May 2, 2008
Posted: 10:25 PM ET

From
CNN

Watch Arianna Huffington assess the 2008 presidential race.

(CNN) – Arianna Huffington, Editor-in-Chief of the Huffingtonpost.com and author of a new book, didn’t pull any punches in assessing the 2008 presidential race.

Sen. Hillary Clinton “has really taken a page out of Karl Rove’s playbook when it comes to her advertising especially,” Huffington told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Friday.

Huffington compared Clinton’s “3 a.m.” ad to advertising against Sen. John Kerry orchestrated by Rove during President Bush’s 2004 re-election bid. “The assumption was that if people elected Obama they would not be as safe as if they elected her.” “Their children would not be as safe,” added Huffington.

“And then on the eve of the Pennsylvania primary, we had the Osama ad appear,” Huffington said, refererring to a Clinton campaign ad that contained an image of Osama bin Laden, the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

“It is a very powerful image in America,” Huffington said of the bin Laden image. “Every election after 9-11 is going to be a national security election and manipulating the electorate’s fear has been key to the re-election of George Bush,” she added.

Huffington, the founder of the popular liberal news and commentary website, also shared her views on Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, on the way the media is covering the Iraq war, and on “the extreme right of the Republican Party.” “Right is Wrong,” Huffington’s new book, was released recently.

Filed under: Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Iraq • John McCain • The Situation Room


Patricia   May 2nd, 2008 10:32 pm ET

In the Huffington Post was an article that verifies what is said in this article from another person's perspective - that of Sidney Blumenthal who boasts being a Clinton supporter who digs up dirt on Obama. He stated that he plans to keep the names of Wright and Ayres in the news as long as possible - as long as it negatively impacts Obama.

mcOli   May 2nd, 2008 10:34 pm ET

Arianna,
u r the best…thank u

obama 2008

David   May 2nd, 2008 10:34 pm ET

Huffington is swift boating Hillary. I think that, like her name suggests, she's full of hot air.

Nick - Arlington, VA   May 2nd, 2008 10:35 pm ET

this primary has become a general election and Clinton is the republican… paulvclinton.com………..the case is going in front of a court, there is a high specificity standard needed for fraud cases to be brought into court, the fact that it has a date means they have met their burden through a complaint, in which the judge believes there is enough reason to go to trial…..if it was bs, if it was garbage it wouldn't have gotten a court date….someone report on this.

Babs   May 2nd, 2008 10:36 pm ET

Another CNN analyst with no credibility chimes in! This woman is so in the Obama camp that you should really make her wear an Obama button when she's on the air. Please CNN, with the likes of your "neutral analysts" like Donna Brazile and Roland Martin, do you really need another one? This really is another example of true journalism biting the dust in the year 2008. Shame!!

Mark   May 2nd, 2008 10:37 pm ET

Arianna, can you please speak english.

Scott   May 2nd, 2008 10:38 pm ET

I think that it is good to have the huffington report. I'm going to check it out.

Realistic   May 2nd, 2008 10:39 pm ET

Merely states the obvious — The politics of Clinton are fundamentally no different than Bush, just different wrappers.

Clinton and McCain are effectively interchangeable: Both supported the war, NAFTA, gas tax holiday, etc., etc., etc.

bernice   May 2nd, 2008 10:40 pm ET

Smart lady.

GO HILLARY   May 2nd, 2008 10:40 pm ET

has she formerly endorsed obama or something b/c she is always praising him! on bill maher…on her blog…..and now on cnn.

sick of hearing it.

Canadian observer   May 2nd, 2008 10:40 pm ET

Billary is just plain nasty with these attacks. I don't understand the posters who claim these two candidates are so similar; they're not. With every new dirty tactic and attempted smear by the Clintons, Barack Obama just looks more and more Presidential.

Yes he can ! Yes he will !

Obama '08, '12

Chris in Va.   May 2nd, 2008 10:41 pm ET

Gee Arianna, 'ya think? Well, at least you have the cajones to say this unlike members of the cable television media.

Canadian observer   May 2nd, 2008 10:42 pm ET

Figures. Isn't she the actress who was famous for stealing other women's husbands ?

liberal media BS   May 2nd, 2008 10:42 pm ET

What a liberal media report. Not a surprise from the Huffington post. What a joke. Does the media really believe the public cannot intelligently decide the facts on their own. You can continue to shove Obama if that is your purpose. But you shoving him down the American thoat doesn't mean he will win in Nov. Wake up. Americans need help. No matter how liberal you wish this Great Country is==we are still realists. Arianna is a joke. A big joke with no credibility. Keep wishing or go back to your liberal home Country, we will not miss you, I can promise that.

mozartt   May 2nd, 2008 10:42 pm ET

I can't understand why the American people can't see Hillary Clinton for what she is. She will do absolutely anything to get elected - its actually scary. Having her for a president would be a different version of George Bush. I mean how could you trust her to listen to the people once she gets elected?

Rhonda Davis   May 2nd, 2008 10:43 pm ET

Please note that . Joe Andrew say's it PERFECT!!!I am 41, catholic, first time voter because of Obama's inspiration. If he is not on the ballot in November I and my family will not vote for Hillary…not trusted at all here…Thank you, Rhonda

End the Madness   May 2nd, 2008 10:43 pm ET

I cannot wait for this Democratic contest to be over! Politicians play so dirty. If all she can do is play on the fears of people, then God be with her, because she will need it. She's been in Washington for too long anyway. I am ready for a change. I'm tired of the same old politicians doing the same ole thing, with the same results, and the people complaining about the same things. WELL, CHANGE WHO YOU SEND TO WASHINGTON!!! IN OTHER WORDS, DO NOT VOTE ON NAME RECOGNITION, VOTE ON WHO YOU FEEL WIL RESOLVE THE ISSUES THAT YOU HAVE. And HRC, well, she seems to be senile, she voted for the war and she believes that she was under sniper fire in Bosnia, so what would she know about stopping Bin Laden. It's been 7 years and he's still MIA and what are we doing about that, oh, that's right, concentrating on Iraq!!!!

Liz SC   May 2nd, 2008 10:43 pm ET

At least someone else notice the bad drama from Hillary.

joe   May 2nd, 2008 10:44 pm ET

ITS NOT FEAR…ITS THE TRUTH…THIS IS WHAT WE ARE

DEALING IN OUR WORLD

AND HUFFINGTON IS OBAMA BIGGEST SUPPORTER…

ANOTHER ELITIST

WHY DIDNT SHE TALK ABOUT OBAMA SILENCE WITH FLA & MI

GIVE ME A BREAK

HILLARY OR MCCAIN 08

HILLARY OR MCCAIN 08

Wake up America!   May 2nd, 2008 10:44 pm ET

I'd vote for this woman over Billary Spinton anyday. Nicely put Arianna.

Canadian observer   May 2nd, 2008 10:44 pm ET

Figures. Elizabeth Taylor ? Isn't she the actress who was famous for stealing other women's husbands ?

Mary - PA   May 2nd, 2008 10:45 pm ET

Yup, she's no better then Bush in my book. She has no morals but tries to put on a good act that she does.

angelina aguilar st paul mn   May 2nd, 2008 10:46 pm ET

thank you Hufftington post for speaking the truth,none dares to speak against the clinton dynasty.

thank you………. i am shocked cnn published this….(article by Arianna)…..

