Bill is skipping Obama's big speech. :(

[mckeown1128]

Source: Bill Clinton will not attend Obama's Invesco speech

DENVER (CNN) – Hillary Clinton will be on hand for Barack Obama's acceptance speech, but according to a source close to former President Bill Clinton, he will not: the source tells CNN that Clinton will not join his wife at Invesco Field Thursday night.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/26/source-bill-clinton-will-not-attend-obamas-invesco-speech/

[anonymous171]

1. Whatever. Hillary has surpassed him in my mind.

She's being an adult and he's being, well, Bill.

[Debi]

9. She won't be there either n/t

[Maven]

12. It says she will right in the article.

[Debi]

28. Sorry - misread story yesterday about how several of her advisors won't be attending

thought she would not be either.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/08/25/clinton_adviser_to_skip_town_b.html

[anonymous171]

14. Article says she will.

[Debi]

29. I am wrong..see post 28 n/t

[Cha]

20. You don't think?

I would think all Dems who could make it would..I'd sure like to be there for such an exciting, historic night.

[Debi]

30. I know I would want to be there. and I am wrong about Hillary Clinton

Monday there was an article about how several of her advisors are skipping the speech...I made a mistake by assuming she wasnt' either.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/08/25/clinton_adviser_to_skip_town_b.html

[Cha]

33. Good..anyone who has a chance and

passes it up doesn't know what they're gonna be missing:)

[CreekDog]

2. i don't care. enjoy tonight.

and he might just be there. give it a chance.

[eleny]

3. Goodbye Mrs. Kalabash, wherever you are

[book_worm]

4. Hillary is the Clinton who represents the future.

[krawhitham]

23. No, Chelsea is

[scheming daemons]

5. 1/10th the class of his wife

[Undercurrent]

6. Bill who?

[msongs]

7. before crapping on bill clinton u might find out if this is true OR why he might not be there nt

[mckeown1128]

11. Hey...I'm just posting the link...

I'm not saying anything.

[Zhade]

24. I think that's fair - after all, the info is from "a source".

NT!

[Aqaba]

8. I'll betcha 500 monopoly bucks he is there(nt)

[doc03]

10. If Bill Clinton was there all the MSM would talk about

is how will Bill Clinton react to Obama's speech. Of course now all the MSM is going to talk about is how Bill Clinton is dissing Obama by not showing up. No matter what a Democrat does you know the MSM will find fault in it.

[TheKentuckian]

19. Call me crazy but I think Bubba gives a full throated endorsement

of Obama and advises Democrats and the world that Obama has the judgment and demeanor to be a fine Commander in Chief, at which point the GOP is about out of talking points.

[doc03]

27. The MSM will say his heart wasn't in it or

maybe they will have to drag a body language expert out to tell us what he really meant. No matter what they are going to find some kind of controversy even if they have to make something up.

[Wizard777]

13. I think Bill is giving Barack room to shine. In case you didn't notice tonight.

The cameras have a hard time not focusing in on him. I think Bill wants Barack to have center stage all night long.

[DangerousRhythm]

17. Good call...

I think that's probably what the case is. I can't believe he'd sit out history over a silly grudge. I think better of him than that.

[Wizard777]

35. Bills not that shallow. He doesn't want to be a distraction on Baracks big night.

It's not a snub as some are calling it. It's shere respect.

[DangerousRhythm]

36. Yep, that's how I prefer to see it...

Any other way and it'd be a pretty bad mark on him and his character, y'know?

[doc03]

32. In agree, if he was there the MSM would be focusing on his

reaction. Of course now they will make a big deal because he is not there. There is nothing more the MSM likes than to attack the Clintons no matter what they do..

[redqueen]

15. "according to a source"? You're biting on that flimsy ass bait? Really?

Wow.

Fucking pathetic. Really.

[QC]

16. Already posted and frantically concerned over. n/t

[TTUBatfan2008]

18. I think he's going to change his mind after tonight...

Schweitzer and Hillary really did an incredible job of getting everyone "fired up and ready to go!"

[RoyGBiv]

21. Got people talking about his nose tonight ...

... camera focused on him constantly ... and we wonder why.

That night is about Obama and Us. Not Bill. I love the Big Dawg, but I don't care where he is that night.

[last1standing]

22. Is that the same "source" who said Kaine was going to be the VP nominee?

Or the one who said that Hillary was going to sabatage Obama in her speech?

Just curious...

[goldcanyonaz]

25. Maybe to make it about Obama and not about himself?

[rwheeler31]

26. Why?

[RB TexLa]

31. Of course he is. That's being respectful. Not taking any limelight, any at all, away from Obama.

[DFLforever]

34. He's no longer head of the party. Why does he have

to attend. HRC's now more important politically than he and she'll be there.