By Kelly Moeller

Jun 23, 2008 3:34pm

Clinton Emails for Cash to Retire Debt, Manages to Mention Obama’s Name Once

In a video sent out to supporters this afternoon, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, praised her contributors effusively, then said: "Together we made history. And I will continue to work toward our common goal of building an America that respects and embraces the potential of every last one of us.  This goal is shared by our Democratic Party nominee, Sen. Barack Obama. And I look forward to campaigning with him across this great country of ours."

On Sunday, in her first public appearance since conceding the race, Clinton spoke to graduates of a prep school in the Bronx, and did not mention Obama by name.

Former President Bill Clinton spoke to the U.S. Conference of Mayors and only managed to mention Obama once, for supporting a program Clinton initiated as president.

- jpt

User Comments

Nice article Jake

Posted by: Dee | June 23, 2008, 3:52 pm 3:52 pm

So?
What’s the big deal?

Posted by: Joan | June 23, 2008, 3:55 pm 3:55 pm

GEEBUS! Is she suppose to be talking about the Messiah all day long, every day, 24/7 in order to appease the little jerk? Or what?
I’m hoping she’s too busy after Thursday to do ANYMORE campaigning for him. Hillary should not help that loser win. She’s too good for him. Let him lose on his own.
Too bad he NEEDS HER and her supporters. He certainly doesn’t have this Hillary supporter and THOUSANDS, maybe MILLIONS more like me. PUMA!

Posted by: Vickie | June 23, 2008, 3:55 pm 3:55 pm

I don’t like to mention his name either.It leave’s a bad taste in my mouth.Make the Right Choice, not the Wright Choice McCain 08

Posted by: hillary1st | June 23, 2008, 4:00 pm 4:00 pm

Dude! Get over it. Your Clinton hatred is kinda gross. Just sayin. Leave them alone- Obama’s a big boy- do they need to mention his name in every sentence?

Posted by: EasyE | June 23, 2008, 4:01 pm 4:01 pm

Oh come on! Stop with the Barack Obama name count. This is totally ridiculous. Oh, maybe if she only says his name once in a 2 minute tape people will forget that she is supporting him as the nominee. Get a grip.

Posted by: cappamore | June 23, 2008, 4:02 pm 4:02 pm

good for you vickie you’ve turned a voting right that people died for into a weapon of spite that you’ll use against the guy who beat your candidate cause you didnt get your way… even though they are virtually the same on every issue. I was all for a woman president but did you ever stop to consider you chose one of the most divisive politicians there is. thats why she lost. not because she was a woman. you shouldn’t be angry. she lost fair and square. she made mistakes that cost her the election. take a chill pill you’ll get your woman president now its time to make history with your party or join the rest of the bitter people and become a republican.

Posted by: brian | June 23, 2008, 4:04 pm 4:04 pm

“: bhrandon”
That sounds more like a speech from the Obama camp

Posted by: Buford Gooch | June 23, 2008, 4:04 pm 4:04 pm

I got that email and I will gladly give to help her retire her debt. At least I know where my money is going. I’ve been getting emails from the DNC, and the Obama campaign to contribute but I won’t give to them because of how Hillary was treated by her own people. Speaking of getting thrown under the bus. The only way I will give to the DNC or the Obama campaign is if Hillary is asked to be VP. She doesn’t have to accept but to be asked is the highest sign of respect. He can praise her all he wants but asking her to be VP is a lot better.

Posted by: Lois, California | June 23, 2008, 4:08 pm 4:08 pm

Hillary – ignore the bum!!

Posted by: T | June 23, 2008, 4:11 pm 4:11 pm

Hillary Clinton ran a good honest campaign and received more popular votes but lost because of the DNC and BIG MONEY. Those superdelegelates were more interested in getting elected again with the help of Obama’s money than knowing they are supporting a socialist–a corrupt one at best.
I will not vote for a corrupt socialist.

Posted by: Mary | June 23, 2008, 4:11 pm 4:11 pm

Thus, the traditional democratic party is no more!

Posted by: T | June 23, 2008, 4:14 pm 4:14 pm

And on topic everything is not about obama. Please!!!

