At Last Minute, Obama Makes Pitch To Help Clear Clinton Debt
(CBS)
(NEW YORK) Barack Obama made his way to New York City tonight, with Hillary Clinton and Caroline Kennedy by his side. The three were heading to fund-raisers for Obama, and in part, for Clinton. The goal of the evening was to gather contributions for Clinton’s primary debt, but Obama almost forgot to ask for donations for his former opponent.
After delivering a 30-minute speech where he praised Clinton and jabbed at John McCain, Obama left the stage without mentioning Clinton’s debt. As the music began to play, Obama rushed back to the stage. “Hold on a second guys, I was getting all carried away,” he said as the crowd laughed.
“Senator Clinton still has some debt. And I could have had some debt if I hadn’t won so I know the drill,” he said as he called on his supporters to contribute. “You know, that is part of the process of making sure that we are unified moving forward.”
Supporters found pledge forms under their seats asking for donations for Clinton’s “Debt Retirement”. The form had a “Hillary for President” logo on it. The maximum contribution is $2,300/individual and $4,600/couple.
Obama and Clinton will appear together at a fund-raiser later tonight, as well as one tomorrow morning.
****************************************Sounds like she is still hoping ''something'' will happen to Obama.
What happened to the 18 million supporters she is still bragging about. I guess they didn''t care that much about her, if they can''t be bothered to send her 10 bucks.
I know one of the Republican talking points is that he is an elitist, but he was always very responsible with the donations he received from his supporters.
Rather than fancy hotels, a lot of his staff bunked with volunteers. Campaign material was recycled from one state to the next. etc.etc. I like that he has handled his donations in a responsible and respectful way.
************************************ THAT IS EXTREMELY DISRESPECTFUL AND TACKY!
He is such a poor example of our Country. He''s embarrassing.
No candidate for President since Wendell Wilkie in 1940 has had as little relevant experience before running for President as Barack Obama. The Illinois Senator served for 8 years, in a generally undistinguished fashion, in the Illinois legislature. He was best known for voting present more often than any other State Senator. When the Democrats took over the Legislature the last two years he served, Obama worked out a deal with the Democratic leader, Emil Jones, to get his name on some bills so he could buff up his resume before running for the open US Senate seat.
In the US Senate, Obama missed many votes in his first term even before he launched his Presidential bid, as he traveled the country speaking to Democratic Party events (and positioning himself with activists for a future Presidential run). Since the campaign began, he has missed virtually all Senate votes and failed to hold meetings of his own subcommittee. So the Obama record is very thin.
His major campaign themes have been lofty messages of change and hope and bipartisan unity. This is a smart course to take, when you have little to show for your years in public office. McCain needs to focus on Obama''''s record of scant legislative accomplishment and inexperience. What has Barack Obama done, as opposed to claiming to have done?
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by pjones501
July 10, 2008 9:45 PM PDT
- You people here are pretty stupid. Don''t you see that a deal was made? If you don''t come through with your end of the bargain, Hillary and her supporters won''t come through with theirs. So get on the stick and do it right or lose it all. You act like a bunch of stupid amatures who know nothing about politics.
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