What Can Hillary Do to Recover Tomorrow?

[sloppyjoe25s]

Her "apology" was anything but a real apology.

She is clearly very very very very very tired.

I view this as mostly sad, and pathetic, and dishonest --- rather than truly sinister.
I don't believe she wants Obama assasinated. But it was nothing short of depressing
to watch her deliver the statement itself, and the "pseudo apology" was even more painful.
I have critiqued her many a time on here, but this was just awful to watch.

The question - What will the impact be? Can she do anything about it??

And what - if anything - does Hillary need to do TOMORROW - in order to preserve even
her legacy, her political position, any shot at the VP nod? any political future?

Can she do anything to recover the Hillary she was trying to be at the end of this
contest? If so - WHAT???

[SoonerPride]

1. There's a train she could get on it

or step in front of

[sloppyjoe25s]

44. I apologize IF anyone was offended...

that construction is just so offensive itself...

[Mimosa]

2. BOW OUT, humbly.

But HRC doesn't have it in her, I fear.

[DeschutesRiver]

53. Second that

at this point the facts remain unchanged - nothing about Puerto Rico/SD/MT will gain her the nomination. After today's comments, there is no way she could seriously be given the VP slot. The only thing left is salvaging her political career for the rest of her life.

For that, she needs to announce her exit from the race tomorrow. But I agree that she probably doesn't have that much character in her little finger.

So alternatively, and esp. since the votes in the remaining states couldn't propel her to victory even if she won 100%, she could stay completely out of the limelight until they are over, no more planting assassination threats in minds, no race baiting, no freaking comments at all. And then exit within 24 hours of the last primary election held (June 3?).

While waiting until then might make her feel like less of a loser, it will ensure she is never taken seriously as a politician again. A pronto tomorrow exit could go far to towards people eventually saying, yeah, she had a string of screwups, but remember she finally bought a clue, and left after the last inexcuseable one? Sure, let her have a senate seat still....

It is up to her - I am guessing she will again bet on the wrong horse.

[Yael]

64. Her senate seat?

I am willing to relocate back to NYC to make sure that doesn't happen.

Goodbye, Mrs. Clinton...

[Clear Blue Sky]

58. You answered the question of "what she can do".

What she "will" do is another matter and the answer is nothing.

[WA98296]

3. Sprout wings and a halo and try to appeal to the evangelicals

[Oleladylib]

4. relax and get back to the basics of the campaign...

she is the only candidate with the knowledge and expertise

[KAZ]

15. Much like yourself, she's a fucking asshole.

[cali]

18. She's done. She was done before she made this crass, stupid

comment, but now she's done in a way that brings only ignominy to the final days of her ill fated compaign.

[sloppyjoe25s]

32. Ummm.... she has precious few accomplishments...

Even SCHIP - her big fall back is written by a Kennedy...

but you are hardly answering the question...

I think she is toast if she does not do something BIG and DRAMATIC tomorrow...
or Obama siezes the chance to rescue her to help unite the party.

[Coexist]

5. call Michelle Obama directly and apologize.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Probably nothing.

Any "apology" that contains the word "if" is not an apology. But you're right; the whole thing is just sad. The only thing she can do at this point that wouldn't seem even more pathetic and desperate is apologize to Obama and his family (without using any "ifs") -- and then pull the plug on what's left of her campaign.

[phrigndumass]

7. Her campaign is now like the monkey holding on to the banana in the box ...

If she lets go, she'll free her hand but she won't have the banana. If she holds onto the banana, she won't break free.

[Bucky]

47. Please do not compare Hillary Clinton to George Bush

Maybe she can't think outside the box, but at least she can think

[phrigndumass]

50. I didn't mention Bush.

She can think, but she definitely wasn't thinking today.

[neverforget]

8. Get out. Yesterday.

[RamboLiberal]

9. Realize she just had her macaca moment and bow out n/t

[Pisces]

10. Nothing, Quit the race

[havocmom]

11. take the veil

[book_worm]

she's probably happy this happened on a holiday weekend.