Posted by: TO | June 23, 2008, 4:15 pm 4:15 pm

Hillary would’ve lost too. no doubt . look at the shambles the republican party is in now. If Hillary were the nominee they would’ve been united for a common purpose.. to beat the clintons. Your candidate sucked… she was reinventing herself every week as someone new and lying through her teeth. She should be praising him because thats what he would be doing for her.

Posted by: brian | June 23, 2008, 4:16 pm 4:16 pm

She should not campaign with him or mention his name. He makes fake presidential seals, birth certificates, breaks his promises to those who supported him, flip-flops on every policy for political gain, disses every american, and sits in an anti-american, anti-semite, anti-white church for 20 years and then has the audacity to call everyboday else a racist. What would you call that?
The UN-President.

Posted by: SadStateOfAffairs | June 23, 2008, 4:21 pm 4:21 pm

the msm just cannot get enough of the clintons, when the people are off the scene being human, doing what they do, minding their own business, they say
“Where are the clintons and why aren’t they speaking out (about this or that)”
and when they are back on the scene, they are busy talking about how they wish they would go away, or an article such as this.
i know there must be something else in the news going on that the msm need to tell us about, rather than running around in behind one of the clintons counting every word they say.
it is such a shame we now do not have much of a choice for president.
this country in going into a slow decline into third worldness.
i think obama is not ready to be president, he will probally win, but not because people are so much for him, as they are against and afraid of mccain.
obama is average at best, and has a lot to learn, and we the working people in this country will suffer while he and his try to figure it out.
but people seem to be ok with suffering to help obama.
but i do wish the msm would just leave the clinton’ alone.
they have a lot of good work they do for others, the cgi is becoming one of the worlds best organizstions for helping people in need in the usa and around the world. but you will not here anyone int he msm talking about how many people have aids meds because of the clintons. or how many young people are in college now rather than fighting for a job in a fast food rest. with no prospects in the future.
leave the clinton’ alone.
you dog the clinton’ and then turn around and expect them to be helping obama. let obama win or lose on his own.
he dosen’t need nor want sen. clinton and president bill clinton around.
so let them be

Posted by: what a country | June 23, 2008, 4:21 pm 4:21 pm

I wish Hillary and Bill would go away and take Obama and the dem congress with them!

Posted by: Ann | June 23, 2008, 4:28 pm 4:28 pm

“since Hillary has dropped out I never let myself listen to a word out of obama’s mouth.”
Don’t worry: you haven’t missed anything. Except that he’s adopted a phony personal “seal” that’s supposed to look like the U.S. presidential seal.
It’s like the beginning of Italian fascism, played out with stuttering soundbytes in that really annoying on-again/off-again “southern” accent — from south Chicago, maybe.
The creepy One’s even distributed life-size cardboard images of himself, paper doll idols suitable for cult veneration (or for display in a 1950s movie-theater lobby).
It truly sucks. The Democrats have gotta dump this guy — or watch a police state/revolution unreel when the economy finishes crashing.
A lot of blabla about ain’t gonna get it — people are gonna be eating each other in the streets, and like that.

Posted by: Ma Belle | June 23, 2008, 4:30 pm 4:30 pm

the real shocker is the fact that hillary is still willing to campaign for obama at all after the way she was treated by her own party, fat cat insiders, party elitists, the dnc, obama and his supporters.

Posted by: sonia trevino | June 23, 2008, 4:30 pm 4:30 pm

It’s time for Obama to reign in the rogue elements in his base and focus. If this continues, his base will shred any chance the Democrats have. The seal was an example of amateur hour. More of this and the attacks on the Clintons from the base will be the end of the Obama Nation.
Unfortunately, predictable. Obama has tried to have his cake and eat it too on to many issues from the beginning of the campaign while recruiting volatile elements from the edges. As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.

Posted by: len | June 23, 2008, 4:40 pm 4:40 pm

No money for Obama if Hillary is not VP. If Hillary is not VP, vote McCain!!

Posted by: Mark | June 23, 2008, 4:50 pm 4:50 pm

Who cares if she mentions his name or not.Obviously she still can’t accept the loss and maybe never will.I am interested to see how much financial support her beloved followers will donate,and free her from debt.She will need this in order to move forward with a clean slate in her political career.The DNC will take note of this as well.

