Blog Bombast

Hillary devotees do not understand us. Here is another attempt to communicate that we, not only women, but citizens who do not support Hillary have our reasons and we deserve respect. Here is a response of mine to an H. supporter who went on a rant on a blog that was not even about Hillary. I'll first post my comment and then the blog I was commenting to:

Pleeeeeeeze #364–Are you kidding me. The Clintons had it all; name recognition, political clout, monetary backers, the potential support of not only the black citizens supporting the wife of the first black president, but the yearnings of perhaps….50% of America’s voters. What happened? Why couldn’t SHE close the deal. She was the quintessential party elite.
All you have to do is look at her inconsistent message, her republicrat style, and her pandering lack of authenticity to see why she lost so many supporters. And this isn’t even taking into consideration the fact that she was pro NAFTA, pro Iraq war, and pro ratcheting up the conflict with Iran. No, we do not need a woman who wants to prove she’s as tough as a man. I would love to vote for a woman; one like Sarah Grimke or Abigail Adams–not a woman that sees political opportunity in claiming that she is willing to “obliterate” in order to prove she’s a fighter.

What about the Supreme Court–and considerations there? What I like about the potential of a woman president is to have someone who believes in “We not me” and not someone who will take their ball and go home if they don’t get their way.

Pleeeeeeeeze reconsider.

— Posted by Deb Gianola


Here's her original post from the NY Times Caucus on May 16th 2008:

...we women have been messed over for many years by the Democrat Party and it appears that millions of “US” will be returning the favor, should this primary season continue on its current path. Hillary Clinton is clearly the best choice to be our party’s nominee for President. As a life-long Democrat, age 55, I think the way my party has hosed Hillary and their most loyal and largest voting block; women intolerable. I am confident the Democrat Party will pay a severe price for this blatant assault on women in November. Cry all you want about this being “sour grapes” but little good will result from your on-going efforts to rally Hillary’s staunch supporters around your chosen candidate instead of the people’s choice. Now, the Democrat Party leaders want women to get their pre- selected from the start, elite, wimp, Barack Obama elected in November. It will be cold day in hell before I comply and I also hope Hillary walks away from this Party. Most of the women, and many men as well, with whom I have contact are finished with the Democrat Party, now and forever. Also, many of “US” are starting a grassroots movement to insure these kind of sorry tactics employed by my now soon to be former party, never happen again. This clear favoring of Obama, making him the nominee because the party doesn’t want a woman, especially a Clinton woman, is more that I can tolerate. Of all the gall, the Democrat Party now expects “US” girls, including Hillary, to turn over our undying support to Obama. Sorry guys, this is not going to happen. Obama has no shot of winning in November without Hillary’s help and all of us, her supporters. Not on your life or in your wildest dreams is this going to happen. Democrat Party leaders take heed and you superdelegates had better wait to declare your support until the final results of all the primaries are tallied and the voices of all 50 states and territories are heard from. At that time, the real nominee of the people can be declared for the fall election. Let it be known that the damage has already been done to the largest voting block in America. However, it remains to be seen how deep these “bitterly disappointing and highly blatant attacks” are to women. In my mind, this is a travesty and affects all women of America. I for one will change my registration to Independent, and possibly Republican, on the day I vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton in the KY primary. Bye, bye and good riddance from Mary O’Bryan, Louisville, KY, to my former party, no matter what happens in the primaries left to come.
— Posted by Mary O'Bryan

Honestly, I know our passions are running high, but there are REAL REASONS AND REAL ISSUES which have informed us on our decisions.

Again--Pleeeeeze reconsider.