PLEASE respect our nominee! He chooses the VP nod; Hillary has no right to force him!!

I am so pissed off at what I'm seeing here and elsewhere and how the M$M is treating this issue.

With all due respect, ALL presumptive presidential nominees have been afforded the respect...and have earned that respect...to choose their vice presidential running mates.

The fact that people are trying to force Obama to choose Hillary is absolutely absurd.

Obama is our democratic nominee!! Only he has the right to choose who HE wants to serve as his running mate.

Hillary Clinton doesn't have the authority to force his hand and neither does anyone else.

I firmly believe that the superdelegates will not override Obama's decision to choose whoever he wants. To do so would make Obama weak as their new party leader.

Please show some respect, DUers. He is our nominee and should not have to answer to strong-arming from the Clintons or anyone!!!

And that includes supporting whomever he chooses, yes, even if it's Hillary! My point is that none of us has the right to FORCE him!!!

She has consistently disrespected him and continues to do so, and so have her supporters. That's why people on DU can't stand anything Hillary. It has nothing to do with sexism.

Thank God he has class.

Following his lead is the best thing to do. To continue in a fight he has already claimed victory over is an insult to him.

when we already have a victor, is the worst thing any Democrat could do.

respect that he has earned. He reserves the right to choose his running mate. News is breaking that his aides have been complaining that pressure from the Clinton camp is making the situation worse.

Her strong-arming is hurting him. It's hurting her, her supporters and the Democratic party.

She should be working on trying to heal this party and bring her supporters to the table so that we can start working together.

Apparently Jim Clyburn is being harrassed:

(SC Rep James) Clyburn told FOX News Radio’s "Brian and the Judge" that the callers identified themselves as Hillary Clinton supporters. Clyburn, an African-American and the third ranking House Democrat, said a white intern in his office was so upset by the calls that she had to be consoled by other workers and left the office early.


"We got more vitriolic, nasty phone calls, really racially tinged phone calls in my congressional office, so much so, until one of the interns, a young lady who is not a stranger to politics ... and she is not a black person, she left the office, had to be consoled because of the kinds of phone calls from people who identified themselves as Hillary Clinton supporters," he said.

"I was absolutely shocked, could not believe that this happened. I could understand people saying, ‘Why are you doing this or why would you not support Hillary Clinton?’ but to call me the kinds of names I have not heard since the ’40s and ’50s," he said.

Clyburn said some of the callers threatened to "sabotage this election." He added that he does not think Clinton understands her role in unifying the party.

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/06/04/clyburn-clinton-supporters-flood-office-with-hate-calls/

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Hillary supporters like Hilary Rosen and Gov. Rendell (staunch Clinton surrogate) also stated that "you don't bargin with the nominee!"

Earlier in the day Hilary Rosen made her feelings clear, as a Clinton Supporter and voter:

I will enthusiastically support Barack Obama's campaign. Because I am not a bargaining chip. I am a Democrat.

How rude to Obama to suggest she can even touch him.

He's claimed victory. He's clearly a man who will do what he wants to do. To assume anyone can pressure him into anything is insulting! Show some fucking respect to Obama, FCOL!

Obama is the Democratic Nominee. If Hillary does not have it in her to gracefully exit the stage, she needs to be shown her way out. Who knew we would need a bouncer?

to try and force herself on the ticket. Only Obama can offer it to her. That's not your job, my job or anyone else's.

Where in the Constitution does it state that he must give her anything? It does not!!!

Why would you want to ignore Obama's lead in this issue? It's an insult to him to continue bashing Hillary after he has already claimed victory.

Don't you believe him? Don't you think he knows best?

This is embarrassing... I hope he never sees this bullshit.

All I said what that she shouldn't be trying to blackmail her way or manipulate her way onto the ticket. HE CHOOSES THE VP!! NOT HER!! NOT HER SUPPORTERS!!!!!!

You seem to think he can be strong armed. You seem to think we should still be watching her every move after Obama is leading us to the real fight.

I'm tired of Hillary trying to BULLY her way onto HIS TICKET.

It's his decision and his decision alone and NO ONE should be using threats, intimidation, or a hostage-crisis to make him do anything he doesn't want to do.

We should show our respect for him, and our faith in his leadership, by following his lead.

Jesus it's embarrassing to explain that.

I have complete faith in the leadership of Barack Obama, but I take exception to anyone trying to BULLY HIM into anything.

Instead of continuing the Hillary Hate.

Not to mention the fact that rarely does a candidate get to choose his own running mate... pressure is applied from the top, not the bottom.

Here:

Rendell Tells Clinton: Don't Try To Bargain For Vice Presidential Spot
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One of Hillary Clinton's biggest supporters, Governor Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania, gave an interview to the television station New York 1, in which he warned Clinton against bargaining for the vice presidential spot:

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell - one of Hillary Clinton's strongest supporters - today warned her: "There's no bargaining. You don't bargain with the Presidential nominee. Even if you're Hillary Clinton and you have 18 million votes, you don't bargain."

In an exclusive interview with NY1 Political Anchor Dominic Carter, Rendell added that Obama would have to be an "enormously big person" to pick Clinton as his running mate and that Clinton sometimes "couldn't help but upstage" Obama on a joint ticket.

Rendell also said former President Bill Clinton could greatly complicate things if his wife was the Vice Presidential nominee.


Another strong Clinton supporter, Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, is urging to Clinton to publicly clarify how she plans to move forward because she has put her supporters in an awkward position:

One of Hillary Clinton's most loyal backers on Capitol Hill is voicing frustration about the position she has put her supporters in.

In an interview with ABC News, Rep. Charles Rangel said he thinks it is time for Clinton to publicly clarify what she is doing and allow her supporters to switch their allegiance to Barack Obama.

"Unless she has some good reasons-- which I can't think of-- I really think we ought to get on with endorsements (of Obama) and dealing with what we have to deal with... so we can move forward," Rangel said.

Was a thinly veiled threat from an also-ran, I don't think I would react in favor of the also-ran.

If you're going to be The Big Cheese, you have to, you know... be The Big Cheese.

She's almost making it impossible FOR him to pick her. Most people will see this for what it is. Not to worry.

There are just as many people who believe Hillary would be a BAD choice as there are people who believe her to be a GOOD choice.

He needs to find the right running mate for HIM.

Obama to put her on the ticket. He may want her on the ticket; he may not! But that's his decision and certainly not her crazed supporters!!

That's my point!!