Breaking on Countdown: Hillary's top campaign strategists begged Senators to push Hillary out

[hokies4ever]

Bombshell revelation. Howard Fineman reporting that 8 senators who were Hillary supporters were gathered by phone by Hillary's top campaign strategists to convince her to concede the nomination. Wow!

[TeamJordan23]

1. Yep, just heard that. She was going to stay deviant. nm

[TheWraith]

67. Deviant? I think you mean defiant.

Deviant means... something else. :)

[gcomeau]

84. I think they both work just fine. -nt

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

92. LOL!! A Freudian slip that's appropos!

[mindwalker_i]

102. Talking about slips

is sexist

[Cha]

93. She's

rogue all right.

[Buzz Clik]

85. I'd like her better if I thought she were deviant.

:evilgrin:

[asthmaticeog]

94. The V and the F *are* right by each other on the keyboard,

but if ever there were a typo that earned my giggle, that was it. :D

[goldcanyonaz]

2. Looks like the media is really trying to sever our party for good

[Lucky 13]

8. how so?

specifically related to this?

[ingac70]

9. She's a megalomaniac...

in dire need of medical intervention.

[ccharles000]

69. That is a very ugly sentiment.

[SoonerPride]

26. Don't shoot the messenger.

This is her doing.

Th press just reports how truly out of touch she is.

Her own staff wants her to exit with grace and class and yet it takes a forceful intervention to gring about what should be normal behavior.

[XOKCowboy]

81. Thank You!

I'm so sick of KO, Kos, Ed Schultz (OK I'll give them Randi) being vilified for reporting the news. Don't you think that any of the people mentioned in that report would be asking for a retraction if it wasn't true? It's over. I'm glad someone convinced her of that.

Like Rachael Maddow said though, I'll believe it when I hear it.

[FatDave]

39. Yeah, that wasn't the media doing that. (nt)

[rodeodance]

46. The medid choose Obama a long time ago.

[jonestonesusa]

53. Don't forget the role of voters...

If Clinton had had enough of them, she would have won.

[DevonRex]

58. Oh Good Lord. You keep forgetting your tinfoil hat. nt

[Kierkegaard]

117. And the wheelbarrow full of Prozac.

[roguevalley]

91. jeez. I feel for you.

[CreekDog]

111. maybe, but it was when we voters started choosing him that made him the nominee

:hi:

[samsingh]

114. the media chose mccain long ago

neither Obama nor Hillary have been supported WELL and CONSISTENTLY by the right wing media machine.

[JimGinPA]

116. Yeah, By Reporting Facts Instead Of Clinton Spin

[lojasmo]

119. If the media had chose [sic] Obama

they wouldn't have allowed the fallacy that there was still a viable path for Clinton to be propagated by all the outlets for so long after wisconsin.

The media supported Clinton long after any reasonable person would have dropped out.

[grantcart]

64. goldie you need therapy - lol - really.

[goldcanyonaz]

76. Tell me who you see so I know not to go there

[grantcart]

106. if you have me on ignore then you cannot reply to me

really there are professionals for you.

[MrRobotsHolyOrders]

74. THE MEDIA HAS A DUTY TO NOT REPORT ON NEGATIVE HILLARY STORIES!

Or I'll vote for McCain!!!!

[Cha]

96. Suck it up, MRHO..

:evilgrin:

[NJmaverick]

3. That's sad, very sad

It really is frightening how close she got to being President. She is clearly less than stable.

[Poll_Blind]

101. I agree. It's not like this is some isolated incident. This has been the tone she's...

..set for the whole damned campaign.

  They actually did an intervention on her. Sweet Jesus.

PB

[NJmaverick]

113. Yes I think that is a very good characterization

they needed an intervention to get her to understand and accept she lost. That is really sad and pathetic.

[Pirate Smile]

4. It did take an Intervention.

Wow.

[Lucky 13]

10. shameful

[City Lights]

17. Yes it did.

Kinda sad when you stop and let it soak in.

[PretzelWarrior]

55. I KNEW IT WOULD!

it was clearly just too much for her to take losing. BIG TIME denial.

[ampad]

5. Damn shame

Also said Hillary would probably not pass the vetting process with the Clinton library donor list. I thought Hilly was vetted already?

[pocoloco]

6. Unbelievable!!!

It only took 8???

[hokies4ever]

13. 8 Senators, but also 23 House members

23 House members supporting Hillary told her campaign that she needed to release them from their support of her campaign because they didn't approve of her continuing without acknowledging Obama as the winner.

[jazzjunkysue]

21. Plenty of bills get fewer than 8 senate votes or 23 house votes.

That was a landslide!

It looks like the GOP finally screwed up and landed themselves a dog of a candidate, and the dems had a hard time selecting among several good ones.

