Clinton: The Dramatization is Working
EmailABC News’ Eloise Harper Reports: Sen. Hillary Clinton came to the back of the press plane with Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen Sunday evening. The two Hollywood actors stood behind Clinton as she took questions from reporters.
During the media availability, there was one slight pause between questions – which prompted Clinton to say “this was my favorite press avail of all time!”
Watch the VIDEO HERE.
The Democratic presidential contender was asked if she thought her message of the ominous 3am phone call scenario was working. She said, “I think it helps to dramatize for people what the stakes are. I’ve been saying in many different ways for a year, the stakes could not be higher, we face big challenges, we face real threats. I’ve been saying it over and over again. I think the jarring image of that phone call which happens and is part of being president helps concentrate peoples attention in a way that all the descriptives don’t. What I noticed in Texas were are the signs that said ‘It’s 3am."
The Senator rejected that the nomination contest would be problematic for the campaign. "Hard fought primary contests are part of American politics," she said. "We are going to have a unified Democratic party, we are going to get behind whoever our nominee is."
When asked if Clinton could recall a time when the phone rang in the middle of the night when her husband was president, she said she could recall that time, but could not comment on it.
When asked if the campaign has made her a better candidate, Clinton said “I do because experience counts,” she said with a smile.
When asked if during her remarks earlier in the evening about the future of the campaign caused her reason for pause, Clinton said, “I know you have to hang on every word I say, but sometimes a word is a word is a word. You know it has been an intense and long campaign.” She continued, “my husband didn’t get the nomination until June, we didn’t thin anything of it.”
Ted Danson, before heading to the front of the plane was asked how he felt about his friend Larry David supporting Senator Obama. “I’m out of that show, I’m never going to do it again” he said smiling. Clinton laughed and turned around and said “ lets all curb our enthusiasm.”
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Hillary, I do believe that too many people are fearful for the rest of the campaign, especially Obama.
Don’t give up, don’t give in, go the distance. The Party, if it really is about wisdom and choosing the best candidate, can do so after all the voters in the upcoming primaries have voted.
You are the best candidate in all categories. The superdelegates can say so at the Convention!
Posted by: georgia | March 3, 2008, 1:06 pm 1:06 pm
Did they go to the Peter Paul parties for Hillary?
Ask that, Eloise.
Posted by: JB | March 3, 2008, 1:08 pm 1:08 pm
she did recall she just could not comment.
Posted by: Bishop | March 3, 2008, 1:09 pm 1:09 pm
Wow, ABC really tries hard to shove Clinton down our throats, and yet she complains of media bias, go figure.
Posted by: Emo | March 3, 2008, 1:17 pm 1:17 pm
1.) she can’t reveal what the 3am call was because she was _only_ a first lady.
2.) the bat phone is red
3.) no republican or independent will vote for hillary in a general election.
Posted by: Candy | March 3, 2008, 1:19 pm 1:19 pm
Could the 3a.m. sign in Texas reflect the need to vote Senator Clinton out of the primaries?
Posted by: Sara | March 3, 2008, 1:38 pm 1:38 pm
Candy I am an Independent Moderate and I voted for Senator Clinton aned actively try to help others learn the facts. Try searching vote smart and get the real facts on all the candidates.
The voter totals as an electoral picture show the real electability of Clinton vs. Obama. It also shows the Rep and Independent vote is split among the candidates with Hillary maintaining mostly core with some Independents and some Republicans per the polling data. If you are interested in facts, I put the electoral picture so far together:
For states that have held primaries/caucuses for both parties so far:
Red States in 2004 with higher Dem turnouts account for 44 electors. 18 Clinton, 26 Obama
Blue States in 2004 with higher Dem turnouts account for 135 electors. 98 Clinton, 37 Obama
Blue Battleground States in 2004 with Higher Dem turnouts account for 74 electors. 36 Clinton, 38 Obama
Red Battleground States in 2004 with Higher Dem turnouts account for 82 electors. 42 Clinton, 40 Obama
Electoral totals so far: 194 Clinton, 141 Obama
As you can see, there are minor gains in red states as expected and Obama has a slight lead there. However, the key red states and the critical Dem states are carried by Clinton and have the greatest electoral impact. These are things the party and SD’s are going to take into consideration. Hence, the reason so many are uncommitted. The Dems will not know what the will of the voters and which candidate is the most electable as the nominee against McCain until June. It would be a shame to not allow all the votes to be cast and counted. The party needs this to have closure so they can unite behind the nominee.
