Yes Jack she has shown that in all of her negative, race baiting ads. Her comment that only she and John McCain were ready to be president will probably be made into a 327 attack ad…with her as the star. It’s pathetic to see that glory is her only reason for running not the welfare of the United States.

Yes Hillary will do anything to win.She can’t see that’s she will not win this race.She should drop out and help the party to win the presidences.But know…she selfishes she rather put Mcann in the white house.Good job Hillary!

Hillary Clinton staying in the race, at this juncture, seems like a true bit of luck for the Democrats. Obama can not win in the general election after the Jeremiah Wright situation, fair or not. Hillary is the ONLY truly viable candidate now. Those who see her continuing as destroying the party better think about November.

So far, half of her criticism of Obama has been that people like him too much. Trying to kill off a source of inspiration and leadership because it is “her turn” will plunge voter turnout back to prior levels. How cynical can you get?

I think that besides being the “stars” and “darlings” of the Democratic party for years (much like the Bushes for the Republicans) the Clintons have basically had their own politcal ambitions first and foremost. Now their “party be damned ” attitude will cost the Democrats the Presidency, and the American people the change they deserve. Politics of politcal/personal destruction? Read Hillary.

She is willing to win this nomination to keep the US from being destroyed.
Note the difference Jack.
The most divisive candidate is by far and away Obama and his FAMILY - which includes Rev. Wright.
Hillary is the smart choice - now.

Hillary Clinton has experience and is a proven leader. She fought for women rights in China. She helped curtail the conflict in Kosovo, and she has visited more than 80 countries. So would she do anything to win the nomination, including destroying the party…OH YEAH!

She (and Bill) have been acting like they have changed party allegiance and forgot to tell the elders at the DNC. Hillary believed this was her time for power and has shown that being ’self’ annoited is always wise. Howard Dean has been very lax in his intervention into the ‘kitchen sink’ approach and will have to share the blame if the Democrat’s go down in November. All about Hillary.

Absolutely! She will do anything to win! She is diverting our attention by bringing up the preacher situation, trying to validate her armed forces qualifications with press conferences, while ignoring her own “whitewater” dealings, “big” contribitor dealings, non-experience as first “lady”, husbands “comments” and escapades, and spending our money on Entitlement fixed costs she wants to expand! Rusty

Sure she will and if you believe that I have some Obama land to sell you Jack. And I guess she made Wright preach those surmons too. Why don’t the Obama party blame the real culprit here. I can’t even blame the Obama campaign becaused they were blinded by his lies and dishonesty. Just blame Obama and his finger pointing wife.

What kind of ridiculous, bias question is this? Hillary is proving she is a fighter. I don’t understand why so many Barack Obama supporters want to stop fighting. Partisianship is a fact of life and it involves fighting. If Barack is not up for that job, back out!

Toronto, Canada

You even found a way to blame Hillary for Obama’s crisis. Why am I not surprised? The ones who are destroying our party now are those Obama diehards who are in denial or in a dream world about the certain fact that he is now completely unelectable in November.

Hillary might well do anything to win, but such a pyrrhic victory would be the fault of those who have for a year pushed a thoroughly unelctable candidate down our throats. It’s becoming clear now how much damage has been done by this. I can only hope it’s not too late to fix it.

I agree, she said Florida election was fare, even my 5 year old son believe it was not.

From everything I’ve seen in the last few months, after the voters explained to her that she doesn’t own the nomination, it certainly appears that way. Winning is important, but not if it destroys what you want to accomplish. If she continues to loose and continues to split the party, we may as well deposit McSame on the White House steps right now and save the money.

That is just political propaganda. Both these candidates want to win, but they have both pulled back when things get too heated. They both have a vested interest in the party’s survival. Clinton, in particular, has spoken of Democratic unity many times.

Well lets see.. Hillary has no problem mocking her opponents appeal to many of the new voters, telling Democrats that McCain is more capable than their likely nominee, dragging out a contest which is getting increasingly more divisive, and is willing to go to court over a election that is all but over. Jack, what do you think?

Unfortunately, Obama’s race does matter and will matter. Although he hasn’t tauted himself as the “Black Candidate,” Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, and, unfortunately, the media has portrayed him that way. It’s sad that we can’t get pass the issue of race. While we’re killing and discriminating each other, the entire world is discriminating and killing Americans. We’re just helping them do the job.

Senator Clinton’s actions support that she would do just about anything to win even if that means destroying the Democratic party. She has claimed that McCain would make a better Commander In Chief thn Obama, She climed the Florida and Michigan primaries were fair when that is a joke, and she continues to flat out lie about Samantha Powers comments on what Obama would do in Iraq. Clinton is selfish and has no integrity and I would skip voting before I would vote for her!

Brian from Ontario Canada

I have been watching the race between Hillary and Barack very closely - it appears Hillary’s camp spends a good percentage of their time on a daily basis generating new rumors and negative non fact based details on Barack Obama in attempts to discredit him… pretty sad when the strength of one’s campaign is to run down the competition at all costs - I guess it is true that desperate people do desperate things and Hillary seems very desperate.. voters should remember what the Clinton days were like and how the Clintons are always playing dirty politics, they can’t be trusted!!

Jack, why would HIllary Clinton made a speech to coincide with Mr. Obama’s speech on race on the same day. This was just another ploy to prevent him from having any impact in this election, and to divert attention away from Mr. Obama. She is a monster.
Time and time again, we see her cunning
and craftiness. Couldn’t she wait to comment on Iraq on Thursday.

Thank you.?

yes

Watching Hillary state that she will bring home the troops once shes in office reminds me of the Clinton era, during which there were more military bases closed than at any other time in US history. Bring home the troops and shut down the bases! (theres our money for health care)
shes nevered served a day in her life and won’t understand what military life is all about,
who’s she kidding!
“Commander at Ease”!

