Clinton doesn't vow to go on beyond March 4
The closing scene -- and Hillary Clinton's last words -- at the crucial debate Thursday night in Texas set pundits to opine that, just perhaps, Clinton is coming to terms with the fact that she's not going to win the Democratic nomination.
In appearances on the three broadcast network morning shows today, Clinton did little to rebut that interpretation. Asked directly whether she would soldier on, no matter what happens in the make-or-break primaries in Ohio and Texas on March 4, she refused to say.
"I don't make predictions," she said on NBC's "Today" show.
On "The Early Show" on CBS, however, she did deny that her closing remarks in the debate were a "valedictory" to her campaign, or that the fight was out of her.
To recap: After passing up several chances to go after Obama -- other than the plagiarism "change you can Xerox" line that did not go over well -- Clinton answered the final question, about a moment of crisis in her life.
"Well, I think everybody here knows I've lived through some crises and some challenging moments in my life," she replied, smiling, as the knowing crowd applauded. "And I am grateful for the support and the prayers of countless Americans.
"But people often ask me, 'How do you do it?' You know, 'How do you keep going?'," Clinton continued, reprising language from her much-dissected teary moment the day before the New Hampshire primary. "And I just have to shake my head in wonderment, because with all of the challenges that I've had, they are nothing compared to what I see happening in the lives of Americans every single day."
She then went on to emotionally describe a visit to an Army medical center in San Antonio, where she met disfigured and maimed Iraq war veterans -- a tour, coincidentally, she shared with John McCain, the likely Republican nominee.
"You know, the hits I've taken in life are nothing compared to what goes on every single day in the lives of people across our country," Clinton continued. "And I resolved at a very young age that I'd been blessed and that I was called by my faith and by my upbringing to do what I could to give others the same opportunities and blessings that I took for granted. That's what gets me up in the morning. That's what motivates me in this campaign."
More applause.
"And, you know, no matter what happens in this contest -- and I am honored, I am honored to be here with Barack Obama," she said, shaking his hand as the crowd cheered again and he patted her on the back. "I am absolutely honored,"
"Whatever happens, we're going to be fine," Clinton concluded. "You know, we have strong support from our families and our friends. I just hope that we'll be able to say the same thing about the American people, and that's what this election should be about."
The crowd came to its feet and applauded.
While several commentators heard something of a surrender, in the post-debate spin, her campaign sought to frame it as proving the case for her candidacy, even sending out a video of it. "What we saw in the final moments in that debate is why Hillary Clinton is the next President of the United States," spokesman Howard Wolfson said in a statement. "Her strength, her life experience, her compassion. She's tested and ready. It was the moment she retook the reins of this race and showed women and men why she is the best choice."
Wow! I would've never have predicted that Hillary would have come remotely close to loosing the nomination and to see the Clinton machine get so befuddled by Obama is just plain surreal.
na na na na, na na na na , hey hey hey, goodbye
Hillary Clinton finally admitted who the better candidate is and that she was "absolutely honored" to be on stage with him. It was certainly a refreshing "moment" in her campaign.
Maybe Hillary is being herself with that gracious comment about Senator Obama, and is pulling away from Bill's big ego demands that it is all about him. I think we should accept that she is indeed thinking of the Party and the fall election. Maybe she should be the VP choice.
yeah, to many health inssurance companies, men and African Americans are behind Obama. Hillary is too voiced and the public doesn't like that. The health inssurance companies probably give thousands of dollars to Obama, because they don't want Hillary plan. Plus, men still hate women and they will never vote for a woman president and what is left for Hillary? The women? well apperantly too many women watch Oprah and listen to her, obviously they willd o what Oprah tells them to do. So unfortunatly yes America is not ready for Hillary, let alone a woman president. We need 1000 years to pass before women get in power positions.
This campaign is far form over. The elctoral college is very close. Two major States were not counted. Florda and Michigan. Texas and Pennsyvanis have not been counted nor has Vermont, HRC IS THE BEST CANDIATE. HRC was not throwing in the tell. The above article is media spin. Additionaly with regard to the experience and zerox statment. Words do matter and Obama is certainly eloquent. However in my opinion he does lack subsatnce. Obama was elected to the Senate in 2004 and has spent-his words- three years running for the White House. I am sorry but that is conceited. I want my President to have lots of experience. It is also ironic that you speak of Ronald Regan. Ronald Regan was Republican! This is the Deomcrartic primary! Ronald Regans polices were horrible for this country trickle down economics did not work and resulted in huge budget deficits. He did make people feel good but his polices were a disaster. Do you know that Osama Bin Ladin was supported by the Regan Administration when he was battling the Russians. The fall of Russia was more luck than to Regans credit. The military spending that Ronald Regan did almost brought down the US as well as Russia. Obama is the same kind of empty suit. His actor like speeches make people feel good but he lacks depth of experience, policy knoweledge and integrity that I want in a President. The lifting of the govenor's words only emphasizes this point. I want a pResident who has more a year under his belt. Example he waffled about speaking to Cuban leaders. After he heard HRC great answer, he threw in that he would need an agenda before speaking to Cuba. Does he think that Castro's brother is going to say sure, we will grant freedom of the press and free travel becasue he put it in an agenda. Nice idea he fails to deal with the realities if the world and history. HRC is the person I want to be president because she has the depth of ideas and is a been there done that women!
Her poor judgment in her campaign staff and budget she has wasted tells me . she's not ready from Day One, as she says she is. The campaign changed as it moved forward and she did not have the ability to change her stragedy. And that is something a political leader needs to do constantly as the landscape keeps changing.
I am very troubled that the Obama campaign chose to attack her closing remarks as echoing John Edwards. I thought Obama just got done saying that kind of talk was silly season. Sounds like hypocritical season to me. For someone whose entire campaign is based on a DIFFERENT tone, to me it sounds like the exactly what they've been claiming to rise above. I hope Sen. Clinton wins Texas and Ohio and allows this conversation to continue so we don't end up with buyer's remorse if Sen. Obama isn't quite what he's being purported to be. Whoever we settle on, we'll have to live for 4 -- or 8 -- years.
Buh Bye Hillary.
She will fight till the end! WE the American people realize that HILLARY is the only one that can lead our country out of the recession it's headed for. You need to really listen to this message again. What she is really saying is this, "get up and go vote for her if you want the USA of survive what we're up against." (my words, not hers)
"She retook the reins of this race." LOL. Right...
I think Hillary Clinton was literally throwing a "Hail Mary" pass with her closing statement. It was 4th down and inches and she was going for it. I applaud both candidates for their candidacy and hope that they would team up to take on the Republicans........
Playing on peoples emotions will not get her elected.....
Why don't you expose Hillary's grand moment as a plagiarism of John Edwards?
She stole her closing directly from Edwards and her husband. She's a phony even when trying to be authentic.
With the hay that Clinton made about plagiarism, shouldn't we report that Clinton's closing line was itself lifted from a John Edwards speech from a few months ago?
Clinton said yesterday:
"Whatever happens, we're going to be fine. You know, we have strong support from our families and our friends. I just hope that we'll be able to say the same thing about the American people, and that's what this election should be about."
Edwards said previously:
"What's not at stake are any of us. All of us are going to be just fine no matter what happens in this election. But what's at stake is whether America is going to be fine."
I thought it sounded like a surrender...
She will be the next President of the United States and rightfully so! She is qualified, strong, compassionate, and understands foreign policy! She is not talking about bombing Pakistan to try and look strong on military policy! She is not selling out Hispanics, or any other race, in Wisconsin! Her church supports not only all religions, but ALL races! She is not selling out her country.....SHE IS PROUD OF HER COUNTRY FROM THE FIRST DAY OF HER LIFE! And she will be our President that we can be proud of!
She without a doubt could go into a brokered convention if she wanted because Obama will not have enough delegates for the nomination, but the pressure from the Obama campaign and others will eventually prevail and force her to concede. If she were ahead by 80 or more delegates I am sure the Obama campaign would be under the same pressure and would have to drop out before the convention. I get the feeling after watching her final statements in the debate the she will probably concede after March 4 even if she wins Texas and Ohio unless she were to win convincingly and that doesn't look as if that will happen. On another note Florida and Michigan wanted to make a difference in this years political process. Well they managed to give the nomination the the person they voted overwhelmingly against. If Florida and Michigan had counted, Obama would be behind in delegates and could not catch up. So the people of Florida and Michigan spoke and their voices were not heard.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zAYItnI-lPo
She stole her closing remarks from Edwards.
What the crowd heard was a bit of Bill Clinton and John Edwards . Wolfson is one of the worst campaign advisors EVER ! She should have booted that guys butt after Iowa along with who ever makes the " financial " decisions . The wasted monies spent from her campaign , do not help her Presidential bid. It destroys it .
Day one - doesnt work
Experience -doesnt work
Plagiarism- didnt work
Solutions- not cutting it
Delusional Obama Supporters - thats condescending
SNOOZE,she's finished ,move on.
clinton will not concede..clinton will lose texas and ohio..but..clinton is too..self centered..we are tired of all the lies..the do anything to win attitude..clinton was trying to sound like obama last night..but..clintons track record..says something completely different..we know who she is..and what we know..we just do not like..clinton has more negitives then positives..clinton should have dropped out of the race last night..instead clinton will try every dirty trick her and bill know..all the way to the dem. convention..
hillary is a great women, but she folow the palls too much insead of folow herself or her istict.
I think your journalism/headline is very misleading. Ms. Clinton never said she did not plan to go on beyond March 4th. I love the way you journalists twist words that NEVER come out of people's mouths. It is not professional or pertinant to predict which way the election on March 4th will swing. This article headline is, in my opinion, a futile attempt to do just that.
Can we please get over the accusations. All of the words spoken in the course of a long campaign it seems impossible not to echo the words of others who believe in a common cause.
So exactly what 'experience' does HRC have? Has she ever managed a company, run a business, run an organization? Are Barbara and Laura Bush, or Mrs. Jimmy Carter as equally qualified to be president as Hillary? Sheesh!
