Clinton: Enthusiastic enough? UPDATE
An Irish journalist interviewed me Friday on the topic of Bill Clinton's enthusiasm vis a vis Barack Obama. I said I could understand his bruised feelings, but it looked to me as if he was doing everything asked.
In that vein: I just got a note that says Clinton will stand in for Joe Biden at two big-dollar fund-raisers in New York tonight because the death of Biden's mother-in-law will keep him away.
UPDATE: An attendee said Clinton predicted an Obama landslide during one of his appearances Monday night.



Comments
Obama didn't seem to realize he would need help from the Clintons, and I think he's lucky to get what he's getting considering the remark his wife made about not supporting Hillary if the shoe were on the other foot. The Obama's are naive to this day, and were his opponent not so terrible, I think he would be in great trouble, and, he still could lose this thing if the slightest thing occurs to turn the tide in McCain's favor.
Posted by: Ci.Ci
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October 6, 2008 06:57 PM
Look...this whole is Bill enthusiastic enough crap rubs me the wrong way. My wife and I have had this same conversation in the bedroom for 26 years now and are still without a definitive answer. How do you measure if Bill smiles enough? Whose to measure if his words are hot enough. If he yells Big O Big O...Big O.....how can we be sure if he's really having one?
Until they invent a meter that we can shove up his butt, we're just gonna have to take his word for it. Until then just tell him he's the best, he's the biggest, and we've never had a campaign like this until we met him.
Posted by: Deathbyinches
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October 6, 2008 07:23 PM
"Obama didn't seem to realize he would need help from the Clintons, and I think he's lucky to get what he's getting considering the remark his wife made about not supporting Hillary if the shoe were on the other foot. The Obama's are naive to this day, and were his opponent not so terrible, I think he would be in great trouble, and, he still could lose this thing if the slightest thing occurs to turn the tide in McCain's favor."
You really believe that.
Posted by: JD
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October 6, 2008 07:33 PM
It doesn't matter to me either which way. I think the neutral, positive support from Bill is perfect. The effusive praise of the Palins and McCain is fine, too, as well as Hillary's praise of Palin under pressure at her debate. It's a sort of unexpected high road that has the effect of neutralizing toxicity all 'round. Not unlike Obama's general behavior and stance from the beginning of his campaign, actually.
Posted by: Silver Bells
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October 6, 2008 07:34 PM
>>You really believe that.<<
Of course I do, JD. Most of the people I know who appreciate the Clintons at all feel the same way. I think they were treated horribly by Obama staffers and supporters and I'm a little amazed they get the support they do from the Clintons. It shows a lot of professionalism on the part of the Clintons considering a lot of Obama folks tried to brand them as racist. That was stupid and still hurts the Obama campaign to this day.
As for the possibility Obama could lose - considering the fact he should be 20 points ahead, I think there is no doubt he could still lose it. Hopefully McSenile and Ms Goodytwoshoes will continue to make all the wrong decisions.
Posted by: Ci.Ci
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October 6, 2008 08:09 PM
well i think oboma has done very well in this race he is a very intellegent man and doesn't jump the gun like most of these politicians do it was a hard race but don't say the clintons were walked on if i remeber correctly the clointons did a little walking on there own with obama; i think there in agreement with this it's time the democrats had a shot at it look what the republicans have done the last 8 years need i go futherthan that and as for mccain please he doesn't know where he at most of the time and palin don't know nothing about the supreme court i would be scared to death to think that the woman could possibility of becommoming the president of the usa let's put it this way mccain had to have a woman or he wouldn't be as far as he now when you concede in a stae before the election makes me wonder if he will leave us hangung in war somewhere while his but is in safety; and as far palin is concerned please people i know were not that ignorant for sure .curuption is written all over her face she needs to go back to alaska and feed something, she can't figure out yet that her boss so to say don't give a rip about her he only want's the woman that hillary ahd and lets remember she did'ny make the 18 million cracks in the ceiling it was hillary and now miss palin is saying we did it please give me a break people didn't even know who the woman was. And i believe the clintons will give oboma all the things they have to offer because at least they know a good candidate when they see one a united democratic party and a disturb republican party that is split three ways they don't even like mccain now that says a lot to me it's time the american people stood up and help us make that change. And vote right this time round.
Posted by: turtleman
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October 6, 2008 10:01 PM