We are probably the only two citizens in this country that thought that Hillary gave the most self-serving, self-aggrandizing speech of her 35 years of so-called public service!
It was easy to see from our point of view that Hillary and Bill are still no Barack Obama Team Players just yet! The cynical…..”I didn’t run for President….to have….” line was especially bugging! As we listened to all the callers to C-SPAN say that “her speech was so impressive”……why didn’t we see it that way. Hillary railed endlessly regarding what “she thought” were the important issues….disregarding whatever Obama’s priorities might be.
Hillary was quick to take credit for Women’s Suffrage and breaking the Glass Ceilings……..and for Health Care and……and…….the endless list of Hillary and Billisms! The rumor of the day is that Bill will not even be in Denver for Obama’s speech on Thursday! Beating up on Bush and McCain was her basic Tour’de’force bit….saying that the reason they chose Minneapolis for the Republican Convention because it was the Twin Cities and Bush and McCain were basically doing exactly the same thing! We believe that Bush and McCain are about as much the same as Arnold Swarzenegger and Danny DeVito were in their movie Twins! The Hillary retro video lead in to her speech was especially bugging! Do we have to put up with images of Bill and Chelsea forever?
Finally, someone just called in to say the speech was Narcissistic and Socialistic! Yeah….there is one more that thinks as we do! All we have left is “Aw-ful Bill!” tomorrow night! Good grief…..won’t they just please get off the stage!
You aren’t alone. That was the most tepid endorsement I have ever heard! Nothing about how she got to know Barack Obama and what a great man he is. She mentioned him ten times. She said Michelle Obama would make a great first lady. She never said Barack would make a great President.
Barack should be checking his six from now til election day. The Clintons want him to lose!
You didn’t “see it that way” because you aren’t capable of an objective opinion when it comes to anything the Clintons do or say.
I guess I didn’t miss anything. When to the dollar show at Santa Ana’s Main Place and watched some real entertainment
The speech can be seen at CBS2.com.
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[Update: I just watched it. A 'blah' speech. A typical Clinton domestic policy/veiled attack speech. I expected some new material from her considering the venue. I have a feeling she's saving her best material for 2012.]
The Clinton’s; damned if they do, damned if they don’t. There is no speech Hillary could give, nothing she could possibly say that the Winships and their ilk would approve of. All attacks, all accusations, all rumors,lies, speculations and allegations are fair game where the Clintons are concerned. Obama WISELY, did not choose Hillary for a running mate, as the smears and nitpicking would have washed over his campaign like a tidal wave. It’s time for the “Clinton Haters” to LET IT GO and for Hillary to become the country’s most powerful and influential Senator. Sweet revenge!
I am not a Hillary fan, but I thought this speech was probably one of her best. I also felt it was tepid in support of Obama. My favorite part was right at the start. Hillary said she was a “proud mother,democrat,senator,American, and proud to support Obama. What gave me a laugh is she never said she was a proud wife. I can’t blame her for that one while her hubby kept mouthing “I love you” every time he saw a camera on him. GEEZ.
How bout the comment “I’ve always been proud of this country.” I thought that was a direct dig at Michelle.
When there are more I’s, Me’s, and My’s than Barack’s and Obama’s, then it’s a speach about the speaker.
A better illustration would be if a Maid of Honor spent the majority of her toast talking about her male conquests and mentioning the Bride and Groom as an afterthought.
Her speach was very selfish. She did it to leave the door open for a crack at the White House again (no point, not going to happen).
And what was with the Harriet Tubman reference? Was she likening McCain to dogs and torch lights or just trying to scare black people? Was she comparing herself to Harriet? What a joke!
the speech was blah . everyone knows in her heart she wants nobama to lose so she can say i told you so . no mention of nobamas experiance . because he has none and it seems it was all about her. nobama dose not have the backbone to stand up to her and bill i mean my god 2 nights of the clintons .and if he cant stand up to these 2 how is he going to stand up to the world leaders . sit down and pass the peace pipe . 3 out of everyone one of her 10 voters is going to vote for mcain that is a very high percent .
*What!!!!!:
We would expect a respectful, honest endorsement of the candidate that “actually won”! We would not expect a “Self-Congratulatory Video Retrospective of all her great accomplishments in life”. It is called showing some semblance of “decorum”! Like all the originals…it might be expected to “suggest three issues which were
important”…..then “suggest that the nominee will carry the mantle and standard of the party with great honor”.
Of course, if you are married to Bill Clinton…forget all that kind of common sense!
This “Hillary as Machiavelli” is all a media driven story and weak minded “Clinton Haters” have fallen for it hook,line and sinker. Time to GET OVER IT and focus on IMPORTANT ISSUES [ may I suggest the Rove/McCain/Georgia connection, full of intrigue and mystery with the added bonus of actually having REAL WORLD ramifications]!
Hillary is not the accomplished speaker Bill or Barack are, her style is a bit to stiff. I think thats why she didnt seem to wrap herself around Obama more effusively. However her logic was unassailable. She pointed out she was running on certain issues she thought we need to accomplish and Barack is going to address the same issues. She is going to vote for Obama and she exhorted her supporters to vote for Obama too. I don’t think this passed the test for some of her supporters but hopefully they can find something else they can work for within the party. Make no mistake Hill and Bill are Democratic elders and they will continue to fight to win this election.