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It is plain and simple, she is trying to get sympathy..again! Last time she donated publicly to her campaign more people started donating. The last time she whined that she was getting picked on by the media..they went negative against Obama. Again..she is injecting race and gender into the mix. I have never seen Obama use the "race" card. The Clintons and the media brought race into it. Now Hillary is doing the same thing by stating that "white people" support her more than Obama.lol She is losing and evidentally she has to play the race and gender card..Pretty pathetic and desperate to me and totally lacks class!

cONGRATS TO CHARLIE ON HIS BROADCASE WED. EVENING. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN THE NEWS THAT WASN'T HOLDING BACK ON DISCLOSING THE TRUTH ABOUT THE CLINTONS. IT DID MY HEART GOOD TO SEE THE TRUTH. THE OTHER STATIONS DO NOT GET IT!!!. THANKS AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. NICK BELL SAVANNAH, GA.

Love to see Hillary ridiculed and criticized; it shows she's a big girl, can take, probably expects it, and doesn't have to whine racism like Obama does when he is criticized.

Should men expect her to whine if it gets too tough? Absolutely; it wouldn't be America without it but no more so than it should be for men to be rightly criticized. And fair's fair; it works both ways, doesn't it?

It's especially good when Hillary is able to counter the cutting criticism of Stephanopoulos since he was once a White House insider for Bill, and ducked out early because of a conflict with Hillary, or so he said in the book he published afterward to capitalize upon the Clinton terms, among the many who did.

Read this again. She is not talking about sexism being the demise of her campaign. She is RESPONDING to a question that ASKED her why she guesses American women regard her campaign with sympathy. So she isn't whining; she's being forced to address gender issues, and she does so with restraint.

There is a certain amount of irony in Hillary being a candidate and having to face an opponent who is a black male because of the history of Hillary and because of he has been compared to JFK, who was white, but also because race relations, in addition to the war in Vietnam and Nixon's impeachment was at the center of the 1960's civil unrest, of which Hillary was there at inception both in her valedictory speech which put her on the Life Magazine cover, and because it seems to "turn back the clock" on issues that Hillary was fully engaged in then. Most assuredly like deja vu for her, it isn't for Obama, but does represent how the Obama Presidency means different things to different people in 2008.

The unresolved status of women is not the least of these considerations given the long history of race relations and the number of KKK incidents and interracial rape cases that capitalized upon white female chastity as their reason for being.

So the sexism and racist challenge of the election is in no small part due to our unique history in both these areas as white males used antagonism and white females to justify their racism, and retain control of their accumulated white property, not the least of which were the white females of their household which black racism threatened to destroy, or tarnish.

The black rapes that have been the outcome of race relations is no small concern in their challenge to white females, and the hateful origins of those acts can be considered the backlash upon white males.

So, for white males, the question is whether they stand with their forebears and defend white female honor, or whether they are progressive to stand with black males and assert their right to insult, tarnish, impoverish, and torture all women, black and white together by asserting dominance and continuing oppression.

No doubt women will be watching to see how this imbrogglio develops, sinc it is sure to set the stage for gender relations and race relations for the next generation. The question of whether it is progress, however, is debateable, if not folly for all concerned.

JJ, you name me one black President and I'll name you your female one. It's just silly to say that a woman is somehow on a more uneven playing field than a black guy.

I LOVE HILLARY AND IAM FROM TEXAS BUT IF OBAMA WINS MR.MCCAIN WILL GET MY VOTE IN NOV.OBAMA HAS A FEW IDEA'S BUT DOESN'T TELL US HOW HE WILL PAY FOR
THEM.
YES THE NEWS MEDIA HAS GIVEN OBAMA A FREE PASS EVERYBODY IS SCARED TO ATTACK HIM

JJ you are a fool. Gender and race stopped being a controlling force in the world a long time ago. So long ago the current generation hadn't even been born yet. That is not to say that it doesn't still exist but that it stopped controlling who became leaders of companies and political entities a long time ago. There hasn't been a female president before because of one simple reason, no party nominated one. Not some grand scheme to get at women but solely because no party wanted to nominate one. You are acting irrationally in your arguments. Name one reason for there to be a female president. I think that a president should be selected based on their platform not based on their gender. You obviously do not. You can call foul and say how difficult it is for women to get by, but how is it any different for any other minority? These days Hispanics are looked down upon for the illegal immigration but you don't see them whining. Progressivism is good but not without direction. Electing someone based solely on their race or gender is idiocy of the highest order. If the woman had a platform that I supported then I would support her but not at the cost of my beliefs.

