Clinton Says There Are a “Million Reasons” To Stay In Race
(CBS)
From CBS News’ Fernando Suarez:
HAMMOND, IND. -- Faced with growing pressure from people within her own party to drop out of the Democratic presidential contest, Hillary Clinton said that “there are millions of reasons to continue this race.”
“People in Pennsylvania and Indiana and North Carolina and all the contests yet to come,” she continued. “This is a very close race and clearly, I believe strongly that everyone should have their voices heard and their votes counted.”
Clinton, who picked up endorsements from seven local mayors today in northwest Indiana, downplayed Obama’s endorsement by Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., a superdelegate. “Everybody is free to support who they like,” Clinton said. “I’m pleased that, apparently, Senator Obama has decided to pay a lot of attention in Pennsylvania and campaign hard out there, I think that’s good, we’ll have a really spirited election.” Clinton currently leads Obama by double digits in that state.
Clinton was also asked her thoughts about Democratic Party leaders, like Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, speaking out about the election. They’ve warned candidates that there should be a resolution to the nomination process soon, before there is any damage made to the party. “We are a party of many different opinions of strong minded individuals,” Clinton responded. “People are free to say whatever they want and their views are all over the map. Lots of people have expressed all different attitudes and positions about this. Some people have said we need to make sure delegates vote a certain way, others have said no, that wasn’t the rule. I think the weight of evidence is on the side of those who say that. People are free to say what they want to say.”
A more lighthearted moment came when Clinton was asked about comments made by Obama that this nomination process reminds him of a good movie that has gone on 30 minutes too long. “I like long movies,” Clinton quipped. Off camera, Clinton was asked what her favorite long movie is, to which she replied with a smile, “This one.”
I%u2019m not worried about this hurting Obama or helping McCain. He has to fight until November anyway, so why not fight against Clinton right now? We%u2019ll have plenty of time in August, September, October and November for the general election fight.
ABC"s Jake Tapper reported on an unnamed Democratic Party official saying that it"s not a question of *if* Clinton can somehow secure the nomination. The question is -- what will she have to do in order to achieve it? The official"s answer: She will have to "break his back," to destroy Obama and make him completely unacceptable. "Her securing the nomination is certainly possible - but it will require exercising the ''Tonya Harding option.''" the official said. Read full story here - http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/03/dnc-official-cl.html).
As the Clinton campaign spins Obama as actually being the reprehensibly negative player in this competition, and the media swallowing and regurgitating the most incendiary non-issues, I fear for the future of Obama"s campaign, of the Democratic party, and the United States. I"m afraid we can"t take another two months of the destructive Clinton ambition machine. Please contact the Democratic National Committee (http://www.democrats.org/page/s/contactissues) and let the party leaders no that we can"t waste any more time; the train is nearing the bridge that"s out, and it takes a lot to stop that kind of fateful momentum. Superdelegates must decide *now*, not in August, to swing behind the best candidate in our generation so that the Democratic Party can look forward to the general election in November and beyond.
To me that means no one should drop-out. The contest is wide open and they should play it out.
To me that means no one should drop-out. The contest is wide open and they should play it out.
Another reason is Obama''s electability. He still refuses to answer these questions about his relationship with his mentor, Wright:
1. why do you stay for 20 years?
2. why do you still appoint Wright your adviser even though you remove him from the big event of announcing your candidacy?
3. why do you still let your children go to the church to hear Wright''s anti-white and anti-american preaching?
4. why do you not wear an American flag pin any more more?
5. why do you pick a new pastor who also believes in Wright teaching?
6. why do you do throw your grandma under the bus with a ''typical white person''
7. why do you incite the Blacks and throw them under the bus by making it sound like all Blacks believe in Wright teaching?
8. why do you contribute large sum of $ to Wright%u2019s church?
9. why do you believe in the Black liberation theology which is Wright''s teaching?
This scandal is not about Wright. It is all about Obama''s decisions to the above questions. When a presidential candidate believes in this type of anti-white, anti-american then he must answer these questions.
Hillary has a credibility problem. No candidate can win, if the public believes they are a liar. The reason is this--no matter what they say, cite, quote or allude to--it will be viewed through the prism of them being untruthful, therefore even their best and most salient pledges will be seen through a prism of skepticism or disregarded altogether. Wright is an obstacle, but as the numbers show--the lying thing is the bigger issue.
now with missstatements also showing to be the case for the NAFTA info, Northern Ireland, Schip and the FMLA, Hillary is fighting an uphill battle. In the general, since her foreign policy experience will no longer be competitive--all McCain has to do is run an endless loop of her lies and potential drama, from how she ran a somewhat nasty campaign (note him already admonishing his staff on Obama and to respect him) to her potentially damaging issue of campaign fraud already on the dockets in CA. What the voters may decide is they don''t need domestic drama to go along with all else we have on our plates---so McCAin. Hillary is last in all polls for likeability as well as electability in the general.
here is an article that tries to explain the potential unelectability of Hillary.
her lies or exaggerations are doing her in. Her supporters may make excuses and forgive her the ''fudging" but the public see shades of Bush and his lies and the drama of Bill Clinton''s impeachment, we don''t choose liars to be in office and though all candidates lie--few lie about the lynch pin and premise for themselves as a better candidate. Anyway, note that for honesty, Hillary ranks dead last, for likeability, she ranks dead last and unlike her supporters, in the general, the public is not likely to give her the benefit of the doubt.
