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Unity Event Designed To Achieve Unity About To Start In Unity
The event of the week is about to start: Obama and Hillary at their first public unity event in Unity, New Hampshire.
As one politico cracked to me a few minutes ago, the two in their matching outfits look like a "couple going to the prom"...
Some live-blogging of the event here.
We'll bring you video of all the action soon.
Late Update: You can watch the event live right here on the Obama campaign's web site.
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Yeah and you know who's going to try to lead when they dance.
June 27, 2008 1:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
we shall see...
June 27, 2008 1:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
It's early Christmas day for you Greg, fot sure. Ain't a bad day for rest of us either.
June 27, 2008 2:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
May be a charade, staged....but I'm looking forward to it. I
MSM are busy playing it down, I heard the words fake, charade, phony a 100 times so far.
I think spectacles like this help, before Hillary/Obama becomes old news, it will be time to rollout Bill/Obama.
June 27, 2008 1:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
Don't ask me why, but I'm a bit nervous about the optics of this.
It's another chance for the media to play the "Did Obama respect Hillary enough" card, and interview a bunch of Republicans masquerading as PUMA's over the another weekend.
June 27, 2008 1:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
...over the weekend. >:(
June 27, 2008 1:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
Good point. On the side note, the MSM fascination with Bill Clinton is never ending. All these talking heads made their careers in the 90s during Bill Clinton years. It was the time when the MSM talking heads were the last word, the final take. Now that they have little respect or none and many are turning toward other sources on the Internet, many of these idiots remain nostalgic about their power control during the good ol' Bill Clinton years.
June 27, 2008 1:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
Like this?
Two well-known New Hampshire Democrats have endorsed the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee. Jim McConaha and Valery Mitchell, who have pledged their support to U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), will serve as co-chairs of "New Hampshire Democrats for McCain."
June 27, 2008 1:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
Good, obama can have an army of republicans for obama in new hampshire as well. It goes with the turf, especially in new hampshire where independents outnumber dems and republicans combined.
June 27, 2008 1:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
Absolutely, and when the "Republicans from anywhere for Obama" announce their kickoff rally, be sure to let me know.
June 27, 2008 1:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Sure will. By the way, don't you think that these bozos are acting at the direction of the clintons? The whole purpose is to try to force obama to put her on the ticket, which won't happen in a million years.
By the way, when Powell announces his endorsement, I will surely let you know as well.
June 27, 2008 1:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'll bite - who are Jim McConaha and Valery Mitchell?
June 27, 2008 2:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
If Powell endorses Obama, this will look like the chump change that it is.
June 27, 2008 1:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
I actually heard that Walter Williams was considering it as well. Seriously.
June 27, 2008 1:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
Why do I get the feeling I'm being set up for a joke?
I have no clue who Walter Williams is.
Your next door neighbor?
June 27, 2008 1:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
No, he a very conservative economist...he guest hosts for Rush Limbaugh a lot. He made mention of the fact that the significance of Obama being nominated made him really think about casting a vote for him because he's black (Mr. William's is too). If a guy that far right is thinking about it I bet there's a lot of others as well.
June 27, 2008 2:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yep, novak did a column on this issue yesterday. Interesting read, especially coming from novak. I bet alot of conservative republicans are pissed about the way the republicans ran the government from 2000 to 2006. It was pathetic. Spending was out of control and the government was ridiculously managed. The waste was phenominal.
June 27, 2008 2:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh, wait. Now that name is starting to ring a bell. I thought he was anti-Obama--or, was, at least earlier in the primary season.
Anyway, thanks for the insight.
June 27, 2008 2:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
Powell, would that be the same fellow who argued the case for war before the UN? I didn't believe him.
June 27, 2008 2:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah, I am pissed at him over his tenure as the king's gopher and mouth piece. He should have resigned. He was the only person in the administration at that time that had any credibility and he used his credibility to sell the king's war of agression. He didn't believe it either. However, he still does carry some cred among republicans, so it would be a good endorsement in my opinion. I liked powell big time up until the iraq tragedy.
June 27, 2008 2:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
Just had to hop on and give that headline a hearty 'lol.'
June 27, 2008 1:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
Free media coverage for the Obama campaign with live coverage from MSNBC, CNN, and FOX.
June 27, 2008 1:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
It don't fret me none. I think it is good for her. As for him, I think he shows he is a big person who doesn't mind mending a fence. Somebody who acts based on a brain, and not merely a "Wanted: Dead or Alive" poster.
It does agitate me, though, that I tried to change my name on here (getting a little tired of this obscure handle), and the conniving little gremlins would have none of it. Heinous, stinking electonic nabobs!
