Posted on 09/16/2008 8:06:31 PM PDT by Anti-Hillary
From CNN Political Editor Mark Preston
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Lynn Forester de Rothschild, a prominent Hillary Clinton supporter and member of the Democratic National Committee’s Platform Committee, will endorse John McCain for president on Wednesday, her spokesman tells CNN.
The announcement will take place at a news conference on Capitol Hill, just blocks away from the DNC headquarters. Forester will “campaign and help him through the election,” the spokesman said of her plans to help the Republican presidential nominee.
Forester was a major donor for Clinton earning her the title as a Hillraiser for helping to raise at least $100,000 for the New York Democratic senator’s failed presidential bid.
In an interview with CNN this summer, Forester did not hide her distaste for eventual Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.
“This is a hard decision for me personally because frankly I don't like him,” she said of Obama in an interview with CNN’s Joe Johns. “I feel like he is an elitist. I feel like he has not given me reason to trust him.”
Forester is the CEO of EL Rothschild, a holding company with businesses around the world. She is married to international banker Sir Evelyn de Rothschild. Forester is a member of the DNC’s Democrats Abroad chapter and splits her time living in London
Yes. About two seconds after I hit the Post button. :)
Has Rendell publicly supported or endorsed Obama since Hillary lost the nomination?
lol she may not actually realize the unintentional irony of her statement.
Uh, didn’t Bill Clinton say that Obama could kiss his no good backside (in so many other words) if he wanted Clinton’s support. Well, Obama was probably told to put some ice on it.
Thank you, Madam Forester!
This is going to be an ongoing theme. You know the thing about the rats and the sinking ship.
Øbama stole the nomination from Hillary, cheating with the delegates, etc. Hillary would blow him out in votes and get almost the same amount of delegagtes.
On youtube watch “We Will Not Be Silenced”, that will tell you why we have the PUMA movement and why people like this who would normally toe the party line are backing McCain.
Øbama is heading into the Perfect Storm.
I’m waiting on Geraldine Ferraro. she has hinted a number of times she is open to McCain and I’ve seen her defending Palin. She frequently mentiones she is in contact with Puma’s. I hope the McCain camp is working that angle hard it would be a major conquest and would offer some very damaging headlines. She is really pissed about the race-card being played against her by O.
Fast Eddie has been lukewarm at best. Rendell was a big Clinton supporter (and he ‘delivered’ PA for her...I grant that).
Uh, didn’t Bill Clinton say that Obama could kiss his no good backside (in so many other words) if he wanted Clinton’s support. Well, Obama was probably told to put some ice on it.
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He’s getting Bill’s “support”, 1994 style.
When the wife of Sir Evelyn de Rothschild says you're too elitist, you've got a real problem on your hands.
-ccm
This is how it’s going to play out.
Hillary wants Obama demolished. She needs him out of the running in the future — but of course she cannot switch sides herself, that would mean she would be cast out of the party.
But she knows, if Obama is elected, she’ll never be. So the Clinton people will help McCain.
Watch for a *blistering* propaganda offensive against Sarah Palin. I think they’ve decided Obama is more dangerous to them right now, than Palin.
But Palin needs our 24/7 enthusiastic support.
She must not be brought down, the way Newt Gingrich was.
No kidding! Near royalty and lots of money. Wow is right.
she is married (? assuming she is married and not the heiress) to really big, really old money. Presumably she may be representative of some of the liberal very-rich, who would tend to vote democrat but will not vote for Obama. By coming out and saying so, she will generate publicity for McCain (and against Obama), and also publicly erodes a part of the traditional democrat fundraising base (aside from the PRC).
SlickWillard: Uh, Barack I have time to meet with you on 9/11, just skip that Flight 93 thing that McCain is going to, no one will notice...
Obama’s people will probably be very careful about sending minions to investigate the Rothchilds. The hate filled feminists also need to be careful telling her tht she is not a woman. A few phone calls and all kinds of grant money etc
will dry up and disappear.
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