The people who the candidates choose to run their campaigns speaks volumes to what kind of people they'll likely choose to run the country with them. Hillary Clinton has chosen extremely poorly, has had to revamp her campaign staff multiple times, has struggled to find a cohesive campaign theme, her staff has allowed Hillary to blatantly lie about her experiences in Bosnia, Northern Ireland, Kosovo, etc, they've worked privately to push policies Clinton says she's against, they've tried to tear down their opponents, they've given consistant double-speak to the voters about whether or not our votes matter, and they've financially managed the Clinton campaign in a horribly disfunctional way.

Hillary and some of her supporters may not think this stuff matters, but this is not the type of President I want.

I am not voting for Obama - Here is why.. he has no plans - he is a golden boy and his problems and baggage will soon come out during the general election. He only makes crucial decisions after people tell him what he needs to do - he can't do it on his own. I will vote for McCain and let him take us to war forever before I cast a vote for Obama.

Dear SN in MN,

You said, "Based on the posts in most blogs I read, the typical Obama blogger must be about twelve." Last I checked, I was 46 and had a PhD from an Ivy League school in economics. I support Obama.

It shouldn't be too damaging…my biggest question is…HOW COULD HE THINK HE COULD DO THIS AND NOT HAVE EVERYONE FIND OUT??? I just wonder if he didn't care it would hurt her chances to win. He has been around a while, he knows the game. It just seems a little odd…..

Wow! A year ago I would have been thrilled with the prospect of having a woman President of the United States! And while I would still like the idea of a woman president in general, I no longer think that Hillary Clinton is the one. I sense a "win at any cost" attitude that results in her not always being as forthcoming and honest as I would like my president to be and I am now convinced that she would have a severely polarizing effect on this country splitting Democrats and Republicans even further apart than they are now. Obama may not be the super hero some like to say he is but I think he is our best hope to break away from petty divisive Washington we have seen recently and God knows we can not afford McSame!!!

I think it's sort of funny that the guy on Obama's campaign never actually made the comments that were reported…but because so many other things were going on with the campaign, the fact that it wasn't true never made the headlines. Also funny is the fact that she was perfectly fine with not counting Michigan and Florida until she realized she couldn't possibly win without them. So much double talk!

How funny it is to read some of the posts from Hillary supporters.
Folks, I totally respect your right to support whomever you choose. That is what democracy is about, right?
Still, it is a little weird to read their posts. How do you guys justify all of these little fibs and flubs she's been caught up in lately? I know that publicly, the Clintons and their supporters have to put the best light on these scandals, as they possibly can. But, seriously, when you folks look at yoursleves in the mirror, you must know that your girl is in big trouble. SHe keeps getting caught in these lies and half-truths. How do you continue to support that???
It reminds me of the 28% of this country who still supports Bush.

Ok - fact:
Obama's name wasn't even on the Michigan ballot. Hello?? How can that be a fair election??

Come on!!

Letha, Sioux Falls, SD.

It's amazing that you could actually fix yourself to type the word idiots in your post and not realize that you made yourself sound like you have been living in a cave without any news from the outside world for the last two weeks. Just amazing!

Hilary come on!!. If I cant trust any word that comes out of your mouth now, how do you expect me to trust you as my commander in chief. First it was the snipper issue, then health gaffe, now this?. Penn, please wake up!

Why hasn't the turth about the Canada-NAFTA issue come out in the MSM??

Canada did an investigation into this and it came out the the Clinton campaign is the one that said it was just "posturing".

Goolsbee said Obama would work to change NAFTA, reaffirming his stance on the issue.

What ever happened to that???

TO: kathleen retired Professional w/woman for obama - Maybe you should look a little, just a little, into what the Clinton foundation actually does, and don't be so small minded.

Hillary did not make any changes in her campaign until she was no longer the front runner. McCain didn't make any changes in his campaign until he was running out of money. Folks the sign of a strong leader is to make changes when things are not going in the direction you want. We currently have a President that is unwilling to change the course no matter what.

Obama has belonged to a racist church with a bigoted pastor for 20 years. His judgment with regard to this church is critical to how he views this country. His wife's statements are a reflection of what the church's pastors preach. He has not supported either Michigan or Florida's voters because this is the way he won his previous campaigns — through legal manipultaion and exposing messy divorce records of his opponents. A typical politician.

Did she think she can really win Michigan and Florida?

Why didn't she challenged the DNC rule before these states even cast their votse?

Now she makes it look like she is the godmother to thses state fighting for them, but deep in her mind, she needs those votes to get close the nomination.

Now without these states vote she won't like the nomination process to end, when for a fact she double speak about voters right to choose a candidate.

Wait I want to make my point, If the pledgedelegates that were elected by voters could be up for grab, why border to fight for mich and flo to revote. Their votes do not matter anyhow. according to Hillary pledge delegate are up for grab, why campaigning spending money on add.

Hillary should have tell the DNC to form a process where all Pledge delegates and supperdelegate will vote for candidate of their choice.

It will be more easier then spending lots of money to campaign and later call the result of voters decision none and void. Please make sense Hillary!

Hillary would Support the Columbian Trade Deal "if". Says the
bottom of Cnn's TV screen.
Hillary and Bill tricked Ohio hours before the Primaries with the Canada, Nafta, Obama lie. Bill was in Canada at that time!!!! Something fishy about that. Obama won 14 states then lost Ohio!!!
Hillary and Bill donated $10 M to their OWN FOUNDATION!!!!! Nothing
to the poor and unfortunate. And they care about you!!!! They think
Voters are really stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Shame on you" Clinton!

Did she think she can really win Michigan and Florida?

Why did she challenged the DNC rule before these states even cast their votse?

Now she makes it look like she is the godmother to thses state fighting for them, but deep in her mind, she needs those votes to get close the nomination.

Now without these states vote she won't like the nomination process to end, when for a fact she double speak about voters right to choose a candidate.

Wait I want to make my point, If the pledgedelegates that were elected by voters could be up for grab, why border to fight for mich and flo to revote. Their votes do not matter anyhow. according to Hillary pledge delegate are up for grab, why campaigning spending money on add.

Hillary should have tell the DNC to form a process where all Pledge delegates and supperdelegate will vote for candidate of their choice.

It will be more easier then spending lots of money to campaign and later call the result of voters decision none and void. Please make sense Hillary!

