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Clinton To End Historic Campaign Today

huffingtonpost.com — Hillary Rodham Clinton is ready to swing her full support behind Barack Obama and ask her backers to follow along, while thanking them for sticking with her on a roller coaster ride from sure thing to also-ran.

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  • R0am3r, on 06/07/2008, -47/+12Huffingtonpost == SPAM.
    • dinot, on 06/08/2008, -1/+5You're absolutely right. Every time an important political event occurs, Digg should just ignore it completely and focus on leaked iPhone 2 scans.
  • LoveYouSomeEric, on 06/07/2008, -33/+26I was still surprised by how much she managed to talk about herself, both directly and indirectly. She's a remarkable narcissist.
  • kdawg1012, on 06/07/2008, -12/+101It was a good speech. It's time to unite the family.
    • facelessmanchs, on 06/07/2008, -24/+6I'm glad Obama won, but I really hope Hillary can be the VP. I think they would compliment each other well.
      • Dylson, on 06/07/2008, -5/+10No.
      • Stormwern, on 06/07/2008, -1/+5She's a strong politician, but clearly a loose cannon, so I'm conflicted. I'll trust Obama to make a good choise here.
    • cheesylobster, on 06/07/2008, -2/+4It was a pretty good speech, even though it felt a bit contrived. Looks to me like she may be sucking it up to get a VP spot.
    • FutureGuy, on 06/07/2008, -1/+13I salute her determination, even though I never supported here I have to say she is a fighter. Now its time to get back the White house.
      • BrendanSheehan, on 06/07/2008, -1/+2Even if we have to pretend to like her to get him in the white house I'll do it. As long as it means she doesn't get anywhere near his ticket.
    • sanman, on 06/07/2008, -7/+12Oh great - now instead of all the spam against Hillary on digg, now we'll get all kinds of spam against McCain.

      Obamabots, refuel and roll out! :P
    • Stormwern, on 06/07/2008, -0/+9Dugg for 18M cracks in the glass ceiling :)
    • dinot, on 06/08/2008, -0/+3IMHO, that was her best speech in her entire campaign (and no, not just because she endorsed Obama). It's a shame she couldn't perform like this on the campaign trail.

      My favorite parts:
      - "Every moment wasted looking back keeps us from moving forward."
      - "it would break my heart if, in falling short of my goal, I in any way discouraged any of you from pursuing yours."
      - "We may have started on separate journeys - but today, our paths have merged."
      - "During those forty years, our country has voted ten times for President. Democrats won only three of those times. And the man who won two of those elections is with us today."

      And of course, this gem: "If we can blast 50 women into space"... (collective WTF??) ... "we will someday launch a woman into the White House."... (collective OOOOHHHHHH).
  • HHP2K, on 06/07/2008, -12/+68Smartest move she's made her entire campaign. Good job Hillary.
  • rockchops, on 06/07/2008, -23/+39about EFFING time!!
    • dsmx, on 06/07/2008, -4/+6Only 3 months late.
    • supaklaw, on 06/07/2008, -2/+3buh bye
    • runCMD, on 06/08/2008, -0/+1Moe Rons All.
    • jbenson2, on 06/08/2008, -0/+1You Obama supporters are lame. First you were screaming bloody murder about Hillary's "sniper" lies. and now you believe Saint Hillary is telling you the truth. Do you really think she will throw her full support behind the O-man?
  • Depthfunction, on 06/07/2008, -20/+48Our long national nightmare has finally ended: Hillary is gone.

    Six months ago, I dreaded the Clinton v. Giuliani matchup that so many pundits were predicting for this fall as the worst possible situation (truly lose-lose). I'm satisfied with how the primary season has turned out not simply because I support Obama, but because I'd rather see McCain in the White House instead of a fascist like Giuliani.
    • twiztidsinz, on 06/07/2008, -2/+15But.. but... but... 9/11!!!!!
    • toker200, on 06/07/2008, -7/+3You know I'd rather see Ron Paul in the white house instead of those assholes McCain and Giuliani and id put in Obama before both of those Knuckleheads in either War Driven Mongers they are hell at least Obama is fresh and has a chance to learn tho what can i do im canadien it screws our system the more you fall so we gotta hope as does the world .
      • supaklaw, on 06/07/2008, -1/+3I'd rather read Ron Paul comments on DIGG instead of yours.
      • toker200, on 06/07/2008, -3/+1hell if i care what u wanna read u don't like it dont read it
    • buddhistMonkey, on 06/07/2008, -0/+6Not for one second did I fear a Giuliani nomination. I knew that even if he won, his decision to put New York City's emergency response headquarters in the World Trade Center would kill his candidacy, even if his many affairs/failed marriages did not. Hillary, too, I figured, was a long shot. Her unapologetic vote for Bush's War in Iraq, along with her more recent support of the Kyle-Lieberman Amendment (the preface for war with Iran) would be her undoing with the liberal base of the party.

