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Hillary Calls Obama, Congratulates Him

Showing a little more class than Obama last week when he lost Nevada, Hillary Clinton released a statement saying she called Obama to congratulate him.

"I have called Senator Obama to congratulate him and wish him well.

"Thank you to the people of South Carolina who voted today and welcomed me into their homes over the last year. Your stories will stay with me well beyond this campaign and I am grateful for the support so many of you gave to me.

"We now turn our attention to the millions of Americans who will make their voices heard in Florida and the twenty-two states as well as American Samoa who will vote on February 5th.

"In the days ahead, I’ll work to give voice to those who are working harder than ever to be heard. For those who have lost their job or their home or their health care, I will focus on the solutions needed to move this country forward. That’s what this election is about. It’s about our country, our hopes and dreams. Our families and our future."

Hillary says it's on to Florida and the Feb. 5 states. Keep in mind, Florida is different than Michigan because all three candidates are on the ballots, regardless of whether their delegates get seated or not.

Bill Clinton is speaking now in Missouri and also congratulates Obama. He says Obama won fair and square but now it's on to the states with the big numbers.

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    I bet (5.00 / 1) (#3)
    by Jeralyn on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:25:05 PM EST
    your wife is an Obama supporter. I listened to Bill's speech and thought it was great. The crowd loved him. He explained why he would support Hillary even if he wasn't married to her and then explained why she would say people should vote for her. Two different things.

    ha... (none / 0) (#5)
    by mindfulmission on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:26:33 PM EST
    ...shocking that you would love a Clinton speech.  

    Of course he is going to say he would vote for her even if he wasn't married to her.  I could have written that line.  

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    Not the point (none / 0) (#9)
    by DA in LA on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:28:45 PM EST
    She is upset that a woman is running for president and her husband appears to be taking the lead.

    In this instance, it cannot even be argued.  When all the networks were watching, covering the election, he steps up.

    To quote my wife, "This is so bad for women."

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    Tell her to check Hillary's schedule (5.00 / 1) (#16)
    by Jeralyn on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:32:22 PM EST
    It's beyond grueling. She stumps for herself every waking minute of every day. Please don't spread sexist stereotypes here. It's a thinly disguised personal attack on Hillary and you know it.

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    That would only matter if that was the reason (none / 0) (#15)
    by Teresa on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:32:21 PM EST
    he was speaking. He speaks every night and they don't show it on live TV. They have a reason for showing this one..so they can show Obama now.

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    bull... (none / 0) (#21)
    by mindfulmission on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:34:37 PM EST
    ... why would they need to show Clinton to show Obama?

    Obama won - there is no need to Clinton's speech in order to show Obama's victory speech.

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    Because they didn't show Clinton's in (5.00 / 1) (#25)
    by Teresa on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:36:53 PM EST
    Nevada because Obama wasn't available to give a speech.

    It doesn't matter anyway, they just said Hillary will be speaking after Obama. It just ticks me off that people act like she is too timid to speak for herself after losing. At least she called and is going to show her face to the world.

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    Had she given a speech (none / 0) (#23)
    by DA in LA on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:36:01 PM EST
    I would agree.  But she did not.  

    But if they did not mean for this to happen, then they have no idea how the media works.  Which I doubt.

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    If you mean in Nevada, she did speak (5.00 / 2) (#36)
    by Cream City on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:50:31 PM EST
    but the networks wouldn't show more than clips, because of Obama's graceless leaving the state without giving a concession speech, without even calling her.  Media are tied to traditions in politics, not to his style of "change."

    And it only cost Dems tv time, given to the GOP.

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    Thank you for getting it. I am going (none / 0) (#43)
    by Teresa on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 08:02:46 PM EST
    to be whiny, and I admit it, if they show his speech and she doesn't have one later. Because if she doesn't, they showed Bill to justify showing Obama and you can see the reaction here to that.

    Don't get me wrong, I want to hear his speech. I just think it's wrong if they have a double standard.

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    Woh... (none / 0) (#46)
    by mindfulmission on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 08:12:03 PM EST
    ... So Obama is "graceless" for leaving Nevada early, but Hillary is something different for leaving South Carolina early?

    So much for a double standard.  

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    No, because he left and didn't call and didn't (none / 0) (#50)
    by Cream City on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 08:16:49 PM EST
    concede.  She has called and conceded tonight.

    That is how it's done.  Not everything needs to "change."

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    the point is women support hillary. (none / 0) (#45)
    by hellothere on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 08:04:17 PM EST
    and all this bruhaha about when bill gives a speech is in my mind silly. we have a war in iraq. we are going broke. our intrastructure is broken. i could go on all night about our real problems.

    and bill clinton giving a speech is not a problem and those who try and make it so seem desperate for something to whine about. i support women who support women. those who don't choose to? well that's a shame!

