Bill, the correct comparison is to
Pinnochio not RFK! LOL!

Its unwise (and a turn-off) for candidates to compare themselves to impressive or famous other people. Its double unwise for spouses to compare their wives to impressive or famous other people.

I guess Bill was hoping the media would run with it. I dont see this catching on. Hillary is no RFK.

No one is oerfect but I trust Hillary with my country and my vote. Not so sure about Obama. Hillary has my vote.

President Clinton, Please get your facts straight. Only some of RFK's children are for Hillary. Several are for Obama. RFK's widow is also for Obama.

The truth is that when Pres. Clinton took office in 1992, the Democrats had majorities in both the House and the Senate. Within 2 years, those majorities were lost for the first time in 40 years. Why? Because the Clinton's, full of arrogance, (including Hillary's when her hubris led her to ram health care change past everyone without listening to them) turned their backs on popular moderate Democrats like Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee and Sen. David Boren of Oklahoma. I was working on Capitol Hill at the time and I witnessed it. (Required reading - David Brooks article http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/opinion/05brooks.html)

If one looks at the moderates in both parties, particularly in the midwest, one sees more than anything a revulsion of Hillary. Moderates in both parties will vote for anyone before they vote for Hillary. Hillary is the one who cannot win. She's more liberal than Obama. Don't let her past 4 years in the Senate fool you. It's a guise to try to get elected. The only reason Pres. Clinton won reelection in 1996 was by adopting the Republican policies he ran against in 1992.

I'm a lifetime Democrat and I'm not fooled by the Clinton's. It's amazing how many people are. If there is one person the Republicans wish to run against, it's Hillary, because they know they can beat her.

THEY SAY BILL CLINTON WENT ON A TIRADE?
ALL HE HAD TO DO WAS PUNCH THE LIGHTS OUT OF ONE OF THOSE IDIOTS IN THE MEDIA,ESPECIALLY, FOR ME.
THAT WOULD MAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAPPY!!!
LYING BACKSTABBING IDIOTS.
CLINTON HAS PROVED HIMSELF FOR 8 YRS. WHAT HAVE THE REST OF THEM DONE, THAN BACKSTAB THEIR FRIENDS AND GOSSIP.

BIL RICHARDSON THOUGHT HE WAS A HERO-
HE IS CALLED BILL "JUDAS" RICHARDSON-TRAITOR

THEY SAY BILL CLINTON WENT ON A TIRADE?
ALL HE HAD TO DO WAS PUNCH THE LIGHTS OUT OF ONE OF THOSE IDIOTS IN THE MEDIA,ESPECIALLY, FOR ME.
THAT WOULD MAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAPPY!!!
LYING BACKSTABBING IDIOTS.
CLINTON HAS PROVED HIMSELF FOR 8 YRS. WHAT HAVE THE REST OF THEM DONE, THAN BACKSTAB THEIR FRIENDS AND GOSSIP.

BIL RICHARDSON THOUGHT HE WAS A HERO-
HE IS CALLED BILL "JUDAS" RICHARDSON-TRAITOR

Hillary is nothing like the RFK who ran for US Senate from NY and the Dem Nom in 68. She has none of the sincere empathy, scar torn but tempered passion to do good for all (not just the U.S.), charisma or even political maturity of the RFK of those last years (admitedly a different, more fondly remembered RFK than the politically suspicious, take no prisoners and far more elitist RFK of earlier).

Unlike RFK, Hillary has never served in any official executive role as RFK did from 61-64 when he was the Attorney General and (61-63) JFK's most trusted advisor on all top secret matters of state.

Most importantly, Hillary has shown no capacity to change as a human being -- to improve herself and make herself more accessible to those she would work with and represnet. For me, it was just such change that Bobby exhibited after he recovered from the mourning for JFK. He did change and change for the good he did. We so rarely see people actually change one, let alone more of the fundamnetal parts of who they are but when they do, it is wonderful and offers hope to all. It was this change and transformation that made RFK the man we love today ( a nwho was not afraid to use the word love often). Hillary has had couple of events that could have developed a similar change in her but none has appeared. A mean and messy defeat of her healthbill in 1993 only caused her to withdraw from the issue and she then failed to organize a colation to finally pass the legislation or anything like it over the ensuing 14 years.

The embarrassing evevnts of Bill's sex and lieing also failed to change her in any apparently positive way,

So I don'y think it is fair right or with any bbasis that Hillary is favorably compared to RFK. She is not and nothing she can do will make it so.

As for Sparkle's comments (well said), Hillary's suuporters simply ignor or withoutn facts blame somebody else for what has clearly been the most adverse poloitical events of the 90s and 2000s. They are, as Sparkle pointed out, the Clintons failing to to do their job (yes, keeping Democratic majorities was an express part of their job)such that not only did we lose control of both houses over their time but they allowed the election of some of the meanest, most self serving, intellectually bankrupt, and institutionally disrespective Republicans.

As for Hillary's cacckle of older whomen who say she can do no wrong and Obama is a spoiler --- what happened to the ERA amendment,

Most of you so far have missed the point...Hillary has the same progressive views as RFK. She sees the needs that America has during a very volitile time. She has the will of the people in mind. It's not that the Clintons are so desperate to be President again. It's the idea that all the hard work they accomplished in the 90s to make this nation great has been squandered away by BUSH boy. They know how to fix America and THIS is the time we have to embrace them and do what's best for America. VOTE HIllary!

I agree that most people who have posted a message here have missed the point. I'd just add that Bill Clinton's remarks moved me as I recalled Rev. Martin Luther King's assassination 40 years ago this week. I too was a college student and knew how momentous his loss would be - but couldn't imagine then his legacy of courage, honesty and inspiration. Robert Kennedy worked that night and during the next two months of his life bringing a positive focus on our pain, frustrations and anger.

It's interesting that various Obama surrogates and columnists (Alter at Newsweek among them) have written about the irrelevance of the Baby Boom generation - implying that we no longer have anything to contribute to the discussion of central, important issues. They say we need to move over for that next generation. They're wrong. We're the generation that bore witness to those real, dangerous and ugly times. We're the ones that advanced race relations and addressed various social problems that our country has faced over the past 40 years. Don't try to sideline our generation or our candidate - Hillary Clinton.

It is clear that Robert Kennedy's children who have tried to follow in his footsteps and work for the needs of others, can see that Hillary's purpose-driven life is so much like the life of their father. Whether it is participating in civil rights and equality causes, workers rights, providing food and healthcare for the disadvantaged, Hillary follows Rober Kennedy's legacy. Both John Kennedy and Robert Kennedy were great and dedicated leaders with experience. Somehow, I do not recognize any of their traits in Obama. John Kennedy was seasoned by war and history. He had a good deal of experience, he could debate, he could think standing on his own two feet, and he had matchless wit. I do not see any resemblances to Obama. He is not ready.

I agree that Hillary is no RFK. She does not have any of the sincere passion that RFK had as Senator of New York. As far as I know she has not gone into any rat and roach infested ghetto homes in New York as RFK did and held little children on his lap while he talked to their mothers about their problems. Hillary never held a city together like RFK did in Indianapolis when Martin Luther King died. His compassionate speech to people there about his own brother's death and how he understood how they felt prevented riots there. Hillary has never transformed a ghetto as RFK did in Bedford-Sty in New York. Hillary does not have the heart or compassion of RFK and never will!!!!! It is an insult to the memory of Bobby Kennedy to compare Hillary to him!!! Sincerely, Lu

Hillary's Hubert Humphrey, not RFK. War supporter, machine pol. Was progressive long before, but the best can be said is that "he's not Nixon."

God Bless you President Clinton for stating that which has been left out in all the clutter of this race. I really believe that Mr. Obama began on a platform of change but once on the road he and his cronies realized that people would find out how inept he was except in his oratory and started slinging mud. They turned this race nasty and infused the race card. It was Rodney king all over again. Not that it was a black and white thing but they turned it on their own community to rally the African/American vote. I am hispanic so I really don't have feelings either way on race. This is an observation. Mrs. Clinton, I believe is not a great speaker but she speaks to the truth. Mrs. Clinton is not the most charismatic but she will make the best leader for this time in our country. I am a Latin male and have no problems voting for her . We need a leader for our times to fix what 51% of Americans broke by voting twice for Mr.Bush. It is not Bush but those who voted to keep him in power. It is much like Hitler, in the sense that even though he was the ring leader of the horror that was the world war II and the holocuast; the real power was with those who backed him and kept him in power. It is unfortunate that many in the democratic party have no honor and are just jumping on Obama's ship because he appears to be winning. For you democrats out there, for Christ's sake have some backbone and don't just vote for Obama because he talks a good game. He can talk the talk but can't and doesn't walk the walk.

For those who think that a comparison of Hillary to RFK is an insult to his memory, read what his children have to say about Clinton. You never know the number of things Hillary has done to help others unless you read her history. Insults in your minds, but not in the minds of his children or the men, women, and children she has helped throughout her life.

Please, let us bring back "Contract with America" and Newt Gingrich so we can fuel the rhetoric about the 90's and how the Congressional balance got changed. While we are at it, bring back Hubert Humphrey who was a courageous forebear in working for civil rights. It might not hurt to bring back all of the demons of the 90's and fight all of those who took the majority. Then, ask yourself, "Why?"

s.valenti:
You Don't speak for Me or the
Baby Boom Generation!
I am part of that generation and I refuse to vote for a candidate who has more in common with Pinnochio than RFK!
John McCain is the only candidate with
the integrity and experience to lead
our nation! I'm only speaking for
myself not the entire Baby Boom Generation!

s. valenti, truer words were never spoken. Truthful witness is truly on your side. You can speak for me anytime.

So now Hillary is Rocky, now she is Robert Kennedy. She needs male images to run as a woman? A sure sign of desperation.

This is pitiful, truly pitiful.

To all our friends in PA (and Guam, NC and IN), please vote for Obama and let's end this tragic comedy.

I campaigned for RFK when I was in college--so inspired by him and then devastated with his assassination. Barack Obama--not Hillary- reminds me of RFK. I can't believe Bill Clinton is comparing Hillary to RFK. It is really sad to see a former president use the legacy of one of this country's greatest leaders to gain an advantage in this campaign.