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What Hillary Didn't Say

Obama supporters and cable news anchors are falling all over each other to pronounce Hillary's Good Soldier speech the most unifying act of unity the union has ever witnessed.

A couple samples of the gushing hyperbole spilling out of the mouths of His faithful (if nervous) boosters...

New York State Assemblyman (and long-time Obama devotee) Michael Benjamin:

Her speech will go down as the greatest seconding speech in American political history.

MSNBC anchor, embarrassingly enamored Obama toady, and Daily Kos blogger Keith Olbermann:

I don't know how it could have gone better.  I.  DON'T.  KNOW.  HOW.  IT.  COULD.  HAVE.  GONE.  BETTER.

Well, how about if she had stuck to her Obama-approved script, rather than making a telling last-minute edit?

From Clinton's speech, as prepared:

Those are the reasons I ran for President. Those are the reasons I support Barack Obama. And those are the reasons you should too.

And as delivered:

Those are the reasons I ran for president, and those are the reasons I support Barack Obama for president.

Change!

Kudos to The Observer for picking up on the discrepancy.

Update:  More omissions of proffered praise:

As prepared:

He'll transform our energy agenda by creating millions of green jobs and building a new, clean energy future. He'll make sure that middle class families get the tax relief they deserve.

As delivered:

Just think of what America will be as we transform our energy economy, create those millions of jobs, build a strong base for economic growth and shared prosperity, get middle-class families the tax relief they deserve.

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What Hillary Didn't Say

Obama supporters and cable news anchors are falling all over each other to pronounce Hillary's Good Soldier speech the most unifying act of unity the union has ever witnessed.

A couple samples of the gushing hyperbole spilling out of the mouths of His faithful (if nervous) boosters...

New York State Assemblyman (and long-time Obama devotee) Michael Benjamin:

Her speech will go down as the greatest seconding speech in American political history.

MSNBC anchor, embarrassingly enamored Obama toady, and Daily Kos blogger Keith Olbermann:

I don't know how it could have gone better.  I.  DON'T.  KNOW.  HOW.  IT.  COULD.  HAVE.  GONE.  BETTER.

Well, how about if she had stuck to her Obama-approved script, rather than making a telling last-minute edit?

From Clinton's speech, as prepared:

Those are the reasons I ran for President. Those are the reasons I support Barack Obama. And those are the reasons you should too.

And as delivered:

Those are the reasons I ran for president, and those are the reasons I support Barack Obama for president.

Change!

Kudos to The Observer for picking up on the discrepancy.

Update:  More omissions of proffered praise:

As prepared:

He'll transform our energy agenda by creating millions of green jobs and building a new, clean energy future. He'll make sure that middle class families get the tax relief they deserve.

As delivered:

Just think of what America will be as we transform our energy economy, create those millions of jobs, build a strong base for economic growth and shared prosperity, get middle-class families the tax relief they deserve.