You have a right to interpret the article yourself. Others have a different opinion. Please do not accuse people of distorting/lying in order to make your case. Ad hominem attacks are neither valid nor useful. I have stated that it is highly unlikely that I will vote for Obama, but I have not been unreasonable in my assessments of what it will take to convince Clinton's voter's that they should vote for him. This article takes voter's for granted, focusing on the idea that they will get over their anger on their own and Obama's campaign needs to reach out to right-leaning voter's instead, with the clear implication that Clinton supporter's are already moving toward Obama and the remainder will inevitably follow. This sense of entitlement is typical of the sentiments expressed by both his campaign and his supporter's, and it is not likely to appeal to those Clinton voter's who do not feel as strongly as I do about not voting for him, but might change their minds.

When did I ever tell people I was a black man????

Jesus, you obamabots are beyond redemption: stupid beyond belief and can never argue like sane human beings.

Check my previous posts, I never indicated I was a black man.

I have told you idiots I was asian all along, like that matters!

Hillary's supporters are of different colors and races, get a grip of reality. There are 18 millions of us, don't you get it????

The link is PROOF that not all anti-Obama people are racist or republican. We just think he's INADEQUATE and it's patronizing to black community that he's the best AA can come up with!!

You won't vote for obama. Then why come here everyday? What is your goal? to convince others?

I blog to grow and change. And to label the gop propogandists pretendign to be demcorats so they can sabotage the opposition party.

Why do you come here? you have no candidate. you will not support the democratic nominee. fine. Vote mccain. but why do you felel the need to come here if that is the case. go vote mccain. No one's stopping you. please quit pretendign to be concerned and a democrat and go vote with your propgoandists

I have stated that it is highly unlikely that I will vote for Obama, but I have not been unreasonable in my assessments of what it will take to convince Clinton's voter's that they should vote for him.

I asked you a question:

What would it take for you to vote for Obama?

hope the GOP reads your noble message.

LMAO....

There are 18 millions of us, by aggravating us further with stupid rants you are hurting your hero's chance in Nov.

Enjoy the party when it lasts because every insult to Hillary and her supporters is another reason to vote against him, you like it or not.

"Hillary's supporters are of different colors and races, get a grip of reality. There are 18 millions of us, don't you get it????

The link is PROOF that not all anti-Obama people are racist or republican. We just think he's INADEQUATE and it's patronizing to black community that he's the best AA can come up with!!

-- indigo218"

They didn't vote. It's over she lost.

SAbotage all you want. doesn't change reality. you propogandists are pathetic. No one cares about the gop anymore. the gop is done. no amount of sabotage or no amount of cameras in no amount of churchs will save you from facing a conseqeunce for the last eight years. That conseqeunce is irrelevance. Where else do you get rewarded the worse you do?

...why do you come here everyday???

Why oh why??

Get lost already so we don't hear your stupid racist and sexist rants.

Hillary Clinton's failure to concede is distressing, particulary her whiny suggestion that those who voted for her are treated as "voiceless". Absurd. We all need to come together and every single one of us must now enusre that our love of country (hell, planet) trumps our love of candidate.

The NYTimes article on the frame of mind that allows Mrs. Clinton to create alternate realities, to the point that she repeats them (a la Bosnia), was the best psycho-political piece I've read during this election. I fervently wish there were much more such examinations of all of the candidates by qualified experts. This is essential modern information, the nature of character and personality, and surely there should be psycho-pundits helping mediate our understanding of our leaders. It's not a "soft" science any more.

Her behavior puts me in mind of this quote, from one of many web sites on Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD):

"Narcissistic immunity is the (erroneous) feeling, harboured by the narcissist, that he is immune to the consequences of his actions. That he will never be affected by the results of his own decisions, opinions, beliefs, deeds and misdeeds, acts, inaction and by his membership in certain groups. That he is above reproach and punishment (though not above adulation). That, magically, he is protected and will miraculously be saved at the last moment."

I believe her refusal to cleanly and graciously concede is not a sign of courage or gumption, but of underlying pathology.

NPD is something I've made an amateur study of for many years. Hillary (and Bill, and many many other politicians) fit the bill. Obama may have his arrogant moments (until Michelle reminds him, "We've got ants") but I read his "cool" as the reserve of an essentially introverted man, not someone who is overconvinced of his own superiority. I just don't see him as arrogant, though I'm sure he knows he's intelligent. (I can't bring myself to dislike him for being intelligent. Not for a nukular minute.)

Hillary is arrogant, in my view, but that's a side effect of narcissism, which is partly genetic and partly acquired,, so I certainly don't hate her for it, any more than I'd hate a rhino for being a rhino. I believe she places her own ambition above what is best for her country. "Divisive" is more than a word, it's the natural consequence of NPD, which causes its sufferers to triangulate incessantly in order to maximize the sympathy and attention they can direct toward themselves. (The triangulation in this case is her encouraging her supporters, subtly, to be and feel and stay aggrieved). I hope Obama does not consider offering her the VP slot. Whoever observed that her remark about him having "just a speech" to qualify him as CIC would make a great attack ad is exactly right.

I hope Obama has the judgment to know that even though it will make his campaign for the GE more difficult in some areas and with some aggrieved audiences, taking on Hillary as VP is not worth the risk of a shiv in the back. Narcissists never, ever forgive, and they can carry a grudge into their graves. They will commit all manner of mayhem along the way, because they can't help it. Like the scorpion who stung the frog who was giving him a ride across the river, it's their nature. And with NPD, it truly is wired in, very very deeply.

Obama needs to maximize in every conceivable way the diversity, skill, intelligence and innovative imagination of his advisors and most powerful appointees. He will offer her an appropriate role, and if she wants to serve her country and her president, she'll accept it.