EMILY's List backs Obama

Brava,
It seems that some women can be good sports and despite a tough game, can congratulate the winner! Thank you, Ellen.

Democrats have sidelined women for years by long ago reducing them to one single issue: abortion. This year is no different. After rigging the primary process for its chosen one, the DNC is now reminds women that we must "unite" because John McCain is not "pro-choice." True enough, he's not. However, here's the deal: I recognize the critical importance of Roe, BUT, as a woman and lifelong Democrat, I also refuse to be reduced to this single dimension. It means nothing to me if "Caroline" replaces Hillary Clinton with herself or the Stepford Hillary, Kathleen Sebelius. I am sick of the DNC telling me that they have me on the "supreme court/roe v. wade leash." I am cutting the leash this year. You get no money from me. No support for your pre-fab candidate who repeatedly played the race-baiting card (yes you can, Michelle) to the DNC's deafening silence. You do not get my vote. Don't ever threaten me again with your supreme court "coat hanger." Nancy P. -- I just burned my leash! Liberated from the DNC. Free at last. Free at last!

All these democratic leaders are going to find that their endorsements are as powerful as Mariah Carrey's or Sharon Stones. They are really not in touch with their voters at all. A huge surprise is in store for them in November after we have seen this shameful Democratic backstabbing festival.

http://www.PresidentShe.com

It is what should happen. Democrats Unite! Thank you!

Obama is more of a feminist than the hawkish Hillary Clinton. Asa woman I have been astounded at how women have chosen Hillary. I know a lot about her and it is her by her merits that I have rejected her as a candidate. I want to see a wise and strong woman as President, and I hope in my lifetime my daughter and I will be able to celebrate this historic event, just as we are celebrating our first black nominee. The content of a leader's character is of more importance than any group to which she/he might belong. This is why I have backed Senator Obama from day 1. We must come together as one people or we will destroy the very values we claim to cherish. All barriers must come down, be they of gender, color, religion, sexual orientation...all barriers are false and dehumanizing by there very nature.

Thank you Ellen for your support to Senator Obama (our next President) and keep up the fight for what is right!

"She was withering in her criticism of NARAL's national PAC when it endorsed Obama last month despite a long history with Clinton."

Am I an idiot? I didn't get this line at all. Is it just a grammar problem??? So Emily's list was pissed off at NARAL for what reason? For endorsing Hillary Clinton over Barack?

I just think this was an oddly written piece.

Good Job 'Emily'

: )

Brava -

I am mystified by comments above like Mandelay's: "(the DNC rigged) the primary process for its chosen one." Hillary ran a terrible campaign with numerous strategic mistakes, inconsistent messages, and divisive tactics. The rules for the primary were known for a long time and Hillary managed the campaign quite badly. McCain is not only anti-abortion, but voted to support Bush on torture, on the war, to continue Bush's economic policies, etc. How any Hillary supporter could think of supporting McCain is beyond me.

For every race there are losers and winners. Hillary is a trailblazer but she lost a good fight, so as democrats lets avoid misdirected anger and unite behind Obama. Bravo Emily

EMILY EXTORTED BY LEFT.... we have an organization of women outside of Philly and it is so sad to see yet another woman allow herself to be extorted by what the men want. SHAME ON YOU EMILY>>>>> SHAME ON YOU EMILY>.... How can you sleep at night knowing you have just legitimized every male who wants to go home and beat their wife and children... or insist that they get a job over a woman who is many times more qualified then here...... SHAME ON YOU EMILY..... We thought you were one of us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hillary Clinton's delaying and dragging to accept the results shows her greedy and selfish character. It seems to me that she thinks she owned for herself those voters who voted her. It would have been better that she should have accepted the result quickly and waited for Obama's decision quietly.

Slowly but surely, Obama is inspiring us all to come together.

If Hillary truly had the dignity that Malcomb of Emily's List speaks of she would have put her huge ego away when it became apparent that she had no chance to win and fully back Obama. The damage she has done to the democratic process and the Democratic party by her power tripping antics just might be irreversable for the near future. If McCain wins this election, we need only look as far as Hillary to find the reason why

"as a woman and lifelong Democrat, I also refuse to be reduced to this single dimension"

You are a Democrat for this single issue? What about all the other social issues that the D party stands for? There is a big difference between the approaches the candidates will take on so many important things. Iraq, saving Social Security, oil dependence, No Child Left Behind, and on and on.

