HRC's Buddies Hit the Campaign Trail: Introduces Long Term Care Plan

by lonnette33, Sat Dec 08, 2007 at 03:19:03 PM EST

HRC's "buddies", as she called them, her mother, Dorothy Rodham, who is is 88 years old and her daughter, Chelsea, who is 27 years old hit the campaign trail on Friday and Saturday. "We're getting close to the caucuses. I always think it's better to go to the caucuses with a buddy. Today, I've got some buddies with me...", HRC said.

Please read 2 great articles here:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/C LINTON_WOMEN?SITE=ORROS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/ 12/08/long-term-care-a-focus-for-mrs-cli nton/

There's nothing like family coming out to support you.

The focus of her speeches on Friday and Saturday were women and long-term care. HRC announced her plan for tax breaks for long-term health care. She is pledging a $3,000 tax credit for care giving and a long-term care insurance tax credit. HRC also vowed to improve the quality of care and require background checks for workers in long-term facilities, and focused on the financial weight of families faced with caring for elderly parents and relatives. Finally she pledged $300 million yearly to support unpaid family caregivers'.

HRC said that her family is able to care for her mother as she ages. HRC feels fortunate the her mother lives with her and the Big Dog.

Hillary couldn't let the day pass without getting a dig in at the Repugs. Hillay said, "I will wage a winning campaign. The Republicans are not going to walk away from the White House without a fight...one thing you know about me is they've been after me for 15 years and I'm still here." Repugs are shaking in the boots and are rooting for Barry to win the DEM nomination. I watched a bit of the Oprah/Barry concert and a couple of Repugs called in and said they were considering supporting Barry. I bet they are!

HRC's mother comes out to support her daughter and media-shy Chelsea comes out to stomp for her mother. This was a nice story and gave me goose bumps. My mother passed away when I was 5 years old and I haven't been blessed with any children yet. I am sure HRC felt safe and secure with her family standing there by her side.

Tags: Bill Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Clinton Family, Dorothy Rodham, Hillary Clinton (all tags)

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Re: HRC's Buddies Hit the Campaign Trail: Introduc

A repost :

didn't get to catch the Oprah event with Obama , I just got back in from work.

But I have a feeling today's event would be a turning point in the campaign.

I might be wrong but I don't see the race staying the same after today.

Its either Obama shoots off like a rocket or the late decider 's break towards Clinton.

If after today Obama can't pull away in Iowa and draw even in New Hampshire and pull away in South Carolina , then I seriously think he wouldn't be able to close the sale.

In other words if the poll numbers stay the same i.e. Clinton still leading in NH,SC and tied in Iowa then the story line is he failed to close the deal.

by lori 2007-12-08 03:20PM | 0 recs

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Yeah. I agree. The polls coming out this week - Post-Oprah - will be highly anticipated.

I actually don't know how Obama could be hurt by Oprah's endorsement.

by FilbertSF 2007-12-08 03:25PM | 0 recs

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The polls are NOT going to change THAT MUCH because Obama has already received the "Oprah Bump" in the past 2 weeks. Even if the polls did move 1 way or the other, it doesnt matter because the vote does not take place until next year. In 2004 the only polls that counted were the ones the WEEKEND before the caucus..............that would be sometime late december or early january this time.

by allmiview 2007-12-08 03:30PM | 0 recs

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MAYBE if Dems heard she was anti union

SOME would care and discount her stepping into our primary

but the media will NEVER tell you that!

and the Obam supporters dont give a damn about labor unions it seems.

by Seymour Glass 2007-12-08 03:50PM | 0 recs

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"If after today Obama can't pull away in Iowa and draw even in New Hampshire and pull away in South Carolina , then I seriously think he wouldn't be able to close the sale."

