Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton both received glowing endorsements this week, although in a slightly unusual format. Firstly, the endorsements were printed in US Weekly. Secondly, they were from Obama and Clinton’s respective spouses. Spouse Debate 2008! the headline exclaimed. Who Knows The Candidates Best?
Soundbite:
“Entering into a presidential race is a very personal and difficult decision. As you may have read, I was a little hesitant at first. But when I took off my selfish hat, and I put on my mom hat and my professional hat and my woman hat and my citizen hat, I realized that if I weren’t married to him, I’d want a Barack Obama presidency right now.”
To give props to Michelle Obama, her endorsement at least has the ring of personal attachment. Bill Clinton sounds like he’s writing a character reference. For someone he doesn’t know all that well.
“In law school, [Hillary] worked for legal services for poor people, and she took an extra year at the Yale Child Study Center and the Yale University Hospital to study about children and the law, especially how to better protect kids from severe abuse and neglect. When she graduated, she turned down lucrative job offers and instead took a job at the Children’s Defense Fund because she wanted to help poor children.”
US Magazine is owned by Wenner Media. Jann Wenner recently wrote a personal endorsement for Barack Obama in Wenner Media’s flagship publication, Rolling Stone. Is US going to remain neutral for the rest of the race? Possibly not. This week’s issue features a photo slideshow of Barack Obama acting Just Like Us: supermarket shopping, eating hot sauce, riding a tricycle. Hillary Clinton’s slideshow uncharitably features her Worst Outfits Ever.
As yet, there’s been no official endorsement from Cindy McCain.
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