After Barack Obama won in Oregon, by a smaller but still impressive margin, he has finally secured a majority of pledged delegates (not including Florida and Michigan), and Hillary Clinton is proved to be nearly out of the game, but why does she still struggle for the doomed loss? The answer goes beyond your mind.
First of all, Mrs Clinton can play her cards to get the vice-presidency. This would be her best shot at becoming the first woman president. She may have hinted at that, speaking of party unity and saying that she and Mr Obama saw “eye to eye” about beating John McCain, even as they stood “toe to toe” battling each other.
She has done well among working-class white Democrats in the Appalachian mountains, who may break for Mr McCain in the autumn. Obama’s heart is contradictory. He eyes Clinton’s voters but is very frustrated with her continuously biting. On the other, he is searching another vice-president, including Jim Webb, a Vietnam-veteran senator and critic of the Iraq war from Virginia, or Sam Nunn, a conservative former senator from Georgia and expert on nuclear proliferation, perhaps his pre-rivals for the president nominee, such as Edwards, Anderson,etc.
Second, she has her eye on becoming the Senate majority leader, a prize that she might expect after her strong showing this year, in exchange for bowing out.
Third, perhaps she is preparing herself, in the case of Mr Obama being defeated by Mr McCain, to seek the presidency in 2012. She would be well positioned, having run a long and strong race, to take on an elderly President McCain (he would be 76), or to rival a weaker non-incumbent.
In addition, some of her foes think she has more sinister aims. On Friday, before the Memorial Day, she said her husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he had won the California primary somewhere in the middle of June. She also hinted Bobby Kennedy’s assassination in June in California in 1968. Her opponents think it is an offensive, ugly tactic from a failed campaign whose only hope is to raise the possibility that something might happen to Obama.
I won’t comment what is her really thinking but her talk is not quite out of touch. What I wanted point out is that, Hillary Clinton would have won the game if the democratic party’s game rules had undergone the way of republic party’s game, because she has won most of the public primaries although she lost the edge in caucuses. If there is something unfair to her, say, she is just a sacrifice of sexism.
Harry: Just one comment why Hillary stays to the end. If the public had known from the outset about Obama's 20 year association with Wright's frenzied and insane ramblings from the pulpit--Obama would NOT be the front runner. He would not even be IN the running. Poll the Iowa voters who cast ballots for him and see how many would like to do the primary over.
The Onion is one of my favorite websites. I was there just the other day and they had several pretty good videos up. Watch the "Army holds 4th Annual 'Take your daughter to war' day." When the little girl tells what all she and her dad did during the day and all that she learned . . .very funny.
Posted: Nov 15, 07 10:52am
As usual ,there is truth in the Onion's brave humor!
It is well known that political candidates also pay strict attention to surface issues such as attire, dress, hairstyles, etc.!
Posted: May 26, 08 9:13pm
Hillary Clinton’s Ambition far beyond Your Mind
After Barack Obama won in Oregon, by a smaller but still impressive margin, he has finally secured a majority of pledged delegates (not including Florida and Michigan), and Hillary Clinton is proved to be nearly out of the game, but why does she still struggle for the doomed loss? The answer goes beyond your mind.
First of all, Mrs Clinton can play her cards to get the vice-presidency. This would be her best shot at becoming the first woman president. She may have hinted at that, speaking of party unity and saying that she and Mr Obama saw “eye to eye” about beating John McCain, even as they stood “toe to toe” battling each other.
She has done well among working-class white Democrats in the Appalachian mountains, who may break for Mr McCain in the autumn. Obama’s heart is contradictory. He eyes Clinton’s voters but is very frustrated with her continuously biting. On the other, he is searching another vice-president, including Jim Webb, a Vietnam-veteran senator and critic of the Iraq war from Virginia, or Sam Nunn, a conservative former senator from Georgia and expert on nuclear proliferation, perhaps his pre-rivals for the president nominee, such as Edwards, Anderson,etc.
Second, she has her eye on becoming the Senate majority leader, a prize that she might expect after her strong showing this year, in exchange for bowing out.
Third, perhaps she is preparing herself, in the case of Mr Obama being defeated by Mr McCain, to seek the presidency in 2012. She would be well positioned, having run a long and strong race, to take on an elderly President McCain (he would be 76), or to rival a weaker non-incumbent.
In addition, some of her foes think she has more sinister aims. On Friday, before the Memorial Day, she said her husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he had won the California primary somewhere in the middle of June. She also hinted Bobby Kennedy’s assassination in June in California in 1968. Her opponents think it is an offensive, ugly tactic from a failed campaign whose only hope is to raise the possibility that something might happen to Obama.
I won’t comment what is her really thinking but her talk is not quite out of touch. What I wanted point out is that, Hillary Clinton would have won the game if the democratic party’s game rules had undergone the way of republic party’s game, because she has won most of the public primaries although she lost the edge in caucuses. If there is something unfair to her, say, she is just a sacrifice of sexism.
Posted: May 26, 08 10:33pm
Harry: Just one comment why Hillary stays to the end. If the public had known from the outset about Obama's 20 year association with Wright's frenzied and insane ramblings from the pulpit--Obama would NOT be the front runner. He would not even be IN the running. Poll the Iowa voters who cast ballots for him and see how many would like to do the primary over.
This guy is a Harvard trained automaton.
Posted: May 26, 08 9:18pm
The Onion is one of my favorite websites. I was there just the other day and they had several pretty good videos up. Watch the "Army holds 4th Annual 'Take your daughter to war' day." When the little girl tells what all she and her dad did during the day and all that she learned . . .very funny.
Posted: May 26, 08 9:29pm
Honestly, really, in all due respect. The Onion for the past six years is my only source of news. I totally respect Shiningpath's message.
Long live the Onion.