huffingtonpost.com - 8/28/2008
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Bill Clinton let it be known beforehand that he wasn't happy making his speech on national security night -- preferring to talk about the economy and, hence, his legacy. You could tell. National security rated only passing mentions.
He spent the majority of his speech wheeling through the things he obviously feels more comfortable talking about. The economy. Social Security. Global ...
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... . But while Clinton spent much of his time attacking Republicans on domestic policy, Biden, in his veep nomination acceptance speech, fired away and made John McCain seem weak on foreign policy, writes Arianna Huffington . Kerry, who rattled off McCain's foreign policy goofs, gave the best speech of the convention so far, according to TalkingPointsMemo's ...
8/28: Watching And Waiting
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... insistence on retaining the robes of the presidency, levitating an inch or two above the fray, made sense. It was Clinton choosing a particular, and honorable, path that forever defined him as an ex-president rather than an ex-candidate. But after heatedly involving himself in the Democratic primary, after often attacking Barack Obama by name, it seemed peculiar that he would hold that portion of himself in reserve. Four years ago, Clinton wasn't a campaigner. This year, he was." Huffington wishes Clinton had spent more time talking about national security: "[Clinton] didn't ...
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