CASPER, Wyo., March 8, 2008
Obama: Too Early To Discuss Shared Ticket
Senator Calls Talk Of "Running For Vice President" With Hillary Clinton Premature
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Timeline Democratic Campaign Trail Notable events in the race for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.
CBS affiliate KTVQ reports that, during a campaign swing through Casper, Wyo. Friday before the state's Democratic caucus, the Illinois Senator was asked about the possibility of having Hillary Clinton as a running mate.
Obama didn't exactly shrug off the question, instead steering toward issues within the campaign.
The question came after Clinton suggested during a campaign appearance in Mississippi that Democrats who express a wish to vote for both candidates could wind up with the opportunity of doing so, on a shared ticket.
Some Democrats fear that, with delegate counts so close that a nominee may not be decided before the convention, a protracted primary battle between the two candidates could damage the ultimate victor in the general election, whereas an Obama-Clinton or Clinton-Obama ticket could maintain party unity.
"Well, you know, I think it's premature," Obama told KTVQ. "You won't see me as a Vice Presidential candidate. I am running for President.
"We have won twice as many states as Senator Clinton, and have a higher popular vote, and I think we can maintain our delegate count. What I am really focused on is right now (because all that stuff is premature) is winning this nomination and changing the country, and I think that's
what people here are concerned about."
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- Actually, Hillary should be McCain''s VP since they both owe lots of favors to big business, vote the same way on Iraq/Iran and are experienced at Washington-speak.
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- Ah, the machinations of the Clintons. If you think they are getting nasty now, wait ''til she really has her back against the wall.
She will sue the Democratic party is she needs to, and she won''t give a *** whether it hurts them or not. The Clintonistas will do anything to win.
Americans need to reject Hillary Cllinton. - Reply to this comment
- This is perhaps the most diabolical Clinton tactic since South Carolina --(1) Put out the false impression of acting in the interest of party unity. (2) Deceive voters into believing the false choice of her on top of a joint ticket. (3) Feed and manipulate this ruse in a feel-good story through the media. (4) Try to paint Obama as the bad guy here for shunning the offer, and stubbornly blocking party unity. That''s the deception which will never end from the Clinton campaign. If people can''t see this, well, they''ll remain owned and manipulated by the Clintons. This tactic of the moment is, and their campaign''s body of work remains, a constant slap in the face to the Democrartic party.
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- Like most democrats supporting Obama, if he is cheated out this nomination in Denver - then McCain will be picking up a whole lot of new supporters. That is the sentiment in my neck of the woods.
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- OBAMA DEMOCRATS AND SUPPORTERS, GET A CLUE.
Know what Obama means when he says he needs your help to get change: it means not just your vote--it means your support. How? STOP SAYING YOU WILL SUPPORT THE NOMINEE NO MATTER WHO IT IS. WHY?
1. If you will support the Dem nominee no matter what, why should the status quo not just put their candidate as the nominee and ignore the people''''s choice? (you''''ll vote for who they pick anyway)
2. If you will support the nominee no matter what, Why should Hillary run an honest, fair or even decent campaign? (even if she cheats, you''''ll vote for her no matter what)
3. If you will support the nominee no matter what, why should the SD not support the person who pays them the most or offers the best favors? (even if they ignore the true leader, you will elect who they tell you to no matter what)
Do you people even know who the status quo is or what it is? its not just corruption in Washington--it is YOU. It is who you choose and HOW you choose them. If you keep doing what you always do for the party--why should they change? Why should they stop the war? You''''ll vote for them no matter what.
Why should they fix NAFTA? YOu''''ll vote for them no matter what. Why should they stop backroom deals or stop fixing the elections so their best party pick can win? You''''ll vote for them no matter what. - Reply to this comment
- "I mentioned that we should make a counter ad, me and Obama, against Hillary," she said. "They thought that was really funny. They actually might take me up on it."
That said, Knowles said she plans to vote for whichever Democrat wins the nomination.
and that is precisley why Hilary is soooo nasty and does not care. Poll after poll tell her that no matter what she does or how she does it--no matter how ugly, divisive or downright dishonest...(like the robo calls in NH Obama never whined about) Core Dems will vote for whoever the nominee is.
Word to the wise Obama Dems: the status quo will never change if you are prepared to work with and honor it. It depends on your supporting it, no matter what. Even if Hilary cheats...there go the Dem sheep. "Baaaaaaad Hilary. baaaaaaad Hilary. Shame on you--uhmmm we''''ll vote for you anyway." So why should she clean up her act or drop out?