Jack,

just look at the Clinton’s actions, which were more like a LACK of actions, during the 2004 presidential campaign of John Kerry. they did little or nothing to help Kerry get elected. a Kerry victory would have been “Billary’s” WORST NIGHTMARE because if Kerry was President right now he would be running for reelection and “Billary” would be on the outside looking in.

2004 showed that the Clinton’s only care about THEMSELVES and could care less about the Democartic party OR the country.

No I do not agree. The Obama campaign is destroying itself and is blaming its competitor. The longer this race goes on the more time the American Public get to know the real Barrack Obama.
Thats the reason why Hillary has opened up a double digit lead in Pennsylvania.

YES, because here is a women who clearly can see that most of AMERICA wants Obama for the nominee, he clearly has more votes, states and more likable, He has played by the rules. Obama has defeated the odds that are against him, and he still is ahead in the poles. Clinton campaign has thrown everything they possibly could, then threw the race card. Jack, when you make a statement like “I think I should give up on the black vote” then a preacher comments surface from five years ago, YES she will single handedly destroy the democratic party hands down. How can I as women be proud to represent such a conniving, vindictive, greedy, women like her?

I don’t think the party is that fragile. There have been much more contencious campaigns in the Republican and Democratic Parties in prior years. Maybe they lose an election, but they don’t destroy the part.

Hillary would throw Bill under the bus to win.

Yes, she’d destroy the party in order to win - precisely because she wouldn’t see it that way. After all the years of putting her ambitions second to Bill’s, and the, at times, humiliating positions she’s been in, she is driven by a need for emotional salvation. I suspect she believes if she can just proceed to the Presidency, it will all have been worth it. And she’s not able to stop herself - the human drive to preserve one’s ego is powerful, indeed.

Christine in Cleveland

Let’s take it back a bit farther, shall we? Who encouraged Barack to run for president? Daschle, Kennedy, Kerry, etc. They encouraged the up and comer instead of telling him to wait a few years. Hillary is the person who was best qalified, and more suited for the present job, but the good old boys chose to promote a man instead of a woman.

So, let’s put the blame where it should be, on those who divided the party from square one. Is this battle a surprise to anyone, I wonder?

Mary from Florida (where the votes still won’t count!)

Anytime you reference a Republican as a superior candidate than someone from your own party, then yes Sen Clinton would destroy the party to win. Of course she would then stand back sound like a familiar TV character. “Did I do that?”

Eric
Atlanta GA

Of course she would Jack. She’s already told the American people that she’s a fighter. She is willing to go toe to toe with insurance companies for the people. What she forgot to mention is that she is willing to go toe to toe with the party for herself also,

Hillary will not only destroy the democratic party to win, she will sell out America to win. She is a legend in her own mind and thinks she is the best person to be president. She thinks her views are the best and only solutions to our problems and reflects the arrogance of GW Bush in this regard. She demonstrates all of the characteristics of a narriscistic personality and many, many people are beginning to see her for what she is. The media needs to stop saying the Clinton’s never stop and can’t be beaten. She has already been beaten and her persistence in claiming victory by twisting the facts needs to stop being supported by the media. We want real leadership, we want Barack Obama which is why he is winning this contest in every measurable way. Get over Hillary and get on with the REAL news, the majority of democrats are over Hillary and want to move on with what is important. Obama vs. McCain!

I don’t feel that she is destroying anything. My candidate did not make it to the end so I am still listening to both and trying to make up my mind as to how I will vote in November. I listened to Barack Obama’s speech this morning and began to understand where he is coming from. I also listened to Hilary Clinton this morning and she was making a lot of sense too. . . so here I am . . .still undecided.

Hillary would destroy the party and it would be done before she realizes it. It’s part of the fight in her that is something to be admired. I only hope that when the time comes, when all the votes, cast within the DNC rules, are counted, the candidate who is behind will do the right and step aside. In a year when the platforms of the Democratic candidates are so close, we CANNOT allow ego to divide us.

Yes, I believe Hillary would do anything to win - even to destroy the party.
Do Americans really want another 8 more years of the Clintons in the White House after what they had had put the country through with all types of scandals. Do we remember the turmoil they caused. Let’s ditch the Clintons and up for change.

Thank you.

I agree and hereby find all Anti-Obama bloggers and Hillary supporters GUILTY of the obstruction of Change and attempting to derail the message of Hope. I hereby sentence them to 8 years of SOLID EDUCATION under the Presidency of Barack Obama. At the end of eight years they can be released on probation. If they violate their probation by attacking any other candidate of Hope and Change they will be asked to repeat the words “YES WE CAN,” one million times.

She will do anything to win for sure. Is not she the one who claimed she loaned her campaign 5 million dollars because she believes in the people’s voice! well, let those people know where this money came from first !

Columbus , Ohio

Yes, she will and almost has destroyed everything in her path. I certainly feel she and Bill Clinton have fanned the flames of racism tto the extent it takes us back to the brink of the ’60’s. They will literally stop at nothing until they win the White House or we voters stop them. .

The Clinton’s appetite for control and power are a bigger concern to me right now than Obama’s relationship to his pastor. We don’t and can’t know what is truely in Obama’s heart.

If I had to make a choice today between the Clinton’s apparant need for power and control or Obama’s relatioship to his old black pastor my gut tells me to trust Obama.

I strongly agree because they are known to play dirty. I hope for the sake of the party and the country they will not go overboard because we need a democrat in the white house come 09 so we need a unified party.

