Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.,
speaks at a rally in Sioux Falls, S.D., Friday, May 16, 2008.
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Posted on 05/16/2008 8:58:38 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Former Sen. George McGovern, the 1972 Democratic presidential candidate and an early backer of Hillary Rodham Clinton, joined a noisy rally for Barack Obama on Friday night, describing the Illinois senator as a "ripple of hope" who can win the White House.
McGovern has shifted his allegiance to Obama and suggested it's time for Clinton to pull the plug. He offered an explanation to a cheering crowd of 6,500.
"Last October, I endorsed Senator Hillary Clinton," said McGovern. "She and her remarkable husband, President Clinton, way back 36 years ago worked their hearts out for me in that 1972 presidential campaign. While I endorsed Senator Obama, the Clintons have remained my treasured friends."
He described Obama's lead as "insurmountable" and argued "Democrats need to be gathering in a united way behind him."
Obama's campaign said support from the 85-year-old former South Dakota senator and others such as former Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., is important because they remain popular figures among the state's Democrats.
"They've been around forever," said aide Steve Hildebrand, formerly a South Dakota-based consultant. "They all have 90 percent-plus approval ratings."
Republicans took notice of McGovern's support for Obama, gleefully issuing a reminder of how McGovern's campaign turned.
"Why is Obama continuing to campaign with landslide loser George McGovern?" the Republican National Committee asked in a statement. Richard Nixon carried 49 states and won the election with 520 electoral votes. McGovern got 17.
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.,
speaks at a rally in Sioux Falls, S.D., Friday, May 16, 2008.
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Obama presidency would be McGovern’s 1st administration on steroids.
George WHO? Oh yeah, another big-time dem LOSER Presidential candidate. Ringing endorsement, B. Hussein - ringing endorsement.
Did Obama say he would go on his knees to Tehran?
George McGovern, seen here in 2007 and who was the Democrats' defeated presidential candidate in 1972, called Wednesday on Hillary Clinton to bow out of this year's race and threw his support behind front-runner Barack Obama. (AFP/File/Tim Sloan)
In this Oct. 6, 2007 file photo Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., poses with former Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern before speaking at the Johnson County Democrats' annual barbecuein Iowa City, Iowa. McGovern, a plain-spoken man who knows something about losing elections, asked Clinton to end her campaign for the White House Wednesday, May 7, 2008. 'Hillary, of course, will make the decision as to if and when she ends her campaign,' he added. 'But I hope that she reaches that decision soon so that we can concentrate on a unified party capable of winning the White House next November.' (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
McGovern, a has been before he was a has been.
Let’s hope some of that McGovern luck rubs off on Obama...
Bookmarking this one.
I know this is off topic but I just tried to post an AP story about Missouri passing a bill against illegal immigration and it was blocked.
Am I missing something? What are the rules? If it comes via Yahoo that is ok?
McGovern has been drinking the ripple again.
McGovern did not even win his home state of South Dakota in 1972, not that it would have mattered. If Al Gore had won the state he CLAIMED as his home state, he would have won the election. It takes a TERRIBLE candidate to not even win his home state.
that’s what I was thinking too when I saw ‘ripple of hope’ .. lol
“ripple of hope” my you know what. More like “ripple of hell”.
You might try again … as far as I know there are no rules regarding the origination of any posting.
It should have posted OK. could just be a glitch.. I see some articles out there in yahoo news search,, they were a bunch of busy beavers today for sure..
http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/search?p=missouri&c=
too funny!
ripple of hope? Wasn’t that the name of the iceberg the Titanic ran into?
For many, Obama is the nanny sow’s nipple of hope, to be sure...
SUCKERS.
that hammer and sickle would make a great earring too.. vogue :-)
has he done his vanity fair shot yet?
I hope that Obama wins twice as many states as McGovern in the general election.
Ripple Of Hope.
Which we'll all need if this jacka$$ wins in November.
Wondering if that “ripple” is wrapped up in a small brown paper bag?
uhh ,, shouldn’t that be SUCKLERS. :-) (don’t look for it, there is no such word, made up another one.)
PT Barnum would approve of this event.
A ripple of hope? The whole country is supposed to bow down for a ripple of hope? Is this the best he can do?
He walks on water, yaknow. Doves land on his head and shoulders and coo.. coo.. coo.. and a tsunami of emotion precedes and feeds him ,, that must really piss off Huillary. That alone is priceless.
The latest tome of the Clinton Legacy is about to be written. It’s twilight has come, bitter and cold.
Alas, what will become of Billary?
Stay tuned for the next installment of the Clinton soap opera,, As the Cigar Burns
all the rats on a sinking ship sticking together.
John Zephier, of the Sioux Tribe, listens during a rally for Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in Sioux Falls, S.D., Friday, May 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Hey, Obambi — why don’t you have a campaign event with George McGovern, Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, Albore, and Jon Carry at your side?? That should provide a wonderful “ripple of hope” — or at least it should give Chrissy Matthews a tingling sensation up his leg!
McGovern wants someone to take over his title as biggest loser.
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waits backstage before a rally in Sioux Falls, S.D., Friday, May 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Looks more like he’s from the Suet Tribe.
Flag pin?
Check.
If Mr. "O" becomes President, millions of Americans will be sitting on street corners drinking Ripple.
Ripple? All this time I thought it was Mad Dog.
I thought he said pimple of hope.
Seriously, we need a pic of the Democrat cry-baby seal baby being offered B.O.'s Nipple of Hope.
McGovern is still alive?
Behold the Super Elite would be Sneerer in Chief!
I didn’t know that ‘ole liberal turd was still alive. He’ll probably live to be a 100 like his buddy Jimmy Carter.
The font used in the headline makes it look like Obama’s the “nipple of hope”.
“ro comment” :-)
Just like the Demoncrats.....another flip flop
Did Chris Matthews feel a ripple of hope going up his leg?
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