Bill Clinton have no right to decide who has experience or not. Its the public opinion. From my knowledge I believe your wife is running for president not you. Hilary are you running for president or your husband? Hilary if you're running for president than you, you should Hilary. Your husband has ran for president. And We remember those years. When Obama is picked for president it is going to be the most wonderful, memorable year for everyone. Don't you think?

CNN IS BACKING HRC, IT IS SO OBVIOUS. SHAME ON YOU SO EARLY IN THE GAME.

The mantle of experience has been credited to Hillary.
Polls show more than four in 10 voters nationwide - including Republicans and independents - give Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton the edge among the Democratic candidates on the issue of experience.

It is Hillary’s life experience first lady in Arkansas and White House and her experience in the Senate. To some extent, it's almost like she was the assistant to the governor and president for many years and she is now running to be the chief.
She's met with foreign leaders, helped her husband on policy issues and supported him against political attacks.

Hillary and her husband have been the focus of a right wing slander campaign, and they handled it very well.

Barack Obama is the best choice for the next Presidant. Experience has done nothing so far 3,600 dead US soldiers, over 25,000 wounded.No one in the current adminstration can say WHY without telling lies. Boy oh boy do we next a change for all Americans.

Well, DUH! Come on now. This point is totally moot! Bill is her husband…what is he supposed to say, that she is stupid and doesn't have a chance?
Using Bill's opinion of his wife as a political guide is just as stupid as using a products advertising as the sole reason to use the product. Do your own independent homework and stop relying on "he say, she say" Advertising (what Bill is doing)is basically just a "legal" way of lying about the product!

Sure, re: experience, let's discount that Hilary was in the White House for eight years actively witnessing (as opposed to checked out Laura Bush) first hand what the Presidency did and how it worked, for 8 years. Let's ignore that. Surely it's not relevant. Right.

How about you talk and not make your wife do all the talking. Edwards wife talks as much as your wife does. Whos running for president you or Hilary?

Bill Clinton's own labor secretary says Clinton is misleading the country about Obama's experience and that Obama has more experience than Hillary.

But the bottom line isn't that Obama will win the nomination because Clinton is bad, it is simply because he is the better candidate. 500,000 donations to his campaign is a very powerful statement. Clinton won't say because it will look bad.

There's a long way to go, the polls are not very useful, and that probably includes the poll showing Obama with a lead in Iowa. Clinton, Obama, Edwards, they are all in this thing and any one of them could win it.

How much of both sides are left out? Do your own research first.

To Dawn in Maryland -

You think Hillary was Bill's most important advisor? I thought that was Monica (or Gennifer or whoever) she was the one he was having sex with.

Former President Bill Clinton (and soon to be First Gentlemen) is definitely in a different league than Obama. No comparison at all. Clinton is ranked "A" tier
Obama is an "F."

no matter what side of the isle you are on, all politicians are thieves and liars. they will all give in to special interests. it has always been so and always be. the HAVES and the HAVE NOTS…….

Barack Obama has more experience in elective office than does Hillary. What I hate most about this whole thing is that Hillary is attacking Barack Obama through her surogate, in this case, her husband and former President Bill Clinton, who has already proven that he is not trustworthy. During her White House years as First Lady, she also proved to be dishonest on more than one occasion. George Bush won the Presidency in a large part due to the shameful behavior of the Clintons while they occupied the White House. They do not have a monopoly on brillance as they would have us believe. His performance was rather average. Yet their arrogance is unyielding. Will someone please tell Bill Clinton that the American people do not owe the Presidency to Hillary. She failed the DC Bar, she failed on Healthcare, heck, she even failed in establishing a strong and loving marriage. And both of them failed to tell the truth to the American people. No, I am not a right wing conspirator. I am a pround Democrat who wants an honest person with good judgment this time, and the more I see the Clintons back on the national stage the more I'm reminded that they (2-4-1) are not exactly what I want. I can now see more clearly the obvious difference between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. P.S. I'm a Dodgers fan.

Q Christian in Georgia

If I had to tell you everything that I did not like about Hillary Clinton, my post would be even longer than yours.

I think that President Clinton was a wonderful President and proudly worked for him in two campaigns.
I am working for Senator Obama in this campaign and proudly so.
The President is supporting his wife and we all understand that. I think she was a great First Lady.
But we MUST HAVE CHANGE and Barack Obama offers HOPE the way Bobby Kennedy did in 968 and the way Bill Clinton did in 1992.
After seven years of hopelessness, WE NEED BARACK OBAMA.
I think Hillary can hear the footsteps of the OBAMA campaign at her heels!

I just don’t see it. In all honesty Hillary Clinton road into the national spotlight on the shirttail of a man; it’s that simple. This does not mean she has more experience. It merely means she is an opportunist. Obama may have a little less experience than Hillary Clinton—this should result in less White Water investigations. I am incredulous that the Clintons believe I and the rest of us are dumb enough to believe Hillary is experienced at anything.

Look at history, Abraham Lincoln, from Illinois, had less experience in politics then Obama when he became the president at a time when the country was the most divided and he brought the country back together.

I just love how you Democrats recognize Bill Clinton as a world-class liar. You say you don't trust his word and you see that he is trying to trick you. I also love how you acknowledge that Hillary is nothing but a political opportunist and a shrill divisive person.

AND YET you all still seem to love Bill Clinton! You talk about what he did for the country. What did he do?

It amazes me that you all admire a man you recognize as a liar and not to be trusted. If I believed all the things you believe about Bush being a liar, I wouldn't have a good word to say about him. I don't think he's perfect, but compared to Bill Clinton, he's a saint.

I think Bill Clinton represents you Democrats very well. As long as he does your bidding, it doesn't matter that YOU BELIEVE he is a liar, skirt-chaser, fraud.

If I were Obama, I'd be ashamed to be supported by people with your amoralistic outlook.

The experience thing is simply the same type of lazy uninformative type of journalism that the ' left leaning' media did to Gore in 2000 by perpetuating the myth about Gore saying he invented the internet. See, the media, any ' mainstream media' does not do its' job anymore to inform the public. They are either too lazy, incompetent or owned by corporations. The best thing to do is research the candidates, LISTEN to what they say, decide if their judgement and decision making is sound and then make a decision. Don't be fooled by myths perpetuated by media and political hacks. If we had a free media like we did 35 years ago Bush/Rove/Cheney would have been revealed and impeached long ago.