You claim to refuse to be reduced to that single dimension, and yet it seems like you are just reducing yourself to a different single dimension - a vote based purely on the gender of the candidate.

:shrugs:

To Mandalay

Like you, I refuse to be reduced to this single dimension of abortion - lockstep groupthink along partisan or tribal lines is simply wrong. Unlike you, I am pro-life and will probably vote for Obama over McCain. My wife, daughter and I all voted for Hillary in the Ohio in March. And, again beholden to neither party or ideology, we will likely vote for Obama in November. What you wrote makes no sense to me - all that I got is that you are very angry - and you'd like for others to feel badly. If you wrote a different style of post, you could have influenced some readers. I had hoped that some information or persuasion from a fellow HRC voter, just so I could understand. I don't think McCain is a good choice for those who value Hillary of the last campaign and into the future. That being said, this is a free country (at least some of the time) so go ahead and vote for McCain, and enjoy your freedom.

Obama should ask a pro-choice woman like Kathleen Sebelius to be Vice President.

She has stood up against corruptions and lunatic fringe elements of the far right in Kansas.

Let's face it; there are people who would not vote for Sen. Obama under any circumstance, not even if his platform was everything these people wished and hoped for. Those hate mongers and bitter people have no political savvy and cannot even have an intelligent debate without spewing venom (their limited resource for discussion). They are not even in Sen. Obama’s equation for victory; their votes have already been deducted from his tally ergo, no one is crying for their votes.

daytoncapri, thank you for articulating beautifully why we are a democracy. The last eight years have done so much damage to that concept, its easy to see why Mandalay as a "woman and lifelong Democrat" would go with McCain.

"EMILY EXTORTED BY LEFT.... we have an organization of women outside of Philly and it is so sad to see yet another woman allow herself to be extorted by what the men want."

So, when a woman exercises her right to support whoever she feels is the best candidate, regardless of gender, that's "what men want"? It's completely misogynistic to assume that women can't make choices for themselves. All the women who weighed ALL the issues and agonized over their vote, no matter which candidate they ultimately supported, are true feminists. Shame on you for trying to make other women feel guilty for not voting for someone based on identity politics. This is the 21st century, not the 19th.

Wow, betty lehn is pretty angry about something. Somehow you equate Emily's graciously endorsing the nominee who won fairly (and came from behind) with approving with spousal and child abuse. Did you think that maybe Hillary's Bosnia comments or flip flop on MI and FL may have contributed to her loss.
And why do you think she is more qualified than Obama? Because she was married to a president? Why don't you let the spouse of a surgeon perform surgery on you since by your definition that makes you qualified.

Mandelay,

If you are a lifelong Democrat, you should know that there are other issues that separate the Republicans and the Democrats. These issues concern all of us, men and women. Roe v. Wade is one issue. But there is also the Iraq war, the ailing economy, the ballooning national debt, the impending insolvency of Social Security, the issue of global warming, our dependence on foreign oil, etc. If you do not want to be treated as a one-issue constituency, you should consider the other issues in making you voting choice. I will like to point out that the DNC did not have a pre-chosen nominee. The DNC was controlled by Clinton supporters. This happened because her husband was the last Democrat to win the White House. The Rules and Bylaws Committee, which finally decided to count Florida and Michigan votes, though not in the way Hillary wanted, had more Clinton supporters (13) than Obama supporters (9). The front-loaded primary schedule, with half of the nation voting on February 5, actually favored the front-runner, which at the time was Hillary. As for Obama playing the race card, that is just non-sensical. No black politician can play the race card and expect to win. There are just not enough black voters. There are more white female voters in the Democratic primary than any other group, including all of the black voters. One reason that Clinton lost was because she could not even muster 60 percent of the white female voters in the primary, even though she was the first serious female presidential candidate, and there was almost no difference on issues between Hillary and Obama. If she had won 10 percent more of the white female votes it would not have mattered that Obama won nearly all of the black votes.