      But I got the final equation totally wrong, as I imagined a John Edwards/Willard Romney matchup. I didn't give the Democratic Party (and particularly, the early voting states like Iowa) enough credit in nominating an African-American candidate, and I gave the Republican Party too much credit in thinking that they would overlook Romney's Mormonism.

      It's all for the best, though. Sadly, I wasn't an early rider on the Obama Express, but I now feel that he's the best possible candidate for our times. Conversely, John McCain is among the worst choices for the GOP, particularly now that he's alienated Independents by visiting "Crazy Baseland" (as Jon Stewart calls it) so often that he looks like he was born and raised there.
    • jellygraph, on 06/08/2008, -0/+5Sure, Guiliani would have been an absolute monster, but there is still a huge difference between having a democrat like Hillary or Barack and having McCain in the Whitehouse. Don't vote McCain, unless you happen to be that minority of people who think the last 7 years have been wonderful (in which case, you are probably a deranged individual).
  • masageef, on 06/07/2008, -7/+38I was impressed, she seemed hurt but still somewhat genuine.
    • Daniel591992, on 06/07/2008, -7/+3Although what I wasn't impressed about and, in my opinion made no sense, was how she went from praising Obama to saying how a woman could become president next time. It's kinda like wishing Obama was a woman. lol
    • Stormwern, on 06/07/2008, -4/+4Haven't seen her that happy for a long time. Though she's got herself to blame, she has been through hell the last six months. We just might see a nicer Clinton from now on.
      • bphicke, on 06/07/2008, -4/+1Hopefully we don't see any kind of Clinton from now on.
        • Jennefah, on 06/07/2008, -2/+3I disagree. The more we see of Clinton like this, in full support of Obama, the more we can be assured her supporters won't do something stupid like run into the arms of McCain.
        • bphicke, on 06/08/2008, -1/+1The most hated woman in America isn't going to be attracting votes from McCain. If anything, she would push me that way if she were to have an active roll in Obama's campaign.
        • chaosium, on 06/08/2008, -1/+1"The most hated woman in America isn't going to be attracting votes from McCain. If anything, she would push me that way if she were to have an active roll in Obama's campaign."

          She's not going to be VP. As long as she doesn't run counter to his campaign as she had in the past, it is of vital importance to make her supporters feel welcome.
        • bphicke, on 06/08/2008, -0/+1So basically, if she stays out of the way..."out of sight, out of mind."
    • Foot56, on 06/08/2008, -0/+4Just put yourself in her shoes working 12 hour+ days for 16-18 months 7 days a week only to fall very short of your dreams its going to be hard on anyone.
      • elscorcho717, on 06/08/2008, -0/+1Yeah I guess she just has to go home to her millions of dollars now... poor thing.
        • Foot56, on 06/08/2008, -0/+1Go to Yale marry a lawyer and future president and then write a couple of books and then run for Senate and win. The Clintons were almost broke when they took office because of book and speech deals only became rich, hell even after they left office they had huge amounts of legal bills because of Bill.
  • Uhmerikan, on 06/07/2008, -17/+5Finally.. thank god.
    • 335io07, on 06/08/2008, -1/+0gotta love digg. Uhmerikan was dugg down just for saying God.
  • loganhid, on 06/07/2008, -14/+4About time an all
  • DiggLive, on 06/07/2008, -25/+13Buried for HuffPost. It's the Fox News of the liberal community along with DailyKos, and we deserve better.
    • sulthernao, on 06/07/2008, -4/+3DailyKos isn't exactly non-partisan...nor is their slogan "fair and balanced".
    • rescu911, on 06/07/2008, -4/+2Except that Fox News passes itself off as journalism--"Fair and Balanced Journalism" at that. At least the Huffington Post doesn't make any bones about being a liberal blog. Same with DailyKos.

      The Drudge Report is another site that tries to pass itself off as unbiased but it is decidedly right wing.

