Barack Obama has Women Troubles

American Thinker ^ | June 10, 2008 | Charlie Wolf

[neverdem]

Barrack Obama has women troubles, and Hillary Clinton far from the alone as a problem. Danger lurks much closer to home.

First there are the 13 million disaffected women who supported Hillary not for her agenda but for her gender.  Fifteen times in her concession speech Hillary name-checked Barack Obama and fifteen times there were loud boos in the audience.  Yes, many will back Obama, but Democrats, unlike Republicans, don't fall in line.  In one poll 40 per cent of Clinton supporters said they will not support Obama; whether that turns into votes for McCain is another matter.  

Then there is Hillary herself.  In her swan song speech (is it?) she claimed she would "do whatever she could to ensure that Democrats take the White House back and defeat John McCain,"  In their quiet chat together at Diane Feinstein's house in Washington last week, I can only imagine that Obama said that the best help she can give is to give no help at all.  Obama can only hope that the Bill & Hill Show quietly retreats to the shadows only to appear  -- briefly -- at the convention in late August. Obama doesn't need the distraction or the constant reminder that she is still about.

Then there is the problem of the vice presidency.  Unless Hillary announces unequivocally that she has no intention to stand and will not accept an offer, this will hang like a pall and a question mark over the Obama campaign.

Her brigade of soul sisters will continue to push for her to the Obama camp either with her endorsement and connivance or not.  The shards from those 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling will start to fall on Obama and his campaign will suffer death from 18 million small cuts.

Obama does not have to wait until the nomination to name his pick for veep and the vetting committee he has set up will buy him some time but that still leaves a glimmer of unrequited hope for Hillary supporters.  Yet another distraction from his core message.

Of course, Hillary may not want the post.  She could figure that Obama will lose to McCain and this puts her in the position in 2012 to tell the party elders "see I told you so."  Why be tainted as part of a losing ticket? Though she will on the surface give the appearance of helping the Obama campaign enough to secure her place in the party, it is in her interest not to help too much.  Giving the appearance of being "open to the idea" of the vice-presidency keeps the dance and the guessing going and distracts from the main thrust of selling Obama and his ideas (of which we know not what they are) to the electorate.  The distraction continues without her fingerprints on the gun.

And what if Obama should pick Hillary?  That brings up a host of problems of their own.  First there is the Clinton motivational factor on the GOP base -- if Republican John McCain can't rally his conservative base, the Clintons will. 

Then there's the Michelle problem.

In her famous television interview with Martin Bashir, Diana the late Princess of Wales, referring to Camilla (now the Duchess of Cornwall) complained that there were "three of us in this marriage."  Not only will Hillary not want to do a job she's in essence already done - the vice presidency may even be a step down for her after being Bill's co-president - but in Michelle Obama's eyes it's now her turn to be vice-president.

If Barrack Obama's throwback ideas to the Carter administration aren't scary enough, the thought of a Michelle Obama as part of the administration should really put the frighteners up.

Think back to Hillary Clinton's time in office dodging those bullets in Bosnia or securing peace in Northern Ireland.  Imagine what Michelle can do as FLOTUS.  Think about Cherie Blair Britain, where I live,  and her time in Downing Street.  Mrs. Blair, or Cherie Booth as she is known professionally, was happy enough as a barrister to take her own husband's government to court on human rights charges on a number of cases.  The recent publication of her memoirs have been a unneeded distraction to Gordon Brown  (notable fact: youngest son, Leo Blair, was conceived while she and Tony Blair were guests of the Queen at Balmoral.  She was too embarrassed to take her contraception as Her Majesty's household staff unpack one's bags).

Michelle will take the art of interfering first spouse to a whole new unexplored level.  This will be a lot more than just -- as Bill Clinton spoke of Hillary -- "two for the price of one."

Be it her only recently found pride in her country or moans about the price of ballet lessons or complaints about what "it [criticism of the odious preacher, Rev. Wright] is doing to my kids," Michelle is already famous for a strain of affluent victimhood; I can only feel for the White House staff who would have to suffer four years of her employ.

Add to this her leftist view of Barack Obama as Commander-in-Chief, not just of the military but of the whole nation; the nanny state with her as the chief nanny.  Think of this famous prediction from Michelle: 

"Barack Obama will require you to work. He is going to demand that you shed your cynicism. That you put down your divisions. That you come out of your isolation, that you move out of your comfort zones. That you push yourselves to be better. And that you engage. Barack will never allow you to go back to your lives as usual, uninvolved, uninformed."

Hmm, where in the US Constitution does it give him the power to do that?  Michelle is Hillary, Cherie and Oprah on steroids

And yes, she will have the power.

       

Hell hath no fury...  Somewhere in all of this there will be a woman scorned; be it Hillary, Hill's supporters or Michelle.  It won't be a pretty sight.

London-based American talk show host, Charlie Wolf comments frequently on the US election on the BBC and Sky News.

[Prole]

You miss the point, evidently.

Many in Hillary's camp wants a woman in office.

Many feel as though their candidate was ripped off by Obama, and are threatening to vote for McCain because of what happened to them.

If McCain selects Governor Palin, then he can further court their votes in November.

