Posted on 05/10/2008 11:06:48 AM PDT by MindBender26
I have been working with clients in DC the last few days and as always, rumors, gossip and backstabbing are three of the main products produced within the District. This is the latest rumor/suspicion/supposed plan here in the Capitol. Word of it comes from some well-placed sources. They are in a position to know this information and they have been reliable sources in the past.
Story is as follows… Hillary is many things, but she is no fool. She realizes 2012 was never an option for her, as she will be 65 and “used.” Any afterglow of Clinton 42 will have long ago worn off. The idea of her being the Vice Presidential candidate is an absolute non-starter. She doesn’t want to be second to anyone, it’s a usually a political graveyard and finally, Obama has zero desire to have someone in the number two spot who would spend four years trying to outshine him.
The “Hillary for VP” stories are much like the “Charlie Crist for Republican VP” stories; pure MSM time-filling hokum.
So, she wins big or she loses big in the next three weeks, (including $10,000,000+ of her own money she loaned to her campaign), and she knows it. She must stop the Super Delegate defections NOW to have any hope of even being on life support at the convention.
So who can help her win big? Big time Dems say; “Ask the key question; what Dems don’t want Obama to be president?”
The strange and quiet reality is that Obama’s two biggest Democratic enemies right now, after Hillary and Bill, are Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton! White American have elevated Jackson and Sharpton to be the two Black national heavy hitters for decades, but if Obama is nominated, they would be quickly superseded by the first Black major party-nominated presidential candidate in history, the supposedly messianic Barack Obama!
All of a sudden, the man Jackson and Sharpton consider an unworthy upstart would be seen as the one national Black leader. Jessie and Al would be reduced to also-rans! Chicago-based Jackson and New York-based Sharpton are very competitive and hate each other. Jackson’s pregnant girlfriend deserting him to work for Sharpton was the final insult, but in the face of a new challenge, they will work together to secure their positions.
Loss of their status would cost them millions of dollars a year they get in “shakedown” money from American companies. But they fear something even worse happening to them; an Obama victory in the general election in November!
An Obama win in the General would be disastrous for Jackson and Sharpton! Not only would they lose their status as the most powerful Black leaders, but the entire financial foundation of their empires would be destroyed.
Jackson and Sharpton exist on one basic foundational lie they repeat again and again: Black America can’t get ahead because Blacks are kept down by the White Man! (“…. so give us money and we won’t make any trouble for you, while you assuage your White Guilt.”)
But if on January 20, 2009, the “White Man” is replaced by a Black man, there goes not only their stature but their entire financial foundation! Their excuses would leave town faster than Bill chasing a plump cheerleader! Jackson’s and Sharpton’s organizations continue to exist only on the condition that America’s racial problems never get resolved! With a Black man in the White House they lose most of their excuses.
If Obama won, not only would they lose their status, but their incomes as well!
Move back to current situation. The Dem political professionals, not the elected officials but the old line Democrat party pros, know Obama can’t be elected. They know that Dems might have forgotten/forgiven The Un-Rev Wright, but the Soccer Moms and swing voters will flee in droves when Republican-leaning 527s repeat Wright’s “sermons” again and again as we get close to the November general.
But the Dem leadership is afraid to make any move that might deny Obama the nomination because they fear millions of Black Dems would desert the party in protest. That could cost them the Presidential election, plus key House and Senate races.
So, what plan serves the needs of everyone listed above?
According to sources, Clinton operatives are clandestinely talking to Jackson and Sharpton people. If Jackson and Sharpton promise to work to keep the Black vote with the Dems if Hillary is given the nomination, then the Dem party pros can get that word to the Super Delegates. Then the Supers will not be afraid of losing the Black vote when they move their selection to Hillary, who they correctly see as much more electable.
One source claims they even heard Jackson lieutenants working up a speech for Jackson to make at the Dem convention when Obama loses, something like “It may not be This Time…. But it will be in Our Time. It may not be This Man…. but it will be Our Man… and Our Plan… in Our Time!” (For the full effect, add some Jacksonian cadence when you read that aloud.)
Sharpton’s arguments would be centered along the line “As tens of millions of oppressed people of color, our cause is bigger than any one man. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue may not become the Black House next January, but we must still all work together to advance our cause of true liberation and financial empowerment. The White Republican power structure wants us to be dispirited and again downtrodden because of this but we will rise again to overcome their oppression and intolerance……” (Add your own finger waiving emphasis and you will see how well it plays for their audience.)