      After slamming Hillary so hard for the past several months, I have to scoff at the generous tone they took with her in this essay.
    • imnojezus, on 06/07/2008, -0/+7You know, even though I agree with a lot of what's on Huffington Post, I think you're right. It's just as dangerous for the Left to inject opinion into facts as it is for the Right. We have to be careful with what we define as a news source, and not end up reacting to irrational opinion (i.e. Fox News) with irrational opinions of our own. If you agree with every story a news source tells, you really should question the validity of that news source.
      • Stormwern, on 06/07/2008, -0/+5Well said, it's pretty disturbing when you have to search for a pundit that gives you both sides of the story. I would count Stewart and Colbert as truely bipartisan though, they have both praised and ridiculed pretty much everyone.
      • nagual678, on 06/08/2008, -1/+2"If you agree with every story a news source tells, you really should question the validity of that news source."

        I'd say you really should question the validity of your own judgement. If you start applying to a black and white view of the world then you really should start questioning your reasoning and values.
        • nagual678, on 06/08/2008, -0/+1why i was dugg down : mystery, status : call sherlock
  • andreeee, on 06/07/2008, -2/+8http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/07/clinton.uni ...
  • DD2CC2U, on 06/07/2008, -13/+19Did anyone notice how McCain has changed into a liberal for the General Election? This guy McCain will lie cheat and steal to get elected. How can anyone trust him? Conservatives should be really concerned since it seems McCain has lied to them. I do not believe anything McCain says since he Flip - Flops depending on which way the wind is blowing today.
    • pjpark, on 06/07/2008, -3/+18McCain is not a conservative. He uses conservative-sounding words the way Harry Potter uses Latin-sounding phrases -- to cast spells. He thinks the words are magic words that will make conservatives like him, but he has no idea what they mean. I keep expecting him to begin waving a magic wand around every time he speaks: "marketus basim reforminum."
      • Archer007, on 06/07/2008, -1/+3"Thats not change we can believe in"... lol
        • RationalXubrnce, on 06/07/2008, -2/+1 Fauxo Conservativi!
          Great analogy I'm going to steal that.
      • chaosium, on 06/08/2008, -1/+2"McCain is not a conservative."

        Does he hate gays, love bigoted pastors and the war machine, lobbyists, and big government?

        If so, he's perfect GOP material for Limbaugh/Beck to push. They're what are known as "conservatism", regardless of the original definition.

        A better point is "in what ways does he differ from bush"?
    • Vodd9, on 06/07/2008, -2/+10McCain does what he's being told to do.
      He's a mere tool, much like Bush..
    • Kajico, on 06/07/2008, -7/+2Republicans don't vote for conservatives, they vote for Republicans, same applies to the Democrats. They don't care if they get lied to, stomped on, or insulted, so long it's their party that gets into the White House.
      • twiztidsinz, on 06/07/2008, -3/+5Some people aren't mindless drones like you seem to be.
        Some of us actually look into the candidates and form our own opinions based on the facts.
        • Callik, on 06/07/2008, -1/+2Well I can think of at least 55,713,412 voters who go against that idea.
        • RobotBuddha, on 06/07/2008, -3/+2The fact that political parties exist at all is a pretty heavy suggestion that the majority of people don't want to do any research on a candidate at all.
        • RRJackson, on 06/07/2008, -0/+3You mean like unions are proof that workers don't want to do any research about insurance and retirement benefits? Political parties exist to consolidate blocks of voting power behind a common ideology.
      • Fragowell, on 06/07/2008, -1/+4Conservatives hate McCain.
      • chaosium, on 06/08/2008, -0/+1"Republicans don't vote for conservatives, they vote for Republicans, same applies to the Democrats. They don't care if they get lied to, stomped on, or insulted, so long it's their party that gets into the White House."

        Your comparison only works if you're too simple to understand that ideas and policy require a MAJORITY to pass. Consolidation is therefore required.
  • Carv, on 06/07/2008, -6/+62I can imagine how hard that must have been for her. She gave a great speech, and I'm glad that she chose to do the right thing.
  • CanadianRealist, on 06/07/2008, -9/+14"Today as I suspend my campaign..."

    Is suspending really the same thing as ending? Wouldn't it have been easier for her to just say "end".

