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Bill Clinton says Barack Obama must 'kiss my ass' for his sup****t
By Tim ****pman in Wa****ngton and Philip Sherwell in New York
Last updated: 9:07 PM BST 28/06/2008
The Telegraph
Bill Clinton is so bitter about Barack Obama's victory over his wife
Hillary
that he has told friends the Democratic nominee will have to beg for his
wholehearted sup****t.
Mr Obama is expected to speak to Mr Clinton for the first time since he
won
the nomination in the next few days, but campaign insiders say that the
former president's future campaign role is a "sticking point" in peace
talks
with Mrs Clinton's aides.
The Telegraph has learned that the former president's rage is still so
great
that even loyal allies are shocked by his patronising attitude to Mr
Obama,
and believe that he risks damaging his own reputation by his
intransigence.
A senior Democrat who worked for Mr Clinton has revealed that he recently
told friends Mr Obama could "kiss my ass" in return for his sup****t.
Hilarious! -- DSH
A second source said that the former president has kept his distance
because
he still does not believe Mr Obama can win the election.
And he MAY be right. -- DSH
Mr Clinton last week issued a tepid statement, through a spokesman, in
which
he said he "is obviously committed to doing whatever he can and is asked
to
do to ensure Senator Obama is the next president of the United States ".
Mr Obama was more effusive at his unity event with Mrs Clinton on Friday,
speaking fondly of the absent former president, who attended Nelson
Mandela's birthday celebrations in London instead. The candidate told the
crowd: "I know how much we need both Bill and Hillary Clinton as a party.
They have done so much great work. We need them badly."
But his aides said he has so far concentrated on cementing relations with
Mrs Clinton first. They say they are content to let relations with Mr
Clinton thaw gradually.
It has long been known that Mr Clinton is angry at the way his own
reputation was tarnished during the primary battle when several of his
comments were interpreted as racist.
But his lingering fury has shocked his friends. The Democrat told the
Telegraph: "He's been angry for a while. But everyone thought he would get
over it. He hasn't. I've spoken to a couple of people who he's been in
contact with and he is mad as hell.
Of COURSE Bill is MAD as HELL -- mad in a way only poor white trash,
turned
festering demagogue -- such as Bill Clinton, CAN be. -- DSH
"He's saying he's not going to reach out, that Obama has to come to him.
One
person told me that Bill said Obama would have to quote kiss my ass close
quote, if he wants his sup****t.
"You can't talk like that about Obama - he's the nominee of your party,
not
some house boy you can order around.
Obama as HOUSE BOY? Now THAT'S certainly RACIST. -- DSH
"Hillary's just getting on with it and so should Bill."
Another Democrat said that despite polls showing Mr Obama with a healthy
lead over Republican John McCain, Mr Clinton doesn't think he can win.
The party strategist, who was allied to one of the early rivals to Mr
Obama
and the former First Lady, said Mr Clinton was "very unhopeful" about the
nominee's prospects in November.
"Bill Clinton knows the party will unite behind Obama, but he is telling
people he doesn't believe Obama can win round voting groups, especially
working-class whites, in the swing states," the strategist said.
"He just doesn't think Obama will be able to connect with the voters he
needs."
Joe Klein, the author of Primary Colours, a fictionalised account of Mr
Clinton's 1992 election, who has known the former president for 20 years,
said he also heard that he was "very, very bitter", from people who have
spoken with him.
"It's time for him to get over it or go off and do his charitable work. He
knows the rules of the road. What's going on now is kind of strange. I
think
his behaviour is really, really shocking."
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