Agreed lori, this is do or die for him. However, I do predict a slight increase in the polls for Barry after this is all over. I don't think the polls will shoot to the sky by no means, but a slight increase. I'm actually looking forward to the last 3 debates. HRC will be on fire!

by lonnette33 2007-12-08 03:27PM | 0 recs

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" Many people at Saturday's event said Winfrey was largely the reason they attended. After she spoke, hundreds left, missing all or part of Obama's speech. "

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071209/pl_ afp/usvote2008entertainmentoprah_0712090 24945;_ylt=AkOOJ4wjiVZg1xXeT.6MHnth24cA

- Seems a lot of folks are just like me , I would have gone to see Oprah and probably left right after she was done as well .

lol

by lori 2007-12-08 05:33PM | 0 recs

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The event was live on CSPAN and the room was completely PACKED even when Obama was speaking. The Hillary "wicked stepsisters" are pathetic. Over 18,000 people came to the event and no matter what you hateful people say, it was SUCCESSFUL.

by allmiview 2007-12-08 05:37PM | 0 recs

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a lot of people are underestimating the potential impact of this oprah event on the negative end for obama , if the next batch of polls come out at the end of the week and nothing has changed , he didn't close the sale and hillary clinton is teflon.

by lori 2007-12-08 03:24PM | 0 recs

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True, I just read some comments over at HuffPo and some are pretty put off by Oprah interjecting herself into the race.

by lonnette33 2007-12-08 03:28PM | 0 recs

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Keep dreaming. You are a Hillary supporter

by allmiview 2007-12-08 03:32PM | 0 recs

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You may want to visit HuffPo and read the comments there. Quite interesting, but as lori says, not surprising.

by lonnette33 2007-12-08 03:35PM | 0 recs

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Huufpost can easily be flooded with "HATEFUL" hillary supporters. Didnt she just fire one of her campaign workers for sending hate email about Obama?

by allmiview 2007-12-08 03:37PM | 0 recs

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no

it was a volunteer not a staff person.

but thanks for playing

"smear your eventual nominee"!!!

by Seymour Glass 2007-12-08 03:52PM | 0 recs

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Re: no

Hillary is not going to be the nominee, she is too DIVISIVE.

by allmiview 2007-12-08 03:55PM | 0 recs

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Re: no

I don't know who is worse on this HRC hate thing, you or rssrai. Geez!

by lonnette33 2007-12-09 01:04AM | 0 recs

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Actually I am just playing a contrarian here , I personally think Obama would get a boost from todays event.

I am just pointing out the pitfalls of this type of event.

I am under no illusions about Oprah's power as I personally have not missed an oprah show for as long as I can remember and I am one of her biggest fans , infact if I was in any of the early states I won't have missed the events even as a hillary supporter but the reality is if the polls remain the same then its bad news for Obama and good news for Clinton.

But I won't bet on it.

by lori 2007-12-08 03:39PM | 0 recs

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The only polls that matter are the ones on election day......Hillary bases her opinions on poll numbers and I dont see why it would surprise me that her supporters do the same thing.

by allmiview 2007-12-08 03:48PM | 0 recs

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did you see her interview cormac maccarthy?
I tried like crazy to catch that and missed it.
hes my favorite writer - i think the best living - and this was only the second one he ever gave in 40 years. Now thats impressive.

I dont watch these shows, no offense meant. I think the only one I saw was the one with Hllary durng her book tour - when she had her Mom Mrs R on with her. It was friendly and sweet.

of course Oprahs a nice person.

but 2 things.

1 -she should have stayed out of our primaries - since she wont even identify herself as a dem, she should stay out of our dialog .

2- she should unionize harpo immediately. Its the right thing to do.

by Seymour Glass 2007-12-08 04:03PM | 0 recs

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You think the most important thing to Americans are "UNIONS"? There is a war going on, people are dying and the only thing you care about are unions?

by allmiview 2007-12-08 04:06PM | 0 recs

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ready....wait for it....its coming.....

yes

by Seymour Glass 2007-12-08 04:52PM | 0 recs

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'Stayed out of our primaries?' That's a big pup-tent you've got there, Seymour. Oprah was in on this from the beginning when she endorsed Obama before he declared:

"Senator Obama is your senator,'' King notes.

