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Clinton's Letter to Obama
Time.com ^ | May 8th, 2008 | Hillary Rodham Clinton

Posted on 05/08/2008 5:13:05 PM PDT by The_Republican

May 8, 2008

Senator Barack Obama

Obama for America

P.O. Box 8102

Chicago, IL 60680

Dear Senator Obama,

This has been an historic and exciting campaign. Millions of new voters have been brought into the process and their enthusiasm for the Democratic Party and the principles for which you and I have fought and continue to fight is unprecedented.

One of the foremost principles of our party is that citizens be allowed to vote and that those votes be counted. That principle is not currently being applied to the nearly 2.5 million people who voted in primaries in Florida and Michigan. Whoever emerges as the Democratic nominee will be hamstrung in the general election if a fair and quick resolution is not reached that ensures that the voices of these voters are heard. Our commitment now to this goal could be the difference between winning and losing in November.

I have consistently said that the votes cast in Florida and Michigan in January should be counted. We cannot ignore the fact that the people in those states took the time to be a part of this process and to make their preferences known. When efforts were untaken by leaders in those states to hold revotes to ensure that they had a voice in selecting our nominee, I supported those efforts. In Michigan, I supported a legislative effort to hold a revote that the Democratic National Committee said was in complete compliance with the party's rules. You did not support those efforts and your supporters in Michigan publically opposed them. In Florida a number of revote options were proposed. I am not aware of any that you supported. In 2000, the Republicans won an election by successfully opposing a fair counting of votes in Florida. As Democrats, we must reject any proposals that would do the same.

Your commitment to the voters of these states must be clearly stated and your support for a fair and quick resolution must be clearly demonstrated.

I am asking you to join me in working with representatives from Florida and Michigan and the Democratic National Committee to arrive at a solution that honors the votes of the millions of people who went to the polls in Florida and Michigan. It is not enough to simply seat their representatives at the convention in Denver. The people of these great states, like the people who have voted and are to vote in other states, must have a voice in selecting our party's nominee.

Sincerely,

Hillary Rodham Clinton


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; clinton; loveaffair; obama
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P.S. Burn in hell.
1 posted on 05/08/2008 5:13:05 PM PDT by The_Republican
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To: The_Republican
P.P.S. Remember Fort Marcy Park?


2 posted on 05/08/2008 5:15:43 PM PDT by Viking2002 (Paul Krugman: Conscience Of A Crapweasel. (For lack of a better tagline at the moment.)
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To: The_Republican

Is this for real? Was this printe in Time? Was it hand delivered? I don’t understand....


3 posted on 05/08/2008 5:17:31 PM PDT by Hildy (It is our choices, far more than our abilities, that determine who we truly are. - J.K. Rowling)
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To: The_Republican

Schoolyard fight!!!


4 posted on 05/08/2008 5:18:11 PM PDT by El Conservador ("Liberalism is the application of childish emotion to complex issues." - MrB)
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To: The_Republican

5 posted on 05/08/2008 5:20:49 PM PDT by traumer
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To: The_Republican

At this point, so many Dems are so mad at her, I think he’d cream her, at least in Michigan.


6 posted on 05/08/2008 5:21:02 PM PDT by Hildy (It is our choices, far more than our abilities, that determine who we truly are. - J.K. Rowling)
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To: Hildy

I think those two are going to team up. Whether or not McCain can beat them, I do not know. It won’t be without Rush Limbaugh and Operation Chaos really beating up on them at any rate. (The MSM is already beating up on McCain, and he ain’t seen nothin’ yet. They will release the absolute worst and most unflattering stories and photos of both McCain and Cindy, they will trumpet his every, how ever slight, “senior moment”, until McCain will forever lose his love affair with the media.)


7 posted on 05/08/2008 5:22:38 PM PDT by Twinkie (TWO WRONGS DON'T MAKE A RIGHT !!!)
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To: The_Republican

8 posted on 05/08/2008 5:23:37 PM PDT by MaryFromMichigan
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To: Twinkie

I think they’ll team up too, although it’s a real step down for her, and quite a humiliating one. George Stephanopolous said today that he thinks she’d take the VP slot, and he’s close to her...that scares me very, very much.

