Bill Clinton to Campaign for Obama Next Week *By Philip Rucker* When former president Bill Clinton met with Sen. Barack Obama in Clinton's Harlem office last week, he asked the candidate, "What do you guys want me to do?"
The answer appears to be to hold campaign events in Florida, Nevada and Ohio, as well as host fundraisers in New York, California and Ohio. Clinton said today that he will campaign for Obama beginning next week, once his annual philanthropy conference concludes. He said he will join his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, and the vice-presidential candidate, Sen. Joseph Biden, at a campaign event in northeastern Pennsylvania. "It's a big October," Clinton told a small group of philanthropy reporters in New York. "I'm going to be out there a lot for him." Asked about Sarah Palin, Clinton said he understands why the Alaska governor has emerged as a popular figure among Republicans. "I come from Arkansas. I get why she's hot out there, why she's doing well," Clinton said. "People look at her and they say, 'All those kids. Something that happens in everybody's family. I'm glad she loves her daughter and she's not ashamed of her. Glad that girl's going around with her boyfriend. Glad they're going to get married." Clinton said voters would think, "I like that little Down syndrome kid. One of them lives down the street. They're wonderful children. They're wonderful people. And I like the idea that this guy does those long-distance races. Stayed in the race for 500 miles with a broken arm. My kind of guy." Clinton added, "Why don't we like them and celebrate them and be happy for her elevation to the ticket and just say that she was a good choice for [McCain] and we disagree with him. He made a good choice for himself, but we don't think it's a good choice for America." Clinton also said he would campaign for Obama in Arkansas, where he said he thinks the Illinois senator could pull off an upset. "Arkansas is now the most Democratic Southern state. We're back in business now," Clinton said. "My crowd down there thinks he could win. If you win Arkansas, you could turn the lights out." -- "Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change." - Malcolm X, Malcolm X Speaks, 1965 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Black Focus Inc." group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Black-Focus-Inc?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