Dak, I don't know a women who say they won't vote for a man for president. I know a number of men who say they won't.

Check mate you irrational fool.

Mike, I challenge you to name one female president of the US. Oh, THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY? I wonder why. Only a sexist bigot would act like sexism isn't a factor in this.

Thatcher,in the UK,got voted in because
she stood for policies which all races and genders could equate to,she was not on the feminist ticket,there's the difference between her and hillary.
Imagine a man running for the white house promising that men and children would come first,that women would be legislated against and surrounding himself with an inner circle of male only advisers.What chance would he stand?Politicians should be all things to all people and have clear policies
to help all people or at least to be as
even handed as possible and not to favour men or women or blacks.In the UK
no women mps admit to being out and out feminists until they get their feet under the table.
The american election looks like it is going to be very confrontational and dirty and unless the democrats get their house in order my bet is that there will be another republican in power.

Well, you have to admit it would be easier if she didnt have to deal with the distractions of her priapic, mullet headed, husband who has used her campaign as his personal quest to rebuild his legacy.

JJ: "Of course it's harder for women. Talk to some of your male friends and family member about their views on women. Sexism still exist? Yup."

Counterargument: Talk to some of your female friends and family members about their views on men. Sexism still exist? Yep.

Why doesn't she release her tax returns? Is that too difficult? REALLY?

Common now. She's a congenital liar, a cheat and a fake. She's so easy to see through. Can't you?

Orlando, are you serious? Obama would make a terrible president. He lacks substance, and the things he has said have scared me. He said he wants to bomb Pakistan. He aslo said he wants to turn social security into a welfare program by removing the payroll tax cap. That would also, by the way, be the biggest tax increase in our country's history.

Also, if Obama isn't calculating, then why did one of his advisors tell Canadian officials not to worry about his anti-NAFTA speeches, that it was just empty rhetoric? Obama will say and do anything to get elected, and there are just enough stupid people for this to actually work.

Chris, so are you saying she's wrong, that it really isn't harder for a woman? If that's the case then please explain to me why we've had over 40 presidents and not a single one has been a woman.

Will Hillary never stop blaming anyone but herself? She had the largest, most experienced political, fundraising, media operation to ever run a non-incumbent Presidential campaign. She had the most name recognition of probably any non-incumbent Presidential candidate since Washington. She easily outshined several more experienced candidates (Biden, Dodd, Richardson, etc.) and made them non-factors throughout the race. The only two post-Iowa competitors were a one-term Senator and failed VP candidate and a first-term minority Senator. She's right, the field wasn't level because it was tipped dramatically in her favor.

I don't understand what's so hard about this decision for the Democrats. You have a canadit that has a vision of a better America for everyone, not just because your are a man,female,black,white, ,brown,Dem or Rep Then you have a canadit who will say or do anything with no shame just for the sake of having power. I did'nt attach any canidits names to this for a reason,you decide who these descriptions fit.It's not good enough to say because I'm a Black Man and I've suffered and only I can understand and repersent black people so because of that I deserve to be president and its not good enough to say because I am a woman that only I have womens issues at heart and because I have suffered that I deserve to be president. We need to get to the point where we see eachother as Americans first. I would hope that we are not selecting a president because someone is Black,white,male or female. I do hope and pray that we are going to elect a president because that president want's to repersent all Americans and not just selected targeted groups because that is what is going to get them votes.Listen to your canidates, I'm sure if you put all these other wadge issues to the side you will make the right decision for America not just for Black people,White people,Woman,Men but for all people all Americans.

what a crock! this woman has vast amounts of privilege, yet she's complaining (falsely) about "it's hard out here for a woman"??? she REALLY thinks we women are stupid! we may not all have a wellesley education, millions in the bank, and a former president for a husband, but STUPID we are not! that's why so many of us are supporting OBAMA!

