boomantribune.com - 8/25/2008
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Personally, I don't know how much of it is hype and how much of it is real, but stories about Bill Clinton's bruised feelings (like his dissatisfaction with the theme for his convention speech) have the perverse effect of raising the bar on the expectations for his convention speech. The former president's convention speech could well be his last high profile speech as an American politician. ...
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Tension in Denver
If I Ran the Zoo —
What exactly is the nature of the reported feuding between Obama and Clinton staffs? It certainly isn't about Clinton herself; by all accounts, she's doing everything she can to promote unity. It's partly about Clinton's husband, apparently, but that's clearly not the whole of it. One passage in the Politico story suggests an answer: More... A prominent Obama backer said some of Clinton’s lieutentants negotiating with the Obama team are “bitter enders” who presume that, rather than the Clintons reconciling themselves to Obama’s ...
One Last Magnificent Performance
Comments from Left Field —
... BooMan focuses on the reports of Bill Clinton’s unhappiness with the assigned topic for his convention speech on Wednesday: ...
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A Flare-Up Between HIllaryland and Denver
marcambinder.theatlantic.com 8/25/2008 — Politico's editor in chief and a colleague report on tension between the Clinton and Obama camps over Bill Clinton's speech. I've downplayed reports of tensions in the past. But sources back up the Politico to a point: things are getting a little ...
Re: Bill Clinton's Convention Role
time-blog.com 8/25/2008 — Moline, Illinois
In a press conference on the tarmac before leaving for Kansas City, Obama just batted down stories that there’s any dissention between himself and the Clintons.
"She could not have been more clear today, she could not have been ...
Report: Tensions Boil in Denver Over Bill Clinton’s Speech
thepage.time.com 8/26/2008 —
Politico details the behind-the-scenes drama between the Obama and Clinton camps on the eve of the party’s convention.
Associates say the former president is disappointed he’s being told to speak about national security in ...
Al Sharpton has sharp words for the Clintons
latimesblogs.latimes.com 8/26/2008 — Rev. Al is not happy with the Clintons.
With the Democratic National Convention abuzz with anticipation over Hillary Clinton’s speech to it tonight, civil rights activist Al Sharpton says she and her husband, former President Bill Clinton , cannot ...
Wednesday Morning Open Thread
americablog.com 8/27/2008 — Good morning. It's day three of the Democratic convention. Hillary was terrific last night. She just nailed the speech. Nailed it. Bill Clinton is on the podium tonight. I was at the Democratic convention in 1988 when his introduction of Dukakis went ...
The Election of Our Lives
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com 8/28/2008 — Tonight at Mile High will be extraordinary, I am sure; and I am so pleased that my twenty-year-old son Michael, heading the Brown Daily Herald news team, will be there to witness Obama's acceptance speech. But for me personally it would be hard to ...
Drudge Report
briefingroom.thehill.com 8/28/2008 — Barack Obama faces the "speech of a lifetime" Thursday at the Democratic convention, when he will accept his party's presidential nomination, proclaims the front page of the Drudge Report. In other links, Drudge notes that John McCain has decided on his running mate and will announce the pick Friday, that former President Bill Clinton vowed [...]
Wednesday's Convention Speeches —
News
In case you missed the big speeches from Wednesday night at the Democratic convention, the YouTube clips of the addresses are embedded below.
On Wednesday, Sen. Joseph Biden (Del.) accepted his party's vice presidential nomination in a speech in which he criticized John McCain's foreign policy judgment. On the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, "John McCain was [...]
President Bill Clinton Addresses the DNC —
The Democratic Daily
I’ll quote Ezra Klein on Bill Clinton’s incredible speech tonight, because Ezra says it all in his opening paragraph:
He left little unsaid . For all the talk of Bill Clinton’s anger, his resentment, his grudges, Clinton took the stage tonight and threw the full weight of his prestige behind Barack Obama. Leveraging that peculiar credibility that comes from being one of ...
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