Archives: Bill Clinton
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May 2008
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Big money from a small donor
From The Swamp | May 12, 2008By Don Frederick As 11-year-old Dalton Hatfield set about selling his earthly possessions, his parents thought he was doing his part to help... more
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Bob Barr wants to be your president
From The Swamp | May 12, 2008by Frank James Bob Barr, the former Republican congressman made it official today. He's running for the White House, aiming for the Liberterian... more
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Barr announces presidential bid
From CNN Political Ticker | May 12, 2008Barr us running for president. (CNN) – Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr formally jumped into the White House race Monday as a candidate... more
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Poisoning The Racial Wells
From The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan | May 11, 2008My Sunday Times column is on the Clintons and race: In the Clintons’ morphing into a crude version of racially angry Reagan Democrats, you... more
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Stoking The Resentment
From The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan | May 11, 2008Jake Tapper follows Bill Clinton's divisive, anti-Obama rhetoric in West Virginia. more
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Will Obama Lose West Virginia, Kentucky Because He's Black?
From Huffington Post | May 11, 2008Given every metric, Barack Obama is obviously well positioned to win the Democratic presidential nomination. And yet, on Tuesday, he's going... more
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Bill Clinton's Message to Rural America
From Political Punch | May 10, 2008As Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., avoids any real campaigning in West Virginia, the former president of the United States is out there ginning... more
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Obama Adviser Tied to Hamas Meetings Resigns
From The Trail | May 10, 2008By Glenn Kessler An informal Middle East adviser to Sen. Barack Obama's campaign resigned Friday after a newspaper reported on his regular... more
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Bill Pushes Back, Pours It On in WV
From TIME: Real Clear Politics | May 9, 2008Apropos Jay's column this morning, ABC News reports Bill Clinton is imploring West Virginia voters to turn out on Tuesday: "You have to realize... more
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Don’t Tase Me, Prez
From Extreme Mortman | May 9, 2008For Bill Clinton, West Virginia is far from West Wing … http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReBygJ9aGV4 (video h/t Wonkette) more
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Emanuel: Obama 'presumptive' nominee
From The Swamp | May 9, 2008by Christi Parsons Rahm Emanuel of Illinois considers Barack Obama the Democrats' "presumptive nominee," even though he thinks Hillary Clinton... more
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West Virginia, Mountain Obama, Take Me Home, Country Roads
From Extreme Mortman | May 7, 2008Clearly the least comfortable place to be in politics today is Hillary Clinton’s scheduling office. Can you imagine what it’s... more
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Who Will Be Obama's Veep?
From TPMCafe | May 7, 2008This is a tough one. It seems unlikely that he'll go with Hillary for obvious reasons -- including the impossible prospect of Bill Clinton... more
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Charlie Rose: My Conversation with Chuck Todd
From Huffington Post | May 7, 2008Todd discusses Barack Obama's pursuit of superdelegates and Bill Clinton's impact on the race. more
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Rush Limbaugh Calls Latino Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa...
From Huffington Post | May 6, 2008Hey, you know what's a riot? Comparing one of the country's foremost Latino politicians to "a shoeshine guy" because of his race. In a segment... more
