they should impact someone, they do and it threw out all his independent support and support from "obama's republicans" not a good thing because he is not able to secure the democrati base. Hillary, in fact is beting Mccain in some southern red states that a republican should win in the polls.
And then about the personal attacks. The Clinton campaign never eneaged in personal attacks. It was Obama that labeled Clinton as a racist in Soputh Carolina, it was obama's wife that said hillary could not run her own house... and now thehtings of late. It's awful. I always said I would vote for the democratic nominee. That is hard for me now.
I guess Hillary is just about ready to offer the Vice Presidency to John McSame. Oh by the way, do you guys remember her running under fire when she landed at that airbase in Bosnia, what commander-in-chief threshold test, eh!!
It will be difficult to unite the party. I believe Obama is nothing more then empty words. They bring Bill's past up to slam at Hillary as if she had the affair. The obama-bots have been extremely hateful in their comments. They attempt to defend the racist remarks of Rev. Wright. I watched the whole video and found it offensive, and do not believe it has any place in a sermon. Whether you quote someone else or not , it is offensive to repeat hateful, un-american comments. I know people who use the N-word, should I do the same, even in a quote? I think not. Obama is a liar, first in saying he never heard it in 20 years, then he did, but not the way we heard it. Obama said, we are typical white people who don't understand the Africian mind set. I guess I don't, if hating this country is part of that. How can he base his whole campaign on something he could not have done, yet say he isn't sure how he would have voted when he was supporting Kerry. Now, he is sure? I just don't understand much of his campaign at all.
Hillary lies, and so does her husband!
It is disgraceful to look back on the day when former President Clinton said, "I am telling the truth. I did not have sex with that woman."
And Hillary today stating that she is not for NAFTA when she actually worked to support her husband's plan. . .and there are questions - many questions - about the Whitewater mess!
Being a life-long Democrat and always a voter in the presidential race, if Senator Clinton becomes the nominee through shady dealings, I will either vote for McCain or write in Obama, or not vote.
This will be a very sad day for me as a patriotic American!!
I would not want to be the one to be standing next to Hillary when she looses Pa. This is not only her home state but the next one after Ohio, Texas, and the votes from MI, and FLA to have to count. As she has said the rest don't count. I however would like to know the math in a general election if the only states that count according to her are counted. Can she still beat McCain?
The only way the democratic party can unite behind the nominee is if Obama drops out, admits he used misguided judgement while sitting in his racist church for 20 years, and promises to find a way to heal the racial divide without blaming current members of either race. He then needs to rally behind Clinton and urge his supporters to the same – promising to run again when he has shed his underlying anger over slavery. A horrible attrocity to be sure – but one that has been over for more than a century! Otherwise, if he is the nominee, many democrats who fault his judgement for above will vote for the moderate McCain even though he will continue with the war. At least he has the skill sets to win it – unlike his predecessor. If Hillary is given the nomination by the superdelegates, his supporters will feel 'robbed' and either vote McCain as an act of vengence – or stay home. Either way McCain will win unless Obama gets out. His newly discovered sins cannot be forgiven by many who have previously supported him.
I am with you Hillary! If Obama gets the nomination, I will vote for McCain. Obama is on a crash course! No experience! I don't want him running my country! Give him 8 more years in the senate and I would consider him...
Hillary is leading (on average) 16 points ahead of Obama in the polilng here in Pennsylvania AND in the money race by hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Governor of Pennsyvlania and Lt. Gov. along with both mayors of Pittsburgh and Philly have endorsed Hillary as well. GO HILLARY!!!
Hillary I reject and denounce you – if you lie, steal or cheat your way to the nomination, I am voting republican. I have at least 3500 people who all pledge to do the same, and the number is growing.
I'm a "typical white guy" and it's impossible for me to understand why Senator Obama would stay in the Wright church for 20 years. I live in Chicago and there are hundreds of churches on the south side. The first time Obama heard that stuff coming from Wright, he could have gone down the street to find another pastor and church. But he didn't – did he???
I voted for Clinton twice, Gore and Kerry once, but will never ever vote for Obama.
I'm an Obama supporter, but pleased to see Hillary make a unifying statement. I hope this continues-from both sides.
I really don't understand how anyone who supports Obama will vote for McCain if Hillary wins, or how anyone who supports Hillary will vote for McCain if Obama wins. Can someone please explain this to me?
If you support Obama, the major thing McCain has in common with him is that they are both men. If you support Hillary, the major thing McCain has in common with her is that they are both white.
