Hillary lost because of the man from Hope

Manchester Union Leader ^ | June 3, 2008 | Kathleen Parker

[Impy]

Hillary lost because party activists like Obama so he won all the caucus states and thus racked up 10 or 11 victories in row putting her in a delegate hole she couldn’t climb out of.

[olezip]

And she missed it in no small part because of that man from Hope. Contrary to the braying of the wounded sisterhood, Clinton's defeat hasn't been the result of misogyny. She was defeated by her husband, by her own party and, definitively last weekend, by the party's Rules and Bylaws Committee.

No. Hillary lost because she is NOT a Margaret Thatcher; she is not an Indira Ghandi, nor a Golda Meir. She does not have the character, the integrity, and the humility possessed by those great leaders. It is that simple.

[Sacajaweau]

The sad thing....Neither is qualified...The Dems have no candidate. It was like watching voting for the king and queen of the Senior Prom....a mere “brainless” popularity contest.

[blueyon]

Will the man of “HOPE” be a “DOPE” and give the Hilldabeast the VP slot? Inquiring minds want to know. Time will tell.

[Kozak]

amid insinuations of cognitive disruption possibly stemming from Clinton's heart problems

Referred to in the medical community as "Pump Head". Believed to be caused by tiny bubbles that cause minimal brain damage during cardiac surgery.

[rhombus]

Hillary lost because party activists like Obama so he won all the caucus states and thus racked up 10 or 11 victories in row putting her in a delegate hole she couldn’t climb out of.

Exactly. A good strategy for a party that doesn't believe in states rights and winner take all contests. However, winning the electoral college is going to be a different matter entirely.

[Coldwater Creek]

Conservatives are in the same boat!

[Sacajaweau]

She simply did not consider Obama as an opponent. She was after all..the wife of the first black president. It was a huge base...and it’s gone.

[Will88]

I agree that Slick didn’t cost Hillary the nomination. Most of the media was simply in the tank for Obama, exaggerating any Clinton misstep all out of proportion and ignoring a long string of gaffs and just plain dumb statements from both the Obamas.

Strange to be taking up for the Clintons, but the media and, most of all, white guilt and the black bloc vote gave the nomination to Obama.

[Liz]

Will the man of “HOPE” be a “DOPE” and give the Hilldabeast the VP slot?

Can't you just hear Michele Obama?

"If you put that blankety-blank b**** on the ticket, I'm outta here."

No way does Michele want Hillary around.

Hillary and Bill would suck so much oxygen out of the campaign, Obama would look like he just dropped by instead of the nominee.

[manc]

aqreed 100% Hillary had no chance as the media were really going far out with Obama.Only once did the media look closely at Obama and it was not his relationship to wright for 20 years, it was not his relationship to a terrorist who bombed police stations and govt buildings it was not his comments like typical white people or greedy white folk it was not his voting record or his cluelessness to the world was not his wifes racist rantings no it was because a late show made fun of the media for being too soft with Obama unbelievable hey???????????????? Also like another postewr said the radical left went for Obama and got those caucas's in for Obama, ust like Lieberman lost the dim nomination in CT and went on to win anyway I hope hillary goes independant like Lieberman did

[manc]

ask the Obama voters what is change ands they answer DUH, you might get some who say well he’ll change Washington but then ask how , how long and when the same answer will come back DUR.

Of course all this after a 5min rant against Bush which had nothing to do with the conversation

[Raycpa]

The Clinton’s have not changed.

Their supporters lost the rose colored glasses.

[palmer]

Most of the media was simply in the tank for Obama

Not back in the VA primary when I voted for him. Back then, Hillary was a fait accompli, not loved by the media, but not hated either. It took a bunch of crossovers to save Obama's bacon.

Risky strategy? Absolutely. But worth it not to be guaranteed not to see Bill any more.

[palmer]

100% Hillary had no chance as the media were really going far out with Obama

You have a short memory, Obama was not peddled until he started winning.

[PGalt]

Hillary lost? because the propagandists didn’t want to damage their credibility /sarcasm futher. It’s much easier to promote Barack to bus driver. Whitey can have a seat in the back and maybe be backup driver unless we have to throw her under, also. /sarcasm

[manc]

I should have clarified
The media were out for Obama as soon as they saw him win the first couple of elections.
When they saw him and realised they loved him they went all out and the famous clintons were dropped from a great height.

[prairiebreeze]

Hillary lost because the party calculated it would be better to snub the feminists over snubbing the blacks.

Black will always trump female for donks.

Should be a lesson learned by many in their party.

[Will88]

“Not back in the VA primary when I voted for him.”

I think most of the national, MSM was always in the tank for him. Going months of the campaign and gushing over his cotton candy speeches and never seriously questioning his qualifications, or pressing for more details about just what sort of change he advocated.

And the Reverend Wright information had always been around, but largely ignored. I know I heard Sean Hannity mention it for many months before it finally began showing up in the MSM.

They’ve covering for him since that speech at the DNC in 2004. What they don’t report or ask about can be just as helpful, or more helpful, than what they do report about.