Sad, this women did not like Obama. I wish she could be there and see how he will be uniting the party. Hillary will even get some money form the Convention!. How good is Obama. Fantastic!! God protect him. He will lead this Nation to Great Pride.

BS! I agree with TheTruthHurts if she really wanted to be there she'll be there. Stop making stupid excuses! boo hoo hoo my ankle broke. Whatever!

Jimmy,
Why would Pelosi want to give up one of the most powerful positions in government to take one with so little power and no authority? You really don't understand the US of A's system of government do you?

Sorry, this happened to you Sen. Feinstein. Pray you will feel better real soon.

Karma, she will not attend. Afterall, if Hillary is not picked, McCain will win in November.

Joshua: Who cares?

I support Joshua,

No Hillary, No vote.

My question is to all the Hillary Supporters (18 million strong), why dont you all pay off her debt???, since you are so enthralled by her. Put your money where your mouth is – it takes cash to care. You are all a bunch of trouble-makers. The fact is if you all sabotage Obama's win, Hillary Clinton will never stand a chance of becoming president.

Joshua you are sir an idiot!!!!! Stop crying dam!!! UNITE!!! McCain is not what america needs are you crazy? Well maybe you are just a uncover republican, if yes I am sorry……..hehe

I hope Sen. Feinstein recovers quickly and that she enjoys the convention from the comfort of her home like most of us will. It will be a shame that she will miss ladies night at the convention when the DNC tries to convince the women that it really cares about their issues. At best they can say that they are more atuned to those issues than the Republicans. I am not sure we are better off now that we have more women in Congress. We are still argueing about equal pay and equal rights and discrimination in the media and in the workplace. Hope all these women honored on ladies night will be able to make progress soon on those issues.

Wow.. Joshua and Jimmy… a little whine goes a long way.

Whether she's there are not isn't important to most of the country… however, her California supporters might be a bit miffed.

As to the Clinton thing… she lost… end of story… get over it.. move on.

Obama will win this election hands down… the only thing that will change that is if he makes a major flub between now and then… like, oh… something Bill Clinton did… or maybe started talking like the current president.

whatever we dont need Hillary support We are going to win in Landslid no mater what, I'm happy Obama To lose as long Hillary she is not there

It's funny how a simple story like this can draw criticism of Republicans no matter how trivial. It is sad to think that no one is hammering out exact details are we are going to be able to get off oil in ten years without sending thousands who work in the Industry out of a job, or the fact that if something was marketable as an alternative, it would have already been done by now.

No Hillary on the ticket. No vote for Obama, and I am from Chicago.

Get well senator

I’m extremely disappointed in the response that a hand full of Clinton supporters have. All the major principles of being a member of the Democratic Party, shoved aside, because your candidate of choice is not going to lead the party in the Presidential election this year. Sad…. I would never dishonor my right to vote and our ability to reverse the a faulty government we’ve had the past few years. If you do not vote for the Democrats this year, you’re a traitor to the party. If you vote Republican, you’re a traitor to America!

Shame on you all.

I agree , stop acting like a spoil brat.

Joshua, you surely must be a Republican! Or should I say sourly. Because if you were a Democrat, you would vote for your party no matter who the nominee is!

Who cares!

To: Susan from Scotts Valley, CA, — "While we'd love your vote… "

Who the heck is "we"? You Obama supporters are just plain weird! No wonder people think you're like cult members.

Please grow up. Obama won. He won with decency, honor, and attacks from everywhere. Please show your respect for common sense and rules.

Speedy recovery to you Mrs. Feinstein. You will be sorely missed.

Joshua – grow up…..you Repub posers/PUMA supporters/Closet racists all sound like broken records…..Obama doesn't need your votes to win anyway…..stay home and shut up already.

To the people that continue on Hillary for VP some even threat they wont vote otherwise .

Do you let others choose your friends at home,social gatherings , at your workplace ?
Would you have others choose your business partner?

Obama's choice for VP will be one of his biggest and thought through process in this election.
He will be working with his VP 4 years day in day out .
Wouldn't Obama want someone" he can work well with and that has the qualifications he needs " .
Obama is qualified to choose his own VP
Get a grip this stupid idea of pushing someone on someone else to spent 4 years with just to satisfy them and even go as far as threatening him is pure nonsence .

Joshua,
This is an article about Diane Feinstein breaking her ankle and being unable to attend the convention. It had nothing to do about who you are going to vote for. School will be back in session soon. Enroll in some basic comprehension courses.

Karma sucks huh?

Jimmy – you might want to have your ears checked, you're yelling for some reason.

Jimmy and Joshua are the same person! Pumas or Repubs it doesnt matter because they're both losers. Get over HC loss, Obama is not only going to change the country, but change the world!

