Posted on 08/14/2008 3:47:29 PM PDT by dubie
Hillary Clinton supporters will get their chance for catharsis at the Democratic National Convention in Denver as the New York senator’s name will be included in the nomination.
A joint statement issued Thursday by Clinton and Barack Obama said Clinton will be included because they want to ensure that “the voices of all 35 million people who participated in this historic primary election are respected and heard in Denver.”
“I am convinced that honoring Senator Clinton’s historic campaign in this way will help us celebrate this defining moment in our history and bring the party together in a strong united fashion,” Obama said.
In recent weeks, the Obama and Clinton campaigns have been negotiating whether to allow the losing presidential candidate’s name in the roll call vote. Sources from both campaigns told FOX News that the negotiations have been friendly and tension-free despite reports of past conflict between the two campaigns during the heated primary season.
The statement by Obama and Clinton said including her name on the nomination ballot will be a show of unity and a recognition that she is the “first woman to compete in all of our nation’s primary contests.”
(Excerpt) Read more at elections.foxnews.com ...
“break out the riot gear and crap cannons, this is where Hillary steals the nomination! “
She won’t have to steal it. Barry is going to implode.
Go _itch, go!
She’s the gift that keeps on giving.
Fool
Catharsis? This is their chance to friggin' nominate the woman! Obama's sinking like a rock and she'ss looking better to these people all the time.
“Operation Chaos”, instituted by Rush Limbaugh now several months ago, is still on.
I love it when a plan comes together.
But no matter how this whole situation is resolved, America is still SO screwed.
Best TV in history coming up! Get the snack menu lined up.
Now it comes down to which of the two is sneakier and less honorable. From my point of view it looks like a toss up.
I always wait who will be the first freeper who mention OPeration Chaos. It is really pathetic guys.
Obama is their nominee and McCain is our President. Accept this fact and stop deluding yourself that Hillary Clinton is going to be their nominee and she is going to beat McCain.
Obama is in a box on this one.
He can’t afford not to let her be nominated, and when he does he opens the door to a possible stampede by the Super Delegates if his polls don’t improve.
For the first time in maybe 50 year, this convention will be interesting as every vote will be important.
You are, and have been, missing the point.
None of us wants hillary to be the nominee.
We want this commotion at the Dem. convention because:
- we need the laughs.
- the worse things are for them, the better things are for the country particularly from the war-on-terror perspective.
We definitely DO NOT want her to be the nominee because:
- we’re confident that Barry will lose.
- win or lose, she pisses us off.
But her being nominated pushes the Dem. party toward auto-destruction and that is something on which we all agree.
And finally, you may be enthused by a McCain presidency. Several FReepers are. I am not, and I’m not alone. Of course, between McCain and 0bama, I’m not ambivalent. McCain is clearly the better choice, but don’t delude yourself that McCain is a Republican. If we didn’t have troops in harm’s way, I could not be inspired to vote McCain. Because we do, however, I will support McCain regardless of who the VP is.
I hope you understand, but I’m not holding my breath.
ping
Yes I am missing the point. Obviously I have a low IQ and I need you to explain it to me.
I don’t know about your IQ, nor do I care to inform myself of the parameters of that argument because it does not now nor will it ever have any bearing on my life. However, I do accept your admission and will take it under advisement.
Its the perfect storm. I do not think for a second that clinton will sneak through, but my god imagine if she did. The “chaos” in operation chaos would be the understatement of the millenium. perhaps it would give african americans the push they need to critically examine the history of the democratic party
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