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Hillary: Why Is Barack's Bigger than Mine?

Posted Jan 26th 2008 9:30AM by TMZ Staff

Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton spoke at Furman University in South Carolina last week -- but sources say Clinton is pissed because Obama upstaged her -- literally!

On Tuesday, Barack was given access to Furman's 1,400 capacity McAlister Auditorium -- while Clinton made her Thursday speech from the smaller, 500 capacity Younts Conference Center. Apparently, size does matter!

We're told Hillary's people were steamed when they realized that BO had a bigger room -- and complained to the organizers of the events. A call to Clinton's people was not returned.

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76. #68)"jack54" you said it all!!!! i dont think he's getting in....

Posted at 12:12PM on Jan 26th 2008 by RoughDaddy

77. IF THE COUNTRY IS STUPID ENOUGH TO ELECT Hillary they will have elected Bill Clinton as President! Bill is playing the subtle race card to the hilt and I just hope that the people are smart enough to see it. He is a sleazy, lying, person and is doing all the dirty work - leaving Hillary's hand moderately clean. SHE isn't the one who said it - HE IS. I would rather see 10 BLACKS than ONE Hillary. Hillary is one lying BITCH - and don't forget - she was the lawyer who "lost" the papers - she is the one who backed Bill with Monica and blamed the other side, never her pure, innocent husband! She also lied about so many things - but they can't/couldn't PROVE she was lying about Rezo! She is a slippery slope! Asnake in the grass -

Posted at 12:40PM on Jan 26th 2008 by hopey-joe

78. Danielle I agree with your post. Oh and, I just started seeing a therapist and he put me on Wellbutrin and Ativan and my head is buzzing and I feel real nervous. Stopped taking this stuff after Heath died but felt horrible. I'm back on it but it feels very weird.

Posted at 12:17PM on Jan 26th 2008 by RW

79. I'm a registered "independent" 50 year old white male in Texas. Obama will get my vote.

Posted at 12:19PM on Jan 26th 2008 by deadacated1

80. I am a 31yr old white woman who just voted for Barack Obama here in South Carolina! GO OBAMA!

Posted at 12:23PM on Jan 26th 2008 by Rebecca

81. Neither do I have a problem with race though Obama and his wife began to play the race card the first time they went on Oprah. He brings his mother out of the closet when it suits him politically to gain the white vote. Aside from that I sense Afro-American men with white mothers are racially tormented. There's a lot going on beneath the surface of this man with his rhetorical and questionable "charismatic" speeches.

Colin Powell should have been the first Afro-American President!

Posted at 12:24PM on Jan 26th 2008 by Wisdom Vote!

82. Hi RW, Thanks for your comment. I am not a doctor, but you may want to tell your dr. about the nervousness as Ativan can cause that and feeling like you're going to crawl out of your skin. There are other anxiety meds that might work better for you, or it just may be your body getting adjusted to the meds. I encourage you to continue with therapy as studies have shown the highest success rate is for people who are on medication management and attend therapy regularly. Therapy will help with the perceptions and thoughts that are causing your anxiety, depression, ect. Best of luck!!

Posted at 12:23PM on Jan 26th 2008 by Danielle

83. The truth is everything the Clintons do is calculated. They probably knew about the bigger spot but realized they couldn't fill it. Then when Obama had a bigger better rally and filled the joint they tried to spin the whole thing and blame another sacrificial lamb staffer for not getting the BIGGEST HALL. What a joke they are.
We all see threw you Hillary the Fem Bott and we are waiting to destroy you in the General election. We know all your tricks and all your games. You are totally unelectable.
The only thing the Clintons unite is the Republican party. Obama on the other hand would be a major problem for our party.

Thankfully Bill CLinton is secretly delivering the white house back to the Republicans by is slime ball measures he is using on Obama and while it will probably be enough to beat Obama, it will harm Hillary or should I say Billary in the the General election

Posted at 1:31PM on Jan 26th 2008 by jon

84. A lot of you don't realize one of my family friend,Gaby,used to work for Hillary Clinton as her assistant press secretery at the White House back then..Hillary has 4 press secerteries in her office at that time. Okay, so Gaby was one of them.. She said, in her opinion, she is a controlling woman.and is not easy to work with... Hillary often yelled at the secretries lots of time.. Near the last term, Hillary decided to fire all of them without of warning...Gaby was so devasted, because she need the money to pay the bills to support her two children on her own since she was divorced woman.. So, I can imagine /pictured her as a being aggressive and demanding to have herself as being a number one.. We need Edwards to beat Clinton out in the second place. It is enough of Clinton and Bushes with their 8 years.. We need someone very fresh on the side of Democratic Party and someone fresh on the side of Republican in the nomination of the both parties.. I don't want John McCain, because he has worked closelylots of time with Clintons.. John Mc Cain used to be in Democrat..John Mc cain would take lots of Democrat ideas from the Clinton years....Only real action, no more talking points!! I am so sick of hearing the racial attacks which has nothing with politically issues,on what Hillary uses... Nothing I can do about it, but that's what she only wants to do in her campagin.. I rather vote for someone else than Hillary,..I am interested in real issues and the competency!!

Posted at 12:29PM on Jan 26th 2008 by Julie G.

85. Julie, hopefully your friend "Gaby" is no longer employed in Washington, D.C.!

Posted at 12:36PM on Jan 26th 2008 by WomenHatingonWomen?!

86. i was joking--just sick about how they fight like little kids!

Posted at 11:48AM on Jan 26th 2008 by Dr. Uga Booby Bongo
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I understand ,I get sick of it too .But the last thing we should do is encourage them on with racial comments .But my Husbands hebrew ,and he says we should forgive those that Know not of what they speak .Does that make sense ?I forgive you ,I even forgive them for being childish .I think the last place we should be talking politics is on TMZ (LOL) ,dont you agree Dr. Uga Booby Bongo ?I mean it IS TMZ for goodness sake ,let'um spit ,pull hair and all that sorta thing (theyr'e going too anyways) .

Posted at 12:41PM on Jan 26th 2008 by Team ...ahhh whatever ...

87. Posted at 12:24PM on Jan 26th 2008 by Wisdom Vote!
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I agree Colin Powell would have been one of the greatest presidents in history ,he'd of gotten my vote for sure !

Posted at 12:40PM on Jan 26th 2008 by Team ...ahhh whatever ...

88. I DO NOT THINK IT IS FAIR FOR HILLARY CLINTON TO HAVE HER HUSBAND SPEAKING OUT FOR HER IT SEEMS UNFAIR TO ME WITHOUT HIM ,AN EX-PRESIDENT WHERE WOULD SHE BE IN THE THIS RACE WHO ELSE HAS A LOUD MOUTH CLINTON TO HELP THEM WIN POINTS WHAT IS YOUR VIEW AM I WRONG''''''''''''

Posted at 12:39PM on Jan 26th 2008 by DORIE

89. Thank you Danielle. I'll take your advice.
Have a great day.

Posted at 12:40PM on Jan 26th 2008 by RW

90. Vote for Obama is wasted. Think about who can beat a Republican? Put your well meaning idealism aside and THINK.
Who has the most experience in leadership and government affairs and can hit the ground running when elected? Hillary.

Posted at 12:42PM on Jan 26th 2008 by Think

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