BREAKING: Bill Clinton offered speaking role at convention?

[Whalestoe]

It's flashing across my TV now on MSNBC.

[featherman]

1. Of course - no brainer

[maddezmom]

2. mine, too

I'm hoping he accepts. :)

[Whalestoe]

5. Me too! n/t

[maddezmom]

13. here is a link

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/08/07/1254376.aspx

[SharonRB]

3. Did you hear Mike Barnacle call bloggers

a bunch of nitwits at their computers?

Sheesh! :rolleyes:

[Whalestoe]

6. Yup.

And now I want to punch him even more. Did Matthew's die?

[SharonRB]

9. I'm usually happier when Barnacle subs

but he really got me pissed with that comment.

[Skidmore]

8. Barnicle was the guy who made up shit and wrote it as a news article

and published it in a newspaper. He was fired for plaigerism some years back. Enough said.

[Drunken Irishman]

11. Many are and I'm a sports blogger, so...

:D

[Fleshdancer]

16. because being a nitwit with a camera on you is any different how exactly?

:eyes:

[David Zephyr]

4. Unity in Denver!

Unity in Denver!

[Median Democrat]

7. Sweet - Is the Alleged Clinton/Obama Tension Backfiring on the GOP?

With all the build-up by Fox News and company, if Hillary and Bill do not try to lead a coup with cries of "Attica! Attica!" it will almost appear to be a letdown between ABC and Fox.

[CatBO]

10. Guess the "big dog" got the bone he was after?

I used to love this guy. Now he strikes me as petty and childish.

[PresidentObama]

12. It's probably to shut up the internet crowd, like those who have been smearing Clinton here.

They want to show Bill is on board, so everyone will be quiet for once.

And of course he will accept.

[ProSense]

20. Maybe it's to shut the Bill up.

Pretty sure this isn't going to change anyone's mind about Bill.

[Pirate Smile]

14. First Read: Bill Clinton offered speaking role

Bill Clinton offered speaking rolePosted: Thursday, August 07, 2008 7:21 PM by Mark Murray

Filed Under: Democrats, 2008, Clinton, Obama

From NBC's Andrea Mitchell
NBC News has learned that the Obama campaign, in an effort to quiet talk of the Obama-Clinton drama, has offered Bill Clinton a speaking role on Wednesday night at the Democratic convention -- before the vice presidential running mate speaks.

Sources say that Clinton in fact will speak.

The campaign rushed tonight to resolve the issue after network news reports about the Clintons and Obama.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/08/07/1254376.aspx#comments

Hopefully, this will make them happy because that is what is important obviously.

[Major Hogwash]

18. Is it before prime time?

That might not be such a great spot.

[maddezmom]

21. MSNBC is reporting it's right before the VP pick speaks

[RichGirl]

24. Interesting....

Maybe he'll be introducing the VP. Very fitting!!

[Major Hogwash]

26. OMFG! But, what if the veep is not

you know who?!

OMG! This will be so incredibly tense for him.
I don't know if I can watch.

It was so bad seeing Brett Favre with a Jets jersey today.
I don't know how much more drama I can take.

[my3boyz]

19. I would not trust him to speak at the convention. No telling what he will say.

Some people on first read are already speculating that he is speaking before the vp pick because he will introduce Hillary as the vp candidate. Ugh.....

[High Plains]

22. Give me a break.

[GoesTo11]

27. I expect he'll turn it on (finally) then.

If she isn't the VP, then he has a special job to do to bring it together.

Nightmare scenario: Obama picks someone else, then Bill's speech announces it is Hillary.

[Peacetrain]

15. I do not think there was ever a doubt of that.

[Fleshdancer]

17. wasn't it always assumed that he would be offered a speaking role?

He is a former President and a Democrat. Seems very cut and dry to me. :shrug:

[bigwillq]

23. Makes sense

It makes sense for the last Democratic president to speak at the DEM convention. Good choice by the Obama campaign. :thumbsup:

[Tektonik]

25. Completely ignoring Bill during the campaign would be blunderous

One cannot ignore a popular two term pres who took this country out of the pits that were the eighties.

[President Decider]

28. Bill's main theme should be bringing back the peace and prosperity of the 90's under Obama!

This is the tone that needs to be set and he's the perfect person to lay the foundation.