MSNBC "Decision '08" - Transcript

Interview

MR. OLBERMANN: Barack Obama, as we said, is in St. Paul, Minnesota, in the very arena where the Republicans will hold their convention at the end of the summer. He will speak sometime after 10:00 eastern.

Senator Amy Klobuchar is an Obama supporter. She's joining us from the floor of the Xcel Center in St. Paul right now.

Senator, thanks for your time tonight.

SEN. KLOBUCHAR: Well, Keith, it's great to be on. They have the Jumbotron on. They're either cheering for you or me. (Laughter.)

MR. MATTHEWS: It's you, Keith. (Laughs.)

MR. OLBERMANN: Well, it can't be us in the media. We already know that from --

SEN. KLOBUCHAR: (Inaudible.)

MR. OLBERMANN: It can't be us. It's got to be you. Congratulations on the cheers.

SEN. KLOBUCHAR: Well, as you can, we are so excited here today in St. Paul. It couldn't be more exciting to have Barack Obama here on this day when he is going to clinch the Democratic nomination. It's an historic moment. And as you can see, we're ready to roll here in St. Paul.

MR. OLBERMANN: Is the history of the thing being overwhelmed -- we've asked this question several times tonight -- Senator Clinton's discussion of the vice presidency today, which has been all over the media, and perhaps this is one area where the media can be criticized for doing that? Are we putting an irrelevancy up against a historic moment?

SEN. KLOBUCHAR: Well, I think you can see here that's not what people are thinking about. I think, in the end, Senator Clinton will handle this in an elegant manner and things will go well. One of the most exciting things for us here today is that we're going to be hosting the Republican Convention. We'll do it with open arms. But we're hoping these cheers will be so loud tonight that they're going to hear them in September when they come.

MR. MATTHEWS: I hear, Senator, that Larry Craig is going to start his book tour out at the airport out there at the Republican Convention this summer. Is that true? Ha!

SEN. KLOBUCHAR: Okay, Chris, tonight is Barack Obama's night. That's what we're focused on.

MR. MATTHEWS: Well, congratulations on this very important (move ?).

SEN. KLOBUCHAR: Well, we'll welcome you to our city.

MR. MATTHEWS: Okay, thank you.

SEN. KLOBUCHAR: We'll welcome you to our airport and our city. We're ready to go.

MR. MATTHEWS: Thank you, Senator.

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