Why I’m writing in Hillary this November
posted at 6:25 pm on May 9, 2008 by Allahpundit
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For realsies, dude. This is happening. Three reasons: 1) She’s full-blown nuts and I figure every extra write-in vote she gets helps a tiny bit in keeping her from running amok; 2) McCain’s amnesty jackassery has finally passed the point of acceptability, and given that Obama’s going to win NYS by 30 points, my vote won’t matter anyway; 3) I’m a sucker for the mom stuff. You had me at hello, Chelsea. Mom in 2008!
Exit question: You think I can wrangle a press pass?
Update: My new iPhone ringtone.
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When McCain became the nominee, I said I wouldn’t vote for him.
paultevis on May 9, 2008 at 6:30 PM
Awesome, AWESOME ringtone!
nailinmyeye on May 9, 2008 at 6:31 PM
You have no idea how relieved I was to learn that, though I cannot attend from Sacramento, I can contribute!
sondiehl on May 9, 2008 at 6:32 PM
Did Chelsea get a nose job? She’s become quite an attractive young woman.
edgehead on May 9, 2008 at 6:32 PM
Allah, you are so ahead of the curve. Mrs. Clinton will be running as a 3rd party if she doesn’t get the democrat nomination. Watch and see.
SouthernGent on May 9, 2008 at 6:34 PM
Chelsea is a babe.
Hillary might be better on border security anyway.
indythinker on May 9, 2008 at 6:34 PM
I just threw up a lot.
fogw on May 9, 2008 at 6:34 PM
So you will help to elect Obama that will do Amnesty in the first 100days..
Congrats true man of genius.
Chakra Hammer on May 9, 2008 at 6:36 PM
I’m doubting it. This is the woman who originally wanted illegals to have drivers licenses.
amerpundit on May 9, 2008 at 6:37 PM
Hilldog looks better in alpha-male earth tones.
ninjapirate on May 9, 2008 at 6:37 PM
No, I live in New York. The result here is a foregone conclusion.
Allahpundit on May 9, 2008 at 6:38 PM
Hillary might be better on border security anyway.
indythinker on May 9, 2008 at 6:34 PM
You are kidding on both?
Hillary has said Amnest in the first 100days in a debate and Obama agreed.
Chakra Hammer on May 9, 2008 at 6:38 PM
I’m wit’ya, bro. Except I live in Pennsylvania, and us bitter small-town white folks might actually elect John McCain. So I think I am gonna have to hold my nose and vote for him. Hopefully Lou Barletta will get elected to Congress and keep his feet to the fire on illegal immigration.
Anyone who really wants to do something about this, go give Mr. Barletta some money and help him get elected.
rockmom on May 9, 2008 at 6:38 PM
There was one time I thought Chelsea truly looked good…. oddly enough, it was on Bush’s inauguration day in 2001
ToddonCapeCod on May 9, 2008 at 6:39 PM
Obama lost NY to Hillary why would he win easily?
Chakra Hammer on May 9, 2008 at 6:39 PM
Allah lives in New York. His state’s going blue regardless.
amerpundit on May 9, 2008 at 6:39 PM
Woof woof to Hillary before the makeover.
Maybe if she avoided the nips and tucks she could have stopped the Obama train with her face the way she used to stop Illinois Central Frieght.
crashman on May 9, 2008 at 6:39 PM
Because Hillary’s not running. They preferred Hillary, but they’re still Democrats.
amerpundit on May 9, 2008 at 6:40 PM
Chakra forgot about the electoral college.
jdpaz on May 9, 2008 at 6:40 PM
Hillary/Paul in 08! Rock on!
lorien1973 on May 9, 2008 at 6:40 PM
And she has said Amnesty in the first 100days, at a debate(Obama agreed)
Chakra Hammer on May 9, 2008 at 6:41 PM
Lets start a fundraiser. We need $5000. It’ll the first picture of AP; plus it’ll be with Hillary. It’s a beautiful confluence of wonderful things.
lorien1973 on May 9, 2008 at 6:42 PM
Obama screwed the FIRST WOMAN that had a real chance of becoming President..
