"I predict that Senator Obama will win and win pretty handily," he [Bill Clinton] said."
And as the old song goes,
"Don't Mess With Bill".
The news report went on to say,
"Obama interjected: "You can take it from the president of the United States. He knows a little something about politics."
Bill Clinton does indeed know "a little something about politics". In an interview on Larry King Live, in April 2007, I recall when asked about Barack Obama, President Clinton smiled, and with seeming reluctance, conceded, and described Obama as
"a brilliant politician"; what a tribute to someone who had only declared his nomination 2 months prior, and who didn't -- according to the polls, and pundits back then -- stand a chance of winning the Democratic nomination for President. But that was then, and now?
Now, he faces a far less challenging opponent in the McCain/Palin ticket, or not?
Now, he faces these things:
- fear and fearmongers
- lies, innuendo and rumors
or . . .
- an American people who shall rise above the first two
The "wheres" and the "hows" that cause Senator Barack Obama to continues to arise each morning with this undying faith in the American people is far beyond me, but he does. He seems to think so highly of the American people, and that their "journeys", their problems, and issues are his. He sees in them the lives of his mother, his grandparents, and even the futures of his children and all the Little Ones, and the Young Ones. That is what his words,
"yes WE can"
are all about, for those of you who didn't know.
He keeps saying that his candidacy has not been about him, nor has it ever been about him. How many of you really think that a Harvard Law School Graduate, + all his other credentials, shall really have any worries in life, especially financial worries? How many of you REALLY think that he really needs to be doing this, if he weren't trying to make a difference for America?
Obama is far above the curve, and does NOT need to deal with -- or expose his family to -- all the foolishness that people have doled out, but again . . .
He has an "unyielding and abiding faith in the American people."
[sigh] My editorial comment.
For your approval (or disapproval), the article about Bill Clinton's prediction:
http://enews.earthlink.net/article/pol?guid=20080911/48c897c0_3ca6_15526200809112143842587
Strictly Presidential in the Oval Office.
Left to right: Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Jackie and John Kennedy
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Comments: 39
Thank you. How could anyone NOT be passionate with an electrifying POSITIVE force, such as Barack Obama, who wants to give this government back to the people. There has never been such a time as this, not since this the divisiveness of the Civil War days, but then again, critical times call for leaders such as Obama.
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Hey donna!
Ooooh, but I respectfully disagree. Palin is a 15 minute of fame-already-running-down-horse-show-with-a-gun. I'm already bored with her, and never underestimate the intelligence of women. She is not going to be the pull that the Republicans had anticipated. My prediction: at just the right moment, Hillary Clinton shall pounce on Palin, after she has FINALLY opened her mouth, and Hillary should denounce her. But so far there is nothing to denounce; the woman is not talking about anything of substance. Her day is coming though, and Hillary shall not be upstaged by a know-nothing nobody who is trying to build herself up on Hillary's credentials and Hillary's hard work.
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Debby O.,
Bill Clinton is not in the habit of making a fool of himself. He's right.
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Well, well. Jeff H.
Jeff,
Aren't YOU the guy with whom I told to put your money where your mouth is? Well?
If you do not take me up on my bet, I shall chase you around this site, saying,
Berk, berk, berk, berk! Chicken! Chicken!"
I shall accuse you of being toooo afraid to stand behind your words. Put up, Jeff! I'm ready, are you? If you are so certain that your candidates are going to win, then put your cha ching where your mouth is. Or let me put it another way: you may forget Bill Clinton's prediction. I am predicting that Barack Obama shall whip YOUR candidates, and send one back up to Alaska crying with her assault rifle dragging behind her in a way where she won't FEEL like murdering wolves, and send the other back in Arizona to face prairie dogs, or whatever they have there. You game? You gonna take that from me, Jeff? ;=)
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Brian,
I have plans as well. I'm waiting to hear from Obama for America to see, though. Nonetheless, whatever we do, as long as we do is the important thing.