Hilary Clinton is a BIG LIAR. Why people have to trust someone likle her tolead the Country? She just want to go back to that white house for another 4 years to make it 12 years. NO WAY. This time, we need CHANGE, not the same old game in Washington.

Go Obama 08

He may not be the campaign manager, but he is still there, from what I can see all he lost was his title. Again fudging the truth.

Hillary is FINISHED. She is unelectable. She has No Experience, No Organization, No Credibility.

She is such scum! All she can do it throw trash at Obama. Can she never take responsibility for her own bad judgements. Obama could be making a big deal of this and saying she is using bad judgement "again", but he is not. Go home Hillary!!!

Her defense of "What about Obama's rep?" is meaningless. It's a fraudulent logic-less defense which, in debating circles, is referred to as "tu quoque" - you also. It's use indicates that the arguer can't win based on facts or logic and so resorts to mudslinging. Obama, you will notice, never defends his or his reps actions in this manner. That is not to say he never points out Sen Clinton's flaws, but never to say, "Think what I did is bad? Well, what about her?"

Penn tells Hillary to tell people that Penn controversy won't be damaging. nice.

Senator Clinton, you did not do anything! Penn quit, but is still on conference calls offering advice. This is the first time you are saying anything about the sittuation, days after it broke??? Also, you knew about this over a month ago.

How nasty, to bring Senator Obama into a situation that has nothing to do with him. If you are going to talk about Canada and NAFTA, let's talk about your people also going their and speaking to them. As I recall, Obama's people were doing an interview where the statements were misconstrued.

I don't want a President that says what she needs to and changes those statements depending on the situation. In your own words, you said that MI and FL would not count, but now that you need them it matters? Obama said that he would follow the rules of the DNC, will you? Oh, only if it suits your purpose.

And giving 10M to your own foundation (Clinton Foundation) is a little suspect to me. Especially when you disperse that money as you go through primary states……

Not my kind of President, in fact a bit worse than Bush. At least I know what I'm getting with him.

No campaign manager? No, this won't be a problem — not at all! This is just what we wanted! No sniper fire? Hey, proves I'm human, don't it! That lady actually had insurance? Whoops! Can't vet everything I say! Things are lookin' SWELL! I'm so excited to be here!

Okay, Hillary.

Any sane person (see, e.g., Mitt Romney) would have quit the race by now. Instead she is concocting theory after outlandish theory why she has the "right" to stay in. The woman — and the whole family — is psychotic. This is like "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" meets "All the Presdient's men," as written by Edward Albee. It is too disturbing not to stare at slack-jawed. Doesn't it seem possible that she may actually injure herself or someone else in the final moments, when the realization dawns on her?

Each time Clinton campaign makes a mistake (and there are many lately), the first instinct is not to apologize to the American people but to attack the fellow Democrat opponet. Clintons only care about themselves. Mark Penn and the Clintons had and continue to have a very long, prosperous relationship dating back to the Clinton Presidency. The Clintons' NAFTA doublespeak will continue until the voters bring it to an end soon.

Does Hillary think the American can't see through her game? Every time she gets busted (and the list is getting bigger by the day) she try’s to point her finger at Obama and say 'What about him???' I am so disgusted with her poor tactics of trying to avoid facing her screw up's!

The democrat situation right now is grave. The party is broken. If Obama wins the Clinton camp will foot stamp and say the election was stolen from her like the Gore/Bush incident. If Clinton wins people will say that Obama got ripped off. Either way it goes it will cast doubt. Unfortunately with the Clinton camp she will buy, steal, and lie to get votes making people wonder what has happened to their party. While she spouts urban legends and belittles her opponent; John McCain is working on being the next president. It is truly a shame that the American people will NEVER get the straight story and doubt will be forever cast on the democratic side of this election thoughout history.

What amazes me is that Penn was allowed to remain part of the campaign, even though he allegedly resigned. But then again, he has been allowed to be Chief Strategist all these months, when it is clear that he represents almost everything Hillary Clinton claims she is against.

Obama's advisor who calls Hillary a "monster" (and immediately attempts to retract the statement) is gone within 24 hours. Hillary's chief strategist continues his professional relationship with Blackwater, Colombia, etc., and he's still around, stripped of his title, but still around.

To borrow words from Slick Willie, "Give me a Break."

First of all, regardless of what anyone says the Ohio story about the woman is not true…..My husband is an ER doctor and I am a nurse and we CANNOT refuse treatment to anyone in the ER because they can't pay some fee………It is agaisnt the law!, we cannot release anyone from the ER without stablizing them because they cant pay. That makes no sense. We dont even ask about payments in the ER, we send them a bill unless they give us there insurance information, which is something that is asked on the forms if they are able to fill them out at check in. If someone comes in dying the last thing we are asking is about money, we have to stablize them regardless…….SO IT IS A LIE for all you who know nothing about working in a hospital….Get off the bandwagon and do your own researching. The aunt of this women is a LIE and she is only trying to get her 5 minutes of fame! And that my friend is A CRYING SHAME!

"Last point… George Bush had very little political experience before he became president… look at the mess we are in and he surrounded himself with smart people… my question to all of you is have we not learned from our mistakes???"

Well, thank goodness that GWB had such smart, competent people surrounding him when Hurricane Katrina hit. Otherwise, it could have gotten *really* messy . . .

Oh. Nevermind.

What amazes me is that Penn was allowed to remain part of the campaign, even though he allegedly resigned. But then again, he has been allowed to be Chief Strategist all these months, when it is clear that he represents almost everything Hillary Clinton claims she is against.

Obama's advisor who calls Hillary a "monster" (and immediately attempts to retract the statement) is gone within 24 hours. Hillary's cheif strategist continues his professional relationship with Blackwater, Colombia, etc., and he's still around, stripped of his title, but still around.

To borrow words from Slick Willie, "Give me a Break."

Just because we're un-electable, we are still going to run with Nader on the ticket. You can't stop us America. So screw off…

Hillary and Nader 2008.

How can you not know that your top stratagist is dealing with Columbia?If she was president(Heaven forbid) would she know what members of her cabinet were up to.This is far more serious than the Canadian incident that she used against Obama to win Ohio and tie Texas.People of Pa really need to think about this.