Posted by: Greatgranhope | June 23, 2008, 4:50 pm 4:50 pm

Hillary who? zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Everyone knows she has about the same amount of chance in being Obama’s esteemed VP as McCain has in becoming POTUS.
Slim to none.
As clever and analytical as Obama is, only cynics would predict ANOTHER WRONG analogy. Obama doesn’t need Clinton. Clinton needs Obama. To the victor goes the spoils and last time I checked Obama is the Biggest Democratic Dog on the block.
OBAMA 08

Posted by: Nat Turner | June 23, 2008, 5:04 pm 5:04 pm

Sorry Hillary – I will NOT support, Unite, or ever VOTE for the Arrogant, Radical FRAUD – obama. He is NOT qualified to lead our country. Hillary Clinton is the best candidate – but the DNC Gave it to the WEAK guy – BUT – the Millions of Hillary voters will UNITE with the Millions of GOP’s to make sure obama will never STEAL the election.

Posted by: Molly | June 23, 2008, 5:05 pm 5:05 pm

I think it was respectful for HRC not to use Obama in a short speech asking for contributions. I fail to see why there is an emphasis today about the Clintons not heaping effusive praise on Obama. It’s turning into a redundant reading issue. Perhaps it’s best getting over it.

Posted by: kat | June 23, 2008, 5:07 pm 5:07 pm

Obama — just say no!

Posted by: Soetoro No! | June 23, 2008, 5:54 pm 5:54 pm

“last time I checked Obama is the Biggest Democratic Dog on the block.”
“Dog” is just right — that’s why they call him Barky. But no Democratic Party gate in his/her right mind is gonna vote for him (assuming there really IS a convention).
Maybe they’re just stringing him along so they don’t get disappeared, like, you know, those guys in Chicago.

Posted by: Ma Belle | June 23, 2008, 5:54 pm 5:54 pm

A vote for Obama is a vote against the traditional democratic party.

Posted by: Soetoro No! | June 23, 2008, 5:55 pm 5:55 pm

Here we go. Because every other word spoken isn’t Obama it’s Bill and Hillary’s fault if he dosen’t get elected. Nothing like fueling the fire. I thought Obama didn’t need Hillary or Bill.He said he didn’t. He dosen’t need Ohio either. So I’m out. I thought Bill went crazy? That’s what they said on CNN.Why would we listen to some old crazy guy anyhow?

Posted by: Bea | June 23, 2008, 6:38 pm 6:38 pm

sen. clinton does not need obama, and his supporters know this, i don’t know why the msm and the obama supporters cannot just let the clinton’ be.
sen. clinton does not need obama. she can go on and do her good work just as always,
you clinton haters can keep on hating her and bill, but i know you will not be able to sell that hate to any of poor black and working class people who have been helped by the clinton’s.
as for the msm, the clinton’ are out of this election cycle now, so just leave them alone,
and to ann and her comments,
i wish geo, mccain, you and yours would just go to the front line in iraq. and then you would be rid of the clintons and all of the dems and they you.

Posted by: js | June 23, 2008, 6:40 pm 6:40 pm

Hillary would’ve lost too. no doubt . look at the shambles the republican party is in now. If Hillary were the nominee they would’ve been united for a common purpose.. to beat the clintons. Your candidate sucked… she was reinventing herself every week as someone new and lying through her teeth. She should be praising him because thats what he would be doing for her.
—————————————-
Obama lied and cheated his way through the primaries. And in case you havent noticed he still is…
Please he wouldnt be praising her, remember he said I have her supporters, she doesnt have mine.. I guess he is learning he doesnt have her supporters…

Posted by: patti | June 23, 2008, 6:53 pm 6:53 pm

You people are seriously insane.
Hillary reneged on every single promise she ever made.
She is a liar and a loser. She overspent more than any campaign on extravagant crap.
She is *only* looking after herself – and in this case her money.
Wake up, losers!!!!

