Bill Clinton Appearance Off Until Monday

Raleigh, N.C. — Former President Bill Clinton on Thursday postponed a campaign appearance in Raleigh on behalf of his wife. Bad weather kept his flight in New Jersey.

Clinton had been expected to attend a private, $1,000-a-plate fundraiser at Brier Creek Country Club to raise money for Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. It was rescheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday.

Hillary Clinton was in Iowa Thursday for a debate among Democratic presidential candidates.

Bad weather in New Jersey forced a delay in Bill Clinton's flight to the Triangle, requiring that the event be out off, officials said.

It was rescheduled for Monday.

Clinton also filled in for his wife at a $1 million fundraiser in New Jersey Wednesday night. She missed that because she didn't want to risk having a severe ice storm cause her to miss an Iowa debate.

Explaining her absence Wednesday, Clinton emphasized the importance of his wife's doing well in the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3, an important early test in the New York senator's quest to win the Democratic presidential nomination.

"She started off way behind there," he told the audience. "And she might just win anyway. For that, I'm very proud of her."

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This republican will simply not vote if the choices are Guiliani and Hillary.

Guiliani is a closet liberal.

doodad
December 14, 2007 2:41 p.m.

"Side notes: A uniformed military man would've been dishonorable discharged for such adultery, and no Fortune 500 company would ever tolerate such proven conduct from a CEO."

And, yet, the Republicans seem set to nominate someone for the Presidency who also used government resources to help his affair, while married to someone else. I guess that doesn't count because of 9/11.

mvnull
December 14, 2007 11:39 a.m.

Maybe they figured out no one was going to show up. Those $1000 dolllar plates might have been hard to find. Weather does not detour the kind of jet Clinton was going to be flying around in. He wasn't gonna be in a Cessna 150.

shine
December 13, 2007 6:55 p.m.

"I truly beleive that GW Bush is one of the most caring and concerned Presidents of the USofA that we have ever elected." It is just too bad he is incompetent.

mvnull
December 13, 2007 5:35 p.m.

And George H.W. Bush advocated NOT removing him from power. He knew the consequences. Too bad son didn't learn from father.