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Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-15-08 08:25 AM
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"It's not 'Who are you for?' The right question is: 'Who is for you?' "
ELYRIA, Ohio, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday made a pair of campaign stops in this important battleground for former rival Sen. Barack Obama, generating large, passionate crowds -- and barely mentioning Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

"This election is going to be a game changer," an energized Clinton (D-N.Y.) said. "We have the opportunity to go beyond the failed policies of the last eight years. I hear a lot of talk about this election, people asking, 'Who are you for?' That's not right question. The right question is: 'Who is for you?'"

Clinton mentioned Palin just twice in speeches here and in Akron, in one instance repeating an earlier line: "No way, no how, no McCain and no Palin."

Since the Republican convention, Clinton has pointedly avoided directly criticizing Palin as she campaigns for Obama (D-Ill.), a strategy endorsed by the Obama campaign. The goal, Obama campaign strategists said, is to refocus the race on Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and to avoid a clash between the two women. Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.), who has been overshadowed since Palin's selection, is expected to add to that effort with sharper attacks against McCain this week.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/14/AR2008091402190_pf.html

(underlining added for emphasis in reference to the ubiquitous 'why doesn't hillary attack palin' threads)
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Bubbha Jo Donating Member (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-15-08 08:29 AM
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1. Excellent point!
Edited on Mon Sep-15-08 08:29 AM by Bubbha Jo
Obama ought to borrow it for an ad.
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Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-15-08 01:19 PM
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Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-15-08 06:32 PM
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O.M.B.inOhio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-15-08 08:30 AM
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2. And not "Who's most like you," but "Who's going to serve you most?"
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-15-08 08:30 AM
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3. Great line from the Senator
'Who is for you?'


BTW: I was at the Elyria event. Great crowd packed into a small space. Great showing of support for the Democratic ticket.
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Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-15-08 08:57 AM
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4. Reading the line, it's hard not to hear it in Bill's voice
Very 1992.
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