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Hillary Reportedly Will Hold No Public Events Tomorrow
On MSNBC, Tim Russert just reported that Hillary was scheduled to appear on the morning shows tomorrow.
But, says Russert, she canceled all her appearances.
...actually, MSNBC has confirmed that she will hold no public events at all:
That's a pretty big deal. Any appearance might force her to publicly defend staying in the race, obviously.
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Comments (250)
"This is the end... doo doo doo..."
May 6, 2008 11:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
There's a chick at Lane Bryant crooning.
May 7, 2008 12:23 AM | Reply | Permalink
pig
May 7, 2008 1:14 AM | Reply | Permalink
Certainly, sexist, offensive, atavistic, over-generalising statements about Hillary voters are a feature of the more enlightened Obama supporters.
I am ashamed to share candidate preferences with people like this, really.
May 7, 2008 5:52 AM | Reply | Permalink
Certainly one of the oddest adjective strings I've seen recently.
"Sexist, offensive, atavistic, over-generalizing..."
Sexist? Oh yeah, Hillary is really holding high that feminist banner. Her campaign hung a pair of metaphorical nuts around her waist about a month ago and she's been displaying them at every opportunity.
Offensive? Well, coming after sexist, it's like following blue with sky. Atavistic? Overkill for crude - hence another virtual repetition. (It means throwback, is what it means.)
"Over-generalizing"? So Hillary is a logical proposition, and we're grossly expanding her scope?
I think this just proves that Dan_the_man is Dan_the_dumbass, and I'm ashamed to share this thread with her.
May 7, 2008 7:42 AM | Reply | Permalink
Dan_the_man,
Though poorly worded, I think the person you're ripping into was just saying that the fat lady is singing, meaning "it's over"...not that some woman who shops at a low price store is crying after "her candidate's" misfortune. Give the guy a break. Or just stop assuming things.
May 7, 2008 1:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
Asshole.
May 7, 2008 6:36 AM | Reply | Permalink
This dedication goes out to Hillary...
Sing it Roy!
May 7, 2008 1:55 AM | Reply | Permalink
It's finally over!
Thank god, I couldn't take it anymore.
May 6, 2008 11:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
She's not withdrawing, but those shows were booked under the assumption she was going to win Indiana by a decent margin.
She doesn't want to spend the morning defending her decision to stay in.
May 6, 2008 11:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
I don't know...if she's not withdrawing she needs to get out their and spin, spin, spin, like she's never spinned (span? spun?) before. This is an interesting development.
May 6, 2008 11:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
Maybe she's tired and doesn't want to get up that early.
Maybe she's "bushed."
May 7, 2008 12:12 AM | Reply | Permalink
All those extra hours she had to spend getting up earlier than her opponents to put on makeup.
That's been my least favorite "complaint" of the entire campaign - speaking as a feminist.
May 7, 2008 3:12 AM | Reply | Permalink
Not necessarily. Her surrogates need to get out there and spin, spin, spin.
May 7, 2008 12:22 AM | Reply | Permalink
I disagree, she has been all about defending herself, being the tough one. If there is an ounce of decency left in her she will be calling a press conference for the early afternoon and ending her little game.
May 7, 2008 12:01 AM | Reply | Permalink
That ounce is long gone - just half a gram left.
May 7, 2008 8:38 AM | Reply | Permalink
I almost feel sorry for her on those grounds. Can you imagine having to face the cameras early tomorrow morning when you've spent all your available energy on SELF-deception?
May 7, 2008 12:19 AM | Reply | Permalink
The only people deceiving themselves are those who still think Obama can win the presidency.
May 7, 2008 2:28 AM | Reply | Permalink
...but, but Hillary is proud of her Limbaugh victory!
I mean, it's an endorsement, right?!
May 7, 2008 1:58 AM | Reply | Permalink
Is it too early to say I'm going to sleep well tonight?
May 6, 2008 11:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
i am so pumped, i cant sleep and its midnight
May 6, 2008 11:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
i heard she is meeting up with her super delegates as well.
May 6, 2008 11:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
Its over.....us elites can sleep easily tonight and drink our latte's in the morning without shame
May 6, 2008 11:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
Have a safe drive home in your Prius.
May 7, 2008 12:00 AM | Reply | Permalink
Make it a triple!
May 7, 2008 12:01 AM | Reply | Permalink
True, you bought the nomination, and your investment paid off. Though it's a shame you won't be able to buy the presidency. But of course, that was the plan, and the rich keep getting richer.
May 7, 2008 2:32 AM | Reply | Permalink
As the Great Philosopher said:
"It ain't over 'til it's over."
May 7, 2008 12:00 AM | Reply | Permalink
Yogi Berra is a great philosopher?
Who'd thunk?
