64 posts tagged “2008 primaries”
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Edwards Admits Sexual Affair; Lied as Presidential Candidate
In ABC News Interview, Edwards Says He Cheated, but Did Not Father Child
By RHONDA SCHWARTZ and BRIAN ROSS
August 8, 2008
In an interview for broadcast tonight on Nightline, Edwards told ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff he did have an affair with 44-year old Rielle Hunter, but said that he did not love her.
Edwards also denied he was the father of Hunter's baby girl, Frances Quinn, although the one-time Democratic Presidential candidate said he has not taken a paternity test.
Edwards said he knew he was not the father based on timing of the baby's birth on February 27, 2008. He said his affair ended too soon for him to have been the father.
A former campaign aide, Andrew Young, has said he was the father of the child.
The press is spinning this as meaning the end of any hope for Senator Clinton to be Senator Obama's running-mate.
Senator Hillary Clinton will be the keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, August 26th - the second night of the convention. August 26, 2008 is also the 88th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment to the Constiution, which allowed women the right to vote. To honor this historic anniversary, Senator Clinton will be joined on stage by all the women Senators and Michelle Obama.
I don't know if it means Senator Clinton is no longer being considered as vice-president. Considering the significance of the date, this comes as no surprise to me. I also do not think this is anything that Seantor Obama even had to think about. The media is growing bored and they are trying to stir something up.
I advocate for Senator Obama and the Democratic Party. I'm also a strong advocate for Senator Clinton. In my heart I believe she should be Senator Obama's running mate. I'll continue to advocate for Senator Obama regardless of his selection. However, if he doesn't offer the spot to Senator Clinton, I think he is settling for second best. I feel very strongly about that.
19th Amendment to the United States Constitution
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be
denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of
sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."
"She rocks"
Senator Barack Obama speaking about Senator Hillary Clinton
June 27, 2008
"But on this day and every day going forward, we stand shoulder to shoulder....Our hearts are set on the same destination for America."
Senator Hillary Clinton speaking about Senator Barack Obama
June 27, 2008
Full Story: Thousands Gather In Unity For Rally
Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton to campaign together
By Nedra Pickler – Friday, June 20, 2008
CHICAGO (AP) — Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's campaign announced Friday that he will campaign with former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton next week, a step toward unifying a fractured Democratic Party after a bruising primary fight.
Obama's campaign said in a brief e-mail that said the two senators and former opponents will campaign together for the first time on Friday, June 27, and more details would be forthcoming.
A day earlier, Obama and Clinton also plan to meet in Washington with some of her top contributors... The former first lady will introduce Obama to her financial backers...
Obama's campaign disclosed the joint appearance...
Clinton ended her campaign on June 7..."I endorse him and throw my full support behind him," she said at the time...
I trust her leadership, that's why I voted for her in the first place.
Hillary thanks her supporters for all their hard work on the campaign and endorses Senator Barack Obama for president.
Hillary bows out of the campaign with a final rap.
I wanted you to be one of the first to know: on Saturday, I will hold an event in Washington D.C. to thank everyone who has supported my campaign. Over the course of the last 16 months, I have been privileged and touched to witness the incredible dedication and sacrifice of so many people working for our campaign. Every minute you put into helping us win, every dollar you gave to keep up the fight meant more to me than I can ever possibly tell you.
On Saturday, I will extend my congratulations to Senator Obama and my support for his candidacy. This has been a long and hard-fought campaign, but as I have always said, my differences with Senator Obama are small compared to the differences we have with Senator McCain and the Republicans.
I have said throughout the campaign that I would strongly support Senator Obama if he were the Democratic Party's nominee, and I intend to deliver on that promise.
When I decided to run for president, I knew exactly why I was getting into this race: to work hard every day for the millions of Americans who need a voice in the White House.
I made you -- and everyone who supported me -- a promise: to stand up for our shared values and to never back down. I'm going to keep that promise today, tomorrow, and for the rest of my life.
I will be speaking on Saturday about how together we can rally the party behind Senator Obama. The stakes are too high and the task before us too important to do otherwise.
I know as I continue my lifelong work for a stronger America and a better world, I will turn to you for the support, the strength, and the commitment that you have shown me in the past 16 months. And I will always keep faith with the issues and causes that are important to you.
In the past few days, you have shown that support once again with hundreds of thousands of messages to the campaign, and again, I am touched by your thoughtfulness and kindness.
I can never possibly express my gratitude, so let me say simply, thank you.
Sincerely
Hillary
Ilana Goldman, President of the Womens Campaign Forum expresses her gratitude to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Dear Hillary –
I say this to you almost daily, but since it’s normally to you on the TV screen, I thought I should find a way of saying it where you might actually receive the message: Thank you.
Thank you for what you have done. For your sheer tenacity, strength, and stick-to-itiveness. Thank you for working so hard every day when you must have been exhausted. For showing us what leadership looks like: doing something well, with grace, in good times and bad. Most of all, I thank you for not quitting.
Your many supporters will tell you what your race means to them and history will write what it means to the world, but it also means so much to me and to the little world I live in. I thank you on behalf of the women who have been so special in my life:
For my daughter – who is, as of yet, just an idea in my mind. But I imagine her one day reading the story of this historic campaign. I am so grateful that the story she will read will be of a complete campaign, with the biggest numbers possible – states, votes, and delegates. That story will show that our first woman presidential contender was truly competitive – nearly won competitive – and show a little girl her own vast possibilities in this country. Thank you for giving her a history worth reading.
For my mother – who is one of those women who work tirelessly to support her family, worries over rising healthcare costs and frets that her grandchildren may not have social security. She’s always been passionately interested in politics, but never before found a politician who she felt saw and understood her. She’ll be 65 next year and she wrote the first political check of her life to you. Thank you for validating the day-to-day concerns that she faces.
For my grandmother – who was, as it was noted at her memorial, “a woman ahead of her time.” I think of her every time I see one of your senior women supporters who were born before women first got the vote and were out on the streets filled with hope that they would inaugurate one in their lifetimes. Thank you for showing them that their efforts to make women loud and proud actors in American politics created real change.
For my best friend – who would listen to me talk about just about anything in the world for hours – except politics – until you started to run. Little by little, day by day, she became more engaged in your campaign and what it meant to the country and our place in the world. She started out reading your emails and went on to lobbying her husband and friends to change their votes. Thank you for awakening an incredible woman to her role in the political process.
For my former junior staffer– who did not necessarily believe that sexism was still an issue alive and well today. She watched pundit after pundit behave in ways that even she could not deny were … crude. Then she saw it pass as kind of acceptable. And then she saw it happen again and again. Finally, she took up her pen and now Chris Matthews and the MSNBC brass know her name … well. Thank you for reminding her of how much work we all still have to do.
For me – who has been, at times, described as direct, forward, forceful, pushy and a few other choice adjectives. Thank you for helping make the world a little safer for aggressive, ambitious women. Because isn’t aggressive just one way of saying “she gets things done” and isn’t ambition just another word for “dream?” Thank you for pushing for my dream – and that of so many others – to elect a phenomenally talented and capable woman to lead our country and change our world.
As you promised from the outset, you have, and will continue to, make history.
Thank you, for all us.
Sincerely,
Ilana Goldman
President, Women’s Campaign Forum
Congratulations to Senator Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Sasha Obama, and Malia Obama. I'm not sure where this picture came from but I like it.
Senator Barack Obama
Democratic Party Nominee for President of the United States of America 2008
June 03, 2008
St. Paul Minnesota
Get this spin that is beginning... Hillary Clinton said if it would help the Democratic Party she would be open to a VP spot. That's it, that's what she said... and she is being declared EVIL as I type. One guy just said "This is Obamas night how dare her steal his spotlight" Seriously he said that. I think it was on Fox. David Shuster was salivating on MSNBC, maybe his leg was tingling also. Blitzer is on in a few minutes, I'm sure his leg is thrilled.
I'm not sure of her exact quote because no one has mentioned or reported on one. I don't need one, I'm sure someone asked if Obama was the nominee would she accept a VP slot and her reply was along the lines of, if it would help the Democratic Party win the election in November she would be open to the possibilty. It doesn't matter because it will be spun as Hillary is evil. Frankly, I'm tired of this crap.
Here is the one line meme that created the uproar:
From the Associated Press: You can clink the link but no reason this is the entire report!!!
WASHINGTON (AP) — Clinton tells New York lawmakers she's open to being Obama's vice presidential candidate
