WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton got a rapturous response from a mostly female audience at a fundraiser on Wednesday evening. Many in the audience urged her to stay in the race for the Democratic White House nomination against rival Barack Obama.
But at least two demonstrators dissented, standing and interrupting her speech before being led out of the room.
Clinton, a senator from New York, was not thrown off. “I welcome that,” she said, saying strong opinions were part of the American birthright. “It’s who we are.”
The former first lady, who disclosed earlier that she loaned another $6.4 million to her campaign, said she hoped the protestors made another kind of contribution in addition to disrupting her remarks. “I hope they paid to come.”
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dems down the tubes. i think it’s so hilarious how all the obamaniacs think he walks on freakin water, and hillary is the devil incarnate. everything that every obama freak touts as hillary’s sins, he’s done moreso, except she actually has the cojones to say it and stand up for it, where he lets his campaign do the dirty work and still say he’s waged the more noble campaign. he’s a dirty lying trickster, and you’ll get what you vote for. as a lifelong democrat, it will be very hard to reject senator clinton’s plea to bring the party together and vote for obama, but i plan on doing just that. i won’t support him, there are so many people who won’t who also think that, despite all the horrible injustices of the past 7 years, it’s nothing compared to obama’s pouty entitlement attitude that he deserves the nomination and the white house, not to mention the fact that he’s so wet behind the ears that he can’t make heads or tails of policy (yeah, let’s raise the capilal gains tax, even though it’s a proven fact that it lowers tax revenues and does absolutely nothing to help the middle class … what an idiot). he deserves nothing but a quick exit off the national stage. send him back to the state senate of illinois and he can vote ‘present’ all he wants.
- Posted by layne shepherdHi
I,m not an American. I am an Indian. But the (wierd) way things seem to be going in this run up, I see two possibilities emerging:
1. Clinton wins - then its a fair fight between her and McCain
2. Clinton loses (to Obama) - then quite abruptly, the folks who’ve seemingly rooted for Obama would realize that they were more anti-Clinton than pro-Obama….
And that would lead to a certain victory for McCain….
regards,
- Posted by Fence WatcherFence Watcher
This whole episode is painful for me to watch. The country is in desperate need for change after eight years of inept, corrupt leadership. We have a party in power that has squandered hundreds of billions of dollars as well as international goodwill on an unnecessary war; the country is mired in debt, the deficit is growing, oil is rising towards $200 per barrel, millions are without adequate access to healthcare, education standards are going down. The party in power is so glaringly out of touch with reality, out of ideas, and in complete disarray it’s unbelievable they still attract significant support.
All the Democratic Party needed to do was nominate a leader who possess commonsense, has enough experience, is non-controversial, down-to-work, and can show the country he can take a tough stand to uphold the country’s interests. Such a leader didn’t even need charisma - he/she just needs to get things done. And after months of bickering, what are we left with? The Democratic Party is about to nominate the one candidate who could possibly galvanize the Republican base. Many of these people are so disillusioned they were planning to sit out November to send a message to their party. Now, with a presumptive nominee who is thin on experience, whose actions in government haven’t matched the lofty heights of his rhetoric, who is connected to all manners of shady radical figures, and whose promise of talking to America’s adversaries without pre-conditions amount to capitulation - a tacit admission of defeat, the Republicans will come out in droves to vote for McCain because they are afraid of an Obama presidency. The Democrats are about to do the impossible: lose an election that ought to be unloseable.
I truly fear for the future of this country.
- Posted by Hillary-supporting IndependentTo GMT, To your comments:
- Posted by Matt W1. on if the Democrats used the same rules as the Republicans HRC whould be the nominee: well the DMC doesnt so a moot point. I guess if the DMC used the same rules as the Socialist party the corronated one would have won from the get go.
2 In reference to Florida and Michigan Hillary Clinton agreed in the beginning that these votes should not count, many of her advisors including Harold Ickes were on committees that made the decision to not count those votes, so to change the rules now is disingenuous, and even with these votes even in the communist style Michigan primary she still would be behind Obama in delegates and the popular vote.
3 In reference to voting for the weaker or John Kerry type candidate, what does it mean to be strong? It means to stand up and fight for something if you think it is right, even if it is unpopular. So Obama opposed NAFTA, the Iraq war and the gas tax holliday to begin with. Hillary Clinton has flip flopped on NAFTA, the Iraq war, drivers licenses for illegal immigrants, and she pandered to try and repeal the gas tax even though she and even her staunchest supporters like Paul Krugman knew it would be counterproductive and would in the end RAISE gas prices.
What has she ever accomplished on her own? The only reason she was able to get elected to the Senate in the first place in a state in which she had no ties is because her last name is the same as a former President. This is the only reason she was in a position as the JUNIOR senator from New York that she had a legitimate shot at the Democratic nomination. Not to mention the fact that many of the votes she has gotten are from people who believe they are voting for a Bill Clinton third term. A candidate with any other last name would have been forced out after 11 straight primary losses.
HRC has never ever stuck to her guns on any issue of importance. She is interested in one thing an one thing only: political gain. This is what makes her the weaker candidate. Thank goodness it will be Obama in 08.
this must be how Dr. King felt or was treated. She fights for civil rights, to make sure that every American’s vote is counted and she is ‘booed’ and ‘bullied’ for doing so. Of course, she gains something from it, just like Dr. King knows that he gains something from his fight too! Obama is blatantly oppressing the millions of voters in Florida and Michigan and people think that this is Ok? It is Obama and his supporters are the one who steals the election from Clinton!