Caroline   May 2nd, 2008 10:46 pm ET

just because u are a liberal democrat and want to see the most liberal guy running in the white house does not mean you come up with comments that have no backing. the obama campaign are the ones who used a mail flyer that the republicans literally did use against hillary and health care. so give me a break, get over yourself huffington, your not that great !!!!!!!!

lol   May 2nd, 2008 10:47 pm ET

liberals like huffington like to pretend that terrorist don't exist. extremist are out there, and hillary addressed that in her commercial. americans are concerned about terrorism, not just bitter, bible toting, gun wielding, bigots in america, like obama likes to refer to us, but real americans who hillary can relate to.

Willy   May 2nd, 2008 10:48 pm ET

Air head speaks

chris CA   May 2nd, 2008 10:48 pm ET

she's right. when you're right, you're right. except for when you're wrong. but she's right.

Undecided Voter   May 2nd, 2008 10:48 pm ET

Thank God!!! We have someone that is consistent and gives (all) the media coverage of both candidates, good and bad.

Thanks Arianna

Audrey   May 2nd, 2008 10:51 pm ET

Give it a rest, Ariana. We all know Obama can do no wrong with you. Clinton is not pulling a Rove. Wait and see–if the Dems are stupid enough to pick him as the nominee, the Republicans will tear him to shreds with true Rovian tactics. And no amount of glib speaking will rescue him.

Jacob   May 2nd, 2008 10:52 pm ET

But the Clintons are the biggest flaming liberals ever. Why is Obama the new King Liberal? Don't tell me you're letting yourself be manipulated by the racist stereotype that says all blacks are big flaming liberals. Ok, we've all had an active gag reflex for the last 8 years but let's not get carried away. Pick the better liberal.

Gore 2008

Adrian   May 2nd, 2008 10:53 pm ET

Arianna is just jealous because she wants to be president! I'd probably vote for her tho. Smart woman. Nonetheless, Hillary is smarter. To beat the Republicans you gotta play their game.

Paulinus   May 2nd, 2008 10:53 pm ET

Truely Americans Live in FEAR

In church, I listened to a Catholic priest preached about Hope Vs fear. It struck me that Obama is preaching Hope while Hillary is instilling fear into the minds of the American people.

Hope Vs Fear

Hope Factor => Obama
Fear Factor => Hillary

I followed the last two democratic primaries in Ohio and Pennsylvania and have deduced that most Americans live in fear. In realizing that, Sen. Hillary Clinton has embarked on the fear factor to secure her wins. She was able to instill fear into the minds of the undecided voters with her fear and negatives ads. What a way to win.

From a spiritual perspective, people should leave in Hope and not fear. Does Hillary have any Religious affiliation? It is surprising to see that a high percentage of Catholics embrace Hillary. Are they being indoctrinated into Hillary’s spiritual beliefs? A true Christian should belief in Hope and not Fear.

If people continue to live in fear, there will always be mistrust, divisiveness, and wars. Hope is what we need to counteract fear, which will bring people together and ultimately help Americans work together as a United Nation.

Montana is Obama Country   May 2nd, 2008 10:54 pm ET

…..Huffington Post is a good resource to get information. ….

Democrat, NC   May 2nd, 2008 10:54 pm ET

I am a democrat and I was about to support whoever the democratic nominee would be; however, after seeing Hillary Clinton using Rove's and the Republican Party's tactics, I pray that Obama will be the nominee.

Obama '08

Lynn D   May 2nd, 2008 10:55 pm ET

I used to love listening to this woman but no more. It strikes me quite funny that all of Senator Clinton's ads are negative and like Karl Rove while Senator Obama's ads are never considered negative. I believe that Senator Clinton has to be permitted to defend herself without being labeled as negative. Arianna Huffington is an Obama supporter so I guess her comments her going to bias.

Jeff   May 2nd, 2008 10:56 pm ET

It's a predictable pattern now. She hits Obama with an ugly nasty to make people afraid and demean him personally, in the last days before big state primary, and then gloats afterward about how he "can't close the deal in big states." It's old policitics, ugly politics. It may even still work. If so, another generation will walk away from political involvement.

Roy P   May 2nd, 2008 10:58 pm ET

She is fighting a candidate that has not won a major demoractic state. The DNC and the so called party elders do not want her to win. The republicans would love to have Obama win. A vote for him is a vote for McCain. I think she should use any tactic to prevent this CNN or Onn push to get Obama the McCain elected.

David, Paducah, Kentucky   May 2nd, 2008 10:58 pm ET

Smart woman! It sounds like she has Hillary pegged correctly. Nothing like a mother using another mother's fear for political gain.

angelina   May 2nd, 2008 11:01 pm ET

Hillary will do anything to win even sellingher soul to d devil.She thinks she is entitled to d presidency…the tonya harding strategy she is doing to Sen.Obama will fail.

Yes Joe   May 2nd, 2008 11:01 pm ET

This woman is disgusting. She runs a site that allows hatred to be spewed against Hillary. She needs to be stopped.

lb   May 2nd, 2008 11:03 pm ET

Arianna, I'm dissappointed that you didn't take the opportunity to highlight the media's bias against Obama. It was three weeks worth of Obama's "bitter" equals "elitist" and it was a blip on the radar screen for Clinton's "obliterate Iran" equals,,,,,,ah, murder. I guess the public is far more threatened by a grammatical error than a vote for war and a threat to obliterate a country .

Big Al   May 2nd, 2008 11:03 pm ET

Is she one of the Gabor sister, she sound so much like ZaZa..

With her high pitch, whinnng voice…

I hope no one buy her book because she is so Wrong, Right?

Incoming Sniper Fire   May 2nd, 2008 11:04 pm ET

Yes Joe…you are totally making all of that up aren't you?…for who doesn't believe me, go to huffingtonpost.com and see that only the TRUTH is there. If Hillary was behaving like Barack, she would be supporting Hillary…if Hillary was a better person and honest, more people would be supporting her…tell her to stop PULLING THE FREAKIN' GENDER CARD…IT'S AN INSULT TO WOMEN WITH BRAINS!

bill pike   May 2nd, 2008 11:05 pm ET

can we get clinton/bush out of DC so we can change DC??? the power driven billarny and the bush/clinton royalty has put this country in danger and 9/11 came as billarny was leaving the white house. call at 3:00am, we all know where billie was playing. interesting that billarny says you choose where you go to church and can leave but look at her marriage and what was going on UNDER THE SAME ROOF and did she leave??? is molesting a young girl by the president better than what a person says??? billarny says it is not about words??? IF YOU THINK THE COMMENT ABOUT IRAN WAS BY ACCIDENT YOU DON'T KNOW BILLIARY. THINK WWIII, THINK NAPTA, THINK AND GET THEM OUT OF DC NOW.

Politically Speaking   May 2nd, 2008 11:06 pm ET

I honestly believe America (generalizing, of course) will take what Hillary is doing to Obama because they really do not want a black man to win the presidency. I truely feel that America is in fear of a black man having that much power.

It's sick and disgusting, but I've read comments on so many websites from people who will not vote for Barack simply because he is black. Then people wonder where viewpoints such as Rev. Wright's come from. Simple, America helped creat those opinions.

less media more issues   May 2nd, 2008 11:06 pm ET

And who do you compare whoever's using the War Room lies to? Get real. It works both ways.

stephen   May 2nd, 2008 11:07 pm ET

Her book was awful. No substance. I recommend reading a text book over this crap she writes.

George   May 2nd, 2008 11:07 pm ET

I used to be quite fond of the Clintons, but this campaign has exposed their character or lack of it.

