Closing Arguments: How Do You Think Hillary is Handling Her Exit?

tsk tsk tsk… Once again the media is trying to cause drama… She’s handling it WELL! There was no need for your question… Lay off the woman, for Pete’s sake!

Hillary Clinton is handling her exit with class. She let her campaign staff know they would be paid until June 15th. She took time to evaluate her final decision before making it, she chose not to be badgered into making the wrong decision. She sought input. She is publicly endorsing the competitor so he can fend for himself.
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Obama/Farrakhan 2008
Obama and BitterGate, we shall not forget!
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I’m leaving the black party for good.
I’m voting for McCain in G.E.

i think it could have been done better.. but im sure its not easy for her to give this up its everything to her..she is human and stumbles sometimes what she does next and how well she handles it from here is going to be much more important.
obama 08′

Yup, this is party unity for you. This is fairness and understanding. The woman has just been through a grueling personal and political ordeal that has lasted over a year. During which she has faced (and conquered really) vitriol and scrutiny even this blog admits no other candidate ever has had to endure.
But because she doesn’t make a decision in two minutes flat, she’s evil. God forbid she take a couple of days to tie up loose ends. Since when does a candidate have to cede on the very day he loses? Did Kennedy in 1980? Did Reagan in 1976? Heck, did John Edwards concede on the night of South Carolina? Did Richardson drop out on the night of Iowa? Has Ron Paul dropped out at all?
Even I’m beginning to see why her supporters are angry. I’m sure I’ll never fully understand this grotesque double-standard, but I wouldn’t blame Hillary Clinton one bit if she took a four year European vacation and let this ridiculous country hang itself. Get a grip people!

She’s acting like a spoiled brat. I hope he doesn’t choose her as VP. I see her as being overly stubborn in such a way that the people she’d end up working with will get sick of her and nothing will get done. We need someone like Obama who has fresh ideas. He hasn’t been brainwashed by Washington. I believe he will give it all he has to make “change we can believe in.” That’s what we as Americans need, the color of his skin has nothing to do with it. Other countries don’t look at us as black or white, but Americans. And they have very little sympathy for Americans.

It took an intervention of 8 senators and 23 congressmen (All her supporters, by the way)to get her to finally get out.
She’s so out of touch, it’s ridiculous.

I think she is handling it better than WCM.

Apparently better than Mary too. “socialist/marxist/communist/racist”? nice one – but they share the same policies (actually her mandate on health care is more “socialist” than anything obama proposes).

MIguy – The Hillary WAH-mbulance has been making many rounds today. You should see some of the posts!

Thanks Texas Voter! Great hockey between two great teams. The game the other night was unbelievable. Congrats to all the Pen’s fans and organization for being a class act. Many stayed around even after the game was over and were gracious in defeat.

THE SPEECH MADE CRYSTAL CLEAR WHAT MANY HAVE KNOWN FROM THE BEGINNING…..IT WAS NEVER ABOUT AMERICA OR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE…..IT WAS ONLY ABOUT HILLARY.

Mary, you wrote you will NEVER vote for Obama. Never say never. McCain will send all of us into the pits of hell. McCain is such a phoney. You ever watch him when he speaks. He is forever blinking his eyes — he can’t even complete a full sentence without blinking his eyes about 10 times, that’s a clear sign of a liar. He doesn’t even believe half the stuff he says, so why should we believe him.

@Claudia: I think that’s the difference between McCain and Bush. McCain knows he’s spewing BS while Bush actually believes it.

She should stay in the race. Never never Hussein Obama!!! McCain is the real choise.

@kerry: nice try to stir up things. i like the poor grammar too, that was a good touch.

Unbelievably dense these Clinton supporters – much like their candidate – they don’t get it. It’s over for her.

What doesn’t she understand about “You’ve lost!”

Why invite and invoke these racist clowns to take a free shot at Obama…
I’m so sick of HRC and her supporters…
Enough already ABC–get another story line–nobody cares what HRC is doing anymore—it’s over!

Poorly
I think that she has a real opportunity to help the party, and instead, she is trying to press her way into the V.P. spot as an ultimatum to promoting Obama. I do not think that he should select her, he needs to start fresh. She is not fresh, but stale and mean!

It’s over give it up, and move on to whatever. It is not class, it hanging on by the fingernails. Cannot accept defeat.

And just think she was not even ready on “Day 1″ to run a campaign. She was so naive to think voters were going to hand it to her and that only “big states” counted. So much for entitlements and being short-sighted!!

Before this primary season started, I had tremendous respect for both of the Clintons but now I feel as though Hillary felt like she was “entitled” to the nomination. Just face the fact that a strong, organized campaign with plenty of youthful energy BEAT her fair and square. Right now, it’s not about Hillary anymore. Our nominee is Barack Obama…..let’s just MOVE ON!
OBAMA’08

Obama’s win was not a surprise. It makes you wonder how she would be as president. The inability to recognize circumstances and realize a correct course of action makes me wonder about being president. The inability for elementary arithmetic…

i think that she has handled it with grace and aplomb.
the race has been close since the beginning and those urging her to get out have only their own interests at stake…and besides that, most of them are sheep and only waiting to see were the rest of the herd will go.
i think both of the candidates have evolved through the process and we are better for it. the race will be fine. more than once she has said she will support him. what more do people want. in a very sexist climate (barack being a player in it) she has held herself high. i felt her speech the othen night was concessionary yet graceful. i hope she does not consider being his running mate as he is a mysoginsit…her true power will be her proven ability to bring opposing sides together, and that lies in the sentate.

She has handled it without grace or dignity. She was not prepared for losing even after it became more and more obvious she could and would lose to Obama. For a newcomer, Obama has shown more class than Hillary. The voters and the media need to move on to bigger and better things and let Hillary go back to NY and move out of the spotlight. This is Obama’s time to shine.

I think she should have conceded either last night(Tues) or at least today (Wed). By waiting until Saturday, it changes nothing in the delegate count and only makes her look like a sore loser. If she truly wants to do what is best for the Democratic party and unite it, then she should concede sooner rather than later. What good does it do to wait? What is she planning that has to wait until Saturday?

She isn’t going to bow out gracefully. She’s going to contradict herself again by conceding and saying she’s going to back Obama, then suspend her campaign so that her delegates won’t be able to back Obama. Talk about “Smiling Faces”!

She handled herself as I would have handled myself — in a deliberative, honest, thoughtful manner. Anyone who has come this close to the Presidency should be able to have the luxury of pulling out of the race slowly. It not only benefits her but also encourages her supporters to vote for the presumptive nominee.
I took up her offer to send a comment. I suggested that she stay in the Senate to help the new President (or hinder in the case of McCain). Her talents will be used best if she remains in her current position as a Senator from New York.

and besides; barack will prove he doesn not have what it takes.
i hope she says no to VP.
he is a charismatic leader in a time of crisis….consumer BEWARE!!

Hillary is not gone till she is gone. Soon is not quick enough.
Hoiw could anyone trust Hillary, who agreed to not campaign in Michigan but left her name on the ballot (while O’Bambi removed his), then wants to get all the delegates for “they voted for me.”
Good riddance!

Contrast her speech last night where she was full of self-serving praise with that of Obama’s and you have my response. Obama was forward thinking and did not talk about himself, but about America and our future. Hillary could have and should have been less indignant and more conciliatory. She pissed off alot of people. Her defeat was because she had the wrong message for this year, and tactically and strategically, was out-maneuvered almost every step of the way. I had been a Clinton supporter prior the January 08 but I saw the difference between politics of the past and how we need to get past the 16 years of Bush>Clinton>Bush. The only thing Hillary should be bitter about is how her campaign was organized, executed and how her errors cost her the nomination. I hope she truly will work to unite the party and work her **s off for Barack Obama against GWB term 3.

Hillary is an angry, bitter, entitled woman. She thought she was the natural heir to the throne and a brilliant politician fairly won the nomination. Her speech was selfish and narcissistic. She did not demonstrate any dignity last night. She once again proved herself to be divisive. I am very disppointed in this woman I have wholeheartedly for many years.

Hillary has not dealt with her defeat with any semblance of dignity. She has plenty of time to prepare for this day. Hillary has proven herself to be a selfish egomaniac. I once rooted and voted for her, (she’s still my senator) but last night she proved that she cares more about herself than the Democratic party or the causes she believes in.
I applaud her historic run and her fighting spirit, but she didn’t do her supporters any favors last night. Being divisive only helps McCain, a pro-life, pro-war, anti-universal health care candidate. If Hillary’s supporters really believed in the causes she has fought for, they would never consider voting for McCain. I hope Hillary’s supporters put their irrational emotions aside and remember what is really at stake (and Hillary’s vanity is not on the table).