Mark Penn & his firm is STILL working for Clinton.
The only thing that changed is his title. He will continue & indeed is continuing (as evidenced in his presence on a campaign conferrence call yesterday even after his "resignation" was announced).
If anyone for one minute believes Penn hadn't informed the Clinton campaign of his role in lobbying for Columbia when he had a much larger financial stake in their campaign they're blind (which we know for sure @ least 28% of all People are).
Same old Washington politics is NOT what we need & this is simply more proof of what we'll get w/ Clinton in the Whitehouse…
The MSM owes US transparency on this story & it deserves accurate headlines that show Penn is STILL WORKING FOR THE CLINTON CAMPAIGN!!!

OMG this is like watching Britney at the VMA's…Can she get anymore pathetic? The guy isnt even gone! He is still on the conference calls! She really is Bush in a pants suit…how can you Clinton supporters not see it? Either her loyalty boarders on total ignorance or Penn is blackmailing them!!!

I'm Canadian - this is just ridiculous. It was national news here that the Conservatives made the Goolsbee memo 5 days after his visit and misrepresented him, and was reported by the CBC later that it was Clintons staff who called Canada that started the whole NAFTAgate issue.

Does she really want to bring this up again, when the facts show her in the wrong? is she crazy? Her trying to use NAFTagate is as dumb as trying to talk about Tuzla again.

What action did Hilary take?? I thought the spin was her chief strategist "voluntarily stepped down" AND the Clinton campaign indicated he would still be guiding campaing strategy as a consultant. More smoke and mirrors. If she was truly serious about taking "definitive action," she should have FIRED this guy who was TAKING MONEY to promote a position in oppostion to her publicly stated policy and removed him from her campaign entirely. How could she not know this guy was a paid lobbyist for the Columbians?

Hey CNN, don't you agree that you like to post more anti-hillary comments than pro-Hillary. I was your #1 fan, and now I go home and watch movies or some other channels. I am so Over with you CNN. Please show some courage and post this on ok?

Dealt with it definitively?? He still works for you!

Sugar ~n~ Spice April 8th, 2008 9:55 am ET

I am glad she got rid of him!!! He was killing her slowly. I will continue to support you Hillary.
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She is still clinging to Mark Penn ! She did NOT get rid of him, you know that ? Read the whole story about what she is 'doing' with him - all smoke and mirrors.

Well done Hillary, you needed to lose that fat load. Obviously his strategy was not working well; as someone as unqualified, unpatriotic, and as weak as Obama could take the lead.

WAKE UP AMERICA! DIDN’T YOU VOTE FOR AN EMPTY SUIT LAST TIME??

How quickly you forget…

BUT Mark Penn is still an advisor in Clinton's campaign. Ok..so Penn doesn't have the title of top advisor…but he is still an advisor and plays a roll in her campaign.

too late, dingbat. we know how you worked it for the NAFTA deal for Bill. no reason for you to not like the Colombia deal. you'll say anything to get elected but your actions tell the true story, you globalist.

Go Hillary!!!! We know that you know what you are doing. I hope you will win this election, else I have to vote for McCain!! I really don't think Obama knows what he is doing and will be a puppet at Washintong! I hope it is you, the next president. Else I have to make sure McCain wins, atleast I know he loves our county even though I don't agree with most of his views.

That's right Hil, take the pressure off of yourself by pointing the finger right at Obama. What a 5-year-old!
I'm voting for Nadar!

Again, the Clinton campaign spins and spins, know what happens when one spins too much, you get stuck! Just as usual, when the negative truth comes face to face with you, throw the attention to someone else. These people need to start their own party, the Diversion Party! Gawd, who stupid do they think we Americans are!?

The bottomline is ALL of the candidates have lobbyists working for them… that means OBAMA as well… they work on the campaign while working their real jobs… when Obama makes cracks about not taking money from an Oil Company (which no candidate can do) or lobbyists… he is stretching the truth…

Obama did not meet with Canada his advisor did in Chicago… very well known here but I guess a lot of you don't get that… Clinton never met with anyone and nothing can be confirmed other than hearsay that was put out by Obama's camp… NBC, CNN, etc… all looked into this situation and got it pretty accurate…

Obama is no different from any of the other candidates… Start looking at the issues and facts… stop looking for reasons to not like either candidate… If you look at their track record… Obama voted the same way Clinton did in the Senate… In IL he really did not do much except vote over 150 times as present… the good thing about this primary is that all of you are starting to see how little experience Obama has…

Another thing… Obama has won a lot of states that will not vote Democratic in the General… His claim that he can get Republicans to vote for him is a stretch just like McCain thinking he can get some Democrats… I find it hard to believe that Obama and some of you think that some of the states that have voted Republican for over 40 years are going to go to him… Obama's problem is that he can not carry the Democratic base… McCain is having the same problem that is why it is statistical tie… once McCain gets the conservative base he will be ahead of Obama and the Republicans are wanting Obama to win… he is the easier candidate to beat!!!

Last point… George Bush had very little political experience before he became president… look at the mess we are in and he surrounded himself with smart people… my question to all of you is have we not learned from our mistakes???

I have never seen this woman own up to anything! Amazing!

First of all, Mark Penn can't damage her campaign anymore that she already has with all of her lies!

Mark Penn admitted speaking with the Columbian government, it's not a made up story. If anyone really believes that Hillary didn't know that this was happening, then they need to question the choices she has made for her campaign staff. She must have checked their credentials just liked she checked the facts of the Ohio hospital story!

What actions has she taken?? He's still actively involved in her campaign.

It wasn't Obama's advisers that spoke with the Canadian government regarding NAFTA, it was Hillary's, just check out youtube for some interesting videos.

Hillary, before you open your mouth, check the facts! You have lied so much, that no one will ever believe another thing you say.

I hope the states that have upcoming primaries open their eyes, and see through the Clinton smoke-screen.

also, with divisions like these between the camps. obama better start kissing the b*tts of hillary supporters if he gets the nomination, because we dont believe in him or his demi-god bs. period!

I agree with you PJ, They call these voters educated ????

Trashy is a better word.

These are some of the must-have traits that a person should possess to be a good leader.