Neither Obama nor McCain can win the election without Hillary's voting bloc, and they know it.

Why so hostile to the idea of Governor Palin running with McCain?

Who do you propose run as his VP?

[Prole]

"If they hate her so much, why are they mentioning her on the TV so much?"

Not quite sure what you have been watching, but I get CNN at the DFAC and FNC at home.

CNN and FNC are promoting Jindal. The only reason I know Governor Palin exists is because of what I read on the internet.

The MSM does not like Governor Palin, and they do not give her any coverage from what I have observed.

[Darkwolf377]

"You miss the point, evidently. Many in Hillary's camp wants a woman in office."

You miss the point--they would never--repeat, never--want a pro-life woman. Hillary's supporters would view that as a worse betrayal than if he chose a pro-life man.

"Why so hostile to the idea of Governor Palin running with McCain?"

I haven't even stated an opinion on that--where do you get the idea I'm hostile about it? I've only spoken about OBAMA's VP choice.

"Who do you propose run as his VP?"

I have no idea.

[Darkwolf377]

Your post was confusing. I wasn't sure who you were refering to when you said they don't like "her".

I don't watch TV and was taking your word on TV coverage.

[Darkwolf377]

"If McCain picks Governor Sarah Palin for VP, he will win in a landslide."

Now that I've deconfused my self ;) I will merely restate what I said simply: Hillary voters won't vote for McCain because he picks a woman if she's prolife. And I don't see McCain changing his position on drilling because of his VP's position.

Hope I've been clearer this time.

[Prole]

"You miss the point--they would never--repeat, never--want a pro-life woman."

You don't know that for certain.

You are using a generalization to describe all of Hillary's folks as pro-abortionists.

Many may be of that mentality, but not all of them are.

McCain will get their votes if he selects Governor Palin.

How else do you propose he win the election?

If it ain't McCain-Palin in November, Obama and Farrakhan are going to be running the White House and our Republic.

Bank on it.

[Prole]

You are speaking in absolutes, and offer no alternative solution to the problem.

Palin will bring energy and experience to the ticket.

I am not quite sure why I am debating you on this issue as you are giving me a headache with your defiance and refusal to offer another plan.

[Darkwolf377]

"You are speaking in absolutes, and offer no alternative solution to the problem."

I didn't know it was my job to just clap and applaud your points. You should have told me that earlier.

You are imagining FAR too much power for a vice president. The president who isn't for drilling isn't going to just CHANGE because the vp he chooses as a way of impressing Hillary's voters says so. And McCain is already prolife.

"Palin will bring energy and experience to the ticket. I am not quite sure why I am debating you on this issue as you are giving me a headache with your defiance and refusal to offer another plan. "

I don't have to "offer another plan" when discussing the influence of a VP. What "plan" are we discussing? I'm merely pointing out that the vp choice has never in my experience determined an election. If you don't want to debate this with me, show some self control and don't; I'm not forcing you.

[landerwy]

I believe he says McCain would choose her as VP not Hussein Obama. She is a conservative Republican.

[Darkwolf377]

Yeah, that was my fault.

But my larger point is that I don't see how the VP choice of a prolife woman is going to help McCain with Hillary supporters. I don't see a lot of prolifers there.

[littlehouse36]

Barack Obama has Women Troubles

[ballplayer]

As soon as they realize that McCain is PRO LIFE they will flock to the Abortionist fanatic candidate Obama

[normy]

Will Hillary supporters support a family woman with 5 kids? Doesn't that kind of woman go against their code? She is also pretty so thats a strike against her among many Hillary supporters.

[Carley]

BHO has an ATTITUDE problem.

An ARROGANCE problem.

An IGNORANCE problem.

Hearing him speak without a script is painful.

Perhaps his breathalyzer isn’t working properly.

[Prole]

Well, how else is McCain going to win the Hillary folks?

Obviously not all of Hillary's people are that extreme, but I will grant you that many of them are.

McCain cannot win the election if Obama courts the majority of the Hillary voters.

Selecting Governor Palin will help McCain make his case to female voters throughout the Republic (Republican, Democrat, Independent, whatever).

Who else should he select?

[normy]

There is a story on CNN of how Obama won his first election in Chicago by bringing in a team of lawyers to check signatures of the other two candidates running. Both were black and the incumbent was a black woman. He was successful in discounting enough signatures to keep both candidates off the ballot.

Obama's first big move in to politics he used a crafty way to avoid running against anyone. In a similar move he basically had no opponent to run against in the Senate. This was because secret dirt had been released from supposedly sealed court documents to cause his Republican opponent to drop out.

That may be the Chicago way but it's a little harder to pull off in a national election. Obama will implode because he has no experience running against anyone.

[SkyPilot]

Barack Obama has Women Troubles

I'll say.

[normy]

I like the idea, don't get me wrong, and it could go a pretty long way to putting some women into the Republican isle. I just see many of these women staying home rather than vote for someone so much better than they are. I mean Hillary was a beer swilling, hateful person. She had been run over by her husband and many of the hags who support her relate to that. Most women who find commonality with Palin already vote Republican.

I actually think it would be a good pick though if what I hear about her is true. There doesn't seem to be many other good choices out there.

[SkyPilot]

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson

[mylife]

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