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Are we seriously doing a Meet and Greet to introduce you to Hillary Clinton? Ummm... no.
What could we say about her that you don't already know anyway? Married some guy named Bill? Ran for president? Put 18 million cracks in the proverbial glass ceiling?
(Uhh... you do know all of that don't you?)
Since we're doing Meet and Greets for members of Obama's new administration, we don't want to leave Hillary out even though she's already well known. Internationally. So we're doing this technical Meet and Greet for Hillary to mention just one little factoid:
- Hillary has one thing in common with Barack: she's a tease. First Obama teases that he's probably going to ask Hillary to serve as Secretary of State (Oh, Americans, let the anticipation excite you!) and then Hillary hints that she'll probably accept (Americans, work yourselves into a frenzy at the thought!). Now the latest is that Hillary will accept. So expect a formal announcement sometime after Thanksgiving that Barack has chosen Hillary to serve as our new Secretary of State.
The economy sucks, so we thought we'd tickle your funny bone to make you feel better. In this David Letterman clip, Chris Rock gives Bill Clinton the heads up that Hillary lost.
So, did Chris have you rolling on the floor, laughing your ass off? Or did you take offense to his comments?
Do you think the Clintons support Barack Obama for real or just in public because they "have" to? Holla in the comments, yo.
Throughout the election season, John McCain has emphasized his "experience" while Barack Obama has focused on "change." At the Republican convention, however, speeches made by McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin showed a move toward Obama's message of change:
Palin on McCain and change
In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change.
McCain on change
We [Republicans] were elected to change
and
I know some of you have been left behind in the changing economy and it often seems your government hasn't even noticed. Government assistance for unemployed workers was designed for the economy of the 1950s. That's going to change on my watch.
and
We need to change the way government does almost everything....
Why the change to change?
Well, why not? The change message has certainly worked for Obama. "Change" changed Obama from a relatively unknown senator to a cultural icon and political force to be reckoned with. Change is no longer just Obama's message; it's an American movement, the new cause of choice for millions of citizens. McCain wants a piece of that action (and some of those votes), and he's willing to copycat Obama to get it.
And then there is the lesson that McCain learned from Hillary Clinton, who ran a campaign based on experience straight into the ground. She beat voters over the heads with her experience, telling them over and over again that she was the candidate who would be "ready on day one" of her presidency. But her experience message didn't push her ahead of Obama. So she added change to her repertoire at the end of the democratic primary, but by then it was too late. Now she wishes she could change that, and McCain doesn't want to make her mistake.
Do you think McCain's new change message (or old change message, when you consider that Obama has been preaching it for over a year now) will get him to The White House? Tell us in the comments above.
It's Time for Some Campaignin', a little diddy about campaign 08...
Emily's List, a PAC that helps pro-choice women get elected to public office, is none too pleased that the NARAL Pro-Choice America PAC has endorsed Barack Obama for president. Ellen Malcolm, Emily's List founder and Clinton BFF, says the endorsement is "tremendously disrespectful" to her girl. NARAL is like, "Whatev! Endorsing a Clinton is so '96!" NARAL will host a web chat about their endorsement on this Friday, May 16th. Submit your questions here.
Where is a good Apollo clown when you need one? That's what Rev. Al Sharpton wants to know:
The worst thing in the world is when an entertainer doesn't know when the show is over. The audience is gone, the lights are down, you're getting ready to cut the mics off and you are still on the stage singing. It's over, it's all right, it's over. Come sing another day, but this show is over, Sen. Clinton.
(Shout out: Politico)
"You're wearing that?!" We've all gasped in utter shock and asked our mom that question at least once too many times. And our moms have (unreasonably) asked us the same.
No different from the next mom, Hillary Clinton likes to wear embarassing outfits and complain that her daughter's floor length skirts are "too short." She dishes on her experiences as a mom in an interview and town hall meeting sponsored by momlogic, a website that's totally biased in support of your mother's point of view.
View the momlogic interview and town hall exclusive with Hillary Clinton here.
MTV
Hillary Clinton might want to make a 3 a.m. call to 50 Cent. After months of standing behind Clinton, 50 tells MTV News that he's now an undecided voter.
On a visit to the Butler University Bulldogs, Chelsea Clinton showed that she can be quite the bulldog herself. When a student asked Chelsea if she thinks the Monica Lewinsky scandal hurt her mother's credibility, she quipped, "...I do not think that's any of your business."
Do. Not. Mess. With. Chelesa.
Elton John will perform at Radio City Music Hall to raise money for Hillary Clinton.
