Another great Clinton speech rocks the hall

Bill Clinton just finished his DNC speech. And he said what Hillary was criticized for not saying last night — Barack Obama is ready to be president.
I loved the line about the world respecting us for “the power of our example, not the example of our power.” There were many great lines in the speech, [...]

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DNC is underway and Bill Clinton still oozing resentment

Hillary Clinton is waiting to take the stage for her big speech at the DNC tonight. Yet at this late hour, TheHill.com is reporting that Bill Clinton, speaking at the Internatnional Leaders Forum in Denver today, said:
Suppose for example you’re a voter. And you’ve got Candidate X and Candidate Y. Candidate X agrees with you on [...]

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Clinton thoughtful, careful during Rose interview

Charlie Rose interviewed Bill Clinton last night and I watched to see what Clinton would say or not say about the campaign. Rose was good at boring in when Clinton equivocated. Parry. Feint. Lunge. Politely. Bill seemed subdued but confident about Hillary’s campaign, and surprisingly complimentary about her Democratic opponents, particularly Obama. I had expected [...]

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A woman voter assesses Hillary Clinton

I’m beyond fed up with hearing about women being Hillary Clinton’s “natural constituency.” She’s a woman; I’m a woman. So what? Why would any reporter or analyst, or even the candidate herself, assume women will support her simply because she’s a woman?
Being a woman doesn’t make Hillary more qualified or in any way a better [...]

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