Just what exactly is it that people hate about Hillary so much? Could it possibly be the YEARS AND YEARS of abuse and constant sliming by the right wing that the Clinton's endured during their time in the White House that influences this negative drive? I have to hand it to the Republicans because they know that the Democrats can sometimes be the dumbest members of the electorate because they are so emotional and only think about what's going on today and forget about what caused certain problems. Every always wants to point to Hillary having "high negatives". If Barack Obama had been in Hillary's position and was under constant scrutiny by the right wing he would have the same negative numbers. Hillary Clinton has been a champion of the people all her life. Most people would never know this because in the time period the Clinton's were in office the "liberal" media only focused on THE MANUFACTURED NEGATIVE STORIES and not any of the good things. She has always been a supporter of the people and the small man's issues. The uninformed portion of the electorate that listens to the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Shawn Hannity only hear the negative things about Hillary and the Clintons in general. Honestly the way people spew hatred at Hillary you would think that she was a skank that has never done anything good in her life and that Barack Obama is a saint sent from heaven. I honestly don't understand why people hate Hillary so much. People sometimes point to the Lewinksky scandal and say that Hillary was cold and calculating and that she knew from the beginning all along he was cheating and she should have left him. Even if that was true how many other normal regular AMERICAN WOMEN are doing the same thing today? Alot of people sometimes forget that she may actually LOVE BILL and didn't want to divorce him for that reason. I truly believe that before people start saying how Barack Obama is an instrument of change for America do more than just base your decision on what you hear on TV and talk radio and really investigate the candidates and see what they believe and what they stand for. I am supporting Hillary, I did not come to this decision because of opinion polls I came to this decision because she is the candidate that can do what she says she can do and to me that is the most important qualification.

I would have to assume that one of the things you're going to change is helping the troops. When a Sailor came to you pleading for your help after being abused in boot camp you refused to help him. Thankfully Senator Clinton still believes in supporting our troops.

How much political experience did George Washington have? Kennedy? Clinton had minimal experience, and he didn't seem to be attacking Obama. However, the race for the presidency shouldn't revolve around a quantitative analysis of the candidates' public service records. The questions we need to be asking ourselves as voters are "which policies does this country need most to pursue?" and "which candidate will most willingly and effectively pursue those policies?"
Forget experience and all the other unsubstantial criteria that the media latch onto in order to get headlines.

Steven, just as Arknasas was a little league state for Clinton. And being first lady is little league compared to being Potus. George Washington, Abe Lincoln and JFK had less experience than Obama. I am a black woman and I can't believe you are swallowing this hogwash. It's not about experience it's about judgement. HRC doesn't have it.

There was no attack here. Even if there was it would be justified. Now I am a loyal democrat and a Black man but Obama is just not the guy with the best claim on the quality of experience needed for the White House. Yes he was state senator but let us be frank. The state senate is like little league compared to the World Series of the race to the White House. I haven't seen how the man reacts under real fire. The Clintons have been attacked with everything and still come out on top. Obama had an easy race to the Senate. This election will not be nearly as easy.

guys i'm 15 not even old enough to vote. but i do realize the obvious. even if we dont like hillary's views she is ahead and i think sheel stay that way. what really angered me was her not committing to having our troops out of Iraq by 2013!!!!!! THATS 6 WHOLE YEARS! Frankly i don't think she should be playing a double game by saying she is committed to ending the war yet she wont tell us by when sheel end it.

i'd love to hear responses.

The Clintons are scared. It would probably help them to let go of this issue. Sitting beside the president is not the equivalent of being elected as a governmental officer in the US. In that case, Obama has Hillary Clinton beaten hands down.

"Bill is right. Barack Obama DOESN'T have enough experience. Being a STATE legislator is pretty much nothing, and what is a "community organizer?" Who cares about that?

America needs a President with actual real experience. Not Obama.

Posted By Gary, Boston, MA : September 30, 2007 12:57 pm "

Gary…Bill is right? So was Bill wrong in 1992 when he said experience did no matter as much as good judgement? I mean…he was elected despite haveing zero experience on the national stage, but now in 2007 Bill wants to have it the other way?
Also…how come Hillary who has 6 years as a Senator has passed fewer bills than Obama? All this "experience" talk is starting to get stale, because people are starting to really look at the fact that Hillary is among the least experienced of all the democratic candidates. If we are to consider Hillary's role a first lady as qualification to run the country, then I guess the GOP better fire up the Laura Bush campaign, right?

Hey Anon…I love reading the nonsense you post here on CNN….must have really crushed you to see Barack Obama's rally 3 days ago in your backyard that atrracted over 24,000 people.

LMAO….I pity you.

(1) The presidency is an EXECUTIVE position. Legislative experience, while helpful, isn't directly germane.

(2) Sen. Clinton wasn't merely a bystander as First Lady of Arkansas and then the United States. She was the president's most influential political and policy advisor. She spearheaded numerous executive initiatives in both capacities, including reforming early education in Arkansas. As such, she has way more EXECUTIVE experience than Sen. Obama.

(3) President Clinton's correction of Sen. Obama's statements point out Sen. Obama's disingenuousness. Even 6 years as a governor is more relevant experience for the presidency than 20 years as a community advisor and state legislator. A governor has to run a state. He/she is bottom-line responsible for whether there are enough jobs, clean water, educational opportunities etc., etc., ETC. for that state's citizens. A legislator is one of many. In the end, he's responsible only for his own votes. Either Sen. Obama doesn't understand the difference between the legislative and executive branches (extremely unlikely), or he's hoping that you don't.

Bill is right. Barack Obama DOESN'T have enough experience. Being a STATE legislator is pretty much nothing, and what is a "community organizer?" Who cares about that?

America needs a President with actual real experience. Not Obama.

Posted By Gary, Boston, MA : September 30, 2007 12:57 pm

Give us a few examples of the the experience you are talking about. Running a country is not as predictable as working in a Macdonalds whereby you work with a menu. Leadership needs good judgement. I will give you an example of sports; Ever wondered why Tiger Woods and Lebron James where stars at a young age but some experienced players are virtually unknown? It's all talent and good judgement. Running a country is not a multiple choice and you have to find new solutions to new problems all the time and that's why judgement is more important than experience.