"He is my senator.''

"And your choice.''

"And my choice,'' Winfrey says. "And I'm hoping he would run for president.''

Mark Silva - The Swamp 25 Sep 06

That seems like a long time ago now.

by Shaun Appleby 2007-12-08 04:17PM | 0 recs

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Look Shawn, this is your candidate's weekend and all the free press is great. I'm with lori, I can't wait for this weekend to be over and Oprah can go back to her show and we can get back to the politicking of it all. You people act like Oprah's some of God as well. Next thing, you'll be interpreting her comments and actions as iamready aka Slim. As lori said, some of those people were star struck and went to see Oprah, and in that they saw Barry. Give it rest for God's Sakes.

It isn't a done deal yet. There are 3 more debates left.

by lonnette33 2007-12-09 01:17AM | 0 recs

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Hey, fair's fair, I'm not a big Oprah fan, myself, but Seymour was giving her curry which was unwarranted. I think the bulk of popular culture is the biggest load of crap, disdain sports (it's so... vapid and pointless) and haven't read anything much but non-fiction for twenty years, not counting the classics. If it was left up to me Oprah would be broke or in other employ, I only know who she is from hearsay. But she stands with Obama so I stand with her.

You guys have been leading in the polls and rubbing our noses in Hillary's nobility for ten months, the least we can do now is be gracious and give you all a lesson on how real winners behave.

by Shaun Appleby 2007-12-09 02:15AM | 0 recs

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"..but Seymour was giving her curry which was unwarranted."

I don't agree. Seymour was exposing Oprah for being anti-union and Barry's unspoken support for it. I thought it was a great diary. Very interesting, considering I had no idea about Oprah non-union camp. Will the media touch this one? Probably not, but they should.

by lonnette33 2007-12-09 02:21AM | 0 recs

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She should have stayed out of our primaries - since she wont even identify herself as a Democrat, she should stay out of our dialogue. That's not only ungracious it isn't the 'big tent' we hear so much about. Since when do you grow support by telling people to piss off? Democrat's don't want her viewers' votes?

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost.

Aristotle Politics ~310 BC

by Shaun Appleby 2007-12-09 02:57AM | 0 recs

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A little melodramatic Shawn. Seymour is entitled to his opinion. Me personally, I think it's perfectly fine for Oprah to show support and campaign with her choice for Prez, Barry. However, now that she's stepped in the world of politics, she shouldn't be surprised when people question her views and position. Unions? Votes for Repugs? Fair game!

by lonnette33 2007-12-09 03:14AM | 0 recs

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Hey, Aristotle is très cool. I don't know how people can understand politics without a background in Athenian democracy. Ripping good stuff.

by Shaun Appleby 2007-12-09 04:05AM | 0 recs

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That's beauty of Athenian democracy. That's what we're doing on MyDD; direct involvement.

by lonnette33 2007-12-09 04:48AM | 0 recs

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Exactly. Warts and all. We even have ostracism.

by Shaun Appleby 2007-12-09 05:54AM | 0 recs

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Shawn,

Can you tell me how to italicize and block quote like you did in your comment?

by lonnette33 2007-12-09 03:17AM | 0 recs

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The easiest way to learn HTML is to use the 'view source' option in your browser to examine what other people have done, that's a good way to learn the complex stuff. Simple formatting like I did is easy:

Italics: <i>your text</i>

Blockquotes: <blockquote>your text</blockquote>

You can use any combination of italic, bold, blockquotes nested within each other but the start and end tags must be in the correct order, they work in pairs. Have fun. Once you get the hang of it you can do lots of cool stuff.

by Shaun Appleby 2007-12-09 04:04AM | 0 recs

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Thanks Shawn! Appreciate it.

by lonnette33 2007-12-09 04:43AM | 0 recs

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Hillary's family

What a contrast in campaign style this weekend.

Hillary goes with the quiet, cozy, family-oriented theme. High on substance and low on style. Small venues and face-to-face with Iowans.