Linned   May 2nd, 2008 11:07 pm ET

I just hope that irrparable damage has not been done to the Democratic Party.

Paulinus   May 2nd, 2008 11:08 pm ET

Lots of Americans are blind to the Clintons wrong doing or they just turn a blind eye. I saw a utube video on "Paul Vs Clinton" landmark civil fraud case. Enough there to discourage people from voting for Hillary.

NickNas   May 2nd, 2008 11:09 pm ET

Fear is only an effective tool on a weak uninformed mind. A tool abused by the powerhungry.

" Fortunate for those of us in power that the people do not think for themselves".

A. Hitler

Jane   May 2nd, 2008 11:09 pm ET

Yes Joe needs to go sulk in the corner. :-(

Jed in Texas   May 2nd, 2008 11:09 pm ET

What you have to ask yourself is 'Do I want to live in fear of my own President for another four to eight years"?

Xanadude of Velen   May 2nd, 2008 11:09 pm ET

Why does anyone with any common sense listen to this Greek, Media-Elitist Cow?

Hill408   May 2nd, 2008 11:09 pm ET

Huffington needs to look at everything thats goiing on. They both are doing it. Every time something bad comes out on Obama its Hillary is a bad person. Huffington is blind to this as much as she was to her gay husband. She needs to s— up.

Hms   May 2nd, 2008 11:09 pm ET

what's new…Huffington post has endorsed Obama and has always been severly anti Clinton…

nav   May 2nd, 2008 11:10 pm ET

Smart people / real educated people like Barack Obama.
onlt few not fair minded pepple like clinton.

Look Sen.Paul (Presidential Candidate) Republican favors Sen. Barack Obama because of positions on foreign policy, instead of john mcccain.

INDIA / CALIFORNIA / STANFORD UNIVERSITY FOR BARACK OBAMA

Rebecca   May 2nd, 2008 11:10 pm ET

Huffington is absolutely correct. If you take a step back and anyalyze how Hillary Clinton and her campaign have been strategizing it looks like a mirror of the tactics directly from the Republicans. I'm starting to wonder if she is truly a Republican hiding in Democratic pant suits. She is using fear tactics just like the Republicans, she constantly compliments John McCain, and the tone she uses sounds like soundbites right from the GOP itself. "I went everyone to go on record. Either you are with us or against us." Word for word something George Bush would say. Hillary was a staunch Republican for much of her life and for some reason switched over to the Democratic Party. I'm thinking, though, that she is a true Republican at heart. She was once quoted as saying, "can't I think like a Republican and feel like a Democrat." Which one is it Hillary, are you with us or against us? You may have many fooled but I can't tell which party you stand for.

Syed Rahman   May 2nd, 2008 11:11 pm ET

We need a president who stands on inherent quality and believes in inherent quality . We don't need a president who borrows quality from other . HRC should have ovarian fortitude not testicular fortitude . If she relies on testosterone than she needs testosterone supplement . That will not be her innate quality .

liz   May 2nd, 2008 11:12 pm ET

Why don't this idiot just shut up. She must be getting desperate. So move on and get a life.

Clinton is a good and strong woman and she will be the next president despite all of your negatives remarks..

Susan / PA   May 2nd, 2008 11:12 pm ET

Finally, someone with the guts to speak out. When Hillary used the Bin Laden commercial in PA…that about sewed it up for her….scared the bajeebees out of the elderly…the demographic she needed.

Hillary will do anything to get elected and do nothing once she is there…..Just as New Yorkers….

Jodie from Idaho   May 2nd, 2008 11:13 pm ET

Hillary makes me sick. That woman can not be trusted to have a power as high as the presidency. Who knows what she will do. She is not even elected and she is already threatening Iran. She spoke harshly towards China, and created anti American sentiment. She has been involved in various scandals, i.e. Whitewater, where she embezzled money from the government to make money off of her real estate investments and Peter Paul, where her and her husband are being sued for exchanging money for power when she got elected to the Senate. You are all complaining about Obama because of his pastor, these are things that they have done.

Tom in Miami   May 2nd, 2008 11:13 pm ET

OMG, I AM GONNA VOTE FOR OBAMA!

Wait, no I am not. I am not a lemming.

Clinton '08, America needs fixin'.

Barb   May 2nd, 2008 11:14 pm ET

I've gone to Huntington post, and you Arianna, have your own political agenda here! …………………………………….. You are so biased… you may as well be from another world!…………………………The world isn't scared, and living in fear, because of Hillary's add, it's living in fear, because the world, esp the U.S. is in dire straights!………………………………….For anyone to complain that Hillary showed FEAR, when she showed several important moments in History, means you have low comprehension levels………….Bin Laden is an important person in history, he needs taken out, and Hillary says she will do that, by concentrating on the war where it should have been! Arianna, fact check should become your new friend!

N.C.   May 2nd, 2008 11:14 pm ET

Why in the world would CNN interview a person who has this much hate for Hillary Clinton? Obama is toast in Indiana. Play all the basketball he wants and he will still lose. Why didn't he play all of that basketball in Pennsylvania. Political pandering at its best.

Walt, Belton,TX   May 2nd, 2008 11:15 pm ET

Coming from such a sesspool of liberalism, it must be the truth if it is about Hillary. Right? It probably is, but Huffinkton has no preferences in this election that she's trying to further, does she? Either way, it is one more nail driven in on the Democratic Party's platform, if they've figured out one yet…………..

midwest08   May 2nd, 2008 11:15 pm ET

Arianna is the most disgusting person. She is using Karl Rove tactics to use any message or add against Hillary. Probably she is just jealous, she is not as smart.

Arianna, your brain is as big as your 2 Priuses, that you are proudly announced you have, like you already changed the world.. Grow up

Neutral   May 2nd, 2008 11:15 pm ET

Arianna Huffington was a REPUBLICAN for YEARS, until she was divorced from her husband. Can't stand it Arianna another woman like Hillary has more cajones than your Obama?

Ed K.   May 2nd, 2008 11:15 pm ET

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This women is one of the biggest nut cases in America !

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paa Kwesi Richardson, Germany   May 2nd, 2008 11:16 pm ET

This woman is just thinking about the name CLINTON;doing whatever it takes to get elected even putting fear into voters by imaging Bin laden and co.
Infact i place the volume of my tv set to zero anytime she appears on it.I´ve even lost respect for her husband monika clinton hey sorry Bill clinton.Greedy clitons.

David PA   May 2nd, 2008 11:16 pm ET

People are tired of this negative, fear-driven political advertising. This is why so many of us have made small contributions to the Obama campaign which stays clear of such tactics. Unfortunately, while Barrack has taken the high road, the Clinton machine has taken the low road and scared up a considerable number of votes with it. There is a backlash to it, but it works: hence we have a paradox. I fear the fall campaigns will have much more of the same stuff directed at candidate Obama by Swift Boat groups. He is like an
Energizer battery, he just keeps on running. Obama '08

Jeff   May 2nd, 2008 11:17 pm ET

Well, I don't know about you folks, but if Elizabeth Taylor says to vote for Hillary, I'm forgetting about sniper fire, flip-flopping on Florida and Michigan, and whatever Arianna has to say. If Elizabeth Taylor endorses, that is the obvious way to go. Who could possibly question her intellect and wisdom? Why should I ever bother making my own informed decisions when actors can strongly suggest how I should vote? Thank goodness for Elizabeth Taylor showing me the light!

