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Hillary Clinton in Veep Talks?
May 8th 2008 12:29PM
Filed Under:eHillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Featured Stories, 2008 President, Veepstakes
George Stephanopoulos reports (via RealClearPolitics):
"I think it's very much a possibility and there are others around Sen. Clinton, other top Democrats who think the strongest ticket would be a joint ticket," George Stephanopolous, ABC News' chief Washington correspondent, said Monday on "Good Morning America."
The dream team ticket was discussed earlier this year, but fell by the wayside as both sides ramped up the rhetoric against each other, intensifying their battle for the Democratic nomination.
The talk has revived as Clinton now looks like an ultra-long shot for the presidential nomination, and her disappointed supporters are threatening to vote for presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., instead of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.
"There are intermediaries discussing this very scenario," Stephanopoulos said on "GMA".
Absolutely. I expect this to be the natural outcome of this primary (also see Tommy's piece). At this point Hillary is doing enough damage, she can demand it if she wants it. And Obama has proven that he is extremely weak where Hillary is strong. He must be loathe to admit it, but he needs her.
One question is whether she is demanding that he pay her debt off. That could be a grating thing to do, and my initial response would be to go pound sand. But again, if she wants to be veep, she could probably get that spot and her debts paid off.
If this comes off, I hope McCain enjoyed his little holiday, because the fun time is over. We will now witness the power of this fully armed and operational battle stat... Oops wrong movie. Anyway, Obama and Clinton will come together, their supporters will come together, and they will destroy him with full on attacks and endless sniping. Age, ties to Bush, Iraq, connections to lobbyists, Keating five, temper and temperament, it's all out there and waiting. And it's going to be ugly.
Oh and one other stipulation that Obama should demand: Bill Clinton must NOT be a part of the package.
Recent Comments
(Page 1 of 17)Tommy Christopher1:19PMMay 8th 2008
Dave, somebody's lying here. Wolfson told me yesterday there had been no talks.
http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2008/05/07/obama-clinton-ticket-be-afraid-john-mccain/
abiz4two1:40PMMay 8th 2008
Dave this is a joke and you know it. What,she cant win so now lets push the psychology of her as veep?No thank you..Please stop with the insulting of American people. this has really gone to far as it and you guys just keep it going. Find something else to write about that does some good in this world..
Katherine1:43PMMay 8th 2008
Bill Clinton must not be part of the package???
PFFFFFFFFFFTTT!! You WISH he would be!
Here's what must NOT be part of the package: OBAMA.
The "dream ticket" would be very powerful.
But can you imagine how stupid the democrats would look? Spending 1/2 a billion dollars combined or whatever, just to wind up together?
LOL. It's true, Obama cannot win without Hillary and her supporters, and he does need her.
If Obama got the nomination---I don't even think Hillary should campaign for him--at ALL. Obama needs to try to EARN something on his own. He's had the media and eveything else, and I would appreciate it if Hillary did not help him if he gets dem nom.
But then again, she's a hard-core democrat and would want a democrat in the White House, regardless.
I will never vote for Obama though.
Blondssspice1:43PMMay 8th 2008
HILLARY MUST STAY IN THE RACE - ALL THE WAY TO THE END.
HERE ARE THE OBAMA FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES - mind boggling
Louis Farrakhan, Nation of Islam
"Minister Louis Farrakhan likened Obama to a new messiah" Farrakhan received a lifetime achievement award from Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Louis Farrakhan and Jeremiah travelled together to visit anti-American terrorist Muammar Khaddafi dictator of Lybia - known Jihadist and terrorist killing of innocent American people. United Nations is planning to elect Jean Ziegler--founder of the "Muammar Khaddafi Human Rights Prize" as one of only three Western advisory experts on the Human Rights Council. As the darling of the council's ruling Arab and Third World blocs, Ziegler's election is virtually assured.
Rev. Jeremiah Wright
of the Trinity United Church of Christ, south side Chicago, a church with separatist racist church with non-negotiable commitment to Africa. Rev. Wright is known as the "God da*n America" preacher, the anti-American racist bigot, who was a mentor and pastor of Obama and his famly for the past 20 years.
The Woods Fund - Arabs
A Chicago-based nonprofit that describes itself as a group helping the disadvantaged, (Arabs) provided grant in 2001 to the Arab American Action Network, which Khalidi’s wife, Mona, serves as president. The Fund provided a second grant to the Arab American Action Network in 2002. Obama was a director of the Woods Fund board from 1999 to Dec. 11, 2002, according to the Fund’s website. Tax records show he was paid $6,000 per year for his service.
Rashid Khalidi - pro PLO
The co-founder of the Woods Fund organization, Columbia University professor Rashid Khalidi, who also has held a fundraiser for Obama, is a harsh critic of Israel and has made statements supportive of PLO terror. Khalidi reportedly has worked on behalf of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) known for anti-Western terrorism.