Her minor blip may have been the beginning of her waterloo, note the calls for her to quit once it and more "misstatements or exaggerations or contradictions " have come out--esp on the NAFTA meetings and on her not even being a part of any official, documented negotiations EVER for peace in Ireland.
OBAMA IS SO COMPROMISED BY HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH WRIGHT (and Rev. James Meeks--another friend & racist)--HE IS UNELECTABLE.
Unfortunately, as we are now learning, Sen. Obama seems to pick and choose his racial point of view depending on his audience. In Sumter, SC on January 24th--he quoted from a speech by Malcolm X (actually shown in the movie with Denzel Washington) about being "bamboozled & hoodwinked"--he has since used the speech at least on one other occasion. His AA audience clearly recognized the MX reference. Whether this is offensive because it is another example of plagiarizing or because he was quoting someone whose most famous speech was "The Ballot box or the Bullet"--it is pretty outrageous that NO ONE in the media has ever taken him to task for it.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuB_W8o_UsUgoogle: -" for a short snippet). His campaign co-chair and close friend Jesse Jackson Jr. likened Obama''s win in Iowa over Clinton in a weird ''OJ murdering Nicole'' thing to a Post reporter that has never been apologized for or explained. Here''s the link-look for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDaO7N-JujU&feature=related
Your assessment makes perfect sense if the party wasn''t so divided at this juncture. But the longer the lil'' woman stays in the race the more divisive our party becomes. IF (note BIG if) she would put the party''s interest ahead of her own we wouldn''t be involved in this stalemate, but united behind one candidate. After PA. votes maybe she''ll get the message to fade into the sunset.
WHERE ARE CLINTONS TAXES????
WHERE ARE CLINTONS EAR MARKS????
WHERE IS THE DONOR LIST FOR THE CLINTON FOUNDATION & LIBRARY????
JUST GO DOWN TO KINKOS AND COPY THEM
WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL
IF YOU ARE NOT HIDING ANYTHING JUST DO IT
OBAMA HAS SHOWN HIS EARMARKS, HIS TAXES, HIS PASTOR IS OUT THERE, RENKO IS OUT THERE, HIS CAMPAIGN FUNDING, HOW HE BOUGHT HIS HOUSE AND SMALL PIECE OF LAND BESIDE IT
SHOW US YOUR LAUDRY NOW....
WITHOUT THE BLACKOUTS AND MISSING PAGES.
Hillary needs to hang in there, this is serious business, not some kind of popularity contest.
Well said!
Well said!
Again, well said!
March, 2008: ''We have given them [the Iraqis] the precious gift of freedom." - Hillary Clinton
As of March 2008: 4000 US personnell dead
1 million Iraqis dead (including approx. 300,000 children 11 and under).
It will divide the party more if they try to strong-arm Senator Clinton into pulling out. I am a strong supporter of hers and if they pressure her to quit or attempt to it will make me less apt to vote for Obama (if he is the ultimate nominee) not more.
This contest is not over, everyone needs to let it play out and quit trying to circumvent the electoral process that this country has in place. If you don''t like the process - change the process, but don''t try to force the outcome to serve your purpose.
Barack told us he''s the agent. He claims he''s best equiped because he is an outsider.
Hillary"s claimed she was in this race to win to the end.
So far Hillary has been true to her words.
Barack claims this contest is like movie that has gone on too long. He thinks the race should be over. That means people in Oregon can vote but their votes won''t mean much, along with all the other uncounted states waitng to vote. He claims he is not the insider, yet he became the insider at the beginning of his term as Senator. By again joining the insiders, he has decided it is okay if your vote doesn''t mater.
Isn''t that what happened in 2000 when the insiders outed Gore and Edwards in Florida?
It seems Hillary is the outsider or at least she is now.
Now that there might be a chance, however slim, that she might show up at the convention with a win or virtual tie, the insiders, all men, are clammoring for her to quit.
Is this really about saving the Democratic Party or is it tired old sexism?
Who really IS the outsider?
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by blkpresident
March 29, 2008 11:45 PM PDT
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See all 23 CommentsCouple things here. First, I believe you meant to invoke Gore and Lieberman in your comments about Florida''s shenanigans in Election 2000. Now, on to your point where you are suggesting that Lil'' Hillary is now the "outsider". She and her supporters cannot have it both ways: lil'' missy is either on the outside looking in right now, and simply should accept that she isn''t the candidate of choice, and simply drop out immediately, or stop with the crocodile tears already before she smudges her mascara while crying a Great Lake for sympathy. After PA. votes, missy''s pipe dream about a woman becoming president will be over. It''s way past time to unleash the Obama shuffle against OLD man McCain. Had your nap today OLD man? Where''s your "blankie" OLD man? Some "war hero"...