Hillary's Absurd Florida "Victory" Celebration

Hillary Rodham Clinton has run a campaign that has to be deeply embarrassing to anyone who calls themselves a true progressive. First, she used Karl Rovian tactics against Barack Obama by warning how al Qaeda had "tested" new British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in his first days in office. Then, she used tactics reminiscent of Lee Atwater by injecting the issue of race into the campaign. Her husband, the disgraced and diminished former president, attempted to belittle Barack Obama by calling him a "kid" and using the term "fairy tale". Then, when asked about Barack Obama's win in South Carolina he said that Jesse Jackson had won South Carolina as well making the comparison for no other apparent reason other than the fact that Jackson and Obama are both black.

And now, desperate to regain the momentum that has been lost in South Carolina, Hillary made a complete fool of herself in Florida. Dana Milbank of the Washington Post points out the absurdity of Clinton's staged "victory" celebration there last night:

Cheering supporters? Check. Election returns on the projection screen? Check. Andrea Mitchell and Candy Crowley doing stand-ups? Check and check. In fact, the only piece missing from Hillary Clinton's Florida victory party here Tuesday night was a victory.

As everyone and their brother knows, the Democratic Party stripped Florida of its delegates because they moved their primary ahead of Super Tuesday. Last night's vote there on the Democratic side was utterly meaningless. Here's the delegate count from the Florida contest:

Obama: 0
Clinton: 0
Edwards: 0

That's right. Zip. Zilch. Nada. Yet you couldn't tell that from watching Hillary's faux celebration.

Hillary Clinton broke her word to the Democratic Party by campaigning in Florida (dressed up as "fundraising" events) and last night's visit there was a direct contradiction of the party's attempt to punish Florida for moving up their debate. This is just another example demonstrating that Hillary will do anything and say anything to get elected. She'll even get in front of a crowd and pretend that winning zero delegates is a huge victory.

"Thank you, thank you for this tremendous victory tonight," Clinton shouted.

Who do you think you're kidding Hillary? Do you think we're that stupid?