Thank you. How could anyone NOT be passionate with an electrifying POSITIVE force, such as Barack Obama, who wants to give this government back to the people. There has never been such a time as this, not since this the divisiveness of the Civil War days, but then again, critical times call for leaders such as Obama.
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Hey donna!
Ooooh, but I respectfully disagree. Palin is a 15 minute of fame-already-running-down-horse-show-with-a-gun. I'm already bored with her, and never underestimate the intelligence of women. She is not going to be the pull that the Republicans had anticipated. My prediction: at just the right moment, Hillary Clinton shall pounce on Palin, after she has FINALLY opened her mouth, and Hillary should denounce her. But so far there is nothing to denounce; the woman is not talking about anything of substance. Her day is coming though, and Hillary shall not be upstaged by a know-nothing nobody who is trying to build herself up on Hillary's credentials and Hillary's hard work.
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Debby O.,
Bill Clinton is not in the habit of making a fool of himself. He's right.
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Well, well. Jeff H.
Jeff,
Aren't YOU the guy with whom I told to put your money where your mouth is? Well?
If you do not take me up on my bet, I shall chase you around this site, saying,
Berk, berk, berk, berk! Chicken! Chicken!"
I shall accuse you of being toooo afraid to stand behind your words. Put up, Jeff! I'm ready, are you? If you are so certain that your candidates are going to win, then put your cha ching where your mouth is. Or let me put it another way: you may forget Bill Clinton's prediction. I am predicting that Barack Obama shall whip YOUR candidates, and send one back up to Alaska crying with her assault rifle dragging behind her in a way where she won't FEEL like murdering wolves, and send the other back in Arizona to face prairie dogs, or whatever they have there. You game? You gonna take that from me, Jeff? ;=)
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Brian,
I have plans as well. I'm waiting to hear from Obama for America to see, though. Nonetheless, whatever we do, as long as we do is the important thing.
Good luck on Obama Brian.....
Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh.
The promise of America will reach one of it's greatest times.
God Bless America, and God bless the Barrack and Michelle Obama!
Not to be misunderstood, so is Nalita. But there is a unique nature to those like the two of you and it is not commonly found by the leftists on Gather.
Can you even remotely believe he would say McCain will win. LMAO. Get real.
OBAMA 08
Is it being ignored?????????
""""I heard reports that she was in FL the other day & in the Midwest today. I guess she is out there working for Obama.""""""
You heard reports?.....Hmm.... If if didn't know you and didn't realize how easily you are fooled by "reports" I would still think that you are an idiot. Stay strong!
Questions for McCain Supporters by Sandy Knauer
Now Don, my friend, please do not disappoint us. I know you shall be popping in here again, as you know that I am always happy to see you.
You ESPECIALLY, Jeff! I cannot WAIT to hear YOUR answers to these questions. They ought to be doozies!
I never tried Koolaid or meds but if they work for you Jim.......
Look, I didn't have to imply that Jim is an idiot and I know that he isn't. But when he says something idiotic you can't expect me to sit on my hands. He once gloated that my "attack" on Sandy, on a previous post, was going to receive an intellectual rebuttal never seen by mankind. Sandy never replied.
At some point you have to hit even the nicest liberals where they live. If you try to do it nicely it doesn't make the point.
About Hillary: I may only offer an opinion, and it is this;
Hillary is the Grande Dame, the Prima Dona, the First Lady, and is NOT, repeat NOT about to be upstaged by some backwards "know-nothing", upstart, neophyte, who has USED her and all that she worked SOOOOO hard for -- and ACHIEVED, might I add -- in Campaign 2008 for the abuses and advantage of the Republican Party.
Do you REALLY think that Hillary Clinton is a FOOL?
Do you REALLY believe that Hillary Clinton is just going to turn over her 18 million followers to a Sarah PAIN,
excuse me,
A Sarah Palin?
Jim, don't you and I know Hillary Clinton better than THAT?
NO WAY!!!