Xanadude of Velen   May 2nd, 2008 11:18 pm ET

I guess Ms. Huffington has officially quit the California based John-Roger Spiritual Enlightenment Cult to join the Obama Cult.

Rayvonn, NC   May 2nd, 2008 11:18 pm ET

I can promise you this, if she somehow wins this nomination she will let us down and disgrace the country. Just way to much baggage and more to come I'm definitely sure.

Katharine   May 2nd, 2008 11:18 pm ET

Please explain to me why Huffington's remarks about why she supports Obama and Elizabeth Taylor's remarks about why she supports Clinton are so much more important than Maya Angelou's strong endoresments of Clinton. Angelou's endorsements have never make it on the news. The only mention of this endorsement, which is so much more important than Elizabeth Taylor's, was on day earlier this week when CNN showed an ad with Angelou endorsing Clinton, but it was at the bottom of a page so that the fewest posssilbe number of people would notice it.

Anyone interested in Maya Angelou's lastest endorsement of Clinton should go to HillaryClinton.com.

Katharine, Los Angeles

Rebecca   May 2nd, 2008 11:19 pm ET

Boooooh. Are you scared? Are you afraid the "terrorists" are going to come get us? Are you afraid to fly on a plane? Are illegal immigrants going to take your job? Fear, fear, fear, and more fear. The Bush administration and Republicans have been drilling that into people's heads for the last 7 years and now Hillary is trying to take advantage of scared Americans by using these same fear tactics. Just look at her most famous ads. They are completely based on fear because Hillary knows there are a lot of scared people out there. She's preying on their fears.

Wake up people, there have always been dangers in our world. Always. There have always been murderers, terrorists, gangs, drugs and the list goes on. But today people are more afraid than ever. Why? Because it has been forced down your throat through the media and Bush administration. Get over it. People who make decisions based on fear are making bad decisions. They are not thinking clearly. Wake up!

Ex-Hillary supporter   May 2nd, 2008 11:19 pm ET

I gave up on Hillary early on in her campaign, it has turned in to a disgusting spectacle, and no doubt the Democratic party will pay a price for her negativity and lies.
I wouldn't vote for her, even if she paid me, and frankly I believe she would stoop that low.

Susan / PA   May 2nd, 2008 11:19 pm ET

Jeff, You are right…..
I am wondering whats up her sleeve come sunday/monday…………gonna be big for sure……………………

Still not so convinced she or someone in her campaign didnt have something to do with the Press club breakfast………….. Rev Dr. Reynolds is a stanch supporter of Hillary and she arranged it all….. not accussing..just wondering..hmmmmmmmmmmmm

Bubba   May 2nd, 2008 11:20 pm ET

should be 30 days to campaign. all states vote on same day. no caucus's. no delegates. no super-delegates. convention held in one day. general election 30 days later to elect president.

all of the above for both parties. no exceptions.

Andy Laub   May 2nd, 2008 11:20 pm ET

BS hiffington knows very little comparing Rove to Clinton saying it makes me laugh, she doesnt get it just doesnt shameful

Neutral   May 2nd, 2008 11:20 pm ET

Hillary Clinton is a MODERATE, Barack Hussein Obama is ULTRA LIBERAL and that is ON RECORD.

dl   May 2nd, 2008 11:21 pm ET

This woman has been all over the page with her political ideas.
Arianna Huffington has come to this country and made
her fortune by being married to a rich man..
At the time she was a die hard Republican..
Now she is a blow hard at best.
I am so sick of her!

Neutral   May 2nd, 2008 11:21 pm ET

Arianna like other ultra liberals are in bed with SOROS, a socialist just like Arianna. BIRDS OF THE SAME FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER!

SO WHAT???   May 2nd, 2008 11:22 pm ET

If Hillary was a man she would not be seen as going negative just being competitive. Hillary is a fantastic candidate and sometimes going negative works, just ask the republicans!

susie   May 2nd, 2008 11:22 pm ET

Does anyone know why Oprah left Trinity Church a long time ago? And if she was smart enough back then why wasn't Obama?

Vig   May 2nd, 2008 11:22 pm ET

This woman seems to have become the green-eyed monster.

Art from Philly   May 2nd, 2008 11:22 pm ET

Rove tactics? You mean like taking a clip from the 'War Room' and making people believe a Clinton supporter used a racial slur to describe the people of Indiana?

dl   May 2nd, 2008 11:23 pm ET

Go away Arianna and take your negativity with you..
Has she become a US citizen yet….

Barb in Tn   May 2nd, 2008 11:23 pm ET

Obama;s voting record shows that he is the most liberal senator in the senate. This is why Ted Kennedy has backed him. This is why HUffington backs him.

To the person who posted Hope vs Fear. Get real. Lets talk issues not emotions. People have a right to be afraid of Obama winning the Presidency. He is so liberal our debt will triple.

Look at their records. Clinton has worked across the isles a lot more than Obama. Obama voted 97% with the Dems in the US Senate. I can't remember Clinton's numbers exactly and I don't want to misrepresent the facts so I will just say that her percentage of party votes was much lower.

Obama is too inexperienced to handle the stress of not having things go his way in the debates so he refuses to have any more. How is he going to handle meeting with world leaders who will disagree with him?

I will not vote for this man and his color has nothing to do with it. I will vote for McCain depending on his VP otherwise I will not vote. I think they call that voting "present" in the senate.

George   May 2nd, 2008 11:24 pm ET

Anyone that is still a supporter of Billary must watch too many soap opera's and too little news. She is insane!

Jill   May 2nd, 2008 11:24 pm ET

If the Clintons were truly Democrats The Huffington Post would not be focusing on them - but anyone with ears and eyes can see that Billary is just a Republican in a pantsuit. Huffington Post is must reading in my view - I can't wait to read the book. It's one of the few places that doesn't buy into the spin the other media outlets keep feeding the public.

is it necessary   May 2nd, 2008 11:25 pm ET

Clinton is a desperate politician

Xanadude of Velen   May 2nd, 2008 11:28 pm ET

Publish my comments CNN. Everyone needs to know that this women that you deem as newsworthy has a history of plagiarism.

Irish Gram   May 2nd, 2008 11:28 pm ET

Senator Obama would sell his soul and his children for the office of the President of the United States. He has no scruples in running a clean and honest campaign. His type of politics make rational people ill.

Ms. Huffington has no credibility and her views are completely wrong.

jim from Canada   May 2nd, 2008 11:29 pm ET

Huffington's on the mark. Are the American people that stupid or naive that they can't see through Billary? She's every bit as sleazy as Bubba and just as cunning. When will CNN act responsibly and start attacking Billary's dishonesty. All these so-called journalists like Wolf and King prefer to give her a free ride. I'd like just one of them to show some gumption and nail her on all her lies and inconsistencies.
The USA is a nation of guns and it's never been too shy to use them.
Did I just offer a solution to the Billary problem?

NOT YET COMMITED   May 2nd, 2008 11:29 pm ET

Clinton needs to come clean on Paul vs Clinton case. that is all I can say for now.

Trenton Sims, Los Angeles   May 2nd, 2008 11:29 pm ET

Yes Joe?

Americans Freedom of speech must be stopped??

No one has the right to speak negatively against Hillary??

OkJoe.. Please Don't forget your Medication tomorrow..

Or Lay off of the Clinton Kool-aide…

fran   May 2nd, 2008 11:29 pm ET

I'm sick of Obama supporters crying about everthing. Grow a back bone. These people are running for the most important job in the world and it's going to take someone who isn't afraid of a fight, and Hillary is a not only a fighter, but she's smarter.

