Open thread: Montana and South Dakota; Update: Hillary doesn’t really want VP spot? Update: CNN, NBC say Obama clinches; Update: Hillary seeking meeting with Obama? Update: No decisions tonight, says Hillary
posted at 8:32 pm on June 3, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Face it, you’re sad. I’m sad too.
I compared her before to King Kong near the end. No need to hold the tears back. ‘Twas Clenis killed the beast.
Update: Vote GOP, ladies!
Senator Clinton has earned great respect for her tenacity and courage. The media often overlooked how compassionately she spoke to the concerns and dreams of millions of Americans, and she deserves a lot more appreciation than she sometimes received. As the father of three daughters, I owe her a debt for inspiring millions of women to believe there is no opportunity in this great country beyond their reach. I am proud to call her my friend. Pundits and party elders have declared that Senator Obama will be my opponent. He will be a formidable o ne. But I’m ready for the challenge, and determined to run this race in a way that does credit to our campaign and to the proud, decent and patriotic people I ask to lead.
Update: Serious question re: the vice presidency. If she was interested in that, why didn’t she press for it last month? Her leverage now is near zero, with some fundraisers already ready to abandon ship and others doubtless soon to follow after he’s declared the presumptive nominee. All she can offer him at this point is the promise not to throw up roadblocks in his way to the convention after he’s already begun the general campaign, but she’s not going to do that anyway for fear of jeopardizing her goodwill in 2012 (or 2016). She’s got no cards left to play. What now?
Update: Needless to say, expect something in the way of a victory speech from Obama tonight.
Update: Dude, McCain/Clinton. It’s time. Especially if the alternative is McCain/Huckabee.
Update: A fait accompli: CNN and NBC finally join the AP in reporting that Barry O’s clinched enough delegates to win the Democratic nomination. Congrats to Democrats for nominating the first major-party black candidate in American history.
Update: Will the big tete-a-tete come tomorrow?
Update: She’s rocking on, at least until tomorrow. I wonder why.
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Hillary would be stupid not to take this to Denver. Obama can’t win without the super delegates. Make him win on the floor with a vote. Who knows what the political landscape will look like in August. I think Hillary is going to hold his feet to the fire until the convention. Why quit when the super delegates can put either one over the top. They vote at the convention so they have plenty of time for buyers remorse. No way should she concede. Plus the “whitey” video will be out tomorrow.
chief on June 3, 2008 at 10:09 PM
Y314K on June 3, 2008 at 10:10 PM
Obama playing “Beautiful Day” at his rally. I just threw up in my mouth. Please, Hillary, rain on his parade.
ON
TO
DENVER
malan89 on June 3, 2008 at 10:11 PM
So Bismark Obama finally ranged in on Hillary Hood*
and split her campaign,ending her run!
*(Canopfor appologizes for the memory of the
HMCS Hood,and its only survivors!) :)
canopfor on June 3, 2008 at 10:11 PM
Ha! Terry McAuliffe is at radio shack right now…shopping for bullhorns.
ON
TO
DENVER
malan89 on June 3, 2008 at 10:12 PM
54 contests? What about the other three?
mikeyboss on June 3, 2008 at 10:13 PM
cue rimshot.
malan89 on June 3, 2008 at 10:14 PM
He said “different than”. Should be “different from”.
mikeyboss on June 3, 2008 at 10:14 PM
Yeah. I figured what the hell.
mikeyboss on June 3, 2008 at 10:15 PM
ON
TO
DENVER
malan89 on June 3,2008 at10:11PM.
malan89: The tune for Denver,will be from the band Sweet!
“Ballroom Blitz”,with Hillary as”Fox on the Run”!
Ha HA :)
canopfor on June 3, 2008 at 10:15 PM
Barry sez:
“The primary season is over”
You wish, BO.
ON
TO
DENVER
Donate to Hillary’s bullhorn, poster board, sharpie, and assorted convention protest tools fund.
malan89 on June 3, 2008 at 10:15 PM
The primaries are over. So why just up and quit right now? It will not require a lot of money to just sort of sit and wait and see what happens.
Terrye on June 3, 2008 at 10:16 PM
Change We Can Believe In means not caring about “proper grammar”.
malan89 on June 3, 2008 at 10:17 PM
And for the first time in her 40+ years… Michelle Obama is proud of the democratic party… She is still not proud of the United States… But she might be come Nov…
Other’s that might be proud of the USA come Nov.
Michael Pfleger
Rev. Wright
Farakon
Hugo Chavez
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
etc, etc, etc…
Y314K on June 3, 2008 at 10:17 PM
I know most of you won’t share my joy, but this is a fantastic day for our country, history was broken.
Typhonsentra on June 3, 2008 at 10:17 PM
The primary season is over, but the convention isn’t. Thanks to the weird ass system the Democrats sit up for themselves this thing could go on for just about ever.
