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Jun 7, 2008 12:12pm

The World Watches Hillary Clinton

ABC News’ Kate Snow reports: A Spanish television crew was taking shots of people entering through security.  A BBC radio reporter interviewed people standing in line to get in.  And on the risers inside, TV Asahi and TV Tokyo are vying to get a clean shot of one of the most famous female politicians in the world as she says goodbye to her bid for the presidency of the United States.

Eleven satellite trucks lined up outside the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.

Sky News Correspondent Robert Nisbet was overheard talking about why Clinton’s bid failed.  He said, "Some people have criticized her for not having a clear enough message.

"The interest has been more intense than we could’ve possibly imagined," Nisbet said. 

"It’s an easy story to tell," he added. "It’s an easy dramatic story to tell.  And whoever is elected doesn’t just affect America [that person] affects the whole world."

Sky News will broadcast the speech live this afternoon across Britain, Europe, Africa and parts of Asia.

The CBC will do the same — with simultaneous translation in French.

User Comments

THANK YOU HILLARY!
WE LOVE YOU TOO, YOU ARE A FIGHTER!!
WE ARE FAMILY!!
OBAMA08!! YES WE CAN!!

Posted by: RC | June 7, 2008, 1:00 pm 1:00 pm

HILLARY sounds more Presidential than ever, as she is endorsing Barack Obama. The Dream Ticket would be unstoppable. Now Hillary in her speech is demanding women’s rights. This moment is so historical. She is denouncing prejudices of ALL types, and she is calling for unity. That is the America we should all strive for…no prejudice. We are all Americans.

Posted by: USA 4 EVER | June 7, 2008, 1:08 pm 1:08 pm

That is the beginning of the end of Democrat Party. I will switch to Republican Party or stay as an Independent.

Posted by: stock_craft | June 7, 2008, 1:23 pm 1:23 pm

Vickie has always been for Mccain. She is not a real hillary supporter. We know the die-hard supporters on this blog and vickie is definitely not one.

Posted by: vuzous | June 7, 2008, 1:28 pm 1:28 pm

Thank you Hillary, you did what you had to do as a Senator. However I will do what I have to do to help to elect John McCain as our next President. Unless Obama is out of the race then I would always back you. I will wait for the DNC convention to decide.

Posted by: carolyn | June 7, 2008, 1:33 pm 1:33 pm

switch away from the family, but the fact is, you are repub trolls so there will be no switching for you
are you scared?
stock craft?
are you scared
vickie

Posted by: bhrandon | June 7, 2008, 1:43 pm 1:43 pm

What a magnificient woman! What an astonishing candidate! Do we really deserve her? I feel really sorry that we have made a poor chioce again; like what we did seven or more years ago by chosing George Bush! We’ve made a poor choice again with the help of Oprah, the entire media establishment, and the DNC!

Posted by: charleschaplin | June 7, 2008, 2:08 pm 2:08 pm

That was kindhearted for Hillary to speak in support of Obama. However, she doesn’t speak for me. Obama doesn’t offer anything to me. Just because he is the likely nominee (if he gets lucky and survives the nasty vetting process which he will be subjected to at the hands of the real enemy, the Republican Party) doesn’t mean that he somehow acquired the knowledge and experience to serve in the capacity of the Presidency. I just don’t see electing an empty suit to the highest office in the land.
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It’s NoBama Time!
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Posted by: WestCoastMessenger | June 7, 2008, 2:25 pm 2:25 pm

Hillary did NOT write the speech, she only read the speech. I learned a very long time ago that she is not a nice person, a liar and backstabber are just a few minor ones.
And Bill? Great example to our young ones to follow as the president of the united states!!! Lie? Cheat?
Hopefully we will have a new beginning with Obama.

Posted by: anna | June 7, 2008, 2:36 pm 2:36 pm

Hillary’s great speech today reveals again why she is the best candidate. This is not defeat for her, because she will go on fighting for the important issues she has always worked for. She is still the same strong, experienced, and dedicated person her supporters have always known her to be. The Democrat Party does not deserve her dedication to help the self-annointed great “unifier” bring unity. If he can bring it, his rabid fans can rejoice. If not, he can blame himself. Too many of us will not follow Hillary’s lead, because we are not convinced that he is anyone other than the ambiguous person who is always trying to backstep or qualify what he meant. Continue on…change, hope, unity.

Posted by: georgia | June 7, 2008, 2:54 pm 2:54 pm

That’s it! Carter supports Obama so he won’t be known as worst president ever.

