WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2008
Obama Plans Lunch Date With Bill Clinton
Democratic Nominee, Former President Will Have First Extended Meeting This Week In New York
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Barack Obama will meet former president Bill Clinton for a private lunch Thursday at the Clinton Foundation headquarters in New York City. (AP)
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Obama intends to meet Mr. Clinton for a private lunch Thursday at the Clinton Foundation headquarters in New York City, Obama spokesman Bill Burton said Sunday. Obama will be in New York that morning for a memorial ceremony at Ground Zero, where he will appear with Republican presidential rival John McCain to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Mr. Clinton extended the invitation after he learned Obama would be in town, Burton said.
Relations between the former president and Obama have been somewhat strained following the heated primary season, in which Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton also sought the presidential nomination. During that time, Bill Clinton repeatedly questioned whether Obama had enough experience to be president compared with his wife.
During his speech at the Democratic National Convention last month, Bill Clinton expressed strong support for Obama's candidacy and made clear he will do what he can to get him elected.
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- the america people are now truly opening their eyes ... your not change ...!!!!!!!!!!
And god .. knows the truth about your secrets too!!!
Don''t keep picking and saying Mccain is like Bush cause people can see he is not!!!!!!!!
And stop saying american''s are stupid cause we are not!
God Bless America Always for seeing who is the real change!
And it is not you mr. Barack "Hussein" Obama! - Reply to this comment
- I thought Dem did not vote for Hillary because they did not want Bill Clinton to drop by or to peek in. What is the matter now? Obama changed mind again.
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- Ha ha ha ... this guy lies about his changes in washington and for america and now he says other''s are reinventing themselves ... when he is the one that is doing it ... shame on you Obama!!!!!!! Where is your full name??? with the HUSSEIN in it ... whose reinventing now? Why did you delete it ... are you ashame of that name .. be honest first yourself!
Your a liar and - Reply to this comment
- Clinton will explain to Obama the importance of always taking your girlfriend''s clothing to the dry cleaner.
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- Obama used racism to falsely smear the Clintons.His campaign bullied & committed fraud against Democrats across the country, including many blacks and elderly people.
Barack passed over Hillary when he could have united the Party,and now wants to talk with the Clintons since he''s dipping in the polls.
Obama has stepped on many good people to get to the top. What a user! - Reply to this comment
- Obama admits McCain "has not talked about my Muslim faith".
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- Clinton is going to explain to Obama the importance of lipstick on the dipstick.
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- Posted by abarnett1122 at 05:05 PM
Listen...everyone knew Obama was black from the very start. The reason he isn''t doing so well now is because the more people find out about him the less people like him. So don''t go playing the race card...it holds no merit. - Reply to this comment
- I hope Bill Clinton gets Obama on his turf and decks his behind! The sniveling little weenie Obama needs to learn how to win an election without scamming, and racism!
ROFL! - Reply to this comment
- I would trust Palin to make a much wiser decision over Obama or Biden any old day of the week!
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- I am sick and tired of people complaining and using as an excuse that Mr. Obama is not qualified or experienced to be President of this country. Palin herself does not have enough experience herself to be vice president let alone President. I am sick of the conservative right, and I certainly do not want to see this country going down the wrong track again. Palin scares me to death and I am a female. There is still something very wrong with this country...it is called racism. It is ok to vote for a white woman who is inexperienced, but not all right to vote for a black man because he is educated, Black and very well entuned to what this country needs. White men in particular want to call him "Uppity" because he is so well learned, yet this woman Palin has dirt in her history as governor and no one is paying attention. I hope that America gets what they are hoping for in November.....because it certainly will not be good govrenment under McCain/Palin.
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- "The best and quickest way to do that is to help retire Sen. Clinton`s $20 million dollar campaign debt and float the idea of appointing Hillary to a Cabinet position or even to the Supreme Court, it would be a move and money well invested in addition to regaining that all important momentum!"
So this is change from the old way of doing business. Lunch dates with the money man. Promises of high ranking appointments. Selling your soul for "momentum". Promises and lies. What is to be gained by this? - Reply to this comment
- ITS 3AM AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS INCAPACITATED...
WHO DO YOU TRUST TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS?
BIDEN OR PALIN?
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Posted by patsy_owens
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Palin, I trust her decision making over Obama and Biden. - Reply to this comment
- I think I can see the writting on the wall here...
2 hours after this lunch, Biden magically changes his mind about VP stint, complains about his health and quetly retires...
Hillary makes a come back... and even more powerfull than ever... - Reply to this comment
- I would trust Palin to make a good decision.Biden may still be on a 5 week vacation along with Peloski and Obama never showed up to vote on anything to start with.
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- Whats killing the economy right now is this do nothing but take a 5 week vacation Peloski useless congress we have.Vote them out come November and vote independant and send them a real message.
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- The only thing that Bush has done good for the economy was cut taxes. Bush still let the government growth explode thereby adding to the debt of decades to come! Clinton bad, Bush bad!
Posted by linymo at 03:12 PM : Sep 08, 2008
**** Bush didn''t do anything good! Those tax cuts for the extremely wealthy is what is killing our economy right now! If those rich people''s taxes were on the economy, we wouldn''t be hurting so bad right now, however, since those rich people used their tax cut money to put more money in bank accounts, rather than spend on our economy, that is Bush''s biggest failure, to not force that tax cut savings to be spent rather than put in savings! - Reply to this comment
- Latinos for John McCain''''08!!!!!
NObama!!!!!!!!!!! NEVER!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by metroduck75 at 02:53 PM : Sep 08, 2008
*** The only think Amnesty Mccain being a maverick is good for is for hispanics that want to continue to break the laws! I just want immigrants to obey the same immigration laws that my great grandparents obeyed when they came from Ireland and Austria in the 1890s! The waited for over 3 weeks at ellis island while getting processed. I don''t mind if they raise the number of legal immigrants allowed in every year, but I am very opposed to Amnesty for illegals that illegal came into this country! Obama 2008! - Reply to this comment
- Latinos for John McCain''''08!!!!!
NObama!!!!!!!!!!! NEVER!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by metroduck75 at 02:53 PM : Sep 08, 2008
***** See this white americans!!! Latinos for Amnesty Mccain! Latinos know that Amnesty Mccain will grant amnesty to over 20 million illegals! Amnesty Mccain for first hispanic president! I''m voting Obama 2008! - Reply to this comment
- If there is a nude photo of Palin please hide it from my eyes. She''''s about as hot as Hillary.
Posted by realpatriot1 at 02:54 PM : Sep 08, 2008
Oh come on! Don''t you think that a post election group nude picture of all 4 candidates would help heal the divide? Let everyone know that we are all one as a country? There''s a visual for ya!
Although I have to disagree with you on Palin. Unless you are putting her up against Jessica Alba. - Reply to this comment
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