She didn't say she hasn't won because she's a woman. She said IT'S HARDER FOR WOMEN. As I said before, do a survey of your friends and family members. You'll probably find a decent number of them are skeptical of women leaders.

As I said before, I know about a handful who say they don't think a woman should be president.

I don't know anyone who says a man shouldn't be president. We don't have that luxury.

I am a woman. For Hillary Clinton to blame her failure on the fact she is a woman is very disgusting. She has failed because she is so phony that she is a horrible candidate. She is so incompetent she has run a disastrous campaign. She is so condescending she is detestable. She may not be a bad person,but she is not the kind of person most people like. For her to whine about being at a disadvantage in this election -it's ridiculous. She has had so many special considerations, She has had so many passes. Without having been married to Bill, she would not be anywhere near being a candidate. She did not do it on her own. I live in Texas, I know a lot of people and I don't know any who like Hillary. In fact I don't dislike her as much as most of the other people I know. And by the way I'm talking about TX Dems not Republicans.

Of course it's harder for women. Talk to some of your male friends and family member about their views on women. Sexism still exist? Yup.

I personally know a handful of guys who said they won't vote for a woman for president. There are plenty out there.

I don't know anyone who won't vote for a male president.

I'd vote for Boxer, Fienstien, or Napolitano for president before I would vote for Hillary Clinton. I might even vote for them over Obama. This playing field is about as level as you get, especially since all the white guys were knocked out of the race early by these two. Hillary just does not strike me as the right person to lead this country. Experience means nothing to me, I want to see DC be less emboldened to corporate America. That is more likely to happen with Obama than with Clinton - hands down.

Its not just that Hillary and Obama know little about foreign policy at a time where not knowing could endanger this nation in the worst possible way but that a number of the things they've said can be compared to the infamous communists and fascists of both World War II. Clinton supports socialized health care in order to give everyone benefits. Does anyone else realize that with socialized healthcare you're given a set amount of money and if you need more for a procedure then its just tough luck for you? All the candidates say give more money to the government or allow the government to make the decisions for you. Thats as good as making a totalitarian dictatorship with the veil of a democracy. This nation's founders would role in their graves if they saw what became of it. In fact in the Bill of Rights itself there are a number of things that would declare stuff like income tax to be unconstitutional. Does anyone care anymore? Our civil liberties are being stripped one by one. Most of them weren't even taken away intentionally. Does anyone in government at the moment think about changing it though? A number of laws enacted in the early 1930s for the New Deal should have been rescinded after our government got back on its economic feet but they're still here. Heck a number of those laws weren't even helpful then and are now just a drain on money. This country supposedly has a democratic republic in place as a government. I don't know what we are now but the government was never supposed to have the type of control it has over people's lives that it does now. If the politicians we have in office today had been around during the Revolution I have no doubt that had one of them been in the position George Washington had been following the war that they would not hesitate to become King John or King Barrack or even Queen Hillary. I doubt anyone today cares about what the Founding Fathers wanted for the nation but I doubt that they'd want it in its current condition.

Regardless of what happens, as a woman I am eternally grateful for what Hillary has done for the women in this country. She knew it was going to be tough, but she has kept on fighting. Every time there is a breakthrough in society someone has to step forward and get their nose bloodied for the sake of all those who will one day follow. What Hillary has done in her quest for the Presidency is make great things possible for those women who will follow her. This country's representation of women in the government is a disgrace. Women make up half the country but only account for 14 percent of our elected officials. Out of 105 countries the United States ranks 55th in the percentage of women who hold government office. I find this sad in a civilized country that is supposed to be the leader of the free world. I say thank you Hillary for taking on this fight. I hope I live long enough to see the first female president. To all of you Hillary bashers my hope is that no one treats your wives, mothers, sisters, daughters, girlfriends with the same disrespect and hostility that you have thrown Hillary's way.

