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POOR HILLARY.
After reading this BS in the nytimes about Hillary losing because of sexism, I had to repost this. Had to.
The media is actually giving Hillary positive press for her tantrums and her claims that the media is pro-Obama. They’re spinning it as a rallying cry for feminists. Taking lead from Tina Fey’s sketch on SNL, her tantrum is somehow being spun into an ownership of the word, “bi*ch.” You have people on tv talking about the double standards that women face in politics (i.e., men are assertive and women are bi*ches).
Now, I won’t deny that women face double standards. And I know that there is some truth in that analysis. But this is not Jane Doe, this is Hillary Clinton. Guess what, that “double standard” theory doesn’t fly when her opponent has gone out of his way to be as respectful as he possibly can towards her (despite her repeated attacks). I could see if she was running against some sexist prick. But she’s not. Yet she wants to take her anger at the media and re-direct it towards Obama and his success? Why doesn’t the media focus it’s attention on how disrespectful she has been towards him? She won’t acknowledge his victories; she mocks his message; she scolds his supporters; she calls him an empty suit; she calls his words, “cheap,” defends McCain. The list goes on and on. I don’t care if she’s a woman, man or whatever . . . when you’re wrong, you’re wrong.
“Shame on you Barack Obama”?!?!?! Who is she to talk to him like he’s some 4 year old? This ain’t pre-school and her condescending attitude is getting real tired, real fast. Senator Obama is a grown man. He’s just as accomplished as she is, (check their senate records) yet she wants to go around the country and call him some naive rookie?
She dismisses his supporters and ignores the impact that he has had. It’s never good enough. He can win 11 straight states by an average of 33%, but it’s still NEVER GOOD ENOUGH! He can expand the Democratic party by bringing in Independents, cross-over Republicans and first-time voters, but it’s NEVER GOOD ENOUGH! He can draw crowds of 70,000 but it’s NEVER GOOD ENOUGH! He can win more states, have a commanding lead in Pledged delegates, have a strong lead in the popular vote . . . but it’s still NEVER GOOD ENOUGH! She needs to stop making excuses. She needs to recognize that he's just doing a better job at reaching the voters than she is. Plain and simple.
It has nothing to do with being a man or woman. Democratic primary voters don’t like negative politics . . . it’s as simple as that. This goes to show that there are differences in how the media treats race and gender. I’m not saying that they’re better or worse, just different. I’m just gonna say it. This country has an instinct to protect white women. It can be a burden at times (i.e., Cult of True Womanhood) but it's still there. Hillary gets her feelings hurt and voters rush to her aide. She throws a fit and we make excuses because, after all, we can’t forget those double standards, right? Yet, at the same time, we have an instinct to fear black men.
Tell me, what would happen if Obama went on a tirade against Hillary, like she’s done ? What would happen if he (gasp) raised his voice to this white woman? What would happen if he spent all of his time talking about the “white man,” the way Hillary talks about the “boys club?” Rick Lazio, a white man, found out when he “invaded her personal space.” If he took the fall, you can imagine what would happen to Obama the second he steps out of line. Hillary faces a lot of obstacles through sexism, no doubt. But there are moments where she benefits as well. There are moments where she has the luxury to portray herself as the victim to garner sympathy from voters and the media.
There are moments where she can, as Melissa Harris-Lacewell (a black woman, professor) notes, slip in and out of her “Scarlett O’Hara” routine. It’s a prime example of how mainstream media discusses gender bias without recognizing the white privilege that often comes with it. You want to talk about double standards? Obama has run his campaign under the interrogation of white approval ever since he made that speech at the DNC in 2004.
He knows he can’t do or say certain things because he can’t afford to make white people uncomfortable, especially when running against a white woman. Once again, I know that we have to fight sexism as vigorously as we fight racism. And we should be doing a better job at it. But I also know that there are many “oppressed” white women who would never trade places with my black ass. All I'm saying is that it's more complicated than the media would like to suggest. So to the media: Fine, point out the double standards. But don’t make excuses for Hillary’s poor and divisive behavior. And don’t pretend like Obama doesn’t walk a tight rope everyday as well.
Obama caught hell just for saying, “you’re likeable, enough” because people didn’t like the tone of his voice. He caught hell for the “snub” because he happened to be talking to someone else when she came by. I swear, I almost fell out of my chair late last week when I heard a pundit criticize Obama for WRITING ON HIS NOTEPAD while Hillary spoke at the debate. I guess he was being disrespectful because he wasn’t looking at her when she talked. Give me a break!
I can’t make this any clearer. Obama has to RUN AWAY from issues of race for fear of being labled the “black candidate.” It’s the only way he can win. Yet, Hillary gets to embrace “girl power” in ways Obama could NEVER embrace “black power.” Some see Hillary as a victim. But some of us also know what discrimination is. And for a lot of us, we see Hillary as a grown woman who knows exactly what she’s doing.
She conveniently plays off of gender oppression every chance she gets. Some of us don’t see her as a victim, and never have. What we see is a privileged person who thought the white house was her entitlement. But the media keeps falling for her BS. The narrative remains the same . . . everything goes back to “POOR HILLARY”
Comments (62)
I couldn't agree more!
May 19, 2008 2:02 AM | Reply | Permalink
50 Recommendations for this rant—and it's a repost at that!!!
So much for unifying the party. I swear, being part of the Democratic Party has never been more unappealing for me.
And before the standard "Well, you should vote for Obama because McCain will be terrible" comes, keep in mind that (a) I am an independent and (b) if Clinton were to get nominated, I would not only vote for the Democrats in the fall, but I also would help convince other people to vote for the Democrats, too.
But with 'friends' like you 50 people who recommended this thread, why bother playing for the team?
You really are cutting your noses off to spite your face.
May 19, 2008 4:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
pmSanFran didn't, but did YOU even bother to read the post?
Sorry that I agree. But I agree.
May 19, 2008 7:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
Who can read this entire piece of crap when it's in italics. What a waste of bandwidth!
May 19, 2008 7:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
Too long to read. Take it to your therapist.
May 19, 2008 3:18 AM | Reply | Permalink
You don't get it, Otto - this is their group therapy on the cheap.
May 19, 2008 6:41 AM | Reply | Permalink
Desidero speak.
Caliban and Desdemona know thy nature;
Cave stone cracks and creaks from anger,
Amber glows and fumes in danger.
Fluids made pure are godly stuff,
But in mixture food enough.
Desidero sing.
Loki and Orfeo vie for thy soul;
Glide the glades and reeds with maidens,
Strip the tress of boughs once laden;
Tearing the flesh a gown to mend:
Cloudy tincture does offend.
Only when thy head floats singing
Lesbos knows thy true upbringing:
Athens never was thy home;
Sparta's glory is thy throne.
May 19, 2008 9:43 AM | Reply | Permalink
Like Coriolanus, to be avenged twice
and betrayed thrice.
May 19, 2008 10:10 AM | Reply | Permalink
King and id are one the same
Lesbos heard a better game
Headless is the id undone
Beast and song are finally one.
May 19, 2008 10:23 AM | Reply | Permalink
OOOOH!
That gave me a compleat thought.
McCain as Caliban?
ugly is as ugly does...
May 19, 2008 1:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hey Folks. Desi has a great piece called Buckminster Fuller and Attractive Alternatives. Give it a read and a rec !!!!
May 19, 2008 4:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
The interlocking directorate of multiple identities sends the blue head out to walk among the "real people" in the site . . .
May 19, 2008 7:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
Cool. More Shakespearean prophecy, please.
May 19, 2008 7:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
You two should move to England where you'll find like minded minions who want to be the subjects of a queen.
May 19, 2008 9:50 AM | Reply | Permalink
I guess you didn't read the Classics in college.
May 19, 2008 10:36 AM | Reply | Permalink
=)
May 19, 2008 11:30 AM | Reply | Permalink
I'm not sure what =) means but as I read your piece and the levi/desidero chat I see something that might be an attempt to comment of your discussion on Hillary. But, to each his and her own.
May 19, 2008 11:59 AM | Reply | Permalink
It was meant as a reply to OTTOF. I'm tired of all this negative back and forth between Hillary Clinton supporters and Barack Obama's. If anyone wants to have a civilized discussion in my posts, they're welcome to do so. Other BS will just get a smiley face =).