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    He's still talking (none / 0) (#13)
    by magster on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:31:06 PM EST
    20 minutes now?

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    Ya know (5.00 / 1) (#14)
    by athyrio on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:32:18 PM EST
    ya know all I can say Obama supporters is get over it...Stop the whining...it is unattractive...and not helpful to your candidate...

    Huh (none / 0) (#26)
    by DA in LA on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:37:01 PM EST
    I think both sides are looking like idiots with their whining, myself.

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    Wow (5.00 / 1) (#31)
    by blogtopus on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:41:28 PM EST
    Obama won, and Bill Clinton's giving a speech. CALL THE AUTHORITIES.

    I don't think I've seen as much idolization/demonization as I've seen in the past few weeks. I have a feeling a lot of people are going to be feeling fairly sheepish when the candidate is eventually chosen. Not in the sense that someone they didn't like had won; definitely Obama is still in this race, that's obvious enough.

    I'm talking about the emotion that people go through when they wake up the next day with a raging hangover and they think "I did WHAT?". That's pretty much how all these otherwise-rational people will think when they go back and read all the drivel they've written in the past few weeks.

    Everyone needs to take a chill pill and relax. The world isn't going to end, and it isn't going to change forever either, no matter WHO gets the nomination.

    That said, I think the level of grace is somewhat low for one candidates' supporters. They need to learn the value of good sportsmanship and not be sore losers/winners.

    which candidate would that be? (5.00 / 2) (#40)
    by Jeralyn on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:56:13 PM EST
    I think the level of grace is somewhat low for one candidates' supporters. They need to learn the value of good sportsmanship and not be sore losers/winners

    I'd say it's Obama who didn't call Hillary or congratulate her after her Nevada win. She did both tonight, as did Bill.

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    WHOOSH (none / 0) (#33)
    by DA in LA on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:44:59 PM EST
    btw... (none / 0) (#34)
    by mindfulmission on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:48:11 PM EST
    ... i agree.

    I have no problem with Clinton giving a speech right now.

    I just find it incredibly humorous that Clinton supporters think that it was completely coincidental and that it is all the media's fault.  Oh, and that the Clinton campaign have no idea how the media works, nor did they have any idea what the media coverage would be 1.5 hours after the South Carolina primary.  That is pretty funny.

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    DA's wife (5.00 / 1) (#35)
    by Pat on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:49:40 PM EST
    So she's a feminist is she?

    Where was she in the late '70s when women  like Hillary and myself were busting our butts for the ERA?   I suspect she was in grade school. Now she smugly enjoys what we did for her, and tsk-tsks because Hillary Clinton has a supportive husband. Somebody alert the media.....this guy is both defending his record from some obvious attacks and stumping for his spouse.

    How dare you. (none / 0) (#37)
    by DA in LA on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:51:01 PM EST
    Jeralyn, please explain why a personal attack post such as this is allowed.

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    that wasn't a personal attack (5.00 / 1) (#42)
    by Jeralyn on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:57:25 PM EST
    It was a question. How old is your wife?

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    This isn't a personal attack? (none / 0) (#44)
    by DA in LA on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 08:03:18 PM EST
    Now she smugly enjoys what we did for her

    I'm done here.  This sight is no different that Daily Kos with it's hatred, just reversed the other way.

    Bye.

    Parent

    Don't leave. Everyone's just a little (none / 0) (#51)
    by Teresa on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 08:20:56 PM EST
    on edge right now.

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    hmmm... (none / 0) (#49)
    by mindfulmission on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 08:14:24 PM EST
    Not really sure why it matters.

    Not am I sure why someone must try to attack his wife's feminist credentials.  

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    Here's the thing.... (5.00 / 1) (#48)
    by Pat on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 08:14:24 PM EST
    DA -- what you are doing (and I doubt there's any reason you should understand this) is using your wife to attack another woman. This is much like some women back in "the bad old days" sometimes did. "My hubby says...."

    My wife just called me. (none / 0) (#1)
    by DA in LA on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:21:23 PM EST
    She's listening to Bill on tv giving a speech and wondering why he is running for president again.  Being a feminist she is PISSED.

    Hillary should not be sending messages to the press and Obama, while Bill gives stump speech.  Not now, when everyone is watching the results.

    What the hell is her campaign thinking?

    Having Bill speak on all networks (none / 0) (#8)
    by magster on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:28:34 PM EST
    Sure plays into the meme that Bill is campaigning for a 3rd term.  Bad PR.

    Before I thought Bill was helping Hillary.  I've done a complete 180 on that opinion in the last 24 hours.

