Posted on 05/10/2008 6:13:27 AM PDT by fweingart
Hillary Clinton's superdelegate lead over Barack Obama has become razor thin. Ted Kennedy doesn't see a spot for Clinton on Obama's ticket.
Ted Kennedy, the aging liberal lion of the Democratic Party, took a nasty bite out of Hillary Clinton Friday, saying she shouldn't be vice president because the job requires "real leadership."
"I don't think it's possible," Kennedy, a Barack Obama supporter, told Bloomberg Television when asked about an Obama-Clinton ticket.
Kennedy added that he hoped Obama would choose a running mate who is "in tune with his appeal for the nobler aspirations of the American people.
"And I think if we had real leadership - as we do with Barack Obama - in the number-two spot as well, it'd be enormously helpful," he added.
A Kennedy spokesman later clarified that Kennedy thinks Clinton is "more than qualified" to be veep, but doesn't think it's likely "given the tenor of the campaign in recent weeks."
The slapdown came during another difficult day for Clinton, who is struggling to keep her campaign alive after Obama's better-than-expected showings in North Carolina and Indiana primaries last Tuesday.
The former First Lady trails Obama in the popular vote, in pledged delegates and in dollars raised. And Friday she all but lost her last remaining edge - her lead among superdelegates.
Another nine superdelegates - the party leaders who will ultimately pick the nominee - came out for Obama, while Clinton picked up just one.
That left the former First Lady with 271.5 superdelegates, to 271 for Obama, according to an Associated Press tally. Four months ago, she held a 169-63 lead.
"The election is over, everybody knows that," said Vernon Watkins, a California superdelegate who jumped to Obama. "Obama has won."
Despite the bleak outlook, Clinton stumped through Oregon and Kentucky, while husband Bill made five stops in West Virginia, which votes Tuesday.
She showed no signs of exiting gracefully.
"You've got to have a seamless health care system which covers every single person," Clinton said. "My plan does, my opponent's doesn't…. How can anyone run to be the Democratic nominee and not have a universal health care plan?"
Obama said nothing at all about Clinton, choosing instead to aim his barbs at presumptive GOP nominee John McCain during a swing through Oregon.
"There will be real differences on the ballot in November," said Obama. "And that's what elections should be about."
What won't be on the ballot, many top Democrats now seem to agree, will be Clinton's name. Among the important doubters Friday was Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.), a former senior advisor to President Clinton and now the fourth ranking Democrat in the House.
"At this point, Barack is the presumptive nominee," Emanuel told a New Yorker magazine forum in Manhattan. "Hillary can't win, but something could happen that Barack could lose."
And who does this twit (being very kind here)think would be a great mate for this marxist-muslim-America-hating pile of human debris?
With Teddy Kennedy (Long Distance Chappaquiddick Swimmer and un-convicted manslaughterer) being the dean of the Democrat senators, it should be plain to all who have a properly functioning brain that this 'party' is un-American and out to finish up the job of ruining our nation.
Ah! How it sucks to be a Clinton right now! How wonderful!
I think teddy supports osamabam only to bring down the toons. How dare they hijack ‘his’ party?!?!?!?!? When the toons took over, teddy lost part of his ‘prestige/power’ because it was no longer the ‘kennedy’ party.
she is fit for mccain’s vp
That left the former First Lady with 271.5 superdelegates, to 271 for Obama, according to an Associated Press tally.What? Is one of her guys a crack-head or something?
OTOH, Ted Kennedy isn't fit to clean dog poop off of my shoes.
I'd like to know what Senators are running this year. I'd guess this could be bad enough to have carry over to the Senate and House.
“in tune with his appeal for the nobler aspirations of the American people.”
= Marxist revolution.
“She showed no signs of exiting gracefully.”
She has always been one classy trailer tramp!
Umm... but thats the opposite of what he actually said...
I wonder if a republican can get away with re-writing their words after the fact like the Oldsmobile submarine commander here (rehetorical question, I actually know the answer...)
I just got the sudden urge to grab my wallet...
Teddy knows when a dangerous animal is injured it is the more important to finish it off.
vaudine
He has forgotten Vince's ride to Marcy Park.
Someone might drill holes in his yacht.
Teddy get 15 yards for piling on for this one.
This is such a nice morning news story. Amazing how loser RAT politicians are each picking their precise time to give payback to the Clintons. If she goes down with a stake through the heart, watch for a few of the RATS to find a way to send Bill a little “love” as well.
He must be pushing Ann’s bro,Barney Frank, for the job.
what Obama needs on his ticket is GRAVITAS.
Whatever happened to GRAVITAS? And, who in the Dem party has GRAVITAS? Mitchell? Rendell? Bayh? Theoretically the latter two as Clinton supporters could give the illusion of bringing the two sides together.
But, just as McCain needs someone younger who’s in touch with the party base that he’s turned off, Obama needs someone who has more than two lines to his resume.
She is qualified to serve as a towel-girl in a brothel. A saleslady for Snap-On-Tools. A thorough carpet cleaner.
Funny, I've always thought of him as a snake or perhaps a slug.
*If I remember correctly, the Dems said President Bush won the Presidency based on "morality".
Imagine that!! "A Moral President"...against abortion, killing babies for stem cells...a "respectable" wife....a "fighter pilot"...
A Kennedy spokesman ...
Exactly. The Kenndy spokeman is repairing the damage caused when the Teddy sock puppet got drunk and malfunctioned. Happens all the time.
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