Jack, are we talking about the same candidate that said “here’s where the FUN begins” when asked about her campaign getting ugly out there. Or, is this the candidate that declared the Republican candidate qualified to be Commander in Chief, but Barack Obama was not qualified. Or, is the candidate that accused Barack Obama of disenfranchising the voters of Florida and Michigan because he followed the rules that EVERYONE agreed to. Or, is this the candidate that said that caucass’es are undemocratic and that 24 States don’t count, because she did not win them. Or, is this the candidate that said that Barack Obama is not really against the war, because one of his advisers said that the pull out of the troops has to be done very carefully, instead of saying that regardless of the condition on the ground they will be withdrawn regardless of the consequences. Do I need to go on??? I’m sure you get the picture. Chicago, IL

What happened to the school of thought that anybody who wants this job and the power that comes with it THAT badly is automatically disqualified?
She scares the hell out of me. Her ambitions and intentions are beyond just being aggressive. She’s proven every time she opens her mouth that will do or say anything. She regards this as a prize, not as a commitment to serve. She only wants the presidency of the United States because it would make her the first woman in history to achieve it. Sorry, Hill. That’s the very reason this office should NEVER be given to you.

Yes, Hillary is only interested in winning. She thought this race was hers and that it would be delivered to her on a silver platter. When she found out that she had competition it was more than she accept.

She is a better master at twisting words, situations and events than Bill. She will say or do anything, including support the nominee for the other party, to get what she wants.

She says only she is Ready on Day One but she sure was not ready on day one to run a campaign. I am a 62 year old white woman that is embarrassed for my gender that Hillary is the what is put forward as the first woman to run for President.

The reverse is true-Obama has played the race card from the beginning and by suggesting, quite frequently, she should get out of the race early has been an attempt to thwart the democratic system.
As the race continues, more and more negatives about Obama surface making the outcome still unknown. It is very hard to disprove remarks like this one, which is the way Obama has played the game .Jack, doesn’t it bother you that Obama kept Rev. Wright on his staff even after he realized that the Rev was making these inflammatory statements. You bet the reaction would have been different had it been Hillary going to a church with such an inflammatory pastor. Don’t try to tell me Obama didn’t know about them, 20 yrs in the same church.

I will only vote for someone that is willing to do anything to win. Are there Dems out there that believe that the Republicans aren’t willing? We have already seen what happens to candidates that aren’t willing to whatever it takes(i.e. Gore, Kerry, Mondale) and we have had 8 yrs. to see what the long term affect of that will be. If the Democratic party puts up another wimpy candidate in the general will there be anything left of this country by 2012? Another 4 yrs. of current policy and Mexico will have to build a fence to keep us out of their country.

Did you say Barack Obama will do anything???? Yes.

I have a higher opinion of Senator Clinton.

What I am beginning to resent more and more about your questions is that everyday for the last month I’m sure you have provided a question and sometimes two per day, that give Hillary haters a place to make comments that continue to divide your country.

If you respect Senator Obama and actually listen to what he has to say, this is the sort of thing he is against. The title of your own book, “It’s Getting Ugly Out There” is what you are perpetuating. It’s time to give the Hillary bashing a rest.

Judy

I don’t think she’ tearing the party apart. Seems, from the start of the race, the media had more “dirt” to throw in her direction. Obama pretty much had a clean slate. She was the favorite. As we all know, When you are on top, there is nowhere to go but down.

Yes, she can catch Obama in the delegate count, especially with the latest revelations about him. Let the primaries play out.

America is learning more about the election process with this race than ever before. Maybe the big CHANGE we need is in the way we pick our elected officials. We need to take special interests and big money out ot the equation.

Obama and the DNC are willing to do anything, even destroy the Democratic party by silencing millions of voters’ voices in Florida and Michigan so that Obama can win without the inconvenient truth that DNC rules mustn’t override Democratic principles that all 50 states voices must be heard for true Democracy. The DNC is willing to be, in a way, the suicide bomber of the Democratic Party if it means that Hillary Clinton’s chances to be the Democratic nominee are destroyed in the process. Rb in PA

No,I do not think Hillary Clinton is willing to destroy the Democratric Party for the sake of her winning. She has been involved in public service and trying to make life better for minorities since her Yale days. Hillary is not about to sacrifice the National election and allow McSame move into the White House and destroy this country. The Clintons ,I believe will back Obama if he becomes the Party Nominee.

You bet I do. Clinton has done more to damage the party than anyone else in history. At least she will be remembered for something.

Tammie, MI

Hillary is more of a Democrat than Obama. The Obama maniacs
are crashing the Democratic Party and deserve to be stopped in their tracks. Go Hillary!

No I disagree. Hillary Cliton is a fighter no doubt about it, but to suggest she would go so far as to destroy the party to achieve her goals is a little bit out there. She is the party and to bring it down through selfish means would be to bring herself down with it.

Yes, I believe she would, because she and Bill decided a long time ago that this was their right to have this co-presidency, and I think she will do anything to have it.

If she cared anything about the party, she would drop out now to allow Barack Obama to start his campaign against McCain instead of fending off her made-up accusations.

After Obama’s speech this morning, I don’t see how anyone can stop him. He will unite us. By the way, I am a seventy year old white woman, so Hillary doesn’t have all of us.

Despite her warrior reputation, I truly believe that Hillary Clinton loves this country and the Democratic party’s principals.

Why is everyone acting like a fierce primary battle is something new or disdainful?

Jack

Yes I think the Clintons , both of them, will do almost anything to
get back to the white House. With 300 Million people in this country
why is it that we must keep a monopoly going between only a few
people who lead and deceive.
Bush’s War and Bill’s Impeachment should tell us its time for a
change to a new direction.
At 71 years old I finally want to see President who will support
my Grandchildren and country with honesty.

Hillary Clinton is not dividing the party–Obama is.

That’s as apparent as the nose on your face Jack. The facts don’t lie and the state of the Democratic party, at this point in history, attests to this fact. If Clinton is allowed to continue (screaming for some leadership Gore, Dean and Edwards here) then McCain will win in November not because he is the best man for the job but simply because the Democratic Party has taken a powder while we the people burned.