BILL AYERS - weathermen terrorist
Serving on the Wood’s Fund board alongside Obama was Bill Ayers, a member of the Weathermen terrorist group which sought to overthrow of the U.S. government and took responsibility for bombing the U.S. Capitol in 1971. William C Ayers is now a University of Illinois-Chicago professor.
Rob Malley - pro Hamas
“Robert Malley, a principal foreign policy adviser to Obama, has advocated negotiations with the Iranian-funded radical terrorist group Hamas and urged that Hamas – which sends suicide bombers to kill innocent women and children - receive international assistance.”
Tony Rezcko
Tony Rezcko is a Syrian Muslim (of Chicago) who financed Obama's entire political career, including the Obama's 2 milion dollar home in Chicago. While a state rep in Illinois Barrack Obama helped Rezcko get state and federal money to fix up apartment buildings in Chicago ghettos. Rezcko held a fundraiser for State Senator Obama at his Chicago mansion.Rezcko was indicted for federal charges like money laundering and fraud. Obama admitted that he is the "Not Named politician" involved.
buckskin7111:48PMMay 8th 2008
who says hillary would want his vp posistion ? excuse me , obama coulnt win even with hillary to prop his corrupt ass up ! in fact, i cant think of any viable candidate that would want vp under that loser, unless maybe richardson, but oprah ate him for lunch, so thats out. and the rest of his endorsers are so hated now, that woulnt work either. and then, theres the logical choice, obama/wright.....
Charlie's Angel1:55PMMay 8th 2008
The the only way I would support a ticket would be if Hillary was the President. I would NOT support Obama as President and Hillary as VP.
If he is nominated I will rip up my voters registration card and mail it to Howard Dean, the very next day. I urge other Hillary supporters to do the same.
Howard Dean
Dean Democratic National Committee
430 S. Capitol St. SE
Washington, DC 20003
and re-register as a Republican.
Vote Hillary or Vote McCain
Charlie\\\'s Angel1:58PMMay 8th 2008
Blondssspice...
You forgot his cousin...Raila Odinga.
http://thedailyblogster.blogspot.com/2008/02/barack-obama-and-jihadist-raila-odinga.html
Real Truth2:00PMMay 8th 2008
I don't think Obama would want Hillary just one heartbeat (his) away from the presidency. Remember Vince Foster?
esteva582:01PMMay 8th 2008
I think you have too many people like the one above that have very short memory. To us the word moral with the Clinton's is a total joke! Hilary has proven to be a looser all a long, she had 8 years with her husband as president and she was not able to change anything with health care. This was her big thing, still is. Hse is still making the same fake promises today. I wonder why that happened? Don't talk about war experience when Bill Clinton evading the military and Hilary burned American Flags... Did we forget White Water Scandal and the deaths... One thing everyone agrees, The Clintons will do anything to get eleceted, ANYTHING!! They have lied, used all their dirty tactics and they are almost 12 million dollars in the red, she can't even manage her own campaign, what will she do with our country? The best example of what this country really wants, someone without the political machine that the Clinton's have, the clout and the big supporters that will run her presidency if she ever got elected. Hilary can't beat Mr. Obama, a true gentleman that has gained the support and respect of everyone. Get passed the racial illness you seem to have and look at the real world, America is the best country in the world, the land of ooportunity and Obama will be president next year to confirm this!
As for Hillary, it's to go home... Even her personal life has been a disaster, the real truth about their relationship migh be seen inthe coming months. The glue that kept them together is over!!!
Obama will be the next president of the United States Of America!
Sincerely,
Chris
Truth Detector2:02PMMay 8th 2008
When I heard that Hillary was doing shots I immediately thought of Vince Foster and Ron Brown.
chicky2:02PMMay 8th 2008
do not quit Hillary
run as an independent
pick Bill as your vice president
and screw the DNC all the way to the whitehouse
chicky
CARYN2:04PMMay 8th 2008
NO WAY OBOMBA/CLINTON
There's no way Dems will unite with B.HUSSEIN Obama
at the top....he's proven himself to be the
BIGGEST phony I've seen in politics...too much
rhetoric, too little substance...a too worrisome
a past.How in God's name so many people voted for him
is a major mystery.ANYBODY BUT OBAMA !!!and that
includes McCain, to this Dem-Voter.
Realist2:04PMMay 8th 2008
To: Blondssspice1:43PMMay 8th 2008
And here are a list of the Clinton associates:
SO NOW YOU MIGHT VOTE FOR HILLARY? THINK ABOUT IT FIRST......
This is what happens when you have dirt on the Clintons :
1 - James McDougal - Clinton's convicted Whitewater partner died of an apparent heart attack, while in solitary confinement. He was a key witness in Ken Starr's investigation.