Please, explain why some of you democrats, after 8 years of the worst republican fiascos EVER, why would you vote republican this year if your favored candidate doesn't win the primary?
I'm tired of arrogance
I've had enough of it with Bush. Democrats who think that they can beat the Republicans by acting like Bush will loose .
*Yes, I'm talking to you Carville"
Dead on Sen. Clinton. I know Sen. Obama would support you too, because this is bigger than any one person.
Hillary will get the nomination. Obamas not a man I trust and for that fact either is Richadson. The blogs are filled with name calling and accusations that are way out of line also. We need to get back to the issues soon. The Democratic party will unite as Hillary said,and if she is the nominee we will beat McCain. However if Obama is the nominee I will vote McCain .
Greeting to you, Hillary, in Pennsylvania. Now that Bill R. has reneged on his commitment to you and supports Barry, the way is clear for Pennsylvania to set the way for your nomination. Pennsylvania will follow all other big States in supporting you. With Barry's problems mounting daily, people know the rule, Fool me twice, shame on me. Carry on for your cause is true.
im a republican......if your an obama supporter and he looses your nomination will you vote for mccain......and if your a hillary supporter and she looses your nomination will you vote for mccain........? just wanna get a feel for all of you.
I ask Obama's supporters that why do you people are acting so stupid and biased? Just ask yourselves for a minute, if you'd have really supported this guy unless you'd have been fed with a very biased info about Obama!! I mean the media is hardly challenging him, and you want to select a person for a President just on the basis that he strikes an emotional chord with us!
Isn't it the same philosophy we adopted when we selected Bush as a President 8yrs back, that he sounds like and he is one of us!!
We do need a fighter, one who wont give up easily, and i think i'm starting to Hillary for that matter.
As a lady, she has shown guts to fight the media and the hardcore liberal democrat activists like us. And she is not fighting us to snatch the food from our plates, but for an opportunity to be given to her so that she can provide more and bring us more prosperity!!
I'm really starting to open up my mind to her. It toolk a long while to open up my biased mind, but it did now.
Carville at all time low. To compare Hillary with Jesus Christ is blasphemous. It's time for Obama to unite the Democratic party
If Senator Obama wins the Democratic Nomination, myself, along with 32% of the Clinton supporters will vote Republican.
Sorry, he is just not ready to Govern our Nation in these times...
greg , go ahead don't bother you are like bill " judas" richardson in everyway. how's you wife doin today?
I am backing Obama!
Obama/Richardson 08
Unify! are you kidding me! there is no way that will happen with that idiot doing what she has been doing to that good man Obama. She is in a fight for her political life and she is drowning, no wonder she wants to unify the party, that always comes first before the country and it's needs, she is a typical freedom hater.
Obama knows what to do, not that witch.
Preaching unity after the Clintons have attempted to destroy Senator Obama is like closing the barn doors after the horses are gone..... leave it to a Clinton to continue to blow hot air even when nobody is listening..... It is Obama or stay at home come this November!
Hillary Clinton wants unity. What a farce! She is only appearing to change her mask for the sake of winning the Pennslyvania primary. Actions speak louder than any insincere, heartless words. Nike has the right slogan for Hillary, "Just Do It".
GA
I believe HRC can get enough 'African Americans' behind her if she wins the nomination...the reason I feel this way is the older solid dems who have been voting for a long time understand the need to stick with Dems. That block of voters who are black, according to polls, was very torn when it came to a decision at the onset of this primary race, to vote for HRC who they know and a 'young unknown..but..black hope candidate'.
I believe that time and time again Obama has shown his blackness is as deep as the next vote. His promises to transcend race, transparent politics and honesty have been underscored by his non stands on issues that are very important to all races. His older 'followers' are already leaving the 'planet' according to exit polls. He is aware and campaigns extensively in college areas and very heavily where he can sign voters who are not as educated on the issues as can be and still follow the hype of whatever he is spewing that day.
His core of upper-educated whites started abandoning him in Ohio and Texas, The Mississippi primary exit polls also showed HRC picking up white men and women of all races in addition to the above.
Older, wiser democrats know in their hearts that the prior Clinton administration was very good for all of us. They also know Mrs. Clintons commitment to us never wavered, regardless of color or religion.
There are so many contradictions to Mr Obama's public image coming forward now. His long standing claim to 'accept no funds from lobbyists' is a major albatross on his transparency theme as he is now #1 in bundled and lobbyists cash donations, his legislative records are an issue..not because of transparency..but because he has given 4 different versions of where they are and why he hasn't produced them. The changing story with Rezko is unbelievable and African Americans and whites can see and hear...