[whistler162]

70. Keith O called it some month's ago

They took her into the backroom and she didn't leave!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

32. I was surprised by that too. Maybe Hillary is not quite the fighter she pretends to be.

[whistler162]

73. There is fighting and then there is being

pummeled to a bloody pulp and still trying to get up for the next round.

Her team finally threw the towel into the ring.

[NightWatcher]

7. so much for graceful exit, she had to be dragged out

[Kahuna]

62. I think most of predicted long ago that she would have to get the "hook"

before she would get off of the stage...

[Mme. Defarge]

11. AMAZING!

:wow: The public embarrassment and humiliation of it all.

[sniffa]

12. Could it really have been Wolfson, Ickes and Mac?

:wow:

[hokies4ever]

14. MSNBC reported "advisors at the very top"

I'm guessing Terry McAuliffe was one of them. He was obviously a little off message earlier when he claimed that Hillary would concede once Obama got 2118 delegates.

[Tatiana]

15. Wolfson, yes. Ickes and Mac, NO. n/t

[hokies4ever]

19. I still think Terry would have been in on this

because of his slip-up about how Hillary would definitely concede once Obama crossed the finish line. I think he just assumed that to be the case and was shocked when it didn't happen.

Though in favor of your point of view, he did introduce her as the next President of the USA.

[DevonRex]

31. She probably told him to introduce her that way. IMHO. nt

[sniffa]

33. I dunno....

It could have been, "I better step in or I'll never work in this town again."

:shrug:

[mckeown1128]

36. Not them...

I bet it was Rendell, Rangel, and other's... but not those three.

[hokies4ever]

45. Rendell definitely would have been on that call

[livetohike]

80. He was pretty subdued on CNN this morning

Since he's my Governor, I was hoping he would now glowingly support Obama. I think Hillary embarrassed him with her behavior and he was making the best of it.

[sniffa]

50. But, they're not top advisers in her campaign, are they?

:shrug:

[Cha]

98. Not ickes...say it

ain't so!

[tekisui]

16. Amazing.

[MannyGoldstein]

18. She's Ill.

Seriously.

[thewiseguy]

20. She could have left with grace...but instead look what became of her

[hokies4ever]

22. I can't wait to see this 'endorsement'

by Hillary of Obama. It will be the make or break moment for her. She can erase a lot of the division and ambivalence toward her with a great speech praising Obama.

[thewiseguy]

29. The damage is done. Very few care because Obama is the nominee anyway.

[Oak2004]

89. I'm guessing party elders will be watching over her shoulder

and making it clear that nothing short of an unconditional endorsement will do.

[psychopomp]

105. "I wish to congradulate Barack Obama..."

then

I...I...I...I...Me...Me...I...Me...
I...I...I...I...Me...Me...I...Me...
I...I...I...I...Me...Me...I...Me...

[CreekDog]

23. is this a first for Hillaryland?

:shrug:

[Geek_Girl]

24. According to Andrea Mitchell

Charlie Rangel was pissed and many of her other supporters. He started the teleconference with her and just new york supporters. But it grew like wild fire and ended up being house members, senators and her top advisers.

Apparently Terry McCaulif announced her to the Rally last night as the "Next President" and that really pissed them off as well.

I don't have a link but this is what I can recall from Mitchell's report on MSNBC.

[hokies4ever]

40. This story gets worse for Hillary as more facts come out

[blonndee]

59. That is really bad. EVERYone wanted in on this.

[jazzjunkysue]

25. All we're missing is the gurney and the shaved head.

Add a couple neglected toddlers, and we'd have a full Brittney.

[hokies4ever]

27. Even Britney is on the road to recovery now

unlike Amy Winehouse. Those photos of her were HIDEOUS.

[galaxy21]

28. I really thought it would be Chelsea that told her to drop out

[jazzjunkysue]

35. She's the last one who could say that: Chelsey's got to live with her

for decades!

Poor Chelsey. Glad I'm not at that dinner table tonight.

[hokies4ever]

37. Bill said that Chelsea cried like a baby after Hillary lost Iowa

Not exactly who you want to send in to give Hillary the bad news if you ask me.

[DevonRex]

30. Oh I think this is the full Britney, Clinton style. nt

[TexasObserver]

38. What next? Hillary buzz cutting her hair?!

Hanging out with Paris, and getting out of cars without ... being careful?!

[jazzjunkysue]

41. Tattoo? Elephant, maybe?

[DevonRex]

47. Going to gas stations in the middle of the night for no reason?

Just hoping photogs are there so she can get her picture in the paper? That's what I see coming.

[DevonRex]

44. Oh God. Laughing and getting sick at the same time. You are SO

mean. :)

[symbolman]

97. Bwhahaha!!!!

Lol!!

