Email from Bill on Hillary Quitting

[HockeyMom]

She used to be my Senator. I wrote to her a few times in the past and now I am own her mailing list.

For what it's worth here is what I received:




Dear

Here's the most important thing you need to know about this race: it's neck-and-neck.

Only 130 delegates separate Hillary from Senator Obama -- and that's not counting Florida and Michigan. The difference in popular vote is less than 1 percent, and millions of voters have yet to make their voices heard. This election should be about their choice.

But now we're hearing people -- elected officials, party members, and Obama campaign surrogates -- call for Hillary to pull out.

With the race this close, it sure doesn't make sense to me that she'd leave now -- does it make sense to you?

There's no better way to tell Hillary that you support her staying in than to make a contribution to her campaign -- and no better time to contribute than right now. If you've never donated online before, now is the time to do it. Even as little as $5 can make a difference.

We're facing a big deadline on Monday. Our opponents and the media will scrutinize our fundraising reports and look for any sign of weakness. By making a contribution today, you can help make sure we show nothing but strength.

Contribute $5 by our midnight Monday deadline to help us show our strength.

I know that Hillary never forgets exactly why she is running. Her commitment to the people of this country never wavers.

At this critical moment, all of us supporting Hillary must make sure we are just as focused as she is. With all the talk of the state of the race, all the people telling her she should just give up, you and I must make sure she has everything she needs to stay in this race.

With our big fundraising deadline coming up midnight Monday, we need to show the critics and the doubters that this campaign is running full steam ahead with the determination to win.

Contribute $5 now to help us reach our $3 million goal by midnight Monday.

My family isn't big on quitting. Hillary's in this race to win, and she's in it thanks to you.

Sincerely,


Bill Clinton

[Evergreen Emerald]

1. I remember when Edwards came in second he called for Clinton to quit then

He said, it is obvious that it is a two person race and we should have the two top candidates debating without the distraction of Clinton.

I think it is typical to call for the other side to quit--politics 101.

And Clinton is right--they are virtually tied.

Despite the media hype for Obama, that conintues the talking point that Clinton cannot win: neither can win.

[C_U_L8R]

2. There's the real difference... Hillary is going broke

They can claim whatever they want about the polls
but the true poll comes in the form of cash.
And the cash just isn't there.

[JackORoses]

3. what a sad old man...Your time has past, Bill. Let it go.

[IowaGirl]

6. At 90, Bill Clinton will still have enough good brain cells left to be smarter than the average.....

young guy. :woohoo:

[JackORoses]

14. it doesn't matter how many brain cells you have if you don't use them

Bill knows where this is headed.
He still thinks that he can bully Hillary onto the ticket.

He is dead wrong.
There is no Divine Right in this country.

Take your millions and go back to Arkansas, Bill. Enjoy the rest of your life.
America will be just fine without the Clintons.

[splat]

10. How do you like being called a foolish young upstart? Civility is always politically useful

[JackORoses]

15. why do the Clintons rarely practice civility, then?

Didn't Bill just say, "If you don't want to get clipped, don't put on the pads"?

[splat]

29. How do you like being called a foolish young upstart?

Or do all Obama supporters change the question to the one they want to answer?

[JackORoses]

35. doesn't bother me, I'm not that young

and I don't have any problem with most old men.

Just sad, selfish ones trying to thrust themselves back into a seat of power after they have lost it.

Surely, you can see a difference.

[Cha]

38. And, he very well have gone down in

history as an elder statesman but it will be a long time before he lives this down. Course, he'll probably always have his little core listeners who will pay the big bucks to hear his pithy sayings.

[billybob537]

4. That's hillarious

Bill talking of "PULLING OUT" This shithead Bush never would had a chance if Bill could control the Clenis!

[Benhurst]

17. Nonsense. The last two presidential elections had to be stolen by

the Republicans.

Clinton's popularity was never higher than it was on the day the impeachment vote was taken.

Al Gore made a serious mistake picking "Holy Joe" Lieberman because party functionaries convinced him he was at risk over Clinton's affair. How absurd. No one ever blames one man for another's sex life unless the two of them are caught in the same bed together. Yet despite his poor choice of a running mate, Gore went on to win the popular vote, only to have Jeb and the Bush Crime Family fix the Florida election and have their cronies at the Supreme Court steal the election for them.

And what has our "leadership," including Clinton and Obama, done to prevent yet another presidental election from being stolen? Absolutely nothing.

I have thought for some time the talking heads were poised and ready to cover the stolen 2008 election with " once the American voters got into the voting booth, they just weren't ready for a woman" or "an African American," as the case may be.

And now we are providing additional cover: "the Democratic party entered the general election divided and was unable to come together in time to defeat McCain."

Many here seem to think McCain has no chance. I'm sure if it were 1980 we'd be getting the guffaws and old-jokes about Reagan. Well it isn't 1980; but if we aren't careful, John McCain and the Republicans will have the last laugh as they move into the White House.

