FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON-- 3B's ; Bully , Baby and Brat
Former President Clinton has been breathtakingly unprofessional and disengenuous throughout Senator Clinton's campaign. His allegations of unfair treatment, fuzzy math and crass conduct are unbeffiting of a former President or a spouse of a candidate.
There has been a double standard in this campaign, but it has been to give legitimacy to the outlandish assertions and tantrums of President Clinton and the Clinton campaign. If any other spouse of a Presidential candidate acted like President Clinton has in this campaign they and their candidate would have been laughed off the campaign. Only because who he is and the amount of money he can still raise among Clinton Loyalists has he not suffered such a fate. However, I sugggest his reputation , which was already lacking among many prior to this campaign has been further tarnished.
As a former supporter of President Clinton I have been surprised by the tactics he has and continues to use in this campaign. Only a herculean effort by him and Senator Clinton on behalf of Obama in the general election will mitigate his conduct and start to rebuild his reputation.
He has been nothing short of a hysterical Bully, Baby and Brat who throw's tantrums when the majority of others do not see things his way. Neither he or Senator Clinton are victims of prejudice , bias or unfair treatment, only of their own dreadful and deceptive campaign.
The Clinton's have run out of time, it is the 4th quarter and they are behind by so much they can only win by forfeit or some type of horrible occurence ( One like the one Senator Clinton recently reffered to) .It will be over next week and hopefully we will then begin to see different conduct befitting of a former President and of a spouse of candidate who did not prevail. We can only hope .
If you believe it will be over next week, then there is little reason for your outburst. Perhaps you just don't want to see the Clinton victories in the few remaining contests further cloud the picture and take away the legitimacy of the superdelegate move toward Obama. Perhaps you fear the inclusion of Michigan and Florida. Perhaps you believe that Hillary will be taking the fight all the way to the convention. Or maybe you're just impatient and used to getting everything you want.
May 26, 2008 10:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
Jeez, Otto, grow up. (I won't hold my breath.)
May 27, 2008 1:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
As an Obama supporter I am perfectly happy to see this go all the way to the convention. I'm also perfectly happy to see the Clinton's keep tossing their own money into this fight if they so choose.
My fear if she does we lose in November no matter who comes out on top. If this is a risk she is willing to take, fine. If she is willing to risk any future in politics fine. This is her call.
May 26, 2008 10:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah. I don't know whether I can bear to witness the HRC victory in Puerto Rico, particularly since it will be meaningless. As for cloudy election conditions, well, all the legitimacy questions will be centered on Hillary, e.g. how could the superdelegates overturn the elected delegate outcomes.
The superdelegates are going to shut this thing down, one way or another, before the convention, and likely before mid-June. It will be time to shake hands and accept the outcome of the primary process. Obama will have won fair and square.
May 27, 2008 6:52 AM | Reply | Permalink
I hope if she keeps dogging this to the bitter end that nobody in Obama's camp chooses to bail her out of the ditch into which she's digging herself. That would be a real waste of resources, not withstanding the fact that her and Bill are as rich as Crosius.
May 27, 2008 1:22 PM | Reply | Permalink
Perhaps, like your candidate, you need to take your blinders off, do the math and look at what these two have REALLY done in any positive way for the benefit of the Democratic party or the people in the United States in the last year. They have been an abysmal joke, one that has been racist, sexist and demanded an incredible amount of preferential treatment. Now they are hanging around in case the other guy gets shot.
I've got news for you. Hillary wouldn't get the momination even if Obama didn't get it. She has burned every single bridge she has crossed and 95 percent of us women are incredibly embarrassed that she is representing us in any way. Strong, classy, independent women do not scream sexism when they don't get their way.
Getting rid of the Clintons will be the best thing about Obama's victory on June 3. I cannot wait.
May 27, 2008 7:24 PM | Reply | Permalink
As a 46 year old I have never been so excited about a candidate as I am about Senator Obama. Many of my friends and millions of others feal the same, including a huge influx of youn g people who are really involved in his campaign. That initself is a great contribution to Politics in America and the Democratic Party.
May 27, 2008 8:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
As a 46 year old I have never been so excited about a candidate as I am about Senator Obama. Many of my friends and millions of others feal the same, including a huge influx of youn g people who are really involved in his campaign. That initself is a great contribution to Politics in America and the Democratic Party.
Senator Obama has also proven a campaign can be primarily funded by small donors like me-- not the fat cats who expect something other than good governance in exchange for their contributions. That initself gives Obama the ability to govern without great indebtedness to the big donors which Mccain will have to rely on.
I hope you can see the unique and special qualities of the campaign and the Senator. No , he is not perfect , yes he has flaws and is only human , but he is a special and I believe transformative figure.
May 27, 2008 8:58 PM | Reply | Permalink