Hillary Clinton congratulates Palin

Hillary shows her true class. It's ashame Hillary's not in the campaign. She is a true campaigner, and fighter.

The words of Obama still ring in my head about the primary. Obama said this (primary) is like a movie that ran too long.

Obama is not for the long haul. This is why he going to lose. Hillary predicted it.

Just another example of dabne's "other side of the story." He must get paid to sling the repugnacant bs.

Dabne, I think it's incredible that you're using your own contribution as a viable source.

I've seen that post, it's crap. The link is crap.

Hillary voters are donating to Palin/McCain as we speak... see the link

http://current.com/items/89254001_hillary_voters_love_sarah_palin

Tred carefully?? why? she might say something you don't want to hear or is Hillary supposed to demonize every Republican out there because you Dem groupies might get upset with her if she doesn't follow the party line. EGO??? you say Hillary has an EGO after that Circus at Invesco... and savior Obama trying to pass his self off as the new incarnation of Martin Luther King Jr. the guy is a clown and Biden would be perfect with some saliva running out of his mouth as he makes up fake scenarios that only happened in his head.

It was a force congrats, keeps her from disassembling Palin piece by piece.

She's a neo-con, just like McCain.

Thank you Neghie, well said! And yes plusaf Hillary wants to cause Barack to fail so she can say "I told you so" and run for pres in 2012. But if this is aperant to me its aparent to others. Like marilynn said tred carefully Hillary.

Okay. We get it. Not enough vagina's or black skin have made it to this point. It's historic. Now can we get back to the fact that this countries on a freight train to hell.

I still find this insulting to intelligent women voters all across the country. McCain's camp seems to be banking on the assumption that women will now flock to the Republicans because he has a woman as a VP canididate. However, this woman's views are ultra-conservative and virtually a polar opposite to Hillary's stances.

I hope that even those die-hard Hillary supporters take her endorsement of Barack Obama to heart. Any woman with sense in her head can see her "puritan-like" views are seriously outdated.

Yes congratulations on making history as the first woman on a major party ticket. Let's hope that's as far as it goes for now.

Here's the full text from Political Ticker on cnn.com.

Hillary Clinton was gracious and politically astute, unlike Obama and Biden who had to issue a second statement to try to undo the blunder of their first attacks on Balin.

August 29, 2008
Clinton congratulates Palin
Posted: 05:50 PM ET

From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney

"Sen. Hillary Clinton praised the choice of a female for McCain's vp.
(CNN) – Hillary Clinton praised the historic nature of John McCain's vice presidential selection in a brief statement released Friday that was eagerly anticipated by both presidential campaigns.

“We should all be proud of Governor Sarah Palin's historic nomination, and I congratulate her and Senator McCain," Clinton, the first woman to win a presidential primary, said in the statement. "While their policies would take America in the wrong direction, Governor Palin will add an important new voice to the debate.”

The McCain campaign has made little secret of the fact the selection of Palin — the first woman to appear on a Republican presidential ticket — was in part designed to court supporters of Clinton's White house bid, some of whom feel the New York senator was treated unfairly during the primaries because of her gender and remain wary of supporting Obama.

Palin directly mentioned Clinton by name in her acceptance speech earlier Friday, saying, "Hillary left 18 million cracks in the highest, hardest glass ceiling in America. But it turns out the women of America aren't finished yet, and we can shatter that glass ceiling once and for all."

Clinton's statement reacting to Palin is markedly different than the Obama campaign's initial reaction which made no mention of the historic nature of the Alaska Republican's VP candidacy — instead painting her as woefully inexperienced to be commander-in-chief. The Obama campaign later released a joint statement from both the Illinois senator and his running mate, Joe Biden, praising Palin for making history.

It remains unclear just how many former Clinton supporters Palin may attract, but California Sen. Barbara Boxer said Friday that McCain is "badly mistaken" if he expects backers of the New York senator to break ranks with the Democratic party because of Palin."

she congratulated her, its not like she endorsed her or anything. i think clinton, obama, and palin should all be congratulated on helping to break barriers. you guys are reading way too much into this.

Congratulations Token

"congratulations, thanks for utterly destroying any chance McCain had and allowing us to take the White House"

yep, congrats palin

Hillary is being diplomatically enigmatic. Well played.
First black president? First female vice-president?
No matter what else happens; including a female US leader due to unusual circumstances, I've lived to see what my grandparents would have never believed possible.

Here we go, this has been the most interesting primary/convention season in many years.
I've said clintons will some how some way derail Obama so she can run again in '12.
Still that was gracious of Sen Clinton.

Tred carefully Hillary.