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Date: May 23, 2008 10:42:03 PM PDT
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Subject: Typical Gut-Level Reaction to Hillary's Self-Immolation
(Assassination Comment)
We've Now Figured it Out -- Hillary is Staying in the Race, Why?
Posted 5/23/2008 11:17 PM CDT
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Last night I had a strange conversation with my wife. Like many
people, we were talking about why Hillary was staying in the race
for the Democratic nomination. As all of North America knows, it's
mathematically impossible for her to overtake Obama in pledged
delegates. The only way she can win is to get the rules changed to
somehow seat Florida and Michigan as they are, then somehow convince
the super delegates she should be the nominee. That's virtually
impossible. So why does she stay in? What does she want? We
speculated about her motives.
I blurted out what I had been thinking recently, but been afraid to
articulate. Maybe she is staying in, I surmised, just in case
something happens to Obama and she can step into the nomination. My
wife was shocked and told me not to say that. I agreed that I
shouldn't have and decided that, even though I had considered it, I
would not post that idea to my blog. It was too negative. And
scary. It was unthinkable.
Then, today, unbelievably, Hillary said it. She actually said it.
As well documented by Desperado, Hillary, in an editorial board
interview, said almost word for word what I had guessed were her
motives the night before. She actually compared this race to 1968
saying that the reason she was staying in was that in June of that
year RFK was assassinated after winning the California primary.
What??? Could she really have meant it? Is she that cold and
calculating that she is actually staying in the this race long after
she has lost it just in case some nut case does the unspeakable? Or
was she just being horribly reckless in her rhetoric? Holy moly. I
can't believe I'm even writing about this.
But she actually raised the spectre of assassination. In a
political context in a race with an African-American candidate who
has received numerous death threats and is closely guarded by the
Secret Service.
When she said it, I couldn't believe it. I was shocked. Then I got
mad. Really mad. Who the hell does this woman think she is? Is
winning so important so as to even raise the possibility of
assassination? Especially in the same week that RFK's little
brother, the last surviving Kennedy brother, Ted, was diagnosed with
a brain tumor that will likely be fatal? What??? I'm still mad.
Then tonight, Keith Olberman made a special comment about Hillary's
statement. Here it is in its entirety, in two parts. It's speaks
perfectly to how I feel about this grossly irresponsible and
destructive statement by Hillary:
Part 1:
Part 2:
Enough of this is enough. It's time for Hillary to shut up and sit
down. Before she embarrasses herself further, or God forbid, a
tragedy happens.
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