Closing Arguments: Should Obama Pick Clinton For VP?

No. Move forward, not backward. She’s blamed everyone but herself and her strategy for losing. People who say they’ll vote for McCain should really think about it: Do you want war with Iran? A broken healthcare system? An end to safe, legal abortion? If you answered yes, McCain’s your candidate.

Go ahead and promise her VP, and then the transition for her being presidential nominee will be more smooth, as she’ll end up being the nominee when more freaks come out of Obama’s closet, the Michelle bashing whites video comes out and Barack’s poll numbers drop to the low 30s.
Hope Obama enjoys this while it lasts.

You have to ask 2 questions to answer does she belong on the ticket.
Does having Clinton on the ticket help more than it hurts and can Obama get the same help from some other candidate.
To the first I believe she brings far more baggage and negatives than positives. She may have won the socially conservative working class whites in the primaries but I question whether ANY dem candidate will get them in the General Election. I don’t even want to think about the Gorgon’s knot of the CLintons finances coming out not to mention the massive turnout of the GOP base that would turn out to vote AGAINST Clinton and might just stay home if she isn’t on the ticket.
There are plenty of other Dem candidates who could help out on the ticket without undermining the platform of change.

Are you ready for this nation to give up much of its sovereinty? Are you ready for a huge global tax (for global warming that would wipe out the US economy? Are you ready to send even more money to Africa than we already do because it’s Obama’s pet project? Are you ready for the government to become bigger than it has ever been in our lifetime? Are you ready to ask the rest of the world what we’re allowed to drive, eat, and set our thermostats on? Are you ready for a total gun ban? Are you ready for America to become a nation that you don’t even recognize?
Then vote Obama!

What a CLASSLESS ACT Hillary Clinton is!! I wouldn’t pick her to be my VP if she were the last candidate on earth! Run as far away from her as you can Barack and pick someone you can count on who wants to see you succeed!

J.L. – The classless act is Obama who was selected by media, party bosses, and other elitist….I hope McCain wins big.

And if you really want to get down to cases………..
30 seconds after Obama picks Clinton as his VP he gets a call from his life insurance policy saying the policy is canceled and he’s uninsurable.

Yes, elitists picked Barack. Everybody knows that Iowa, Montana, Idaho…places like that are just Mecca for the elite crowd.
You want to use talking points and sound bites that are not true. You don’t know squat about the people that vote for Senator Obama.

NO……NO…….No…….
All she will do is ensure that he loses in November – she is not the only one that can help him in those states and all the negatives she brings to the table aren’t worth it. The taking care of “my 18 million voters” is BS – she is only out to take care of herself.
Obama can’t spend his time looking over his shoulder all the time trying to figure out what knife she is trying to put in his back this time.
Bill is a disaster just waiting to happen – Obama doesn’t need to have him anywhere around his white house.
No……No…….No……
Send her packing

Why would Obama want to weaken his Presidential position by A) picking his rival opponent as his running mate, and B) picking as his running mate the person (i.e. Clinton) who embarrassed him a month ago by suggesting the he, the delegate leader, should be the VP under HER (who was well behind Obama in delegate count). Obama would be a fool to pick his opponent Clinton as his running mate. He would be the laughing stock of politics. Not only that, but Obama can do much better than Clinton as his VP.

No.Hillary Clinton will be a disaster.Her personal inordinate ambition will undermine Mr. Obama candidacy.She is going to be a liability.She is too ambitious. Obama remember Ceasar.Please watch your back.God bless you as you are taking charge of the leadership of your country.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign is $31 MILLION in debt. The only reason she’s staying in the race is so that SUCKERS LIKE YOU donate more to her campaign so that she can pay off her bills and bow out. Otherwise, she’s stuck with the bills herself. Clinton would rather let the bills go unpaid, thereby harming hundreds of companies who worked for her campaign. Failing that, she would rather thief her supporters into paying the debt on her failed campaign. The situation is quite disturbing.

If Clinton is VP, how would Obama be able to govern with a daily reality show going on at Whitehouse?
No drama Obama!

NO. With or without Bill, it’s drama and baggage. That would be a step backward. That would dampen the sense of possibility, hope and enthusiasm. DON’T DO IT!!!!

NO he should NOT pick Hillary…..

HELLLLLLL NO!

Obama won’t win without her! He needs to have her for Democrats sake!

YES! Obama should pick Hillary Clinton as running mate!

No, No Obama should have the opportunity to make independent decisions without Hilary as his VP.

OBAMA WOULD BE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE HER AS HIS VP. HILLARY’S A LOT SMARTER THAN OBAMA WHO HAS THIN RESUME ON THE PLATE. I DON’T THINK HE WILL WIN THE GENERAL ELECTION WITHOUT THE HILLARY SUPPORTERSS BY HIS SIDE. DON’T OVERESTIMATE HIS POSITION.
I DON’T THINK SHE WILL ACCEPT THE VP POSITION IF SHE GETS AN OFFER FROM OBAMA. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING IN HER MIND WHICH I THINK IS INTELLIGENTLY DECISIVE OF SOMETHING BIGGER THAN THAT.

Nope! If he picks her, he’ll win. That’s really the ONLY way – America NEEDS her. In my opinion, he isn’t what he appears to be. At least with Hillary, we KNOW what we get and SHE is the one who can win against the Republicans – not him. So, if he picks her, he’ll be in office. I’d vote for Hillary against McCain, but not for Obama.

After watching the Clinton campaign for the last few months, I think she would make the ideal VP candidate…for John McCain. She already has a great deal of experience in attacking Obama.

I think Obama picking Clinton would only hurt his campaign. She has faught tooth and nail to be the democratic nominee and often joked that Obama should just bow out and become her VP. What an insult! Now once he got the nomination she’s practically forcing him into a corner by pretty much promising her voters to him if she is on the ballot for VP.
Personally, I think John Edwards should be the VP nomination on the ballot. He would bring in a lot of southern voters and would make up for several votes Obama lacked. Not to mention he would compliment Obama’s campaign in so many positive ways. Hilary has done nothing but run her mouth throughout the campaign and I doubt she could take the backseat during Obama’s presidency.

Yes, Obama needs Clinton for her experience and to be elected in the states that elect our president.

no she would not put him on hers so why should she put hers on his

Absolutely NOT. I voted for Obama to get rid of Hillary!! It would be the worst mistake of his life (no pun itended) The Clintons would eliminate him and then she would be President.
Or at the least he would have the VP from hell for 4 years. She would try to run his Presidency just like she is trying to grab his VP job now.

I find it disappointing that so many Obama supporters post sexist comments about Hillary. Her policies and his are not that different. It seems that people are more ready for a non-white president than they are for a female president. I think the best way to unite the party is to include Hillary on the ticket. Obama may have won the delegates but she has won the states where Democrats usually win. He needs to think about that. His wins in places like South Carolina will not translate into Democratic Party wins in November.

Why don’t Barack pick for his Vice Presidential nominee the biggest money supporter of his campaign……OPRAH WINFREY. Then as a thank you, give every dime she gave and more to the people who earn less than $50,000.00 for a family of four, while requiring those who earn more than $100,000.00 for a family of two pay an additional $99,000.00 dollars to families who earn less than $50,000.00 for a family of four.

Absolutely not! Hillary has shown herself to be divisive, manipulative and completely disingenuous! I was a staunch Hillary Clinton fan prior to this campaign. After the Iowa Caucus, she began to show her true colors as an entitled, arrogant, self-engrandizing politician. I was greatly disappointed and moved to Team Obama.
If he chooses Hillary as VP, she will undermine his policies and will be a negative force to destroy his legacy as president. Hillary does not respect Barack although he has demonstrated great respect for her. She has divided this party and jeopardized our chances in November.

I would emphatically say NO! Perhaps Mr. Obama should wonder what Hilary was eluding to when she stated that Robert Kennedy was assassinated in June. Then look at how many people mysteriously died that were connected to the Clintons. I believe I have made my point. You need John Edwards to win. He can bring in the south and he not a poor loser. He is very likable and knowledgeable. We also won’t have to worry about Bill having sex with the new pages in the VP’s office.

No, I would much prefer to see John Edwards on the ticket. I really like some of the things Edwards spoke out about during his campaign, primarily issues of equality and poverty. Plus I like what I have observed of his thinking.

Hellllll NO! Never!

Oh, Please No!!! I am so tired of the Clintons. Obama gets to choose his own running mate.

No – no – Hillary would NOT make a good Vice Presidential candidate! She has shown herself to be very vicious, back stabbing and greedy, not to mention very unprofessional. We have a candidate who can very likely involve Americans in becoming involved in their government and making much needed changes. May God bless all of us and make this happen!

Clinton should absolutely NOT be VP nor
should she have a cabinet position or
any role what so ever in the Obama administration!

No, Hillary should not be VP. People voted against her because she is too political and untrustworthy. I don’t think she can bring within herself the fresh thoughts, fresh hopes, that wuold allow her to envision the hopes that Barack has, and she would therefore be unable to help him to accomplish him. She would be like an albatross on his neck, dragging him down into a mire of disillusionment and ruthlessness. Witness her extreme poor sportsmanship tonight.

Obama needs Hillary. Hillary’s popularity has been growing. Obama needs think carefully. If he adds her to the ticket, he may be bullet proof, but if he doesn’t he is probably dead in the water.

No – OMG Please NOOOOO!! If I had wanted Hilary in the White House I would have voted for her in the primaries. Obama should really go for the changes he has been campaigning about for months. Lots of other better choices!

Sen. Obama should NOT pick Hillary for VP for these reasons: 1) Bill Clinton, (The past is the past), 2) Hillary’s baggage is really heavy, 3) very low favorability nationally, 4) perceived untrustworthiness, e.g., sniper fire, etc., and 6) Hillary doesn’t fit with the nation’s need for real change.

YES.. She deserves and has worked hard for the democratic party. I hope she fights on til the end. McCain would not stand a chance. If she is not on the ticket I and many others will not vote for Obama.

Absolutely NO!
It would be a problem with Hillary as a VP and an even bigger one with Bill in the House. Obama can stand on his own without the clinton baggage.

Yes, I truly believe he will not win against McCain unless he does choose Hillary. There are a lot of us female voters out there who want to see the first female president in our lifetime just as much as black voters want to see the first black president. If he were to pick a different female as a VP it would be a huge insult to us and her. She has worked her but off to get where she is, can he honestly say the same ? The Clintons will make great supporters of his election and presidency and we spurned female Hillary followers will not.

After watching the Clinton campaign for the last few months, I think she would make the ideal VP candidate…for John McCain. She already has a great deal of experience in attacking Obama.

no, No, NOOOOO!!!! pleeeease if you’re reading this barack–or anyone else who has major ties to barack–PLEEEASE do not choose that lady as your running mate!!!!

NO!
Clinton has demonstrated she is NOT a team player.
Clinton has demonstrated – throughout her campaign in a multitude of ways – that her judgment is atrocious and she doesn’t deserve to be in line for POTUS.
Clinton (contrary to her claims) has NOT been vetted – NOR has Bill – for their complex and suspicious financial and personal dealings since leaving the WH 7 years ago.
Clinton is THE most polarizing person for both conservative and Republicans AND can’t win over more than 50% of her own party.
Clinton is ungracious, uncouth and completely out-of-touch with the reality that is America today.
Clinton SHOULD get more foreign experience, though. I humbly suggest that she should be named as American Ambassador to Iraq where she can take charge of the disaster that she helped to create there PLUS get the opportunity to dodge REAL bullets from time to time.

He’d better!

No! Absolutely not!
Clinton is convinced that she is the best candidate to beat McCaine. How can she possibly serve Obama and the Country in the second position? In addition, she and Bill Clinton come as a package.The oval office isin’t big enough for the three of them.He needs VP he can trust.

Definitely not. Did your commentator say “should she run for V.P.?” Is that something new? If you lose, you get your campaign and/or the media to attempt to shame Obama into giving her the position of Vice President? Is that called ‘drop down’ campaigning? Obama should be allowed to chose his own people, just as anyone else before him. No doubt he will recognize and bring together smart, dedicated people to fill out his administration. Don’t put baggage on the man, allow him to take on his role in his own way.

