Clinton salutes Obama as convention Dems cheer »
Posted By not2needy 10 months, 1 week ago in News
"We don't have a moment to lose or a vote to spare," said the former first lady , writing the final chapter in a quest for the White House that was every bit as pioneering as Obama's own.
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not2needy10 months, 1 week ago
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Hillary Rodham Clinton summoned the millions of voters who supported her in the primaries to send Barack Obama to the White House Tuesday night, and drew thunderous applause at the Democratic National Convention when she declared her one-time rival is "my candidate and he must be our president."
Good for Hillary, very classy!-
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questionseverything10 months, 1 week ago
when she quoted harriet tubman ,i gotta admit,i cried
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if u hear the dogs..keep a goin
if u see torches in the woods..keep a goin
the dems policys,esp economic benefit 97 per cent of us..the reps policys benefit the top 3 per cent
if we dems dont get it right this election ,we may NEVR get another chance
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bigurn10 months, 1 week ago
The one missing topic: Why Barack Obama was fit to be President. She did not make the case for his abilities, and I'm still waiting for that.
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mesodude10 months, 1 week ago
Agreed and I think she more than made up for her initial inability to accept her loss (something which I could relate to, btw). I also could see the passion of her supporters and I thought it was great that they were given a vip section of their own. Classy indeed. ;-P
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AntiNeoCon10 months, 1 week ago
Faux Noise won't change...have you ever heard them say anything good about a democrat? Of course not, they spin the news and slant it sharply to the right.
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AntiNeoCon10 months, 1 week ago
Faux Noise won't change...have you ever heard them say anything good about a democrat? Of course not, they spin the news and slant it sharply to the right.
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cushi10 months, 1 week ago
Two words: FAT CHANCE!! (It would be a real dream come true if they would, though).
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TimALoftis10 months, 1 week ago
Great Speech...loved the 'Twin Cities' reference on McCain/Bush. She did her part...now its Bill's turn tonight.
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AntiNeoCon10 months, 1 week ago
Off topic but is anyone else having problems with the edit thing and prop it? Thanks
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bluetexasvalley10 months, 1 week ago
The developers are having a heck of a time trying to make all the Propeller features work for so many different ISPs and versions thereof. But they're working on it. :)
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nikkibabe10 months, 1 week ago
Great Joke.. Is it not hilarious that the TWIN cities will welcome and see together the 2 of the Republican celebrities? Oh, here is a line up of their stars:
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. Hail to the Thief Bush
. Torture in Chief Cheney
. Bush Poodle McCain
. Mormon in chief Romney
. 9'11 tattooed on my forehead Guiliani
. PIG from CT (someone give him a bath)
. Stevens of Alaska (will be wearing sheriff's monitoring electronic anklet)
. Sleaze Ball Karl Row (
. Alberto "Abu Ghraib" Gonzo
. Maniuplator in chief, RICE
. Liar in Chief Powell
...... and to think that these are the people who will help struggling middle class, good luck if you have decided to vote for them.-
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Ciera-Marie10 months, 1 week ago
You forgot to add one of the VP picks and Party comes first yes man, MN Governor Tim Pawlenty to the list.
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CRYMTYPHON10 months, 1 week ago
that is going to be a dificult stage act.
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My suggestions:
I would have a really BIG stage, with McCain on one end, and Bush on the other, and a whole lot of potted plants in-between.
And have McCain hold something like a book or a fan so that everytime Bush spoke McCain could cover his face.
Oh, also maybe they could forget to let Bush know the date of the convention.
And give him the wrong address.
And lock the doors before he gets there.
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not2needy10 months, 1 week ago
That may have something to do with the fact that she wasn't the VP choice! Who knows?
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Charlson10 months, 1 week ago
A conspiracy nut! Any proof or is that just dribble coming out your mouth?
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Goppy10 months, 1 week ago
OH Jeesh Hobe!!!
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EVERYBODY knows that Karl Rove shot Vince Foster and got it hushed up in Mainstream Media!
