{"id":1555,"date":"2008-05-08T15:17:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-08T15:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/2008\/05\/a-note-to-senator-clinton\/"},"modified":"2011-11-01T15:13:14","modified_gmt":"2011-11-01T19:13:14","slug":"a-note-to-senator-clinton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/2008\/05\/a-note-to-senator-clinton.html","title":{"rendered":"A Note to Senator Clinton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Today I sent the following to Senator Hillary Clinton at her Congressional email address<\/a><\/p>\n

Dear Senator Clinton,<\/p>\n

Please, for the sake of the party, and vastly more importantly, for the sake of the nation; it is time for you to step aside and let Senator Obama begin his national campaign.<\/p>\n

You have fought tooth and nail.<\/p>\n

And you came within a hair\u2019s breadth of winning.<\/p>\n

Your future is bright. You will continue to serve the nation and the world in many ways. Perhaps as the party\u2019s vice-presidential nominee. Possibly as the future Senate Majority Leader.<\/p>\n

But it is time to acknowledge you will not be the party\u2019s standard bearer this time around.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

James Ishmael Ford<\/p>\n

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Today I sent the following to Senator Hillary Clinton at her Congressional email address Dear Senator Clinton, Please, for the sake of the party, and vastly more importantly, for the sake of the nation; it is time for you to step aside and let Senator Obama begin his national campaign. 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