Doug, what you advocate is going to be very tough for a person who is a legend in her own mind.

It was astonishing to hear Tim Russert say, "We now know who the Democratic nominee is." I'm so proud of Obama. He makes me proud again to be an American.

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From watching Bill's face last night as she talked, I think they know what reality is. The question is how to frame it so they come out looking good with their careers intact.

I have no doubt that Senator Clinton can be as gracious as she can be hard. Her speech last night showed that.

Nora O’Donald of MSNBC in my opinion is one of the best political forecasters in all the media.

Ms. O’Donald claims that if it had not been for the Rev. Wright oddity Obama would have won in Indiana last night. I believe O’Donald of MSNBC is absolutely correct in her analysis of the voting data.

Who was it here at CHB that said Hillary’s baked potato was over cooked? Or, was she half-baked?

This is a rather stinging indictment, isn't it?

Her campaign sent [Bill Clinton] into the bowels of North Carolina to try and wake up the uneducated, uninformed white vote that forms the core of her electability and Bubba failed to deliver.

I'd think that a lot of people, especially women, would find that assessment quite insulting; I'd think they're inclined to say that is the element that McCain has to win.

Pace, I do not disagree with your assessment. If anything, the frantic search by the Clinton campaign for a suit of playable race cards has emphasized the fact that racism is alive and well in the so-called Party of the People.

Of real concern to the national party should be the question of whether or not the obvious intra-party rift along racial lines can be healed in time to present a united front against McCain.

Most sincerely,

T. J. Flapsaddle

There seemed to be a little more than a hint of consolation in Hillary's speech last night. However at this rate it wouldn't surprise me to see her drag this thing out as long as humanly possible, the fate of the party be damned.

I have been a Clinton fan from way back. I like how the country was doing during his time in office, I like that Hillary is strong, and I like her health plan, but it's not as good ad John Edwards. I realize the Clintons are not pure and good - but that has been beaten to death here. I am educated, white, and very informed - so I guess I do not match the demographics of the consensus of Hillary backers. With that being said, I left her camp a while ago when she started getting into the ditches and slinging mud. The Democrats do not need that this year, and I do not feel it has a place in democratic politics. I have a real issue with the cheap shots and have since thrown my support behing Obama. I was very glad to see his win last night, and even happier to hear his speech.

I agree that Clinton should graciously step aside and let the party get on to the business of winning the white house AND a big majority in both houses of Congress this year. We have had enough of this trickle down wholesale robbery of our country. It's time to start putting things right again - starting with getting out of Iraq in the first 120 days and implementing national health care for every American citizen. Actually, the list is so long that we will be lucky to correct all the problems in two full terms.

The big question is who will be vice president. I, personally, would love to see John Edwards, but I do not understand the politics at play, so will leave that to the experienced.

Andrew Romano at Newsweek, in an article just preceding yesterday's primaries, suggests that Clinton will continue with the bunker mind-set and fight on while the Democratic party burns down around her.

Her strategy, according to the author, is to narrow the pledged-delegate gap by adroit playing of the race card(s) in remaining primaries in some redneck states, then by appealing to the DNC to seat the Florida and Michigan delegations - which would give her the larger portion of the delegates from those two major states - and thus go to the convention with Obama no longer in a substantial lead. There, the theory goes, the superdelegates will ultimately arbitrate in her favor because she believes she can persuade them that Obama cannot win among white voters in certain key states like Texas, Florida and Michigan.

The question is, after the trouncing in North Carolina and the small-margin win in Indiana, does she still have 'hutzpah to intimidate the moneylenders and the power-brokers?

Most sincerely,

T. J. Flapsaddle

Racism has its root planted deeply in the south. Yes many women might be offended at comments you quoted but many white women over 55 are certainly not as weak as you seem to think. Remember Flapsaddle, McCain is now involved with the Christians who will never stop working for the prohibitions. We all know that 51% of the marriages dissolve because gays marry and some ridiculous theory that women can be trusted with the abortion issue. Your nose is out of joint when women are even mentioned in the campaigns. Individual freedoms are not to be feared.

Only a Christian needs the government to tell them what not to do. If they would just learn the difference between right and wrong, we would not need this control over the women by the ignorant Christians. You would not even side with women who have the savage surgeries of losing their breasts.

You and I both know the hell that is involved in the religious right. They will never accept a black man in the white house. There is nothing they won't do to keep this from happening.

We can only wait and see who does the dirty work. If a hair on Obama's head is misplaced, I would hate to realize what the American people would do. Most of us are living on the edge of watching our nation destroy itself. Somehow I think you would be amused and simply put more butter on your popcorn.

To put it mildly, you are no P.J. O'Roark.....You absolutely have a lot to offer but getting through your arrogance is difficult. This is a different kind of forum; we are actually interested in fixing the problems. Have you got a suggestion?

Remember Flapsaddle, McCain is now involved with the Christians who will never stop working for the prohibitions.

Only a Christian needs the government to tell them what not to do. If they would just learn the difference between right and wrong, we would not need this control over the women by the ignorant Christians.

Remember, McCain is now involved with the Jews who will never stop working for the prohibitions.