I think under the circumstances she is handling it well enough. Although I do think she has a point about winning most of the popular vote and losing to the delagate count. Reminds me how Al Gore lost the electoral college tally

As for Nicholas above who says he is leaving the black party, I don’t know what black party you are talking about, but it’s clear that you are extremely ignorant and uneducated!! I’m white and I am supporting Senator Obama all the way. He is exactly what our country needs. Go ahead and vote for McCain if you wish – I’m too old to be drafted so I’m not worried.

I think she’s was a great candidate, but handled exiting poorly. I started off not knowing which of the two I would support before choosing Obama. I was very upset w/ her speech; even if she didnt’ concede, she did not have to focus on her and what she’s done, after HE just clinched the nomination. That did not convey party unity. To those of her supporter who said they would vote for McCain shows their support was based on a personality. Both of them had essentially the same policy ideas, and he’s shown her nothing but respect. Unfortunately, she did not return the favor because she put herself and the Clinton legacy in the way of the Democratic Party.When senior party leaders like Sen. Kennedy, Sen. Edwards, Sen. Kerry, Gov. Richardson, etc came out and endorsed him, Democrats should recognize he’s good for the Democratic Party, the US, and the world. To vote for McCain is not the answer, and just proves how divisive HILLARY has made the party.

I beieve Clinton is handling her loss like a spoiled child who refuses to take no for an answer. Asking her supporters to go to her website was just her way of trying to continue her campaign for either the presidency or vice-presidency and at the same time pretend she is just caring about the wishes of others. How dumb does she think we older white women are?

She was cashing in her 18 million votes and forcing Obama’s hand for the VP spot. Not cool. She wants respect but does not give it. Plus, Is she going to stand in his shadow in the White House after all of that? Sounds like another bad realty TV show in the making of that ticket. Lots of votes are nice but the true “dream” ticket is a “team” ticket. What are our other VP options?

Mrs. Clinton like so many other women and girls in this country participate very little in team sports. It is in this context that boys and men learn sportsmanship, fair play and honorable concession. As she said in NH, this campaign is personal to her. It’s how we as women see many things and find it hard to let go. Mostly we do it badly.

I think Hilllary is handling the end of the campaign with grace and dignity.
I’d love to see her as vice president. Obama embodies change from a white man to a non white man, but still a man . Hillary further’s the message of change away from the man part of the equation. We need a non white man to be president and we need a woman as veep. Now that is change I can really work for.

I’m pleased for this to be over. Now Mr. Obama,aka the 2nd JFK, can consult with Ms. Miracle Worker, Ms. Oprah Winfrey, and decide what to do next. No I am not an Obama supporter. He speaks well and has definitely sent a strong, positive message to young blacks. What is his message for this country?
Hillary is a strong,tenacious woman. For all the MEN who had such a Laugh bout her, she will most likely have the last Laugh.
She bowed out when she was ready:) You go Lady!

Hilliary is about her supporters and her supporters are about letting her do everything her way. Why should she have conceded to Obama as soon as he had the delegates needed? The DNC stole delegates from her last weekend. She should take even more time. There is no one better qualified to be president right now.

YEH!!! THE BLACK PARTY.
BLACKS AND LEFT WING RADICALS CONTROL
THE PARTY.
THERE’S NO ROOM FOR THE REST OF US.
HUSSEIN STOLE THE NOMINATION BY STEALING
DELEGATES.HE RUN DIRTY CAMPAIGN.
DEMOCRATS WILL PAY THE PRICE IN G.E.

It is a shame there is so much hatred towards Clinton. I think it speaks to a much larger issue in our society. My daughter did not understand what the big deal is about an African American candidate. She is correct, we have had them before and thankfully, just as Obamas’ daughters, she has not suffered racism because this is a different society. However, never before have we had a woman run for president. People always say how they are not racist, and would feel horrible if others thought they were. But women hear daily “run like a girl”, “cry like a girl”, woman driver”, and every other derogatory sexist remark and they are all socially acceptable in this society. If you like Obama, great vote for him, but how about leave all the hatred remarks out of it. If you can’t seem to control your hatred, I hear Obama knows of a church that would be perfect for you.

The whole conflict could so easily be resolved if Hillary were to become ATTORNEY-GENERAL! She’s a lawyer, after all, and could restore this position to its former honorable and respectable status. What a wonderful way to soothe hurt feelings, and end up with both leaders working independently for the welfare of our country! What a happy compromise this would be! Why AREN’T people proposing that Hillary Clinton have the major and dignified role of ATTORNEY-GENERAL? Is ANYONE out there listening?

I have never in my whole life seen such an ungracious loser, save when I was a child.

I’m a Hillary Clinton supporter, but I will support Senator Obama now. However, I’m sick and tired of women taking a back seat to men and to minorities. Women have been waiting a long time to have a woman president, and Hillary waited her turn. She earned every one of the votes that she recieved. Give her some respect folks. If you think that you are helping Obama by trashing Hillary, you are so very very wrong. There’s something about being a gracious winner that seems to be losted on many Obama supporters. The media elected Obama, plain and simple, but I’ll accept a flawed campaign season and support Obama because McCain would be a disaster!!!

I’ve always admired Senator Clinton,and considered her a great leader, but must confess that I was dissappointed with her inability to concede. It eluded to “arrogance”, and revealed a weakness in her Leadership abilities, which should be marked by being “other” oriented. It also demonstrated that she lacks the wisdom and ability to know when to let go! Timing is everything……….

Obama and his team knows that they won because of caucus states and black vote and enough left wing nuts and naive young people.
Look how Obama’s Iran posture is evolving.
You know what, I would have had trouble voting for Huckabee. But, without a Clinton, my vote is for McCain. This, from a person who lost his senses when the TV started flashing “Bush Wins Presidency” in 2000. Who couldn’t believe Kerry lost Florida and Ohio and thought Kerry should ask for a revote in Ohio.
But, I will never vote for an anti-american lunatic left wing candidate.
My vote is for McCain. I urge every Hillary supporter to show and show up for McCain in November.

Senator Clinton has worked tirelessly for Americans for sixteen years. Her success in this nation’s longest primary season ever, is nothing short of historic. How could ANY person be expected to provide an explanation for the next step in one’s future path (and our country’s) within the first 16 hours of that journey. Come on now….Let’s all just take a deep breath and be sensible. Senator Clinton, Senator Obama and OUR country deserve that!

Absolutely, Disgraceful!
Hillary is selfish and a power monger!!
My family prays that Senator Obama does
not consider her for any role in his ad-
ministration. I met her in person & she
has ice in her veins & would be poison
as V.P…

Believe it or not…she was addressing the 15 million…15 million people who woted for her. Not the political hacks, pundits and Obama supporters who are greedy to “win” at a huge cost to those 15 million. By the way Terry, if your emails are “not very nice,” why did you give them air time?

She has been portrayed as bitchy and pushy. If she were a man, it would be considered strategic to work endlessly through the final states to show that 18 million voters like her. The bottom line, Obama isn’t a pushover and he is intelligent, give him some credit, if he understands and believes that Hillary is the best VP candidate, he will do what he needs to do. I have faith that Obama will think of the dire situation we are in when choosing his running mate (I like Obama). Also, I have respect for Clinton to defy the media and odds and talk to her contributors and supporters prior to a press release that changes her entire thought process of her future and ours. You all know she will do the right thing shortly, why the pressure?

I guess some Obama supporters are still worried that if Hillary did not immediately concede they could be in for some trouble. “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain”. This is a job interview, people. You would never hire the man with 4 years of experience and questionable ties, over the man who has over 20 and was a POW, war hero. Hillary should have taken a moment – there are super delegates who are uncommitted who also still can change their stance – like say if Obama is implicated by his convicted buddy, or any more things pop out of the closet.

She has handled it poorly, like a devious and sore loser in any game of skill would.
But this is not just any game. It is a game for the future of our country and its role in the world. Her inability to handle her loss decently not only damages her reputation as a respected political leader but also risks visiting on the country four more years of disastrous Republican rule.

As I read the Comments Demoracy sometimes becomes Demockcrazy . That’s the Beauty of it . At least America hopefully will not atand for Dictatorship.
God Bless America & She is a Great Woman .People Will Admire Her & people will Hate her ,However She is on “Gods Side” as She says during Her Campaign .

Hillary is handling her exit with class and intelligence. I believe her campaign financing must stop when she withdraws from the race so it makes sense to delay withdrawal until she retires some of the outstanding debt. She took less than 24 hours from the close of the final two primaries to evaluate her circumstances and make a decision. I think anyone suggesting that is too slow is an unreasonable person.

hillary is handling things just fine. there were only 2 votes separating the republicans and democrats in our county the last general election. given that this race also is a virtual tie, combined with the fact that like it or not the decision is not official until the convention…she is handling the fact that she has been badgered to get out of the race since oh, feburary, exceedingly well. personally i will be looking for some one other than barack to vote for. i have voted nader before if he is still and option i just may do that again. can’t bring myself to vote republicain but in a county where only 2 votes picked the winner…hmmm. and no i don’t think hillary should be barack’s vp. he thinks he can do it? let him do it. what states did he win? which states carry presidents?