    At the same time, great to hear such a strong statement to her supporters to start supporting Obama now.
    • CannedMango, on 06/07/2008, -0/+5It's the same thing Romney did.
    • iPirate, on 06/07/2008, -1/+7Edwards also "suspended" his campaign. It's just what they do.
    • tardmaster, on 06/07/2008, -0/+12It's not the same. By suspending, she keeps her delegates until the convention and can keep raising money.
    • Ydnar723, on 06/07/2008, -1/+10She has to raise more money to pay off the debt, if I heard correctly I believe if she just ended her campaign she could not raise more money for her debt and she can do this before Obama is announced officially as the Democratic Delegate. Rumor has it though she would officially end her campaign mid next week.
    • imnojezus, on 06/07/2008, -3/+2She's keeping the VP option open. If she's picked to be Obama's running mate, she ends the suspension, and starts campaigning again.
    • ligyron, on 06/07/2008, -0/+4By suspending she keeps her delegates.
    • Diggzyx, on 06/07/2008, -6/+6By suspending it, she keeps the door open.
      We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California. Don't we?
    • MtheoryX, on 06/08/2008, -0/+1I think that "losing" would be more accurate.
  • strangedenial, on 06/07/2008, -14/+2What's unfortunate about this is the fact that the Democratic Party is divided with it's voters. A lot of voters want an Obama-Clinton ticket, a lot of voters want vice-versa, and you have the voters who will never vote for Obama. This is going to do a lot of damage to the Democratic Party come November, and this will unfortunately result in a McCain victory, which scares me.
    • Ydnar723, on 06/07/2008, -2/+0There is still time, I believe McCain can be stopped from being elected as President in November.
    • rescu911, on 06/07/2008, -0/+2It's a loooonnnnggg election season, and McCain already looks dead tired. It will be difficult to NOT have a party change in the White House after four years of Bush this year, but leave it to us Dems.

      We always seem to "snatch defeat from the jaws of victory."
    • twiztidsinz, on 06/07/2008, -1/+1You forgot to mention the voters who will never vote for Clinton.
      And the voters who are completely against Clinton in any form.
  • pjpark, on 06/07/2008, -14/+3Leaving Jimmy Carter Junior to battle it out with his Ugly Step-Sister.
    • aceshigh821, on 06/07/2008, -1/+2i dont even get this
    • filmbandit, on 06/07/2008, -1/+3let me help you --

      pjpark is comparing obama and his future presidency to carter's ineffective one-term presidency.

      which is about as misplaced a comparison as when my friend said the internet would be the citizen's band radio fad of the 90's

  • l800LEMMINGS, on 06/07/2008, -20/+6ding dong the witch its dead
    ding dong the wicked witch is dead
    • iPirate, on 06/07/2008, -1/+6You're so unlike the candidate that you support.
  • agree2disagree, on 06/07/2008, -16/+6her next project: assassinate whoever gets in her way
  • morninglorii, on 06/07/2008, -15/+13Throughout this campaign, I have continually lost respect for and been disappointed by Hillary Clinton. Watching this speech today almost erased all of that. It was absolutely perfect; well thought out so as not to disappoint her supporters, but genuine and inspiring at the same time. Though I've always felt this way, this speech confirmed my feelings that she would've made a great president, and still may.
    • ligyron, on 06/07/2008, -1/+6She made a lot of mistakes during her campaign. She, like many others, underestimated Obama in the beginning. This was a nice speech, and she will be an invaluable asset in uniting her supporters.
    • RobotBuddha, on 06/07/2008, -2/+4Just keep in mind that she doesn't actually write, or even need to believe, any of the words she's reading. She has to clear it, sure. But anything scripted is a bad choice to base your opinion on.
    • morninglorii, on 06/08/2008, -0/+1Wow, +10/-9. This is the closest I've ever seen for a comment with more than 3 or 4 diggs.
  • domokunt, on 06/07/2008, -4/+41This is odd.. everyone is burying the hillary bashing comments.
    • rinote, on 06/07/2008, -3/+30McCain bashing is so hot right now.
    • ringworm, on 06/07/2008, -4/+18Well, credit where credit is due, she did the right thing. Time to let bygones be bygones. There are older fish to fry.
    • dualboy24, on 06/07/2008, -3/+14Thank god for that, she was never truly evil or a bad candidate, its just people have their wants, and on digg its been generally Obama as of late. Now that she supports him they wont attack her anymore.
    • CannedMango, on 06/07/2008, -2/+11There's no time to waste energy on Hillary now that she's finally conceded... bring on the McCain bashing!
    • ligyron, on 06/07/2008, -4/+9Hillary has endorsed Obama and Obama is the democratic nominee. By bashing Hillary you're bashing the democratic party now. Obama is a democrat, and bashing his party isn't going to help unite America. What's important now is that the democrats don't lose supporters, and that Obama and the democratic party can defeat McCain
    • TrevorBelmont, on 06/07/2008, -3/+1To quote The Cable Guy, "This is where the healing begins".
    • dinot, on 06/08/2008, -1/+6We bash her when she does something bad, and praise her when she does something good. Why is that so hard for people to understand?
  • florin, on 06/07/2008, -29/+14F*** you Hillary. I hope you're gone forever.
  • BlueYoshi, on 06/07/2008, -12/+9It was comforting knowing that speech was hopefully the last time i will hear those stupid made up stories about people touching her hands and crying. Good Riddance. Hopefully her kooky supporters will still vote for Obama. (Never can be sure since they supported her after assassination remarks....)
  • adam07, on 06/07/2008, -4/+21I hope she pounded it into her supporters' heads. "And that's why we must elect Barack Obama!!!" She really did give an excellent speech though. I was getting very angry with her before but she gained a lot of my respect today.
  • dmark77, on 06/07/2008, -21/+6Ding Dong! The Witch is dead. Which old Witch? The Wicked Witch!
    Ding Dong! The Wicked Witch is dead.
    Wake up - sleepy head, rub your eyes, get out of bed.
    Wake up, the Wicked Witch is dead. She's gone where the goblins go,
    Below - below - below. Yo-ho, let's open up and sing and ring the bells out.
    Ding Dong' the merry-oh, sing it high, sing it low.
    Let them know
    The Wicked Witch is dead!
  • paigeinphilly, on 06/07/2008, -8/+15What concerns me are the McSame trolls (the ones he has been recruiting to troll blogs) pretending to be a Hillary fan...while continuing to bash Obama..only just to say..

