Obama Is Eager to Hit the Stump for Hillary Clinton and Shred Donald Trump

[DemocratSinceBirth]

WASHINGTON — President Obama, after months of sitting on the sidelines of the rancorous contest to succeed him, is now ready to aggressively campaign for Hillary Clinton, starting with a formal endorsement of her candidacy as early as this week.

The White House is in active conversations with Mrs. Clinton’s campaign about how and where the president would be useful to her, according to senior aides to Mr. Obama.

Advisers say that the president, who sees a Democratic successor as critical to his legacy, is impatient to begin campaigning. They say he is taking nothing for granted.


http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/07/us/politics/obama-is-eager-to-hit-the-stump-for-hillary-clinton-and-shred-donald-trump.html

[Demsrule86]

1. I adore President Obama

Thanks Mr. President.

[OwlinAZ]

51. Am sorry, Mr. President that you don't have someone of higher

caliber to support.

[Demsrule86]

66. I am sorry that you are so bitter and angry and believe right wing garbage. nt

[apcalc]

2. I think after DC on 6/20....

[MineralMan]

9. DC's primary is on 6/14.

Please check your facts. It's very easy to find out when a primary will be held.

[apcalc]

12. Yes ,of course, thanks

Meant 6/14, was thinking 20 delegates from DC...😉

[wyldwolf]

3. Get the popcorn, folks - this is going to be good

Presidents Obama and Clinton turned lose on Trump.

[geek tragedy]

5. Michelle Obama wants a piece of the action too.

I imagine Joe Biden will have a few lines about him as well.

[auntpurl]

7. Biden is a brilliant attack dog

I hope Hillary chooses someone of that type for her running mate, too.

[MidwestTech]

11. when was he ever an attack dog?

he's been leashed and hidden most of this administration!
He wasn't an attack dog when they had that 64 day majority
he wasn't an attack dog when harry reid showed what a spineless, useless, piece of jello he is?
he wasn't an attack dog when LIEberman was holding up the dems when they had that razor thin majority?
so tell me WHEN has Joe Biden been worth a damn except for honest opinions when he thought the mic was off?

[auntpurl]

13. He was great in the campaign.

And I disagree with your assertion that he's been ineffectual in his office.

[bucolic_frolic]

15. When he laughed Ryan off the debate stage

with one knee-slapper after another?

I knew a few Romney supporters, and they were furious at Biden
for all that laughter, really got their goat

[MFM008]

56. 8 Days to get this crap out of DU

if not sooner.

[PJMcK]

6. Right?

Presidents Obama and Clinton are exceptional orators and their attacks on Mr. Trump will be strategic, laser-focused and withering. It will be wonderful to watch.

[secondwind]

18. I'm a Sanders supporter, but I will be anxious to see this myself...

[bjobotts]

33. Everyone is eager to watch Obama rip Trump and his Trumpeters

[auntpurl]

4. Cannot wait!

[TwilightZone]

8. Looking forward to it.

He's going to be a great asset for the campaign. It certainly doesn't hurt that his approval ratings are some of the best of his tenure. Time to go to work!

[Surya Gayatri]

10. This is gonna be SO good...BHO will put his heart and soul into the effort.

With his back-up team for support (Michelle, Joe and Jill).

[bucolic_frolic]

14. Mr. Orange Birther has brought this all on himself

after 8 years of Birther tweets questioning the President's legitimacy

[dhill926]

59. there is gonna be a shit ton of payback...

falling on his orange head....

[workinclasszero]

16. The Prez is gonna kick some republican ass for Hillary!

[Wibly]

17. Doubt it

I highly doubt Mr. Obama will endorse Clinton before she actually wins the nomination. That would be a very biased and unprofessional thing for him to do, and would likely alienate nearly half of the Democratic Party.
Love how this article cites "senior aides to Mr. Obama" instead of actually giving names.
This article is just more Clinton campaign spin.

[pnwmom]

21. Within 4 days of the end of the 2008 primary, she shut down her campaign and urged supporters

to work for Barack Obama.

Even though she was actually slightly ahead in the popular vote.

Now, in 2016, she's 3 million votes and hundreds of pledged delegates ahead, not including super delegates.

Of course Obama is going to endorse her, very soon after she has the majority of pledged delegates -- which will be tomorrow.