1) Good communication skills (check for both Hillary and Obama)
2) Honesty (check Obama)
3) Visionary Outlook (okay, both Obama and Hillary)
4)Selecting a good team (check Obama)
5)Action speaks louder than words (check Hillary)
6)Ability to motivate people (check Obama)
7)Consistency (check Obama)
8)Ability to stand against critics(check Obama and Hillary)

Obama wins this round 7-4.

How anyone could think that Sen Clinton will not be trounced by Sen McCain beats me. The woman comes from a planet where honesty and integrity were obviously in very short supply.

AJ, Obama isn't going to be able to clinch the nomination. Hillary has more super-delegates for her so far. I think that Hillary has just as much chance to win this as Obama. So all of the Obama supporters that wake up from this fantasy of angels singing in the heavens, please donate and/or volunteer to the Clinton campaign.

At some point, us Democrats will have to make amends and vote for either Obama or Clinton in the general election….whomever comes out as the winner in June.

It is so sad reading these posts and knowing our party is completely divided. Espeically since, on most critical issues, Clinton and Obama are in line with eachother.

Do I wish Obama would finally secure the nomination - ABSOLUTELY. But one thing for sure…as much as I distrust Clinton and wish she was being more honest with the American people….I'd take her over McCain and another 100 years in Iraq any day!!

VOTE DEMOCRAT!!!

Penn does speak for her, Bill doesn't speak for her, she herself misspoke; so who should we beleive then? who should speak for her?

She hired a guy and now pretend she doesn't know who else this guy is advising? on other hand asking Obama to fire someone who didn't even commit any sin.

Get a life and let McCain and Obama fight it out for the Whitehouse to restore US image around the world.

Otherwise, you are going to extend "W" 8 years of lies for an other term, which will be disasterous for the US.

It already did?

She sucks. Spin it Hillary… Spin it!

very poor management of this campaign just like obama's but it's hillary or mccain in 2008 for me. obama change gig is all show and a farce.

Way to go Hillary, good job. You're such an honest person. LOL

What is Hillary kidding about Mr. Penn not be damaging to her campaign. What ever she is on I want some of that.

I think CNN needs to broadcast the truth to the Obama supporters out there that NO ONE from Clinton's campaign spoke with the Canadian govt. When that was revealed, CNN was hush hush about it that she wasn't involved. HOwever, there was proof that Obama's Austan Goolsbee did talk to the Canadian government when a memo about the contents of the conversation surfaced and Obama just siad taht the Canadians misinterpreted what Goolsbee said.

It was Obama, not Clinton. Obama supporters, get the facts straight!

and SHUT HER UP about Michigan and Florida…. The states broke the party rules and Hillary agreed to NOT count their votes (as per DNC rulings)…until she started plummeting in the polls. Hillary is dishonest and not trustworthy.

Pennsylvania voters wont be lied to like OHIO was.
Pennsylvania blue collar workers will not vote for HIl–BIL in Pennsylvania
Every day lies come out of the Clinton campaign…
How much longer do the Pennsylvania voters have to listen to her spill out garbage every day???????
Lies—lies—- lies—–
BARACK OBAMA IN PENNSYLVANIA.
PS— i JUST SAW ON A BLOG WHERE HILARY PLANTED ANTI-WAR
SUPPORTERS ON THE SENATE HEARINGS TODAY,
HOW LOW WILL SHE GO????????????

I have always liked what Gergen had to say, but not last night. I think
the facts on the Canadian Nafta deal are wrong. Wasn't Bill in Canada
two nights before the Ohio Primaries stirring thepot??Gergen needs tto admit the Clintons are skunks!!!!!!!!!

More lies and such as why is Penn in any way shape form or fashion still involved in your campaign period. The Canada thing was explained by the canadians and that it was the Clinton camp that originally set that up. Hillary will be no better for our country than Bush is now. No words that you speak can convience me as you have lied way to many times. Obama is a better man than you are a woman. You insult our inteligence and can not only accept responsibility but lie trying to cover it up and blame others for your faults and blunders. You are destroying morals and beliefs in many children around the world. You are no kind of leader I want for my children..

Obama 08

Hillary! You think you can do what ever you wish, and expect the public to ride the Clinton's wave. Heck No, I'm voting for Obama. Obama ran a better campaign then you and also managed the financial matters better. So many lies in this campaign,. NO TRUST for Hillary

Hillary never concedes anything.

Hillary has to keep Penn on her staff, cause she owes him 12 million dollars ($12,000,000) from the campaign contributions. She also has to attack Barack with old allegations to move attention away from her own staff's proven actions. What is also disturbing is her blind followers believe there really isn't any conflict of interest here. SAD

Patrick, I SO agree with you about the nasty comments from the Obama supporters. I think they are forgetting thought that a HUGE percentage of the Clinton supporters are going to be needed in order for Obama to pull it off in November. The fact is, there will be quite a few million of those Clinton supporters that will vote for McCain in the general election.

Hillary, if your idea of ready on Day ONE is getting Penn to manage your conflicts of interest- you are in REAL trouble…

Like Bush, Hillary has absolutely no grasp on reality. Every disaster within her campaign is brushed off as being unimportant. Didn't she hire these people? She has lied over and over again about her experience and then brushed off the lies after being caught.

Nothing about millionnaire Hillary (who claims to be blue collar) is true or trustworthy. She simply yaps and yaps (like Bush) as though the act of SAYING makes something true.

Hillary is NOT presidential material.

A lot of people work in political campaigns. They all have opinions that their candidate disagrees with.

I like Obama and I could work for his campaign, but I believe that we need to stay in Iraq to protect the Iraqis that worked with us and for us. If I expressed that opinion to the press, does that say anything at all about Obama's opinion on the same subject? Of course not.

I like Clinton and I could work for her campaign. I believe that the US should withdraw from NAFTA. Does that mean Clinton believes the same way? Of course not.

I used to be a Hillary supporter, although not anymore.

Honestly, her campaign reminds me of the Bush administration in many regards. People have been chosen by loyalty rather than competence. The whole campaign seems to attack the people with alternate opinions, like Richardson, as if he owes the campaign more loyalty than the American people.

She's hired the wrong people, and made enemies with the wrong people. And still, she can't admit a mistake.

When Obama's campaign has a similar incident, it's attacked. Now when it happens to Hillary, it's a non-issue. A little consistency would be nice.

i dont trust hillary and i will never will trust her

If she opens her mouth, a lie is coming forth. You can't believe anything she says. Ugh! I have had enough of her and to think I had actually considered voting for her.

