Obama Insists Clinton Was On Short List

Fence straddlin’ Obama still can’t answer a simple yes or no question without worrying about losing votes.

With the acrimony, what else was he going to say?

Senator Clinton asked the Obama campaign not to ask for a volume of information UNLESS she would be his pick…..
He complied….

Senator Clinton asked the Obama campaign not to ask for a volume of information UNLESS she would be his pick…..
He complied….

Remember what Big Papi Kennedy said:
“Ted Kennedy has gone on record as being against Hillary Clinton being picked as Barack Obama’s running mate. He said she shouldn’t be vice president because the job requires “real leadership.”
“I would hope that Obama would also give consideration to somebody that is in tune with his appeal for the nobler aspirations of the American people,” Kennedy said. “I think if we had real leadership – as we do with Barack Obama – in the number two spot as well, it’d be enormously helpful.”
VP pick chosen by Uncle Teddy. No way Ted was going to let another Clinton near the White House. The presidency belongs to Teddy — unfortunately he and his surrogates never win it.

What I don’t get about Obama is this:
He’s complained for months that McCain’s judgment is flawed because he voted for the Iraq war.
Then what does Obama do? He chooses a VP who voted the exact same way as McCain.
What does this say about Obama’s judgment.

“I answered a brief question. That’s all you’re going to get.”

“We’re tired of the assumption that we will fall in line just as the Republican Sheep fall in line.”

I was on the fence as far as voting for Obama. However, after he totally dissed Hillary by overlooking her for vice president, he is no longer a choice. She won over 18 million votes and the good ole boys in the DNC instead chose Biden who dropped off in Round 1 of the primaries. Now, they expect her and the 18 million voters to get it together to vote for Obama. It’s a little too late…They can try to coerce peace and unity out the Clintons but it will be difficult to do that with the 18 million voters. Obama and his Chicago comrades did very little to unite the party during the Primaries.

Yup, Obama and his campaign just couldn’t pass up a chance to pettily taunt the Clinton people by scheduling the VP phone call for 3am in a vicious satire about Hillary’s 3am phone call commerical. That is not the gracious actions of leaders in victory. The Obama team is so not ready for prime time. They lost focus on what they need to be doing, which is winning in November (most easily done by simply picking HRC for veep) and took extra time and effort instead to do petty victory taunting dances on HRC by scheduling the call for 3am. Oh yes, and at the same they are all time telling non Obama voters to get over it. Maybe Obama can simply get over not having our votes instead.

In her speech, Michelle Obama said, “Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life, that your word is your bond.”
Sooo… When Barack publicly and clearly said that he would aggressively pursue public funds for the general election while he was battling it out with Clinton, but completely abandoned that pledge simply for political expediency, he betrayed his bond? Barack had the option of keeping his word, and he said what the heck and made himself a liar, for MONEY and POLITICAL GAIN. So much for the word being the bond. So much for your word and bond being worth more than political expediency. So much for June Cleaver here trying to say how much she has in common with average Americans. If they have the same values, I want no part of her lies either.
What is most ironic is that by betraying this “bond,” Obama has made himself a bucket o’cash to use on TV commercials distorting and besmirching John McCain. With his lie, Obama bought himself a bottomless well of poison to blast at his more honorable opponent, who honored HIS pledge to using public funds.
Barack’s word may be his bond. He has demonstrated that neither is worth anything. Hey everybody making under 250k who thinks you’re getting a tax cut under Obama… do you think his word will be his bond when he is already in office and no longer has to beg for your votes?

“I have great respect for Hillary, but your actions are not helping Hillary at all. On the contrary. You are working very hard to torpedo her chances in the future. Posted by: Willem van Oranje”
Threatening Hillary over her political future in Democratic Party is meaningless especially since they have treated her very poorly. The whole world witnessed how she was taunted by the good ole boys in the party and the media (CNN, MSNBC). The party needs to apologize to her period.

