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jsamuel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 01:54 PM
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Clinton Campaign Spins Fighting with Obama, Says it is Edwards' Fault
Edited on Wed Jan-23-08 02:13 PM by jsamuel
The former first lady's allies say the longer Edwards stays in the race, the more problems his candidacy will cause the party down the road.

One senior adviser to the Clinton campaign said Edwards was "angry" because the primary race isn't turning out the way he had hoped. Now, Edwards just wants to make life miserable for everyone else.

Some think Edwards is playing the role of a spoiler, prolonging the day of reckoning between Clinton and U.S. Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, the Democratic front-runners. They fear the longer the Clinton-Obama battle goes on, the harder it will be to heal the inevitable wounds in the Democratic Party. It's time for Edwards to drop out of the race, they say.

http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_8052139

"Some say" this, "some say" that...

Clinton wants Edwards out. She didn't like his success at the debate I am sure. So, according to Clinton advisers, it is Edwards fault that Clinton and Obama are fighting. Imagine that...
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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 01:55 PM
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1. Is this one of those "some say" reports?
Fuck 'em. Edwards stays.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:02 PM
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12. Nope. Just nasty-minded spec.
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RiverStone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:05 PM
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15. Edwards should stay in all the way to the convention...n/t
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Maribelle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 04:26 PM
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25. Bill Clinton just quoted Edwards on national news in an extremely positive light.
I think the OP is just another Obama hit piece.
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Skip Intro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 01:57 PM
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2. Yeah, she told him to drop out, that must be it.
:eyes:
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AndyA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 01:58 PM
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3. All the more reason for Edwards to remain in the race.
He's influencing the direction of the campaigns, and I think that's good.
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 01:58 PM
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4. Hardly a surprise.
She knows that Edwards outshone her in the debate on the ground she claims as hers alone: competency and "being the grownup". And she also knows that he divides the white vote in southern states on 2/5. Of course she wants him out.
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JackORoses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:07 PM
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17. "being the grownup" That is her act to a tee.
Edited on Wed Jan-23-08 02:10 PM by JackORoses
She reminds me of the kid in a group who thinks they are more 'Adult' then the rest and thus deserve more privileges somehow. Like she is in on all the adult conversations, and the rest of us are just stupid kids.

She tries to take over debates and bully moderators.
She butts in on others' questions with laughing, etc.
She repeatedly attempts to speak for everyone on stage, saying we want this or that.

I despised this type of personality as a child,
and I still do today.

Why don't you give it a rest, Hillary?
You are not the 'grownup'.
In fact, your win-at-all-cost tactics of lying and misrepresenting your opponents is downright childish.
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Yael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 03:20 PM
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21. Thats pretty much it right there.
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iris5426 Donating Member (697 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 03:21 PM
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22. hear hear nt
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robbedvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:00 PM
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5. It's one possible speculation - as they were all alone when they met.
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Adelante Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:00 PM
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6. Bwahahaha
So Edwards is wounding the party :rofl:

I swear to Christ some people named Clinton will say anything.

Anyway, I read she talked to him about Rezco.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:05 PM
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14. No, hon. Some people will say people named Clinton will say anything.
Not the same at all.
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xultar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:01 PM
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7. Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Edwards want the field whittled down?

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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:01 PM
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8. i seriously doubt that
in fact, i say just the opposite.
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TwilightZone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:01 PM
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9. That doesn't really make any sense. Edwards dropping out isn't going to change the tone...
between Barack and Hillary.

Curious...where does it say that Hillary blames Edwards for the Hillary/Barack spat?

I am always skeptical of anything that starts with any variation of "Some people say...."
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ChiciB1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:01 PM
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10. This Is "The State Newspaper" That Endorsed Obama!! Excuse Me...
reading that article is nothing but MORE media TRASH! And I don't doubt for a minute that Clinton is very very upset, and I say SCREW THEM!!

The more I see of the TWO anointed FRONT runners the LESS I LIKE!!
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:02 PM
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11. So?
Why is it wrong for a candidate to legally seek the best advantage? Did you notice it would help Edwards if Clinton dropped out? And Obama? SO?

I love the federal crime of not liking defeat. Would you?

But the insult to Edwards is appalling. He's staying in the race for SPITE???? Because his loathing of Hillary is greater than his love of America or his family?

Only Obama escapes your withering contempt?
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:04 PM
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13. Edwards is taking the white vote from Hillary
or so the Clinton camp thinks. At least in the south. Too bad for Hillary. Earn the vote or shut up.

And if it turns out southern white Dems won't vote for Obama, but white Dems in the rest of the country will, then southern Dems need to take another look in the mirror. Present company excepted.
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Blarch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:07 PM
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16. Unreal
make it stop already
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:08 PM
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18. The media is spinning like a top...
I don't believe their unnamed sources anymore. Not a single word.
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Blackhatjack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:12 PM
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19. Well someone is smoking something over in the Clinton Camp... LOL
Did it go something like this?

"We(Hillary & Obama) really came off looking bad bickering with one another, and now we made Edwards look good. Hey!... Let's blame it all on Edwards! Yeah, that's that ticket!"
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:13 PM
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20. Oh, so now it's Edwards' fault.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

These guys are cracking me up.
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robbedvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 03:22 PM
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23. It's always Clenis fault. Always.
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loyalsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 04:21 PM
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24. That's an ugly undemocratic attack
I called Edwards and angry candidate, but I think he's angry at systemic problems and my opinions has to do with general political style. He is not my favorite candidate, but if anyone wants a "day of reckoning, I would suggest that is where anger lies.
Those crying spoiler are afraid to listen. "Third party" candidates do more than spoil races. They contribute to the dialoge. As has Kuccinich- to the extent that he has been allowed.
With Edwards in the race voters are being pushed to listen to more points of view. He may eventually have to release delegates. At least he will have been heard.
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 04:31 PM
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26. They must have seen the SC polls
Edwards is up gaining.
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