Makes me proud to know that one of the two people in this clip will be the next President of the United States. Either one will lead this country well - and boy would that be a change!!
Obama will scew up the foreign policy of this country
Hilary couldn't manage her own life, the fact that she spins everything she says, how good a president could she be. She should stay home where she belongs and let the running of a country given to someone who is capable of doing it.
Obama will scew up the foreign policy of this country
Obama will scew up the foreign policy of this country
i dont think that hiliray cliton should not drop out of the race she gives obama and the other canidites comition and if she drops out that is proving every one right that women dont have what it takes to do somthing that men are know for doing
Thank God she is out. I can stop planning for suicide now.
That remark shows a strong person with feelings NOT the cold robot you make her out to be. Something this country has lacked for 4 years then 4 more years was someone with feeling. We need that and I admire that in a politician!
I thought Obama and his fans where different, they don't go negative.
I refused to be inspired by borrowe words & and no way I am voting for one time hit "I say no to Iraq war"!!
Vote McCain, If HRC is out.
I think Hillary would make a great president. I was formerly from NY while she was Senator there. She helped NY so much with her political expertise. I am not giving up on her because we need a president that cares for the people, not one with false promises. You go Hillary!!!!!!!
I thought Obama and his fans where different, they don't go negative.
I refused to be inspired by borrowe words & and no way I am voting for one time hit "I say no to Iraq war"!!
Vote McCain, If HRC is out.
I thought Obama and his fans where different, they don't go negative.
I refused to be inspired by borrowe words & and no way I am voting for one time hit "I say no to Iraq war"!!
Vote McCain, If HRC is out.
I've said this before and I'll say it again...it is the absolutely hateful way in which barak obama supporters treat sen. clinton that has inspired me to NEVER vote for obama. It is the failure of his supporters to see and acknowledge that obama has taken his fair share of stabs and below the belt attacks on clinton, it is their utter failure to see how he continues to play the victim himself in may of his stump speeches, it is their failure to see that their nastiness and his nastiness is evidence that his rhetoric is empty, empty, empty, because no matter how much he claims that Americans want to see an end to the hateful and devisiveness of politics - they actually LOVE it...as is evident in many of the postings by Obama supporters on this site.
Cindie - We're already IN a recession. A typical cyclical recession. Happens all the time. By the time the next president is elected we'll probably be out of it...we just don't know it until the quarter after we're out. Hillary is one of the few that CAN"T lead us out of a recession. She's a typical Tax and spend democrat. that is what is causing our fiscal problems. And don't think I'm a republican sitting here bashing Hillary, because she's Hillary (although I do think she's dishonest). She's part of a very bad congress that needs to be swept out Dems and republicans that spend too much and tax too much. If I ran my house like congress and the president run the country, I'd be in bankruptcy court or jail...go figure!
Cindie - We're already IN a recession. A typical cyclical recession. Happens all the time. By the time the next president is elected we'll probably be out of it...we just don't know it until the quarter after we're out. Hillary is one of the few that CAN"T lead us out of a recession. She's a typical Tax and spend democrat. that is what is causing our fiscal problems. And don't think I'm a republican sitting here bashing Hillary, because she's Hillary (although I do think she's dishonest). She's part of a very bad congress that needs to be swept out Dems and republicans that spend too much and tax too much. If I ran my house like congress and the president run the country, I'd be in bankruptcy court or jail...go figure!
c'mon, first black pres/female vp ticket! how could they lose?!
What are you anti Hillary people going to say when she wins? That the election was rigged? All of this talk is just that ... more talk. That's what blogs are for I guess. Obama is a fine man, decent, intelligent, a great speaker but he just doesn't have the experience that is necessary. It's like buying a car - do you want the fancy Jaguar with all the bells and whistles without thinking about the cost of the repairs and insurance or are you going to buy the reliable Volvo that drives well and rarely breaks down?
I'll take the Volvo any day. Most of us can't afford the Jaguar even if we admire it and wish we could have it.
Plagiarism did someone say plagiarism, Hillary had John Edwards concesion speach almost word for word at the closing of the debate. Quote from her closing remarks
"Whatever happens, we're going to be fine," Clinton concluded. "You know, we have strong support from our families and our friends. I just hope that we'll be able to say the same thing about the American people, and that's what this election should be about."
This woman is a fraud.
Yeah ummmm. Don't let the ballot box hit you in the arse on the way out.
GOOD RIDDENS i AM A REPUBLICAN AND PLAN TO VOTE FOR BARACK'
ANOTHER .... FORGET MC CAIN....
MOVE FOR CHANGE START WITH THE DO NOTHING IN CONGRESS AND THE SENATE
She is a complete phony and a FRAUD.
Her entire campaign has been about corruption and FRAUD.
Why have THREE campaign managers left her and went to work for Obama?
Because she is a FRAUD, pure and simple.
She can never, nor will she ever, be President of the U.S.A.
Give it up, Rod-Ham, you ain't got the goods, and never did in the first place.