Obama goes Hollywood with all glitz and glammer. The whole razzle dazzle them...

From 'Chicago':
Give 'em the old razzle dazzle
Razzle Dazzle 'em
Give 'em an act with lots of flash in it
And the reaction will be passionate
Give 'em the old hocus pocus
Bead and feather 'em
How can they see with sequins in their eyes?

by FilbertSF 2007-12-08 03:32PM | 0 recs

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You know, I thought about that to. Considering that IA is such a weird caucus state, I wonder how the people really real about the Oprah/Barry concert. It's going to be very interesting to see how this thing plays out.

by lonnette33 2007-12-08 03:34PM | 0 recs

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Re: Hillary's family

Bill Clinton visited an ALL BLACK organization in South Carolina. Hillary is stooping to new lows in order to get votes, including the black racist vote. Obamas campaigned WITH his wife.........Hillary and her husband are seperated. What family are you talking about?

by allmiview 2007-12-08 03:34PM | 0 recs

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Black racist vote? What are you talking about?

As for family, Hillary's mother and daughter counts as family, doesn't it?

Listen, allmiview, you got your weekend. This is Obama's weekend. Shouldn't you be happy? Why do you seem so bitter and angry?

The media is covering Obama. Hillary and Edwards are taking the backseat this weekend.

Happy?

by FilbertSF 2007-12-08 03:37PM | 0 recs

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Today Bill Clinton made a campaign stop on behalf of his wife at an ALL BLACK sorority fishing for votes. If any other candidates spouse visited an ALL WHITE sorority fishing for votes, there would be a major problem with that. For Hillary supporters to attack Obama because he did not bring his mother on the campaign trail is disgusting. Obama's mother DIED of cancer when she was 53 years old. Obama's sister campaigns for him and so does his wife. His daughters are too young to campaign. Why did Hillary decide this weekend to drag her 83 year old mother and 27 year old daughter on the campaign trail? For politcal purposes only, she knew Obama was planning an appearance with Oprah so she wanted to try and steal some of the headlines. She only does things for political purposes.

by allmiview 2007-12-08 03:45PM | 0 recs

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allmiview, I don't think you understand that Oprah's endorsement and event this weekend is bigger booster than Bill in SC or Hillary with her family in Iowa.

You shouldn't be so angry. You ought to sit back and enjoy the ride. This is a very big event for Obama.

As for your accusation that Hillary supporters are attacking Obama for not trotting out his dead mother is just bizaar. Who are you speaking of specifically?

by FilbertSF 2007-12-08 03:52PM | 0 recs

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ask the Hillary supporters, they are the ones that seem to think Hillary benefits from campaigning with her mother and daughter, while her husband is off by himself doing god knows what. America has had enough of that family. We need new people in the white house, not the same old Clintons that led to the ELECTION of George Bush. Voting for the same old people thinking you are going to get different results is crazy.

by allmiview 2007-12-08 03:58PM | 0 recs

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Again, who are these Hillary supporters who are attacking Obama for having a dead mother? You went on and on about it. I'd like a few names.

by FilbertSF 2007-12-08 04:04PM | 0 recs

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Whoever YOU"RE for

Im AGAINST!!

by Seymour Glass 2007-12-08 04:08PM | 0 recs

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This one is a downer. I been trying to ignore him/her but it is hard.

by lonnette33 2007-12-09 01:18AM | 0 recs

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is this guy - eh - crazy?

by Seymour Glass 2007-12-08 04:13PM | 0 recs

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Re: is this guy - eh - crazy?

Yes!

by lonnette33 2007-12-08 04:15PM | 0 recs

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The Big Dog is stomping for his wife. I don't see the problem and how this is any different from Oprah attempting to get her viewers(demographics-women) to look at Barry.

by lonnette33 2007-12-08 03:37PM | 0 recs

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Hillary and her husband are seperated -

WHAT A LIE!

you people are so mean spirited.

