2008 Woodie Awards
Obama takes shots at Clinton in Florence
John Sweeney
Issue date: 2/4/08 Section: Election 2008
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama continued to take shots at New York Sen. Hillary Clinton during a recent rally at the Florence Civic Center.
The Illinois senator spoke just four days after a bickering match during the CNN and Congressional Black Caucus Democratic debate in Myrtle Beach and on the eve of South Carolina's Democratic primary.
During his Jan. 25 speech, Obama mentioned that Clinton questioned his position on the war.
"I said early in this campaign I would meet not just with our friends, but with our enemies," Obama said. "Not just with those who we like, but those we don't like. And people said, 'No, you can't do that.' Sen. Clinton said, 'Oh no, that'd be na've, that'd be irresponsible.' I said, 'Remember what John F. Kennedy said.' He said 'we should never negotiate out of fear, but we should never fear to negotiate.'"
During the Jan. 21 debate, the two attacked each other about their Iraq war positions and their past records with the economy.
That exchange caused many to see former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards as winner of the debate.
Obama also addressed the need to improve the education and healthcare systems during the rally.
He said wages must be increased for teachers and that college needs to become more affordable, as it's too expensive for most young people.
"Even if they get loans to go to college, they come out, they've got a mortgage before they even graduate," Obama said.
In regard to health care, Obama talked about the need to lower costs for seniors' medications.
"I hear from seniors who can't afford prescription drugs because the drug companies said Medicare couldn't negotiate for the cheapest available prices," he said. "You've got seniors taking half a dose, even though the doctors said you can't do that - they can't afford anything else."
After speaking to the crowd for nearly 40 minutes, Obama moved around the stage with his security team, shaking hands and talking with members of the audience.
He then departed for Columbia to continue his campaigning in South Carolina.
The civic center was filled with nearly 1,000 people of all ages and races supporting Obama.
Some people waited hours before the rally in order to hear Obama speak the night before the state's Democratic primary.
The Illinois senator spoke just four days after a bickering match during the CNN and Congressional Black Caucus Democratic debate in Myrtle Beach and on the eve of South Carolina's Democratic primary.
During his Jan. 25 speech, Obama mentioned that Clinton questioned his position on the war.
"I said early in this campaign I would meet not just with our friends, but with our enemies," Obama said. "Not just with those who we like, but those we don't like. And people said, 'No, you can't do that.' Sen. Clinton said, 'Oh no, that'd be na've, that'd be irresponsible.' I said, 'Remember what John F. Kennedy said.' He said 'we should never negotiate out of fear, but we should never fear to negotiate.'"
During the Jan. 21 debate, the two attacked each other about their Iraq war positions and their past records with the economy.
That exchange caused many to see former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards as winner of the debate.
Obama also addressed the need to improve the education and healthcare systems during the rally.
He said wages must be increased for teachers and that college needs to become more affordable, as it's too expensive for most young people.
"Even if they get loans to go to college, they come out, they've got a mortgage before they even graduate," Obama said.
In regard to health care, Obama talked about the need to lower costs for seniors' medications.
"I hear from seniors who can't afford prescription drugs because the drug companies said Medicare couldn't negotiate for the cheapest available prices," he said. "You've got seniors taking half a dose, even though the doctors said you can't do that - they can't afford anything else."
After speaking to the crowd for nearly 40 minutes, Obama moved around the stage with his security team, shaking hands and talking with members of the audience.
He then departed for Columbia to continue his campaigning in South Carolina.
The civic center was filled with nearly 1,000 people of all ages and races supporting Obama.
Some people waited hours before the rally in order to hear Obama speak the night before the state's Democratic primary.
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