If Hillary had vision, she'd defend her colleague, Sen. Obama from the racist innuendo and insist

[zonkers]

that we get back to discussing more pressing issues like healthcare, the war and the economy. I won't hold my breath.

[SKKY]

1. She's benefitting from this. Why would she?

A Clinton do the moral thing? Are you kidding me?

[anigbrowl]

11. I really think she'd do better electorally if she defended him

She has put a lot of people off supporting her with her half-hearted statements. If she had jumped on it from the get-go and said loudly and clearly that such sentiments had no place in her campaign then I think she'd have earned a lot more brownie points with the voters.

[Danieljay]

13. damn straight she would, I might even vote her if she did.

[SKKY]

26. Of course she would, but she sees what's happening from the RW...

...and is content to sit back and not get too much mud on her.

[Nia Zuri]

27. I would have voted for her in the GE, now no way!

I'm a staunch Obama supporter, until about two months ago, I would have voted for her in the GE if she became the nominee, now there is no way I would vote for her ever. I'd rather see McCain get it. I know I'm cutting off my nose to spite my face, but if people are stupid enough to enable the likes of her, then we all deserve what's coming...

[niyad]

33. that kind of short-sightedness is beyond stupid.

[Cha]

34. I hear ya and so many here in New York are thinking

the same. hilary clinton is not going to extort me.

[Arkana]

2. Why would she do that?

It helps her campaign--and she needs to make Obama as unelectable as possible so she can run in 2012 as the "I told you so" candidate.

[Danieljay]

3. McCain did. THAT is a least one example of integrity. I'm waiting for the Hillary video.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

8. Oh please! Bush criticized the swift-boat ads the same way

That's the game.

[Danieljay]

12. Then Bush and McCain 1. Hillary 0. Not even a tie? n/t

[polichick]

4. Not Win-At-All-Costs Hillary...

But, you're right, it would be a good move for her.

[blm]

5. Recent history lesson for you....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk1k0nUWEQg


Ever see Hillary ONCE find a camera in 2004 to defend the Dem nominee from the VRWC attacks?

[CitizenLeft]

53. no... but McCain and Hagel did.

That seems to be a pattern.

From a long-time Clinton supporter and fierce defender, I can't tell you how disappointing and disillusioning this primary season has been.

[yardwork]

6. I agree. She had the opportunity to take the high road, and blew it.

Again. In the past month, Hillary Clinton's campaign has made a lot of serious mistakes. It reflects poorly on her and is one reason I switched to supporting Obama. He's handled his campaign in a way that gives me great confidence in his abilities as Chief Executive of the United States.

I admire Hillary, but I don't like the negative turn her campaign took, and it's actually weakened her strengths.

[jillan]

7. Yeah just like Obama did for her and Ferraro's comments.

get real

[Lucinda]

15. Actually I was thinking back to SC. He waited days before he spoke up..

But this doesn't involve her. She's wise to stay out of it.

[zonkers]

16. I am not playing faves, in this instance, just pointing out that she

had a chance to steal Obama's "uniter" status by being the one who difuses the racial tension. It would really have pull the party together. I would not be surprised if we soon see a joint statement on this topic by Hillary and Barack.

[rodeodance]

52. After what he did to her and Bill?---you got some gall!!

[democrattotheend]

24. He did

He said that he did not think it was reflective of how she wanted to run her campaign.

[DURHAM D]

9. Before she can defend him she needs to know what his strategy is?

So far he has been weak. Do you want her people to help his people with the defense?

She already helped him out of the Farrakan thing at the last debate like the good person/Mother she is. Shouldn't he able to take care of himself from now on?

[Drachasor]

21. She wasn't trying to help him in the last debate; it was Obama's quick-thinking that saved him

Verbal Jujitsu, if you will. There's no way she'd ask a question that would make her look stupid. She intended for him to mess up.

[kwenu]

10. That requires decency.

[democrattotheend]

14. At least she declined to join the chorus of critics

That is more than I can say for some of her supporters here.

[Forkboy]

17. The "high road" isn't part of the kitchen sink.

[Whisp]

22. 'let the fun begin' - she said that way back with a shit eating grin.

she loves this stuff.
she has no integrity or honour.
she is as despicable as the neocons we love to hate.

[anamandujano]

48. Stop putting words in her mouth; talk about lack of integrity.

[okasha]

18. The vision that Hillary and every other party professional is seeing right now

is a Republican attack ad juxtaposing a clip of Wright yelling "God damn America" with a clip of Obama from Olberman last night saying "I do not denounce Rev. Wright."

