Posted on 09/25/2008 2:55:56 PM PDT by Rummyfan
Bill Clinton praised Sarah Palin Wednesday, saying he found the Alaska governor an “appealing person” and her and her family “gutsy, spirited and real.”
“I think that she and her husband and their kids come across gutsy, spirited and real,” he said in an interview to be broadcast Wednesday night. “I have significant disagreements with her about any number of social and economic issues but I find her an appealing person and I think that it’s best to say that Senator McCain looks like he knew what he was doing. He picked somebody who gave him a lot of energy, a lot of support.”
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"Are you kind of feeling Jewish that you're waiting until after the Jewish holidays?" asked King. "No. But I think it would be — if we're trying to win in Florida, it may be that — you know, they think that because of who I am and where my political base has traditionally been, they may want me to go sort of hustle up what Lawton Chiles used to call the 'cracker vote' there.
"But Senator Obama also has a big stake in doing well in the Jewish community in Florida, where Hillary did very well and where I did very well. And I just think respecting the holidays is a good thing to do," he said.
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Yom Kippur
Yeah, Passover and Purim
Excellent point! Love the photos!
Rosh Hashanna and Yom Kippur
You may be right. Jews in Florida are not “crackers,” it’s those rednecks further north.
Indeed, one of Harold Ford Jr.’s relatives got in trouble for saying just such a word, and then made up a story that he really said “tracker.” If he said “cracker” he was being rude, but if he said “tracker,” he was being stupid.
The MSM bought it of course.
“Hey, crackers, I’m going to sweet talk y’all into voting for Obama” — Slick Willie.
Donm't know about 'exhilarating' but it has been weird. The books about this election will be categorized under fiction.
I thnk he means the holidays that “Jews for Jesus” celebrate, such as Christmas.
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