Obama and Bill Clinton talk

Posted: Monday, June 30, 2008 3:51 PM by Mark Murray

From NBC/NJ's Athena Jones and NBC's Mark Murray
Obama and Bill Clinton spoke on the phone today, despite reports that the former president was still upset at Obama after the conclusion of the spirited and contentious Democratic primary.

"Sen. Obama had a terrific conversation with President Clinton and is honored to have his support in this campaign," Obama spokesman Bill Burton said in a statement. "He has always believed that Bill Clinton is one of this nation's great leaders and most brilliant minds, and looks forward to seeing him on the campaign trail and receiving his counsel in the months to come."

VIDEO: Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama spoke to former President Bill Clinton for the first time since the primaries, asking him for help in his quest for the White House. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.

Added Clinton spokesman Matt McKenna: "President Clinton had a very good conversation with Sen. Obama today. He renewed his offer to do whatever he can to ensure Sen. Obama is our next President... The president believes that Sen. Obama has been a great inspiration for millions of people around the country and he knows that he will bring the change America needs as our next president."

Per Obama communications director Robert Gibbs, Obama and Clinton spoke for about 20 minutes during the Illinois senator's drive between Kansas City and Independence. Obama asked Bill Clinton to campaign with -- and for -- him in the fall.

"I believe the president wants to and was excited about it," Gibbs said.

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Get Bill back in the pickup, send him to rural Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and of course Arkansas. He lives for this stuff. He can be a loose cannon, but he's still a cannon that can more or less be aimed at the GOP.

Stan Shmenge (Sent Monday, June 30, 2008 9:52 PM)

The republicans want Senator Clinton on the ticket. The same republicans who voted for a democrat, Sen. Clinton, in the primaries. The republican nominee was chosen early, so during the remainging primaries they were incouraged to vote for Sen. Clinton. The republicans have a very big file on the Clintons, starting with the campaign funds fraud case against the Clintons. The republicans have kept very close tabs on everything the Clintons have done since they left the White House. If Senator Obama chooses Senator Clinton as his VP that will be the end of his presidential run. Senator Clinton's 18 million votes were not votes she would have gotten in Nov., a block of the 18 million are republicans. Why is the media not talking about the cross over votes, and the campaign funds fraud case????

A New America (Sent Monday, June 30, 2008 10:16 PM)

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