Lou Dobbs and Robert Zimmerman rebuked Ted Kennedy for his anti-Hillary comment!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on May 10, 2008 - 11:59pm.
Rapid Response
Hello Everyone:
I was really glad to see Lou Dobbs and his panel guest Robert Zimmerman (a Hillary supporter and superdelegate) rebuke Ted Kennedy for his very stupid and highly divisive anti-Hillary comment about Hillary not being on the ticket on Friday, May 9 in this transcript:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0805/09/ldt.01.html
LOU DOBBS TONIGHT
Obama Wins More Superdelegate Support; Sen. Kennedy Expresses Distaste for Rumored 'Dream Ticket'; Second Time in Two Days: Mexican Police Official Murdered
Aired May 9, 2008 - 19:00 ET
LOU DOBBS, HOST: "Senator Kennedy tonight ignoring calls for unity in the Democratic Party. Senator Kennedy instead blasting the so-called dream ticket that would be Senator Obama and Senator Clinton. In an interview on Bloomberg Television, Senator Kennedy said such a ticket is not possible. He is, of course, a strong supporter and sponsor of Senator Obama. And Kennedy hopes Obama will choose someone who is, in his words, in tune with his appeal for the nobler aspirations of the American people, as he put it, and also someone with -- he seeks with leadership.
Blunt language from Senator Kennedy and a very strong insult to Senator Clinton.
Senator Clinton today ignored Senator Kennedy and focused instead on the remaining primary contest...
And Senator Edward Kennedy says an Obama/Clinton ticket isn't possible. Senator Clinton isn't sufficiently noble, aspirational or possessed of sufficient leadership qualities. Is this a way to mend the party? Our political analysts will be -- well, they'll be weighing in on that rather obvious answer...
Joining me now, three of the best political analysts, contributor to CNN, Democratic strategist, Democratic national committee man, Robert Zimmerman, also a Senator Clinton supporter and persevering well, I think. CNN contributor, Polarizer Prize winning columnist, "New York Daily News," Michael Goodwin. And welcoming Dan Henninger, deputy editor, "Wall Street Journal" editorial page.
Dan, great to have you with us.
DAN HENNINGER, WALL STREET JOURNAL: Good to be here.
DOBBS: Let's start with what is Senator Kennedy trying to do to your party? You've got enough trouble now? He's wading in, as it were.
ROBERT ZIMMERMAN, DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST: The sad thing is, this is his effort to show party unity.
DOBBS: He just insulted Senator Clinton in three separate ways and...
ZIMMERMAN: And all of her supporters and of course...
DOBBS: Just about half the people who voted in the Democratic primary.
ZIMMERMAN: That's right. And this is a person also is advocating party unity. So, this is just the warm-up to the main event. I think obviously, the comments have got to be taken for what they're worth, which is not a lot. Whether you're for Barack Obama or for Hillary Clinton, that kind of rhetoric has no place if we're going to unite this party..."
Here is the stupid and divisive anti-Hillary comment that Ted Kennedy made which Lou Dobbs and Robert Zimmerman were responding to:
As Obama gains superdelegates, Ted Kennedy says Hillary not fit for veep
BY DAVID SALTONSTALL
DAILY NEWS SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
Friday, May 9th 2008, 5:55 PM
"Ted Kennedy, the aging liberal lion of the Democratic Party, took a nasty bite out of Hillary Clinton Friday, saying she shouldn't be vice president because the job requires "real leadership."
"I don't think it's possible," Kennedy, a Barack Obama supporter, told Bloomberg Television when asked about an Obama-Clinton ticket.
Kennedy added that he hoped Obama would choose a running mate who is "in tune with his appeal for the nobler aspirations of the American people.
"And I think if we had real leadership - as we do with Barack Obama - in the number-two spot as well, it'd be enormously helpful," he added..."
Ted Kennedy in all of his stupidity is only adding fuel to the fire of division in the Democratic Party using that kind of divisive rhetoric about Hillary when many polls are very clearly showing that Democratic unity will be very hard to achieve after this primary is over regardless of who wins the nomination as I have credibly documented:
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15327
POLLS: Democratic unity will be very hard to achieve after this primary is over!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on April 20, 2008 - 11:59pm.
