Not Just Unity::Hillary and Bill Put Their $$$ In It Too!

by slinkerwink, Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 03:04:03 PM EST

As we all know by now, Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, gave $4,600 to help retire Senator Clinton's outstanding debt. The New York Times's blog The Caucus just reported that:

This just in: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Bill Clinton each contributed $2,300 to Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign. They made the donation today.

After Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton were finished speaking here, the contributions were announced to reporters by Jamie Smith, a spokeswoman for Mrs. Clinton. The news comes one day after Mr. Obama and his wife, Michelle, announced that they had each contributed $2,300 to Mrs. Clinton to help retire her campaign debt.

As we saw today, Senator Clinton is committed to helping Senator Obama get elected to the White House in 2008, and her words today in Unity, New Hampshire, proved that. I'm proud of Senator Clinton and of Senator Obama as well. They make me proud that I'm a Democrat, and that the Democratic Party fielded such historic candidates this year.




Tags: Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, 2008 (all tags)

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Same here. (2.00 / 11)

Tremendously proud of both of them (and their spouses).

Thanks for the diary, rec'd.


Even John McCain lusts after teh engels.
by sricki on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 03:09:10 PM EST

Re: Same here. (2.00 / 2)

I followed their lead as of tonight - 50 dollars to both campaigns.  Which isn't much, but there's more coming.


by GenaMeana on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 11:23:02 PM EST
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Re: Same here. (none / 0)

You gave what you could. That's all anyone can ask and so here is some mojo.


by Politicalslave on Sat Jun 28, 2008 at 02:19:04 AM EST
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$4600 (2.00 / 4)

hahaa. how cute.


by alyssa chaos on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 03:11:37 PM EST

it would be better if it was $4400 (2.00 / 6)

as a symbol for getting Obama to be the 44th President.


by slinkerwink on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 03:14:12 PM EST
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Re: it would be better if it was $4400 (2.00 / 5)

good one. i didn't even think about that.


by alyssa chaos on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 03:18:27 PM EST
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Re: Not Just Unity::Hillary and Bill Put Their $$$ (2.00 / 10)

I said it on the live thread, and I'll say it again (because I'm vain and people liked the comment - and also because it's true)

This is an amazing moment. And unexpectedly moving

I don't feel like a wound has been healed. I feel like a family has been reunited.

I feel that way about a lot of Hillary supporters here too.

Kudos to you all. You know who you are.


The Moose is Loose!
by duende on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 03:22:32 PM EST

Never thought some of us will ever (2.00 / 3)

on the same side with Brit/Duende..reunited family as you say..


by louisprandtl on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 03:49:50 PM EST
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Good deal (2.00 / 7)

this is good to see.


The guy advising John McCain on the economy thinks you are a whiner.
by Sanguine Giant on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 03:28:41 PM EST

Re: Good deal (2.00 / 2)

I wish one of them couples would give me 4600 though


by Dog Chains on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 03:31:30 PM EST
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Tell me about it (2.00 / 5)

I think every person on this site could use $4600.


The guy advising John McCain on the economy thinks you are a whiner.
by Sanguine Giant on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 03:45:06 PM EST
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Re: Tell me about it (2.00 / 4)

Shoot, I could use $460... or $46 even...

Anyone have paypal?  haha


And so, may evil beware and may good dress warmly and eat lots of fresh vegetables.
by thatpurplestuff on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 03:50:02 PM EST
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thanks for this diary. (2.00 / 7)

this is great to see.  highly rec'd.


"Democracy! Bah! When I hear that I reach for my feather Boa!" Allen Ginsberg
by canadian gal on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 03:35:20 PM EST

Re: Hillary and Bill Put Their $$$ In It Too! (2.00 / 7)

Great news.  Rec'd.


What is The October Protocol?
by Koan on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 03:41:48 PM EST

Great news..heard over the tube.. (2.00 / 3)

You're back..How was honeymoon?


by louisprandtl on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 03:47:24 PM EST

I got engaged....haven't been married yet. (2.00 / 3)

:-)


by slinkerwink on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 03:53:30 PM EST
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Ah..I was close but not fully correct.. (2.00 / 2)

this is what happens by the time news filter from the big Orange to myDD...:)


by louisprandtl on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 04:01:14 PM EST
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It is like watching your family, ain't it? (2.00 / 6)

Rec'd as well...

I guess I would have had a period of mourning and anger had Obama lost...

And, I can surely see how women feel slighted by the turn of events.

But, for the life of me, voting for the party of David Vitter?

The party of Karl Rove?

Dick Cheney?

How can you watch these people on that stage, and plan to vote for the party of George Bush?


