Senator Clinton's speech is obviously about positioning for the VP slot

[Caution]

At no point to this point has she said "I will be the President" which she has said over and over in every other speech.

She continues to talk about delivering swing states, etc

I'm very impressed.

[Windy]

1. You're nuts. She's decided to take it to the convention. She has NO class! sad and a blow to our

party and our party's nominee.

just beneath contempt

[papau]

Fellow is not nuts -indeed he is correct - but I grew up in the Windy City w/ folks like you - love!

[TwilightGardener]

2. Nobody else is hearing that, sorry.

[cindyw]

Yes, that comment on winning needed electoral states said it all.

[berni_mccoy]

3. If she Was Going for the VP, She Would have Conceded. They INTRODUCED HER AS THE NEXT PRESIDENT!

[yourguide]

4. Here we fucking go...

:nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke:
:nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke:
:nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke:
:nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke:
:nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke:

[C_U_L8R]

5. Obama: "My offer is this Senator"

"NOTHING"



"Not even the $20000 for the gaming license, which I would appreciate if you would put up personally."

[Raine]

6. positioning herself for 2012

seems to me. :puke:

[Caution]

7. Still..not once has she said "I will be President"

She's talking about unifying the party, she's talking about issues that we all care about. This is *exactly* what we were told to expect. Conciliatory but not a concession.

It's a very good speech. Contrast this with McCain's speech.

[Yotun]

8. I agree. And the people who thought she would concede or stop her campaign today are crazy.

She's not going to say she's going out to this crowd. If she does something it will be in the next few days, but she can't keep going on when Obama has the delegates, since she knows she'll look a fool.

[cwood]

9. She is not

She's leaving on a positive note that respects her supporters. She's clearly leaving. She also clearly SHOULDN'T leave her supporters on a down note.

[cbc5g]

10. Yep, she is positioning for VP

[Mojambo]

11. I'm inclined to agree. n/t

[Spazito]

12. She's doesn't have it, if you take this speech as an indicator...

If there had been a deal made, her speech would have been much more gracious, imo, less about "her" because she wouldn't have to be selling herself.

I am NOT impressed, not at all.

She could have been so much more dignified but it was not to be.