If you dont think what others say around you matter to the voters and that what matters to the voters is what the candidate believes…

..Then Obviously you agree that the Voters shouldnt care about what Rev Wright says either, since all that matters is what Obama believes

..Thanks Clinton, We finnally agree on something

Once again…"not my fault."

Not being involved in Northern Ireland peace. "I was there, wasn't I? Even if I had nothing to do with the real peace accord."

Bosnia. "Gee whillakers, I forgot that we weren't under sniper fire. A mistake ANYone could make."

Nafta: "I was for it before I was against it." Worked for Kerry, didn't it?

SCHIP: "I started the SCHIP program…umm…wait…I was around when that happened too…THAT counts for something? Me being in the vecinity of things that meant something?"

The dead mother story. "Well, that's what I heard. Don't blame me, I was using a rumor to scare up votes, rather than find the time to vette one of a 1000 REAL horror stories." What, you expect me to take time from gettting ready to actually research the BS I'm slinging???

If you want a President without the character to blame himself or herself when it's obvious where fault lies…then you might as well vote for McCain–Bush has exhibited this kind of nearsightedness throughout his tenure.

God help us all if she steals this thing. It would give us McCain…or she. Different sides of the same, tired coin.

Give me great big ole' break, Hillary. You haven't taken any decisive moves on this particular mess that's become a part of your bigger mess of a campaign. As seems to be your trend, you're playing with words and misstating yourself. You haven't removed Penn from your campaign. He may not have the technical title of chief strategist, but I find it funny…no sad and typical…that you say one thing about your displeasure with him and what he's done, and yet he's still attending your campaign meetings first thing Monday morning. Doubt if his role is really changing…behind the scenes it's "business as usual," and you're hoping we'll be gullible enough to believe that it's not just because you change his title and "demote" him. We're tired of trying to figure out what's a lie and what's the truth where your campaig is concerned. Give us Democrats a break and call it a day, PLEASE! We have better things to do - like elect someone who'll really make an open, honest, positive change in our country and how others around the world view us.

Oh puleeze! Hillary has no problem and I am the tooth fairy. Same amount of accuracy.

Eric-PA watch the news please. The poster KY for Obama is correct. A very high Canadian official corrected the media and advised them it was a Clinton aide that called not an Obama aide. If you believe this is another fairy tale made up by an Obama drone then do something brave and look it up for yourself on You Tube. You will be able to see broadcasters from MSNBC (because you can't trust CNN since they are only pro-Obama) talking about the story.

Good job Hillary.

Make sure our votes are counted.

Go Hillary-stay strong-we believe in YOU.

Hillary supporters who actually believe her lies are amazing to me. You blame us Obama supporters for being so mean and ugly when in fact ALL we are doing is commenting on the very things she HAS DONE OR SAID. What a joke.

You blame the media for being mean to poor Hillary, when in fact all they are doing is reporting what comes out of her mouth and what she does. If all she says or does is negative, well it is negative press that gets reported.

It is not all about POOR HILLARY. This is the very same strategy that was put in motion right before the Texas and Ohio primaries. Believe me when I say, our allies or foreign enemies will not be saying POOR HILLARY if God forbid she were to win.

I have lost every iota of respect for Senator Clinton. Good gracious, that woman is incorrigible! What has Senator Obama got to do with Mark Penn and the Colombians? Why can't Hillary be decent for a moment. Double shame on you mud-slinging Hillary. Your plan is clear to me now "if you can't win the nomination, you'll ruin Obama's chances to be president. You'll never be president. Ever! I regret voting for you. Agghhhh!

Here she goes again,she screws up and shifts blame over to Obama .I think this is much more serious than the Canadian incident.I only hope the voters in PA see it too.

Hillary still owes Mark Penn $2.5M. This is why she has no guts to fire him for fear of being exposed.

Patrick like Hillary says, Penn doesn't speak for her, well we don't speak for Obama so stop blaming him for our remarks to her. And likewise, criticize the negative nasty comments made about Obama.
But like Hillary you see things one sided. That's why you support her I guess.

Jenn of St. Louis please!

She sat at the Board for Walmart for her clients not for herself. She's called a member when appointed by a client to attend meetings, she was a corporate lawyer for crying out loud. Try to educate yourselves instead of jumping and accusing, I thought you all are saying that Obama's supporters are bright!

Thank God Obama had not hit her with that issue. Now he has an opportunity to defend himself by hitting her with it………..LOL . Speak of shooting yourself in the foot. She has no feet left to shoot at.

In reading some of these responses, you would think their was a paid organization out there called: 'The Bad Mouthers Against Clinton". I have never read such negatives! Why is that? Are some people out there using hate only as their guide to vote by? So you don't like her as a person. That fine. Its the vileness that is amazing to read. And if she ends up winning and helps clean up the mess left behind by the previous bunch? Oh I am sure these same people will either praise her or say it was all her workers who did it.
So you didn't like your grade school teacher either. But despite that. You learned how to spell and count anyways?

There has always been a different standard applied to Hillary Clinton because of her long time public service and her private nature as a woman. S. Obma has charmed people with his message of hope and change without much to show for it because of his relatively short resume and therefore he likes to play down experience in this contest. Hillary has shown her toughness as a fighter which is judged very highly in a man but maybe not in a woman. Hillary has been unfairly judged by most people because they do not look within themselves and try to related themselves to Hillary. S. Obama lies and is forgiven or overlooked but Hillary cannot exaggerate even a little bit without being hollered and jeered.

Fellow Hope-mongers, do not take foresake the Hillary-supporters. Hillary-supporters are just upset because it is looking ever so real that Hillary will not win the nomination and Bill will not be back in the White house.

The Hillary Campaign folks are telling Hillary she can still win. Meanwhile Hillary is spending her supporters money to pay off debt and run a campaign where her chance of winning the presidency is at 15%.

To any disillusioned Hillary-supporters, there is still plenty of room on the Obama train, so please donate and/or volunteer to the Obama campaign.

Thank you Monica those were my thoughts exactly! We've already had a president that could never admit wrong or accept resonsibility we dont want another! Secondly, CANADA itself cleared the person on Obama's campaign aboutthat mix up! You have no such clearance! GROW UP!! Its hard to believe i was an ADAMANT supporter of hers….

