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Hillary Clinton: 'I am so proud of Obama'
CNN ^ | Jan. 13, 2008 | Sasha Johnson and Alexander Mooney

Posted on 01/13/2008 12:43:18 PM PST by jdm

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) – Hours after Democrat Hillary Clinton was sharply critical of rival Barack Obama in an interview on NBC's Meet The Press, the New York senator struck a different tone on his candidacy in a predominantly African-American church in South Carolina.

"Probably many of us thought we would never see the day when an African-American and a woman were competing for the presidency of the United States," Clinton said at the Northminster Presbyterian Church in Columbia. "I am so proud of my party I am so proud of my country and I am so proud of Sen. Barack Obama, because together we have presented our cases to the people."

"I am standing here, Senator Obama stands before you as a result of the generations of men and women who protested and picketed, faced dogs and tear gas," she continued. "Who were beaten and jailed who had night sticks crush their skulls. Some who lost their very lives. They risked their lives because they looked into the eyes of their children and saw the promise of a better future. We stand here today because of their sacrifice."

Clinton's comments followed her hour-long appearance on Meet The Press, in which she accused Obama's campaign of distorting remarks that she and her husband have made in recent days which touched off concerns among some African-American voters. Obama later rejected Clinton's complaints as "ludicrous."

(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: blackchurch; condescendingliberal; hillary; hillaryclinton; liar; obama; politicking; proud; race; racewar; sc2008
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"I am so proud of Obama, for he finished all his spadework before sundown last night."


1 posted on 01/13/2008 12:43:20 PM PST by jdm
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I am so proud of Sen. Barack Obama

He's so clean.

A credit to his race.

Now, shut up and move to the back of the bus.

2 posted on 01/13/2008 12:44:34 PM PST by Jim Noble (Trails of trouble, roads of battle, paths of victory we shall walk.)
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To: jdm
Folks, I cannot think of 8 more years of the Clinton's. God help us.
3 posted on 01/13/2008 12:45:17 PM PST by Uncle Hal
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“Probably many of us thought we would never see the day when an African-American and a woman were competing for the presiden”

Why not? I think this reveals something operating subconsciously.

Moreover, last election cycle we had an african america women running.


4 posted on 01/13/2008 12:47:39 PM PST by enough_idiocy (Thompson/Romney '08)
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To: Jim Noble
You forgot "well spoken".

Anyhow, it's been a setup from the 1994 Democrat Nation Convention, when I said Obama was being groomed for president or vice president.

A Hillary/Obama Hussein ticket has been the plan for several years, IMO.

5 posted on 01/13/2008 12:48:35 PM PST by cake_crumb (Global Warming : it's so warm in Antarctica, it's like summer down there!!)
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To: Uncle Hal
..."I am standing here, Senator Obama stands before you as a result of..."

Hillary, did you really mean, "...as a result of my unadulterated and arrogant ambition and quest for power."

I also cannot stomach the thought of 8 or even 4 more years of these yahoos.

6 posted on 01/13/2008 12:49:41 PM PST by BlueHorseShoe
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7 posted on 01/13/2008 12:49:49 PM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( UNITED BY OUR CORE BELIEFS Fred08)
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To: Jim Noble

Mr. Mcgovern said Obama needs to wait his turn. Its ladys first and then blacks.


8 posted on 01/13/2008 12:50:03 PM PST by linn37 (phlebotomist on duty,its just a little pinch)
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Hillary... why don’t you just get over it and call Obama a “boy.” You couldn’t be any more condescending...


9 posted on 01/13/2008 12:50:47 PM PST by John123 ("What good fortune for the governments that the people do not think" -- Adolf Hitler)
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To: jdm

CNN is the public relations arm of the Clinton campaign. What shameless rump swabs.


10 posted on 01/13/2008 12:51:55 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee ("A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.")
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To: jdm

This is fun....the black guy vs. the woman guy.


11 posted on 01/13/2008 12:52:31 PM PST by clintonh8r
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"Probably many of us thought we would never see the day when an African-American and a woman were competing for the presidency of the United States," Clinton said...

I'm sorry Hillary, but you're competing for the Democratic Party nomination for Presidential candidate.

12 posted on 01/13/2008 12:52:32 PM PST by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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To: jdm
As your trusty trumandogz said on 1/11/08.

Clinton can only win by losing SC to Obama.

If she beats up on Obama in S.C. she will be viewed by the black community as insensitive towards blacks and that message will be carried on to Super Tuesday.

If she loses S.C. to Obama she can congratulate him, say what a great guy he is and go into Super Tuesday and win the nomination.

Hillary is working to lose in SC.

13 posted on 01/13/2008 12:52:36 PM PST by trumandogz (Hunter Thompson 2008)
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'I am so proud of Obama'

..."you know what I be talkin' about, girlfriend?!"

14 posted on 01/13/2008 12:53:07 PM PST by Revolting cat! (We all need someone we can bleed on...)
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To: jdm

Will Moses Obama lead his people out of Pharaoh Hillary’s plantation of subservient bondage and into the promised land of independent self-reliance?

Naaaaah.


15 posted on 01/13/2008 12:53:41 PM PST by Argus
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To: coconutt2000

Good catch!


16 posted on 01/13/2008 12:54:14 PM PST by jdm (A Hunter Thompson ticket would be suicide.)
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17 posted on 01/13/2008 12:54:36 PM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( UNITED BY OUR CORE BELIEFS Fred08)
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To: John123
Hillary... why don’t you just get over it and call Obama a “boy.” You couldn’t be any more condescending...

Isn't this the truth. She and her campaign are getting away with racial innuendos which would spell the abrupt end of any Republican candidacy.

19 posted on 01/13/2008 12:56:57 PM PST by CASchack
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To: jdm

Oh Black Barama is the first mainstream African American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice looking guy.


20 posted on 01/13/2008 12:57:43 PM PST by Fresh Wind (Scrape the bottom, vote for Rodham!)
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