May 19, 2008 12:55 PM | Reply | Permalink
Seems like whenever people try and control the nature of their posts it backfires. As I understand the format, one follows the line of thinking straight down, noticing any sides discussions and making a decision to follow them or not. On Huffpo one can make the direct replies go away. I came to TPM after following long and many-faceted threads that entertained. The most boring for me would be any that stuck to one style and the same groups of posters.
May 19, 2008 1:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
Translation:
Too close to the truth and I don't want to hear it.
May 19, 2008 12:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
I notice that Lesbos is mentioned twice.
May 19, 2008 12:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'd read it if it were in ital/all caps.
May 19, 2008 3:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
To BSerious: What a clear post! I had sensed these points but you put them out so clearly! I hope they get widely read. America does have a history of "protecting" white women, and I imagine that Hillary Clinton is well aware of it. She repeatedly tried to get Barack Obama to counter-attack, so she could get that result. Thank God she did not succeed.
May 19, 2008 6:17 AM | Reply | Permalink
HRC will not be president of the United States of America because she is not worthy of being president of the United States of America. It has nothing to do with her gender nor her race. She is, simply, unworthy. And, thank God, she will never be president of the United States of America. 8 yrs of GWB is more than enough.
May 19, 2008 7:31 AM | Reply | Permalink
here's a preview pic of the general election of the Obama campaign right here.
May 19, 2008 8:48 AM | Reply | Permalink
Thank you Bserious - great post.
As a feminist, I think a special place in hell should be reserved for women who play the gender card when it suits them. I spent 7 years working for a women's center that ran a shelter for battered women. I saw firsthand the pain, terror, degradation, and hopelessness these women endured. Yet I've also known women - educated, middle-class women - who claimed charges of abuse in an effort to get a better divorce settlement.
I think Hillary HAS been treated in a sexist manner by some in the MSM. But instead of facing it head on, she whines and complains that they're picking on her (why do I always get the first question?) cuz she's a girl.
May 19, 2008 9:47 AM | Reply | Permalink
did you make that pic jefo? I've been wondering about Sebelius for a while. I wonder what would happen if he really did pick her.
Also to Bserious- Thank you for your post. You stated everything so clearly. I've been seething for the past few days over this sexism question. Today's NYtimes about her nomination being "stolen" from her was rediculous. Obama won fair and square. He has been able to lead a serious discussion on race with his candidacy. She on the other hand has whined time after time. Her sexism cries have done nothing to help national discourse on gender roles, and have certainly not helped the democratic party. As a woman I am sick of her and her presumptuous run for the presidency. I will never vote for a woman just because they are a woman. If they don't deserve my vote they don't deserve my vote.
May 19, 2008 10:00 AM | Reply | Permalink
Thank you - Bserious! This was a very thoughtful post and I agree with your analysis. I also welcome more posts from "outside" voices. The conversation here has been predictable, standard-issue and stale for the last month or so.
May 19, 2008 10:36 AM | Reply | Permalink
This is a fantastic post. All I can say is Amen and Hallelujah to you for giving voice to the seething resentment bubbling up in many of us over the very matters that you cite. Thanks
May 19, 2008 11:41 AM | Reply | Permalink
A lot of the media criticism directed at Hillary is in fact a result of the harangues dished at them by her staff and surrogates. Mark Penn, Phil Singer, Terry MacAuliffe, et al have bullied and BSed them for over 15 months. And we know Pelosi and Dean have taken heat and threats publicly from her big money donors so it's no stretch to think the media hasn't gotten the same treatment from them too.
There may have been more than a little schadenfreude coming from certain media outlets aimed at Hillary's campaign but it's not like it wasn't earned.
May 19, 2008 11:55 AM | Reply | Permalink
Thanks for sharing that, B!
One of the things I find very hard to swallow with Hillary and her supporters is the notion that she's being victimized. She clearly believes that she is entitled to this nomination, as well as to the Presidency, and is outraged at the fact that she has been denied it.
And so...tantrums ensue. Using sexism to rationalize her feelings of outrage offend me. It is way past time for Hillary to show some class. She did her best and she lost. She now needs to support the candidate that has been chosen to represent the Democratic Party to run for President of this country. If she can't bring herself to do that, it's time for her to quietly retire and return to Arkansas to write her memoirs.