Posted by: DCVoter | March 3, 2008, 1:47 pm 1:47 pm
I need to hear some logic if you are going to convince me to back Obama over Clinton. So far I have heard none. Obama’s latest attempt to paint Hillary as desperate (ergo “Desperate Housewives”) is another example of that. She’s a strong contender, happens to be a woman. Low-class comments only reflect dim thinking.
Posted by: WestCoastMessenger | March 3, 2008, 1:50 pm 1:50 pm
my experience has been that the only people hung up on race in these blogs are the people that voted for George Bush twice and are posing as Obama supporters. I’m not impressed by racial arguments, and really, if you think about it, given that George Bush track record you really should give it a rest for eight years before attempting to influence others in their voting.
Posted by: WestCoastMessenger | March 3, 2008, 1:53 pm 1:53 pm
Nope LOL Sorry the NUMBERS still are there and Clinton? Will NEVER be able to claim the numbers that Obama pulls in. Do the math…the experts have and by staying in this race Hillary Clinton has shown that it is nothing more than her ego because she is setting the Democratic party up for a fall come November against McCain. If you can’t do the math? Read up on what the experts are saying. She can’t win by delegates. The only way she can win? Is by trying to get the supers to ignore what the majority of the American public has voted for…and then you face their not supporting her in the november election which gives a cake walk to the Republicans. It really is that simple but so many people in this country cannot understand the math and prefer to scream, like small children not getting their way, she should stay in the race!!! why should she leave if she has won something? ITS NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE. Period.
Posted by: Brian | March 3, 2008, 2:04 pm 2:04 pm
wow, so this is what it looks like when Obamamaniacs start getting discouraged, huh? this is one of the most awe inspiring comment sessions I have seen to date. The wheels are finally coming off the Egobama express and thank god for this country its happening JUST before Tx. and Oh.
Posted by: billy | March 3, 2008, 2:08 pm 2:08 pm
Brian – in case you did not notice, the electoral picture relates to electability and has nothing to do with popular vote and delegates. The primaries are nomination contests not electoral contests. But the SDs are tasked with casting their votes based on their best judgement in the interest of the party for a variety of reasons as detailed by the DNC and the SDs who have been trying to educate voters who are unfamiliar with the process. The will of the voters will not be known until June and the convention is not until Aug. Anything can happen because delegates are not bound to the electorate and can change at the convention if they feel the need to change their votes due to circumstances, ie. if a candidate appears to get the nomination by delegate count but something major happens by the time the convention roll around that makes that candidate not good for the party or not electable. (This is almost verbatim information from the SD explanation over the past few days from the DNC and SDs themselves.) The Dem race is far from over per both candidates as they are looking forward to PA’s contest already.
Posted by: DCVoter | March 3, 2008, 2:20 pm 2:20 pm
objective media outlets like media matters have studied this race and concluded that clinton’s coverage was far more negative. polls are showing hillary blocking obama’s momentum. this happens to coincide with a dying down of the media frenzy. people are actually investigating him, rather than simply saying he offers hope. this is a great development. hope dont mean anything if you dont have a doctor or a job. that’s just pie in the sky. no wonder poor voters and older voters support hillary. they know what hope does not put food on tables.
Posted by: tony | March 3, 2008, 2:25 pm 2:25 pm
The Dem voters need every voice heard and they need closure to ever have unity. I would not be surprised to see a backroom deal, negotiated by Gore as sr statesman, after June 3 so that a clear nominee is presumptive before the convention. I will note that of the two camps, only Clinton emphasizes party unity. For all you Dem core voters… that should say something to you!
Do we need a third party? I dont think so. I think the situation now is ideal. 44% are declared Independents who lean Dem or Rep depending on the candidates. With the Indies holding the majority, they are the swing vote when you take out all these groupings the pundits like to do.
Posted by: DCVoter | March 3, 2008, 2:26 pm 2:26 pm
I am so proud of the Hillary supporters. When times were so very tough Hillary and HER supporters never wavered and only grew stronger. We have been to the bottom. We have suffered all the ridicule and scorn Obama supporters could possibly throw at us. There is no such thing as quit is us. Never. Ever.