Only a Jew needs the government to tell them what not to do. If they would just learn the difference between right and wrong, we would not need this control over the women by ignorant Jews.

Remember, McCain is now involved with the Muslims who will never stop working for the prohibitions.

Only a Muslim needs the government to tell them what not to do. If they would just learn the difference between right and wrong, we would not need this control over the women by ignorant Muslims.

Remember, McCain is now involved with the Atheists who will never stop working for the prohibitions.

Only an Atheist needs the government to tell them what not to do. If they would just learn the difference between right and wrong, we would not need this control over the women by ignorant Atheists.

If I've failed to offend as many as possible I apologize.

-- Kent Shaw

I believe it is time for Hillary to bow out and I think she missed a golden opportunity last night after 'win' in Indiana. She could have gone out on a 'high' note. I think if she would graciously concede to Obama it would pay dividends for her and her career. BUT, I don't think she has it in her ... she couldn't even congratulate Obama on his big win last night; but then again, she hasn't congratulated him once, so why start now! No, I think she will keep on slugging and slinging mud and further try to divide the party. Maybe her new mantra is to try to divide and conquer. I just wish she would fold the song books and go away.

What people don't realize is that Hillary Clinton is a power seeking fanatic. The definition of a fanatic is one who will redouble their efforts in the face of certain failure. : | I have a feeling that in the end she will not go gracefully and will become an absolute public embarrassment to herself, her family and the Democratic party.

This mindless, ongoing ego driven push could also be possibly followed by a nervous breakdown on her part. I can assure folks that she's not handling this situation well internally.

The Clintons have spent their entire political careers on the make and the take. They don't give up easily plus they've been promised that great things would happen for them both per H.W. Bush, the Western hemispheric powerbroker for the shadowy NWO elitists; ie., corporatists.

The Clintons, either one, were to be the relief pitchers when a Bush clan member is not holding office. We've had 28 years of either a Bush or Clinton with their hands on the control stick of this once great nation.

They surely haven't piloted us well and we are now as a nation in a death spiral from which we might not recover. This ongoing Bush~Clinton dynastic control has been the undoing of the Republic.

Carl Nemo **==

Doug, if Hillary bails out, she gets to do it if and when she chooses, not when the OBama supporters say so.

The Clintons became tiresome years ago. Why can't they just go away? Nobody wants them around anymore. Why can't they just take their damn hundred million dollars and just disappear. How much is enough? Their arrogant sense of entitlement is most annoying.

-- Kent Shaw

Yes, the Hillary campaign sent Bill "into the bowels of North Carolina to try and wake up the uneducated, uninformed white vote that forms the core of her electability and Bubba failed to deliver."

But, no, we are neither uneducated nor uninformed here, Doug. We know when to stop painting the lily. The uneducated and uninformed are those who sent Bill Clinton to this end of the state, where Hillary was comfortably ahead of Obama, rather then sending him to the areas east of here where he might have done some good for her cause.

This blunder was inexplicable. Hillary got almost 3/4ths of the vote here in rural McDowell County, a bit more than the 2/3ds predicted by the polls. That extra few percent amounted to only about 400 votes. Why the hell wasn't Bill off stumping in Charlotte, Raleigh, or Wilmington, where a 5 percent swing might have been useful.

Ted

Personally, I think bombing Iran is probably the worst idea EVER in the history of mankind. And so, Hillary and McCain are both pure evil, as far as I'm concerned. I could forgive them all their other wacky notions, but on the subject of Armageddon, Hillary scares the living daylights outa me.

Go away, Hillary, and give us our WORLD back.

Hillary Clinton, the Iron Lady who lapped up the Phony evidence cooked up by the Office of Special Planning derived from Ahmed Chalabi is on the Skids. Hillary The Traitor who happily led our country into the intractable occupation of Iraq just to further her political expediency is now fully willing to let the Democrapic party fall on a pike to assuage her own ego.

Hillary, it's time to pack it up and møve over for the other Neo-Con aiding Democrapper, Sir Obama of Camelot, who has clearly signaled he won't even consider extracting our troops from Iraq before the end of his first term.

Whoever wins between Obama and Clinton and it clearly is Obama, We Lose!

Hey Doug -- I agree that the fat lady sang and went home, but doubt she was paid.

I can't wait to see the hand wringing when McCain mops up the floor with Obama. If it wasn't such a tragedy, it would be funny.

I sincerely hope that Clinton bows out with dignity. Our elections are the laughing stock of all Europe. They love the fact that Americans will kill in other nations to bring peace to that nation but we do everything in our power to destroy other Americans when we run campaigns. Some here think it is funny to poke fun at our Republic. When someone has nothing to offer in intelligent substance they make fun of the situation. That works only in Danny Kaye films. Americans are basically vulgar and getting worse every 4 years.

Is there any chance of working together for the November election without blowing smoke and making jokes? WE need some serious shit to be discussed here.

I am worried sick that Obama's campaign will stir up the old racism and the information that people with black skin are the offspring of Cain. I've heard that in many churches including my family church of LDS.

It is time we grew up and stop this horrendous hypocrisy that follows all the campaigns. I remember working for Goldwater and hearing Christians say he was half Jewish. Maybe Christians should not vote if they can't get over this crap.