Posted on 09/16/2008 3:33:55 PM PDT by Shermy
Former President Bill Clinton is welcoming a galaxy of international stars to the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative later this month, including Senator John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, whom Mr. Clinton has vowed to help Senator Barack Obama defeat in November.
The event, scheduled to run Sept. 23-26 in New York, is nonpolitical and has featured prominent Republicans in the past, including Laura Bush in 2006. Mr. McCain is to deliver the opening remarks; Mr. Obama, the Democratic nominee, is to address the participants by satellite.
“C.G.I. isn’t about politics,” said Matt McKenna, a spokesman for Mr. Clinton. ...
(Excerpt) Read more at thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com ...
Laughable on its face that anything associated with a Clinton could be nonpolitical.
McCain to make opening remarks in person.
Obama later appears by satellite.
Nothing political there. No sireee!
Doesn’t he have better things to do...like run for President?
I’m going to need drugs by the time this is over.
Perhaps Clinton voters will see this as code to vote for McCain.
Well, part of that is attracting Reagan Dems, a lot of whom voted for Hillary in the primaries.
They should have sent Sarah. Bill Clinton would vote republican!!!!!
I think this is funny as hell. McCain appears at a Clinton event in person, while The One appears by satellite. The Obamaphiles will be going nuts.
Just what exactly are the Clintons doing to help The One? Because this comes along with the news that Hillary, like Sarah, will be protesting Ahmadinejad’s visit to New York.
WTF
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