Chakra Hammer on May 9, 2008 at 6:42 PM
feminist should be outraged at Obama. >:D
Chakra Hammer on May 9, 2008 at 6:43 PM
Michele Obama?
jdpaz on May 9, 2008 at 6:44 PM
And they’re still Democrats. The state will still go blue. Just like why do certain minority groups remain Dems when the party has done basically nothing for them?
amerpundit on May 9, 2008 at 6:44 PM
start selling Obama dolls dressed up wearing burning bras on Ebay.. >:}
Chakra Hammer on May 9, 2008 at 6:45 PM
Well… McCain was polling better or Close to Rudy in NY.. so.. At least make them spend $ there.. :D
Chakra Hammer on May 9, 2008 at 6:46 PM
“attractive young woman” PULEEEEEZ!!
Charles Martel on May 9, 2008 at 6:46 PM
LMFAO…..that just made my week.
Awesome.
The Ugly American on May 9, 2008 at 6:46 PM
Obama’s going to win NYS by 30 points
Why assume this? NY sometimes elects moderate Republicans to high office – Gov. Pataki, for instance – and McCain is a moderate Republican. NY was also the state hardest hit by 9-11, and Obama’s strange sympathy for terrorists is unlikely to play well there. Plus, Obama beat up NY’s junior senator. All in all, I think McCain has a good shot at carrying NY … and NJ … and PA … and NM … and an outside shot at CA, too. (Hey, CA elected Schwarzenegger as governor, and he and McCain are virtually identical on the issues. Not to mention that Obama remains deeply unpopular with Hispanics.)
I’m baffled by AP’s pessimism. I can only assume he doesn’t remember McGovern, Mondale, and Dukakis very well. Obama is just another in a long line of fa-left Dem nominees who will be trounced in November.
Don’t worry, be happy.
sauropod on May 9, 2008 at 6:47 PM
Do you actually dispute the fact that Obama will get New York?
Esthier on May 9, 2008 at 6:50 PM
Pessimism is PA’s schtick. Your baffled by it? It’s who he is.
lorien1973 on May 9, 2008 at 6:50 PM
McCain will have Rudy Campaigning for him in NY and NJ, Obama will have Clinton against him. LOL
Chakra Hammer on May 9, 2008 at 6:51 PM
This is the same state that elected the troop-bashing, flip-flopping, surrender monkey Kerry by 20 points. And Gore by 25 points.
amerpundit on May 9, 2008 at 6:52 PM
I say fight for ever State… Don’t give an Inch.(Why should we? We have a Moderate Candidate that should play well in Blue states)
Chakra Hammer on May 9, 2008 at 6:52 PM
You know, AP, my ringtone has been “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” for years. I may have to copy you. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
mikeyboss on May 9, 2008 at 6:54 PM
NY may be a foregone conclusion, AP, but you have influence on voters in other states, plus a ripple effect. Don’t underestimate yourself; you’re a tremendous slouch.
mikeyboss on May 9, 2008 at 6:58 PM
Right Chelsea . . . and what ever happened to love of God and country? And by the way, can little boys get in on this “be all you can be” act? You can fall for this hogwash at your own peril.
rplat on May 9, 2008 at 6:59 PM
The mentality is nice, but I really don’t believe McCain stands a chance against the liberal Messiah, especially not in one of the bluest states in this country.
McCain has limited resources. Obama does not.
With that in mind, he can’t fight as hard for every state.
Esthier on May 9, 2008 at 6:59 PM
The best thing to say about Chelsea’s looks is that she dumped the Cousin It hairdo.
corona on May 9, 2008 at 7:03 PM
Hitting the Newcastle already AP?
I may take the DPUD route and write in Zombie Reagan. Just seeing the words “Hillary Clinton” in my own handwriting on a ballot would make me lose my lunch.
Besides, if McCain did well enough in MN (which hasn’t gone red in over 30 years) that my vote was important, he’d have it in the bag nationally. More likely though it’ll be Obama by such a wide margin here that a few less conservative votes won’t make a damn bit of difference.
Hollowpoint on May 9, 2008 at 7:08 PM
Have you grown up any since then?
- The Cat
P.S. Won’t hurt to ask. Especially due to this balancing its coverage of all the cadidates.
MirCat on May 9, 2008 at 7:11 PM
This site even
MirCat on May 9, 2008 at 7:11 PM
I guess anyone who can spawn The Body and Ass of Life deserves more respect than she gets.
Beto Ochoa on May 9, 2008 at 7:11 PM
I seem to recall that you live in MN. As usual, your vote for a Republican presidential candidate will count for nothing.
