Hillary’s Grand Slam
Oh, the talking heads were talking. Oh my, were their lips flapping. They said Senator Hillary Clinton wasn’t capable of fully supporting democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. They said the Clintons were going to fracture the party. They asked why the Clintons were invited to speak in the first place? There was a ton of nauseating commentary with no substance, just filling air-time.
From her opening paragraph, Clinton made it clear that she was supporting Barack Obama and she wanted her supports to get behind Obama also.
I am honored to be here tonight. A proud mother. A proud Democrat. A proud American. And a proud supporter of Barack Obama.
She went on to say …
I want you to ask yourselves: Were you in this campaign just for me? Or were you in it for that young Marine and others like him? Were you in it for that mom struggling with cancer while raising her kids? Were you in it for that boy and his mom surviving on the minimum wage? Were you in it for all the people in this country who feel invisible?
We need leaders once again who can tap into that special blend of American confidence and optimism that has enabled generations before us to meet our toughest challenges. Leaders who can help us show ourselves and the world that with our ingenuity, creativity, and innovative spirit, there are no limits to what is possible in America.
This won’t be easy. Progress never is. But it will be impossible if we don’t fight to put a Democrat in the White House.
We need to elect Barack Obama…
Clinton went the extra mile. She made it clear that she was on the team bus and wanted her supporters to join her on that bus. Her speech was perfect. She talked about why she wanted to run and why she now supports Obama. She hit President Bush and Senator John McCain with several excellent lines (suggesting that she will be an excellent campaigner in the fall for Obama). Any speech that can mention Harriett Tubman, the woman’s suffrage movement and universal health care is a great speech in my book. Clinton hit this one out of the park. Outstanding!!!
[...] Former governor of Virginia Mark Warner does a great job at painting a picture. He paints a picture of the past and the future. One candidate is stuck in the past and the other looks toward the future. Good speech. Solid speech. It would have been the best of the night if it wasn’t for Hillary’s speech. [...]
I was impressed by Hillary Clinton’s speach. She made some good points about who do you support me or the issues? I wish she had gone one step further and said she would help write legislation to make sure he has the tools to succeed inacting the legislation needed. It still is going to take the senators and representatives to get the bills written. I understand she still wants to be president but it will go a long way if she could point to the bills she gets passed. Then she can say she did the work to make it happen.