Michelle Obama to Nix Hillary as V.P.
The more we follow Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign, the more we are convinced that, assuming he holds on and clinches the nomination, he won’t be offering the vice president spot on the Democratic ticket to Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Reason #1: Michelle Obama.
The Democratic front-runner’s wife has not commented directly about other rival candidates for the party’s nomination, but she has been sniping at Hillary Clinton here and there since last summer.
Moreover, according to Obama sources, the various public utterances do not reveal the full extent of Michelle’s hostility towards Clinton.
Michelle Obama won’t want Hillary Clinton on the ticket, rumors say.
Many Democrats have mused over the so-called “dream ticket” for months, the theory being that Obama-Clinton would foster unity and be unbeatable.
It’s hard to see Hillary helping Obama get elected, however (despite her recent assurances that she would campaign for him) - and can you imagine letting an unemployed Bill Clinton loose in the White House with its liquor and women?
Seriously though. An Obama-Clinton ticket would be popular with some voters, but if it actually won, it might turn into a recipe for bitterness, dissent, in-fighting, passive-aggressive rage and general resentment.
What do you think? If Barack Obama holds on and wins the Democratic nomination, should he choose Hillary Clinton as his Vice President?
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May 15th, 2008 at 5:07 am
I would not want Bill walking the halls of the Whitehouse. The Clintons have shown that they cannot be trusted. Do you think VP would be waiting for an opertunity to step into office?
May 15th, 2008 at 10:04 am
Michelle has good sense. Hillary would be another Dick Cheney who would aggressively take over the presidency behind the scenes. She’d be too bossy, and if she and Obama didn’t agree on everything, she and Bill would probably hire a hit man to get rid of Obama permanently. They’re not honorable people and can’t be trusted.
May 15th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Under Bill Clinton we all had more money and the country was in much better shape than it is now. it will take a strong defense to get us out of the hole. A Marxist will not be willing to do that. Beside that, I don’t believe Obama wears the pants in his family and I don’t want Michelle running things, after all, she hates white America.
May 15th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Of course Clinton should not accept. Both will not able to work together.
May 16th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Michelle Obama is well educated and can see that Hillary would be nothing but a liability to her husband, both as a running mate and worse yet as a VP. Hillary comes with big baggage- Bill. Senator Obama,please keep the Clintons as far away from the White House as possible and save us from more of Bill’s embarrassing behavior.
Do we really think he would be better behaved as a husband if his wife is VP? Since he wouldn’t really have a job he’d have even more time to chase interns than he did as President (when he was supposed to be running the country).
If I were in Michelle’s shoes I would advise my husband to choose a running mate with integrity not just blind ambition.
June 3rd, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Michelle’s instincts are good. Obama should worry about getting a VP that can help unify the country, not the party. someone, who like him, brings people together.