When you want it too much

I was watching a debate between two women, on the subject of sexism in the campaign and how it affected Hillary Clinton's presidential run. I wondered how the "Clinton Machine"had come to this point of looking so desperate.

There is a laundry list of reasons why she lost the nomination and being a woman is not near the top. John Edwards in endorsing Barack Obama said "she is made of steel" Barack Obama said she was a "role model for his two daughters." She was the best equipped woman ever to run for president. Former first lady of a two term president, who left office, (despite the scandals), with popularity numbers rivaling Ronald Reagan. Numbers so favorable that it no doubt helped this Illinois girl who lived in Washington for 8 years to move to New York, claim citizenship in the Big Apple and run against a four term New York Congressman, (Rick Lazio-R) and spanked him by 12 points. She was a political star. Her opponents tried to say that she was running on her husbands scandalized but long coat tails..."she was a northern version of a carpetbagger". There was no talk of sexism by the Clinton's in the wake of that successful run for political office.

She was for sure the front runner in the Democratic '08 Presidential race. Arrogance and a sense of entitlement doomed her campaign. Along with the many "faces of Hillary"...The Hard Hillary on the attack, The compassionate Hillary who found "her voice" prior to the New Hampshire primary..(See Video below)..











And Attack Hillary...(see video below)

When her campaign finished third in Iowa she then played the sexism card complete with a tearful moment, that worked in New Hampshire- it was time to take compassionate Hilliary on the road south. Her "Comeback Kid" status following her New Hampshire victory, gave her new confidence. She was the fighter again. On the offense. However she made the mistake of insulting the "black vote"after seeming to give Lyndon Johnson the credit for the successes in the civil rights movement over Dr. Martin Luther King...

Until this point, Barack Obama was still a somewhat unknown commodity in large portions of the African American community. Hillary was leading in polls with blacks and a number of prominent black congressional leaders, like Congressman John Lewis of Georgia were backing Sen. Clinton. She took a beating in the South Carolina Primaries. Former President Bill Clinton responded this way following the loss;

That's when I jumped to the Obama campaign. To be honest, until that point in the election, I had my doubts that he could win. I had seen them both in Selma Alabama at churches that were literally in the same block, speaking at almost the same time. Hillary gave a strong and convincing speech. I didn't look at her as a good woman candidate but a good candidate. But time is always the real "revealer" of the truth about something. Be it personal relationships or politics. Over time Senator Clinton has revealed herself as a fighter, fabricator,(remember the sniper fire she was under in the former Yugoslavia?) and now we can add sore loser playing the sexism card. I think America has shown that it is ready for a female leader, just not this one.