That's it. Fienstein should be banned from all environmental sites. She is apparently as dangerous as GHG to the human body.

Poor thing. Good way to get out of going.

So far all those voters who want to see bipartisan politics just look at how McCain and Feinstein teamed up to try and take corporate money out of politics.

Of course you would rather vote for a candidate who according to factcheck.org had to change the definition of what lobbyist money was to claim that his campaign is free from lobbyist contributions.

Dont be blinded by what party a person belongs to or his age. Vote based on your beliefs and their records.

MCCAIN 08 HILLARY 12

No worries, Senator! You're old enough to remember 1968. You've already lived through (40 years ago) what's going to happen next week.

Joshua..This is not a Hillary for VP blog…Get over it.

Guess that too was Bush's fault.

Dont pick on my 14 year old brother,Joshua,we only do what Rush tells us to do and that is to vote for John McCain and create Chaos on the blogs.

Speedy recovery ma'am.

Have some respect people. The woman suffered a personal injury but some of you clowns are talking karma and some other foolishness.

Don't they have train service between SF and Denver? Geez DiFi….it better be a compound fracture for you being such a wuss.

its an ankle not a hip. hater. get a cruch and cal it a day. These women are showing suck poor sprtswomenship and are such bas examples for our daughters.

to republiCON poser, demwit….

When you refer to the Senator from Illinois and Presumptive Democratic Nominee Barack Obama as a celebrity, please know…

that he BECAME popular because people listened to what he had to say…. AND LIKED IT……. and AGREED WITH IT…..

much like the only successful republic president of the last 50 YEARS
Mcdonald Reagan…… now HE was a celebrity…..

I wonder if Bill Ayers has been invited or did he break a leg too.

The CA Senator has broken her ankle. For someone in her age category (65+), broken bones can and do take longer to heal…wise decision on her part to stay at home.

I UNDERSTAND, DIANNE. IF iI WERE A DEMOCRAT,I WOULD BREAK SOMETHING (ANYTHING!) TO AVOID THAT CIRCUS NEXT WEEK.

@ Joshua, we dont need your vote. We got this far without you. We will take it from here.

hope you feel better

That's a bummer, but she should still come if for no other reason than to get her cast signed.

I fear for my country, I fear for what the wealthy elite pigs want to do to it and its people in order to maintain and increase their avaricious selfishness and dominant control.

She is staying away because it highlights the extreme left wing of the Democratic party and they want to put on a show as if they were midstream Americans. Too late Demos we already know what your candidate stands for and it is not for Middle America., those of us who actually pay taxes and whose children VOLUNTEER to defend our country.

Geez! TAPE IT UP!!

Foreign observer,

What country are you from? Do you really care about the outcome? Do you know anything about our system of govt. or just what you read on cnn? Just asking as I am a dual national and am interested in world politics. It is rare that you get the point of view from across the pond.

If you are foreign It is dangerous to walk next to any American.

Is the doctor ok?

funny, had this been a republican, the crazies here would be saying "ZOMG another republican not attending!!!111!!"

Smart girl. Don't want to be around when the fighting starts between The Koolade Kids of Obama and the Hillary Girls of America. I'm siding with the Hillary Girls of America with their hair pulling, kick punching rapid response tactics. Gosh I'm going to love seeing this Convention from the comfort of my living room. You go girls.

maybe she knows somethings up???

What Joshua and Jimmy don't seem to understand is that Hillary Clinton's name on the ticket means 20 million evangelical voters will then vote for McCain – far more than Obama will lose if she's not the VP nominee. If you want to waste your vote, then feel free to write in Hillary's name in November, but don't aid a man who's views are diametrically opposed to everything she has worked for in her entire political career.

Obama fan above says – "Karma"

Obama fans and their mean spirited remarks are the main reason I am nervous about him as president. And he condones it! You can tell a tree by its fruit.

But that kind of nasty campaign got him where he is so I guess he is not complaining.

Big time ouch. I hope she gets better fast. I know the pain from broken bones can be hellish… especially when it's so unexpected.

It is just to hard to be driven to an airport get wheeled on to a plane,off the plane and wheeled into the convention. Life is so hard.

Wow the Republicans are now willing to injure themselves rather than attend their convention. Nice to see it didn't stop her from holding a press conference.

California is doing so well under the liberal rule with that idiot Arnold claiming to be a republican. Look how financially sound the state is and how well they are doing with the schools , hospitals and social programs at taxpayer expense. Somebody might ought to tell Arnold and the others that say get a tune up and it will save so much fuel that technology changed in 1985 and the newer vehicles do not require tune-ups.

LET'S ALL STOP THE NEGATIVITY AND UNITE BEHIND WHO EVER
WILL BE THE CHOICE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC VP. LET'S BRING
AN END TO ALL THAT HAS HAPPENED TO THIS BELOVED COUNTRY AND WORLD DURING THE LAST EIGHT YEARS OF THE
BUSH ADMINISTRATION. LET'S TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY.
OBAMA WILL WIN!
YES WE CAN!!!!!!!! YES WE WILL!!!!!!!!!!

I hope she heals quickly.

Let me go then as her proxy.

So it´s dangerous to walk along side with Republicans …:)

You know, for years now I've thought she was African American. Never seen a picture of her prior to now. Kind of surprised.

We love you Sen. Feinstein!! Really upset you can't make the convention!! PLEASE HAVE A SPEEDY AND SAFE RECOVERY!!

Break an ankle some time – You don't want to go anywhere anytime soon.

Dianne, remember to dial option #2 on your touch-tone phone. That one's for Hillary.

joshua did you not get the MEMO on this subject? We don't care. Sen. Obama is a sure thing with or without you, Chelsea, Bill and Hillary's vote.

Stay home….but remember life goes on.

Joshua…if are not a Repubican poser, then SHUT UP and just DONATE TO HILLARY! Hillary is still mired in campaign debt.

I personally am not about to give my hard-earned money away to a multi-millionaire who ran their campaign into the ground financially.

Joshua….

You're a real stand-up guy, aren't you – OR – you're a Lush Rumballs dittohead prowling the boards stirring up trouble.

Senator Feinstein like many of Hillary Clinton's supporters are full of BS. If she does not want to support Obama that's fine, but what's with all of the excuses.

As for the Clinton turned McCain supporters on this blog, do all of us a real big favor and just go vote for McCain. A little sick and tired of reading posts about how Obama is not going to win if Hillary Clinton's not on the ticket. Newsflash: it is highly unlikely that she will be on the ticket. She ran a highly negative campaign, flip flopped on the Michigan and Florida vote, and attacked Obama's patriotism on one too many occasions. She does not deserve to be on the ticket.

Stop the drama. Let's go Obama.

I see some names of particular racial group is against Obama and try to fool the American public.

Karl Rove, Joe Lieberman and now Sen. Feinstein.

This is not a surprise but the DNC must have the nerve to decipline this black sheep!

Joshua….now what will micheal phelps think of you….that's definitely not a sportsman spirit….we don't want me thinking you have betrayed the america he swam so hard for!!!

Diane Feinstein…: very convenient….stay home if you want we can fly obama down to sign cast, what else can i say

Who wants McCain to make a major decision about your (women) body. I should have a voice or say so when it comes to my body not a man.I can not in my right mind vote for someone like that. I consider that one of my major decision for voting for Barack. Hillary and Barack has similar views and their views reflect the way I feel and I hope for millions of people. Hillary supporters please look at the bigger picture. We cannot let McCain "get in office". I believe in Hillary , she is a woman, and i cannot let her down as a woman, i respect what she stands for, what she says and I am not going to let her down. I "will" vote for Barack this election. Also, I will support Barack decision for Vice President because it is his choice not anyone else.

Concern Voter

Thetruthhurts…you called it right! I bet if Hillary Clinton was accepting the party nomination, Feinstein would be there, wheelchair and all!

Hey Joshua:
You are either feminine or / and a New Yorker. Get over it.

Who cares about her going, to the convention?
but i really wish to recover well and soon, pain happens to all of us

As long as your vote for Hillary would be heard, you will be there in spirits!!

THERE IS NOT A CHANCE FOR OBAMA ,OUTRAN HER FOR VP, ON NOVEMBER, HE WILL BEW A DEAD PERSON.///

@JIMMY

ITS HARD BEING A GOP TROLL THESE DAYS !!!!

Typing in all caps makes your point more valid.
I say again: Voting for McCain as a Hillary supporters means you never believed in ANYTHING Hillary fought for. McCain will appoint judges who will trample civil rights. McCain doesn't believe there's any problem with paying women less than men for the same work. McCain is for open-ended commitment in Iraq.
But, if you'd rather pout than vote for a man who held 99% of the same political positions as Hillary Clinton, then be my guest. Afterwards, you can head back to your preschool or your naptime.

she probably doesn't want to witness Hillary losing again upclose and personal

Nice to see you dont have the STONES to publish my comment CNN should we start calling you the Communist News Network?

What is more stupid……………..running up millions in debt after you know you have lost, or being a supporter of that person who would vote against their own interests out of spite?

PUMA – GROW UP!

what's the big deal at the convention? it looks like because obama had to give Hillary and Bill a spot on the podium he disses them by giving a bunch of wannabes time as well, sort of takes the prestige away does it not. yeah, yeah we know, it was not your intention

I wish her well. At least she as an excuse to avoid the train wreck that will be the DNC convention, when the party nominates someone with no experience and throws away any chance at the White House…again.

Joshua you are nothing like the Joshua in the Bible. They gave you the wrong name because you sound like a little brat that wants to take his toy (your vote) and go home because the rest of the kids won't play the game the way you want to. So enjoy the republican party and I hope that you will give them all of your support by joining the Army and helping McSame with his SURGE into Russia. See ya wouldn't wanna be ya.
Obama08

At least she will not vote for Clinton at the Convention. ..

To all Hillary Supporters: Please keep in mind..that McCain was VERY clear about his intentions to overturn Roe v Wade. It would be a serious mistake to vote for him if you REALLY believe in Hillary Clinton. In addition, if Barack Obama loses this election…THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL HILLARY WILL WIN IN 2012. She will be held SQUARELY responsible for his loss and your "18 million votes" will mean absolutely squat in getting her elected. Please, PLEASE keep that in mind

I am sorry to hear and wish her a speedy recovery.

Senator Feinstein, I was looking forward to seeingyou at the Convention and in welcoming our delegation, but I do wish you a fast recovery, thank you for all that you do for our State!

Delegate for Senator Clinton from California

to all you repugblicans' on the blog in disguise as democrats, chill out.you make yourselves look and sound rediculous. what idiots

ahahaa… Democrat's are calling foul on this being reported when they were bashing Ms. McCain for hurting her wrist? Such double standards I have come to expect.

Thank you, CNN, for reporting something that isn't anti-Republican for a change.

Get well

Joshua, you are so boring and anoying, you are almost as anoying as McCain

Hopefully she will still call/text her vote in, in favor of Hillary. Would love to see Hillary 'win' at the convention. Even though she's not going to be 'the one', it would still be amusing to see the Obama people squirm, when she gets more delegate support/votes than Obama.

One word for Feinstein and the rest of the Hillary supporters – PATHETIC!!!

MY Comments keep getting deleted or suddenly the comments are now closed for this article. WOW CNN truly is a pathetic outlet and is only allowing some comments – WHAT's the DEAL?????

JOSHUA, WE DONT NEED YOU . YOU ALONE ARE NOT IMPORTANT SO WHO CARES. JOKER……

OBAMA…….08

be neutral stay back, so you don't get hit by the flack. very good political move.

Who needs self fish and blind loyalty crying babies in honest convention anyway?

I don't blame her for not going. I decided to protest myself and not go,

Obama is risky and it would be a great gamble to go with him.

no matter who his VP is going to be, I'll be supporting John McCain

Who cares one PUMA down.

Ouch! Hope you have a speedy recovery Sen. Feinstein.

Dianne Feinstein is a great lady and hope she heals okay. I support Obama and hope Dianne Feinstein will be in attendance at Obama's presidential party.

Hey dimwit, All of those celebs WOULD GLADLY carry Dianne excpets they all moved to France (AS PROMISED) when Bush got re-elected… OH WAIT

@ Joshua….stop being a sore loser and a crybaby!!!

An unrelated PUMA incident ?

Hey Joshua,

Why don't you and the rest of PUMA do something useful and retire Clinton's debt?

Joshua…..pretty shallow. I would think Hillary would want you to vote for Obama. She and McCain agree on almost nothing.

I'm sure all those liberal celebrities would just love to carry Dianne in.., if she really wanted to attended..

HILLARY WILL INDEED BE HEARD BUT NOT CHOSEN AS OBAMA.S VP. IT WILL BE JOE BIDEN AS VP . AGREE WITH YOU JOSHUA, OBAMA WILL BE DEFEATED IF HILLARY IS NOT THE VP ON THE TICKET.. I WAS HOPING OBAMA WILL PICK PELOSI WHO HAS BEEN DOING NOTHING IN CONGRESS BUT INSTEAD PUSHING HER NOSE INTO THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN. WITH PELOSI , OBAMA FACES CERTAIN DEFEAT .

Joshua – If you're not a Republican poser, then fine. We get it. Some of Hillary's supporters are not going to vote for Obama. While we'd love your vote, it's just getting old to hear this same tune over and over and over again.

Now she has a real excuse not to attend.

IF CLINTON IS NOT PICKED I WILL NOT VOTE FOR OBAMA

She's kidding right. Can't fly or get in a wheelchair with a broken ankle to attend a once-in-a-lifetime event? If this was her kids graduation, she'd be in the front row. Whatever?

Not news.

Karma.