OMG!! Tim Russert said how Hillary will drop out -- Obama agrees to pay her debts.

[beachmom]

OMG. He is going to have to BUY her off?

[DerekJ]

1. ****Reports that Hillary loaned her campaign more money***

[redstate_democrat]

2. This is getting ridiculous

I know that NONE OF MY DAMN MONEY better be used to pay a damn thing.

[Mme. Defarge]

6. Damn straight!

That could dry up future contributions.

[hokies4ever]

31. Normally the front leader

might send some e-mails asking for donations to the other candidate to help with their finances. It's not like Obama is going to write a backroom check to the Hillary campaign, especially since she is even charging interest on the money she loaned her campaign.

[nadinbrzezinski]

50. Actually pretty standard

and if Russert is right... this is over

[Diane R]

3. I am choking on that. Those of us who have dug deep & sent in small donations can't rescue her.

[Connie_Corleone]

18. We should email the campaign and tell them NOT to use our money paying off her debts.

[Goodnevil]

By Odin's Beard!!!!!!!

Nuff said.

[high density]

4. I don't think he'd do that until after the election

Or at least I hope he wouldn't do that.

I think Russert has changed his shirt though... lol.

[maddezmom]

5. Timmy is an ass

[beachmom]

13. Yeah, he said it was 3 layers removed. It may just be idle gossip. nt

[oviedodem]

7. What a disgrace. That he has to pay off her crooked henchmen and bad campaign.

[Warren Stupidity]

8. That is actually not unusual.

I'm fine with it. Nuisance be gone. I'll donate $100 to that effort.

[berni_mccoy]

9. I Saw that. My Jaw Literally Hit The Floor. UNBELIEVABLE

[The Night Owl]

10. OMG! Run around in circles screaming!

[malaise]

11. No one on GEM$BC has one shred of credibility left

other than Rachel and KO

[WA98296]

12. What is this...a bad divorce?

[Goodnevil]

16. Campaignimony?

[swishyfeet]

20. Believe me, it's better for the kids...

[Hawkeye-X]

14. I'd say Obama can pay 35% of her debt now if she agrees to get the hell out of TV

and endorse and support Obama - and pay her minimum wage to work for the campaign ENTHUSIASTICALLY until November, and formally retire her debt the day after her GE. AND she agrees to forgive her 5m loan (it's a lost cause) and repay back the interest that she accrued on the loan.

Hawkeye-X

[Lord Helmet]

isn't that a form of prostitution?

[Renaissance Man]

15. No!

... an emphatic HELL NO!

I want not ONE DOLLAR of my money being used to cover her campaign debts. I will send an e-mail to the Obama campaign if this turns out to be true.

[ruggerson]

17. That would be hysterically funny

all the assholes here at DU who hate her guts will be paying her debts.

There is a God!

[beachmom]

23. So how do you feel about it?

[ruggerson]

28. It probably won't happen

but it's amusing as hell

[mckeown1128]

19. I personally don't want my donations used to pay back Hillary's...

self loan. But, if keeps her from continuing the destruction of the Democratic party...then go ahead.

[yourguide]

21. He should agree to do it...

with the exception of the robocalls, her personal debt, and mark penn's debt.

[Catherina]

22. No. I scrimped too hard to donate. Hillary is on her own.

She can use that $24 million in Chinese money they just found.

[dansolo]

24. If it means she goes away, and the people she has stiffed get their money

Then I am all for it. But he shouldn't cover any money owed to her pollsters or advisers. She should pay for those leeches out of her own pocket.

[kwenu]

25. I heard her husband is rich. Let him pay her debts.

[Goodnevil]

27. Fastest growing thread ever

[swishyfeet]

26. 1000% better than a VP nod

[newmajority]

29. Timmywhore also actually spoke the name of John Hagee in relation to McLoon!

Whatever Timmy's drinking tonight, bring him refills!

[THUNDER HANDS]

30. i ain't sayin' she's a golddigger...

[Ice-9]

34. Here's a novel idea: Why doesn't Senator Clinton pay her *own* debts?

I think she can afford it.

[Ice-9]

36. Oops, sorry, meant to reply to the OP

But your post was hilarious, for what it's worth.

:7

[Schema Thing]

44. lol!

earworm time!


Barack ain't broke, that's fah shuah.

[Catherina]

54. !

:rofl: She sure wears alot of diamonds in the daytime.

[DerekJ]

57. Duzyyyyyy

:rofl:

[IDemo]

58. That you KNOW of, anyway, right?

:)

[Doityourself]

32. This was discussed sometime ago..on MSNBC..I first heard it about a month ago

[havocmom]

33. Hmmm, so she is in it for the money?

That would make her a .....?

[Tatiana]

35. I said this, as well. I'm willing to pony up. Anything at this point....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5853425&mesg_id=5854088

[beachmom]

42. Good point. The question is are WE willing to buy her off. Obama is just

the middle man for our money. I am, because Obama can't use primary money in the G.E. What the heck. Pay her off.

[DS1]

37. To HELL with Russert, that stepped-in-dogshit-faced motherfucker

[CakeGrrl]

38. If it's true, to hell with her and Obama should let the primaries play out

After all, didn't she WANT everyone's votes to count?

:eyes:

Let hubby pay off her debts if she couldn't get enough voter support.

Obama doesn't owe her a damned thing.

[gcomeau]

39. That would actually be very smart of him.

You want to send a message to Hillary's supporters that you're alright, relieving her of a 10 digit debt load she racked up attacking you constantly isn't a bad way to do it. It's a hell of a magnanimous gesture, anyone worried about unity once Hillary drops out should love this idea. The potential benefit is actually cheap at the cost considering the deep pockets Obama's base has provided him with.

[TheFarseer]

40. it sounded to me like the party was going to pay

off her debts. Which I still don't love, but better than Obama paying from his warchest which he will need to beat McCain.

[ShortnFiery]

43. She's feigning a weakness - she's going to come back and scorch the earth

don't buy into ANYTHING conciliatory. They are going ALL THE WAY!

I don't hold any DIRTY TRICK past her or her husband. :(

[beachmom]

45. Well, of course. The only way they stop is if someone stops them.

[Kittycat]

49. So she'll loot the coffers from downticket candidates?

[Adelante]

56. No, the party doesn't have the money nt

[Exultant Democracy]

41. This is not uncommon. A lot of campaigns have their debts paid off by their competitors.

[Schema Thing]

46. I've been speculating on this for a month or more

I wonder if the offer has been on the table for a while (perhaps along with VP?), and Obama has just not seen the need to take her up on it?

[Colobo]

47. I like the idea. Let's get her out ASAP.

[Fox Mulder]

48. I like that idea.

The sooner she's out of there, the better off we'll all be.

[Renaissance Man]

51. Riddle me this?

Why in the hell aren't Hillary's SUPPORTERS willing to help her pay off her debt and keep their golden girl afloat?

This is sheer insanity how we can allow someone to align with the right wing and then suggest that we help them pay off their debts.

[L0oniX]

52. That's right she can't afford to pay off her debt with the $109,000,000 the Clinton's have.

[OzarkDem]

53. Do you actually believe Russert?

Surely you don't think he would say anything that would help any Dem win the WH, do you?

[beachmom]

55. It was third hand information. I don't think any deal has been made,

but I am sure these kinds of things are being floated in backroom deals. I think everything is on the table. But what is being SERIOUSLY considered, well I don't know.