I'm sorry Barack, but you're experience in the ridiculous Illinois statehouse doesn't count. You've been a National Senator for a little over 2 years, sit down and shut-up until its your time.

Adam
You are right - the war comes at a high price and the current administration needed to respond to the World Trade Center attack - to this degree?? - I guess you could make the argument that a missile into an asprin factory would of sufficed…but I don't disagree that we are spending an incredible amount of money on a war with little benefits - but to say that every Republican should be ostracized due to the acts of the few doesn't lend yourself credibility to rational people (well…present company excluded) - the war will end one day - but the entitlement programs set forth by the Democrats seem to last for generations…

Bill… go back to Arkansas, or New York…wherever…anywhere but the white house of the USA. And take your wife with you! Let real leaders run this country!

Do you like George W. Bush's warrantless wiretapping? You can thank Bill Clinton for starting it with the Carnivore program.

Did you like George W. Bush's removal of Saddam Hussein? Thank Bill Clinton for creating the policy of "regime change" in Iraq.

Do you think George W. Bush will keep troops in Iraq indefinitely? Hillary Clinton will keep troops there — at least until 2013…

Everything that Bush is doing, was initiated by Clinton. Clinton = Bush, Bush = Clinton

Mrs. Clinton has no experience?!?!? If you think SHE didn't run this country in the 90s, you are sadly mistaken.

Bill, tell me that after you tell the americans that hillary voted for the war, and patriot act.
Obama didn't vote for the war….

I think that is good enought to tell the american people who is better.

Your wife, is slime.

RON PAUL 2008!

Bill is right. Barack Obama DOESN'T have enough experience. Being a STATE legislator is pretty much nothing, and what is a "community organizer?" Who cares about that?

America needs a President with actual real experience. Not Obama.

Bill Clinton now speaking out against Obama - the Clinton camp is scared, and they should be. Barack Obama will win the Democratic nomination - he has 200,000 grassroots volunteers on the ground now, over 350,000 people have donated to his campaign and they are small donations so they can keep on giving unlike Hillary donors who tend to max out, and Barack just went ahead in the Iowa polls (the only ones I give any credibility to)… Yep, the Clintons should be concerned. While Hillary is a great candidate Barack Obama is what our country desperately needs right now. We need unity not divisiveness.

Obama is the only dem candidate that may worry Hillary for the nomination.

Hillary still leads in all 4 primary state primaries in January, and she is 39% vs 20% of Obama of all states.

In New York, she is 44% while Obama is only 13% which is worst than 17% of Al Gore who is not running.

To dem voters, Obama has failed to get his message across or that he is not electable for various reasons (may be his inexperience, may be his muslim background, maybe his vocal wife, etc), i.e., he will not beat the republican nominee in the next election.

"Another 8 years of Clinton" -so what? You're going to discriminate her because of her last name? Is this is her fault that she is (yes, she does) the most prepared candidate to be a President? Obama and Edwards are good people (although I have my reservations about Edwards due to his lawyer-agains-doctors years-one of the reasons healthcare cost rises are malpractive premiums and tests doctors order to protect themselves from suits) and they got a lot of charisma. Well, I don't care about charisma. We need a President who'll make carefully calculated decision, speeches, compromises and neither Obama nor Edwards look even close. Biden, Dodd, Richardson are OK, but boring. Kucinic and Gravels not even worth talkinhg aboutm they're wasting people time and money. You want to vote for Obama -go ahead, but if you're a Democrat and not crazy lunatic-ultra-liberal or GOP agent, you'd better avoid blaming Clintons in corruption, Monicagate (who cares) or destrying our economy - its laughable and Republicans will try to do it (let's see what they can do with Obama or Edwards - they silent because they afraid of Clinton, not them)

Once Obama wins Iowa and New Hampshire he will dominate the rest of the country and we can get past Bush and Clinton the political Hatfields and McCoys. Clinton is about the only dem who could lose to the republicans.

"George Washington did not have experience as a day-to-day President of a country but he had leadership, the abolity to make good decisions and the ability to communicate to a young country" - and these are exactly the qualities Obama doesn't have except communications.
C.LyOnS - I marked your words - doing research is very intellectually stimulating and good for you. But remember, economy was dying under last GOP years and Clinton's policies made it booming with bufget PROFICIT, not the deficit despite GOP in Congress. Country was safe and we had a lot friends abroad, These ARE the major issues you judge the presidency. Mistakes…well everybody makes them and as they say "when Clintol lied nobody died". "corrupted Clintons" - are you truly a Democrat or voice of GOP, who'd believe in corruption?!

Laurinda

Regardless of housing situation - we do not advocate the throwing of stones - unless of course you happen to be trapped in a glass house and have a stone…by all means throw it. Laurinda - you have incredible anger towards the Republican side - hopefully you will see that your anger is misdirected - and that Republicans aren't evil - we are group that is fiscally conservative - (and there is a growing majority of the party that is also socially liberal) - we are what Moderate Democrats describe themselves as - we aren't that far apart - don't let the left wing drive you - research for yourself (just as the right wing does not drive me….(at all)
Posted By Chris, Middletown, CT : September 29, 2007 11:27 pm

fiscally conservative? you have got to be kidding me. the government wants another 200 billion to fund iraq, have been spending money we don't have, borrowing against our own currency, to the point where our dollar is worth less than the canadian dollar, and you want to try and say republicans are fiscally conservative? have you ever thought of trying comedy?

GO CLINTONS!!!!! Another 8 years for the Clintons. Obama-Bin-Laden will never, ever in his wildest dreams sit upon the throne that is AMERICA!!!!!

Not at least until the Clintons are done with it…

Kudos to all who realize the Clintons are very nervous about Obama. George Washington did not have experience as a day-to-day President of a country but he had leadership, the abolity to make good decisions and the ability to communicate to a young country. These are the qualities that Barack Obama has as well, and I am confident he will make an outstanding President of the greatest nation on earth!

Yes, I do have incredible anger toward the Republican side. Maybe other people don't have the nerve to speak up about how they really feel. I don't get bullied easy so listen up. After this fiasco with Republican George Bush in the white house for over seven years this countries is in a mess. Only now are his fellow Republicans disagreeing with him because they don't want to lose their constituents. Republicans wanted this moron to be president and you sat back and said, my what a great man he is. He is a cowboy, a C student, liar and as close to ignorant as possible. Why would any one in their right mind want another Republican.