Posted by: geevill | June 7, 2008, 3:42 pm 3:42 pm

What else could be fair than to have Nunn who sits on the bosrd of GE who owns msnbc and nbc they trashed her from the start One of Eighteen Million

Posted by: Bishop | June 7, 2008, 3:44 pm 3:44 pm

As a lifelong Democrat and a loyal supporter to Senator Hillary Clinton I thank you. You really impressed me today with your eloquence and strong support to us women. You displayed dignity and grace that I had come to except from you. That was a great SPEECH and it should be Histoy making.
We love you Senator Hillary Clinton.

Posted by: Lilly | June 7, 2008, 3:44 pm 3:44 pm

It was said out of the 18 million that now only 4 million will not vote for Obama which is still high. It’s really only the swing states that matter. And that’s all that has mattered in any election year.

Posted by: lisa | June 7, 2008, 3:44 pm 3:44 pm

Rove and Rush republicans will try to get the Hillary crowd over to the conservative side. We’ll see if that strategy works.

Posted by: Gene | June 7, 2008, 3:48 pm 3:48 pm

I wonder what the world does think what the women thought.

Posted by: Bishop | June 7, 2008, 3:53 pm 3:53 pm

Hillary’s lost. My heart is broken. I realized that I am an IDIOT as much as she is a LOSER. Her grandstanding to not conceed but giving a self-serving speech is most embarassing.
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Apologies to all women who are insulted by Hillary’s undue opportunity because of her husband. Unfaithful one, as evidenced by numerous facts and witnesses.
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Posted by: WestCoastMessenger | June 7, 2008, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm

We are all one big family now in a big mouse trap.

Posted by: Walter | June 7, 2008, 8:10 pm 8:10 pm

“…..swing states that matter. And that’s all that has mattered in any election year.’
OH… YOU MEAN THE STATES THAT OBAMA DIDN’T WIN?????
heh heh…..
Country before party!

Posted by: eyes wide open | June 7, 2008, 8:24 pm 8:24 pm

Even if Hillary won swing states that doesn’t mean they won’t vote for Obama in the GE, especially Va. That state is now into play and not a rebublican strong hold anymore.

Posted by: lisa | June 7, 2008, 8:44 pm 8:44 pm

catleya
you are right…. Hillary has done all that she can
Now it is time for her supporters to honor her wishes.

Posted by: Omentum | June 7, 2008, 9:51 pm 9:51 pm

I hate to Disappoint the clowns at
ABC News but the MSM is Not the
“World”! Now, Finally, Go Home Hillary,
and take Bill with You!
Adios, Sayonara, Ciao!

Posted by: reaganfan | June 8, 2008, 12:28 am 12:28 am

Thanks Hillary,
I voted for the best candidate and that person was you, but sorry, I will vote NO to Obama!

