[UPDATE] NY Gov. David Paterson to Clinton: "Stop It"

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   refinish69 on May 22, 2008 at 8:18 pm

   High road to hell most likely. Hillary doesn’t have a high road moment left in her.

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   idredit on May 22, 2008 at 8:25 pm

   Yesterday at a rally in Florida, Clinton compared Florida, Michigan situation to Zimbabwe elections.

   Plainly offensive this:

   Desperate to get attention for her cause to seat Florida and Michigan delegates, Hillary Clinton compared the plight of Zimbabweans in their recent fraudulent election to the uncounted votes of Michigan and Florida voters saying it is wrong when “people go through the motions of an election only to have them discarded and disregarded.”

   “We’re seeing that right now in Zimbabwe,” Clinton explained. “Tragically, an election was held, the president lost, they refused to abide by the will of the people,” Clinton told the crowd of senior citizens at a retirement community in south Florida.

   “So we can never take for granted our precious right to vote. It is the single most important, privilege and right any of us have, because in that ballot box we are all equal. You’re equal to a billionaire. You’re equal to the president, every single one of us.”

   How does Hillary return to the Senate with her dignity intact?

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     Teacher Toni on May 23, 2008 at 2:28 pm

     Michigan and Florida both chose to violate Democratic National Party rules.  Both states were told what the consequences would be if they proceeded to hold their primaries in January.    Those were acts of civil disobedience (kind of – at least against party rules).  One does not commit an act of civil disobedience, knowing the consequences in advance, and then whine about the consequences.  Show courage, take the consequences, and urge others that the rules are stupid.

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   boran2 on May 22, 2008 at 9:23 pm

   Excuse my insensitivity, but even my blind Governor can see that Hillary is desperate.

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     idredit on May 22, 2008 at 9:33 pm

     Staying in for spite?

     via The Daily Dish

     The Nightmare Ticket Is Dead

     Time magazine’s Karen Tumulty reports:

         “What will Clinton’s terms of surrender turn out to be? Her husband, for one, seems to have a pretty clear idea what he thinks she should get as a consolation prize. In Bill Clinton’s view, she has earned nothing short of an offer to be Obama’s running mate, according to some who are close to the former President. Bill “is pushing real hard for this to happen,” says a friend.”

     The Field can now confirm, based on multiple sources, something that both campaigns publicly deny: that Senator Clinton has directly told Senator Obama that she wants to be his vice presidential nominee, and that Senator Obama politely but straight forwardly and irrevocably said “no.” Obama is going to pick his own running mate based on his own criteria and vetting process.

     send Obama the cartoon that’s with this piece – never mind Lincoln, he’d be nuts to consider Clinton as part of his team.

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       dada on May 22, 2008 at 9:48 pm

       game, set and match.

       the clinton’s better find a way to be good losers, the sooner the better.

       the voters have already decided, per zogby:

       … Obama is also opening up a big lead over Clinton among Democrats nationwide. In a national preference test, he leads her by a 59% to 33% margin, the latest Reuters/Zogby poll shows…

       here in colorado, the latest rasmussenpoll shows:

       …Fifty-three percent (53%) of Colorado Democrats say it’s time for Clinton to drop out of the race. Just 13% say Obama should withdraw. Most Colorado Republicans would like Clinton to remain in the race.

       last one out, turn off the lights.

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         idredit on May 23, 2008 at 12:41 pm

         Good losers?

         Threats of a civil war if she’s not offered the VP slot.

         Hillary has resorted to coercion via The CarpetBagger Report, we learn details of the CNN report of formal talks for VP slot: (with Video)

         CNN is reporting, based on word from Hillary Clinton’s “inner circle” is pushing for some kind of “compromise,” and that “preliminary … formal talks” have begun about a Clinton exit strategy. TPM’s David Kurtz posted this video from CNN this morning:

         Three possible scenarios –

         1. Obama offers the VP slot to someone other than Clinton. According to Malveaux’s report, the Clinton campaign would find this “completely unacceptable,” and said it would be an offensive dismissal of the success she’s had during the process. According to CNN’s report, the Clinton campaign would be so insulted by this slight, it might prompt a “civil war within the party.”
         2. Obama would publicly announce that he wants Clinton to be his running mate, with the understanding that she would turn it down. This, according to Malveaux, is complicated by the notion among Obama insiders that they can’t necessarily feel as though they can trust her — they could strike a deal, only to see Clinton announce she would accept the offer.
         3. Obama and Clinton get together and hash out various steps Obama can take to make Clinton feel satisfied, including possible help with debt-retirement and/or support for Clinton to become Senate Majority Leader.

         Clinton, Malveaux reported, is “aware” of the formal discussions that have begun between the two campaigns, though officials in both camps have denied that any such talks are underway. Malveaux added that the talks haven’t exactly been going smoothly, describing them as “difficult.”

         This is madness.