Kyle   May 2nd, 2008 11:31 pm ET

Huffington is just upset because Clinton went on Fox News with Bill O'Reilly. I wouldn't put it past her and huffingtonpost.com to have put out the fabricated video of Kantor.

Pamela   May 2nd, 2008 11:31 pm ET

This whole media election thing has turned me off.

Pam   May 2nd, 2008 11:32 pm ET

I wouldn't vote for Hillary if she paid me. Which is probably next on her list of campaign strategies.

jeremy   May 2nd, 2008 11:32 pm ET

clinton is disgusting and should change over to the GOP. that's what she has become.

Karen G   May 2nd, 2008 11:32 pm ET

To many women are following in the mens footsteps of the good ole boys club,and most of those good ole boys don't want Hillary in the white house because they can't stand taking orders from a women, it is to bad that we have this divide in the United States and most of the women that can't bring themselves to vote for Hillary are only hurting themselves. Hillary is a caring ,and very intelligent woman, that could run circles around obama, and his nothing speeches,and if you people that think we that don't like obama are going to rally around him if he gets the nomination ,you are sadly mistaken,and I am tired of the obama followers calling us that support Hillary uneducated ,I am educated and I have run a business on my own for 30 years.

Ada   May 2nd, 2008 11:33 pm ET

I agree with her. The question is: What is the DO NOTHING candidate ( I mean Barak) doing about it? I don't know how anyone can win an election by DOING NOTHING when their opponent attack them. He has to fight aggressively till the end to show voters his strenght. The more people watch him do nothing, the more they run away.

You have to take the high road, but fight aggressively till is over.

Presidential election is not a wave that you can just ride. You need physical strenght. If you do not have the strenght, then go back home to your family.

Obama08

Karen   May 2nd, 2008 11:33 pm ET

No, Joe. Hillary is disgusting. SHE needs to be stopped. The news media should give equal time to Hillary and her corrupt background. Most people do not have the time or the inclination to dig up the dirt on Hillary. Thank you to Phil T. for providing an informative site.

I am encouraged by super delegates who are standing up and supporting Barack Obama. It is the intelligent people with integrity who understand who the best candidate is.

After further review,Texas   May 2nd, 2008 11:33 pm ET

I can see her wearing jack boots and rounding up her political enemies.She is the most dangerous Scorpio on the planet.

Rene in PA   May 2nd, 2008 11:34 pm ET

Apparently CNN is protecting the big diva of show biz, Liz Taylor by not allowing comments on her endorsement of Clinton.

One elitist endorses another (what a shock) and furthermore, won't hear anything from the rabble about it.

Let them eat cake with that summer gas tax reprieve!!

Dave   May 2nd, 2008 11:34 pm ET

This is politics, Obama dose the same. I'm a Pa. republican who turned democrat so I could vote for Hillary and I did and will vote for her in november. However, I find most of you democtats to be NUTS, Especially the Obama cult. You all want more welfare programs and cry when things don't go your way.
HILLARY 08 or McCain 08

Bob   May 2nd, 2008 11:34 pm ET

She is weird and we dont want a cliton family AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't be fooled   May 2nd, 2008 11:35 pm ET

No Joe, it's people like Hillary and you who must be stopped! Hillary hates blacks. At least those who won't kiss her butt! And she hates people who won't fall for lies and B.S. Hillary is everything Ms. Huffington said she is and a whole lot, a whole lot more. There was a time I would have voted for her, but if the democrat[ic] party plays her dirty games with this nominating process after rules have long since been in place, not only will the democrat[ic] party not win in November, it may become the odd out political party in this country for the forseeable future. Besides, no one wants young women working in the White House where Bill Clinton resides with a whole lot of time on his hands.

Edward   May 2nd, 2008 11:36 pm ET

The last thing i want for Obama is a support from Ariana and huffington post.
This surely is going to push more Obama supporters away from him!
She is ballistic and comes across as a very jealous person like Pelosi against any other successful woman like Hillary. I just hope she doesn't do any further damage against Obama.

kaz   May 2nd, 2008 11:36 pm ET

For any unthinkable reason if sen. Clinton wins the nomination, she will be the worst president. America needs a better leader

Colli   May 2nd, 2008 11:36 pm ET

i am so shocked that the American people stil vote for a woman who has so blatently lied to them. Not padded her resume, but LIED!!! How can anyone vote for her as the leader of the country. I think only those that are totally uninformed, or racist vote for her. Please post this message. I am a Canadian, follow the race closely, and feel the United States is missing a great opportunity if they do not elect Barack.

patrick reyes   May 2nd, 2008 11:37 pm ET

It's really scary if obama is the nominee, people still blind not to see and evaluate who Barak really is. People are just obssessed of Barak's words especially those young people but the fact is, he's very arrogant, just talk beautiful and flowery words but with empty thoughts. There's something behind in Barak's personality and intention why he runs for the highest position in the country. Hope true Americans can realize and not to be persuaded by this pretendious and impostor.

Lisette Chicago, IL   May 2nd, 2008 11:40 pm ET

Arianna is absolutely correct about Clinton and McCain

jr.   May 2nd, 2008 11:41 pm ET

Dear Americans: If Mr.Obama wuold be our next president do you'll think he would invite Pastor Wright to the White House ?I think he woud remenber what he said one time ,he would never disown him. His like an uncle to me.

anthony   May 2nd, 2008 11:42 pm ET

The 3 AM ad was simply an ad about who do you think would do a better job handling an unexpected crisis. Thats it. All the Clinton haters and ultra liberal Obama disciples are trying to once again paint Hillary as the dragon lady. What is wrong with Clinton making a claim that she is more experienced and can deliver more than her opponent? Its a campaign,
not a church social. I see no problem when a candidate says vote for me because I can do a better job than the other guy. It's not mean, underhanded or undemocratic. Its what makes candidates believe they can be president.

susie for Obama   May 2nd, 2008 11:42 pm ET

I am a 60 year old woman who is NOT for Clinton and cannot believe that anyone who went through what we did with Bill Clinton's sexual acts in the White House could even consider her - what does that say about her judgment????? BAD!

Jonny   May 2nd, 2008 11:59 pm ET

I Choose Hope.

Eric-PA   May 3rd, 2008 12:02 am ET

I think it's the other way around!

georgia   May 3rd, 2008 12:04 am ET

If it walks like a skunk & smells like a skunk ….
It could be Hlilary .

frank, las vegas   May 3rd, 2008 12:04 am ET

Obama! Obama! Obama! You have been sieved and found to be good. You have gone through more trials and tribulations than any other candidate and triumphed. Whatever is the will of God will happen. Long live America!

Marc   May 3rd, 2008 12:11 am ET

I am for Obama all the way.

concerned   May 3rd, 2008 12:12 am ET

How did all you poeple get so damm smart when you cant even get out of the crapper. You have to be fed with a spoon your so unable to think for yourselves. Clintons made sure you all get the scripts to follow cuz your brain dead
If Obama can win after the dumping that she's done on him, he can beat enyone

Nichole   May 3rd, 2008 12:13 am ET

I will not vote for Billary even if she wins the nomination. I simply don't trust her. She would sell her country for power and money.

Sammy   May 3rd, 2008 12:24 am ET

…How is he [Obama] going to handle meeting with world leaders who will disagree with him?… he will piss in his pants!

