Hillary Clinton Drops Out In 2 AM Email [Election]

Hillary Clinton tonight announced her impending, merciful departure from the endless Democratic primary she already lost. Instead of angrily demanding to be co-president with Barack Obama or whatever, as it seemed she might after he non-concession speech Tuesday, Clinton will on Saturday "extend my congratulations to Senator Obama and my support for his candidacy" during a thank-you event for her supporters, according to an email published on Wonkette. "I will be speaking... about how together we can rally the party behind Senator Obama." The email blitz is, of course, a bit of a "fuck you" end run around the media, who Hillary has not trusted, ever. And it allowed her to delay this announcement until she could confirm Oscar De La Renta was available to put together a very special pantsuit. Full pre-concession eamil after the jump.

I wanted you to be one of the first to know: on Saturday, I will hold an event in Washington D.C. to thank everyone who has supported my campaign. Over the course of the last 16 months, I have been privileged and touched to witness the incredible dedication and sacrifice of so many people working for our campaign. Every minute you put into helping us win, every dollar you gave to keep up the fight meant more to me than I can ever possibly tell you.

On Saturday, I will extend my congratulations to Senator Obama and my support for his candidacy. This has been a long and hard-fought campaign, but as I have always said, my differences with Senator Obama are small compared to the differences we have with Senator McCain and the Republicans.

I have said throughout the campaign that I would strongly support Senator Obama if he were the Democratic Party’s nominee, and I intend to deliver on that promise.

When I decided to run for president, I knew exactly why I was getting into this race: to work hard every day for the millions of Americans who need a voice in the White House.

I made you — and everyone who supported me — a promise: to stand up for our shared values and to never back down. I’m going to keep that promise today, tomorrow, and for the rest of my life.

I will be speaking on Saturday about how together we can rally the party behind Senator Obama. The stakes are too high and the task before us too important to do otherwise.

I know as I continue my lifelong work for a stronger America and a better world, I will turn to you for the support, the strength, and the commitment that you have shown me in the past 16 months. And I will always keep faith with the issues and causes that are important to you.

In the past few days, you have shown that support once again with hundreds of thousands of messages to the campaign, and again, I am touched by your thoughtfulness and kindness.

I can never possibly express my gratitude, so let me say simply, thank you.

[Wonkette]

Pro-Clinton Racists And Crazies On Obama Win [The Internet]

Some of Hillary Clinton's crazy dead-enders, the sort of supporters who like to wear stickers on their foreheads, screamed criticisms of Barack Obama during Clinton's end-of-election speech Tuesday night, nearly interrupting her. Less privileged cultists vented their hysterics on Web forums like HillaryClintonForum.net, where they said Obama "sounds like a donkey," only got into law school thanks to affirmative action and is a front for Islamic extremists. You can practically feel the Democratic party getting stronger. Some excerpts:

i really hate it when he yells thank you he looks really evil

For heaven's sake, he made the DNC give him affirmative action on Mich
delegates. Say what now, Harvard grad? This engineered victory spoils
it for everyone. I still believe the situation will come to right
itself...

He is thanking Michelle..I guess tomorrow he will throw her stupid ass
right under that bus..and he would also like to thank Hamas,
Hesbollah, Mahmoud Ahmadenejad, and Al Quada who all support him
throughout this campaign.

will this man stop saying "THANK YOU" so much. Sounds like a donkey.

"I will be the Democratic nominee"... lol, his sarcasm makes me laugh.

Kool-aid.... I'm Turning Off Now! ....He Is So Freakin' Scared Of Us!

I hope the Michelle Obama whitey tape is in every
european/american/world paper thursday morning.

somewhere, hamas and osama bin ladin are celebrating

I bet he wasnt even born in America...all his lies who knows whats true..

How did this guy get into Harvard? I'd like to see his LSAT scores. Oh yeah...affirmative action.

Of course, HillaryClintonForum.net is independent of the Clinton campaign. But it's far from the only place ugly racial sentiment has emerged among Clinton supporters. Having bludgeoned Obama with racially-charged comments emanating from his Chicago church, Clinton has meanwhile allowed bigoted hatred to fester among too many of her own supporters.

It's shameful that the Democratic candidate has allowed so many of these comments to sprout during the campaign without serious rebuttal. If she doesn't do so now that Obama is the presumptive nominee, she may very well allow the Democratic base to be permanently split.

[Hillary Clinton Forum]

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Michelle Obama To Host The View [Election]

On June 18, Michelle Obama will be on daytime lady talk show The View, and not as some piddling guest, either, as producers originally proposed: The prospective first lady is going to be a full host, just like Cindy McCain, except unlike Cindy she's widely expected to call Barbara Walters "whitey," curse and burn an American flag. As a full host, Obama will get "to help interview guests and participate in the opening 'hot topics,' or banter about what's in the news that day," and also shift uncomfortably as her randy co-hosts ask about husband Barack and his, uh, physical fitness. I guess this is Michelle Obama's big chance to prove to prospective Barack supporters that she's not the crazy, mouthy free-thinker she's been made out to be. Just like a certain other would-be presidential wife had to do 16 years ago. How far we've come. Michelle should totally show up in a burka. After the jump, how the View ladies welcomed Michelle's husband.