June 27, 2008 1:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yuh. ElectRonic.
June 27, 2008 1:18 PM | Reply | Permalink
Good start...they indeed look like on a prom date.
June 27, 2008 1:24 PM | Reply | Permalink
I liked the description on MSNBC that said it looked like an "Osmonds costume."
June 27, 2008 1:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
As long as this doesn't lead to a Sen. Clinton on the ticket, that have a summer love-in all they like.
June 27, 2008 1:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
This headline makes my brain itch. Better scratch it with a Q-Tip.
June 27, 2008 1:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
scratching...
June 27, 2008 1:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
UNITE THE CLANS!! UNITE US!!
cannot lose if hillary supporters vote Obama. look at the primaries. dems turned out 2 to 1, 3 to 1. if you can get ALL those voters out how can we lose?
June 27, 2008 1:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
Might want to us another term for clan...like family or something.
June 27, 2008 1:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oooh, throwing softballs today are we? What's that about? SWING, BATTER!
"cannot lose if hillary supporters vote Obama."
Sounds good!
"if you can get ALL those voters out how can we lose?"
Do you mean by having the two on the same ticket? How could that combo lose? Republicans who are disaffected with Bush but would walk across broken glass to vote and spend their money against Hillary arise from their torpor and shame, that's how.
June 27, 2008 1:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
"couple going to the prom"...
hilarious!
June 27, 2008 1:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
Interesting Hillary has the matching notes:
Change you can believe in
More perfect Union
June 27, 2008 1:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
here's the problem: hillary clinton has a long history of saying or doing anything if its beneficial to her.
this is the same woman who, with a straight face, called for a gas tax holiday.
it jsut makes it very hard for me to believe she actually believes what shes saying. I don't think she does. I think she's doing it because if she doesn't she'll have no future in the party.
her motivations only matter because if people dont think she means it, and i doubt they will after the kitchen sink campaign she ran, they'll be less likely to listen to her.
how can she say "obama has not passed the CIC threshold, john mccain has. so vote for the guy who i think isnt ready to be president."
cognitive dissonance...
June 27, 2008 1:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
she says one thing one day, and then says the exact opposite the next day.
how can anyone believe her?
June 27, 2008 1:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
Sounds just like Sen. HopeAndChange.
On NAFTA
On FISA
On IRAN
On DC Guns
He's for Change alright.
June 27, 2008 1:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
you don't know what you're talking about. anybody with a brain knows Obama has been consistent on those issues.
you're a troll. and i refuse to feed you.
so consider yourself ignored from now on.
June 27, 2008 1:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
Talk about cognitive dissonance...
June 27, 2008 2:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
Her die-hard supporters are the ones that need to listen to her. I'm guessing they trust her a bit more than you or I do.
June 27, 2008 3:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well, did you notice that, in her speech today, she made sure to offer up praise for the future 'Commander-in-Chief' Barack Obama?
When I heard that line, I believed it to be a first, subtle. but meaningful stepping away from her earlier infamous comment.
June 27, 2008 6:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
I like her finally hittin McBush
June 27, 2008 1:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
You know, I am starting to get tired of this clinton nonsense. Obama won, the clintons lost. Obama is polling great without them and we all saw the results of the clintons' strategy and campaigning. Forget about it already. No other nominee has kissed as mush a## of the loser as obama has done at this point. Screw em.
Also, about the clintons' fundraisers. The ones that aren't on board are acting at the instructions of the clintons. Screw them as well. Check out this link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/27/tension-in-unity-clinton_n_109569.html
The clintons lost. It's over. This is getting really, really absurd. Also, it doesn't make obama look good in my opinion. Enough already.
June 27, 2008 1:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Haim Saban, is one of those waiting at the command of the Clintons.
June 27, 2008 1:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
Though I agree with you, but this is important symbolically. She still the clout, muscle more than any other democratic leader after Obama.
June 27, 2008 1:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
In the clintons' minds she does and obama is feeding it. Look at Kerry, he won more votes than any other dem nominee in history, but he lost. What clout does he have? Not much.
June 27, 2008 1:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
She did win a lot of votes, and this thing needed closure before the convention. I ain't sayin she should be allowed to hold the keys but today is the day she's is symbolically handing down her keys.
June 27, 2008 1:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
I know, I know. I wasn't trying to slam by the way. I am just sooooooo sick and tired of the clintons. Major clinton fatigue. I want to move on. Every day the clintons get more press, the longer it will be before we can finally move on.
June 27, 2008 2:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
Slim Pickens:
Very impolitic, Slim.
