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THE EX-PRESIDENT.
prospect.org - 8/28/2008
THE EX-PRESIDENT.
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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 four living Americans to have held the presidency, he didn't simply give Obama his support, but his endorsement. He said that Obama was ...

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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  Clinton And Kerry Reax

The Democratic Daily:  President Bill Clinton Addresses the DNC

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Clinton And Kerry Reax
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Crowley on Clinton: ...that was full-throated, sincere-sounding, and sophisticated case for his wife's former mortal rival. He didn't even 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 ...

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 four living Americans to have held the presidency, he didn’t simply give Obama his support, but his endorsement. He said that Obama was not only ready, but right. The Obama camp could have asked for nothing more. Clinton could have delivered little ...

MORNING READ
News — MORNING READ Both featured speakers on Wednesday at the Democratic convention, Sen. Joseph Biden (Del.) and former President Bill Clinton, are getting plaudits from liberal bloggers. But bloggers' loudest praise is reserved for Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), who railed against John McCain in his speech. And as John McCain gets set to announce his veep pick, liberal bloggers hope the Republican taps Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) while conservative bloggers oppose the former Democrat. Clinton gave a "direct, personal and powerful endorsement" of Barack Obama and gave a "statesman-like assessment" of how the country needs change at home and abroad, writes Andrew Sullivan . Clinton ...

8/28: Watching And Waiting
Blogometer — August 28, 2008 8/28: Watching And Waiting Liberal bloggers were impressed by the speeches delivered last night by Joe Biden , Bill Clinton , and (most surprisingly) John Kerry . Biden's and Kerry's combative speeches helped to reassure bloggers who were concerned ...

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