And that's followed by a vision of all of them standing around miserably next January watching President McCain's swearing in.

Your choice right now is between Obama's nomination/McCain's inauguration and a fighting chance with another candidate. If Obama has an ounce of integrity, he'll withdraw for the good of the party.

[lumpy]

19. Vision. That word has lost it luster since George the First ran

it into the ground.

[GoldieAZ49]

20. LMAO you have to be kidding

Obama hits a political brick wall and Hillary should come to his aid?

You make the last SNL skit sound realistic

This one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT5jPYXUS_0&NR=1

[zonkers]

29. You got me wrong. Hillary has not one shred of obligation to defend him but

it would be politically expedient for her to do so. If she does not, the democratic party she will be inheriting if she somehow wins will be in shambles. Just sa

[GoldieAZ49]

36. it is a shambles now

and the longer the primary goes on the worse it gets

It is not in her interest to step into this bucket of shit, she has been called a race baiter since SC she should stay away from this

BTW did you hear what what Wright said about her and her husband? Oh, but Obama didn't know, uhuh

Funny to see you trash Hillary then want her help to bail out boy wonder

[zonkers]

46. I do not want her to bail him out Not at all. I just think it would be to her advantage, its a

real l"eadership" move.

[zonkers]

30. You got me wrong. Hillary has not one shred of obligation to defend him but

it would be politically expedient for her to do so. If she does not, the democratic party she will be inheriting if she somehow wins will be in shambles.

[BlackVelvet04]

23. Like he's defended her? n/t

[Evergreen Emerald]

25. such a double standard on DU--he and his surrogets attack

clinton repeatedly. Yet, he gets hit once, and the complaint is that Clinton does not come to his rescue because she is evil.

Oh brother.

[XanaDUer]

28. Yeah, since she's a woman

I guess she's supposed to clean up other people's messes.

[zonkers]

35. But of all the polit. tit-for-tat, it's the racial attacks that really set us all back in a

deep way. It's not really the same as accusing Hillary of hiding something on her taxes or counting her first lady experience as foreign affairs experience.

[anamandujano]

49. The beginnings of the racial attacks--video

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/01...

She's been the victim of this shit and now you want her to bail out the culprits?

Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha!
Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha!
Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha!
Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha!
Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha!
Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha!

Actually it's not really funny; it's pathetic.

[Little Star]

31. After the way he treated her in the NH debates "Your likable

enough Hillary" you now think she should defend him? The way he came to her rescue in SC when people were saying her & Bill were racist? Why should she? He made his own bed of unity and now he can lay in it.

[Cha]

32. Zing-0 hilary is blind as a bat to anything

except chaos. mark penn musta told that's the only way your fake ass is gonna get back the big white house.

If hilary would have had vision she wouldn't have voted for the IWR..hell she would have read the NIE and she wouldn't have enabled bushit all those years. And, would she have hired the very expensive mark penn? Did he get paid or is he on consignment?

[grantcart]

37. that is a brilliant idea very strategic works on a lot of levels great

Thank god those expensive consultants will never think of it.

[JoFerret]

38. It's his mess

he has to clean it up.
anything - ANYTHING she said would be construed by people like you as an attack of some sort.

She is better off on the high ground.
This is Obama's mess to clean up.

[goldcanyonaz]

39. Like he did for her in South Carolina?

[anamandujano]

40. That's what I would encourage her to do. Defend him just like he did for

her in South Carolina.

These guys are amusing, no?

[goldcanyonaz]

42. Amusing isn't the word I'd use to describe them.

[LisaL]

45. They boggle my mind.

[TexasLady]

41. In the meantime, packed house in Indiana today

[tabasco]

43. She is short-sighted because she is a republican.

Her rotten, sliming campaign will hurt only Hillary in the long run.

[kentuck]

44. It would almost make her worthy to be President...

Maybe tomorrow?

[anamandujano]

47. Have some self respect and stop begging. She's off to the side watching, like

the rest of us. He did it to himself.

[rodeodance]

51. you cand. made his bed--he can lie in it.

[rodeodance]

50. OH --get a grip!! BO race -baited her in NH and SC--and you want her to

play nice .

BO made his own mess --he can lie it now.

you got some gall!!

[Seabiscuit]

54. I think the only one that needs to keep moving forward is Barack. Nobody can try to "save" or

defend Barack through this terrible point in his campaign but Barack. He needs to man up and move forward.