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May 18, 2008 7:34 PM

ABC News' Eloise Harper reports: In her latest assault against the media, Sen. Hillary Clinton said today in Mayfield, Ky., that she is not running to represent those people on television who keep saying she should quit and that they don’t have faith in democracy.

Cleary irritated that pundits and television personalities have been saying the end is near, Clinton, as she did yesterday, lambasted the media, saying she is not running to represent them as president.

"There are some folks, you can see them on TV every night, who wanted it to be over for me after Iowa, and every time they say it, something funny happens, the voters don't agree," Clinton said. "And so what I'm hopin', what I am hoping is that on Tuesday you're going to send a real message to a lot of those folks who didn't want you to vote, who don't want me to keep fighting for you and fighting for our country."

Clinton continued to say the media was opposed to more democracy in this country.

"And you know what always strikes me as a little bit curious is that most of the folks who are saying 'end it' seem to -- they don't seem to have much faith in democracy. We want more democracy not less democracy. More people involved," she said. "Every one of them always seems to be talkin' at us instead of with us."

Clinton portrayed the media as being out of touch with the common people in the country.

"I would bet every single one of those folks, they’ve got a job -- we can see that, they’ve got good healthcare, we know that," she said. "They can pay whatever the charge is at the gas pump most likely. They can send their child to college."

The New York senator, who has said in the past she is running to be the president for all Americans, said today about the people in media who are counting her out: "I'm not running to represent them. I'm running to fight for you."

Clinton did say earlier in her speech that shipping jobs overseas was "unpatriotic." "we’ve got to take out of our tax code one penny of benefits so there nothing left for any company that moves a job out of Kentucky to a foreign country– that is unpatriotic."

Clinton, as she has for weeks, mentioned her plan for a summer gas tax holiday.

"I've been criticized from the right on this and I’ve been criticized from the left, which always makes me feel like I’m exactly in the right spot," she said.

Clinton continues her swing through Kentucky, making stops across the state on Monday before the primary on Tuesday.

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75,000 Americans came to listen to Barack Obama today in Portland, Oregon.

That's the difference.

Posted by: trent | May 18, 2008 7:49:29 PM

well the media is a very bias place and part of the he man women haters club Hillary clinton and her supporters have been trashed by this media. The media hate the Clinton's and d##m if I know why Hillary has fought every thing the msm has piled on to think that they would shut down her campagin like her supporters don't count there have been days that have been so unfair like her big win the media didn't have to spend two days on a pompas pretty boys endorsement Obama can't even win the GE all will see in NOV. If anything the media has much to answer in history for.

Posted by: Bishop | May 18, 2008 7:51:36 PM

Ungrateful Clinton:

If it were not for the Media, Senator Clinton would have been knocked off the game long time ago. The media gave her life, period. ...and she should be grateful for all that.

Posted by: LL | May 18, 2008 7:53:08 PM

Hillary, the freedom of the press to say that you'd better get out of the way now is very much part of a well functioning democracy. Don't blame journalists for not being that impressed by your performance and your 'solutions for America'. Blame yourself, for a change.

Posted by: maria | May 18, 2008 7:55:32 PM

Home of the egg heads no wonder but the middle of the country is where he is trouble 270,000 voted last Tuesday for Hillary and he is suppose to be the front runner when he is crowned everyone turn off the tv and see if he can win without help like Hillary has had to. Any one who is not troubled by this election does not care about what is right in this world and waht is wrong with America.

Posted by: Bishop | May 18, 2008 8:00:15 PM

Where was the coward press when the Iraq war started? The corporations that own then do whatever is best for then business wise.
CNN, MSNBC, NBC are a shame!

Posted by: john | May 18, 2008 8:03:24 PM

The MSM have been VERY kind to Hillary. They never touched on her role in Whitewater, for instance, which is pretty amazing considered the fact that she was running for President. Feminist Camille Paglia only last week wrote that she DOES think that Hillary was involved in Vince Foster's "suicide", and yes, all indicators tell us she must have been. And yet, noone in the MSM jumped on any of the MANY Clinton scandals, and they even only whispered Lewinksy once in every four months. Amazing, for Hillary was planning to enter the White House with an impeached President as husband... Instead, the MSM hes been ALL over Wright for instance. Hillary has NO reason to complain about the MSM. And she can't blame the MSM for not liking her as a human being. They simply don't like her, and probably for good reasons.

Posted by: Hazard | May 18, 2008 8:08:22 PM

I was standing a few feet away from
Bruce Springsteen and Sen. JOhn Kerry

in downtown cleveland 4 yrs ago this novemeber

and over 100,000 thousand people were in the same market and public square

...and the next day...by the next morning

we lost again the white house to a very stupid acting guy named George

so don't worry about the numbers all you who think major numbers is what it takes

in pa..on the night before the election

over 35,000 people came out to see
obama in pitt stadium...

