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Hillary gives Obama the Bill Hillary Clinton won't go alone to this weekend's showdown with Barack Obama.
Posted on 03/02/2007 2:50:20 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Hillary Clinton won't go alone to this weekend's Alabama showdown with Barack Obama for black votes: Show-stealing husband Bill Clinton is riding to her aid.
The popular former US president's first campaign appearance with his wife couldn't come at a more strategic moment: Obama is keynoting Sunday's civil rights commemoration in Selma, Alabama.
At churches just moments away from each other, Clinton and Obama will give nearly simultaneous speeches.
The Clintons and Obama will then join a symbolic march over the Edmund Pettus bridge, where state troopers beat civil rights activists in 1965.
At the end of the march, the former president will be inducted into the Voting Rights Hall of Fame, possibly stealing more of Obama's thunder.
Clinton's announcement that her husband is headed to Selma comes as polls show her losing ground to Obama among black voters, who have traditionally held the Clintons in high esteem.
The former president "is a tremendous piece of political artillery for Senator Clinton," said veteran Democratic consultant Hank Sheinkopf. "Alabama is not just about Alabama - it's about African-American voting patterns in the South."
"There is no condition under which Bill Clinton would not be received with round applause by African-Americans in this country," Sheinkopf added. "It's a very good use of him."
Obama spokesman Bill Burton said only: "The more people who show up, the better."
Earlier, Obama defended Republican presidential hopeful Senator John McCain against Democrats for saying American lives were "wasted" in Iraq.
Obama fielded criticism for the same gaffe last month.
"John McCain and I may have disagreements," Obama said of the Arizona senator, a Vietnam veteran and former prisoner of war. "The one area that I don't think he can be questioned is his dedication to American troops."
The Democratic National Committee demanded an apology from McCain, who quickly issued a statement saying he regretted using the term.
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Hillary gives Obama the Bill Hillary Clinton won't go alone to this weekend's showdown with Barack Obama.
"...Held in high esteem". Doesn't say much for their judgement, does it?
Sorry, I know it's OT but with "Bubbah" Clinton...
When I first read the title I read it without the "To". I found myself clicking the link to see her photo. Is there some sort of pyschosis that compels me to do that? Probably... LOL!
LOL! Now THAT'S funny!
Proof positive that once again, we will get a two for one presidency if Hillary wins. YIKES!! Obama better step up his game.
"I been really tryin, baby!
Tryin to hold back this feelin
for so long.."
>Bo)
Nope, it doesn't.
Anyone who holds Bill
Clinton in "High esteem",
is only showing what low
morals *they* have.
When she has to bring the old rapist along, you know she's in trouble.
To have him take center stage has got to be so galling to her. ; )
Just shows you that she's losing that "anointed one" persona.
Who says there are no sports on Sundays after the Super Bowl?
The Clinton's always go to black churches when they are in trouble.
Nothing like a black church to pump up the Clintons.
***.........Obama (D-Ill.) announced several weeks ago that he would deliver the keynote speech at a service honoring the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, joining Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and other veterans of the civil rights movement in marking the historic event. Obama has gained significantly among black voters in recent months, according to a recent Washington Post-ABC News survey, jeopardizing Clinton's early lead in the Democratic primary field.
Reluctant to give any ground to Obama even at this stage of the campaign, Clinton (N.Y.) decided early last week that she, too, would go to Selma this weekend. She arranged a simultaneous appearance at a church just steps away from the one where Obama will speak Sunday morning, and she agreed to accept a civil rights award on behalf of her husband.
Late yesterday, after organizers initially said that the former president had not committed to attend, the Clinton campaign announced that he would be making the trip after all.
The convergence of the Clintons and Obama in the small Alabama town, which became the focus of national attention during a series of police beatings and civil rights demonstrations that ultimately helped pave the way for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, sets the stage for an extraordinary political showdown -- and media circus............***
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content//article/2007/03/01/AR2007030101877.html
Her second greatest problem is American's don't want to go through this crap again.
I wonder, will Hillary be chasing Obama all around the country?
His political instincts seem stronger than hers.
Yes. No one is allowed to discuss her husband's problem.
Don't forget that they were "co-presidents" when he was rapist in charge.
Whats the Matter with the Hildabeast cant do it on her own?
She has always been attached to Bills Pants ,She is nothing without him.
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