Posted by: Dogsoldier | March 3, 2008, 2:29 pm 2:29 pm
Betty, two things; Blacks are actually voting for Clinton just as Whites are voting for Obama. Luckily, some people are voting based on the PERSON. To suggest people vote based on race is to go against the whole point of the Civil Rights Movement; to be judged by the content of one’s character. Two, The Clintons were good to us in the economy, social programs and education.
Posted by: irma | March 3, 2008, 2:32 pm 2:32 pm
You Clinton folk just keep on sipping the Kool Aid. It’s already over, you just can’t come to terms yet.
These posts get longer as you get more desperate. No one is reading them. Page down, page down, page down.
The talk about continuing the campaign, voter fraud, legal challenges, Florida redux, super delegates etc., are an attempt to leverage an internal party guarantee for Hillary if she would get out graciously on Wednesday.
It’s over. The press knows it. Howard Dean knows it. The Clintons know it. McCain knows it.
Posted by: Gorgon '08 | March 3, 2008, 2:32 pm 2:32 pm
tony – there are other reasons too… Senator Clinton’s adult life has been focused on helping the poor, the minorities, and the children
Take a look at some of her awards:
-Humanitarian Award, Elie Wiesel Foundation
-Women Who Make A Difference Lifetime Achievement Award, Family Circle
-President’s Award, League of United Latin American Citizens
-International Women’s Philanthropy Award, Lion of Judah Conference of Combined Jewish Philanthropies
-Distinguished Bridge Builder Award, Leon H. Sullivan Foundation
-Recognition, Military Order of the Purple Heart
-Distinguished Service Award, National Association of Elementary School Principals
-Bully Pulpit Award, National Council for Adoption
-Black Women of Courage Award, National Federation of Black Women Business Owners
-Martin Luther King Jr. Award, Progressive National Baptist Convention
- Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service
-Woman of Steel – Role Model of the Year, United Steel Workers of America
-Arkansas Woman of the Year-1983
-Arkansas Mother of the Year-1984
Posted by: DCVoter | March 3, 2008, 2:35 pm 2:35 pm
Gorgon ’08 ain’t democracy wonderful? We can vote for Obama ’cause he’s black or Hillary because she’s white or any of the countless reasons in between. We can even pick up our votes and give them to McCain if we choose. That’s democracy. I have no problem with you choosing Obama. It’s your vote to give. Many of us choose anyone but Obama because it’s our vote to give where we choose.
Posted by: Dogsoldier | March 3, 2008, 2:38 pm 2:38 pm
I am not sure if this is working or if Obama has peaked and is now suffering from hangover. I think Obama’s message is starting to wear thin as people realize that he not not Jesus but just another politician with his own agenda
Posted by: GM | March 3, 2008, 2:44 pm 2:44 pm
Here’s one thing Hillary is wrong about: if she wins the nomination, Democrats will not rally behind her. Instead, Obama supporters will see her victory as a missed opportunity of historic proportions and will not bother to vote at all. Once she’s lost to McCain, all the people supporting Hillary now will be no different than those who supported Nader and cost Gore that election. I wonder what they’ll think when they look in the mirror then…when it is too late?
Posted by: balthus | March 3, 2008, 2:49 pm 2:49 pm
Balthus are you saying that Obama supporters will pick up their marbles and go home should Clinton win? Or are you saying Obama support is merely a cult of personality that only serve Obama and not the democratic party? It has to be one or the other.
Posted by: Dogsoldier | March 3, 2008, 2:54 pm 2:54 pm
The Spin clowns aren’t fooling anyone. Everyone knows that when she smiles, it hides her disdain and frustration with losing.
DON’T BE FOOLED. This is over tomorrow, whether Hillary takes the route of a long and agonizing defeat or a swift one. It’s her choice. Nevertheless, she will not get the nomination.