I think Hillary is handling her exit fine.
Considering the amount of time she has spent in the last months toward her campaign, it is only fair we provide her a few days to officially concede. By Saturday I think even those who disliked how she is handling her exit will be satisfied, and the Democratic party will move forward, united.

She has earned a dishonorable discharge with her unforgivable show last night.

Hillary Clinton is holding her 18 million votes for “ransom”. Barack Obama is supposed to pay the ransom in exchange for her support. We’ll soon know how much she expects to be “paid” for her 18 million votes. Hardly a graceful exit.

Well, she did not cry as of yet like she did when some one asked her who did her hair. She does hold her head up high with pride and does well. Every one should watch Jimmy Kimbal it is so funny about the whole thing.

Rick Hamilton
Get real! He was being courteous in my opinion not rubbing it in her face. She didn’t even have the audacity to congratulate him on being the PN, and she still hasn’t congratulated him. Why in the face of loss do you want to turn the table around and make it seem like it’s his fault she has lost. Why don’t GROW THE HELL UP AND STOP WITH ALL THIS BITCHING BECAUSE THAT’S ALL IT IS.

HOW IS A MAN HALF BLACK AND HALF WHITE
AT BIRTH, BECOMES A BLACK MAN…FOR
POLITICAL PURPOSE…YOUR MOTHER MUST BE VERY PROUD

It’s admirable that she didn’t give in to the pressure to concede, especially from the demands yesterday and today. Instead, she relied more on her own timing and assessment.

I think that Hillary is proving Father Pfleger’s statement “I’m Bill’s wife, I’m white, I’m entitled and then here comes Barack Obama, and she said Oh damn, where did he come from, there’s a black man steeling my shooooowwwww!” She proved that he was right! She proved she was racist and sexist in every way!
Well here’s a news flash for ya’ Hill, Da Black Man dun stol’ yo show!
As a woman she has completely embarrassed me, she has shown that she is defiant, rebellious, and emotional. She has shown that clearly she feels she was entitled and was better than taking a back seat to a black man! I’m sorry somewhere along the way she thought she could pull a Rosa Parks move but it was the wrong bus and she should’ve known when her stop came and got off the bus!
She has only shown that men are right when they always complain that women are fickle, she has allowed men of America to say, “see how women are, you can’t tell them anything”.,
She has shown future generations of young women that if you don’t get your way…pout. Well pouting didn’t work for her very well at all!
If she were truly for her Democratic party and was a true politician and strategist, she would have conceeded before the Penn state primary, gotten on board with Obama and said to him, “hey lets do this, lets create one hell of a historical dream come true.
If she were using her brain and not her heart as a women she should have rallied behind Barack for the next Eight years!! In turn he would have returned the favor for her to win the presidency and been her support and helped her clinch the NEXT EIGHT years and truly HISTORY would have been made!
Democrats could have held office for 16 years and if there are any republicans out there who are laid off that have a problem with that, just think about it for a moment… every time republicans take office the country goes to crap, jobs are lost and the economy suffers.
When Democrats are in office jobs increase, money starts circulating again and the country becomes stronger! Those republicans that are laid off are then able to find work again thanks to Democrats! The republicans get richer when Democrats are in office versus staying flat when republicans are in office.
People have spoken from all walks of life to simply say they are ready for a change and while they TRULY were NOT against having a female for the president, they were just not ready to have the Clintons back in office so soon!
I truly believe that after eight years of success with Obama EVEN republicans who are tired of being laid off, losing money on investments, losing their homes, not being able to count on our current government to help with these creditors and the list goes on would have undoubtedly welcomed another eight years of Democrats to strenghten their dollar, increase their investment opportunities and be able to afford to fill up their tank full of gas without having hunger paings.
I am sorry to say that Hillary has disgraced us as a Nation, as Democrats and as Women. Shame on you Hillary for showing that deep down inside you are a sexist, racist, spoiled brat!!!!
God bless America in every way he can, God bless Hillary Clinton and God bless Obama to do good for America starting in November 2008.

Last night was such a historic night for Barack Obama and our country and Hillary acted like nothing had happened and that she might still be in the running. I absolutely found her remarks to be more than ungracious. So many of her supporters have been saying she just needs some time to absorb all of this but I can’t believe she didn’t know it was over for her after the meeting on Saturday where the Florida and Michigan delegations even agreed to the results on how to count their delegates. So many times she has changed the criteria on the way she could be the nominee that it just showed you that she will say and do anything to get what she thought was owed to her. Senator Obama has gone out of his way to be gracious to her and her supporters and no one can tell me that all of her voters will fall in line with her future decisions. After her behavior any one talking about her wanting Senator Obama to help pay off her campaign debt should just remember she and her campaign got themselves in this mess and since she and Bill are worth $109 million dollars they can just pay off the debt all by themselves!!

I certainly hope all americans, especially some who posted here, have more FACTS before voting in November! Change we can believe in?! Politicians really aren’t truthful, beware of WHAT KIND of change we are in for. Yes we know alot about Hillary because she has been in politics for many years, have we forgotten how GOOD THE ECONOMY was for 8 years and HOW MANY JOBS people held for 8 years and HOW MUCH BETTER OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS were for 8 years, just maybe she was a part of or certainly learned much. 2-3 years of experience for OBAMA in the Senate, there certainly will be CHANGE but what kind? What do we really know about OBAMA, he has had for 20 years, Mentors, and what do we really know about them,ie a Minister, a Neighbor, a Priest? Oh yes and Racist, are we really trying to STOP this or Stirring it? Comments made by The Minister, The Priest, The Wife and Supporters in Georgia: “Obama has to say what a politician has to say”, “A black man is taking over for a white woman”, “I am finally proud of America”, “I have never voted in 60 years but now we have a black man and I will vote”!? Can anyone NOT BE INFLUENCED by people they surround themselves with for 20 years and because he is pressured by he Party, he resigns from that church, do you really think he instantly forgets all those years!? Also, never wearing a flag pen or seeing him with the American Flag and after he was told by his supporters(these are his words)it would be good, so now it is always there. Is that political or honesty?! Please know it did not matter to me until he made that statement and also you should know at the beginning I was impressed with him and considered voting for him. As time passed and he stated nothing except CHANGE, he scares me! The media contantly has picked away at Hillary, don’t hear half as much about the man. Who is making this about GENDER?! Thank you Hillary for fighting for the poor and middle class, it was an uphill battle, especially with Florida for the second time, our votes were not counted but distributed as needed!!! Don’t give up, continue to fight for The United States, wherever and however you can, as we all must do before we give it away! We must all remember, the average person does not know how the political world really operates so therefore we don’t know what or when is the best time to stop, let’s try not to judge and may “GOD” Bless America by giving us the leader we need!! (for the party, if the election was today, I would vote Rep and am a Dem)

someone suggested hillary as attouney general…hadn’t thought of it. good point to ponder.

Hillary missed a great opportunity to prove that she is a true professional and has the country’s best interests at heart. Instead she handled it like a girl who got her feelings hurt. Comments like “there’s so much pressure…” certainly are not those of a professional. If she thinks this is pressure, what on earth would she do if she do if she were president and had to make decisions with world-wide ramifications?
And then she asks her supporters to email her their feelings! Good grief!
As a woman who completed a very successful career in a nearly all male environment (U.S. Army), all I can say is Hillary needs to grow up and show some dignity. It was a tough race and she lost. Congratulate your opponent and move on!

Soooo embarrassingly I have my hands over my eyes. I can’t bear to watch anymore. I was a Hillary supporter, but you have to be realistic. She has lost the race. She lost because of her badly executed nomination bid. I will now support Obama and pray that she will see the light very soon too. No more Republican years.

where was the edwards bashing?
i don’t get all this anger about 24 hours to listen to your supporters and decide how to handle it. have any of you actually read how passionate these supporters have been. she would have let them down if she had suspended any quicker. and realisticly had there been a blizzard in any of the caucus states this could have been a whole different story. the votes are that close.

I think Hillary Clinton is handling her exit from the race very well! I don’t understand why anyone would criticize her manner in leaving, so harshly. I personally wouldn’t want anyone, least of all her to drop out of the race immediately after another has seemingly gained a substantial lead. She’s been a great fighter in this race and I will sincerely hate to see her leave. Come on America, give Hillary the respect you owe her, she’s earned 18 million votes! People really need to leave her alone. Politics in America are still a sham. I’m tired of people treating Obama as if he was a saint. If half the people that support Obama actually watched the debates and paid attention they’d see he has words but nothing behind them. Hillary actually responded in the debates, while Obama constantly replied with “I’d love to have a debate on this issue” and then would meander on about something else minimally related, Hello! Did no one tell him that it was a debate? All in all I’m very proud of Hillary Clinton for being the first woman to run for President of the U.S. I knew it would be very difficult to pull out an overall win because we still live in a world of racism and sexism. Perhaps after 4 years of the next schmuck to lead our country is done she’ll think about trying again. I will continue to support her either way.

