Sen. Obama, the Clintons, Remember Tubbs Jones

[quiet.american]

Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones will be so very, very missed... I will always admire her for standing up openly and unapologetically and opposing the certification of the 2004 election.... that took guts and she never flinched. (C-Span will re-broadcast her memorial service later today.)



Sen. Obama, the Clintons, Remember Tubbs Jones{/b]
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/08/sen-obama-the-c.html

ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: Seated next to each other onstage, Sen. Barack Obama, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Former President Bill Clinton paid tribute to the late Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones in Cleveland, Ohio today.

The memorial service honoring Tubbs Jones - who died August 20th from a brain hemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm - was not absent of politics. Tubbs Jones was originally a Clinton supporter – a fact that Obama addressed in his speech to the audience.

"During this most recent contest Stephanie and I started off on different sides. We would see each other and she would say to me 'this is what it means to be a friend' - and all I could say is, 'I understand' - and that is a testimony to her and the kind of person she was."

Obama said that she was the type of person that after decades in Congress was unaffected by the ways of Washington. "She was still a home girl," he joked.

Senator Clinton recalled her close friendship with Tubbs Jones – and their work together in 2004 on voting problems. She urged Senator Obama to join in on their "Count Every Vote" reform....

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[LSparkle]

1. I am SO VERY SORRY that Stephanie couldn't see the convention

What a wonderful week it turned out to be -- all
the speeches and the breathtaking display of unity
on Thursday night. I'm sure she was there in spirit
but it would have been SO much better had she been
there to add her voice to all the rest of our great
leaders.

Rest in peace, Stephanie. Well done, good and
faithful (public) servant.

[quiet.american]

2. Okay, first time I'm going to do this, but I'm kicking this for this great lady! nt

[Muttocracy]

3. thanks for that - I didn't know much about her before and she sounds amazing. nt

[wellstone dem]

4. kr

[quiet.american]

5. Just one last kick to try to get 2 more recs amidst the current Palin fixation. Thanks. nt

[FrenchieCat]

6. One from me.

RIP, Rep. Stubbs-Jones!

[quiet.american]

7. Many thanks, FrenchieCat. nt