My mom believed in Jesus, the Pope and FDR..... Just not necessarily in that order.
by WashStateBlue on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 03:57:11 PM EST

Re: Not Just Unity::Hillary and Bill Put Their $$$ (1.16 / 6)

losers all states unite!


Welcome to a Landslide without white Working class, Latinos, Women, Seniors and holding-on sweeties
by engels on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 04:13:45 PM EST

Re: Not Just Unity::Hillary and Bill Put Their $$$ (2.00 / 7)

L-oser A-ll S-tates U-nite.

LASU?  Is that today's TLA?

Damn, I was just getting used to UMA.

Hey Engels, where you been?  Alive and Kicking ALREADY has two concern diaries up, you're starting the day down two?


My mom believed in Jesus, the Pope and FDR..... Just not necessarily in that order.
by WashStateBlue on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 04:17:37 PM EST
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Re: Not Just Unity::Hillary and Bill Put Their $$$ (2.00 / 3)

You beat me to it... haha.  Great minds, I guess.


And so, may evil beware and may good dress warmly and eat lots of fresh vegetables.
by thatpurplestuff on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 04:18:07 PM EST
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Re: Not Just Unity::Hillary and Bill Put Their $$$ (none / 0)

Ya

"LASU?  Is that today's TLA?"

I can see you in the spelling bee

Spell 4

TFOUR

=p

PS if you didn't get it google TLA


by dtaylor2 on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 06:00:35 PM EST
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Re: Not Just Unity::Hillary and Bill Put Their $$$ (none / 0)

ha!


by MeganLocke on Sat Jun 28, 2008 at 10:08:06 AM EST
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Re: Not Just Unity::Hillary and Bill Put Their $$$ (2.00 / 4)

Is that the new acronym?  LASU?  It's still not as good as UMA.  Have you tried contacting her rep yet?


And so, may evil beware and may good dress warmly and eat lots of fresh vegetables.
by thatpurplestuff on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 04:17:42 PM EST
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Re: Not Just Unity::Hillary and Bill Put Their $$$ (2.00 / 2)

Oh, and I wasn't kidding when I said that I want a piece of the action if the UMA idea starts making some serious money.  At least 5%.


And so, may evil beware and may good dress warmly and eat lots of fresh vegetables.
by thatpurplestuff on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 04:19:29 PM EST
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Re: Not Just Unity::Hillary and Bill Put Their $$$ (none / 0)

I want a piece of the action if the UMA idea starts making some serious blood money.

Fixed that for you.


by semiquaver on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 08:41:33 PM EST
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OMG I love you, engels. n/t (2.00 / 2)


Even John McCain lusts after teh engels.
by sricki on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 11:28:53 PM EST
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Re: OMG I love you, engels. n/t (2.00 / 1)

I know! it just got a little bit brighter in here didn't it.  I think an angel must be missing from heaven.


by MeganLocke on Sat Jun 28, 2008 at 10:09:02 AM EST
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Engels is my god... (none / 0)

SEX god, that is! Can you imagine someone whispering in your ear with that hilarious grammar? Heavenly indeed.


Even John McCain lusts after teh engels.
by sricki on Sat Jun 28, 2008 at 10:21:22 AM EST
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Re: Engels is my god... (2.00 / 1)

"Berzerker!  Would you like some making fuck?"

-Clerks


by MeganLocke on Sat Jun 28, 2008 at 10:35:01 AM EST
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One of the finest films ever! n/t (none / 0)


Even John McCain lusts after teh engels.
by sricki on Sat Jun 28, 2008 at 11:54:09 AM EST
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this is huge! (1.00 / 1)

Now if they'd put real money into retiring their debt instead of demanding Obama waste time kissing up to their big donors they'd be on the right track.

And then Obama could rightly say that his donors would be crazy to retire debt accrued after Clinton lost but kept campaigning unless his supporters had already hit the max for federal candidates, the max for the DNC, DSCC, DCCC, DLCC, DGA and the max for every state party.

Instead the Clinton's put in less than 1/2000th of what they put into their campaign. And this was worth a diary? And people rec'd it?


- John McCain
by Bob Brigham on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 07:22:32 PM EST

Re: this is huge! (none / 0)

Whether or not the diary is worth being rec'd, it is a fascinating demonstration of how much people love symbolism.  The Clintons' donation is only giving back the $4,600 that the Obamas donated to Hillary's campaign yesterday... which makes both donations meaningless.


by froggyman on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 08:57:37 PM EST
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Cancelled out? (none / 0)

So basically it cancelled out?
Each contributed an identical amount to the other.

by gaf on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 09:31:30 PM EST


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