Hillary: This ain’t over until Florida and Michigan are settled
posted at 5:28 pm on April 22, 2008 by Allahpundit
It’s near the end of the clip. She’s been singing this song for the past month — going even so far as to say that Obama won’t be a legitimate nominee if those states aren’t counted — but I thought we could use a reminder on primary day as her fate hangs in the balance. The Chicago Tribune takes this as an implied threat that she’ll soldier on no matter what happens tonight, but I’m not so sure. If Obama upsets her in Pennsylvania and then wraps up Indiana and North Carolina, enough of the superdelegates will defect to him to make the nomination a foregone conclusion. In which case, he’ll simply do the magnanimous thing and agree to validate the results in Florida and Michigan, thereby eliminating her very principled objection to disenfranchisement and clearing the way for her to bow out.
Pretty clearly she’s sticking it out for at least another couple of weeks, though.
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Long live Operation Chaos!
CP on April 22, 2008 at 5:30 PM
amen
Roger Waters on April 22, 2008 at 5:30 PM
She will not drop out, ‘until the last dog dies’, to quote a rather small and inconsequential President from yesteryear.
Martin on April 22, 2008 at 5:34 PM
Every vote counts ….. right democrats?
Right?
wise_man on April 22, 2008 at 5:35 PM
ENOUGH! There are now five photos with HilDawg’s ugly mug on your homepage. Are you trying to make us ill?
Alalazoo on April 22, 2008 at 5:38 PM
She’s nothing if not tenacious. That alone puts her ahead of Obambi in my book. If she were a Conservative she might be in a postion to join Maggie Thatcher in history. Too bad she’s a socialist control freak.
DerKrieger on April 22, 2008 at 5:41 PM
She’s sticking it out to the “bitter end”.
After all… is there any other kind of ending where the Clintons are involved?
Alalazoo on April 22, 2008 at 5:42 PM
She’s more of a man Obama, Bigger Malkin’s at least.
PappaMac on April 22, 2008 at 5:43 PM
I don’t think there’s any chance of him actually beating her in Pennsylvania. No way the polling could be that far off.
Typhonsentra on April 22, 2008 at 5:44 PM
I hope it never ends…Obama offered her a cabinet position…
Clean out the Bush’s cabinets, so Obama can put his stuff away. Hillary, Obama’s cleaning lady…
right2bright on April 22, 2008 at 5:47 PM
Don’t quite know it’s just getting good I have popcorn and jacks waiting to watch the Denver disintegration of the Democratic Party.
Mojack420 on April 22, 2008 at 5:47 PM
If I have to choose between Obama’s “new kind of politics” and Hillary’s old kind of politics, I’ll take Hillary’s. It involves knives.
Cicero43 on April 22, 2008 at 5:48 PM
Best we have an email campaign.
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Every vote counts; Not Florida again!!
right2bright on April 22, 2008 at 5:49 PM
Obama will be “selected, not elected”
right2bright on April 22, 2008 at 5:50 PM
OT: Drudge says early exits are Hil 52% BHO 48%. I can’t find more detail anywhere. If this is right it’s disaster for Pant Suit.
Vote Sauron 08 on April 22, 2008 at 5:51 PM
Rush…You magnificent Lovable Fuzzball!
RushBaby on April 22, 2008 at 5:51 PM
Good. I hope she sticks it out. This b.s. that she is supposed to step aside is offensive to her supporters and women. Ultimately, if Obama wins the nomination he’s going to have a backlash on his hands.
Blake on April 22, 2008 at 5:52 PM
Can’t wait for the lawyers to get involved.
davidk on April 22, 2008 at 5:53 PM
Allah was yelling crossover long before Rush.
Limerick on April 22, 2008 at 5:53 PM
oh you mean silky pony is coming back
Mojack420 on April 22, 2008 at 5:58 PM
Now Campaign Spot says:
Even worse disaster. If BHO wins outright it’s over. Why God? Why?
Vote Sauron 08 on April 22, 2008 at 5:58 PM
Allah you magnificent…__________.