If Barack wants to win the presidency, the only chance he has is to have Hillary on his ticket. He is in danger of losing 30-40% of the party voters because of the heavy-handed way he treated Hillary and the way his supporters manipulated the votes in the less sophisticated caucus districts. I have been voting for Democratic Presidents since Lyndon Johnson, and I have never seen so much animosity in our party. Obama may think he can beat McCain without the support of the Hillary voters, but if so, he is sadly mistaken. Plus, she has already demonstrated that she can carry the swing states – those states that virtually ALWAYS go for the winning candidate. He may think that he can pick another woman and that will appease the women who backed Hillary, but my guess is that most of them will only be satisfied if Hillary is on the ticket with him. My guess is that he is leaning toward Sibelius of Kansas, but she will not appease the Hillary crowd. We need a Democratic administration so we can get the legislation through to start mending the cracks in our Country’s foundation that were caused by the most incompetent President and administration in my lifetime. Our country is in deep trouble and just like JFK determined that the only way he could defeat Nixon was to have LBJ on his ticket – and the two absolutely hated each other. It worked then, and it can work today. If Barack is as smart as most people think he is, he will see that this is a must-do.

Absolutely not. There are far too many clips of both Hillary and Bill Clinton belittling Senator Obama (“all he has is a speech…,” “a fairy tale,” the ludicrous 3 a.m. phone call commercial, etc.). Imagine how much the McCain campaign would use those clips to their advantage. Senator Clinton should have foreseen that those remarks and tactics would hinder her prospects as a vice presidential candidate — to say nothing of the effect of those remarks on the Democratic nominee.
I say this as someone who actually watched all 20-odd Democratic debates (imagine!), and who fully supported Senator Clinton until her campaign’s many missteps in January and February.

I would not cast my vote for Obamba even if he ran with George Washington. All those Obamba lovers should take a look at what happened to cities such as Irvington and Newark, NJ after Obamba types took over. Will America resemble those cities after four years of Obamba rule? Why is it that the majority of persons in prisons are Obamba types? The Democrats will lose their best chance to win the presidency by nominating Obamba for I and many others will vote for the Republican nominee.

No, Hillarity should NOT be on this ticket! We want REAL CHANGE.(By the way, the request to her fanatics go to the website and state what they’d like Hil to do next is really just another appeal for campaign dollars, which at this point would go only to pay her old debts since there is no campaigning left to do!!) Time to pack it in girl.
a WOMAN voter from Illinois

Yes!
Clinton and Obama could be an unprecedented team. With the mess we have to deal with from Bush and the Republicans we need two strong people to work on bringing the country in the right direction. One who represents change and another with experience–what a great combo! Just look at the economic mess–any second grader knows that you don’t print more money to deal with inflation, yet that is exactly what the pres. is allowing the treasury to do. Consider the war, the health, etc. Make the pres & vice pres into a ‘real’ working team to make this country the best it’s ever been!!!

Barak Obama needs to win in November, and its too soon to celebrate. I think it will be only wise for him to pick Hillary as running mate to ensure the victory in November. Nomination is no good, if he can not win in November. If democratic party wants the White House, Obama Hillary ticket is a must. In fact neither Hillary nor Obama can win November election alone. Only when they are togather, then they can be sure to beat John Mccain.

I really thought that George W was arrogant, but in this campaign I’ve seen a rival: Hillary. Her actions reinforce what we thought all along: that she was entitled to the nomination on a silver platter. Now, she feels that way about the Vice-Presidency. Since she would really have more influence and power in the Senate, we have to ask ourselves: what is her ulterior motive in wanting to be VP?
She is a team player, as long as it’s all about Team Hillary. She’s tenacious but also treacherous. I really liked Bill as President, but in this campaign I have lost a great deal of respect for both of them. One of the greatest steps Obama can take to show his vision, temperment, reason, strength, and power is to choose someone other that Hillary as Veep.

Yes, he will have a stronger backing with her as the VP. She made history too, remember that. Also remember this country was in a lot better shape with a Clinton in the white house, at least they left us with money in the bank instead of trillions in the hole like we are right now with Bush. They have many connections worldwide and relationships that could work well for us. Combine their assets for our good.

No, No, No…. I think it would disaster to pick her. Obama needs to able to conduct the White House’s business without having to constantly contend with the Clintons and their mess, mess, mess…….

No, it might help to bring the Democratic party back together. However, I just don’t think it would work well in the long run.
I happen to like Hillary and what she has tried to accomplish. However, whether justifiable or not, Hillary still carries a lot of negatives with her.
Further, if Obama were able to win the presidency, I am not sure that Hillary (and Bill) could play the submissive and supportive role that is usually characteristic of a VP. I’m pretty sure that Barack is far too wise than to make the mistake of offerring Hillary a spot on the ticket. If Hillary really wants to help Barack achieve his vision, she probably could be far more effective in the Senate.

I AGREE WITH TAWANBROWN

Obama absolutely needs Clinton as his VP. Let us be pragmatic and realistic about Obama’s feasibility in obtaining the necessary nationwide voter blocs required to win the White House in November against the Republicans. Fact: Hillary is the absolute best nationwide Vice Presidential choice for a November success. If Democrats are to win the White House, it is necessary for Obama to select her as his running mate. It’s the ONLY way Democrats will win in November. Any other VP choice and the Democratic Party will not beat McCain/the Republicans. Any other VP choice besides Hillary and Obama will not get the voters across the country he requires. If Hillary is not selected for the Vice Presidential position, Obama will not be able to pick up Clinton’s 18 plus million voters nation-wide necessary for victory. If Hillary is not selected for the vice presidential position, McCain will carry the November election. Obama will not have the voting majority needed to win the White House, and we will still have Republican-based problems and the Iraq War to contend with for another 4 years. Mr. Obama: Do what is required for Dems to win in November — Select Hillary Clinton ASAP and let’s have a great, great Democratic National Convention and head onto November!!

No, Obama should definitely NOT pick Hilary for his VP. I am an older, white female, and I think Hilary would be a huge mistake to be included on the ticket. She has the highest negatives of any politician – why we want that on the ticket? Many Republicans voted for her in the primaries so they could run against her (and beat her) in the General Election. I am not against a female – I would love to see a well qualified and unifying woman become president, but unfortunately, Hilary does not fit that description. (By the way, I was a big supporter of Bill Clinton when he was President. Unfortunately, I now think he is a big liability…) I also do not like the way Hilary seems to be “blackmailing” the Obama camp to name her VP. Give me a break!

I think it would be foolish for Barack to offer Hillary the VP spot, she has shown nothing but contempt for him and that she’s a sore loser. Her and Bill have taken every pot-shot or enuinodo to make him look like a fool and unhonorable man.
Personally beneath all that caring she pretends to have, I feel she’s a liar, and will do anything to get herself in the White House, where she would try to undermind Barack every chance she got! So no, she doesn’t deserve that appointment, or any other in his cabinet, if America really wants change, then it can happen without her!

I was sitting in my church in 1984, and it was a non-denominational church, and I was the only white oerson, at that time, in attendance.
One day as I was sitting there, a quiet voice, (for me The Lord Jesus’s voice) said, “in the latter days, i am going to do something for the black people, because of their loyalty, during their very difficult times.”
I only told one person this, and that was in 1984, but I thought maybe this would be a good time to mention it.
thak you for a place to post comments, i am sorry this wasn’t exactly an answer to the posed question. Kimmie

BONO

NO! absolutely not. The majority of the ones who supported Obama does not want Hillary as VP. He has his own person in mind.

That would be a very smart move for him to make. She has a very big base of voters that will follow and she has the smarts and know how to fit the bill.

Positively not! She is devisive and a sore loser. If the numbers were reversed, she would never let Obama use the Florida and Michigan delegates to add to his count. She refuses to concede and acts as if she won the nomination. She has no right to assume the VP spot and he should not trust her.
I am a conservative and will not vote Democratic under any circumstances, but I will respect any winner. After all, we are the party with class. No railing and wailing!!!
Congratulations to you Mr. Obama. Remember the race is not given to the swift nor the strong, but he that endures to the end!!!!!
By the way, I am Black and George W. Bush is my main man. God Bless you Mr. President!!!! The nation has been down right nasty to him, with no respect for the office. Even when we differ in our opinions, we should never wish any harm or express hatred for the President. He is an American and deserves to be respected. Even by you Mr. Obama!!!
Dottyjo

I congratulate Mr. Obama but I have significant concerns about how intelligent women are undercut in this country. I will not vote for Obama in the fall unless he shows me that he believes women can govern shoulder to shoulder with men.
I am angry that my support for Hillary Clinton has been dismissed as a unconsidered choice. I am angry that she has been subject to abuse in the media and from leaders of this country who owe her for the hits she has taken while keeping Republicans at bay for eight years.
I will not vote for McCain, I cannot, but if Obama has not proven himself to me, I will not vote for him. Even if Hillary herself asked me to vote for Obama I could not because it is not about Hillary, it is about the future for my 10 year old daughter.

Obama needs to pick Hillary for vice President. He needs the experience she has to offer the Country! He will Not win if he does not pick Hillary. There are many of us who will NOT vote for Obama. I will either write in Hillary, or vote for McCain.

Yes, Obama should be thankful to have carried the vote and be humble enough to believe that he isn’t equipped to be the President. He will need someone with Hillary’s Washington savy and grit to run the presidency and work with the Bush cronies. He should definitely consider her for Vice President.

NO, she does not guarantee victory. She has many negatives for indies and repubs as I stated earlier, as well as a large portion of dems.
It is a bad, bad idea. He will need food tasters.
I support him, but she is the antithesis of his message.
Time to turn the page.

While I would personally like to see that dream ticket I don’t think he should select Hillary. I believe it would be more harmful than good at this point.

Absolutely not. Under no circumstances should Senator Obama choose or feel pressured/bullied into choosing Senator Clinton as his running mate. Senator Clinton, with the assistance of media have no right to infer, or demand that in order to win the General Election he must choose her. There are a number of other very capable individuals he can choose from. After everything he has gone through in this race, he has earned the right to choose his running mate. As any nominee has that right. I doubt that if Senator Clinton were the nominee, she would seriously give a moment’s thought to offering the Vice Presidency to Senator Obama. There is no way she would. I find it rather interesting that Senator Clinton chose to insert herself through the media, as a possible running mate, on the day Senator Obama earns the nomination. Those might not have been her exact words but the meaning was there. I feel the intent was not only to remove some of the spotlight of his special moment and revert it to herself. I feel she deliberately chose this particular moment to attempt to publicly put pressure on him to pick her as if she is his one and only way to go as a running mate. Why would she want to be number two. She always made it very clear that she was in this race to be the President, not the Vice President. I don’t see Senator Clinton being able to accept second place – to be number two to anyone. She was not even gracious enough to congratulate Senator Obama. Those words never left her mouth. It was all about her. The way in which an individual handles loss says a lot about that person.

