Feinstein and Rangel back an Obama-Clinton "dream ticket"

Hillary Clinton endorsed Barack Obama on Saturday, and now two of her most powerful supporters are endorsing her as the strongest candidate for vice president on the Democratic ticket.

In appearances on three of the Sunday talk shows, Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California and Rep. Charles B. Rangel of New York both urged the Illinois senator to make Clinton his #2.

Feinstein, of course, hosted the Obama-Clinton "secret" meeting Friday night. On ABC's "This Week," she put  her hopes for the Democratic ticket this way:

"I've looked at every other possible candidate. No one brings to a ticket what Hillary brings: 18 million people committed to where she's going. ... if you really want a winning ticket, this is it."

She reiterated her support for an Obama-Clinton ticket on CNN's "Late Edition":

"I think there are 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling that say, yes, do it. I think Hillary had something that is a bit unusual. She has a very committed woman constituency, female constituency right now. She has proved herself. She has grown in the campaign. She has some constituencies that he needs."

Rangel -- a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and one of the New York senator's earliest supporters -- appeared on CBS' "Face the Nation":

"From a personal view -- and I may be too close to the forest -- I think it is an absolutely unbeatable ticket, and I think it would be terrific for the country." 

-- Leslie Hoffecker

Comments

[David]

If Hillary is the VP, Obama will need a food taster and Brooks Brothers body armor. If she wouldn't kill him, her supporters would.

[mwf]

Oh brother. The conspiracy theorists are out in full bloom I see......(commentors, that is - all over the internet)

And does anyone else get annoyed with the commentary that professes to know everything Hillary (or Bill for that matter) is thinking and going to do?

[jay marciano]

old school way of thinking... we are on new territory...
maybe an unbeatable ticket.. but if they cannot work together it is not the best for our country.. that is the key...
I wish this could work but given the behavior of Sen Clinton I am not convinced in any way, shape or form... what happened on Tuesday was a disservice to Sen Obama... I respect the voters who supported Sen Clinton and any other year it would make sense for the two to team up...let Sen Obama decide. I wish folks would stay off his back and let him be... temperment and style are critical.. whose dream is it ? Maybe to Sen Clinton's supporters... I feel bad, it would have been wonderful given the support SEn Clinton received... but it is about more then just winning.. its about governing... can they work together ? It is Sen Obama's call 100 %... I think there are better match=ups out there given the behaviors and entitlement of the Clinton folks... -Jay M

[BJ]

I for one, do not want an Obama/Clinton ticket.

There is more that divides us, than joins us...

We cannot vote for a Democratic Party that hi-jacked the nomination, we cannot vote for a candidate that we do not trust! As similar as their platforms are, their delivery will never be the same. Barack says what he has to say to get elected, and will do what he wants to do WHEN he gets elected. And THAT is what I'm afraid of.

I do not know his true moral compass, nor his political will. All I know is... he has an agenda that we are not aware of.

John McCain will get my vote in November. I can handle 4 yrs. of McCain and his tax cuts!

[Marti]

David, I do believe the kind of comment you made on your post is unnecessary talk of the killing of Obama. I think that kind of talk needs to be omitted. I am a Hillary supporter, and I wouldn't kill anybody. I am disgusted at the mention of it. That is not a way to bring Clinton supporters to Obama. I do feel strong about supporting an Obama-Clinton Dream Ticket, but I must say that kind of comment turns me off as I am sure it will many if not all Clinton supporters. I hope you are not an example of a true Obama supporter. . Since my candidate has strongly suporred Obama, I plan to also. This campaign needs none of that!

[Matt]

As much as I dislike Hillary, I think she may be a necessary evil for Obama to secure the presidency.

[Victor Williams]

"If Hillary is the VP, Obama will need a food taster and Brooks Brothers body armor. If she wouldn't kill him, her supporters would."

And yet somehow it's what Clinton and her supporters say which is offensive?? If she were on the ticket it would be the only way in which I could stomach voting for Obama.

[joseph marcucilli]

It would be a nightmare having her on the ticket.They really don't like each other .

[Roscoe]

It's obama HUSSEIN....nothing else matters.

[Debmood]

Sounds like blackmail going on with Rangel and Fienstein.
Senator Clinton and politicians like her is why I left the Democratic Party. Senator Obama is the reason I came back. Clinton represents the status quo; Obama represents change in the way business is done in Washington. I prefer Hope and Change!
Feinstein and Rangel have a right to dream. Their dream is not mine.
I'm also noticing how the Senators and the media have bought into the idea that Hillary owns 18 million people. That is totally false. I'm sick of lying politicians. If Senator Obama counts Florida and the uncommitted votes in Michigan as Hillary is doing, he would be millions over Hillary in the popular vote. Amazingly, CNN and some other tabloid bloggers have forgotten how to count, and they are repeating the lie.
I'm very close in giving up the process for good. I'll be watching in the coming months.

