Clinton Did Not Inform Obama of Her Campaign "Suspension" - NO Joint Appearance Planned

[K Gardner]

Obama Treads Gingerly Around Clinton

According to Politico, Obama found out Clinton was suspending her campaign the same way the rest of us did - from the media. Evidently there has been no phone call, no congratulations or acknowledgement from the Senator from New York to the Presumptive Democratic Nominee.

For days, Barack Obama did not step foot in public without praising Hillary Rodham Clinton. Even on Wednesday, less than 12 hours after Clinton delivered a defiant nonconcession speech with more than a few eyebrow-raising lines, Obama was still at it, extolling her history-making run.

But an awkward reality hung over what was supposed to be the first day of the general election campaign — even after news broke Wednesday evening that Clinton would be dropping out of the race Friday. Like a family groping to move past a feud, Obama appeared eager to make up and Clinton seemed to want little part of a public coming together.

She took the stage Wednesday at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference — minutes after Obama spoke from the same dais — and barely mentioned him, vouching only for his commitment to Israel. Associates elsewhere in Washington were floating her name for vice president, yet Clinton did not even acknowledge that most of the political world had conferred the presidential nomination on her opponent.

But even when news reports circulated early Wednesday evening that Clinton would drop out of the race Friday, the initial reaction was muted.

"No comment," said an Obama aide.

The Clinton campaign had not yet made contact with the Obama campaign, another aide said outside an evening fundraiser in Manhattan.

From NBC's Andrea Mitchell
Top officials in both the Clinton and Obama campaigns say that -- at this point -- there are no plans of a joint Clinton-Obama appearance soon.

Despite the media frenzied reports of hand-holding and high fives, there is NO joint Clinton-Obama appearance planned for Saturday.

Saturday's event will be just Clinton and her supporters.

The Obama campaign feels it is appropriate for Saturday to be a moment for Clinton with her supporters.

[anonymous171]

1. She really is intent on driving that wedge in.

[SoonerPride]

2. After Saturday, Obama needs to charge ahead and put Hillary on full ignore

Her driving the news cycles and dominating headlines is poison.

She will have another 72 hours and then it is fade to black and goodbye time.

[K Gardner]

5. I haven't even been able to watch the coverage. Rather than celebration of this HISTORIC moment,

it's all about Hillary/Bill/Hillary/VP.. any other person would have allowed him his success without having to be pried off the stage by party leaders and friends. The fact that she has yet to even call him to congratulate speaks VOLUMES about what is going on in her mind.

Hopefully next week, he can get some media attention; that is, if she doesn't have something else planned. It may be time for Hillary to take a vacation.

[high density]

17. It is quite sad

Everybody's WTF-ness around Clinton has certainly subdued the Obama victory.

[still_one]

3. This is another reason why she isn't a good VP choice. The synergy is terrible

You do not want an adversarial relationship with your vice president, you want a team player

[tularetom]

4. Where the f*#k is she getting this advice?

I think Bill's nose is pretty far out of joint over this whole process. He's the one telling here to act like a no class loser just to make himself feel better.

[K Gardner]

11. Same people who ran her campaign into the ground, I imagine. From reports, it seems

that Hillary was COMPLETELY taken aback by the reaction of the House and Senate Dems in the conference calls. Evidently she was so insulated in her echo chamber, she had "no idea" people were reacting to her in a negative manner. This shows, once again, complete lack of judgement and awareness, surely not fitting for anyone who wants to hold even the VP position. I'm glad Obama has put out that fire.

[HeraldSquare212]

12. They must have laid down the law to her; she scrambled fast to get that email out.

[ErinBerin84]

13. they had someone on MSNBC this morning who

says she talked to an advisor of Hillary Clinton, and they said that Hillary still thought she was going to get the nomination until yesterday morning. I sincerely hope that's not true.

[K Gardner]

23. OMG.. that's frightening, isn't it? I still don't believe she's finished.

[Me.]

31. She Thought She Was Suited For Potus?

Scary doen't even begin to cover it.

[ampad]

45. Good Gawd

If that is true then I think we dodged a bullet. I just don't understand how she did not know she was done. The entire world has fucking known since March.

[tbyg52]

63. Yep. In a bubble. nt

[PoliticalAmazon]

38. She pays $2million a month for Penn's advice--shows her poor judgnent and leadership. n/t

[PoliticalAmazon]

41. At this point we can applaud the fact that she is destroying her own career....

as well as CHelsea's future, and Bill's legacy.

Not too much more of this and we will be rid of the Clintons on the political scene.