May 7, 2008 12:08 AM | Reply | Permalink
Sweet bleedin' Jesus, I don't believe it.
Where did you "hear" that other data point, Mus-Hussein-Grove? Source, please?
May 7, 2008 12:01 AM | Reply | Permalink
They said it on the TV. On MSNBC, I think Brokaw said it.
May 7, 2008 12:08 AM | Reply | Permalink
Fineman and Russert both mentioned but in what context is in question....With Indiana still out there this is looking worse for her every minute that drips by...
May 7, 2008 12:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
Wow. Could it really be ...
May 7, 2008 12:02 AM | Reply | Permalink
Let's not get carried away--Hillary could still win Indiana by a few thousand.
May 7, 2008 12:02 AM | Reply | Permalink
Which would mean Operation Chaos was the difference. She still loses.
May 7, 2008 12:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
No need to bring up Operation Chaos--even if it gives Clinton the win, it's hard to prove and we don't want to look like whiners.
The important thing is that the race is over and the talking heads are finally admitting it.
May 7, 2008 12:15 AM | Reply | Permalink
Are you suggesting that there were not 20,000 "Chaos" voters in all of Indiana?
May 7, 2008 12:18 AM | Reply | Permalink
There's one at my work. She voted for Hillary because she thinks McCain will have an easier time in the general election against Hillary.
May 7, 2008 12:32 AM | Reply | Permalink
So your friend is retarded?
May 7, 2008 3:27 AM | Reply | Permalink
Operation Chaos comes into play when (undeclared) superdelegates look at the numbers, not now.
With 217 pledged delegates to go, it looks like Obama will finish tonight about 180 delegates away from the magic number. Let's assume he only wins half of those remaining pledged delegates: 217/2 = 108. 180-108 = 72.
OK, so then 72 is the magic number. And approximately 270 superdelegates are undeclared, meaning only 1 in 4 needs to swing to Obama. The transparent meddling of Republicans in our primaries is convincing evidence on its face.
(Thanks, DemConWatch.blogspot.com, for making the math so easy for all of us.)
May 7, 2008 12:30 AM | Reply | Permalink
Tomorrow morning, I'm going to dine on foie gras, load up my Prius with a couple bottles of Evian and take a drive.
May 7, 2008 12:02 AM | Reply | Permalink
I take slight umbrage at the dining on foie gras part . . . but a little tofu will do me fine (and I think that would probably keep my elitist credientials intact). :P
May 7, 2008 12:06 AM | Reply | Permalink
Don't forget the arugula!
May 7, 2008 12:12 AM | Reply | Permalink
Don't forget the strychnine-laced Kool Aid
May 7, 2008 2:37 AM | Reply | Permalink
ugh, please don't eat that. force-fed goose is not nice
May 7, 2008 12:10 AM | Reply | Permalink
At least you're not getting shot out of a cannon in Woody Creek.
May 7, 2008 12:35 AM | Reply | Permalink
"Buy the ticket, take the ride."
May 7, 2008 4:43 AM | Reply | Permalink
She isn't dropping out, not yet. I think it would be embarrassing for her to go on when they haven't declared Indiana yet. There are too many provisional ballots from their deranged ID law to declare a result tonight and you have up to 12 days or something to show up at the elections office with the necessary ID.
May 7, 2008 12:02 AM | Reply | Permalink
Dude -- like it's not embarrassing to have Tim Russert report that you've canceled your morning show appearances? Like it's not embarrassing to have Obama all over the morning shows with no counter-spin from you?
Uhn-uh. No way. Next thing that happens is a statement from the campaign denying rumors that she has decided to drop out.
Which means that it's a matter of days.
May 7, 2008 12:08 AM | Reply | Permalink
Also embarrassing to have already made an acceptance speech. Well, maybe it'll be embarrassing. Still waiting.
May 7, 2008 12:15 AM | Reply | Permalink
Finally!
nuf said
May 7, 2008 12:03 AM | Reply | Permalink
Oh please, oh please, oh please let this be the end. Now, how to convince my relatives he's not the anti-Christ...
May 7, 2008 12:03 AM | Reply | Permalink
Ding dong.
May 7, 2008 12:04 AM | Reply | Permalink
Haha, I'm sure Obama would be happy to take her place
May 7, 2008 12:04 AM | Reply | Permalink
SHA NA NA SAY HEY HEY GOODBYE!!!Time for the IRON ***** to get out of here!!!
May 7, 2008 12:04 AM | Reply | Permalink
Whaaaaaaaaaaa...?
Or in Scooby talk.. roh roh.
