Posted on 05/10/2008 9:35:03 AM PDT by freerepublic_or_die
There is a lot of talk that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is now fated to lose the Democratic nomination and should pull out of the race. We believe it is her right to stay in the fight and challenge Senator Barack Obama as long as she has the desire and the means to do so. That is the essence of the democratic process.
But we believe just as strongly that Mrs. Clinton will be making a terrible mistake — for herself, her party and for the nation — if she continues to press her candidacy through negative campaigning with disturbing racial undertones. We believe it would also be a terrible mistake if she launches a fight over the disqualified delegations from Florida and Michigan.
The United States needs a clean break from eight catastrophic years of George W. Bush. And so far, Senator John McCain is shaping up as Bush the Sequel — neverending war in Iraq, tax cuts for the rich while the middle class struggles, courts packed with right-wing activists intent on undoing decades of progress in civil rights, civil liberties and other vital areas.
The Democratic Party must field the most effective and vibrant candidate it possibly can. More attack ads and squabbling will not help achieve that goal. If Mr. Obama wins, he will be that much more battered and the party will be harder to unite. Win or lose, Mrs. Clinton’s reputation will suffer more harm than it already has.
She owes more to millions of Americans who have voted for her (and particularly to New Yorkers, who are entitled to expect that if she loses, she will return to the Senate with her influence and integrity intact).
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NYT Slime Quote:
The United States needs a clean break from eight catastrophic years of George W. Bush. And so far, Senator John McCain is shaping up as Bush the Sequel — neverending war in Iraq, tax cuts for the rich while the middle class struggles, courts packed with right-wing activists intent on undoing decades of progress in civil rights, civil liberties and other vital areas.
Hey, it's the New York Slimes. It's part of their demented malevolent culture to segway into an anti-Republican harangue whenever.
Freepers can continue to criticize Bush.......when I judge him by who his enemies are (The resources behind the New York Times), I quickly overlook his faults.
How can it be said that she has the means to remain in the race, when she is millions of dollars in the hole, and hasn't paid many of her venues?
How dare those people who are rich (make over $100K per year) be allowed to keep their money!!!!!!!!!
NYT - define catastrophic. You mean having a weak, racist, Marxist as President will be Nirvana?
Try to put yourself in Hillarys shoes. (yuck)
If you thought Obama would lose to McCain, but that you would win, if you somehow got the nomination, would you drop out?
/massive Sarc
THIS is what they are most concened about. Those SCOTUS appointments are their holy grail.
I forget - - has the New York Times reported anything about Obama's gay lover/cocaine buddy, Larry Sinclair, yet?
The only broad support Hillary has left is in her girdle.
Translation: “We are the Editorial Board of the Greatest Newspaper of All Time, so listen carefully to what we have to say, and then shut up and do it!”
New York can have her..Nobody else wants her!! They are entitled to & deserve what they get for electing her.
Too bad the people in New York don't understand what the words 'integrity' & 'influence' mean.
“If you thought Obama would lose to McCain, but that you would win, if you somehow got the nomination, would you drop out?”
As long as there is an opportunity to snag Obama in some scandal why drop out? It is early in the game and the Clinton machine is still hard at work trying to dig up the dirt on Obama.
LOL.
No, that’s not true. The only support she’s got left is in her jock strap which is getting squeezed ever more tightly with ever superdelegate that jumps this ‘Titantic’ of a campaign.
Isn't it amazing?
No, it's the New York Times, after all.
Barack Obama's "mentor of twenty years", his political base, his writings in his books and his recent statements wallow in race identity politics and the New York Times scolds Hillary Clinton for "disturbing racial undertones" for pointing out that such race identity politics has turned off voters who are sick and tired of the Race Card.
Typical liberal rant, they start out saying "she has the right" and segue to the BUT.
Once again, the NYT fails to accurately describe historical proclamations for 40 acres and mule. Every time the Old Gray Lady spews hypocritical nonsense, I feel all warm and fuzzy.
Dinosaur media death watch...
What the Slimes is saying is do what you want just don’t hurt our crypto marxist nominee.
The steady trickle to Obama has now destroyed her once formidable SPD (Super Politician Delegate) lead.
She’s toast and now knows it. She will not go out with a bang but with a whimper.
That whimper may include some stupid speech with her crying (for herself).
She’s so pathetic. All those years seeking power on Bill’s coat tails and now she finds herself eclipsed by a black guy from her real home state with even less experience than she does.
Oh the irony. :)
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