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Thu Sep 6, 2012, 06:46 AM Sep 2012

I want a man

Last edited Thu Sep 6, 2012, 07:54 AM - Edit history (2)

. . . who had the good sense to marry Michelle Obama. -Bill Clinton nominating Barack Obama.




I want to nominate a man who’s cool on the outside — (cheers, applause) — but who burns for America on the inside. (Cheers, applause.)

I want — I want a man who believes with no doubt that we can build a new American Dream economy, driven by innovation and creativity, but education and — yes — by cooperation. (Cheers.)

And by the way, after last night, I want a man who had the good sense to marry Michelle Obama.


(. . . hours later, it still thrills me to the heart to recall that line)


transcript of Bill Clinton's nominating speech: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/05/us/politics/transcript-of-bill-clintons-speech-to-the-democratic-national-convention.html?pagewanted=all&pagewanted=print

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I want a man (Original Post) bigtree Sep 2012 OP
That got Michelle embarrassed as hell! BumRushDaShow Sep 2012 #1
he such a charmer bigtree Sep 2012 #2
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