It's been a very rough week for Hillary supporters. I know many of you are grieving, as I am. I've been hugging people a lot this week. I'm sorry that it was so rough in the comments yesterday. We've been through a lot of ups and downs together, and sharing the grief is therapeutic, but it's difficult to do that when you are fending off the attackers. I must have spent half the day deleting spiteful Obamanator comments. I'm working on getting a registered comment system installed because there are simply too many folks who come here looking for a fight.
Hillary will give her speech at 10 central time this morning. As much as I feel honor bound to monitor the MSNBC & CNN Hate Networks, I'm not up to it this weekend. If it's not on C-SPAN, I'll be watching it on Fox. I hope we all get a little peace this weekend.
The Tennessean: Not every Clinton supporter is ready to make nice. On political blogs like Tennessee Guerilla Women, posters are seething with rage at Obama, the Democratic Party and the media. . . "Women/Men of conscience it's time to tell the DNC goodbye for their refusal to step up to the plate and defend Hillary against the sexism that oozed from NBC/MSNBC/CNN. The DNC has no future without us. Let them know that there is no forgiveness for their cowardice," poster CarolynKB wrote Thursday. "Get ready for the backlash against the Obamanation," wrote another poster identified only as S&T, who said she was planning to register as a Republican on Monday.
Ellen Malcolm, still angry, still grieving.
Howling Latina, not ready to move on.
Pamela Leavey: It’s just going to take some time… And some will need more time to mend then others.
Sheri Rivlin and Allan Rivlin: Despite many optimistic statements from the candidates and party leaders, true healing of the anger and hurt feelings will be quite difficult for some of the candidate's most enthusiastic supporters.
Taylor Marsh: Not even progressives get it. People just do not understand the rage.
Mark at Men for Hilllary: dear Senator, I would be more than happy to follow you down the road of establishing a third party, such as the Woman's Party of America, if you so desired that.
Bob Somerby via Anglachel's Journal: Some people wanted a concession on Tuesday. That’s fine, but historically, people don’t do that. . it would be somewhat odd to endorse on the night you ran in two primaries, trying to win. Historically, people don’t do that. . pols don’t kick voters to the curb on the night their dream has died.
Digby: Democrats should ask themselves, once the smoke has cleared, if it's really a good idea to discredit [Bill Clinton's] accomplishments.
Lambert: Hillary represents a very large block of voters — the largest ever for anybody that has come in No. 2, and has the popular vote.
Big Tent Dem: I believe most honest observers know that if Barack Obama picks Hillary Clinton, the November election will be a lock.
Chris Bowers: Will 'progressives' further alienate old people by using ageism against McCain?
Women want Hillary to be VP. Men, not so much.
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