Bill Clinton to campaign with John Dingell Sunday at University of Michigan's Rackham Auditorium
Former President Bill Clinton’s stop in Ann Arbor to stump for U.S. Rep John Dingell will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, campaign officials said.
The rally will be held at Rackham Auditorium on the campus of the University of Michigan. University officials have said the stop is not a university-sponsored event.
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Dingell’s campaign said the event is open to the public, but tickets will be needed. You can get tickets by signing up on the campaign's website.
While in Michigan, Clinton will also campaign with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero and 7th District Rep. Mark Schauer.
Clinton will begin his Michigan swing with an early afternoon event with Bernero in Detroit at a location yet to be determined.
The former president will wrap up the day with an evening rally with Schauer at Kellogg Community College's Miller Gymnasium in Battle Creek.
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michigan face
Sun, Oct 24, 2010 : 12:58 p.m.
Stingy little story from A2.com again. Downplay the Democratic Party and act like it is not important enough for full discourse. Where's a good long look at President Clinton and Virg Bernero's rally today in Detroit? Oh I forgot, you don't think Detroit is worth comments since Ann Arbor seems to think of itself as the only city in Michigan. Drive 40 miles sometime - then you will see what life in Michigan is really about and why this election is so important for the state of our State. Democrats have our back.
snark12
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 5:15 p.m.
@Bogie That "the free market does everything more efficiently than the government" business is an old sawhorse. The most obvious counterexample is the postal system. Yes, UPS and Fedex can get a package across the country, too, but they won't move a letter for less than 50 cents. And under "Obamacare," the government doesn't do anything, really. It doesn't play a role in providing care. It instead sets regulations about the way private insurance companies can deal with us as customers. It's odd that those who were so fearful about government participation in our healthcare were generally the same ones demanding that no one change Medicare for older people, which is government sponsored healthcare. So which is it, government bad or government good? Lastly, re: expensive stimulus jobs. It was a STIMULUS plan, it was intended to get money in the economy, that's how it works. The whole point is to, frankly, waste money because that's what gets people employed, gets people spending, and gets the wheels of commerce moving. It wasn't designed to maximize efficiency. If you want to maximize efficiency, you maximize productivity, and that's what the free market has already done by laying off millions of people. Our national productivity jumped from 2008 to 2010 as payrolls decreased.
Bogie
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 3:55 p.m.
THANK YOU MILTON! You are right! The only thing, I will take to task with you is, that Reagan broke up monopolies (I.E. Ma Bell), and the rest have allowed monopolies (I.E Exon/Mobil, BP, and of course AT&T!) For all the Clinton, Dingell, and Obama supporters out there. The 1st two years of Bill Clinton's presidency were a disaster. Yes, the economy grew, because of the President Bush's tax increases (ask an economist), but he was an utter failure. Not until the 92 election, with the contract with America, did his presidency flourish. President Clinton jumped on board the wave of fiscal responsibility, that the republican leglislature gave him. He should personally thank Newt Gingrich for his sucesses. I hear people touting the passing of Obamacare. Do you know what's in it? Mr. Dingell forced this one down our throats. He went against the will of the people(look at the polling data). Never in history, has our government been able to do something more efficient and less costly, than the free market. How are we going to pay for it? Premiums are still going up. What's my motivation to go to work, when people can stay at home, get a check, and have great benefits? The stimulus? The information I'm getting, says that it cost 200,000 dollars per job! I will admit, that it is nice riding on that brand new inch and a half of pavement everywhere. I'm going to enjoy it, until the frost breaks it up. John Dingell has been on board, for this debacle. These initiatives are much like putting brass handles on a garbage can. There expensive, and look pretty, but it still smells like garbage- and WE'RE THE ONES PAYING FOR IT!
Mikey2u
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 2:26 p.m.
Bill Clinton was one of the best presidents we've ever had and I miss him. Those were the good-old-days. John Dingell is a good man and he's got my vote.
MorningGirl
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 1:27 p.m.
I will be there!
Milton Shift
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 1:22 p.m.
"Not many knowledgeable individuals would find the similarities that you associate with various Presidents." Irony. My suggestion was to be inferred - breaking from the trappings of the Republican and Democratic two party sameocracy.
Veracity
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 1:08 p.m.
XMO: Obamacare as you wish to label the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a long needed effort to broaden access to medical care for those who can not now afford it and to prevent coverage inequities including loss of coverage for pre-existing or developed medical conditions. The Republicans managed to reduce the benefits in the bill and delay the implementation of those that remain so that private HMO's and health care insurance companies can continue to reap large profits. Certainly Rob Steele wants to eliminate the ACA entirely without any plan to replace it, leaving medical care procurement entirely to those individuals who can pay for it. The stimulus package likely prevented unemployment from rising to 25 million and along with TARP stabilized the economy which appears to be gradually improving. Considering the mortgage and derivative fiasco that brought the country to the brink of economic collapse kudos to the White House and to Congress for providing TARP and stimulus funding. No sane individual would have accepted the risks of not having these programs. Milton Shift: Your cynicism has effected your judgment. Not many knowledgeable individuals would find the similarities that you associate with various Presidents. While you are correct that income inequality has broadened and that stock market booms and disasters have occurred your message does not offer any suggestions for resolving these problems. Ryan Stanton: Thanks for the update about tickets. Rackham Auditorium only has seating for 1,125 and Power Center seats 1,381. Perhaps the Michigan Theatre with its 1,710 seating capacity should have been reserved for the event. I wonder if more tickets would have been requested if the Hill Auditorium with its 3,561 capacity were the venue.
Ryan J. Stanton
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 12:06 p.m.
According to the College Dems: "The response we've received about the GOTV rally with President Bill Clinton and Congressman John D. Dingell on Sunday has been incredible and, frankly, a little bit overwhelming. In less than 11 hours, over 1300 tickets were requested. While we're working on obtaining more, not everyone who has filled out the form thus far will receive a ticket."
snark12
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 11:49 a.m.
@xmo Those plans are exactly what will be on my mind when I vote for mostly Democrats on 11/2. We haven't yet seen the most of the benefits of the healthcare bill but the stimulus bill was instrumental in reversing the economic tide 18 months ago. To say otherwise is simply to ignore easily digestible facts. But the TARP plan was the real savior. You know it was actually done under the Bush administration, not Obama's, right? I'm sure you must. The cost to the taxpayers for TARP is now estimated at less than $50 billion and there's a greater than 50% chance it will actually MAKE us money. And it literally saved the global economy at the same time. Cheap at twice the price. Never has such a good thing been so reviled by so many people who misunderstand the details
Milton Shift
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 9:53 a.m.
Let's welcome this pseudo-populist with fanfare! He did us a great social service by destroying welfare programs in the 90s, broadening income inequality, and setting the stage for stock booms and disaster. Obama's policies are a mere continuation of Bush's, whose were a mere continuation of Clinton's, whose were a mere continuation of Bush Sr.'s, whose were a mere continuation of Reagan's... Actions speak louder than words, and their words, not their actions, are all that distinguishes them. Make no mistake: he is not our friend.
xmo
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 9:53 a.m.
Why doesn't Dingell just talk about all of the wonderful things he did for us like Obamacare, TARP,Obama-Stimulus. That's what I am going to remember when I vote on 11-2-10!