2008 Woodie Awards
Clinton speaks to students
Issue date: 2/4/08 Section: News Briefs
Former President Bill Clinton put political gamesmanship aside Wednesday, spending a good part of a 75-minute speech at a college campus in southern Illinois outlining specific details of how his wife would govern if elected president.
"I know this is not a typical 'rah rah' campaign speech, but this is your future here," Clinton told about 300 people crammed into a theater on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus just across the river from St. Louis.
Clinton's appearance came a day after Hillary Rodham Clinton easily won the Florida Democratic primary. Both Illinois and Missouri are among nearly two dozen states holding Super Tuesday primaries on Feb. 5.
He criticized Bush administration policies, saying the past seven years have been "totally dominated by special interests and ideologues." Over that time, Clinton said, the economy has stalled, health care and higher education costs have spiraled, and America's standing in the world has declined.
"I know this is not a typical 'rah rah' campaign speech, but this is your future here," Clinton told about 300 people crammed into a theater on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus just across the river from St. Louis.
Clinton's appearance came a day after Hillary Rodham Clinton easily won the Florida Democratic primary. Both Illinois and Missouri are among nearly two dozen states holding Super Tuesday primaries on Feb. 5.
He criticized Bush administration policies, saying the past seven years have been "totally dominated by special interests and ideologues." Over that time, Clinton said, the economy has stalled, health care and higher education costs have spiraled, and America's standing in the world has declined.
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