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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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She was going for Unity, remember? By invoking the "we" word, she was trying to make people think as a whole, not as individuals. I guess you won't be hired as a speech writer anytime soon. You should be more concerned with the fact that she praised both Biden and McCain, but didn't say one time that Obama is ready to be Commander in Chief.Posted by: Jade | Aug 27, 2008 2:17:31 PM
Was I the only one who noticed the lack of smiles on Michelle Obama's face the many times the camera panned her during Hillary's speech? Was Michelle simply wondering if Hillary would pull a stunt? Or did Michelle know already the Clinton's were dissing them and being patronizing in their support? I suspect it is the latter for the reason Michelle seemed a bit uptight. Michelle knew last night the only time she will see the inside of the White House is on a guided tour and the Clinton's will make sure that is the case. Hillary's only chance for President is 2012 and she has no intentions of the Obama's getting in her quest for the gold.Posted by: Larry | Aug 27, 2008 6:07:27 PM