Those people who patronise Obama by suggesting he should settle for VP are not credible. Firstly Democrats want the Presidency so badly that they are preparing to take a huge gamble with Hillary - a second "first" would be too much of a risk.

Secondly VP is a heartbeat away from the Presidency. If lack of experience is an issue for Obama as President, it is still an issue as Vice President.

Thirdly Hillary was obviously out the room when charisma was being handed out, whereas Obama was in the front row. Hillary will never select a VP who can so comprehensively upstage her and expose her total lack of empathy. Hillary "feels your pain"? I don't think so.

"Bill Clinton questions Hillary on experience". Now that would have been news!

It is really cool that Mr. Clinton is supporting his wife on her quest. Remember, when Mr. Clinton was President, your economy was strong and you had no war in Iraq. Maybe, she might be the "breath of fresh air" instead of "hot air with balony" that is needed.

Just a casual observance from a friend and neighbor to the north.

Hooligan from Everywhere:

I am an independent voter who never voted for Tom DeLay or George Bush. I voted for Bill Clinton and I was deeply embarrassed by endless scandals of his presidency.There are many independent and open minded people living in Texas and especially our urban and metropolitan areas tend to vote Democratic. It is the most unfortunate that the current electorate system does not reflect this situation.

Tom DeLay represented mainly a wealthy suburbian district. He was a vindictive politician who abused his power and sabotaged Houston metro projects. We were greatly relieved when his carrier came to end.

It is tragic that Clintons with all their intelligence, education and abilities turned out to be corrupt and manipulative politicians who abuse their power to further their political ambitions. Barack Obama and John Edwards have much greater support of Texas Democrats and Independents. There were 20,000 people attending Barack Obama's rally in Austin.

Lastly, we don't get intimidated over here easily, so don't waste your time on telling me whom can I criticise. Good day.

Bill Clinton was the best president of this country after FDR

-Not so fast…I USED to feel the same way about Clinton but as I continued to research I found A LOT of the problems that this country has today are a result of some of the policies Clinton enacted (NAFTA, Housing Woes, wire-tapping-yes started here exaserbated by Bush-, terrorism, balloon health-care cost etc) and I have a feeling history if, told correctly, will not be so kind to the Clintons- mark my words and DO THE RESEARCH….

Lance in CA, I agree with what you have written about Hillary and Obama.
Obama is clearly the best candidate of either side. We are given once every generation or so, the opportunity to elect someone who is great and not just able. Just average.
anyone who takes the time to listen to obama and to read his record in the state and US senates can see this man is a very effective legislator and his main focus is on average people.
When this country has been presented with the choice of voting in someone great at just the right time, when our country is in trouble, that choice always is the unlikely one. A tall lawyer from the prairie with just one term in the congress - Lincoln. A man who was struck down by polio. He came back in time to deliver a rousing and memorable keynote address in 1924 democratic convention. Still unable to walk, he was elected in 1932 - FDR.
A man who was seen as too young and inexperienced and also unelectable because he was a catholic - JfK.
And now? When the country is at a crossroads? Do we go for a well connected, corrupt and game playing opportunist and the establishment;s choice or do we vote wisely again and chose the so called inexperienced (though more experience than the establishment candidate)newcomer who is african american and supposed unelectable? Who is very inspiring and well liked but, clearly an outsider?????
Will we play it safe and be disappointed like we have been for many years or will we trust our instincts again and go for the one our gut tells us to take a chance on?

I attended the huge rally for Barack Obama held at Washington Square Park in New York City last week. Seeing a crowd estimated at 24,000 people (conservative, if you ask me) supporting Barack on Hillary's home turf was pretty amazing. Barack's speech was truly inspiring and, although I was undecided before the rally, by the end I was a 100% Obama supporter. FIRED UP, READY TO GO!!

Laurinda

Regardless of housing situation - we do not advocate the throwing of stones - unless of course you happen to be trapped in a glass house and have a stone…by all means throw it. Laurinda - you have incredible anger towards the Republican side - hopefully you will see that your anger is misdirected - and that Republicans aren't evil - we are group that is fiscally conservative - (and there is a growing majority of the party that is also socially liberal) - we are what Moderate Democrats describe themselves as - we aren't that far apart - don't let the left wing drive you - research for yourself (just as the right wing does not drive me….(at all)

Laurinda,

Obama never said he wanted to attack Pakistan, and the fact that you choose to claim otherwise will not change that. I asked you to go and watch the speech, or at least pull up the transcript, as this will prove that I'm right. Instead you dismiss the truth and say who cares.

Well…it's your choice to remain willfully ignorant.

The bottom line about the Clintons is in all the above posts. They are the two single most devisive politicians this side of George Bush and Dick Cheney. The fact that they can illicit such passion in a negative sense, not even from hardcore right wingers but from their own party, says everything you need to know about who is electable in 08.

Obama, hands down, can win. Hillary Clinton cannot.

I will right long posts until my fingers bleed if thats what it takes to get that point across.

However, a whole bunch of people above this post have done it much more succinctly and better than I ever could. So I will definetely shut up and go out for a beer instead.

Thanks Bubba. I appreciate that you said you had more experience then Obama when you ran. As a result you showed that your idiot of a wife has even less than Obama has. Totally awesome that you can get the former president to say his wanna be president wife has even less experience than the other people running for president.

Do you even think of what you are saying before you say it? Ohh wait I remember how you were as the president. Incase you forgot your experience does not matter one bit because you are not running for president. The only reason your wife is a current front runner is because you convinced Al Gore not to run.

I hope your wife keeps saying all her "good" ideas so we will see her for the total idiot she is. Maybe we can get her to go Yeeeaahawww like Howard Dean and the train will just come off the tracks.

Please America Anybody But Clinton. We can't afford to have another one anywhere near that type of power.

It looks like the Clintons are getting really concerned about Barack Obama. And rightfully so! You should see Barack on Thursday addressing 24,000 New Yorkers on Washington Square! People of different race, age and religion were listening to his speech for 41 minutes! Breathless!!!
I'm a New Yorker for 30 years and I am accustomed to the politicians coming to the city to collect money. Obama came to NYC for a free rally to share his views with us leaving no doubt at all that he represents a REAL CHANGE.
As for our New York Senator, Hillary Clinton, where was she during 9/11? We didn't her at all. She was invisible (using her own term) for New Yorkers at that time.

While I like Bill Clinton, and I would vote for him again … but I have great reservation about Hillary. I don't think she knows how to bring the country together. Perhaps she knows how to win, but she doesn't know how to bring the country together.

In terms of experience, neither of them have experience of being a president. However, a great president is a president who can inspire people, give them hope, and in my book, Obama score higher.

Maybe Hillary is smart, but she is just not inspirational. She dodged many questions. I have a sense that she is controlling. Control the questions that are asked to her. Although that might protect her from getting into uncomfortable areas, I just don't think she is upfront to the American people. She maybe masterful at her politics, but I am not impressed with her.

As to why she is polled much higher than Obama, I guess she is more well known than Obama, have better connections than Obama, and that do play a role.

Obama, Edwards, Biden, Kucinich all have qualities that inspire me, I just don't see it with Hillary.

Truth Teller nice reply to Cindy from FL.
Barack the Vote!!

Said it before. Experience to me means status quo. It's so blatantly obvious that Clinton is using the experience card to equalize herself with others that have been around longer. Longevity may mean a person is more experienced as in knowing the proverbial ropes, but the essential fixes this country will benefit from require a new structure, not living from past "experience". I'd like to see someone come in and kick some political ass, and get this country back in shape. Those with so called experience have no method, or desire for real change.

CINDY IN FLA.

Let's say someones husband is a surgeon, and he comes home, talks about the procedures, leaves medical journals lying around. A few years later, the wife decides she can be a surgeon too, so she puts his experience on her resume and sets out to convince the American people that she is qualified and experienced. Would you let her operate on you?

TRUTH TELLER, I must admit I got it a little mixed up. You are right. Thankyou.

WENDY, you are just as rude as the rest of us for your rude remark. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

I question Bill Clintons use of fine cigars….

President Clinton is right. Obama is just a little too green to be President right now.

President Bill Clinton ROCKS AS USUAL and soon to be President Hillary Clinton ROCKS AS USUAL. Go Clintons Go! We love you!!!!!

To Maria in Houston, TX:

As long as that slug Tom DeLay comes from your neck of the woods, you have no room to criticize anybody!

GOT IT?!

Juanito in Washington,DC…Obama certainly did say that while standing at a podium next to Hillary during one of the speeches awhile back. He was also criticized for saying it. Now, I have been as nice as I can be. Stop being a know it all and I could care less what Obama says. Don't worry about him because he won't be picked for the Democratic's candidate.

The people posted messages here sound like Obama campaign staff members or Karl Rove buddies. Are there any diference between the two groups? not much judging from their rude behaviors. You can tell they are desperate.

I am not American. I cannot vote.

I don't understand those chaps who keep on critisizing Ms Rodham Clinton for her boldness in wanting the presidency run by a woman for the 1st time in 232 years. When will the men wake up to the fact that it is no longer business as usual? GO WOMAN GO!

CHECK OUT BILL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMlrSG1xb5k

Lance in Monrovia CA : Are you kidding us with your two pages posting? Who cares that much about your opinion; after all, you're not Larry King. Bill Clinton was the best president of this country after FDR judged by the results and he can have sex with all WH interns, included males, if that helped him. If this is his only sin, I can't care less. If this helps to create such a succesful presidency, maybe we should create a federal service of "Presidential Interns" and finance it from the budget!

This is actually really GOOD news to see the Clinton camp going after Obama… It means Obama is gaining steam & they're losing control of the spin. We should all be doing everything within our power to see Obama elected President. He's the real deal. Peace

i wonder if bill questioned hillary's experience when she said she wanted every newborn to have a 5000 dollar savings bond?

Luarinda:
Did you even see Obama's speech on foreign policy, or did you just take what someone told you? Obama never said anything about "attacking Pakistan". Where did you get that lie?
I strongly suggest you visit his website and actually WATCH the speech, then you'll see that he never said anything even remotely close to attacking Pakistan.

Secondly, regrarding meeting with leaders of rogue nations, Obama said he "would be willing" to meet these leaders, meaning he would consider it. I'm amazed that you don't know that after Hillary criticized Obama for taking that position, it was revealed that she herself had said she would do the same thing during an interview back in 2006.

Please, make it a priority to be well informed. It will only help you make a clear decision on whom to support. Even if you disagree with Obama, at least get the FACTS before disagreeing.

Thanks!

Has there ever been a former president who campaigns for (or even endorses) a current primary candidate? I'm not talking about a sitting president endorsing their candidate in a general election, I'm talking about a former president endorsing a primary candidate. It feels rather odd and inappropriate to hear Bill Clinton make some really outlandish comments. It diminishes the good work he did.

The question of experience between Barack and Hillary is really laughable!

What Experience did George Bush Have???
He was a Govenor period. Unless you include his talents at avoiding military service! Or putting Texas on the map as being the US State ranking third in the world for carrying out the highest number of executions!

Yet, Americans voted him into office TWICE! And now experience is important!
Too bad those Americans weren't as concerned about experience before George went to the White House!

Laurinda: I hate when people pick on you, but it's important to have your facts when you make a comment. Senator Obama did not say that he wanted to bomb Pakistan. He said that if he had actionable intelligence that Osama Bin Laden was in Pakistan, and Pakistan could not act to remove him as a threat, then he would.

This is significantly different than saying he wanted to bomb or attack Pakistan. He wants Bin Laden, not Pakistan

Laurinda,
Thats called carrots and stick. Barrack offers direct talk with enemies and reminds them that use of force is not off the table.

This administration and Hillary offer military options only.
The difference is that simple.

Bill- Now your sounding just a little bit full of yourself. Do you think that there is any chance at all that we won't see this for what it is?

On a side note, I would highly recommend reading the convocation speech given by Barack Obama at Howard University. It is amazing, heartfelt and brilliant.

Perhaps Bill Clinton could give a speech to compare his morals to Barack Obama? Didn't think so.

Juanito in Washington D.C.

thank you for your link, that is one interesting article! I am glad finally someone has courage to tell the truth about Hillary's slimy pollsters. I am forwarding it to all my friends and I appreciate your research and thoughtfull comments.

