The Blonde in Chocolate
Published in Izvestia
(Russia) on June 04, 2008
by Ksenya Fokina (link to original)
The Blonde in Chocolate
Will Hillary Clinton become the Vice-Obama?
Even before the votes of the Democratic nomination were counted-–in South Dakota and in Montana--the Senator from Illinois, Barack Obama hurried to declare himself the winner of the inner-party election. Hillary Clinton, however, doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to accept her defeat and to enter into an alliance with her black opponent.
The primary elections in the remaining two States didn’t change the power division between the two. They merely confirmed Obama’s leadership, even though he officially lost to Hillary in South Dakota; but the votes of the 31 pledged delegates have no value anymore. After all, Obama prepared support from a few dozen “super delegates” who will add their two cents in at the Democratic Convention in August securing the 2118 votes Obama needs to win the nomination. This particular circumstance allowed Obama, at the meeting in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to state, "Tonight, I can stand here and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States."
But what about Hillary? For now, she refuses to acknowledge her defeat. “Now, the question is: Where do we go from here?,” declared Ms Clinton after the primary elections. “And given how far we've come and where we need to go as a party, it's a question I don't take lightly. This has been a long campaign, and I will be making no decisions tonight.”
However, according to the SMI, Hillary Clinton has assured her congressional colleagues that she “would be open to joining Obama as a Vice-President running mate.” No matter what her decision is, the former First Lady’s doubts are understandable. Throughout the whole campaign she led a fierce battle with Obama, sometimes even exceeding the limits of diplomatic behavior. Thus, it is almost impossible to imagine Obama and Clinton as a team.
It is unknown, what Obama himself thinks about Hillary’s candidature. He was acting like a gentleman around Hillary after the primary elections, addressing her as the first woman leader “who inspires millions of Americans with her strength and her courage.” In addition, Obama used all of his gallantry to completely win the audience over by saying, “Our party and our country are better off because of her, and I am a better candidate for having had the honor to compete against Hillary Rodham Clinton.”
Obama has already entrusted his adviser, Jimmy Johnson, to observe potential candidates for the Vice-President position. Among the candidates are, besides Hillary, the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Joe Biden, former United States Senator Sam Nun, the Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson, the Governor of Kansas Kathleen Sebelius, the Governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell and the former Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO Wesley Kanne Clark.
Besides personal disagreements between Obama and Clinton there are further arguments that speak against Hillary becoming the Vice-President. It’s possible that the Democtratic fat cats will talk Obama out of entering into an alliance with Hillary. A lot of analysts strongly believe that a couple consisting of a black male President and a blonde as a Vice-President would be a definite no-go in America. To enter into the alliance with Clinton would be courageous and truly gentleman-like. However, Obama might choose to act in a more politically correct way and to present to his country a white, respectable man as the Vice-President of the United States.
Will Hillary Clinton become the Vice-Obama?
Even before the votes of the Democratic nomination were counted-–in South Dakota and in Montana--the Senator from Illinois, Barack Obama hurried to declare himself the winner of the inner-party election. Hillary Clinton, however, doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to accept her defeat and to enter into an alliance with her black opponent.
The primary elections in the remaining two States didn’t change the power division between the two. They merely confirmed Obama’s leadership, even though he officially lost to Hillary in South Dakota; but the votes of the 31 pledged delegates have no value anymore. After all, Obama prepared support from a few dozen “super delegates” who will add their two cents in at the Democratic Convention in August securing the 2118 votes Obama needs to win the nomination. This particular circumstance allowed Obama, at the meeting in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to state, "Tonight, I can stand here and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States."
But what about Hillary? For now, she refuses to acknowledge her defeat. “Now, the question is: Where do we go from here?,” declared Ms Clinton after the primary elections. “And given how far we've come and where we need to go as a party, it's a question I don't take lightly. This has been a long campaign, and I will be making no decisions tonight.”
However, according to the SMI, Hillary Clinton has assured her congressional colleagues that she “would be open to joining Obama as a Vice-President running mate.” No matter what her decision is, the former First Lady’s doubts are understandable. Throughout the whole campaign she led a fierce battle with Obama, sometimes even exceeding the limits of diplomatic behavior. Thus, it is almost impossible to imagine Obama and Clinton as a team.
It is unknown, what Obama himself thinks about Hillary’s candidature. He was acting like a gentleman around Hillary after the primary elections, addressing her as the first woman leader “who inspires millions of Americans with her strength and her courage.” In addition, Obama used all of his gallantry to completely win the audience over by saying, “Our party and our country are better off because of her, and I am a better candidate for having had the honor to compete against Hillary Rodham Clinton.”
Obama has already entrusted his adviser, Jimmy Johnson, to observe potential candidates for the Vice-President position. Among the candidates are, besides Hillary, the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Joe Biden, former United States Senator Sam Nun, the Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson, the Governor of Kansas Kathleen Sebelius, the Governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell and the former Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO Wesley Kanne Clark.
Besides personal disagreements between Obama and Clinton there are further arguments that speak against Hillary becoming the Vice-President. It’s possible that the Democtratic fat cats will talk Obama out of entering into an alliance with Hillary. A lot of analysts strongly believe that a couple consisting of a black male President and a blonde as a Vice-President would be a definite no-go in America. To enter into the alliance with Clinton would be courageous and truly gentleman-like. However, Obama might choose to act in a more politically correct way and to present to his country a white, respectable man as the Vice-President of the United States.