Nice gesture by Hillary. Visits Obama's Lakeland headquarters in Florida.

[madfloridian]

This is in the heart of what is called the I-4 Corridor, a very hard area for Democrats. To have 60 people doing anything for Democrats in the middle of the day is a marvelous thing.

I must say this was a nice thing for her to do.

Here is the video of her visit.

Hillary visits Obama HQ in Central Florida.

Here is the write-up by Bill Rufty, the Ledger political editor.

Hillary stumps for Obama



ERNST PETERS | THE LEDGER
U.S. SEN. HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON gets a leg hug from 5-year-old Sydney Tritschler during an impromptu visit to the Polk County Obama headquarters while traveling to Tampa on Monday.

LAKELAND | Sixty volunteers were hard at work on phones and laptops at the Polk County Obama for President Headquarters on Monday when they got a surprise visit from his former opponent - U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

"This is marvelous to see so many people hard at work,'' said Clinton, who decided to pay the spur-of-the-moment visit while en route from an appearance in Kissimmee to a rally in Tampa as she stumps for U.S. Sen. Barack Obama.

Clinton walked into the office at County Line Road and Gateway Boulevard as adults and high school student volunteers were calling local voters to give them information about Obama, and to ask whether they had decided who to vote for.

"Hold on, she's really here," Laura Pinner of Lakeland said to her friend who was on the phone from San Francisco.

Taking the cell phone, Clinton said "Hello, yes it is me."

"We are Jesus-loving Democrats,'' Pinner said of herself and her friend.

U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Mohamed Chaoud, right, as Clinton greeted campaign workers at the Obama for President headquarters in Lakeland on Monday.
ERNST PETERS | The Ledger

[gateley]

1. What an adorable pic with that beautiful little girl!

Thanks for doing this, Hillary -- nice job!

[Pirate Smile]

12. That is so cute and natural.

[spooky3]

15. I guess we know which politician she'd like to have a beer with!

A root beer, that is! :-)

[gateley]

22. I can see her as a great grandmother! :-) nt

[polmaven]

47. LOL...Ummm,

I assume you mean she will be great as a grandmother, right? :rofl:

[Midlodemocrat]

39. Compare that with the pics of Palin and her actual blood relatives.

Children know when someone is an asshole. It's instinctive.

[RollWithIt]

2. In the end, we're all in this together

K&R

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. Good for Hillary

She looks good in purple, or whatever color her suit is. It really
helps the troops when this happens.

[demnan]

4. A class act

n/t

[DevonRex]

5. Hillary is true to her word. She's working hard and she will help

bring Florida back into the fold. Between Hillary and Koch, Floridians are coming around.

[Kittycat]

6. That little girl is great...She's like...

Hey, She's mine, I"m taking her home with me :D

[madfloridian]

43. She is cute.

That is a nice picture.

[BeyondGeography]

7. Ill go ahead and say it...if we have to try again in 2012, I'm with her

[Cha]

11. Not gonna happen.

I like Hillary for what she's doing now and that is to help elect Obama Biden and that is going to happen.

[BeyondGeography]

16. Me too

Just wanted to show the extent of my appreciation. What impresses me is not the extent to which she is supporting Barack, but the strength she is showing in doing so. Believe me, losing out must have killed her, but, there she is, doing her thing again. It's admirable, and that's coming from someone who has torn into her as bad as anyone on this board.

[Cha]

19. I know..funny ol World, ain't it?

She's totally redeeming herself as far I as can see and that's a relatively fast healing process from the history with my Senator from New York.

Can't wait to see how Obama and Bill's lunch date goes in NYC after the 9/11 ceremony that Obama is going to with mccain and all the people who will be in attendance.

[Frisbee]

33. Maybe, just MAYBE...

If Bill calls McPOW and his new lapdog out as the liars that we all know they are, the press will at least mention it. This is getting to be ridiculous!

[Cha]

41. It's beyond Disgraceful and Dishonorable and

I'm thinking the Dem leaders are having a huge POW WOW as we speak:)

[elkston]

8. Bless her heart. We need Hillary more than ever. (eom)

[Maven]

9. I love Hill.

You're right, it was a nice gesture.

Thanks for the post.

[democracy1st]

10. awesome K & R

[Divine Discontent]

13. gotta admit...

she is very attractive and energetic. let's see what palin looks like at that age.


do they think they're saving her lashing out at palin's crack about the 18 million cracks? and other things they could point out about her being an extremist? I'd sure like them to talk about McCain's S&L and POW search stopping associations.

I know they're formulating the best attack pieces, because there's so much to attack, but I'm really wanting to run my own commercials and wish I had the money.

[spooky3]

14. great photos!

[madfloridian]

31. They are nice pictures.

The one of the little girl is front page center of the print edition.