Try imagining Golda Meir during the Yom Kippur War looking for a commiserative press on how "hard" the job was...the problem, Hillary, is we've known strong women, and you're no strong woman...

For the past 20 years either a Bush or a Clinton has been president. We are sick of both of them and don't believe in a dynasty of any type! I can't believe so many people can't see through her superficialty. She has such a high negative rating, the Democratic Party must have a death wish if they nominate her. It's plain to anyone who is not blinded by the Clinton aura that they will do and say anything to get what they want!

I see that Obama is at it again. His response to Hillary's new ringing phone-sleeping children campaign commercial was to plagiarize most of the video content and throw in the worn lines of his brilliance for having initially opposed the Iraq war. Does this guy have any ideas of his own? LOL
Are any Hillary supporters reading this going to vote for Nader or McCain as I am, if, heaven forfend, the SPRING GREEN Obambi, aka the Black McGovern, is the Democratic Party's nominee?

Do you know how many times I have been called a racist because I said I do not support Obama? This is absolutely ridiculous. You can't say ANYTHING about the guy without the race card being thrown at you. I'm a CONSERVATIVE and I don't like socialists. I don't care if they are PURPLE.

She could pull the gender card crap in Turkey or Afghanistan where it wouldn't be an equal playing field. But to say that here and now is just to show how weak she is.

I wonder whether Margaret Thatcher ever complained about a level playing field? Golda Meir?

Heads of State don't whine. They take responsibility for their decisions and don't make excuses for making bad ones or losing. The good ones are also principled.

I'd prefer McCain or Obama at this point over Clinton. I mean she includes her time in the White House as a part of her political career. Sure the First Lady has to deal with politics but its like saying she was appointed to the position instead of just getting in with her husband when he was elected. She's evasive with her tax returns, she's an idiot when it comes to foreign policy, but she shares that with Obama, and now she's complaining about how tough it is to run for the Presidency?! This isn't an election to decide who becomes the Scoutmaster of some Girl Scout Troop this is an election to decide who will run our country for the next four years! If she's complaining now how is she going to respond when the race between her and McCain starts? Cause its going to be a lot more vicious then it is currently. In my opinion we need someone that at least has an idea of foreign policy not someone thats willing to go against what has been American policy for over fifty years. No negotiating with the terrorists! They hate us plain and simple. So unless Obama gets smart about foreign policy, I say go McCain for the Presidency!

I wonder how terrorists or any other US enemies would respond to hilary's wish for an even playing field

Race trumps gender Hillary! Obama should get 15% of your elected and super delegates on the basis of affirmative action alone for starters. Aren't you happy all those minority voters you signed up are giving Obama a level playing field?

Besides, at the end of the day, they are going to say "It's your abrasive personality stupid!" Get your slavery reparations money ready Hillary!

PLEASE HILLARY JUST GO HOME, IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO
EXIT WITH DIGNITY IF YOU AND BILL HAVE ON. WE USED TO LOVE YOU SO MUCH BUT UR TIME HAS PASSED

of course i know that sexism exists, but i have been shocked by the level of sexism expressed in this primary election. (as evidenced in many of the comments here). ANY criticism of barack is immediately denounced as racist, but a steady stream of hateful, sexist attacks on hillary are blithely accepted. her treatment in the media and at the debates has been outrageous and the bias toward barack on cnn and msnbc may seem humorous in an SNL skit, but in reality i'm not laughing.

Why does poor HRC get treated so differently? Do other women get treated differently when they run for Senate... doesn't seem so? Perhaps its because she is running for a higher office .... but I think its because she is a 'cloak-and-dagger' Clinton. She gives up on caucus states that do count, but runs to Florida to claim victory which did not count.

Let me get this straight....being a former first lady, a US Senator representing a populous state, locking up all major democratic consultants months before announcing her candidacy, raising $120MM+ and having instant name recongnition is somehow not a level playing field? I guess I agree, she had a tremendous ADVANTAGE over EVERY male democratic candidate in the field!! She blew it and now she's blaming it on sexism, way to set the women's movemnet back 30 years Hill! Great job!

