Can Clinton pull a Chalmers?

chalmers“You don’t walk off the court before the buzzer sounds. You never know, you might get a three-point shot at the end.” — Hillary Clinton, on CNN

18 Comments

  1. Kev
    Posted May 16, 2008 at 6:04 am | Permalink

    As they said this morning that even with Florida and Michigan counted she still will not have enough to win. She can continue with this foolishness if she wants but Obama needs to ignore her and start the campaign against McCain.

  2. beber
    Posted May 16, 2008 at 7:14 am | Permalink

    three pointer with a foul and free throw, followed by a technical.

  3. Regular
    Posted May 16, 2008 at 7:20 am | Permalink

    I’m pretty sure Chalmers wouldn’t appreciate his achievement being lumped in with the current dog pile of the presidential race.

    What Chalmers did was the result of a team effort, personal confidence and great coaching.

    One shouldn’t spoil the special victory and recognition that Mr. Chalmers deserves with the taint of politics.

  4. BlueJay
    Posted May 16, 2008 at 7:40 am | Permalink

    Well she cited something I neither know nor care about. But Sentator Clinton is correct.

    There is a process to play out. That process has already been corrupted by a media complicit in fronting Obama. There is no reason for that process to end before it is played out and EVERY good reason for it to continue.

    Half the “fans” if you will, believe the game has been rigged. We still hold out hope that the will of the people and not the will of the pundits will give us the true winner.

  5. ksfarmgrrl
    Posted May 16, 2008 at 8:10 am | Permalink

    … and ya know, when she walks off the court, it’s possible her supporters will follow.

    Let’s see you get st. obama elected without Hillary’s supporters.

    Uniter not a divider indeed.

  6. Political_mama
    Posted May 16, 2008 at 8:42 am | Permalink

    I agree, there will be hell to pay if Obama turns his back on Hillary.

    We’ll go with her.

  7. ksfarmgrrl
    Posted May 16, 2008 at 8:45 am | Permalink

    I dont think Hillary should accept the vp slot. It might be a dream ticket, but I think she has everything to lose and nothing to gain by jumping on the obama fan club wagon.

    I just think the obama folks, and obama himself, have done NOTHING to reach out to Hillary supporters. AND no matter how they try to spin it, HALF the party supports her.

    I guess they just think they can win without us.

    Good luck with that.

  8. BlueJay
    Posted May 16, 2008 at 8:48 am | Permalink

    Gotta agree.

    Let them reach out to their NEW friends.

  9. bth
    Posted May 16, 2008 at 10:01 am | Permalink

    In a word - NO. That said I agree with BlueJay; play it out to the buzzer. IF Clinton can reach the goals her campaign set (plurality of popular vote, within 100 delegates) THEN she might have a case. But, if the ball bounces off the rim - it’s over.

    ksfg - I agree on no VP slot but for a slightly different reason. Senate Majority Leader Clinton is too important.

  10. blogmonitor
    Posted May 16, 2008 at 10:28 am | Permalink

    Clinton is finished. The last second is over, and the whistle has already sounded.

    She and her fan club of sheep followers just can’t face reality yet.

    Back to Arkansas, New York, or whereever the unhappy couple decide to fade away at.

  11. blogmonitor
    Posted May 16, 2008 at 10:30 am | Permalink

    “believe the game has been rigged”

    Yep. Game stolen. By none other than those “evil” democrats.

    “Rigged” is a word that the Clinton word twisters and past history of documented lies would be fond of.

  12. bth
    Posted May 16, 2008 at 12:05 pm | Permalink

    FL and MI: “Her position, part of a formidable comeback challenge, is that all the delegates be seated in accordance with their disputed primaries.

    Even if they were, it wouldn’t erase Barack Obama’s growing lead in delegates”

    Which brings us back to what I have suggested: work out a reasonable compromise on the two states - giving Clinton a good chunk of delegates. But:

    “Michigan and Florida alone can’t save Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign.”

    She would still have to sweep BIG the handful of remaining states. And, as her own campaigned stated - she would have to surpass Obama in popular votes. IF she does that she has a case. If not I would hope that her supporters would recognize that she had her shot and simply didn’t make it.

    My first-choice candidate is out. I can deal with that. I simply ask the same of others.

  13. ksfarmgrrl
    Posted May 16, 2008 at 2:26 pm | Permalink

    “She and her fan club of sheep followers just can’t face reality yet.”

    You are so full of crap your eyes must be brown.

    I’ve been saying that for a while here. And I also pointed out Hillary wasnt my first choice either. But obama is bad news. And when that becomes obvious, it’s gonna be too late.

    Just more whining. Hillary isnt stopping obama from doing one damn thing.

    But she will sure be a conveeeeeeenient target if he loses.

  14. LLTVET
    Posted May 16, 2008 at 2:35 pm | Permalink

    I agree about the VP slot regardless of the candidate. Obama and Clinton may both want to think about Webb. Virginia is a very “purple” state and he has extensive national security experience.

  15. LLTVET
    Posted May 16, 2008 at 2:46 pm | Permalink

    But Obama seems to be making his “free throws” We will see if that continues.

  16. parkay
    Posted May 16, 2008 at 7:13 pm | Permalink

    If I know much about Hog Futures Hillary, she won’t go down a loser without giving Obamanation a good smearing, loyal Democrat party member or not.
    Stay out of her way when she is smearing.

  17. WSClark
    Posted May 16, 2008 at 7:23 pm | Permalink

    “I agree, there will be hell to pay if Obama turns his back on Hillary…… We’ll go with her.”

    And if Obama supporters made the same statement, you all would be screaming like stuck pigs.

    If Hillary were to steal the nomination, do you really think that she could win the general WITHOUT the Obama supporters?

    Really.

    Damn, if Obama supporters were to walk away, you may as well give McCain the presidency in a Reaganite landslide.

  18. BlueJay
    Posted May 16, 2008 at 11:25 pm | Permalink

    Let’s us be fair WS.

    Not so long ago, you had your head in the oven.

    What was it you said?

    Obama has no chance because America is a racist nation? Something like that?

    YOU an Obama supporter, presented a cabal of collaborators INCLUDING Senator Clinton and all her supporters.

    And Clinton supporters TRIED to raise your spirits.

    And here you are.

    And here is the truth.

    YOU can’t win without us. And we can’t win without you.

    And it is YOU and your candidate wants to trade with the enemy.

    You have everything on your side WS. You and Obama. The media, a lousy con candidate, everything.

    But Obama can’t close the deal.

    Momentum is with Senator Clinton.

    So MY take is it is YOURS and Obama’s fault if we get us a President McCain.