Posted by: Joris | March 3, 2008, 2:57 pm 2:57 pm
DC Voter: I agree that my first post was a low class comment, but I have been so upset at the tactics displayed by Senator Clinton and her campaign that I could not resist injecting it. I will vote for whoever the eventual Democratic nominee. (I have already voted in the Virginia primary.) Contrary to what the Clintons say, sehe does not have 35 years of experience; she’s been in the Senate 4 years longer than Sen Obama during which she concurred with our invasion of Iraq. She had a chance to implement health care 16 years ago and totally blew it. I think that she has little chance of beating Sen McCain in Nov, and we just cannot continue to send Americans to die in Iraq. I really don’t think there is that much distance between them politically, but I’d prefer to go with Obama.
Posted by: George | March 3, 2008, 3:00 pm 3:00 pm
George I don’t think we need worry whether Clinton or Obama can defeat McCain. The latest polls show Clinton losing to McCain by less than Obama. But those polls are of no help at this stage. The questions are silly as both Clinton and Obama will not be running singularly against McCain. One on one with a unified party, a problem in itself, either kicks McCain. For my part I hope its Hillary. You hope its Obama. What’s new?
Posted by: Dogsoldier | March 3, 2008, 3:08 pm 3:08 pm
Mass media at its finest attempting to plant doubt when the agony of defeat is inevitable, not to mention crystal clear. What a network.
Posted by: Joris | March 3, 2008, 3:09 pm 3:09 pm
Poll parrots report! Polls don’t vote. People do. McCain as president? Who are you attempting to fool other than yourself? You honestly think American will accept another 4 years of Bush Economics and war? You must be crazy!
Posted by: Joris | March 3, 2008, 3:12 pm 3:12 pm
Hi, LA in Indiana, thanks for serving the nation. Few of us do. You are the exception. Now, it is your vote to give where ever you choose. I respect that. It would be nice to have a guy like you on our side. Nevertheless, good luck.
Posted by: Dogsoldier | March 3, 2008, 3:13 pm 3:13 pm
Just check out all of todays news, nothing but bs articles about clinton. She has distorted and manipulated this campaign and I am totally sick of her.
And to all her supporters, with all this ‘empty suit’ crap you spew, stop being lazy and do some research so you can find out who has really been ‘working hard’ for the american people. It sure hasn’t been hillary. you believe her bs why? because a vote for her is a vote for bill. I’m not voting for her because of bill. I believe this country has had enough of the clintons and all their drama. It’s time for them to go find a retirement home somewhere and spend all that money they have gotten from arab deals.
But no, she insists on getting this nomination, pushing distortions and lies. Either way you go, she will go down. I just hope she doesn’t take this country down with her.
Posted by: LA in Indiana | March 3, 2008, 3:17 pm 3:17 pm
balthus- Every Clinton supporter I know has said they will not get behind Obama.
I’ve heard some say they’ll go with Nader and other’s say they’ll go with McCain. The Clinton supporters will vote though. I agree with Nader, if the Democrats couldn’t come up with a candidate this year, given the state of the economy and the Country’s discontent about the war, that can’t win by a landslide then the Democrats have bigger problems then people jumping ship to Nader. We can always count on the Democrats to put up a nominee who won’t win- so I guess Obama’s the nominee and McCain is the next President. The fairy dust that fell upon Obama is starting to disappear and time will not be on his side. Half of the Democratic party doesn’t get the Obama charisma so once we get into the general election I wouldn’t count on people gravitating to him like he’s the second coming of Christ like the Democratic Obama supporters have. I also don’t know if the Democrats can afford to alienate the Democrats who always can be counted on to vote in comparison to those who normally don’t vote and only will if Obama’s on the ticket.
Posted by: sue | March 3, 2008, 3:21 pm 3:21 pm
LA in Indiana you know as soon as I hit post I immediately thought “what if I’m talking to a female?” I’m sorry. I did not mean any disrespect in my male reference. Best of luck to you and your family. I do apologize once again.
Posted by: Dogsoldier | March 3, 2008, 3:23 pm 3:23 pm
“Clinton: The Dramatization is Working”
Ya. Its working alright! We’ll see if Limbaugh’s endorsement (along with Coulter, Cunningham and Hannity) will pay dividends tomorrow. Dittoheads and right wing nuts going to be marching to polls tomorrow to thrown down for Hills.
Posted by: The Commander Guy | March 3, 2008, 3:25 pm 3:25 pm
I hear hillary talking about all this unite behind the party stuff….but her supporters wouldn’t vote for Obama?
