The DNC Must Apply the Zell Miller Rules To Hillary Clinton By Laura Roslin

[Demeter]

Original Content at http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_laura_ro_080309_the_dnc_must_apply_t.htm



Hillary Clinton Pulls A Zell Miller - She Must Lose Super Delegate Status


Clinton praises McCain again, says he’s crossed ‘Commander in Chief threshold’ Posted at the Carpetbagger Report March 7th, 2008:

At a press conference on Monday in Ohio, Clinton was defending her “3 a.m.” ad, and told reporters, “I have a lifetime of experience I will bring to the White House. I know Senator McCain has a lifetime of experience he will bring to the White House. And Senator Obama has a speech he made in 2002.”

The pro-McCain comments were quickly and widely panned — so Clinton repeated them. James Fallows reported on Wednesday, “In a live CNN interview just now, Sen. Clinton repeated, twice, the ‘Sen. McCain has a lifetime of experience, I have a lifetime of experience, Sen. Obama has one speech in 2002′ line

That, too, was widely panned, leading Clinton to ratchet up the pro-McCain rhetoric a little more.

...The only other member of the congressional Democratic caucus who praises McCain this much is Joe Lieberman.
Clinton's endorsement of Republican John McCain disqualifies her as a super-delegate to the Democratic National Convention under what is informally known as the Zell Miller rule
Like Lieberman, Hillary must be stripped of her superdelegate status.

Here's How the Zell Miller Rule Must Apply to Hillary Clinton:

Lieberman Has “Superdelegate” Status Stripped Because of McCain Endorsement By: Jane Hamsher Wednesday February 6, 2008

Hillary Clinton Has “Superdelegate” Status Stripped Because of McCain Endorsement By: Laura Roslin Sunday February 9, 2008
Thanks to Zell Miller, there is a rule to deal with Joe Lieberman.

Thanks to Zell Miller,there is a rule to deal with Hillary Clinton

Lieberman's endorsement of Republican John McCain disqualifies him as a super-delegate to the Democratic National Convention under what is informally known as the Zell Miller rule, according to Democratic State Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo.

Hillary Clinton's endorsement of Republican John McCain disqualifies her as a super-delegate to the Democratic National Convention under what is informally known as the Zell Miller rule, according to __name_intentionally_left_blank



Miller, then a Democratic senator from Georgia, not only endorsed Republican George Bush four years ago, but he delivered a vitriolic attack on Democrat John Kerry at the Republican National Convention.



Clinton, then a Democratic senator from New York, not only endorsed Republican John McCain repeatedly in March, she suggested publicly and to the main stream media that her primary opponent and likely nominee, Barack Obama - is so unfit that that the Republican nominee might be preferable to him.







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[Uben]

1. They don't get punished for telling the truth

Next thing you know, you'll want them to disqualify her for waking up in the morning. How inane of a post can you get? It amazes me how silly some people will get to try to diss the other candidate.

Oh well, have at it, I needed the chuckle anyway.

[flor de jasmim]

4. In case you haven't read Gary Hart's "Breaking the final rule"... (w/ link)

What HC is doing is "giving aid and comfort to the enemy" - whether you believe it is "true" is not the issue, whether it is even factually true is not the issue-- it is simply "not done" to make the person of the other party sound more appealing than the other candidate in your own party.

Here's the link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-hart/breaking-the-final-rule_b_90420.html

[roguevalley]

18. so, if Obama attacked her about her NUMEROUS bits of baggage,

you would just chuckle over that. "monster" then doesn't bother you. Or, do you see things as the chick gets a pass but he doesn't? EVEN RONALD REAGAN understood how YOU DON'T ATTACK YOUR OWN! If
a complete ass dork like RR can get it, she can too. She deserves the scorn she has dredged up with people in this country.

[Taxmyth]

2. Shrewd political move

by a shrewd politician. Sometimes the truth is ugly but it is what it is. She is in no way endorsing McCain rather she is telling America that the best possible matchup in the general election is herself and Senator McCain. The best part is she can handle the heat from these flames and consequently, IS proving that she will be able to handle the worst the GOP can throw at her. The jury is still out on Senator Obama in that regard.

[johnnydrama]

5. point me to

the words matchup, or general election in anything she said.

If she said what you say she says, nobody would care.

[Taxmyth]

13. Here

“I have a lifetime of experience I will bring to the White House. I know Senator McCain has a lifetime of experience he will bring to the White House. And Senator Obama has a speech he made in 2002.”

A sharp hook to the jaw of Senator Obama but in no way, shape or form an endorsement of Senator McCain. Senator Obama needs to counter punch in this situation and that is not something he's shown us he knows how to do. It's pretty easy to turn the words "lifetime of experience" around....I can think of many, MANY people with a "lifetime of experience" that doesn't qualify them for the Oval Office.

If Senator Obama's supporters are going to be enraged (not only them but others as well) by statements like this then the run up to the General Election is going to be very difficult for them (and him) to handle. That statement was pretty tame and lame. What's going to happen when the shit REALLY hits the fan?

[Carolina]

19. another Clinton lemming

[Taxmyth]

21. believe in myths?

Lemmings are very misunderstood. Too many people believe the myth rather than know the facts.

[Wabbajack_]

3. Give me a break

she said McPain is qualified so that is an "endorsement". Bullshit. I'm afraid this circus will drive voters to McPain.

[Doctor_J]

17. Actually what she said is that McSame is more qualified than Obama

this is indeed an endorsement of McSame, and I will not be voting for her in November if it comes to that.

[aquart]

6. But I thought Obama had it in the bag.

My goodness gracious, what is he so afraid of? Could it be.....Pennsylvania?

Is he afraid that more and more Americans are becoming horrified by his dedicated hordes of acolytes? At how they favor the least democratic processes, and refuse to admit the opinion of anyone who disagrees with them? Is he worried that the totalitarian nature of their idolatry is being held against him?

[John Q. Citizen]

8. PA? Is that Hill's latest firewall? If she doesn't mind getting burned again I guess she

can have as many firewalls as she needs to lose the elction.

[rpannier]

7. You strip her status we will lose in November

It will look like an angry move to get even with her.

She has a lot of support within the Party.

Eevn Sen Obama realizes it as well.
I'm sure if you asked him, he'd tell you it is a dumb idea and destructive to the Party and our chances in November.

[John Q. Citizen]

9. She's already made a fool of herself repeatedly. She does a better job of it than anyone else could.

So I agree with you.

[rpannier]

10. What's that old saying about the rope???

Give a person enough rope and they'll hang themself.

Let her destroy herself.
Why make a martyr out of her???

[Demeter]

11. Party Discipline

No point in having rules if the rules aren't enforced. Why, the Party would be acting just like Congress if it didn't draw a line in the sand!

[rpannier]

12. Because she hasn't violated any Party rule

She is endorsing herself.
As a Democrat she is entitled to do that.

If and when Sen Obama is the nominee, if she endorses mclame then you can strip her of the ststus.

If and when she endorses Obama, she doesn't.

[Carolina]

20. agree, let her keep revealing her truly monstrous self

[Gman]

14. Another end-around of GD: P

that is so friggin' lame.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

15. Rules and standards don't apply to Hillary.

[yowzayowzayowza]

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