Obama should instead pick me (David). At least I would be loyal to him. This lady would do anything to become president and I wouldn’t dine with her at any circumstance. The least she could do was congragulate him for his victories. Her fake congratulation for ‘Running a great campaign’ is loughable to say the least. this woman has no shame. Dear Senator Obama, I am sure you are a very smart man and I am sure you won’t make this foolish decision to pick her as your running mate. This country is blessed with several leaders that are loyal and truthfull.
God Bless you and take Care

Even to the end there are still people HATING. HRC didn’t even as much as congratulate him on becoming the nominee. I hope to hell she’s not invited to be the VP. Everyone waiting for BO’s demise will have a long wait, it WON’T happen. As far as this tape about MO, Please, it would’ve come out alright to damage his efforts towards HRC’s plight. Why don’t you all just give it up. My prediction for NOVEMBER; BO wins by a landslide. MCcain will not be PRESIDENT. (This is from a reliable source who PREDICTED BO will be PRESIDENT and HRC will lose to him becasue of her husband, bad campaining and her strategist’s that have guided her the wrong way) Nothing however, is written in stone my source said but that is the path that is seen right now and it doesn’t look like it will be changing since last communicating with him. I’ve wanted to all along include this with my blogging earlier but I wanted to see if what he told me would come to fruition and it has. My source also predicted high gas prices that could reach $9.00/gal next spring and the terrible storms that have hit across this nation. He also said that because of this particular election parties will be torn and that people will not trust GOV officials. Just to let you know that I am not pulling one over on you, he also predicted 9/11 and said that there is more to it then has been led on by the U.S. Gov. MY SOURCE, Fred Rawlins.
http://www.fredrawlins.com

No, Barack Obama, does not need Hillary Clinton or Bill Clintons baggage, for VP. This would be like Oil and Water, they just don’t MIX. For an Experience First Lady, Hillary Clinton does not have any Manners, she never Congratulated Barack Obama, for the nominee, when he clearly reached the numbers. This is a clear divide, in the same party. I could not believe what I saw and heard from Hillary Clinton or Bill Clinton, maybe they should take Bill Clinton’s own words if you can’t take the Heat get out of the Kitchen.
This was Barack Obama’s Night, not Hillary Clinton’s.
Dorothy

No, Barack Obama, does not need Hillary Clinton or Bill Clintons baggage, for VP. This would be like Oil and Water, they just don’t MIX. For an Experience First Lady, Hillary Clinton does not have any Manners, she never Congratulated Barack Obama, for the nominee, when he clearly reached the numbers. This is a clear divide, in the same party. I could not believe what I saw and heard from Hillary Clinton or Bill Clinton, maybe they should take Bill Clinton’s own words if you can’t take the Heat get out of the Kitchen.
This was Barack Obama’s Night, not Hillary Clinton’s.
Dorothy

Clinton should not be chosen for VP because it could compromise the change we need in Washington. Her political experience might be better served in some other position.

Yes,I strongly support Hillary for Vice President.

No. Hillary has no class. She has never conceded at anytime, even while Mr. Obama lavished her with praise.
As one observer put it, Mr. Obama would
have to check his back. I hope her supporters do not ‘push’ for such an outcome. Let Mr. Obama select someone who can assist him in obtaining the Latino, older women and white working class men votes.
How about Mr. Bill Richardson.

Throughout this process I have been calling things accurately, which has amazed some. I kept saying watch Richardson because he carries weight. Did you notice how upset the Clinton camp was when he declared for Obama? I kept saying Edwards would go Obama and want Attorney General or Education. His camp says he wants AG because he admired Bobby Kennedy. Two for two.
I have told people that Senator Obama needs to offer her the next seat on the Supreme Court. This would be a life time job and she would be the youngest woman on the court. Sure enough that is now being batted around. Three for three.
In my opinion she should NOT be offered the VP slot. If she couldn’t drop her pretense of uniting the party and congratulate him on WINNING then why should he offer her the coveted spot she wants? If she could stand there and say she won the most votes in the primaries (discounting the caucaus states and adding Michigan) discounting his true wins, why should he offer her the coveted spot she wants? If she brings President Clinton with her and as an ex he still gets security briefings why would one think she wouldn’t try to undermine him in some way.
No to Clinton(s) for VP. Look at Richardson, Warner of VA, or anyone not too heavy in the Clinton camp during the contest.

Posted by: Carolyn | Jun 4, 2008 12:26:07 AM
NO ONE ELSE CAN CARRY OBAMA TO WIN THE GENERAL ELECTION EXCEPT HILLARY. WITH SO MUCH NEGATIVES IN HIS CHARACTER, ASSOCIATIONS, THE LIES AND PRETENSIONS HE MADE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE CAMPAIGN NOT TO MENTION HIS SO THIN RESUME, I’M NOT SO SURE IF HILLARY CAN EVEN FILL UP THE GAP. HE’S NOT GONNA WIN THE GENERAL ELECTION.
WE NEED BILL AND HILLARY CLINTON TO HELP RESOLVE OUR WORLD ISSUES. ONLY THE CLINTONS UNDERSTAND THE AMERICAN ECONOMY AND USA WAS INDEED #1 IN THE WORLD WITH THE STRONGEST ECONOMY IN AMERICAN HISTIRY.

No way This would go against all that Obama stood for on his way to the nomination. The idea of having no baggage and owing no one, would be lost. She owes to many for her and Bills life time. Obama: This Republican would vote for you, But not with Hillary! Keep the youth movement going..

NO. I think it would be a major mistake and possible disaster. Hillary and Bill bring “nothing” to his table but their appetites and their lust for power.
Hillary does not deserve the nomination. She has been divisive, dishonest and schizophrenic in this campaign. We always knew that she was the ruthless strategist behind Bill but her campaign tactics have demonstrated an all time low even for her.
Vanity Fair has already outed Bill and whether they cited specific names of not….we know that some dogs don’t change. He’s the white Marion Barry and part of the reason that we so desperately need CHANGE in this country. Who needs four more years of his tragic flaws and lack of self discipline being exposed? Who needs four more years of either of them?
He won the nomination on his own despite their combined efforts to undermine him and the Democratic Party. He WILL win the Presidency.

NO, Obama should not pick Hillary as his running mate.
He can win on his own merits.

Forgot to mention the most important piece of information my source shared with me and that is BO was born to LEAD and to UNITE
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Absolutely NOT!!
This is so crazy. These Clintons are soooo smart. Her entire reason for staying in this race after it was obvious she would not win was to damage his candidacy enough for him to be beaten. She knew it was over but she had to put herself in a position where she could say “See, I told you so” and run in the next four years. And now, word gets out that she would accept the VP spot. What does that do? She knows he wasn’t going to ask her. She also knows if he doesn’t her followers would be incensed and vote for McCain or just not vote at all. This will allow McCain to win and sets her up for 2012. Wow!! This women and her husband will do anything.

Of utmost imporance is defeating McCain. He stands for endless wars–with Iraq, Iran and who knows who else, which will necessitate a huge endless military draft, sky-high taxes and lead to $10-a-gallon gas and possibly an economic collapse and much more intense anti-Americanism worldwide. His policies will literally destroy this country. We need to get our heads together and stop that. So whatever it takes to defeat McCain, because he is as bad as it could possibly get.

NO, absolutely not. Now that Hillary has lost her “entitlement” to be president, she now is acting as if she is entitled to be the VP.

Hell YES!!!
Every true Democrat has asked for a joined ticket from the very beginning, so just share the damn ticket already, and we can move forward to easily beat McCain.
Go Hillary! I support you all the way!

HILLARY SHOULD BE PRESIDENT, NOT VICE PRESIDENT.

Yes, he should pick Hillary. With her as VP, Obama won’t have to take so long to learn his way around DC and International Affairs. Maybe we can get some changes into effect sooner than the 2 – 3 years it usually takes for a new President.

Absolutely not. Her campaign has shown a shallowness of character and a penchant for dramatics that would have been more suitable to children running for class president than a grown woman. Her backstabbing and whining is exactly the sort of politics I am sick of seeing.
While I would have liked to see a female president, I felt she would be a bad president and therefore a bad precedent as well – we want the first female president to be a GOOD one, not an elitist little backstabber who cannot admit to her own mistakes or concede defeat and who seems to be trying to hold party stability hostage in the hopes of getting on the ticket.
And why does this matter if she’ll be vice president instead of president? Remember her remarks about Bobby Kennedy? And then remember what we get for president if anything happens to the president. If Clinton gets on the ticket, I’m afraid I just may lose my last shreds of hope for this country and start planning to move to Canada.
Watch your back, Obama. That little snake is poisonous.

I just hope that nothing happens to McCain, (like he chokes on a peanut, fall out of his chair, hits his head and… Then Hillary would switch parties and run as a Republican against Obama. What a mess that would be.
I used to respect her so much, now she’s crouching tiger, hidden dragon. No she should not be vp.

Absolutely not!!! That would be a fatal error. Obama/Edwards!!!

After her speech tonight…Hell No!

Would you want someone to be your VP who said, “OSAMA, OBAMA WHATEVER HIS NAME IS, KILL THEM BOTH. SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED WHEN SHE SAID THIS. THIS WOMAN AND HER HUSBAND ARE SO DESPERATE. LORD PLEASE PROTECT OBAMA FROM THE CLINTONS AND OTHER WHITE DEVILS RUNNING AROUND OUT THERE. THE LORD LOVES BLACK, WHITE, BROWN, YELLOW….. HE LOVES US ALL.

Absolutely, Senator Obama should select Senator Clinton as his running mate. She has outstanding experience, credentials, and base of support. Obama/Clinton ticket is unbeatable. Women represent over 50% of US population. I don’t believe Obama is electable without Clinton and her base of support. I sure don’t want to see another 4 years of Republicans in the White House.

No way in heck!!!!!!
Hillary has done so much damage and still through her speech tonight fed into the anger of her supporter’s by kind of insinuating she was robbed and that she was the one with the most votes(by her math). She could’ve spoken about party unity and endorsed Obama, but she didn’t, she doesn’t care about the Party, it’s all about HER. She’s holding out trying to “force” him to give her what she wants. How dare she dog out and disrespect him and then have the audacity to think he owes her something. I would not dare vote to have her be so close as the VP position. The President’s job is stressful enough without having to also worry about what your VP may be doing to undermind your authority. Don’t do it Barack!!

Posted by: Cathy | Jun 4, 2008 12:56:40 AM
WROTE,
“PLEASE PROTECT OBAMA FROM THE CLINTONS AND OTHER WHITE DEVILS RUNNING AROUND OUT THERE…”
LORD, PLEASE PROTECT AMERICA FROM OBAMA AND OTHER BLACK DEVILS RUNNING AROUND OUT THERE….YOU PATHETICASSHOLE…GET A LIFE….

Yes, with Senator Clinton they will definitely make it to the White House. Senator Obama can not win without Senator Clinton. Together they will be the best ticket for the Democratic Party.

Hello… Why has no one suggested Condi Rice or Colin Powell? I am a white female and I thought they showed extremely good savy on government issues and foreign affairs. I would love to have a woman become president but Hillary is not a normal woman. Please, Obama, do not destroy all you have earned thus far by letting Hillary be your running mate! She has a terrible temper with her staff and uses foul language at every turn with them. She and Bill have shown the country just how terrible politicans can be. By the way, I think that George W. Bush has done a great job as president and I have a grandson in the war zone for the second year. The army loves and respects the man! Anyone, but Hillary, Obama! I wish you well!

Posted by: truelove | Jun 4, 2008 1:02:35 AM WROTE,
“I love Obama and think he he just what this country needs. EVERYONE SHOULD COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THIS MAN. Think long and hard about your choice.
We need help.”
I HATE OBAMA AND THINK HE JUST WHAT THIS COUNTRY WANT TO SPIT OFF. EVERYONE SHOULD COME TOGETHER TO DENOUNCE AND REJECT THIS MAN. THINK EASYABOUT YOUR CHOICE BECAUSE IT’S THE ONLY CHOICE. WE NEED HELP TO GET RID OF HIM….

Hillary can never be second in command. She’s far to egotistical. She wants to make all the decisions and have all the power; its just her nature. When the two highest positions in our government are in a power struggle it distracts them from issues that really matter, i.e. Iraq, housing crisis, healthcare. We need to have a cohesive administration and I just don’t think that can happen with Hillary as VP.

NO
Offer Her A significant in His Cabbnet, She and Bill, would try to over His presidency, She cannot be thusted, She would claim it was because of her why He become’s the President. She would Make His Life A Living Hell!
John Would Be My Choice He would bring more substance, and Loyalty.
She is just looking for revenge, and to continue damage His bid for the Presidency
It is time for Her to step back, and stop stealing His Spotlight.
Her Time Will Come Again.
However This Is Not Her Time
I Wish Obama God Grace and Protection
Let us all Unite together and Support Him.
Let us stop the dirty Game

NO!!!!
For the first time in my life (59 years old), I voted Democratic in the primary.
I voted Democratic because I was so impressed with Barak Obama and his refreshingly honest message, and because I was so tired of the “same old stuff”. I am a white female, and would love to see a woman as president or vice president, but that woman should not be Hillary Clinton. If she were selected as his running mate, I would go back to voting Republican. She has shown herself to be untrustworthy, arrogant, self-serving and a poor loser.
The country needs a fresh start, and I have faith that Obama could bring that. Choosing Hillary would be totally against his message of change. If Obama were to choose Hillary, I would lose a lot of respect for him.