[KAZ]

12. She needs to deliver a long, heartfelt apology by tomorrow at..

.. the latest. Otherwise her career is done. No more 2012 stuff, no more VP crap, no more Majority Leader insanity, and no more Senate seat.

[polichick]

13. I agree with the historian on KO...

Someone who loves her needs to intervene and take her home. She's still a Senator, but obviously needs a good long rest before returning to DC.

[apocalypsehow]

14. Sincerely apologize, suspend her campaign, and endorse Senator Obama. n/t.

[femmocrat]

25. My thoughts exactly.... and may I add....

pledge all of her delegates to Obama. That might do it. But only if she stays away from the convention and joins a convent until Jan. 20.

[progdog]

39. There ya go.

Beast idea so far.

[K Gardner]

16. She is going to drop out. The celestial choir is singing and the sky is parting. She has no choice.

[dcindian]

17. I am thinking she could change sides.

And stalk McCain she could always invoke the Lincoln assassination and win from second place there.

[Epiphany4z]

19. She can't

I believe she did not mean it the way most think she did...I believe she physically, emotionally and any other kind of tired you think of and she screwed up bad.

I don't think this can be fixed and she has probably done more than just damage her campaign.

Sometimes you screw up by accident and it can't be fixed.

She was really treading close to invokable damage before this just in the way she was campaigning..Still I thought ..it could be fixed...now I think this has put her over the top.

[Raine]

20. Apologize and don't use the words *IF* or *BUT* then

GET THE HELL OUT!!!!

[dancingme]

21. stop hoping for "something" to happen to Obama

which she has been doing for a long time.

[Divine Discontent]

22. I honestly don't think there's much to do after that but try and avoid it...

AOL - DU THIS POLL!

About Hillary's comments - first time in a LONG time I've seen the typical "GOP" leaning AOL go Obama's way on a poll

http://news.aol.com/?feature=20080523173309990002

[Rosa Luxemburg]

23. I think she could have exited the race gracefully

but today's episode have left a (ahem) bitter taste in the mouth!

[anigbrowl]

24. Depart from politics and devote herself to to a good cause. .nt

[IDemo]

26. She can do nothing to preserve her political position or retain any shot at the VP nod

Her legacy and political future have both already been written in the history books.

The best thing she can do is offer sincere words of apology to her supporters and to Democrats, and to do so in a speech of endorsement for Obama.

[sloppyjoe25s]

56. This is just awful.... her whole legacy... down the drain

She did not voice any regret at all... it was all a Giant "If"

[PoliticalAmazon]

27. I suggest starting the day with a cup of coffee and a leisurely read...

of the NYTimes. Then, AFTER us peeps on the West Coast are awake, calling a big news conference to announce your ceding the race.

This should be followed by a trip to RFK Jr to humbly apologize for using his father's assassination as a campaign strategy, then on to Ted Kennedy's for more of the same.

Then she should crawl on bended knees to the Obamas and ask their forgiveness. She should be made to explain to the two little girls why she did what she did, and ask their forgiveness, as well.

Then she should call a limo and head to a spa for about a week or two. I would suggest drinking at least one bottle of champagne on the drive there.

[skooooo]

28. DROP OUT NOW

[Bluebear]

29. I don't see how she recovers from this.

[chascarrillo]

30. Two words. Betty Ford,

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

31. she can put on a dress.

they'll talk about her fashion change.

[Kahuna]

33. Quit the race. nt

[Imagevision]

34. Nothing, she is done...

[Bluerthanblue]

35. I've asked this question before- I don't think

that she has any concept of life without achieving the nomination.

There is a manic intensity to her campaign that has been really troubling from the begining.

I've gotten to the point where I honestly don't 'like' her or have much genuine respect for her, but I do hope she can move beyond this.

