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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“NOT GOING TO VOTE IF ‘YOUR’ CANIDATE IS NOT ON THE TICKET???” YOU ARE A SAD SPOILED LITTLE CHILD. GET OFF THE FLOOR AND AT LEAST ACT LIKE YOU CARE ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE.
- Posted by MATTThank you Democrats. By choosing BARRACK OBAMA, you have single-handedly given the general election to McCain. As a black man and republician. I really want to thank the media(Because they speak for you and i and know what is good for us) and my ever so ignorant African American population who will vote Baboon if it was black minus the experience. Thank you Democrats……….Love your ignorance. By benching your best candidates (HRC), you have missed the mark sadly again. HRC was your best hope for capturing the white house. I must admit i would have love to see a HRC and McCain show down than a Obama- McCain matchup. But after all it is your party, the same party that did not want to give African American the right to vote, the same party that has now defranchise Florida and Michigan for the sake of party politics and expendiency. …….So you deserve to lose the general election again.
- Posted by LarsThe Clinton era is finally over. As a Democrat, I am pleased to see us moving beyond the era of Slick Willie and now, Slick Hillary. Hillary should NEVER be forgiven for voting for this God-forsaken war–political posturing to win bona fides as a hawk. Obama actually has a strong sense of morality, which is blatantly missing in the Clinton D.N.A. Good riddance. I have been voting for 35 years now–typically for the lesser of two evils. We finally have an inspirational leader–we will need one in light of the multiple problems facing this world.
- Posted by SteveWow, there are a lot of sore losers posting here! Funny how most are quoting an obscure statement or factoid that is either out-of-text or just not accurate. Maybe Blogging is ‘good therapy’, but the reality is the Democrats need to learn to unite or they’re going to flop.
- Posted by Rockyregarding mimi’s statement above about question of Obama’s patriotism, choice of friends…
if by patriotism you mean that mess about the pin, it has to be one of the stupidest arguments i have ever heard. Wearing a pin does not constitute a patriot.
as for honesty… at least he wasn’t one of the Keating 5(like McCain), or didn’t make up stories that he was under fire when he disembarked from an airplane.
as for choice of friends… have you heard about McCain showering John Hagee with praise when that wingnut announced his endorsement of McCain? Hagee makes Rev.Wright look like saint.
I’m not picking on you in particular, mimi, and if that’s what it looks like, then I apologize. I just want to point out that all 3 potential candidates have skeletons. the best way to pick a nominee to vote for is to look at their platform. Issues like health care, the battered economy are what’s important, although you would probably not see that in todays main stream media, which seems to pander to ratings, ratings, ratings. can we please have more news clips about obama’s bowling score, or hillary’s unforgivable sin of not kissing a@@ to the campaign reporters?
- Posted by RGTo Blessed,
You can be assured that about half of the Democrats do not agree with you. If we had winner take all primaries she would have alreay won.I not only would never vote for Obama, As far as I am concerned,the man is pure evil and he, Wright,Ayers, and Rezko can go to hell.
- Posted by jackBut if he steals the nomination and Florida and Michigan don’t count ebvery self respecting Democrat should leave the party.
“We don’t have people orchestrating a big give away like Oprah with her millions doling it out to people to donate.”
Well Sherrie you don’t know anything about Obama’s contributors. I am like Rena (previous poster), I too donate to Obama as often as I can even if its in small amounts. I can’t vote, but I am doing it because I have a college student who needs to continue with his education but find college costs extremely high. Obama is my hope $4,000 a year per student goes a long way towards tuition.
- Posted by ob08I don’t think Obama has a chance. Their is a question of his Patriotism, his honesty, and his friends on everyones mind, This will be an easy win for Mc Cain.
- Posted by mimiHere we go again everyone yelling for her to quit. WHY? It’s an election for the presidency. It should go on as long as it takes and stop bullying her to get out. If this was a fair race Obama would have no problem counting all the peoples vote including Florida and Michigan (Talk about lying it is not an honest win if millions do not have their vote counted.
- Posted by mimiI am a register independent voter. I respect that Mrs. Clinton chose to stay in the race. She truely shows her integrity at this difficult moment for her. She reminds me of my Mom.
Basically, I dislike the far left and the far right wings in either the parties. But I have to admit that I used to be lean to Democratic, and still am.
However, in the past several months, Mr.Obama’s violent loony “fans” (yes, Media, you are included) really turned me off. I’m not going to vote for someone who is so arrogant, looking down on the people (yeah, right, we all have a “broken” soul and he is the only one who can fix it), full of empty echoes of “Hopey” and “Changey” while he is comfortably one of the members of the Chicago’s well-known corrupted state government (how else can you explain he rose up so quickly with such razor thin resume?). He pretends to be a Washington oursider, but the truth is he is just one of them — maybe a bit junior one.
