Bob Kerrey endorses Hillary as they begin 5 day "Hill-a-Copter" tour in Iowa...

[SaveElmer]

Coming one day after an editorial in the influential Des Moines Register endorsed Mrs. Clinton’s bid, Mr. Kerrey –- speaking here, just across the Missouri River from his native Nebraska -– sought to inject the Clinton campaign with new momentum. Saying that Mrs. Clinton “inspires my confidence,” a phrase he repeated like a mantra, he said she had the record and experience to enact universal health insurance, confront global warming, modernize the Pentagon, and ensure that trade deals address concerns of labor unions and environmental groups.

And he hailed her as a fellow warrior.

“She has been standing up to the extreme wing of the Republican party for 15 years while they tried to tear her down, and you know what? She’s still standing,” Mr. Kerrey said.

Friends of Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Kerrey say that the two have long been closer than Mr. Clinton and Mr. Kerrey were, and that Mr. Kerry admired some of her qualities –- preparedness, discipline, directness –- that he would criticize in Mr. Clinton. Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Kerrey have also grown closer since he moved to New York City several years ago to become president of the New School in 2001, after he left the United States Senate. And they worked together when he was a member of the federal 9/11 Commission.

Mrs. Clinton beamed as Mr. Kerrey spoke, and hugged him afterward. “Bob Kerrey is the embodiment of patriotism in action,” she said. “He’s got some experience in tough fights.”

Give 'em Hill!!!


http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/16/clinton-endorsed-by-bob-kerrey/

[stray cat]

1. He has a point.

[BenDavid]

2. medal of honor - respected - great endorsement

[WheelWalker]

9. Medal of Honor? On Edit - Oh, I see, Bob Kerrey.

[Joe the Revelator]

3. Hill-A-Copter

I don't think thats going to go over well.

[sandnsea]

4. Kerry did it in 2004, except...

he flew the helicopter himself. A little more impressive.

[jefferson_dem]

5. Why not? Isn't a helicopter an "everywoman" mode of transport?

I'm sure the "regular folks" in Iowa will be totally blown away...

[Joe the Revelator]

7. Plus the name is just hokey and self-centered enough....

to fulfill people's stereotype of Hillary.Branding her name was stupid.

"Hill-O-Copter" is something a morning DJ would do.

[acmavm]

6. Bob Kerrey. Bob Kerrey of the deceptive and duplicitous 911 Commission.

That figures.

[Cha]

Doesn't it ,

though.

[jefferson_dem]

8. I wonder if there's a pic out there of Hillary, Kerrey, and their indicted bundling buddy Norman Hsu

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0907/6041.html

[wyldwolf]

10. with Obama peaking out from behind them?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/07/AR2007090703047.html

[SaveElmer]

11. Not that I know of...but we do have this...

or this



or how about this...

[maddiejoan]

13. You do know that--

Obama was also in bed with Norman Hsu --right?

[karynnj]

16. Give it a break

Obama got around $20,000 from Hsu and all the people connected to him. Hillary got $850,000.

HRC has tried to equate all the campaigns that got money to hers - so she refers to 12 (or 20) campaigns - though some got around $2000. Hsu is HRC's scandal.

[William769]

14. I also wonder if there is a picture of this out there.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3847587&mesg_id=3847587

[William769]

12. K&R!

[mnhtnbb]

15. Bob Kerrey was in my kitchen once upon a time...but I'd rather have

John Edwards than Hillary Clinton at my kitchen counter these days.

[Beacool]

17. Congratulations Hillary, great endorsement!!! n/t

[IndianaGreen]

18. Vietnam war criminal Kerrey endorses war criminal wannabe Hillary

She has been standing up to the extreme wing of the Republican party for 15 years

Voting for IWR, PATRIOT, and Kyl-Lieberman is not "standing up" to the RW but standing in formation with them.

[CoffeeCat]

19. Kerrey's comments only magnify the...

...very bizarre history that Hillary has with the "vast right wing."

First, they trash her husband's life, libel her using their minions
in hate radio, demonize her health-care plan into a failed "socialized
medicine" punchline and abuse her seven ways to Sunday.

Now, Hillary votes with them on major issues, including the Kyl/Lieberman
amdendment, which Tim Russert called, "A precidate to war with Iran."

All of this reveals, is that Hillary completely capitulated to her abusers,
who are now abusing "We The People." Somewhere along the line both Mrs.
Clinton and her husband decided that they'd rather do the punching, than
be punched.

It's very creepy and perverse--and it's certainly not history that someone
should be proud of.

[JI7]

20. interesting, he didn't really like Bill Clinton at all

but he seems to like Hillary a lot. i wonder if she would consider him for vp.