I think so. What does she or Bill care about the Dem Party? They have long since made millions because of their political ties. So if she loses, they still make millions. If she wins, they can claim a family dynasty. Either way, the fate of the Dem party doesn’t help or hurt them at all.

No. I believe she would fight with everything in her being as would Senator Obama, because they both believe in the vision they have for this nation. And why should she abandon her dreams because the Obama’s camp wants to paint her negatively. The rules are that the candidate who reaches 2025 first wins the nomination, so why should she quit, I don’t think her parents raised her to be a quitter. Why didn’t I hear that Mike Huckabee was doing everything to win and destroying the Republican Party and he wasn’t even remotely as close to his opponent as Senator Clinton is to Senator Obama? Campaign on Hillary, I am a black woman and I support you not because I am a woman and not because I’m black, but because I believe in you.

Monica, Brooklyn, NY

To make a long story short …..YES!!!

I would say yes but Clinton supporters would call me “sexist” or somehow playing the “race card.” I’m very willing to hear criticisms about Obama, and I do disagree with some of the ways his campaign has handled certain issues. But I can see the larger picture, and the larger candidate behind these small, all too human, mistakes. Clinton would make a good Democratic president, since she can win those Democratic “big” states that might as well make their state color officially blue. But Obama would make a great president for all parties. His official campaign color should be purple.

Yes she will and so will he!!!! that why they call it a race. You don’t stop until it really over. There is no clear winner yet. Obama nor Clinton has been able to gain a big enough lead to call themself the Winner. Race goes on Damn the bad luck!!!!!

She won’t see it that way, because according to her she is the true “great white hope” female version. She must win because no one else can do what she hasn’t done in her 35 years.
What has she been waiting for…oh yeah the title.

Dear Jack,

The idea of any Democrat willing to destroy their own party for any reason is absurd. I think that the Hillary campaign is beginning to fracture the party, but they’re not aware of it. On of the warning signs for me was when I saw Hillary declaring the words “Meet me in Ohio” at Obama while thrusting her arm at every word she pronounced. I felt I was watching a promo for a wrestling match, not a debate.

There is one sure thing: after the dust settles and all the smoke clears, the Democrats will undoubtedly have post-nomination scars. Sorry to tell you Jack, but it’s getting ugly out there.

I have great respect for Sen. Clinton, and her fight for the presidency. That being said, she really makes it seem as though she will do anything to win, including destroying the party. If she hasn’t noticed, John McCain is taking diligent notes. When she says Obama lacks experience, McCain says Obama lacks experience. When Clinton says Obama is all talk and no action, McCain says Obama only has great speeches. Everytime I hear McCain speak, I feel like I’m experiencing deja vu. The worse blow Clinton could have hit Obama with, is saying that McCain would be more fit to run the country than her fellow democrat. The man who wants to keep us in Iraq for 100 years and supports the Bush tax cuts, is better fit to run our country. Interesting.

Definitely YES! Hillary is incredibly power hungry. I always thought that I’d vote, for a woman, who ran for president. But, Obama has my vote.

60, white and disabled in Peoria, Illinois. I don’t know why everyone says that older white women are for Hillary. Only Barack understand us!

Sure she will and if you believe that I have some Obama land to sell you Jack. I guess she made Wright preach those sermons too. Why don’t the Obama party blame the real culprit here. I can’t even blame the Obama campaign because they were blinded by his lies and dishonesty. Just blame Obama and his finger pointing wife.

I strongly disagree. Hillary loves her country and loves the Democratic party. She strongly feels she is the best candidate and is fighting to win. Obama dishes as much as he claims he gets. Quit being so one sided!
Rochester, NY

Yes, I do believe Hillary would do anything to win even if it means destroying the party. Nothing seems to matter to her except becoming president. She just keeps picking and dividing. She seems to think she is entitled to be president. I do not.

I don’t want to return to the drama and division of the Clinton years. I am ready for the 28 years of having a Bush or Clinton in the White house to end. I am hoping the partisan hysteria leaves the White House with them.

Barack Obama wants to run a campaign to bring us together, but the Clintons and the media keep pointing out racial and gender differences. We need to be talking about the issues in this nation–the economy, health care, and especially the war as the anniversary of the Bush War is this week.

No way, I am not going to let senile old McSame run this country into the ground like the current chimp in office has. We need an Democrat in the White House this time and I don’t care if its Hillary or Obama. This country can’t handle another four years of an Republican dictatorship. Come on Dems, unite and send John McCain back to the nursing home which he belongs in.

Yes, Hillary clearly will do anything to win. She and Bill only care about themselves. They crave power and harbor the delusional belief that what is good for them is also good for the country. The Clintons also believe, correcrly I fear, that the American people are so ignorant, hateful and fearful that they won’t hold her sleazy campaign tactics against her in November if she wins the nomination. The Democratic Party stands in the way of the Clintons’ addict-like quest for power and they will desroy it to get what they want.

Hillary Clinton will do anything and everything to obtain her one objective and that is to be the President of the U.S. If it means destroying the Democratic party, so be it. Using surrogates to throw dirt is a pattern of the Clintons. They will throw out anything and whatever sticks, truth or not, she will do it.

Hopefully the voters will see through her political ambitions and see the truth behind Hillary Clinton and look elsewhere for their candidate in the Democratic party.

Yes.

I’m sure she doesn’t see it that way. In her mind, she probably thinks she is saving the party from itself. Unfortunately, that type of top-down thinking and gamesmanship is the very reason people turn away from her. If she was really running on her history and experience she’d release her records like Obama did.

No, I don’t think she is out to destroy the democratic party, Hillary is one of the few true party faithful. The only ones trying to destroy the party are the news media and the good old boys network like Kerry & Kenndy, not really caring what the people want. But jumping on the band wagon of Obama before their state had a chance to do their primary.
Well boy’s get over it and get use to it . Hillary is here and come January of 2009 You will be calling her President.

