Hillary Offers No Concession After Losses
February 10, 2008
Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama spoke Saturday night at a dinner in Virginia. I posted both speeches below. It should be noted that Hillary Clinton gave her speech first, and made no mention of the fact that she had just lost all three primaries badly, and offered no congratulations to Barack Obama whatsoever.
I was quite wonderfully surprised by yesterdays caucus. Not only did I get unexpectedly thrown in to the role of precinct caucus leader, but got to brim with delight as Ballardians cast overwhelmingly for Obama. I want to say this here, on record right now. If the super delegates decide this primary for Hillary, I will not be voting in the November election, and will seriously consider withdrawing from the Democratic party entirely. I will become bitter and disenfranchised, and make it vocally known to every democratic politician in Washington state at the very least. Hillary will hear from me as well. I hope I am wrong, but I caught a whiff of potential chicanery when I fully understood the nature of the super delegates. No more rotating the presidency among American dynasties, just because they have friends in the right places.
Ian:
Same here, because it will prove one thing: That the will of the people (which so far is heavily in Obama’s favor) means nothing and that “Good Old Boy” politics rules the nation. In short, it will prove what all of us already suspect, already fear, and already loath, and exactly what we wanted to eliminate by getting behind Obama.
It’ll prove that that bitterness is in fact, realism.
Frankly I think the Super Delegates should vote the same way their precincts do. I see no reason for them to do otherwise. If they really represent their constituents, that’s the only sane choice.
Very well said Patrick. Let us hope we will not see that dismal day.
So, I just finished watching both videos -
What struck me about Clinton’s speech:
1. The first 8 minutes were actually pretty good. The other 12 were.. rambling.
2. She looks tired.
What struck me about Obama’s speech:
1. I’ve noticed this before, but Obama always has a much harder time quieting the crowd than does Hillary.
2. Obama addressed alot more specifics than usual.
Anyhow, thanks for posting these
Patrick - She’s not tired. She’s upset. Losing hurts her deeply.
Also, Obama is pretty much a rockstar at this point in terms of crowd response. I think the only way Key Arena would have gone crazier is if the Rolling Stones did a free concert with Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton.