Bill Clinton Touts Obama's Organizing & Internet Prowess

Former President Bill Clinton had plenty of love for Barack Obama on Wednesday night, but as The Nation's Net movement correspondent, the emphasis on Obama's Internet prowess really caught my ear.

Obama's web team liked it, too, apparently. This short clip of Clinton's "rousing praise" for Obama's qualifications as chief executive was uploaded to Obama's official YouTube within hours of the rally:

Comments (40)

1. 81 DAYS 21 Hrs 2 Min 54.7 Sec

   Posted by frosty zoom at 10/30/2008 @ 02:57am

2. $10,532,774,343.37

   Posted by frosty zoom at 10/30/2008 @ 03:03am

3. yeah...it looked good.

   Posted by dexter666 at 10/30/2008 @ 07:02am

4. Where, oh, where.....is FRANKGRITS?

   LOL

   Posted by Maskdelta at 10/30/2008 @ 07:24am

5. Posted by Maskdelta at 10/30/2008 @ 07:24am | ignore this person | warn this person

   where has the frankgrits gone...long long time ago?

   don't worry, like a vengeful deity, he lurks, watching yet unseen, noting every slight, real and imagined...

   Posted by dexter666 at 10/30/2008 @ 07:53am

6. Frank cut and ran, along with Jommmammamamaa. What up wit dat?

   Posted by crabwalk at 10/30/2008 @ 08:28am

7. Does anyone else think Obamas infomercial was a waste of time and money?

   I've seen better montages on Family Guy

   Posted by crabwalk at 10/30/2008 @ 08:30am

8. Crabs, Mask, Frosty & Dex ... a pointed commentary on old McSame:

   http://www.zipperfish.com/yaafm/yaafm-14-john-mccain/

   Posted by leftofcenter at 10/30/2008 @ 08:32am

9. "U.S. commanders in Afghanistan now believe they need about 20,000 additional troops to battle a growing Taliban insurgency, as demands mount for support forces such as helicopter units, intelligence teams and engineers that are critical to operating in the country's harsh terrain."

   Ponti=19,999

   USC1= 19,998

   Len mosse= 19,997

   RIO= 19,997 (fratricide will be the end of him)

   ACOOK= 19,996, she can serve with #1 son.

   DARIN= 19,994 (300 lbs counts as 2)

   oh, wait, they need intelligence teams. Never mind.

   Posted by crabwalk at 10/30/2008 @ 08:34am

10. LOC, thanks for the link, but alas, I work from dial-up, no video for me.

    Posted by crabwalk at 10/30/2008 @ 08:38am

11. Posted by dexter666 at 10/30/2008 @ 07:53am

    Given his self-perceived intellect (versus the low actual one)...

    I'm betting FRANKGRITS is planning on riding out the next 5 days and either-

    (A) returning to gloat if McCain somehow pulls it out.

    (B) trying to re-ingratiate himself with the "TNers", by doing his Fonzie impersonation ("I was wrrrrr...I was wrrrroon.....I was wrrrrronnnnn..." "You were wrong, FRANK?" "Yeah, that word!") and telling us we MUST "let bygones be bygones" and forgive him.

    Then he starts in with various HSUBian fantasies by which Biden steps down before 2012 and Obama "very smartly" picks Hillary as his new Veep...and she gets to run in 2016 as incumbent.

    heheh

    Posted by Maskdelta at 10/30/2008 @ 09:06am

12. I'm an engineer, but my eyesight's too bad for the military to even consider taking me. Not that I'm actually cut out to be in the military, I'm far too emotional.

    Posted by jayneslilsis at 10/30/2008 @ 09:08am

13. We are getting OUT of Iraq and Afghanistan!

    Obama said so (last year).

    We're spending that money (that we WON'T have under Obama just like we DON'T have under Bush) on infrastructure.

    Posted by bleedingheart at 10/30/2008 @ 09:12am

14. Posted by crabwalk at 10/30/2008 @ 08:34am

    SJCHERMAK can take jayne's place. According to him, Bush can also invade Iran and Syria with no Congressional approval!

    You also left out LVLIBERTY1 who, as he keeps telling us, was a Super-Secret Double-Nought Spy For The Navy In 'Nam And Did Super-Secret Missions That He Can't Prove Really Happened Due to National Security And Not Letting the Vietnamese Know What We Did 40 Years Ago!

    Posted by Maskdelta at 10/30/2008 @ 09:17am

15. ACOOK = 19,996, she can serve with #1 son.

    oh, wait, they need intelligence teams. Never mind.

    Posted by crabwalk at 10/30/2008 @ 08:34am

    Well thank you King Crab, that's a wonderful idea. The military would definately benefit from my ICU experience. As a matter of fact, I propose that since most hospitals lose money regarding critical care, they should drop those programs entirely.

    And if you want to speak on intelligence, how about this...the entire medical community (across the nation) takes a two week vacation and let you more "intelligent" beings take our places while we're gone?

    Posted by ACook at 10/30/2008 @ 09:29am

16. Posted by leftofcenter at 10/30/2008 @ 08:32am | ignore this person | warn this person

    yup

    ---------------------------------

    Posted by Maskdelta at 10/30/2008 @ 09:06am | ignore this person | warn this person

    i miss the ol' PUMA...or would that be puMAN? lol

    ------------------------------------ Posted by ACook at 10/30/2008 @ 09:29am | ignore this person | warn this person

    where you been, dear? hows your son? (its me, your favorite lefty, ibble)

    Posted by dexter666 at 10/30/2008 @ 11:17am

17. And if you want to speak on intelligence, how about this...the entire medical community (across the nation) takes a two week vacation and let you more "intelligent" beings take our places while we're gone? Posted by ACook at 10/30/2008 @ 09:29am

    He didn't insult the entire medical community. Just you. While I don't approve of insulting others this is an obvious spin of his statement.

    You propose getting rid of the ICU?

    Posted by Cccomfo1 at 10/30/2008 @ 11:33am

18. What up wit dat? Posted by crabwalk at 10/30/2008 @ 08:28am

    i hope they're o.k..

    best wishes to both.

    Posted by frosty zoom at 10/30/2008 @ 11:37am

19. LOC, thanks for the link, but alas, I work from dial-up, no video for me.

    Posted by crabwalk at 10/30/2008 @ 08:38am

    pedal faster.

    Posted by frosty zoom at 10/30/2008 @ 11:38am

20. pedal faster. Posted by frosty zoom at 10/30/2008 @ 11:38am

    He might need to buy a new Gerbil for the wheel also.

    Posted by Cccomfo1 at 10/30/2008 @ 11:51am

21. where you been, dear? hows your son? (its me, your favorite lefty, ibble)

    Posted by dexter666 at 10/30/2008 @ 11:17am

    I didn't know that was you! I thought you signed of permanently. How are you!? (Blog Hugs and Kisses.. :-)

    My son is doing OK. He's been on patrol north of Khandahar. The rest of my family is good. My husband has been sick though. He suffered a mild heart attack about six weeks ago. Been having problems with his BP too.

    How's your family? Everyone doing well?

    Tell me why did you change your nic? I liked the other one.

    Posted by ACook at 10/30/2008 @ 11:54am

22. OK, I'll step up and play the neocon card:

    Uhh... You guys are only winning in the polls because BHusseinO's making shady deals with shady ignorant brown voters, adding billions of fake names to the rolls. He's promising (using Muslim code signals to the brown masses) to have the feds washing your clothes and raising your babies, in doing so he'll mushroom the debt, gut real patriot corporations like Bear Stearns, I mean, Halliburton. He'll ruin our reputation around the world by lapsing into Hip Hop rhymes during serious State Dinners and will force everyone to wear huge fake bling necklaces and outlaw English and lynch people who fail the Ebonics test and put all white men in prison, steal their wives and daughters...

    Posted by winyahn at 10/30/2008 @ 12:06pm

23. "He didn't insult the entire medical community. Just you. While I don't approve of insulting others this is an obvious spin of his statement."