    Im voting McCain..who is with me!...or something to that tune..know the difference folks.

    Also my sister is a fierce Hillary fan (i'm a passionate Obama supporter) but now she is actually thinking about joining a Obama field office and doing some grass roots stuff like her big sis...

    beautiful!

    =0)

    Obama/Webb 08
    • 335io07, on 06/08/2008, -3/+0Obama/Kerry
      Obama/Gore *wishful thinking*
      Obama/Penis
      Obama/Clinton *hope not*
      Obama/Cunilingus Rice
      Obama/Edwards
  • rinote, on 06/07/2008, -5/+56I realize that most of Digg hates Hillary, but she will be an incredible asset to Obama's campaign. The last thing we need is another Republican in office. I was going to vote for Hillary, but I'm not going to be spiteful and cross party lines to vote for McCain like some people I've talked to. Go Obama!
    • G4LAXY, on 06/07/2008, -9/+3Speaking of which why is it that the entire Digg population is so anti-Hillary and tries bashing her each time they get... I just never really got that.

      The only REAL differences are that her entire web campaign sucked before it began and Obama is a twitter whore...

      I'm sorry if you don't agree w/ me, but thats just my opinion...

      Can anyone actually explain all the negativity towards her? Just seems like the only thing most people here are capable of is stupid bashing w/o backing their words up w/ anything.

      Seriously...
      • rinote, on 06/07/2008, -3/+5Obama is way more charismatic than Hillary and she is more tenacious than he. I might even venture a guess that is more acceptable to be sexist than racist in America, hence the Hillary bashing. Though it's more likely it has something to do with age.
      • DD2CC2U, on 06/08/2008, -0/+2The GOP started early on Hillary. Karl Rove and the GOP were so sure Hillary would become the Democratic Nominee that Rove turned the media on Hillary even before she entered the Democratic race. The GOP drove up her negatives before she even announced. The GOP & Rove succeeded. Clinton had to over come the GOP propaganda effort. The GOP never saw Obama as a threat until toward the end of the democratic race. Now Rove, McCain and the GOP are going after Obama.
    • CannedMango, on 06/07/2008, -2/+9Having Hillary campaign for Obama and bringing her die hard supporters into the fold will make Obama near unbeatable. Though it's no time to get cocky, look at what happened to Hillary's "inevitable" win.

      We need to hit McCain hard and often. Let everyone see how unfit he is to be president.
    • twiztidsinz, on 06/07/2008, -5/+1Having Hillary on the ticket is a bigger threat to Obama's presidency than running against McSame if you catch my drift.
      Hillary doesn't want second place and she wouldn't stay there long, and the time she DID spend as VP she'd be undermining any changes Obama would make if they didn't line her pockets or the pockets of her friends.
  • cupofjoe88, on 06/07/2008, -15/+7so old

    digg me down, go ahead
    • TrevorBelmont, on 06/07/2008, -1/+2I don't even understand what you mean...
    • twiztidsinz, on 06/07/2008, -1/+2Please... Explain how this is old?
      • cupofjoe88, on 06/08/2008, -1/+3try using CNN.com sometimes, bitch.

        or even your tv

        or radio

        or your brain kthx
  • johanrocks, on 06/07/2008, -5/+8Good for her. I'm glad that, in the end, she did the right thing. Maybe she's not so bad after all.
    • dmark77, on 06/07/2008, -2/+1I recall feeling this same way after Darth Vader saved Luke from the Emperor.