Unfortunately i think she is in denial along with some of her supporters. she only claims the popular vote if you don’t count the caucuses and if you dont give Obama the uncommitted in Michigan which polls say he would actually get more votes then just the uncommitted. this is sad. she will not get the VP nod either she just ruined any remote chance of that.

caucuses are a ridiculus way of picking a candidate. do you realize that in most of them people only stick around to cast thier first vote then leave. then a kind of mob mentality occurs and eventually the mob wins over the others in multiple votes that are not secret. it is not like the general election where in the privacy of your own mind you can vote your concience. other people are there trying to get you to change your vote and a critical mass thing happens and very few stand for the vote that they came in with. why? what do we tell our children to stand up against peer preasure.

She was great, hard working, smart.
Thank you very much Senator Clinton.
You are the winner in our hearts.

I just don’t understand of these people here.
Why you are still angry at her and throw some nasty things to her.
She conceded already and ready to give a speech on coming saturday.
She even willing to support him.
If I were her no way I’d do that.
btw, her supporters suppose to get angry right now because of disappointments and you Obamabots should be thank her.

Pit Bull
I never said it was his fault that she lost. I just said that I thought that it as in poor taste that he called her.
What did he want? If it was to congratulate her on a fine campaign, I am sure she already saw it on the tube,or to had staff tell her about his
speech.
He wanted to create a situation where she would have to concede on his terms.
He was looking or her to sa “Uncle”
Not cool.
Even in the mixed martial arts caged arena, the loser gets to decide when to tap out.
With the name PIT Bull, I need no further explanation as to why you twisted words.
Rick

she’s being very gracious and is even willing to support obama.
unfortunately, i’m still not willing to vote for him. no still means no.

Goodbye Roger, and all the other dimwits who feel that way. You were never a true Democrat to begin with. All you want to do it take your toys and go home.
Good riddens!!

Horribly. The only reason she’s exiting at all is that her closest advisers finally decided that they had to step in and save her from herself if she was to have any future in the Democratic party. Not to have conceded last night was in excusable. This whole campaign, her whole political career is about one thing. That one thing is Hilary Clinton. It’s the only true allegiance she truly has and she’s made that abundantly clear.

The term “Scorched Earth” comes to mind. Hillary has been providing the Republicans fodder to use against Obama for months. Now she is trying to extort a VP nomination. Many of her supporters have vowed vindictively to vote for McCain. When the Dems once again fail to win the White House they will owe it to Hillary Clinton and her scorched earth politics.
Within a year of his innaguration John McCain will have us invading or threatening to invade Iran. Can you say $250 a barrel oil? Of course no one will be able to buy it.
Thanks Hillary!

Hillary’s handling her withdrawal about as badly as King George the Third did over two centuries ago; he couldn’t see the forest for the trees, either.

It was hard for her to face and wake up to the fact that it was time for her to step out of the race. I feel sorry for her but am also grateful she will finally stop campaigning as I do not trust the woman. E-Gods enough of Hillary let us all begin a new chapter.

I think she handled it like the spoiled brat that she is. She is a narssisitic woman who is scorned. I am a 55 year old woman and she lost my respect when she let her husband humiliate her and her daughter in front of the world and stood by his side to further her political career…didn’t work did it? And you call that Feminism???? I don’t understand why everyone says she needs time, respect, etc. During a general election the losing candidate always congratulates and concedes “that night” and don’t tell me that they don’t have millions of supporters and haven’t worked hard to only lose in the end. Why is she so “special” that we all have to walk on egg shells around her….because she’s an “entitled” Clinton…well, I guess their days are numbered in the Dem. party!

PS: When people hear the name Hussein, why don’t they relate it to King Hussein, a great man from Jordan because after all it’s only a name…..how shallow can some people be…….

The Democratic Party hasn’t done squat for us in many years. Pelosy has deserted us and Obama hasn’t done anything to make me think he will/can change anything. At least with Hillary we have a proven track record we can rely on. I can’t think of any reason she has to do anything on THEIR schedule. These same people have been trying to get her to leave since the day Obama started his campaign.
Senator Clinton has said all along that she will do anything she can to get who ever is the Democratic candidate elected in November. Strange, Obama never said that.
Let her thank her hard working people and supporters first. Then she can talk to the rest of the nation.

Remember the country song “I Wanna Talk About Me”- That should have been Hillary’s campaign song. ME, ME,ME. Hillary doesn’t care about this country. She cares about HILLARY. And any idiot that votes for MCCain instead of Obama deserves the America they will get – 6 dollar gas and more homeless vets!

Hillary said in the beginning, she is the most well experience candidate. Her no action is speaking louder than words. Is this how she was planning to lead this country? She could atleast personally congratulate Obama and did her speech on Saturday.

Do you people remember all the things the Clintons have done? Are you too young to remember Whitewater, Travelgate, Jennifer Flowers, Vince Foster, Monica, etc…..you blame Obama for his pastor and forgive the Clintons for ALL of their obvious misdeeds that they really did know about and do???? Are you taking your sore loser status from Hillary??????
PS to DOT: Obama did say that he would support the nominee MANY, MANY times…you obviously have not been listening to his speeches……..

How about basic good manners : Acknowledge that
Barack Obama won the nomination and congratulate him. Isn’t good manners a basic principle to teach
children ?
In addition, Hillary Clinton should say she supports
his nomination and will do everything she can to make
Obama – the Democratic nominee – become our next
President. That means rallying her ardent supporters
to vote for him in November.

Here are two options: Hillary’s decision was so abrupt that leads me to believe that the head of the Democrat convention made a proposal to her in exchange for a possible place on the ticket as VP; OR, she proposed conceding and giving him the super delegate votes in exchange to be on the ticket as his VP.
However, Obama doesn’t need her on his ticket in order to win. He will have a shadow of Bill Clinton behind him instead of his own shadow if Hillary is chosen to be VP. The things that I have read about the Clintons leads me to believe they are crooks. Also, in voting for a president, one must ask the nominee to answer this cliche. “Tell me who you go with, I’ll tell you what you are.”
Has anyone at ABC read this article yet?
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HERE IS SOMETHING ON POLITICS IN KENYA. NOT GOOD NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7165406.stm
Persnally, I hate the thought of voting for the two democrat contenders and the republican nominee. Yuck. None will ever fill the shoes of a good President of the United States.

Hillary handled the most trying situation with dignity, firmness in upholding the democratic principles and graciousness towards Obama whose camp has maligned her with “republican will dig up a load of dirt on her”, “she is responsible for all the problems caused by nafta” and she is “divisive and negative.”
If Obama has suffered just a fraction of what his camp has thrown at her, Obama would probably twisted Hillary’s arms instead of refusing to shake her hand.
Hillary has gotten the short end of the bargain but she is still acting with dignity and grace.

realdemocrat
Your not a real Democrat if you believe that non-sense. Your spinning her loss and not accepting it as BO’s fault. It’s a done deal no matter what is being said. Can we unify and move on?

realdemocrat: Can you honestly say that Obama hasn’t suffered from what the Clinton’s threw at him….you have to be joking….she threw the “kitchen sink” at him and he came out winning…..short term memory loss?????

Jeez, do all you Clinton supporters really believe the crap you are spewing about her? Dignity and grace? This woman doesn’t even know the meaning of the words!
Either you are all too young to remember the Clinton’s checkered past, or you are too under educated to even research it.
Just Google the number of people associated with the Clintons who have died from mysterious consequences.
Sheesh!!

northstar: I know it was her choice, but that’s what i am saying…she choose to stay to further her own agenda no matter what it did to her family. She hung on his coattails and used his presidency to get where she is today and often referred to what “her husband did” back in the 90′s…do it on your own!
I’m not blaming her or holding her responsible for what he did for the whole time of their marriage just as i don’t blame Obama for what someone whom he was not even married to has said or done……..

realdemocrat, you really enjoy her Koolaid don’t you!
The Starr investigation was just a small bump in the road compared to what the Republicans will bring out.
Do you retards realize that the entire world is looking at the US right now? Read some of the comments other countries are making about Clinton. She is becoming a joke!
Oh, I forgot that may not be possible given the Clinton supporter educational level.

realdemocrat,
Like I said, your not a real DEMOCRAT if you believe that. Young crowd or not even if he did say those things, do you think they were too stupid to check things out for themselves? And where did race come from? I never mentioned it. So, HRC has never said anything bad about BO? Please don’t let me have to refresh your memory. We just had our Primaries. The Honest, Dignified always wins in my book no matter what color you are.