Someone is applying a job to be a surgeon but he does not have enough experience to be a surgeon. After being told that he is not qualified he came back, telling interviewers that, he has been a community organizer to lead people participate community-related work. After being told that he is still not qualified to operate on any patient even he put 20 years
of experience as community organizer. Then he said he has been working, not in a normal hospital, but a state nurse station and after counting # of years working as community organizer and in a nurse station, the applicant demanded that he has the same or even more # of working years than some of the surgeons; therefore, he claims he has more experience than any surgeons! DO YOU ALLOW THIS APPLICANT TO OPERATE ON YOUR MOM IF YOU MOM IS SICK? Our country is our mom who is very sick under GWB. We need a professional doctor, not community organizers. Even thinking about counting these as qualification is absurd. What Obama is trying to do is to MAKE INEXPEREINCE A VIRTUE IN THIS COUNTRY. If you do not see your mom at her funeral tomorrow, do not even consider the inexperienced applicant—DO NOT LET HIS RHETORIC TO FOOL YOU—it is total irresponsible for our country, although it serves his own interests. This is why he is rallying young people, because most young people are inexperienced and very easy to fall into the trap.

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I hope someone from the Obama campaign is paying attention! This Clinton remark can either be harmful to him, or, viewed from a good campaigner's vantage point , a "huge opening" for Obama to put this false "experience" issue to bed once and for all.

Obama need to give a rousing speech addressing Bill Clinton's misstep. Learn from the 1992 and 2004 campaigns and directly respond–now. The relative experience of Bill (1n 1992) and Barack (in 2008) is finally a comparison that Obama wins! Here is what is needed in the Obama speech:

(1) While Bill Clinton was a good President, his experience as Arkansas Governor could not have been foreseen as sufficient for a President in advance of his taking office;

(2) while proven judgment and experience are important, being Governor of Arkansas, even for a thousand years, provides much less proven experience than Obama's 20-year experience as a lawmaker and civil rights leader;

(3) no President is tested until the burdens of the Presidency are placed upon his or shoulders, whether that person has served as a small state Governor, a Vice-President, a Senator, a private sector leader, or even a First Lady;

(4) Bill Clinton himself proved that a President could excel without a long list of Washington insider credentials; and

(5) most of all — this "false choice" issue (see, E.J. Dionne's "Why Americans Hates Politics') has now been exposed as part of the "old politics" of "spin and attack" which Obama is committed to change.

Obama needs to carefully but passionately take advantage of this opening created by the Clintons' misstep of comparing Bill's experience to Barrack's. The Clintons are focusing on regaining power, while Obama is suited to world as it "can be" tomorrow.

Wow, I didn't even see this much vitriol directed at the Clintons from the 1998 Republican congress when they were impeaching Bill. Maybe somebody should go tell all the Republicans in the world who feel like taking a couple parting cracks at Bill that this is a safe forum to do it in, appearantly rallying to his defense against the EXACT same attacks Republicans lobbed at him for years isn't as popular here as it is on other webforums.

As for Obama's chances. . . if he plays his cards right he might be in the running for a VP slot. Of course, he'll have to get over the hurdle of John Edwards to do that. Incidently, seen the latest polls out of Iowa? Strategic Vision and the LA Times both have Clinton in the lead with Edwards as second and Obama as third. Both have only about 14 or 15% undecided. In New Hampshire, her margin of lead is outside even the margin of undecideds. That means even if all the New Hampshire undecided vote broke for Obama, the best he can manage is a second-place finish. Sorry, but Obama's toast and Hillary is the nominee.

As for Hillary being devisive, so what? Politics is devisive by nature. Who exactly were you hoping to unite, Republicans? What exactly do you think Obama's going to do to accomplish that? Face it, a Republican president will enjoy, more or less, the full support of his party, and the Democratic nominee will enjoy the full support of his. No more, no less. This amorphous glob of "independants" comprises very little of the country and is just too meaningless to declare someone a "uniter" if they bring them on board. Politics, for the foreseeable future, is going to be a 48-48-4 game, with the winner being the one who captures that little 4 on the end. Obama isn't going to enjoy anymore significant edge in that than Hillary, and unless he's about to start offering up some sacred cows on the alter to bring a bunch of Republicans on board, isn't going to cut into the opposing 48. In other words, Obama's going to be just as much a divider as Hillary.

All I can do is laugh. Talking about the pot calling the kettle black. PLEASE, someone tell us what "experience" Hiliary has in her resume? ENOUGH, of those two already!!

Remember Obama gave a speech and in it he said he wants to attack Pakistan and out of the other side of his mouth came he wants to talk to the leaders of terrorists countries. He will tell you anything you want to hear to get your vote. Now he's starting with the religious stuff. I want a president, not a preacher.

Bill is off the mark here…HE is not the candidate, so why is he comparing himself to Obama? And I love how he has forgotten that when he was called inexperienced back in 1992, he replied that judgement was more important than experience. So I guess it's ok was Bill, but not ok for Obama?

By the way, the truth about these national polls that show Hillary is leading has finally come out.
Apparently the polling companies are run by Clinton campaign staffer and supporters.

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2007/09/27/schoen/index.html

to robert in jacksonville, florida:

"Sen. Hillary Clinton holds a double-digit lead over her rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination in many national polls. But in Iowa, home to the January 2008 caucus that is the first major event of the electoral season, the Democratic race is much tighter, according to the latest NEWSWEEK Poll. Among all Iowa Democrats surveyed, Clinton enjoys a 6-point lead over her nearest rival, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. But among likely Democratic caucus-goers, she is locked in a three-way race with Obama and former North Carolina senator John Edwards, with Obama enjoying a slight edge.

Among all Iowa Democratic voters, Clinton draws 31 percent, followed by Obama (25 percent) and Edwards (21 percent). But among likely caucus-goers, Obama enjoys a slim lead, polling 28 percent to best Clinton (24 percent) and Edwards (22 percent). Bill Richardson is the only other Democratic candidate to score in the double digits (10 percent)."

What experience did you have Bill, are you referring to his ability to keep his pants on? We all can't be as expert as you.

Let us not confuse activity with accomplishment. Hillary loves to spout off about how she's been "fighting" and "working" for things, but I don't count "fighting" for however long she's been fighting as in her favor. What has she actually won as a result of her efforts? More importantly, why do so many people feel a need to fight her instead of working with her?