In fact, it is questionable whether her India corporate outsourcing handers will even be able to pimp her influence in getting American jobs sent to India.

[Me.]

6. It's Best He Not Be There

So awkward, and what if her supporters remain defiant and boo him? It's a very dicey situation and he best stay away. She'll be watched for how she behaves and if she does another 180 he won't have to endure it.

[K Gardner]

9. I agree.. I was surprised when I heard the media report that initially. At least Obama is getting

SOUND advice ! :-)

[BklynChick]

7. i'm SO sick of her shit. i can't wait till she has to call him President Obama!

[RethugAssKicker]

42. I love that pic !...Not only both super intelligent...but got some

style too !

[EnviroBat]

8. Good Lord, what a complete lack of class on her part...

I can't wait until she's disappears in to obscurity, like a fart in a tornado.

[Renew Deal]

10. She's such child.

Romney and McCain went at it harder than Obama and Hillary. They still had their moment together 2 days later and Romney has been helping McCain.

Why does Hillary need to be coddled so much. I'm glad a person like this will not be president.

[Thrill]

14. She doesn't respect Obama. Thats the real problem. Which is why she won't be VP

She just doesn't respect him. When he won primaries it was like pulling teeth for her to congratulate him. She don't respect the man. And thats sad

[DevonRex]

21. You're absolutely right. Nobody in their right mind would expect

her to even be considered for VP after all this.

[K Gardner]

27. I don't think the Clintons respect anyone but their "yes" men. Look at the quote below taken

from the NY Times article today about the superdelegates she lost:

After switching to Mr. Obama two weeks ago, the Clinton campaign bombarded her with dozens of calls, she said. “You can’t imagine how stressful this has been,” Ms. Arceneaux said. “It had gotten to where my life had just been taken over by this.”

Debbie Marquez, a superdelegate from Colorado, said she had made up her mind to shift to Mr. Obama, largely because he opposed the Iraq war from the start. The ex-president called and talked for 45 minutes, she said.

“When people talk about the finger wagging and lecturing in his speeches, I kind of felt that was going on over the phone,” Ms. Marquez said.

In the end, she was not swayed.

[Thrill]

53. ouch

Then you think of how she almost jumped through the phone to get Richardson. Its scary

[DevonRex]

15. I keep waiting for her to do ONE thing with grace and class. Just

one.

Hell, even NHL teams congratulate each other and shake hands after a tough playoff series. Even those who have practically beaten each other to a pulp.

[Kool Kitty]

16. This is very small of her.

I thought she was better than this.

[ShortnFiery]

47. So true! And I fully admit that I don't like HRC, but her recent behavior is even "a shock" to me.

:wow: :(

[Clear Blue Sky]

18. Suspended, not ended...nt

[City Lights]

19. Par for the Clinton course.

No tact. No grace. No class.

[hisownpetard]

20. This is truly disgusting behavior.

[Mme. Defarge]

22. I have wondered, since the Indiana primary,

if he deliberately decided not to try to run up the score.

[K Gardner]

24. It honestly has looked that way to me.. but why? Just to give her "room".. ?

[Catherina]

36. You were so right! I feel like such an idiot about Tuesday's speech now

I better go watch it in full finally :(

[tishaLA]

50. That's been my feeling. I suspect he let the SDs know it, too,

if quietly. He knew after IN that he had it won for sure, so he allowed her to run up her totals in KY, WV, etc., as he began his general election campaign. I thought it was very respectful to her--it allowed her a moment in the sun and let her build her myth--but she doesn't seem like she respects people who treat her with respect.

[Mme. Defarge]

54. All take and no give.

She has been given a lot of rope and she has, indeed, hung herself for all to see (bet her, apparently). What a spectacle it has been.

[Arugula Latte]

25. The Brat strikes again.

[BeyondGeography]

26. The upside is Obama gets to go out on a date with Michelle on Saturday instead of hanging out

with Hillary and her band of diehards.

[K Gardner]

28. Lucky Michelle ! :-) I hope we get pictures.. LOL. We're such voyeurs !

[BeyondGeography]

30. Yeah...I'll be home with my wife talking about how nice it it they can get out for dinner

:crazy:

[SwampG8r]

34. ill be at work cooking dinners and

thinking about how great it would be to be home talking to my wife

see?
balance in the universe

[TahitiNut]

49. I'm available to baby-sit!!!

:silly:

[psychopomp]

29. Hillary Clinton has no class

She let Barack Obama's calls to her after the final Primary speeches were over go to voice mail...twice.