      However, can one act make up for all the carnage she (and her husband) have brought?
      • Fragowell, on 06/07/2008, -1/+1I don't get all these people are are suddenly in love with Hillary again because she "did the right thing in the end." Like she had a ***** choice. She went down in the most bitter and spiteful way possible. The people who "regained respect" for her after this long overdue concession just show their fickle political nature, blowing with the winds that the bigwigs blow.
    • shawn1122, on 06/07/2008, -0/+3I don't think she is that bad, its just digg that went ahead and made her sound like the living and breathing incarnation of pure evil. It's a bunch of childish name calling really. Anyone with half a brain will know its not worth it to cross party lines and vote republican. Saying "Some Obama supporters enjoy calling Hillary a bitch" or "Some Clinton supporters think Obama is hiding skeletons in his closet" shouldn't affect anyone's vote ever. There are idiots on both sides of every fence in the ***** world, they don't deserve any time or attention.

      Unfortunately name calling gets quite the praise here on Digg, it used to disgust me when a post saying "That BITCH" or "That *****" got dugg up 600 times. That kind of childish behaviour should be left at the doorstep when entering political discussion, or any discussion for that matter.

      This is one of the reasons I support Obama, he's had enough of put downs and negative campaigning. That is a mentally that I can definitely stand behind and support. I'm sick of seeing attack ads going back and forth and then on election day, you are basically answering the question of "OK, we've shown you how both of these guys suck, now pick the lesser evil and vote!!" How can you make positive changes without focussing on any of the positives?

      Here in Canada, political ads are still all about two candidates taking jabs at each other, like two kids at a playground. I hope one day things will change here too, so we can finally see some politicians that act with some dignity and maturity.
  • adidav9, on 06/07/2008, -4/+10Thank God. It's about time she stepped down from her podium and allowed the democrats to focus on putting their Presidential candidate in office.

    With that said, it was a well-spoken and graceful speech. Let's just hope that she follows through with her words.
  • INTERNETMASTER, on 06/07/2008, -9/+7good riddance
  • JohnnyKdiggs, on 06/07/2008, -4/+20Whoa! A pig just flew by my window!
    • AndrewDB, on 06/07/2008, -0/+5mmahhh flying bacon.
    • G4LAXY, on 06/07/2008, -0/+4Before that I hear it was flying over the frozen wastelands of hell
  • chicoer2001, on 06/07/2008, -4/+38ANy Hillary suporter who votes for McCain never believed in what Hillary stood for. Obama and Hillary are the same, they stand for the same things. They're Democrats. McCain is a Republican. The people who say they'll vote for McCain if Hillary isnt the nom, makes me wonder the resason they were voting for her in the first place.
    • relativeLogic, on 06/07/2008, -4/+6Who cares whether they are "Democrats" or "Republicans"? Such classifications reduce to gross oversimplification of the political ether. It is a false dichotomy which has become all too deeply rooted in the American political culture. The general voting public are a one dimensional simpleton species. Universal suffrage has ruined politics. Campaigns are now targeted toward the least intelligent, and unfortunately most numerically substantial, portion of the American people. Why should there not be some sort of litmus test for the right to vote? Do we really want the intellectually handicapped represented among the American voters? Why do we not give children voting rights? Simply because they aren't interested in the news? No! The reason that suffrage is awarded at age 18 is because that is the age upon which one is assumed to have the intelligence to make an informed decision regarding a highly nuanced issue.
    • BrendanSheehan, on 06/07/2008, -2/+3McCain is a woman? I always knew he was hiding something, but I didn't suspect that for a second.
    • twiztidsinz, on 06/07/2008, -1/+3They are similar... NOT the same.
      • renegadeafk, on 06/08/2008, -0/+1Yeah but still they are a HELL of a lot more similar than either of them is to McCain, any hillary supporter that votes for McCain is a fool.
    • Baldar, on 06/07/2008, -3/+2Umm.. what is the difference between what McCain, Obama, and Hillary stand for? Semantics? Because besides the wording, it all sounds like ***** to me.
    • AllenHSmilden, on 06/07/2008, -1/+7This is one Hillary supporter that is now voting for Obama :). Go team.
    • shawn1122, on 06/07/2008, -1/+3Women...mostly older women who so desperately wanted to see a female president in their lifetime and now feel dejected. Hopefully they will get fully informed on both candidates and vote for who will make the better change for the country in the end, instead of going with McCain out of spite. I can sort of understand how they feel, imagine being alive at a time when women couldn't even VOTE and now getting the chance to see one as PRESIDENT, only to have that taken away by the slightest of margins. Unfortunately, for a lot of them, in the process of falling in love with Clinton, they have also learned how to hate Obama with a passion. Hopefully they take Hillary's opinion seriously and to heart, and realize that voting for Obama at this point would be the best thing to do for the country.

