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On Bob Johnson Being a Clinton Emissary to Make Her VP

June 04, 2008 7:05 PM

Hillary Clinton supporter and BET founder Bob Johnson is a curious pick to be reaching out to rally support for Sen. Barack Obama to name Clinton to be his VP nominee.

Joked one key Obama supporter, "what, Geraldine Ferraro wasn't available?"

- jpt

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Two of my comments today were "gone in 60 seconds". I'm sorry, I didn't know this was a pro Obama blog and that the comments too strongly in favor of Hillary were being censored. I will just have to find a blog on Fox News, who as it turns out, is really fair & balanced and the only news network to give Hillary fair coverage.

Posted by: womanpower88 | Jun 5, 2008 4:20:29 PM

BOB JOHNSON, NEED TO GETHER UP THAT MONEY AND PAY HILLARY 20 MILLION DOLLARS
SHE PILED UP, KNOW DARN WELL SHE HAD NO CHANCE IN HELL, JUST RUNNING WITH HER HEAD DOWN

OBAMA TOLD HILLARY LOOK AT THE NUMBER, SHE HAD NO CLUE, JUST CLUELESS

NO HILLARY FOR VP
NO HILLARY FOR VP WE NEED A VP WITH MORAL AND ETHICAL VALUES, NOT HILLARY AND BILL CLINTON

Posted by: chu13ck | Jun 5, 2008 3:57:23 PM

WE DID NOT VOTE FOR HILLARY, NEITHER TO HAVE HER AS VP
OBAMA PLEASE CHOOSE WISELY, BECAUSE YOUR SUPPORTERS MIGHT CHOSE OTHERWISE

ARKANSAS MAYBE LOOKING FOR A GOVERN, MAYBE HILLARY AND BILL CAN PACK UP AND GO BACK TO WHERE IT ALL STARTED, FOR
THE GOOD OF THE PEOPLE HOUSE, DON'T
KEEP THE WOMEN WAITING

WHAT BOB JOHNSON, BLACK BOB JOHNSON, MAKE ME WONDER WHAT BOB WAS ON, HE IS JUST A FREAK A DEEK

Posted by: chu13ck | Jun 5, 2008 3:52:16 PM

Bob Johnson, you can have Hillary Clinton as your VP

OBAMA DOES NOT NEED NOR WANT LIEING HILLARY, NOR DISBARRED BILL, TAKING OVER THE WHITE HOUSE

OBAMA SAID CHANGE, HILLARY IS THE PROBLEM IN THE WHITE HOUSE, BEHIND
CLOSE DOOR, TRYING TO MAKE FRAUDUAL DEAL

BOB JOHNSON WAS CRAZY AND OFF THE CHAIN, WITH HIS STUPID INFLAMMATORY REMARK ABOUT OBAMA

HILLARY NEEDS A JOB, HIRE HER BOB JOHNSON

OBAMA SUPPORTER DO NOT WANT HILLARY AS VP

Posted by: chu13ck | Jun 5, 2008 3:40:17 PM

enough with the sexism comments already. Hillary won more votes from the double X's because of reverse sexism than she lost because of sexism. For every "pantsuit" or "sweetie" comment, another hundred thousand women ran to the voting booths. Without sexism, Hillary wouldn't have come close.

Posted by: X marks the spot | Jun 5, 2008 2:35:41 PM

Bob Johnson - We remember the ignorant comments you made about Senator Obama - PLEASE GO SPEND YOUR BILLIONS AND SHUT UP!

Posted by: AJ | Jun 5, 2008 2:20:26 PM

Finally reality hits! Her behavior has been really self-absorbed, pathetic and ungracious this week.

Posted by: Sara876 | Jun 5, 2008 11:14:48 AM

I hope Hillary will not be Obama's VP.

She has found her niche with women,blue-collar workers, Hispanics, etc. and can serve people better in ways other than the VP position.

Who knows what kind of presidency Obama will have? With his shady past, the DNC, and the billionaires controlling everything.
The White House is now and will probably be more corrupt with Obama.

Hillary should distance herself from Obama and the DNC.

Hillary2012 McCain08

Posted by: cindy in nc | Jun 5, 2008 9:48:24 AM

sen. clinton does not need to be obama
behind the scenes workhorse vp.

I hope she either continues her good work in the senate. or goes and works with CGI.

sen can do a lot more good with cgi for the world that obama will during his four years.

Posted by: donewithpolitics | Jun 5, 2008 9:08:00 AM

For the HRC supporters threatening to vote McSame if she does not get the VP, SHAME ON YOU SINCE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE "DEMS" FIRST! Secondly, guess what, she WON'T ACCEPT the VP because the clintons "DO NOT WANT TO RELEASE THE FINANCIAL RECORDS" on bubba's "foundation" and all the RAMIFICATIONS that would entail; possibly criminal sanctions due to the many illegalities of foreign money acceptance involved. No one can accept the VP without being fully VETTED and the clintons refuse to be included in VETTING So if you are not TRUE DEMS and persist in threats, then continue on your path of destruction and act just like HRC throwing temper tantrums like children and your leader HRC, but don't expect to be rewarded because children are NOT REWARDED FOR BAD BEHAVIOR! Stop threatening! When you vote McSame remember you lives will remain "stagnant and the war will continue ad infinitum"! That will be on your collective conscience, not the Obama supporters!

Posted by: Disparaged | Jun 5, 2008 8:34:43 AM

True Truth,

People know they want something different and most can clearly define it. You can't expect a 20 secon soundbite to cover all the things people want changed about the current state of affairs.

Leadership and willingness to hear the people is what made Obama the candidate of change. I can't wait 'til he wins the GE.

Obama '08!

PLUS:

Who cares what Bob Johnson thinks. The voters in Montana had the last word. Obama won Montana with a 16% margin over Clinton!

Montana
-----------------------
Obama: 102,373 57%
Clinton 74,792 41%

Yes We Can

Obama '08!

Posted by: Hope For Change | Jun 5, 2008 7:29:57 AM

Having followed politics since Barry Goldwater and LBJ, I've NEVER seen anything like the pettiness and immaturity of the people (mostly women, apparently) supporting Hillary Clinton. Their infantile threats and anger are sickening, and only prove that they - and by association - their candidate, are entirely UNQUALIFIED to lead this country. I hope they DO stay home on election day...and continue to stay home UNTIL THEY GROW UP. America doesn't need or want them.

Posted by: wilder5121 | Jun 5, 2008 2:49:34 AM

With Hillary as VP, I would be more open to trying to understand Obama's choices in order to defend the Obama/Clinton or the Clinton/Obama ticket. Right now, I am not at all motivated or inspired by Obama. However, I understand that his supporters feel about him the way we feel about Hillary, it seems silly to not unite these two TITAN FORCES.

Posted by: irma | Jun 5, 2008 1:48:57 AM

If Hillary is the VP I will continue to volunteer and contribute because of HER!

Posted by: irma | Jun 5, 2008 1:43:16 AM

Senator Obama has just been nominated THE PHONY OF THE CENTURY. His speeches are written by someone else, his policies were stolen from Clinton and he even stole his slogans. He has never followed through on his political promises and most of the legislative bills he gets credit for while in the IL Senate were put together by other senators and taken by Emil Jones and given to Obama. He won by cheating and big bucks. He will not win again in Dec. He is a SOCIALIST. The Change he speaks of is for the socialist/marxism/communism agenda.

Posted by: Mary | Jun 5, 2008 12:49:19 AM

I am glad she is finally out!! I put myself through college, worked long hard hours over the past 20 years, and have moved up in my field - only to be told by Hillary for the last 5 months that I am an Elitist and not one of the hard working real Americans. Wake up and see that Hillary is being condescending to the blue collar workers and by her own definition is far from being one of them. She is a self serving phony and the only one she is fighting for is herself.

Posted by: SEA | Jun 5, 2008 12:35:16 AM

Whoever chooses Hillary as a running-mate, whether it be Obama or McCain, will win the Presidency in November.

Posted by: womanpower88 | Jun 5, 2008 12:26:27 AM

Obamas nightmare
Contemplated thoughts of wisdom have caused reason to wane childlike innocents
of self-fulfillment. As ignorance and bliss dissolve by truth within tempered experience
a foundation of substance stands the Lady of battles Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Hillary I am sorry even if your on the ticket with Obama I will vote Mccain.

Posted by: smallestvoice | Jun 5, 2008 12:19:00 AM

I saw a sign once that read, "If you did not vote, do not discuss politics here." In the same vein, if you vote for McCain and he wins, do not complain about it later.

This is a free country, and we are allowed to support whichever candidate we choose. I was not a Hillary Clinton fan but was willing to vote for her if she had won the nomination. I would have done this because despite everything I will not vote against my interests.

I would never ever support a candidate who does not support Roe vs Wade, who does not believe in equal pay for women, who does not support the GI bill for veterans and who does not know anything about the economy- by his own admission. I would never vote for someone who would put the interests of corporations above those of average Americans. So vote for him if you must, but spare us the bi***ing and moaning if you get what you vote for.

Posted by: True Believer | Jun 4, 2008 11:12:46 PM

ED, YEA, IM THE GUY WITH A BIG CRUSH ON HILLARY THAT WILL BE SUPPORTING MCCAIN NOW.

Posted by: TJ | Jun 4, 2008 10:56:03 PM

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