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    Tell you wife to keep watching (none / 0) (#38)
    by Cream City on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:51:28 PM EST
    and keep up on Hillary Clinton's schedule.  She already is working elsewhere toward February 5.

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    That was the media's doing. He was (none / 0) (#2)
    by Teresa on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:23:43 PM EST
    doing a regularly scheduled speech. The only reason they are showing it is to justify doing the opposite of what they did in Nevada when Obama left and they didn't show Hillary's speech.

    I had the same reaction your wife did at first until I realized he was in Missouri, not SC.

    bull... (none / 0) (#4)
    by mindfulmission on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:25:17 PM EST
    ... if you don't think that the Clinton camp timed that speech to be on television around the same time the SC primaries were being talked about, I am not sure what to tell you.

    There is no question in my mind that the timing was planned.  

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    Sure, they scheduled the school and all (none / 0) (#6)
    by Teresa on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:26:51 PM EST
    those people in the last hour. He was already scheduled to be there.

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    what?!?! (none / 0) (#7)
    by mindfulmission on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:28:10 PM EST
    Where did I say anything about the "last hour."

    Do you really think that the Clinton campaign did not know what times the polls closed in South Carolina?  Do you really think that the Clinton campaign didn't know that CNN/FN/MSNBC would be giving full time coverage to the primary at the time of the speech?

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    Clintons might not have counted on (none / 0) (#11)
    by magster on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:29:56 PM EST
    Obama being projected the winner one minute after the polls closed.

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    1.5 hours (none / 0) (#18)
    by mindfulmission on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:32:59 PM EST
    The polls closed an hour and a half ago.

    They knew exactly what they were doing.

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    But he isn't in South Carolina. He is doing (none / 0) (#20)
    by Teresa on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:33:50 PM EST
    a regularly scheduled campaign speech. The media chose to show it because there's nothing else going on until Obama speaks.

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    Like I said... (none / 0) (#22)
    by mindfulmission on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:35:53 PM EST
    ... the speech was timed to occur when it did for a reason.

    I am not saying it was/is a bad thing.  It just is.  

    But to pretend the timing was coincidental is just silly.

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    Well, won't you eat your words when (5.00 / 1) (#39)
    by Cream City on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:52:23 PM EST
    you check her schedule.

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    what? (none / 0) (#47)
    by mindfulmission on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 08:12:48 PM EST
    how so?  how will I eat my words?

    are you trying to say that Bill's speech wasn't planned?

    not really sure what you are getting at here...

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    I laughed at Bill's line about his now being in a (none / 0) (#10)
    by robrecht on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:29:47 PM EST
    post-political phase of his career!

    Haha... (none / 0) (#19)
    by mindfulmission on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:33:11 PM EST
    My wife and I laughed at the exact same line.

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    Jeralyn, I'll let BTD slap me later for (none / 0) (#12)
    by Teresa on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:30:15 PM EST
    whining, but am I nuts that the cable networks skipped Hillary's speech in Nevada because Obama wasn't there to give one? If so, why are they showing this one?

    I'm glad they are showing it because I really hope he will say something to heal this perceived division. CNN said his supporters loudly booed Bill C. when they were showing him.

    booing... (none / 0) (#27)
    by mindfulmission on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:37:42 PM EST
    Clinton supporters booed Obama when Bill said that Obama won.

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    I heard that. He told them to hush just like (none / 0) (#29)
    by Teresa on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:40:36 PM EST
    Obama did his supporters in NH. I don't know why people have to do that.

    Now we get Rudy on TV. Yuck. He is so boring. I wish he would win in Florida. I'd love for us to run against him.

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    Yes (none / 0) (#30)
    by DA in LA on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:40:41 PM EST
    For ever action there is a reaction.  Bill is hurting his standing in the party with his attacks.

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    actually obama is hurting himself. (none / 0) (#41)
    by hellothere on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:56:46 PM EST
    i get so tired of hearing clinton did this and clinton did that. SICK OF IT!

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    Scarborough's making fun of Bill for still talking (none / 0) (#17)
    by robrecht on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:32:41 PM EST
    and holding his audience hostage and talking so much about himself.  Olbermann jokes that he doesn't want to talk about Hillary losing in SC.

    MSNBC (none / 0) (#24)
    by magster on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:36:34 PM EST
    saying that Obama baited Bill into overinjecting himself into campaign by claiming Reagan more transformative than Clinton.

    I don't buy it.  Obama was pandering for a right wing editorial board.

    Pat Robinson (none / 0) (#28)
    by PlayInPeoria on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:38:36 PM EST
    actually gets it.

    And Bill O'Reilly for crying out loud. (none / 0) (#32)
    by Teresa on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 07:42:11 PM EST
    Never did I think I'd agree with anything those two said.

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