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BY TAYLOR MARSH Will you hear her now? A spokesperson for Sen. Clinton implicitly distanced the candidate from Lieberman’s effort, telling the Huffington Post: "Senator Clinton fully supports Senator Obama. She continues to urge all of her supporters to get behind him. ... She continues to do everything she can to rally folks behind him. We don’t support any effort that doesn’t." Clinton Distances Herself From Anti-Obama Hillraiser But regardless of what Senator Clinton wants the Hillary hysteria continues... Obviously, the individuals below are not getting the message from Hillary. So let me be clear. Senator Clinton doesn’t support any efforts meant to hijack the Democratic convention. This can’t be said any clearer. Senator Clinton does not, I repeat, does not support their efforts. That doesn’t mean moving on is easy for any of us who still support Hillary. Believe me, it’s not. But what’s going on under some claim of "support" for her is anything but that at this point. But on they rail in unhinged rants that drop like spit from a vagrant into my inbox. This one from "reddirtgirl" ran off the reality wheels from the start: It’s YOU Traitor Marsh who doesn’t understand how "party politics" work! Your post is highly insulting. I am not "a hysterical female". I’m afraid you are wayyyy offbase in your assessment of this situation, and should be ashamed of yourself for ABANDONING Hillary. Do you not realize that Hillary SUSPENDED her campaign, she DID NOT concede, and furthermore, she has kept her delegates??? You are growing more stupid as the days go by. In addition, Ms Traitor, Hillary WON the popular vote and has more than enough electoral votes to take the nomination. The two candidates are only a very FEW delegates apart. On the other hand, Nobama did NOT receive the number of pledge delegates to win the nomination. ... Hillary was forced by the DNC to say she supports Nobama, and forced BY PREVIOUS AGREEMENT to campaign for him. It is obvious by the fact that she has kept her delegates, AND that she NEVER conceded the race, that she intends to take her fight to the floor in Denver. ... .. Ya know, I used to enjoy your blog, but as soon as the Thug announced that he was the nominee, you’ve turned into a complete idiot. Furthermore, WAKE UP AND SMELL THE NOBAMA. HE’S REALLY BEGINNING TO STINK, AND THE SD’S ARE FLIPPING BACK TO HILLARY. Hello? Someone needs to back off the caffeine. Let me say this slowly so even the most dense can understand. Senator Clinton is not.... NOT... (let that sink in for a moment) ... intending... .... nor will she make any effort whatsoever ... ... to take her fight... ... (read all of those words again)... to the floor in Denver. Let’s repeat. Senator Clinton is not, NOT intending, nor will she make any effort whatsoever, to take her fight to the floor in Denver. Deep breath. Exhale. The disrespect that Hillary is now being shown is stunning. These people who voted and once supported Hillary now believe she’s a victim and is so weak she can’t get for herself what she wants. That the Democrats are going to push her around? The Democratic Party cannot win in November without Hillary and people like me and the readers at this blog who still support Hillary, but who have faced the facts that we all gave the best fight, but did not prevail. These are just a very small sampling of the emails I’m getting, all of which revolve around the person emailing and what they want, ignoring all of Senator Clinton’s requests. Their egos are now fully invested, which is always a dangerous thing. They all have another thing in common. These people want to cause chaos at the Democratic convention, something Senator Clinton does not support in any way. These people want to harm Barack Obama and make it impossible for us to win in November. Senator Clinton does not support these actions in any way. But on they rant, spewing self-defeating nonsense even in the face of requests and clear signals from Clinton that the only thing she wants now is to elect a Democrat in November. Creative writing from the clueless below... Buyers remorse is setting in. There are a vast number of voters that question whether Obama possesses the judgment, experience, resolve or readiness to take on the toughest job in the world. Our country is experiencing trying times not endured in decades and on-the-job-training is a luxury we can’t afford. Fortunately, we don’t have to -- there is still time for the Democrats to do the right thing and allow Senator Clinton a fair and meaningful roll call vote at the convention. Please work towards this. Please talk to the other members of the DNC and the super delegates and the delegates. To let the public have two weak choices to choose from while we have the chance to have the amazing Hillary would be a tragedy we will all live to regret. This is not a game. This is serious. Please Taylor do the right thing. - Margie I UNDERSTAND YOU WANT TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND NOT TAKE VOTES AT THE CONVENTION. WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE RUINING MY PARTY. OBAMA WAS A POOR CHOICE AND NOW YOU WANT US ALL TO PAY FOR YOUR MISTAKES. I WILL NEVER, EVER, VOTE FOR A MAN WHO HASN’T A CLUE. YES, I KNOW MCCAIN DOESN’T EITHER BUT HILLARY DOES. - SV I demand a roll call vote regarding the democratic nomination for President at the Denver Convention. This is my right - I am appalled at what happened when the DNC only gave delegates from FL and Michigan 50% of their vote. I am a resident of Florida, and went to great effort to help people get to the primary poles as well as myself to vote. I feel no less than if I had been barred from entering the polling booth. - KW My vote is a earned vote and cannot be negotiated. No roll, my vote goes to McCain. - CM Democracy is inclusive, open, free with strong values! What do you fear from allowing the Democratic Party, my party, as well as 18 million plus other voter’s party, in having a roll call vote? If we vote in fear, we have lost our democracy! Remember what President Franklin D. Roosevelt said, "We have nothing to fear, but fear itself." Free yourself from fear and step back and let our democracy live! - Barbara from OH All this was generated because some anti Obama site made up complete nonsense that I was stopping a roll call vote at the convention. Seriously, that’s how ignorant these people are about the process and party power. Again, to reiterate, they didn’t even bother to check that all I did was link to Craig Crawford who said: "All the more reason for Obama to make sure that there is no roll call including Clinton’s name on the ballot at the national convention -- which a few die hard fans of the former First Lady are still clamoring for. Why highlight just how close the Democratic contest really was? And there is certainly no gain for Obama in dwelling on how he had to depend on superdelegates to win the nomination." Then I agreed with him. That simple. His analysis is correct. Facts don’t matter, whether it’s Senator Clinton asking for us all to support and work for a Democratic victory in November, or that analysis is different from what these people are alleging. In the end it has become all about them, their vote, their relevancy, which they’re pushing through animosity. Oh, and the fact that it is these people, not Senator Hillary Clinton or her supporters like me and others on this blog and beyond, who want to scuttle Barack Obama’s presidential hopes. How dare you suggest that there be a coronation at the convention? That suggestion spanks of undemocratic principles. ... I need to remind you it took 4 ballots before FDR was nominated and Senator Kennedy was shy by 900 delegates but was still allowed a vote at the convention. ... I highly recommend you discontinue your call for a "no vote" for Hillary at the convention before you make yourself look more foolish. ... .. - NA Absolutely completely clueless. Never at any time have I called for a "’no vote’ for Hillary at the convention." Not once. Hey, but let’s not let facts get in the middle of a good fictional rant. What all these unhinged, uninformed, uncontrollably factless people don’t respect is that Senator Clinton is negotiating her own roll at the convention with the Obama team. I trust Senator Clinton. She knows what she’s doing. To suggest otherwise, like all of these people running around half-cocked, is an insult. This would be hilarious if what they are doing didn’t have the potential of backfiring on Hillary. Just this past week on Air America, a host sitting in for Ed Schultz did a segment talking to listeners and taking their calls that revolved around their belief that Hillary Clinton orchestrated Jesse Jackson’s "nut-gate", that Hillary was also responsible for The New Yorker cover, along with her diabolical minions, and that even Senator Clinton asking people to roll over contributions to her 2012 senate bid, because they’d give over the $2,300 limit during the presidential primary, was actually further proof that she was still working on getting the nomination and bringing Obama down. We all know some will blame Hillary no matter what happens, which these callers proved. But the perception beyond these fantastical notions because of efforts afoot to hijack Denver is another story. The efforts going on right now from the unhinged fringe have absolutely no relationship whatsoever to Senator Clinton. The notion that she supports them is absolutely false. Again, with feeling: "Senator Clinton fully supports Senator Obama. She continues to urge all of her supporters to get behind him. ... She continues to do everything she can to rally folks behind him. We don’t support any effort that doesn’t." The potential of blowback on Hillary Clinton is why I’m addressing this issue head on. Party politics can be brutal, something Hillary knows all too well. Hillary’s best interests are tied to Barack. It’s that simple. She will not do anything to derail Senator Obama’s historic presidential bid. Hillary and Bill Clinton will do everything they are asked to help elect Barack Obama in November. I’m proud to stand right beside them.