I hope she finds a way home.


peace~

[cliffordu]

36. She can wander around without the secret service for a couple of days

to show us how casual she REALLY is about the subject....

[defendandprotect]

37. HRC has long been DONE . . . long ago she was hurting herself . . . .

and now she is DONE, DONE, DONE . . . .

She early on reached a point where she was damaging herself for any future political career ---

and I think she will probably have a rough time getting re-elected to the Senate when that time

comes!!!

She has also not only hurt herself --- staying in any longer will cause more discord in the party ---

rightly so!!! --- and I think she has done harm to women --- and can still do more harm to women!!!

She sounds like an insensitive, obsessed jerk at this point ---

not the way we want any woman to sound ---

Thanks, HRC --- saying "GOODBYE!!!"

[JerseygirlCT]

38. As far as this campaign goes, there's no recovery. She's done

As far as her long-term reputation... a sincere apology would help. And a graceful exit. And then a great deal of hard work campaigning for the Democrat in the general.

[defendandprotect]

40. Say, "GOODBYE..." --------- PLEASE say "GOODBYE" ---- !!!!

[Rosco T.]

41. Exit. Stage Right..

finito

[LTR]

42. Drop out after the final primary

In the meantime, she needs to clean up her act. She's embarrassing.

[CreekDog]

43. recover what? dignity is first on the list

without that, forget the nomination.

[panAmerican]

45. Her campaign is dead. There is no recovery.

[Straight Shooter]

46. Crawl on broken glass while flagellating herself and exclaiming, "Mea culpa, mea culpa!"

And then she can stand and recite: I confess to God Almighty, blessed Mary ever-virgin, and all the saints, and to you, my brethren, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, of my own fault, my own fault, my own grievous fault; wherefore I beg blessed Mary ever-virgin and all the saints, and you my brethren, to pray to the Lord our God for me.

Will that satisfy everyone, or should she slit her wrists, too? :(

[sloppyjoe25s]

48. That would actually be a good start - minus the wrists

but... her crappy ass "if i offended" apology was so awful.

She needs to do ALOT MORE tomorrow...

[tishaLA]

57. Nobody'd believer her if she mentioned virgins or saints

so that wouldn't work.

[Straight Shooter]

59. Especially since she isn't Catholic.

But then again, nothing would satisfy some people.

[RiverStone]

49. No way out - now it's up to party leaders to show her the door

Sad for her.

Too tired.

Too misguided.

Too lost.

It's over.

[Warren DeMontague]

51. Drop out. Concede. End the charade. nt

[City Lights]

52. Nothing. It's over.

Politically, this is unforgivable.

[Lucky 13]

54. Concede.

[BklynChick]

55. quit.

[gkhouston]

60. I'm guessing that she'll act like a cat.

Ever see a cat do something clumsy, like roll around on the arm of a couch playing with a toy until the cat accidentally falls off the couch and lands on the floor in an ungraceful heap? Does the cat slink away in embarrassment? Not any of the felines I've known -- they give me a "who farted?" look and go on about their business as if they meant to fall off the couch.

I suspect that Hillary's going to try to downplay and ignore the comment as much as possible. I don't see her admitting she's made a mistake, even if she realizes she has. She'll continue the campaign regardless, so she can drop out later and it won't be because of this remark. That way, she thinks she might have a political future. My guess is that she's afraid that if she did drop out now, she would never live this incident down.

[eleny]

61. Beg McCain to be his running mate

[ShortnFiery]

62. The Clintons have been spoiled for too long. HRC doesn't have it in her to show

an ounce of grace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sqOGo0tglU&feature=related

IMO HRC has morphed into a caricature of herself. She's now SERIAL CANDIDATE. :wow:

Ah, DAYBREAK!?! :scared: :nuke:



As much as I genuinely dislike Robert Novak, I bet he's afraid? VERY AFRAID. ;)

[Yael]

63. I would be happy with her resigning her NY seat and dropping out of the contest.

And fading into the woodwork.

But thats just me.