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CLINTON TO DROP OUT OF RACE FRIDAY
nypost.com ^ | June 4, 2008 | Post Staff Report

Posted on 06/04/2008 4:30:44 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

Sen. Hillary Clinton will drop out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination Friday, The Post has learned.

Her decision ends speculation about what she would do after Sen. Barack Obama captured the nomination yesterday.

Last night, a defiant Clinton conceded nothing to Obama.

In a speech at Baruch College, Clinton said she needed time to consider her next move.

Clinton ran down the list of every state she has won, trumpeted the nearly 18 million people who voted for her in this year's contests and demanded that her supporters be given "respect."

Clinton also said she had won the "swing states" needed to get the 270 electoral votes to capture the White House, as her supporters broke into chants of, "Yes, we will!" - a dig on Obama's slogan, "Yes we can!"

But today party leaders began calling for Clinton to drop out, hoping that such a move would encourage party unity.

"I don't see why we don't get on with it and endorse [Obama]," said Rep. Charles Rangel, a Clinton supporter. He said it was only a matter of time before he and other Clinton supporters formally back Barack.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008dncconvention; clinton; democratparty; democrats; hillary
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To: kaehurowing

Yes, I didn’t see why it was necessary to go to “inside sources” when the identities of the uncommitted superdelegates were known to the press all along. If the uncommitted SD’s were going to announce for Obama, why didn’t they say that rather than quote “inside sources” saying that Hillary was going to drop out for the past few days?


41 posted on 06/04/2008 5:05:07 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Ding Dong the witch is dead!!!

42 posted on 06/04/2008 5:05:20 PM PDT by Thunder90
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To: kcvl
"I’ll believe it when she does it!"

And I wonder what pant suit she'll wear when she sings.





43 posted on 06/04/2008 5:06:17 PM PDT by Spunky (You are free to make choices, but not free from the consequences)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

44 posted on 06/04/2008 5:08:41 PM PDT by Miss Didi ("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
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To: Milwaukee_Guy
Yup.

The thing for Hillary to remember is that Obama's people are not going to accept her as VP.

She has way too much baggage, and Bill would be running the entire show anyway.

There is no way Bill Clinton would let Obama do anything without his interference.

He has 8 years of Presidential experience over both Hillary and Obama.

The other delicious bit is that Obama's wife hates Hillary.

The White House would be a violent and bitter circus with the Obama and Clinton people in there.

45 posted on 06/04/2008 5:10:23 PM PDT by Prole (Pray for the families of Chris and Channon.)
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To: kcvl

All material from Time Magazine should be excerpted and requires a working link.


46 posted on 06/04/2008 5:14:00 PM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Sociopath.


47 posted on 06/04/2008 5:17:00 PM PDT by Old Phone Man (ks)
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To: Prole
Lifted from the DUmp:

Breaking on Countdown: Hillary's top campaign strategists begged Senators to push Hillary out

Bombshell revelation. Howard Fineman reporting that 8 senators who were Hillary supporters were gathered by phone by Hillary's top campaign strategists to convince her to concede the nomination. Wow!

Wow, indeed. Maybe Lieberman was one of them, that's why Obama was roughing him up on the Senate floor!

48 posted on 06/04/2008 5:17:39 PM PDT by txhurl (Hillary, we are going to take the nomination from you - for the common good.)
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To: kcvl
IF there is a tape it would be best to wait AFTER she concedes. I’m sure people with the supposed tape know that!

Yes. Absolutely. And releas it at the last possible moment so Hussein can't didge the bullet.

49 posted on 06/04/2008 5:18:37 PM PDT by Cobra64 (www.BulletBras.net)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Now, if only she will resign from the senate and go find a cave to retire to....


50 posted on 06/04/2008 5:19:41 PM PDT by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: MNReaganite

I guess if the Clintons are finally gone, I can delete the 275 Clinton cartoons, parodies and “caption this” photos off my hard drive.


51 posted on 06/04/2008 5:23:18 PM PDT by Cobra64 (www.BulletBras.net)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
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52 posted on 06/04/2008 5:24:40 PM PDT by randita
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To: Miss Didi

53 posted on 06/04/2008 5:25:14 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY ((((Stop the Obamanation!))))
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To: Cobra64
I guess if the Clintons are finally gone, I can delete the 275 Clinton cartoons, parodies and “caption this” photos off my hard drive.

Perhaps we can do a "Best Of" or "Greatest Hits" thread in their honor. ;)
54 posted on 06/04/2008 5:29:56 PM PDT by Miss Didi ("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
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To: Maceman

“If this is true, I’m guessing there IS no Michelle Obama tape.”

That was an unsubstantiated rumor all along, from what I gather.


55 posted on 06/04/2008 5:31:45 PM PDT by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

This sounds like more wishful thinking on the part of the DNC and Obama’s supporters in the media... I’ll believe it when she says the words herself, and not before. I wonder if these are the same sources - her supposed “advisors” - that are putting forward these things.

From some of the quotes, it just sounds like more and more pressure being applied, and not that these decisions are coming from Clinton herself...


56 posted on 06/04/2008 5:33:52 PM PDT by LibertyRocks (The LibertyRocks Blog - http://libertyrocks.wordpress.com & http://www.LibertyRocks.us)
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To: Maceman

I’m guessing that if it exists at all it’s in a vault at WLS (ABC) Ch. 7 Chicago. And, I doubt it’ll ever see the light of day if that’s the case. If anyone would know exactly what Michelle said, it would be their two reporters: Cheryl Burton and Karen Jordan who were there.


57 posted on 06/04/2008 5:36:15 PM PDT by LibertyRocks (The LibertyRocks Blog - http://libertyrocks.wordpress.com & http://www.LibertyRocks.us)
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To: Prole; All
Dick Morris told Bill O. that she will not be VP—100% impossible. He pointed out that one of Barry's VP committee members is a black activist who was behind the FALN and Mark Rich pardons. (nice) Dick says it will be Richardson, Biden or Sebilius. When looking at the electoral map, Dick said that McCain could take more North East states (true) but Barry might sweep the South. (right, Dick) Dick says that Barry's biggest problem is that America does not know him—is he Rev. Wright? Bill said it was not a problem because he'd come on the Factor and then everyone would know him well. (sure, Bill) And Bill still predicts that Mitt will be McCain's VP. ;)
58 posted on 06/04/2008 5:38:42 PM PDT by Miss Didi ("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
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To: All

Dennis Miller says that Barry cannot pick Mrs. Clinton because nobody would vote for him because they’d think he was clinically insane.


59 posted on 06/04/2008 5:42:54 PM PDT by Miss Didi ("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
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To: LegalEagle61

The DNC, and Obama’s supporters in the media are really getting freaked out. I honestly don’t think Hillary has any intention of dropping out. All these articles the last few days name their sources as “unnamed aides” or anonymous sources.

What’s depressing and confusing to me is that so many here are so quick to assume that what they are reporting about her is the truth just because she is who she is, and because of their hatred for her. I thought we all were informed enough to realize that you have to second-guess EVERYTHING reported by the MSM - especially when it comes to politics. They are doing everything they can to influence this election. And, as soon as Hillary is out of the picture - their wrath will turn against McCain.

Even though it’s Hillary we should be demanding truth from the presses - not their wishful thinking and political operative fantasies.


60 posted on 06/04/2008 5:44:39 PM PDT by LibertyRocks (The LibertyRocks Blog - http://libertyrocks.wordpress.com & http://www.LibertyRocks.us)
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