    You propose getting rid of the ICU?

    Posted by Cccomfo1 at 10/30/2008 @ 11:33am

    Hello C3, I know what he meant. And I meant what I said. I can still go into the military and serve next to my son. He can't say that. Anyway, I still like the 'ol crab.

    As far as getting rid of ICU, the thought has crossed by my mind on more than one occassion.

    Posted by ACook at 10/30/2008 @ 12:20pm

24. And if you want to speak on intelligence, how about this...the entire medical community (across the nation) takes a two week vacation and let you more "intelligent" beings take our places while we're gone?

    Posted by ACook at 10/30/2008 @ 09:29am

    Wow! Pop the old one out and in put in a fresh one.

    Posted by Truthman at 10/30/2008 @ 12:23pm

25. As far as getting rid of ICU, the thought has crossed by my mind on more than one occassion. Posted by ACook at 10/30/2008 @ 12:20pm

    So where would the people in the ICU end up? Dead?

    Posted by Cccomfo1 at 10/30/2008 @ 12:27pm

26. "So where would the people in the ICU end up? Dead?"

    Posted by Cccomfo1 at 10/30/2008 @ 12:27pm

    Could be. If Senator Obama's plans for "universal healthcare" is implemented, many hospitals who serve the public will have to cut or curtail some of the more expensive services/ expenditures, that also includes overhead expenses to pay medical staff. The new gov't healthcare insurance will force caps on everything and act just like Medicaid and Medicare.

    Me? I won't have to worry too much. I can either outsource my services and go into private duty or work in a private hospital.

    Posted by ACook at 10/30/2008 @ 1:12pm

27. Could be. If Senator Obama's plans for "universal healthcare" is implemented, many hospitals who serve the public will have to cut or curtail some of the more expensive services/ expenditures, that also includes overhead expenses to pay medical staff. The new gov't healthcare insurance will force caps on everything and act just like Medicaid and Medicare. Me? I won't have to worry too much. I can either outsource my services and go into private duty or work in a private hospital. Posted by ACook at 10/30/2008 @ 1:12pm

    Oh God let's not play that game of making wild predictions based on zero information. Right now there are general practice doctors in public hospitals who are requiring their patients to pay an extra 4500 dollars a year person to see them because insurance companies don't pay these doctors. So right now the system is not even decent. Sure I MIGHT be able to get an emergency procedure I need if my insurance company deems it necessary but if I have cancer it may go completely unnoticed because doctors don't want to run more expensive tests because they don't know if they will ever see their money from the insurance companies.

    Posted by Cccomfo1 at 10/30/2008 @ 1:21pm

28. pedal faster. Posted by frosty zoom at 10/30/2008 @ 11:38am He might need to buy a new Gerbil for the wheel also. Posted by Cccomfo1 at 10/30/2008 @ 11:51am |

    I have better uses for my gerbil.

    Posted by crabwalk at 10/30/2008 @ 1:36pm

29. Hello C3, I know what he meant. And I meant what I said. I can still go into the military and serve next to my son. He can't say that. Anyway, I still like the 'ol crab.-ACOOK

    They need you.

    Of course we need you here too.

    that's the problem, so many over there when we could use them here, yet too few there to do it right.

    Posted by crabwalk at 10/30/2008 @ 1:39pm

30. I have better uses for my gerbil. Posted by crabwalk at 10/30/2008 @ 1:36pm

    I don't know where to laugh or be disgusted...

    Posted by Cccomfo1 at 10/30/2008 @ 1:48pm

31. I don't know where to laugh or be disgusted... Posted by Cccomfo1 at 10/30/2008 @ 1:48pm

    You have been under the yoke of ChimpCo for 8 years, you should have lots of practice combining the 2.

    I heard about a new cell phone, called The Gerbil. The ringtones are quiet, but multiple vibrating options abound. Brings new meaning to "Call me!"

    now you can be disgusted.

    Posted by crabwalk at 10/30/2008 @ 1:55pm

32. now you can be disgusted. Posted by crabwalk at 10/30/2008 @ 1:55pm

    Hahahaha. Now I just want to laugh. Maybe that's what 8 years under Bush does to you. Makes your humor run backwards.