June 27, 2008 2:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
You're right. It's clinton fatigue burn-out syndrome.
June 27, 2008 2:29 PM | Reply | Permalink
To bloody hell with both of these corporate whoring, free trading, NAFTA supporting, Iran bombing, Nucleaer power fronting, pices of sh*t.
Ahhhh. That felt good.
June 27, 2008 1:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
I've said this once before in my life, and I'm saying it again, right here, right now: she's doing a great job. She nailed it.
June 27, 2008 1:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
Johnny2bad, is it going to feel so good when the Supreme Court switches to a 6-3 reaction majority instead of the current usual 5-4 indignation?
June 27, 2008 1:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
...from your lips to God's ears!
June 27, 2008 1:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
This isn't about HIllary's behavior; it's about Obama's.
Even if people think she's a deceiving snake, they can still admire his being gentlemanly to her, and they will superimpose on him whatever feelings they think they would have in such a situation.
Having said that, that photo up there makes me feel more sorry for Hillary than I ever have before. I've been in the situation of losing what I most wanted and having to put on a smiling countenance in the face of a curious public. It's an awful position to be in.
Of course she could just retire with dignity, but her ambition won't allow that. And, if she's willing to pay the price, I can't begrudge her the chance.
June 27, 2008 1:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hillary's big money backers are not going to warm to Obama unless Hillary is his VP because they spend their money to buy influence. I'd wear it as a badge of honor that they didn't support me.
June 27, 2008 1:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yep, agree 1000%. Add in the "foundations" donors as well. They didn't spend hundreds of millions of dollars on the clintons for a slap on the back and a handshake. I'd run from the clintons as fast as I could as opposed to coddling them. Damaged goods big time.
June 27, 2008 1:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
im watching it right now and it is such a great event. i am definitely not a hillary disliker person anymore.
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June 27, 2008 2:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
Greg? Erik? Can you block spammers like coba11, please?
June 27, 2008 2:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
I liked his speech.
"Thank You Hillary now follow my lead."
June 27, 2008 2:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'll take this. He needs to able to harness the Clintons' considerable political skill and base of supporters and donors to really ice down what should be a landslide in November. This is a good step. I don't want her to be VP, nor do I think she would be a wise choice for the Supreme Court, but Secretary of State, perhaps? I could live with that, and I'd bet it would appease her.
June 27, 2008 2:22 PM | Reply | Permalink
This rocks.
I'm loving this - Democrats together. They ain't perfect, but they are the best we've got.
June 27, 2008 2:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
At work, couldn't watch.
I hope he din't come off as some kind of a pussy. Magnanamous gentleman, fine but, not a pussy. The effort on his part can't be seen as anything more than his decision to wear a lapel pin.
Lapel pin, not a big fucking deal, just wear it.
Magnanamous to the Clintons, not a big fucking deal, just do it.
June 27, 2008 3:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
One of the wisest political formulations I've seen in a long time.
June 27, 2008 3:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
And Obama does those things very gracefully.
I agree that it's one of the wisest political formulas ever. That's why I love the fact that he doesn't make issues out of those things - he makes a statement and moves on. By the time he corrects whatever, like the fucking lapel pin, it just looks like it was always there.
Know why I still trust him? He is the smartest mofo I've ever seen run a campaign, hands down - no competition. He's smart and I can't fucking wait for a smart president.
Maybe he isn't the one who will find the Grail - because that's only given to the purest knight; I'd rather have the strongest and smartest knight right now - not Percival. I'd rather have Lancelot or Gawain.
June 27, 2008 3:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
I JUST got back from the rally! I was volunteering! It was so amazing, getting to see Obama in person like that. Hillary wasn't so bad herself, haha!
But yeah, I'm going to write up a blog post about it soon. After I eat, probably. I also took tons of photos and some video of them speaking.
Absolutely AMAZING time!! =D!!
June 27, 2008 4:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
Tena, great style from the redneck riviera! Just read your prof. Nice. If you like the Jack Aubrey/Maturin saga, you'll love C. S. Forrester's Horatio Hornblower saga.
I like your posts. They are the best I've read during my short time on here.
(Sorry everybody. I know this ain't eHarmony. I just like her stuff and wanted to say so.)
June 27, 2008 4:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
I was at the rally and it was fantastic! All had to suffer much to reach the goal, long hot waits in lines for hot crowded bus rides, more long lines, more waiting...OMG here they come! Hillary ...Barack! A real love-in rock fest! I shook his hand two times, only by throwing myself over bodies in a shameless display...
June 29, 2008 5:41 PM | Reply | Permalink