Posted on 10/22/2010 3:59:06 AM PDT by Libloather
Clinton: GOP banking on 'yesterday's America' showing up Election Day
By Sean J. Miller - 10/21/10 06:39 PM ET
BALTIMORE – Former President Bill Clinton singled out Karl Rove and the "secret committees" for causing a "crazy food fight" that’s confusing voters during a rally for Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D).
"They're banking on you not thinking," the former president said at the event on Federal Hill. "They're banking on some people being so mad that facts don’t matter."
The Republicans' "only hope," Clinton said, "is that on Election Day in 12 days, tomorrow's America, the America that showed up in 2008, will stay home. And yesterday's America will show up and people will be so mad, it won’t be like sports, we won't be thinking, the facts won't have nothing to do with it."
"Show up, claim your future, keep your governor," said Clinton, whose voice was often hoarse. The Baltimore rally was his third campaign stop after starting his day with events in Florida for Democrat Alex Sink and in North Carolina for Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.).
Clinton has emerged as a weapon for the Democratic Party as it tries to hold on to majorities in the House and Senate and prevent Republicans from winning gubernatorial contests across the country.
Speaking to a large crowd assembled in the park overlooking Baltimore's Inner Harbor, Clinton framed the election in similar terms as President Obama and other Democrats – as a choice between going forward with their party or going back to Republican policies under George W. Bush.
“This election is about whether you want to reverse all the things that we’ve done,” Clinton said. “Because there’s always a time lag between when you do the right thing and you feel better. We’re in the gap here. This election is occurring in the gap."
He asked the crowd to vote Democratic in November.
“Essentially what our party is asking for in these [midterm] elections is four years to get out of a hole the American people gave them eight years to dig,” he said. “It seems fair to me, don’t you think?”
O’Malley faces former Gov. Bob Ehrlich (R) in his reelection bid. Clinton urged voters to back O’Malley in November. “If ever there was a tale of two governors, this is it,” Clinton said. “You couldn’t have a more strong contrast. The governor’s opponent has basically promised to cut education.
“Why is this a race? Because people are frustrated,” he said.
Early voting starts in Maryland on Friday and many speakers urged the crowd to cast an early ballot as they waited for Clinton, the headliner, to arrive.
“We’re here today to get the vote out,” said Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.). “We know what’s ahead of us. It’s tough out there.
He added, “If we pull the vote out, we will win and we will win big.”
The impeached *One is still dating.
that facts don’t matter.”
The fact is many of your criminal fiends will be without a job come Nov 2nd. Maybe Soros will hire them?
Soros does not own an American company, he could not live by American Laws. He is a Foreign Company which probably needs to be thrown at Obama daily.
Soros does not own an American company, he could not live by American Laws. He is a Foreign Company which probably needs to be thrown at Obama daily.
Is Clinton in his dotage desperate enough to stain Hillary’s dress? Smart Ass minds want to know.
Soros does not own an American company, he could not live by American Laws. He is a Foreign Company which probably needs to be thrown at Obama daily.
Clinton's losing his political savvy. This is the leaden, dud message that Obama hamhandedly offered. Oops.
I couldn’t wait to toss my absentee ballot in the mail yesterday....my vote this year might even count in Illinois.
If people are as excited as I am....then we may be happy campers on the 3rd.
Good call. Exactly what it is. Clinton knows it too.
Good call. Exactly what it is. Clinton knows it too.
I voted yesterday. The poll was full of other early voters. The Crat early voting scam is backfiring on them as usual. People who work are getting a chance to vote.
CNN has a story of how he lost the Nuke Codes for months. We were wide open for a first strike.
Yesterday’s America, huh? Well, I don’t think 1896 is all that recent either. Neither are the ideas and policies of Woodrow Wilson or FDR all that ‘modern’. In fact, their ideas and policies have been around so long, they’ve been tried and tried again, and fail each time; with the ultimate failure of them promising to be a spectacular, epic event.
Reagan and the Gingrich House are far more recent and provided far better results.
Nice try, but the lies just won’t cut it this time.
This "eight years to dig" canard is getting old. This would imply only Bush participated. So, if the President can dig a hole all by himself and Obama is not running, what do you mean there Slick?
Aside from which, I don't want to just go back 8 years. I want to go back to 1776 and for DC to govern like we have a constitution and that it means something.
I am thinking about O’Malley.
Largest tax increases in Maryland history.
Driver’s licnses for illegals.
State funds going to Baltimore while the rest of the state gets little or none.
6% sales tax.
Yeah I am thing about O’ Malley and voting for Ehrlich.
Bill Clinton can KMA.
This guy was a Rhodes Scholar?
Your damn right it is blo job... you putrid festering herpes blister of a mangina.
LLS
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I love your poetry;)
This guy was a Rhodes Scholar?
Fake Rhodes Scholar?
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