Bill Clinton visited my campus today.
Bet he was remembering the good ole days…
I will upload a picture from the event later.
I was surprised by his speech. He didn’t say the name “Obama” one time. He completely focused on the issues, namely Iraq, the economy, and healthcare. It was a smart idea, because more Americans are saying the campaign is getting too negative.
Clinton also hates a “media-driven” scandal, so it makes sense that he didn’t discuss Rev. Wright, the “bitter” comments, or any of the other topics that have been stealing air time. I do respect him for that.
I saw so many Hillary stickers in the crowd, and I hadn’t realized her support was so prevalent here. The WVU Students for Hillary group has not done anything (that I’m aware of) until now,especially compared to the WVU Students for Barack Obama. But apparently they got Clinton to come. However, I’m pretty sure WVU Students for Hillary is another way of saying the Student Government Association, because the Hillary facebook group lists all their names as administrators.
It can’t be denied that Clinton is a powerful speaker. He is extremely charismatic, and still popular. But it’s noteworthy that he didn’t speak about what he perceives to be the differences between Obama and Hillary. So many people are still undecided. They don’t need to only know what Hillary will do; they need to know why it’s supposedly better than what Obama will do.
Maybe the reason he did not is because he knows there are not many differences regarding policy. There are differences regarding character and campaign strategy, and it’s not beneficial to him to bring these differences up.