Remember now, we are talking Bill and Hillary here.
Ooooh, they have got a plan, alright, and whatever the plan,
it is going to be goooooooooooood,
tasty,
yummy,
mmmmm mmmmm good.
Try to use Hillary???????????
NOT!!!
Talk about WRATH???
Hillary does NOT NEED an assault rifle to hit her target, disarm it, and totally put it out of it's misery.
Watch her.
Holly,
Otelia,
and
Sandy
Obama '08!
I'm not much of a T.V. watcher; I've not had it on lately, but I had planned to watch that interview to finally see the woman speak. Hopefully, because you are 3 hours ahead of me, I might still catch it, but I don't see it anywhere in the programming schedule for ABC -- previous or future.
Jim,
Whatever you think about Bill and Hillary, one thing is for certain: Hillary would make a darned good Supreme Court Justice, and in order to get there she is going to have to play ball with Obama. That's assuming that she is the worst of the worst, which I don't believe that she is. As far as the other questions you posed:
how many will cross-over because Palin is a woman? Some shall, but not many. I give women more credit than that. I think that the women who cross over will do so more for racial reasons than they shall for the reason that Palin is a woman. Palin as a woman is disgraceful, an insult, and embarrassing. I almost always want to turn away from her when I see her. There is nothing to be proud of, with her being a woman -- nothing at all.
How many people voted for Hillary because Obama is Black?
This is an interesting question. I've gotten email here at Gather from people who shall FOREVER remain anonymous telling me that there are those here ON GATHER that send out racist email against Obama. Furthermore, Obama is constantly receiving death threats, as well as getting them at his various headquarters -- most of it related to RACE/COLOUR. The reason that the polls are as close as they are is not because people want a 3rd Bush term (John McCain), but because they do not want to vote for a Black man, and they know it. The media is saying it as well. This phenomena is most prevalent in the 45+ demographic, aka, the Gather demographic. Is there any wonder so many here spread lies, rumor and innuendo about Obama, that reasonable minds would automatic dismiss as just plain stupid, (and that is NOT a question).
How many women wouldn't think of crossing-over, because Clinton's/Obama's policies are both diametrically opposed to McCain's?
I am not sure how to answer this one, because I'm not sure if you are saying "cross over" from McCain or to McCain? My bad, for lack of understanding. Please forgive me.
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I want to add one more thing: these people running around, making these negative comments about Obama -- the lies -- like he is a Muslim, he was born in Kenya, trying to cast aspersions on his WONDERFUL name (Hussein), trying to make him look bad because of what others around him have done, trying to put down his wife, and all of the rest of it,
these are the VERY PEOPLE who SAY they are Christians, but they are FAR from it.
It is they that cause so many to say, "If they are Christians, I want nothing to do with Christianity", and I don't blame them; they give Christianity a BAD NAME. It's outrageous. That's okay, though. That's okay.
I don't believe it's going to be a cake walk, and I do expect the Republicans to continue to steal Obama's slogans, etc. because they can't come up with anything original and they are only wise enough to see that it worked for Obama first. (Like saying a vote for Obama is a vote for "more of the same.")
I do believe that those of us who believe in WE THE PEOPLE need to do everything we can. My husband was, just this morning, saying that when we go to a trade show/conference next week and are among hundreds, he only hopes that someone will try to talk politics with me. (He loves to see me set people straight about facts, because I do it tactfully and respectfully and still leave them wondering what hit them.)
I have donated what I can (which isn't much) and I am praying as hard as I can, and God willing, I will not keep my mouth shut when I can make a difference.
I was astounded and hugely disappointed four years ago when George Bush was re-elected, so much so that I actually threatened to leave the country (but I really wouldn't do that). This time, though, we have huge numbers of young people who are enthused about a candidate, maybe for the first time in their lives. Maybe our commitment and the passion of all those first-timers will help in ways that didn't exist 4 years ago.
OBAMA '08 ----- I can't wait!