Get a clue Dems. Never embrace change and still keep doing it the way you were told. If you do--you don''''t want change--you want a miracle. change requires hard choices like threatening NOT to support a cheat and threatening NOT to embrace any candidate who wins by cheating. Got that? - Reply to this comment
- So... the public is tired of the smears and lies and distortions and fearmongering? But if they do it--you''''ll vote for them no matter what. Yep. That''''s a sure way to get change--go along with and support the status quo no matter what. You say you want change--no you don''''t. YOu want a magic wand and a magician--where they do all the work--and you just keep doing the same thing over and over--but somehow you get "change" ***? THINK Obama supporters.
Why do you think they keep polling after Hillary does heinous things? To make sure you all are still on board no matter what she does. And you are.
SO WHY CHANGE? WHY NOT LIE? WHY NOT CHEAT? INSANITY IS DOING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AND EXPECTING DIFFERENT RESULTS. any will vote just like the party wants no matter what. So they don''''t get change--YOUR VOTING NO MATTER WHAT ENSURES THE STATUS QUO. Do not agree to vote for cheaters or liars or politicians in the arms of special interests. Because YOU decide the status quo--by how you vote.
And if you vote for whomeever no matter what--there will be no change. - Reply to this comment
- Obama is deceivingly arrogant, deceivingly hopeful, deceivinngly corrupt, deceivingly playing old politicics along with his supporters. Beware of what you wish for, you may get it. With his liberal policy with no real thought on how to pay for it, he will put the country into deeper debt and everybody suffers. Hundreds of billions currently being paid to the debt interests, that''s hundreds of billions not spent on health care and education and whatever good things. If your idea of hope is pretending everything is all right and continue to gamble away the the future of this and future generations, vote for Obama. If your idea of hope is somebody who knows the math and knows the priorities and how to balance the budget, and can deliver the result, Hillary is the only one.
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- ''The ONLY thing the Clintons care about is themselves.
THAT IS IT''
Posted by mocaIeo at 09:47 PM
I''d have to agree with you there. Just about any other candidate who can do the match would have resigned by now. Instead, she is going to drag Obama into an expensive, nasty and damaging campaign from now until June.
Hillary is the one who is tearing the Democratic party apart right now and her supporters have the nerve to accuse Obama supporters of causing the trouble. There will be protests in Denver if she tries to carry it that for.
Thanks Hillary for all the damage you are doing. - Reply to this comment
- Wake up Chairman Howard Dean !!! You are destroying the Democratic Party by not seating Florida & Michigan. Mr. Obama , you have been claiming that you can unite the country. This is the time for you to unite the Democratic party. If you cannot unite the democrats , how are you going to unite the country? To do great things , you have to make great sacrifices. You are not winning the big states and winning mostly red states. Democrats can never win without the big states. So please agree to be the vice presidential candidate and beat the Republicans with the Dream Ticket. After 8 years you will be ready to be the President
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- Mr. Obama, It takes sacrifice to make great progress and a revolution . You have to think of the country and not your own interests. You have to think out of the BOX. Kennedy laid down his life so that Civil Rights legislation could be passed , under which you got admission to Harvard without which nobody would even elect you a senator in ILL. Martin Luther King laid down his life for the same reason. Gandhi was shot dead but the Hindus & Moslems now live in Peace in India because of his sacrifice. Speaking on Mahatma''s death Einstein had said, "Tomorrow, the world may not even believe that such a man ever existed."
Anwar Sadat and Yitzak Rabin sacrificed their lives so that Israel & Egypt can live in Peace. Jesus Christ lost his life on the cross for all of us. You have 14 months of experience in the US senate out of which you spent 14 months running for presidency.This is too little experience to become the President of USA & the most powerful person in the world. It is about time to make sacrifice to unite the Democratic Party and wait your turn 8 years from now. Vote for the DREAM TICKET !!! - Reply to this comment
- I see that the TV media finally has started thinking that Clinton is the better candidate than Obama after bashing her since Jan 1. Also notice that all the Afro American commentators side with Obama all the time. How racist can you get ?CNN specially is anti Clinton. Donna Brazille, Kelli Goff , Roland Martin, Dan Lothian and Amy Holmes ( who is supposed to be representing the Republicans) always talk against Clinton. Similarly Gwen Ifill ( another Afro American) on PBS and Meet The Press always talks against Clinton. Shame on you all. 50% of the commentators on CNN are Afro Americans and are 100% of the time talking against Clinton.These are the same commentators who would not have any jobs if they were not Afro Americans. Obama should not be made President because he has only 14 months experience in US senate out of which he spent 14 months running for presidency
Executive Level experience is what is needed. and to be president national level experience is what is important.. Obama has none.. Hillary was Governor''s wife in Arkansas for 8 years and later for 8 years'' President''s wife. She was not just a housewife. Being an attorney herself and a smart politician she was constantly advising Clinton and was his right hand person. Bill was named the best Governor and he was the best President with no deficits and strong economy under his administration and you have to give a lot of credit to her as well. - Reply to this comment
- It%u2019s a shame that American political decisions are so subjective and emotional%u2014because by any objective, logical standard, Clinton is far more qualified to be President than Barack Obama. Clinton is superior to Obama in terms of experience and intellect; she will be a Commander-in-Chief who commands immediate respect, something that is difficult to the point of impossibility to say about Obama.