Frank   May 3rd, 2008 12:31 am ET

Just Say No To The Clinton/Bush Dynasties !

cleareyes   May 3rd, 2008 12:34 am ET

Arianna, go back to your country or find another powerful rich man to support you!!!

Carrie   May 3rd, 2008 12:35 am ET

Clinton has been borrowing heavily from the neocon playbook, with the fear tactic, 'your either with us or against us', and of course the parsing of phrases for attack ads. It's very tiresome, her old style of politics.

A Voter   May 3rd, 2008 12:35 am ET

Huffington is an odd case. She seems to delight in sticking the knife in and turning it. Sorry for her.

Hillary will win the upcoming primaries; she will win the nomination; and she will win the White House. Twice.

And life will be good again… :)

BJ   May 3rd, 2008 12:37 am ET

Ms. Huffington, it is liberal press/media such as yourself that have given Obama a free ride throughout this race.

This race is for the presidency of the US, the most powerful position in the world, and you expect Obama to get power-puff treatment?

It is quite obvious your man either can't stand the heat, or has much more to hide. We have no idea who this man is, other than what he has written and said about himself. Puh-leese!

He rose out of nowhere, from the seedy politics of Chicago, and we're supposed to embrace him like he descended from heaven? You need to examine your conscience if you expect to impose your opinions on people. What we have found out to date is not a pretty picture.

Joe   May 3rd, 2008 12:38 am ET

Wow, so I'm not the only one who thinks this.

Lora B.   May 3rd, 2008 12:43 am ET

Why would Obama have to go negative since he has the press and Ms. full-of-hot-air Huffington to do it for him?

Hillary will win and she has my vote!

Former Obama Supporter   May 3rd, 2008 12:43 am ET

Yeah, like I'm really going to listen to the Huffington Post. They have been anti-Hillary from the very start.

Shirley   May 3rd, 2008 12:44 am ET

Hillary's statement that she would 'obliterate' Iran and Iran's response to the United Nations should have been front page news. CNN is making every effort to elect the Democratic nominee with selective reporting.

Jesse   May 3rd, 2008 12:45 am ET

~~

Clinton makes me sick!

Jane   May 3rd, 2008 12:47 am ET

She is so tough to listen to… but underneith the jabber she really has some good points. I usually see her on Bill Maher.

Steve   May 3rd, 2008 12:48 am ET

"This woman is disgusting. She runs a site that allows hatred to be spewed against Hillary. She needs to be stopped."

Yes. We MUST stop speech we don't agree with! Good thing this country doesn't have a law that protects speech.

Oh, wait.

Win at Any Cost   May 3rd, 2008 12:49 am ET

This race tells that politicians believe in " Win at Any Cost" Philosophy.

KAT   May 3rd, 2008 12:52 am ET

Look—fact is fact. Obama just does not have the experience to be president of the most powerful nation on the face of the earth—We live in very dangerous times, and the economy is in the dumper, we need someone with experience—time is ticking away and we need to turn this mess around soon. I will take Clinton—even with her faults as the person best suited to do the job.

ED   May 3rd, 2008 12:58 am ET

What does the outcome of paul vs clinton 1 million campaign fraud trial mean for Hillary?

Richard Kelton   May 3rd, 2008 1:06 am ET

Obama has been too gentlemanly toward Hillary Clinton. If she were to be the nominee the Republicans would Rove her into a big defeat bringing up:

A. HER LACK OF TRANSPARENCY: 1. Who and and how much were contributors to the $135, 617,368 contributed to the Clinton Charities, 2. Who and how much were paid to the over $51,855,599 received by the Clintons for "speeches", 3.What were the details of the $6,145,000 income received by the Clintons from foreign sources, including the participation of Dubai and China sources for funds in Yucaipa Global Holdings.

B. HER PARTICIPATION IN THE CLINTON PARDONS which even the Democrats have condemned including: 1. those given to some people who paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to Hillary's younger brother.(later returned only after the payments became public knowledge), (2) given to Marc Rich whose ex wife contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars in total to the Clinton Foundation and Hillary's campaign, (3) after a normally Republican Hasadic community voted 99% for Hillary in her senate race, commutations were granted to 4 members of the community who had been convicted of defrauding the federal government of $40,000,000, and (4) pardons given to four individuals whose names included "Ray" after Robert Ray, an "Indepentent" prosecutor, reported that Hillary gave "factually false testimony" under oath in the Travelgate matter, but that he would not prosecute her, and (5) commutations offered to 16 members of the FALN terrorist group who had set off 120 bombs in the US which Hillary supported until the members reaffirmed that they would not renounce the use of force.

DEMOCRAT FOR AMERICA   May 3rd, 2008 1:08 am ET

Arianna Huffington is like Jeremiah Wright , Always Wanting To Get People To Dislike Or Hate Somebody Or Something .

Al   May 3rd, 2008 1:09 am ET

Clinton makes me sick too. My comments never go online here, but what I can do, how can I rephrase this softer: she is a president's wife, and we just had a president's son, leading this country to a few disasters in a row. Why not reduce to just one royal family?..
Hillary shares guilt in Iraq war and should not be in this race at all. I will stop my dem membership if she is by some dark magic becomes the nominee. She had her '3am call' and her judgement was extremely bad. As for her 'experience' of being president's wife - I don't know, I don't like to go into private family experiences or into sniper fire imagination flashes.

Obama 2008

Janel, St. Paul, MN   May 3rd, 2008 1:11 am ET

Wow! I've not been impressed and, in fact, have become very depressed by Senator Clinton's campaign.

But now. . .with Elizabeth Taylor supporting her, perhaps I should reconsider. . . .NOT!!!

Judy   May 3rd, 2008 1:12 am ET

Okay, so Clinton is negative ala Rove but Obama can distribute falsehoods about Clinton's health insurance proposals, scaring them into believing she is out to get them, but hey, thats okay.

Obama can deny knowing Wright's extreme views over a period of 20 years and after disinviting him from his public announcement of candidancy, but again, thats okay.

Hmmmmm.

A.M.   May 3rd, 2008 1:15 am ET

I can't believe that people can't understand such a clear tricky ads by Clinton. No matter what she does media never ask the question. If it was 'Obama' CNN will go after him for days. It is this media which is really supporting 'Hillary' blinded. Why? Who knows, why.

A.M.
Houston, Texas

Madtown   May 3rd, 2008 1:18 am ET

Hillary Clinton will Not win the election in November. Nobody can energize the republicans like Hillary!!! They are hoping/wishing to run against her! Why do people not see this?!? Hello, 'Operation Chaos' anyone??? Hmmm…..Really, who do the republicans want to run against!?! It is so Clear the republicans want Hillary to win, it is blinding!!! Senator Obama will bring this country together!!!

Cora   May 3rd, 2008 1:21 am ET

She's detestable.

mona   May 3rd, 2008 1:21 am ET

Just the other day, I was telling my coworkers the number one journalist, I wouldn't mind spitting in his face is Keith Olbermann and now I know who number 2 is.

President Hillary 08

James   May 3rd, 2008 1:24 am ET

Many people like Hilary but she is still playing the old washington game,… win by all means……. she is using Bush old tactics…… Indiana and N.Carolina please let get together and send Hilary back home….. we all want to move forward and not backward….

