Hillary Clinton, in a letter to her supporters:
I wanted you to be one of the first to know: on Saturday, I will hold an event in Washington D.C. to thank everyone who has supported my campaign. Over the course of the last 16 months, I have been privileged and touched to witness the incredible dedication and sacrifice of so many people working for our campaign. Every minute you put into helping us win, every dollar you gave to keep up the fight meant more to me than I can ever possibly tell you.
On Saturday, I will extend my congratulations to Senator Obama and my support for his candidacy. This has been a long and hard-fought campaign, but as I have always said, my differences with Senator Obama are small compared to the differences we have with Senator McCain and the Republicans.
I have said throughout the campaign that I would strongly support Senator Obama if he were the Democratic Party’s nominee, and I intend to deliver on that promise.
That’s the white flag I was looking for. I officially suspend my campaign to deny Clinton the nomination.
Are you “across the pond” yet, Booman?
yes indeedy. Just enjoyed a stunning train ride from Zurich to Lugano and an awesome dinner of Risotto al Frutti di Mare, with some local Ticino merlot. The sun has finally set on Lago Lagano.
Cool–enjoy!
Glad to think of this making international headlines. Nice to have some that aren’t so embarrassing.
Obama’s face is on the newspapers here, but I haven’t read them. It’s a long flight and I can’t sleep well on airplanes.
Tell us more tomorrow. I’m sooooo jealous right now. That train ride had to be stunning. The alps are simply magnifico!
your trusted blogger is sitting on a balcony overlooking the lake with the top of a palm tree literally seven feet from my face. And no bugs here, which I didn’t expect.
Will there be photos of you on the floor in your underwear? (Enquiring minds want to know.)
one never knows with these things, boran2.
Have a great time!
Grandma wants to know, so what’s the occasion?
the occasion is the end of primary season.
darn, Grandma thought it was more special. Anyhoo, you deserve this mini-get-away.
But things are unfolding here. You’ll love this piece.
a repost: Hillary has been spurned.
ya think Charlie is pissed?
If they talked to him the way Clyburn has been cussed out, yeah. Charlie needs to step away to save himself.
Newsflash: Obama is meeting with Hillary tonight at her DC home.
at Diane Feinstein’s home – neutral territory
you just gave yourself away…or you don’t know botanical cultivars or species.
Indeedy – the devil made you do it. A palm tree ..seven feet from your face or do you mean a conifer?
the fronds.
I had no idea you could see that while flag waving from such a distance.
Enjoy the view. Looking forward to your pictures AFTER you come back (but how can we miss you if you won’t go away). Give yourself a well-deserved break, booman.
That way we can call you Our Man in Zurich. Our Man in Lagano doesn’t quite give us that undercover feel.
A palm tree???
Can you swim in the lake? If the lake is warm too, I’m coming over! (I wish!)
Wow, the world-wide web!
You suck.
But of course I mean that in the nicest possible way.
“white flag to suspend my campaign?”
is that to deny Obama or be in a techno-legal position to continue to raise funds to pay off her debts?
because on NPR it is reported Hillary intends to keep open her options..hold on to her delegates.
I heard Rep. Charlie Rangel air his displeasure on NPR that holding on keeps the delegates in limbo.
Btw BooMan, thought you had taken off for across the pond. I was about to check out your wine cellar.
That it took almost 4 months to the day for this to happen.
And she’s still beating around the bush.
It’s so very, very sad…over at seesmic and on plurk, the conversations keep revolving around these actions. People are pitying her.
don’t be surprised. It has been all about her. recall how she announced.
“I’m in it, to win it”
We sure didn’t know what that meant at the time, did we?
I still don’t see the words “concede” or “suspend” in that quote. I don’t see “UNCLE–!”, either. I see “I will extend my… support for his candidacy.”
Fine, I’ll take it, I guess. But I bet with those 18 million voters in her back pocket, she looks kinda funny when she walks.
Sorry, I’m still trying to decompress.
she is promising to keep her promise to campaign for him and she is throwing her support behind him. That is a concession.
Man, politicalspeak sure is a thing unto itself.
but she’s a Clinton..it depends on what the word “support” means or is..if you catch my drift.
Right. Or even what the meaning of is is…
It’s all too much…! AGGGGHHHHHH!
Have a great time and I am jealous. I get to spend this weekend at the Texas Democratic Convention but will still have some fun. The scenery and the food might not be as good but the blast knowing that Obama is the nominee will help hide that as well as a few well timed cocktails. LOL
I do so hope that white flag can be re-sewn into a white strait jacket for McCain because he’s devolving quickly into a crazed, rambling, yellow-toothed mumbleJohn. How Obama can secure a coherent thought from McCain to have a debate with is going to be a serious challenge.
But regardless. Let’s give her the benefit of the doubt. It kept him on his toes. We got Wright out there in a perfect time. Rezco is in jail, and if sells out anyone it will be Blagovich, our Governor.
Want to know how bad the Republican Party is here. Blagovich would probably win again. Even in jail.
But I tried to do this on election day, through my tears of joy. Which I still have btw.
But HUGE THANKS to Booman Tribune for keeping me sane through Hillary’s Wild Ride.
This is where I came to get the sanity of the news thanks to an unbiased look. Yeah, Obama supporter, but only after examining the facts.
So Thanks to Booman, American Street, and Oliver Willis.
You are making a name for yourselves and let’s bring it on home.
The undercard match went all 15 rounds.
Now Barack starts the Main Event this weekend.
Shouldn’t you have a date with a bottle of red wine or something? OK, maybe that sounds like you have an addiction problem, but still.
:<)
You should bring back some newspapers with Obama on the cover. I’d love to see them!
Mmmhmm…any excuse to play with Phoebe again. :<)
Well, here’s something you’ll like:
Enjoy!
To paraphrase Jim Morrison:
Petition the presumptive nominee for the VP?
You cannot petition the presumptive nominee for the VP!
My favorite comment on another blog:
“Can an entire country get a restraining order against one family?”
My favorite quote from Rangle was (speaking of the NY coalition), “We promised to support her to the end, but we just thought there would be an end”