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corner.nationalreview.com - 8/28/2008
Clinton's Two Speeches
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Bill Clinton gave two speeches tonight. He closed with the stronger one, namely that the GOP doesn't deserve to be rewarded for the past 8 years. That argument works because it's fundamentally true in many ways. But he began with a speech endorsing Barack Obama, and that was, well, embarrassing. Bill Clinton essentially argued 'Barack is the right man for the job because I used to have ...

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Clinton And Kerry Reax
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... mount a touchy retroactive defense of his record fom the 1990s, which I had somewhat expected. I predict a wave of, "Oh, Bill, how can we stay mad at you?" commentary in the coming days. Karen Tumulty: I was feeling sorry for John Kerry having to follow Bill Clinton in the speaking lineup, but he electrified the audience as I have never seen him do before. As Scherer just said to me: Zell Miller without the mean. Michael Graham: Bill Clinton gave two speeches tonight. He closed with the ...

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