Breaking news this hour on Countdown with Keith Olbermann, NBC News is reporting that Barack Obama personally offered, and Bill Clinton immediately accepted, a speaking slot on Wednesday night, immediately preceding the Vice-Presidential speech.
This is HUGE great news. Several reasons:
1- Can we please stop talking about disloyalty!!!
2- It's as high an honor as Obama could grant to Bill, one Bill deserves and one Bill certainly will be happy with
3- It gives the dems a great tiem slot to take some hard shots at Bush/McCain and/or praise the previous Democratic administration
4- Arguably the greatest living orator in politics (other than Obama) will be giving that important message
5- It'll warm the hearts of those last PUMA hold outs, cause them to tune in, and hopefully finally create true unity
6- Proves that all is healed from the Obama angle and no hard feelings: Gracious!
Confirmed now by the Page
MSNBC
NBC News has learned that the Obama campaign, in an effort to quiet talk of the Obama-Clinton drama, has offered Bill Clinton a speaking role on Wednesday night at the Democratic convention -- before the vice presidential running mate speaks.
Sources say that Clinton in fact will speak.
The campaign rushed tonight to resolve the issue after network news reports about the Clintons and Obama.