Dennis Kucinich is more qualified to be President than Obama. There%u2019s no need to take shots at Obama%u2019s middle name in order to defeat him: all one has to do is look at his limited accomplishments in the Senate, his undistinguished track record in the Illinois Legislature, his connection to a radical, race-baiting church and his link to scandal-scarred financier Antoin Rezko. Some politicians make good Presidents in theory. Obama doesn%u2019t even pass that threshold.
Obaman has skillfully exploited anti-Bush sentiment to become a political rock star%u2014but has yet to truly appeal to those who will make their electoral decisions based on something besides Bush-loathing. - Reply to this comment
- CLINTON/OSAMA
What a wonderful place America would be. Gayss will be dancing in the streets. Men will be allowed to marry another men.Women will be allowed to marry another women and even raise children.
Crack&marijuana will be sold freely in the streets.
Even the cockroaches living in Palestine will be cheering.
al-qaeda, Ahmadinejad, Bashir a-Assad, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH,ETC,ETC will be cheering
a CLINTON/OSAMA ticket. - Reply to this comment
- ===Gayss will be dancing in the streets. Men will be allowed to marry another men.Women will be allowed to marry another women and even raise children.===
Posted by BaghdadsHere
What, people minding their own business without you neocons being able to stick your nose in it? Oh No! How terrible for you!
Posted by rafterman1 at 09:07 PM : Mar 09, 2008
rafter,,,,I dont know whether you are a gayy or not, but I think we should give gayys free mental care instead of giving them more rights. I think that every citizen must have the same rights whether they are gayys,hetero,black,white,etc,etc. - Reply to this comment
- ===Gayss will be dancing in the streets. Men will be allowed to marry another men.Women will be allowed to marry another women and even raise children.===
Posted by BaghdadsHere
What, people minding their own business without you neocons being able to stick your nose in it? Oh No! How terrible for you!
Posted by rafterman1 at 09:07 PM : Mar 09, 2008
rafter,,,,I dont know whether you are a gayy or not, but I think we should give gayys free mental care instead of giving them more rights. I think that every citizen must have the same rights whether they are gayys,black,white,etc,etc. - Reply to this comment
- CLINTON/OSAMA
What a wonderful place America would be. Gayss will be dancing in the streets. Men will be allowed to marry another men.Women will be allowed to marry another women and even raise children.
Crack&marijuana will be sold freely in the streets.
Even the cockroaches living in Palestine will be cheering.
al-qaeda, Ahmadinejad, Bashir a-Assad, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH,ETC,ETC will be cheering
a CLINTON/OSAMA ticket. - Reply to this comment
- CLINTON/OSAMA
What a wonderful place America would be. Gayss will be dancing in the streets. Men will be allowed to marry another men.Women will be allowed to marry another women and even raise children.
Crack&marijuana will be sold freely in the streets.
Even the cockroaches living in Palestine will be cheering.
al-qaeda, Ahmadinejad, Bashir a-Assad, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH,ETC,ETC will be cheering
a CLINTON/OSAMA ticket. - Reply to this comment
- It''s 3 a.m. The Phone rings. She picks up.....
Clinton: "Hello"
Dmitry: "Maddam President, it is me Dmitry"
Clinton: "Dmitry who?"
Dmitry: "The President of Russia"
Clinton: "Who is that?"
Dmitry: "Dmitry Medvedev! You know!!"
Clinton: "What! Are you PUTIN me on!"
Hillary ''08!!!.....WHATEVER! - Reply to this comment
- It''s 3 a.m. The Phone rings. She picks up.....
Clinton: "Hello"
Dmitry: "Maddam President, it is me Dmitry"
Clinton: "Dmitry who?"
Dmitry: "The President of Russia"
Clinton: "Who is that?"
Dmitry: "Dmitry Medvedev! You know!!"
Clinton: "What! Are you PUTIN me on!"
Hillary ''08!!!.....WHATEVER! - Reply to this comment
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