KevinPenn Sr Alabama [Teamsters Local 402]   May 3rd, 2008 1:26 am ET

GO OBAMA !!!!!!!!!!!!08

Clinton=no shame   May 3rd, 2008 1:31 am ET

Just a couple of things.
1) Clinton recieves the most money from Health Insurance compaines
2) Clinton plan will get denied in the Senate
3) Obama is more Realistic and thats what American needs…No more empty promises but plans that work.
4) Obama education plan Beats EVERY other persons plan. I really wish people would focus on the eeducation part. McCain and Clinton are for standarized tests that fail the system.
5)gas tax holiday=failure
6) she Wants to Nuke Iran. Serisouly she would be fight 3 diffrent countries at once. Even McCain has never said such a thing. are you seiously Nuke Iran….Destroy everything about forgein policy….But yet Obama talking is worse then her Nuking….

KevinPenn Sr Alabama [Teamsters Local 402]   May 3rd, 2008 1:31 am ET

North Carolina ,Indiana vote Obama.Don't be deceived by clinton.Vote Obama 08 !!!

Tony, Enterprise, Alabama   May 3rd, 2008 1:38 am ET

Ariana Huffington is laughable.

Senator Obama has played tit for tat, thrown rocks and hid his hands all through the campaign. He is every bit the politican that Clinton and McCain is, witness his tolerating Rev. Wright for twenty years because it was expedient.

Ariana needs to stop being an uber-Liberal for a moment and realize that Obama, once again, will put the Democrats in the ditch.

As long as the uber-Liberals are in control of the Democratic Party, the Republicans will control the White House.

Linda Li   May 3rd, 2008 1:38 am ET

Hillary Rove-ham Clinton '08

(knock on wood)

hamstring   May 3rd, 2008 1:40 am ET

Give me a break! This greek woman moved here 28 years ago, joined a cult (John-Roger), married a bisexual for his money, became an extremist liberal, became an extremist conservative, became an extremist liberal, paid an out of court settlement for commiting plagiarism, created blog entries on her website that she falsely attributed to George Clooney, etc., etc……and when she opens her mouth to spew her vitriolic filth, CNN calls it NEWS?????

hamstring   May 3rd, 2008 1:41 am ET

CNN POST THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS HUFFINGTON WOMEN OR CLOSE THIS ARTICLE!!!!!!!

Minority Too   May 3rd, 2008 1:42 am ET

A silly woman who has no self respect and has no confidence that woman can be a president. Together with "best political team" from the CNN and a bunch of chosen posters to spin here as a mixture of shameless band for Obama.

lugina   May 3rd, 2008 1:43 am ET

Arianna Huffington …she love money–money–money,she speaks ENGLISH????…please Arianna Huffington go and LEARN ENGLISH..

ES NYC   May 3rd, 2008 1:47 am ET

If Barack Obamas' campaign had decided to go negative they would have bury Clinton 6 feet under like the Republicans will do if somehow she becomes the nominee, everybody knows it.
Clintons have some much baggage that they could expose one different everyday until election day.
The situation in which Obama is right now, with right wing media pushing hard the smear muslim/ayers/wright/flag pin and the left wing media helping out to push Clinton, it is a miracle that he stands leading.
Americans voted twice for Bush…I ask my fellow Obama supporters if they really believe that these same voters would see the light a do what is good for them? I fear that like myself, you know the answer is not encouraging !

Nathan   May 3rd, 2008 1:54 am ET

HUFFINGTON POST USES HAMAS TACTICS: Arianna Huffington and her website has just joined the ranks of MoveOn.org and DailyKos as the premier left-wing Propaganda sites of the USA. Arianna Huffington whose extremist left views make George W. Bush look like a big city liberal is a big fan of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and tthe kind of demeaning belittling politics that looks down and sneers on the plight of ordinary small town middle America.
What these silly lefties don't understand is she will help McCain add a 3rd term to the Bush two. Thanks out of touch left wingers.

Kirk   May 3rd, 2008 1:55 am ET

Arianna Huffington ,

If The Ads Scare You , Don't Watch Them !!!!
If You Can't Stand The Heat Get out of The Kitchen !!!
If You Can't Swim Don't Go In Over Your Head !!!!
If Obama Wins The Nomination Vote McCain !!!!

Hillary 2008″

ALLY HUYNH   May 3rd, 2008 1:57 am ET

I SEEN MANY PEOPLE TALK ABOUT BLACK CHURCH OR FOREIGN CUMMUNITY DIFFERENCE NATION , BUT I NERVER HEAR SOME ONE SAY WHITE CHURCH , EXACTLY WHO DISCRIMINATION ? I REFER DIFEFFERENCE COUNTRY PEOPLE SOME BAD ATTITUDE , I HOPE PEOPLE VOTE TO CHOOSE WHO THE BEST PRESIDENTIAL NOT FOR THE PERSONAL , I THINK CLINTON GOOD FOR UNITE STATE AND AMERICAN,
OBAMA'S WHO IS RELATIONSHIP HIS PASTOR HE KNOW SOME THING 20 YEARS I THINKS NO GOOD PRESIDENTIAL,

ECHEWEOZO   May 3rd, 2008 1:58 am ET

people need to wake up,enough of mcbush billary,my brother was killed in iragi war last year,my mum is crying day after day

hillary voted for this war

i will never forgive her, she is an idiot

hamstring   May 3rd, 2008 2:00 am ET

I Love Obama

Chris   May 3rd, 2008 2:01 am ET

Hope Vs Fear

Hope Factor => Obama => Kennedy
Fear Factor => Hillary => Bush Jr.

Exactly… How do you choose your church? How do you choose your president?

Stephen David   May 3rd, 2008 2:01 am ET

Watch out America, your shadow may be a terrorist!

Hillary pulled the fear factor and hasn't let up. For shame. Old school politics.

Sandie, NC   May 3rd, 2008 2:02 am ET

Noooo! Hillary people, just love your face or maybe that screechy voice, but not the republican tactics. Hillary you couldn't win a beauty contest against Obama. You phony Democrat!

Kelly   May 3rd, 2008 2:08 am ET

Short link: Obama is a fatally flawed (e.g., wife, pastor, lack of resume) loser who cannot win. Hilllary is a well-positioned candidate to win the POTUS title. What the heck are you Obamanian cretins thinking?

Arianna Huffs   May 3rd, 2008 2:11 am ET

Sorry.

Cannot understand a word Arianna ever utters. Can you type it out for us or provide an transcript.

Did Huff-n-Puff apologize for running with a bogus youtube video?

adam   May 3rd, 2008 2:12 am ET

Go Go Go Hillary! I am behind you!

McCain 08

Tobias   May 3rd, 2008 2:13 am ET

And Huffington uses Rove tactics against Clinton. Does anyone really care what this woman has to say? Senator Clinton will be our next president so get used to it.

Kelly   May 3rd, 2008 2:14 am ET

..One more thing…ECHEWEOZO..Hillary's and Obama's views on continuting the war in Iraq are the same. More importantly, Obama stated in 2002 (while he was just running for office, and before he had any kind of real job) that he would have supported invasion of Iraq, if he were a Senator. Finally, Hillary's "vote" on Iraq was meaningless, since only the president of the United States gets to send soldiers to war. Wake up and learn how this country's 200-year-old governmental system works before you offer up idiotic suggestions.

Dan J   May 3rd, 2008 2:15 am ET

So Obama's "I don't take money from gas companies" ad wasn't from the Rove playbook? How about when he was caught out in a flat lie about his claims about Clinton's health plan? Well, it was at least old politics– something that Obama claims not to be. Arianna is completely incapable of objectivity, and its quite disgusting, frankly.

