What Will Bill Clinton Say at the Convention?

Excerpt from Barack Obama's aides worrying over what Bill Clinton will say in his convention speech

The episode has contributed to growing tensions in the Democratic Party before the convention, where some party leaders are exhibiting signs of buyer's remorse about Mr Obama, who has failed to open up a big lead in the opinion polls over Republican John McCain as many had hoped and expected.

Mr Clinton is apparently reluctant to be shackled to a set text and would prefer, in the words of one of his former aides, to "just go out and say what's on his mind".

But that is exactly what has Obama campaign staff on edge, given Mr Clinton's previous off the cuff interventions in the campaign. When he dismissed Mr Obama's campaign as a "fairytale" and compared him to the twice-failed black presidential candidate Jesse Jackson, his words were widely interpreted as racist.

Recently asked whether Mr Obama was qualified to be president, Mr Clinton responded: "You could argue that nobody is qualified to be president." Those familiar with Mr Clinton's views say that his continuing scepticism about Mr Obama is real enough.

A senior Democrat who used to work for Mr Clinton said: "Bill Clinton does not think Barack Obama will be a great president and he doesn't want to say so.

Clinton Dems Not Ready for Unity in Denver

Exerpt from Unity will need to be more than a word in Denver

We'll be hearing the word "unity" next week, but in interviewing delegates and others across the state for the last two weeks, it's more show than substance at the moment and it remains a major challenge for a party with a history of internal turf wars.

Hillary Clinton won the big states that the Democrats will need to win in November, but -- especially with it becoming obvious she's not in the whisper/leaks for vice president on the ticket -- some Clintonians think the Obama forces could do more to reach out to them (and, no, none of them wants to be identified.... yet).

That apparently is not going to happen -- at least in public -- at the Minnesota delegation meetings. Of the 27 speakers given slots, only five endorsed Hillary Clinton during the primaries.

Crist Adkins at Clintons4McCain

One of the leaders of the No Unity movement is Cristi Adkins. Stephen Maloney at McCainNow writes about her...

Who on earth is Cristi Adkins? She's a media communications guru who is one of the founders of the Hillary Supporters from McCain groups, a huge and growing movement. Cristi is tough, outspoken, knowledgable, and more a tad ruthless. In short, I adore her because she's a lot like me.

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You can find Cristi's comments, videos, and opinions at Clintons 4 McCain, which I've asked everyone (with some cajoling, begging, and pleading) to join. It now has well over 1500 members, but one important thing you'll note is that it always has about seven times as many visitors online as members. Clintons4McCain is important to the Senator's election.

Cristi Adkins has been on Fox News
Cristi Adkins is also discussed at Free Us Now

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Cristi Adkins from Clintons4McCain first published at rambling web.