This is over. It is now down to O'bama vs. McCain (two Irish guys, right?).
I am afraid I will have to vote independent this time and go with McCain. He is a better democrat than either Hill-or-Ree or O'Bama.
McCain will win, you'll see. I will vote for him, but next election, we dems BETTER have stronger candidates or we will be sunk.
I hope all you Obama Supports get the real thing,at least we know what
Hillary can do for our country. She is so determined to get everyone
healthcare. If Obama is so concerned being their for his children. When
will he have time for them when he is President. Why haven't we seen or
heard from Michele Obama since her GREAT STATEMENT. Why is she
now so proud of our Country?
HILLARY FOR PRESIDENT
I hope all you Obama Supports get the real thing,at least we know what
Hillary can do for our country. She is so determined to get everyone
healthcare. If Obama is so concerned being their for his children. When
will he have time for them when he is President. Why haven't we seen or
heard from Michele Obama since her GREAT STATEMENT. Why is she
now so proud of our Country?
HILLARY FOR PRESIDENT
Too little too late if you ask me. Is that how she is going to handle crisis in the future? Is she going to butt heads and gnash teeth to the point of failure only to fall back to feminine emotion when she has nothing else to loose? She may have given some a moment to rally around, but I believe that moment in and of itself is an empty vessel.
Hillary Clinton has a confrontational leadership style that if given the position of authority in this country will only drive a bigger wedge through our society.
All this talk about her experience and how she is ready, yet she is loosing in this campaign. For all of Clinton's experience she can't find an original position to unify a majority. Her campaign has been poorly managed from the begining. She claims to have 25+ years of experience, yet she only found her voice in 2008? The only time she won is when she managed to appeal to peoples emotions, and that was early in the campaign when Barrack was still mostly unknown.
Barrack Obama's performance was superior in all accounts. He gave up no ground and provided adequate substance to squelch those who claim he is all rhetoric. Obama is what we need.
I'm an Obama supporter. Commenters are losing sight of the fact that all the analsysts predicted HRC had to go negative in this debate, which she largely avoided (but for the Xerox gaffe). To me, she made a decision that she was going to fight with dignity and not get into the gutter. Perhaps the real lesson in this campaign is that Obama has done well without going negative and by providing an uplifting message. The most powerful moments for HRC have been when she has gone off the script and shown an uplifting message. Mabye the American public is starting to break away from the entertainers on the radio right and Fox that push hate and fear to attract an audience.
Unfortunately for Hillary, she's a Machiavellian who wants to be liked. It's not a winning combination.
One Down One To Go .... Vote McCain!
No reason for her and "Caligula" to stay together anymore. Prediction: The Clintons part ways within a year!
There she goes again.....falling back on the sympathy thing with her remarks re the crises and challanges in her life...hello Bill!
With Obama as President, Hillary as Secretary of Health, Edwards as Attorney General, Stiglitz back as the main economic adviser, Gore as Secretary of the Environment and Bill as Secretary of State . . . what a team! But where is America going to find a Secretary of Education who will take the country's poor public education system out of the pits?
Posted by Gordon Dryden, New Zealand.
Obama for president!!! Hillary should definitely stay as a part of the new democratic government, she has a lot of knowledge and can help Obama with all the new changes that will take place. What a breath of fresh air Obama is, way to go, and thankyou from us all!
She without a doubt could go into a brokered convention if she wanted because Obama will not have enough delegates for the nomination, but the pressure from the Obama campaign and others will eventually prevail and force her to concede. If she were ahead by 80 or more delegates I am sure the Obama campaign would be under the same pressure and would have to drop out before the convention. I get the feeling after watching her final statements in the debate that she will probably concede after March 4 even if she wins Texas and Ohio unless she were to win big.
The only reason Obama is even in the election is due to the black population.
Six black people i know, who never voted before in there lifes, who couldn't have cared less before have decided to vote because they have a black candidate. If i know six, just imagine, and the historic numbers of turnout at the poles proves this. It's a sad day in america, that people would vote or not vote, due to race or sex of the candidate, and not because of the issues. I wonder how many people are aware of Obama's bill to spend 880 billion on global poverty, not american poverty, globa.
The is no doubt that Senator Obama is incredibly bright and quick on his feet. However, I'm old enough to look beyond the glitz and glitter. As another commented, he's basically spent his entire (very short) political career preparing for this run. PLEASE folks, take a closer look at both candidates and make your decision on who will best lead our precious country. When you ask that question, ask yourself who will be the most effective in Washington, and who will be the best with foreign policy (incredibly important).
In 8 years or so Senator Obama will be ready for the Presidency. However, let's give him a chance to prove himself over time, as Hillary has done over and over.
Bye Bye Hillary it was not good to know you. Everyone read the ook OUTRAGEOUS to find out what the Clintons are all about. Bye Bye Sweet Charlotte or I mean Hillary.
