- Kevin Tighe
- President Obama in Seminole Saturday morning
Feeling buoyed by the DNC — which even Republicans are calling a more successful convention — President Obama spoke to an estimated 11,000 people in Seminole, Fla., on Saturday, Sept. 8 (his 10th appearance in Florida this year and 20th during his presidency).
Appearing at an open air location at the Seminole campus of St. Petersburg College, Obama began his nearly 30-minute speech by referencing the DNC. He praised First Lady Michelle Obama's remarks, as well as the much heralded 48-minute speech by former President Clinton.
"Somebody sent out a tweet saying 'you should appoint him (Clinton) Secretary of Explaining Stuff,'" said Obama to laughs from the audience. "I have to admit, he really didn't say 'stuff.' I cleaned that up a little bit."
Though he won't be appointed to any title before the election, Clinton is embarking on a tour to sell the message for a second Obama term, including appearances in Miami and Orlando later this week. An African-American woman from Bradenton, who only wanted to be identified as Cynthia, endorsed Clinton's plan telling CL that Clinton's Wednesday night speech was the best explanation on the benefits of "Obamacare" that she's heard this year.
"Clinton explained it very good," she said before Obama hit the Seminole stage. "He explained it in more depth than it has ever been explained."
This article appears in Sep 6-12, 2012.