So either way you go, the democrats will not win the nomination this year.
This country is screwed.
Posted by: LA in Indiana | March 3, 2008, 3:28 pm 3:28 pm
GO CLINTON I WANT YOU AS PREZ SO DO YOUR BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO GO GO GO GO CLINTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: CALISTA | March 3, 2008, 3:37 pm 3:37 pm
You have a point LA in Indiana, however, I would like to use your military training as an example of why I see things somewhat differently. In the military you train like you fight, hard, tough, and mean. Well, this time around democrats are training in this hard, tough, and sometimes mean primary for the real battle ahead. In previous elections we were the nice guys. Not this time, we are battle hardened and ready for the real thing. That’s how I see things.
Posted by: Dogsoldier | March 3, 2008, 3:38 pm 3:38 pm
Whoa, Betty, lighten up ! No need to play the race card here. We’ve got a woman and a black running well for the nomination, whichever wins will be ground-breaking for either minority – and the country. Heck, we were ready for a black with Colin Powell should he have chosen to run before being poorly used by the rats currently in the white house
Posted by: expat | March 3, 2008, 3:54 pm 3:54 pm
Wow! I wonder who ABC News wants to win.
Posted by: Brian | March 3, 2008, 3:56 pm 3:56 pm
Stark if you were to check Hillary’s entire quote, not all included by NYT but what new with that, she said “But no matter who we support, as Dems we can all agree that winning in November and taking back the White House is our imperative. And one thing is increasingly obvious: winning means defeating John McCain – the likely Republican nominee.”
Posted by: Dogsoldier | March 3, 2008, 4:09 pm 4:09 pm
A possible scenario:
Clinton stays in the race JUST BECAUSE she knows an ugly convention fight would divide the Dems and assure McCain of a win in November. McCain, given his age, is probably only good for one term anyway. This way Clinton can run again in four years. And she’ll still be young enough to serve two terms as president. It’s plausible. Given that she would do anything to gain the White House, I certainly wouldn’t rule out her throwing the election for her own party this time around for a chance to run again in four years.
Posted by: Don | March 3, 2008, 4:09 pm 4:09 pm
As a very interested observer from ireland with no preference for either democratic nominee, can I offer the following;
20% of the Republican right will come out to vote against Clinton as they despise her.
The other 20% of moderate republicans dislike her enough to make sure they cast their votes against her.
All the polls so far including actual primary results indicate that Clinton has no great appeal for independant voters who will eventually decide the election.
She also has struggled to capture the male vote.
Add to the above the facts that new democratic voters, young Dems and African American Dems would be loathe to vote for Clinton in November, if she manages to cobble together a backroom deal.
This would mean that Clinton would go into the election with the support of Dem seniors, Dem white women and Latinos and would hand the election to McCain.
The only logical option for the Democratic party is to select Senator Obama if they want to return to the white house.
We in Europe find it hard to believe that the greatest democracy in the world with a population of 300 million can only offer a choice between two families
to lead your great country.
Posted by: tony galvin | March 3, 2008, 4:11 pm 4:11 pm
Nice to see you still awake Tony. But speaking from experience I do know that your country (Ireland) is a country of lepricorns, bad potatoes, killing each other over religion, and you all drink too much beer. BTW, shouldn’t you European busy yourselves condemning Israel for defending herself or something. Oh, have I left anything out?
Posted by: Dogsoldier | March 3, 2008, 4:26 pm 4:26 pm
OK, LA in Indiana, I do admit as a man I am not fully house trained yet, but I did notice a long pause between response time there. Maybe a slight moment of indecision there? Yes? And if I were to throw in my killer line, and it never fails to win folks over, I am supporting Hillary for her acting ability on SNL! That should do it, I’m convinced!
Posted by: Dogsoldier | March 3, 2008, 4:41 pm 4:41 pm
Commander Guy – nice idea but I think the states are divided that way in a sense because there are 19 predicted swing states but I will leave that exercise to you. Rules have not changed of course, the primaries/caucuses are about delegates. But SDs are delegates too and the electoral race is one of the key considerations they use in their judgement as to how to cast a supervote in the interest of the party. So like it or not, the electoral picture is key and has been mentioned all along by the pundits who are now agreeing (even Tucker) that it is a legitimate claim for the Clinton camp if she proves that Obama is not likely to beat McCain because he cannot get the big states without her. But if she can prove she is more electable and the pledged delegate counts are close (less than 2% as it is now) then the SDs will have to decide how to cast their votes in place of the voters who did not vote come convention day if it goes that far.
