Clintons still bitter...

[sammyunltd]

They can't STFU and get over it, can they?

Former President Bill Clinton raised eyebrows this week in a TV interview in which he refused to say Obama is qualified to be president other than meeting the constitutional requirement of being a natural-born citizen at least 35 years old.

"You could argue that nobody is ever ready to be president," Clinton said when pressed by ABC News on whether he thought Obama was qualified.

Clinton said she wanted Obama to be nominated by a unified convention, but her remarks left an impression she would not object if her supporters made a symbolic show of support by nominating her as the candidate, while knowing that the effort would fail. Taken together, the Clintons' comments were evidence that some bitterness lingers two months after Clinton battled Obama to a near-draw, gave up her campaign and asked him to help her retire a multimillion dollar campaign debt.

http://www.reuters.com/article.../idUSN0727266620080808

 

[nageov3t]

I fail to see what's wrong with anything either Clinton said

and I think it would be a nice gesture to allow the first female to come within a hair of winning a major party's nomination to be allowed a symbolic show of support.

 

[Drakkon]

Clinton's are playing this like its a no win situation.
Bill can't escape the fact he was outplayed and will never admit it.
Hilldog can't show her support otherwise she looks 'weak' in the eyes of her supporters/donors.
So we get psuedo statements that don't really do anymore than show symbolic gestures toward obama and thus the party appears to be in shambles.
Good job dems - you take the perfect election - when it should be easy to win not only the WH but a ton of seats in BOTH houses and you turn it into a pissing match. The one good thing about the republicans is they are together - one flips and the rest flop. - and there is something honorable about that.

 

[Budmantom]

Originally posted by: Drakkon
Clinton's are playing this like its a no win situation.
Bill can't escape the fact he was outplayed and will never admit it.
Hilldog can't show her support otherwise she looks 'weak' in the eyes of her supporters/donors.
So we get psuedo statements that don't really do anymore than show symbolic gestures toward obama and thus the party appears to be in shambles.
Good job dems - you take the perfect election - when it should be easy to win not only the WH but a ton of seats in BOTH houses and you turn it into a pissing match. The one good thing about the republicans is they are together - one flips and the rest flop. - and there is something honorable about that.

LOL I agree!

 

[ProfJohn]

It is VERY possible that Bill and Hillary are undermining Obama in order to give Hill another chance in 2012.

A lot of people said the same thing after Kerry lost as well.

 

[Budmantom]

Originally posted by: Drakkon
Clinton's are playing this like its a no win situation.
Bill can't escape the fact he was outplayed and will never admit it.
Hilldog can't show her support otherwise she looks 'weak' in the eyes of her supporters/donors.
So we get psuedo statements that don't really do anymore than show symbolic gestures toward obama and thus the party appears to be in shambles.
Good job dems - you take the perfect election - when it should be easy to win not only the WH but a ton of seats in BOTH houses and you turn it into a pissing match. The one good thing about the republicans is they are together - one flips and the rest flop. - and there is something honorable about that.

Not so much.

I haven't spoken with many that are happy either candidate.

 

[sportage]

Oh come on...
The press, bored, is just trying to play their game of gotcha.

Actually, the mood/stage is being set for a huge Bill/Hillary Clinton
praise fest at the Demo convention.

Both are poised to give blasting speeches directed at Mccain
and the republicans.

The Clintons will walk in as Gods, fire from both barrels, then exit.
All to Obama's advantage.
Then, the massive Obama speech across the street in the arena.

Mccain will have do wrestle a live grizzly bear to even come close
to competing for attention. I feel his pain... :laugh:

This DNC is going to be like none other!!!

 

[ProfJohn]

BTW I think most people in the press gave Bill a pass visa vie his statement on being ready to be President.
Even those on the right didn't latch on to that comment and use it to attack Obama.

Having been President Bill has an unique perspective on the idea of 'being ready.'

Also I think 'being ready to be President' is like being ready to be a parent. You can study and read all the books and get all the advice in the world, but the second that child is born it becomes a totally different ball game.

 

[Budmantom]

Originally posted by: sammyunltd
They can't STFU and get over it, can they?

Former President Bill Clinton raised eyebrows this week in a TV interview in which he refused to say Obama is qualified to be president other than meeting the constitutional requirement of being a natural-born citizen at least 35 years old.

"You could argue that nobody is ever ready to be president," Clinton said when pressed by ABC News on whether he thought Obama was qualified.

Clinton said she wanted Obama to be nominated by a unified convention, but her remarks left an impression she would not object if her supporters made a symbolic show of support by nominating her as the candidate, while knowing that the effort would fail. Taken together, the Clintons' comments were evidence that some bitterness lingers two months after Clinton battled Obama to a near-draw, gave up her campaign and asked him to help her retire a multimillion dollar campaign debt.

http://www.reuters.com/article.../idUSN0727266620080808

In the famous words of Barack Obama

Pa pa p p p p p p please j j just go away.

 

[ProfJohn]

Originally posted by: sportage
Oh come on...
The press, bored, is just trying to play their game of gotcha.

Actually, the mood/stage is being set for a huge Bill/Hillary Clinton
praise fest at the Demo convention.

Both are poised to give blasting speeches directed at Mccain
and the republicans.

The Clintons will walk in as Gods, fire from both barrels, then exit.
All to Obama's advantage.
Then, the massive Obama speech across the street in the arena.

Mccain will have do wrestle a live grizzly bear to even come close
to competing for attention. I feel his pain... :laugh:

This DNC is going to be like none other!!!

Which explains why Bill isn't even confirmed to have a speaking time yet???

If McCain takes the lead in the polls in the next few weeks you could end up seeing a floor fight with super delegates switching sides. It is unlikely, but it could happen.

Also, look at history. The Democrat candidate is almost ALWAYS ahead during the summer months. Dukakis was a head by double digits at this point in 1998. Carter was well a head in the summer of 1976, he barely won by time the election came around. Even Kerry was a head for a short time during the summer of 2004.

When you look at that history and the fact that Democrats have an 18!! point lead in generic congress polls and understand why many Democrats are very worried about the fact that Obama is barely beating McCain.

 

[quest55720]

What do people expect him to kiss the ass of the man who turned him into a racist? Obama should be lucky Bill only said what he did and did not add fuel to the fire over Obama playing the race card yet again. I wish Bill would of said I know exactly how McCain feels after Obama's people framed me as a racist.

I hope Bill and Hillary skip the whole convention it would serve Obama right for playing the race card on Bill Clinton.