This election season is a joke.Obama's delegate lead is based upon winning caucuses.Guess what?There won't be a caucus on November 4th.Hillary is destroying him in the large states a Democrat absolutely must have.If Obama can't beat her there,how is he going to beat McCain when everybody votes?This should be Hillary's main thrust.

Hillary Clinton is a smart, hard-working woman with great qualifications and experience. I think some people (yes, both men and women)are very threatned by a powerful woman. I see it in business all the time.

Also, Hillary said in the interview,
"Every so often I just wish that it were a little more of an even playing field, but,you know, I play on whatever field is out there." That spells fighter to me, not whiner. And the fact that nearly 70% of Americans polled, agree that the media has been negatively biased toward Hillary Clinton says a lot about the challenges she has had to face in this campaign as well as her tenacity.

Is she telling us that she is just not quite up to the task?? How in the world does she think our adversaries are going to treat her??? Used to think she was a pretty bright woman, but I am now just baffled at being so wrong!

The biggest thing Hillary has going for her is her own personal sense of ENTITLEMENT!

Tax returns:

"I'm too busy right now. The demands on my time fighting to win this election is unbelievable. When I win and am the Democrat nominee, I will have time to release them."

How long, really, does it take for a wealthy person like Hillary to really take to release her tax records. I'm sure she does not prepare her own tax return. So it would take a phone call to her tax accountant with orders, "Hey Priscilla, I want you to release my tax returns." Less than 1 minute!

Uneven playing field? Which other candidate had a wildly popular (among party faithful) ex-Pres for a spouse?Which other candidate had the huge name recognition at the outset? Which other candidate had a full blown (sorry for the words) political machine at the outset? Which other candidate had a Rolodex of big money Dem players to tap into and the biggest warchest when primary season began? ENOUGH!

Hillary does not need to cry for us.

We will have the next four years to do that if either Obama or McCain wins. By the time either of them is through with us, we will all be crying "Uncle Barack Hussein Obama" or "Uncle John Sidney McCain".

God deliver us from this madness.

Sean: Hillary Clinton is the best candidate in this field. By far. She should never drop out of this race. It's not over yet. Don't believe the media. Come on Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island. Get out the vote. Help Hillary Clinton win the Democratic nomination and become our 44th president. I know many Women and Men who are supporting Hillary because she is Simply the Best!!! Go Hillary!

Hillary will settle for 80/20 playing field in favor of Obama. Right now, it looks like 95/5 for Obama.

When Hillary raises a question about Obama, MSNBC, CNN, and the rest of the media take it upon themselves to respond on his behalf.

When Obama raises question or attacks Hillary, the media goes into a frenzy on how effective Obama's line of attack is. I don't believe this has ever happened in politics before. Why? Is it because Hillary is a woman?

Hillary boasts that in addition to her "35 years experience" she "participated" in meetings while first lady....so did Monica Lewinsky...does that make her qualified to be president...the Clintons just don't know WHEN TO LEAVE.

How can anyone take Clinton seriously anymore? When she's up, then she takes the attitude that she's entitled to the Presidency. When she's down, everything is everyone else's fault, even to the extent of blaming all of us supposed sexists out here. I don't like Hillary because...well...I don't like Hillary. I'm sick of politicians who feel that campaigns chock full of cheap shots and lies are what people respond to. The American people simply aren't as stupid as she and Bill seem to think we are, and I resent their assumtion that we'll fall for this b.s., or any of the other b.s. they've tried to sell us for the past year or so. Please Hillary, just drop out of the race already.

Liberals are so hung up on race and gender that they cannot comprehend that a person might actually dislike a candidate, not because of their gender or race, but simply because THEY CAN'T STAND THEIR POLITICAL VIEWS and THEIR LACK OF CHARACTER!!!

So Hillary was in the White House for 8 years? Great. So was the pastry chef. She is a vile, unlikable, vindictive loser.

