Clinton Lends His Voice to Kerry Campaign

[Khephra]

SANTA FE, N.M. -- President Clinton can't put his recovering heart into John Kerry's election effort out on the campaign trail, but he is using his voice to help in the final weeks of the race.

Clinton regularly phones Kerry and his aides to offer advice, and he plans to tape a phone message that will be sent into voters' homes. Campaign officials say it's likely he'll also record radio advertisements, but his slow recovery from heart surgery is making it questionable whether he'll be able to do any physical campaigning.

Democrats who have spoken to Clinton say he is eager to get more involved, but his doctors and his wife are not sure he is strong enough to travel five weeks after he underwent quadruple bypass surgery.

One senior Democratic official who recently saw Clinton said the former president looked wan and reported that his recovery had been harder than he had expected. But Clinton told the official to begin planning a couple of events for the final days of the campaign.

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-kerry-clinton,0,5603231.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

[Libby2]

1. It's too soon.

It takes quite a while to fully recover.

I hope he doesn't push it.

[demgrrrll]

2. I hope not either. He would be great but I want him to take care of

himself. The phone calls will work. I hope they have a plan to phone everyone. I would like a phone call from the big dog!

[malatesta1137]

3. he doesn't have to travel

all he needs to do is record a few TV spots for Kerry, from the comfort of his own home.

[Cha]

4. Even Better!

To Big Dawg~! :toast: