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March 28, 2008 6:47 PM

Clinton Says There Are a “Million Reasons” To Stay In Race

Posted by Fernando Suarez
(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.”
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by blkpresident March 30, 2008 2:45 AM EDT
anappleadae,

Couple 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"...
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by anappleadae March 29, 2008 8:32 PM EDT
Isn''t it interesting what was proclaimed by these candidates at the beginning of the contest way back when?

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 susaninok March 29, 2008 2:50 AM EDT
The party complains when voters are uninvolved and apathetic and now they are complaining over a very close race with high involvement and emotion on the part of the candidates and their respective supporters.

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.
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by ewnnrj March 29, 2008 2:44 AM EDT
October, 2006: "We must trust the president and hope the strategy works out for the best." - Hillary Clinton
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).
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by rowdytexan2 March 29, 2008 1:41 AM EDT
Posted by bigmanal08 at 09:31 PM : Mar 28, 2008

Again, well said!
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by rowdytexan2 March 29, 2008 1:39 AM EDT
Posted by vote4thebest at 08:42 PM : Mar 28, 2008

Well said!
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by rowdytexan2 March 29, 2008 1:38 AM EDT
Posted by ksh1022 at 10:13 PM : Mar 28, 2008

Well said!
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by rowdytexan2 March 29, 2008 1:36 AM EDT
Obama has a bigger credibility problem, along with an ideology problem, and an incompetence problem.

Hillary needs to hang in there, this is serious business, not some kind of popularity contest.
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by leef531 March 29, 2008 1:14 AM EDT
transperacy...
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.
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by ksh1022 March 29, 2008 1:13 AM EDT
Who is Obama? He doesn''t want to be "too black" (distance from Jackson and Sharpton), he doesn''t want to be "too white" (belongs to a militant anti-white church), he doesn''t want to be "too liberal" ("I''m like Reagan and Bush on foriegn policy") Doesn''t want to be too rich ("I came from humble beginings")Doesn''t want to take a stand and claim a position that his opponents can use against him (130 "present " votes in the Illinois senate.) Hasn''t lead or done anything (the committee he chairs has not meet once because he''s campaigning). How in the world do we know who the real Barrack Obama is? Is he Barry or Barrack? Does he know?
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by blkpresident March 29, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
ReginaRR,

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.
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by bigmanal08 March 29, 2008 12:31 AM EDT
It''s curious how all the Obama adoring pundits & supporters want Hillary to pull out because she has no chance--Right before she''s expected to wipe the floor with the guy in Pennsylvania.
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

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by b-easy63 March 29, 2008 12:02 AM EDT
http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/15044.html
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.
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by absecon2 March 28, 2008 11:58 PM EDT
It seems unamerican to tell any candidate in any primary when it is time to quit. The motives of those who do so are suspect in my mind. Had HRC quit when it was first suggested that she do so we would never have learned about Pastor Wright nor to be fair, HRC''s recollections of Bosnia. Howard Dean has tilted the playing field by "punishing" the states of Florida and Michigan so the votes from these areas cannot count, but the ones really "punished" are the voters of those states who were not involved in the decision making process. Stopping the Primaries too soon can also punish innocent voters in perhaps 10 more state contests. And no one can tell what if any new skeletons may come out of someones closet as these contests progress. We should be trying to select the best candidate for President. I suggest we take whatever time it takes to do the job right. The easy way is not the best way. Howard Dean already tried the easy way by "punishing" states for not doing as had been agreed earlier. He can punish the bigshots if he wishes but he should let my vote alone.
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by b-easy63 March 28, 2008 11:56 PM EDT
Posted by vote4thebest at 08:42 PM : Mar 28, 2008


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.
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by vote4thebest March 28, 2008 11:42 PM EDT
One reason for Clinton to stay in the race is: neither Obama and Clinton has the required delegates to win the nomination legitimately under the current rule. To single her out and ask her to quit is to confirm that she is being discriminated against. It also shows that the DNC party and Obama ignore the voice of the people, given that near 70% of the people want the race to continue.

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.

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by March 28, 2008 11:01 PM EDT
How is it that Obama supporters can say that Obama has already won? The way I calculate it, neither Obama or Clinton can reach the 2024 number of delegates necessary to win the nomination before the convention (without the superdelegates).

To me that means no one should drop-out. The contest is wide open and they should play it out.

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by March 28, 2008 11:00 PM EDT
How is it that Obama supporters can say that Obama has already won? The way I calculate it, neither Obama or Clinton can reach the 2024 number of delegates necessary to win the nomination before the convention (without the superdelegates).

To me that means no one should drop-out. The contest is wide open and they should play it out.

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by latinovoter1 March 28, 2008 10:56 PM EDT
She needs to stay in the race, she needs to get her $5 MILLION dollars back for "her loan", from the suckers that give her money at this stage of the game. At least buy the Elton John ticket, you''ll get something for your investment.
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by jsgeffrard March 28, 2008 10:49 PM EDT
It%u2019s so refreshing seing a reporter doing her job. I am talking about Sharyl Attkisson. With the precision and the smile and the zeal that Hillary Pinocchio Clinton told her story, I would have believed the ***. If it weren''t for Sharyl Attkisson who said, "wait a minute, it didn''t happen that way." What is so surprising is that there were a lot more reporters on that trip who chose to swallow the cow deed. I think it''s more serious than what Rev. Wright said in a free country with free speech and a First Amendment Right, and besides, by serving in both the Navy and the Marines, the man earned the right to speak his mind. A comedian on Jay Leno summed it best by saying: "after all the scrutiny, if all they found about Obama was some stupid thing that his pastor said, then the guy is a good guy." By lying like a school kid, I think Hillary Pinocchio Clinton took herself out of the race.
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