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disqualified herself (1.72 / 11) (#50)
by diogenes on Thu May 22, 2008 at 09:34:09 PM EST
She is playing the nuclear option right now.  No one in his right mind would trust her as his second in command; if she's stabbing him right now, she'll stab him when he's in office if it serves her purposes.  This is not someone who will take one for the team.  
Someone you'd want is someone who would WITHDRAW now for the sake of the party and let the grassroots pressure Obama into picking her rather than someone who tries to destroy Obama in order to force him to pick her.

400 .... (5.00 / 5) (#65)
by Monda on Thu May 22, 2008 at 09:37:25 PM EST
This is exactly why I don't want her to join the ticket.  You people make me sick.  

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Nuclear option? (5.00 / 2) (#69)
by Donald from Hawaii on Thu May 22, 2008 at 09:40:00 PM EST
Why don't you do us a favor, and withdraw yourself?

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You've disqualified yourself, IMO. Go away. (5.00 / 1) (#82)
by Angel on Thu May 22, 2008 at 09:43:31 PM EST


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How long did it take you to make (5.00 / 1) (#97)
by cawaltz on Thu May 22, 2008 at 09:50:46 PM EST
"nuclear option" up? Step away from the Kool Aid. Continuing to campaign when no one has gotten the amount needed for a win is not going nuclear.

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nuclear option (none / 0) (#244)
by diogenes on Fri May 23, 2008 at 01:00:18 PM EST
Taking it to the convention is mutual assured destruction.  Surely she isn't dragging this on and running against Obama from the center (by white voters, not policies) to try to HELP him get elected.  The only chance she has is to WEAKEN him to the point that the supers decide that she is the better candidate.  Sure looks like backstabbing to me.

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Ugh (5.00 / 1) (#156)
by txpolitico67 on Thu May 22, 2008 at 10:26:42 PM EST
stabbing? taking one for the team? stepping down?

why in the heck should she?  get over yourself.  

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It's like they're bots.... (5.00 / 1) (#193)
by lambertstrether on Thu May 22, 2008 at 10:54:39 PM EST
... All they can do is string phrases together, like the machine Winston Smith worked with.

Nuclear option is when the Republicans change the Senate rules by a simple majority to eliminate the filibuster which requires a super-majority.

This idiot is just using the word "nuclear" because it sounds b-i-i-i-i-g.

Hey Mom! Bring some Cheetohs down to the basement, wouldja?

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Look, I support Obama, but (none / 0) (#70)
by IndiDemGirl on Thu May 22, 2008 at 09:40:14 PM EST
I wouldn't say she is playing the nuclear option right now.  The delegates should be seated in some way.  There are still a few more primaries and I think the people of SD and Montana would feel cheated if they got left out.  

Let's wait and see what happens May 31st.  Then wait and see what she does on June 4th.  Perhaps your worry is unwarranted.  

I'm willing to assign the best motive to her until I am proven wrong.  I wish that HRC supporters would do the same for Obama.

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Please explain your use of the word, stabbing (none / 0) (#142)
by abfabdem on Thu May 22, 2008 at 10:14:38 PM EST


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Obama Hires VP Advisor | 243 comments (243 topical)

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