Star-Telegram columnist: Turn out the lights, Hillary (OUCH!)

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http://www.star-telegram.com/news/columnists/bob_ray_sanders/

Despite my longtime admiration for her, I must admit that in recent months I've lost some of the respect for a woman I robustly defended when she and her husband were being attacked by the "vast right-wing conspiracy."

Admittedly, more than a year ago I proclaimed my allegiance to Barack Obama by suggesting that he should be the next president. I also said at the time that should Clinton win the Democratic nomination, she could not win without Obama on the ticket.

It's clear now that she will not be the nominee, and it's even more apparent to me that she should not be.

In her desperation, she has revealed a side that perhaps was always there but became more evident as it became obvious that she would do almost anything to get votes in the hard-fought primaries and caucuses.

Having once been "ordained" the nominee, Clinton found it difficult to deal with the Obama surprise of having out-smarted her campaign in organization, mobilization of supporters and fundraising.

[OhioChick]

1. K&R

:kick:

[L0oniX]

2. Seconded

[Tatiana]

3. Sad... that this will be the legacy of the first serious female contender for the Presidency. n/t

[Cha]

4. More comments from Bob Ray Sanders in Ft Worth, Texas..

"Having once been "ordained" the nominee, Clinton found it difficult to deal with the Obama surprise of having out-smarted her campaign in organization, mobilization of supporters and fundraising.

Her enthusiasm turned to bitterness that revealed itself in pettiness, negativity and pandering. (Note her call for a three-month suspension of the federal gasoline tax in the run-up to last week's primaries in North Carolina and Indiana.)

Also consider her overt and covert appeals to "blue-collar workers" -- a euphemism for "whites."

When it became clear that she had no realistic way to catch Obama (much less surpass him) in pledged delegates or the popular vote, she began to change her mind about the Democratic rules disqualifying delegates from Michigan and Florida -- delegates she had agreed should not count because their states had moved up their primary dates despite party regulations."

The money quote..

"If Hillary Clinton is true to her word, she and her husband will be out on the campaign trail, fighting for Obama and their party.

If she spends too much time pouting and dreaming of what might have been, it will serve only to remind people of why they don't like her."