Clinton To Get Roll Call At Dem Convention

Obama Campaign Works Out Agreement For Former Rival To Also Be Placed In Nomination

(CBS/AP)  Hillary Rodham Clinton's name will be placed in nomination along with nominee-in-waiting Barack Obama at the Democratic convention in Denver, an emblematic move intended to unite the party after a divisive primary fight.

Democrats will officially nominate Obama at the convention but the state delegations will do a traditional role call for his vanquished opponent as well.

The arrangement - which the rivals-turned-allies agreed to after weeks of negotiations - is intended to help the Democratic Party heal after a bruising primary while mollifying still-disgruntled Clinton backers and acknowledging the former first lady's groundbreaking presidential run.

"I am convinced that honoring Senator Clinton's historic campaign in this way will help us celebrate this defining moment in our history and bring the party together in a strong united fashion," Obama, an Illinois senator, said in a joint statement.

Added Clinton, a New York senator: "With every voice heard and the party strongly united, we will elect Senator Obama president of the United States and put our nation on the path to peace and prosperity once again."

CBS News chief political consultant Marc Ambinder reports that Clinton had resisted pressure from donors, allies and supporters to accept demands to allow her name placed in nomination, but she and aides to Obama seemed to realize independently that doing so would be the best way to incorporate and welcome Clinton's supporters into Obama's general election campaign, both symbolically and practically.

Ambinder reports that according to several people who have spoken with her, Clinton originally believed that if her name were included in the roll call, she would inevitably wind up with fewer delegates than the 1896.5 she earned from the primaries. In negotiations this summer with Obama's campaign, Clinton's team did not ask for Clinton's name to be submitted. But within the last week, Clinton advisers decided something ought to be done for the sake of her staunchest supporters. They heard back immediately that the Obama campaign had always been open to having her name placed in nomination alongside his, reports Ambinder.

Multiple sources in both campaigns have described the negotiations as relatively free of acrimony, Ambinder added. (Click here to read more from Ambinder's report on TheAtlantic.com.)

Clinton will speak on Aug. 26, the second night of the convention. As CBS News correspondent Dean Reynolds reports, Clinton ruled out giving the convention keynote address - the same vehicle that catapulted Obama to national prominence four years ago.

On Aug. 27, the state-by-state roll call of her name will take place.

While Democrats say the mechanics of how that will play out still are being determined, Clinton - herself a superdelegate who gets a vote - is expected to release her delegates to Obama, announce her support for him and ask her backers to do the same.

Her husband is slated to address the delegates that day, too, as is Obama's still unnamed vice presidential nominee - yet another strong indication that he won't ask Clinton to be his running mate.

Some 35 million people participated in the protracted Democratic primary, and Obama and Clinton said they wanted to "honor and celebrate these voices and votes" by putting both of their names into nomination.

Certainly, they also hoped to head off any disruptions that could give Republicans - and the national media televising the four-day event - an opening to claim Democratic disarray.

Obama needs Clinton's supporters to beat McCain in November.

While polls show that Obama has won over most of the Clinton faithful, some simply don't like Obama or still feel Clinton was treated unfairly during the primaries.

Critics have indicated they would make their voices heard during the party's Denver party in less than two weeks.

One group intends to paper the city with fliers, promote a video detailing what they contend were irregularities in the nominating process and unleash bloggers to give their take on the proceedings.

These Democrats have accused Obama of manipulating party caucuses for extra delegates while others complain that Clinton was the victim of sexist party leaders or media mistreatment. Many vent over the way the party divvied up delegates from the Florida and Michigan primaries, two states that were punished for violating national rules by holding their contests early.

[samthetvcat]

---"Clinton is expected to release her delegates to Obama, announce her support for him and ask her backers to do the same."---

That''s why Barack agreed to it . . . it feeds into his theme of like ''the changing of the guard'', ''out with the old in with the new''.

Like I think he just outwitted the Clintons who seem to be subscribing to the conventional wisdom that raising heck on the convention floor doesn''t bode well for the candidate, when instead he''s going to turn their chaos against them and say that none of these old-school players are going to have any part in his administration (?)

She''s basically ''trapped'' in having to put on a show of ''unity'' too isn''t she? Like what would be the fallout for her if she didn''t release her delegates (?)

[libsluv2spit]

divided they stood..more divided they will fall..

[blkpresident]

What a bunch of cry-babies those Clintonians are. Here we kick her lil'' *** all the way back to her kitchen stove in NY, and now we have to allow her name to called, for the sake of "healing" the party and encouraging unity. So, the Super Bowl champions win the game, but akin to lil'' missy''s logic, the losers of the Super Bowl have their names engraved on the Vince Lombardi Trophy too. Will someone please tell me why missy is still acting like she''s presidential?

