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Home Front: Politix
Hillary Clinton's advisers 'in a state of panic'
2008-02-10
Hillary Clinton's most senior advisers are in a state of "panic" about her presidential prospects and are plotting to enlist Democrat leaders in Congress to thwart her rival Barack Obama's ambitions.

The Clinton camp is braced for Mr Obama to win a series of primary elections over the next three weeks, which they fear could hand the Illinois senator unstoppable momentum in the race for the White House.

Mr Obama has begun calling those "super delegates" - 795 congressmen and senior party officials who could break a dead heat - who are committed to Mrs Clinton, asking them to change their minds and help him wrap up the nomination. As of tonight, the two candidates were neck and neck but Mr Obama appeared to be gaining momentum
Well what do you know. Crap does roll downhill.
Posted by:Icerigger

#20  TOPIX > NUCLEAR WARFARE JUST STEPPED CLOSER + JAPAN: NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR, CHINESE MILITARY BUILDUP ROGRAMMES A WORRY + IRAN, NORTH KOREA ARE FORMIDABLE THREATS.

Also from TOPIX > IRAN > GENERAL - IRAN READY TO TEACH USA A LESSON, iff USA or anyone crosses the line.

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG > USA: NORTH KOREA INCREASES MILITARY MANEUVERS.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-02-10 23:03  

#19  Oh, crosspatch. Not that I'm arguing, mind.
Posted by: trailing wife   2008-02-10 22:12  

#18  "Her support may be a mile wide"

She doesn't claim to have wide support, she claims to have broad support. And I think the broads might be changing their minds and voting for Obama.
Posted by: crosspatch   2008-02-10 22:03  

#17  Its only February 2008 - its NOT over for Hillary until Obama formally wins the Dem nomination or come Jan 2009.

IMO, this is about Clintonian "safe politics", i.e. the 1990s in 2008 and beyond. THE CLINTON-LED DEMS ORIGINALLY DESIRED A 1990's PERIOD OF GEOPOL QUIET, NOT UNCONTROLLABLE ESCALATIONS VV RADICAL ISLAMISM, NUCLEAR IRAN, + OWG-NWO. ETC. NOT SINCE FDR HAVE THE DEMS FACED VARI CURR ABD POTENTIAL HIGH ORDER NATIONAL-GLOBAL CRISES ON SUCH A SCALE, ESPEC WHERE PC + MASSIVE GOVT SPENDING = NATIONAL-GLOBAL HYPERGOVT MAY NOT RESOLVE THE NEW PROBS.

As per OSAMA and Years 2008-2020 as I'd posted, IS HILLARY TRULY A NEW GLOBAL THATCHER OR GLOBAL ELEANOR ROOSEVELT vv POST-DUBYA/2008 PROBS??? CAN SHE SERVE, LEAD, AND PROTECT THE BUDDING/NASCENT US-LED OWG-NWO, OR WILL SHE DESTROY SAME??? A US-IRAN conflict in 2008, + NORTH KOREA + TAIWAN, etc are not gonna disappear come Jan 2009.

LEADERSHIP + "GUMPTION", NOT "SAFE POLITIX" is what Amer needed after 9-11, and will likely be needed MORE AFTER JAN 2009, NOT LESS. WORLD ISLAM INCLUD RADICAL ISLAMISM IS OUT TO PRECLUDE ITS OWN SELF-IMPLOSION, + JUSTIFY ITS DIVINE MANDATE + PAN -ISMS, AND ARE NOT TAKING "NO" FROM THE US-WEST AS TO NOT HAVING NUKE WEAPONS, NOR AS TO ACCEPTING US/WESTERN-ONLY WORLD LEADERSHIP.

Despite its victories and entrenchment under Dubya, THE USA + US-LED/CENTRIC OWG-NWO AT THIS TIME [2008-2010] IS STILL CAPABLE OF BEING DEFEATED OR DESTROYED IN THE ME, OR VV NK-TAIWAN in ASIA.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-02-10 20:41  

#16  Thanks, Clem - good points.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-02-10 20:38  

#15  I'm definitely voting for Hillary in the primary. Never thought I'd live to see the day, but it's my strategy and I'm going to convince as many as possible to follow. Obama scares me. Hillary, I think we can beat.
Posted by: Clem Sheck9754   2008-02-10 20:27  

#14  "whoever you think would be the best candidate"

That would be Fred Thompson, mhw, but he's not on the demoncrat ballot. ;-p

Interesting idea, though.

Still thinking....
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-02-10 19:29  

#13  Barbara Skolaut

why vote for either

if you vote in the Dem primary, why not vote for Biden as a protest or whoever you think would be the best candidate
Posted by: mhw   2008-02-10 18:53  

#12  First debate between Obama and McCain? McCain loses in landslide numbers. It's about TV and image.... Vote Hill --- at least then, McCain has a chance -- just MHO..
Posted by: Sherry   2008-02-10 16:35  

#11  apparently "in a state of pamnic" = "you're fired". Her Ineveitableness's campaign manager, Patti Solis Doyle, decided to spend more time with the family was fired today, and will be replaced by the Beast's former Chief of Staff, Maggie "files? what files?" Williams
Posted by: Frank G   2008-02-10 16:14  

#10  Obama might be harder for Juan McCain to beat in the general, being young and full of energy and not having a record to speak of. I was thinking of voting for She Who Must Not Be Named just for that reason.
Posted by: Steve   2008-02-10 15:53  

#9  vote for Hillary - we need these two clawing and scratching right into the convention - and we can beat her like a drum in the general election
Posted by: Frank G   2008-02-10 15:50  

#8  No surprises here. No one actually likes her, and she has never grasped that. Her support may be a mile wide, but it has never been more than an inch deep.
Posted by: Iblis   2008-02-10 15:33  

#7  Serious question, folks.

Tuesday's the Virginia primary. Virginia is an open primary state; I can ask for either a DemocRat or a Repub ballot (but not both).

Since it seems that John McCain has the Repub nomination sewn up, it would probably be better for me to ask for a Dem ballot and vote for Obama - to screw up Billary's chances.

Thoughts?
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-02-10 15:31  

#6  ROFLMAO, #5 'moose.

You win the thread. :-D
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-02-10 13:43  

#5  Can you imagine Hillary in a fit of throbbing hemorrhoidal pique?

Stomping through hallways in a burning rage, a riding crop clenched in one hand as any helot moving too slowly gets a savage beating while being roundly cursed with an obscene tirade, her twittering fairy lickspittles fluttering about, trying helplessly to evade her fearsome wrath.

Meanwhile, Bill, several States away, immersed with a couple of zoftig plumpkins in a hot tub, thanks his lucky stars that a fast Lear jet will insure his remaining out of throwing range for the rest of the campaign.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2008-02-10 13:32  

#4  Time to send Bill out to kneecap Obama. Obama don't go near Ft. Marcy Park.
Posted by: JohnQC   2008-02-10 10:38  

#3  There will be more crying in 3, 2, 1, 0.
Posted by: JohnQC   2008-02-10 10:33  

#2  The fun part is to shove this into the faces of those raving "Not elected, but selected" cretins we've put up with for nearly eight years. Not that is makes any difference for them because it was never about principle but about power. It is however, good therapy for us :)

Hard to sell a guilt card when the recipients are bustin' a gut laughing.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2008-02-10 10:08  

#1  the gloves come off, baby!
Posted by: Frank G   2008-02-10 09:55  

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