      As an Obama supporter I can say that Hillary's speech today was probably the best of her entire life. To me it was as inspirational as any one of Obama's speeches, she really hit it out of the park on this one. The graciousness she showed was something I wasn't even sure she was capable of, especially with the way she spoke last tuesday. But she managed to compliment Obama at every turn. There is one part of the speech that I really enjoyed, because I really didn't expect her to say anything about Obama, but she still did:

      "When we first started, people everywhere asked the same questions. Could a woman really serve as commander-in-chief? Well, I think we answered that one. Could an African-American really be our president? And Senator Obama has answered that one. Together, Senator Obama and I achieved milestones essential to our progress as a nation, part of our perpetual duty to form a more perfect union."

  • Skurj, on 06/07/2008, -1/+7Probably the most dignified part of her campaign, but she's doing her job as a politician and supporting her party so i guess all's well that ends well. i think she knows that if she ever wants to be taken seriously again she's going to have to suck it up and lose gracefully... as far as it's possible at this point.
  • paulmer2003, on 06/07/2008, -6/+5So disappointed.
  • tempestnight, on 06/07/2008, -11/+3Good riddance and please take all your racist, ignorant, redneck supporters back to the Appalachians with you!
  • rinote, on 06/07/2008, -5/+15***** you, antisemiteman!
  • balilanai, on 06/07/2008, -13/+4Hope its good riddance forever. And Bush follows in a few months. Peace will automatically follow.
    • Skurj, on 06/07/2008, -1/+2*poof* like magic?

      it's going to take alot of time to fix the damage done in the past few years. i just hope that people are patient with the next president while they try to clean it all up.
  • slyzxx, on 06/07/2008, -15/+6she sucked anyways damn corrupt bitch
  • GreatOne08, on 06/07/2008, -4/+11She has ran a great campaign, she deserves a round of applause
    • Weejay, on 06/07/2008, -6/+3No she hasn't, how can you say that? She's been smearing Obama from day one, lying, deceiving, she's acted like a populist *****, cried in public to attract feminists, she claimed to have won "the popular vote", she alluded to Kennedy's assassination, how DARE you say she ran a great campaign? She's an ***** and it's nothing but justice that she FINALLY throws in the towel and lets the natural leader of the party lead the Dems to victory.
    • sleepysteve, on 06/08/2008, -1/+1I feel she has run a great campaign only in the sense that it was so close. In terms of the tactics of her campaign or her sincerity throughout, it was a terrible campaign. She lied, she exploited, and she dragged it out in some kind of refusal of the truth (or deranged narcissism, as the one CNN analyst put it).
      But worse than any single thing she said or did, is the fact that she got as many votes as she got by running for office the way she did.
      That is what kills me about Democracy sometimes: All those people that dare to disagree with me!
  • UltraDavid, on 06/07/2008, -13/+11Man, this speech was not even nearly the reconciliation we needed. Here’s what I heard from her: “I am… I was… I… I… We… My… Women… Me… Support Barack Obama! … I… I… Women… Women… Me… Bill Clinton… Gender… Poor me… Daughters… I… Vote the Democratic nominee! I… My… We… I… My… Me… My… Thanks… Join with Obama! I…”

    Come on, egomaniac. Boy, it’s incredible to think how much respect I’ve lost for this woman over just the past half a year. You’re supposed to be endorsing Obama and convincing your supporters to support him, and yet the speech is still 90% about you and what you’ve done? Get outta here with that. The speech Tuesday night was 180 degrees away from what we needed, and this speech is somewhere around 90 degrees off. You’re not running anymore! Stop talking about yourself!
    • rinote, on 06/07/2008, -0/+5You have to be an egomaniac to run for president. She came very close to being the Democratic Nominee herself. If you listened to the entirety of her speech you'd realize how many times she urged her supporters to vote Obama into office. Both candidates are history makers and inspirations. She is an incredibly strong ally to have in this campaign and Obama is lucky to have her support.
    • Hazardc, on 06/07/2008, -1/+8Well it IS about her, it's about HER ending her campaign

      Im an Obama supporter, but you cant just act like hillary lost in some landslide victory, the vote was practically 50/50. She was speaking to a crowd of HER supporters. What is she supposed to do? Go out there and just be like "Ok everyone, all your support for me was in vain, GOBAMA!"??