[Wibly]

44. Nonsense

Stories ran saying Obama would endorse last week. Still no word from Obama.
It would be highly unusual for him to endorse her before she's actually the nominee. It would be seen as political interference by a sitting President. Totally unethical.
So far, some folks are saying Obama will endorse, but they won't even give their names. He may endorse eventually, but he will endorse whoever the Dems nominate.
However, neither Clinton nor Sanders have enough delegates to secure the nomination before the convention, so don't hold your breath.

[OwlinAZ]

52. That's not how I remember it

She took a while to get over it. Then, I believe, she thought of her continued self interest and hopped on board.

[pnwmom]

53. You don't have to remember it. You can read about it.

She gave a great speech endorsing Obama on June 7, just two days after the end of the primaries.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/us/politics/08dems.html

[OwlinAZ]

36. Certainly is

[Beacool]

19. They make a good tag team.

In 2008 when Obama won the nomination, Hillary campaigned tirelessly for him. It was noted at the time that she made more campaign stops for Obama than any other candidate had made in the past for a former opponent. I think that she appeared on her own in over 75 events between June and election day. Bill was also all over the place. I look forward to seeing Obama, and hopefully Michelle too, on the campaign trail.

Trump won't know what hit him. So many intelligent people going after his narcissistic backside.

[pnwmom]

22. And how about Malia? She'll be voting in November! nt

[Beacool]

24. Oh yeah, I hadn't thought of that.

It will be Malia's first election.

[MariaThinks]

20. Given Obama's supports for her, the emails cannot be an issue. I'm sure he would not risk

his legacy supporting someone who is going to be indicted.

Go Hillary!

[gussmith]

31. Dream On

The fix is in, no doubt and that is why the FBI is taking so long on the e-mail crimes. I'd like to see an independent judiciary in all cases but Hillary and Trump abuse of the law disgusts me. I'm so sick of Hillary I'm taking a four year hiatus.

[MariaThinks]

32. if bernie wins, the fix is in

[charlyvi]

34. Yeah, right.

Can't possibly be because there's no there there; must be because the "fix" is in. Must be sad, seeing conspiracies and victimhood everywhere. Hope your hiatus helps you. The rest of us will celebrate our nominee.

[OwlinAZ]

37. disgusting

[charlyvi]

40. delusional

[McKim]

39. Pass the Popcorn and Watch People Die in Her Wars

Great, you all can just pass the popcorn and watch people in the Middle East die in Hillary's future wars, of course it won't be your children doing the fighting and dying! This is my last post on DU. The warmongering is making me very very ill.

[charlyvi]

41. Drama much?

Are you off your meds?

[That Guy 888]

50. Drama? She's a neo-con.

Is Hillary Clinton a neoconservative hawk? What Iraq and Libya decisions tell us about her foreign policy
Hillary got Iraq vote wrong, and Libya and Syria too. If she were setting the policies, what would they look like?

...So, more than a dozen years after the Iraq War vote—which she’s finally semi-apologized for—the vote itself is less important than the broader framework in which she cast it, how she explained herself, and how she’s acted since. What really matters about her decision back then is what it tells about how she’d try to shape the future. With Rand Paul all but disappearing from sight, the GOP is now unified in its commitment to war, war, war. They will fight fire with gasoline until the last oil well runs dry. If there’s going to be any learning from past mistakes, any chance at all, it’s entirely up to the Democrats.

So what are the chances with Hillary? Not very good, I’d argue. But they can only improve by better understanding past mistakes. So let’s begin with her Iraq War vote and how she justified it at the time. Here are the main problems that jump out from it:

Clinton’s mind was far removed from the terrorist threat that made the Iraq War even conceivable in the first place. Her Senate speech (video/text) ran almost 2,500 words, but she never mentioned “terrorism” even once, and mentioned “terrorists” just three times:

He [Saddam Hussein] has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members, though there is apparently no evidence of his involvement in the terrible events of September 11, 2001.

Once the battle is joined, however, with the outcome certain, he [Saddam Hussein] will have maximum incentive to use weapons of mass destruction and to give what he can’t use to terrorists who can torment us with them long after he is gone.

Secondly, I want to insure that Saddam Hussein makes no mistake about our national unity and for our support for the President’s efforts to wage America’s war against terrorists and weapons of mass destruction.