Let me see, it matters when an Obama advisor makes an offhand comment during a tour, but it doesn't matter that her senior advisor is directly involved in negotiations. How long has she known that Mark Penn was involved in the Columbian Free Trade Agreement? Also, some of her advisors talked with Canadian Government officials before the Obama advisor did. Yes Hillary, it goes directly to your creditability, or should I say lack of. This should matter to the voters in Pennsylvania who have lost jobs. Wake up Democrats!

Why is it everything she gets caught in, she has to turn it around and blame Obama for something.

Take the heat, say yes we had a problem, we took care of it end of story.

No she has to point the finger at what about Obama. Lady stand up and be accountable on your terms not what someone else did or didn't do.

That is what a REAL President does on day 1, take accountablility. Geeze this is like George Bush all over again.

The Obama/NAFTA/Canadian issue was always true and you people refused to accept it! They were so good in downplaying the whole thing, his advisers were so good in "acting" as if it never happened.

Senator Clinton as usual tries to focus on the opposition and not realley address any situation. When she does talk about herself and her experiences, she then claims memeory lapses when proven to be not truthful. Not a good person to lead a country.

Some people’s fascination with and support of Hilary Clinton, despite all her lies and “mis-spoke” incidents is quite mystifying, bordering on blind acceptance. This is not about gender or some media conspiracy as some people try to make it out to be, but rather, it is about trust and credibility, and the scarcity of truth in Hilary’s statements. I do not wish anyone, including my children, to live under the presidency of someone whose entire presidential campaign is based on the distortion of the facts and sheer deception of the public.

She points fingers everywhere but at herself, and there are a few untruths in the article: namely what happened in the situation with Obama and Canada, and also Obama's stance on the revotes in FL and MI. The Democratic Party and the state legislatures could not come up with feasible plans to revote; that isn't Obama's fault. A mail in revote in Florida is against Florida law; that is not Obama's problem either. He said he will abide by the rules set for the party, end of discussion.

for being a woman, Ms. Clinton exemplifies the worst traits of the white, male-dominated, lying, swill merchant mentality of politicians… tenfold. Untrustworthy politicians transcend race, gender… etc. Disingenuous.

What is different? Penn is still a behind-the-scenes advisor. And whereas the story regarding Obama's part-time advisor was disputed - even by the Canadian government. AND it turns out the Howard Ickes is on the Board and Howard Wolfson is employed (though on leave-of-absence) of two companies that are involved with free trade with the Colombian government.

So here is the question, if Hillary is so against NAFTA, and if she has such sound judgment - then why are ANY of these people on her paid staff?

This is the corruption that is the Clintons - they expect people to just accept what they say in spite of what is real.

I have only 1 thing to say … Gore '08

What tea are you drinking Hillary, when you claim that Penn does not speak for you? Chief strategist, and so many comments in all the news attributed to Penn. So many years of his being on Bill's and your payroll to "sell" both of you - AND HE DOES NOT SPEAK FOR YOU?? I think you should get a life and live in the real world, instead of being in fantasy-land where you can make and say anything you want, regardless of the reality.

Penn is still involved in the high level conference calls, meetings, and strategy planning for Hillary.

Other than giving Penn's position a different name, nothing changed.

cnn thanks for exposing hillary lier clinton ac360 rocks in europe

America beware…Hillary is a disaster ! She blames everyone but herself for her own misgivings!

You know i sort of understand how Bill misbehaves sometimes..this woman is something else ….Bill probably has gone through hell being the spouse,probably why he has all these affairs!

The lady was right ..she is a monster …she cant obiviously form a team to lead this country well….

Hillary is just bad news!!

For all you Hillary supporters ..look hard and well, she is not a good person…her husband is a good person..one can easily tell when you meet him…But look what she makes him do….

I shudder at the thought of Hillary being the leader of the free world ..we will all be her slaves!!

please America think hard and deep !!-

Clinton, please go away. We don't want you nor need your lies.

Go Away. Any woman not this one. PLEASE GO AWAY

Can't….tell…the…truth! Lying….too….easy…..

I'm going obama 08, but I'm not sure I'll be able to vote for him if he chooses Hillary as his Veep.

"….but Mr. Obama's representative told the Canadian government basically not to pay any attention to what Senator Obama was saying about NAFTA."

Uh, correction: that was YOUR campaign spokesperson. How stupid do you think Americans are????

Enough with all the people who believe Obama is the answer to our nation's woes. This is not a likeability contest. We have serious economic issues and hope is not going to solve it. What we need is someone (a fighter) that is willing to take tough position to help push us through the current downturn in our ecomony. I do not see that in Obama, but I do in HRC. Let me remind all that it is global ecomony we are dealing with now and a feel good person is not going to cut it.

As I see it, most Obama supporter have not experience real ecomony issues like we are going through now and thus lack good understanding of our current crisis. They are still calling home for Mom and Dad to send money for their pizza and weekend beer. You have to show your respect and appreciation for what the Clintons have done for this country. Clinton's fiscal responsibility led to a balance budget and surplus, which benefited all. That is exactly what we need now to get us out of the jam Bush have put us in. Stop the personal attacks on the Clintons, it is getting old.

Its this kind of stuff from her that infuriates me! I don't know how she can even look herself in the mirrow each day. She is blatantly lying to the American Public right to all of our faces about Obama's advisor giving Canada the wink, wink. The Canadian Government publicly denounced that it ever happened and suggested it was Clinton's campaign that gave them the wink, wink about NAFTA. She is such a liar I can't stand it. What makes me so angry is that she takes ALL OF US FOR FOOLS! And unfortunately, there are a few "hangers-on" who still beleive the bile and misinformation she sspreads every day. Don't believe her folks!! I'm glad a lot of people are really starting to see her for what she really is……..

Mark Penn isn’t the only Hillary Rodham Clinton supporter on the wrong side of the Colombia trade agreement.

The Democratic-leaning advocacy firm the Glover Park Group, former home to Clinton campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson, signed a $40,000 per month contract with the government of Colombia in April of 2007 to promote the very agreement that Clinton now rails against on the presidential campaign trail.

of course it's not damaging. nothing HRC does is wrong. it's ALWAYS other people that mess things up.

true to form hillary!!!