Posted by: Mercy Man | Jun 4, 2008 1:10:17 AM
WROTE,
“I Wish Obama God Grace and Protection…”
HE DOESN’T NEED GOD’S PROTECTION AND GRACE BECAUSE HE’S A BAD MAN HIMSELF AND HE’S PROTECTED BY TEH MOST DANGEROUS PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, NOT TO MENTION THE AMERICAN HATERS, TERRORISTS AND MUSLIMS.

NO No No Obama doesn’t need the back stabbing lady to help him. Americans will be there for him. He doesn’t need the Snake in the grass, let her go home.

I say…Out with the Old, In with the New!

YES, if the we want the Democrats to win this year the best ticket would be Hillary and Obama. We will need both of them to carry us through to make the changes that we need in this county. They are two strong people and I think they can help the working class people have a better life. I really believe that this is what they both want. John MaCain will become a very strong man to defeat. We need CHANGE.

Four words:
HELL TO THA NO!

Posted by: Mary Ann Murphy | Jun 4, 2008 1:17:11 AM
WROTE,
“NO No No Obama doesn’t need the back stabbing lady to help him. Americans will be there for him. He doesn’t need the Snake in the grass, let her go home.”
FOR YOUR INFORMATION HILLARY WAS THE ONE THAT GOT BACKSTABBED. NO, AMERICANS WILL NOT BE THERE FOR OBAMA BECAUSE HE LIED, MISJUDGED, PRETENDED AND HAS HAD BAD ASSOCIATIONS WITH TEH MOST DANGEROUS PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. OBAMA IS THE SNAKE HIMSELF; HENCE, AMERICANS SHOULD AVOID HIM BECAUSE HE HAS LOTS OF VENOM, LET HIM GO BACK TO KENYA…..

Obama supporters are just idiots to the end.
They think Obama can get into a game of chicken with the Clinton supporters.
These voters survived 5 months of bashing from the media. They survived 5 months of folks telling Clinton to get out.
They survived every concievable pundidt calling Obama the presumptive nominee for the last 2 months.
If they were going to move to Obama, they would have long ago.
If Clinton wants the VP spot and Obama denys it, he loses.
If he chooses to play chicken with the Clinton supporters and dare them to vote for Mc Cain , only 10% need to defect for Obama to lose.

Mister_Tek, there was no hatred in my post which was the following:
“Absolutely not!!! That would be a fatal error. Obama/Edwards!!!”
You are probably referring to the post under mine which was by hsc. Please check and respond.

OBAMA HAS WON!!! WHAT A HISTORIC MOMENT. HE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT GRACIOUS TO HILLARY THROUGH ALL THE NEGATIVITY OVER REPUBLICAN TYPE OF ISSUES SUCH AS THE “BITTER” COMMENT. IF SHE CANT RECIPROCATE ANYTHING IN RETURN THEN HE SHOULD MOVE ON WITH OUT HER. WHEN SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING TO WIN THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE PROCESS. NOW THAT SHE HAS LOST SHE IS A
SORE LOSER. SHE IS LIKE THE KID THAT GETS MAD AND TAKES THE FOOTBALL EVERYONE IS PLAYING WITH AND GOES HOME. OBAMA MOVE ON WITH OUT HER IF SHE SHOWS NO GRACIOUSNESS!!!

I do not feel that Obama should pick Hillary as his VP. He should be free to pick whomever he chooses. Hillary does not have the attributes to be the President. She, at times, during her campaign was untruthful, exhibited a disrespectful attitude toward Obama & relied heavily on “her experience” which was not much more than Obama’s. Plus she voted for the Iraq war! She was also very proud of what she felt was the popular vote; well once the votes are tallied in the end, the Electoral College is the decider. Being the wife of a sitting president does not count as “experience.” No prior president had previous experience. For those Hillary supporters who say that they would never vote for Obama (for whatever reason) and feel that their vote is important, I say to you that you should be thinking about what is best for the country and cast your vote for whom you feel would best fill that role. And a note for those citizens from FL & MI, since you held your primaries early in opposition to DNC rules, you should have been punished and I feel that you got off easy by having your delegates seated & given at least 1/2 vote. So don’t be so upset that a few votes were given to Obama even though his name was not on the ballot. Just think of all the innocent people who have been charged with a crime they did not commit but spent years in jail as a result. Stop whining about the reasons you voted early and take your medicine! We must have rules & when they are broken there are consequences. Contrary to what some people may feel, I strongly believe Obama will make a great President. He certainly can do no worse than some of the ones elected before him.

NO, NO, NO! Would you want someone to be your VP who said, “OSAMA, OBAMA WHATEVER HIS NAME IS, KILL THEM BOTH.”
SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED WHEN SHE SAID THIS. THIS WOMAN AND HER HUSBAND ARE SO DESPERATE. I USED TO LOVE THE CLINTONS. NOW I SEE THEIR TRUE COLORS, MY EYES HAVE BEEN OPENED.
LORD PLEASE PROTECT OBAMA FROM THE CLINTONS AND OTHER WHITE DEVILS RUNNING AROUND OUT THERE. LET THE PREJUDICE WHITE SEE YOUR POWER LORD. MAY THE WORLD KNOW YOU CAN HELP OBAMA RUN YOUR WORLD. LORD YOU LOVE THE BLACKS, WHITES, BROWNS, YELLOWS….. HE LOVES US ALL, AND HE MADE US ALL. IT IS SO SAD THIS MAN IS HALF WHITE, BUT ALL YOU HEAR IS BLACK.
WHITE PREJUDICE PEOPLE WAKE UP. THE WORLD IS GOING TO END SOON. YOU WILL HAVE TO ANSWER TO GOD ONE DAY FOR YOUR BLACK HEARTS.

Obama does not need Hillary to win the presidency. If God is for him (and I do believe he is ) who….who can be against him? My prayer for Obama is that he will “trust in the Lord with all his heart and lean not to his own understanding and all his way acknowledge Him and God will direct his path”.. to be the the best president of the USA…..Ever!!!
God used Hillary to put Obama through trials and tribulations, to grow closer to Him knowing that this would prepare him for the fall election. But, my hope is that God will direct her somewhere else.
Hillary campaign left a bitter taste in my mouth. She’s a woman I would never vote for under any circumstance. If Obama chose her, it will end his career. Everytime I hear someone mention the two of them as running mates I want to vomit!
Hillary not giving a concession speech also tells me the type of VP she would be. She will definitely undermine Obama’s authority.

Posted by: Cathy | Jun 4, 2008 1:32:42 AM
WROTE,
“NO, NO, NO! Would you want someone to be your VP who said, “OSAMA, OBAMA WHATEVER HIS NAME IS, KILL THEM BOTH.”"
GEEZ, YOU ARE TOO EXAGERRATING. WHEN HILLARY SAID KILL THEM BOTH, IT MEANS, MAKE THEM LOSE BY BEATING OBAMA FOR TEH DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION AND BY CAPTURING AND BRINGING OSAMA BIN LADEN TO JUSTICE.
HILLARY IS TOO MUCH OF LADY TO DO SUCH GRUESOME THOUGHTS OF YOURS. PEOPLE SHOULD BE MORE AFRAID OF WHAT OBAMA IS CAPABLE OF DOING CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT HE LEANS MORE TO MUSLIM PEOPLE (Quote of the Year: From ‘The Audacity Of Hope, “I will stand with the MUSLIMS should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.” – Senator Barack Hussein Obama) AND HAS HAD BAD ASSOCIATIONS WITH THE MOST DANGEROUS PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.

Yes! This is my personal ideal ticket and regardless of those who have posted negative comments about her on this question, the FACT is there are plenty of voting democrats out there that DO like her and will vote democratic because she’s on the ticket.
Hillary should accept defeat with grace and dignity; Obama should accept victory with the same and ask her to be his running mate.

CAN’T ANYONE SEE THROUGH THE GLASS? OBAMA IS NOT QUALIFIED TO THE HIGHEST POSITION. HE HAS VERY THIN RESUME. GEEZ, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO AMERICA? WORSE THAN BUSH…WE NEED THE CLINTONS BACK IN THE WHITE HOUSE…THEY KNOW HOW TO CLEAN UP THE MESS LEFT BY THE BUSH. THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO UNDERSTAND THE AMERICAN ECONOMY. REMEMBER THE 90′S? US WAS WORLD’S #1 WITH THE STRONGEST ECONOMY FAR BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAD FROM JFK YEARS EVEN IF HE LIVED LONGER….

Yes Obama should select Hillary Clinton as his running mate. She will help him win in November. Obama/Clinton ticket will have the best chance to beat the Republicans.

For those individuals who believe Obama’s resume is thin….you need to read your bible and you will see God can and will use anybody. Including you! Promotion comes from Him…He can raise up an individual and tear down another.
We need to pray for whom ever God allows to be put into the White House.

Enough already!!!! Will the media PLEASE stop speculating about the possibility of Senator Clinton being selected as the Vice Presidential candidate??!!
Ditto all the Democrats who think it is a good idea.
Hilary Clinton (despite what she thinks) is NOT entitled to the VP position (nor does she deserve it). She LOST THE RACE for the presidency……she needs to accept that fact, publicly congratulate and offer support to Senator Obama and go back to the Senate.
I trust Barack Obama to make the right choice. I think there are a number of possible candidates that might be on his list. And I am sure that he wll give thoughtful consideration to each one.
A few months ago, the voters in Iowa sent the message to all Americans that Barack Obama really could win!!!!! And tonight he did win……………an extraordinary, amazing achievement.,,,,and historic event to which we are all witnesses.
People said he wouldn’t/couldn’t win against Hillary Clinton. But he did!!!!!!!!!!! And he will win again in November.
And he will do it WITHOUT Senator Clinton!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I mentioned that I TRUST Senator Obama. I could never say that about Hillary Clinton and I can think of many other reasons why I could/would never ever support or vote for her for ANYTHING.
Mary Anne from Chicago

Posted by: Mary Anne | Jun 4, 2008 1:54:45 AM
I JUST HEARD FROM FOX THAT THEY HAVE CURRENT POLLS FOR BIG STATES LIKE OHIO, TEXAS, PENNSYLVANIA, FLORIDA, MICHIGAN … OBAMA IS LOSING TO MCCAIN BY A REASONABLE MARGIN…. NYENYENYENYENYE

I have been reading some of the comments that individuals are leaving, both good and bad, now i would like 2 speak my mind.For those of u that are spewing your racial ignorance, grow up, and take the stick out of your asses.I mean get over yourself don”t you realize that the good book say”s from dirt you came and dirt you shall return,so there you have it , we all are just a pile of dirt walking around on this thing we call earth, that goes for white ,black and all the rest.Now as for Obama picking hilliary as a running mate,HELL NO. Hey look for those of you talking about u will never vote for obama, that”s your perogative I could care less, but i guarantee u , that u would be one of the first one crying when the person u did vote for send u and this country straight 2 hell with their policies.So go on ahead BIG BAD WHITE PERSON when your sons or daughters or paying the ultimate price KEEP YOUR FREAKIN MOUTH SHUT,now yall have a nice day PEACE.