Posted by: Goodbye Democrat party | June 8, 2008, 1:55 am 1:55 am

There are so many Hillary supporters that are very upset.
After reviewing blog after blog and listening to media coverage, Senator Obama is not who the Clinton supporters want for President. Senator Clinton will not convince her supporters to vote for Obama. They just don’t like him for his values, associates or his tactics in winning this primary.
Senator Obama has been very unfair to Senator Clinton, especially when it came to seating Florida and Michigan. He held these delegates in his pocket the whole primary season to sway the public and to sway superdelegates.
Maps and “delegates needed” were inaccurate. Not until this last week did the media include these two states in “delgates needed to win” maps. According to Edwards and McGovern these delegate numbers swayed their decision. They were indeed misinformed by the media’s inaccurate information.
Senator Obama’s associates: Rev. Wright, Father Pflaeger, William Ayers, Rezko and Farrakhan are also embarrassing to many Americans.
Senator Obama has lost states and voting blocs needed to win this election: Latino voters, white men and women, Jewish voters, swing state voters, independent voters, Catholic voters, Latino voters, women voters and evangelical voters.
He can’t close the deal on big states and swing states. As for debates, he is weak and appears “an empty suit” with little or no experience.
Lastly, I have watched many elections, but have never seen such bias in media coverage. The media has completely destroyed the Clinton’s legacy. They have painted the Clintons as such cruel and evil people since the beginning of the primary season.
Clinton supporters have watched the abuse form ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, NY Times and many other media outlets. Obama got a “free ride”.
The media has abused Senator Clinton. She had to endure an endless amount of abuse. “It’s over, She can’t win! When is she getting out! What does she want! Senator Obama claimed his title by ignoring Florida and Michigan. Maps and “delegates needed to win” maps never were accurate. This poor reporting and inaccurate delegate math misled voters and superdelegates.
Supporters do not want to support Obama and the Democrats will lose this election if Obama is the nominee. The media keeps interviewing Obama supporters that state that “Clinton supporters will swing to Obama”. That will never happen.
The pundits and a few groups of DNC members will not be able to convince Hillary supporters or the many people that live in Florida and Michigan to support Obama.
Clinton does not need Obama. Obama needs Clinton. She won the primary with the 50 state total. Obama stole it.
Senator Obama has too many negatives. An endless amount of videos demonstrate what Americans have had to watch about Senator Obama’s relationships over the internet and on television: Reverend Wright, Louis Farrakhan, Weatherman-William Ayers, Tony Rezko, OIC site have all been viewed.
Videos, videos and more videos is the only way the media or voters will ‘get it”
Talking and complaining about the media bashing and Obama’s relationships has not proved sufficient. Reverend Wright was not an issue until he was a “visual issue”.
In closing,Obama will never offer her the VP position either. He will keep Senator Clinton on a string and then let her go. He did that with his pastor, Michigan and Florida voters and he will do it to Senator Clinton.
Too many reporters are saying Michelle doesn’t like Senator Clinton. Too many pundits are trying to convince voters that Senator Clinton will bring nothing to the table except the burden of President Clinton.
Whether it’s a true dislike for Senator Clinton or just Michelle’s jealousy amongst women, she will never allow Obama to have Senator Clinton on the ticket with her husband.
He is from the South Side of Chicago, plays dirty politics and will do anything or say anything to be the nominee. According to many news outlets, Senator Obama has used unfair but legal tactics on winning a prior election in Chicago.
Just a warning: please don’t trust this man. Show me your friends and I will show you who you are.

Posted by: Al from NJ | June 8, 2008, 7:46 am 7:46 am

Hillary gave a great speech and like Hillary I to will support Obama. For some of her supporters who say they will change to the Republican Party, you were never a true Democrat. You all were Rush Limbaugh’s clones who wanted to causes chaos in the Democratic Party. SO GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM OR BETTER YET GROW UP!!!

Posted by: Betty | June 8, 2008, 8:44 am 8:44 am

Al from NJ,
“Maps and “delegates needed” were inaccurate. Not until this last week did the media include these two states in “delgates needed to win” maps. According to Edwards and McGovern these delegate numbers swayed their decision. They were indeed misinformed by the media’s inaccurate information.”
Edwards was one of the candidates who, along with Hillary Clinton, agreed NOT to campaign in MI because the delegates would not count. Clinton was the only one who broke that agreement by not taking her name off the ballot. She said publicly that the MI election would not count. She changed her mind when she started losing.
Edwards did the right thing out of principle. Why would you expect him to support Hillary after she broke the agreement she made with him?
Obama ’08!

Posted by: People Want Change | June 8, 2008, 9:23 am 9:23 am

We just missed one of the best choice for President of USA.
BHO is no where near.

Posted by: csquan | June 8, 2008, 11:20 am 11:20 am

If Clinton would have received a fair reflection of the delegates from MI she would have only been + or- 60 delegates down.
The supposed “undeclared” MI party insiders who crafted the plan that literally robbed Hillary of 4 delegates while giving Obama delegates he didn’t earn all declared for Obama the day after the DNC accepted their Obama drafted plan.

Posted by: Jackie | June 9, 2008, 12:02 pm 12:02 pm

Hillary supporters….”Do not go gently into that good night”…..
If Obama is carrying the banner demand Hillary as VP.
The Obama people as we speak are cutting Hillary supporters out of the Convention…and trying to gain even more control of the press…
Time to look at McCain and weigh our options.

Posted by: Jackie | June 9, 2008, 12:06 pm 12:06 pm

Finally, the world got to see the Hillary we all know rather than the one the media tries to portray. Running late caused more to tune in and less opportunity for media interpretation; although they still tried.

Posted by: irma | June 9, 2008, 2:07 pm 2:07 pm

It amazes me how many people say they are democrats, and in realty they are people worshipers, of a certain person. You still have a nominee, that held the lead in delegates ,that won the required
delegates throughout the primary.
So how does a vote for Mccain,honor Hillary,she’s not leaving the party.
Use your head,stop being emotional!

Posted by: callie | June 10, 2008, 11:29 am 11:29 am

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