If the US is ready for a black man to be president, then why not a woman? I think Hillary Clinton is very smart and definitely her own person, even with Bill's big ego. All "good 'ole boys" have big egos. I was unsure when all this started how I would vote, because I vote for the person, not the party, but I cannot vote for John McCain. He is a loose cannon!! I will early vote and vote for Hillary Clinton, simply because of the way she conducts herself no matter where she is, and everyone makes slip ups when they are speaking in public. The media just picks too much. I like her more and more and if you really pay attention to her, she doesn't just say what you want to hear, but what you need to hear. She gets my vote!!
The First Black President thats good for black history month.
GOOD JOB HILLARY!!! It is obvious that Hillary mopped the floor with Obama last night, and the networks' refusal to admit that just shows how desperate they are to have Obama win the primary... THINK FOR YOURSELVES, AMERICA!!! CNN, ABC, and NBC want Obama in the final race so they'll be guaranteed a McCain win. The people of America are so of the most educated and intelligent in the world, and when Hillary sweeps Texas and Ohio, we'll see that no matter how hard the networks try, they can't FOX news our future.
Someone needs to tell the Hillary campaign that the law of the land and the tradition set by our founding father, George Washington, has never encouraged 'experience' as the foremost quality for a president of the United States. Two terms are enough for anyone. Let us finally bring the 'Bush-Clinton' era to a long needed much anticipated close.
Wow-- based on the misspellings and basic grammatical errors in these posts, it's easy to see how these two candidates are able to rouse the masses through lofty rhetoric and pie in the sky promises.
People need to wake up and see all three of the candidates (inc. McCain) for what they are-- career politicians who will tell you whatever you want to hear to get elected.
They do not give a damn about your standard of living. They want the power and the trappings of the highest office in the land. Wake up.
Wolfson should rebate his checks fast, he more delusional than Bush...
Obama supporters, what happened to the "SILLY SEASON IN POLITICS"? Oooh it isn't silly when Obama says it. Yup, Barack Obama is going be as good as a uniter as George Bush was for the past seven years.
Keep on struggling Hillary Clinton, I believe in you.
A. A. Adamu from Nigeria
At this point my vote will be a write-in:
"None of the abover"
The Democratic race is faaaar from over! I hear too many haters saying good-bye. Only fools (& Republicans) believe that the Democratic Party will be able to push either Clinton or Obama out of the presidential race, without alienating their supporters. It's time to get our Party behind the DREAM TEAM; it's time to cut the bickering. Divided we fall; united we will win the race in November.
"Yes we will! Yes we can!" Clinton&Obama '08 !!!
"She then went on to emotionally describe a visit to an Army medical center in San Antonio, where she met disfigured and maimed Iraq war veterans...."
When Hillary Clinton had a chance to prevent the very maiming and disfigurement she was speaking of, she chose to authorize this war.
Hillary was gracious in this debate and hope Obama doesn't fall in lobbyist trap in the White House, b'caz we as citizens need to hear your voice on change and progress that you promised us during the 4 year terms!! Dream is the 1st step, strategy for those dreams to come true is next and finally action!! Hope to see all of them from you. Good Luck.
the popularity contest is being won by obama for the moment. One idea that I see that got him there was the notion that he is the underdog and we love to cheer for the underdog. Perhaps Clinton might grab ahold of that role and try to ride it to presidancy. But without a changing of strategies or old tired rhetoric this may well be the beginning of the end for her.
I don't know. I think her last words shows a different side to her. A side that shows it's not just about being president. It's truly about being a blessing for the American people. That's what we need. Someone who understands that if they are going to lead this great nation, they must be called by God to be a blessing for God's people.
For me the sad thing about Hillary is her Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde nature. While she has a kind, compassionate side (I think), there is this very real, divisive, manipulative side as well. That's the side that throws out quips like "change you can Xerox", and has a campaign which has attempted to use Kindergarten essays against an opponent.
And, she has the additional problem of having a Frankenstein monster (Bill) who has been running amuck at times.
The latest Fox poll shows that 47% of the public would *never* vote for Hillary. Obama's number is 34%. That's a huge difference. Hillary enters November greatly handicapped, and could very well lose in a year where a Democrat should be able to win easily. Obama could win in a landslide.
And, far more important, an Obama Presidency offers the very real hope that some civility will be restored to Washington, special interest influence will be greatly reduced, and lawmakers start actually working together to get things done. Wouldn’t that be refreshing?
For me the choice has never been more clear.
Obama'08
--George
If Hillary doesn't win the nomination, I will be voting Republican for the first time. I first voted in 1976. Many of my family and friends feel the same way. I don't like McCain, but I like Obama even less.
She will quit by march 5th.
Best NEWS I heard all day. Hillary Clinton quiting
Could you really see Hillary going up against Foreign Male Leaders, give me a break - she's not Presidential material - frankly, I don't think any of them are, but she would be the last person on earth that I would vote for. I hope this is the end for her - bye bye Hillary ! Oh, and VP with Obama, it will never happen
I am amazed at the childish immature responses I am reading from the Obama supporters. His eloquent but empty words of change and buzz words are loudly echoed by the mindless fans falling at his feet.
