Posted on 03/08/2008 6:23:11 AM PST by jdm
Last night, Bill OReilly asked Al Sharpton the $64,000 question what happens if Hillary Clinton gets the nomination even if Barack Obama comes into Denver leading in pledged delegates? After the losses in Texas and Ohio, the new meme has the superdelegates wondering whether Obama can win a general election. If Hillary can make it closer by the time the convention rolls around, say to within 70 or so pledged delegates, the superdelegates will throw their support to the most competitive candidate.
After hesitating a bit, Sharpton makes it clear that he and his supporters wont accept a brokered outcome:
Superdelegates are not Supermen. The party cant say it represents the concept of one-man, one-vote democracy and then make backroom deals that ignore the popular vote and the will of the electorate. They will march in the street to protest a Hillary nomination if she comes into Denver trailing Obama.
Strong words indeed.
Duane and I discussed this today, and he thought that putting Obama at the bottom of the ticket will avoid a walkout. I dont think Obama will be willing to tie his political fortunes to Bill and Hillary Clinton, and I dont think that his supporters would forgive him easily if he did. The Clintons are everything that his campaign opposed insider deals, nasty personal attack strategies, and the politics of the Beltway. Accepting that bottom slot would endorse all of that and eliminate the one advantage he gives the Democrats.
Sharptons threat gives Obama potent leverage to keep from accepting a convention demotion. If his supporters start talking about third-party movements, the Democrats are finished up and down the ticket and they know it.
UPDATE: My apologies Red Lasso seems to have a problem with this episode from OReilly. Hopefully it will work again soon; it worked when I loaded this initially.
“The Graft Zeppelin”
Fat Al is America’s premiere race racketeer..
Al will get a big fat payoff and all of his flock will be herded back onto the plantation, just you watch.
Lets be clear: I’m not fond of Obama and Sharpton makes me ill, but if Obama supporters won’t accept Hillary stealing the nomination I say: Good for them!
Yep Obama, the black man reduced to "Driving Miss Daisy/Hillary". According to the Clintons, he would be right where they want him:
At the back of the bus... Opps, I mean ticket, you get my drift.
Boy the Clintons are nefarious. Should Hidabeast steal the presidential nomination via the Super Race/super delegates (which she has every intention of doing by hook or by crook) and Osama, Obama is relegated to the back of the bus driving Miss Daisy/Hillary, "There Will Be Blood" come the democRAT convention in Denver. There had better be plenty of riot police on sight because that is exactly what the democRATS will have on their hands; race riots that are going to make Chicago 68 look like a picnic. The so-called "African Americans" are going to raise holy blazes once they see the truth that the democRATS ARE THE RACISTS and Osama, Obama, is thrown under the bus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:2008_Democratic_Primary_results%2C_by_county.svg
Red is hillary, blue is obama.
Looks to me like hillary won texas.
The interesting one to me is iowa. Suposedly obama won iowa. It looks like john edwards won it to me. Edwards is green.
L-O-L!.
But wouldn't that title be more appropriate for Michael Moore? (although he's more like a giant festering boil).
LOL. That’s a good one. Unfortunately, we don’t decide elections by land area. If that were the case, the GOP would be a lock.
the way Sharpton is acting I think he has switched sides to help obama.
maybe sharpton could address as to why over 90% of blacks support the black man and why is there so much of a racial aspect to this by blacks.
I bet blacks ar enot supporting obama because of his policies because I bet most of them have no idea as usual what policies they are voting for.
could it be over 90% of blacks are voting for the black man because they look at colour . which flies in the face of what MLK said to them.
Actually I have seen some blacks say they are voting for him because he is black of course forgetting he is supposed to be half white too
imagine the horror if whites all whites were doing this.
same as to some blacks I have seen interviewed they think it;s alright for thenm to have black neighbourhoods, say black power, have a black church with black value system etc even the NY basketball team owner thinks it;s alright for black men to call women bit#### yet it’;s not for a white man
astounding
maybe sharpton could address the double standered and blatent racism on whites
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