Let's see..until March 1998, straight men and black men occupied the bottom rung on the employment ladder. Females, regardless of race, have not occupied the lowest tiers of employment since 1973. Hillary, please spare us the feminist histrionic and passive aggressive behavior.

Hard? Taking over the DNC with McAuliffe in 2000 who then front loaded the primary system to advantage YOU and in the process create havoc amongst the sates in the system? Hard? Having 120 million dollars to spend before Iowa? Hard? Being the fron runner since 1998 in every poll ever taken until recently? Hard? 20 debates to expose contrasts between you and your opponents? Hard? No Mrs Clinton, you were beaten fair and square. BTW, you can answer these questions after America responds next Tuesday!

Come on! What a joke! I'm sorry but I could give a rats butt what her gender is! And I think most people would agree her losses to Obama have NOTHING to do with her gender! People are just sick and tired of the Clinton "crap"! She can whine and cry and say its about gender all she wants, it won't change the fact that people just don't like her! She's not a good person! It's no surprise she's using the gender card though.....the Clintons are used to lying to themselves.....so they can sleep at night!

Is there anyway if Hillery loses that we can deport the whole clan to Mexico City.

'...I don't expect any kind of, you know, allowances or special privileges, because I knew what I was getting myself into.'

You knew it was hard yet you complain how hard it is? More Clinton double speak.

It's SUPPOSED to be hard. If it were easy, everyone would do it.

Maybe it is hard for her because she is a positively awful candidate and thoroughly unsympathetic person. With all the campaign themes she has tried to employ, this is the most pathetic. Are we honestly supposed to think she will be "ready on day one" if her reaction to a "hard" task, job, etc. is to start playing the Damsel in Distress?

Folks; The people in Dhimmi land need to wake up to a hard fact....If Hillary should by some lucky chance get her party's nomination, she'll sink because of her and Slick's baggage and the fact that most people find her distasteful...If it goes to Obama, you can look for the "Bradley Effect" to kick in when the liberals are alone in the voting booth and they start to realize "Omigawd! What have I been thinking?"! It'll be the "Old Warrior" in the Oval office come '08!!

I loving the fall and demise of these two rats the Clintons! I'm a Republican here in Texas and used my little one vote to vote for B. Hussein Obama. I'm absolutely loving it that we in the Great State of Texas my indeed be the house that finally falls on the Witch! But I cannot celebrate until her feet crumble and go underneath the house. There is a GOD!

A good knowledge of math will direct
your path, towards doing the right thing. So lets use a little math logic and see what it will bring. The black woman is a member of both of the groups that have faced discrimination so she is best qualified to determine which type is worst. But it should be remembered that Martin Luther King was the one who started first... in the push for equality in civil rights. It appears that women (the majority of whom are white in the great U.S.A.) have benefitted, from the heroic struggle of Dr. King, just as much as blacks have.

i hope hillary gets to read this blog .... she is getting the same compassion she gives out .......SEND THE ICE QUEEN HOME ..... wherever that is?????

Great post Margaret! Hope all is well with you.

I find it appalling that such a "feminist" figure as Hillary Clinto would start playing the gender card, as though her ovaries are the reason her campaign is not succeeding. As a "feminist" myself, my advice would e leave gender out of it, suck it up, and fight on the playing field you are on instead of degrading all of us because you are grasping at straws. This is not behavior I'd want young women to idolize.

Uneven playing field...how about 4 kids under the age of 12, a husband who skipped town...working 2 jobs, 3 hours sleep per night...alot less uneven then riding your husbands coattails to the US Senate, being deemed the "inevitable" candidate for president, multi million dollar book deals, unknown millions from arab countries , should I keep going? And your too busy to release your tax records...give me a break...and you're "allegedly" the voice of women and children...friends like you we don't need...you have just set back the likelihood of a women becoming president years....please leave!

Hillary is so pathetic. First we are told how strong she is, how experienced she is (e.g., at forgiving Bill for his many affairs, etc.) And now we are told that she is losing because she is a woman, being beaten by a black man? PATHETIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Typical whiny liberal Democrat.

