Many pixels have been spilt not only on the divisive nature of Hillary Clinton's campaign, but the unavoidable reality that every day this sham continues takes us one step closer to four more years of George W. McCain's disastrous policies.
It's time to end this thing. Now. Here's how...
A bold, thoughtful, and courageous member of the media needs to ask Senator Clinton the following question:
"You have previously stated that Senator McCain is qualified to be Commander in Chief, but Senator Obama is not. If you do not win your party's nomination, who will you vote for in the general election?"
(more on the flip)
That's it. The end.
Think about it.
If her answer is: "Senator McCain," the SuperDelegates will come forward en masse and end the nomination fight in about 30 seconds.
If her answer is "Senator Obama," then the obvious followup question is, "Why would you support someone whose only qualification to be commander in chief is a speech from 2002?" How can she answer that question without making herself look like either A) a liar, B) an opportunist, C) a manipulator, or D) all of the above?
Senator Clinton has, until this point, emerged relatively unscathed from her turncoat party betrayal indictment of Obama's qualifications to be Commander in Chief.
The 3am phone call ad was one thing. Yeah, it sucked, but it never specifically stated that Obama was unqualified - just implied it. But when she came right out and said it, the media had a responsibility to followup and ask tough questions. They never did.
We want to pin Clinton down on this one, because either way, we win. If she makes even stronger attacks against Obama, it will be short term pain, like ripping a bandaid off a sore wound - if she goes even further than she has already, if she further validates that Obama is unqualified, the SuperDelegates will stop this contest in its tracks. If she backs down, she looks like an untrustworthy opportunist who is still living in the failed, old politics that Obama is trying to transcend. Either way, we win.
Want to end this thing? Email all your media contacts and demand they ask Clinton tough questions about her indictment of Obama's qualifications.
update 1: please recommend this diary if you want the media to ask these questions. if it get onto the rec list maybe media folk will see it!