Libaax-Sankataabte Posted March 22, 2008 Time Magazine HALPERIN’S TAKE: 14 Painful Things Hillary Clinton Knows — Or Should Know 1. She can’t win the nomination without overturning the will of the elected delegates, which will alienate many Democrats. 2. She can’t win the nomination without a bloody convention battle — after which, even if she won, history and many Democrats would cast her as a villain. 3. Catching up in the popular vote is not out of the question — but without re-votes in Florida and Michigan it will be almost as impossible as catching up in elected delegates. 4. Nancy Pelosi and other leading members of Congress don’t think she can win and want her to give up. Same with superdelegate-to-the-stars Donna Brazile. 5. Obama’s skilled, close-knit staff can do things like silently kill re-votes in Florida and Michigan and not pay a political price. 6. Many of her supporters — and even some of her staffers — would be relieved (and even delighted) if she quit the race; none of his supporters or staff feel that way. Some think she just might throw in the towel in June if it appears efforts to fight on would hurt Obama’s general election chances. 7. The Rev. Wright story notwithstanding, the media still wants Obama to be the nominee — and that has an impact every day. 8. Obama might not be able to talk that well about the new global economy, but she (and McCain) can’t either. 9. Many of the remaining prominent superdelegates want to be for Obama and she (and Harold Ickes) are just barely keeping them from making public commitments to him. 10. She can’t publicly say more than 2% of all the things she would like to say about race, electability, beating McCain and experience. 11. If she somehow found a way to win the nomination, she would have to offer Obama the veep slot, and she doesn’t want to do that. 12. This is a change election, and Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton can never truly be change. 13. Obama is having fun most days, and she isn’t. 14. Even though her campaign staff is having more fun than it has for a long time, there’s hardly anyone there who, given half a chance, wouldn’t slit Mark Penn’s throat — and such internal dissension won’t help her in the home stretch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Koora-Tuunshe Posted March 22, 2008 Thanks for keeping us updated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geel_jire Posted March 25, 2008 Mrs. C is getting more desperate everyday. Hillary Clinton has been forced to retract a claim that she landed under sniper fire in Bosnia 12 years ago after a CBS video emerged contradicting her account, Hannah Strange writes. The former First Lady was attacked by Barack Obama for exaggerating her role in foreign policy-making during her husband’s presidency, which she has frequently asserted makes her more qualified to lead than her Democratic rival. source Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aaliyyah Posted March 25, 2008 GO Obama I think he will make such an outstanding president...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabregas Posted March 25, 2008 Sheekadi Boma waa khalas.....its probably gonna become a white vs black thing...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pujah Posted March 25, 2008 Obama camp posts tax returns (CNN) — A spokesman for Hillary Clinton’s campaign sent out a press release Tuesday morning belatedly attacking Barack Obama for his failure to release his tax returns – at virtually the exact moment the Illinois senator’s campaign posted his 2000-2006 filings on his campaign Web site. “In the public record there are 20 years of Hillary's tax returns, hundreds of thousands of pages of records from her time in White House and countless other documents detailing her time in public life. Sen. Obama's record is far more opaque. Sen. Obama has not released his tax returns, except for 2006,” Clinton spokesman Phil Singer said in a statement sent to reporters just as the Obama camp posted the Illinois senator’s returns online. The newly-released Obama documents include all schedules. In a statement sent to reporters, the Obama campaign criticized Clinton for not releasing her 2006 tax returns, pointing to her decision to lend her campaign $5 million earlier this year, and former President Bill Clinton’s $20 million payout from supermarket holding company Yucaipa. Clinton has promised to release the returns sometime after this year’s April 15 tax deadline, just a few days before Pennsylvania’s April 22 primary. “Senator Clinton recently claimed that she’s ‘the most transparent figure in public life,’ yet she’s dragging her feet in releasing something as basic as her annual tax returns,” Obama’s communications director, Robert Gibbs, said in a statement. “Senator Clinton can’t claim to be vetted until she allows the public the opportunity to see her finances — particularly with respect to any investment in tax shelters.” – CNN Associate Political Editor Rebecca Sinderbrand Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geel_jire Posted March 25, 2008 ^ The man is playing 'chicken' with Mrs. C first he released his taxes and dared her to do the same . then her released his 'earmarks' for the duration of his time in the senate and he dared her to release hers which she hasn't done yet........ on the openness thing he wins hands down Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aaliyyah Posted March 25, 2008 Clinton Admits mistake when recounting trip to Bosnia this is hilarious Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LayZie G. Posted March 26, 2008 "Apparently it's okay to say bad things about a girl," Mr C said of Mrs C. He further went on to say "The only thing that matters is, what happens to you?" "That's all that matters. If a politician doesn't wanna get beat up, he shouldn't run for office. If a football player doesn't want to get tackled or want the risk of an a occasional clip he shouldn't put the pads on." Resign? "I don't think any of these people oughta be asked to resign," said the former president. "All these guys that say bad things about any other campaign, they say should they resign? My answer is no, they're repeating the party line. They oughta stay right where they are." Said Mr C "All this moaning and groaning -- none of these politicians are gonna have anything like the tough time half the people in this audience have already had for the last seven years. This is about you. Don't you let anybody take this election away from you." Ragiisa. "Let's just saddle up and have an argument," he continued. "What's the matter with that?" Source:Huffington post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baashi Posted March 27, 2008 Another superdelegate for Obama. Hope he closes the deal soon. Source Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted March 28, 2008 The news is touting Mayor of New York as a viable VP. Obama/Bloomberg. This is a suprise but the Obama magic is back, no one is mentioning who Clinton will have as a VP. Also look at the recent attacks on Pelosi and other hard ranking officials by the Clinton camp and it highlights they are nervous. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Section6er Posted March 28, 2008 Its escobar season and president obama's swag is undeniable. The first black man to beat a white woman and get away with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites