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Clinton Advisers Skipping Obama Speech
WaPo ^ | 8/25/2008 | Matthew Mosk

Posted on 08/25/2008 1:13:09 PM PDT by mojito

A number of Sen. Hillary Clinton's top advisers will not be staying in Denver long enough to hear Barack Obama accept the nomination for president, according to sources familiar with their schedules.

Clinton will deliver her speech Tuesday night. She will hold a private meeting with her top financial supporters Wednesday at noon, and will thank her delegates at an event that afternoon. Former president Bill Clinton will speak that night. Several of Hillary Clinton's supporters are then planning to leave town. Among them, Terry McAuliffe, Clinton's campaign chairman, and longtime supporters Steve Rattner and Maureen White. Another of Clinton's top New York fundraisers, Alan Patricof, did not make the trip to Denver.

Robert Zimmerman, a Clinton supporter who is trying now to navigate between the two camps, will be staying for Obama's speech. But he said in an interview that it would be unrealistic to expect there would not still be some tension between the two camps -- he noted that the same was true with supporters of Gary Hart and, to a lesser extent, Howard Dean.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; 2008dncconvention; democraticconvention; democrats; hillary; obama; puma
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Skipping out of town, huh?

I guess that means these folks are leaving early to get to work getting Obama elected.

Sure they are.

1 posted on 08/25/2008 1:13:11 PM PDT by mojito
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To: mojito

So much for unity.

This is what happens when you let the likes of Howard Dean be the the steward of a party.


2 posted on 08/25/2008 1:15:37 PM PDT by Baladas ((ABBHO))
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To: mojito

UNITY!! :-D


3 posted on 08/25/2008 1:16:29 PM PDT by impeachedrapist (Ssshh! I'm a liberal plant AND a stalker!)
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To: Baladas

“Howard Dean” - “caffeine” = “Joe Biden”


4 posted on 08/25/2008 1:16:43 PM PDT by Hegemony Cricket (Vigilantism will arise where the justice system is viewed as overly lenient and/or ineffective.)
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To: mojito

I just saw Carville on CNN and he was very blunt about his displeasure with the Obama campaign and their handling of both Clintons. He was visibly angry and he did not hold back. Me thinks trouble is a brewing.


5 posted on 08/25/2008 1:17:52 PM PDT by moose2004 (Drill, Drill, Drill, Drill, Drill, Drill And Then Drill Some More)
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To: mojito

The “Take back the White House 2012” campaign begins Friday morning...


6 posted on 08/25/2008 1:19:30 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (http://dontgomovement.com/)
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Robert Zimmerman, a Clinton supporter who is trying now to navigate between the two camps, will be staying for Obama's speech.

Bob Dylan's gonna be there?

7 posted on 08/25/2008 1:21:32 PM PDT by weegee (The higher taxes that Obama demands of Americans are 'Above my Pay Grade'.)
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Its NOT an endorsement of Obama. The Clintons are known for political payback and Hillary has had enough of the insults and slights. There's no unity to be had in this party.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

8 posted on 08/25/2008 1:22:34 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Corin Stormhands

“The “Take back the White House 2012” campaign begins Friday morning...”

Right On!


9 posted on 08/25/2008 1:22:34 PM PDT by mmanager (What a mess we are in.)
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To: mojito
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10 posted on 08/25/2008 1:22:43 PM PDT by JeepInMazar (http://www.truthformuslims.com)
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Sadly, it’s starting to look like their will not be a Hillary delegate uprising.

If they are leaving town, then that would mean that HRC has no hopes of stealing the nomination.

I guess the super delegates didn’t have the stomach for a floor fight.

Good thingi didn’t buy all that popcorn!


11 posted on 08/25/2008 1:23:05 PM PDT by TheRobb7 (Mutiny at the Convention: The Last, Best Hope for Conservatives in '08)
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Right On!

Well, what I meant was that McAuliffe and Carville would start that campaign for Hillary on Friday...

12 posted on 08/25/2008 1:27:29 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (http://dontgomovement.com/)
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The Clintons are known for political payback and Hillary has had enough of the insults and slights. There's no unity to be had in this party.

I hope you folks are correct. But I think the Clintons will be blamed by Dems if the party splits so publicly, so in my view it would not help her chances at 2012 to so brazenly oppose Obama. I think they'll put forth enough of a front to protect themselves, so that if Obama wins they can take credit (as the Clintons always do), and if he loses they can shirk the blame (as the Clintons always do).

I don't expect the fireworks at the Dem convention that many here are hoping and praying for. I think they'll kiss and make up enough to survive the convention. But I will admit I've already seen more public fighting between the two camps than I expected.

13 posted on 08/25/2008 1:27:52 PM PDT by impeachedrapist (Ssshh! I'm a liberal plant AND a stalker!)
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Maybe they are getting out of town before the Hillary voters’ riot in Denver.


14 posted on 08/25/2008 1:27:52 PM PDT by weegee (The higher taxes that Obama demands of Americans are 'Above my Pay Grade'.)
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Oh, I don’t think Hillary causes a public split in the party. She just starts lining up her peeps for the next round. She’ll play a good game, but not be disappointed when Barack loses.


15 posted on 08/25/2008 1:31:02 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (http://dontgomovement.com/)
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Protestors (and possible riots) outside... cat fights inside... perfect.

Get your popcorns ready ;-)

16 posted on 08/25/2008 1:31:28 PM PDT by Trajan88 (www.bullittclub.com)
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And more family trouble for Obama: Texas GOP has a TV ad out on the “houses” angle that shows Barack’s brother George at his shack in Kenya. It’s the best ad yet. Little Green Footballs has it.


17 posted on 08/25/2008 1:33:07 PM PDT by cookcounty (Love That Nuance: "Hey, Umm, Uh-uh, eh-eh, where'd you put uh my eh-eh tele uh teleprompter?")
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"Good thingi didn’t buy all that popcorn! "

Not so, not so at all! You had better put in an order for a LARGE bag. We still have two more months of this comedy. Then we have the recounts and all that they entail. Shucks, it could last right up till the 20th of January. On second thought, you may want to consider two large bags.

18 posted on 08/25/2008 1:34:20 PM PDT by An Old Man ("The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they suppress." Douglas)
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LOL.....enjoying watching her supporters just seething with anger.

The punk is not a happy camper. Too bad!


19 posted on 08/25/2008 1:34:20 PM PDT by Carley
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Even the Clinton’s recognize a sinking ship when they see one. It’s best to create some distance from this Titanic as it approaches the iceberg.


20 posted on 08/25/2008 1:34:50 PM PDT by Reagan79 (Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys)
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