Elton John on the Hillary-Baiters: "I Say to Hell with Them"

Posted by Damozel | I wish I could have been there.

Inside, Bill Clinton introduced his wife, thanked the packed house for contributions to keep the race going, and asked for more, to shouts of "We miss you, Bill."

"If you know anybody who didn’t come here tonight who could send some money over the Internet …," he said.

"What I want you to know is, I’m still standing,"  Hillary told the crowd. I believe that this country is worth fighting for, so we’re talking our campaign to Pennsylvania and to all the states that haven’t voted."

Elton John was a bit edgier:

"I never cease to be amazed at the misogynist attitude of some of the people in this country," he said. "I say to hell with them."  (The Politico)

That probably does seem edgy to Ben Smith and his friends.  However, it is not at all edgy for Elton John, not even a bit edgy.

Still I'm glad he said it.

I haven't really liked his music since Madman Across the Water---you do the math---and I stopped being able to tolerate it at all after Yellow Brick Road, but I have come right back round to being a fan again just for all he's doing to right some of the wrongs that have been done to Hillary.

Memeorandum here.

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Comments

[J Klingler]

Hey, Elton's just one of the girls. My wife and sister are Hillary fans just because she is a female......Neither has any idea whatsoever about the issues. Nor that there are any but the price of gas and Iraq. Nice thing is, if Obammy wins, neither of them will vote for him. There are a lot of people like that. I think it gives McCain a chance to be the biggest loser ever to sit in the WH.

[damozel]

You know your wife and sister better than I do, of course. I support Hillary precisely because I DO understand the issues. But if Obama wins the nomination I---and, I imagine, most Democrats, including Hillary---will support him. There will be plenty of time for the residual bitterness to subside and for Democrats to take a long hard look at McCain and what a McCain presidency would mean. I suspect that a great deal of the "I will NEVER vote for Obama" rhetoric is intended to (as it does) frighten the Obama's supporters in the media and elsewhere and the DNC into slightly less shameful treatment of Hillary.

I have faith that most Democrats will come around to recognize that we are better off with a president who is accountable to the Democratic party and to Democratic voters than a Republican one. I do agree that some of them might not.

And yes, I agree that McCain would be a disaster.