Hillary Clinton gave the speech she had to give. She was pressured to give that speech "for the good of the party." Where was the party when they stabbed her in the back and flooded to Obama? I thought the speech was good and she she all the right things but I could tell that she was not happy to give it. As she said, "this was not the party she expected to give." So, she gave Obama he support and sid she would campaign for him but I don't actually expect her to be doing a lot of camapigning for him. I was surprised that she talked about her 18 million supporters and the glass ceiling (she seemed angry at this point). She also talked about opportunity and obstacles and I have been very inspired by her. I don't care what Peggy Noonan says because in my mind she did not lose the nomination. Rather, it was given to Obama because he did not reach the delegates threshhold on his own accord. I will always love and support her and Bill Clinton even though I am no longer a Democrat.
In my opinion, the Democratic Party is the entity that has gambled with their unprecedented opportunity, given the state the country is in, to win back the White House. "They" are the ones who decided to "give" the nomination to Obama, who did not win a single swing state, and only built up the delegate lead in the caucuses. They know he has problems getting a certain segment of the electorate, and yet, they still gave him the nomination. Hillary did not lose the nomination, it was given to Obama. Did he get the requisite number of delegates to clinch the nomination? No he did not. The "superdelegates" were "supposed" to exercise independent judgement and select the "stronger" person. In my mind, they have not done so, and I am borne out by the actual results, if anyone chooses to debate me on the facts.
The Obama Campaign planted the seed early in the media that it was going to be decided on "pledged" delegates and the "will of the people" and if Obama was not the nominee...there would be "trouble." So, essentially, he was given the nomination because the DNC was afraid of alienating blacks and "young voters" and had nothing to do with what Superdelegates were charged to do...pick the person who can win. The failed in their responsibility. I don't want to hear anyone blaming Hillary Clinton, Racism, or anything else if Obama loses. Why? Because they saw evidence that he was a weak candidate and still made him the nominee. I don't want to hear that Hillary was not "enthusiastic enough in her support today and did not campaign hard enough to deliver her supporters. If they wanted to ensure a win, they should have done the right thing.
The Obama supporters have been downright hostile, mean, rude, and crude in their attitude and comments about Hillary, Bill and Chelsea Clinton, and their supporters. Why don't they try and have some manners and ask "nicely" for our votes. You can't crap on people and them expect them to vote for your candidate, regardless of Party or what Hillary Clinton says. You can't hurt people's feelings and then expect them to fall in line with the sexist and unfair Democratic Party. Both Nancy Pelosi and Howard Dean both lacked leadership early in the process and basically was pushing Hillary out of the race. And the men who supported Obama, including Patrick Leahy, and Bill Richardson were all sexists, making comment about she "should get out and out to support Obama." Where the hell was Howard Dean when all this was going on?? Even Donna Brazille sat there there on CNN on Tuesday night and HEARD Hillary being referred to as a bitch and said nothing. It wasn't just the men in the Party that was fighting against Hillary, there were plenty of women too. Last Saturday, Brazille made the remark that Hillary was "cheating" because she wanted to be awarded the delegates she actually earned in Michigan. They gave Obama "uncommitted" which he did not earn and "stole 4 of her delegates and "gave" them to Obama. Talk about cheating. Hell, Obama even "rewarded" Dean for his lack of leadership by keeping him in his post as Chairman of the DNC. I thought he wanted "change" from the way things are done in Washington. Give me a break!
There are many issues we Hillary supporters are angry about and calling us names and trying to belittle us is only hardening the "bitter" feelings. We don't need you people, you need us, so I suggest you exercise some humility. Responding to the comment about "getting over it," believe me, I am. So much so that I have switched my affiliation to Independent and is not bound to walk to "party line." I did this 2 days after the Indiana Primary because I was pissed off by the shenanigans in Indiana that night when the refused to report the results of the Primary and had Hillary waiting all night...she finally had to come out and "take the victory." That did it for me. I have not regretted it since. And just so you all know...I am not alone.
Ted Kennedy was not magnanimous in challenging the incumbent Jimmy Carter in 1980 and he was further behind than Hillary was. He took his fight to the convention floor and when he lost, refused to shake Carter's hand. He didn't do a damn thing to "unite the party" so everybody needs to get off Hillary's ass. If, (and I believe when) Obama loses it will be because he is too radical but, they'll look far a scapegoat to blame their woes on. It won't be because they once again has picked a flawed candidate that does not appeal to the wider electorate.
Already today, I have heard men say that she was not enthusiastic enough, that she said the words but she did not mean them, that she was looking down. What the hell do these people want, blood? She endorsed him, she said she would campaign for him, does she have to grovel too? I say hell no! She is doing what is expected for the party even though they betrayed her and gave the job to the younger, inexperienced candidate and killed her dream. They are talking about her and Bill Clinton campaigning to elect him President but if I were Bill Clinton, I would demand a public apology from Obama and his wife for the disparaging way they have talked about his Presidency and his legacy. Bill Clinton should also ask for an apology from blacks for calling him a racist because he isn't and the Obama campaign used demagoguery to portray him that way. Such things don't "go away" because the party wants unity.
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