Obama - Ask Hillary First!
The issue at hand for the Democratic Party for winning in ‘08 is not losing to McCain but losing to a divided Democratic party. The first thing Obama should do if nominated is put Hillary on the ticket. Will the Republicans have a field day with her on the ticket? Yes! Is their some bad blood in the water due to some negative campaign strategies on the part of the Clintons? Probably. Can Hillary be a tough fighter able to play tough allowing Obama to stay higher above the fray? Yes!
Howard Dean said a few months ago that the loser will be the most important person in the Democratic presidential run this year. Hillary's legacy in this 08 election could place her as the healer and bring together a united Democratic party. As a winning ticket they also move this country closer to healing the racial and misogynist undertones that still have roots.
Can you picture Denver with Hillary's delegates close to half of all delegates demanding that she be included on the ticket? To some it's a crusade. If Hillary was the one out ahead - by just a little over half - wouldn't Obama supporters want the same?
Obama's offer and Hillary's acceptance of an Obama/Clinton ticket hold the healing and the power to move this country in the direction of the real change in Washington that Obama talks about. First he must bring the Democrats back together again.
Obama - ask Hillary first.
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- May 22, 2008
Do we want to win?
For all of you the love Obama's notion of change or who just recently got involved in the political process because of it, I have to say that it is time to wake up. Elections are not won on idealism and it certainly does not create lasting change. Just ask anyone who remembers the Carter years. Bless him for still being out there fighting the good fight.
Obama on his own is not going to win. At this late stage he is not going to win over the number of Hillary voter's that he will need to win in November without her. He cannot win with half of the Democratic Party disenfranchised.
On this notion of change and how lofty and above it all that some feel the Obama campaign has been run so far . . . are you f**king delusional? Less we forget Rev. Wright, the meeting with the Canadian's regarding his loose position on NAFTA, playing JZ songs on the campaign trail with lyrics like "the bitches never win", how about not saying anything about the "Bro's before Ho's" T-shirts but then getting bent over the "Curious George" T-shirts.
You do not go to Washington even as President and think that you are going to change things by changing the system. Hillary knows that from her Health Care proposals in the 90's and Obama know it too even with his meager time as a Senator. He is not stupid, he is not above the fray, it is lip service and his supporters are licking it up.
Maybe reality will set in when we lose in November.
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By WaAppleMay 22, 2008 - 1:41pm