Hollowpoint on May 9, 2008 at 7:12 PM
I’m writing in Fred Thompson or maybe John Bolton here in Arizona. McCain will do exactly for the US as he has for AZ. Absolutely nothing except run as cover for the illegals.
Sorry, but St. John is a war hero that sucks.
AZCON on May 9, 2008 at 7:18 PM
I think his point is that a border security-only bill can’t make it through congress, not that border security isn’t a worthwhile goal. Any bill that doesn’t satisfy the agriculture lobby will fail, and the agriculture lobby isn’t going to accept an effective moratorium on cheap labor. “Secure the borders first” isn’t a viable option – it’s DOA in congress no matter which party has a majority.
RightOFLeft on May 9, 2008 at 7:19 PM
Sure. The country could save some energy by just having the presidential contest in about a half dozen states. Money and influence cross state lines though. Hopefully, there will be enough of both flowing into the few battleground states to keep Obama out of the White House.
dedalus on May 9, 2008 at 7:21 PM
Knock it off. Clinton won’t be free come November.
ilitigant on May 9, 2008 at 7:27 PM
Hillary Clinton ‘08 – Because shouldn’t a Democracy be run polls?
terryannonline on May 9, 2008 at 7:27 PM
Chelsea..Species, The Revival Edition.
Speakup on May 9, 2008 at 7:31 PM
This is the same state that elected the troop-bashing, flip-flopping, surrender monkey Kerry by 20 points. And Gore by 25 points.
Kerry didn’t run as a left-winger. He ran as a war hero with three Purple Hearts. Gore ran as the successor to Clinton, a moderate Southern Democrat who passed welfare reform and NAFTA.
Obama is a different story. He is a hard-left, fringe candidate best known for hanging with Weather Underground terrorists and crazy anti-American preachers.
He will be crushed in November. Everywhere.
sauropod on May 9, 2008 at 7:32 PM
With Hillary as is, what have we learned?
It was really never the formidable “Clinton Machine” that we feared. If that machine were the Clinton’s, there would be no Obama. It isn’t the Obama Machine, either. It isn’t even just the DNC, it is the MSM. And those who own the MSM own Wall Street as well as both political parties, though flaunting the DNC for having succumbed to this politico-economic machine’s Progressive Party a century ago.
AP thoughtfully gives in to Hillary for mother’s day, passing on the progressive torch. Compared to Obama, Hillary earned her place in that machine. But since she does not serve the machine so compliantly as Obama, she’s out and he’s in. If AP wants Hillary’s appreciation, though, it ain’t gonna happen. And if AP wants to spite McCain, that’s one way.
But why roll over rather than put up a good fight?
maverick muse on May 9, 2008 at 7:35 PM
And how’d his comprehensive immigration reform bill (read: amnesty) do? Apparently the lesson he learned from it’s failure is to try the same thing again with a few minor tweaks.
Hollowpoint on May 9, 2008 at 7:35 PM
Hallmark nausea.
Limerick on May 9, 2008 at 7:39 PM
Better than nothing. How was McCain’s comprehensive immigration reform bill (read: amnesty) any worse than the status quo (read: amnesty)?
RightOFLeft on May 9, 2008 at 7:44 PM
KFI640’s John&Ken show keeps playing Hillary, in that unmistakable voice “Hellooo, hellooo, hellooo”. It’s very effectively unnerving.
Entelechy on May 9, 2008 at 7:51 PM
RightOFLeft on May 9, 2008 at 7:44 PM
My last comment didn’t come off quite how I wanted. I don’t want to defend McCain-Kennedy: it was a dreadful bill that was justly trounced. We’ve got to be realistic about immigration reform, though. The all-or-nothing approach isn’t going to work. There are too many competing interests to build a viable political coalition. A lot of the really cynical bluster about securing the borders is coming from politicians who really have no stake in the issue. They see it as a safe way to drum up votes without having to worry about ever living up to their rhetoric.
Nobody’s criticizing them, though. At least McCain is talking about solutions we might actually see implemented in the real world.
RightOFLeft on May 9, 2008 at 7:59 PM
Did I miss her Father’s Day tribute. I’d love to hear that.
“He always come home from his dates early to tuck me in.”
hepcat on May 9, 2008 at 8:00 PM
I said what Ann Coulter said but 3 weeks earlier and didn’t get to say it on TV. Republicans will fight hillary and they will roll over for mccain who will roll over for feingold, kennedy, schumer, etc. and implement anything they tell him to. hillary will not lose the iraq war, she will do what the generals tell her.
peacenprosperity on May 9, 2008 at 8:01 PM
If you don’t call Clinton HQ and get that press pass, you’ll be kicking yourself for not doing it.
