Breaking the Final Rule
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By Gary Hart
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-hart/breaking-the-final-rule_b_90420.html
It will come as a surprise to many people that there are rules in politics. Most of those rules are unwritten and are based on common understandings, acceptable practices, and the best interest of the political party a candidate seeks to lead. One of those rules is this: Do not provide ammunition to the opposition party that can be used to destroy your party's nominee. This is a hyper-truth where the presidential contest is concerned.
By saying that only she and John McCain are qualified to lead the country, particularly in times of crisis, Hillary Clinton has broken that rule, severely damaged the Democratic candidate who may well be the party's nominee, and, perhaps most ominously, revealed the unlimited lengths to which she will go to achieve power. She has essentially said that the Democratic party deserves to lose unless it nominates her.
As a veteran of red telephone ads and "where's the beef" cleverness, I am keenly aware that sharp elbows get thrown by those trailing in the fourth quarter (and sometimes even earlier). "Politics ain't beanbag," is the old slogan. But that does not mean that it must also be rule-or-ruin, me-first-and-only-me, my way or the highway. That is not politics. That is raw, unrestrained ambition for power that cannot accept the will of the voters.
Senator Obama is right to say the issue is judgment not years in Washington. If Mrs. Clinton loses the nomination, her failure will be traced to the date she voted to empower George W. Bush to invade Iraq. That is not the kind of judgment, or wisdom, required by the leader answering the phone in the night. For her now to claim that Senator Obama is not qualified to answer the crisis phone is the height of irony if not chutzpah, and calls into question whether her primary loyalty is to the Democratic party and the nation or to her own ambition.
STUPID. FUCKING. BITCH.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-hart/breaking-the-final-rule_b_90420.html
It will come as a surprise to many people that there are rules in politics. Most of those rules are unwritten and are based on common understandings, acceptable practices, and the best interest of the political party a candidate seeks to lead. One of those rules is this: Do not provide ammunition to the opposition party that can be used to destroy your party's nominee. This is a hyper-truth where the presidential contest is concerned.
By saying that only she and John McCain are qualified to lead the country, particularly in times of crisis, Hillary Clinton has broken that rule, severely damaged the Democratic candidate who may well be the party's nominee, and, perhaps most ominously, revealed the unlimited lengths to which she will go to achieve power. She has essentially said that the Democratic party deserves to lose unless it nominates her.
As a veteran of red telephone ads and "where's the beef" cleverness, I am keenly aware that sharp elbows get thrown by those trailing in the fourth quarter (and sometimes even earlier). "Politics ain't beanbag," is the old slogan. But that does not mean that it must also be rule-or-ruin, me-first-and-only-me, my way or the highway. That is not politics. That is raw, unrestrained ambition for power that cannot accept the will of the voters.
Senator Obama is right to say the issue is judgment not years in Washington. If Mrs. Clinton loses the nomination, her failure will be traced to the date she voted to empower George W. Bush to invade Iraq. That is not the kind of judgment, or wisdom, required by the leader answering the phone in the night. For her now to claim that Senator Obama is not qualified to answer the crisis phone is the height of irony if not chutzpah, and calls into question whether her primary loyalty is to the Democratic party and the nation or to her own ambition.
STUPID. FUCKING. BITCH.
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=NSi8eENRX7U&feature=related
:rolleyes:
Obama won Texas BTW...
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/3/7/11339/50182/559/471347
relevance?
Honestly, I don't understand how Hillary gets nominated at this point. Back room dealings and questionable tactics can steal the nomination when it's close, but Obama is more or less kicking her ass.
If the margin stays like this, I don't see how she pulls it off.
for the least they could possibly do
His margin grows tomorrow and Tuesday...
You and Hillary might be the only two people on earth who think she could beat McCain head to head at this point.
You don't realize how many people on the right DESPISE Hillary. There's no better way to energize the right than for the Dems to nominate Hillary. They will come out in droves to vote against her, which means for McCain. They'd vote for Satan himself over Hillary.
If you believe otherwise, you are incredible naive.
for the least they could possibly do
P.S. I would vote for Satan before I would vote for HillBilly.
Why is it that people who don't like Obama use his middle name as a scare tactic? How come you don't use Hillary's or John's as well?
Nope, just points out how ignorant people are that try to use that as something that matters.
www.myspace.com/jensvad
Just goin along with the whole make fun of his middle name vibe goin on here.
Smile, its free.
www.myspace.com/jensvad
Obama is going to win the VP slot on a Hillary ticket.
If I opened it now would you not understand?
I wouldn't exactly call that "winning."
for the least they could possibly do
Hey, for a black man?
I'm just saying man.
I'm just saying.
[really people, i don't want to hear your PC BS, a guy can make an off color joke (no pun) and not be a racist ... this is truth, PC or not.]
If I opened it now would you not understand?
PEARL JAM~San Antonio, TX. 4~5~03
INCUBUS~Houston, TX. 1~19~07
INCUBUS~Denver, CO. 2~8~07
Lollapalooza~Chicago, IL. 8~5~07
INCUBUS~Austin, TX. 9~3~07
Bonnaroo~Manchester, TN 6~14~08
Hopefully no one bites when they play this game kiddies, because Bill, or wait is it Ben
Gadolf Titler in 08!