Yes, Kathleen Sebelius and Joe Biden Bill Richardson John Edwards Nancy Pelosi Sam Nunn Tom Daschle Colin Powell ... I could see John Edwards as attorney general and Colin Powell as Dept of State of Defense and Joe Biden as Dept State or Defense and I am probably forgetting some people who will be on the committee's list. it's a process right? It's going to be thrilling to participate in a government that is inclusive where everyone is welcome. If Sen. Clinton wants 2008 or 2012 she should keep that quiet and be constructive. Be the team player Obama said she is.

How did the media and DNC "steal" the nomination? The media annointent Hillary the nominee before Iowa. The media showed the Rev. Wright video over and over. The media accepted Hillary's Bosnia sniper story withour question.

Harold Ickes, Hillary's chief strategist was also the architech last year of stripping ALL the delegates from FL and MI if they moved their primaries and Hillary approved, publicly. Quit blaming everyone else. She blew it on her own.

The womens chances of being a leader of this nation had been reduced again to the same old slogan the dems loved to use "we're for womens right".After another woman got clobbered as she almost make history how can any woman with a clear understanding fall for the same old trick.

Mandeley; I certainly agree that a single issue (such as abortion) is insufficient grounds to back any candidate. I also understand your motive for implying that another single issue (race) is a bad way to go about supporting a candidate, too. So why not apply that same standard to the issue of gender? This has been one of the overarching and unaddressed themes implied by some of Clinton's more radical supporters: a woman should support her for the basic reason that she is a woman. Don't you think that deserves examination?

What amazes me is that little has been said about the fact that Clinton's decision to approve the invasion of Iraq nearly six years ago was the beginning of her undoing (much as it was for John Kerry).

The politicos can do what they want. This individual Hillary supporter is voting for McCain.

Dear Gaias Child,

I think Biden is best for Secretary of State . . . even moreso than Kerry. He is brilliant and steady without being pedantic.

VP has to be Sebelius; she is a natural born leader you can see making cool, calm and collected decisions. I like the fact that she is not an Obama imitator but is a new face with her own interpretation of power and the Presidency. If anything happened to Obama it is her I want talking to me.

Edwards simply lacks judgment and the necessary guts for confrontation that he will need to undo this torture/civil rights debacle left by Mukasey. The best person may b a constitutional law professor with extensive practice experience. Edwards lacks the Con Law experience. He's a tort lawyer! Perhaps Kimba Wood or Lani Gunier.

Definitely Powell for Secretary of Defense.

Bill Richardson for Homeland Security.

As one of the so called "older white women", I must say that in January I was fully expecting Hillary to be this years nominee. But when she didn't have the delegates she expected on Feb 5th and then issued that sarcastic statement about Obama, she lost me. I looked seriously at Edwards and Richardson before being convinced by the message of Obama. He was not my first choice, but I think in the end he is the best choice. I am sad to see that women like Mandelay would think that the Democratic candidate does not deserve her vote because her candidate lost. If she truly believes America is better off with McCain, then I am sorry for her. We need to get over this bickering and work to win in November. I dispair for this country if we have more of the last 8 years. I don't know if America can survive. We need to stem the tide before it is too late.

This is an organization who's stated mission is to elect women to office. They are more interested in gender than any issue. They have already done plenty on behalf of Hillary to try and derail Obama's campaign, including lying about his voting record. Who cares what they think. Obama should reject their endorsement.

As a man, I know I'm forever relegated to only cerebrally appreciating what Senator Clinton represented for women -- will never be able to feel the same sense of pride about what she managed to do for women and what she could've done if Obama hadn't managed to pull ahead and stay ahead. But now the time has come to unite the Democratic Party and to put up a common effort to defeat the evil menace of a Bush third term.

I'm ecstatic that Clinton and her supporters, like EMILY, are now coming around to doing just that.

Emilys list: When Women support Women, Women win.
Teds list says when Men support Men, Men win.

The reality is that if a man gets up and says, "vote for me I am a man," he would lose. Hillary said "Vote for me I am a woman," - She Lost - and deservedly so.