[Mark in VA]

I knew in 2004 that Clinton would run in 2008, and at that time I committed to support AnybodyButClinton. As it turned out, Obama was the candidate I have wanted from the beginning of the campaign, so all things considered it worked out pretty well for me. That said, I'm willing to support an Obama/Clinton ticket. She's not who I would pick personally, but Obama needs to consider heavily just how much support she rallied during this primary. And, let's face it: Obama/Clinton is certainly no stranger, no more contentious than Kennedy/Johnson, yet they pulled it together and made it work. My ideal pick is Sebelius, my "balance the ticket" choice is Webb, and obviously this is Obama's call to make, but Clinton has a strong argument.

[Joseph Hayden]

It's still a dumb idea. There are 18 million people who **didn't** vote for Hillary - no one ever talks about that. She and Bill bring more baggage and drama than it's worth, Obama would be fighting a government in exile (the Republicans) and a government in waiting. Forget it. Start fresh, move on. Feinstein and Rangel need to let go and let the process unfold and stop pushing.

[Wm Tate]

Hillary would bring Bill with her. With Obama's own baggage--Rezko, Wright, Ayers, Pfleger, Ayers, etc.--can he afford extra trunk-fulls of the stuff?
-Wm Tate,
http://www.atimelikethis.us/

[Darlene]

David,

I think that your comment on Brooks Brothers body armor shows the mentality of a lot of the Obama supporters, totally nasty. If it weren't for a lot of people like you, more of us Clinton supporters would support Obama now.
I think that we should just let you take your knocks, Obama will lose without us and then we have Hillary in 2012.

[Josh]

If an Obama/Clinton ticket happens to win the general election for the Democrats, it is clear that Barack Obama, as President, would marginalize Hillary Clinton and render her completely useless. These two could not work together after the election. The only purpose of such ticket would be to attract Clinton's voters in November - and its main result would be pushing Hillary Clinton aside after that. She could do better as a Senator...

[Richard]

Feinstein and Rangel ---- = OPPORTUNISTS !

If they were supporters of Barack - then they would allow him to make the choice.

The decision has to be a good one - take the present VP, that has turned out to be a catastrophic decision

[mark essex]

hmmmmm

and, when was the last time that a nominee was told whom to choose as his vp?

is it because obama's black?

didn't jesse jackson win more votes than any other second place candidate had ever won before?

did the party leadership attempt to persuade dukkakis to choose jackson?

why don't they just ask obama to step aside because he's black?

that would be logical, wouldn't it?

[J Richards]

Who actually chooses Obama's VP? James A. Johnson heads Obama's Vice-Presidential Search Committee. Who is James A. Johnson? Vice-Chairman of multi-billion dollar hedge fund and merchant bank, Perseus, board member of Goldman Sachs, business partner of George Soros, former chairman of Lehman Brothers, member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission. The Chairman of Perseus is Frank Pearl also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and an active member of the Americans for Bilderberg group.

Obama's foreign policy advisor? Zbigniew Brzezinski.

He appears to be the antithesis of Bush - Democratic, articulate, young, intelligent and black. The perfect package in the current market. "Vote for Change" it says on the label. It's nothing but a Corporate media advertising campaign. What you get is more of the same.

Turn off your TV, put your newspaper down and do some research. Then vote Cynthia McKinney or Ron Paul or Mike Gravel or anyone who is not bought and owned by the people who already run America.

[Mark]

I don't know if Obama is scared of Hillary as the Democratic VP, but the Republicans certainly are scared "to death" -- hence all their replays of Hillary attacking Barack.

The message the Republicans want to send is, "You'd be crazy to choose Hillary, don't do it!! Take our advice, offered in earnest!"

[Lucien BONNET]

RE:
Feinstein and Rangel back an Obama-Clinton "dream ticket"
June 08, 2008
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Thank You For Welcoming Me

DEDICATION

I dedicate this book entitled "BILL A RI AND THERE WAS LIGHT!" to the FORMER President Bill Clinton, to his wife Hillary and their daughter Chelsea. Leadership is the trade-mark of both the President and his whole family at the dawn of the twenty-first century.

The immediate goal of this book is to make the leaders and peoples of the West aware of their grave responsibilities in connection with Haiti’s current tragic situation. For this reason, it recalls the dominant relationship the West has had with the Black World.

Lucien BONNET

PLease, SEE :
LETTER TO PRESIDENT CLINTON
in "BILL A RI AND THERE WAS LIGHT !"
http://www.contact-canadahaiti.ca

[Juan Nunez-Iglesias]

Here's a nice opinion article in the Economist explaining why this is a bad idea:
http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11375813&fsrc=RSS

Most important, Clinton is a divisive force, and Obama may lose what bipartisan support he can surely gather if he pairs up with her. I hope he picks someone else.

[HRC or bust]

He would need neither a food tester nor a flack jacket.

We would have an unstoppable ticket and the first African-American President and female VP. I hope I get the chance to vote for Obama/Hillary.

[Seni]

No no no never. No ticket with Obama and Hillary together. There would be years of fighting between the two families in the white house about what to do on issues. This would cause problems, maybe race problems too for americans.

[Nemo]

I was thinking the very same thing! She would have him wacked!

[PulSamsara]

With all due respect to Hillary Clinton... this would be a terrible choice for Barack Obama.