Hillary Clinton: What Now?

I spent yesterday watching in disbelief as the news media distorted election news in favor of Obama. On an hourly basis, it seemed, the Associated Press pummeled Hillary in a series of misleading articles that seemed to be pushed out to tell primary voters to give up on her.

First, it was the AP's "Hillary is conceding" article, which seemed to morph from a full concession to a subtle "oh wait, she's just 'conceding' that he has the most delegates" - a completely blatant attempt to manipulate a half-truth in favor of their candidate, Obama.

Then it was the news (before the polls had closed) that Obama had "clinched" the nomination based not on any public facts but Obama himself declaring that he had secured enough superdelegates in "private talks." This was a slap in the face to me as a Hillary supporter, knowing that four of his pledged delegates were Hillary's and he really didn't earn the other 60 or so from Michigan.

I have to wonder...isn't it possible, if Hillary successfully challenged the Michigan and Florida ruling, that he wouldn't have that lead? Is it possible that they could tie in total delegates at some point? Or perhaps those supers could change their minds?

Then the AP allegedly misrepresented what Hillary said on a conference call to trumpet that she'd be open to be VP.

At any rate, it became clear to me, as I was watching the Associated Press and then by extension, major news outlets, that the media had already made their minds up about who they wanted to win.

And, as a friend of mine said (who is no fan of Hillary's):

Whoever the media is backing, that's the candidate you need to be afraid of.

I realize at this point, it's going to take a miracle for Obama to be swept off his perch by August. (A miracle such as the alleged Michelle Obama rant tape that would probably end his political career.)

But considering Obama's fatal mistake in associating with Trinity Church for 20 years, I would not be surprised if new dirt came up about him in the next month or two (assuming that the mainstream media lets it out before he officially gets nominated).

With that, I want Hillary to hang in there, and take it to Denver.

She needs to lie low for now, since I think we're all feeling election fatigue. If she comes out too strongly too soon I think she'll be unfairly characterized as being "narcissisticly deranged" or whatever it was that horrible pundit said on CNN recently.

What she needs to do is sit back and let her supporters start making the noise. Let it come from the grassroots. Let it come from the people. Let us do the organizing, get loud, get noisy.

Of course, this means we need to get busy and not let this drop.

I don't know about you, but I'm in.