Let’s Just Buy Her Out !

By that I mean, progressives should raise 12 million and quietly dangle it in front of Clinton. That’s about how much she’s loaned her campaign.

We pay off all your debts. You commit to x number of campaign days at Obama’s side.

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How else will she recover that money at this point? And don’t think money’s not important to her or her corrupted husband.

It may sound like a lot of money, but I know enough Obama supporters might join in and make it a reality.

We could raise the money with a proviso that to get it, Obama must approve. If she takes this to the convention, then the money would go to Obama.

If OBAMA supporters pay off Clinton's debt, why should Clinton supporters still vote for McSame out of spite?

Talk about the POWER that would give netroots if we could actually pull this off online.

Anyone interested?

http://www.blogrevolt.com

•  The Clintons? Scroom! Both of them!

  by phrogge prince on Sat May 10, 2008 at 09:22:36 AM PDT

  •  Not one penny of anyone contribution

    to BHO Can go to HRC's funds, this is what BHO can do

    Host fund raisers, yes (JMC for Giuliani)
    Ask supporters to contribute to your opponent, yes (Mittens for JMC)
    Transfer money to your opponent BIG NO

    there are several diaries  on this subject b/c is illegal

    The whole idea  is a media circle jerk just like the "dream ticket"

    And is hurting BHO fund raising.

    What you are proposing is:

    1. an ActBlue/MoveOn style fund raising

    2. is most likely illegal, I doubt that after collecting funds on his/her name anyone can bribe a candidate to federal office with said funds in exchange of said candidate dropping out, and nobody could contribute more that $2300 individually to a candidate

    3. even is could be construed as legal is unethical, is a bribe by another name

    4. Last but not least how do you try to bribe somebody? with a lot more money that he/she could possible make on his/her own, ergo $12M will not change their mind

    I sincerely suggest the diarist to check election law  and correct or delete as needed.

    by IamTheJudge on Sat May 10, 2008 at 10:34:03 AM PDT

•  Imo we should never show weakness,

  the repubs are like pit bulls, they can smell it a mile away.

  Buying her out is a sign of weakness, imo.

  by Gator1980 on Sat May 10, 2008 at 09:22:38 AM PDT

•  somehow that looks like a bribe to me.

  when you include the tag "pay off" it seems to fit the definition, too.

  just sayin.

  by Chrispy67 on Sat May 10, 2008 at 09:23:58 AM PDT

•  to think Obama would have to pay

  for those commercials used against him, the ones that slimed him, the ads that painted him as 'not ready on day 1', the ones that slandered him.

  If it ended this and made her go away, ok....

  by susan in sc on Sat May 10, 2008 at 09:25:11 AM PDT

  •  No,

    but I think it would be good to pay off all the venders, and other "bitter" folks she has stiffed. Why should the little people suffer because the Queen was still busy trying to save her crown?

    by PLS on Sat May 10, 2008 at 09:36:32 AM PDT

•  If that's the price, yes.

  Look, it's not at all uncommon for the victor in a primary contest to pay off the campaign debts of a defeated opponent.  What it says, essentially, is that the money was raised to support the primary contest itself - to give voters the best chance to see all candidates and make a reasoned choice.

  "But I was giving money to support Barack Obama, not to pay off Hillary's debts."

  Okay, so if paying off Hillary's debts will make it easier for her to concede - thus making Barack the Democratic nominee - isn't that "supporting" him?

  Yes, if Hillary would agree to concede in exchange for Barack paying off her campaign debts, I'm all for it.  It would go a long way toward healing the party and ensuring that a year from now we're all talking about President Barack Obama.

  by NCrissieB on Sat May 10, 2008 at 09:28:47 AM PDT

  •  **A question?

    She's going to have to concede at some point anyway, so why should we pay for it?  I want to poke my brain with a stick when it considers my hard earned money going into the pockets of Mark Penn (one of her biggest debts is his outstanding fees.)

    by greylox on Sat May 10, 2008 at 10:07:48 AM PDT

•  Short of Winning the Lottery

  most of Obama's supporters are never going to be worth $109 million, let alone $12 million.

  Why should any hard-working, over-taxed and underserved citizen pay extortion money to a 62-year-old spoiled brat?

  by pfeffermuse on Sat May 10, 2008 at 09:29:10 AM PDT

•  She doesn't need to be bought out

  Her money will dry up and many of her supporters will move on to other things.  She will eventually quit on her own.  It's Mike Gravel that we really need to worry about.  He is still in, isn't he?

  by because on Sat May 10, 2008 at 09:33:40 AM PDT

•  We pay, she agrees and we wbelieve her? n/t

  by sceptical observer on Sat May 10, 2008 at 09:54:04 AM PDT

•  Her campaign debt is

  around 25 million which includes the 12 million she lent herself.

  by Cat Whisperer on Sat May 10, 2008 at 09:55:27 AM PDT