May 19, 2008 12:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thank you for your post.
As Hillary has cynically played every card she could play, per voting bloc, so she has diminished each group in turn. Women are diminished by stereotyping, as are rural working people, etc..
It is not Obama who has been elitist; rather, it is Hillary who has views us all as demographic subgroups, ripe for exploitation. When she finally plays to the motivated-by-ethics demographic, presumably she will concede and go home.
May 19, 2008 1:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
Imagine the hell that would ensue if she's rejected for the Vice Presidency she's now angling for...
May 19, 2008 1:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
So true BSerious! I es[ecially like the part about Clinton as Scarlett O'Hara. But. you know, sje should've kept watching after the intermission. Because, in the end, Rhett Butler sees right through her games. As Senator Obama likes to say...not this time...not this year.
May 19, 2008 1:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
So true BSerious! I es[ecially like the part about Clinton as Scarlett O'Hara. But. you know, sje should've kept watching after the intermission. Because, in the end, Rhett Butler sees right through her games. As Senator Obama likes to say...not this time...not this year.
May 19, 2008 1:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
I know we're supposed to be nice. But when Clinton pulls something like this I just can't. From MSNBC:
"To: Interested Parties
From: Howard Wolfson, Communications Director
Date: Monday, May 19, 2008
Re: Mission Accomplished? Not so fast.
Senator Obama’s plan to declare himself the Democratic nominee tomorrow night in Iowa (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0508/10184.html) is a slap in the face to the millions of voters in the remaining primary states and to Senator Clinton’s 17 million supporters.
There is no scenario under the rules of the Democratic National Committee by which Senator Obama will be able to claim the nomination tomorrow night. He will not have 2,210 delegates, the number needed with Florida and Michigan included in the process, nor will he have 2,025 delegates, the number needed to secure the nomination without Florida and Michigan.
Premature victory laps and false declarations of victory are unwarranted. Declaring mission accomplished does not make it so.
While Senator Obama inaccurately declares himself the nominee, Senator Clinton will continue to work hard, campaigning for every vote in the upcoming states and making the case that she will be the best nominee to take on John McCain and be our next President."
Now it's 2210?!
May 19, 2008 3:29 PM | Reply | Permalink
I think the one part of the Obama Machine legacy was that it rallied some of the most easily manipulated people who actually might vote in 2008. I dont mean the fact that most Obama supporters actually support him, I do not hold that against anyone and I am sure he will make a fine president. However what I find offensive is how most of his followers seem to believe the wing-nut talking points of the last 16 years about the Clintons. I have read people on this blog who believe HRC was involved in Vince Fosters death, people who took great offense at the interview with Steve Kroft but never actually saw the only thing, only heard the echo chamber. So these so called new activists have sullied the 8 years of peace and prosperity that marked the Clinton administration and have made a good progressive Democrat into the devil incarnate. That is what Rush Limbaugh and his ilk have been working so hard to do for all of these years.
Congratulations.
May 19, 2008 3:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Huh? Sure, you can find Obama supporters on the internet who may mention such stuff, but what makes you think most Obama supporters believe it?
This reminds me of Bill O'Reilly calling dailykos a hate site because his interns scrounge up a few objectionable comments.
I think almost all Obama supporters would support Hillary as the eventual nominee if Hillary had a 100+ pledged delegate lead from the primaries and caucuses.
May 19, 2008 5:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
I think we've learned that being a victim is like being a patriot: the more a person prclaims that he is, the less likely it is that he's telling the truth.
Given just how much Clinton's been talking about her being a victim, I'd judge that there is less than a one percent chance that she really is one.
May 19, 2008 3:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hillary takes the Oath of Office.
http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/0/5/2/obama-inauguration-lk0424d.jpg
May 19, 2008 3:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
did anyone notice the strange tone in hillary's voice during the infamous hard workin whites quote. she said that his appeal to white voteres "is weakening...again". when she said "again" it was with this reproachful tone like he was late to class... again. everytime i here the tape that is the part that gets me. like obama was a bad boy because hard working whites won't vote for him. strange. the woman is stange.