So, I am not worried about real Democrats..ultimately they will go with HRC and like the last Bush/Gore episode, will talk about it alot for years to come. Its just too bad that dignity is so expensive to all of us.
Mr Obama, with his lies and racial politics, led by his white advisors Plouffe and Axelrod, will have destroyed much of our progress to live as one nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all..
too bad for our dreams, however, a real opportunity exists for us and for Mrs Clinton, to help us through many of the issues the entire country faces which include economic, environmental and the redefinition of true patriotism-not GB version.
excuse me......loses.......sorry
Hillary started the kitchensinking. Now the sink comes back she starts whining. If she is the best candidate, why isn't she way ahead in the race?
Carville's comments are unChristian. What hypocrisy for Carville to say such a vile statement during Christiandom's most holy week. This is a new low.
I have not heard anyone from the Clinton Camp go as Dirty .Than the Obama Campaign & Supporters ( Than the Blue Dress Remark ) Until Clinton people go that Low
Don't Say A Word About Dirty
Greg -
I thought that once. Now I'm just going to vote Obama anyway – as a write-in. I once thought I could vote Clinton or Obama, but when she kept quiet about the absurdity of the whole Rev Wright issue even when she knew her husband considered him a spiritual leader of importance as well, I decided I could not fill in that bubble. I can't vote for McCain, so I'll just stick with the best person for the job.
quit then
Why only white men have been president of this country ?
Obama is no longer a viable candidate.
Many, if not most of Hillary's supporters WILL not vote for him- just because we do not believe he is the right person for the job.
Loyalty to the party, after all the insults and all the vicious attacks made by the Obama campaign, is a fairy tale.
We will have loyalty to our beliefs, our conscience, our country and our Candidate- before loyalty to a party that disenfranchised its own members. The DNC had damaged the democratic party and some of us will never come back after this rigged primary.
I admire Hillary for calling for unity, but I'll only come back if she wins the nomination. Otherwise, I will stand in solidarity with my fellow democrats in Florida and Michigan who were stripped of their vote.
My suggestions to Hillary Dems: Write in her name, switch party affiliation or, as a bad last resort vote for McCain if you believe in him. But we can not encourage the DNC to pre-elect the nominee and to disenfranchise the Democrats by voting for Obama in the end.
Even if you wanted to initially, you can not condone the actions of the DNC and the democratic elite. They will not even allow the super delegates to do what they were created to DO.
Obama has dug his own grave with his dishonesty, his hypocrisy, his sense of superiority and his disdain for the Clintons and the country.
Sen. Barack Obama is a gifted and eloquent speaker. His Tuesday speech on race relations was a beautiful example of his style. It was not a "speech for the ages." Rather, it was a politically expedient attempt to divert attention from the real issue, which is not race relations at all, but rather Sen. Obama's judgment, or the lack thereof, with respect to the inflammatory and polemical views expressed by his pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
Sen. Obama has made a touchstone of his campaign for the presidency that it is not so much experience that counts, but rather judgment. While experience is much more important than he would have the electorate believe, he is right to focus on judgment as a critical factor in the determination as to whom should be our next president.
If Sen. Obama is the Democratic nominee, as he very well may be, then voters in November should ask themselves not how good his speech was, but rather what kind of judgment has he actually exhibited with respect to the deeply divisive views of the Rev. Wright.
I am supporting Hillary. If Obama gets the nominaton, I will vote for
McCain.
After the comments made by the Clintons. I would not be surprised if they didn't join McCain if Obama gets the nod. If you have listened to the claims spoken by Bill he says we , our , when referring to his wifes presidiency.
Another comment is look at Hillary"s decission on how she intended to win. If she changes her policies that fast even the presses won't be able to keep up. A law or ruling would be outdated before they could print the rulebook.
I am supporting Senator Clinton. If Obama gets the nomination, I will vote for McCain. Don"t tell me Democratic father!
Richardson is a Judas. He must have something to gain at this point in time. I think he believes Hillary will lose, and he is just positioning himself for political gain of some sort.. It will be interesting to see, if Obama is the nominee and if he wins in November, which I doubt, What position Richardson gets? The speech Obama gave was a decent speech, but then that is his forte. Why does he never do question and answer sessions such as Hillary does? It is easy to do a speech, not so easy to answer questions. I just pray Hillary can pull off the big upset. That is the only way we will win in November.
