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| − | '''Hillary Rodham Clinton''' is a moderately liberal American politician. Not an extreme liberal like [[James Taylor]] though. | + | '''Hillary Rodham Clinton''' is a moderately liberal American politician. Not an extreme liberal like [[Fun:James Taylor|James Taylor]] though. |
As the wifely appendage of [[William Jefferson Clinton|Bill Clinton]], she served as "first lady" of the state of [[Arkansas]], and later of the whole [[United States]]. | As the wifely appendage of [[William Jefferson Clinton|Bill Clinton]], she served as "first lady" of the state of [[Arkansas]], and later of the whole [[United States]]. | ||
Revision as of 03:25, 19 July 2008
Hillary Rodham Clinton is a moderately liberal American politician. Not an extreme liberal like James Taylor though.
As the wifely appendage of Bill Clinton, she served as "first lady" of the state of Arkansas, and later of the whole United States.
In her own right, she has won election to the United States Senate from the state of New York, and mounted a prominent campaign to become the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 2007 and 2008. If she had eventually succeeded in winning this office, Bill would have been the first first lady who is most definitely not a lady.[1].
Her rise to power has been marked along the way with a trail of the blood of her close friends and supporters, most notably Vince Foster, who she had killed because of a dream Bill had where three Wiccans told him a bunch of silly stuff.
Hating Hillary Clinton is probably the one thing most American conservatives can agree upon.
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Primary and caucus updates
Clinton won the New Hampshire primary and many other races, but now seems unable to win the nomination unless the DNC seats all of Florida and Michigan's elected pledged delegates and superdelegates, and doesn't award Michigan's uncommitted delegates to Obama.
After a whole bunch more of them, she was running a close second to Barack Obama. After a swath of superdelegates declared for Obama on June 3rd, his delegate wins in South Dakota were enough to push him over the 2118 delegates needed to secure the nomination. Clinton refused to immediately concede the contest but on June 7th she suspended her campaign and threw her support behind Obama.
The End?
In an interview with the Sioux Falls Argus Leader editorial board, she brought up the 1968 assassination of presidential candidate Senator Robert Kennedy when asked why she was remaining in the current race. Ostensibly, she mentioned the assassination, along with her husband's (former President Bill Clinton) 1992 primary campaign to illustrate that previous primary seasons have run into June. However, one implication of mentioning Kennedy's assassination and her reasons for remaining in the primary race was the possibility of something bad (very bad) happening to Senator Barack Obama.
Investigation has shown that Senator Clinton has mentioned the 1968 assassination on at least four occasions in conjunction with her desire to remain in the primary race. Many pundits however consider the latest mentioning to be a major gaffe and the possible death knell of Clinton's primary campaign.[2] Of course, most of the "pundits" have a track record of being right about 10% of the time. They should try playing "Poker After Dark" with actual experts in their field.
She has "sort of" apologized "in case" anyone was offended.
Campaign Conclusion
After the better part of seven months locked in an interminable campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, Senator Clinton officially suspended her campaign and threw all her support behind Obama on 7 June, 2008, for which the Illinois senator was grateful. The numbers were clear that Obama would become the nominee even if Clinton had continued, but the Democrats were desperate to find a choice soon; Clinton possibly saw the sense of this, and bowed out after a historic run. Since then, she has called for unity within the Democratic Party in order to defeat John McCain in the general election. Many believe that an Obama-Clinton ticket is in the works, though reports and feelings on this issue vary.
References
- ↑ Although many hatorz act like Eleanor Roosevelt deserves this honor.
- ↑ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24796393/
External Links
| United States 2008 Presidential election articles on RationalWiki | ||
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| Topics: 2008 U.S. Presidential Election - Democratic Party - Debate:Religious beliefs and public office - Republican Party - Same-sex marriage - United States Electoral College Candidates: Hillary Rodham Clinton - Rudolph Giuliani - Mike Huckabee - John McCain - Alan Keyes - Dennis Kucinich - Ron Paul - Mitt Romney Running mates: Joe Biden - Sarah Palin Winner: Barack Obama |
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