Bill Clinton To Address Dem Convention

Former President Will Play A Role At Denver Convention, Democratic Officials Say

(AP)  Former President Clinton will have a role at the Democratic convention in Denver later this month.

Democratic officials said Thursday that Mr. Clinton will give a speech on the third night of the convention, before an address by the as-yet-to-be-named running mate for Barack Obama, the party's likely presidential nominee. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity before the details were formally announced.

Exactly what role the former president would play at the gathering Aug. 25-28 has been the subject of speculation since his wife, New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, ended her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in early June and endorsed Obama.

Obama clinched the nomination after a sometimes bitter primary contest with Clinton.

Sen. Clinton is expected to speak on the convention's second night.

Earlier Thursday, Obama dismissed suggestions that tension between his supporters and hers could upset the gathering.

Obama told reporters that their staffs were working out mutually agreeable convention logistics. At the same time, Clinton was assuring her supporters during an online chat that she and Obama were "working together to make sure it's a big success."

Neither answered questions about whether Clinton's name should be placed in nomination so that her backers could record their votes.

Amid reports that some Clinton backers hope to raise her profile at the convention or even continue to push her candidacy, Clinton and Obama were publicly trying to ease the strained relations that exist between some of their supporters.

Flying home to Chicago, Obama told reporters that he had talked separately this week to Clinton and her husband, and that they were enthusiastic about having a smooth convention.

"As is true in all conventions, we're still working out the mechanics, the coordination," Obama said. One such issue is whether there will be a convention roll call on Clinton's nomination, he said.

"I'm letting our respective teams work out details," he said. Asked if that meant he wouldn't object to her name being placed in nomination and a vote taken, Obama said: "I didn't say that. I said that they're working it out."

Clinton has not said whether she will seek a formal vote on her bid for the nomination.

During the online chat on her Web site, she wrote that she and Obama will ensure Democrats are "fully unified."

Clinton was expected to deliver a prime-time address to delegates on Aug. 26, the second night of the convention. With the delegate roll call planned for the next evening, Obama was set to accept the nomination with a speech on the convention's fourth and final night.

"We will ensure that the voices of everyone who participated in this historic process are respected and our party is fully unified heading into the November election," Clinton wrote. "While no decisions have been made yet, I will make sure that we keep you up to date and involved with all of the convention activity."

Obama was asked whether allowing Clinton's name to be placed in nomination might lead to a catharsis for the party.

"I don't think we're looking for catharsis. I think what we're looking for is energy and excitement," he said.

Clinton insisted during the Web chat that she was sincerely behind Obama after someone asked whether she truly was supporting him or was "just saying what you have to?"

Another questioner wanted to know if there was any possibility her name would be placed in nomination, arguing that doing so "would at least give your supporters a voice in the choice for the party's nominee." She was noncommittal.

Someone else posted a note saying he hopes Clinton becomes Obama's running mate. In her response, Clinton repeated that she will do whatever Obama asks of her but it is his decision "and I am going to respect the privacy of that process by not discussing it."

The Clintons' stance toward Obama's candidacy is being closely scrutinized as the convention nears - particularly after remarks by Bill Clinton earlier this week during a trip to Africa. Asked whether Obama was prepared to become president, the former president replied, "You can argue that nobody is ready to be president," and said he himself learned a lot in his first year on the job.

The remark was widely viewed as tepid and unenthusiastic, particularly in light of Republican candidate John McCain's frequent criticism that Obama is not ready to be president.

[txgrouch2006]

Bill Clinton was the ORIGIN of the WMD lie.

In 1998, just DAYS before his scheduled impeachment vote, Clinton SUDDENLY changed his Iraq policy to a "get tough" regime change policy, and he launched a military attack on Iraq. His excuse? WMD PHOBIA!!!

THERE WAS NO PROOF THAT SADDAM HAD WMD IN 1998. NO PROOF WAS *EVER* FOUND!!!

"Other countries possess weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles. With Saddam, there is one big difference: He has used them. Not once, but repeatedly. Unleashing chemical weapons against Iranian troops during a decade-long war. Not only against soldiers, but against civilians, firing Scud missiles at the citizens of Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Iran. And not only against a foreign enemy, but even against his own people, gassing Kurdish civilians in Northern Iraq.

%u201DThe international community had little doubt then, and I have no doubt today, that left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will use these terrible weapons again. "

Speech from the Oval Office by President William Clinton, explaining his attack on Iraq
reported by The Associated Press
Wednesday, December 16, 1998

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/clintontext121698.htm

BTW, Bill Clinton was impeached on December 19, 1998.

WHAT A COINCIDENCE!!!

[stn_sage]

Bill Clinton exposed his ''true colors'' during the Democratic primaries! I have NO interest in what this race-baiting, philanderous scumbag has to say!

[dudeky]

GO GET EM BILL YOU ARE TH MAN FOR US NEVER WILL FORGET SEEING YOU IN MADISONVILLE KY GIVE ''M HELL AT THE CONVENTION IN AUG YOU CAN DO IT AND YOUR WIFE SHOULD BE ON THE TICKET AS PRESIDENT NOT VICE
OR ANY OTHER OFFICE GO GET EM........

[txgrouch2006]

Clinton was the best, you tell me, any man that can get out of impeachment....thats a leader.
Posted by Tx2Democrats at 09:57 PM : Aug 08, 2008

Nope, sorry. Andrew Johnson was impeached TWICE. Got out of it both times.

[tx2democrats]

Bill Clinton is the greatest President the United States has seen. His is the original celebrity President. Clinton was the best, you tell me, any man that can get out of impeachment....thats a leader.

[tx2democrats]

Bill Clinton is the greatest President the United States has seen. His is the original celebrity President. Clinton was the best, you tell me, any man that can get out of impeachment....thats a leader.

[tx2democrats]

Bill Clinton is the greatest President the United States has seen. His is the original celebrity President. Clinton was the best, you tell me, any man that can get out of impeachment....thats a leader.

[txgrouch2006]

ALL LIES ORIGINATE WITH BILL CLINTON. He started the WMD lie to avoid impeachment. THERE WAS NO PROOF OF WMD''S IN IRAQ IN 1998, AND NO PROOF WAS EVER FOUND!!!!

But, with an utter lack of concrete evidence, Bill Clinton delivered this speech:

"Other countries possess weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles. With Saddam, there is one big difference: He has used them. Not once, but repeatedly. ...

%u201DThe international community had little doubt then, and I have no doubt today, that left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will use these terrible weapons again. "

Speech from the Oval Office by President William Clinton, explaining his attack on Iraq
reported by The Associated Press
Wednesday, December 16, 1998

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv
/politics/special/clinton/stories/clinto
ntext121698.htm

BTW, Bill Clinton was impeached on December 19, 1998.

WHAT A COINCIDENCE!!!

[shaheed92]

You''re drowning out the rest of us who want to make mocking and derisive comments about THE NEWS ITEM.

Posted by txgrouch2006 at 05:10 PM : Aug 08, 2008
____________________

I''m done for now; it was fun while it lasted.

Regards

[txgrouch2006]

Posted by RosieOD4Prez at 04:35 PM : Aug 08, 2008
Posted by shaheed92 at 04:57 PM : Aug 08, 2008

Are you two finished having your slap fight?

You''re drowning out the rest of us who want to make mocking and derisive comments about THE NEWS ITEM.