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Clinton Says Obama is "Afraid"
March 20, 2008 1:57 PM
ABC News' Eloise Harper Reports: Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) escalated her rhetoric against Barack Obama (D-Ill.) regarding Michigan and Florida.
Clinton, a bit more fiery when discussing this issue, said "I have as the Democratic National Committee has come out in favor of an effort to re-vote in Michigan. I do not know what Senator Obama is afraid of. But it is going to hurt our party and our chances in November so I would call on him to once again to join me in giving the people of Florida and Michigan the chance to be counted as we move forward in this nominating process."
Clinton was asked if she needed Florida and Michigan to count to catch up with Obama.
Clinton said "I have been in favor of fixing this problem no matter what my position. I have been consistently in favor of it."
Clinton then went on to say "for the life of me I don't understand why Senator Obama seems to be afraid of," she said. "He comes up with all of these legalistic answers. The people of Michigan and their legislature made it very clear that they would proceed with a re-vote. Unfortunately Senator Obama's campaign said 'no.' Two out of the three of us said yes. You will have to ask him what he is afraid of to go forward."
March 20, 2008 in Bush, George W. | Permalink | User Comments (133)
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You madame, are the one that is afraid.
And by the way, can you please show us your tax returns already.
Posted by: gmaryland | Mar 20, 2008 2:03:54 PM
ABC News is absolutely correct in covering this story because it is exactly this issue that has the power to split the democratic party for a decade or more. It's that serious. I'm telling you folks I feel so strongly over FL and MI I will gladly aid in this spit because this is about democracy itself. And that's more than worth ripping any single party apart because this is about freedom. The freedom of choice. This is about everything to ask of the rest of the world, chose freedom we ask. And if we do not practice it here at home then we have lost our MORAL right to ask it of any another nation.
Posted by: Dogsoldier | Mar 20, 2008 2:13:00 PM
How about Obama showing us all of his records as state senator? Also, we want to see his tax returns for all the years that he was cooperating with Rezko, not just the year of 2006!
Posted by: Jeff | Mar 20, 2008 2:13:36 PM
Clinton continues to lie about what really happened in MI and FL. If the elected officials in these states wanted to do a re-vote they would. Hillary --- stop blaming Obama. You are showing how shallow, deceitful, and vindictive you are. And if anyone is dividing the Democratic Party, it's you and your pit bull campaign workers.
Posted by: Janet | Mar 20, 2008 2:17:15 PM
Obama's a crybaby; what is he afraid of??? afraid of losing??? Why take it out on the American people, oh wait he learned from the best, PASTOR WRIGHT!
Posted by: calif | Mar 20, 2008 2:17:28 PM
I agree....seems the media is trying to protect the liar, Obama! He should have to show his tax returns, show is agenda as a senator, etc. The guy is a fake and we all know it....the sooner he is out of the candidacy, the better!
Posted by: jack | Mar 20, 2008 2:18:08 PM
Why this time Obama didn't say 'let voters decide'?
2/3 votes decide to revote. Why Obama didn't listen?
He says one thing and does another?!
Posted by: golfgirlusa | Mar 20, 2008 2:18:30 PM
I'm gonna warn the Obama supporters. If Obama does not agree to seat the voters of MI and FL then what LITTLE good will Obama may have here in the Clinton camp will disappear for good. I'm dead serious about that. If you folks want to walk down that road you will lose the Clinton voters forever. And when we go you can count on FL and MI voter going with us in the general. This is not only FL or MI or Clinton's problem but it is also Obama's massive problem and he knows it even if some of you like Janet do not.
Posted by: Dogsoldier | Mar 20, 2008 2:19:15 PM
And so he should be afraid. He is afraid of what is going to come out next that will bite him on the butt. Obama is no leader - he is a hypocrite to the fullest degree - he is racist to the fullest degree - If obama is elected as president of the USA, the USA will be destroyed within by obama and his close supporters - Teddy kennedy, John Kerry, The rev. Wright, The Black Panthers, Louis Farrakhan - Sure you obamamaniacs - keep on pushing him to the White House - and watch who will be running this country and it won't be obama - he doesn't have the courage, strength or fortitude to do.
I hope McCain buries him deep with his own rhetoric.
