Hillary Clinton to Supporters: Support Barack and Joe
Just hours before her speech to the Democratic Convention, Clinton speaks to the Emily's List Gala
DENVER—Just hours before she was scheduled to give her much-anticipated convention speech, Hillary Clinton urged more than 2,500 women—and a smattering of men—to support "Barack Obama and Joe Biden" come fall.
And it was nine minutes into her brief speech at the Emily's List gala in the downtown Denver Sheraton Hotel that Clinton made her only individual mention of Obama, who Thursday will accept the party's nomination before more than 70,000 at Invesco Field at Mile High.
The timing seemed particularly bittersweet for Clinton, coming on the 88th anniversary of the Constitutional amendment that gave women the right to vote, and just a day before her once high-flying hopes to become the first female president in the nation's history this year would be permanently buried by a convention roll call.
Clinton was greeted with sustained applause and a sea of flashing cameras held aloft to capture the image of the woman who almost made it. In her familiar Midwest cadence, Clinton said that "Barack and Joe" will "stand with and fight for us." And she had kind words for Michelle Obama, complimenting her Monday night speech, and assuring the crowd that they could count on First Lady Obama's influence in the White House.
Presaging what was expected to be the take-no-prisoners theme of her prime time speech, Clinton said that expected Republican nominee John McCain "doesn't believe that women deserve equal pay for equal work" or the right to access legal abortion.
"I want to ask all of you who worked so hard for me, to work as hard for Barack Obama as you did for me," she said in her only individual reference to the expected nominee. "Let's go make it happen."
And with that, she was gone. You see, she said, she had a speech to work on.
Reader Comments
People Be Honest
I think this year's Democratic primaries will be something never seen again--a woman and a Black man running for President of the US.
However, I think everyone needs to be honest about how we move forward. The primaries are a process. There must be a winner and loser. Unfortunately, Hillary lost. Everyone is saying that Hillary was so great by endorsing Obama and he should be so grateful. Let's be serious...If Hillary would have won, Obama would have been expected to do the same thing. In which he would have.
Yes, Obama may not be as experienced as McCain or Hillary. But he is also not a old as they are to have the experience. If Obama was 70+ he would have the 30 years of experience as McCain. Hillary was not the President, she was the first lady. And when does being the first lady equate to being able to lead the country? And while I would never take away that fact that he is a great veteran, does being a POW mean that you would be a great commander in chief? Colon Powell had great military experience and made a grave mistake when it came to the war.
We are talking about America. The same America that allowed a professional wrestler and actor to become governors of Minnesota and California. Did they have "experience?!?"
Based on the emotional responses of some individuals, I'm honestly led to believe that this is still an issue on race. I think most of America cannot grasp the idea of a Black man being President.
Everyone is entitled to do what they feel
Look, if you're going to vote for the oppressor, please do it with dignity and give a true reason. You are not the voice for all Democrats! Hillary lost because she thought she had it all in the bag. No, people want change and change they'll get. The only way Mcain is going to win is to STEAL the votes as the republicans have done in the past. DO YOU RECALL?
You and many others don't have to want change, but the young and old do. I believe that Obama gives good balance because he is not 100% Black or 100% White. He represents all and is a voice for all. Obama is a representative for the people. He does not control the house. The people control the house! You and everyone that is a pretender should vote and promote Mccain. If you're a true Democrat, you would vote for a Democrat no matter what candidate was running. Those who vote for Mccain never was a true Democrat. Stop living a lie and be up-front and show your true color. At least then we will have the real democrats support and not have to look over our shoulders.
**Obama is all man by himself; he never needed Hillary or her support, or yours for that matter. Hillary just acknowledged the fact that she lost. Now, she will vote for the person, she knows will get the job done.
It's a known fact that being white gets you a free ticket. NOT ANYMORE!!! The majority of the world is NOT FULL OF THEMSELFS AND STUCK ON BEING WHITE!!!EVEY AMERICAN THAT HAVE A VOICE AND CAN LEAD WILL LEAD!
DEMOCRACY THROWN UNDER BUS ...
So, now Obama and the DNC want to hold the roll call away from the main hall, and stop the vote partially through ... just in case Hillary does well, which might embarrass Obama and the DNC. This is what happens when a candidate and a party manipulate the process, and try to force a candidate down the throats of the constituents. Obama might have trashed the Clintons, and gotten over 90% of the black vote, but in the process America has been thrown under the bus.
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