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Clinton and Obama Bounce Between NC and Indiana
May 05, 2008 1:52 PM
ABC News' Eloise Harper and Sunlen Miller report: Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, in her final swing across North Carolina before the primary vote there Tuesday continued to drive her three main points against her opponent, arguing her plans for health care, home foreclosure and suspending the federal gas tax during the summer months are better than her Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.
In a lighter moment, Clinton tried to appeal to North Carolinians in the town of High Point with a twinge of a southern accent speaking about BBQ.
On that topic Clinton said the only question she will not answer in this campaign is about which BBQ she prefers.
“We have had the best time. We have eaten BBQ from one end of this state to the other. You know for a while I was a little worried because every sighting of my husband was going into or going out of a BBQ joint. And I said, 'I hope his cardiologist doesn’t read that.' But then I kind of got into the swing of it too, and I said the only question I will not answer in this campaign is -- which is the best BBQ. I’ve made plenty of mistakes in my life, but I’m not walking into that one.”
Clinton again criticized her opponent for not accepting her gas tax relief proposal saying, “Sen. Obama wants you to pay the gas tax this summer – instead of trying to get it so the oil companies pay it out of their record profit. I believe that we should start standing up for the vast majority of Americans who are paying these outrageous prices.”
Clinton also said that as president, she would try to sue OPEC -- the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which controls the price of two-thirds of the world's oil supply.
“We’re going to go after OPEC which remember is a monopoly cartel," Clinton said. "There’s nothing free-market about it. They sit in some conference room a couple of times a year and decide how much oil they are going to produce and how much they are going to charge for it. So lets change our laws so we can sue them on anti-trust reasons.”
Clinton also said her opponent doesn’t cover everyone in his health care plan and also pointed out that they differ on their mortgage crisis relief plans. “This is a big difference between me and my opponent in this campaign. I have been saying for over a year we need to take on the Wall Street bankers and the mortgage bankers that misled so many people into these sub-prime mortgages.”
After spending the morning in North Carolina, Clinton heads to Indiana, which is also voting Tuesday, where she will finish her day with several more campaign stops.
Meanwhile Obama toured Indiana and courted the white, blue collar crowd, dropping in on a construction site as workers filtered in on first shift with lunch pails and hard hats. Afterward, he hit the buffet at a labor union breakfast in Evansville, Indiana.
Obama spoke about his chances in the race that has tightened significantly over the past few weeks.
“I think our chances are good. I mean we've had a good week of campaigning,” Obama said about his time spent in Indiana, “We’re working as hard as we can and I desperately want every vote here in Indiana and in North Carolina.”
In the last 24 hours leading up to election day, Obama and Clinton will be bouncing back and forth between North Carolina and Indiana.
“This is gonna be a tight election here in Indiana,” Obama said at a labor union breakfast in Evansville, Indiana, where the Senator discussed his opposition to Clinton's gas tax relief proposal.
“It’s a stunt, its what Washington does, this isn’t the first time its been proposed, its proposed every two years,” he said and suggested that a second stimulus check would be a better solution for short term relief.
“That would help people immediately relieve some crisis and that’s money that you know wont be sopped up by oil companies.”
“Those aren’t just words ‘cause I’m gonna be following through. But I need your help to get me there,” Obama said and asked for the union members to help him get out the vote tomorrow.
The lanky Illinois senator moseyed over to the breakfast buffet table and noted that he’d lost some weight over his 15 month run, “I’ve been losing weight on this campaign. I hope there are some biscuits and grits.”
May 5, 2008 in Bush, George W., Kucinich, Dennis, Tancredo, Tom | Permalink | User Comments (210)
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the summer gas tax reduction is a JOKE, does anyone think a divided Congress full of republicans and an Oil MAn President would let this happen???? Its all "smoke and mirrors" Hillary! I hope Indiana stops Hillary tuesday and we can get the campaign going again.
Posted by: philosopherkingtomas | May 5, 2008 3:06:47 PM
I couldn't vote for Obama in the general election with his friends, supporters and associates that wanted to Blow up America (Ayers), Bring Death to America (Hamas), Sell out America (Rezko) or God Damn America(Wright)and the little experience he has. It's just too scary. If Hillary doesn't get it I will need to go with McCain.
Posted by: lois | May 5, 2008 3:10:14 PM
The handwritting is on the wall here.
Come Wednesday we are gonna find out that Hillary needs to win 85% of the remaining pledged delegates just to catch up to Obama in that category.
So Hillary's only hope is to conspire party fats cats in the smoke room to swipe the nomination from Obama.
Posted by: The Commander Guy | May 5, 2008 3:22:48 PM
I never liked the Clinton's while they he was in office, but I think anyone has to admire Hillary's intestinal fortitude. Despite the set backs she's had, from mis-steps of her own making to those perpetrated against her by former allies and her husband, she keeps on fighting. She's certainly not a quitter, shrinking violet etc. She might just have what it takes to make a strong leader of this nation.
Posted by: Todd | May 5, 2008 3:28:31 PM
Tom, thank you for your post and i agree with you 100%. It is just as ok to be gay as straight as it is to be black as it is to be white. I guess its my fault tho isnt it JJ, since i wont vote Obama.
Posted by: ryan | May 5, 2008 3:31:02 PM
great post Emily. I agree 100%. I do feel Hillary can beat Mccain and will do a better job than he will. Obama is a joke this year and i really dont feel he can beat Mccain. Too many Hillary supporters wont vote for him. Some may be because of color of his skin, but most wont vote because of his shady past, shady character, and shady associations. To some voters that means a lot.
Posted by: ryan | May 5, 2008 3:39:21 PM
sam - who is the frontrunner? Too bad, a phony, hypocrite who will say and do anything to hide his true colors and to deceive those ideological followers.
Posted by: boneheaded | May 5, 2008 3:40:27 PM
President Bush just announced "It's been a while in the making and IT'S GOING TO BE A WHILE that we solve the problem," Bush said in an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America." Mr. Obama agrees with President Bush that it’s GOING TO BE A WHILE as he will have to investigate the issue when he is President. Hillary Clinton realizes that there is an immense problem that needs to be address but giving the American public a “break” over the summer months will help the economy in many ways besides putting a few dollars back in our pocketbooks. Mr. Obama says you will only save $28.00, but then he is basing this fact that you only filling up your tank once a month and he is not considering gas prices rising over the summer months, and he is not considering the American public and the failing economy right now. This is the man you want to be President! A break for middle class America although small is more welcomed news than go take a hike—no breaks. Yes, Mr. Obama points out that you can’t trust the oil companies and they will get back the losses ---but in the meantime more people will have enough gas to take one more trip that they normally would take and perhaps buy or spend some monies to help the economy.
Posted by: Anne | May 5, 2008 3:45:01 PM
"I understand how badly people are hurting. If we''re serious about helping them, let''s provide them some relief, but let''s not pretend that we''re doing something by suggesting a gas tax holiday that will not be paid for and frankly, it is very unlikely that you''d see President George Bush sign," Obama told CNN Monday. "
No wander Congress has done nothing because Busch will veto anything anyway.
The best solution is to vote ''present''. Bunch smart fools.
Posted by: jy2008 | May 5, 2008 3:45:09 PM
At least Hillary is coming up with plans rather than stating she stands for "change". She is looking to the future to make it better for everyone while Obama is simply saying words..she is working, he is simply speaking. GO HILLARY!!!
Posted by: ryan | May 5, 2008 3:51:35 PM
Anne, on the gas tax holiday:
Oh boy! another X dollars in our pockets to let us joe-sixpack types drive our pickups-with-gun-racks-in-the-back to the 7-Eleven to buy more beer and cigarettes.
Posted by: greenie | May 5, 2008 3:53:17 PM
Anne
Evidently you broke nothing down but if the tax is .18 cents a gallon and you save $28.00 that equals 155.55 gallons of gas.
That is one hell of abig gas tank.
My wife is a blonde also and talks without thinking.
You are blonde WRIGHT?
Posted by: Ron | May 5, 2008 3:53:57 PM
I know a lot of people(mainly Obama supporters), are jumping on Clinton about the gas tax. I say, at least she is trying to get something done. Obama, favors Bush in this, in that he wants to weight awhile. Lifting .18 cents per gallon will mean a lot for people. We fill up more than once a month. And, look at the truck drivers who use hundreds of gallons of gas! I applaud Hillary. Even though she is campaigning HARD right now, she is out there trying to help the American people. What is Obama trying to do? Looks like he just wants to fill people with his lies and think he will automatically become President? He is being vetted more and more now and I'm glad. Wednesday morning, when he wakes up and realizes that Hillary has won Indiana and North Carolina, maybe then he will stop and think that he should have been up front and truthful to America from the beginning.
Posted by: Jack | May 5, 2008 3:54:45 PM
greenie, obama supporters talk about HIllary supporters how we only attack...look at you...you type a lot to say absolutely nothing positive..at least Hillary is coming up with ideas..it will save several dollars per week for me, maybe another meal or 2 worth..i live in Atlanta, gas is over 3.50 per gallon and i fill up i would say 2 times per week driving 28 miles to work and back..and to my softball games..to the gym..to grocery store...all you can do is attack, just like obama...lots of words, nothing to say tho...HILLARY IN 08
Posted by: ryan | May 5, 2008 3:59:05 PM
David,
If Hillary is so great then why is she loosing?
Posted by: Ron | May 5, 2008 4:02:58 PM
as a black man, i have been subjected to a bit of bigotry in this country and has seen it come from different races. I have only called someone racist once, when they had the power & chose to lay me off a journeyman carpenter instead of a white apprentice friend. I don't use the word lightly.
it makes no sense that Obama would be racist against himself. and to label him from the other side of a TV screen is quite shallow.
Posted by: hmmmm | May 5, 2008 4:04:16 PM
Obama could care less about 30 or more dollars for gasoline. I'm retired and 30 bucks is a lot of money. Obama is so far out of the loop, he is like Bush.
Posted by: Abe in FL | May 5, 2008 4:04:51 PM
This gas tax gimmic is one reason many people dislike Hillary. She knows she is deceiving people with a straight face. Unfortunately many voters will fall for it.
Posted by: Gillis | May 5, 2008 4:08:06 PM
Ron - I bet you can get the best answer to that question from BO's supporter one Mr. John Kerry.
Swift-boated by a phony hypocrite, that is why.
Posted by: Olbermann3 | May 5, 2008 4:08:59 PM
The gas tax holiday is a ruse because it has zero chance of passing and Bush signing before the summer driving season.
Posted by: greenie | May 5, 2008 4:09:06 PM
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