Posted by: DCVoter | March 3, 2008, 4:47 pm 4:47 pm
George – thanks for being civil. I beg to differ with you on the “resume” of Clinton. If you search vote smart you will find her bio, additional info, awards, committees, voting record, issues, speeches, statements, campaign funding, interest group ratings etc. She has tons of experience during her terms as First Ladies and and before that as well as after that as Senator. Being an Indie, I am a skeptic and do the math. She is correct with the 35 years of public service and much more service related to the job than Obama. That is a deciding factor for me because their records and stands on issues are so similar. I ignore all the bias by the camps and the MSM.
Posted by: DCVoter | March 3, 2008, 4:59 pm 4:59 pm
Just a quick reply to Dogsoldier I was under the impression that Americans value the principal of free speech above all else. I bring my family to the US every year and have found the great majority of Americans to be genuine & decent people. The US leads the free world and who runs your country should be of interest to everyone in Europe as well as the rest of the world.
In relation to my own country, I personally have not come accross any lepricorns but if I do I will let you know. The war in my country was not about religion, it was about national identity, Irish or British. I plead guilty about Isreal, I cannot condone the slaughter of civilians be they Arab or Jewish. In the last three days between thirty & fifty women/children have died by Isreali fire, that can only perpetuate the hatred for Isreal and by proxy America. Before you get really pissed with me I would also utterly condem the killing of Isreali civilians without exception.
Finally I myself like many Irish people dont drink and our potatoes seem fine to me. (you might have undercooked them?)
Posted by: tony galvin | March 3, 2008, 4:59 pm 4:59 pm
Many of you have never met the real Hillary. Those of us that did in 1991 as she was at the Rogers Muncipal Airport in the FBO at Rogers, Arkansas for a meeting with Wal-mart will never forget that day. She was nothing but a BI___ and as the troopers that were escorting her husband, our govenor said no wonder he looks for other women. She is not what this country needs as a leader. Sorry that New Yorkers got sucked into electing her a senator from that state, If she had been that great she could have done it in Arkansas. As we put it here she is white trailer trash!!!!
Posted by: Dave | March 3, 2008, 5:00 pm 5:00 pm
Dave, shame on you for being so disrespectful of one of our Senators and a First Lady of our country.
Posted by: DCVoter | March 3, 2008, 5:08 pm 5:08 pm
Dave, I just heard a story this morning from someone at Andrews AFB….the folks there that had to work with her said the same thing.
WOW! C’monnnn Obama, you can win this.
Posted by: LA in Indiana | March 3, 2008, 5:17 pm 5:17 pm
tony – in case you were not aware, Senator Obama claims to be a fresh new outsider yet quickly got himself adopted by an even older White House dynasty in order to go for a win – the Kennedys.
I personally do not see Senator Clinton as part of a Clinton dynasty… she is a Clinton by marriage not by blood. There is a huge difference between her and the Bush and Kennedy dynasties in that sense.
The way I see it, now we have a chance to get someone in the WH who can actually get the job done right for America and the world since LBJ – a champion of human rights, economic growth, national security, and science/space exploration. Her heros include MLK and Eleanor Roosevelt – one of our greatest, most accomplished First Ladies in the history of human rights initiatives.
Bill Clinton had a horrible first 3 years because he was a Washington outsider. He inherited record deficits and debt from the Reagan/Bush era. In his 4th year he began to turn things around finally and gained the support of the people enough to get another term.
His second term was the best. America and the world experienced relative peace and prosperity as a result of our booming economy and strength of the dollar. We had low inflation, low unemployment, 22 million new jobs, and a balanced budget for the first time in many years prior. In fact, a book was just published where the data analysis shows our government has spent more than it earned for 31 of the past 35 years. The four years we were fiscally responsible were during his second term.
Senator Clinton offers her own experience, newly forged working relationships across party lines, and expertise of her own along with the lessons learned by Bill. They are both extremely smart and accomplished public servants.