Its you folks who have driven me to the realization -

ANYBODY BUT OBAMA!

ANYBODY!

by Seymour Glass 2007-12-08 04:06PM | 0 recs

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Re: Hillary and her husband are seperated -

Hillary and her husband were seperated TODAY! While Obama was campaigning with his wife, Hillary sent her husband to an ALL BLACK organization to pander.

by allmiview 2007-12-08 04:08PM | 0 recs

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You need help allmiview and quick!

by lonnette33 2007-12-08 04:12PM | 0 recs

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I think that was a smart decision. Oprah is iconic and she always does things in a big way. Hillary would not have been able to compete with anything as grand this weekend. The thing about Hillary is that the press always wants to know what she's doing. So even though Obama has Oprah and that is where the hype is, the MSM is going to report on Hillary to compare and contrast. Showing her being low key, but engaged, takes away the potential bitchy headline by the MSM that she went head to head with O and O and lost. As far as this giving Obama a boost, I don't really know. He certainly get the media attention this weekend, but how will it translate? The thought seems to be that people will vote for Obama based on Oprah's recommendation, the same way that people buy a book or hand cream she recommends. I'm genuinely curious to see that correlation.

by Kingstongirl 2007-12-08 04:19PM | 0 recs

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"Showing her being low key, but engaged, takes away the potential bitchy headline by the MSM that she went head to head with O and O and lost."

Agreed Kingstongirl. The story is being carried on all the major and cable outlets. You eloquently explained what HRC's strategy was this weekend. I think most will pick up on it. I can't wait until monday when the pundits come out contrasting the two events. Chris Matthews is going to have a heart attack. HRC knows what she is doing. Don't forget about Bill visiting many small venues in SC. Very smart indeed.

by lonnette33 2007-12-09 01:25AM | 0 recs

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Great diary, lonnette.

by masslib1 2007-12-08 04:36PM | 0 recs

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Re: Great diary, lonnette.

Thanks masslib1. I was wondering where you were and I glad to see you're back.

by lonnette33 2007-12-09 01:27AM | 0 recs

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GOOD diary as usual........

and I would have paid good money to see Chelsea. Its so nice to see the family standing next to her, supporting her. I am sure most of the people at the event were very moved.

I am also sure that most of the people at "the O" were disappointed that they received no free car. Oh well, another rally, another chance to win a car, while still supporting HIllary for President!!!

by Sandy1938 2007-12-08 10:59PM | 0 recs

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allmview is a little high strung. He/She definitely needs to chill out.

by lonnette33 2007-12-09 01:28AM | 0 recs

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Smooth tactical move by Clinton

It is impossible to top the media buzz that a media star will created but Clinton did just about the absolute best job you could. Chelsea and her mom coming out made sure that right below the Oprah story there was the Clinton story.

Furthermore it undercut Obama in a very suble way. Obama imports star who he has recently come to know. Clinton brings in family. Not only that she brings in very popular (among many Democrats) family. Her daughter, who many Democrats have regarded warmly since youthful days in the White House.

by dpANDREWS 2007-12-09 12:00PM | 0 recs

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Re: Smooth tactical move by Clinton

I agree, I thought Hillary having her daughter and mother join her was perfect pitch for Iowa, especially in contrast the the glitz and media fever of the Oprah rally.

I agree, I also thought family Clinton formed the perfect counterpoint to Obama who has benefited greatly in Iowa from his low key, "its-just-me" no fuss style of campaigning. With Oprah you got to see the one of the powers behind the throne. Oprah's appearance was like a gale force that blew open what has heretofore been portrayed as Obama's solitary and heroic effort. Put another way, its a bit like thinking you are watching an absorbing documentary about the heroic, solitary efforts an Everest mountaineer only to suddenly see a snow blower and a fancy camera crew in a helicopter filming from on high. Oprah was a little out of balance with the presentation of Obama in Iowa. South Carolina however as a different matter and there Obama definitely seemed to have scored a coup.

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