Oprah who? Clinton brings in Ellen
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres made a surprise appearance by video uplink at a Hillary Clinton rally on Monday evening, energizing the young audience and tossing Clinton a few inside-the-beltway questions she might get on a Sunday morning talk show.
Clinton took several questions from DeGeneres, who led off by jokingly asking Clinton if she would consider banning glitter. Then the comedian put on a straight face and turned to the presidential horserace.
“As we all know,” Degeneres noted, “Obama has now won 11 states in a row. What needs to happen to change the momentum?”
Clinton was ready with an answer about her now well-known comeback plan, but she accidentally swapped out one state for another that must also be on her brain: “Well, we’re going to win Ohio and Michigan!”
After ten seconds of applause and smiles, she let the crowd know that her strategy hadn’t taken a suddenly bizarre turn.
“Wait a minute, Ohio and Texas,” she shouted. “We already won Michigan."
Degeneres also asked Clinton if she is “being given a harder time” because she is a woman (the question got a loud cheer from the mostly female audience at George Washington University).
“I think that it's my opportunity to make my case the best I can,” Clinton said with a smile, while offering a standard line that she is up to whatever challenges the White House may hold.
Clinton was introduced at the event, a “low dollar fundraiser," by Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, who told the college students that “we won’t need to win in Pennsylvania” in April if Clinton pulls off victories in Ohio and Texas next week.
Rendell attempted to contradict the prevailing wisdom that Barack Obama has a lock on the youth vote. He told the crowd that “the young people of America don’t belong to any one candidate."
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I think Ellen endorsing Sen. Clinton is not that important! Ellen has Oprah to thank for her success. Oprah is one woman who has provided avenues for women in the talk show world. Ellen simply doesn't float my boat or arouses my intellect, and her asking about Oprah is just another distastful tactic that Sen. Clinton campaign has been partaking in alot lately. I am very impress with Oprah, Sen. Obama, and his wife Michelle Obama. Because of their character, intelligence, and power, each of them has experience struggles while overcoming obstacles in their lives.
I am so tired of hearing about how Sen. Clinton is ready day one, or how Sen. Obama does not have experience. President Clinton did not have experience, but he won his presidency by giving Americans hope. We are now looking to Sen. Obama for that hope and ability to dream again. I believe the problem that Clinton supporters have with Obama supporters simply comes down to this. The Clintons cannot use the tactics they once used to reach American, so they tried to paint us as delusional.
Sen. Clinton, should get out gracefully, and allow our party to unite behind Sen. Barack Obama; so we can defeat Sen. McCain in November election and win the Whitehouse once again. National polls and the Republican Party have each declared Republicans have a much better chance of winning the Presidency against Sen. Clinton than running against Sen. Obama. If the republicans can see this then why can’t Sen. Clinton’s campaign not see this.
Our Country desires something new and innovative, for me and millions of other Americans that is SENATOR BARACK OBAMA as our NEXT PRESIDENT and his amazing wife, MICHELLE OBAMA for our NEW FIRST LADY!
Let's compare today's endorsements:
Obama: Respected Senator Chris Dodd.
An old guard Democrat open to new ways of thinking...in fact, he was a candidate for President early on in this election.
Clinton: A daytime talk show host.
Don't get all mad...I truly DIG Ellen (and for you longtime viewers...she had a great conversation with Barack about six or seven weeks ago...that's where "Barack dancing" clip comes from)...I just question the TIMING of it all.
On her show so many weeks ago, Barack spoke eloquently with her about his positive stance on civil unions and equal rights for gays...Ellen admitted then she wasn't much into politics....but the point is...Barack was there long before it became politically necessary to push for an endorsement...and he didn't ask for one upon the occasion of their first meeting
We're at crunch time in this primary...and Hillary's getting endorsements that would have served her far better 2 months ago. Makes you wonder about how desperate this campaign really has become.
Ellen who? Having Ellen as potential surrogate has pros and cons, sort of like Bill Clinton.
People ought to realize by now that it's time for change and that change is Barack Obama, the first African-American President that's able to love the people that hate him, talk about him, and run him down. HE'S GOT TO BE GOD'S MAN!!!!
OBAMA '08
and id like to say thanks to cnn for being realy fair about how they moderate their post i just cant understand why if i write things about the republicans in defense to all these demecratic wakkos that are putting post on here that they seem to wait to moderate it untill the story is gone thanks alot cnn fair and balanced right
"Ellen is no Oprah" ?
Who cares what Oprah thinks... What you should care about is what OBAMA thinks......
But no, you listen to what endorsements say
snakebaby, keep talking, ' the more you talk the more you will be convincing yourself of the Obama fact. Whe you say that the strategy may be showing something, Maybe a little, it means that your are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel but do not want to admit it to yourself. Like I said keep looking, you will at the end see it.
I think Ellen is a funnny gal but a mover of political opinion??? Even SHE doesn't think that much of herself. This MIGHT get Hillary 3 or 4 votes.
People are getting tired of hearing speeches about HOPE and CHANGE. Can you talk about something else Mr. Obama?? Your plans??? Oprah didn't help much in California did she?
Go Hillary!!!
this is just Hillary tring everything to win I believe its a bit to late I mean Hillary sealed her fate 11 loses ago not to add ellen at times don't know what to say out of her mouth which in the end only hurts Hillary and makes obama look that much better!!!!!!! Go Obama and just for the record if supporting Obama is part of CULT!!!!!!!?? I am part of the CULT for CHANGE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hillary it is time to finally accept the fact that your now doing more harm than good to the Democratic Party, think of them instead of yourself if you can. Your old man, Slick Willie had his fun in the White House, now its time for you both to pack up and head back home to Arkansas. You both can conduct tours of Wille's library. That's the best way to spend the rest of your lives, out of Washington and back to your old stomping grounds....cya...and all the best in your retirements.
Hillary will pull off the win in both Texas and Ohio. Why because Americans hate to be dictated to or manipulated by anyone. When they figure it out the surge will be resounding. CNN & MSNBC youguys are the Emporer and you no longer have clothes. We got it. The sadest thing here is that I found that the far left and the far right have somthing in common. Arigants in their posistion and the unwillingness to get past the hype of their posistion inorder to fing the TRUTH!!! Shame on you folks. for years I thought it was just the Rushbots, but you Obamabots are just as blind.
Peace man!!!
Dear WARD...we don't need a cult, we need a president. I will not succumb to a cult, you shouldn't either. This how politicians can manipulate the public. Stay objective and look at the facts. When you do that, Obama doesn't look all that good.