(Hillary) Clinton praises UFW (and Obama)

[Newsjock]

Source: Fresno Bee

On the eve of the Democratic National Convention, Sen. Hillary Clinton came to Fresno on Sunday to thank the United Farm Workers for supporting her campaign for president and ask that they now turn that support toward electing presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.

Speaking to a crowd of about 600 people at the union's constitutional convention in downtown Fresno, the New York Democrat also pledged to continue pressing for immigration reform in Congress, including a provision that would give more than a million undocumented workers in the country a path toward citizenship.

... On Sunday, speaking before a crowd that cheered for her as they held up "Obama '08" placards, Clinton praised the man to whom she conceded her party's nomination in June as a politician who also would fight for the union's causes.

"I've seen his passion and determination, his grit and grace, and I know that he has lived the American dream," she said. Clinton added that an Obama presidency would lead to stronger union rights, immigration reform, an increased minimum wage and "a health-care system that takes care of everyone."

Read more: http://www.fresnobee.com/263/story/818662.html

[Skarbrowe]

1. Thank you Hillary! Can't wait to see you Tuesday night! I know

you will give a great speech and back Obama all the way.

[qwlauren35]

2. Clearly, HILLARY is NOT the "Enemy"!!!!

She's not VP and she's STILL stumping for Obama. She's not projecting bitterness, anger, hostility, etc. She's doing all of the right things.

So folks, PLEASE direct anger toward Bill, if warranted, and SOME of her supporters, when warranted.

But from everything I'm seeing, Senators Clinton and Obama are both behaving toward each other in the manner that befits their offices.

[indimuse]

3. GO HIllary!

She IS the BEST!

[Tarc]

4. Nice to see a good topic about Hillary for a change

Most of the other topics about her are still infested with primary-era hate.