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Thread #101088   Message #2338062
Posted By: Amos
11-May-08 - 11:19 PM
Thread Name: BS: Popular Views on Obama
Subject: RE: BS: Popular Views on Obama
From Andy Borowitz. Please note this is a parody and not an actual report.

Bill Clinton Switches to Obama


Latest Superdelegate Defection for Hillary

In what some Democratic Party insiders are calling a particularly ominous sign for Hillary ClintonÕs presidential campaign, former president Bill Clinton today became the latest superdelegate to switch from Sen. Clinton to her rival, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill).

Sources close to the former president said that Mr. Clinton had been mulling such a defection for weeks, as early as the night of the Iowa primary, but that he only decided to make his decision public today.

ÒThe American people want change,Ó Mr. Clinton said at a press conference in New York. ÒLord knows I do.Ó

The former president said that Òsometimes, at the end of a race, you have to put an old horse down,Ó adding, ÒIÕm not speaking metaphorically.Ó

Mr. Clinton fueled speculation that he was seeking a role in an Obama administration, saying, ÒI know my way around the Oval Office, and I know how the super-secret double-lock works.Ó

The former president said he would relish a return to the White House, calling his tenure there Ògood times.Ó

For her part, Sen. Clinton said that the defection of her husband would not deter her from staying in the race, adding, ÒTo my knowledge, heÕs the only white voter Sen. Obama has.Ó

The New York senator denied that she was playing the race card, arguing, ÒEvery other member of my family is supporting me, and by the way, theyÕre white.Ó

Elsewhere, a defiant John McCain said that his wife will not release her tax returns, Òand neither will my girlfriend.Ó