Do-or-die Hillary turns bully as Obama starts to pull away

timesonline.co.uk ^ | 2/17/2008 | Sarah Baxter

[Red in Blue PA]

THERE is an air of desperation in Hillary Clinton’s camp. The New York senator has embarked on a door-die mission to hector and bully her way to victory, putting her on a potential collision course with Democratic party leaders.

It is a risky strategy that could leave her more isolated and unpopular as voters defect to Barack Obama, the new front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama, 46, is being tarred as a cultish, messianic figure who talks big but cannot deliver.

Clinton, 60, is being driven into her last redoubts as white women, blue collar workers and Hispanics – her core supporters – have begun to peel away. In public she is adopting a feistier tone and a more populist message against the Illinois senator in a bid to stem her losses.

[1rudeboy]

Hey, Hillary . . . how about a “Listening Tour?” [chortle]

[Greg F]

THERE is an air of desperation in Hillary Clinton’s camp

Why read further? Joy. Sheer joy.

[Red in Blue PA]

Someone cue up the Eagles song “Desperado”

[13Sisters76]

Hillary is only STARTING to feel desperate. Obama needs to watch his back; and Bubba needs to LEAVE TOWN!

[Brett66]

[Greg F]

Clinton’s camp has been circulating stories criticising the “cult” of Obama in the hope of portraying “Obamania” as a mass delusion. Media Matters, a watchdog organisation sympathetic to Clinton, compiled a report headlined, “Media figures call Obama supporters’ behaviour ‘creepy’, compare them to Hare Krishna and Charles Manson followers”.

This article just keeps giving and giving.

[Greg F]

But wait there is more . . .

Despite Solis Doyle’s legendary status as a second daughter to Clinton, she did not have the nerve to tell her the campaign was haemorrhaging cash at an alarming rate, a troubling sign of the fear and apprehension that Clinton inspires among staff. Clinton repaid the favour by not telling Solis Doyle she was going to put $5m of her own money into propping up her campaign.

Don't you just despise bosses that are such jerks that you can't tell them the truth?

[Bogie]

Here is something that may be at the core. I found it interesting.

[Greg F]

Strickland believes the voters have yet to get to know the warm-hearted, “deeply caring” Clinton

You know, the one that is so scary that her campaign manager can't discuss campaign finances with her. That "deeply caring" Clinton.

[rbmillerjr]

I noticed this morning on CSPAN call in show, there were lots of Hill Shills calling in with derogatory remarks about Obama.

[econjack]

Time that should be spent courting voters is now being devoted to fundraising after staff blew through a mind-boggling $130m and still ended up out-organised by Obama.

Does anyone think she'd spend your money any better if elected? I doubt it.

The demographics of Ohio should present fertile territory for Clinton. Its population is 84% white and it has a high proportion of blue-collar workers without higher education, earning less than $50,000 a year.

Gees...this guy might as well complete the insult and just say that Hillary appeals to dumb, low-income people.

[montag813]

Obama, 46, is being tarred exposed as a cultish, messianic figure who talks big but cannot deliver.

[dead]

She is so pissed that all the swooning dingbat chicks and kookoo hippy dude types that fawned over her husband have flocked to a new dreamboat and it ain't her.

Those types don't go for hectoring cankled bitter schoolmarms, Hillary.

No doubt that she remindes them of the psycho bitch domineering mother that got them so screwed up in the first place. They long for the kindly daddy they only got to know longingly from afar.

[Ditter]

“Joy sheer joy”>>>

Just what I was feeling. ;9) I know I will be severely distressed if Obama is elected prez but watching hillary fail is as great and happy a feeling as I have had in a long time.

Queen inevitable is going down (I hope).

[dead]

Gees...this guy might as well complete the insult and just say that Hillary appeals to dumb, low-income people.

The word "redneck" is floating in that context as well.

[SQUID]

Hillaryous! Spelling intended

[tgslTakoma]

"Clinton’s camp has been circulating stories criticising the “cult” of Obama in the hope of portraying “Obamania” as a mass delusion. Media Matters, a watchdog organisation sympathetic to Clinton, compiled a report headlined, “Media figures call Obama supporters’ behaviour ‘creepy’, compare them to Hare Krishna and Charles Manson followers”."

And that little gem was from none other than Sid Vicious Blumenthal. Oh, the old Clinton Destruction Machine is still around, with all the old players.

[sirchtruth]

Clinton repaid the favour by not telling Solis Doyle she was going to put $5m of her own money into propping up her campaign.

Daggum, those cattle futures really paid off!!!

[freebird5850]

I would never vote for someone who sways support to them by crying. It shows weakness and unsurety.