    Posted by Cccomfo1 at 10/30/2008 @ 2:19pm

33. Posted by Cccomfo1 at 10/30/2008 @ 1:21pm

    You're absolutely right. But, this isn't a wild prediction. This is what I know. When you are put on Medicare or Medicaid, there is a price cap on how much the govt will pay out. If you max out, you will have to pay for any overages and if the patient is poor, the hospital has to absorb to remaining cost.

    The same model applies to Obama's healthcare plan. It's a "third" insurance plan that's all. He says everyone will be able to "buy" into the govt plan. There may not be any deductiables, but you will pay a co-pay.

    You will also have to include the 77 million baby boomers who will be retiring and no longer paying into the system. Many of them won't qualify for Medicare or Medicaid because of income reasons, which means you will have to pick up the additional cost. The system will be under tremendous strain.

    Posted by ACook at 10/30/2008 @ 2:36pm

34. Acook, CCC: I have a somewhat similar story. Southwest Hospital just closed down their ER due to money problems. They said they instead open up a center to treat minor things(sorry, couldn't think of a better word).

    Posted by k330k at 10/30/2008 @ 3:09pm

35. I meant Southwest Hospital in Atlanta. They've had money problems before and had to close down entirely. Of course closing an ICU would be much more detrimental to the surrounding community.

    Posted by k330k at 10/30/2008 @ 3:21pm

36. You're absolutely right. But, this isn't a wild prediction. This is what I know. When you are put on Medicare or Medicaid, there is a price cap on how much the govt will pay out. If you max out, you will have to pay for any overages and if the patient is poor, the hospital has to absorb to remaining cost. The same model applies to Obama's healthcare plan. It's a "third" insurance plan that's all. He says everyone will be able to "buy" into the govt plan. There may not be any deductiables, but you will pay a co-pay. You will also have to include the 77 million baby boomers who will be retiring and no longer paying into the system. Many of them won't qualify for Medicare or Medicaid because of income reasons, which means you will have to pick up the additional cost. The system will be under tremendous strain. Posted by ACook at 10/30/2008 @ 2:36pm

    No you don't KNOW this because he has said before that his plan won't work like Medicare/Medicaid. So what you are doing is guessing based on other plans. So far he has said it would be like the same health plan himself and other Senators get. So you don't actually KNOW anything about the plan he is going to institute you are just guessing off of the already broken Medicare/Medicaid system.

    Posted by Cccomfo1 at 10/30/2008 @ 3:24pm

37. I meant Southwest Hospital in Atlanta. They've had money problems before and had to close down entirely. Of course closing an ICU would be much more detrimental to the surrounding community. Posted by k330k at 10/30/2008 @ 3:21pm

    Very true.

    Posted by Cccomfo1 at 10/30/2008 @ 3:25pm

38. Tax the profits of the Fast Food Vendors that are profiting from peddling their poison "food" on the population.

    Tax the Oil and Power Companies that use fossil fuels that cause untold health problems and make enormous profits and use a higher percentage of the commons than anyone else.

    Tax the vampires in the health care system and drug companies that make enormous profits from the suffering of the people.

    Tax the rich who rip off average Americans with their criminal activities in the money market.

    Then redirect that money towards healthcare, education, infrastructure and green industry for job creation.

    Make the bastards who have profited from and brought the middle class to it's knees pay out the nose for the presumption that it is they who rule. And not the people who actually do something.

    Power to the Middle Class!

    Posted by chaoszen at 10/30/2008 @ 4:33pm

39. I forgot one thing.

    Eliminate the Military Industrial Complex.

    Posted by chaoszen at 10/30/2008 @ 4:37pm

40. Posted by Cccomfo1 at 10/30/2008 @ 3:24pm

    C3, the Federal Employeess Health Benefit Plan that Obama and McCain enjoy, is 75% subsidized by Uncle Sam.

    Posted by ACook at 10/30/2008 @ 4:54pm