134th Kentucky Derby Hillary Clinton bets on Eight Belles

On Joe Scarborough's MSNBC show "Morning Joe," Willie Geist has a segment called "News You Can't Use." On that segment Friday, May 2, 2008, he points that in one of Hillary's stump speeches, she asks people to bet on the female horse, "Eight Belles" in the 134th Kentucky Derby. Willie says, "Big Brown is the 3-1 favorite to win the first leg of the Triple Crown at Churchill Downs despite the fact he's starting way outside in the 20th position. Well Senator Hillary Clinton is not going with that favorite. She likes...get this...an upstart filly, who will fight to the very end."

Joe Scarborough says, "Boy how embarrassing if Eight Belles pulls up lame and they have to put her down."

Either Joe was just imaging the worst scenario for Hillary's metaphor or he has an ability to see into the future, because, the worst scenario became a reality. "The victory was overshadowed by an injury to Eight Belles, who broke both front ankles and was immediately euthanized after the race."

Big Brown was "the first horse to win from the 20 hole since Clyde Van Dusen in 1929"

This was only Big Brown's fourth race in his career!

Is this a bad Omen for Hillary or just a lame attempt to play the gender card that ended up being a parallel she will regret making. Do you think Joe Scarborough feels bad that he laughed about it even though it was before the race and the chances of that happening were extremely slim?

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[Liesofthe90s]

Evil witch killed that horse!

[Liesofthe90s]

Hillary smear campaign is illogical and destructive. She is appealing to super delegates based on her spin and smears of Obama in the popular media.

However, this will not make her a more attractive candidate against McCain.

Who would vote for 3rd place candidate that Democrats didn't even choose by popular vote?

End Bush-Clinton Decline, and False Flag Operations-- 28 years of decline is too long!

[BaileyJane23]

i think they could have saved her. they should have gotten a sling or something. there had to have been someting they could have done. if they could take her to the hospitle, they should have brought the hospitle to her. i really believe its all about money. it could have been an insherance(i know bad spelling:p sound it out) issue.

[halani]

Col Sanders here ! Now I dont want to be turning in my grave folks, Kentucky State should continue to be known for breeding, not inbreeding like WV. Its been a finger licking camapaign so far, dont let Hillary make it unclean.

[Ruffian4Ever]

No its not. The reason they euthanized her was because she broke both front legs, and because the front legs carry 60% of the horse's weight, she had no good leg to stand on. They euthanized her because they couldnt save her.

[SquidChaos]

This is a tragedy in two ways: horse euthanized and hatred of MSNBC towards Hillary. Obama is going to lose at least 3 out of the last 5 contests - what does this say about his support?

[ps2monster]

If you really think about it, The reason why they uthinised her(sorry for the spelling) was because they dont want to take care of a race horse that is injured..

[singingsirenofhawaii]

that was so sad!! as a horse lover i cried at the terrible loss of a wonderful filly!

[longshot007]

This is prophecy, obviously at the end of the primaries hillary clinton will lose thus being in second place, then she will break both her legs and have to be euthenized.

[horseluvaforeva]

R.I.P EIGHT BELLS!

[Dibsthe1]

People are reading all kinds of gender symbolism into it, but even if Eight Belles had won, it would have been only one filly beating some colts in one race.

[halani]

Sorry , America just missed out on a first cock sucking president. She should have asked Monica Lewinsky for some expert advice!!