Clinton Brings What Obama Needs: Money
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"Her involvement in the campaign is welcome news and we're very excited about it," said Tom Daschle, national co-chair of the Obama campaign.
On Thursday, she will introduce Obama to her key fundraisers. On Friday, they campaign side-by-side for the first time. Democrats are practically salivating over the potential positives Clinton brings with her.
"I think Sen. Clinton has a tremendous role if she wants to take it, in the campaign," Daschle said. "She has an extraordinary following all across the country -- among women, among minority groups, among working people."
Clinton's help in soothing the bad blood between the campaigns is critical -- history has shown how important that can be:
When Senator Ted Kennedy challenged Jimmy Carter for the nomination in 1980, the battle became bitter -- and the fallout was fatal.
"They never made up in a convincing way and it was one of the reasons why President Carter lost," said Mike Allen, Politico's chief political correspondent.
But the biggest plus Clinton offers is cash. Obama, who just a few days ago broke his pledge to rely on public financing, needs those checks.
"The campaign could not afford for all these supporters to take the summer off and lick their wounds," Allen said. "They want them to be in there raising money, giving money right away."
Obama's May fundraising report reveals a slowdown: $23 million in contributions, more than $7 million less than a month earlier. Rival Sen. John McCain was close behind. But analysts predict Clinton's supporters could produce a surge of up to $75 million.
"Money is important in a presidential campaign," said public opinion analyst Mark Mellman. "Most of Barack Obama's money is coming from small contributions. But every dollar matters and being able to get those Clinton fundraisers is very important for his campaign moving forward."
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See all 204 CommentsAnd to think that Obama will bring change BUT never talks about what that mean''s So again the American sheeple follow.
DumbDowned America still thinks there is hope with Dems & Repubs When in fact these are still the same people that got you into this mess.
Your Government is corrupt beyond belief "WAKE UP".
soon enough you will be all on the street looking in garbage cans for your next meal.
"Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people."
Henry Kissinger
"Arms are the only true badges of liberty. The possession of arms is the distinction of a free man from a slave."
"The unarmed man is not just defenseless, he is also contemptible."
%u2014 Machiavelli
"Pick up a rifle and you change instantly from a subject to a citizen."
%u2014 Jeff Cooper,
The Art of The Rifle
"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt, they have more need of masters." Benjamin Franklin.
"Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt." Samuel Adams .
%u201CUnfortunately, nothing will preserve [liberty] but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.%u201D Patrick Henry
%u201CCourage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.%u201D Samaul Johnson
%u201COne of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.%u201D Plato
this is posted on every comments section at CBS, wonder if they get paid by the troll post or just need the light in their mommas basement . "3 legged dog makes it home 400 miles away" and in the comments section this post ..Hillary lost , Hillary supports obama , vote for mccain if you were gonna vote for Mccain ..just dont come play like you are a wounded democrat ,or that Mccain supports the issues democratic women support . Own up to the fact you are a republican and own that brand that has been so helpful to the USA the last 8 years ..welcome to Bush''s America .Have the courage of your convictions ,misplaced as they are .
"Anyone who would sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither". Ben Franklin (paraphrased)
"I would rather die with the constitution clinched in my fist, then live with shackles on my feet" Greywolf
If it be the pleasure of Heaven that my country shall require the poor offering of my life, I will be ready, at the appointed hour of sacrifice, come when that hour may. But while I do live, let me have a country, and that a free country!
John Adams
"Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then, be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question." ~ Thomas Jefferson: 1st Inaugural, 1801. ME 3:320
Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. -James Madison
The Democrats are TAKING the USA BACK
From the Dreaded Hijackings of SCUMBAG SECT !
The People are NOW VERY AWARE of What happens When INEPT,CORRUPT CRIMINALS Occupy the White House !
LIARS,THIEVES,PERVERTS,BIGOTS,..These Re-Cons Should Be Banned from Seeing Sunlight Ever Again !
The Democratic Revolution Will Be in Full Swing This Fall,.Taking EVERY SEAT Available !
NO MERCY on THESE CRIMINALS ! THE GOP SECT Has Self-Destructed ! NEVER Again to be put together by SHRUBCO or BUSHCON !
