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Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

AgentX — Mon, 26 May 2008 13:11:00 -0000

Yeah, we were all over this on the AAPP BlogTalkRadio Show.
She's gone TOO FAR! TOO DAMN FAR! this is a BRIDGE TOO FAR!

Emotions aside, she didn't even need to bring it up! She doesn't even have to continue her campaign. the DNC has rules and choices to make if a candidate is 'picked off' or too sick to serve. Hillary would have been in that short list of options, but not after this. Now if something happens, she is suspect #1.

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

Buckeye Yonsei — Sat, 24 May 2008 15:14:00 -0000

Guess I'm coming to the comments a little late--last week, a friend called me "paranoid" for saying no way did I ever want Clinton in the VP spot even if it meant more of her supporters would come out and vote, because she'd find it too tempting to be one heartbeat away from the Oval, and I would never want President Obama's life put at that risk.

No way did I trust her, Bill, or anyone still loyal to them who might benefit from a "shocking national tragedy" that would benefit her if she were number two.

My friend is no longer so sure that I'm "paranoid". Anyway, I hope this one finally gets people to knock off that horrifying so-called "dream" ticket idea.

By the way, Jack + Jill Politics, thank you for existing; I'm an American living and working overseas, and the internet is my lifeline back home. I'm just a lurker, but I appreciate all the posts and the discussions very much. Peace -

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

Pamela — Sat, 24 May 2008 00:41:00 -0000

Thanks kenya! I've been watching his career since the Real World and believe he has a great political future ahead. Hopefully he will explode these next three years so he is ready to take Clinton's seat. Worse case we get him in the House.

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

Kenya W — Fri, 23 May 2008 23:50:00 -0000

Pamela you just stop it. I have been a huge Kevin Powell fan since 1992. You just hush up, with such wonderful comments.
That brother is sitting on the bubble of something great. I remember all of his contributions to VIBE and everything.

You are on point today, sis.

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

rikyrah — Fri, 23 May 2008 23:12:00 -0000

thank you, Pamela.

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

Pamela — Fri, 23 May 2008 22:25:00 -0000

Kevin Powell?

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

Isaiah 58 — Fri, 23 May 2008 22:15:00 -0000

Hillary Clinton has shown herself unfit to sit in Bobby Kennedy's chair in the US Senate. Who do we have on deck in New York who can take her down in 2012? I think the only future she should face is one spent working at her husband's foundation. Her political career is OVER.

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

The Roundtable Discussion — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:49:00 -0000

I am in shock at what Sen. Clinton has said. Total lack of decency, respect.

OBAMA 08

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

Val — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:43:00 -0000

Olbermann's Video now available.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id...

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

Anonymous — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:24:00 -0000

I recommend that you all NOT call the congressional offices of members of congress who are supers. Their congressional offices are not allowed to discuss anything related to campaigns whatsoever.

Most of them have websites for their own campaigns. Call those instead. Just a suggestion.

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

Val — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:23:00 -0000

Clinton, you invoked a political nightmare
Olbermann: Referencing RFK's assassination as a reason for staying in the race is unforgiveable

The text for Olbermann's comments is already available. The video clip is not ready as yet. Keith went off.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id...

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

Pamela — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:22:00 -0000

From Olbermann's Special Comments:

(full content here http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id...

...We have forgiven you your insistence that there have been widespread calls for you to end your campaign, when such calls had been few.

We have forgiven you your misspeaking about Martin Luther King's relative importance to the Civil Rights movement.

We have forgiven you your misspeaking about your under-fire landing in Bosnia.

We have forgiven you insisting Michigan's vote wouldn't count and then claiming those who would not count it were Un-Democratic.

We have forgiven you pledging to not campaign in Florida and thus disenfranchise voters there, and then claim those who stuck to those rules were as wrong as those who defended slavery or denied women the vote.

We have forgiven you the photos of Osama Bin Laden in an anti-Obama ad...

We have forgiven you fawning over the fairness of Fox News while they were still calling you a murderer.

We have forgiven you accepting Richard Mellon Scaife's endorsement and then laughing as you described his "deathbed conversion."

We have forgiven you quoting the electoral predictions of Boss Karl Rove.

We have forgiven you the 3 a.m. Phone Call commercial.

We have forgiven you President Clinton's disparaging comparison of the Obama candidacy to Jesse Jackson's.

We have forgiven you Geraldine Ferraro's national radio interview suggesting Obama would not still be in the race had he been a white man.

We have forgiven you the dozen changing metrics and the endless self-contradictions of your insistence that your nomination is mathematically probable rather than a statistical impossibility.

We have forgiven you your declaration of some primary states as counting and some as not.

We have forgiven you exploiting Jeremiah Wright in front of the editorial board of the lunatic-fringe Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

We have forgiven you exploiting William Ayers in front of the debate on ABC.

We have forgiven you for boasting of your "support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans"...

We have even forgiven you repeatedly praising Senator McCain at Senator Obama's expense, and your own expense, and the Democratic ticket's expense.

But Senator, we cannot forgive you this.

... Because a senator - a politician - a person - who can let hang in mid-air the prospect that she might just be sticking around in part, just in case the other guy gets shot - has no business being, and no capacity to be, the President of the United States.

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

Anonymous — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:21:00 -0000

From Blacks4Barack !
Demand To DNC: Kick Hillary Out NOW !

Insinuates That Obama Could Be ASSASINATED !

Now, things have gone way too far. Today, in an appearance in South Dakota, Hillary Clinton justified her reason for staying in the campaign by referring to the fact that presidential hopeful 'Robert Kennedy was assasinated in June'...implying that the same could occur to senator Obama. THIS IS SICK !!! Regardless of how the pundits try to spin this as just another misspeak, the statement speaks for itself and displays the diobolical mentality of Hillary Clinton.

It is unclear as to whether she is actually hoping that Obama would be killed, therefore giving her an open path to the Democratic nomination, or if she may be signaling her desire to some sick, warp minded homicidal maniac. Whichever be the case, her statement is automatic grounds for the Democratic National Committee headed by Howard Dean to demand that she remove herself from the race. If he does not, American Democratic should demand HIS stepping down !

This can not be tolerated. Regardless of who you are a supporter of, Hillary, Obama or McCain, ANYONE who would wish the death of another human being in order to win a political position is sick, dangerous, maniacal, duranged and totally mentally and morally unfit for any political position, particularly President or V.P. of the United States.

CONTACT THE DNC....

HILLARY MUST BE KICKED OUT NOW !!!!

FLOOD THE PHONE LINES...CALL THE DNC TODAY !!!

CALL DNC: 202-863-8000

E Mail SuperDelegate Donna Brazile:

donna@brazileassociates.com

MSNBC

chuck.todd@nbcuni.com

andrea.mitchell@nbcuni.com

hardball@msnbc.com

HILLARY MUST BE KICKED OUT NOW !!!!

SEND THIS EVERYWHERE !!!!!!!!!!

Visit: www.Blacks4Barack.org

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

Anonymous — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:20:00 -0000

I'm a regular lurker to this blog (I love it) and I have never commented before but I have to now.

Just when I think she couldn't POSSIBLY piss me off any more...she goes above and beyond.

It's time for her to GO. NOW.

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

B-Serious — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:16:00 -0000

MSNBC got it right.

CNN really dropped the ball. And I didn't appreciate having to watch Campbell Brown and Hillary Rosen make excuses for Hillary Clinton all night.

Roland didn't get a lot of time to talk. I was hoping for more from him, but it seemed like Campbell framed the debate to her liking from the start.

I'm very thankful for Keith Olbermann. Hillary crossed the line. . . even for someone like her. . . she crossed the line.

And I could give a damn about anything her apologists have to say.

She still hasn't acknowledged the harm her comments have caused. Sadly, I doubt she'll ever apologize to Obama or his family.

But it's just as well. Her apology. . . her word . . . her name means absolutely nothing at this point.

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

Dermar 2.0 — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:13:00 -0000

I caught it and boy was it beautiful! I just contacted my congressman who is BLACK and a graduate of my college FAMU who is shamelessly still supporting Hillary Clinton. If the party leaders dont wanna denounce this we must FORCE THEM TOO! Please contact your state leaders who are unpledged and supporting hillary!!! This race needs to be over!

Main Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121, then ask for the particular Senator's office:

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

justice58 — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:09:00 -0000

Guys,

Forgive me--That should be delegates! Oops!

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

icebergslim — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:09:00 -0000

Keith Olbermann was on fire with his special comment. As soon as it is on youtube, it need to be on the FP. for real.

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

justice58 — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:08:00 -0000

Keith did it! He said her comment is unforgiveable! If I remember correctly, didn't he say that Hillary is not fit to be President of United States?

The Super Delelgates should end this race before sunrise!

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

TruthSeeker — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:04:00 -0000

What really needs to happen is for the Hillary supers to move to Obama. That would be an even worse indictment of her comments.

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

B-Serious — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:03:00 -0000

Keith Olbermann. . .

AMEN!

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

Pamela — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:01:00 -0000

Did you all catch Keith Oberman's special comment about Hillary on Countdown? If not you should catch it on YouTube. He hit this one out of the park

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

icebergslim — Fri, 23 May 2008 20:47:00 -0000

I put my diary up on Hillary, she is beyond the pale.

here

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

leneypoo — Fri, 23 May 2008 20:47:00 -0000

I hate the "I'm sorry that you were offended" non-apology. Basically it's the inability to recognize how out of line her words were.

*sigh*

I just got back from the Obama rally in S.Florida feeling great and I had to come home to this stupidity.

Re: Clinton Staying in Race In Case Obama is Assassinated

Pamela — Fri, 23 May 2008 20:01:00 -0000

Kenya W. I wish I could take credit but that was the work of David Rees at Huffington Post.