Clinton v. Obama

[Embar Angylwrath]

Wow.. have any of you paid attention to the tone and tenor of Clinton's attacks on Obama? She has embraced a scorched earth policy. She has essentially said that if it were a choice between Obama and McCain, pick McCain, because only she and McCain have the experience needed to run the country. It's a desperate (although gutsy) move, and it really shows how much her personal ambition is stomping on her party.

Why is it gutsy? It places the superdelegates in a very uncomfortable position. By turning the focus towards Obama versus McCain, and then saying that McCain is the more experienced person to lead the country, she makes the superdelegates consider electibility more strongly, and discount the popular vote count and pledged delegate lead.

I have never seen a person try to rip up political party like this, all for a personal goal. This may sound like hyperbole now, but I think Hillary is doing so much damage to the Democratic party, it will take them years to recover.

She seems to be doing everything she can to hand the lecetion to the Republicans. I need to send her a thank you card.

[Harlowe]

Where did she say that? Just today Bill Clinton was talking about a Clinton-Obama ticket being unstoppable and that Hillary was absolutely open to it.

If you are referring to her talking about her and McCain having a lot of experience before the Texas primary, it's reading a lot into the comments. I think she is trying to pose herself as the stronger candidate to go up against him and that the Republican party is presenting a candidate with experience and so should the Democratic party. At least this how it sounded to me.

Anyway you look at it, it's a power play and I don't think you can equate that to saying if it's McCain vs. Obama vote for McCain. She certainly wouldn't support that nor vote for McCain.

[Kulaf]

Well that is the problem with her 3am ad Harlowe. Basically she is saying Obama does not have the experience to run the country.......so who does? McCain and Clinton.

[Harlowe]

That's not the same as saying that people should vote for McCain over Obama. That's really stretching it without her clarifying what she meant. Reading more into it seems silly.

[Lurker]

Where did she say that? Just today Bill Clinton was talking about a Clinton-Obama ticket being unstoppable and that Hillary was absolutely open to it.

How generous to offer Obama the VP slot considering Hillary lost the Democratic nomination two weeks ago. She has no path to the nomination except to wage the 'politics of personal destruction' that her and Bill used to speak out against; no path except to tear down Obama in the most dishonest and personal way and then convince the superdelegates that he's unelectable so that they hand her the nomination. And if that happens I doubt she'd win 10 states.

Watch her in the proper context, Harlowe. She's lost. She knows she's lost. But she continues to smear Obama... to what end?

Stop the presses. I agree with Embar.

[Harlowe]

I can't stand the woman Lurker, and I would never vote for her, so I'm not making excuses for her - that is just the context I took her words. She'd end up with a very pissed off party if she were to take a stance like that "If the ticket ends up being Obama vs. McCain vote McCain". She'd lose support from delegates not gain it.

[Partha]

She is resigned to the fact that she can't get nominated in 2008, so she's trying to sabotage Obama for one last shot in 2012 if McCain wins. The fact that Mark Penn and Charlie Black are playing both sides of the street isn't helping her judgment, either.

[Embar Angylwrath]

I can't stand the woman Lurker, and I would never vote for her, so I'm not making excuses for her - that is just the context I took her words. She'd end up with a very pissed off party if she were to take a stance like that "If the ticket ends up being Obama vs. McCain vote McCain". She'd lose support from delegates not gain it.

Harlowe.. read this. It explains Hillary's actions much better than I did. See if it doesn't make sense to you. Note who wrote it. Certainly not a a Democrat basher. This is a take from a party insider, a political operative, and a person who advised Clinton. Much as I despise Morris, he's spot on with his analysis.

http://thehill.com/dick-morris/its-over-2008-03-06.html

[Partha]

Note who wrote it. Certainly not a a Democrat basher.

Bzzt! Wrong.

[Croinc]

I would call Dick Morris more of a Clinton basher than a Dem-basher. His level of animosity for the Clintons makes me think that maybe Bill left a stain on his wife's dress or something. Wouldn't surprise me....

[Partha]

I think the man who claimed of JFK Jr.,

“He doesn’t like hogs. With the possible exception of his uncle.”

has plenty of hate for lots of Democrats, most specifically the ones who threw him off the gravy train. Clinton is his focus, but reading back a year or so in his JewishWorldReview columns is instructive.

[Embar Angylwrath]

The latest Clinton gaffe... oh, its a good one.. floating the balloon of a Clinton/Obama ticket.

Now... why would you want a VP who, as the Clinton campaign has repeated ad nuaseum, isn't ready to be President? Isn't vetted? Isn't experienced enough? Isn't ready to be commander-in-chief?

Her campaign is imploding. That's a move that speaks of desperation, and no long-term strategy. Obama can now beat her with her own words, and show the inconsistency in her statements. Just a simple statement of "While I have no interest in running to be Vice-President of the US, someone should ask Mrs. Clinton why she thinks on one hand, I'm not ready to be president, yet is comfortable with me assuming the Presidency should something happen to the sitting President?"

[Partha]

You're too late.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtal0bsnJTQ

[Finglefinn]

And Ferraro's head rolls...

[Embar Angylwrath]

What was Ferraro thinking? Winning with the suicide bomb strategy?

/boggle

[Kulaf]

I thought her point was very valid.....if somewhat politically stupid. If Obama was the junior white senator from IL he probably wouldn't get much notice at all.

[Partha]

Because, of course, one can predict the future with tremendous accuracy and junior white senators from Illinois never do well in Presidential politics.

[superwalrus]

if you don't think her statements are accurate you're deluding yourself.

Walrus

[Partha]

Dewey beats Truman, youngster.

[Kulaf]

Dewey beats Truman, youngster.

So you are comparing Obama to Truman? How do you compare a junior senator to someone who had served as Vice President and as President and was running for a term on his own to Obama? That's a rather large stretch.

Better to compare Obama to Russ Feingold.