Okay, I know it is after the fact and Obama has clinched the spot, but let's rewind to a couple of days ago. I was reading a blog in The New York Times titled "She's Still Here" by Maureen Dowd who emphasizes that Clinton is sticking around until they kick her off her podium. In her article, she writes that Clinton is going to be around for the long haul whether or not anyone likes it. Clinton is always trying to be "one-up" on Obama. Throughout her article, she mentions numerous times when the Clinton group states that they won this state or that state and putting down Obama, all the while, Obama is getting the recognition he deserves. For example, Dowd writes, "Hilary has been trying to emasculate Obama with the sort of words and themes she has chosen, stirring up feminist anger by promoting the idea that the men were unfairly taking it away from women, and covering up her own campaign mistakes with cries of sexism." Clinton is doing everything she can to try and keep the dream alive.
The previsouly mentioned article is very harsh towards Clinton, but I feel it is almost the shock that Clintion needs. I am going to criticize the author and say that I don't think it is right of the media to vilify Clinton like they do. We all have differences that should be embraced not criticized for all the public to read. She is doing the best she can in her situation; it's not easy to crawl up from a fall. I don't feel that Clinton is in Lala land and in denial of everything going on around her. She understands that her time in the spotlight is almost up, she just isn't saying it yet. Give her time to soak it all in, and she will be out of the way. Like the title of the article says, "she's still here, " but not for long. So all you pessimists be quiet and let time take its' course.
The article mentioned throughout this post can be found at: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/04/opinion/04dowd.html?bl&ex=1212897600&en=da02c25e6d56b662&ei=5087%0A . Enjoy!
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