- Posted by vote4thebestThe good part about this long drawn out self destruction is that she’ll be able to take over where Ralph Nader has been, minus integrity.
- Posted by It's ugly to see Hillary melt downHillary is hoping she can lure donors to donate long enough to pay her bills. Hillary has only shown financial and political incompetence. And she’s just as hardheaded and divisive as Bush.
- Posted by MaryAs Donna Brozilla said last night on CNN, the Democratic Party does not need white middle class americans anymore. College kids, blacks, and latte liberals are all they need.
That’s just fine. I will vote for McCain. Simple as that.
- Posted by James WagnerOMG, graceful exit is not in her vocabulary. I am sorry I voted for her, she is REALLY hurting us (the democratic party) now. Sad, really sad.
- Posted by latinovoter1Hillary is in this to win get that clear! We who support her are doing our best but he problem is we are the poorest of the poor. We don’t have people orchestrating a big give away like Oprah with her millions doling it out to people to donate. The truth will come out the Clinton Campaign just can’t openly state what the problem is.
Some of us have heard that directly from his people and they are actually paying for votes. Now that low!
- Posted by SherriHillary is a fighter and should be respected for her tenacity. Even though I support Obama I would like to see Sen. Clinton stay the course. There is no reason for her to drop out now. Several states have not had the chance to participate yet. The Democratic Party will come together soon enough. Think about it, in past elections we have never selected our nominee until June or later. Don’t allow the media pundits with their fear tactics to control our nominating process. It,s over when Hillary says it’s over and no sooner. The Democratic Party will be the stronger for it, not weaker. The Clintons have served the party well in the past should be trusted to support the party regardless of who the winner is.
- Posted by hammerdownTo all Clinton supporters: Obama is the nominee. If you are considering not voting for him, think of what more conservative supreme court judges (McCain hs promised to appoint) would do to our country, hold your nose and vote for him. Just like I would while voting for Hillary.
Enough said.
- Posted by NotSuprisedHilary Clinton is beyond redemption - so vicious and ruthless is her quest for power and money.
I think she is a disgrace to American politics and is making it unwitteringly clear that she is definitely NOT presidential material.
Obama is THE candidate: America MUST see that!
- Posted by Keith M WarwickIf the press weren’t so in love with Obama, then I think Hillary could still have a chance. But they’ve been saying that Hillary is done for months and months now. Their dreams are coming true.
Nice going Chris Matthews, Tim Russert, Chuck Todd, Keith Olbermann, Joe Klein, Wolf Blitzer, Ron Reagan, (who lauds Obama at every step and then continues with the charade that he is “uncommitted”). You men have shown that you can pretend to be unbiased while eviscerating Clinton at every step and pretending that Obama is God.
These are the same people who destroyed Howard Dean and gave us John Kerry for the general election. That worked out well. NOT.
- Posted by DisturbingThis is getting painful, she’s embarrassing. She’s making it more difficult for the next woman. HRC is making it harder on the party and the nation than it needs to be. If she hopes to have any sort of future, she should try to show some class.
- Posted by CC1) Clinton would have clinched the nomination long ago if the Dems did things the way the Republicans do (winner takes all).
2) If Florida and Michigan had actually counted (maybe with a penalty of half the delegates) Hillary would have likely been viewed as unstoppable and clinched the nomination.
3) None of it matters now, and the Dems will likely nominate the weaker and less qualified candidate.
Great work Dems! I suppose I’ll either write in Clinton, or I’ll vote McCain, as I don’t see Obama having much substance. On healthcare alone he loses my vote–a universal healthcare plan that isn’t universal. Nice.
- Posted by DemObama contaminated himself by trumpeting his endorsement by David Boren. Here are some facts about Boren: (1) he is a right-wing politician from way back, (2) he is a good friend of the Bush family and a member of Skull and Bones, (3) he was one of the most conservative “Democrats” in Congress when he was a U.S. Senator, (4) he is widely known as the mentor and sponsor of the discredited George Tenet, (5) for 2004 he was supporting the conservative Lieberman for the Democratic nomination, (6) as recently as January 2008, he was hoping to be a running mate on an independent ticket with Bloomberg. Boren flip-flops around like a mackerel on a beach. Bottom line: he’s just hoping that someone will reward him with a Cabinet office. He’s also a good friend of McCain. If McCain wins, Boren, a very deceitful man, will tell him that he endorsed Obama for the Democratic nomination because he knew that Obama would be easier to defeat than Hillary in November.
- Posted by Michael WrightI will rather vote for McCain than vote for Obama. I hope she stays on the race until EVERYONE has voted. Asking her to quit is like telling those people who have not voted that their opinions do not count. Is that the American way of doing things? If Obama was half decent, he would try to include Michigan and Florida and welcome the contest in the remaining states. The fact that he won’t shows that he is not acting any different from the old politics he supposely will change…
- Posted by speak for yourselfEvidently the Clintons just cannot accept or believe they have lost . Seems to me they are only making fools of themselves at this point .
- Posted by John KoomsThis is getting ridiculous people. There is no way for her to win. Hell, to shut people up, give her the Florida and Michigan count and she still can’t win. She’s still a hundred some delegates behind Obama.
I won’t vote for her if she gets the nomination out of my moral principal. You don’t reward a child that kicks, screams, shouts, cheats, lies, and tries to break the rules . So why should I reward Clinton for this behavior and encourage it. I’m not even going to list the things Clinton has done either for me to get this perspective because if you can’t see them then you’re far gone.
- Posted by Blessed