Thank you pointing out the ridiculous goading that passes for reporting. Did they want a perfumed statement with speckled with exclamation marks?

If Bill Clinton listened to these reporters and pundits and spoke about his support for Obama, I'm sure they would accuse him of trying to steal the spotlight or of going overboard and being insincere.

The media is just trying to stir things up. It seems they think sensation instead of real issues will keep people engaged. Bill Clinton is in Africa at an event he planned to be at over a year ago.

I frankly think it is a good idea to keep Bill off stage. Hillary should have done it in her campaign. The Bill Clinton has plenty of his own work to do for his foundation. Some of the Clint supporters need time. It sort of like a long term love relationship that ends. Other Clinton supporters are still clinging to their relationships to the Clinton legacy and status. The Clinton era is over, they need move on.

I think Hillary's role is important to have her campaign for the Senate and Congressional offices, and to get her donors to fork over some money to Obama and the DNC.

I watched the Unity rally. Hillary's speech was very good and the Hillary I used to know before this campaign. Obama was great as usual. Hillary did what I wanted her do do. She addressed those few voters who claim they are going to vote for McCain.

This is something the media, especially FOX, is trying to keep alive... DIVISION. FOX keeps interviewing those people from PUMA, Just Say No Deal, Women For Fair Politics to discuss how they are going to vote for McCain. Well their big protest in NH did not happen. I think Hillary just deflated their balloons. Besides I think they are all right wingers anyway.

In this particular election, B. Clinton is the spouse. So, like all other spouses of candidates immemorial, he can choose to be with his spouse or off doing something somewhere else. After all, she is no longer a candidate. I imagine he has other things he needs to do now that the campaign is done. Of course, because Bill was once the president and because Hilary is his wife, there's been a lot of sexism regarding this fact. You know, all that 'Billary' bullshit. Misogyny at its finest!! That's probably got a lot to do with it. In the press's defense (something I will rarely do because mainly, I've come to really loathe and distrust the majority of the press), Bill Clinton was once president and is an influential Democrat so that's probably part of it.

But, mainly, it's misogyny combined with the National Inquirer way of reporting these days. The press want something to salivate over desperately, and when they can't find it, they just make it up.

Have I mentioned how much I despise and distrust the mainstream press?

You mention Andrea Mitchell, but by far it's been Chris Matthews who has been the most rabid and most upset about the fact that the former President isn't doing what the MSM want him to do.

Why do you leave this creep, a man you've identified as your "friend", out of your complaints against the MSM? Not just this time, but every time.

And you continue to appear on his puke-fest.

This reflects very poorly on you and what used to be a great site, Salon.

Having watched better than a dozen debates and most major speeches during this campaign, I watched the whole thing and this event was highest political theater. Both Hillary and Obama were terrific. They both came off as extremely competent professionals deeply committed to a progressive humane America. They are both world-class politicians and it showed.

Hillary did a great job of explaining Democratic Party values like health care, education, and poverty and explaining that we must have a Democratic President to make progress on both domestic and foreign policy issues and that Obama is the party of compassion and a diverse nation nominee and we all need to get behind him. I was also pleased that she talked about the 36 million voters for the two of them rather than the 18 million who voted for her.

I was a long-time Clinton supporter and early supporter of Hillary who became disillusioned with the Clintons in late January(Bill's multiple comments). This was the first time since then that I have really felt proud of Hillary, not because she acknowledged Obama but because she was able to focus on her many good values and abiding concerns rather than solely on her ambition.

I imagine that women who are still very angry about the primary are not all that different from people who are still very angry at Bill Clinton; we can all sympathize. Maybe the women will start getting over the primary at the exact same pace as folks stop being so offened by Bill.

And, yes, the national press would rather report discord than harmony, and sadly that's what most viewers tune in for. You can see the same dynamic at work here in the letters section.

Successful drama requires conflict. Fixing this country requires unity. For myself, I vow to pursue the latter and shun the former. And, please, call me out whenever I fail to do so.

This is all far too important. We cannot allow intra-party bitterness to thwart our most important goals. And to HRC's very great credit, she is coming through for all of us. Bravo, Hillary.

Get the guy away from a mic and he falls apart. Salon is quickly turning into People Magazine for Liberals. I expect mindless reporting against Republicans in Mother Jones. I always thought Salon was something different.

Obama doesn't have new or novel plan for any of the programs he's put forward. This is recycled crap from Carter. He doesn't have a track record of success, and he flip-flops on issues as quickly as a kid with a yo-yo.

Coming out and saying to AIPAC, "I believe in a united Jerusalem....", and then hedging his answer with a bit of raw meat to Muslims was sick. Just plain sick.

The Democratic Party has become the party of mediocrity.