He is right on target. Hillary Clinton will do [any] and [everything] to achieve her nomination. Her passion for destruction of Obama and the Democratic Party is a creative passion. Her destructive character lives from the feeling, not that life is worth living if she does not receive the nomination, but that suicide is not worth the trouble.

Yes Jack, I believe Hillary will do anything to win. I believe she will hide her records at the White House that would prove or disprove just how much experience she does or does not have. She will keep the Clintons Tax Records a secret to protect her from having to answer who she is beholding to for all the money they have gathered since their occupancy of the White House. She will destroy anything or anyone who gets in her way. Heaven help Bill if he steps out of line again. Heaven help the Country if she gets elected. I believe she has one loyality and that is not to the United States of America or its people, its to herself and her ambition.

Yes, staying on at this point is to destroy the democrates chances so that she can run again in four years.

Just Obama running scared, Jack! How come you don’t report this as “Negative Campaigning”, that’s what it is when you have no experience or specific plans to prove your points!

Jack, with all due respect, why is every Clinton question of the hour steeped in negativity? Your previous Obama question was phrased to show your admiration for him. If you want to endorse Obama please feel free to exercise your freedom of speech, but don’t think of new ways to ask people, how evil is Hillary 5 days a week until this race is over.

Obama gave today’s speech because he had to , not because he wanted to. He said he wrote MOST of the speech not the entire thing. If you want to report, please report all the facts.

I do not believe so. She is playing the politics to win. That’s the name of the game for all three.
California

I definitely agree Hillary is willing to destroy the party to win. If it happens, I too believe McCain will be our next president. There are too many passionate supporters of both Obama and Hillary who are becoming more and more bitter as this contest drags on. Hillary is status quo for me and because I can remember the extreme partisanship during the Clinton years, the scandals, the Clinton haters, I would have to say McCain would be the better choice. Nothing but Clinton enemies 24/7 will not be good for the country.

She would do anything to win, I agree. Its all part of her big plan. She is nominated, is elected as president , runs again, she gives up the white house in 8 years but only if her daughter(who is of age now is the new president) We are in for the long haul Jack, You can count on that. This woman does not know the meaning of ENOUGH ALREADY!!!

No more than I think that Obama supporters are willing to take any opportunity to tarnish Clinton. Saying that she would do anything to win is selfserving and unworthy.

Why do you keep carrying water for Obama?
Thank God Hillary is still in the race, Hill Yes!

Yes, I agree. I will vote for Rep. if Clintons get nomination. My 10 years old niece said: Hillary is not her role model because she plays a dirties politic game ever; also she belittle Obama that remind her (my niece) of the old history: Black people must sit in the back of the bus, must go to where the sign said: black only. She could not believe it is still happen in 2008.

Yes. You only have to look at her plastic smile!!!!

I guess the answer to that question depends on which candidate you back. Reverse the question: Would Barack do anything to win the nomination? I believe the answer in both cases is a resounding, “YES!”

no she is not,when she tells the truth about obama youll twist it to help obama i hope the news wakes up and quits letting obama play the race card on every thing and blame the clintons,if not as a life time democrat i hope the american people elect john mc cain, vickie louisiana

I’ve been saying since the campaigning started that Sen. Clinton should not be running for President. You all are late in catching up to me. As far as Sen. Clinton wrecking the Democratic Party, I think Dr. Howard Dean has more to answer for than Sen. Clinton.
Patricia
Palmdale, Ca.

Not destroy it just a little damage,but Dean and the dnc will cause more ill will if they cant fix the michigan and florida problem;

There is no question about it. The Clintons have showed time and again they will do anything to get and maintain a position of power. You can recap forever how they have used and misused friends and foes to advance personally. They would rather distroy the party than have it select someone else. It’s the classic “if you don’t want to play my way, I’m taking my toys and going home.”

I hope she does destroy the party. Then we can get to work on destroying the republicans. Once these two relics are out of the way the country can try a new direction instead the same ones we’ve tried for years. With our choices being clinton, obama, and McCain, I can honestly say that I’m eager to hear what Nader has to say about things. After the democrats win in November and screw things up, maybe america will finally be ready for a third party.

I do agree. If siding with McCain over a fellow democrat, throwing out false information to the people and the media, withholding information from the public and scandals dating back as far as a decade ago isn’t indication enough then I don’t know what is. She’s a very vindictive person as her husband is and they’ll do anything to get what they feel the deserve.

She has and she will. And she will probably win. And I shall probably move to Canada.

For the past 140 years or longer, the lily whites have played on the average/poor white people fears, to keep the African Americans at bay.

In this race, the Clinton Camp (Bill) have compared Obama to Jesse Jackson, whom some whites truly don’t like. The Clinton Camp (Ferraro) reminded us of affirmative action, which some whites truly believe, gives an African American a distinct advantage.

Of course this whole Rev. thing could be from many different people such as the GOP, but clearly it helps the Clintons.

In spite of all this, the democrats will win in November, based on a deteriorating economy. The GOP’s only selling point is the Iraq war, which is still very much in doubt.

Harry

Jack, I’m a 50 year old white female who would love nothing more than to be able to vote for a female. But, it begins to appear as if Ms. Clinton is about winning for herself without regard for the party or the people of the the party. For me, the ever changing chameleon comes to mind. I’ll be voting for Obama.

It certainly does appear that way, given that she’d clearly rather endorse a Republican than leave gracefully. Either that or she really IS a Republican.

Jack,
I was a Hillary supporter for years, but she has been a complete disappointment to me in this election. She insults the intelligence of the American people by trying to hide her financial records,earmarks and activites as First Lady. The tactics of the Clinton campaign have been expressly calculatd to create division, reminiscent of the polarizaton seen during the Clinton Administration. During Clinton’s impeachment, I thought that the Republicans were divisive, but I have come to realize that the Clintons are the common denominator when there is anger, strife and finger pointing. But as HRC aptly said, this is when it gets fun for her. She could care less about creating a better world… Hillary Clinton is about her own power and the continual feathering of her own nest.