I think her non-concession speech last night was typical. If she is such a strong leader why does she need to read the emails of her supporters when Obama has the delegates for the nomination? Most other politicians though it may not have been what they wanted to happen would have conceded and thrown their support behind Obama last night not left it hanging as to what they would do.
At least that is what I would have done when it was obvious that he had the amount to gain him the nomination.
Just my opinion. Which is what was asked. :O)

one of the many things I have learne from this process is not only does the media brainwash the candidate they want to win, the Obama supporters come on to the bloggs thinking they are PUNDITS for Obama and somehow are helping the guy.
Like all these ‘uncommited voters’come onto these bloggs.

i simply don’t get why 24 hours was too long too suspend. just don’t. this thing we are typing on has given us the oppurtunity for real discussion real sharing of information accross the fricken world…yet it just seems to be feeding into this faster is better, live in the now, history be damned, now is all that matters way of life. niether of these canidates are perfect. it always is a process of picking the person whom best reflects what you hope they will do. personally i wanted hillary. i have been on the loosing end of our health care system. like it or not she was working on health care when obama was just cutting his teeth in public service. she had to take on a much larger red machine than exists in congress today. but i gotta sleep fun and frustrating as this first blogging experience was.

Hillary’s exit style is a grand role model for the girls of this nation. She should not be rushed to end the media horse-race.The male dominated media just doesn’t get it! Their concocted horse race has no legal standing! OBAMA IS NOT YET THE LEGAL NOMINEE OF THE DEMOCRATS or what’s the Democratic convention for? SHAME ON THE MALE-DOMINATED MEDIA AND THEIR SHODDY, TRAGIC TREATMENT OF Hillary. Since any delegate can change her/his mind before the vote in Denver, OBAMA IS NOT YET A LEGALLY CHOSEN DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE. The media ignores the votes of the people. Obama calls for CHANGE…one of the biggest and best in this nominating process is that female candidates do not have to be castigated and pushed aside easily, especially with 18 million voters backing them. The good news is that talk about race is such a hot potato we dare not discuss it overtly. The bad news is that a strong woman must be attacked, besmirched and treated as an enemy from Day One.
Hillary’s showing the strength of a champion. HILLARY IN 2012!!!

If Obama had lost there wouldn’t have been the clamor to offer him restitution or to rescue him from his failures. But, then, he’s a man. It takes a woman to do Damsel In Distress.
Senator Clinton is exiting this contest as a Special Interest candidate. In the final days of the campaign, she stood for two Causes. Women and Herself. She let both of her causes down by her atrocious and unprofessional behavior

Hillary is exiting this race with class and her head held high. She fought a hard battle. She lost, processed the loss, grieved for it, came to terms with it (maybe not all the way), she didn’t turn her back on her supporters on Tuesday night. She is now doing what a true democrat would do, she will back her fellow democrat in his bid for the white house. With that being said, I will not vote the democratic ticket in November. I’m sorry that is how I feel.

Hillary showed exactly what she is. She counted on women votes because she thought that no woman would vote against her. She spewed more lies than even Bill could muster up. She is petty, vindictive and basically disgusting. If she were Baracks VP, an dI were him, I’d have a bug embedded in her mouth to record every sngle thing she said and the same with Bill. Why? Because if I were the POTUS and she was VP , my life wouldn’t be worth a plugged nickle. Barack, choose the Gov. of New Mexico and you have a ticket to the white house and a first class partner watching your back.

kicking and screaming.
Carving ten lines in the floor from her fingers as the party drags her to stage left.
Holding millions of voters hostage for the respect that she is already getting
Hillary Clinton is a great American who lost a campaign that was hers to lose in a dynamic fashion. Now she could have actually won by showing that she could gracefully transition out of the running for President and quell the disdain of her supporters. But as they screamed “Denver” she paused with her sinister grin.
Then you fail to recognize the historic night that was taking place and decided to make it “What does Hillary want” night.
Senator Clinton you have lost again.

Looks like Father Pfleger was right. Hillary just proved it.

Nicholas
The part is over … you can go back to fox now.
Nice blogging with a GOP Koolaid drinka.

Finally
I am not taking this SHOCK excuse.
This was very apparent since the beginning of March. There was 90+ days to prepare for concession.
Now all of sudden a hard decision has to be made when the decision is not hers at all. YOU LOST YOU CONCEDE. A NO BRAINER
I must say it is scary to think that Hillary Clinton almost became the most powerful person in the world and she ran the most backwards campaign in history and is now being the sorest loser in history.
But seriously… I understand. She has been in a political fairy tale since the days or Arkansas and the story was suppose to read “Her and Bill left the White House in 2016 and lived happily ever after”

She’s really handling this well. I just can’t believe the media is still harsh to her. She’s human. She needs time to digest all this and think through. Leave her alone.
By the way, I will not support Obama if I were her.

Emily: “She’s really handling this well. I just can’t believe the media is still harsh to her. She’s human. She needs time to digest all this and think through. Leave her alone.
By the way, I will not support Obama if I were her.”
Spoken like so many women on so many boards that think hillary can do no wrong and should have been elected simply because she is a woman.
BTW: your racism is showing! If you were a true democrat , you would be proud to support him.

To the fools that will jump ship just because poor HRC lost…I say good riddance. You obviously were never true Dems and need to be with McCain. We will survive without you and Obama will still be your President in November!

adventist1962,
Amen to that!!
;-)

Give the woman a chance to breathe! The media and now major Democrats don’t even acknowledge her accomplishments as a serious female candidate for President.
The more I hear from the Obama supporters, the more inclined this Independent is to support McCain.

Mike Johnson
I would be my house on the fact that you were not going to vote for Obama anyways.
It is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING that you and other would go and vote for someone whose policies are 180 degrees from that of Clinton’s and virtually the same as Obama’s
You don’t leave me many possibilities to think what driving your vote.
Are you racist? Not accusing. Just asking.

I just hate it when I lose count

She left is like a woman would..emotional..instead of strong

She should have TAP-OUT on Tuesday…

She’s handling it fine – apparently many of you faux Dems aren’t. You misogynist “affluent, better educated whites” should just give it up – your white guilt and rush to laud the “black man” aren’t going to gain you any points, Obama is not going to be your “boy” in the White House. Why do you think black people are voting for him? Not because they want him to help whites! I’m a minority, and I could see that a long time ago. Plus, if you’re so stupid you can’t see that the Democratic Party NEEDS Hillary’s voting base, then, like several others have observed, you deserve McCain. So you fascist Dems just go ahead and keep spewing bile at Hillary; just remember, come November, that Democrats don’t rule in the US, and you may be eating that bile when the Independents and Hillary supporters write-in the candidates of their choice because the so-called Democratic Party decided not to be very Democratic.

There are more racial remarks to go around on the blogs and more to come.. doesn’t bother me.. my remarks is the truth like others you don’t want to hear. Call it sexist if you want.. that was “emotional” decision and the wrong one.

For someone who professes to be strong and resilient, she is proving to be a real wimp. I agree she didn’t need to concede on Tuesday ,but she needed to get off the Me Me crap and talk about the party and the election.

Emily..after this statement:
By the way, I will not support Obama if I were her.
I believe Obama will realize he doesn’t need all you whinnng HRC supporters. Every since this primary began you have been whinning about him dropping out and that she will win. Well look what happened. People don’t want the same ole crap the Clintons arte handing out.

Besides his lack of experience. i enjoyed her stand on technology and science. It would of been nice to see someone back science and tech field with some leadership. She was a big believer in higher education.
Also bit miffed with Oprha while i realize many of us would not vote for someone because Oprah said so i wonder how many folks did vote that way because Oprah said so. I do not want to think it was all the media and her Cheer leading that help make this happen.
Traditionally when our choice did not get picked folks stayed home. Hopefully this time they will still vote and fuss at Demo party rules DNC loudly for changes to be made. If that does not occur then there is a good chance the demo’s will lose ground for those miffed at DNC and party rules.
I hope like senator Kennedy she stays a long time in the Senate becomes a power house in the Senate and still has a wonderful life in spite of her disappointment.
Thank you Hill for trying !Salute!

HRC is not a gracious loser and a loser is what she is. Failing to acknowledge BHO’s success and giving a defiant speech that was all about her is typical of the classless act that she is. Her campaign was emblematic of how she would have run her administration and those failures should make everybody grateful that she lost.
One of my complaints about HRC was her alleged concern about health care. She had the opportunity, out of the public eye, to put her money where her mouth was when she sat on the board of WalMart. Where was her concern for the thousands of employees who had no health care benefits? She had a golden opportunity to act and did not. Instead, she panders to her lemming followers who don’t have a clue about the health care and insurance industry by claiming she will act by forming committees. Her focus is on Medicaid and the uninsured. DUH!! That’s a solution already in place. Get rid of the 40% fraud in Medicaid and you can fund anything you want.

I can’t believe it’s “batter”! Oops, it’s so bitter.