MAN ALIVE!!! WHERE YOU BEEN????
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cushi10 months, 1 week ago
I was extremely disappointed and incensed by some of her behavior during the primaries, but I feel she anted up and kicked in nicely in the end! Both she and Bill, and I do believe in large part that is do to Obama's winning ways as well. He has been nothing but understanding, gracious and considerate of their feelings throughout this whole process (of course, as the presumptive nominee, he could afford to be in all fairness). Still, I give her mad props for getting it right in the end.
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kUDOS to Hillary!!
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Charlson10 months, 1 week ago
I watched her speech last night and thought she nailed it! And I really liked the laugh she got from her "Sisterhood of the Pantsuits" line. I think she gave her supporters enough reasons why they should support and vote Obama. NoCain is like Novocain, once it wears off you're still stuck with the pain.
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trez_5010 months, 1 week ago
Our former first lady did a great job... she understands too well how important it is to unify the party. She is a sincere lady and has dedicated much of her life... and continues to want to improve the lives of all Americans.
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4cprocess10 months, 1 week ago
Sorry to burst anyone's bubble here but for her to concede to the wishes of the party only took the women's movement back 40 years in my opinion.
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I'll give her this much though, and that is, it was a great speech but I know Hillary enough to know that is was not delivered without duress and I can only imagine what kind of "deal" she struck with the Obama folks that would make someone who clearly had her own message to capitulate.
Could it be possible that the head of DNC in Arkansas knew something? I'm not acusing anyone of something here, I just find it odd that out of all the states it was Arkansas.
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Beau789010 months, 1 week ago
You believe the women's movement was set back when Hillary, who had no chance at receiving the nomination, moved to support her party's nominee? Would it be a step forward for the women's movement if Hillary had come off as petty and bitter, bucking the wishes of the party to which she belongs, helping McCain (who's certainly no friend to women) in the coming election?
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As for duress...what do you suppose accounts for McCain's flip-flops on his past opposition to Bush? He opposed nearly all of Bush's policies six to eight years ago, and was viciously smeared by Bush's campaign in 2000. But now he falls in lockstep with EVERYTHING Bush supports.
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CRYMTYPHON10 months, 1 week ago
" I'm not acusing anyone of something here, I just find it odd "
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Can we get some kind of filter for that comment? It is beyond cliche, beyond spam, it approaches red and purple blinking text. And it is always, without fail, attached to a moronic post.
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memestryker10 months, 1 week ago
George Soros and moveon.org went for Obama in February, so she probably didn't have a prayer--she did win the popular vote in the primary (without all states' delegates' votes being counted), but they didn't give the states all their votes back until it was agreed that she'd concede. They even said they weren't going to allow all the states and/or delegates to speak up in the nominating process, out of fear that she'd win. Soros is a rich bully, just like Michael Bloomberg, and his fingers are in so many pies, people don't even realize when he's pulling the strings.
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Bill and Hillary have lost and won before, and they know that politics is both a dirty and a funny business. I think they handled it professionally and really want the dems to win. Hillary may have her eye on a specific job in the Obama administration.
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TimALoftis10 months, 1 week ago
Excellent speech by Senator Clinton...exceeded my expectations. Most TV pundits give it a ' A ' along side Michelle's from the previous night. Now its Bill's turn tonight.
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getreal110 months, 1 week ago
Hillary is trying to hold the democrat party together. I don't think they will thank her for it. Have you ever heard of make your negative a positive. Racism was the negative he used to gain recognition. He knew that the black race strives on being discriminated against. There are times when they will use discrimination when there is none. Obama has spent enough time in and around Congress to know the dirt.. That is more and likely how he got those super delegates to give over their votes so easily. She was trying to run a clean race. That was good opposite psychology letting Rev. Wright continue to show his black supremacy side. Change, We need other parties. That's the change America needed, more representation for the average people. Too bad they didn't split the Dem party and the republican party. As well off as Obama is he had to use affirmative action to take her votes. Of course he didn't have to ask. or say the words. I wonder what Obama knows on Richardson.? It will be most interesting when the truth comes out.. She is too much of a lady to play those games. He better be all he says he is.