A few months ago I would have said no. That was before she realized Obama was a real threat. Now, her campaign has become not just negative, but downright sleazy in its tactics and I don’t think she cares how much ammunition she gives John McCain. She is like the obsessed coach who wants to WIN WIN WIN!!!! No matter what!!! Even if she has to shoot the coach of the opposing team to get a break. I’d hate to see her anywhere NEAR the red phone on a day when she’s not getting her way.

Btw, I don’t think she expected to be called out for her actions recently, which is probably why she is trying to appear so very caaaaalm and logical in her most recent speeches. Most importantly, I don’t think she realizes how much it angers Obama supporters who see her divisivenss for what is is. If she can’t get the nomination, she will attempt not only to damage Obama now, but if he wins the white house. I can see her and Bill being a subversive force against anything Obama tries to accomplish in the white house so she can run for office again in 2012. Hillary is known to turn on members of her own party if she doesn’t get carte blanche control (remember the health care thing during Bill’s time in office? or to hear her tell it, when she controlled the world?).

Jack, I do belive that Senator Clinton would do anything to win. Her campaign is becoming increasingly negative and increasingly desperate after every loss she sustains. I believe what we have seen is only a glimpse of the monster that is Senator Clinton.

I think she is out for #1 and it’s win at all costs even if it divides the party. She is full of contradictions and with each state she loses in makes the comment that those states weren’t that important. As a person who lives in one of those states, that alone put my ire up. It seems all that is important to Senator Clinton is her. It is as if we of the class she says she supports only matter when our votes go her way. Otherwise it’s on the next “Big” state and the devil take the small ones.

The real Hillary came out during this Democratic nomination campaign. Now, I believe she will do anything to win, including dividing the Democratic party

Yes. Senator Clinton seems bent on winning the nomination, regardless of the damage caused to the Democratic Party. While the Republicans have their nominee, Senator Clinton prolongs the race to the Democratic Presidential nomination, giving Senator McCain more ammunition for the general election in November.

It’s beginning to sound like desparation to me. I understand that her campaign is calling the claim “unhelpful”. But to whom? And what does that mean? Is that another non-denial denial? I’m beginning to think that we are going to be stuck (again) with three “evil of three lessers”.

From what I have heard from the Clinton campaign, Florida and Michigan should be allowed to be seated, therefore I have to assume that the rules set up don’t count. This rule was known at the start of the campaigns.

Isn’t that the government we have now?
What rules and/or laws count under this administration? Anything can be changed or ignored by a signing statement. If that is true, why have a Congress or Justice system? What purpose do they serve if they are to be ignored? What purpose are the rules if they can be ignored? If they are unjust, rules should be changed, but there is a proper way to do this and it is fair to all, not just because your name is Clinton.

It doesn’t matter what the truth of this matter is, Jack. Perception is reality, and to the eyes fixed on this historic race, Hillary would do anything to be president. Pander? Check. Argue to break rules that hurt her and keep the ones that don’t? Check. Fan the flames of hurtful rumors? Check. Let racist ideas stay out in the press for a little while just to remind us that Obama isn’t white? Check. Pathetic.
Hillary would sell her soul to be president. If we ever get to see her tax returns, we may find out she already has.

” I had to destroy the village to save it. ” Can we get this over with.
Hiram Rapids, Ohio

No. I believe she would fight with everything in her being as would Senator Obama, because they both believe in the vision they have for this nation. And why should she abandon her dreams because the Obama’s camp wants to paint her negatively. The rules are that the candidate who reaches 2025 first wins the nomination, so why should she quit, I don’t think her parents raised her to be a quitter. Why didn’t I hear that Mike Huckabee was doing everything to win and destroying the Republican Party and he wasn’t even remotely as close to his opponent as Senator Clinton is to Senator Obama? Campaign on Hillary, I am a black woman and I support you not because I am a woman and not because I’m black, but because I believe in you.

Monica, Brooklyn, NY

jack,

yes. its obvious to anyone who has been watching that she has continued to try to move the target in favor of one she can realistically reach. shes tried to belittle the states she’s failed to win, shes talked about the importance of the delegate race until it became clear she cannot win it, and she’s even tried to argue that McCain is better prepared than Obama to be president. In doing so she’s broken every cardinal rule of party politics: alienate voters, try to change the rules, and assist the other party. what more do you need to know?

Absolutely. At this point I am not eliminating the posibility of Hillary winning the nomination. Afterall, she is the one inviting superdelegates for cocktails at her mansion, and devoted republicans are stratigically voting for her now in the primary,as they did in Texas. Do I think this will cost the presidency to the democrats? There is a great chance it will. Let’s get real. The republicans have been preparing to destroy Hillary in the general election, who has plenty of dirt on herself even if we don’t talk about it now, and that is why they are hoping she is the democratic nominee. In addition, that experience she claims to have as first lady is not going to fly with McCain because he does have a 50+ years of experience in public service, as a pilot, senator,etc. When you put all this together there is no chance in my mind that the longer she stays in the race, she is doing nothing but destroy the party’s real chance to have a democrat president.

winning is everything to the clintons. money, power greed. if they were smart they would bow out gracefully for the sake of the party, the white house and the american people. hillary feels she’s got something to prove. but she is a clinton which means she’s in it forever. she’s not going anywhere jack! especially now that republicans are voting for her so they can beat her in november. someone needs to step in and stop this debacle!!!!

Jack,

I think the only thing that matters to Hillary Clinton is her own personal ambition. If she can’t get the nomination, she’s willing to tear Obama down so badly that McCain will win in November. By doing that, she will run again in 2012 using the theme of “I told you Obama couldn’t win”. Why else would she continue running her negative campaign knowing full well that she can’t catch him in pledged delegates?

