AP: "Former Cherokee chief Mankiller endorses Hillary Clinton for president"

[bidenista]

Former Cherokee chief Mankiller endorses Clinton for president

Associated Press - February 4, 2008 4:25 PM ET

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Former Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Wilma Mankiller has endorsed Hillary Rodham Clinton for president.

Mankiller served as the Cherokee chief from December 1985 until retiring in 1995. At the time she assumed office, she was the first female chief of a major American Indian tribe. The Cherokees are based in Tahlequah. The Clinton campaign has named Mankiller as a national campaign co-chair.

Mankiller cited Clinton's, quote, "early and consistent support for tribal governments" in making the endorsement.

Oklahoma will hold its presidential primary tomorrow. Clinton, a U.S. senator from New York, is competing with Senator Barack Obama of Illinois for the Democratic nomination. A third candidate, former Senator John Edwards of North Carolina, has suspended his campaign.

http://www.kswo.com/Global/story.asp?S=7820437

[Politicub]

1. Great endorsement -

unfortunate name.

[MADem]

3. Beat me to it! nt

[Zynx]

2. Remind me to stay clear of that woman. Just kidding of course.

[HereSince1628]

4. I can see the CNN crawler. HRC endorsed by MANKILLER,

while Drudge posts headline HRC connection to MANKILLER seen as pandering to radical feminist vote.

[rodeodance]

6. I think even Druge knows better than to demean ancestal

NA names??


I know it says feb 4 but i posted it 2 days ago

[rodeodance]

5. Congrats. Sen. Clinton

[JCMach1]

7. OK is in the bag... not that there was much of a chance

of the sooner state going for Obama...

I saw Hillary would win OK when my wife's absolute yellow dog grandfather bit the bullet and came out for Hillary... OK is firmly in Hillary's column.

[rodeodance]

8. great--good news is sweet to the ears.

[Little Star]

9. Good on Former Cherokee Chief Mankiller. GO HILLARY!!!

[rodeodance]

10. REC

[Silent3]

11. The big fight will be over who gets the Lewis Puppykicker endorsement...

...which is not to say Doris Babyeater's endorsement isn't important too. :evilgrin:

[MonkeyFunk]

12. Very nice!

Thanks for posting - I hadn't seen that before.