To paraphrase "Slick Willy" she is "whining like a stuck pig"...shut up!

This is the same Hilary who thought nothing of ending the careers of 5 military officers and an entire radar room of enlisted when AF-1 was at Columbus AFB, MS. Flight of two aircraft one with a full blown emergency and AF-1 wanted to leave. The watch supervisor and the OIC directed that AF-1 hold its position until the T-37'S landed. Twice AF-1 demanded departure clearance, twice denied. Aircraft landed without incident and then 48 hours later all of the controllers in the tower/radar and the pilots of the planes lost their ratings and the pilots automatically were removed from training.

I wonder if Hillary wants to shed any tears or say she isnt manly enough. She shredded these people as all Clintons are wont to do.

I can hardly wait for Chelsea who is at 27 making 250,000 a year as a consultant.

250,000 a year and she doesnt like her company paid for healthcare insurance either. 100% covered and she aint happy with it.

All these people want to do is get back into power at all cost.

She's playing her last card. She's saying that she doesn't want sympathy, but then why is she talking about it? The Clintons do anything to win, such as recently releasing the photo of Barack Obama wearing the head dress. Beware of the amoral Clintons.

hillary will never go quietly she will use a scorched earth approach to win this if necessary.... she doesnt know how to lose with dignity

to phlebo: there was one president who got things done without the blessings of the congress he was ronald reagan... he took it to the people and told them to call their congressmen and they did and they (congress) knew they had no choice.... no one has done it since

I so called this. She sees herself losing and is now doing everything to regain her spot. Will she cry next time she loses a state primary? If it gets someone to change their mind probably. She has little to no shame and is now changing the focus of this election away from the issues that matter, like Iraq and the economy, and pointing it at herself. I may not be a woman but I do not want someone in the Oval Office that will so easily shift their campaign from the things that actually affect everyone in this country to making it solely about herself. The focus of this election should be about the future of the Middle East conflict and the US' stagnating economy not about where someone keeps their reproductive organs.

Three months ago she had a 20-point lead and $100 million in the bank. And all of it was due to her exemplary leadership in the senate and unparalleled legislative accomplishments? Please. I'm sure all back-bench senators wish they were so ill-treated. Forget her being Vice President, maybe she can rehabilitate her political career by marrying Obama.

if you want a QUALIFIED ex-first lady, then you need to enlist Nancy Reagan.

At least she was acting president for a couple of years there when ol' Ronnie was checked out!

I wonder if Hillary is going to cry foul if other world leaders who don't recognize women in leadreship roles ignore her. Is she going to boo hoo everytime she gets shunned because she is a woman? (which by way is debatable) If she can't stand the heat and she is going to blame all her failures on the fact she is not treated the same because she is a woman then get out of the kitchen. Shut up already and quit your whinning. Better yet just go away and leave us alone.

Hillary--MAN UP! Is the poor little girl getting picked on by the mean old bullies--the media, the men, the VOTERS? Well guess what? Bin Laden, Putin, and other evil world leaders are big bad boys, too. You chose this fight. No one forced you into this race or pulled you into it kicking and screaming. And you created an uneven playing field for Monica, Juanita, Jennifer, Paula, Kathleen . . .

Hillary for Pres.? Some of you people are simply delusional for even contemplating this. Liberals?, dont think you can convert them. Liberals are a dying cult who will scorch as much earth as they can on their way out.

Hillary's problem turned out to largely be her husband and his mouth. If she cannot control him or manage her own campaign, then it is no one's fault except HILLARY's!

She made a huge tactical error in her arrogance that a young African American was cannon fodder! Now she is trying to recover by any means she can, but it's too late. The most intelligent woman in the world? What a joke! No intelligent woman would have put up with Bill for the number of years she has. And her ads are idiotic too. Her by the phone at 3:00AM in the morning? Is she waiting for Bill to call in? Get out of the race before you humiliate yourself any and Party any further. It's not because you're a woman you're losing. It's because you're unqualified, overmatched, and the biggest phony this country has ever seen.