That was the line which we did not need to hear her say. She undoubtedly gave the speech she had to give last evening but she included the one phrase we did not need to hear or want to hear.He is her friend but he is our enemy.
There is nothing wrong with Hillary Clinton having John McCain as a friend and because they both work at the same place, the U.U. Senate, it goes without saying they are colleagues.She could have gone home and told Bill all evening that "John is my friend, Bill."
Why did she have to say it in a critical speech to those supporters of her candidacy who are vowing to vote for her friend, John McCain. Did Hillary late last night in Denver absolve those traitors of the guilt they deserve to feel over deserting our party?
Here is what Craig Crawford of CQ Politics has to say this morning:
Stunning. Hillary Rodham Clinton's convention speech on Tuesday was so NOT what Barack Obama needed.
Sure, Clinton said Obama's name several times. But this was an obligatory, boiler-plate endorsement that was devoid of a single personal reference to indicate whether she had ever even met the presumed Democratic nominee.
Morning Show on MSNBC at 7:45 am today:
Interviewing Clinton supporter wearing a Hillary button.
Joe:
Did you see her speech last night?
Judy from Fort Collins
I am still supporting Hillary. I thought she made a great speech last night.
Joe:
So you are voting for Obama now"
Judy from Fort Collins
No.
Mike Barnicle:
Ok Judy it's October, the issues are on the table, Health care, womens rights etc etc. Will you now relent and vote for Obama?
Judy from Fort Collins
Refuses to answer
Mike Murphy,Time coorespondent chimes in that "he knows one democrat wh is definitely going to vote for John McCain."
Joe asks Murphy, "Who?"
Murphy:
"Hillary Clinton"
I will close with one more quote from Craig Crawford:
Clinton and Obama shared the debate stage numerous times over the past year. They were competitors, but they serve together in the Senate and in this campaign she must have come to know him in some way. Surely there was something of a personal nature that Clinton could have said to underscore what was basically a one-dimensional endorsement.
Consider how Clinton referred to John McCain as her "friend" (before slamming the expected GOP nominee on policy matters). You got the impression from this speech that, on a personal level, she likes McCain better than Obama.
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