Ted Kennedy and his buddy John Kerry (both hard core Obama supporters) sure know an awful lot about how to lose Presidential elections for all of the wrong reasons while Bill and Hillary Clinton have clearly demonstrated that they know how to win elections so Ted Kennedy in my opinion definitely needs to keep his big mouth shut!
This post is mainly a response to Ted Kennedy's blatant anti-Hillary comment. For the record, I do NOT accept Ted Kennedy's premise for a moment that Obama will definitely be the nominee. All of the votes including Florida and Michigan need to be counted and all of the superdelegates need to cast their final votes before we know for certain who the nominee will be!
Mitch Dworkin
http://www.securingamerica.com/
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/10756
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Submitted by Wes Clark on February 21, 2007 - 11:40am.
http://www.securingamerica.com/ccn/node/7191
Listen to Gen. Wes Clark fight for Dems on Sean Hannity's radio program: An excellent example for all of us to follow and what we all need to be doing to help fight back against extreme right wing Neocon smear propaganda!
The old dolt couldn't even pronounce Obama's name right
Ted Kennedy doesn't think Hillary Clinton will be on the Democratic presidential ticket this fall, but Barack Obama says all speculation is premature.
Ted Kennedy Says No to Hillary-Obama Ticket
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/Kennedy_Obama_Hillary/2008/05/09/94880.html
Sen. Ted Kennedy dampened the hopes of Hillary Clinton's supporters Friday when he said he didn't think a Barack Obama-Clinton presidential ticket was possible. He wants Obama to choose a running mate who is "in tune with his appeal for the nobler aspirations of the American people” and also possesses real leadership abilities.
FULL STORY
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/Kennedy_Obama_Hillary/2008/05/09/94880.html
BO will surely lose, so why would I want to see her dragged down with him? I want to lounge comfortably, rub my hands in glee, and snicker wickedly while the Repubs slam him and John King points out how rural county after rural county, red state after red state, purple state after purple state--probably even a blue state here and there--is falling to McCain like a row of dominoes!
probably focus much more of his time on helping the Democratic candidates who he has endorsed in local races than he will on Obama who I think is unelectable unless he gets some kind of a very lucky break that happens in his favor:
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15450
Obama said at a campaign event: "Don‘t buy into this electability argument..."
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on May 6, 2008 - 5:33pm.
What can we do to credibly help Obama when McCain and the GOP attack machine go after him for his lack of foreign policy experience, when they attack his plan to remove all combat troops from Iraq within 16 months regardless of the circumstances on the ground with his focusing on troop levels and timetables which Gen. Clark along with Michael Ware think is wrong, and when they ask things like how he could sit in front of Jeremiah Wright for 20 years and not know where he was coming from?
There is no way I see how we can credibly defend Obama when I actually agree with much of what the GOP will run against him on:
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14885
How can Obama be credibly defended from GOP rapid response when they are right?
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on March 1, 2008 - 3:28pm.
Just because John McCain is wrong, that does NOT automatically make Obama right. It is very possible for BOTH McCain and Obama to be wrong on foreign policy as I have credibly documented:
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15196
Michael Ware called Obama's 16 month troop withdrawal plan from Iraq "ludicrous"
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on April 5, 2008 - 7:16am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15231
Michael Ware called Obama's exchange with Petraeus "frighteningly disappointing"
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on April 9, 2008 - 12:56pm.
Obama will not even listen to his own adviser's sound advice:
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15196#comment-295286
Despite his adviser telling him different, Obama is "not backing away from his 16 month pledge:"
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on April 5, 2008 - 7:32am.
Hopefully the superdelegates will understand this and will see BEFORE they cast their final votes that there is nothing (I can see) that can be done to credibly defend an unelectable candidate in Obama who will be running on giving "Yes we can" speeches and saying where Bush and McCain are wrong BUT without giving the voters in middle America (the key people who decide close elections) good reasons about why he is right!
This is one of the two reasons why IF Obama is the nominee, then I will definitely NOT lift a finger to help him. I will focus my time on helping WesPAC, local WesPAC endorsed candidates, and people and organizations who I like such as Jon Soltz and VoteVets.org:
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15112
Two reasons why I will NOT lift a finger to help Obama IF he is the nominee!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on March 26, 2008 - 6:00am.