Terrye on June 3, 2008 at 10:18 PM
First campaign in Texas? Did he mean Arkansas?
malan89 on June 3, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Right. Change in Which We Can Believe does not fit so well on placards.
mikeyboss on June 3, 2008 at 10:19 PM
You haven’t seen this, AP?
http://img390.imageshack.us/my.php?image=obamafarrakhanetalmm9.jpg
Campaign Spot thinks it’s related to the tape.
VolMagic on June 3, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Kiss that Hilldog ass, Barack. Kiss it. They’ll still riot in Denver.
malan89 on June 3, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Typh:
It would have been broken if the woman had won too.
But I am going to treat Obama with the respect he deserves. I will not vote for him because he scares the bejeezus out of me, not because he is black. But then again I am sure that lots of people did vote for him just because he is black. And they are feeling so smug and morally superior right now.
Terrye on June 3, 2008 at 10:20 PM
He just threw Hill some scraps…. She gets to play universal health care par deux…
Y314K on June 3, 2008 at 10:20 PM
This does not help Michelle Obama’s children.
malan89 on June 3, 2008 at 10:20 PM
“Hillary is a near goddess”.
Entelechy on June 3, 2008 at 10:21 PM
I do recognize that history has been made (pending any other “big shoes”). Glad that it is possible for a black person to reach this level. I just wish it wasn’t this guy.
mikeyboss on June 3, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Let me just put something on the record right here and now: The song he should pick to come out for his acceptance speech at the Democratic Convention is A Change is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke. Listen to it and tell me I’m wrong. I oughta get a finders fee for this it’s so perfect for him.
Dudley Smith on June 3, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Just sent her campaign an email.
Begged her to stay in.
Money to follow if she doesn’t suspend or quit.
LegendHasIt on June 3, 2008 at 10:22 PM
I HATE THOSE PEOPLE. Even more than the stupid, uninformed people who voted for him because of his empty “hope and change” rhetoric.
malan89 on June 3, 2008 at 10:22 PM
Come to think of it, I don’t think a POW has ever been president before either. Yeah, I am pretty sure that if McCain wins he will be the first president who spent years in a cage being tortured by the enemy.
Terrye on June 3, 2008 at 10:23 PM
Well played, Legend. :)
mikeyboss on June 3, 2008 at 10:23 PM
I saw Hillary speak tonight, and all should take lessons, from the left and the right. If she’d have found herself sooner she’d be here tonight, and we’d be scared witless.
Obama “I honor John McCain’s service, even if he chooses to ignore mine” – which one, senator?
Entelechy on June 3, 2008 at 10:23 PM
Denied what? What accomplishments…?????????????????????????????????????????????????
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Y314K on June 3, 2008 at 10:24 PM
Cool. Chalk up one more bullhorn for the Hilldog.
malan89 on June 3, 2008 at 10:24 PM
MB4 on June 3, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Here we go “McCain is Bush 43″ – this is the Obama theme – so far, what has he said that he will do?
Entelechy on June 3, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Umm. He gave an awesome speech in 2002. I’d say that’s on par with a stay in the Hanoi Hilton.
malan89 on June 3, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Here goes the 100 years meme – how inelegant on a night like this, how deceiving.
Entelechy on June 3, 2008 at 10:25 PM
He’ll bring change. Have you not been listening?
malan89 on June 3, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Obama is pulling troops from Japan, S. Korea, Germany, Guantanamo… Etc. Etc…
Y314K on June 3, 2008 at 10:26 PM
MB4, I didn’t say she’s a goddess, Obama said it, at length, the entire intro to his speech.
Entelechy on June 3, 2008 at 10:26 PM
He says “climate change”, Hillary said “global warming”. She needs to consult more with the latest fog.
Entelechy on June 3, 2008 at 10:27 PM
malan:
Well yeah, see how open minded they are. We can not accuse them of being bigots can we? After all they made history, while all those racists out there who voted for the female are just not really good people. Open minded people. People who are so above all that racism stuff that they did not notice that the guy was black and the bimbo was white.
Terrye on June 3, 2008 at 10:27 PM
How about “and the legacy of Reagan” – yes, you are a uniter, baloney.
Entelechy on June 3, 2008 at 10:27 PM
Here it goes “big corporations”, yes capitalism is poison.
Entelechy on June 3, 2008 at 10:28 PM
renewing commitment… Gee I love that policy… We can renew our commitments every month…
Y314K on June 3, 2008 at 10:28 PM
What.. McCain has done both… He went to New Orleans ealier this year… And to Iraq too… He did both.. U didn’t Berry…
Y314K on June 3, 2008 at 10:29 PM
He can’t explain himself, I’m afraid, Madame, because he’s not himself you see.