It doesn’t matter, no any person with sort of thinking will vorw for democrats after they put all their money into muslim adept obamas

No!! No!! No!! way should Obama choose Hilary as his VP. Her brand of ambition and drive is too self-serving.
When something LOOKS too good to be true, it probably is. Hilary is a true polititian who loves the GAME.
Please Obama, let her play by herself.

neil 1785, perhaps it was not your fault, but the fault of the software, giving the benefit of the doubt.
But I did NOT post any such thing as what appears to be a duplicate of what you then posted yourself directly under what your first post says that I made. Please re-read and correct:
“Posted by: Kathy_64 | Jun 4, 2008 1:32:59 AM
CAN’T ANYONE SEE THROUGH THE GLASS? OBAMA IS NOT QUALIFIED TO THE HIGHEST POSITION. HE HAS VERY THIN RESUME. GEEZ, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO AMERICA? WORSE THAN BUSH…WE NEED THE CLINTONS BACK IN THE WHITE HOUSE…THEY KNOW HOW TO CLEAN UP THE MESS LEFT BY THE BUSH. THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO UNDERSTAND THE AMERICAN ECONOMY. REMEMBER THE 90′S? US WAS WORLD’S 31 WITH THE STRONGEST ECONOMY FAR BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAD FROM JFK YEARS EVEN IF HE LIVED LONGER….
Posted by: neil1785 | Jun 4, 2008 1:45:11 AM”

No,Obama should not chose Hillary Clinton for VP. To do so would be contrary to his message of change.
She would only bring old baggage from the past and Bill to D.C. which could only spell TROUBLE! She somehow feels Obama is obliged to select her as VP because she is Bill’s wife and she has earned it. I think the Clintons time has come and gone. It’s not their time to shine this time ……It’s Obama’s time!

NO NO NO NO NO NO
1. Divisive,old style politics
2. Won’t concede
3. Limbaugh touted her because she’s MORE
beatable. Obama is magic and it scares them.
4. McCain will eventually shoot himself in the foot.
5. the new wingnut Bill Clinton, shooting off his mouth
in anger, new womanizing stories
6. All the smears from Clinton come back to haunt
Obama, which she would have to deny and show
she didn’t mean: impossible

No, Hillary is too divisive and doesn’t help the ticket geographically. Yes, I know Bill is from Ark., but for most southerners, Hillary is a New Yorker. I’m undecided as to whether she should have a cabinet position or whether she could do more good in the Senate.
I think he should pick a strong, smart woman from a southern state…for example, Governor Kathleen Sebelius, a popular Democratic Governor of a typically Republican state.

If hillay clinton wants the position, then Obama has to decide whether he is willing to play a game of chicken with her supporters.
He loses that battle with Mc Cain.
What you Obama lovers think is that all the Clinton supporters will support the guy if he blows Hillary off.
They wont.
You got 18mil clinton supporters, and Obama clowns come on here and say ‘shes to polarizing’.
Are you calling the 18 mil supporters of hillary clinton idiots?
You enjoy mocking the entire other half of your party ?
I thank god Obama and Hillary dont take your stupid blogg messages seriously.
They are just mind boggling.

I doubt very much Obama has the capacity to “forgive” and forget all the unpleasantness between him and Hillary, even his side is the source of most of the ugliness.
One reason I dislike him is his lack of graciousness. Even in victory, he acts without grace when he refused Hillary’s hand.
I don’t think he has the wisdom and the unselfishness to think for the party as a whole. If he picks Hillary, his chance to win may be far better.
THE ONE THING MOST WORRISOME ABOUT THIS YOUNG MAN IS THE PROBABILITY THAT HE CAN’T HANDLE POWER. HIS INTOXICATION WITH POWER MIGHT MAKE HIM DO A LOT OF FOOLISH THINGS.

What a pity! A Hillary-Obama ticket will guarante the democratic White House.
Obama-Hillary? not so sure.
Nilly willy, I will write in Hillary.
Come hell or high water, I have to follow my own judgement and consience.

Hillary for Obama’s VP?
No. It would drive all the Obama hating Hillary supporters nuts.

I have never seen any one more presidential than Hillary tonight!
Too bad she did not disguise herself into a man! If she did, she would have been pronounced the winner.
Hillary is the most dignified presidential candidate I have ever seen and I have seen many.
It does not pay to be woman!

Good lord, no, do not carry Hillary on the ticket; she carries too much baggage of the Clinton machine. And she carries Bill with her, which brings the old politics! Change is what was promised and what our country needs!

No! No! Please!! Make the bad lady stop!!

Yes — this is the best way to unite the party and win in November. Obama may find it difficult to accept her, and she may find it difficult to have so little say in running the country, but I think they are both smart and sensible enough to do a good job of this.

It would not be the “change” in Washington politics Obama is trying to accomplish. Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton.

A resounding, YES!! Hilary has proved herself and she deserves to be VP. I have supported Hilary wholeheartedly. I also like Barack. Even though I wanted Hilary to win the nomination, i’ve always felt that they would make a winning team. Hilary’s supporters will come around to Barack especially if he picks her as his VP. If he doesn’t, then he runs a high risk that they won’t.

No.
Barack Obama’s campaign is about change. The differences between Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton a not differences on positions or in the content of their messages. The differences are methodological. Obama wants to reconstruct the system and open up Washington to the people, Hillary just wants to fix it. Hillary does not fit onto Barack’s ticket. This is not to say she won’t be beneficial as a cabinet member or Attorney General, but she is not the best person to take the VP spot and campaign for change against McCain.

If Senator Clinton had any of the political moxie that she claims to possess, she would have done the thing that all savvy politicians do at the end of a contest – call the opponent(s) and congratulate them on a well-waged campaign, winners and losers alike. What an ignorant, crass fraud. Makes me embarrassed to be lumped in with her noisy demographic – upper middle aged white chicks.

Obama supporters are going to be very very sorry they have been so ugly to Hillary and her supporters!
We ARE 18 million strong and we will NOT vote for Obama!
You can spew all your hateful diatribes and vitriol, we don’t care… YOU CAN’T WIN WITHOUT US!
AND YOU WON’T!
HILLARY OR McCAIN/MEG WHITMAN ’08

I think having Hilary on the ticket would be a bad idea in the long run. It would seem like a “dream ticket” on the surface because she would probably have the ability to deliver votes from some of the big states easier. In the long run however, once in the White House I do not trust the way the Clintons operate. Yes, the Clintons because they are a package. They are a machine I can’t see settling for second fiddle. They would probably get in and try to run their own agenda. They have proven in the past they can’t always be trusted. They shade the truth (i.e. sniper fire, the white house furniture incident, White Water to name a few). It would be like having a shark in your swimming pool. Obama needs to get someone in there he can trust.

If you have her for VP I can only see problems for you. She and Bill will destroy you. You think you’ll be President but she will take over and you’re too nice I think to put her in her place. And what would you do with Bill. They’re nnot to be trusted.
Beware.

No! Senator Obama brings a fresh and open approach to government which is not the Hillary Clinton way! Senator Obama needs someone that he can trust and Senator Clinton has proven that she cannot be trusted. Additioinally, former Bill Clinton comes with the package. That would be too much for anyone. Senator Obama needs to surround himself with people that he can trust. The Clinton’s do not meet this criteria.

No way should Senator Obama choose Sen. Clinton for VP. He needs a fresh face, a fresh start

NO! PLEASE NO! I PRAY NO, NO, NO!!!
I do NOT trust HILLARY at all! I
would appreciate Obama finding a Vice
President that has integrity. I will
give Hillary tenacity and brains but
she falls way short on integrity in my
book. I do not wish her any harm but
move on.

Yes, an Obama/Clinton ticket will make them unstoppable. Together they will beat McCain. Obama will have his supporters and Clinton supporters will follow. If Obama picks someone else, I think he has a good chance of losing. I think Clinton supporters will switch over to McCain. We need to get the democrats in. It’s time for the Republicans to leave. An Obama/Clinton ticket will keep the black vote, the white vote, the elderly vote, and the hispanic vote. We, the people, need to keep our personal bad feelings for Clinton aside and think about our nation. They will make a good team and Obama will be in charge. Clinton has more experience. She will be an asset to him. The democratic political campaign is over. The trash bashing is over. Let’s all work together and make sure Obama gets in.

No I don’t think so.I think John Edwards would be great as vice president

I URGE ALL WRITE IN HILLARY ON THE BALLOTS IN NOV TO HELP DEMOCRATS AND AMERICA

First Bill Clinton showed that despite his seemingly inexhaustible ability to express empathy to the common man, was, at heart, a narcissist, who could not ultimately take responsibility for ruining his presidency by exercising control over his libido. Instead it was always about that nasty man, the special prosecuter or the vast right wing conspiracy.
Sadly, Hillary seems to have succombed to the same disease. On the day which should have been the first day the Dems come together and rally behind their nominee, Hillary gives a speech in which she reiterates her tiring mantra that she is the best nominee and she really should of won if not for the nutty rules of the Democrat Party. Also she rails against sexism and media bias instead admitting that Obama beat her fair and square.
Sorry, but Hillary is too narcissistic to be an asset to a Obama campaign. And Bill needs to go back to fundraising and realize that he is like Rove for the GOP too toxic to have a positive impact on their party’s politics.

“THIS IS OUR MOMENT”
WHO THIS OURS ARE? THIS STATEMENT ECHOS THE SAME NARROR EGOCENTIC STATEMENT:”FOR THE FIRST TIME, I AM PROUD OF AMERICA.”
I THOUGHT AND STILL THINK, A PRESIDENT, SPECIALLY A DEMOCRATIC ONE, IS THE PRESENT OF ALL, AND NOT OF SOME NARROR SECTIONS OF AMERICA.

All the people who speak of ‘writing in’ Hillarry Clinton’s name on the ballot in November… why be idiots? Doing so will only guarantee the republicans the White House and ultimately, later on, the Congress and Senate. All of you grow up. Hillary did not win the nomination. Get over and and think about what’s best for the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. We need someone in office that is for America. Not for corporations. Not for lobbyists and not for old-school Washington politics. I did not initially support Obama… but seeing how this race has worked itself out, and how Hillary and Bill and divided the Democratic Party, I now know that Obama is the candidate for me and for America. When will the close-minded , short-sighteds learn? Sometimes you have to move on and do what’s best for all. Thinking in individualistic, selfish and the what-used-to-bes is no longer the solution for our country.

NO. Hillary has already shown that she will never be able to play second fiddle again. She has tried in every way to bring Barack down. She could have run her campaign without doing that, but she’s Old School: divide and attack. She’s only focused on winning the prize for herself. She can’t be a team player — you can see this in her record by how her bills have virtually no co-signers. She thinks only she can do it right. She would always be wanting Obama’s job and resenting him for having it. I don’t trust her at all even though I’m her same age and race.

She should allow herself to be picked so he can offer it to her. Then she can refuse before she accepts. It will be more dignified and less humiliating for her and her wigged out followers that way.

YES,YES<YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!! He cannot win without her!Hillary is NOT devisive,ruthless,vindictive,nor Psychotic as some have so uncharitably accused her.She is after all Human &this loss is deeply hurtful.She should speak of her tolerant &forgiving nature_

Are you serious? Absolutely not! I saw a side to Hillary during the campaign that scared me. She is starving for power, and that scares me. She reminds me of Lady Macbeth. You get the picture?
In my opinion, Hillary has done more damage than good to the democratic party. She has created alot of animousity between her supporters and Senator Obama’s supporters. It will not surprise me if she decides to run independently. She is that desperate for power, and thinks only about herself.
Making her VP puts Senator Obama at great risk. Her inappropriate and out-of-place comments about the Kennedy assassination speaks volumes.
As of June 3rd she owed the State of Oregon over $46,000 and that is a fact. It was on the 11pm Katu news in Oregon. She owes OHSU, various schools and the list goes on. The news futher stated that Senator Obama’s campaign debt was fully paid. Hillary is yet to pay up, but oh… she wants to rule the country, and handle the current mess of our economy? How ironic! Frankly, the next President has quite a challenge at hand – regardless of who wins.
Hillary needs to get behind Obama as a democrat and support him and the democratic party, and perhaps she will gain back some respect and win back some of her funs and become the next president in 2016. Hillary is not a quitter which is admirable, but her politics is very LETHAL.
Senator Obama, is going to have to prove to the American public that he is a better candidate than Senator McCain, and may the better candidate win. Because of Hillary’s “Lady MacBeth” trait, it will be a BIG mistake for him to bring her on-board soley to get her supporters to vote for him, however as a democrat she will do well to get behind him and the democratic party so that their party can win.