May 7, 2008 12:05 AM | Reply | Permalink
Mrs. Clinton’s advisers acknowledged that the results of the primaries were far less than they had hoped, and said they were likely to face new pleas even from some of their own supporters for her to quit the race. They said they expected fund-raising to become even harder now; one adviser said the campaign was essentially broke, and several others refused to say whether Mrs. Clinton had lent the campaign money from her personal account to keep it afloat.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/07/us/politics/06cnd-campaign.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=politics&adxnnlx=1210133025-d3SpSXe/d40CLK3bIC3E4g
May 7, 2008 12:05 AM | Reply | Permalink
I think that 10 mil in one day was BS, unless part of it was a loan from Bill
May 7, 2008 12:25 AM | Reply | Permalink
wasn't there an article basically saying as much? that all that mattered about the 10mil was that it made a good story, and since it was unverifiable, it was amazing how great a job the Clinton camp did with selling that? Where did I read that?
May 7, 2008 3:17 AM | Reply | Permalink
Whaaaaaaaaaaa...?
Or in Scooby talk.. roh roh.
May 7, 2008 12:06 AM | Reply | Permalink
.....I was thinking of going into work on Thursday and saying ding dong but I didn't wanna piss off my female coworker who may or may not have gotten the reference, plus she really isn't a ..... Shameless? yes.
May 7, 2008 12:06 AM | Reply | Permalink
Sorry for the double post there... TPM posting hiccuped.
May 7, 2008 12:06 AM | Reply | Permalink
Understandable, tonight.
May 7, 2008 12:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
Can ya hear it guys the FAT LADY is gettin ready to sing!!!
May 7, 2008 12:07 AM | Reply | Permalink
BO closes in IN, and HRC doesn't want to have to answer any questions about her campaign. However, there is real consideration for her staying in through WVa, she will crush BO there and that would be embarrassing if she's not still in the race...
In my best world of amazing dreams, BO and HRC have discussions tomorrow. BO helps her with campaign debts and they arrange a graceful exit after WV. BO wins Oregon and they both let it go on a win. HRC throws support to BO. MI and FL get a deal to be seated. McSame goes down to a 45 state defeat in Nov. Ahh well, one can dream....
May 7, 2008 12:08 AM | Reply | Permalink
I want some of what you're drinking.
May 7, 2008 2:45 AM | Reply | Permalink
Please oh please oh please oh please....
May 7, 2008 12:08 AM | Reply | Permalink
kinda sucks to have given a victory speech and then not win, or have the results so close it doesn't even feel like a win
with no congratulations to Obama for NC, kind of poetic justice here
te-he
I'd love to hear the ultimate concession speech tomorrow. let's get on with beating mccain
May 7, 2008 12:08 AM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah, I loved that, she 'commended' Obama and supporters, not even congratulated, where he stomped her. But he congratulated her outright even tho the results are in doubt in IN...
May 7, 2008 12:15 AM | Reply | Permalink
As I watch this, I see the media giving themselves cover. They finally got their fight, an old-fashioned primary brawl, Clash of the Titans stuff, with REAL results at the end.
It will not long feed the media's Ungoliantesque hunger...
May 7, 2008 12:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
The mayor of Hammond, Indiana, is now strongly insinuating that electoral fraud has occurred/is occurring in Lake County. CNN is stoking the fire. The mayor is a Clinton supporter.
May 7, 2008 12:10 AM | Reply | Permalink
I really hope they don't try the 'Electoral fraud' routine. Can't these people accept a loss and go away?
May 7, 2008 12:14 AM | Reply | Permalink
We're not as good at losing as the Obama people.
May 7, 2008 2:46 AM | Reply | Permalink
You are correct, since Obama is winning.
May 7, 2008 6:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
Well, that 11-state losing streak should have given you plenty of practice.
May 7, 2008 6:42 AM | Reply | Permalink
That's the same dude that complained about the Lake County schools bussing students to early voting.
May 7, 2008 12:21 AM | Reply | Permalink
Terry McAuliffe, head on over to Westvirginiatucky. That's a game changer.
May 7, 2008 12:10 AM | Reply | Permalink
lol just release the votes already arghhhhhhhh
May 7, 2008 12:11 AM | Reply | Permalink
Could this mean my state of Oregon truly does become irrelevant again (and not the CLinton sort of way)...?
May 7, 2008 12:11 AM | Reply | Permalink
russert just called it over!
May 7, 2008 12:11 AM | Reply | Permalink
Now they have on the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. Can CNN bring on the mayor of Gary, maybe?
May 7, 2008 12:11 AM | Reply | Permalink
Go home Hillary!!
May 7, 2008 12:11 AM | Reply | Permalink
THIS IS GREAT NEWS!!! FOR HILLARY!
May 7, 2008 12:12 AM | Reply | Permalink
That's "EXCELLENT NEWS!!" ... and where is idiotic, anyway?
May 7, 2008 12:14 AM | Reply | Permalink
He was here on earlier threads.
And, his caps lock works!