Sigy on June 3, 2008 at 10:30 PM
I really do not think most people think McCain will be Bush 43, he is still well known and has too much history of his own to mistake him for anyone else. Of course that can be good and that can be bad, but McCain is his own man.
BTW, I refuse to listen to Obama speak. I am afraid I will catch whatever his cult followers have.
Terrye on June 3, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Gosh. I’m watching Obama. And I’m actually listening to him. And I’m wondering how somebody could actually vote for him. I really hope Americans aren’t that stupid. In all seriousness, if Obama wins, I’ll lose a lot of respect for my fellow Americans. I guess you have to blame public education. They’ve created these clueless robots that will vote for a crook like Obama. It’s disgusting.
malan89 on June 3, 2008 at 10:31 PM
“…and jobs that can’t be outsourced.” Lunacy. Let’s regulate/nationalize business until they decide to take the whole operation overseas.
mikeyboss on June 3, 2008 at 10:31 PM
Uniter? I would say that right now Barack needs to concentrate on uniting his own party.
Terrye on June 3, 2008 at 10:31 PM
Did he just said he was gonna de-privatize Minnesota ???
Y314K on June 3, 2008 at 10:32 PM
Looks like Obama pulled his grandmother back out from under the bus. Her head must be spinning.
Like I commented before, for the general he’ll use his white half, having made full use of the other half.
Entelechy on June 3, 2008 at 10:32 PM
Help me… I think I’m about t… t… to… f… faint…
gxpgxp on June 3, 2008 at 10:33 PM
I have wondered about that whole outsourcing thing. What makes people think the government can tell these people where they will do business? They can always just leave.
Terrye on June 3, 2008 at 10:33 PM
That’s insightful, E.
mikeyboss on June 3, 2008 at 10:33 PM
LA LA LA. I’m not listening. Yer facts is puttin doown mei changes.
OBAMA ‘08
Yes We Can!
malan89 on June 3, 2008 at 10:33 PM
You wont see religion that divides from this campaign… But you can see that from my church of 20 years…
Y314K on June 3, 2008 at 10:34 PM
Tut, tut, child! Everything’s got a moral, if only you can find it.
Sigy on June 3, 2008 at 10:34 PM
You know come to think of it, it has been awhile since anyone fainted at one of Obama’s come to Jesus meetings. I think that maybe the bloom is off the rose.
Terrye on June 3, 2008 at 10:35 PM
–Karl Marx, 1875; Barack Obama, 2008
RBMN on June 3, 2008 at 10:35 PM
We’re thinking alike. Here’s hoping many others will realize this also.
mikeyboss on June 3, 2008 at 10:35 PM
What did he say? “Petty bickering”? It’s got to be those evil Repubs….
gxpgxp on June 3, 2008 at 10:36 PM
The last Hillary supporter?
Micheal on June 3, 2008 at 10:37 PM
Buy tons of popcorn and beer, everyone!
Denver residents: buy anti-riot gear. You’re gonna need it!
newton on June 3, 2008 at 10:38 PM
Si se puede.
“And so it must be for us. America, this is our moment, this is our time, our time to turn the page on the past…our time…”
So far, just fluff, no specifics. This is a Preacher in Chief. It’s all “change, fight, unity, belief, home”, not how, not how to pay for it,…”but our planet began to heal”. Now the Messiah will heal the planet, not the country. Why not run for president of the world?
Entelechy on June 3, 2008 at 10:38 PM
mikeyboss:
Me too. I know there are people out there who are not crazy about McCain, but come on people. Think about Michelle Obama as the First Lady. Think about Barry’s apology tour.
I wonder if they will attend any Death to America rallies when they go say hi to the mad mullahs. Sharing other people’s cultures is such a hoot. gag me.
Terrye on June 3, 2008 at 10:38 PM
Heal us obama, heal us.. .demon usa be gone… allelu…allelu…
Y314K on June 3, 2008 at 10:38 PM
The MSM is felling the spirit… They can feel it up their legs…
Y314K on June 3, 2008 at 10:39 PM
Yes we can!
mycowardice on June 3, 2008 at 10:39 PM
Wow… Dem’s sure like them snake oils sails mans…
Y314K on June 3, 2008 at 10:40 PM
President of the World. of course. That makes sense.
Come children gather round…..
Terrye on June 3, 2008 at 10:41 PM
Is he still talking? It seems like this guy can go on and on and on. blah blah blah
Terrye on June 3, 2008 at 10:42 PM
I was going to drink a shot every time Obama used a meaningless hackneyed feelgood phase to describe what he planned to do as President. I’m glad I didn’t. I’d be dead.
RBMN on June 3, 2008 at 10:43 PM
Let me take this moment to laud and applaud
Praise the Lord and pass the Obama.