I keep hearing comments from Hillary supporters saying they will vote for McCain. Do you really want four more years of Bush? Do you really want the Iraq War to last 100 years? Do you want to loose your jobs, houses…? Get a grip. Threatening to vote for McCain is not the answer, unless you were never Democrats in the beginning.

Hillary is handling her exit with class. The way the Democratic Party has treated her is abominable. After 16 months of tireless campaigning to get her message across, and after garnering nearly 18 million votes, she has earned the right to take some time to grieve her loss, and to thank her many supporters. She owes the Democratic Party and Barack Obama absolutely nothing.

for someone who claimed to be ready on ‘day 1′, can handle the 3am call…etc
it is a very disappointing, poor performance
how can we trust her ‘exit strategy’ from
Iraq while she does not have one for herself?
would there be a web site for US citizen input to help ‘president’ Clinton to decide what to do??

Very soar looser,,keeping the party split,,begging to get her 11 million back that she loaned her campaign.

I think Hillary is handling her leaving with class. I was very happy she waited til the absolute end to concede. One thing I can say is that I will not vote for Obama unless Hillary is his running mate. I will then be voting for a republican for the first time in history. Obama is a smooth, snake and people do not realize it. He will do nothing for us unless Hillary is his running mate. That is the only way he will get my vote. If not, Go McCain!

One of the funniest (and best) shows on t.v. is Boston Legal. Did anyone see and enjoy Denny Crane’s opinion of Hillary Clinton? When asked what he thought of Hillary, Denny (played by William Shatner) raised up his butt cheek, strained a bit, and let rip a very expressive fart. I laughed until I cried, for it was my opinion of her too. Her behavior Tuesday night reaffirmed that opinion.
Oh, also on this NBC show, earlier in the same episode of Boston Legal, Shatner/Crane was looking at pictures of Hillary as she campaigned around the nation. In every example, her mouth was gaping wide open in a big “gator-grin” and her eyes were about to pop out of her head. Pointing to the photos, Shatner/Crane said something like this: “My God! It’s Mad Cow Disease.”

OMG! I see the webidiots have arrived. So they won’t vote for Obama without HRC, but will vote for McSame instead –and out of bitterness/revenge.
Ever hear of cutting off your nose to spite your face? How moronic to want 100 years more of war, possibly a Third World War of nuclear proportions. Do you think your spite will serve you well when your sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons come home to you in body bags?
It should be a law that no one with less than a 3-digit I.Q. is allowed to vote, and some of the recent rants on here appear to be of the 2-digit variety.
Too bad brain transplants aren’t perfected yet. There are a couple of candidates on here who would make excellent experimental specimens.

People seem to have short memories. In the past 8 years this country has gone to Hell because of the fixed election in Florida with George’s brother as governor. All of this happened because Al Gore conceded too early. Why is everyone so judgmental?

Hillary is doing what she needs to do to make a clean exit from a long drawn out election process. I hope she goes back to the Senate and works on getting the Electoral College whipped into shape. Super Delegates should have to vote for whoever we voted for – they are our representatives. Why vote if they can pick and choose whoever they want after our primary? I’m tired of hearing about Obama’s Black heritage – he also has a white heritage which he seems to have forgotten.
I’m not sure I can support Obama unless he remembers where he really came from -America / the good old USA – he was born here or he couldn’t run for president. He needs to start talking like he belongs here – if he is “African” then send him there – he is AMERICAN.

Lisa is your ” Come on women out there, quit standing behind your man and calling it loyalty, and get a mind of your own.” comment sent to Hillary? If not it should be.
I have a mind of my own thank you. I also have brains enough to vote for who I believe will be the BEST president and NOT to vote for someone JUST BECAUSE SHE IS A WOMAN.. That is just dumb !! Yes, I am an over 60 white woman. By the way,.HAVE A NICE TRIP !!…

ANNE, of course she wouldn’t have wanted them counted . Had it been he that was losing and crying to have them counted she would have been saying “”UNFAIR,UNFAIR, we both signed an agreement NOT to count them now he wants to change the rules. Who does he think he is? NOT FAIR !!”"

SHAME ON ABC NEWS, for continuing to fuel the Clinton hatred that is so rampant among NObama’s followers. Why would you ask this question? To get the outcome you knew would come.
NObama is incompetent, unexperienced, and ready to be the DNC’s puppet.
It is understandable that people are upset over this.
What is not understandable is why people assume to know so much about NObama when in reality they do not. Just as they do not in reality know the outstanding service Senator Clinton has served this country with. She deserves our respect and admiration.
She does not need the VP spot to continue her distinguished work. Although he will need her to come close to winning the Presidency, which he will not.
Shame on you ABC, for not doing real journalism and turning your program into Weekly Gossip Hate Festival. As it is only NObama supporters who cannot for one second be happy but instead continue to spew hate.

Lisa-
Your comments are a credit to all women, you and I -we won’t fall for a ‘pop star’ who says a whole lotta NOTHING!
Joan -get an education. Sexism is a HUGE issue in America, it just isn’t addressed -unlike racial ones. As a woman you should care. What happens behind closed doors (or what should have been kept behind closed doors -thank you Kenneth Starr and Linda Trip) is none of our business. Hillary’s personal life and choices don’t matter to me, what does are her public policies, her experience, and her ability to work with everyone. I did not vote based on GENDER I voted for the very best candidate for the job and I can see that Lisa is quite educated also, and voted based solely on who could best do the job. I hear Canada is quite a great country! Much more socially progressive than the U.S. I appreciate those who do not fall for the hype! and for all the Obama supporter -really take the time to listen to him speak- what does he plan to do, how does he plan to do it? How many times does he say CHANGE in his speeches? He’s nothing more than a glorified motivational speaker with no idea how to run a country. And Lisa -YOU GO GIRL!
God Bless Hillary Clinton!

Dearest Gale-
I do not believe I stated I was better than anyone else. And for a democrat who pulled herself up by her bootstraps I am VERY proud of my education. My eyes were opened while persuing my undergraduate education in the social and political science classes I took, prior to this educational experience I followed our biased media and the rhetoric that many politicians spewed forth. Saying I am educated does not mean that you are unintelligent at all… I can just cite my education as my basis for knowledge. I am proud of women who dare to be more, achieve more, and work harder for all Americans, which is what Hillary stands for! I am very secure in my level of intelligence -as well as my level of class. When discussing education I choose to appreciate those who look beyond the rhetoric and media bias and make informed choices (from more obscure sources). You don’t need to have a doctorate to do that. Let’s not get personal okay, Honey! Take care-

Hillary deserves to be revered and respected. I think her slow reaction to ‘NObama’s’ candidacy is deliberate. She makes informed choices about everything she does and chose to concede when it was best for her. I would do the exact same, this has nothing to do with an attitude of any kind. She has a winners spirit and truly cares about America. I appreciate her experience. And am worried about the state of America with Obama or another Bush in the reigns!

UNITY = WIN + WIN
18,000,000 + 18,000,000
superdelegates, elected officials and other party leaders who can vote for whomever they choose at the Democratic convention CAN CHANGE THEIR MINDS, that’s why President Kennedy pushed until the DNC, and not dropped out under any pressures….

Very True Chris!
The only difference is that Hillary is a woman. President Kennedy was looked at as a person who never quit, and had the strength to go on. Clinton, unfortunately, is looked at as a sore loser, and someone who does not know when to give up. There is a lot of sexism still. I wish Hilary would not give up, and give into the pressures of those politicians who have their own agendas.

I very much disagree with “anonymous” your logic on Hillary clinton is skewed. You are obviously very biased. Hillary is not responsible for separating the party, Clinton is powerful, but not that powerful! Excellent point Chris!

Lisa, a bit touchy aren’t you? I did not twist your words, as a matter of fact they were cut and pasted right from your comment.I only ask if you had sent your message to HRC ,and if not ,suggested you do so. Didn’t twist anything. Being younger doesn’t make you better or smarter. Just means you have a whole lot to learn and experience.Possibly your so young you don’t even know things about her that happened in the past.Just read the posting to find out. Who said I was an OB backer? I sure didn’t. I do have to comment on your ” She is also independent and not walking in his shadow” though. I totally disagree with that statement. Just as I disagree with her being the best woman for the job. My right to diagree with you, even if I am an over 60 white female.

She is like the perennial “teacher’s pet”. She cannot do wrong and thinks she should get everything and of course win everything. So in this case she pouts and hopes someone takes pity and says that in fact she did actually win and then she could be happy. However, she realizes that this is not a dream but reality and she has to go away even though she still wants a piece of it that is why she is crying VP. But now she really thought it through and knows she must now leave-bittersweet though it may be. She could have done much better but if she had, she would of course had won. Good Bye Cruel World!

