Classless
Wow, this is classless even for a Clinton. Hillary! has not congratulated - or even acknowledged - Barack Obama for his eight straight victories in primaries or caucuses in the past few days. There's graceless, then there's Hillary.
EL PASO, Texas (CNN) – For the second election night in a row, Hillary Clinton failed to acknowledge or congratulate Barack Obama after he won the day in dominating fashion.
On Tuesday in El Paso, hours after Virginia had been called for Obama, she stuck to her “Texas campaign kickoff” message and did not stray from an energetic, Lone Star-themed stump speech. She did mention Obama by name, only to chide his health care plan.
On Saturday night in Richmond, Virginia, Clinton spoke to a crowd of thousands at the state’s annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner, but she ignored Obama’s quartet of blowout primary and caucus wins that day as well (Obama also won the Maine caucuses the next day).
The courtesy of conceding a primary or caucus loss — and then congratulating your opponent — is by no means required. But it has become standard practice during campaign season.
True, there is no requirement, but it makes one look small to fail to do so. This is turning quite nasty.
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By Titus, Wednesday, 13 February , 2008 @ 7:43 am
Why should she congratulate him? Don’t you know, he’s taking away from her what’s hers by right!
By FedUp, Wednesday, 13 February , 2008 @ 10:31 am
I thought ‘miracles’ was the domain of Huckabee. Whoever thought that Hillary had any class? She should remember that trite saying… what goes around, comes around… insert cackle here!
By Mockinbird, Wednesday, 13 February , 2008 @ 4:22 pm
Hillary has no class; she never did. She is a nuthin’ burger with no ketchup on it.
It’s everything for Hillary, nothing for the Party. "You voters…screw you!"