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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."
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Senator Obama, please, whether you are white or black, in the name of racial
unity, endorse the revote of Florida and Michigan. There is a brewing move, if they will not be heard this primary election
thru revoting, a solid group is calling to boycott the November election. This State of Florida will surelly go for John McCain and the White House to the Republicans.
Posted by: Francis Magno | Mar 20, 2008 2:31:10 PM
she should know it....she is responsible for it!
ms inevitable is crying because she is behind and can't figure out how to catch up....other than lie and distort. Its what she does best when she's in a bind. And you clowns voting for her take that as a tough fighter. HA She's just a gutter politician like the republicans. She should have run on their ticket instead.
Can you tell just how much I really don't like her (and him)?! uuugggghhhhh
Posted by: LA in Indiana | Mar 20, 2008 2:31:57 PM
If BHO is the nominee, Lets say Hello to President McCain.
Posted by: Kuttan | Mar 20, 2008 2:32:05 PM
Kuttan,
You really do not get it! It will happen with either one! HRC is worse off! The only solution is the two of them together on the same ticket, it to late any otehr way
Posted by: ron | Mar 20, 2008 2:33:59 PM
Don't you just love Obama supporters whining about rules? But if the SuperDelegates choose Clinton instead of Obama THEN we can't follow that set of rules. We can't over turn the WILL of the voters. That's stealing the election, they say. And I thought it was only Obama who would throw his grandmother under the bus to win, now I find out that this is the character of the Obama supporters themselves. Hypocrites.
Posted by: Dogsoldier | Mar 20, 2008 2:34:02 PM
Obama started off with his campaign going on the attack via the Obama obsessive media who did his dirty work for him. He ganged up with Republican support to slowly rid all candidates and is frustrated that he couldn't eliminate Hillary, thanks to us. Now he is working on eliminating voters for his win. Yeah, "Tell me who you walk with and I'll tell you who you are"; REZKO/Wright/Obama and now Black Panthers. Obama's Black Liberation-Chicago Politics Movement; get everyone who is not with us, out of the way.
Posted by: Priscilla | Mar 20, 2008 2:34:41 PM
Obama played by the rules. Hillary didn't. Now Hillary wants to change the rules to save herself, and is lying about her earlier positions on the FL and MI votes.
Its sad that FL and MI voters are collateral damage, however you can be sure that if Hillary was leading and Obama was complaining, Hillary voters in MI and FL wouldn't say word one.
Call it what it is: Politics.
Posted by: Gion | Mar 20, 2008 2:35:36 PM
Senator Obama afraid? I think not.
Look, with all due respect to Sen. Clinton supporters, as a Sen. Obama supporter, I was more than willing to vote for Hillary if she was the nominee instead of Barack. But she has done nothing except dismiss Iowa voters and female voters who don't already support her. She dismisses caucus states as not counting. And, she dismisses anyone who doesn't agree with her 100% as dilusional. She's becoming a not so very nice person and it makes it difficult to even consider her as a second choice.
She has done nothing but generate more rumors to be talked about causing distraction from the real issues and has continued to play the neighborhood bully every time she doesn't get her way.
I don't want a President who resorts to that kind of politics. And, since Sen. Obama is ahead in popular vote as well as delegate count, I don't for one moment believe it's Sen. Obama who is afraid.
It's time for the Sen. Clinton and her supporters to adopt some of the same courtesies as the rest of us.
Stop the name-calling, stop the bullying, stop the diversionary stuff and let's get back to the real issues before the Republicans take back the White House for who knows how many more years!
Enough already!
Posted by: Cheryl | Mar 20, 2008 2:38:53 PM
Gion, thank you for your right contribution. Dogsoldier nobody will be surprised to see Clinton's supporters going toward McCain, that will just firm their great friendship. She may have the HHS portfolio and implement this time HillaryCare.
Posted by: BKMC | Mar 20, 2008 2:39:24 PM
He played by the rules, yes. But he also took advantage of loopholes to air national ads in Florida. So, I agree..it's politics.
Posted by: Belle | Mar 20, 2008 2:39:46 PM
Clinton said "I have been in favor of fixing this problem no matter what my position. I have been consistently in favor of it."
