Obama tells female Clinton supporters to "get over it"

Barack Obama is trying to woo women who vigorously supported Senator Hillary Clinton during the Democratic primaries and caucuses, but the road to reconciliation has so far been a bumpy one for the presumptive Democratic nominee. Meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus last week, Obama reportedly got testy during remarks to an audience comprised of many former Hillary Clinton supporters, telling them that "there's healing on both sides" to be done. That statement, however did not ruffle the still sensitive feathers of some former Clinton supporters as much as an earlier statement the Presidential hopeful made during his remarks. In an attempt to address concerns that women who had backed his Democratic rival might support Senator John McCain over him in the general election, Obama's blunt tone garnered... [read full story]