Biden, Clinton, Edwards, Obama and Richardson to participate in Chicago forum today

Dem hopefuls come courting
5 will state their cases at the annual convention here of trial lawyers, among the party's biggest, most reliable donors

July 15, 2007
LYNN SWEET lsweet@ suntimes.com
WASHINGTON -- Five Democratic presidential candidates will hit Chicago today to pay their respects to trial lawyers, influential beyond their numbers because they are among the party's most reliable and biggest donors.

The candidates will speak at the annual convention of the American Association for Justice, known until last December as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
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Long shots not on list
The group, meeting at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, will hear from New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, Sen. Barack Obama, former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.), Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.).

Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) can't attend because of a scheduling conflict, and it seems the organization did not go out of its way to book long shots Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) and former Sen. Mike Gravel (D-Alaska). Over a long lunch, each candidate will have 20 minutes to talk and take questions.
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http://www.suntimes.com/news/sweet/468558,CST-NWS-sweet15.article

podium, each with a fair turn to speak.

As it stands now, the audience will hear several Democrats. My guess is that one of the people they hear -- we don't know which one yet -- will be our next president.

Not a bad way to spend an afternoon.

Wasn't Bill Clinton a long shot in 1991

Trial lawyers don't ant any anti-corporatist-hippy-dippy-peacenik-quasi-socialist-compassionate-humanist wasting their time. Time is $$$ and $$$ can't buy Kucinich.

Just my opinion, but it's how it looks from where I'm sitting.

TC

Clinton and Edwards are, and I would presume Obama and Dodd are.

And maybe why he's not complaining about the exclusion.

private organizations invite lists.

If Obama's Alma mater asks him to speak so what? Dennis meets with various groups daily and all the canadates aren't invited or are and decline or visit at some other time.

I expect Dennis will continue to focus on his superior healthcare plan, his better Iraqi exit plan and his other ideas.

He spoke out because he was asked about it and because ot's wrong for candidates to collude to exclude other candidates at public televised open debates of the candidates.

The supporters of the 2 candidates started out in denial, and moved to attacking Dennis, then Obama because that's the nature of hero worship. You know, protect your hero no matter what.

He never was, nor has ever been a member. Same for Obama. Biden, Clinton, Edwards, and Richardson all are or were members of the DLC.

Gravel. Just the same tired, old cliches and sound bites.

as of 7/12/07

Sen. Clinton, New York's Senator since 2000 and former First Lady, joins Sen. John Edwards, Sen. Barack Obama, Gov. Bill Richardson, and Sen. Christopher Dodd as a participant in the event—the first ever collaborative presidential forum with both a respected blogger and a leading member of the traditional media as moderators. Confirmations from other candidates are forthcoming.

from: http://www.yearlykosconvention.org/


All were invited.

He needs to go face to face with the blogisphere.