I can't stop laughing, send this to SatNiteLive, or Stewart at least!

Still chuckling... :)

[succubus.blues]

34. Wow!!

[galaxy21]

43. I looked foward to seeing this acted out in the inevitable Hillary biopic

(Glenn Close as Hillary)

Hillary: We still have a chance!

Terry: Its over!


Hillary (throws a lamp): Noooooooooooo!

[Snarkoleptic]

42. She needs and deserves a long vacation.

Sun, sand, margaritas.

[DevonRex]

49. Maybe somewhere in Puerto Rico? Or maybe that SD from

the Virgin Islands will let her stay at his house.

[Snarkoleptic]

60. That would be ideal in light of her cash-flow issues.

[Thrill]

48. If true. Don't be surprised if she makes an Independent run for President

[ramapo]

51. She would get little support

Besides, she has no money.

[dailykoff]

56. She'd also have to resign her senate seat.

Hey maybe that's not such a bad idea!

[DevonRex]

54. Everybody knows she wouldn't have any money backing if she

did that. PACs don't care much for 3rd parties.

[SoonerPride]

61. It's too late, filing period has passed. She can't get on ballots.

That train left the station awhile back.

[DevonRex]

63. She don't need no stinkin' ballots. They're sexist, anyway. nt

[seafan]

52. Also, that Charlie Rangel had a group of House members on conference call, demanding she drop out.

23 members of Congress, according to Olbermann.


And, that there was much anger and frustration on the Hill from her supporters who now wanted to give their support to Obama, but felt that they couldn't, because she hasn't released them.

Andrea Mitchell said that as of this morning, Hillary was NOT going to concede anything.


An intervention, indeed.

[mudesi]

57. NOT surprising (nm)

[OzarkDem]

65. You believe Howard Fineman?

That's the second time I've seen someone quote him today as if he's speaking from the burning bush.

Come on, guys. Its Howard Fineman.

[hokies4ever]

75. Well, it's on Fox News right now

I guess that's more fair and balanced for you. :rofl:

[OzarkDem]

78. ...

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[hokies4ever]

79. Glad I could bring a laugh to you

:patriot:

[grantcart]

66. OP you missed the headline INTERVENTION

I think we had several threads on this trying to guess who would lead it.

Several people guessed Charlie but I thought it was going to be Schumber.

[Name removed]

68. Deleted sub-thread

Sub-thread removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[hokies4ever]

71. My bad, I guess I missed it

:patriot:

[grantcart]

77. lol just pulling your leg lol

[BlooInBloo]

72. Well they had to - Clinton was busy at the time....

[hokies4ever]

82. The picture reminds me of Pat Buchanan's hilarious quote on Sunday:

Hillary Clinton will fight till hell freezes over, then she'll fight on the ice. :rofl:

[WilliamPitt]

83. Actually, it was her mother's 86th birthday today

so I doubt she was wearing the crown. Too goth for mom, ya know.

[BlooInBloo]

88. Details. :P

[hokies4ever]

90. I thought her mother's birthday was tomorrow

either way, she's supposed to throw her a party, I think in DC. It was given as a reason from a Hillary surrogate as to why she wanted some time to decompress.

[woolldog]

86. Wow. This is like a Shakespearian tragedy.

[Poll_Blind]

95. Or the ending from "Carrie"!

PB

[apocalypsehow]

87. K & R. n/t.

[HeraldSquare212]

99. She said she was hanging on for her supporters, and her supporters pushed her off.

[kwenu]

100. I could say I'm astounded but I'm not. It's really difficult to see this when I've held Hillary in

such high esteem for so many years. If she works hard for a Democratic win I think she can regain some of her status.

[Catherina]

103. How humiliating for her and yet it was within her power to spare herself that n/t

[Mme. Defarge]

115. I think it may be time to call in a priest

to do an exorcism.

[Marie26]

104. LOL, so it actually did take an intervention.

That's.... so sad.

[Clear Blue Sky]

107. Gathered by phone?

Smart on their part. Hard to get hit by a thrown lamp by phone.

[gulfcoastliberal]

108. She is pathetic, really. Delusional. My old man is a psychiatrist and said ol Hilly is certainly

not connected to reality... he couldn't believe her insane speech last night, either. I love my dad!

[jesus_of_suburbia]

109. I'm really worried about her if this is true.

It's really sad.

I love Hillary and I'm worried about her state of mind.

[Colobo]

110. After a couple of months of reflection, Hillary will be fine and ready to move on.

[DesEtoiles]

112. but will WE ever recover?

[workinclasszero]

118. Hillary needs some time with a headshrinker

I'm series!!1!!1!:crazy: