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Just as she was convinced

rylly — Thu, 08 May 2008 04:08:43 +0000

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Just as she was convinced that all "those other women" didn't mean a thing to Bill, so
was she convinced that the nomination was hers and she would BE the next President.
Everyone assured her that the next tactic would work, or the next would, so she believed!
Besides she belongs to the in group that prays together and knows that they are the CHOSEN ones to lead us "little people"...and unknown Barack didn't belong...and FINALLY, the race card would win the day if all else failed.

She and Bill will be entertaining us with their rationalizations and excuses for months.

If that was indeed her

JasonEverettMiller — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:51:57 +0000

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If that was indeed her strategy, then I will support her as a force in the Senate until we pass term limits.

If Hillary and Barack planned this little drama to provide the basis for a 50 State Romp through the general, I will take back every mean thing I ever said and will endeavor to give her husband the benefit of the doubt, as hard as that may be.

I want to believe that it was all part of a larger master plan. Not sure any of them are that selfless, though, besides Barack. It is hard to see him having that kind of influence on the national democratic party as the junior senator from Illinois.

She has harmed herself! I

sean669 — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:01:03 +0000

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She has harmed herself! I know some people don't like to hear that because if we just dont say it, they hope she can repair it, but not all of us think that way! Own it, don't ignore it!

This will be the big question

observer2 — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:22:51 +0000

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This will be the big question people will mull over: What was she thinking? Who can really know?

Is she a vindictive, selfish person?

Is she plotting for 2012?

Or was she just tonedeaf and stepped over the line in an attempt to campaign aggressively?

I don't think she has harmed Obama all that much. As the other poster mentioned, she may have helped him, by exhausting some of the GOP playbook.

We'll see.

I think a key ingredient is

Subliminability — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:12:59 +0000

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I think a key ingredient is Bill's intense anger.

When the party decides to

Jonze — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:06:44 +0000

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When the party decides to mend fences and come together when she finally bows out her campaign will be framed as her sacrificing herself and the Clinton Legacy for the benefit of the party - to toughen up Barack Obama for what awaits him in the GE.

If she played nice all along, Rev. Wright coming out during the GE could have been disastrous. If she played nice all along, Obama might have never learned the lesson of "Bittergate", if she played nice all along Barack Obama wouldn't be nearly a known name as he is today, that he has had to campaign hard in all 50 states and is known everywhere. Lets remember before this primary season, he was basically an unknown. If Hillary played nice, Obama might have been framed the Black candidate by the GOP, instead of battling that issue and finding his footing in the friendly confines of the Democratic primary. If Hillary played nice Obama would never be able to point to how he ran a quarter of a billion dollar campaign like it was a smooth running machine when McCain attacks his inexperience.

Everything she did, she did for the Democratic Party and for America.

(Of course if she carries out her planned "Nuclear Option" this line of explanation loses any believability)

Obama does represent a

TaosJohn — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:00:46 +0000

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Obama does represent a paradigm shift, however, and some of us realized that a long time ago.

Come on in, the water's fine. :-)

Agreed: Here's Hillary's

BionicSoy — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:55:30 +0000

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Agreed: Here's Hillary's theme song. Lyrics say it all.

http://www.imeem.com/people/6ZLAvc/music/xy5-SBoD/alexander_oneal_fake/