YEP HE WENT TO HARVARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO BARACK!!!!!!!!!!!!
No more Obama. His background is surfacing. Voting for McCain if
Hillary does not get the nomination..........Until now.....it is HILLARY!
Say one thing, do another...a TYPICAL Clinton tactic. For love of god, when will this woman see the light and realize she has absolutely no chance of winning the nomination. It's OVER Hillary. Drop out for cryin' out loud!!!
Sorry Hill!!! You are just adicted with corruption and severe elements of dictatorship. America does not belong to the Bushes and Clintons only. Everyone born in America is entitled to presidency. You want to make the White House a Chinese Military base, like what you were doing as the first lady-dining with Chinese spies. For you to the white house belongs to you and McCain proves to the whole world that you a divisionary person who thrives through discrimination and hatred of other races. At 3am in the White House Bill was committing adultery.
Just think The big HILLARY cannot tell the difference from flowers to bullets. Let her try getting out of this big LIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
Sounds very presidential to me. Hillary shows she has what it takes to run the country. I favor Hillary for the presidency, but In full party unity, I will vote for whomever gets the nomination, and not be a turncoat and vote republican, like some others here. You should be ashamed of yourselves.
Those of you who say you will vote for McCain if your candidate doesn't get the nom are probably republican anyway. Perhaps you thought you might vote democrat because you realize what a mess the repubs have made of our country and realize what a mistake it was to put the Bush administration in power. So vote republican, if you wish, your vote is not needed, and it won't help the other side, McBush doesn't have any chance of taking the presidency.
I THINK IT'S BEEN SAID BEFORE, PARTY UNITY STARTS WHEN SHE ADMITS IT IS IMPOSSIABLE FOR HER TO WIN. THE MATH DOES NOT ADD UP. SHE'S BEHIND IN DELEGATES, VOTES AND STATES AND SHE CAN'T CATCH HIM. IT'S THE MEDIA THAT'S FOOLING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BY TELLING THEM SHE STILL HAS A CHANCE, BUT THEY NEVER TELL US HOW SHE HAS A CHANCE. AFTER FL. AND MICH. TANKED IT WAS OVER. THEN THE FAT LADY SANG WITH THE RICHARDSON ENDORCEMENT. YOU KNOW IT WAS BIG BECAUSE THEY CALLED HIM EVERY NAME IN THE BOOK. BUT HE WOULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT AMERICAN IF HE WOULD HAVE ENDORCED HILLARY. HOW DO YOU SPELL PARTY UNITY. HILLARY THROWING IN THE TOWEL. V.P. CLINTON, THAT'S NOT TO BAD.
If she really want unity of the party she should drop NOW...
She already lost this primary and now working to improve McCaine chances to come back after 4 years...
Shame on you Hillary
If the news media steels this from Sen Clinton, the i think she should run as a third party.
Richardson is a Judas. Richardson would NOT be where he is today if it wasn't for Hillary and Bill Clinton. Hillary and Bill campaigned for him for AZ governership. Obama was NO where to be found when Richardson was running for Governer.
In politics LOYALTY is EVERYTHING in POLITICS. AND the Clintons were very very loyal to Richardson! Richardson wants so badly to be VP or a member of Obama cabinet. Obama will give $450,000 to pay off Richardson's campaign debt as well.... $$$$ talk and so do Richardson's political ambtions.
Wheather you are for Obama or Clinton, NONE of US CAN TRUST Richardson from this point on. HE LACKS LOYALTY.
Party unity is not as important as nominating the right candidate. It is disappointing to see CNN promote Obama and give more air time to his vacation than Hillary gets for an important speech on the economy, etc. Obama was given an hour of free air time to deliver his speech on race, his church, etc., and Hillary gets nothing. Obama has too much controversy surrounding him. We know too little of him and fear that things will be revealed during the general election (if he is nominated) that will give the election to Sen MCCain who will give us four more years of Bush! CNN, please stop this shameless promotion of Obama. You used to be the trusted source for news but have become as bad as Faux News in your reportage.
From the comments I have read, it will be almost impossible to unite the party. I have heard Obama supporters say they won't vote for Hillary and Hillay supporters who won't vote for Obama. I am an Obama supporter but will support the nominee. We certainly don't need 4 more years of Republicans!! Democrats always manage to "shoot themselves in the foot".