The fact that so many Americans are so gullible is frightening.
hillbillyjim on June 3, 2008 at 10:44 PM
After the first 30 seconds.
malan89 on June 3, 2008 at 10:44 PM
LOL… U would of been pronounced 10 mins in…
Y314K on June 3, 2008 at 10:44 PM
Meanwhile, in a Hospital in Washington D.C., Senators Byrd and Kennedy are walking the halls with their hemorrhoids hanging out of their exposed, blemished rear ends, with drool running down their fading gray faces…. Kennedy looking for a drink to celebrate, Byrd looking for a sheet to put over his head……. Ohhhhhhhh, the sweet irony.
Seven Percent Solution on June 3, 2008 at 10:44 PM
He reminds me of The Rock when he pauses for applause… He looks left… Then Right… And u can tell by the twinkle in his eye…. They the crowd is smelling what BS he is cooking…
Y314K on June 3, 2008 at 10:46 PM
This oratory flourish will have to be overlapped with the hateful speeches of Wright and Pfleger, and Michelle O.
“Healing” was the theme, but with nothing specific. Even McCain was more conciliatory tonight than Obama. The only thing he healed was pulling his white grandma out from under the bus, because now she’s important.
It was all boilerplate nothingness. Hillary had more specifics than this, though she also orated some.
Entelechy on June 3, 2008 at 10:47 PM
“American Idol” is such a befitting name for the times of this country, or where the collective ‘minds’ of the people of this country are.
Entelechy on June 3, 2008 at 10:48 PM
“Minds” being in quotations seems quite appropriate.
malan89 on June 3, 2008 at 10:49 PM
Can you smell what Barack is cookin’?
Some fresh socialism. Just like Carter used to make!
malan89 on June 3, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Sadly, you are right again.
hillbillyjim on June 3, 2008 at 10:52 PM
If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn’t. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn’t be. And what it wouldn’t be, it would. You see?
Sigy on June 3, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Because I’m right.
Rinse.
Repeat.
hillbillyjim on June 3, 2008 at 10:54 PM
Actually it’s worst then that… It’s Carters 30 year stale Socialism in a world economy stage…
President Obama = The castration of the USA…
That’s why Terrorists are coming out the woodwork for Obama…
Y314K on June 3, 2008 at 10:56 PM
Osama’s for Obama 08′…
Y314K on June 3, 2008 at 10:58 PM
worst then that… It’s Carters 30 year stale Socialism in a world economy stage…
President Obama = The castration of the USA…
That’s why Terrorists are coming out the woodwork for Obama…
Y314K on June 3, 2008 at 10:56 PM
AMEN.
You can’t say that too many times, because it is going to be right every time.
hillbillyjim on June 3, 2008 at 10:59 PM
Oops.
hillbillyjim on June 3, 2008 at 11:00 PM
One thing about these loooong campaigns, after awhile the speeches just don’t have the same effect. I think Obama will find it hard to recapture that first glow, that crying and whining and fainting. He lost South Dakota tonight. The man who got the nomination has been losing more primaries than he has been winning lately. If the Democrats are getting tired of him, can he hope to carry enough party faithful and Independents to win a general. I hope not.
Terrye on June 3, 2008 at 11:01 PM
I just got back from an after hours meeting with some financial planners and they are all of the mindset that Obama will win the White House. Taxes will go up and the average American will continue to foot the bill of the crazy DC spendaholics.
So for fun I decided to watch MSNBC to see its coverage of this historic evening. Chris Matthews can hardly contain himself. I’m sure we will see some great quotes from him tomorrow. I caught him preaching the Liberal “useless war, soldiers dying” comment. He’s such a liberal hack…
Now that we’ve got the first black presidential nominee we are going to hear all about the possible first black candidate. Maybe I’ll change my tune and hope that Obama wins. If anything it should shut up many of the opportunistic victims in the minority world and we can stop talking about “the first black ______” once and for all.
I’m just rambling…
Seacrest OUT.
cannonball on June 3, 2008 at 11:02 PM
Will Obama select Clinton as his VP? It would all but guarantee a win in November.
cannonball on June 3, 2008 at 11:03 PM
Sigmundious Friggedupenoughitus. Whew.
hillbillyjim on June 3, 2008 at 11:04 PM
cannonball:
I wonder about that. I know people who are telling people buy now, the Democrats will win and taxes will go up. It is almost like a sales pitch. I am not sure if people really believe it or not.
Terrye on June 3, 2008 at 11:07 PM
Well… If u look at Drudge Report today… And read the international Headlines… If we don’t elect Obama… We are all racist…
Y314K on June 3, 2008 at 11:07 PM
I am not sure if Obama wants or needs Hillary on his ticket either. and vice verse.
Terrye on June 3, 2008 at 11:08 PM
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