Bill Clinton coming to West Virginia for Barack Obama

America's 44th President (4.00 / 3)

Good bye George and Richard. We will miss your sound judgment in committing our country to the invasion and protracted war in Iraq, and for not establishing reasonable regulatory oversight of Wall Street and of our mortgage lending and financial system during your 8 year watch.

Sorry Bill and Hillary. Of course we really wanted you back in the White House again so that Bill could have another shot at more action with interns in the oval office.

John, we respect you for clearly putting the needs of our country above petty politics in choosing your running mate; but Sarah, unfortunately it looks like we may never get the chance to fulfill our wildest dream: to someday have President Palin lead the free world.

But what about Barack Obama?

The New York Times in its endorsement of Barack Obama said: "Mr. Obama has met challenge after challenge, growing as a leader and putting real flesh on his early promises of hope and change. He has shown a cool head and sound judgment. We believe he has the will and the ability to forge the broad political consensus that is essential to finding solutions to this nation's problems."

"In the same time, Senator John McCain of Arizona has retreated farther and farther to the fringe of American politics, running a campaign on partisan division, class warfare and even hints of racism. His policies and worldview are mired in the past. His choice of a running mate so evidently unfit for the office was a final act of opportunism and bad judgment that eclipsed the accomplishments of 26 years in Congress."

Senator John McCain is a respected 72 year old American warrior, but he is on a path whose slope, however gentle, is downward. On the contrary Senator Barack Obama is an intelligent, articulate, and insightful 47 year old American whose best years lie ahead of him; a man who graduated near the top of his class at Harvard Law School and was president of its Law Review; a man who understands and respects the American constitution because he was an instructor of constitutional law for 12 years at the University of Chicago Law School; a man familiar with the American legislative process because he served 3 terms as an Illinois State Senator and the past 4 years as a US Senator; a man acquainted with Washington but one who also brings fresh ideas and a passion for bringing about important and necessary changes in Washington.  

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by: Robert5000 @ Tue Oct 28, 2008 at 11:20:10 AM UTC

Robert5000 (4.00 / 1)

Well said. Welcome to West Virginia Blue.

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by: Clem Guttata @ Tue Oct 28, 2008 at 12:25:42 PM UTC

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I'm all signed up and fired up to go capture images of the rally. (4.00 / 2)

The only hitch is that if it snows, I may not have a ride.

BTW, thanks for asking, Carnacki. If everything works out, I hope to be able to present the event as another photo essay, leaving the main commentary to someone else. If that's okay.

I shoot a ton of pictures (up to 8 frames a second) at events like these so editing, cropping and uploading alone is reeeally time consuming.

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by: One Citizen @ Tue Oct 28, 2008 at 15:14:46 PM UTC

THIS JUST IN: Bill Clinton's Beckley visit moved to Saturday (0.00 / 0)

from the Charleston Gazette just 15 minutes ago...

October 28, 2008
Bill Clinton's Beckley visit moved to Saturday

BECKLEY -- Former President Bill Clinton is coming to West Virginia this week to stump for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Clinton's appearance will take place Saturday in Beckley. It was initially scheduled for Thursday.

Campaign officials didn't immediately give a reason for the change Tuesday. source

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by: One Citizen @ Tue Oct 28, 2008 at 21:35:11 PM UTC