...he still lost

in columbus, over 25,000 came out
he won the cityof columbus
he lost 84 out of 88 counties

in ohio

so the big crowds don't impress
me much

its the final talley

and...just wait...till puerto rico

And HOWARD AND DONNA
DON't YOU DARE TOUCH THAT END IT
BUTTON AFTER TUES NIGHT OK?

ALLOW PUERTO RICANS TO FIND THEIR VOICE AT LEAST ONCE IN THIS CENTURY
OK?????

GIVE THE LATINOS AND THE RICANS AND THOSE OTHER MINORITIES OF THE USA

A CHANCE TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS TOO
PLEASE....

for the sake of america ...just do it

Posted by: appalachian blue | May 18, 2008 8:09:44 PM

Hillary Clinton has every right to feel as she does about the news media. Fox News doesn't love her, but they're about the only ones who have treated her fairly. The rest of the major networks began worshiping at Obama's altar several months ago, for reasons I've never really understood. I think Fox started feeling sorry for Hillary when the other networks could only criticize and ridicule her, as they parroted orders from the High Command (the DNC). In every interview, including one with Bill O'Reilly, Hillary comes across as a nice person. Her opponent does not.

Posted by: Rhys | May 18, 2008 8:12:46 PM

If it hadn't been for her great press coverage, Hillary would have decided to bow out long ago. The media attention kept and keeps her going. All the facts and numbers are against her.

Posted by: Shakespeare | May 18, 2008 8:17:17 PM

While I am not going to disparage or say anything negative about the unbelievable excitement created by Obama, because I think that is great, I also think she has every right to be annoyed with calls to drop out.

There is no nominee until someone hits the 'magic number'. So just stop telling her to get out.

None the less, kudos to Obama for generating that kind of excitement.

Posted by: Joan | May 18, 2008 8:19:12 PM

Yes, Shakespeare, Hillary HAS received press coverage... almost all of it negative! It strikes me as ironic that Fox News, which normally shreds Democrats, has treated Hillary Clinton in a "Fair and Balanced" manner, usually reserved for Republicans and Theocrats. But since most Democrats don't watch Fox News, all we have seen is the daily shredding of Hillary by the other networks.

Posted by: Rhys | May 18, 2008 8:22:07 PM

Elisabeth Edwards is "not backing Hillary", Politico learns us today. At Hillary's official blog a continuous slander against her husband is going on; now America's sorest comapny of losers will start to agressively attack Elisabeth as well. Why hasn't the MSM focused on what's happening in Hillary blogs and forums out there? They are the most agressive, intolerant and smearful places on the Internet. Disgusting.

Posted by: maria | May 18, 2008 8:23:18 PM

TRENT SAID ::: 75,000 Americans came to listen to Barack Obama today in Portland, Oregon.

So Hitler use to draw 500,000 people to see him.

Obama also need to learn history. Obama said Kennedy talked to the enemy. Kennedy was going to wipe CUBA off the face of the earth if they did not stop pointing MISSLES toward United States.

Posted by: scar face | May 18, 2008 8:24:32 PM

Joan, there is no question that Obama has "generated excitement". Throughout history, people with charisma have been able to generate enthusiasm. It's how they USE that power which is important. It's a sad day for America when we elect someone just on the basis of charisma. The Presidency is more complicated than that.

Posted by: Rhys | May 18, 2008 8:25:22 PM

Maria... There is no question that some people use forums (blogs, message boards, or whatever) to post hateful messages. But neither side (Clinton or Obama) has a monopoly on this. The rest of us, who want to debate POLITICS, simply must ignore those who use these spaces for profanity and insults. Just because you may have a different opinion from mine doesn't make you an idiot. The anonymity of the Internet brings out the worst in some of us, unfortunately.

Posted by: Rhys | May 18, 2008 8:30:02 PM

I was among the 75,000! One thing confused me: ALL the folks around me were WHITE!

Scary!

LOL!

Posted by: Joanna | May 18, 2008 8:30:19 PM

maria, what someone posts in a blog is not news. Plus the same thing is happening to Obama. It's the internet.

Posted by: lisa | May 18, 2008 8:31:52 PM

A lot of the primaries were held in January and February when Obama was considered the "wonder boy" candidate. I, too, was taken up with him and voted for him in one of those primaries. Then came March and the Wright revelations. That caused voters to look at Obama in a new light, and more and more disturbing things came out about him. Had those primaries been held after March, Clinton would have won them and Obama would not be in the position he is in today. Clinton is the only candidate that can beat McCain. If Obama gets the nomination, you will be saying President McCain in January.

Posted by: Joyce | May 18, 2008 8:42:58 PM

Here is a question do you think he will need Hillary's support to win the GE.

Posted by: Bishop | May 18, 2008 8:44:08 PM

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