[IowaGirl]

5. I'm fed up with the calls for Hillary to drop out. Finally women have a viable candidate and most..

of the calls for her to drop out seem to be coming from guys. What was the party thinking when they encouraged a black man to run against our first good chance for a woman president. Why don't they just give all the loyal women volunteers a kick in the teeth.

[sellitman]

7. What a pathetic point of view!

That any candidate should be judged on their race or sex is nothing but discusting. You need to realize that Hillary isnt ahead because of her past choices. For me those choices are headlined by the fact she has backed bushes little illegal war from the beginning. Grow up.

[splat]

12. Telling someone else to grow up is condescending and rude; no need to listen to you

[mike_c]

9. so we should want the warmongering woman because she's female...?

No thanks. I'm terribly disappointed that the democratic party couldn't find a progressive woman to field. Senator Clinton is the wrong *person* for the job. Period.

[IowaGirl]

16. Hillary is the last person to want war so calling her a warmonger is completely unjust.

[mike_c]

22. sez you....

Senator Clinton's legislative record says exactly the opposite. She has never missed a single opportunity to start the war or to keep it going.

[splat]

32. Both Dems want to end it, that's what counts, unlike McCain

[splat]

19. Has Obama denounced Kerry and Dodd as warmongering for the same vote?

[IowaGirl]

23. Nice one, Splat!

:thumbsup:

[mike_c]

24. what's obama have to do with it?-- *I* called her a warmongerer...

...and yes, I'll paint Kerry and Dodd with that same brush. They have at least come to their senses to varying degrees, but no, I'll never forgive them for voting to start a war of aggression. No American politician who voted to invade Iraq should ever hold public office again, IMO.

[splat]

13. Agreed; the same men who praise the 'first black' don't want to hear about the 'first woman'

Funny how that one's taboo.

[IowaGirl]

18. You noticed that, too?

:toast:

[JackORoses]

21. This is not the United States of Women

We need someone who represents all of us. And does not constantly try to play on our divisions for political advantage.

She is not viable.
She cannot catch up.
She is a proven liar.
She is disliked by a majority of Americans.

There will be a woman President in our future, but it will not be Hillary.

We can afford to wait for one who doesn't think she has to act just like all the old white men in order to play the game.
We can wait for a real woman candidate, who got there on her own merits.

[IowaGirl]

25. Well, if we're going for someone who represents all of us, I guess that let's Obama out so who..

we gonna nominate now? :shrug:

[splat]

28. Obama doesn't represent me; his supporters here seem largely love-struck by him

Obama supporters here seems like an especially crude and bullying sub-species under some delusion this is devotion to their candidate.

I started off an Edwards supporter. When he dropped out, the gutter tone and nastiness toward Hillary supporters here drove me away from Obama more than anything he particularly did.

Like this post, which is pure propaganda, signifying nothing.

[IowaGirl]

30. Have you seen this website, speaking of lovestruck?

http://obamamessiah.blogspot.com/

[JackORoses]

36. you are a bonafied moron if DU has affected your opinion of Obama more than he has

I don't think I'll be able to help you with that.

[splat]

37. Yeah, his supporter calling me a moron shows me how inspiring he is

If he's so good, how come those who support him are so unwilling to try to court votes for him?

[mike_c]

8. and people criticize Nader for having an ego issue....

The Clintons are in this for themselves, and the hell with the best interests of America or the democratic party. Please send us $5 so we can keep this charade going as long as possible.

[splat]

20. Obama is in it for you? How sweet of you to think so

[mike_c]

26. you mistake me for an Obama supporter....

My support for Senator Obama is lukewarm at best. This isn't about Clinton vs Obama. It's about what's best for America. I'm not at all certain that Obama is it, but I'm pretty certain Clinton isn't.

[IowaGirl]

27. Obama is in it for Obama just like the "typical" politician.

[mike_c]

31. I'm sure you're right about that.....

However, the OP wasn't about *his* letter.

Sorry, I seem to have inadvertently stepped into GDP offal. This thread showed up on the Latest and I assumed it was a genuine discussion rather than an Obama/Clinton supporter flame war. I don't really have a dog in that fight at all, so count me out.

[splat]

33. 'so we should want the warmongering woman because she's female...?' was incendiary

You're aren't quite an innocent bystander. You did enter a thread where a couple of people decided to take a stand.

[Fredda Weinberg]

11. I'm voting w/my contribution n/t

[Clear Blue Sky]

34. Yawn...

[richardsonfan]

39. I wonder... if neither campaign raised more money,

would the outcome arrive sooner? I imagine by now the voters in the few remaining states know enough to choose Obama or Clinton. It would be nice if everyone was just giving to the DNC or another all-encompassing organization to help in the general election. After both campaigns have raised (what, 130 million+?), it should just be left to be played out. Still in practice, this won't happen. At least it is kind of nice to hear requests of $5 instead of $500. Political tactics are changing.