Reuters: Clinton to Obama: Not so fast

[seafan]

Clinton to Obama: Not so fast

By Ellen Wulfhorst
May 19, 2008

MAYSVILLE, Ky., May 19 (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton had a warning on Monday for rival Barack Obama, who is on the verge of claiming the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination: Not so fast.
"This is nowhere near over," Clinton said at a rally in Maysville, Kentucky, pressing ahead with her long shot bid for the White House even as Obama focuses on November's general election match-up with Republican John McCain.

Despite Obama's almost unassailable lead in delegates who will select the nominee at the August Democratic convention, Clinton repeatedly has shrugged off calls to quit the race before the last of the voting concludes on June 3.
She warned the Illinois senator against premature victory celebrations one day before Kentucky and Oregon cast ballots in the lengthy Democratic White House fight.

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Obama expects to claim a majority of pledged delegates won in the state-by-state races after Tuesday's returns, but he will still be about 75 short of the 2,026 needed to clinch the nomination without further help from superdelegates -- party officials who are free to back any candidate.

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Clinton said she has no intention of giving up the fight before the last two states, South Dakota and Montana, cast their votes.
"I'm going to make my case and I'm going to make it until we have a nominee, but we're not going to have one today and we're not going to have one tomorrow and we're not going to have one the next day," said Clinton, a former first lady.

"If Kentucky turns out tomorrow I will be closer to that nomination because of you," she said.

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The Clinton campaign sent a memo to reporters saying any Obama effort to declare himself the nominee on Tuesday would be "a slap in the face" to Clinton supporters.

"Premature victory laps and false declarations of victory are unwarranted. Declaring mission accomplished does not make it so," Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson said.

Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance

[Occam Bandage]

1. Black Knight to King Arthur: Not so fast.

[sfaprog]

9. LOL

That analogy remains as funny as ever

[CakeGrrl]

2. "Declaring mission accomplished does not make it so"

And who should know that better than Hillary?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saBU6ux0hsQ

[jakem]

4. LOL 2/5

[EFerrari]

3. Can they get ANY MORE manipulative?

'Way to model feminist values, Hil!

:puke:

[tabatha]

10. I don't know if she understands how bad she looks.

How is she going to overturn the super-delegate votes?

How is she going to overturn any delegate?

Between her and Ferraro, the possibility of a woman president has sunk to the level of bitchy cat fighting.

[EFerrari]

11. I myself hope she's staying in this to pay off debt.

Because any other reason is just disgusting.

[Cali_Democrat]

5. ...

:banghead:

[Diane R]

6. So, does this mean she hasn't moved past the 'denial' stage?

[rucky]

7. I thought this was over back in February?

Just tell me when it's over so I know when to applaud.

[billyoc]

8. Your SENATE CAREER is almost over now, Hillary.

You have screwn yourself.

[TexasObserver]

12. Everyone Else to Clinton: Yes, Hillary, it is OVER!

She's gone mad and is unable to find her way back to sanity. She's so lustful of the presidency, she cannot bear to think about not running any more. She loves running for president, because it makes her feel presidential.