Sorry Hill!!! You are just adicted with corruption and severe elements of dictatorship. America does not belong to the Bushes and Clintons only. Everyone born in America is entitled to presidency. You want to make the White House a Chinese Military base, like what you were doing as the first lady-dining with Chinese spies. For you to sugeest the white house belongs to you and McCain only proves to the whole world that you a divisionary person who thrives through discrimination and hatred of other races. At 3am in the White House Bill was committing adultery. Come to the table and realise that are formenting hatred. You brought personal hatred into this primary, now you are refusing to acknowledge what you have started. GIVE US A BREAK!!1
Let's understand exactly what is going on:
Obama's present tactic is to turn the campaign personal. This works for him for the following reasons:
1) Hillary will always looks worse than he will. Bill Clinton, no matter what he says, will be demonized by the Obama camp (i.e., "McCarthy" comment). The Obama camp hopes that voters will remember the partisan politics of the 90's and therefore not want to vote for Hillary (and the "blue dress" comment was no accident). Of course, what the Obama camp will not tell you is that during the 90's more bi-partisan policies were successful than during any other administration in modern times.
2) With an acrimonious tenor, the Obama camp is trying to convince Democrats that there is no way to have a Clinton/Obama ticket or an Obama/Clinton ticket. The Obama camp feels they are losing votes to Hillary because people think Hillary will select Obama as a running mate anyway. The Obama camp wants people he and she can't work together. Of course, that's silly (i.e., Reagan/Bush).
Make no mistake of this, whenever Hillary comes out with some sort of policy statement, the Obama campaign will not debate it, rather they will attack her personnally. Whenever Bill says something (no matter how innocent) they will attempt to demonize him. THIS is their strategy.
The Obama camp is concerned about Pennsylvania and the rest of the primaries left. If they lose Penn, WV, NC, and Indiana, they know that in the end the pledged delegate count will be about 50 to 100 delegates between the two. That is no mandate. As a result, the superdelegates will come in and discuss who can best beat McCain. Whether the Obama supporters like it or not, that's Hillary. Without Hillary, the elderly voters go to McCain (as do Hispanic voters). With Obama, Independents split with McCain, and the "moderate" Republicans go to McCain. The "dream ticket" is Clinton and Obama, because that's the only way the Democratic house is unity - which is the only way to beat McCain.
Hillary knows she won't get the normination so she is making sure that obama goes down with her.Shame on you hillary
I find interesting that the O-bots are voting for BHO based on his call for "unity" but don't want anything to do with Hillary or their supporters?? Does he mean "unity" with everyone who votes for him and screw eveyone else that does not agree?? That sure is a good way to start!!
If he wants "unity" then why attend a "separatist church"??
Hillary has already crossed the isle with some very conservative GOPers'?? So why does BHO try to make it seem as though noone else has crossed-the-isle before?? He is one SELFISH man!
Hillary and BO can't even unite the Democratic party, let alone the nation. Please, say NO to Hillary and NO to BO.
McCain, 2008
If Sen. Clinton does not get the nomination then I am going to write in her name anyways come November. Forget this stuff about party loyalty when the party cannot even stay loyal to its members. I am only loyal to the Clintons because they have always done a good job.
Hillary supporters should do a write-in campaign on behalf of her.
Hillary all the way!
old people have done enough..for america...please sit down somewhere.......lol old people have poluted the world without regard started wars for no reason..but to steal..old people are racist and bigotted..and young people dont need any more dept on our shoulders ...from old folks that dont know at all what is going on any longer....thanks for not voting at all old folks
For those of you who are still claiming that Rev. Wright was racist or un-american, please go to Roland Martin's blog and listen to the sermons in their entirety. Check the bible verses that form the basis of each sermon, preferrably before you listen to the sermons. Wright is not being racist or anti-american. And he isn't "blaming" america for 9/11. He is using scripture and situational ethics to teach such things as not taking revenge on innocent civilians (the 9/11 sermon) and one nation under God should not put itself above God (The God D*** America sermon).
I'm a white guy, never been to Rev. Wright's church, and have no particular reason to support him. But Wright is being railroaded. Fair is fair, unfair is unfair, and the way Wright is being treated is unfair, based on the sermons that have been cited as being controversial.
To use a Super bowl analogy and then a Spades Card Game analogy
As the Hillary Campaign heads toward the end of the Season and toward the Football seasons Playoffs. The Clinton Campaign team has NOT WON ENOUGH games (DELEGATES) to WIN a chance to play in the Super bowl. PERIOD!
Just as NO Referee or NFL Managers WILL NOT override a team that HAS WON enough games (DELEGATES) to play in the super bowl and instead replace that WINING TEAM with a Team that has lost. NOR will the Super delegates remove Obama the WINNER with Hillary the LOSER.