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Beau789010 months, 1 week ago
"Black supremacy"? You might take a hint from your member name.
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"Obama has spent enough time in and around Congress to know the dirt.. That is more and likely how he got those super delegates to give over their votes so easily."
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Spadecaller10 months, 1 week ago
I must admit, getreal1... your comments are so far removed from reality that it is hard to use your member name with a straight face. For some time, I have noticed that when discussing any issue involving race, you invariably have something negative to say about people of color or about individuals, who happen to be black.
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It gives me no pleasure to convey this to you, as on other issues I have found common ground with you and have enjoyed sharing that. Regretfully, I must conclude that after evaluating this comment and many others like it, you simply do not care for people of color. Though I know that you will probably refuse to or will find yourself incapable of accepting this observation, my remarks do not come from anger or even intolerance of your apparent prejudices. They come from disappointment. -
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nonparted10 months, 1 week ago
Change, We need other parties. That's the change America needed, more representation for the average people.
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getreal1 i really like this part from ur statement. too bad the majority of americans have their noses so far up the elephants and donkeys behind to see neither party is for the average american. -
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MajJohn10 months, 1 week ago
Granted Hillary is trying to hold her party together. Nothing wrong with that. Racism is a part of this campaign, nothing can be done about that. It's a little nutty to claim that the Blacks want to be discriminated against. Why in the world... Some Black leadership may feel threatened that their position will no longer be needed, but for gosh sakes, who wants to be second class?. And blackmailing super delegates?? What's in your kool aide? Affirmative action to take her votes. Indeed, what did Hillary do in Florida and Michigan? Hillary a lady?? Get real!!
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Spadecaller10 months, 1 week ago
This was Hillary's finest moment since her campaign was launched.
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cloud1510 months, 1 week ago
Not to go off topic, just no general convention stories up here.
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A little racial slip on the part of Jimmy Carter?
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willottica10 months, 1 week ago
I was very disappointed when she decided she wanted to count the delegates from Michigan and Florida. It's childish to try to change the rules halfway through a race in order to eke out a win.
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If she really cared about the voters in Michigan and Florida, she would have been trying from the moment the DNC decided not to count their votes to have that decision reversed.
If she valued their votes and wanted them included, she should have been encouraging her fellow candidates to leave their names on the ballot in Michigan, and urging them all to continue to campaign in Florida. Instead, she thought she wouldn't need them, but hedged her bets by leaving hers as the only big name on the Michigan ticket, and by running ads in Florida. So she guaranteed herself meaningless (though potentially momentum-affecting) victories in the two states.
Only when it became clear that she would need those voters did she even try to get their voices heard, when the vote was over and in her favour and the danger to her from Obama was clear.
Even so, if she'd put her money where her mouth was, her campaign could have offered to pay for a revote in each state, but I think she was afraid that the overwhelming support she claimed there wouldn't materialize. Instead, she tried to make it seem that she wanted a revote, but didn't push it, preferring to try to get something for nothing (which she eventually did, but it didn't help her enough). -
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MajJohn10 months, 1 week ago
The Democrats will regret not having put her on the ballot. Personally, I'm glad they didn't. Obama has enough to worry about without worrying about Hillary lurking about in the hall ways behind him.
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bluetexasvalley10 months, 1 week ago
Has it occurred to anyone here that Hillary and Obama might have made a "deal" that night they met so surreptitiously? Perhaps they agreed on another position for her, like a cabinet position. For example, as Secy. of Health, she would have a big say on her pet project -- a health care plan for us. And it would keep her in the national spotlight in preparation for her next presidential run.
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CRYMTYPHON10 months, 1 week ago
It is a good feeling, to see something so inspiring, after months and months of struggle to get there.
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Yow! On to Washington!
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