I have always said that I was a socialist with communistic leanings, but I may for the first time in my life be voteing for a Republican.
good riddance
close the door on the way out
If Hillary Clinton does not get the Democratic nomination, it will only because the biased media undermined the Democratic nomination process.
If the Obama cult prevails, in the best interests of America...Vote McCain!
She may as well give up. It's over. Last thing we need is Hillary Clinton as president. If she can't manage her own campaign for president, how the heck can she manage the country?
We need something and someone new, not a different version of the same old party line. Give it up Hilary. It's over.
Saynara senorita!!!
I don't think she was throwing in the towel. It sounded to me that she was giving herself another dimension. Over and over you hear that people are choosing based on character and style, she just changed hers up a bit.
After all Hillary's experience she fails to understand the economy. The recession has come because the people and the government spends too much not because people don't spend enough. Yet her solution is to give away more money in profligate spending. The banking crisis is partly the result of bad banking policies implemented by the administration of her husband and yet she thinks she can fix it now with the same bad strategies which created the problem then?
She fails to rise above attacking Obama personally and fails to understand the implications of closing the border or of mandating health insurance if people can't pay for it to begin with. Then again from her cushy benefits package in the senate how could she be expected to understand the needs or fiscal concerns of our country. After all her salary is paid by borrowing money from China as our federal debt continues to mount.
She failed to see that the war with Iraq was a bad idea from the beginning and voted for it. There was no credible evidence of weapons and even if there were a preemptive without world support makes no sense.
I do hope for her own benefit and that of the country and her party that she drops out of the race so we can focus on people who have not already demonstrated their incompetence repeatedly over the long term of the so touted "experience"
If you believe the Clinton campaign's comments saying Obama lacks substance, I encourage you to read his book Audacity of Hope. I like Hillary too, but I think she made too many low blows during this campaign and we cannot afford to bicker like that for this election. I used to think a Clinton/Obama ticket would be a sure winner, but now I'm not so sure. I think Obama has a much better chance of defeating McCain, and he's much more in touch with what it's like to be an average American working with average Americans. How can someone who pours 5 million dollars of their own money into their own campaign have any idea what it's like to be an average American? I even know a few conservative voters who have read Obama's book and decided he's the better candidate for President. We've never had a president like Obama, and I really hope he wins!
Let's talk in 4 years if Obama, this untried but "saintly" candidate, is elected and manages to alienate Congress, demonstrates to both the country and the world that despite his fine words he actually has NO experience dealing with national and world politics and, gets us into more trouble than we're in now. And will all those Oprah fans (that's just scary) and folks who donated $10 to his campaign really chose a man of color to run our nation? You think a woman is hard to elect? We'll see America's true feelings on election day.
Perhaps we can forget Hillary, but McCain is coming. Watch. Everyone's going to look to good old white Grand Dad and serves the conservative line.
This is the second article I've seen like this in two days (the other one was from AP). Teary, Vasoline-on-the-lens portrait of a gracious, mature statesman yielding to the vox populi for the good of the party, the good of the country, and the good of the... sniff... children.
As her chances diminish to zero, watch for more pieces like this. The mainstream media have another champion now, but that doesn't mean that they still don't have a soft spot for the Clintons. Watch in the coming weeks as we hear more of this drivel, intended to paint Hillary as something other than an ambitious self-serving empty suit. You head it here first.
It is obvious that Obama's cool and professional composure very much plays a role in posturing him for Presidency and leadership. In the World today these attributes will be very important as he deals with World Leaders.
As oposed to Hillary's constant badgering and arrogance. Here is a woman who could have had the most important job in the Country, but instead , chose to behave like a litle brat in the school yard. She constantly appears self rightious and inflexible. Not a quality you want to see in our next Leader.
But the sadest thing of all, is that she singlehandedly, have pushed the Women Issues of power way back into the Dark Ages.
Hillary's plan to require EVERY American to purchase Health Insurance whether we want to or not....sounds like socialism to me. Her plan is to create another massive bureaucracy that will run as efficiently as the IRS or the Post Office or Social Security. No one can argue that there is a Healthcare crisis; however the solution is not to force people to purchase health insurance but to create solutions that control costs, remove so many already mandated regulations. If her plan were to pass we might as well simply sign our paychecks over to the government, because in Hillary's world ONLY THE GOVERNMENT knows what is good for Americans. As one bumper sticker read, 'If you think health-care is expensive now, just wait till it is free' .....There is not one bureaucracy that is not overloaded with overpaid government workers, creating mounds of documents and endless regulations. Go Obama....8 Years of Billy and they couldn't make us energy independent nor solve the health-care crisis. As far as I am concerned, if she wants to point to her experience as co-president then she should take responsibility for not accomplishing the goals she now tells us she can tackle. Time to move on...let the Clinton's move on to the talking heads speaker circuit...GO BAMA..
I love the car comparison made by Rebeca, mostly because of how absurd it is. How did Obama become a jaguar? Was it his community organzing in South Chicago? Was it his time as a State Senator in Illinois? Was it his two years in the Senate when he helped write or sponsor 37 bills? Or is it his ability to articulate a vision of increased participation in government by the public? Is it the close to 1,000,000 people who have donated to his campaign?
