I have gone back and forth in my feelings about Hillary Clinton. As you can tell by my screen name, I used to support her in her bid for the Presidency (I've gone back to capitalizing this word, by the way).
However, during this vitriolic g****mned primary, I've grown to dislike her tactics, and ESPECIALLY the tactics of her supporters. I, like most others out there feel it's time to move on.
This diary is for those of you who threaten (and I'm convinced that 80% of you are Republican mischief makers) to vote for McCain in the Fall.
As I sit here waiting to go on another press check (graphic designers out there know the particular horror of this), I was struck by the following article on the Clinton News Network:
Clinton: It'd be 'terrible mistake' to pick McCain over Obama
In what seems to me to be an admission of the inevitable, and perhaps an initial inkling of reality-based living, these quotes stood out to me:
"Anybody who has ever voted for me or voted for Barack has much more in common in terms of what we want to see happen in our country and in the world with the other than they do with John McCain," Clinton said on CNN's "The Situation Room."
"I'm going to work my heart out for whoever our nominee is. Obviously, I'm still hoping to be that nominee, but I'm going to do everything I can to make sure that anyone who supported me ... understands what a grave error it would be not to vote for Sen. Obama."
--and--
"Obviously, I have worked very hard to get the votes of everyone, and I have campaigned hard. I understand that we've got to put together a broad coalition in order to win in the fall. ... I know Sen. Obama has worked hard to reach out to every community and constituency," she said.
Clinton said the Democrats will have a unified party once they have a nominee, but she shied away from the idea of a joint ticket, saying talks about it would be "premature."
Okay, now there's your answer, Hillary supporters. She doesn't want you to elect Mr. Magoo out of spite just because she didn't win. This is a contest like any other, and to the victor go the spoils. A hefty percentage support Sen. Clinton, a majority prefer Senator Obama. I don't care how you slice and dice the popular vote. It's all just parsing at this point.
This kind of BS from MSNBC's Blog about the Edwards endorsement is what needs to stop. And soon:
Whoop Tee Doo!!!
Hillary will win the popular vote with Puerto Rico and will thus win the nomination in Denver.
The Truth Hurts (Sent Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:26 PM)
Puerto Rico's vote doesn't count in the general election, nor is it a winner take all caucus.
And you wonder why you're sometimes called "Low Information Voters".
Come on back to the fold, you'll find that we are more alike that different.
Peace, Ya'll!