NO.
I am a 63 year old retired white woman, and an Obama supporter. Sure I would like to see a woman President, but not Hillary. I did not like her “entitled” attitude, and I feel like she’s too tied to the 1990′s. She’s part of the “establishment” politics that we want to get away from. I think putting her on the ticket would weaken it rather than strengthen.

No No No I donot trust Hillary to give any real or serious support for anyone but herself.

Just what experience do you retarded Clinton supporters believe she has? Not one of you have ever been able to answer that question on any blog out there. It’s just sound bite crap being repeated over and over by the undereducated voters supporting this beast!
Get over it. If you are a true Democrat you’ll be voting for Obama in the fall. A vote for McCain is a vote to make you even more uneducated than you are now!

Martha K, does your name appear in my response, or does the shoe fit?
Just curious..

Yes. That will guarantee a McCain win.

Hillary preferred Mccain to her democratic colleague, Obama. She campaigned heavily in favor of Mccain at the expense of Obama.
First thing you want from your VP is loyalty.
Obama would be dumb to pick her as VP.

No,Senator Clinton & her supporters represent everything that is wrong in America.Senator Clinton & her supporters have shown that both she & them always want to change the rules in the middle of the game.The very rules they all agree with before this process began.Furthermore playing the Race & Gender card,especially the Gender card I found very offensive. Senator Clinton & her supporters are part of this of this country past & Senator Obama truly represent this nation future.Senator Clinton failed to understand she cann’t brush aside her lack of trustworthiness.

Hillary on the ticket would be a huge mistake; Bill is simply uncontrollable. They both have too much baggage.
Bill Richardson for Veep. Plant him in the Rocky Mountain states during the campaign and watch lots of red states turn blue.

I am telling you all for a fact, the people who claim to be obama supporters on these bloggs are idiots who just dont get how to win a general election, or they are republicans who do, and want to keep the clinton supporters angry.

NO NO NO NO Hillary is a vicious, predatory b—- who will spend the whole time undermining his presidency and Bill will be trying to run the country himself in the meantime. She is everything Obama has run against, and he needs to put an end to Clinton politics. This is his chance to move the country past the current political climate; leave Hillary in the past where she belongs.

All of them saying yes are her people.She is to power hungey and I am so affraid they would have him killed and there she sits in the oval office stranger things have happaned.In her speach she was telling you what she wanted and What she was going to do ,do you honestly think she will settle for vee p???She wants power she is a mad witch.mad >>>>

NO !!! I don’t agree that Hillary R. Clinton and Bill should be put back into the White House!! They played the race card for the “hate-mongers” out there in order to take votes from Barack Obama, and that was very unfair to people ofcolor! I considered voting for Hillary before all of this happened, but she showed me just what she thought of non-whites!I never heard anything about “race” from Barack Obama, nor did I hear him belittle women for running for President. She has destroyed my faith in a woman as President!! She “whined”, “pouted”, and “stamped her feet” like an 8yr. old who was insisting on getting her way, or else! And she is still doing the same thing, even now!!! I just turned the television channel when she came on because I could’t take it any longer!! I wonder if her supporters have mental issues, like her???
I strongly agree with “Carmen Cameron” and “Marilyn’s statments, and the other OBAMA SUPPORTERS!!!
DON’T PUT HILLARY ON YOUR TICKET AS VP
PLEASE!! AND DON’T LET HILLARY PRESSURE
YOU TO DO SO!! Get John Edward!!!

Obama supporters are idiots | Jun 4, 2008 6:25:59 A
I COULDN’T AGREE MORE. OBAMA SUPPORTERS ARE TRULY PSYCHOTIC IDIOTS. THEY’RE SUPPORTING A WORTHLESS STARTER POLITICIAN WITH VERY THIN RESUME PLUS HIS BACKGROUND AND ASSOCIATIONS ARE REALLY BAD. HE WON’T MAKE IT TO THE WHITE HOUSE. WHAT MAKES THES STUPID IDIOTS THINK THAT HILLARY WOULD DO SOMETHING GRUESOME TO OBAMA WHEN HE HAS MORE CONNECTIONS TO BAD PEOPLE AROUND HIM. CHOOSE THE LESSER EVIL.
HILLARY(INDEPENDENT) OR MCCAIN (REPUBLICAN)

John Schuster-Craig | Jun 4, 2008 5:58:28 AM
YEAH, IT WILL BE A HUGE MISTAKE FOR HILLARY TO ACCEPT ANY POSITIONS FROM OBAMA CAMP. HE WILL JUST DRAG HER ALONG WITH HIM DOWN THE COCKPIT MUD BECAUSE OBAMA WHOEVER HIS RUNNING MATE IS WILL BE OVERSHADOWED BY HIS BAD BACKGROUND AND ASSOCIATIONS. GEEZ, WAKE UP!!! THIS MAN IS NOT EVEN WORTH BEING IN ANY US GOVERNMENT OFFICE.

looking for truth | Jun 4, 2008 7:53:22 AM
THE OBAMA SUPPORTERS IN THIS BLOG ARE JUST A BUNCH OF BLACKS AND IRRATIONAL COLLEGE KIDS WHO DON’T KNOW WHAT THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT. THEY’RE PUTTING THE WELFARE OF AMERICA IN THE PEDESTAL. THIS MAN IS NOT EVEN WORTH MY PENNY. HILLARY IS TOO MUCH OF A LADY TO BECOME JUST A VP OF THIS UNQUALIFIED CANDIDATE. IT’S VERY CLEAR THAT HILLARY WAS GANGED UP BY A BUNCH OF JEALOUS LOSERS WHO NEVER GOT A SHOT IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

HILLARY SHOULD RUN INDEPENDENT TO PROVE TO THESE BUNCH OF LOSERS ESP. OBAMA THAT SHE IS MORE VISIBLE AND ELECTABLE. HE NO LONGER HAD WON IN STRINGS OF STATES AND HILLARY DID WIN MORE STATES AFTER THE TEXAS PRIMARY BECAUSE OF THE NEGATIVES THAT CAME OUT FROM HIM.

Hillary’s strength as US Senator should continue. She has much to offer … She might consider a run as Governor of NY.

Posted by: RO | Jun 4, 2008 8:36:09 AM
YOU’RE VERY MUCH MISTAKEN. HILLARY’S STRENGTH IS TO BE THE LEADER OF THIS COUNTRY WHICH SHE HAS SERVED ALMOST HER LIFETIME. COMPARE THAT TO OBAMA’S. YOU MAKE ME LAUGH. OBAMA SHOULD GO BACK AS A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER. HE’S NOT EVEN DESERVING TO BECOME SENATOR. HE WENT BAD ON HIS WAY TO THE TOP DECEIVING HIS MENTOR AND FRIEND, ALICE PALMER.

Choosing Hillary for Veep would be a disaster in November.
In order to win, both parties need the Independents and moderate Republicans. Whoever wins the moderate vote will win the election. John McCain knows this. He is already playing up his belief in global warming in his TV ads. An Obama/Hillary ticket is far too liberal to appeal to many moderates–Obama needs a more centrist running mate. Also, aiming for the history books (first black; first woman) is a doomed strategy. It’s too much all at once for many voters to handle; one or the other, yes, but both at the same time, NO. If Obama chooses someone else, like John Edwards, he may lose some sexist fanatic Hillary followers, but most of the fair-minded 18 million Democrat voters that Hillary acts as if she owns will actually vote for any Democrat ticket, when they finally consider the alternative. Any gains in Democrat votes from putting Hillary on the ticket would be more than offset by losses of Democrat votes of those who have become disgusted by the tactics of the Clinton campaign and by losses of droves of Independents and moderate Republicans.
If Hillary Clinton really cares about a Democrat win in November, she will bow out gracefully and within a few days, before she seems like a person at the party who stubbornly refuses to leave after everyone else has gone home. Overstaying her welcome could lead to losing favor with an Obama administration and carrying any fight to the convention would leave wounds that would be unable to heal by November and perhaps well beyond.

CrystalBall | Jun 4, 2008 9:02:17 AM
NO, CRYSTALBALL. IF HILLARY CARES ABOUT THIS COUNTRY, SHE SHOULD RUN INDEPENDENT. WE CANNOT AFFORD A JOB TRAINEE IN THE PRESIDENT POSITION. HE IS TOO JUNIOR AND INEXPERIENCED TO HANDLE THE MOST COMPLICATED TASKS IN THE WORLD. THAT’S THE REAL ISSUE HERE.
I THINK HILLARY IS RESERVING THAT RIGHT WHEN SHE DID NOT MAKE ANY CONCESSION SPEECH LAST NIGHT.

No — I would not want to see her on the ticket. He does not need her to win and I see her as bringing more baggage! He needs someone with stronger foreign policy. She seems so ruthless and he so genuine — I am a conservative republican who usually stuck up for President Bush — but now I am starting to wonder about his policies — so much goes on behind closed doors on both sides (Rep & Dems) that we average Americans do not see! Depending on how the campaigns go into the fall– I am considering voting for Obama — not if Hillary is on the ticket!
Also — as far as I am concerned — he does not owe her anything!! Why would he pay off her debt? she chose to get into to this — made her choices and has millions herself. She is the ELITIST.
The power-hungry Clintons need to go away!

Now Hillary had several groups supporting her. Will these groups support Obama without Hillary as VP:
Di-hearted Democrats – Yes, They would vote for any democratic candidate no matter what.
Gays – Yes, Obama will support gay rights just as much as Hillary would.
Latinos – Yes, Why not?
Afro-Americans – Yes
Republicans who voted for Hillary in the Primaries per Rush – No, They will vote for a Republican.
All other Republicans – No, They will vote for a Republican.
Racist Whites – No, They wouldn’t support a black man as president even if Jesus Christ was the VP, so adding Hillary would not matter to them.
Democratic Women who don’t like Hillary – Yes
Democratic Women who want a woman as president – no.
So, the only group that is concerned about Hillary being on the Democratic ticket as VP is the segment of white women who like Hillary and who want a woman as president. This segment makes a lot of noise.

I would be extremely concerned for Obama’s safety & welfare if Clinton is his V.P.–just one heartbeat away from the Presidency! (Whatever happened to Vince Foster?)

Who in their right mind would take a job in government if they were Oprah???

Heck No! After her behavior, Senator Barrack Obama would indeed be a damn fool to trust Hillary Clinton. Her only desire is to be President, and indeed she would succeed before long. I believe at any cost. Remember the story of the frog and the scorpion? The scorpion begged the frog to take him across the lake. The frog said no, you will sting me but the scorpion said, no, I only want to cross the lake. The frog trusted the scorpion and halfway across the lake, the scorpion stung the frog. “Why did you do that, the frog asked? We are both going to die.” It is my nature, the scorpion replied. Can Hillary change her nature and her desire to be President? Heck no!

Yes, Obama-Hillary on the Dem ticket would be unbeatable

seems as if this discussion has somewhat strayed from the original topic. Nightline ended almost 14 hours ago, I check back here and conversaton is still carrying on, but much of it seems no longer to be relevant to the original topic at hand.
Although, Marth K. alhough your comment urging folks to not judge each other by whom they supported was well written and your message well taken, I do applaud you for that.

Yes. I still don’t trust Obama, but with Hillary with him, I’d worry less. Also, I have no confidence that Obama can beat McCain, but with Hillary as VP and a Dem ticket that strong, it would be unbeatable. However, I don’t think Obama will do it, because dealing with someone who thinks she should have your job is one thing, but his fear of getting Bill Clinton in the package is a deal-breaker — or a nonstarter, in reality.

