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Ultimate heart-ache: Hillary puts Obama over the top for the nomination
Ultimate heart-ache: Hillary puts Obama over the top for the nomination
And so a historic primary ends fittingly, with the great champion of delegate enfranchisement calling for an end to the state roll so that the Chicago machine politician could win by acclamation. [...] Read the rest »
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Hillary Crowns Messiah at “Democratic” Coronation
Stop The ACLU — ... don’t care , but… what kind of B.S. is this? Nothing but a show, and I’ve gotta say that I won’t blame Hillary supporters one bit when they complain about this transparent ploy to appease their anger. This was nothing but a backroom deal to help Hillary save a little face. Suspending the delegate count for an acclamation? Is that Democracy? They should top it all off with Clinton placing a crown on Obama’s head at his Greek temple! Unity indeed! Video thanks to Hot Air

Is Hillary Clinton Subtly Torpedoing Barack’s Party?
The Sundries Shack — ... with a twist. The vote would be cut off early to head off any rowdyness by lurking PUMAs who planned to raise a ruckus if there was a full vote. The cherry on top of that agreement was that she’d be the one to stop the vote and ask that he be named the nominee by acclaim. In other words, she got to control the vote. As you can see, she not only put herself in the center of the proceedings but also racked up a large enough delegate total to remind every Democrat that she still holds a significant amount of influence going into November. That pretty much guaranteed that ...

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