Terrorist don''t lob softballs. Terrorist don''t play powder-puff football. Doesn''t lil'' missy get it?! Somewhere in NY a neglected kitchen stove needs cleaning. Where''s lil'' Hillary? Still pipe dreaming about a girl being president. Get a clue sweetie.

[wardoglrs]

You all have been deceived and your going to see why this Government is nothing short of the mob. You Americans couldn''t vote for the right person if your life dependent on it.

You Chance of an Economic collapse is just after the
election and no one to blame but yourselves. The next war will be on your soil and then you will know the nightmare your own forces have done to innocent civilians through out history.

Russia and China are allies and they know better they haven''t thrown there money away with wars like you all have. You have lived beyond you means at the expense of the world and its pay back time. You wont survive it cause your spoiled and stupid and greedy.

Your Forefathers would be ashamed of you all for turning your backs on the most important event in history. Those 56 men that laid down there lives for the bill of rights were all hunted down and killed and tourtured and it was all for nothing. Or you can wake up now and do something and turn your country around.
I suggest you look into Dr Pauls writtings and look to Baldwin Or Barr. Dr Paul is your best hope and you didnt listen

[wellhell3]

If I were Obama I wouldn''''t trust Hillary as far as I could throw Bill. Who knows what she is up to? Other than stealing the nomination.


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Posted by StLouisMan3 at 10:15 AM : Aug 15, 2008

Oh, but you''d trust Obscamma after he''s totally scammed off the nomination with his bull ***** and the help of the DNC Nazi mafia endorsement and superdelegate scam!

Yeah, I GOT that!

[armydog2]

all this will do is insure mccain wins in november. These fools are just cutting their noses off to spite their faces. go along with this *** if you want more of the same old bush garbage. foolish people.

[mcvent]

skyk

Making ends meet is what almost everyone does and what almost everyone is always doing..

Why do you think it''s so bad that people do that. My parents did it and there parents did it and for many years I had to do it. It''s all part of being and adult and working and jobs and getting trained and getting a better job.

[mcvent]

Good news I just got off the phone with some other PUMA leaders and as soon as Hillary''s name is put before the convention we are going to take over the floor, block all the allies and demand a full state by state open vote... WE are going to let Obama steal the Democratic nomination from Hillary.

Obama can''t win Hillary can help us support Hillary...

Let''s face the truth Obama doesn''t like white people and most white people know it.... Why else would he attend a church and have his two children bapitalized there if he didn''t believe all the white hatred being taught there...

Want further proof Obama doesn''t like whitey read his books he talks about it in both.

[rktsci3127]

Do you really take a vacation when the election is a short time away? Is it showing good leadership when the loser of the race tells you what to do and when to speak. Maybe the DNC has told Obama that Hillary is getting the nomination.

[zorar-2009]

Go Hillary...better than an Old f@rt McBush & Better than a hot air balloon Obama!

[tbweb]

Posted by trrrorislamx at 07:15 AM : Aug 15, 2008,,,

When you were Posting as lars, you made sense sometimes, now Posting as the racist trrrorislamx, you appear to have lost your mind!

[tbweb]

Posted by tbweb at 05:51
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HINT: DONT EVER LIE ON A PUBLIC FORUM... U END UP LOOKING LIKE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW... KNO WHAT I MEAN?

you ended up holding a bag of words and want someone other than obama to blame? DEAL WITH YOUR LOT OR JUMP SHIP.

Posted by fenner at 06:00 AM : Aug 15, 2008,,,

You are pure garbage! Your attempt at being a racist without looking like a racist needs a lot of work!

[skyk-2009]

Since that day, his followers look upon Obama as the messiah. It makes little sense to argue with these loony people.

Posted by johnbush2 at 06:49 AM : Aug 15, 2008

It is amazing how little you uneducated cultist know about the average guy out here... you know the one who''s trying to pay his bills and make ends meet? We have listened to this "Trickle Down" Horse Manure now for over 30 years. In ALL those YEARS NOT ONE of them has seen the American Standard of Living INCREASE! Now if you look at the time when Democrats and the CONSUMER based economics of FDR were in place the American Standard of living went up and down a notch or two but was ALWAYS near the top. It''s time we trashed the Neocon''s and their "Trickle Down"! I''ve seen ENOUGH American''s hurt because we gave some Corporation a free ride on Taxes only to see them use that money to export that American''s job! ENOUGH!!

[nearl4511]

Speaking of spam........

[trrrorislamx]

HUSSEIN AND THE NEW BLACK PANTHER PARTY

The racist NBPP is led by notorious extremist, Malik Zulu Shabazz, and is a registered team member and blogger on Obama%u2019s campaign website.