Dear Senator Obama:
Yes, I really feel you should pick Hillary Clinton as your running mate.
We all have things we have said in the past (meaning we have our skeletons).
Many people look only at the present and what she has done in this campaign.
I know you are an intelligent man who can look at the whole picture. One thing we all know is that Hillary is one strong person (woman). Senator Clinton won’t give up the fight on what she believes in whether as a Senator for the State of New York or as the Vice President of this Nation. We need to keep the party United. We don’t need to split the votes. Senator Obama the people who say they won’t vote for you if she is picked have no clue about Senator John McCain. The Republicans will pick up on the Dirt and will state things. They will play tuff. However, with your left hook and Senator Clintons right hook you will achieve it and get the job done. Then it will be my pleasure to call you President Obama. How nice that sounds. We need a change in the right direction. I know you are the man for this Job of President and I know she is the woman for the job of Vice-President.
You both can offer one another so much.
I know when one is running for any office things are said out of context.
However, as a united front you will be unbeatable. Hillary down deep is a good Park Ridge, Illinois person. You are Senator Obama a down to earth good ole boy from Chicago, Illinois! Just like honest Abe (President Abraham Lincoln)!
I also wanted to express how wonderful it is to listen to you as a speaker.
You have such wonderful diction. I took a few speech classes matter a fact at Wright College in Chicago. I will pray for you that God Blesses you & protects you & gives you the strength, the perseverance, the knowledge, in this next leg of the campaign.

I think any residual goodwill felt towards Hillary was lost, at least to a majority of observant people, by the way she conducted herself last night. She did not concede and she was not gracious in doing so. She seemed to continue being delusional. With that attitude–and the one she has demonstrated throughout the campaign–Hillary has proved herself to be deserving of the word bitch. She has fought a hard campaign, but it has also been a very dirty one. It has also been a whiney one and with an obnoxious air of entitlement. It has been a shameful spectacle to watch unfold; putting her on the campaign trail with Barack would be suicide. Think about this:
I don’t know about you all, but I never put on a dirty sock with a clean one before I run a race.

To: neil1785 who responded to my post “YOU ARE SUCH A STUPID IDIOTIC PATHETICASSHOLE…”
Thank you for the insult.
I myself, respects your opinions and I will not insult you for them for I respect the US Constitution and freedom of the press.
I’m sure you as a citizen of the United States of America not only enjoy your rights that your government gives you, but you also have taken your responsibly as a citizen Of the United States of America and done your part in the protection of this country by forfeiting you time to serve in the military of the United States of America. I served under the Carter Administration. Several of my good friends served and died under the Johnson administration. My father served under the Roosevelt, Truman and Johnson Administration. My fellow citizen (meil1785), I ask you, as a present or past defender of freedom, do you really want Hillary leading you as your Commander in Chief when your life may be on the line? Have you ever had a personal conversation with Hillary when she wasn’t being putting on a facade while campaigning and promising people everything? I have and if she became my Commander in Chief, I would move to Canada. She won’t even salute members of the Military.
I was using these sub groups in general to point out my opinion that the only group of people in the US who would benefit from Hillary being the VP would be “white women who are democrats and like Hillary”. Any other sub group would not benefit.
The fact that Mr. Obama has received enough delegates to become the Democratic candidate for President tells me that he is qualified to become President.
Remember Hillary did agree to these rules without complaint before the primaries started.
I, by all means, would support a woman President or VP, however, not Hillary. It’s her personality.
Have a good day.

Offhand,I’d say yes,only because I believe between the amount of fragmentation that the party has made(mostly blown up by the “liberal” media)over this long primary season and the fact that both candidates bring strong qualities to the table–his=pasion,eloquence,courage and intelligence;hers=toughness,intelligence and savvy–would make this a unified ticket.
THat said,I think that Hillary may’ve tipped her hand over this election,showing off a little too much anxiousness to get the nomination and acting almost as if it was somehow owed her,though I doubt she’d ever say it implicitly.
Whatever Obama does,I’m supporting him thoroughly. McCain has made it all TOO clear that he’s willing to basically continue President Bush’s policies. That to me is simply unacceptable.

No!!! Although her name might serve well on a ticket, her presence in the White House would prove to be a problem. I beleive Obama would experience the worse 4 years of his life. The Clintons would require daily reminding that it wasn’t a two for one and that neither of them were president. The Clinton’s are a poltical machine, willing to say and do anything to get in the Whitehouse again. She has clearly demonstrated that she is a person without integrity. Her speech last night sounded as if she would keep her 18 million votes if she didn’t get what she is entitled to. Keep her off the ticket. He owes her nothing other than respect, she is not entitled to anything (none of us are).

Hell No! Please, no more Clinton years.

Hillary is intelligent, and should hold a position somewhere in the cabinet – I don’t quite know where, but I am sure she has her eyes on something. Bill should also step back and allow her her time in the political world without his comments, etc. Barack should be free to select the VP of his choice. If it is Hillary, I will still vote Democrat because He is going to bring definite change to America. It is amazing how many people are acting very immature with their comments about him, without giving him a chance. He is brilliant, and represents an individual that is going to be a great role model for our youth and young adults. They are the future, and we have to remember, the old politics and old poli-heads aren’t poised to bring anything new to help our United States remain the leader in technology, innovation, growth, dollar strength, etc. We need OBAMA!

A few months ago, I participated in a panel of Democratic women gathered to assess the Obama/Clinton debate at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. It would have been 50/50 for each candidate if I hadn’t been undecided (I’d been for Edwards who dropped out right before this debate.)
After the debate, we were asked, among other things, if we would like to see the two candidates on the same ticket? Every single person said yes. I inquired if this question was being asked everywhere along the campaign trail. The answer was that the question was being asked everywhere – and everywhere, the answer was the same as ours.
I’m deeply disappointed to read here the number of comments that seem to only reflect the projections of the commentators. People are making a helluva lot of assumptions about her – some of which are almost libelous! This sort of negativity is counterproductively divisive – something anathema to Obama. I wasn’t for Hillary but she’s a highly intelligent, seemingly compassionate person who’d make a fine VP. Use some common sense people and try and realize that Clinton and Obama are, in truth, very close on most issues. Now, if they could only put aside their egos for the sake of the country, we’d all be better off.
Should Clinton be Obama’s VP? I think it would be an unbeatable ticket. If not her, then it should be John Edwards.

I don’t trust neither, therfore, I am not voting for anyone they all fake

Mcain,Hillary and Obama are great leaders of present time. But only one can be the next president of USA. Unfortunately Hillary was forced out by democratic party which has some difficulties to settle the votes of Florida and Michigan faily to Hillary.
A true leader must be humble enough and has the capacity to invite another strong leader to work with him to make a better U S of America. There must be many reasons that a leader as Hillary has so many supporters and followers.
Every voter has his or her believes and needs and to whom they can relate better.
I do believe that whoever choose Hillary as VP running mate, who will be the next president of USA.
Obama has the advantage to do that. If Obama is a true leader than Obama should pick Hillary as VP, If this does happen. Dr. King’s dream will come true for sure. And the luke and life of American people will be changed to better from this day on.
My question is “can Obama take the blame as a destroyer of Dr. King’s dream?”.

Tom Daschle should be his vp- who else stood up to President Bush about the war – oh if people would have only listened but instead Bush followers paid millions of dollars so he would not get reelected- Big mistake for South Dakota and the USA

Well, honestly, I wanted someone with more experience entering, but looks like we have to settle with someone with less experience on certain issues, with that said, Obama needs to pick someone that can assist him in those issues that he lacks in expertise. There is too much bad blood with Hillary, Edwards I think is strong in those categories and would be the next best in line to assist Obama with those those swing states and rural/working class white America. The real question is which vp candidate can pull the difference of votes that Obama lacked to connect with? McCain is liberal on key issues that will attract Clinton votes and Obama needs to connect with Latinos on this next campaign, otherwise they will slide to McCain due to his immigration stance and record for assisting them in crucial states with the Latin vote. Hillary was the best candidate to win it all based on experience and winning the populated and swing states, now it WILL BE A CHALLENGE for dems to pull this off. Maybe Bill Richardson even since he served under Pres. Clinton and has knowledge home and abroad and could also connect with the Latin vote. However, its going to be harder than easier with who we have for the Dem Presidential nominee.

Now let me first say that I have no problem voting for a female as long as she are the best candidate for the position. Just because I was born without certain parts doesn’t make me a chauvinists. I just do not like hypocritical people.
To: CROSSFIRE | Jun 4, 2008 9:51:58 PM
“To all of the intelligent people trying to talk sense and unity to the “hate mongers, people who think they know Hilary and Barack, racists, male cheavanists,” – I’ll stop right there.
Does this author say anything about ”female chauvinists”?
Why is it always “women against oppressing men”? One can tell, she has never been married to a woman. The whole Hillary campaign was about electing a female as President. Who are the majority of Hillary supporters – female, that’s who. Had Hillary been a male, these women would never of supported Hillary and everyone knows it. This is the most sexist campaign ever. These women who ganged together and supported another female still want their way even after they LOST – acting like typical females and bashing males.
The next thing is going to happen is Hillary is going to get on TV and start shedding a few tears, then Obama is going to start “Feeling sorry for the poor female and give her the VP position.
Now if Obama does not give in and give Hillary the VP position, the these Hillary’s supporters are going to McCain (or their mother, I forget which).
“it’s like to take a risk in life and to be a fighter who doesn’t quit.” I guess Hillary is the first person in history who took a risk in life and was a fighter who didn’t quit. I’d like to see Hillary put her experience of this up against McCain’s experience.
“I would love to see Hilary because she busted her butt and deserves some place of importance”. So, now the author is trying to say that no other candidate has ever busted their butt to get elected or is she trying to say that any candidate who busted their butt should win no matter who won the election.
“And for all of the women who are judging Hilary, as a woman I am really disapointed in you all”. Why is this author disappointed in these women, just because they voted for who they thought would be the best president verses voting for Hillary just because she is a female. Does she expect all females to have an empty head and just vote for someone because of their sex.
“Hilary has gone through a lot of crap in her life both personal and professional.” Now here’s the “Pitty Party”. The Author wants us to now feel sorry for Hillary. I guess the readers and I have never had to put up with a lot of crap in our life both personal and professional – get real.
Now, I’m sure the author left out the fact that should Obama not feel sorry for this poor oppressed Hillary, then Obama isn’t a man and has small anatomy parts.
Why is it that Hillary and her sexist females supporters who demand that Hillary be respected equally now act like typical females who didn’t get their way.
Hillary has accomplished on thing, she has shown that she is a poor example of women in our society who want to or have been successful in life.
Would Opra act this way? Heck no!
Would any of my many past female bosses (who I respected)acted this way, Heck
No!

evidently you guys have decided that obama has already won – while witching nightline tonight i noticed that you had nothing about mcclain – what happened to equal time?

What the hell was that bottom ten list? That was just a sneaky way to mention old news… how about a bottom ten list of all the sleazy lobbyist that McCain has been in bed with… make sure you put his ex-wife he cheated on at the top.

YES, YES, AND YES!!!
This will be the only way that Obama will get my vote.

There’s been too much friction between Obama and Hillary. I don’t think she could be trusted as Obama’s VP. And what about influence from Bill? NO! Obama needs to pick someone else.

Obama should have his head examined if he picks Hillary as his VP running mate. He would be asking for only trouble as he would get 2 for 1 as rotten Bill would come along too. He would be looking over Obama’s shoulder. If Obama truly stands for CHANGE then he does not need Hillary as # 2. She is tired old Clinton politics. Look for someone else

No win it by yourself, or fail by your self. A woman I was voting for Hilary, but I got tired of excess baggage(Bill) pants, and she doesn’t know how to close it up with a smile, and try later, I tired of the blackmailing tactics , and I tired of the same old polities as usually game.

I really miss Ted Kopple’s Nightline. The current version of this show has become little better than a Hollywood magazine show. Jake Tapper’s gratuitous hatchet job on Barak Obama tonight sickened me.
Oh well, it’s a sign of the times (a really annoying segment name).
From now on I’ll be getting an extra half hour of sleep.

Definately not!
Obama, representing a younger generation, beat out the older generation of Hillary. And therefore will beat out an even older generation – McCain.