Given their history of offing people who stand in their way, I don’t think Obama would be too pleased to have her as the next in command...


9 posted on 05/08/2008 5:25:10 PM PDT by Hildy (It is our choices, far more than our abilities, that determine who we truly are. - J.K. Rowling)
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To: traumer
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10 posted on 05/08/2008 5:27:26 PM PDT by Cobra64 (www.BulletBras.net)
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To: Hildy; Twinkie; All
The bwitch is not running for President .... x42 is.

THERE'S the glitch in any compromise.

Though Michelle is altogether equally, if not more of a bitch than the bwitch ... she isn't that difficult on the eyes ... and we already know x42 would do a 3000 year old mummy ... so .... Do you really think Obama would allow the joining of these four personalities?

Get real.

11 posted on 05/08/2008 5:31:29 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
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To: The_Republican
So, after this.. does anyone still think Obama is going to choose Hillary as his VP?

sw

12 posted on 05/08/2008 5:37:28 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: knarf
I don't know...if the Party leaders read her the riot act..tell her they will basically give her the political equivalent to the cold shoulder and she will have no influence anymore UNLESS she takes the VP slot, well. Of course they'd have to tell him that the only way he can win is to have her on his ticket. HOWEVER, the clout she bring to the ticket is dwindling. Go and read replies to this blog on the NY Times website. YOWZER....these people are furious with her...

Clinton Touts White Support

13 posted on 05/08/2008 5:37:55 PM PDT by Hildy (It is our choices, far more than our abilities, that determine who we truly are. - J.K. Rowling)
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I think they have almost no choice but to team up.

She has sufficient delegates to make him an offer he can’t refuse. Take me as the VP or we walk and oppose you so that neither of us win.

What a horrible choice to have to make.


14 posted on 05/08/2008 5:39:08 PM PDT by Pikachu_Dad
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To: The_Republican

She’s always talking about rewarding the people who live by the rules. She must mean her rules for Florida and Michigan. The other 48 probably has two words for her.


15 posted on 05/08/2008 5:42:55 PM PDT by ex-snook ("Above all things, truth beareth away the victory.")
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To: The_Republican

Can you say desperation?


16 posted on 05/08/2008 5:45:43 PM PDT by Uncle Hal
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To: Twinkie
If he does that it will be more evidence he lacks good judgment. I don't see him wanting Bill interfering at every turn. OTOH, it would be fun to watch the constant cat fighting between Hillary and Michelle.
17 posted on 05/08/2008 5:50:50 PM PDT by jennyjenny
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To: Hildy
Savage is correct on this one ... Liberalism is a mental disorder ... and we use kind phrases like, nut job, or whacko ... but the truth is ... the x42's are psychotic ... and they need to be in straight jackets.

The "journalists" try to write kindly, but their words of, "She's in trouble" or whatever just mask the true sentiment ... These people are certified and we wish we had never started this trip 16 years ago.

The real problem is ... the x42's have spawned ... and there's another one ... more angry and evil after experiencing all the disfuntion and hatred, and IT'S turn will come.

God help us.

18 posted on 05/08/2008 5:52:16 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
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To: Hildy
George Stephanopolous said today that he thinks she’d take the VP slot

If Obama take Hillary his VP candidate he is more stupid than I thought.

Billy would be trying to drive the car from the "back seat".

19 posted on 05/08/2008 5:58:34 PM PDT by SteamShovel (Global Warming, the New Patriotism)
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To: The_Republican
That principle is not currently being applied to the nearly 2.5 million people who voted in primaries in Florida and Michigan.

What about the voters who chose "Uncommitted" in Michigan because they were told their vote didn't count?

What about the voters who crossed over in Florida because they were told their votes didn't count?

What about the other Democrat candidates who followed the rules in Michigan and had their names removed from the ballots?

-PJ

20 posted on 05/08/2008 6:10:00 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (Repeal the 17th amendment -- it's the "Fairness Doctrine" for Congress!)
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