I really, really, REALLY wish Obama had picked Clinton as his running mate. It would have prevented further fracturing of the Democratic Party (and it would have made the political waters safer for Obama: having the Clintons gunning for you can’t be a comfortable position to be in!). It would also have given the Republican Party their favorite punching bag back.
However, I find it absolutely ridiculous how easy the American people are to distract. As long as the corporatocracy of America can keep throwing bright, shiny contentions in our way, we can’t seem to keep in mind that what’s at stake for us in an election. It isn’t Obama’s pride. It isn’t McCain’s houses, or age. It isn’t Clinton’s political ambitions.
It’s healthcare. It’s energy independence. It’s the economy. It’s shifting the burden of the massive war debt from the rich (who are benefitting most from this war) to the middle class. It’s having the agenda for the next four years set by the same people who set it for the last eight, or making a clear statement that the American people want to turn in a new direction.
If John McCain wins the Presidency it will prove once and for all that the American people have no idea how to resist manipulation, or how to look after their own interests.
I felt that Hilary Clinto would make a great President, and she still might some day. But her platform (and my interests) is more closely represented by Obama’s than by McCain’s. Why would I spite myself by voting AGAINST my interests in favor of Clinton’s? It doesn’t make sense.
To all those “Hilary 2012″ Democrats who won’t vote for Obama:
Be assured that the Republicans WILL come through for their party (if not for their best interests) no matter what they said about McCain before he got the nomination. And when President McCain names a Supreme Court Justice guaranteed to make the Court more right wing than it already is, I’ll be annoyed at Republicans, yes. But my anger and contempt will be reserved for YOU.

“6% of the Dem delgates wanted Biden, 28% wanted Hillary”.

Although I think she was treated shabbily by Obama, I’m just as glad that Hillary wasn’t asked to be his VP. I really think it would be an intolerable mismatch.

Unity, Unity, Unity. That’s all Obama’s campaign has been talking about since the primaries finished. Uniting the Party and drawing in the Hillary supporters.
And everyone claims that Obama is so smart.
Well, if that were the case, certainly he would have realized that the only way the Democratic Party would truly be UNITED would be if he picked Hillary as his running mate.
As usual, Obama was once again just paying lip service to holding high ideals, and then his actions show what a master of deception he truly is.

There was a lot of bad ‘blood’ on this campaign. Clinton and former President Clinton would not an effective working relationship in the White House because of all these negativity that the Clintons brought up. Obama made a wonderful decision in selecting Sen. Biden.
The Clinton supporters that won’t vote for Obama are people who have already made up their mind not to vote for Obama. It is interesting also to note that these people are not prepared to contribute to Hillary’s Campaign debts if they are genuine. Otherwise they are republiccans disguised as Democrats.
Go Obama

“I answered a brief question…and that’s all you’re going to get….”
Sounds like: “And that’s all I’ve got to say about that……………..”
-Forrest Obama/Barack Gump

Obama has a very difficult time making decisions, and an even worse time standing up for his decisions. America needs a leader – not a weak capitulator.

MSM is devoid of any sense
of respect for privacy. The
VP selection process was
conducted in a confidential
manner. The media should
simply let it go at that and
stop asking BO at every press
avail whether HRC was on his
short list.

That headline does not match the content of the post. “I think you can draw that conclusion” is NOT “yes.” Very carefully not “yes.” Very Clintonian, Mr. Obama. Congratulations.

The only people that “disrespected” Hillary are the voters. More of them voted for Obama. Period. She and Bill ran an ineffective campaign in the final analysis.

I don’t believe that Clinton was ever on the short list! I think he is just lying to try and pull the women voting block in and it’s not going to happen. You are mistaken if you think this is just about sour grapes over Hillary not getting the nomination. Our party doesn’t have a theme or know what it stands for any longer. First, they went with prune face Kerry and he lost. Than they thought they’d go with an inexperienced black man because it was a novelty and what happened? They pandered to the right and now they pander to the middle. He is neck and neck with McCain. Oh yes, that was a great move! And, what about Biden? He has so many lobbyists money in his pockets that it isn’t funny. And, he gets money from the credit card companies. The very thing that Obama said he would reform. What a joke!