I voted for Clinton and don't understand how people who voted for Clinton can now be asked to support Obama. Clinton has been telling us for months that he is not qualfied to be president. I have tried very hard to find one accomplisment of Obama's but the only thing I have come up with is that he wrote a couple of books. I don't believe he is qualified to be president so I will be voting for Mc Cain if he selects a vice preident I can believe in and I hope it won't be Conda Lisa Rice.

I applaud Ms. Malcom for her endorsement (particularly for doing it now rather than waiting and creating a perception that she does not support Obama). I am a woman who is pro-life, so I am not in her constituency; however I do agree with others here who have said that we shouldn't be defined by one issue. That is why I ususally support the dems--even those who are pro-choice--because on balance I am more closely aligned with them on a majority of the issues most important to me.

Ms. Malcom's call for unity (along with similar calls by others) is not just about unity for unity's sake. It's about the fact that we have real, major issues that we cannot afford to wait another 4 years to solve. As many point out, the next president will probably nominate 2 supreme court justices at a minimum but we need to realize that overturning or further limiting roe v wade is not the only issue that will come before them. They will look at a number of issues important to women and the country as a whole. Also, we have seen over 4,000 U.S. military dead and countless more injured in Iraq (not to mention the astronomical numbers of innocent Iraqi dead). How many more in the next 4 years?

Attention all,

Don't fall for the likes of Mandelay or betty lehn. They are probably paid republican trolls that come to blogs and pretend to upset democrats in hopes that you will engage them.

Even if they are legit, they are so angry right now, reason is beyond them. Stay above the fray. Be happy that Emily's List has got in line, and keep a positive message for Obama's candidacy this fall. That's how Barack leads, we should follow.

And yet another traitor--women turning on women--and we wonder why we cant get the presidency

EMILY's main mission aside from getting more women into office is the preservation of right to choose. So endorsing Obama over McCain is a no brainer.

betty lehn wrote:

"SHAME ON YOU EMILY>.... How can you sleep at night knowing you have just legitimized every male who wants to go home and beat their wife and children..."

Laughing out loud! Damn, Betty! Don't you know that EMILY is an organization and not a person? And because EMILY's List endorses Obama over McCain that legitimizes men who want to beat their wives? Take your meds, Betty! then get ready to vote in a way that makes some sense in November!

elaine

The truth is Some of us could not stomach the Morals and Values of the Clintons. Her husband refuses to be discrete with his affairs with Women. There questions regarding their donations to his non profit. They are always involved in Drama and Scandal. And quite frankly, we do not like Bush/McCain lies, nor do we want to have to impeach the Clintons again. So there you have it, that is why they lost.

Sen Clinton demonstrated her 3 AM-phone-call answering-capability last Tuesday. The phone rang on national TV and she hung up because she was worn out and grumpy.

Now she is 'getting it together' so she can say what 95% of the public can do. " Good campaign Barack Obama.
Now that this part of the process is over and you have won, I declare my resources and staff at your disposal should you need anything at all. I will work tirelessly to defeat the forces of reactivity in the Republican party and make certain that Democrats win the Presidency and the Senate and the House. I bless your candidacy, and I pray that all my supporters of all races, sexes and financial backgrounds can see that our differences on issues were few and minor and that the McCain Bush regime has destroyed the economy of the USA and that their ideas about 'permanent campaign' have been lies to all of us, and led me to make the terrible choice to believe in my President. I know now that I was lied to and I pray that all who love the USA will reject policies based on fear and lies, and I urge all to register and vote for Democrats, and I will work from this day to elect Barack Obama and his choice for running mate, whomever he selects." May it be so.
But no, she needs time to heal her ego, although I knew a month ago she could not win on delegates and that total votes is not how we elect the president, never was, never will be. Peace now. End the lies and the sham war.