Barack Obama and The New Black Panther Party
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DQAOZlNrO8

Snarling at the White Man
Leaders of the New Black Panther Party, unlike those of its namesake of the 1960s and 1970s, speak of ''white devils'' and ''bloodsucking Jews''

Khalid Muhammad.
Muhammad, who first appeared publicly as the new Panthers'' leader at the Jasper demonstration in 1998, had long been known as the leading spokesman for the black separatist Nation of Islam. He lost that post after Nation leader Louis Farrakhan was widely criticized for Muhammad''s violently hateful speeches.

He has blamed slavery and even the Holocaust on the "hooked-nose, bagel-eating, lox-eating, perpetrating-a-fraud, so-called Jew."

He has launched repeated diatribes against his enemies: "white devil crackers," "bloodsucking Jews" and "*******."

Muhammad had clear ideas for dealing with whites who did not leave immediately: "We kill the women. We kill the babies. We kill the blind. We kill the cripples. We kill them all. We kill the *******. We kill the lesbians. ,,, When you get through killing them all, go to the ******* graveyard and dig up the grave and kill them a-*******-gain, because they didn''t die hard enough" the first time.
http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?pid=394

[trrrorislamx]

But your opposition is rooted in racial hatred, is un-American and absolutely disgusting.
Posted by tbweb at 05:39 AM : Aug 15, 2008

here is your RACIST BIGOT,,,

THE REAL HUSSEIN, HIS REAL HATE OF WHITEY, HIS REAL RACISM

FROM HIS OWN MOUTH

Wright / Obama: "White Folk''s Greed Runs A World In Need"

MALCOLM-O-BAMA LAUDS MALCOLM-X

HUSSEIN THE MARXISTS

HUSSEIN THE RACIST
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfC4OOm1aoM
There''s only two kinds of white folks, there''s only two kinds, bad white folks and worse white folks. That''s the only two kinds of white folks there are. Malcolm X, used to say, from the teachings of the nation of terrorislam founder Elijah Muhammad, that all white folks are bad. He said if you find one good, kill him first before he turns bad. Because he''s only faking.
http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?sid=169

SHOCKING Obama words: what he really thinks of white folks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI77cU3jsFs&feature=related

The shocking video Barack Obama does not want you to see!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prhnc2fxAzg&feature=related

[nearl4511]

One used to be able to attempt some type of political discussion on these boards.

Now they seems to be filled with one liners, spam, talkingpoints, and other trash.

I really don''t see any discussion of ideas here, just name calling and blasting others positions.

What attracts you to these sites? Just like to spread nonsense? The important feeling of reading your words on line? Prvoking a response from the other camps yahoos?

This stuff is so boring. No discussion whatsoever of the practicality of the story. What are the pro''s and con''s to a roll call? It seems pretty obvious to me.

[imprisonkarl]

johnbush2 --

How many McSame Frequent Flyer Miles have you racked up so far?

Barack''s really got you guys worried, doesn''t he? You should be.

Obama''s showing what a real leader should do to get things done -- he''s bringing the party together by acting magnanimus. Why shouldn''t Hillary''s name be put into nomination? She''s the first female candidate to be seriously competitive in the prez race (Shirley Chisolm was the actual first, I believe), so why not?

Obama has enuf confidence in himself to allow someone else a little time in the spotlight, and besides, it''s just the right thing to do.

Rant and rave all you want. Spread all the Ministry of Propaganda lies and fear-mongering you like -- it will make no difference.

Obama Tsunami in November.

[thinkharder-]

Posted by johnbush2 at 06:51 AM : Aug 15, 2008

Nice try John...but let me tell you how it would really go down.

McSame would give 20 bucks to the rich guy who''s curb the homeless man sleeps on and tell the homeless guy, "don''t worry buddy...it''ll trickle down to ya!"

Obama would say..."get off you a$$ and do something. Here''s a brochure for a free continuing education program I''m sponsoring and a referral to see this doctor...get you''re act together and see how things can change."

[johnbush2-2009]

John McCain, Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama were walking down a Washington DC street when they came upon a homeless man.

John McCain gave the man his business card and told him to come to his office for a job. He then took $20 out of his pocket and gave it to the man.

Hillary was very impressed, so when they came upon another homeless person, she decided to help. She walked to him and gave him directions to the welfare office. She then reached into McCain%u2019s pocket and got out $20. She kept the $15 for her administrative fees and gave the homeless man $5.

When they came upon yet another homeless person, Barak told him to %u201Chave hope%u2026 change is coming%u2026%u201D and gave him nothing.

Now do you understand the difference?