Not according to NPR, where she said, "well, you know, we all know that the votes in Florida and Michigan don't count." This was, of course, BEFORE she wasn't crowned the nominee Super Tuesday.
Posted by: Carlo | Mar 20, 2008 2:40:29 PM
Gion-I beg to differ. Had Obama won and the votes not counted I would bet my last dollar AL SHARPTON and JESSIE JACKSON would be marching in the streets long ago. Matter of fact, Al Sharpton already said if the super delegates choose Clinton instead of Obama there will be riots in the streets and he will be marching to make his case. Do your research.
Posted by: Dogsoldier | Mar 20, 2008 2:40:54 PM
Im suspecting at this point, Obama couldn't careless if he wins the nomination and loses the general as long as he wins against her in the primary. This is what Clinton has reduced this guy too. They over stepped themselves and now there is real hate and dislike for her from camp Obama (although this is simple a guess and an opinion...).
Looks to me she took the fighting spirit to far.....
Posted by: Christina | Mar 20, 2008 2:42:25 PM
People shouldn't be mad at Obama or Clinton. They should be mad at the Governor's of MI and FL. Those governors (one Dem. one Repub.) knew that the threat of stripping delegates loomed when they authorized the primaries on their original dates. Voters should be mad at them for not allowing their votes to count. They should be mad at no one else.
Now, of course, it becomes political. Both campaigns have concerns about how it would be conducted and how it could be fair to all involved.
In total, these re-votes would do little to change the outcome. Clinton or Obama might net 10 delegates total. That will make little difference in the overall delegate counts. Why should anyone spend $15 Million per state for a 10 delegate swing. It makes no sense. Split MI and FL delegates down the middle. Then see how the rest turns out.
Furthermore, we shouldn't reward FL and MI for breaking the rules. We shouldn't give them supreme power for violating rules. That being said, as Dogsoldier stated, the rules are the rules. And, those rules include Super Delegates. If those Super's choose to throw support to Clinton, while the voters chose Obama, then so be it. Rules are made and should be followed. No matter how that plays out for your particular candidate.
Posted by: John | Mar 20, 2008 2:43:39 PM
oh gee....now we have priscilla on here spewing fauxnews crap.
the black panther story was another lie force-fed to all the racists in the country by FoxNews to not vote for Obama. How transparent.
2008 and we still have people afraid to say, I can't and won't vote for him because his skin is brown. So they create distorted issues.
Y'all better be careful, God don't like ugly.
Posted by: LA in Indiana | Mar 20, 2008 2:43:46 PM
Obama needs to support this a re-vote in both Fl and MI. Hillary is correct on this one. Regardless of who becomes the Dem Nominee, a 50 state strategy will be essential to win in the general. Democrats of all stripes need to come together on this issue and stop being shortsighted. Fl. and MI dems already vowed to shy away from a Democrat in Nov. if their primary votes are not counted.
Posted by: billy | Mar 20, 2008 2:43:48 PM
"He played by the rules, yes. But he also took advantage of loopholes to air national ads in Florida. So, I agree..it's politics."
A national ad is a national ad. "A national ad in Florida" - what kind of crap reasoning is that?
I suppose he was running in Michigan as well by taking his name off the ballot? What kind of crazy people exist in the Democratic Party where you punish states only to end up giving them the loudest voice later?
Posted by: Gion | Mar 20, 2008 2:44:40 PM
HRC is afraid she is loosing. While she is stlll throwing the mud Obama is allready going after the man he will face in November.
It's all over HRC.
Posted by: Thinking | Mar 20, 2008 2:45:30 PM
He took him name of the ballot by choice, that wasn't part of the agreement.
Posted by: Belle | Mar 20, 2008 2:46:53 PM
Okay,we'll go along with you Obama, we will follow the party rules and exclude millions of dems from voting. BUT, as you continue to drop in the polls, when the true amount of damage has been accessed from the Wright fallout, and the super delegates make their decision to vote for what is best for the party to win in the general electin as set up by the party rules, don't scream foul, when they lean towards Hillary. Remember,you and your supporters stance "rules are rules." The rules say the roles of the superdelegates are to vote what is best for their party.
Posted by: Jeff | Mar 20, 2008 2:47:21 PM
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