All one needs to do is to compare the respective records of Hillary vs. Barack to see that he has more substantive accomplishments. Therefore, if Bill thinks Hillary is qualified to be president and Barack has a better record, it is disingenuous to say that Obama is not ready because he clearly is.

You can see a nice chart summarizing the more than 800 bills he sponsored in the Illinois State Senate at the following URL:

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/07/29/us/politics/20070730_OBAMA_GRAPHIC.html

I won’t try to capture every aspect of his experience in this post since there is so much, but,in the Illinois State Senate, Barack helped to create the state Earned Income Tax Credit, which in three years provided over $100 million in tax cuts to families across the state. He also pushed through an expansion of early childhood education, and after a number of inmates on death row were found innocent, Senator Obama worked with law enforcement officials to require the videotaping of interrogations and confessions in all capital cases. His first law in the US Senate was passed with Republican Tom Coburn, a measure to rebuild trust in government by allowing every American to go online and see how and where every dime of their tax dollars is spent. These are excellent results and are from only his period of time in elected office.

Prior to taking public office, he was a community organizer and, after earning is law degree, a civil rights lawyer in Chicago. He also taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago. Imagine how great it will be to have a president who understands and respects the Constitution!!!

The bottom line is that Barack Obama has the right kind of experience, the right judgment as well as the right temperament, character and integrity to be a great president.

Newsweek is out with a poll of likely Iowa caucusgoers (September 26-27). On the Democratic side, Obama is leading Clinton by four:

Democrats
Obama 28
Clinton 24
Edwards 22
Richardson 10
Biden 5
Undecided 9

When first and second choices are combined, Obama doubles his lead:

Obama 52
Clinton 44
Edwards 41
Richardson 19
Biden 11

If we American can't elect this smart, intelligent and experienced woman, Hillary Clinton it will exhibit world that America is too divided and too conservative. It will be unfortunate for 21st century women of the USA and world.

How about news coming out of Newsweek Poll that Obama is ahead among likely democratic caucus goers. Watch while Obama comes out on top, slowly but surely. I would like to see the faces of CNN biased reporters when that happens! Yee hah!

How much experience did Kennedy and Reagan have? Judgment is what is most important and not the kind that would vote for the Iraq war or create another White House sex and legal scandal.

I have so much respect for Bill Clinton and i think he did a good job being a President in his time, but i do not think it is right for him to attack barak's lack of experience. Experience does not equal wisdom, vision and an ability to run and represent the country. If that was the case, no one could have run the country better than George W Bush. He is experienced in Politics and he was born in presidential family. But did that help America??? Anyway, i do not even wish Obama to have the kind of experience Bill clinton brougt or symbolised in the White House.It is disgraceful!!It is shameful for the moral values we stand for as a nation and for our future generation.The time has past but the memories haven't faded. Bill should just stay in the background and not try to attack anybody as he owes America a moral and ethical debt.

I am a republican a true republican I listen I knew who I was going to vote for in 2000 after gore lost. I listen al gore kissed his wife on national tv george bush kissed oprah on national tv. so bush won, inagine you loose a election because you kissed your own wife. sen. obama's wife said something that made my ears point up like mr. spock-she said he is special-this man is special-my husband is special. I was told that when I was in college by this woman she said dukes you are special not like the others you are like us- you are special-I did not like that. I do not like special. I am just another negro who know of a lot of special people who helped to make it possible for me to have been able to attend college at age 40. I listen to others as well condi rice use these old southern racist terms when she speaks of iraq-moderation- a word that for years was displayed on the georgia state flag over the stars and bars. no obama is not ready to be president he is like bush who was not ready to serve as president. obama is some-ones stealth canidate who I am not sure, but when I listen to him I hear jesse jackson and oprah as well as the jewish groups that is all that I hear obama is not ready actually I believe that obama will not win another senate race some people saw something and thought that they could play this guy against another as was done to him by allen keys but it will not work I do not know who or even what obams is or what he is doing in a race for the white house- its nuts. What is he? african white or jew or all three and where does the black american come from? maybe he is special as special as colin powell. I am a realist so I say what I think so-this is what I think and believe-people of the color black have shown to be of little use or worth in the matters of the security of the oval office and the american people but have displayed a position of loyality to power; that power that is seen and reconized as a benifit to those people of the color black. or that black person. colon powell condi rice betty currie all that these people had to do was to tell it; they did not they stood on the side of power and thus allowed the rest of us to suffer for it.also in hearing the words from obama's mouth I would not give him a cabinet post, because you see he believes that he is special.

Obama has got much better judgement than Hilary or many of the other candidates (both Rep and Dem) bunched together.

It's not about experience. It's about plain good ol'judgement.

Let's face it, experience is only a factor when running against an incumbent, and fat good that did for George W. Bush (and his dad too) in their second terms.

Since Hilary Clinton is trying so hard to sell us her "experience" could someone please explain to us why DID she VOTE FOR the Iraq war, while Obama is on record AGAINST the Iraq war.

If that's the so called experience she and the others are bringing, I'm sorry tell them all - you have all got a fail. Go home and try again in 8 years, after Obama's two terms are up!

To the above poster that believes Obamas polling numbers have fallen…

Stop listening to CNN and start actually reading the damn polls. Think for yourself for a change. They are manipulating u dude.

That new NH poll for instance, it says that "oh man Hillary is pulling away from Obama!!!" Uh, no. Not the case. If you actually read the poll, she has gained but only 20 percent of the total electorate of people polled have decided and the ones that have are still "soft" about their choice. Eighty percent of the electorate is still undecided in the poll.

Frankly, if they're still undecided, they are leaning away, not toward Hillary, since she's the known commodity and the main reason for the undecision is because they're intrigued by Obama.

As they learn more, more will turn away from Hillary, no doubt.

But to say that she's pulling ahead in New Hampshire, when eighty percent of those polled are still undecided and we're only talking about a few hundred people anyway.

Lets call it what it is, B.S.

Don't let the corporate media bamboozle you yet again folks. Actually get out there and do the research yourself. The internet is a beautiful thing.

Funny how there's not one major news article about how Obama had a rally in new york 2 days ago with 25,000 people?

Hillary was there a few weeks ago, with Bill, and a crowd of about 5,000.

Who does it sound like is the front runner there?

Think about it. Open your eyes. Stop being a lemming and make decisions for yourself for a change.

I think the Clintons should concern themselves with trying to get Hillary's image more polish, Bill is not running, and although I voted for him I will not vote for her,mainly because I do-not want him running this country again, for sure he's proving that Hillary, needs him more then the media want to acknowledge, we do-not need him any more it is time for a change.

My option in matter would be to tell Mr & Mrs Bill Clinton that you have done a good job running America now it time to go away and do something else instead you try to make money on their experience.
JUST GO AWAY

Come on folks, its got to be Bill Richardson. http://www.richardsonforpresident.com/

I guess it doesn't matter how much experience you have for president, just that you fight for what you think is right for America and the world.
Bush 2 had lots of experience in politics when he became president in 2001 and yet he has possibly been the worst president in history.

HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE DOES YOUR ACTING PRESIDENT HAS??….NONE!

WHAT MORE EXPERIENCE BUSH HAS, THAT A DEVELOPMENTALLY DELAYED INDIVIDUAL DOESN'T HAVE?

JEEZ….GET ON WITH SOMETHING ELSE….OBAMA SEEMS UNTOUCHABLE!

Bill was a good president, but time for him to shut up. You can't tell me that 6 years as Governor or Arkansas was better than 4 years on Capitol hill. Hilary doesn't have enough experience either than. Maybe its the so-called experience that's making a mockery of our leadership these days.

Excellent point, Jeff Simpson!

CNN is in the business of generating shocking/provocative headlines without substantiating details. It is rather predictable and sad.

I didn't approve of Hillary's or Bill’s premature attack on Obama's lack of experience to become President of the USA. Well, thus far, Bush has proved one thing that deserves my respect and gives me great comfort to know this and that is, he has proved that anyone without mastery of the English language, or a fool who possess below average mental capacity can become president of the USA-thus proving qualifications is a bunch of non-sense. He's the only president that has proven this thus far, and all mindless American should feel hopeful! B/c of this, G.Walker Bush, has my respect!

Is Bill Clinton running for President?
He needs to keep out of it. If he wants to talk about his experience, maybe it would be more approiate for him to say that he had had a lot more conquests than Obama has.

why in this world would you people want more disgrace and slime in the whit house, wake up people, this duet is trouble, more tax and crime,more bad news for the u,s,a, now is the time, get rid of the both of them,

The Clintos are coming after Obama because they know that the Senator from IL is turning things around in his favor. Nobody follows media surveys anymore, and for more people the idea of a Clinton cycle after a Bush cycle again seems too kabbalistic. Obama is proving how to break the glass, and that is very very exciting.

Ahh..there is the familiar face of Bill Clinton - attacking everyone: RNC, Republicans, Obama.

Keep it up Bill - alienate ALL conservatives, independents, and Obama supporters. Seems you have forgotten "triangulation". Maybe you really DONT want Hillary to succeed as it would appear your accomplishment was not that difficult. Perhaps if Hillary fails - you'll quietly feel superior??

Obama trying to play off his experience as more valuable then Hillary's is just a ploy because his polling numbers have declined steadily since he started making several foreign policy mis-steps that have raised questions about how prepared his to lead in an environment where strong foreign policy will be required to keep us safe.

His prior comments have already inflamed Pakistan to the point that one of their representatives called for a J'Haad (I'm sure I'm spelling that wrong). Of all the candidates on both sides Hillary is the most known, recognized and RESPECTED among world leaders. We're going to need that experience in a president given the world we are now living in.

I don't blame Obama for making the comment, afterall he needs to do something to try a get his numbers up again. All the media glitz has faded, there wasn't much substance and now he's struggling.

I agree with Obama. Bill Clinton said the same when he was running in 1992.
Obama is a man of change. We need him 08

I was a strong supporter of Bill Clinton's prsidency, ut I'm afraid with HRC you get even more partisan bickering without the leadership abilities. President Clinton is coming off as a "political hack" in trying to support HRC's bid for the nomination.

I clearly remember what President Clinton said 2 yrs into his presidency. Frustrated, he replied to a jounalist: "Ther's sure a lot to learn about this town [Wash]". What! Senator Obama is more endowed than President Clinton now!??

Mr Obama, the things you are saying reminds so much of President Nixon. You have a whole pile of dreams in your head.

If you really understood the implications of what you are saying, you wouldn't be saying it.

Finally Bill has the pulse of America.Being wife to the former President gives her the exprience to vote for the Iraq war. We all know how well that went.She has about four years of being a public offical while Obama has seven. Bill you are talking about your experience and just beceuse she was your wife doesnt make her the Vice president.Besides theres about 24,000 people who came to see barack in your backyard of NY thats doesnt agree with you.

CNN, I missed the "ATTACK" you indicated in your headline. Clinton did OBSERVE, he COMPARED, but the didn't ATTACK.

Good journalism, in my opinion, observes the pot heating, it doesn't STIR the pot.

i still can't wrap my head around this idea of being "experienced" after a stint as first lady.

and for the record, obama has more years in elected office than hillary so i don't see how bill's statement is relevant.

and HOW does this make the headlines and obama's rally of 24,000 in NYC, clinton's backyard, NOT make the headlines???? CNN you are outrageous.

New SUSA poll from Washington state!

How convenient for BC to compare his experience to Obama's… this type of statements, coming right after Obama's HUGE rally in NY where 24K people attended—seem to reek of desperation or damage control for his wife's campaign. I guess the inevitability of HC is no longer plausible.

If Obama is less experienced, compared to Bill—then it goes to show how "little" HC's experience is, too!

HC was only elected twice, as US Senator. Obama was elected twice as a State Senator, then elected next as a US Senator.

If you'd compare HC and Obama's records in the US Senate–despite HC longer years in the Senate, Obama got more bills passed as Illinois Senator.

BC should unseal HC's 'first lady' records so that we can judge for ourselves how 'experienced' HC is!!

Also, BC should not hide the fact that main reason he didn't run in 1988 has nothing to do with his political experience or lack thereof–instead, it had to do with press coverage of extramarital affairs, including the recent expose of Gary Hart. (I advise everyone to read: First in His Class, by David Maraniss and A Woman In Charge, by Carl Bernstein.)