Former President Bill Clinton used a New Hampshire campaign appearance to say there's never been a presidential candidate, "better qualified by knowledge, experience and temperament to do what needs to be done now to restore prosperity." (Jan. 4) AP
NASHUA, N.H. — He's back.
Bill Clinton's hair was whiter, his voice hoarser and his demeanor more subdued than when he was seeking to rescue his own beleaguered presidential campaign in New Hampshire in 1992, or even when he was stumping for his wife in her 2008 campaign.
In his solo campaign debut for the 2016 race, the former president gave a capacity crowd of about 700 in Nashua Community College gym a ruminative endorsement of Hillary Clinton that was more personal than political. He didn't mention his own potential impact on her prospects, and there were none of the hecklers or questions that she occasionally has had to face about him.
"This is what I want to say: When we met soon-to-be 45 years ago in a couple of months, when we met, we fell in love," he told them. "I thought she was the most amazing person," he said, as he traced her career from Yale Law School and her early work in Arkansas on behalf of children and the poor. "She hadn't been elected to anything, but everything she touched became better."
He concluded with a history lesson about why New Hampshire native Frankin Pierce was an unsuccessful president and Abraham Lincoln a successful one — in large part because Lincoln matched the demands of his time.
SOURCE : USA TODAY NEWS
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