'Close to Zero' Chance Hillary Runs Again for President

businessandmedia.org ^ | October 14, 2008 | Jeff Poor

[Rufus2007]

Is there still a possibility that if Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama loses this year’s election, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., would make another run for the White House? According to Clinton, the chances are “close-to-zero.”

Clinton appeared on “Fox & Friends” Oct. 14 and told co-host Gretchen Carlson her chances of being the next Senate Majority Leader or a Supreme Court Justice nominee were “zero.” But Clinton dropped a bigger bombshell when she all but ruled out another presidential bid.

“Probably close to zero,” Clinton said. “You know, I am someone who – there’s an old saying, bloom where you’re planted, and I’ve always loved that. When you walk into, you know, our house in Chappaqua, there’s a painted wooden sign which says, ‘Bloom where you’re planted.’ I love being in the Senate.”

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[Rufus2007]

I have to admit, it was kind of fun doing the "Operation Chaos" thing. Guess we won't have that shot again for awhile.

[HamiltonJay]

Yea, just like there was ZERO chance she would run for president if she was re-elected to the Senate... she’s played this line before folks... don’t count on it.

[BallyBill]

Zero? Is that an “0”bama joke?

[what's up]

'Bloom where you’re planted.’

When has she ever done that?

[HappyinAZ]

oh pleeeeze! All you’d have to do is wrap that potential “carrot” around a string and drag it in front of those two swine.....

[CatOwner]

That’s political speak for “unless the situation changes and I am needed by my party”.

[jimfree]

To paraphrase Richard Nixon: “You won’t have Hillary Clinton to kick around again.”

[BigBobber]

This is code language to Hillary supporters telling them it’s OK to vote for McCain/Palin.

Hillary has every intention of running in 2012. She and Bubba have nothing else to live for.

[Know et al]

It sounds like a definite maybe to me.

[kabar]

Close to zero is not zero.

[johnny7]

[Tax-chick]

Are you saying you actually believe her? How old are you?

[BibChr]

“Less than zero chance” of me believing THAT.

[The Worthless Miracle]

I’m not understanding why anyone in their right mind would consider her for the supreme court. She has never been a distinguished or particularly special lawyer... after all the fuss over Harriet Myers, why would anyone even think Hillary is Supreme Court material. Bizarre.

[sweet_diane]

We’ve heard her say that before... why believe her now?

[Sisku Hanne]

Hillary is a lot of things, but she’s nobody’s fool. There’s no way she would admit right now that she plans to run again.

[Jazz1968]

It is just political cover so when her behind the scenes efforts to sabotage BO’s campaign in the coming weeks she has proof she had no dog in the fight.
She is a Clinton after all.

[Dixie Yooper]

If Obama wins, the DNC will not let her run in 4 years. In 8 years, she will be making us forget who Helen Thomas ever was.

[MrB]

Even thistles bloom.

And they’re specifically mentioned as a curse from God.

[Redbob]

So, the news isn’t ALL bad, these days!