OBAMA 2008

Hillary can not see that the party doesn't want her. It is hard for her to believe that she is actually losing. It is so much harder for the favorite to accept defeat. I don't feel for her though, she knows she is riding dirty.

What a liar. The NAFTA story was thoroughly debunked. Nice try, but having your campaign's head honcho (Mark Penn) getting paid to work both for you and against you is pretty hard to ignore. Of course, union/working people would be crazy to support HRC anyway, considering that she sat on Wal-Mart's Board of Directors for many union-busting years.

Hillary, Hillary, Hillary,…Is being true to form every time she or hers are caught she is quick include Obama into the mix. When will she accept responsibility for her own actions and quit trying change the focus? Own it and move on….

I've noticed by the comments on this website that Obama's supporters are the most vicious and hateful, by far, of any of the candidate's supports. Some of their comments about Hillary are downright chilling. I could never imagine talking about another human being like that–and from supporters of a candidate that is supposedly all about hope, change, and unity! If I hear the word "transcends" one more time I'll vomit. . . . just words.

There she goes again, saying she's always doing something better, quicker, etc. than Obama. This woman is so extremely divisive. I think people across the country see right through her empty rhetoric and lies more and more each day.

Paraphrasing the wicked witch (Wizard of OZ): "Be gone Hillary, before I drop a house on you!"

I cannot understand why people are still believing a single word Hillary says! She has proven over and over and over that she will do anything, say anything as long as the vote is in her favor. I DO NOT TRUST HER to take care of this country. With as much of a hidden agenda she has had with her campaign, this is definitely not the type of leader we need.

She says something, then is called out on it, then changes her story, then moves on to another deceit, then is called out on it, then changes her story, then moves on to another deceit…etc.

Joyce in Florida - traits like "arrogance" or wanting to have things handed to him "on a platter" have nothing to do with how he'd be as president. Those are your personal opinions. One of the criteria I go by is how his campaign has been managed which is really quite well, especially compared to Clinton. He has managed his campaign money and strategies in terms of organization and outreach, brilliantly. To me, this bodes well for his skills as an administrator which one needs as president. And I truly admire his work as a community organizer, a choice he made rather than going into the big time $$$$$ law firm which was the route Clinton chose. There's no doubt that Clinton is a very, very smart woman, but her campaign management has been all over the place and her message keeps changing. I started out as a Clinton supporter but as time went on, well, I haven't found the constancy and consistency that I see in Obama (and yes, I know he's not perfect!) and I'm willing to take a chance on him. Besides which, he took the time to read the Iraq War report and had the guts to go against popular opinion to speak out against invading Iraq.
There is no way I'd vote for a Republican.

Go Hillary! If not Hillary, then Mc Cain.
Obama equals racist church, and anti American.

That is correct Hillary. NBC news contacted the Canadian government twice and they verified both times that Obama's people did contact them about NAFTA and did tell them to not worry that what Obama would be saying in the Ohio debate is just "campaign rhetoric". The Canadian news report that came out after that said Obama's people did not talk to them was a false report bought by the Obama campaign.

Hillary's ability to keep a soldier's attitude during this trying campaign is one of the many reasons I'm going to vote for her, no matter what happens. I simply can't sign my name to Obama, who I believe to be incredibly devious and underhanded, or McCain, who I view to be too pro-war for my taste. There's a website now for people who will write Hillary in if she's not the nominee. Google writehillaryin and you'll find it.

Penn is still employed by Clinton. Who is she kidding? The news should be reporting that.

Here she goes again. She knows that it will be very difficult or even impossible so now she is trying to throw Barack under the Straight Talk Express. I think she is making an attempt to soften him up and set up a democratic loss in order for her to say, " look he had his chance and he failed" so vote for me in 2012.

Hey, Get a life, Obama people! April 8th, 2008 10:06 am ET:

Do you want to know what I didn't like about the Clintons last presidency??

I didn't like that because of the lies and betrayals, they gave us a republican congress and more importantly, 8 years of the worse preseident EVER!!

For that, I cannot not forgive them!!

OBAMA 2008!!

I am an avid fan of CNN but IF YOU DO NOT GET THE STORY STRAIGHT OF CLINTONS CAMPAIGN ACTUALLY BEING THE ONES THAT SPOKE TO OUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS I WILL START A PETITION TO BOYCOTT YOUR NEWS CHANNELS!!!!! This story is outrageous!!!! How can you let an UNTRUE story get airtime??? Especially from a chronic LIAR like Hillary??

OBAMA 08, 12

she is just devil and lying machine. that's it.. that's she.

I think it is very important how a person runs their organization in terms of how they will run the country. You have to ask yourself, unemotionally, critically and objectively; how has her campaign run. Are her people working together as a team, does she inspire teamwork and a united front. Are they all on the same page or all they all going off in different directions. does she know what the people in her team are doing.

Ask yourself this. Is the way her campaign has been run the way you would like to see our country run.

Do you want people fighting, leaving, argueing amonst themselves, backstabbing, saying one thing and doing another.

Ask yourself does she inspire people to work with her on a united front. It is a simple question and if you take the emotion out of it…you will see a very obvious answer.

She has the man responsible for her entire campaign….going off…while he is running her entire campaign….to support something she supposedly does not want…..would this sort of thing work is he were part of her cabinet. This is the sort of helper she collects…the sort of inspiration and loyalty she garners. How will that work for us if she were running or country. she cannot run her family and she cannot run her campaign….why would you give her our country.

"Clinton says Penn controversy won’t be damaging"

When you wish upon a star………..

INVEST IN AMERICA, NOT IRAQ (OR COLUMBIA)

How does Hillary's campaign represent? Did Penn's business interests overshadow those of the Clintons' campaign. Lies, lies, lies - all the way from "I did not have sexual relations with that woman…" to NAFTA. Patriots place the interests of their country and citizens FIRST.

The Clinton dynasty, just like the Bush dynasty, have sold out their country along with the needs and expectations of Americans who believe in America, for their own stupid and precious new world order.

The Clinton dynasty must end before it begins. If Obama gets the nomination he gets my vote, if Hillary gets the nomination, McCain gets my vote, and if it's McCain, my reason is simple - I am willing to sacrifice 4 more years with another idiot in hopes that Americans may wake up.

