Posted on 11/03/2005 9:36:27 AM PST by NormsRevenge
NEWARK, N.J. - Hours after attending the funeral of Rosa Parks, former President Clinton invoked the civil rights heroine's memory in urging a large voter turnout for Democrat Jon Corzine in Tuesday's gubernatorial election.
Speaking to a crowd of several thousand screaming, stomping and cheering supporters at Essex County Community College Wednesday night, Clinton said it would be a mistake for voters to sit out next week's election.
"That woman we buried today after 92 years of service to this country, she had to try three times before they would even let her vote," Clinton said. "You be there on November 8th."
Clinton's appearance came as a new Quinnipiac University poll showed Corzine with a clear lead over Republican opponent Doug Forrester less than a week before the election, 50 percent to 38 percent. The poll had a sampling error margin of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
Only New Jersey and Virginia are choosing governors this year.
The former president contrasted Parks' courage and determination with the apathy of many modern voters.
"She knew that on Election Day if you show up and vote, you're just as good as the next person," Clinton said.
Clinton also stumped with Corzine in Union on Sept. 29.
The Democrat was hoping to get a boost from Clinton even as published reports showed him with a less-than-enthusiastic review from one person who knows him well: his ex-wife.
Two newspapers reported this week that Joanne Corzine, whose marriage ended in divorce in 2003, said her former husband was wrong to make political deals with influential but controversial New Jersey Democratic leaders.
Joanne Corzine did not return telephone messages left by The Associated Press.
Let's hope the appearance of Clinton at a Corzine rally has the same effect as it has had on 95% of all the other candidates he has endorced.... a loss.
Probably not likely but it is nice to think about.
Has anyone asked Corzine how he is going to vote on Judge Alito?
"A large voter turnout"? Talk about targeting specific subgroups within the population. Clinton thinks getting fat people to vote will help the Democrats.
The left has learned nothing from the Wellston funerally.
The leftists and liberals aren't risking anything by trying to "pin the Rosa Parks medal" on Corzine for purposes of this election. The resident morons down in Newark would prefer to receive a frozen fish than to obtain a rod, reel, hooks, and bait and the knowledge of how to catch fresh fish of their own. There were probably very few independent thinkers at those events.
~ Blue Jays ~
I was born in Newark long long long ago. It was dem, always dem and always corrupt.
He was probably asked but he danced around the question with so much BS that nobody really knows what his answer was.
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