No Way, No How, No McCain…

Hillary Clinton stands by her man, Barack Obama. In a speech Democrats hoped would erase any lingering bitterness Clinton supporters had toward the Obama campaign, Clinton made it clear that Obama is a better candidate than McCain and Democrats needed a united front to win the White House for the first time in eight years.

My friends, it is time to take back the country we love and whether you voted for me or you voted or Barack the time is now to unite as a single party with a single purpose,” Clinton said after a rehearsed hug with daughter Chelsea as her husband Bill teared up.

This is a fight for the future and a fight we must win together,” Clinton said.

No way, no how, no McCain,” Clinton said, to loud applause.

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The New York senator used her headlining address in Denver to call for party unity after her tense primary fight against Obama. She attempted to leave no doubt that she is 100 percent behind the presumptive nominee.

“We don’t have a moment to lose or a vote to spare,” the former first lady said at the close of the speech.

It was for her campaign a dramatic moment of closure. The crowd, waving signs emblazoned with “Unity” and both Democratic candidates’ names, rose to its feet as flashbulbs fired at the end of the address.

Clinton urged Democrats to back Obama for the sake of health care, the economy and all issues Democrats hold dear.

“It is time to take back the country we love,” Clinton said, declaring herself a “proud supporter of Barack Obama” within minutes of walking on stage. “And whether you voted for me or you voted for Barack, the time is now to unite as a single party with a single purpose. …

“We are on the same team, and none of us can afford to sit on the sidelines,” she said. “No way, no how. No McCain.”

I can’t wait to see what Bill Clinton has to say tomorrow night…

It Is Wrong To Speak Of the Dead…

…or so that is what the Plains Feeder is talking about. That dead person would be Mary Joe Kopechne, who wasn’t honored by the Democrats for anything at the DNC Convention last night while they were going gaga over Teddy Kennedy.

Senator Edward Kennedy, the Hero of Chappaquiddick, was put on display at the Democrat National Convention yesterday. Certainly the old-school fellow traveler has half a mind to support the Marxist changes Barack has in mind for America, but who really cares what Teddy K thinks these days? I can’t imagine what Barack Obama could possibly hope to gain by this grotesque stunt, except perhaps to draw public attention away from something else. There is nothing like a car accident to divert attention.

Isn’t it wonderful to be so wealthy that vehicular manslaughter is but s speedbump on the road of life.

Billary Clinton Given Large Roll at Dem Convention in Denver

The Obama campaign conceded prime time speaking rolls for BIll and Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention which begins today in Denver CO. Additionally Obama is allowing Hillary’s name to be placed in nomination. This blogger speculates that the Clintons, who many believe are Clintons first, and Democrats second are up to something.

Hillary Clinton is supposed to release her pledged delegates to vote for Obama when she addresses the convention at 10 PM EDT on Tuesday August 26th. Rumors have it that some Hillary delegates are still upset over the Obama campaign’s treatment of the first woman candidate for President and will still vote for her.

BIll Clinton is scheduled to speak on Wednesday August 27th at 9PM. It is not clear what his role will be but BIll generally likes to talk about Bill and is capable of sucking all the air out of a room even as large as the Pepsi Center.

Obama’s failure to gain anything but a statistical lead over John McCain in the polls (and is lagging behind in some) and the growing perception that Obama is too far left for main stream America might be the Clinton’s que to attempt a Party coup and secure the nomination for Hillary.

Hillary’s Back, Back, Back, Back, Back Again…

So this morning I am having a conversation about our presidential presumptive nominees with Sacto Dan and the topic of Hillary crashing the Democratic National Convention came up.  Sacto Dan was pretty adamant that she would show.  I thought, wow, what a concept.  Would she really do that? Well guess what…

Sen. Hillary Clinton told a gathering of supporters last week that she’s looking for a “strategy” for her delegates to have their voices heard and “respected” at the Democratic National Convention — and did not rule out the possibility of having her name placed into nomination at the convention alongside Sen. Barack Obama’s.

“I happen to believe that we will come out stronger if people feel that their voices were heard and their views were respected. I think that is a very big part of how we actually come out unified,” Clinton, D-N.Y., said at a California fundraiser last Thursday, in a video clip captured by an attendee and posted on YouTube.

“Because I know from just what I’m hearing, that there’s incredible pent-up desire. And I think that people want to feel like, ‘OK, it’s a catharsis, we’re here, we did it, and then everybody get behind Sen. Obama.’ That is what most people believe is the best way to go,” she said.

“No decisions have been made. And so we are trying to work all this through with the DNC and with the Obama campaign.”

ABC News