I never thought I could dislike anyone as much as I've come to detest George W. Bush. But a small group is vying for that same "honor."
I am speaking of Hillary Clinton's deep-pocketed contributors, the "Hillraisers." This group of women is still fuming over what they saw as "sexist" treatment of Hillary Clinton during the primaries. Never mind that the Clinton campaign flung all kinds of racial code at Obama, led by none other than Bill Clinton himself. That was different. Obama, you see, may be black, but he's a black man.
Get it? Well, neither do I.
Clinton diehards throw support behind McCain
By Leonard Doyle in Washington Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Many of Hillary Clinton's most prominent supporters, including a number of her famous "Hillraisers," are either defecting to the Republican John McCain or withholding their support from the Democratic nominee Barack Obama.
Chief among them is the founder of the Esprit clothing store chain Susie Tompkins Buell who is bitter at what she claims was the sexist treatment of Mrs Clinton by the media during the campaign. "What really hurt women the most was to look back and see all this gender bias," she declared.
Many disaffected Clinton supporters and fundraisers believe Mr Obama did not do enough during the primary contest to end what they believe was a sneering campaign in the media. They are still angry at the way pundits referred to Mrs Clinton's laugh as a "cackle." There is also anger at the way the mainstream media picked up on the comedian Chris Rock's comparison of Mrs Clinton to the knife- wielding madwoman in the movie Fatal Attraction.
Some of Mrs Clinton's fundraisers are pressuring the Democratic nominee to give her a prominent role in the general election campaign and in a future Obama administration.
The disaffection is causing glee in the McCain campaign. Carly Fiorina, his most prominent female backer and former chief executive of the computer giant Hewlett Packard, announced yesterday that she was holding further talks with 20 of Mrs Clinton'sfinancial backers.
Details of campaign contributions reveal that in May, when Mr Obama clinched the nomination, 115 of Mrs Clinton's big contributors had switched to the Obama campaign with equal numbers donating to Mr McCain.
Really? Are these women for real? They are treating the primary like some kind of failed engagement during which that lout of a man cheated on the innocent bride-to-be. And they are fiercely reinforcing the stereotype of the fabled "woman scorned." They are insisting that Obama give Hillary all kinds of concessions before they call off their mega-twit. It's almost like the primary result were some form of community property that needs to be negotiated.
The story above is what got me going this morning. But then I found this one, and my day's post was decided:
Howard Wolfson joins Fox News Channel
by Katie Fretland
Howard Wolfson, the former spokesman for Hillary Clinton's failed campaign for president, has joined Fox News Channel as a contributor, Fox announced today.
Stephen Pizzo has been published everywhere from The New York Times to Mother Jones magazine. His book, Inside Job: The Looting of America's Savings and Loans, was nominated for a Pulitzer.
I fit the Hillary demographic but, have always supported Obama. I find these Hillbots to be annoying and acting like spoiled children looking to get attention.
They need to grow up and learn about politics before getting involved. Apparently they see politics as something much different from what it is and should be told there is no crying in Poltiics. Or whining, stamping feet, holding your breath and making a fool of yourself because you did not get your way.
You suck it up if your candidate loses and move on. You do not wallow in self pity and try to make everything about yourself and your feelings. This is not lifetime television.
And they don't seem to understand that Hillary came in with more advantages then any candidate in modern history. Name, money and a machine and connections. Plus started out 20 points ahead.
She blew it. She totally mismanged her campaign.
The Obama supporters did not expect Hillary and her supporters to push back when the media was lambasting Obama over Wright, ect. That was his and his supporters responsibility. so, what makes these divas think Obama and his supporters are suppose to do their job. It's their responsiblity and Hillary's not Obama's to deal with the media.
They need to grow up.
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diane lake (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1 comments)
on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 12:03:16 PM
made themselves heard before the end of the primaries, I pointed out that any Hillary supporters who actually broke for McCain would be doing so because the Republican Party is their, shall we say, natural manure? It will help them to grow. Never mind that it will help them grow bitter, and grow old with what will ultimately harm them.
I say good riddance. We have lost nothing. We have identified an opponent. That is a good thing.
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John Sanchez Jr. (4 articles, 0 quicklinks, 6 diaries, 984 comments)
on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 12:58:30 PM
I agree. I suspect the vast majority of women jumping to McCain fall into two possible categories: (1) Genuinely conservative-leaning feminists who supported Hillary in order to get a woman in the Whitehouse; when it didn't work out they simply retreated to their natural candidate; (2) Right-wingers who wanted Hillary to be the nominee because they thought she would be easier for the Republicans to beat.
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Dolores Sailors (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 5 comments)
on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 8:52:37 AM