Faced with that Hillary should be jockeying for a position in the Obama Administration instead of praising McCain and wanting the Super delegates to do a disastrous act for the Democratic Party.
This RACE uproar was Hillary’s LAST good spades in a Card game of spades analogy. Once that is done in a Spades Card Game and the other team Obama has ALL the SPADES. All players usually call the game by throwing in the cards why waist the time. GAME OVER!!
This is the first positive thing I've ever read about Clinton saying since she began running for President.
Maybe if she continues, Obama can do less dmg control/return fire instigated from her group and both can get back to discussing the issues (which she says are so important to talk about... so talk about them and stop with this smack talking I'm always reading about!)
Obama/Edwards
Obama/Pelosi
Obama/Clinton
Obama/Gore
Obama/Richardson
Party unity? What do the Clintons know of unity? Carville's Judas remark is a disgrace. Comparing Gov. Richardson to Judas, the most notorious human in the history of mankind, is despicable. Carville couldn't shine his shoes. What does he know of Jesus and the true message of love?
I look forward to the day Hillary is out of the race so we can move forward and win the White House.
Phil T.
NH
. . .LatinoNation, Bill Richardson said that Clinton campaign members
told him that his endorsement of Senator Obama was not important since the latino Texas vote is no longer needed. Don't you feel just a
little bit used by Hillary Clinton?
Obama 08.
Obama does NOT know the meaning of 'UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE" much less the meaning of "UNITY"
Obama on vacation to take away the stress! LOL!!!! That's it Obama RUN AWAY FROM YOUR PROBLEMS!!!! YEP, THAT WILL MAKE THEM GO AWAY!!!
STOP THE PRESSES!! – George W. Bush ....WE HAVE FOUND YOUR TWIN!!!!!!!!
CNN- I guess my posts tell the TRUTH about your beloved Obanana!
STOP THE BIAS CNN!! or should we ask "how many gold coins were you promised???
Let's unify by saying Richardson is Judas. Right. Let's unify by prevaricating about your experience. Hillary is living in the past. She forgets we have videos of everything. Of her telling her story on St Pats day and seeing the truth today. Just like eventually the truth would come out about Obama's pastor. Much was taken out of context. We need to see it all. When we find the truth then we might unify unless someone has distorted themselves too much. Like the Clintons?
Clinton perpetuates the negativity by continuing running her hopeless campaign.
Kim PA, says above: March 24th, 2008 5:07 pm ET
I am supporting HIllary. If Obama gets the nomination, i will throw up. And vote for McCain…. he is a better choice!
Kim, you might as well vote McCain. Both McCain and Hillary are in the pockets of the same lobbiests for the Big Corporations that have sold our jobs overseas.
Sneaky Obama went to St. Thomas to get ahead start. He's not on vacation, why does he lie all the time? From a "typical white woman".
It's very disturbing to read this commentary. No matter which of these candidates wins the nomination, we should support that candidate....not cross over and vote for John McCain! What are you thinking! Like it or not, both Clinton and Obama have very similar platforms. Do you think Hillary would vote for McCain? Do you think Obama would vote for McCain? We need to unite behind whichever candidate becomes the nominee, when the time comes. Until then rally behind who you believe would do the best job as President and quit being so childish. BOTH of these candidates have their strong points. I happen to support Hillary Rodham Clinton 100%, but would I vote for John McCain if she were not the nominee? HECK no....I would be out there supporting Obama like a good Democrat. Get a grip.
Must be a lot of Judas' in the dem party since so many have left her.
Mr & Mrs. Pinochio should get back to Ark. via Bosnia, Ireland, Monica and everything inbetween. And take the rajin cajun with them.
Talk about liars, my god.
Stay tuned more to come in the following months. She'll talk herself into being a great person yet. I wonder if the Supers are hiring extra security.
On the scale their baggage is heavy. Over weight.
Need answer,....why not.
McCain 08
O-bots – So have you seen what was purchased from Tiffany's jewelry with your $600 of hard earned money???
Michelle "Mean America" Obama will be showing off her new "bling" from Tiffany's soon!! Lol!! Keep DONATING folks...Michelle needs a new pair of shoes!!!!
So because Richardson votes for a real man unlike Bill clinton or a stronger candiate than what Hiliary is he is wrong? since when are people not allowed to change there minds on The Clintons? YOU PEOPLE ACT LIKE SHE IS JESUS!!