“YES” to Lisa & Sara
You are both so right! Obama was never specific about what changes he would make or how they would be implemented. Though he may have come from humble beginnings, which he certainly mentioned many times, now that he is among the nouveau rich, he seems to be as arrogant and unaware of the average American as the current president. When he commented in a debate that middle class Americans have income between 200 to 250K, I realized he doesn’t have clue about the current reality of the majority of people in today’s economy.

I just feel that Hillary’s whole life has been calculating. She could have handled her exit a little more diplomatically. A congratulations and a job well done to Obama would have been well received. She chose otherwise and it may brand her politically as a sore grapes loser. Too bad to sad!!!

“What does Hillary want?” perfectly summed the point of her campaign. “What does the country need?” should have been the question. Let’s keep focused on the “WE.”

Hey Gale-
Sorry I mistook you! I thought you were talking about my comments. In reading your posts I do realize we have similar views!
Everyone-
I think Hillary should now think about running as an independent! I think she has a shot and needless to say, then Obama will surely not get her votes. This may bode well for McCain, but then again 40,000 plus “Hillary” fans/voters have already pledged their votes to McCain anyhow. Check out the website.

Go Hilary!!!!!! (Lisa’s eldest daughter)
Even though she dropped out! Shes aan Independent Woman!!!!!!!!!!!

Everyone knows what a fish bowl you are in when you are running for president!!!What was Hillary thinking when she said “They had to rush in and not be greeted because of sniper fire.” As soon as it came out of her lips she should have realized that it was going to be found out. And to wait a week to say she mispoke. Where is the integrity in that?

Robley said: Hillary as an Independent in November? Oh, great. Let’s bring in a Ralph Nader and just toss it to McCain. You people are totally nutz. Why not start your own party – The Spiteful Noseless Party
When the Democratic Party turns it’s back on 18 million ardent supporters of one of it’s candidates maybe it IS time to look at alternatives…….

pa-lease press, lets get out of high school, this is politics people…Hillary is doing a fine job, in these days of instant gratification we expect immediate compliance to whatever whenever. It is her decision to decide when it works best for her to concede. We wouldnt be having this conversation if she was a “he”. The media has consistantly grilled Mrs.Clinton like no other. The graces of Oprah and big money buys you a lot of media friends that tread lightly on Obama. I support the woman and her own wisdom of when it makes sense to join Obama. The media wants to make drama out of the momma. Anyways, Millions of Americans LOVE Hillary …the numbers dont lie. I wonder had she had the youthful sophistcation of “branding” herself better from her campain gurus like Obama how different this outcome would have been. Its all in the “sell” I guess and not your history….didnt we make that exact same mistake with Bush…….Anyway, The ONLY way I will vote Obama is if Hillary is on the ticket. He NEEDS her.period.
iremember the beauty of the 90s when the Clintons reigned!

I know Hillary, go back to your Senate job and wash your hands of this stinking Democratic party. Just sit there like Obama has in the past and when it comes time to vote on ANYTHING, press the “present” button like he did, 29times. Not a yes or no vote, but “present.” Meaning, I’m here, and I don’t care. Obama hates this country so much that he thought, “I don’t care about what you are all voting on. I will vote “present” and you all vote on these issues. I am just going to sit here and disconnect myself from this and sit back and draw my paycheck. Because I don’t care about America.” Why else America would he do this? It all fits with his racist, anti-American churches beliefs. They hate this country!

40 yrs ago this evening I was one of RFK co-campaign coordinators in LA & was with him at the Ambassadror & testified to FBI having seen sirhan.
Saddest day of my life. I was also in JFK’s 1st Peace Corps,built schools in Ghana & Kenya where Obama’s father came from,etc. They passed the torch to a new generation, mine. I’d also marched with MLK, but I didn’t become cynical about politics nor dropout going on POT & LSD,as others did allowing NIXON and others to take over by default. I Kept the dream alive & helped build LA SW College after Watts Riots,& am the Faculty Father of LA Mission College in poor NE SF Valley. I pass the torch to my students which I still am teaching at 69 with no plans to retire. I’m proud of America in 21st century growing up to where we don’t judge people by their gender or ethnic background! When the Terrorist attacked the N Valley Jewish Community Center School he shot the classmates of my 4yr old sone Darwin in his Kindergarden. It was Hillary Clinton who then came to his classroom without publicity and read the RAINBOW FISH to the KIDS.
THIS ELECTION IS ABOUT AMERICA HAVE A BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW TO SHOW THE WORLD AND WE ALL SHOULD REJOICE. BOTH OF THE CANDIDATE HAVE ACTED WITH CLASS & SPREAD VOTING DEMOCRACY ACROSS THE WHOLE NATION BRINGING BACK THE YOUNG THAT EMPOWERED ALL THE KENNEDYS.This make me proud to be a Prof of gov’t. & a life long Civil Rts Activist,
Obama & Hillary will do what is best for America, whether or not she is VP she will serve this country as Ted Kennedy has, doing more in the Senate over a longer period than he could have
if he had been President. I’m proud of them all for they join in God Blessing America the land of the free.
On this sad RFK DAY 40 Yrs
Don’t ever let the dream die, hold the torch high!
Chuck Dirks LAMC

just a question everyone out there talks about what a historic race this has been for obama because he is the first africain american running for president. now we all know that that is not strictly true. but why hasn’t any one talked about the fact that this to the best of my memory is the absolutely first time a woman of any color has ran for the top half of a presidental ticket. i know g.f. was mondales vp but other than that? who has there been?

Northstar this was posted earlier by Marguerite. Should help answer your question.
I am really upset that Cynthia McFadden stated that Hillary was the most viable female in history that ran for President. Did she forget Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician, educator and author [1]. She was a Congresswoman, representing New York’s 12th District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1968, she became the first African-American woman elected to Congress. On January 23, 1972, she became the first major party African-American candidate for President of the United States. She won 152 delegates.[2], [3] Other women who ran for President of the United States in 1972 include Linda Jenness and Evelyn Reed.
I must let you know that as a reporter of her stature her words were a disgrace to a race of Black women and to especially a misrepresentation of American History.
Mrs Clinton is in the race and is a viable candidate. Sen. Clinton is not just the most viable woman. She is just in the right part of American history, and Mrs. Chisholm was right in her history making also. Ms. McFadden should make a retraction to her statement. I think she was rude and one sided in her opinion.
Sincerely,
Marguerite

oh what a sandlot.
i don’t recall there being any rules about the length of time a candidate may take to suspend, concede, withdraw, let go of delegates other than the official nominee will be picked at the convention. for those who are upset that she did not act fast enough to suit you…what does it matter really? obama has plenty of money he is already taking mccain on and on this very broadcast the were saying that barack and hillary had a private meeting…yes PRIVATE. the voters can bicker back and forth all they want but for all practical purpose our role in the nominating process is over. now it is up to the canidates to decide what they are going to do. if hillary comes out and says nope i just can’t do it i have to continue my own campaign, that will be her choice. if she says i am going to stay loyal to the party we must not let another republican into the presidency that is her choice. and until she and he decide what direction they are going to take…no amount of name calling will change it.

To Guy,
Obviously you must have been living somewhere other than the US when Clinton was in office. During his term this country was in the best shape I’ve ever seen in 60 years of life. He balanced the budget, got the country out of debt, the economy was great, everybody had jobs and we weren’t at war. The only thing that he wanted to accomplish and was unable to was universal health care and that was because of Newt Gingrich, the Republicans and the insurance lobbyists, not Clinton. Right now our country is in the worst condition since the Depression in 1929 and if the Republicans remain in office it won’t get any better. We are in a recession, millions of people are losing jobs and their homes, we are trillions of dollars in debt, we are in a war where no one can be a winner and our sons and daughters are losing their lives, other countries and former allies now hate us, and fuel and food costs are higher than ever. Bush and his cohorts don’t seem to give a damn about what is happening in our country or to the American people. They have been completely ineffectual in everything but helping themselves and their rich friends get richer. Try to name one thing Bush has accomplished that was beneficial to all Americans.

