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Clinton supporters attempt to squash Obama nomination
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“It’s downright nasty,” said Memphis, Tenn., superdelegate and city council member Myron Lowery, who has shared dozens of the messages he’s received with The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal newspaper.
A pledged Obama delegate, Norman noted that some of the attacks are overtly racist and that in one instance Obama was likened to “the Anti-Christ.”
“I think it’s divisive for the ‘Support Hillary’ campaign to continue at this time. She made the decision to fully support Mr. Obama,” said Lowery, who initially supported Clinton but later switched his allegiance to Obama. “I don’t know why they’re not taking their cue from Hillary and falling in line.”
Lowery said he does not believe Clinton herself is behind the effort, but that it’s “her supporters, acting on their own because they’re proud of what they have done for her.” (Link)
Senator Clinton has every reason to be proud of her acheivement, running as the first viable presidential candidate. There's a case that can be made the tide had turned in her favor and had she not run out of primaries, she may have been the presumptive nominee rather than Barack Obama. But, it didn't turn out that way and, I have to confess, I don't quite get her supporters insistence on acting contrary to Mrs. Clinton's expressed wishes.
My daughters used to play soccer when they were little. It was just mayhem on the field, all these little girls running this way and that way all over the field, most not even paying attention to the game. Very cute and sweet, actually. And there would be these parents up in the stands, screaming at their kids to concentrate, chase the ball, be more aggressive, score, score, SCORE! It was obvious the game was as much, if not more, about them as it was their daughters, some vicarious experience for them. Those parents would announce how "we practiced all weekend" and "we scored!". The other parents would just roll their eyes, mutter under their breath, and hope they didn't find themselves sitting next to them at the next game. Most parents happily understood their role was to drive their daughter back and forth to practice, sell cupcakes in front of the supermarket to raise money for the team, buy the uniforms, etc. But they never had any confusion it was their daughter that was doing all the heavy lifting and deserving of all the credit for her achievement.
I just thought of that story.
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