The last quote simply echoes the neocon conflation of rationales. It’s not about actual terrorists at all. The second quote is also primarily about WMDs; the unidentified terrorists are an imagined afterthought. The first quote, therefore, is the only realistically al Qaeda-related reference Clinton made in justifying going to war—albeit as a last resort. She made no attempt whatsoever to talk about the larger context of responding to 9/11. She was essentially silent about what should have been the utmost concern. This was—and remains—her most fundamental mistake.

http://www.salon.com/2015/12/26/is_hillary_clinton_a_neoconservative_hawk_what_iraq_and_libya_decisions_tell_us_about_her_foreign_policy/

Since this article is from 2015 I'm sure you've become willingly blind to it and similar articles.

[OwlinAZ]

35. Obama would evidently risk the welfare of the country to support Clinton

Am more than disappointed in him.

[BootinUp]

23. Nice picture. Can't wait for the endoresment!

[mcar]

26. Looking forward to it!

[MFM008]

27. Oh yes

the gloves will come off!

[tularetom]

28. So the president is willing to piss away his precious "legacy" by supporting a candidate who clearly

disrespects his foreign policy accomplishments.

His choice I guess, but he may regret it. Very soon after election day would be my guess.

[hack89]

29. He has to endorse the party's nominee - what other choice does he have?

endorse the second place candidate that thought he should be primaried in 2008?

[OwlinAZ]

38. The Trump bots are partying down

[IronLionZion]

30. I hope he waits until after I vote for Bernie

just one more week

[MoonRiver]

43. He will probably endorse tomorrow.

[NoMoreRepugs]

42. the petty bickering on DU is of great concern to me...

is it possible that a good number of Democrats wont vote because their candidate didn't receive the nomination and their hurt feelings will risk handing the country over to an orange encrusted buffoon?

In my book that's INSANE BEHAVIOR.... grow up people.... your children and grandchildren need you to pull your head out of your butt before it's too late

[Wibly]

45. Well then

If Obama is going to endorse, and AP says Clinton has won, then all the Clinton supporters can relax by the pool and not worry about today's Primaries.
It's a done deal right? No need for you to get out and vote, its over.

Ya right.

Sanders supporters, please proceed as planned.

[Turin_C3PO]

46. I can't wait!

I could see Trump having an actual emotional breakdown from all the smackdown and ass-kicking he's about to receive.

[penndragon69]

47. His support now,

was all part of the deal he made with the DEVIL in 2008.
This only proves that they are BOTH, stealth repubLIEcons !

[NastyRiffraff]

48. That's a picture of my president

and my future president! I'll bet he is chomping at the bit, ready to campaign for Hillary and the Democratic party! Trump won't know what hit him when Obama, Biden, Bill and Hillary pin him to a wall. His thin skin will rip off his bones!

[Wibly]

49. Not true

Obama has said no such thing.
This article is pure speculation.

[Arizona Roadrunner]

54. Sorry, but he has taken an oath of office

There is an official FBI investigation. As President and head of the Executive branch of the government, if he endorses Clinton before the end of the investigation, he will have violated his oath of office plus he will have tainted any potential investigation.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

55. Maybe you can ask your congressperson to begin Articles

Sorry, but he has taken an oath of office

There is an official FBI investigation. As President and head of the Executive branch of the government, if he endorses Clinton before the end of the investigation, he will have violated his oath of office plus he will have tainted any potential investigation.

Maybe you can get your congressperson to offer Articles of Impeachment against him in the House of Representatives. Since I am an empathetic, helpful, and thoughtful individual I will provide you with the appropriate contact information for him or her if you provide me with his or her name.

Thank you in advance.

Love,
DemocratSinceBirth

P.S. Thank you for bumping my thread.

[Arizona Roadrunner]

57. No, but the Republicans sure will........

[DemocratSinceBirth]

58. Are they going to impeach President Barack Obama or President Hillary Clinton?

The assertion embodied in your argument is it will be the former.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

62. If you were half the man he is you might actually like yourself.

[Native]

61. Taking nothing for granted - that's just one thing they have in common.

Can't wait to seem him campaigning for Hillary. This will be such an exciting general election!

[MADem]

63. She in 2008 (and her husband, particularly, in the 2912 run) were of great help to BHO

in his runs. I know that he's eager to return the favor--a rising tide lifts all boats, and this guy knows how to sail!!!

It will be nice to see him out on the campaign trail again!

[democrattotheend]

64. Good. I am excited to see him on the campaign trail again

I am really going to miss him come January. Now that Hillary has won the nomination I absolutely want her to win the election, but I am going to be sad on January 20, 2017 no matter who wins.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

65. If not for the 22nd Amendment I would have voted for him again.

[democrattotheend]

67. Want to start a movement to repeal it?

Maybe that's the best solution for party unity!