I wonder who is behind this Hillary for President AD?

[NewEngland4Obama]

President Obama has done many things that he said he would do when he ran yet his numbers keep dropping. He was left in a real mess left by the Republicans. What else can he do to gain confidence of Americans other than the unemployment dropping? Do you think if his numbers are low in 2012 Hillary will run?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_OMCIgYfW8

[blogslut]

1. No

And the dentist who funded and made the commercial is far from unknown.

[Metric System]

2. A dentist. I don't like the implication that Hillary has anything to do with this.

[Lil Missy]

3. No. She has far too much class to do something like that.

[Aramchek]

4. no chance in Hell. Obama is President til 2017

and you have mastered the art of faux concern

[NewEngland4Obama]

7. Can Hillary stop the AD? If the Dentist is doing this on his own

and using her name and picture it seems like she could legally put a stop to it.

[blogslut]

8. Let me guess

If Ms. Clinton makes no attempt to stop the ad, that means she endorses the content?

[NewEngland4Obama]

10. I voted for Hillary in the Primaries and President Obama

in the Presidential election. I like Both. I do think the economy will pick up by 2012 which will help President Obama's numbers.

[blogslut]

11. So, you would prefer that Ms. Clinton demand

the be banished from the airwaves then?

[NewEngland4Obama]

12. I think she should say the ad was placed without her permission

and try to stop them from running..

[blogslut]

13. I think she is better off ignoring such silliness n/t

[NewEngland4Obama]

14. If President Obama's numbers are really low before the 2012 election

I could see her running if she chooses to do so. Its too early for those kinds of ads. Plenty of time for things to pick up. I just want to see either win in 2012..

[blogslut]

15. Ok

I think you're quite wrong.

[NewEngland4Obama]

17. Sounds like you don't mind the AD running. OK...

[blogslut]

19. If the dentist wishes to waste his money chasing hopeless causes,

It's no concern of mine.

I am quite happy with Ms. Clinton working on one of the most worthy causes of the last 100 years: Middle East Peace.

[LostinVA]

24. Blogslut was a well-known DU PUMA during the Primaries

:eyes:

[NewEngland4Obama]

39. PUMA? Is that the republican group that pretended to

to be Democrats for Hillary?

[Lord Helmet]

41. republicans did vote for her at the behest of Limbaugh to stop the O-man

PUMAS are jerkoff sore losers that now are hanging out with the left fringe burning effigies of Obama

[polmaven]

28. She has already said

she has no interest in running again. The implication that she is planning to challenge the president is insulting.

[DURHAM D]

16. First - she has been a little busy this week and doesn't have time to respond.

Second - the ad itself says no one has approved it.


And thank you for all your bogus concern.

[NewEngland4Obama]

18. I'm believe she will come out and say she doesn't aprove of the AD

[gateley]

21. She's bound to be questioned about it by reporters, I bet she'll laugh at it. She has

better things to worry about, she's got a tough job.

[LostinVA]

23. (bingo)

[Prophet 451]

27. Open question

Legally, public figures and celebrities lose a certain amount of control over the use of their name and likeness. For example, think of Falwell vs. Flynt (the basis for The People Versus Larry Flynt). When one is a public figure, a lot of this stuff comes under fair usage so I doubt Hillary could have it pulled even if she wanted to make the effort.

EDIT TO ADD: Unless Obama chooses to retire for some reason or suffers a major deterioration in his health (neither of which seems likely), I think it's extremely unlikely that Hillary will run in 2012.

[wisteria]

5. This push for Clinton is not helpful and it comes from some who long

to go back to the days when the Clinton's were in power. Some people think we can recreate or revive old history. With the economy the way it is, it is nice to look back to the days of prosperity during the Clinton era. But, if these people think we can recreate that period of time, I think they are sadly mistaken.

[ProSense]

6. Someone who is having a hell of a hard time getting over the primary

When asked why he put the ad up, DeJean told CNN Thursday that "I'm a dentist and I don't think this country is headed in the right direction."

link

June 2008:

One determined individual, a Chicago dentist named William DeJean, paid for ads to support former Democratic candidate and New York Sen. Hillary Clinton. "Tell the Democratic superdelegates to support Hillary Clinton. Paid for by William DeJean. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee," the ad says.

DeJean says Clinton was treated unfairly. So he says he paid an ad company $20,000 to make a few ads and place them on TV. "You tell them what you want, and they make them up ... Montana, South Dakota ... I had them play 16 times in each state," he said.

link

[NewEngland4Obama]

9. I wonder if she could put a stop to the AD?

[WorseBeforeBetter]

25. Don't you think Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has more important things...

on her plate than putting a stop to this *AD*? It's the dentist's money and he's free to buy ads as he sees fit.

[JanusAscending]

20. Tweety had it on his show last night!

Just something to stir up shit...like he and some here like to do!!

[LostinVA]

22. Hillary is a team player and won't run

I am tired of this shit.

[jenmito]

26. The guy was interviewed on Faux this morning. He said he didn't like Reid or Pelosi, either.

So, he's either a Conservadem or a Repub.

[FrenchieCat]

29. If Democrats want to see millions of Black folks not voting in 2012?

Well, just run Hillary.
The message that many will get will be loud and clear, if it isn't already.

[Tarheel_Dem]

30. +10

[ClarkUSA]

31. There will be millions of non-black folks not voting, too, if Hillary runs in 2012. Bet on it.

What comes around goes around.

[polmaven]

32. She is NOT RUNNING

in 2012. She has already said so!

[WorseBeforeBetter]

34. She's the wife of the "first Black president."

Perhaps that will hold some sway.

Wonder how many PUMAs there are out there and whether they'd counter the "millions of Black folks" you refer to. Maybe there are even Black PUMAs!

[defendandprotect]

33. If we're unhappy with corporate Obama, why would we vote for DLC Hillary????

[WorseBeforeBetter]

35. No kidding. I didn't see much difference between Obama and Hillary...

and voted for The Big O because he was the last Democrat standing.

[BlueMTexpat]

36. Hillary will NOT run in 2012 so long as President Obama runs again.

Whoever did this is no friend to Hillary - nor to Obama.
And probably not to Democrats in general.

[karynnj]

37. His numbers have RISEN in the last week and are MUCH higher than

Bill Clinton's were in 1994 - he was at 39%. Now, do you recall anyone lobbying for Jerry Brown, the last man in the race to be defeated by Bill Clinton to run in 1996? In his case, there was at least a big ideological difference and Jerry Brown was not in his administration.

Consider two things:

1) Most of these stories have surfaced on Fox or right leaning shows or columns. Remember Operation Chaos anyone? Note that nothing Bill or Hillary Clinton have done has fueled these stories.

2) In the open year 2008, by this time in 2006, the preprimaries were starting - and all the candidates declared by early 2007. Hillary is still Secretary of State. She would have to abruptly drop that job and declare against her boss. Anyone citing the approval numbers, when it is almost always the case that the SoS polls higher than the President - even when it was Albright and Bill Clinton, needs to estimate some drop off of people now happy with BOTH her and Obama (and there is likely extensive overlap) switch to NOT approve of her.

[okieinpain]

38. if president obama isn't going to get his act together maybe

she should run.

[NewEngland4Obama]

40. You mean health care, oversight for wall street & banks

were wrong? Also regulations for offshore accounts.I could go on...