May 19, 2008 3:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hillary took that same scolding school teacher tone when she said; "shame on you Barack Obama". Notice how she talks so slowly when giving a speech, as if she is a special ed teacher talking to a nation of left behind children.
May 19, 2008 3:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
That's because 50% of her supporters haven't finished 8th grade and the other 50% are hard of hearing.
May 19, 2008 7:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
My favorite are the "Hillary: Smart Choice" signs at her events.
They drive me crazy, not only because I disagree, but because they are so unbelievably condescending. Only a stupid person is impressed when someone tells them they've made a "smart choice". Seriously. Smart people know their choice was smart, because they know they thought about it before they made it.
As if anyone ever doubted that Hillary is TARGETING the stupid vote, there it is.
May 19, 2008 9:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
The Clinton Presidency has a record of appointing African Americans. It's a pity that a "Rove-like" ad campaign sullied the Clintons.
If whites voted 9O% for a white candidate, everyone would be screaming "racism". Never doubt that Obama aggressively exploits his blackness.
As with the governor in Massachusetts, voters will be disenchanted and then -- in four years -- Axelrod will come back with some magic ads to once again take voters minds off the candidate's record and off the issues. As Rove did with Bush, he will get Obama elected again.
So much for democracy.
May 19, 2008 5:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
You claim that you have lived in France since 1976, but you are all hung up on the skin color of a couple elected Democrats back in the States.
Stay in France. It is America's gain.
May 19, 2008 5:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
Damn, dood, you're waaaaay ahead of the game, aren't you?!?
I mean, already making nonsensical attempts to rationalize Obama's re-election in 2012?
Sheesh!
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Obama/Byrd (A one-day tribute) '08!
May 19, 2008 10:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
A' - f'in - men!!!
Thanks for re-posting I missed it the first time.
That he's been able to so gracefully navigate these minefields is actually a large part of my respect for his gift of diplomatic temperament.
In this context, I've often remembered my father's stories about growing up in Texas during Jim Crow - and how every interaction w/ white people - but especially w/ white women was fraught w/ peril. Especially w/ stories like that of Emmett Till and other less publicized violence that started w/ a black man being seen as not sufficiently respectful. We've obviously come light years from that time - but there is still enough of an undercurrent of the damsel syndrome.
I think that Obama's mixed race helps defuse some of that stuff - which I can attest to based on my own mixed heritage. As a woman, I know that I don't trigger the same stereotypical fears - but I do have all those other lovely stereotypes to contend w/.
And it certainly can't hurt that being raised partly by his white grandparents gave him special insight into certain thinking and how to navigate certain territory in a deft way. I think that was one of the more revealing and poignant aspects of the 'race' speech - that when he spoke of his g'parents it said so much about the 'two worlds' aspect of his life and that he often got to see stuff about 'the other side's' thinking that most black people aren't privy to.
Thanks for a great post!
May 19, 2008 7:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
I agree. Isnt there one HRC supporter who can ever have enough guts to concede ONE fact which isnt advantageous? I have seen many, many BHO supporters agreeing with many disadvantageous things about him or his campaign. I have NEVER seen any HRC supporter be honest enough to admit any frailty. Just because this isnt about sexism doesnt mean she isnt the best choice. And it doesnt mean she is.
May 19, 2008 8:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
Pulls out my violin for Hillary.
May 19, 2008 8:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
In case anyone's interested, Geraldine Ferraro is a piece of shit.
May 19, 2008 8:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yep.
Any way we can retroactively take her off the ticket?
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Obama/Byrd (just a one-day tribute) '08!
May 19, 2008 10:24 PM | Reply | Permalink
I am just a poor white truck driver and I don't read all that much, cause it hurts my head, but I like Obama any way. Although i like written on the tv with the typewriter attached. It even fixes my spellin.
May 19, 2008 8:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
Shoould i move to west virginia?
May 19, 2008 8:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
womanofacertainage
Because, in the end, Rhett Butler sees right through her games. As Senator Obama likes to say...not this time...not this year.
Or as both Rhett and the voters said, "Frankly Scarlett I don't give a damn."
May 19, 2008 9:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
One of the best aspects about Barack's personality is his composure in the face of these attacks. It not only shows he's serious about changing the way we do politics but keeps the emphasis on the business at hand: winning the presidency. He simply won't allow anything to divert him from that course.
Barack Obama by dint of who and what he is as so eloquently spelled out by Bserious is about the only major US politician with these qualities.
It's like the self confidence, inner strength and self control Jackie Robinson had but multiplied to meet the challenge he faces on the bigger stage of politics. The more they try to distract us with nonsense and try to get him to lose his composure the more focused he on exposing their attacks for the nonsense they are to their detriment.
With the dire predicaments our country and the world faces we desperately need a great president
with a cool head in the coming years. The more I see of Obama the more sure I am that he is that president.
May 19, 2008 10:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
Having trashed Hillary as a vile, racist witch (and worse—far worse) for the better part of a year and snarlingly dismissed myself and other Hillary supporters as racist, white-trash goons, how do you propose to convince us to vote for BO? Or do you believe, as does the essentially unemployable Ms. Brazile, that you can win without Catholics, blue collar whites and Latinos? And please, please, please in your response, don’t hesitate to be arrogantly self righteous and insulting (why change now?)
May 19, 2008 10:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
When you deliberately twist the words of Ms. Brazile to make it sound like she was insulting Catholics, Blue Collar White, and Latinos, it is hard to take you seriously. She didn't say that, and you probably know it. I am a supporter of HRC, and I have never been called racist, white trash or anything even close to that. Why? Maybe because I am respectful of Obama and his candidacy too.
I am Hispanic (Puerto Rican), Working Class (EMS), low education (high school, no college), and low-middle class (income
I have a feeling that you are just looking to stir up some trouble rather than debating actual issues, but I have tried to respectfully answer your comments anyway.
However, I don't know if my family can survive 4 years of John McCain. This entire idea that working class and Latinos won't vote for Obama is ridiculous.
May 19, 2008 11:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
If Paul Begalus gets to have a job, Donna Brazzille gets to have a job. Their both much more employable than Pat Buchanan, and HE has a job.
May 20, 2008 12:24 AM | Reply | Permalink
Gender aside, Senator You-Know-Her has frequently repeated the lies of her husband's administration that Saddam Hussein "kicked out" the UN weapons inspectors in 1998. He didn't.
Gender aside, Senator You-Know-Her has frequently repeated the lies of the Deputy Dubya Bush administration that Saddam Hussein "wouldn't let in" the UN weapons inspectors in 2002. He did.
Gender aside, I don't want another pathological liar as my next president, since I've already had more than a belly-full of the last two pathological liar presidents America has had. Gender has nothing to do with why I don't want Senator You-Know-Her anywhere near the presidency. Inexcusable ignorance and manufactured mendacity disqualify her in my view. I don't want a Warfare Welfare Queen in the White House. I want a civilian president who can give orders to the military, not take them.
You-Know-Her simply doesn't know shit from Shinola about America's sixteen-year devastation of Iraq for no reason having anything to do with America's true and important interests. She doesn't consider war a serious business. She doesn't consider war the greatest unnecessary calamity ever to curse the human race. As captain Ahab's first mate Starbuck would have said of You-Know-Her: "I will have no (wo)man in my boat who is not afraid of a whale -- especially a trans-gender mutant harpooner with three testicles."
Someday an honest and accomplished woman who does not fear to speak the truth will rightfully become President of the United States. Just not Senator You-Know-Her who would lie just to keep in practice; just so she wouldn't forget how.
May 20, 2008 12:22 AM | Reply | Permalink
The Clintons are socio-paths in a strange Nixonian way...
May 20, 2008 12:41 AM | Reply | Permalink
Let me add my own Amen! to this entry and let me further that by saying this is exactly why neither Hillary nor any of her backers can be added to the campaign as the VP candidate.
- Rendell is out for saying that a black candidate cannot win PA;
- Strickland is out for nodding like a puppy during that "Shame on you, Barack Obama episode"
- Bayh is out for jumping on board with that fallacious "gas tax holiday"
People keep saying that HRC has done well and that she has come close - as though that means something.
This is a contest; contests are about winning. I say pass over the silver medal to her, say "thanks for playing, we have some lovely parting gifts" and then move on.
May 21, 2008 6:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
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