Who knows?
You bloggers are good.
It seems that once again the Democrats are shooting themselves in the foot. Obama is not the right choice at this time. He has no Foreign policy experience and no real grasp of how to run the country. Unfortunately, all the morons who bow down the the Opra machine will vote mindlessly just because she says so.
If people just woke up for once and actually researched the issue sand people behind them, the democrats may actually be able to make the right decission and put Hillary up for nomination. Nominating Obama will secure a Republican win for the White House! I have been Republican all my life. This year I actually changed so I could vote for Hillary in the CA primary. That has got to say something!
Needless to say, I have been Republican all of my life.
My question is as follows. Why do Hillary supporters find the need to use so many exclamation points and capital letters? It is really annoying having to read through all these unnecessary punctuation marks. Just scroll up through some of the previous comments and you will see what I mean. And don't get me started on "Go Hillary Go", or " You Go Girl" that seems to be at the end of every HRC supporter comment. I wonder why Barrack fans don't feel the need to do either of these things?
"Maybe she should be the VP choice."
Enough of that already. She is a partisan politician. She isn't going to change. The VP idea is a bad one, it runs counter to the idea of unity that Obama is promoting. The good people of NY seem to like her, so she can continue her selfless devotion to public service by serving them .
CINDI wrote: "She will fight till the end! WE the American people realize that HILLARY is the only one that can lead our country out of the recession it's headed for."
WAKE UP! Hillary cannot lead us from anything. You must be mistaking her for her husband, she has done nothing for this country as a whole. She has not endorsed or created any bill to help this country as a whole. Barack has had more legislation pass over the President's desk than she has. She is a pro at "earmarking" other people's bills, only looking out for her own constituents in New York!
The most important piont I would like to mention is: NO ONE PERSON CAN LEAD A COUNTRY LIKE THE USA INTO OR OUT OF A RECESSION BY THEMSELVES!!!! NOT Bill, Not the Bush's, not FDR, not JFK!!! Please take an economics class before you start rant about recessions!!!
Here is another question for all Hillary supporters out there to ponder, How will Hillary be able to handle Muslim Leaders of the world??? They, & their religion do not really look to highly upon women!!!
Florida and Michigan are NOT going to be counted, they violated rules, give up on that tired argument
The Clinton is done, she cannot win, she has to win with a +30% margin to even get back into the race, she is over. The Democratic Party has soundly rejected her.
Get ready to hear this every day for the next 8 years, President Obama.
To "anne-marie"
Since when do men hate women?
Geeze, please don't stereotype, it makes you look bad.
I'm a "man" that works for a women’s medical clinic and also I fight for women’s rights, and my girlfriend loves me for it.
Don't stereotype. It makes you sounds ignorant.
Hey Hillary! Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya!
Now if we can figure out how to get rid of the Muslim raised Obama and the almost Democrat turn-coat Mccane, we might actually have a good November.
Huckaby isn't that great of a choice, but he is the best of the crowd that's left.
We have no one worthy of the presidency even running anymore. (Never really did this go round!)
It will be a great day for the country when Sen. Clinton bows out of the presidential race and goes back to doing what she does well, being the senator from New York. This country doesn't need a Bush-Clinton co-dynasty. A McCain-Obama race would be a credit to America, cast issues in high relief, and however it turned out give us a president who at least offers the chance of bipartisan accomplishment. The Clintons should step back, account for their fabulous wealth (providing a donor list for the $500 million that's gone to the Clinton Foundation would be a start) and let somebody else live in the White House. There isn't going to be a coronation. The country doesn't need a woman in the White House to prove that tolerance remains a national ideal and sometime virtue. I doubt Obama's promise of change will get very far, but at least the guy's willing to give the future a chance.
A couple of things...
For Anne-Marie: What do you mean America is not ready for a woman President? We have a woman in the #3 position atm (Condi Rice) and by all accounts /no one/ is troubled by her gender. /Maybe/ America is not ready for Hillary as President, that in no way means that America is not ready for any woman to be President. I fully expect Condi Rice to be a serious contender post-McCain or post Obama, and I think she'll be a tough candidate to beat.
For John Hyder: You seem to have missed the point entirely. First the electorial college has nothing to do with the Democratic Party nomination process. Second Michigan and Florida's votes were counted and their delegates were assigned based on their votes - they happen to each have zero delegates because their state parties broke the established national party rules, but the votes were counted in accordance with the established process. Finally, the entire point of the piece is that if Hillary doesn't win big (on the order of 65%+) in Ohio and Texas she's done - and it doesn't look like she's gonna hit that threshold, and she appears to realize it.
I'm all for a woman president... At least we wouldn't have to pay her as much...
Yes Obama is a great speaker, and has charisma, but that doesn't mean he has the experience to be the president. It's amazing how everyone is charmed by him and his speeaches, that people are so willing to overlook his plagirism. That is alarming! The kids who get expelled from college for plagirism, dont' get to say: but I just used the words from my best friend and his paper.....come on people, let's get real here...
