Official: Clinton Nomination Coming Monday

Bill Clinton's Foundation Contributors Posed Final Hurdle To Making Nomination Official

(CBS/AP)  Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama will nominate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to be his secretary of state on Monday.

Obama plans to announce the New York senator and former rival for the Democratic presidential nomination as part of his national security team at a press conference in Chicago, the officials said Saturday. They requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly for the transition team.

To clear the way for his wife's nomination, former President Bill Clinton has agreed to disclose the names of every contributor to his foundation. He'll also refuse contributions from foreign governments to the Clinton Global Initiative, his annual charitable conference, and will cease holding CGI meetings overseas.

Bill Clinton's business deals and global charitable endeavors had been expected to create problems for the former first lady's nomination. But in negotiations with the Obama transition team, the former president agreed to several measures designed to bring transparency to his post-presidential work.

The Clinton pick was an extraordinary gesture of goodwill after a year in which Clinton and Obama competed for the Democratic nomination in a long, bitter primary battle.

CBS News confirmed last week that Clinton had decided to accept the Secretary of State job.

"In many ways this pairing would seem the most unlikely of the new administration, especially given the often bitter primary battle between the two," said CBSNews.com senior political editor Vaughn Ververs. "But the President-elect has emphasized his desire to bring former opponents into his administration and there’s not a better example of this 'team of rivals' approach than this. Whether it works out in the long run is the $64,000 question."

Some Democrats and government insiders have questioned whether Clinton is too independent and politically ambitious to be an effective secretary of state. But Mr. Obama is said to admire her talents and experience, as do many other Democrats.

But a senior adviser to Mr. Obama said the president-elect believes Clinton would bring instant stature and credibility to U.S. diplomatic relations and that the advantages to her serving far outweighed potential downsides.

[chitown4716]

Sorry but you''''re the dumb pluck...Obslime-a won by a little more than 3,000,000 votes...and you idiots think that''''s some kind of landslide...

What it means is that 47% of Americans flat out don''''t buy his KRAP and didn''''t vote for him!


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Posted by Rowdydfw

Are you that stupid????

Obama defeated McCain by more than 18,000,000 votes. Get your facts straight, MORON!!!

[chitown4716]

********, a landslide is when every state but one goes red...like when Nixon was elected, and when Reagan was elected...by both popular and electoral votes.

And landslide is not when 47% of the people do DO NOT VOTE FOR YOU! It''''s called he barely eeked by because of the electoral voting system, which is a crooked SOB!


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Posted by Rowdydfw

No, DUMMY!!!

The president isnt elected based on how many states he or she won, the election is determined by Electorial Votes. Electorial Votes is the ONLY relevent measurement in determining the outcome of a presidential election.

Obama won over twice as many Electorial Votes than McCain....thats a landslide when the victor scores twice as many points as his competitor....

Again, read your countrys Constitution....DUMMY!!!

[chitown4716]

Yes, you are clearly out of your league trying to argue with me, because I fully researched your candidate and the history of politics for the last 100 years. And because you haven''''t!

And, I watched your candidate lie like a rug through the whole election process, and I watched you suck up his lies and support them like an IDIOT!

Sorry, but them''''s the facts, sir! When you look at facts Obslime-a is a pinko commie Arabic/Muslim from the political ghetto of Chicago who has lied, cheated, and BOUGHT this election!
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Posted by Rowdydfw

Youre the biggest LOSER....I have watched you post lie after ridiculous lie for several months. You made a name for yourself as a fool and a low-life on this message board. Youre a sorry excuse for a human being, much less an American. All the well deserved misery that youre feeling after the election is a comforting thought for me. Its about time that low-life scum you are put back in your place.....

[chitown4716]

What MANDATE would that be when 47% of the United States thinks Obslime-a is a whacko commie, and will be dogging his every step.

Your vision of a grandoise MANDATE just don''''t seem to pan out *********.


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Posted by Rowdydfw

Again youre wrong, why do you do this to yourself??? U.S. presidential elections are determined by Electorial Votes, not popular vote percentages...maybe you should spend a little more time learning your countrys constitution.

Obama won over twice as many Electorial Votes than McCain, with Obama winning 365 electorial votes to McCains 173 electorial votes. Obama won over 18 million more votes than McCain, and even flip 9 states from red to blue.

[chitown4716]

No dear, at every stump speech she SAID that we need a democrat in the White House...that''''s exactly what she said from the get go.

If you want to make up bull *****, please go ahead.

Bill and Hillary Clinton simply did their duty by their party. Anybody with half a pea brain knows that, except YOU!


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Posted by Rowdydfw

Its a waste of my time arguing with someone so out of touch with reality. Either you are insane or shockingly ignorant. I have no problem accepting the fact that you maybe insanely shockingly ignorant. Its a miracle that someone with your mental capacity could hold down a job.

I dont have the time nor the inclination to lecture someone so moronically ignorant. My compassion can only allow me to pity your pathetic existence.....GOOD LUCK!!!!

[likenoone-2009]

stupid white people who hated bush so bad there blind
and a media who was afraid of looking racist that
was obama'' best trick and that what elected obamanation

[likenoone-2009]

Pay me 20 million and I''ll be a cheerleader too

[chitown4716]

Well, keep buying that krap if it makes you feel good...looking at reality is not one of your best traits...


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Posted by Rowdydfw

Your daily foolishly inaccurate post are indicative of your long-standing divorce from reality. I would even go so as to say that you most likely suffer from some mental disorder.

[chitown4716]

No, dear, Hillary didn''''t stump for Obslime-a, she stumped for the party. As she felt was her duty the few times that she and Bill came out on the stump.

She has no intention of doing Obslime-a''''s biddings because she knows he doesn''''t have a freaking clue what he''''s doing and it will be up to her to get the job done!


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Posted by Rowdydfw

Wrong again, LIAR!!! Hillary ran all over the country announcing her full throated endorsement for Obama!!!!

As for Obamas State Department, Hillary WILL do Obamas bidding or be replaced. Hillary works for Obama now, to use to it!!!

Obamas decisive victory and electorial landslide serves as a mandate from the people. Any cabinet members not dancing to Obamas music will be replaced and will take a beating in public opinion....

[chitown4716]

Actually, Richardson is the biggest sucker in this whole debacle. The idiot fell for Obslime-a promises just like you did.

Now he''''s in a lesser role because he''''s a characterless fool! And there''''s a ton of other people attached to his job and he''''ll be the fall guy for the domestic debacle.

And by characterless, he''''s proven himself to have no loyalty, no standards of conduct, and he''''ll stab you in the back in a New YOrk minute for personal gain.


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Posted by Rowdydfw

Richardson only did what he thought would be best for the country....and as it turns out he was right to endorse Obama.

[chitown4716]

Hillary and Bill know what they''''re doing...

And I think it''''s a great idea...this means Hillary won''''t be in the Senate helping pump up his failed domesic idiocy, nor will she be his VP tied to his commie administration...

Posted by Rowdydfw at 09:42 AM

Well, Hillary did campaign for Obama more than anyone else....I guess that makes her a commie too, huh??? The fact that she is will to work for Obama and do his biddings would also have her a commie in your eyes too, huh???

The fact of the matter is your comments speaks to your ignorance. Its no wonder that we ever elected a moron like George W. to be president twice, when we have so many ignorant people like yourself in this country.....

[chitown4716]

Posted by spinproof at 03:44 PM

Your assertions sound petty and immuture. Revenge against Richardson??? HA HA HA!!! Sounds like a high school drama to me. The Clintons will not do anything to jepordize their standing in the Democratic Party, they have been leaders of the party for the last 16 years. Which also refutes your other assertion that Obama is using ''Clinton People'', when in reality anyone would be hard press to find ''good experieced'' democrats that are not connected to the Clintons and their 16 year leadership role in the democratic party.

All of your assertions are ridiculous and unrealistic. Sounds as if you are grasping for straws to console yourself of the embarrassing and demoralizing defeat the Republicans suffer nearly a month ago.....

