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February 20, 2008 11:25 AM

In NY Clinton says: "This Campaign Goes On!"

By
Fernando Suarez
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Hillary Clinton
(CBS)

From CBS News' Fernando Suarez


NEW YORK CITY -- Just one day after losing her 10th straight contest to Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton told a group of supporters at a low-dollar fundraiser, "This campaign goes on! This campaign moves forward!"

Clinton spent most of her speech going after Obama. She drew a contrast between her candidacy and his, arguing that she brings experience and solutions, while he amounts to nothing more than words and speeches.

"It is time to get real. To get real on how we actually win this election and get real about the challenges facing America. It is time that we move from good words to good works, from sound bites to sound solutions," Clinton said. "Americans have a choice to make in this election and that choice matters. It's about picking a president who relies not just on words but on work, hard work."

Taking aim at Obama's experience, she said "only one of us is ready on day one" and she would not need "on the job training."

Clinton congratulated Obama on his two wins in Hawaii and Wisconsin, but reminded supporters that this race was always going to be difficult. "Campaigns are not supposed to be easy. They are supposed to be hard. They are supposed to be challenging."

Clinton delivered her remarks in New York City, where the crowd was strongly behind her. She received several standing ovations and was interrupted multiple times to the crowd chanting her name.

"You cannot achieve the kind of changes we want by voting 'present' on controversial issues," said Clinton referring to Obama's days as a state senator in Illinois where he voted 'present' over 130 times during his time in office. "The American people deserve better than that," Clinton added.

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by PulSamsara February 22, 2008 5:06 PM EST
An honest comment-
I and many viewers including many in the debate hall do not believe that Clinton received a standing ovation.
It looked to many as if the audience was cued that the debate was over and that they stood to pay respects to both candidates.
I think this ''standing ovation'' ruse is a fallacy.
Of course CNN''s handling of the whole debate was amateur... gale force winds on stage, debate flow, wrap up....
the wrap up botch led some viewers to believe that it was Hillary''s ovation. I don''t think that''s what half the ''ovationers'' were clapping about.
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by wutuloadu February 21, 2008 4:30 AM EST
%u201CThis campaign goes on! This campaign moves forward"...did''nt caligula say that ?
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by sjbj2322 February 21, 2008 2:52 AM EST
Sorry gsm1565....we''re already there. There is no way that I or anyone in my household and many of my former republican and new democratic friends who support Hillary will support Obama. We would rather refocus our efforts on winning over the house and senate with McCain as president.
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by Blondshag February 21, 2008 1:57 AM EST
ATTENTION:
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PRAYER HELPS WITH ALL THINGS AND I BELIEVE THAT PRAYER WILL HELP WITH THIS AS WELL.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME IN PRAYER FOR HILLARY CLINTON AND FOR AMERICA. HILLARY CLINTON WILL HELP AMERICA....I BELIEVE IT AND I BELIEVE IN GOD AND THE POWER OF PRAYER.

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by truthandfair February 20, 2008 7:45 PM EST
I, for one, will vote for McCain if Obama wins the nomination. He repeatedly told the media that "my wife and I will not be able to support Hillary if she wins the nomination", and "Hillary''s supporters will support me if I win the nomination. But my supporters will not support Hillary if she wins." OK, Mr. Barack Obama, I hear you. You turned me off when you made such comments to show your true color - very small and very narrow-minded. Quite a "leader".
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by l00ker February 20, 2008 5:48 PM EST
When the TelePrompTer gets turned off and obama is faced with decisions in the oval office. I bet the first call he makes is to ask the advice of Bill Clinton

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Posted by geisemann at 02:20 PM : Feb 20, 2008


You give this Clinton too much credit, because if his advice was that valuable and compelling, then the thought in your last paragraph is oxymoronic indeed. Or simply stated, his advice has gotten his wife right where opponent wants her, practically unelective toast.
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by geisemann99 February 20, 2008 5:20 PM EST
I am young but not dumb

All this in with the NEW out with the old. Well your ipod is old people why not replace it with something better?

Well if you take a proven design and let it run it will work great.

If you take an unknown design and let it run it will break a lot. Not necessary get to the finish line first.

It could crash and burn in fact.

We are in bad shape people when a company is in bad shape they dont release a design that is not tested. Microsoft can but they are not in bad shape. Putting your eggs in a person who is not proven and going against the Clinton mastermind is very stupid.

This country was not logical and voted for Bush, was a feeling people said( I didn%u2019t) Then this country again will make a mistake and vote for Obama. Use logic for once and vote on logic not to fell good. I know the Obama drug feels good but once re-hab starts it will be a big crash.

When the TelePrompTer gets turned off and obama is faced with decisions in the oval office. I bet the first call he makes is to ask the advice of Bill Clinton
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by hillaryis44 February 20, 2008 5:08 PM EST
dothemath3, that is a nice analysis.
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by l00ker February 20, 2008 5:08 PM EST
It will go on until March 4th, but if she gets her doors blown off in Ohio and Texas, then the so-called Clinton machine will be going into the junk pile, scrap heap, then on into the smelter. A more than fitting end, indeed.
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by hillaryis44 February 20, 2008 5:00 PM EST
If she her experience and solutions are so valuable, how come her campaign is such a wreck? Is there a single *positive* aspect of this campaign where she has outperformed him? These presidential campaigns are the biggest organizations that either of them have ever run. Period. Obama is much more capable. Posture and whine, but it doesn''t change the facts as we have witnessed them.
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