Mike
Tucker, GA

cmon…is this a rhetorical question?…i hope so, b/c we all know the answer to this one…she will do and say anything to get what she wants…i don’t trust a single word that comes out of her mouth…

Absolutely. She has changed her tactics so many times during this campaign. She is the Queen of Spin. Lik him or not, Obama speaks with far more honesty than Hillary Clinton. He is genuine, while she plays games. Do we want someone straightforward and honest in the White House or someone that changes her tune every single week?

If you have to hide your records and redesign your campaign on a weekly basis you aren’t the best choice for president. Even if you are well connected.

Yes. Next question.

Jack, she scares me. I’ve seen fake smiles before with a very mean person underneath, but she has it down to a science. Yes, I believe she would do anything to win & totally destroy anything that stands in her way. Is that what everyone wants for the next President?

She and Bill have used every trick in the book and then some. Actions speak louder than words!

She doesn’t think she’s ruining the party. She thinks she IS the party. The Democrats would just fade away if it weren’t for the mighty Clintons holding their hands and leading them to the future. Doesn’t anyone remember ANY of the scandals that took place with the Clintons before, during, and after Bill’s presidency? Monica Lewinsky, of course. That Whitewater guy that shot himself in the back … twice? Etc., etc. Oh well, if she’s the nominee and wins the general election, at least we’ll have more years of tabloid fodder to keep us busy. All Hail the King and Queen of America. The Clintons. Oh … King Hillary, that is. ;o)

Jack, Unfortunately in my heart of hearts I do believe that Hillary Clinton will do whatever she deems necessary to win. From dirty politics to a disregard for the democratic party as a whole. I see in her “politics as usual”.

Bob
Rome NY

Hmmm, let’s see.

Obama is ahead by over 100 delegates, and she wants to make him HER running mate.

Obama wins all the small states by a wide margin, because she’s too high and mighty to campaign in small states. So she whines about that.

She develops the 3AM commercial, which smacks of fearmongering, and then Obama counters with a similar ad, and she complains that he’s going negative.

My message to Hillary Clinton (at the risk of plagiarizing Tom Hanks in “A League of Their Own”,)

There’s no crying in politics!!

Bigger question is , would Obama do anything to win?

Jack, I think Sen Clinton has already started to do all she can to get nominated which has included destroying the Democratic Party. She is a shrewed and polished politician, but that is not what we need for a president. I interested in the politics of the country, but the campaign season sickens me, because it shows how shallow and uncaring people can be. Sen Clinton was the first to start this mess. Now the DNC is looking irratic and unorganized. She made a big deal out of Florida and Michigan, the Obama media attention (which I thought was fair), she praised McCain, and she keeps talking about Obama speeches…when all she is doing is giving SPEECHES.. Go figure.

This just makes me sad. I have always admired the Clintons. Not anymore. I think that she really will do anything to get the nomination, and in doing so will so weaken the party thus for handing over the election to McCain. Sad.

There is no doubt she would do anything to win. She will hurt her nation and her party all in the name of tough politics to and progressing her place in history. That i swhere we she leave her.

Give it a rest Obama camp. I am sick and tired of hearing about that crap. If Hillary does not win Mccain will. Their are five votes here with me, ready to vote for Hillary if she is the nominee, or five votes for Mccain if Obama is the Nominee. Also, where did CNN get this so called poll of most Americans prefer Obama over Clinton? I certainly did not cast a vote in that.

Hillary 08!!!

Yes, I believe Hillary will do anything. As the media pundits like to say “she keeps moving the goal posts.” She is tearing the party apart. If Obama has the most delegates at the end of all this, (which it appears he will) she and Bill will strong arm the superdelegates and pull in every favor until they go her way.

I get tired of this argument. Wouldn’t most people in any contest do about anything (with in reason) to win? Of course they would. Do you want in your president a fighter, or someone who lays down at the sign of any adversity?

Btw there is other polls showing Hillary ahead of Obama.

Jack,
it sure looks like it, does the clinton camp really beleive that if somehow she wrangles the nomination from obama that the obama supporters will be willing to forgive or forget and vote for her is just plain nuts, some will simply vote for mccain, but i have heard some will not only do that, but also switch parties either to republican or the independents, if this were to happen it just might be the beginning of the end to the democratic party as we know it,

Wait a minute here! You folks in the media are the people who are trying to change the game. We here story after story about “Obama getting the most pledged delegates, but losing because of superdelegates.” Superdelegates are a part of the established rules. After it is all said and done, If Obama fails to reach the nessesary delegate count to clinch the nomination (2,024) and he is trailing in the popular vote count, I would consider it the superdelegates responsibilty to select Hillary Clinton as our nominee. I would expect the same goes for Hillary if she is trailing in the popular vote in the end. This is not changing the game. This is is putting people’s voices over unelected and unevenly selected delegates.

Jack,

Thank God she didn’t drop out before the Texas and Ohio primaries. She is doing what she needs to do. She is on the campaign trail talking about the issues and solutions. After this fiasco with Obama we need her more than ever.

I am tired of this same old song. Hillary Clinton certainly wants to win. So does Senator Obama. Every time the Clinton campaign points out a difference between she and Senator Obama, she is called divisive, or she is playing the race card, or she is “throwing the kitchen sink”. The truth of the matter is that Senator Obama’s campaign has done the same and more, but not been called on their tactics. Misleading brochures sent of by the Obama camp. Calling for last years tax records, when only last 2 years have been released by Senator Obama. Calling for the voluminous documents from her years as First Lady, but stating he has nothing from his years in the Illinois senate. There is a continuing double standard at work here. One to demonize Hillary Clinton, while trying to elevate the stature of Senator Obama. There is a bias in the media. There is a tendency to “bend over backwards” with regard to Senator Obama.