2 - Mary Mahoney - A former White House intern was murdered July 1997 at a Starbucks Coffee Shop in Georgetown. The murder happened just after she was to go public with her story of sexual harassment in the White House.
3 - Vince Foster - Former white House councilor, and colleague of Hillary Clinton at Little Rock's Rose Law firm. Died of a gunshot wound to the head, ruled a suicide.
4 - Ron Brown - Secretary of Commerce and former DNC Chairman. Reported to have died by impact in a plane crash. A pathologist close to the investigation reported that there was a hole in the top of Brown's skull resembling a gunshot wound. At the time of his death Brown was being investigated, and spoke publicly of his willingness to cut a deal with prosecutors.
5 - C. Victor Raiser II and Montgomery Raiser, Major players in the Clinton fund raising organization died in a private plane crash in July 1992.
6 - Paul Tulley - Democratic National Committee Political Director found dead in a hotel room in Little Rock, September 1992... Described by Clinton as a "Dear friend and trusted advisor."
7- Ed Willey - Clinton fund raiser, found dead November 1993 deep in the woods in VA of a gunshot wound to the head. Ruled a suicide. Ed Willey died on the same day his wife Kathleen Willey claimed Bill Clinton groped her in the oval office in the White House. Ed Willey was involved in several Clinton fund raising events.
8 - Jerry Parks - Head of Clinton's gubernatorial security team in Little Rock. Gunned down in his car at a deserted intersection outside Little Rock. Park's son said his father was building a dossier on Clinton. He allegedly threatened to reveal this information. After he died the files were mysteriously removed from his house.
9 - James Bunch - Died from a gunshot suicide. It was reported that he had a "Black Book" of people which contained names of influential people who visited prostitutes in Texas and Arkansas.
10 - James Wilson - Was found dead in May 1993 from an apparent hanging suicide. He was reported to have ties to Whitewater.
11- Kathy Ferguson, ex-wife of Arkansas Trooper Danny Ferguson, was found dead in May 1994, in her living room with a gunshot to her head. It was ruled a suicide even though there were several packed suitcases, as if she were going somewhere. Danny Ferguson was a co-defendant along with Bill Clinton in the Paula Jones lawsuit. Kathy Ferguson was a possible corroborating witness for Paula Jones.
12 - Bill Shelton - Arkansas State Trooper and fiancee of Kathy Ferguson. Critical of the suicide ruling of his fiancee, he was found dead in June, 1994 of a gunshot wound also ruled a suicide at the grave site of his fiancee.
13 - Gandy Baugh - Attorney for Clinton's friend Dan Lassater, died by jumping out a window of a tall building January, 1994. His client was a convicted drug distributor.
14 - Florence Martin - Accountant & sub-contractor for the CIA, was related to the Barry Seal Mena Airport drug smuggling case. He died of three gunshot wounds.
15 - Suzanne Coleman - Reportedly had an affair with Clinton when he was Arkansas Attorney General. Died of a gunshot wound to the back of the head, ruled a suicide. Was pregnant at the time of her death.
16 - Paula Grober - Clinton's speech interpreter for the deaf from 1978 until her death December 9, 1992. She died in a one car accident.
17 - Danny Casolaro - Investigative reporter. Investigating Mena Airport and Arkansas Development Finance Authority. He slit his wrists, apparently, in the middle of his investigation.
18 - Paul Wilcher - Attorney investigating corruption at Mena Airport with Casolaro and the 1980 "October Surprise" was found dead on a toilet June 22, 1993 in his Washington DC apartment. Had delivered a report to Janet Reno three weeks before his death
19 - Jon Parnell Walker - Whitewater investigator for Resolution Trust Corp. Jumped to his death from his Arlington, Virginia apartment balcony August15, 1993. He was investigating the Morgan Guarantee scandal.
20 - Barbara Wise - Commerce Department staffer. Worked closely with Ron Brown and John Huang. Cause of death unknown. Died November 29, 1996. Her bruised, nude body was found locked in her office at the Department of Commerce.
21- Charles Meissner - Assistant Secretary of Commerce who gave John Huang special security clearance, died shortly thereafter in a small plane crash.
22 - Dr. Stanley Heard - Chairman of the National Chiropractic Health Care Advisory Committee, died with his attorney Steve Dickson in a small plane crash. Dr. Heard, in addition to serving on Clinton's advisory council personally treated Clinton's mother, stepfather and brother.
23 - Barry Seal - Drug running pilot out of Mena, Arkansas, death was no accident.
24 - Johnny Lawhorn Jr. - Mechanic, found a check made out to Bill Clinton in the trunk of a car left at his repair shop. He was found dead after his car had hit a utility pole.
25 - Stanley Huggins - Investigated Madison Guarantee. His death was a purported suicide and his report was never released.
26- Hershell Friday - Attorney and Clinton fund raiser died March 1, 1994 when his plane exploded.