TKH
I have to give it to HRC for not going to the gutter. It must of been really hard given her families history of running smear campaigns.
I can't imagine which is worse? Hillary as President or Bill as the "first man"? After all would we be able to hire any interns? LOL
If the Democrats want any chance at the White House, Clinton needs to drop out immediately. I live in a primarily Republican area, and you would be amazed at the number of people who passed up voting in the Rep. primary so that they could cast their vote against Clinton. The longer this drags on, the more split the party will be, and that plays right into McCain's hands (Bill Clinton-esque scandal or not)
I am impressed by the variety of good thoughts in comments but when there are misspellings and off-phrasings, it dilutes the writer's intent...#6 is a good example ("throw in the TELL"??) Are we that illiterate as a country? I think so.
McCain is old and senile, and is probably mentally unstable, OBAMA!
In my lifetime there has been an African American presidential candidate from a major party in every election (84, 88, 92, 96, 00, 04, 08) and only 1 woman, Hillary 08. The US is not ready for a female president and as soon as a viable male candidate appeared, everyone jumped ship. Indeed, if Hillary can't do it, it will be a long time before we see a female president because a male with Hillary's resume would have been the hands-down winner in this election. Hillary is an asset to the party and an influential leader. Nominee or not, she'll be fighting hard in November.
Why are we talking about Hilary? The real question is Obama. He had over 100 present votes while serving the people of Illinois. 100 times he could have taken a stand but refused. 100 times he could have been an advocate of change, but did nothing. He sidestepped everything from energy issues to partial birth abortion. This is not a man of change, this is old time politics at its best!
We know Hilary is a fighter. You don't earn her reputation without taking a stand on important issues and fighting for them. We know she will fight for health care for all Americans, she did it before, and she will do it again when she is president of the United States.
We know our economy will boom again. During the Clinton years we had the best economy at every level. I think she will apply the same economic principals as president Bill Clinton did.
We know she will tackle the tough issues and not simply say' "Present". Hilary is a fighter for the American people and I believe she will continue to fight for us when she is President of the United States of America.
HANG IN THERE HILLARY. YOU ARE GOING TO WIN TE XAS, OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA AND SOME OTHER STATES AS WELL. ...JUST KEEP SHOWING YOUR HUMAN SIDE AND ALL THE IDEAS, PLANS AND REFORMS THAT YOU ARE CONTEMPLATING. WE ARE LISTENING TO YOU AND WANT YOU TO DO WELL. !!! OBAMA IS A STUFFED SUIT AND NOTHING MORE THAN A GLORIFIED SPEECH.
You can never make me trust Hillary for 1%. She is too too cunning. No woman in this world can stand for Monica's story. She is so scare to lost her title of "The first lady"in those days. In the debate she brought up John Edwards' name twice. That was what she to want to remind Edwards'people. During the debate I can't see she is not ready to be our President. She act no class at all. Talk again and again the same subject. Most of the products in this country were made in Chian. It was started in the Bill Clintan's time. Think what she can do? She cannot even take care of her husband. How can she take care of a Our Country.
For me it seemed like Hillary's last comment was just an avoidance of talking about herself. She didn't really seem to say much at all. ANYBODY can answer a question like "What is difficult for you?" with "What I experience is nothing compared to what goes through on a daily basis!".
While it is true that the people she described do indeed suffer in their lives, I really don't see what her mentioning this let's us know about her. It tells us a lot about those people ..but what about her?
What she said just did not seem sincere to me. It seemed like an inserted applause line to avoid talking about herself.
I think and I know those who haven't voted that will vote say they will not vote for obama and go to mccain. I think that if obama gets the nominee and it looks as if he will then the republicans have got it again.
anne-marie from above is a man hater i have no problem voting for a woman president ,just not that deceitful lying woman she and the rest of the country get disrespected by Mr Clinton having an affair in the frick'in oval office and because she had higher plans she stays with him
by-by Hillary
to anne-marie -
I think it's time you reevaluate your thinking. It's comments like yours that keep things stuck. Men do not hate women - get over it. That is an old stereotype and an insult to both women and men alike. Move on, we are in the 21st century.
I voted for Obama NOT because of his motivational speaking, NOT because he's black. In fact, I am a proud feminist and I decided that it was degrading to pull the leaver for Clinton only because of her gender. It was a tough decision to come to. I choose to vote on the ISSUES and like it or not, Obama's stand on issues lined up better with my thinking than Clinton's. Stop looking at skin color or gender - start listening to the issues.
Whoever gets the nomination I'm voting Democratic. Vote with your head America, not your heart!
nm.. OBAMA ForTheWin, McCain is such an too many bs idealist
"Whatever happens, we're going to be fine," Clinton concluded. "You know, we have strong support from our families and our friends. I just hope that we'll be able to say the same thing about the American people, and that's what this election should be about."
OH THE IRONY. This is almost exactly what Edwards said just before he bowed out of the race. If this wasn't a conciliatory nod, considering she got booed for attacking Obama on the plagiarism thing, I don't know what is.
Obama is not the better candidate.