YES

Without a doubt! What I wonder is when we are going to start comparing her to Bush with this “win at all costs”, “by any means necessary”, “all’s fair in love and politics” attitude. I don’t know which of the advisors she’s listening to this week, if any, but someone needs to be the voice of reason in this campaign before she passes the point of no return.

There is no doubt she would do anything to win. She will hurt her nation and her party all in the name of tough politics and progressing her place in history. That is where we she leave her.

Can there be any question? She mathematically cannot win without a landslide superdelegate move to elect her, which would destroy the democratic party at its core. Seemingly she doesn’t care about that, she’d rather grasp at straws and risk her party’s life rather than concede that she is not the best candidate.

It does not matter what the polls say. Both canditates will go all out to try to destroy each other. Every time something goes wrong with one side they blame the other. Hillary is no worse than Obama. He is also out to destroy her. The speech today was just another political speech with out saying anything but “Poor Me”

Jack anyone that believes that they are the only one capable to save their beloved country will do anything to win. Unfortunitly it’s already happened. The mess over Florida et cetra is going to give McCain the win; and next time around Hillery will lose. Only a Hillary - Obama ticket now, can stop McCain from winning 2 terms and neither are big enough to pull together.

Sadly enough, and totally on the button. And while I’m at it, It is obvious that CNN is bias towards Hillary and McCain.

Jack,
Your question was answered nearly eight years ago. Scandals, genocide in Rwanda, impeachment and Clinton obfuscation set the stage for Gore’s defeat. The Clinton time in the White House soured the country on Democrats. How else could an oaf like Bush gain the presidency. Billary destroyed the Democratic party then and the latest round is merely an encore.

Of course I agree! In the last debate, she said so herself. Hillary is turning over every rock to find an edge to beat Obama. I think she has shown through her character as she handles the race that she will do whatever she has to in order to win.

I have no doubt that the campaigners for Hillary Clinton will do what ever they can to win. I also believe that she will ‘approve this action’ but have a way to deny that she was involved. Brings back memories of the ‘Plumbers’ and ‘CREEP’.

We do not need 32 years of only two famlies being in the top positions of this country.

Power Monger, Power Monger, Power Monger! That’s her only reason to keep this charade going. She will continue until the convention just to prove a point. By then Democrates will be so divided McCain will win and we will spend at least the next 4 years as we have the last 8. After the last 8 miserable years, Canada, England or France with free health care is looking pretty good to me.

Lori, Battle Creek, MI

Yes, she would — and is — in case some folks haven’t been paying attention. The thing is, she is capable of doing even more damage to the Democratic Party than she has already, and will likely have the opportunity to do just that since no on seems able to convince her that it is not about her ego, but about unity, and to “get the hell out of Dodge.”

I am a Clinton supporter and think she probably would. But I think a lot of politicians would also. As we learn more about Obama, he may need to adopt that same tactic.

Yes Jack, Hillary has demonstrated by her negative campaign that she will do anything to win! She really doesn’t care about the Democratic Party! Even if her campaign splits the Party and results in a Republican victory in the general election!

Jack,

Obviously this has already come true. The math shows that Clinton is ultimately going to have to rely on superdelegates to give her the nomination, and she hasn’t withdrawn from the race. She intends to stay until the end, using any methods possible to coerce party insiders to overthrow the will of the people in the nomination battle.

We have also seen her do anything to win in her approach to each contest. She overlooks the ones she loses, sometimes not even congratulating Obama for his victories, and then moves on to the next state where she has a natural advantage, which also seems to make that state infinitely more important in the general election run in November. Clinton is not interested in representing people in states like Wyoming, Alaska or my home state of Idaho because we went for Obama in the nomination battle and will likely go for McCain in November.

According to Hillary, the only valid Americans and even the only valid Democrats are those that live in the Democratic states that chose her. I will never support a candidate that subscribes to this divide and conquer mentality.

Brian
Idaho

James….turns out, both you AND your 5-year old son have the possibility of being wrong. So that doesn’t enhance your flawed argument. As for Michigan and Florida, is everyone losing sight that the voices in those states HAVE A RIGHT TO BE HEARD like every other person who lives in the other 48 states in this country? Stop your Obama bias, please.

I have never trusted Hillary Clinton, and her campaign thus far has reinforced all of my reservations. She already showed us she had no respect for the rules of democracy when she stayed on the ballot in Michigan, and her campaigning techniques in Ohio were just appalling. I think she IS doing anything she can to win, and she already has divided the party to the point that many are saying they will not even vote if their candidate does not get the nomination.

Of course Barack Obama’s campaign would suggest this, and only you would have the gall to ask this lop-sided question!

Clearly it is in the best interests of the Obama campaign to hi-jack this process as quickly as they can. With each passing day the voters see more and more of Mr. Obama’s true self, and they don’t want that to continue. As such they will stop at nothing and will continue to call Hillary every low down name they can think of. Should they succeed, the tragedy and “destruction” of the party will come in the form of us giving the White House to McCain and it will be at the hand of Barack Obama, not Hillary Clinton.

I call this a bunch of baloney, Jack. Hillary won’t quit - she’ll see it through and her supporters are behind her 100%! She’s not destroying the party - but the Obama campaign has adopted the attitude that if you say it long enough and loud enough maybe you can get people to believe you… yeah, just like I believe Obama really did not know about the horrible WORDS of his spiritual advisor.

Hillary Clinton is the definition of conventional politics. She would do better if she listened to her heart and was more responsible to her intellect. Sometimes power and the ways and means to get it outweigh doing the right thing.

Jack, I wholly believe that is exactly what shes doing now.She has her own agenda whtch doesnt include the welfare of the nation at all it simply is to get her elected and then let the chips fall where they may, she proved that when she moved her operations to New York so she could elected there she never would have been elected in Arkansas or Illinois thats why she chose NY they really didnt know her there or her past with whitewater.