President Thomas Jefferson (a founder of America in condemnation of present and future monopoly money power. 1743-1826)
%u201CCompetition [i.e. capitalism] is a sin.%u201D
%u201CI want to own nothing and control everything.%u201D
%u201CThe ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.%u201D
John D. Rockefeller (Fascist cartel robber baron and promoter of the U.S. %u201CFederal Reserve%u201D Act in alliance with the Rothschild bloc. 1839-1937)
%u201CI don%u2019t care who the government is. Let me control the money and I will control the country.%u201D
Mayer Amschel Rothschild (attributed to the German godfather of the Rothschild bank cartel and grandfather to heir Lord Baron Nathaniel Mayer de Rothschild: owner of the Bank of England and a key promoter of the U.S. %u201CFederal Reserve%u201D Act. 1744-1812)
James Paul Warburg (monopoly banker in testimony before the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Warburg was an agent of the Rockefeller-JP Morgan-Rothschild banking bloc and son of Paul Warburg, chief architect of the %u201CFederal Reserve%u201D Corporation, an unconstitutional private bank monopoly set up for cartel hegemony. February 17, 1950)
"Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people."
Henry Kissinger (ex U.S. Secretary of State and ongoing agent for the ruling class. Living. Quote 1970)
%u201CThe real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial element in the larger centers has owned the government of the U.S. ever since the days of Andrew Jackson. History depicts Andrew Jackson as the last truly honorable and incorruptible American president.%u201D
President FDR (on Fascist rule in a letter to corporate con man %u201CColonel%u201D Edward M. House, a founder of the Council on Foreign Relations and political fixer for the ruling class. House also handled President Wilson for the foisting of the privately rigged %u201CFederal Reserve%u201D Corp bank monopoly. 11/21/ 1933)
err they have been absent for two presidential elections but they are back ..
Those were all truly evil men, but not as evil as Roosevelt who ushered in the ''New Deal'' aka Socialism.
Yo! Have you forgotten already? Hillary camp is the one with debt.
CBS is not worth my time.
Are we forgetting that Clinton was 10''''s of millions in debt.
Posted by lorinkundert at 10:45 PM : Jun 22, 2008--------------Maybe You Should Keep Up on Whats Going On In The World!
Posted by lorinkundert,
Let me get this correct. You are calling Roosevelt an evil man for bringing the new deal? Have you ever considered the fact that if it wasn''t for Roosevelts actions to rebuild the nations infrastructure, we would not have been able to ramp up manufacturing as quickly as we did to supply our military needs in WW II. Given that fact its very possible if Roosevelt had not been president Hitler would have won.
I suggest you do a little reading about World War II before you make statements regarding how evil Roosevelt was!
Roosevelt was a great president who did more for his country than any other president.
Oh sorry,
Thought I was reading a NEWS worthy story.
This is obviously now the comic section.
Right wing toad and troll.
Posted by JoanDavis2 at 10:34 PM : Jun 22, 2008
Eight.
NO MERCY on THESE CRIMINALS ! THE GOP SECT Has Self-Destructed ! NEVER Again to be put together by SHRUBCO or BUSHCON !
Posted by neobria
The arrogant elitist oligarchs have attempted a corporate hostile takeover threatening to dissolve the american democratic founding principles of representation for a diverse population of citizens, not a special select few. Some believe america should belong to those who own the gold but that is precisely what this republic was founded in opposition to namely oligarchies be they tribal or other.
Like a criminal sociopath, the right wing republican neo cons became more brazen and careless with their rhetoric. They promoted Bush and he did the american people one favor. Bush exposed the anti-american plot of the right wing corporate neo cons which is to overthrow the people ( get big public government off their backs ) and replace it with private oligarchic elitist right wing rule. The true axis of evil has been exposed.
Posted by mr2258 at 11:09 PM : Jun 22, 2008
When you post stuff like that, you really should explain what you are talking about.
Otherwise, it just makes you sound like you must be a good typist, ''cuz the men in white coats HAVE to be chasin'' you down the street...
Posted by JoanDavis2 at 10:34 PM : Jun 22, 2008
This is more of the filthy dirty tricks of the right wing. These same ruthless corrupt bloggers were saying only a few months ago that if Hillary were to get the nomination they would vote for McCain but if Obama got the nomination they would vote for Obama. Right wing republicons are the opposite of everything they say. They have no principles. They are criminal sociopaths and use whatever means they need to achieve their end. The Klingons had more honor.