[K Gardner]

32. Maybe that's why they held the event in a BUNKER.. did you see Comedy Central interviewing

people in the crowd from the subbasement? They had no way to connect with the outside world and were surviving on "rumors". They didn't even know Obama had the nomination, or that he'd won Montana.

[psychopomp]

44. Good point about the calls

I will have to wait for the CC video to be posted online. I'll keep an eye out for it.

[Catherina]

33. What a temper-throwing petulant spoiled and selfish brat

I'm glad she's showing her true colors to everyone so the nation and the world can quickly put her on ignore and move on.

She just keeps justifying all the nastiest stereotypes we fight so hard against.

[RB TexLa]

35. She's going to inform him on Saturday along with everyone else, he's got a TV.

[ShortnFiery]

46. A "delusional narcissist" to the end? HRC never fails to disappoint BOTH the Party and the Nation.

Stay Classy Hilly! :eyes:

[rodeodance]

37. Obama said today (radio) they will meet up in a couple of weeks.

[blonndee]

39. Good idea. Him appearing with her would validate too much of her

behavior. Also, as someone pointed out yesterday, such an event could expose him to childish, divisive tactics by Harriet Christians. Better to let her get all the attention one last time, and move on as should have happened already.

[K Gardner]

40. It's a shame, but yes, that's about right :-)

[SoCalDem]

62. Yep.. the "moment" has passed.. She blew it.. He's moved on

After a day or so, he needs to stop with the Hillary-worship too..

He's praised her 176% more than she deserved..

He needs to set to the task of winning an election, and Hillary can do what she wants to..she will anyway, so why waste any more time worring about her "feelings"..

Her *18-million hostages will soon find their way to the sunshine on their own, and she'll be lucky to have 1800 diehards left swarming around her..

*made-up number inflated daily by Hil-math

[AspenRose]

43. *sigh*

This is REALLY growing tiresome. :mad:

[billyoc]

48. She's goin' out Harriet style.

:rofl:

[ampad]

51. No class whatsoever

and if that is sexist to some so be it. You would think a person who has accomplished so much in life would know how to carry herself but I see she has no home training. Could you imagine her as VP let alone president? No fuckin way should Obama choose her as VP he would constantly have to worry about her back stabbing him. I just don't understand how she can even have a political position with that type of behavior. I hope someone challenges her for her Senate seat.

[phrigndumass]

60. Seconded ...

No class, and it also speaks to her lack of character. She's still in the gutter, imho.

[zulchzulu]

52. She is an embarrassment to the Woman's Movement

There are literally dozens of reasons why, but this just takes the cake. Why on Earth wouldn't you contact the Obama camp? That's Wolfson's job... but HRC probably was involved in the "process"...

:puke:

[TexasObserver]

55. She's Toonces, the driving Cat!! Hillary ... set on driving off the cliff.

She is proving herself wholly unacceptable for the office of VP. What a sad, sad, petulant egomaniac she is!

She's finished in this party.

[AtomicKitten]

56. And Clinton people wonder why we're not kicking the ball Lucy is holding.

Oy!

[Samantha]

57. It's amazing to me that so many people want this woman to speak

for them. After eight years of Bush* and his appalling lack of diplomacy and style, we desperately need someone to turn our image around and exhibit good form. It was finally this thought that prompted me to decide to vote for Barack Obama. He has such dignity and a wonderful deportment.

For eight years now when confronted with something Bush* has said, I consistently respond, "He does not speak for me." I truly am starting to feel the same way about Hillary. I could not condone the words coming from her mouth or the poor form she exhibits as representative of what we Americans are looking for after the Bush* years.

Thank you for this thread, K Gardner.

Sam

[K Gardner]

59. I think many people feel the same about the contrast between what we've had and what

we will have with Obama. You're welcome, and thanks, Sam :-)

[CakeGrrl]

58. She *did not* suspend her campaign of her own volition - her colleagues had to intervene

That's the disturbing part.

She really hasn't bought into the reality.

If whichever of her own advisors (methinks Carville) called in her congressional supporters had not done that, I still think she'd be holding the nation in suspense wondering "What does Hillary want?"

She is not fit to lead the nation, and she'd be a disaster at the #2 spot. Not with this self-serving, bunker mentality and needy, needy ego.

She's going to have to summon all her acting skills to make her suspension announcement seem sincere. I don't think she's feeling it now or if she ever will.

Of course, no one in the MSM is addressing these issues because they're trying to help shove her on the ticket for their own ratings value. I'm confident that the Obama team knows much better.

[ronnykmarshall]

61. 7 more days, 7 more days !!!!