Ali-Bubba on May 9, 2008 at 8:10 PM
Chelsea turned out really well. It’s surprising, but she did.
Vatican Watcher on May 9, 2008 at 8:10 PM
Better than nothing. How was McCain’s comprehensive immigration reform bill (read: amnesty) any worse than the status quo (read: amnesty)?
RightOFLeft on May 9, 2008 at 7:44 PM
How is it any better? We want our current unifying, compassionate, fair, accessible, and righteous immigration laws enforced. NOT AMNESTY! Geez…
DfDeportation on May 9, 2008 at 8:14 PM
Hello? Are you kidding? Obama lost in the Democratic primary. From this it does not follow that he will lose New York in a general election. New York is a deep blue state; McCain will not carry it.
As AP notes, it simply doesn’t matter how, or whether, he votes. Or at least it doesn’t with respect to the presidential election.
paul006 on May 9, 2008 at 8:25 PM
I swear, if either Hillary or Obama came out strong against amnesty and strong on border security, I’d vote for them.
Probably won’t happen though.
I’m voting for Chuck Baldwin – Constitution party !
(Unless McAmnesty puts Romney-or other conservative- on the ticket and dumps Juan Hernandez.)
stenwin77 on May 9, 2008 at 8:27 PM
Don’t jump the gun. You’ll get your chance in November 2012. She’s not finished destroying BHO’s chances yet.
My collie says:
CyberCipher on May 9, 2008 at 8:31 PM
New York went for Reagan in 1984. And in ‘80 and ‘88, they only went Dem by 4% each time.
Not that this is the 80s. I know times have changed; I was just surprised to see those numbers.
Tanya on May 9, 2008 at 8:36 PM
Tell ya what, Chels. You run from here away from the public trough and, hopefully, into a very lucrative career in private enterprise. For that, you have my best wishes.
But whatever you do, disappear from my life… and my children’s.
petefrt on May 9, 2008 at 8:43 PM
You can’t be serious.
The primary may hurt her cred with the Fightin’ Netroots ™, but with political tides coming and going, who knows where she’ll be in 4 years. If McCain beats Obama, she’d have another run at it.
The only thing that would accomplish is making her the most despised Democrat next to Lieberman. And even though she holds that title now, a 3rd party run would make it permanent.
SouthernDem on May 9, 2008 at 9:10 PM
You started to hit the Newcastle’s when?
Zorro on May 9, 2008 at 9:15 PM
Obama will implode long before November.
But the Dem Party will cling to him -like a scared monkey to a wire “mother”- in a sad behavioralism experiment.
McCain will then sweep even NY state as Obama and the Dems limp along in their losing “Let’s Not Alienate the Blacks” folly.
They are trapped in their Identity Politics.
It will destroy them this cycle.
And they know it.
profitsbeard on May 9, 2008 at 9:31 PM
Will there even be an election in November? It would be racist to not make Obama president. And the election would only increase the likelihood of the wrong result.
snaggletoothie on May 9, 2008 at 9:39 PM
Especially if you don’t vote. Call me in November. I’ll give you a ride.
Connie on May 9, 2008 at 9:44 PM
What I wish for most this Mother’s Day is that the Clintons go far away forever and ever and ever.
Glynn on May 9, 2008 at 9:58 PM
I sorta kinda agree with you and ACe.
Jeez, I feel kind of dizzy. Voting for Evita…
PattyJ on May 9, 2008 at 10:44 PM
For the record… I’m writing in Romney. I live in NC, so McCain wins here, and I promised I’d never vote for Juan, and I wasn’t kidding.
On a side note: you think they’ve told Chelsea who her real daddy is yet? I’m guessing she’s known all along. God love her, poor thing…
Gartrip on May 9, 2008 at 11:00 PM
So what? McCain will do amnesty in the first 100 days. Difference is, Obama isn’t representing my party, or expecting my vote. It would be nice if the GOP nominee actually would represent a few of the party planks. As it is, amnesty from a Dem president has a higher chance of being fought by a GOP minority in Congress than one from McCain. See rewarding a backstabber with a promotion is kind of an enticement for others in the party to exercise their middle fingers to the base as well. No, I’d rather take my chances with a Dem president.