      I thought she did a great job, beause HER concession speech SHOULD be about HER and involve a TRANSITION into supporting obama. From now on, her speeches should be about Obama, but give me a break. This was the best speech she gave the whole campaign, and not just because it was her bowing out.
    • dualboy24, on 06/07/2008, -0/+3Watch it again then because she did support Obama and the Dem party a lot in that 35 minutes.
  • khuongsta, on 06/20/2008, -2/+6key word: "suspend"
  • Daniel591992, on 06/07/2008, -6/+12If you want to feel a bit depressed, take a read here:
    http://www.hillaryclintonforum.net/discussion/show ...

    :(
    • azurathus, on 06/07/2008, -1/+6You're right, that is depressing.
    • dualboy24, on 06/07/2008, -1/+16Been reading hillaryclintonforum.net every few days for months, do not have an account there since they generally ban anyone that may present alternative opinion, in general the people that post there do a great disservice to Hillary and the Democratic party. Anyone that would vote McCain to simply spite Obama and the DNC should realize they are voting against everything they supported for the past year, simply out of anger and resentment created by false stories and stupidity.
    • RobotBuddha, on 06/07/2008, -2/+5Wow.... There's some amazingly concentrated paranoia running on those waters!
    • shadows88, on 06/08/2008, -1/+1wow, that really makes me lose faith in the clinton supporters..
    • runCMD, on 06/08/2008, -2/+2thanks for the link Daniel591992! You guys should compare what has been said here to what you have read there. Surprising similarities : )
      Again thanks for the link. Now I can share my opinions without getting 'dugg' down for them.
  • YellowStar, on 06/07/2008, -6/+2Her name is in the history books now. And Chelsea has a chance to run for President in 25 years or so. Wake me when it's over.
    • Depthfunction, on 06/07/2008, -1/+3Chelsea can run, but Jenna Bush will kick her ass!
  • bg2500, on 06/07/2008, -4/+11Love her or hate her, she is a force to be reckoned with. It seems most Digg users have been behind Obama for some time now (after realizing Ron was not gonna win, yeah, me to, but comes down lesser of two evils blah blah) and have had a lot of hate for Hillary. Lets embrace her and realize she can be an asset. This is a good day.
    • Weejay, on 06/07/2008, -6/+1No she's not. She's a liar, a populist and a *****. You need to review the events that took place during the campaign dude. How she relentlessly attacked Obama on ***** claims, alluded to Bob Kennedy's assassination, etc. I'm so glad she finally gave up. Now let's focus on VICTORY for the Democratic Party.
  • TheWriteGuy, on 06/07/2008, -1/+7I'll give Hillary credit for making it more possible for another woman to seek the office of President. Who knows... if Obama becomes President, perhaps the GOP will nominate a woman to run against him in 2012.
  • CaviMike, on 06/07/2008, -1/+1Does this mean we get to finally stop seeing Hillary articles on digg?
    • Baldar, on 06/07/2008, -0/+2That would be great. About five months and the Obama ones can end too.. Maybe then it can go back to interesting articles instead of what ***** (oh, I mean divinely inspired comments) came tumbling out of Obamas mouth today.
  • drifter, on 06/07/2008, -8/+3So now she is an ok person? You obama supporters are so fickle and two faced.
  • patho, on 06/07/2008, -1/+2"Amid tears from her supporters, Clinton issued a call for unity that emphasized the cultural and political milestones that she and Obama, the first black to secure a presidential nomination, represent."

    I read that a little funny. "and Obama, the first black to secure a presidential nomination, represent."
  • sinnerou, on 06/07/2008, -3/+6Hillary bashing now is kicking someone while they are down. She has given up she did it with as much grace as we have seen out of her and more than many of us expected, and although her tactics in the campaign were deplorable continuing to berate her serves no purpose.
  • VoodooPunk, on 06/07/2008, -5/+4Hopefully she's damaged Obama enough to get McCain elected. Libs should love him. He's one of their own. Conservatives have no nominee this election. Obama is a marxist and McCain is a liberal. The left is totally in control this election. Thanks Bush!!
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