Hopefully Obama will NOT be the nominee!
I WILL vote. I always have and always will. My mother somehow scrawled votes on an absentee ballot while lying on her death bed, and I feel just as strongly about it. I cannot, however, vote for someone I think is systematically dishonest and is opposed to so much of what I hold to be of national importance. I refused to vote for Al Gore because I thought he was a pathological liar. Now, I realize I may have fallen for Republican propaganda. However, Al didn't do enough to dispel the related allegations, and I voted for Nader. Neither Bill, Hillary, nor Wes can tell me how to cast my ballot. I can't imagine that they won't feel obligated to be good party people, and, in their positions, I can understand that. However, they will have the opportunity to cast secret votes any way they choose. I will consider McCain and his veep, and I may even write in Hillary's name.
Not that kennedy needs my vote to keep his seat, but he won't get get it. Likewise for Kerry who's term is up this cycle. These guys are elitist who look down their noses at the masses, including the majority of their own constituents. They represent the far left fringe and their circle of elitists supporters.
should vote how his constituents want him to vote...for Hillary, of course!
TK has lost it long ago. I still respect his fights for the minimum wage, but not much more than that at all. IMHO he doesn't hold a candle to his brothers, nor some of their children. He's just called the "liberal lion" b/c he's been around for so long.
Mitch, thank goodness you posted this research--I've been missing your great summaries the last few days! :)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24564374/
'Meet the Press' transcript for May 11, 2008
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), Terry McAuliffe, Chris Cillizza, John Harwood, Michele Norris, Jerry Seib
MR. RUSSERT: "Your colleague, Ted Kennedy, said he did not think that an Obama-Clinton ticket would happen. What's your view?
SEN. DODD: I, I think that's probably correct. I think Senator Kennedy's got a pretty good ear to the ground. These are two great candidates who fought very hard, but my sense is today that that probably won't be the ticket. I can't tell you which one it's going to be, but I doubt that's going to be the ticket.
MR. RUSSERT: Senator Chris Dodd, as always, we thank you for joining us and sharing your views.
SEN. DODD: Thank you, Tim, very much..."
he doubts that will be the ticket. I doubt it too. Hillary probly already told them to go to hell....and they are covering their a**es. Apparently, they've hooked up with "Novakula" to put it out there as being against a "unity ticket" is "the wife's" idea (posted over at NoQuarter yesterday). How appropo.
Wes was asked by a questioner at one of his UCLA conferences what the chances were of a O!/Clinton ticket months ago. Wes said, "2%", according to ms' reporting from the conference.
Rahm Emanuel had better judgement than Dodd. Here's what he said about Teddy's comments:
“I have a lot of respect for Ted Kennedy, but I don’t know how the hell he comes off saying that,” said Mr. Emanuel, who has ties to Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama and has not endorsed in the race. “The gratuitous attack on her is uncalled for and wrong. He is a better senator than that comment reveals.”
Well...good for him.
And besides. No Clintons are allowed to board the Hope Boat. It's a "new party". The Obama party.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/05/michelle_vetoes_hillary.html
May 10, 2008
Michelle Vetoes Hillary
By Robert Novak
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- "Close-in supporters of Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign are convinced he never will offer the vice presidential nomination to Sen. Hillary Clinton for one overriding reason: Michelle Obama.
The Democratic front-runner's wife did not comment on other rival candidates for the party's nomination, but she has been sniping at Clinton since last summer. According to Obama sources, those public utterances do not reveal the extent of her hostility..."
Wes Clark for Vice-President.
If the media hands O the nomination then Hillary would do a heck of a lot more as Senator of New York then VP. The main thing though is I don't want her near the person who used (along with his team) the RAcecard.
So Hillary for President and she can still stay away from O. Choose Wes.
cleanse the Democratic party a la Donna Brazile's warplan! Drive out all the hillbillies like Bill Clinton (and his little wifey), all those non-properly educated white folks who're concerned with low-brow stuff like factory jobs, mortgages, gas prices, and hospital bills! My God, they buy THEIR lattes at McDonald's! It must truly not matter to these elitists whether the Dems win the GE or not. But, boy, it'll sure give them something to talk about at the next round of cocktail parties!