Bottom line — Mr. Hopey and his loonies can kiss my vote goodbye in the coming Nov. Period.
- Posted by like that matters“We don’t have people orchestrating a big give away like Oprah with her millions doling it out to people to donate.”
Sherri, are you serious? This is total fabrication. I’ve donated what I can to the campaign, but I’ve donated a lot of time. I don’t expect anything in return (and I’m certainly not going to get anything) other than a potentially better country when this is all over.
Let’s be realistic: the years of political machinery that the Clintons come with constitutes far more of an advantage than a talk show host’s endorsement.
- Posted by RenaIf Obama was half decent, he would try to include Michigan and Florida and welcome the contest in the remaining states. ‘
Well if Clinton was half decent, she wouldn’t include Michigan as Obama wasn’t even on the ticket.
There is no logisitical way for Clinton to win. The ONLY way she can possibly garner the nomination is if the Super Delegates over ride the voters and choose her over Obama.
If that happens, the citizens of America should revolt, because that would mean they’re votes don’t really matter at all.
- Posted by DaveI admire Hillary for her tenacity and courage, despite the despicable attempts by pundits and some politicians to get her to drop out. She has every right to stay in until the end. The next two contests in VW and Kentucky will demonstrate why she should stay in. I’m tired of the media and political cowards trying to sway an election and disenfranchise voters. Hillary is such a formidable candidate and the best choice to go up against McCain. Obama will be another George McGovern and Michael Dukakis, and will go down to defeat in November.
- Posted by SteveIts Clinton, or I’ll stay home on election day! PERIOD.
Obama is a joke! And the GOP will rip him to shreds just as they did Mondale, Dukakis, Gore, and Kerry…watch and see…its gonna be interesting! lol
When will the Democratic party ever learn to put the BEST candidate up against the Republican machine. Its a shame!
- Posted by AmberHas everyone on this blog heard of Project Chaos. Rush Limbaugh’s attempt to have republicans vote for the weaker candidate to drag out election. No real democrat would ever vote for McCain. Don’t be fooled by these bloggers. As far as Hilary she has lent her own campaign $11.4 million! Who’s the elitist? Take a seat Hilary, the only one that wants you running is yourself.
- Posted by bradleyI think we should Hillary a chance. I would trust Hillary much more than Obama. I think she would make a great president. She really knows what she is doing. She has been given some very unfair press. Continue fighting Hillary. You deserve to win.
- Posted by Pauline ChambersWow, you Clinton supporters are something else. Have you listened to Obama? You have not had a candidate like him probably ever.
Have you listened to Hillary? Does it not bother you that she was caught fabricating a ‘landing under fire’ story to boost her popularity. Someone who would lie about something like that on camera, at a podium, would lie about anything.
Be bright America. Elect Obama.
T
- Posted by TrevorHillary all the way…SHE is the TRUE hero of this election cycle!!! I am disgusted, DISGUSTED!!! by all the RIDICULOUS and UNFAIR treatment of HRC. He drinks a beer and it \”cool\” while HRC takes a shot and it is WWIII. Who is \”PIMPING\” their kids…vote for Daddy! The Clintons are accused of \’pimpin\’ Chelsea.
LET ME QUOTE MICHELLE OBAMA (INDIRECTLY)…I HAVE NEVER IN MY ADULT LIFE BEEN ASHAMED OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE MOST IMPORTANTLY…I AM ASHAMED TO BE A BLACK WOMAN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE!!!!
- Posted by PrueWhat is missed is…fact! HRC does not have the math…granted…but she has been treated UNFAIRLY! YOU silly OBAMA supporters don\’t get the fact that YOU NEED OUR HRC VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For me and ANYONE that I can reach in my vicinity WILL NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!VOTE OBAMA!!!!!!!!!! MCCAIN ALL THE WAY IF NO HILLARY DAMNIT!!!!!
I had a lot of respect for senator clinton. but she is making it more and more difficult to maintain my respect for
- Posted by tunher. I am 100% her staying in the race. But i do not like her campaigning anymore. Bill said obama camp play race card on him. But all i heard is that senator clinton saying women are more difficult to be successful than man. i will be the first women president and i am proud that i will be the living proof that girl can become president. is that playing gender card? i did not hear anything obama campaign saying blacks for obama. she said she had more experience. if she doesn\’t know how to fold and how can i believe her judgement.
Disrutbing,
- Posted by Nimrodit is not the press ,it’s the people,look ,with all the Rev Wrights controversy,gasoline tax cuts,a Muslim being aired full time,was it againist Clinton?,it was againist Obama but still Americans looked beyond the media and saw reality,accepting defeat is what sets America’s democracy a class apart,JUST GET REAL.