Former President Bill Clinton Speaks at UNH

Former Pres. Bill Clinton spoke at UNH on behalf of President Obama's 2012 campaign this afternoon.

The event took place in UNH's Field House on campus, where it was full to the brim with spectators. 

The President had a lot of positive information to say regarding Pres. Obama, claiming that Obama has produced over 4.5 million private sector jobs since he took office in 2008. Apparently, 700,000 public jobs at both the state and local level were lost when Bush took office.

On talking about education, which President Clinton prioritized in his speech, he said, "the university and college system is a great hope for the 21^st century, middle class economy." He also said that almost every single new job will be created by someone who has a four-year degree.

Clinton strived to further the gap between the republican and democratic parties, by giving voters two choices: celebrating diversity in an interdependent world, or driving a stake through the heart of it; sharing prosperity, or living on your own; using constructive cooperation, or being in constant conflict. "This is not rocket science," Clinton said. "The contradiction is between being self-reliant and taking a stand for yourself."

In addition, Clinton addressed the issues of family and the average working-class family. "This is a country that values work and family, and you shouldn't have to raise your own children in poverty," Clinton said. According to Clinton, who talked about Gov. Romney's recent sting on the "47%" of Americans who do not pay income tax, most people who do not have enough money to pay an income tax would love to make enough money just so they were able to pay it. 

Clinton closed the rally, noting that no republican or democrat could have fixed the economy in less than four years. Clinton urged the attendees for Obama's vote by saying the president's economic plan is better both for the longterm and the short-term.  "We're better if we go forward together," Clinton said.