Help from the community^^^^^^^^^^^^^?
Seriously, I do feel guilty for my skepticism back in those days. But I was skeptical of Rush at first too.
RushBaby on April 22, 2008 at 6:02 PM
Long live operation chaos. Tell me, when has the drive media or their polls been right about anything this election
tarpon on April 22, 2008 at 6:04 PM
Sure didn’t take Hillary long to go from victim of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy to an active participant.
Good to know the VRWC is such an inclusive organization, allowing even leftists to join so long as they are committed to furthering the cause. Thanks, Hillary!
Hollowpoint on April 22, 2008 at 6:07 PM
Yeah. I had a hard time with it too. Allah finally convinced me. Anything to help, winkwinknodnod
Limerick on April 22, 2008 at 6:07 PM
Do not go quietly into that good night Hillary! Keep on fighting! You are the captian of you fate! Just believe in yourself!
…munch…munch…munch…
29Victor on April 22, 2008 at 6:17 PM
She must win, she must win!!!
Theworldisnotenough on April 22, 2008 at 6:32 PM
Maybe she really would be the most uncompromising wartime president in the history of the US.
DaveS on April 22, 2008 at 6:37 PM
No no no. You’re playing into Barry H.O.’s hands. See, if he doesn’t close within one point he’s failed. Don’t raise expectations for Her Thighness, raise ‘em for Barry H.O. He HAS to win PA. Who cares what the rules are, a loss must be portrayed as a loss. See?
That way we keep Her Thighness in, despite the MSM’s feeble attempts at derailing Operation Chaos.
And don’t forget Operation Chaos Disinformation Teams have penetrated deep into media lines in PA. Their mision is twofold: artificially raise the hopes of Obamessiah supporters (to demoralize them later), and undermine MSM credibility.
Iblis on April 22, 2008 at 6:45 PM
Let us not forget that this is the party of the pregnant and hanging chads, who no matter which way they tried to count, the results were still not in their favor.
Mommynator on April 22, 2008 at 6:59 PM
My question is: How do we get the superdelegates to abandon both canidates and pick a third?
opusrex on April 22, 2008 at 8:28 PM
Too bad. I was sort of looking forward to her with her finger on The Button (look out, A-jad.)
PattyJ on April 22, 2008 at 8:37 PM
What the mental giants on the Left side of the aisle conveniently ignore is this:
If Al Gore had prevailed in his 2000 attempt to overturn a legitimate election-namely, by trying to change Florida election law after the election had taken place-he would have been even more “selected” than the evil Bush.
Why? Because he would have been “selected” by two Supreme Courts, not just one.
Of course, if that had happened, the courts would be seen as “good”, not as “usurpers”.
Del Dolemonte on April 22, 2008 at 8:39 PM
Look at that picture. Does this woman have a perpetual sneer on her face or what?
Labamigo on April 22, 2008 at 10:00 PM
When this is all over the HA crowd needs to light up a collective cigar in homage to the great Maja-Rushy. A sifter of brandy and a fine cigar will be in order for the Operation Chaos shock troops. Hear, hear!
Mojave Mark on April 22, 2008 at 11:46 PM
Never say die!
WisCon on April 22, 2008 at 11:57 PM
That may just SEAT the FL delegates, but MI is different.
Here’s the dilemma, seat MI and Hillary wins, shaft them and McCain wins. It’s enough to make a man like John Dean just want to scream.
Pythagoras on April 23, 2008 at 12:27 AM
Hillary, the conservative choice. I believe she’s the best choice available and running at this time for America. Way better than the Maverick John McCain.
Snake307 on April 23, 2008 at 1:13 AM
Actually, Rush should light up a Cigar to HotAir and FR…
It was a strategy suggested here and there before Rush picked it up and made it happen
LegendHasIt on April 23, 2008 at 4:22 AM
Operatives for Chaos shift to North Carolina! The HUGE upset state.
davecatbone on April 23, 2008 at 7:05 AM