East Bay Young Democrats » Hillary Clinton http://www.ebyd.org/site Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:08:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Obama-Clinton in 2012? http://www.ebyd.org/site/2010/08/obama-clinton-in-2012/ http://www.ebyd.org/site/2010/08/obama-clinton-in-2012/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:23:21 +0000 Roobs http://www.ebyd.org/site/?p=1515 An Obama-Clinton ticket for 2012? Need I really say more? Well, former Virgina Governor, L. Douglas Wilder does. He wrote an opinion piece for Politico about why he think the Barack Obama should dump Joe Biden for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Since Obama has expressed admiration for the portrait of Abraham Lincoln that Doris Kearns Goodwin paints in “Team of Rivals,” he could do the 16th president one better: He should name Hillary Clinton as his running mate in 2012. That would be both needed change and audacious.

Clinton has been nothing but a team player who has earned good marks since being asked to serve as secretary of state. She has skillfully navigated the globe and been tough and commanding when the moment called for it (with Iran) and graceful and diplomatic when situations required (navigating complex relations with Russia, Pakistan and China).

Has her time as secretary of state been perfect?  No. Has she ended these 18 months with the stature of someone ready and able to be president were the moment to call for it? The answer, unequivocally, is “yes.”

Read more at Politico.com

Chris Matthews interviewed the former Virginia Governor about this very opinion piece he wrote:

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Talk about coming full circle…

]]> http://www.ebyd.org/site/2010/08/obama-clinton-in-2012/feed/ 2 “Game Change” – The book with all the buzz http://www.ebyd.org/site/2010/01/game-change-the-book-with-all-the-buzz/ http://www.ebyd.org/site/2010/01/game-change-the-book-with-all-the-buzz/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:47:15 +0000 Roobs http://www.ebyd.org/site/?p=441 There is a new book out that has garnered all the buzz from political junkies since its release: Game Change, by verteran political insiders, Mark Halperin and John Heilemann.  Unlike The Battle for America 2008 by Haynes Johnson and Dan Balz, which is more of a reporter’s insider view of the 2008 campaign season, Game Change is a book of all the small detailed dirty gossip.  Its the book that gives you the water cooler stuff:  John and Elizabeth Edwards, Sarah Palin and John McCain, Bill & Hillary Clinton, The Clintons vs. The Obamas, what the GOP really thought about Obama, and many others not so rosey stories.

I have not had a chance to read the book so i will limit what i critique the book for.  Nevertheless, the book has come under fire from liberals and conservatives alike.  Not surprising since it doesnt paint a flattering picture of anyone in its pages, including my beloved Hillary.  The book relies heavily on anonymous sources leading some to question the accuracy and fairness of the book.

Below is a clip from my show that you will come to realize is my favorite political talk show: Hardball with Chris Matthews on MSNBC.  In this 10+ minute segment, Chris Matthews discusses the book with NBC’s Chuck Todd and NEWSWEEKS’ Howard Fineman.

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[Full Disclaimer: I have not read the book.  Unlike Chris Matthews who in the segment proudly states he recieved an advanced copy, i am not as loved.  I have to rely on excerpts from the internet, what others say about it and what i can get away with reading for free at Barnes & Nobel before someone asks me if im going to read it or buy it.  So if you want to give me a copy, feel free.  I would enjoy an early birthday present.]

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