Bill Clinton Strikes Again
corner.nationalreview.com 8/26/2008 — Seriously, is the guy a secret McCain agent or what? The Hill reports as follows:
Bill Clinton appeared to undermine Sen. Barack Obama again Tuesday. The former president, speaking in Denver, posed a hypothetical question in which he seemed to ...
Bill Clinton
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 8/28/2008 — May I just observe that while Barack Obama relies on having well-written speeches to make his oratorical performances impressive, Bill Clinton is just relying on pure skills of awesomeness to make texts that are pretty disjointed on the page seem ...
Clinton's Two Speeches
corner.nationalreview.com 8/28/2008 — 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 ...
Bill Clinton at the podium: Barack Obama could benefit from watching
latimesblogs.latimes.com 8/28/2008 — DENVER -- Those Democrats growing increasingly concerned that Barack Obama is letting slip away a golden opportunity to win the White House may well have thought they glimpsed a possible solution tonight to the nominee's recent struggles.
Not only ...
Kristol: 9/11 Is Bill Clinton’s Legacy
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 8/28/2008 —
Bill Kristol writes that Bill Clinton “inherited a hard-won peace, failed to lead, and part of his legacy is 9/11.” 9/11 is, of course, shorthand for the events of September 11, 2001 at which point Clinton hadn’t been in office ...
Wednesday Night Liveblog #1: Bill and Biden
fivethirtyeight.com 8/28/2008 — 7:17 MDT: Changed the time of the post so Nate's is up top. Nate is in the pocket of Big Twitter. 7:11 MDT: In the spirit of Clinton psychoanalysis. One other thought on Bill I've been thinking for awhile, now's an organic a time as any to mention ...
Where Were You Four Years Ago?
commentsfromleftfield.com 8/28/2008 — Josh Marshall was dead on. Kerry was on fire last night.
This is not taking away from Bill Clinton who could not have delivered more. Bill Clinton didn’t just throw his support behind Obama, he offered a full throated endorsement. There ...
Republicans Hate Bill Clinton Again —
TalkLeft
Bill Kristol lying about Bill Clinton : Clinton was too inexperienced to be commander-in-chief in 1992. . . . He was handed an enviable situation in foreign policy . . . Over the rest of the decade, Clinton managed to allow further erosion in the position of American strength he inherited. Clinton didn’t, as he now claims, lead us “to a new era of peace.” He inherited a ...
Bill Clinton: "Inexperienced? Sounds Familiar" —
Who's Wrong Today
Bill Clinton, reminiscing on the good ol' days when Republicans were criticizing his lack of experience:
On cue, CNN promptly put up on the screen this (irrelevant?) fact, which was cut from the youtube video:
Fact: Clinton is one of 12 pres. nominees who were younger than 47-year-old Obama; he was 45 in 1992.
Silly Republicans. Obama isn't that young, so all this talk of lack ...
Ron Mwangaguhunga: Bill Clinton Still Won't Speak To Bill Richardson —
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
CBS' Bob Schieffer, talking about the historic nature of this Democrat National Convention to African-Americans on the Imus in the Morning Show, relayed an interesting tidbit about Bill Richardson and his former boss, Bill Clinton . You will recall that the 42nd President -- via surrogate James Carville -- let his feelings be known about Bill Richardson's endorsement of Barack Obama as well ...
Bill Clinton Spin —
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After a week of media speculation about a rift between former president Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, fueled by some of Clinton's own comments, here's what the Obama campaign is saying about Clinton's speech at the convention last night, in which the former president stumped for Obama and drew energetic cheers from the Democratic crowd.
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William Bradley: Obama Needs Bill Clinton —
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
Bill Clinton wows the Democratic National Convention last night in Denver.
No big-time Democrat got more sideways with the rise of Barack Obama than the big dog himself, Bill Clinton. Wouldn't it be ironic if it turned out that the former president needs to play a very crucial role in Obama's elevation to the office he once held?
I think that, if Obama is to win, Clinton does need ...
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 ...
Bill Bumps Bill —
The Moderate Voice
Bill Richardson had been scheduled to speak to the convention tonight but because President Clinton ran over (big surprise there) he will now speak tomorrow (maybe).
Here Comes Bill Clinton —
Hotline On Call Part Deux
President Clinton enters to Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow ...