May 7, 2008 12:16 AM | Reply | Permalink
Pat on the head for goatlife. How foolish I was to doubt your optimism in another thread.
May 7, 2008 12:17 AM | Reply | Permalink
Stubborn optimist. Like a goat.
May 7, 2008 12:24 AM | Reply | Permalink
Tim Russert (with appropriate solemnity): "We now know who the Democratic nominee will be".
Well put, I say.
May 7, 2008 12:13 AM | Reply | Permalink
Leave it to an Obamite to sing the praises of that pig.
May 7, 2008 2:27 AM | Reply | Permalink
Barack Obama and all your Hoosiers and Tarheels, I raise my middlebrow beer to you (it might've been a bargain bin shiraz, but the allergies're acting up).
May 7, 2008 12:13 AM | Reply | Permalink
Oh my God!!! IT"S OVER!!
ITs Actually Over~!!!
May 7, 2008 12:14 AM | Reply | Permalink
I'm drunk with joy
May 7, 2008 12:15 AM | Reply | Permalink
I'm gasping...it really is FINALLY over...
May 7, 2008 12:15 AM | Reply | Permalink
Haha! Russert just called it: "We now know who the Democratic nominee is going to be."
MSNBC, time 12:10am.
May 7, 2008 12:14 AM | Reply | Permalink
I don't know about fraud. But I strongly suspect that the slow reporting from Lake Co. is a scheme to deny HRC the boost of a clear victory. They're keeping it late enough that everyone will have gone to bed with it "too close to call."
May 7, 2008 12:14 AM | Reply | Permalink
Not that there's anything wrong with that!
May 7, 2008 12:16 AM | Reply | Permalink
The monster is dead. Long (don't) live the monster!
May 7, 2008 12:14 AM | Reply | Permalink
Heartfelt thanks, NC and IN. On to McCain!
May 7, 2008 12:15 AM | Reply | Permalink
Also intrade betting has Clinton dropping like a rock.
May 7, 2008 12:16 AM | Reply | Permalink
She is done.
Nostrovia!
May 7, 2008 12:17 AM | Reply | Permalink
It's an announcement like this that makes Idiotic's absence deafening.
May 7, 2008 12:17 AM | Reply | Permalink
Prophetically, Hillaryis44.org just went down from CPU bandwidth excess.
May 7, 2008 12:17 AM | Reply | Permalink
Did the chickens go home to roost?
Where is gotalife?
Failing that...
Would somebody please do a parody?
May 7, 2008 12:17 AM | Reply | Permalink
DEWEY WINS!!!!
May 7, 2008 12:26 AM | Reply | Permalink
It is finished.
Consummatum est.
She is toast. (Bill is spreading butter and jam on her as we speak.)
May 7, 2008 12:18 AM | Reply | Permalink
That's a visual I could have done without.
May 7, 2008 12:32 AM | Reply | Permalink
P.S. Ding dong, the witch is dead.
May 7, 2008 12:18 AM | Reply | Permalink
Ugh, I'm getting nauseous with all this dream ticket talk. Haven't we had enough of the Uber-Veep?
May 7, 2008 12:18 AM | Reply | Permalink
yeah no kidding the real dream ticket is Obama + whoever he thinks its best for VP (that isnt Clinton)
May 7, 2008 12:20 AM | Reply | Permalink
As much as I despise Hillary, I actually think she'd make an okay VP, should Obama choose her.
VP job in elections is to be attack dog. She could do that.
Plus, a lot of people do passionately like her and as VP her negatives for repugs would not be as motivating.
May 7, 2008 12:31 AM | Reply | Permalink
She also cancelled all of her public events tomorrow. Either she is preparing for Victim Tour '08 or they are trying to figure out the graceful exit.
May 7, 2008 12:19 AM | Reply | Permalink
THIS IS EXCELLENT NEWS!!! FOR HILLARY!!!
May 7, 2008 12:19 AM | Reply | Permalink
Stick a fork in her
May 7, 2008 12:19 AM | Reply | Permalink
And on a high not!
Momentum baby!
May 7, 2008 12:21 AM | Reply | Permalink
Whew! Done and done! Let's go get McCain!
May 7, 2008 12:21 AM | Reply | Permalink
".. I strongly suspect that the slow reporting from Lake Co. is a scheme to deny HRC the boost of a clear victory".
The fly in that ointment is that a "clear victory" for Clinton required her to win Indiana BIG. It's all about delegates, Bubba. A close shave of a win was tactical victory, but strategic defeat.
May 7, 2008 12:21 AM | Reply | Permalink
And on a high not!
Momentum baby!
May 7, 2008 12:21 AM | Reply | Permalink
note dammit, i can't even type i'm so excited
May 7, 2008 12:23 AM | Reply | Permalink