I will be voting for Senator Obama, but for those who don't understand the anger of some Clinton supporters, please let me be plain. I've been interested in politics for 25 years, and I follow the news and blogs carefully. For months, the mainstream media and the "progressive" blogs (DailyKos, Huffington Post), etc. have been raking Senator Clinton and her supporters over the coals. We are supposedly "low-information," "ignorant," "racist," and "in-bred." I've read these kinds of epithets throughout the campaign. I chose Hillary Clinton as my candidate because I liked her positions on the issues and felt that she'd work hard to fulfill her promises. Unlike some, I have enough hope and have never felt the cynicism some feel, therefore, Senator Obama's campaign didn' t grab me, although it's always been clear that the platforms of both candidates are similar, even though I believe that Senator Obama relies too much on market mechanisms to solve some problems, and his health plan really does leave some people out. But ultimately, the problem some Clinton supporters are not necessarily Obama, but his supporters. Too many of them seem to hate anyone who hasn't signed onto their agenda and by extension, their candidate. This goes beyond a difference of opinion. You have people categorically maligning whole groups of people. That's not to say that some Clinton supporters haven't done the same thing, but there seems to have been a special sort of viciousness aimed at Senator. Some columnists have made a career out of blasting Senator Clinton (Maureen O'Dowd or Rosa Brooks, anyone?). Posters like Gaias Child seem to have unlimited time to post in the blogosphere, and put forth either psychobabble, or a general condemnation of Senator Clinton. No one's perfect and the standard to which Hillary Clinton has been held is ridiculous.

Heard on the news a few days ago that, over the past 15 years, while "Rev." Wright has been spewing his hate-filled, racist, anti-American, anti-white speeches, and Obama has been "not-hearing" any of that, their "church", which recently gave a Lifetime Achievement award to Louis Farrakhan, has quietly been the recipient of $15,000,000 of our tax dollars! They are probably still getting it!
How'd they arrange to get that much of our tax money, who set that up, do you think? Separation of church and state? Has that been repealed? Do you think anybody should ask Obama if he had anything to do with getting that "church" this money? If he didn't, who did? Shouldn't we know?

BRAVA to Ellen Malcolm. The only surprises in for me in this election have been the come-from-behind, brilliantly strategized campaign of Barack Obama (God willing, the next POTUS) and the venom spewed by people who would call themselves feminists, yet would completely denigrate the thoughtful, independent votes of their sisters. I voted for the candidate who best represented my values - someone who has proven that WE can speak truth to power, and bring about change. I pray fervently that clear-thinking will overtake bitterness and hurt. Thank you, Emily's List!

Hillary or McCain.

Pleased to see Emily's List and Ms Malcolm backing our Presumptive Nominee! Thank you, Ladies.

Ellen had the decency and the respect to await the final outcome of the primary and the suspension or concession of her endorsed candidate before she formally and publicly endorsed the nominee or the opponent. That is how it should be done so she, above many, showed a great deal of class, loyalty, and propriety.

Some of us see the strategies of the Democratic Party in this race as suspect and beneath all that they have purported to espouse on behalf of women for the 40 years or so that women have supported this party and helped them to look good. They did not have to be so overt in their preference of a candidate; they did not have to call for Hillary's exit from the campaign with every one of her victories. They did not have to accuse her of harming the party or the candidate because she was successfully challenging him on the issues and in the voting booths. That is what elections are for. If they did not want an opponent, any opponent, they should have done their deals behind closed doors before this primary and Obama could have run unopposed. You may support your candidate but you cannot judge or negate the feelings and perceptions of those of us who were able to see what was going on. You didn't because you were happy with what they were doing.
Hillary did not concede on Tuesday night because she wanted to discuss with the presummed nominee whether or not he would endorse the needs and interests of her constituency, 18 million voters, which is not "chopped liver". This is not an unusual strategy, though one would think it was and was portrayed as selfish, self centered, narcississtic, etc. In fact, in the old days when national conventions were real, it was done all of the time at conventions via the platform committee. They also had vote roll calls for the last two contenders until one was left standing with the most delegates and votes. Now, since we never see that with the Broadway production conventions where everything is decided ahead of time, we think there is something very wrong with a candidate for trying to insure that her voting constituency will be represented by the party nominee, especially if that candidate is Hillary Clinton, whom people love to hate.
Clinton Hating is getting old and is beginning to reflect more on the haters than on the hated. There can be no Unity until you stop allowing the media and the press to spin your impressions and your opinions of people. I am sure Barack Obama does not hate her like that, nor she hate him. It is business, strictly business. Enjoy your victory and put away all the vitriole. She can be an asset for him in any capacity he chooses to use her but your negativity will not help him.
There is much to be happy and proud amongst Hillary Supporters. I admire and respect her more than ever. She has "gone where no woman has gone before" against many, many odds and has endured what no man has ever been made to endure and she did it with dignity and grace. She is a Contender. She is Intrepid. She is tenacious in her promise to deliver on Universal Health Care, still after all these years, for the best interest of the people. Any politician in their right mind would not be pushing for such a heretofore unpopular issue but she knew 16 years ago it was the right thing to do and she knows it now. She has always been ahead of her time. Put it to rest and be proud of them both. Vote for whomever you wish, but, I certainly do understand and can empathize and agree with much of said by Mandalay!

Speaking as a man who was born in 1965, all I have known is being pro womens-rights, I remember being 10 and being forced to let my sister and her friend, and her friends little sister join the club that me and my friend had made. Those guys you are talking about, they are like my dad, they aint me and I'm sick and tired of having to defend my support of Obama as somehow now, magically at the age of 42, now, I'm against women. I first got to see her in Texas in 91 or 92, impressed the hell outa me then. Hillary handled the whole Monica thing with such grace and poise, I was saying she was gonna be president someday. 2004 came around and everyone was saying Hillary would be so much better then Kerry, and I said wait, she is gonna run in '08 and waited for the day. I first heard Barack speak in probably January or February of this year and I knew. I had never heard anyone speak the way that he spoke, the way people were responding to him, the way I was responding, I knew, and right then I made a decision. A person who has ideas and speaks to the people and energizes them with hope, that's a good thing. The unstoppable strength of human spirit has survived in the face of adversity before, and it will again. A person who can instill that comes along once in a great while.

We got some big changes coming our way, and it is going to be hard, we are going to have to align the way we see ourselves and the way the rest of the world sees us. The pivotal step in that is to stop doing the same kinda things over and over again and expecting different results. since 1965 to now things have not gotten better, every day things are a little more messed up then the day before, and it's gotta stop. Obama says that he is gonna do things different. No Lobbyist money, no PAC, no influence. Heck, he wouldn't even pay street money in Philly.

Is he the guy with all the answers? I don't know. But what I do know, is that on June 4th Google had more hits on Barack Hussein Obama from non-conus requestors then in the previous three weeks combined from conus sites. That's huge.

I know this too. I'm seeing Obama signs in the yards of my neighbors, people that swore up and down they would never, have. Some of them hand made.

Hmmm....I am a Republican who has strayed onto this site. Neither of the candidates is an absolute. Both are flawed, one more than the other. However, what I do see reading your opinions is, that you guys just don't get it. Obama is so NOT a good person. He says what he thinks will make people cheer and you experience a false sense of security. The Michelle comes along and spews venom and shame on everyone and you still cheer....what's up with that?

Obama should appeal that he is a woman. I guess a lesbian also, considering he's married.

Then we can all kill two birds with one stone (or three i guess, if you count his race) and just actually try and focus on one issue at a time... please?

Now that actually sounds like a good plan for democracy

Most Democrats who supported Hillary can also recognize the prime importance of uniting behind Obama now to defeat the Republicans and McCain - who is further to the right than Bush, who would continue the war, put more ultra-conservative judges on the supreme court and further erode our civil liberties. But there's a movement out there from the same fake Hillaryites who voted in the primaries just to skew the results and destabilize the Democrats - the Rush Limbaugh voters. These voters are the one pushing the idea that Hillary's supporters will and should turn to McCain. The point is, they were never going to vote for her in November anyway. These are the people the media should be on to, rather than buying their line and promoting their ridiculous agenda, which is to continue their divisionary tactics and weaken the Democrats.