Posted by: DCVoter | March 3, 2008, 5:39 pm 5:39 pm
Tony I’m gonna stand up for Israel every day of the week. If Canada were blasting Americans with as many rockets on a daily basis like Hamas then I suggest America would kick some butt as well. No nation on the face of the earth would put up with this garbage. Hamas has Gaza and have for awhile. Israel tried to stop electricity to bring Hamas to their senses and still rockets, then they cut off food supplies, and they still shoot rockets, rather than try something called peace. Hamas killed the Abbas folks to control Gaza. Where were you then?
Posted by: Dogsoldier | March 3, 2008, 5:40 pm 5:40 pm
Hilliary…is…TOAST!!!
Posted by: cba | March 3, 2008, 5:46 pm 5:46 pm
clintons strategy, just keep pushing rezko, keep pushing rezko, keep pushing rezko.
Even though there is nothing there, just keep pushing rezko.
That has been her response when they ask her about releasing her taxes.
Posted by: LA in Indiana | March 3, 2008, 5:48 pm 5:48 pm
I like toast.
Posted by: Dogsoldier | March 3, 2008, 5:49 pm 5:49 pm
tony – i also find it odd as a person of irish descent (as am i) that you do ot know of and appreciate Senator Clintons efforts as First Lady to help the women and children of Northern Ireland in conjunction with Bill Clinton working to broker the peace agreement for Northern Ireland in 1998.
Posted by: DCVoter | March 3, 2008, 5:53 pm 5:53 pm
LA – perhaps you could quote some facts. Her financial disclosures have always been available and her tax returns were announced ready for disclosure on April 15. McCain has not disclosed and Obama is not disclosing his return for the timeframe involving Rezko transactions and has no financial disclosures on file for 205 and 2006. Hmm… it appears to me he is holding back. Typical campaign tactic by the Obama camp… irrelevant to most every voter per the latest polls.
Posted by: DCVoter | March 3, 2008, 5:56 pm 5:56 pm
Dogsoldier – you are exactly right. The Isrealis actually tried to extend the olive branch in response to Bill Clinton’s work with them to broker peace. Bush Jr messed that up and only recently (as outgoing lame duck) has suggested they try again.
Posted by: DCVoter | March 3, 2008, 6:04 pm 6:04 pm
Thank you DCVoter. Just as Bill Clinton stepped front and center to help the tsunami victims, just as Bill Clinton stepped up to help the folks in New Orleans, in 911 and on and on. My question, where was Obama then?
Posted by: Dogsoldier | March 3, 2008, 6:10 pm 6:10 pm
oh my DCVoter, Barack Obama said on national television that he released his taxes. FACT: if hillary had already released her ‘taxes’ then why would Russert continue to request them and why would she respond with she’s been too busy, and the WH has to release them, and blah blah blah
So the FACT is, she hasn’t released her taxes, that which she already alluded to in the last debate. Did you watch it?
Posted by: LA in Indiana | March 3, 2008, 6:13 pm 6:13 pm
people claim Obama is all talk, no action….
try comparing their senate records and see who has been ‘working hard’ for the american people.
Some of us intelligent folk actually do think for ourselves.
If hillary could run on her own merit, she would stay on message, but then she would have to choose one and stick with it. Instead, she has decided to continue to push phony stories to get votes. Solutions out the window, push rezko, push the phony canadian nafta story, push he’s a muslim, push he’s the man with the tan. To me, she has no integrity, so why would I vote for her?
Posted by: LA in Indiana | March 3, 2008, 6:28 pm 6:28 pm
DCVoter
Bout you explain some delegate Math to the Board. From the drivel I am seeing in the MSM indicates that Hills has to win BIG tomorrow maybe 65-35.
Tell us why this math is all wrong.
Posted by: The Commander Guy | March 3, 2008, 7:00 pm 7:00 pm
Dogsolider said: Just as Bill Clinton stepped front and center to help the tsunami victims, just as Bill Clinton stepped up to help the folks in New Orleans, in 911 and on and on. My question, where was Obama then?
Is this late breaking news that Bill, not Hillary, is running after all?
