First we had this story from last week, where Barack Obama apparently ruffled some feathers with his use of a certain phrase:
Obama agreed that a lot of work needs to be done to heal the Democratic Party, and that he hoped the Clinton supporters in the room would help as much as possible.According to Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Obama then said, "However, I need to make a decision in the next few months as to how I manage that since I'm running against John McCain, which takes a lot of time. If women take a moment to realize that on every issue important to women, John McCain is not in their corner, that would help them get over it."
Rep. Diane Watson, D-Calif., a longtime Clinton supporter, did not like those last three words -- "Get over it." She found them dismissive, off-putting.
"Don't use that terminology," Watson told Obama.
Now, today, Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell has used the same phrase to address Bill Clinton:
Rendell, whose ardent support of Clinton proved critical in her decisive Pennsylvania win in April, said he's not sure if Bill Clinton is still upset with the ultimate result, but made clear he thinks it's time for the former president to rally behind the party's presumptive presidential nominee.
"Bill's my friend. If that is true the way he feels, he's got to shake it off, get over it, get back in the game and help elect Senator Obama," Rendell said on MSNBC.
"Like everybody else, [he] has to listen to Hillary," Rendell also said. "And Hillary said it best -- there's no sense in looking back and wasting any energy."
I'm not sure the best message for the Obama campaign to send to former Hillary supporters, including the Supporter-in-Chief, is "Get over it." Then again, given the tenacity of Clinton's supporters, maybe the Obama campaign is just being realistic.
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RJohnson,
You are most likely right; the question is, is John McCain also going to be the death of the Republican party?
At the end of the day, I have a sneaking suspicion that it's just going to be business as usual. I can't remember the last time I had a presidential candidate to vote for that I actually believed in.
I hope enough of both parties realize the nomination process laid eggs and they through their conventions open.
How about, "Rub some dirt on it?" Or maybe just a simple, "Grow the hell up."
"Get over it" just doesn't rank with "please forgive us." The just man falls seventy times, but the just man's response to the divine reproach had better not be "get over it."
As a Hillary supporter, I am not going to "Get Over It." I am voting for Obama, but not wearing any buttons. Not because I think Obama will be a good President. Actually, I like McCain better as a person. And I agree with McCain about Iraq.
My problem is that I am fearful about what I see as McCain's reckless, unpredictable streak. As my brother, who voted for Bush twice, said, "McCain might push the button." Even though I think Obama might be the second coming of Jimmy Carter, I'll risk that rather than voting for someone whose judgment may be reckless enough to launch WWIII.
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