“Beam me up, Scotty; I need to get as far away from this planet as I can”…..all seriousness aside, in over thirty years of voting I have never felt so betrayed by my party. I have spent the months of this primary season aghast at the way the Democrats were running it. I have never felt so voiceless. I don’t really care who is chosen for VP, I think I’ll pull an “Obama” and sit this vote out!

This is Hillary’s campaign let her run it to the end. I don’t see how we as a so called democracy can allow our presidency to be bought.
we no longer have a free country or a press that knows what the word journalism stands for.
with Hillary out I a 40 year democrat will be voting for McCain . If we are going to down the toilet-lets do it big time.

Would Hillary picked Obama if she had won? No way, yet she and her husband and a so called friend of a 30+ years who is starting a petition to draft her are putting her name in for VP.
Come on! Enough of them.
These Clintons think they are entitled to White House when ever they want.
No morals whats so ever.
all those last day 300-400 pardons, incompetance when first time WTC was attacked?
Remember Monica, Jenifer, Paula Jones and Juanita; Hillary said it never happened! Media never talekd about that topic and her real character? She lied about Bosnia but blamed it on “issuficient” sleep (what was Chelsie’s excuse because she backed her lies too) She for Nafta as well as for war in Iraq, did not do a thing about the health care yet she sells like she has any foreign experiance.
O yea what happend with the furniture they took from White House on the last day and the piano?
There are still 299,999,999 Americans, more then half are woman and I would vote for anybody else except those three.
Time for real Change.

What a shame that you could not withhold your criticism during tonight’s Nightline for a U.S. Senator who waged a tough campaign, brought issues to the forefront and discussed meaningful resolutions. Five years from now will it really matter that she took four days to rest, relax a little and prepare to endorse Obama? Did you actually think it was entertainment to come up with the “Bottom Ten?” Just cannot watch your show again. Shame on you Nightline.

By the way….when was the precedent set that the Convention should be decided BEFORE it took place? Why does anyone have to concede? Why can’t the fight be taken to the convention? And where do the Democrats get off allowing “superdelegates” to have a bigger voice than the electorate? Do they realize that Hillary would be leading Barack in delegates if they had been tabulated the way the Republicans do? She won all the big electoral states, with the exception of Barack’s home state…I mean adopted state.

I respect conventional political wisdom. Often but not always it is correct.
She was his toughest opponent in the primary. She was the favorite to win before any votes were cast. There is a lot of wisdom in the gesture of reaching out to your strongest opponent and your strongest opponent’s supporters.
But, having said that, I firmly believe in this case that it would be a monumental mistake. Why?
1) By inextricably tying himself to one of America’s remaining political dynasties, he will compromise his compelling message of change. This was what drew me to him in the first place.
2) He will most certainly become the smallest ring in a 3 ring media/political circus, even though he is the one running for the top job. The top ring in the circus would be occupied by Bill Clinton. The 2nd ring would be occupied by her. How can Obama make a compelling case for himself and his leadership when he is suddenly not even the headlining act on his own campaign??
3) You can be sure that both Clintons will say whatever they want on the campaign trail; with half-hearted apologies issued later, if absolutely necessary. They will inflame, polarize, and infuriate in contrast with Obama’s message of magnanimity, honest discourse, and hope for something better.
4) She would be doing the Veep thing with an eye toward ’012 if Obama should lose (bummer if he does).
Once again, it would be a disaster for Obama to pick her.
Instead, pick a Clinton loyalist. Pick a white woman. Pick a white man from the South. But, first and foremost, pick someone who would be ready to assume the job from “Day One” but who has integrity (gosh, I guess that leaves her out).
We are the change that we want to see.

As a strong Hillary supporter I say NO, absolutely not! Senator McCain however would be wise to chose Hillary as his VP… That’s the real dream ticket!

HILLARY a “heartbeat away from the presidency”??? Do you think she or Bill could resist THAT?????
Beloved Barack would soon be gone — and the Clintons would rule the White House once more.
Hillary’s egotistical obstructionism has been a monumental SHAME! All that money and all that human expenditure for nothing! Which has been OBVIOUS TO ALL for months and months — and yet she shoved on like a Mad Cow, disturbing the nation and demoralizing the process.
Instead of the vice-presidency, she ought to be offered a strait-jacket! I am painfully reminded of having to get a restraining order against my sister!
PLEASE — DO NOT ALLOW HAPLESS HILLARY AND HER CORRUPT CONSORT ANYWHERE N E A R BARACK OBAMA! They are not only toxic but dangerous.
Whereas Barack, honestly, is the hope of all the Earth.

Hilary is acting like a stubborn, resiliant and self centered individual. Her speech last night led me to believe that she was in this race for herself and her fame. In the game of life, there is a winner and there is a looser. The looser is what she is right now, and she needs to accept it and back off. I truly question her leadership ability because, too many times during this race, she had allowed emotions to make choices and decisions she would not have originally made had she been thinking like a real leader. I think God for strong women leaders out there, who do not let their emotions drive them to make wrong choices and bad decision in time of desperation. It would absolutely be “an absolute catastrophy” for her to be even considered as a VP in this race. She has already lost the credibility by the way she acted last night. This time “shame on you, Hilary Clinton!” You need counseling.

He won his first election by having all of his opponents disqualified. He deliberately misled his audiences with an image of his mother as an unwed teenager when he was born and all the connotations that conjured in his listeners’ minds. He seriously expected the nation to believe he did not know the true feelings of his mentor, friend, and father figure over a 20 year period. In his “landmark” speech on racism, he characterized it as “white” (do you think the problem will be solved by seeing it only in one color?). His rhetoric is good, but rhetoric is not action! His actions have exhibited none of this integrity I keep hearing about!

correction KUDOS to CROSSFIRE
(I thought at first the name listed on top of the post was for that post)

BuckSCC talks out both sides of his mouth. You’d make a wonderful politician. Your words sound pretty sexist and woman hating in that post to Crossfire.

If Obama picked HRC for VP, it would undermine his campaigns consistency with the ‘no lobbyist money’ moral issue. Not to mention many others – especially the ‘we’re breaking with the ‘old’ politics image. I think his camp is much more likely to pick someone who is more aligned with his mostly post-partisan perspective.
p.s. By the way… NightLine.. The piece on the ’10 worst VP picks for Obama’, is my first pick for my list of worst NightLine moments ever. What a tacky piece of journalism. I thought I was watching TMZ. How embarrassing.

Oh.. also.
There is virtually no policy difference between Obama and Clinton except for what I mentioned above..
So those of you ‘supposed democrats’ who are pledging McCain support.. you’re passion is misplaced. If you truly have your nations best interests at heart, you’ll support Barack. If not, well you were Republicans all along as far as I’m concerned.

I was very disappointed with the 10 Worst VP candidates. WS is right; it was terrible piece of journalism and a waste of airtime. You guys can do better.

No. Even if obama offer her, Hillary should not accept to be his vice president. Because if she accept, then People who don’t like obama then may go vote for him. Hillary should be smarter than that to accept this offer to help obama who got this nomination by getting money from opera and lie to people. Hillary should leave him alon. I bet you he will be a LOSER.

YES – or I won’t vote for him at all.

No, Not at all. obama has no right to use Hillary to get elected. Those people whom vote for Hillary are really hate obama. She should let him go to the HELL. the same place that osama went. We don’t need a muslem president. This is the guy who registered himself as a moslem when he was attending to school both in Indonisia & kenia. give me a brake. I can not believe!! what is happening to America. somebody like obama with that boolshit file, even not real american coming & want to be the president. Oh Dear!!! Hillary stay a way from him. Don’t accept his offer. He want to use you for his own benfefit. Be smart my lady, kick his ass. Do Not accept his offer.

Obama is a smart, diligent and sincere patriot. He can and will motivate the people of our country to work to change what needs to change. I lost respect for Hillary when she allowed her followers to create such a negative mood in this campaign. It spoiled whatever good she could have done for our country. In my book she’s dishonored our Democratic Party and democratic standards by refusing to accept the delegate count. Were we to think that just because she said so, we should all just disregard the delegates? I can’t even find where she gets off saying she had the majority of the popular vote because she didn’t count the caucuses. She could have rallied support for the party this past week, knowing what we all knew.
She had huge supporters when she started out. Who does she blame for so many of her supporters leaving her and switching their support to Barack? Why didn’t they stay with her? It was because the people found him to a better leader than she. We learned to respect him. I am an older white woman would wants Hillary Clinton to go back to the Senate and Barack Obama to be our president. I trust that he will pick another great American to run as his VP.

No. Obama should not pick Hillary for VP. Too dangerous. He could instead offer her a prominent
cabinet post. That could be a fine thing…for both.
Or…nominate her for Justice of the Supreme Court ?

You talk of change yet you talk should Hillary be choosen as VP???? NO!!!!
If change is to take place you can not do this with the old school thinking.
Take Hillary you take Bill. I for one have had enough of either. Hillary in a news spot downed a shot, beer like a good old boy. Great thing for the young new generation coming of age.
Barack the word Matriarch should explain who runs what in this country.
Mr President Barack Obama pick wisely, you may need Hillary support but you don’t need her covering your back.

No, no, no! Please, Mr. Obama, do not ask Hillary to be the VP. You are in charge now. You don’t need the Clintons. They would try to take all the glory and run everything. It will be an Obama administration. Don’t make it an Obama-Clinton(s) administration. Their era has passed. It’s a new day.

Absolutely not! If she were wanted to be in the office, she would have been chosen. Let alone she cannot play fairly with Obama, just look at the past comments. And besides it wouldn’t be Hillary, it would be Bill in the position. After all that is where a large portion of her supporters were, is behind Bill and Hillary was the connection.

YES
YES
YES

God, NOOOOOOO!

I don’t know who Obama will choose but I’m sure that he is smart enough to make the right choice.
If he put God first, the rest will fall in place!
Go Obama!!!

NOT Hillary!
Former presidential candidate (2004) Gen. Wesley Clark.
Might have Hillary fill the next Supreme Court vacancy.

No, Senator Obama should not pick Senator Clinton for his VP. She is NOT TO BE TRUSTED. I liked her in the beginning and in my household, and as a young woman, Senator Clinton had my vote (my husband was for Senator Obama). I thought that if a woman was going to run for President, she would be the one because of her personality, the experience she brings and because of her husband. I was hoping that she would not belittle herself and play the dirty politics as we usually see, but she did. As a matter-of-fact, she started it and the more she did, the uglier she became in my sight. Even on the night that she could have rekindled some of herself by allowing Senator Obama have the spotlight — if not because of him being the nominee, at least for him having made a mark in America history,the country that she says she loves — she failed again miserably. Her speech was still about her even though HE had won the nominee! I thought that was so SELFISH of her!!! Senator Clinton has really disappointed me over these past months. I have lost all respect and confidence in her and as far as I’m concerned, he should NOT trust her enough to put her on his ticket for Vice President. On the other hand, Senator Obama GAINED my respect because of the way he conducted himself, in spite of everything she/her campaign threw at him over these past months.

If Obama decides he HAS to offer it to her to secure the presidency, it should be if and only if she first publicly (and persuasively) rescinds her earlier statement that Obama was not qualified to be president.

yes, But I’m not voting, since the voters in Florida and Michigan did not have there vote counted for who they voted for.
No one in my family is going to vote. Since the DNC ruling on Saturday( I watched it all day ) I decided not to vote. DNC has really disappointed me. I may never vote again.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY KNOW HE SHOULDNT HAVE HER FOR VICE PRESIDENT.

No, Obama should not pick Hillary for his V.P. running mate, for Hillary is a snake, not only will she split the party,but the country.

When are you people going to show the news again? You are turning into an editorial program and not a news program. I am sure there is something happening in Afganistan or Iraq or Pakistan. And now there is no news program on TV. Just rehashing the primaries for months on end. How about some news???

NO, NO, and NO!!!

Obama needs to pick someone with a military background like Wes Clark or Jim Webb for VP. I’d like to see John Edwards as Attorney General and Hillary Clinton as Secretary of Health and Human Services.