Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Hillary ices up.

For the second election night in a row, Hillary Clinton failed to acknowledge or congratulate Barack Obama after he won the day in dominating fashion.

On Tuesday in El Paso, hours after Virginia had been called for Obama, she stuck to her “Texas campaign kickoff” message and did not stray from an energetic, Lone Star-themed stump speech. She did mention Obama by name, only to chide his health care plan.

On Saturday night in Richmond, Virginia, Clinton spoke to a crowd of thousands at the state’s annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner, but she ignored Obama’s quartet of blowout primary and caucus wins that day as well (Obama also won the Maine caucuses the next day).

The courtesy of conceding a primary or caucus loss — and then congratulating your opponent — is by no means required. But it has become standard practice during campaign season.

Everybody wants to win, but this kind of pettiness is especially ugly. And it demonstrates a deep flaw in Hillary's character.

4 comments:

  1. They don't call the Borg Queen, Iceberg Lettuce, for nothing.

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  2. And I was always taught that Manners show what you are made of....hmmmm...
    apparently not much...

    the Queen has agreed to come to Ctown for the debate on the 26th...WOW....will email you more...later...

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  3. ( Okay - she has agreed to come...BUT there are conditions...she is coming to the Cleveland State University...and it's a great Auditoreum...and YET the students are not allowed to come...( what the???)...and it is in an urban location- just mere blocks from where the Cavs and Indians play...so they could get it full - no problem- it is a location that we all know and love....

    But her manners ....oye....

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  4. oh- I forgot- not only are the Students NOT allowed- IT IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC...oye...

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