Step down now obama
Posted by: Lou | Mar 20, 2008 2:21:00 PM
Those wanting to see Hillary's tax return is impatient. Every citizen will file fot tax. Hillary will definite file. I didn't file mine either, does it mean I'm hiding? I'm such a simple person, what do I hide? It's simply because I'm too busy. Hillary and Bill definitely have higher earning power than Obama, their tax is definitely more complex than Obama. But definitely they will file, I don't worry about it at all. I don't think Hillary is so silly to hide tax. Obama supporters, waste your time there.
Posted by: golfgirlusa | Mar 20, 2008 2:23:43 PM
Dogsoldier: Holding votes hostage is child's play. You and everyone else can do that if you want but the only people you screw are yourselves. It's not Obama's problem to solve. Go back to the DNC for setting the rule in the first place and stop using Obama as the scapegoat for this mess. If the situation was reversed and Obama asked Hillary to agree to a re-vote she'd laugh in his face and you know it.
Posted by: Brenna | Mar 20, 2008 2:24:11 PM
OK, sorry for the joke! LOL
But, no matter how hard Hillary's camp tries to persuade Obama supporters that they are 'wrong' .. it only makes the people who believe in him work harder.
We, as a country, are SICK of the Clintons. We don't need their "shady past", their disgrace of our White House, or .. them constantly trying to spin gold out of straw.
Who would ans. Hillary's phone at 3:AM, we all know, it could be ANY number of people, and not necessarly any one with a brain.
Sorry, but we need Obama more than he needs us.
Our CHILDREN need a President they can look up to, respect, and count on!
Posted by: 1st_Blush | Mar 20, 2008 2:25:19 PM
dogsoldier,
puuuleeeeze, the party is already split. If clinton steals the nomination, you might get a few Obama votes, but not enough to put you over the top.
And if by chance, Obama gets the nomination, we already know you silly hillary children will not vote for him.
So....there you have it. A party destroyed.
I'm ready for a third party, without the damn clintons.
Posted by: LA in Indiana | Mar 20, 2008 2:26:02 PM
Clinton made the same pledge as Obama, NOT to compete in these states.
Obama has nothing to do with the mess in Michigan and Florida. Clinton was fine with the rules when she knew she was the heir apparent. It was not until she was losing, that Michigan's and Florida's voices needed to be heard.
Michigan and Florida put the DNC in a terrible position, and it is the fault of their leaders, who knowingly and willingly broke the rules. If the DNC backs down to them, their is no stopping other states from making up their own rules and ignoring the DNC. The problem is much bigger than Barack or Hillary.
Posted by: Paul | Mar 20, 2008 2:26:57 PM
He is afraid. And though I won't warn obama supporters, I will say it does look pretty bad from the outside. Perhaps an Obama fanatic could explain to us his thinking on this, cause to me it looks more and more like he's just another good ol' fashioned politician.
Posted by: Belle | Mar 20, 2008 2:27:13 PM
Vanessa-Laugh if you want. But this IS very serious business. And if you believe Obama is a smart man, and I believe he is, then Obama does know how serious this issue is for the democratic party even if you chose not to acknowledge. And Obama does know he needs FL and MI to win the general. He's not a stupid man, nor is his team. Obama and his team knows how close this is to the entire democratic party self destruction. Just as Clinton and her team knows.
Posted by: Dogsoldier | Mar 20, 2008 2:27:27 PM
It is you who is afraid Hillary.
Hillary changes her tune more often then most change clothes. Pathetic
Posted by: Tiffany | Mar 20, 2008 2:27:40 PM
Yeah, he's afraid he can't win with fairness, because he's used to having his candidacy "fixed".
Posted by: PINK | Mar 20, 2008 2:28:22 PM
Voters in Fl and MI will have the opportunity to have their voice heard in November and will come out in millions to support Barak win the Presidency of America. Hillary cannot and should not dictate the rules of the game, it is the DNC which will do that and local representatives of the party. Her sponsors wanted to pay for a revote in FL and MI making the primaries a private business.OBAMA08
Posted by: BKMC | Mar 20, 2008 2:28:28 PM
How is Hillary dictating when everyone agreed about the MI revote but Obama? The DNC was fine with it.
Posted by: Belle | Mar 20, 2008 2:29:51 PM
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