My only hope is that we do not wake up to find our country the newest Third World Nation.

you were 4 nafta lady…you only care about yo self

repub: for OBAMA

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it is true that Obama's representative told the Canadian government basically not to pay any attention to what Obama was saying about NAFTA. the Canadian government has confirm that.

Obama is phony.

interesting note:
Current ticker items for Clinton-7
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Obama & Clinton-1

She didn't take any action. He's still working for her. She's done nothing but lie and coverup since the beginning of her campaign. You have to wonder what promises she's made and to who, and you sure can't believe anything she says.
She's in a state of denial if she thinks the things that have happened in the past few weeks aren't going to hurt her.
NAFTA - Clinton, Hospital story - Clinton, Bosnia - Clinton, Penn - Clinton. How many more things will come out that you've lied about???

Sen Obama has nothing to with her top advisor's meeting with the Colombian government ,reiterating her opposition to a free trade agreement with the Colombians. Go Obama

I can't beleive this.Billary just lies about everything and and tries to throw dust on Obama.I think we have enough……?? Shame on you Hillary…..

Obama 08………

de·lu·sional

1. The act or process of deluding.

2. The state of being deluded.

2. A false belief or opinion: labored under the delusion that success was at hand.

3. Psychiatry A false belief strongly held in spite of invalidating evidence, especially as a symptom of mental illness: delusions of persecution.

To so many Hillary supporters: Please STOP YELLING AT US IN CAPITAL LETTERS! What's up with that? I guess you are mighty defensive…with good reason, I'd say.

Obama '08

Don't people for Obama have anything better to do than sit on the computer all day and post negative remarks about Hillary? Get a job.

Poor excuse Madam Clinton. Obama had no knowledge of his advisor's meeting when he was first asked about it. That was why he denied it. That was genuine on his part. You were also accused of talking to the Canadians too. Mr Penn's meeting with the Colombians is proof that you want the NAFTA countries to "Take it with a grain of Salt"

So it is crap talk to say that you handled it better than Obama. The fact is that Mr Penn exposed you, and that is what that matters to the voters. What goes around comes around - Wink Wink

Hilllary did NOTHING to "solve " this problem. She just changed the guys title and it is business as usual. He was on the daily call as always. Who does she think she is fooling? She can't fire him. I will bet she is in so deep into the columbia deal she has no where else to go. As a senator no one investigated her. With all of this coming out about her I will be surprised if she keeps her job in New York. Those New Yorkers don't forget.

Walt: "if he was still the bribe disposal unit" Thanks for giving us all a laugh in these days when there is so much stress.

Dan: I think you are very close to the truth! I think it should be changed a little bit, just substitute these words "her very real universe of greed"

Carolyn: "Facts are Facts" no one need spin anything!

Realistic: I understand to a certain extent why women back Hillary,.
I am however, concerned about the older generation (geezers) backing her.

This raises a serious question for me. Could it be that these same geezers grew up in those days when the black sanition workers had to ride with the garbage in the trucks even at the cost of their lives? Do you think these people still have this mind set today?

Stephen, there is a lot of news and other documentation including the First Lady schedules, that detail Ms. Clinton's support of NAFTA at it's onset. While she is in a campaign now where NAFTA is very unpopular, the fact remains that she overwhelmingly supported it during her husband's administration and campaigned FOR it. Now with her campaign advisor heavily involved in the Columbian Free Trade agreement, I find it hard to believe he was there with no prior knowledge. I more believe that this is spin cast out by the Clinton's now that Penn's involvement was sited. He has been in the Clinton fold personally and professionally since their days in the White House - I find it hard to believe the were surprised. In addition, she did not fire him - Penn is still in the campaign. Not firing him completely will be a big campaign issue, I'm sure.

This is just another misstatment which can be added to an increasingly long list for Ms. Clinton.

What makes her think this wont affect her in the next primaries? It affected Obama in Ohio, hugely. I think she is leaving in denial. It remains to be seen. Her stance on Michigan and Florida tells me something, this woman actually believes this presidency thing is her birthright. Can somebody please stop her before she wrecks this party and cost the democrats their shot at the whitehouse come nov!

…and ANOTHER Clinton lie. Obama did not oppose a revote. What a sleazeball.

At the end, Hillary will only have those Wig wearing African American Politically sleep women supporting her. Oh, I forgot, The Clintons Purchased the entire Black Civil Right Leaders and the most of the Black Church Leaders. Those Moors will never wake up.

The bottomline is ALL of the candidates have lobbyists working for them… that means OBAMA as well… when he makes cracks about not taking money from an Oil Company (which no candidate can do) or lobbyists… he is stretching the truth…

Obama is no different from any of the other candidates… he got in with some shady Chicago politicians and backers… he took their money just like every politician does to run for office… Clinton and McCain have more years in the game so of course they may have some shady people in their past… they all do!!!

Start looking at the issues and facts… stop looking for reasons to not like either candidate… If you look at their track record… Obama voted the same way Clinton did in the Senate… In IL he really did not do much except vote over 150 times as present… the good thing about this primary all of you are starting to see how little experience Obama has… Bush had very little political experience!!!

How appropriate that the most fundamentaly DISHONEST candidate in US history says they've fired a guy when he's still working for them behind the scenes.

How many lies can one woman tell? Let's get this charade of a campaign behind us and let the real candidate - Obama - take on McCain. Obama isn't a patelogical liar tied to lobbyists and corruption at his core.

Obama '08

Uh, Hillary, he's not gone and is still doing work for you. How stupid do you think we are? Oh, that's right, we're supposed to believe you did not lie (several times) about Bosnia sniper fire but simply misspoke SEVERAL TIMES. Sell that snake oil to somone else.

Lying mother running for office. Some people call you monster because of all this double speak and mistrust….the more young people and truthful, honest Americans listen to you the more the hate you more….that troubling for the democratic party….

I know how important is it too vot Dem no matter what, but at this point I trust Mccain more that I trust Hillary! I do not want her in the White house AT ALL! I won't vote for someone that I don't trust! I WILL NEVER VOTE FOR HILLARY CLINTON!

Good grief, people. What an absurd diatribe, this morning.

Hillary for President!

Sure Hillary lets take the attention off of you once again. Even when the Obama controversy was going on both Canada and his campaign said the information that was leaked out to the public was false. And I still believe it was a lie leaked out by the Clinton campaign before the Texas and Ohio primaries. Clinton cannot deny her t