It was a long race. Too long…
Back in March it was over; people just did not realize it… (look at the numbers!) The Media and BOTH campaigns kept it running albeit for different reasons: ratings, petty self interests, strategic distractions to blindside the other party, many reasons…
We will read the final verdict in about 50 years or so. Looking back at it even now all (the attacks) even seems a bit silly.
It was pretty interesting to have witnessed the generational change that his and her campaigns represents.
All over the country it was about the ‘young folk’ for Obama. ‘Young folks telling their parents about Obama, young folks going to vote for him in droves etc… It seemed to indicate that ‘old’ folks were being displaced for the new. as if “It was old age having a go at youth”…
If I can remember the most evident moment there was media manipulation for this ‘old vs young’ nonsense was when Edwards (with the help of the magic of television) called Hillary ‘
Status Quo’; the camera switched to her and showed her face as she was crazy-angry. The anger does not indicate anything actually; I would get angry when someone that does not know me calls me something I strive not to be, even worse during a live audience of millions. How dare he challenge my core beliefs ?. Obviously to the naive, those beliefs never change.
I congratulate Hillary for her campaign (Even though I dislike her motives) now anything is possible!
She should have conceded sooner though; Bill Clinton looks different now to many people… I expect him to disappear from the spotlight for a while. He needs people to forget him…
P.S.
To all the ignorant people out there who think in terms of gender or race: you are slowly becoming what many of us want you to become: extinct.
Not soon enough though…

“The deal was this: (With Chelsea running interference)–Hillary would stay with her old Billy-Goat of a randy husband IF, and only IF, he turned the Clinton Machine over to her disposal. She wanted to be President too; and if he would do everything within his, the Machine’s, and the Arkansas Mafia’s power to get her elected BY ANY AND ALL MEANS POSSIBLE, she would stand by her man.”
If you young’uns really want to know, PLEASE Google the phrase “Open Marriage” or got to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_marriage
and read the definition for this phrase in 1972 and 1977.
Now you know why Hillary had to act surprise when the public found out Bill was having sex with women other than Hillary.
Now you also know why Hillary did not leave Bill.
I know because I use to be a member of the same private clubs where they would Party at back in the early 80’s.

RickinAmerica – I realize my suggestion that a certain group might form the “Spiteful Noseless Party” was a little incendiary but do you honestly believe that by following the established rules and nominating the candidate who got the requisite number of delegates, the Democratic Party will have “turned its back on 18 million supporters of Hillary?” Interesting. Why follow ANY rules? How’re we different than the Bush administration?

While the press and others are treading lightly about Hilleary holding up the political process because of her “Personal Problems” and how she is unable to cope with her loss, the public is thinking.
How in the heck would Hillary be able to cope with the stress of being the President of the United States, the Commander in Chief of the United States and the Leader of the Free World. Now those are some pretty fancy titles and I’m sure Hillary would like these titles. However, Hillary’s reaction in the past two weeks has caused me to highly question her mental and emotional ability to perform under stress during critical emergency incidents, which our Commander in Chief is required to do or be prepared to do. Remember, she’ll have her finger on the “Button”.
I ask you, what would Hillary do under the scenario of the “Cuban Missile Crisis? Take time out so she could cope?
Hillary was in the mental stage of Denial and now, instead of getting on with her life and doing her job as an employee of the citizens of the state of New York, she is holding her self up in her home while she is trying to cope with her loss that has been obvious for several weeks and foreseeable as any candidate who has thrown her/his hat in the ring.
I ask you, can you remember any other candidate for President, or for any other political position for that matter, behaving this way?
There is more to being the President of the United States than shaking hands and having people serve them. It is a JOB, a very stressful job. I want someone as my president who is mentally and emotionally stable and Hillary has proven that she is not.

Mary-
What are your credentials? How is it that you believe you are able to diagnose somebody as mentally and emotionally unstable? Are you a psychotherapist or a psychologist? Do you know the “DSM IV TR” (Diagnostical and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) well? You say Hillary is in denial, what is your basis for such a statement? If I were to go out on a limb I’d have to say that Hillary isn’t the one with the problem… you might want to search out the nearest psychotherapist for your issues with sexism.

I think it was time some excitement was put back into politics, and the Democrats certainly gave us that. I have been for Barack Obama ever since the awesome speech he gave at the Convention. It was obvious his was real intelligence. I think the way things have played out, people saw it.
I never could understand why the media pandered to the Clintons, calling both of them “intelligent” and “brilliant”. Theirs seemed fake, phony, and forced. And again, I think people saw that too.
To return to the REAL topic of discussion on here: How does the public think Hillary handled Tuesday night and her “exit”? Well, it’s not over until the woman in the pants-suit says it is.Soo-oo…
Lets hope and pray that she puts on her most patriotic pants-suit this weekend, and FINALLY does the right thing. Up until now, she has not. I think we just witnessed the inner-most essence of what these 2 candidates truly have been all along, and are:
Barack, poised, eloquent, gracious.
Hillary, narcissistic and pissed off.

Mary-
Isn’t that all speculation and bias on your part? (or maybe the Media’s?) I have not heard any such thing about this. It is such a shame that Hillary has to deal with issues such as these. He mental status is just fine, how’s yours?

No longer a democrat, McCain supporter now…I am disillusion with the democratic party. Hillary got an unfair shake. Great point ‘YRSOFT’ -just because I support Hillary I won’t bash Obama, I will take the higher ground. I am confident I voted for the best candidate. We need someone who knows her stuff and Hillary was the woman for the job.

To Deborah @1:41 am 6/6
What was the question I didn’t answer?
I am not a racist. People are so good at calling others bigots as we all have been called because we are against the illegals storming our borders and taking our jobs. Most of the country is asleep or they are morons. I am not a bigot if I am against what is wrong and voice my opinion loudly at this injustice our country’s leaders are cramming down our throats. Everyone is sitting here out of jobs and homes, but the Mexicans HAVE JOBS and are buying homes and cars! I am not a bigot.
Then here is Obama that has been in this known racist, anti-American church for 20yrs., and their website declares it too. He has made one comment after another for months that is stupid and offensive. We have heard parts of sermons from his church, if you want to call it a church, that are offensive or should be to all Americans, yet they still vote for him because they don’t want to vote for an older person??!! They find all kinds of fault with Hillary, but she is not racist and is not anti-American!!!! We know her and we know she would work tirelessly for ALL of us. Obama has pledged his allegiance to this church only, and I believe they hate this country so much because of slavery that they refuse to pledge their allegiance to it. That is why he won’t recite the “Pledge of Allegiance” or put his hand on his racist heart. Because he doesn’t care about it!
Our men have been fighting wars for decades to keep his butt free. They come home and want to kiss the ground, thankful to be on American soil, and they still vote for him, and Obama stands there on the platform looking defiant and rebellious. I guess this is the change we will all see if he becomes president. Ok. You are all in for a lot of changes. I can only imagine what they might be.
Why should Hillary step down? This race was taken from her. Maybe the Super delegates will come to their senses and move their votes to her. I AM ONLY ONE OF THE 18 MILLION HILLARY SUPPORTERS WHO WILL USE MY 8TH GRADE LEVEL INTELLIGENCE AND VOTE FOR MCCAIN THIS NOV. I WILL NEVER VOTE FOR BARACK AND HILLARY TOGETHER ON A TICKET OR FOR DEMOCRAT EVER AGAIN. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A RACE LIKE THIS ONE.
I was really logging back on to this site to say “adios.” These blog sites aren’t good for anything but to let all of us vent our frustrations. Who’s reading these anyway but the one’s commenting here. You don’t think the Super delegates are wasting their time looking at this? I don’t even think Nightline is wasting their time. I will never listen to the news channnels again and will get my biased news from the Internet, that which I have to pay for anyway. I was going to say “It’s time for everyone to pray to their God (whoever that might be) for the only hope we have. Mine is Jesus. Not Barack Hussein Obama!!!!!
I am not blogging anymore. This is a joke. I cannot believe how differently so many people think. Obama goes from being a 20yr. member of this white racist, anti-American “hate rally, so called church” then the next week is baptized into a red-blooded, all American boy.
Who’s the moron and the racist??????

Hi maggie-
I get what you are saying and do understand where you are coming from. You don’t have to make excuses to these overly aggressive Obama supporters. What they don’t understand is that supporting Obama doesn’t have to mean bashing Hillary. Also, just because we support Hillary and not Obama does not make us racist individuals. I support Hillary for her experience, her stance on important issues, her ability to work with everyone, etc. (I could go on and on). I gather you support Hillary for all these reasons also. She was simply the very best candidate for the Job!!
Hold you head up and enjoy your day!
Sara

Like a sore loser.

I think Hillary handled it with class and dignity. This whole process has been an eye opener. I have been a life long Democrat and in November I will vote for a Republican. I would never for Obama. He has no experience, has Chicago mob connections and his “we will all get along speech” is a bit tiresome. We’re losing jobs by the millions, people are losing their homes, gas is going through the roof and he wants us to all get along! This country will be another Detroit if he gets in and yes I’m from Kentucky! We handed his butt back to him on a sliver platter and for that I worked my own butt off for Hillary (besides loving the Clintons for all they are). Think about this for a moment – the movers and shakers of the Democratic Party didn’t want Hillary to win because they know that she would beat McCain. So they put this poor old black guy out there to lose. Shame on Howard Dean and the Democratic Party. You will lose in November.

We as so called Americans all came from some where else. I didn’t call Hillary a racist I called you (Maggie) one for your comment about the way Obama looks. Bush is taking us all to hell in a hand basket while you are talking about someones name and characteristics. At least he (Obama) wants to try and change the status quo but because he has a black father he is a terrorist? I wonder what his mother or grandparents that he speaks so highly of think about the way he looks.