27 - Kevin Ives and Don Henry - Known as "The boys on the track" case. Reports say the boys may have stumbled upon the Mena Arkansas airport drug operation. A controversial case, the initial report of death said, due to falling asleep on railroad tracks. Later reports claim the two boys had been slain before being placed on the tracks. Many linked to the case died before their testimony could come before a Grand Jury.
THE FOLLOWING PERSONS HAD INFORMATION ON THE IVES/HENRY CASE:
28 - Keith Coney - Died when his motorcycle slammed into the back of a truck, July 1988.
29 - Keith McMaskle - Died stabbed 113 times, Nov, 1988
30 - Gregory Collins - Died from a gunshot wound January 1989.
31 - Jeff Rhodes - He was shot, mutilated and found burned in a trash dump in April 1989.
33 - James Milan - Found decapitated. However, the Coroner ruled his death was due to "natural causes."
34 - Jordan Kettleson - Was found shot to death in the front seat of his pickup truck in June 1990.
35 - Richard Winters - A suspect in the Ives / Henry deaths. He was killed in a set-up robbery July 1989.
THE FOLLOWING CLINTON BODYGUARDS ARE DEAD: 36 - Major William S. Barkley Jr. 37 - Captain Scott J. Reynolds 38 - Sgt. Brian Hanley 39 - Sgt. Tim Sabel 40 - Major General William Robertson 41 - Col. William Densberger 42 - Col. Robert Kelly 43 - Spec. Gary Rhodes 44 - Steve Willis 45 - Robert Williams 46 - Conway LeBleu 47 - Todd McKeehan
Quite an impressive list! Pass this on. Let the public become aware of what happens to anyone who might damage the Clinton machine
Here We Go Again2:07PMMay 8th 2008
To: Charlie's Angel1:55PMMay 8th 2008
Don't rip us your voter card just yet. There are plenty of voters that want to exchange their McCain vote to an Obama vote.
Concerned in NY2:09PMMay 8th 2008
Hillary should stay in the race to the very end. Obama has lent no substance to his very idealistic rhetoric. For him to say that giving me a break on my gasoline bill at the expense of the oil companies is "politics as usual" tells me that he is out of touch. Does he pay for gas? If she can't convince the American people that she is the best candidate, I hope that she will return to NY as my Senator. She's far too good to take 2nd place as VP. She can do more for me as my Senator. I'm still rooting for her as our next President.
CARYN2:13PMMay 8th 2008
Hey,Realist: no offense,but I'm not impressed with
your anti-Clinton list.Why?? It PALES in comparison
with O-BOMBA's....no one said Hillary is a saint....
but she IS an AMERICAN who isn't ashamed of it.
She never WAS a MUSLIM...and never a congregant
of Rev.WRONG. Of the 2...Hill's the choice....
between McCain-OBOMBA....McCain will stomp him
at the polls: and what worse fate can we aspire
to attain??
witchytawommin2:13PMMay 8th 2008
I adore Hillary, but I am surely not going to cut off my nose despite my face, and vote republican!!!!!!
What are you thinking Democrats??
Tom2:16PMMay 8th 2008
Here We Go Again2:07PMMay 8th 2008
To: Charlie's Angel1:55PMMay 8th 2008
Don't rip us your voter card just yet. There are plenty of voters that want to exchange their McCain vote to an Obama vote.
To: here we go again
DON'T COUNT ON THAT!
luckbedamm2:17PMMay 8th 2008
40 years a dem but if Obamma is the one then McCain will get my vote i dont care for him but i dislike Obamma more. There will be a lot of dem's crossing over i don't think the DNC thinks we will but all the people that i talked to feel the same and a lot of them were for Obamma months ago but have changed. Lets face it if the superdalgates can go back and forth because Obamma or hillary says or does something they like or dont like why can't the voters/ Ho thats right we can come Nov and we will NO nO Obamma
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Lorna1:16PMMay 8th 2008
I am a life long democrat.. But, I am not that far left to vote for Obama. The Democratic Party have cut off their nose despite their face. They need to re-do their system for this does not happen again what a waste. I thought that is why they made up the super delegates. I will not vote for Nader as he is way left also, so it looks like McCain.. I do this in protest to the Democratic Party. I will vote because if I do not, then that will be a vote for Obama. I vote for what I believe in and for my morals not like Obama supporters who just vote because he looks like them. I have heard that so many times I am sick of all of this. Really the only difference between McCain and the others is Iraq which for once maybe someone that actually has military expense might just get this resolved.. Obama could not even resolve his pastor problem, let alone two wars. He carried the young and the black vote.. He did not carry the white vote which I heard is about 80% of the electrets and he got most of his delegates in caucus which in my precinct there is 6000 people and only 33 showed up for the caucus but, they will vote in the general and that is when all the state will go red