Clinton Campaign warns Obama About Taking Victory Lap.....

[windbreeze]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080519/ts_alt_afp/usvote

by Stephen Collinson
Mon May 19, 7:51 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Hillary Clinton's camp warned Barack Obama not to declare "mission accomplished" in the Democratic nominating battle Monday, on the eve of two primaries likely to cement his command of the race.

Republican presidential pick John McCain, eyeing a potential general election foe, meanwhile sharpened a foreign policy assault on Obama, accusing the Illinois senator of recklessly minimizing the threat from Iran.

Clinton's campaign took Obama to task after his aides noted he would likely emerge from primary votes in Oregon and Kentucky on Tuesday with a majority of pledged nominating delegates, and looked towards a November clash with McCain.

Obama's attitude was a "slap in the face" to voters in five states yet to hold nominating contests, and millions of Clinton supporters, the former first lady's communications director Howard Wolfson said.

more at the link....

I don't know about you guys...but what the heck is going on here? Now one campaign takes stabs at the other one...??? I think O has been very cool on this...so why the hell is C's campaign making a point like this to the media???
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I am editing this, to clarify...I am truly asking a question...does anyone understand what's going on?? Why are these tactics being used?? What do they hope to gain???

[slinkerwink]

1. because they've decided to be Chase instead of Seward.

[jaysunb]

2. Warns ???

Really ? :evilfrown:

[GoesTo11]

15. Imagine: "Obama camp warns Clinton ..."

They would shout sexism so loud your eardrums would bleed.

[anonymous171]

3. Just force her out. The longer this goes on the more bitter everyone will get.

The sooner the grieving period starts, the better.

[populistdriven]

4. Who is Hillary?

Is she that former presidential candidate? Bless her heart.

Remember how competitive of a race it was?

[americanstranger]

5. I love this post.

Makes me smile every time I see it.

- as

[CoffeeCat]

10. ok, you are cracking me up....

...I think we should all do this.

Is this one person doing this...or is there more than one?

I've seen this several times tonight.

Very witty.

[populistdriven]

12. I wasn't the first to use it

and i wont be the last >:)

[shadowknows69]

19. Truth Trolls for Obama

Can I be a charter member?

[sfaprog]

6. "Mission Accomplished."

Hillaryous... she spews bald-faced lies about "popular vote" and pisses on the faces of every Dem who can't concentrate on McCain, has no chance of winning, yet thinks she's in some kind of bargaining position. We've seen your cards, you lose, but if you want to keep putting money in the pot, go ahead :eyes:

You are in no position to demand anything, warmonger. Go back to the Senate, I'm suuuuure they're going to have a big party for you when you get back :party:

[doublethink]

7. "I'm in it for the long run, it's not a very long run it will be over by feb 5th"

So said Hillary ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saBU6ux0hsQ

but gee how many states had yet to hold nominating contests beyond that back then Mr. Wolfson? Hmmmmm ?

[Cha]

9. At the morning hilary meetings they look for anything

they can carp about that day..anything at all to whine and sling shit.

[doublethink]

11. Absolutely ......mindboggeling

But in the end King Arthur just rides away on his way to conquest !!!

check it out ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKhEw7nD9C4

[Apollo11]

22. It's a cheap trick to quote something Hillary said LAST YEAR

Maybe her campaign team and geniuses like Mark Penn and Terry McAuliffe told her that it would all be over by February 5th?

What do you expect - that Hillary will question her advisers or ask them about having a "Plan B"? :eyes:

This all goes to prove that if anyone has been the "optimistic" candidate - it's Hillary Clinton! B-)




OK folks - this was the best I could do. I am almost done with defending Hillary here on DU ..... ;-)

[doublethink]

23. Well at least you tried. :)

[catgirl]

30. ALL the attacks have to stop (both sides)

We all need to come together and start focusing on McCain. :-)

[Cha]

8. Oh really? hilary thy name is Hypocricy like no other.

[DearAbby]

13. Clinton has decided

to steal the joy we share in Obama's victory. The Queen is not amused!!

[Raine]

14. "warns"?? That's not their call

to make. x(

[GoesTo11]

16. And what are they warning against? The truth.

"Clinton's campaign took Obama to task after his aides noted he would likely emerge from primary votes in Oregon and Kentucky on Tuesday with a majority of pledged nominating delegates, and looked towards a November clash with McCain."

- Well, duh, he will have a majority of pledged delegates.

"Obama's attitude was a 'slap in the face' to voters ..."

- Attitude? It's not an attitude that he'll have the majority of pledged delegates, it's a fact. Slap in the face? How about splash of cold water in the face, saying "wake up Hillary, you lost."

[TexasObserver]

17. The Clinton Campaign - arrogant and self deluded to the very end

They still think they're somebody special. America and the Democratic party are so over you, Bill and Hillary. We are so done with you. You are excused. Go back to your pig farm in Arkansas. If you don't have one, get one.

They came, they saw, they sold out.

[Hart2008]

20. I am always surprised that their political opponents never used the "Suuey Hawg" video of them.

Maybe it is on youtube somewhere, but it looks more like a couple of buffoons from Lil' Abner than a Presidential couple.

I don't know why the political strategists never played this up North...

[hokies4ever]

18. Any time you're pre-emptively declaring that your opponents shouldn't take victory laps

you know that you're losing. Hillary's campaign has been defending nonstop her staying in the race. Not exactly a winning strategy.

[Seabiscuit]

21. What's going on is she's still in the race. Simple enough?

And last I heard she intends to go all the way. And win.

[AllentownJake]

27. .

:rofl:

Planning any premature election forecast for tonight

[Joe the Revelator]

24. Why are we allowing her to hold us hostage?

Its amazing to me.

[mmonk]

25. It's all surrounding the lie they like to perpetrate that the Obama

campaign has been unfair and been on the low road. Most people have enough sense to know it isn't true.

[ecstatic]

26. Months ago, HRC and Bubba were going around saying Obama would be their VP

:eyes: Obama has been extremely restrained in that respect. In fact, when he discusses it, does anyone else notice that he says when "we" are the nominee? :)

[AllentownJake]

28. Declare Victory

I've endured her damn confetti showers long enough. Time for one of our own.

Everytime she wins a state she spikes the football and we have to be restrained. Screw her.

[ampad]

29. Who the fuck does she think she is?

Never mind, I forgot that Hillary plans on making herself the very first Queen of white working class amurkia for WV and KY. I hope it works out for her.