Posted by: SE Croft | March 3, 2008, 8:09 pm 8:09 pm
George; Clinton did not blow it on health care.Unfortunatly the American people believed the Harry and Loise commercials paid for by the healthcare industry and insurance companys.These people called,and wrote to thier senators and Representatives and it got voted down,Clinton gave it her best shot unfortunatly big business won that one.Now that she has a second chance I believe she might get it done,now that America is more awear of the facts..
Posted by: girlinvt | March 3, 2008, 8:58 pm 8:58 pm
Clinton is determine to burn down the entire Democratic house if she can’t have the nomination. ‘Let’s bloody each other up and see who’s left standing!’– nevermind that either nominee will take all of those open wounds into the general.
Unfortunately, I think her tactics are working. She’s definitely changed the media’s tone on Obama. I really hope the American people can see passed her desperate gimmicks.
Posted by: Mike M. | March 3, 2008, 8:59 pm 8:59 pm
Hillary plays the politics of fear. Ironically, she has never been tested in a national security crisis. The closest she has come was her vote on Iraq, which was an utter failure.
Then there’s the fact that Bill Clinton’s administration had an awful record on national security; it basically ignored the growing threat of terrorism. There were numerous unanswered terrorist attacks on our interests, North Korea cheated on their nuke agreement, and Clinton bungled his dealing with Iraq.
Hillary has experience all right: on failure. And the media still will not call her on her lie about her experience.
Posted by: cm | March 3, 2008, 9:45 pm 9:45 pm
way to take a page from Bush’s playbook HRC. Make everyone afraid and tell them you are the only one who can save them.
Posted by: Louis | March 3, 2008, 10:01 pm 10:01 pm
What turns me off about Barack is that he seems more of a production than a presidential candidate–an
Oprah Winfrey production. He comes across with little
substance because of this and I can’t trust him the care of our great country. You may not like the way Hilary points her finger or dresses but she’s tough and
experienced and will get repairs done.
Posted by: tsnyder | March 3, 2008, 10:25 pm 10:25 pm
The 3 am phone call was a call that a ship was bombed in the middle east and Clinton did nothing, the phone call was about all the people being slaughtered in Rwanda Clinton did nothing. The call was about the marine baracks being bombed and over 200 soldiers died and Clinton did nothing. The call was the first world trade center bombing and Clinton did nothing. The phone rang at 3 am to let Clinton know there was a black hawk down and the bodies were being dragged through the streets he did nothing. So I know what Hillary learned that when the phone rings at 3 am she will do nothing.
Posted by: Regina | March 4, 2008, 1:44 am 1:44 am
Hillary said experience counts.
Like a drunk driver behind the wheel of a car. She has alot of experience at the wheel, but the right decision would be not to be in the car in the first place.
Hillary experience and record:
1. Mismanaged her campaign and wasted $160 million dollars.
2. Not release her tax information.
3. Refuses to release Clinton Library healthcare document. Makes excuses and releases Hillary meeting schedules-WITHOUT PHONE RECORDS!
4. Dumps her cat!
5. End up with died guys legal paper(Some missing) in her kitchen. Remove papers after he blows his brains out.
6. BILL sells everyone out and takes $20 million from Billaire buddy. Then lies about it. No wonder Hillary does not want the taxe information released.
7. Loses 25% point lead to Obama
No leadership skill here. Hillary not fit to be president.
Posted by: BILL5321 | March 4, 2008, 9:52 am 9:52 am
“The Senator rejected that the nomination contest would be problematic for the campaign. “Hard fought primary contests are part of American politics,” she said. “We are going to have a unified Democratic party, we are going to get behind whoever our nominee is.”
You want to bet? Keep this negative mess up and black folks will stay home in the fall. Clinton, will most likely not win the election.
Posted by: Al F | March 4, 2008, 11:54 am 11:54 am
Hillary is tough alright!Hillary is tough to figure out if she’s speaking from the heart or just being a politician. My guess is the latter. Just like she speaks to Ohio and tells the people that she will bring their jobs back. Oh you mean those jobs that left the country through NAFTA? That she has consistently voted in support of? I think Hillary has proven first and foremost that she is a politician and will stoop to any level to get what she wants and will say anything that the people want to hear just to get the votes.Thus we have all of the negative bombardments against her fellow Dem Obama which comes off to me as being both petty and reckless. Do we really another President like this?
Posted by: Keith | March 4, 2008, 4:56 pm 4:56 pm