Clinton's supporters vent their frustration

[DeepModem Mom]

LAT: Clinton's supporters vent their frustration
They descend on Washington as the Democratic Party considers whether to restore convention delegates that had been stripped from Michigan and Florida.
By Faye Fiore, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
May 31, 2008

....Outside the stately Marriott Wardman Park Hotel were clusters of women with "Hear Me Roar" placards in their fists who came in from all over the country -- $4 a gallon be damned -- to make what could be a last stand for their Hillary. Inside was a ballroom filled with suits looking for a "dignified and high-minded resolution" to a problem that threatened to fracture a Democratic Party that should be in the driver's seat en route to the White House, but was instead preparing to throw one of its two remaining rock-star candidates under the bus....

A civil war, that's how it felt. Democrat against Democrat. Not long ago, they were united in the cause to wrest the White House from the Bush legacy, end the war, stop global warming, empower the middle class. And now, many of them were so mad they said they planned to defect from their party for the first time ever -- if Hillary Rodham Clinton were not the nominee....

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From outside, it was clear that the suits inside needed to find some way to count the votes. If not, a bunch of irritated Democratic women in two key swing states might stay home in November, or worse, cast their lot with Republican John McCain....The only truly fair way to settle this thing was to turn back the clock five months -- Austin Powers style. But that wasn't going to happen.

So, these women climbed in buses and in their cars and came to fight. Clinton's campaign didn't organize it but didn't dissuade them; Barack Obama's camp discouraged its supporters from demonstrating, mindful not to offend Hillaryites they hope will come their way by the time Nov. 4 rolls around. Judging by the anger index out there today, that wasn't going to happen any time soon. They felt robbed -- by Obama, the Democratic National Committee, but mostly the media....

Emotions were running high and understandably so. Over the last 17 months, these women, who had once called their field of candidates an embarrassment of riches, had chosen one and fallen in love -- hard....

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"What will I tell my daughter?" she asked, beads of sweat from the Washington humidity trickling down her face, colliding with a couple of tears.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-scene1-2008jun01,0,7743747.story

[GoesTo11]

1. "What will I tell my daughter?"

To play by the rules.


Girls need to play by rules just like boys do.

[Poll_Blind]

2. Totally. She is so deep-sixed in Clinton propaganda that she doesn't...

...take time to consider what's going on. Was she bitching this hard when Sen. Clinton was "inevitable"?

PB

[CountAllVotes]

3. such a simple answer if the daughter asks

she should tell her that Hillary ran for president and that she lost.

Hopefully the daughter will learn a few things in life and have a mind of her own and find the answers to any questions she may find inadequate answers to.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

7. Hillary ran for president and she lost.

That's all there is to it. There's no more shame in a woman losing than a man. Nothing hobbles women so much as the belief that we must succeed perfectly the first time at everything we try. Hillary Clinton did a historic thing. She did imperfectly, but another woman will succeed because she blazed the trail.

[CountAllVotes]

9. exactly

as are all elections, there is always a loser. In this case, Hillary Clinton lost and that is the end of it.

She is no different than other candidate IMO, male or female. as that is what she was, a candidate. There are other women out there too that are successful and very viable - like Pelosi, Boxer, etc. I commend all of them and I am glad to see they are in positions of political power.

Maybe I am too biased because I want the BEST person there is as president. I don't care if it is a man or woman. I want the most qualified person there is for the job. It really is that simple. :)

[robinlynne]

11. that works for me.

[papau]

10. tell her that some women need a male for self esteem - and ignore male con jobs

[Sal Minella]

12. Or at least not try to change the rules after the game has been played.

[Me.]

4. Blah, Blah, Blah

Their intended temper tantrum and thuggery failed. Twice Ickes called it affirmative action so please don't anyone tell me where their heads are at. The Cons took videos of these people saying they'd vote for McCain over Obama and are putting it on Youtube. My question is, how many of these so called 'patriots' were really Cons in disguise?

[sharesunited]

5. What happens to the Supreme Court and Roe v. Wade if McCain is elected?

Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face.

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[izquierdista]

8. Marching to their own song

I am Hillbot, hear me yap
The numbers make you want to crap
And I talk too much to go back and pretend
That our leader lost the race
That she won't be in your face
No one's ever going to shut me up no how

Whoa, yes, I'm a pain
I've got Hillary on my brain
Gonna vote for ol' McCain
Look how much I dragged you down
If I have to, I can torpedo anything
I am strong
I am ludicrous
I am Hillbot!