Posted by patriot12436 at 11:12 PM : Jun 22, 2008
LOL! Good luck with that.......HAHAHAHAHAHA!
I wish i could believe obama but there are too many issues for me to believe him, and he has not answered them.
Well said.
I will at least feel my vote wasn''t wasted on obama or mccain.
Posted by patriot12436 at 11:12 PM : Jun 22, 2008
LOL! Good luck with that.......HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Posted by SgtRDS-E4 at 11:14 PM : Jun 22, 2008
Yah - is like saying "I was going to support the Titanic but now I''m going to support the iceberg.".
Same thing in the end - one sinks, and the other melts away into oblivion...
No problem. As a lifelong Democrat I hope a lot of people vote for him. I strongly encourage many to do just that.
I hope you are right and that something doesn''t happen to renzsko before he can testify.
Posted by mr2258 at 11:16 PM : Jun 22, 2008
And I will make it easy for you: All you have to do is copy and paste your sources, evidence - whatever - in and click "publish".
I am not disrespecting you but i have a question. Why would anyone vote for a party just because they have always belonged to it ? I have never belonged to a party for that reason. I disagree with your choice but respect your right to decide what you feel is the right decision.
Perhaps so but my integrity remains intact as i am sure yours will when voting for who you think is the best choice. I canot in good faith back obama or mccain.
I actually did vote for a republican for president once, Gerald Ford in 1976. Ever since then I have always voted democratic because every time I have honestly thought they had the better candidate.
Oh and I voted for Arnie as Gov here in CA.
I wish i could believe obama but there are too many issues for me to believe him, and he has not answered them.
Posted by patriot12436
There is no human one should look upon as the trusted messiah. It has been this blind trust and non-participation that has led to american citizens coming very close to having their democratic nation underhandedly transformed into a corporate special interest oligarchy. Americans have grown fat and trusting and the predators who have always been out there have gained advantage by wearing sheep wool mixing religion and private corporate interests in with government. Be vigil but vote for Obama. The right wing neo con party has failed the american founding principles in spite of what they think or believe, they have. Anyone who has been associated with and campaigning for this ideology cannot be trusted on the basis of stupidity, poor insight, lack of vision or outright corruption.
Posted by patriot12436 at 11:21 PM : Jun 22, 2008
And I couldn''t support Barr - I want to be a citizen of the United States of America - not a member of some tiny hunter-gatherer tribe squabbling over the carcass of a dog because I didn''t think government - and by extension, civilization - was a good idea.
This emphasizes my beliwefs, it is the candidate and what they will do not the party. I also voted for clinton and am very happy tthat he left us with a great economy.
Posted by ibsteve2u at 11:24 PM : Jun 22, 2008
I''ll go along with that. Barr thinks the answer to bad government is no government at all, instead of just fixing the government you have. Government is NOT the problem (in spite of what the idiot Reagan said), BAD government is.
For the very reasons you posted i cannot support obama. Too many unanswered questions and too many lies. I do not trust the man. I wish the DNC had gave us a black candidate i feel is qualified to be presidet.
Perhaps so but my integrity remains intact as i am sure yours will when voting for who you think is the best choice. I canot in good faith back obama or mccain.
Posted by patriot1243
The thoughts of a defeated republican that is seeking to mitigate the damage by encouraging non-participation. To vote on so called "principle" is to choose not to participate. Non-participation is the apathy the republicons seek from the people. This is the poisonous attitude and rhetoric that was used against the people by the republicons. The big government is corrupt, it''s not to be trusted, why vote?...that was the neo con manipulation of getting the people to not participate.
At least we have the same moral convictions if not the same candidate. I think obama has fooled a lot of Americans.
I am very relieved and pleased to once again see that Hillary Clinton proves her critics wrong over and over again. The critics clearly have some growing up to do.
I can see many angry grumpy old men mimmicking a "Fred Sanford" act about their phony heart attacks when Hillary Clinton speaks. Yes, "This gonna be the big one!!!" "Hillary is going to be the VP."
I am just loving it!!!
Posted by patriot12436 at 11:28 PM : Jun 22, 2008
Given the example the Republicans have set these last thirty or so years, I can understand your skepticism.
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