With Jackson and Sharpton leading such a “reconciliation” campaign, second tier Black leaders would quickly see the handwriting on the wall and fall into line. Sunday morning sermons in Black churches would urge “seeing beyond… and moving beyond this temporary setback, as we have for 300 years since we were brought to America in chains….” (pronounced “cha-haynes”)
The bottom line is that the Black vote would downtrend for about 10 days, and then quickly rally around Hilary. The Black vote would be what it always is, 90+% Dem, with the casting of multiple votes in multiple precincts by one person common as it often is.
Of course, Jackson and Sharpton will demand huge payoffs to do this, and they will get them, and even bigger rewards from Hillary if she wins. For Sharpton, the obvious immediate payoff would be an end to the IRS and New York State investigation of him and his organization, as well as an abatement on the more than $1,600,000 owed to the government in taxes and penalties. Much of that is owed to the State of New York, not the Feds, but NY Gov. Patterson would certainly play along to help Hillary and strengthen his street creds among the professional civil rights agitators in New York he needs to stay in office.
Some DNC types are running this past some Supers tonight. Jackson and Sharpton see this as a very winning strategy. They become the saviors of Hillary’s campaign, as opposed to losing so much if Obama gets the nomination.... and of course, they both see themselves as Saviors!
There are a few points here I don’t agree with. First, the election of a black POTUS will in no way end the race pimping business. Second, the black vote won’t come back to Hillary in the numbers discussed. And for every dedicated Dim voter than stays home, that’s like three votes that Hillary won’t get.
On the Jackson and Sharpton camps losing money supporting Obama, I don't buy that. They have their shake down tactics down pat.
They wouldn't vote for Nader if they dislike Hillary? I can't imagine them voting for McCain (or my voting for McCain either).
I doubt it.
tothepointnews
“Hillary turns 61 in October, 65 by the 2012 election. If she can’t destroy Obambi soon so that he gets the nomination, she will sabotage any chance he has in November - even if she’s his VP pick. That’s so she can be the nominee for 2012, against a 76 year old McCain who may not even run after one term.
She stands little chance of grabbing the nomination from an incumbent Obambi. 2016, she’s too old. 2012 is her last shot. So she’ll submarine Obambi, then go back to the Senate where she’ll torpedo Harry Reid so she can be Majority Leader. Teaming up with Pelosi Galore - two women in charge of Congress, women on top! - she’s in an ideal position for a run for the 2012 roses.”
I will not discount what you say especially the part where Sharpton will be let off the hook if the beast wins and all the other things Sharpton and Jackson will not make in shakedown money if Osama wins.
It sounds correct.
It will be payback time from the Clintons to those other two crooks.
Wouldn’t it be fun if the Clintons (yes, plural) won and the Clintons reneged on their promises to these two crooks? It would not be the first time or last.
I don’t have a crystal ball, but you have heard the talk; therefore, your comments certainly go into my repertoire (I love that word) of important things to scrutinize.
Thank you.
Shoul BHO become POTUS and assume the role as THE MAN, expect the race pimps to start accentuate the other side of his linage by referring to him as Barry White.
“Don’t stare in disbelief too long when the ticket is Obama/Clinton”
It won’t be.
Barry White? barack means “white one” so you mean whitey white?
Don’t wish this on us!
You hang out with some people with very vivid imaginations.
I suspect that I’m wrong, but I don’t see any of the suggested plots playing out and Hillary ain’t going down easy. I expect her to hit Obama with a dead woman or a live boy. Maybe soon.
I was just having some fun, but with the Clintons you just never know. She desperately wants to be the chief executive of something before she’s too old. Considering the current situation in Albany, coupled with the fact that Bloomberg’s second term is up next year, she could very well run for Governor of New York or Mayor of New York City.
Mayor comes first, but I’d rather she go for governor. New York State is ruled by the unions, so it doesn’t really matter anymore who’s governor. Get her out of our hair in that backwater called Albany.
If The Evil One steals the nomination, there's no way the Obama supporters would vote for her. Some would not vote, some would vote for McCain, some would vote third party. There's no chance in Hell any would vote for the nomination stealer.
The racist Rev. Wright can be added to that list. Without victim hood and hatred, he's got nothin'...
Great plan. I’ve been wondering what the Clintons’ would do as a last ditch effort (who they would blackmail or ‘buy
off’). Sounds plausible.
Yeah, I agree with you for the reasons stated, plus Hillary is REALLY thght with McCain on a personal basis as well. I can see her telling her people to vote for him en masse in order to screw Obama.
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