Bill Clinton Campaigns for Jerry Brown

[onehandle]

Source: New York Times

Almost two decades after they tussled for the Democratic presidential nomination, Bill Clinton and Jerry Brown campaigned together on Friday, when the former president stumped for Mr. Brown, the Democratic candidate for governor in California, and Gavin Newsom, the candidate for lieutenant governor.

At the rally at the University of California, Los Angeles, Mr. Clinton focused on economics and investments in green energy, drawing a sharp distinction between Democratic and Republican policies. “I agree with Jerry,” Mr. Clinton said. “These candidates have dramatically different ideas. One will lead you to a brighter future. The other will lead you to a movie we’ve seen before.”

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In their introductions, both talked up Mr. Clinton’s economic record of creating jobs and cutting the national debt. Mr. Clinton remains one of the Democrats’ few bankable stars in a political environment in which candidates are distancing themselves from Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House. President Obama has planned campaign stops only in states he won two years ago.

Mr. Clinton, who has stumped across the country in Republican strongholds like Kentucky and Mississippi, said he had not expected to get so involved in this campaign, but felt he had to put the election in context. “If young people vote in the same percentage of the electorate that they did two years ago, all the good guys win,” Mr. Clinton said.

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[saltpoint]

1. I'm grinning at this story. These two folks are

not what you'd call best pals.

There is some serious discord between the two. They are very different kinds of Democrats. They are very different kinds of men.

This time, though, they stand together in a common interest.

I like it.

[monmouth]

2. It's Democratic. Just the way we roll and I like it too...n/t

[saltpoint]

3. - - -

:thumbsup:

:hi:

[butterfly77]

7. Too bad ...

examples of comradery as a party was no where to be seen during the healthcare debate. Dems sat back and let them take over.

[saltpoint]

12. The Brown-Clinton primary wars were engaging as

hell to us political junkies. This goes back to the 90s.

Jerry Brown and Bill Clinton are uneasy folks in the same room, and the room in question could definitely be a convention center.

I'm talkin' a big room.

[clarence swinney]

4. THAT'S LORD BILL

DAVID MARINESS COVERED IT IN HIS BOOK "first in his class"
"Bill Clinton does not know how to hate. He does not have mean a bone in his body"
I concur after years of studying his life.

-CLINTON PRAISE-WITH PLEASURE
GDP--rose from 6300 to 11,600
NATIONAL INCOME-5,000 to 8,000 Billion--took 20 years to grow 2500B before Clinton
JOBS CREATED--over 22 million--record by far—record 237,000 net new jobs per month. Bush followed with 31,000 lowest since Hoover.
AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS--$360 to $478
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS WORKED--never hit 35.0--hit that  mark 4 times in 80's
UNEMPLOYMENT--from 7.2% down down down to 3.9%
WELFARE TO WORK—11,533,710 on federal roll in 1996 and 3,880,321 in 2007.
MINIMUM WAGE--$4.25 to $5.15
MINORITIES--did exceedingly well-His increase in Earned Income Tx Credit lifted millions of low income adults and families out of poverty annually.
Clinton philosophy“If you work hard, play by the rules, you ought to be able to live a decent life”.Thanks Jesus.
HOME OWNERSHIP--hit all time high
DEFICIT--290 Billion to whoopee a SURPLUS
DEBT----+30%---300% increase over prior 12 years
FEDERAL SPENDING--+28%---80% under Reagan- who da true conservative?
DOW JONES AVERAGE--3,500 to 11,800  all it's history to get to 3500 and Clinton zooms it
NASDAQ--700 to 5,000---all of it's history to get to 700 and Clinton zooms it
VALUES INDEXES-- almost all bad went down--good went up in zoom zoom zoom
FOREIGN AFFAIRS--Peace on Earth good will toward each other---Mark of a true Christian--what has Bush done to Peace on Earth?
POPULARITY---highest poll ratings  in history during peacetime in  AFRICA, ASIA AND EUROPE even 98.5% in Moscow--left office with highest gallup rating since it was started in 1920's.
STAND UP FOR JUSTICE--evil conservatives spent $110,000,000 on hearings and investigations and caught--- ONE--- very evil man who took a few plane rides to events.

BOW YOUR HEADS--Thank you God for sending us a man of Bill Clinton's character, intelligence, knowledge of governance, ability to face up to crises without whimpering and a great leader of the world.
THANK YOU GOD FOR THE GOOD TIMES THE CLINTON YEARS.

[tabatha]

5. Do you have the same numbers for Bush or Reagan?

All three sets would be keepers for debunking rwers.

[molly77]

6. Kiss of death

bill clinton came to ME where I live and campaigned for Libby Mitchell for gov. She is losing..his endorsement made her chances a lot slimmer.

[alp227]

8. Approval ratings for Reagan and GWB:

Reagan entered with 51% approval and ended with 63%.

George W. Bush began with 57% and ended with 34%.

[Imagevision]

14. You fail to mention that coincidentally this also is when the internet took off

without it? well, think if the internet disappeared tomorrow... along with cell phones.

[OneBlueSky]

9. gee, and they have so little in common . . .

I mean, Clinton said he never inhaled . . .

Brown, on the other hand, seemingly never exhaled . . .

:shrug:

[rbilancia]

10. Gee, see pic.? Enthusiasm gap? NOT !

[Iliyah]

11. Brown and Boxer

will win by large margins. Actually I think across the country there will be surprises and upsets with Dems winning key areas.

[burning rain]

13. I'm glad they smoked the peace pipe. Jerry needs to win.

It will be a delicious irony if Bill Clinton's support ends up being key to his victory, given their past bitter enmity. And it will make the unhappy little platoon of Clinton-hating Democrats squirm, which is always amusing.