[demo dutch]

17. That is just great!

[MindMatter]

18. This is how she rehabilitates her standing among Democrats. Go Hillary!

I never thought I would say that. :)

It feels good.

[burythehatchet]

20. What a beautiful picture with that little girl.

[VolcanoJen]

21. Here's another reason why Hillary as an Obama surrogate is a HUGE advantage

She's a newsmaker, a national figure. The MSM watches her every move.

So, every time she delivers a stump speech for Obama, CNN and MSNBC cut in and air it live, as they did yesterday. And once Big Dog hits the trail, he'll get the same kind of blanket coverage.

Name ONE McCain surrogate who would get a coverage break-in while shilling for the ticket. I'm waiting.... ;-)

Good gawd that pic of Hillary with the little girl is gorgeous and inspiring!

[Arkansas Granny]

23. Yes, Hillary is keeping her word and she is working hard to get Obama elected.

She is a class act and a true Democrat.

[Upton]

24. Why doesn't Hillary take on Palin?

Clinton herself took to the campaign trail in Florida yesterday on Obama's behalf and urged voters to support the Democratic ticket. But, prompted by one spectator, she declined to take after Palin.

"You know what? I don't think that's what this election is about," Clinton said at a rally in Kissimmee. "This election is about the differences between us and the Republican Party,"

http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080909/pl_politico/20934

what is she waiting for?

[RollWithIt]

25. The go-ahead from Obama?

They're putting their ducks in order before loading the shotgun.

[girl_interrupted]

26. Upton..Because thats Joe Biden's job now?

I think if Hillary was the VP nominee it would be expected for her to do that, but now it's Joe Biden's responsiblity. And unless she is specifically asked to do so, it might look like she is trying to take over. I think what she is doing now,supporting & campaigning for Obama, is her appropriate role. And I'm curious as to why some people think it should only be Hillary. What about all the other women who backed Obama in the primaries? Like Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri, or Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, etc. And how about our governors like Jean Napolitano of Arizona & Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas? Both from Red States. Palin is a governor, and so are these women, they could really go after her. Or Nancy Pelosi, high profile, Speaker of the House. Lots of women in leadership positions in the party, besides Hillary. I'm sure they would be willing if thats what Obama & Biden want.

[girl_interrupted]

28. madfloridian.... thanks for the post and pictures

The one with Hillary and that little girl is just too cute. Reminds me of the work Hillary did with the Children's Defense fund & the Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) So nice to see her out there for Obama now.

[madfloridian]

34. Be sure to watch the video...it was great.

.

[susanwy]

49. I agree 100%

Only one problem, not one of those women would get a minute of national news coverage (except as talking heads on cable news networks) in this all Palin, all the time bullshit coverage.

Having said that, I still agree, Hillary is not the one to go after Palin. I think Obama did the right thing today with his "enough is enough" lets talk about the issues speech.

[Metric System]

27. Because that's what the Rethugs want. Why give it to them and take more attention away from McSame?

[Upton]

29. The attention has already been taken away from McCain

the MSM is focusing on Palin and giving her glowing reviews. The size of McCain's bounce is due to Palin. We need the women of the party to go after her, expose her lies and hypocrisy, otherwise we're not going to win.

[polmaven]

48. Exactly....

so they can start their sexist "CAT FIGHT!" screeds.

What? Republicans sexist? Geeee, Who knew?

[ronnykmarshall]

30. That is so cool.

[Raffi Ella]

32. Awww!

This is so great, just everything about it is AWESOME. Those volunteers musta been SO SURPRISED!! I'm so jealous. haha.

Thanks so much for the post~K&R!

[happygoluckytoyou]

35. Thank HILLARY for teaching OBAMA TO FIGHT!!! well done

[Cha]

36. Oh yeah?

Do tell?

[musicblind]

37. She looks SO good. She looks like she has lost weight

and the new haircut is awesome. Not to mention that blue is my favorite color and guess what color her outfit is!!!!!!!!

[ronnykmarshall]

38. Oh man!!

I'm such a crybaby!

That video just warms my heart.

[glancingthefuture]

40. Thanks for the post and good on Hillary.

[madfloridian]

42. Heard from someone there at the time....

they were excited.

That picture with the little girl was big on the front page of the print edition.

[ronnykmarshall]

50. Did they know she was coming in advance?

Looks like she suprised them.

[madfloridian]

51. I don't think they did know.

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[DeepModem Mom]

44. I love the video -- what a welcoming, enthusiastic group of folks! And Hillary was terrific! nt

[KoKo]

45. Kick!

[Hope And Change]

46. K & R!Thanks for posting!

[rvablue]

52. I never doubted for a minute that she would do the right thing! n/t

[WCGreen]

53. She still has it...

If she works Fla for Obama (and us, I might ad), we will take the state...

[barack the house]

54. dupe

[barack the house]

55. Hillary deserves all the support we can give her everytime she helps us this way. Very heartening.