Patty   May 3rd, 2008 2:17 am ET

Arianna, you must be joking! It is you and your other liberal blogs along with the Obama campaign who have started coining the term "Rovian" against the Clintons to instil hatred. WHat is more Rovian than what he did to Kerry and turning his strength as a war hero into something dirty than what you and others have been doing crying racism to whatever the Clintons say and turning their strength of helping the black community into something disgusting. Or what about an Obama supporter making sure that everyone in the media got notice to go see the clip of falsehoods being discussed now where someone is portrayed as demeaning and racist just before the upcoming election? Sorry, but claiming Clinton is acting like Rove is showing that your side has learned well enough to even use this term as a slur against her where it is unwarranted.

Kathy   May 3rd, 2008 2:17 am ET

Adrianna,
I remember you running as a Republican for governer in California and how you were mixed on your messages. It seems that you are going against a democrat now for your own gain. I don't like it.
Just saying that she is using Rove tactics is using a fear tactic that the Republicans use and that is beneath you.
You should just say what you like about your candidate and stay out of it.
All of the candidates are fighting for the top office of our land and it is a fight. Let it go. If you don't like it turn off the tv or the internet or close the paper.

richard   May 3rd, 2008 2:17 am ET

Huff is a joke. Good job releasing the bittergate issue though. oops

Promoting a New Book Arianna?   May 3rd, 2008 2:19 am ET

Arianna only crawls out of her website to promote a "new" book. And surprise, surprise she has a new book.

Arianna and her "website" have been attacking Hillary and running water for Obama since he announced.

Arianna is not credible. You should ask her why she was banned from another news site in promoting her book. They booked her and then canceled her.

And who was promoting "War Room" lie and then retracting on her Rove tactics today….yeah, Arianna.

G Morris   May 3rd, 2008 2:21 am ET

I found Anderson Cooper's recent profile of Mr. Obama outrageously biased and dishonest. He rightly showed Mrs. Clinton's life in positive terms committed to public service. Half of the profile on Obama is Rev. Wright ! Then he doctors a tape to show drug use, as if that is relevant to who Obama is. It is disgusting. (Why not show Mrs. Clinton in a back room doing a crooked land deal?) He follows that with a nebulous, story about Rev. Wright's ideas on education. I watch Mr. Cooper religiously each evening and even though I find him tending toward sensationalism. However, I find he has a feverish obsession with Rev. Wright; whose excerpts he replays ad nauseum, then has the inexplicable temerity to ask rhetorically whether the media will ever let it go !

Neutral   May 3rd, 2008 2:22 am ET

What does Arianna knows about US policy when all she does make herself look pretty in her Brentwood home. These extreme leftists don't know the plight of middle America, these people look down on common Americans and calls them "uneducated". Funny enough, this country was built by the "uneducated" who work their fingers to the bone. While the elites like Arianna sit down in their cosy living rooms surrounded by servants thinking what dress to wear.

Dood   May 3rd, 2008 2:32 am ET

Besides, I can't hear Arianna Huffington without thinking I'm watching an episode of Green Acres.

Ron   May 3rd, 2008 2:32 am ET

Mrs. Huffington, I watched you on CNN and you do not make sense of what you talk. Remind me of Sen. Obama with the exception you were not talking in Church.

Being a woman you should be ashamed of your self. Why can;t you see all the good that happens to this country. Then again after listening to you we know why.

Ron   May 3rd, 2008 2:33 am ET

For all the support that you are giving Obama his popularity is still declining so stay away you are doing NO good!!!

PCM 01   May 3rd, 2008 2:37 am ET

This is very interesting, the more mud the looser is throwing to the winner…the more presidential he looks.
The generational change to a younger and more transparent political generation will happen.
Next Tuesday will be the beginning the beginning of the transition.

judyb   May 3rd, 2008 2:41 am ET

Cretins? Who voted for the war? Don't you think that the high price of gas is connected to the war? Our economy? Our trillions in debt to China is the result of the war she authorized! Bosnia? Liar liar sniper fire! NAFTA? She was behind it 100% until she started her campaign for president or don't you read her books? Iran? Yes, let's obliterate Iran and send our troops on their 7th, 8th, or 9th tour to die in a third war. Health Insurance? She screwed it up 12 years ago and she'll screw it up again. And, $2.8 billion in earmarks that she won't release? Where's her 2007 Tax Returns? Hillary Clinton - the Worst Person in the World!

E   May 3rd, 2008 2:41 am ET

So kelly, Hillary has NO baggage, none whatsoever? The republicans can't touch her? Please.. i have a relative who is a participating member of the rep party in TX, they were TOLD TO VOTE FOR HILLARY because at that point McCain had already won, and he could sweep the floor with hillary.

xargaw   May 3rd, 2008 2:47 am ET

Clinton takes more lobbiest money than almost any other Senator, in particular from the drug and insurance industries. Does anyone think she will give us a good health care program and betray these powerful interests? No one should be that stupid. Her plan to end the War in Iraq is laced with situational reasons to delay troop withdrawls. Her diplomatic stands about negotiating with foreign governments are laced with pre-conditions similar to Bushs. She is a Republican at heart that hitched her wagon to a Democrat but will govern as a Republican. Her campaign has been run like a smear GOP campaign. She is not what this country needs for the future. Only a new way will save this country. We are here where we are because of the corruption in DC of the past and present. We need to turn the page. We need to better for the sake of the next generation.

Randell   May 3rd, 2008 2:50 am ET

How exactly is Hillary qualified to be President?

I am a Finance Director, and my wife is a Pediatrician. I tell my wife about my day when I come home from work, and she tells me about hers.
Is she then qualified to meet with banks and aquire financing for clients simply because she is married to me?
And can I diagnose or operate on a child just because my wife can?

By that argument she is merely qualified to run the USA because her husband did so??? Maybe Barbara Bush should get to run against her then.

WAKE UP AMERICA!

Patricia   May 3rd, 2008 2:50 am ET

Clinton Supporters……Bill and Hilary knew and invited Rev. Wright to the white house back in 98′- the day the Monica L. scandal broke out as a matter of fact. Bill was seeking his counsel. You see the clintons can throw dirt on someone else, but never on themselves. Deny and Lie is all they learn in politics. Check the "internet." But you see Obama knew about this and so did a lot of political figures…it is a chess game, and Obama chose not to play it. He rose above it and he is still going to win fair and square. Check out Clinton's secret- Peter Paul vs. Hilary C. part 1 and 2 on U-tube. Then ask if you could ever vote for her.

Obama 08′ truth be told

vince pupo   May 3rd, 2008 2:52 am ET

She Huffs and she Puffs to blow the house down
Yet she has no subtance to her arguments.
She is obsessed with Obama and totally in the tank for him!
Why should anyone think she is objective?
Did she see any of the mailers the Obama has been sending out in recent primaries? Obviously not!
Someone should send some to her! But then again who really cares enough. Once in the tank, no one really escapes!

MacMo   May 3rd, 2008 2:53 am ET

Even if Mccain will win [I dont think so though], I will still vote for Obama period. No spin or fear mongering will divert my vote. I'm a christian and live in hope and not fear.

OBAMA ISGENUINE   May 3rd, 2008 2:53 am ET

HOW OBAMA WILL WIN: Obama is GENUINE! There is a clear distinction between Clinton and Obama. This is distorted from the Campaign There is too much lies in (both) Clinton, then and now. We do not need anymore old politic, lies, and deceitfulness. Let us bring the changes for truth — Obama: show your light of genuinity and you will win!. Everyone will turn toward you and vote for you! -Psalm of the Future.