Now where are the McCain scolds? The cheerleaders to tell the non McCain voters how stupid they are for not toeing the line. Chakra took a half hearted swipe but nothing like the good frothy anger you normally find in these threads. Then again, calling the moderator names isn’t a good long term strategy. Same goes for voters. Sad that McCain never figured that out.
austinnelly on May 9, 2008 at 11:22 PM
Good ad. A lil’ too late it seems.
mylegsareswollen on May 9, 2008 at 11:35 PM
I am debating between Micky Mouse and Goofy. I want to see them debate first!!
allrsn on May 9, 2008 at 11:45 PM
Hold up, hold up…when did the iPhone become a reality!? I’m here at this site almost every day, and I missed it? Or, are we still being good in hopes that Santa might bring one next year?
Viewtifulgare on May 10, 2008 at 12:13 AM
You’re going to be shocked at HA when CA and NY go for McCain, along with FL, possibly even PA, OH, and NJ.
Entelechy on May 10, 2008 at 12:29 AM
Meghan McCain’s prettier than Chelsea Clinton, even if she uses too much makeup.
Sekhmet on May 10, 2008 at 12:29 AM
Heh, it was obvious Chelsea would get you sooner or later, AP. I think she kinda looks like Sarah Chalke.
WasatchMan on May 10, 2008 at 3:19 AM
I’m with you AP. O’Bambam will take my state, [Illinois] and McCain is killing me on everything but Iraq.
Griz on May 10, 2008 at 3:23 AM
WasatchMan on May 10, 2008 at 3:19 AM
more like Web Hubbel (sp?) in drag……
mrfixit on May 10, 2008 at 5:15 AM
Chelsea has the potential to be the vessel of a perfect storm of genetic material and nurturing.
I for one don’t want to take that chance and would sleep much easier at night if she’d start having babies and moved to Montana to try her hand at ranching.
moxie_neanderthal on May 10, 2008 at 5:26 AM
Yeah, Web Hubbell must be proud of his daughter…
GeneSmith on May 10, 2008 at 8:20 AM
I think I have an idea: I’m going to get some clothespins, stamp “McCain” on them, and sell them on the internet. Clothespins on the nose will leave both hands free: one to vote, one to hold the beer/airline ’sick’ bag.
Doug on May 10, 2008 at 8:53 AM
Must confess this attitude really frosts me. As someone pointed out already, NY doesn’t always go blue.
We voting NY Repubs aren’t stupid. But. If juuusst enough Dems get cocky and stay home and juusst enough Repubs stop saying “foregone conclusion” then one of these election days it will tip enough and we’ll win the day. It only takes one day.
NOTHING will keep me from the polls on election day. You just don’t know for sure what will happen. Especially this year. Repubs too lazy to even try? New ringtone: “Shame on you, lazy voters!”
inviolet on May 10, 2008 at 10:19 AM
I thought more about it now and I’m still supporting McCain.
Immigration will continue to be a major controversy until Congress passes legislation that does something. I want to see a pure border enforcement bill. The only way that gets through Congress is a strong grassroots campaign.
McCain might prefer an amnesty bill, but he would sign a border enforcement bill. That’s better than Hillary or the Amazing Obama.
indythinker on May 10, 2008 at 11:02 AM
You have got to be kidding.
And you think she’s going to be better than McCain??
I doubt it, she’s merely pandering.
Don’t waste your vote, vote for McCain.
AprilOrit on May 10, 2008 at 12:02 PM
Did you forget that Clinton is as bullish on shamnesty as McCain? If you’re going to write in somebody, how about the boss?
steveegg on May 10, 2008 at 2:01 PM
Ras polls count for nothing.
Chakra Hammer on May 10, 2008 at 2:48 PM
McCain, has said secure the border first before any Amnesty, he has learned from the last time. Also he is the only one talking about bio-metric ID’s and better systems..
(I personally believe the VISA needs to be addressed and fixed, the way it is now, it is not secure, for guests, students, or “workers”)
Chakra Hammer on May 10, 2008 at 2:53 PM
That was nice. But I still think Chelsea was hotter as a curly redhead with her original nose.
Spectreman on May 10, 2008 at 3:33 PM
Hillary 08. Chicks on top. Its a beta male thing. I guess you just don’t understand.
Angry Dumbo on May 10, 2008 at 3:54 PM
Feminists are creepy, period. her supporters are horrible.
AprilOrit on May 10, 2008 at 5:44 PM
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