Posted by: bien | June 23, 2008, 7:23 pm 7:23 pm

no matter what YOU say bien, sen. clinton has done a lot of good for a lot of people in need.
the good she has done for this country is already written in history books,for generations to read later.
and the negative stuff you have written will just go with you.

Posted by: what a country | June 23, 2008, 11:16 pm 11:16 pm

It’s sad that she’s in so much debt? Where were her loud mouth supporters when she needed donations? I guess they don’t put their money where their mouth is.
They will vote for the other party out of spite, but they won’t even properly fund their candidate. How sad is that.

Posted by: Phil | June 23, 2008, 11:56 pm 11:56 pm

I would be more than happy to donate monies to Hillary to help with her debt B U T I want to be able to do so with not one blessed penny going either to the mega millionaire B O or to his broken down party!
That party, by the wsy, was built by the Clintons…….and destroyed by Pelossi, double neck Dean and the other Pishakes…. including Mr Possum…. or was that a weasel…..
B O is indeed a new type of political pundit , coined in Chicago and sold to the democratic delegates , sold as the highest bidder for the price of his sense of democracy!
The only things not new about him are his lack of ideals and his old time political pandering…. s well as a certain bus under which are hidden momentoes of things gone awry>
Not to worry though, Jeremiah will be around right after primary time…. as will some of his other unsavory associates who have been sitting quietly on the sidelines awaiting the conclusion to Obama and his Drama, Act III.
If anyone out there has a solution to getting monies to Hillary while bypassing B O and the DNC, please let me know.
Thank you,

Posted by: QUESTIONER | June 24, 2008, 1:11 am 1:11 am

AWWWH, the media is upset that their messiah is not being praised properly by the Clintons. I guess they want their help propping up the empty suit. Well, too bad. Hillary endorsed him, what more do you people want? You want her to wash his feet? Iron his shirt? Walk around praising him unconditionally like the media does? Please.
The amazing thing is, despite all the media shilling, Obama is still in a dead tie nationally with McCain. When he should be ahead comfortably. THAT ought to tell the liberals something.

Posted by: a reader in georgia | June 24, 2008, 8:50 am 8:50 am

Ridiculous article. It was obvious that her video was mainly to help her with her debt. Who cares how many times she mentioned Obama’s name. Though with 18 million supporters and her and her husband’s personal wealth you would think she would pay her own vendors

Posted by: musicisourhigh | June 24, 2008, 11:33 am 11:33 am

I am still amazed when I read the Obama comments to anything and everything that involves HRC. His supporters are the most intolerant groups I have come across in my 65 plus years. They will succeed only in making Clinton supporters steadfastly loyal to Sen. Clinton. Obama supporters like their leader, have a lot to learn and they might start with learning some social graces.

Posted by: cassie | June 24, 2008, 2:28 pm 2:28 pm

I hope the clintons don’t mention his name apparently the Obamas forget how they still trash her!
In the media or Obama supporters who seem to be a very offensive mouthed group,just read the blogs.Such hatred you would think they lost.He was handed the presumptive nomination by the DNC and The gang of 4 so whats the problem. we don’t want her to be vp because no matter what they do they will be blamed for any shortcomings he has.

Posted by: rose | June 24, 2008, 4:00 pm 4:00 pm

Several of you stated that Obama doesn’t need Hillary. Well, one question for you, if Obama doesn’t need Hillary, then why is it that Obama, the DNC, and the MSM, including Mr. Tapper, feels that Hillary needs to campaign for him, rally her donors for him? Mr. Tapper states that she only managed to mention his name once. Why should she have to mention his name at all? The video wasn’t meant for anyone but Hillary’s supporters. If I were Hillary, I wouldn’t campaign for him at all. The way he, his staff, his supporters, and the MSM have treated her, he doesn’t deserve praise from her. I won’t be giving Obama or the DNC a penny. From here on out, I will only support individual candidates. I will never again support a particular party. For years, I blindly supported the Democrat. Never again will I vote for someone because of their party affiliation. The individual has to earn and deserve my vote. Obama hasn’t earned my vote. He has a lot of work to do if he wants me to vote for him in November.

Posted by: Democrat4Life | June 24, 2008, 8:00 pm 8:00 pm

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