Thanks, Anthony. I could not understand the venom spewed by Mandeley. What world is she living in? Hillary Clinton is no feminist. As a 60 year old woman I started out a Hillary supporter. It was her actions, and the incompetency of her campaign that turned me to Obama. Her Bosnia lie and her polarizing comments about "white working class supporters" were the final straw for me. Her behavior on the night Obama won the nomination shows it was all about her, not women in general or the Democratic party. I was thankful that HER supporters quickly showed her its about the Democratic Party and not her. No way should this have gone to the convention. HRC was a fighter, and came on strong at the end, but she did it in desperation creating this bogus claim of having the most votes while not recognizing that Obama wasn't even on the ballot in Michigan and there was no way to get an accurate count of voters in the Caucus states. Her claim to the lead in the popular vote was no more valid than her claims to have been shot at in Bosnia. Still, Mandelay, despite my comments and my overwhelming support for Obama, had HRC won the nomination fairly as Obama has, I would have pledged my support to Hillary. Any one who abandons the party out of spite on an uninformed, unobjective anylsis of the results is not looking for freedom, but a "take this" moment. How mature. Mandeleay is free to vote for whomever she chooses. May she get the government she deserves under McCain. Hopefully, Obama will spread his message of change with a VP name that doesn't end in Clinton. However, should HRC work hard to elect Democrats, I would like she her in the Cabinet. Finally, kudos to Michelle Obama who will make an outstanding First Lady. I love the way Barack treats her. Looks likes we will have a President who is all over his own wife. I like that.

There is no entitlement to be elected. Regardless of gender, race or age. Senator Clinton has issues of character and integrity, is polarizing, and ran a poor campaign. She also was caught in the winds of a special moment in history. Anger and blaming the Others does not change these facts. This moment was hers to win and she alone lost it, with a little help from Bill. If she wishes, she can possibly rebuild her image over the next few years. Or possibly a less flawed woman candidate will emerge.
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Its curious to me that the democrats are busying themselves trying to find a running mate for Barach H. Oboma that shares his political views and without baggage when Hillary keeps saying here I am.

Count me as among the angry white females who plan on voting for McCain. I tolerated Bush for 8 years I can tolerate McCain for 4 years. In truth there is little McCain can do in 4 years to harm our agenda. I will be faithful to the cause and wait for Hillary Clinton 's return in 2012

Sore losers and bad voters. that is sad. all the people who have been spewing venom about their candidate not being elected, and how they will vote for McCain or stay home just goes to tell that for these people, it is not about the good of this country, or the future generations. its all egomaniacal self absorption, and the country, the soldiers dying for an unjust war, and the economy tanked by fat Republican rats and their policies is ok. They are actually working to doom this country by their spiteful venom and selfabsorption. They will not only cut their own noses to spite their own face, they will disable everyone else in the process.

if this is the feminist movement these earlier generations are so proud of, I want nothing of it. I follow feminists in earlier generations who are positive, productive and have learnt to take defeat like a tough cookie and celebrate wins graciously.

these bitter women (and men) are a blight on the true feminist movement. Use your anger to make things better for women like me who have come after you - if you really care about women, and not just your own petty little wishes - or step out of the way. If your life's work is turning you into a roadblock at best, it may be time to examine how much you really respect what you have achieved in life.

its not about Obama, Clintons, DNC or the wretched Republicans. It is about rebuilding this nation for those who live and thrive here, and those young ones to whom we will bequeath the American legacy. Your anger is not going to hurt Obama - at worst he will lose the election. But the consequences of a Republican stronghold in government will ensure that the lives of many future generations are ruined. that destruction is in our hands - we can avoid it, or we can participate in it.

Whether you are pro-life or pro-choice, or for any other causes of women, remember that we are also mothers, sisters, daughters - we are caregivers, and we build. Spiteful destruction is not natural to a positive feminine power.

Ellen Malcomb, in endorsing Obama, made a huge mistake. She needed to just let this play out and stick to her script - endorsing women with the money that we send her. Uniting a party? If Obama wanted to unite a party he knows how to do it. How can he expect us to unite if he won't. Does he actually believe that women do as they're told? They, like men, think for themselves, come in all different races, socio-economic levels, religions and are both conservative and liberal, not to mention young and old. Ellen, there is a lot to be accomplished by standing with 18 million voters and letting their voices be heard without trying to influence outcome. We might need to be three parties and we might need to lose. If we win, it will be because we were united on this fact: all voices were heard.

I don't see an endorsement in her statement. I believe that speaks volumes.