Deafening cheers. Flags waving ... "Bill, Bill, Bill, Bill."
"I love this," he says, "but we have important work to do tonight.
"I am here first to suppport Barack Obama and second, I'm here to warm up the crowd for Joe Biden. But as you will soon see, he doesn't need any help from me. I love Joe Biden."
( ...
Waiting for Bill —
The Reaction
By Michael J.W. Stickings Waiting... waiting... waiting... I expect Bill Clinton to give a rousing speech tonight, one that expresses genuine support for Obama. At the very least, he will say the right things, much like Hillary did last night, and he may just make the strong case for Obama that Hillary didn't, at least not in any personal way. What we need to hear from Bill is that Obama ...
Barack Obama Watch: The Bill Clinton Snub —
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
This graphic pronouncement came up on Drudge just as Hillary was about to deliver her speech last night.
Hillary Clinton will be on hand for Barack Obama’s acceptance speech, but according to a source close to former President Bill Clinton, he will not: the source tells CNN that Clinton will not join his wife at Invesco Field Thursday night.
Both Bill and Hillary need Barack ...
links for 2008-08-27 —
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YouTube - Tony Strickland is unbelievable
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CNN Political Ticker: - Source: Bill Clinton will not attend Obama’s Invesco speech « - Blogs from CNN.com
Hillary Clinton will be on hand for Barack Obama's acceptance speech, but according to a source close to former President Bill Clinton, he will not: the source tells CNN that Clinton ...
Bill Clinton Swipes At Obama In Remarks Again —
The Moderate Voice
In the history of both parties we have seldom seen such a spectacle:
Bill Clinton appeared to undermine Sen. Barack Obama again Tuesday.
The former president, speaking in Denver, posed a hypothetical question in which he seemed to suggest that that the Democratic Party was making a mistake in choosing Obama as its presidential nominee.
He said: “Suppose you’re a voter, and ...
Bill Clinton Screws the Pooch —
Booman Tribune
Bill Clinton can't seem to accept that his wife, Senator Hillary Clinton will not be the Democratic nominee for President. And he continues to, intentionally or otherwise, put his foot in his mouth by suggesting Obama is a poorer choice for the nomination. Here's the latest gaffe/slam by Mr. Bill as reported by The Hill: Bill Clinton appeared to undermine Sen. Barack Obama again Tuesday. ...
Bill Clinton Undercuts Barack Obama - AGAIN —
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
Chelsea Clinton sits with her father, former US President Bill Clinton, as they listen to US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speak at the National Building Museum in Washington June 7, 2008. Clinton endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to be the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate on Saturday and suspended her ...
Obama Spokesman: Bill Clinton Not A Racist —
TalkLeft
Chris "Tweety" Matthews asked Obama spokesman David Gibbs if Bill Clinton was a racist. He said no, Bill Clinton is not a racist. Good to know. To be fair, Gibbs was incredibly effusive in his praise of President Clinton and Senator Clinton. His appearance was excellent. Struck the exact right tone in my opinion. But let's face it, it's not good when those type of questions are being asked. ...
Obama: Bill Clinton Can Speak About Whatever He Wants —
TalkLeft
If true, good on Obama : When asked if there was any contention over Bill Clinton’s speech, Obama was quick to note what he told Clinton on the phone on Thursday. “I said, "Mr. President you can say whatever you like,”” Obama said. “Bill Clinton is a unique figure in our politics... It wouldn’t make sense to me to try and edit his remarks.” I expect to ...
Wolfson: Bill Clinton Still Hurting Over Primary Campaign —
News
Howard Wolfson, spokesman for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-N.Y.) presidential campaign, said that Barack Obama still needs to reach out more to former President Bill Clinton.
"There is still work to do on the Bill Clinton front," Wolfson wrote in The New Republic. "He feels like the Obama campaign ran against and systematically dismissed his administration's [...]
Howard Wolfson Confirms Rift Between Bill Clinton And Obama —
TPM Election Central
Former Hillary spokesperson Howard Wolfson appears to officially confirm, on the record, that there's a real rift between Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, writing openly about it in The New Republic today:
There is still work to do on the Bill Clinton front. He feels like the Obama campaign ran against and systematically dismissed his administration's accomplishments. And he feels like he ...
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