[spinproof]

Hillary is the only winner in this, Obama can only lose from it all. Hillary still wants to be the POTUS and 2012 has to be her year to try and do it. She''''ll resign within 2 years, to run for the White house in 2012, accusing the Obama Administration of incompetence, if she isn''t forced to resign first.

Posted by jowand at 01:55 PM : Nov 30, 2008

This is a situation where I hope I''m wrong but 2 things seem to be at play here, first, revenge against Richardson who was the ideal choice for Secretary of State and Clinton taking that job away from him as payback for supporting Obama over her and second if Obama worked out his differences with Clinton why couldn''t he offer Clinton the VP slot? Therefore this looks like some kind of prearranged deal (which is illegal) to gain Clinton and her supporters support and keeping them quiet by letting them into the game. Obama answered the question of change by pointing out he is the change and will be making the decisions but still looks bad selecting so many from the previous Clinton administration giving Hillary too much ammo if she does decide to run against Obama in 2012. Can''t you just hear the campaign ads now? Obama talked about turning the page and the first thing he does is appoint my previous administration! How does Obama defend against that campaign ad? He can''t!

[kazoodan]

Biden said Obama is going to be tested and will show he has a spine of steel. Well Hillary was his first big test and he turned out to be the yellow jello man.

By the way is Joe Biden, the man with an IQ somewhere between a glass of distilled water and an oyster, he''''s harder to find than Cheney was after 911?

Posted by jowand at 02:00 PM : Nov 30, 2008

You mean an IQ of around 150? How many oysters have you been washing down with distilled water?

[jowand]

Biden said Obama is going to be tested and will show he has a spine of steel. Well Hillary was his first big test and he turned out to be the yellow jello man.

By the way is Joe Biden, the man with an IQ somewhere between a glass of distilled water and an oyster, he''s harder to find than Cheney was after 911?

[jowand]

She is the best out there for the job. Way to go Obama, and I don''''t even like you and I di d not vote for you. I don''''t need to hear from any off the smart, dumb asssssssssssss out there.

Posted by hitoyou11 at 01:32 PM : Nov 30, 2008

Hillary is the only winner in this, Obama can only lose from it all. Hillary still wants to be the POTUS and 2012 has to be her year to try and do it. She''ll resign within 2 years, to run for the White house in 2012, accusing the Obama Administration of incompetence, if she isn''t forced to resign first.

[hitoyou11]

She is the best out there for the job. Way to go Obama, and I don''t even like you and I di d not vote for you. I don''t need to hear from any off the smart, dumb asssssssssssss out there.

[actornaught]

As ever, the neo-conned posters want to run with the definitions they''ve had created for them by their favorite entertainers, all lies and twisted non-logic.

Change from the failed rovian permanent campaign to tapping some of the personnel from the most successful administration in the last half century is Change indeed.

And in case that sentence has too many words for the neo-conned simple:

Change Back is Change We Need.

[jowand]

Still it took a democrat (FDR) to clean the mess left by Harding, Coolidge and Hoover ...

Posted by abbe91 at 12:52 PM : Nov 30, 2008

Actually it took WW2 and a half million dead US military personnel to get the USA out of the Depression.

[jowand]

There are two Obama''s, the media created figure and the real Obama.
Tom Brokaw a Democrat, Democrat speech writer and former News anchor said just before the election to Charlie rose "we really don''t know anything about this guy". I wonder why, clueless, Tom? You people in the media picked apart every little thing they could find and invent about all the other Democrats during the Primaries. Particularly Hillary, the way they treated her was shamefull even by their standards. They picked apart every little thing they could find and invent about every one except McCain in the Republican primaries. The invented all kinds of garbage stories about Palin and her family.
Yet they never said anything about Obama''s past, his associates and mentors, it was all irrelevant. I wonder why Mr Brokaw? Could it be the media are a bunch of unethical propogandist for Obama? The media is Obama personal janitorial service, sanitizing every mess he has ever made.