Hillary Cuts Speech Short in Philly

Veronica · 04-15-2008, 12:39 PM

She is really not getting the picture.

About 6:20 p.m., Gov. Rendell, Mayor Nutter and U.S. Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz accompanied Clinton onto the stage. Rendell and Nutter each took a turn at the microphone, but their words were mostly drowned out by the constant chatter in the hall.

Finally, when it was Clinton's turn - there were some shouts of "O-ba-ma" - she spoke for five minutes, some of it directly to the ward leaders, who can help turn out the vote on election day.

"How many ward leaders and committee members do we have here?" she asked as the crowd erupted in cheers. "You are the ones who get things done."

When it was Obama's turn, about 8 p.m., Brady appeared on stage along with U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, State Rep. Frank Oliver, and former U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford. Minutes passed before Obama emerged to U2's "Beautiful Day."

"I want to thank Bob Brady for putting together one of the best organizations," said Obama, who spoke for nearly 30 minutes.

He also cited Fattah as something of an inspiration to him when he ran for senator in Illinois. "I said to myself, if a guy named Chaka Fattah can get elected, so can Barack Obama."

Divided leaders hear candidates | Philadelphia Inquirer | 04/15/2008

Chantytown · 04-15-2008, 01:20 PM

What Obama said today:

Quote:

Barack Obama said Tuesday he was "amused" by accusations he is an "elitist" in the wake of the 'bitter-gate' controversy.

"It is true I am amused about this notion of elitist," Obama said, citing the fact that he was raised by a single mother, lived off food stamps, earned scholarships, and had to finance his own law school education.

"[Michelle and I] lived for the first 13 years of marriage up until three years ago, in a three bedroom condo without a garage," the White House hopeful said. "So if you live in Chicago, that means you are scraping ice every morning."

TrueBlueAmerican · 04-15-2008, 03:12 PM

The Clintons are literally members of the perverbial American Ruling Class and yet they want to accuse Obama of being an elitist. Ridiculous.

A win for Hillary in the next election means defacto oligarchy. Bush Clinton Bush2 Clinton2 Bush3Clinton3?

Jonesy · 04-15-2008, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrueBlueAmerican

A win for Hillary in the next election means defacto oligarchy. Bush Clinton Bush2 Clinton2 Bush3Clinton3?

No shit, thank God we have the vastly superior Democratic Republican Democratic2 Republican2.

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Veronica Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,183 My Mood: Thanks: 184 Thanked 264 Times in 135 Posts	Hillary Cuts Speech Short in Philly She is really not getting the picture. About 6:20 p.m., Gov. Rendell, Mayor Nutter and U.S. Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz accompanied Clinton onto the stage. Rendell and Nutter each took a turn at the microphone, but their words were mostly drowned out by the constant chatter in the hall. Finally, when it was Clinton's turn - there were some shouts of "O-ba-ma" - she spoke for five minutes, some of it directly to the ward leaders, who can help turn out the vote on election day. "How many ward leaders and committee members do we have here?" she asked as the crowd erupted in cheers. "You are the ones who get things done." When it was Obama's turn, about 8 p.m., Brady appeared on stage along with U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, State Rep. Frank Oliver, and former U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford. Minutes passed before Obama emerged to U2's "Beautiful Day." "I want to thank Bob Brady for putting together one of the best organizations," said Obama, who spoke for nearly 30 minutes. He also cited Fattah as something of an inspiration to him when he ran for senator in Illinois. "I said to myself, if a guy named Chaka Fattah can get elected, so can Barack Obama." Divided leaders hear candidates \| Philadelphia Inquirer \| 04/15/2008
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TrueBlueAmerican Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,145 Thanks: 27 Thanked 30 Times in 21 Posts	The Clintons are literally members of the perverbial American Ruling Class and yet they want to accuse Obama of being an elitist. Ridiculous. A win for Hillary in the next election means defacto oligarchy. Bush Clinton Bush2 Clinton2 Bush3Clinton3?
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