Clinton Turned Down Joint Rolling Stone Cover With Edwards And Obama

Hillary Clinton was offered the chance to be on the cover of Rolling Stone with Barack Obama and John Edwards early in the 2008 Presidential campaign, but the Senator from New York declined because "they thought they were frontrunner. They didn't need to speak to the Rolling Stone readers," Jann Wenner, editor and founder of Rolling Stone magazine tells Michael Eisner on "Conversations with Michael Eisner," airing Monday, May 19th, on CNBC at 9 PM and Midnight ET.

MICHAEL EISNER:

So, you put Obama on the cover of Rolling Stone--

JANN WENNER:

Yeah.

MICHAEL EISNER:

Because he is of your children's generation?

JANN WENNER:

No, I put him on the cover because I am just-- swallowed the Kool-Aid and I'm for him and I wanna throw the, you know, impact of whatever it may be at Rolling Stone behind him and-- and throw everything we've got behind him. I think that's a really important thing in our times.

MICHAEL EISNER:

But, you've had Bill Clinton on the cover. You've edited-- or-- or interviewed Bill Clinton yourself.

JANN WENNER:

Uh-huh (AFFIRM). Several times.

MICHAEL EISNER:

But, not Hillary?

JANN WENNER:

No.

MICHAEL EISNER:

Isn't that-- so, he--

JANN WENNER:

Well--

MICHAEL EISNER:

--doesn't call up? "Jann-- you know, that cover I did for you? And you know how I've been friends of yours and support all these years? What is Obama on the cover of your--"

JANN WENNER:

He--

MICHAEL EISNER:

--"magazine?"

JANN WENNER:

--didn't call. I-- if you read what we said about Obama, it's pointless for him to call up. But, we offered Hillary a chance to be on a cover with Obama and Edwards early on in the campaign. They were agreeable and she was not agreeable to it. You know, 'cause they thought they were the frontrunner. They didn't need this. They didn't need to speak to the Rolling Stone readers, you know?

Comments

[castlerider]

OMG !!
No Hillary, you couldn't have been so full of yourself..

I have to tell the truth; I've been upset about Hillary from way back. She could've truly been the front runner, all the way to now. But I guess I was believing she was different. Still, I thought having the first lady president would be awesome. She left us folks on the left because she thought she had it without us. Maybe she thought she could become populist "after " she won, and took it. Then maybe she'd come back and pick us up... Didn't need the grass roots. No, she already had it all.
Man- Big mistake.

[Barticus]

Be a little more careful wording your headlines. I don't think Clinton turned down any "joint rolling".

[Virtuosome]

lol that's exactly what went through my head when I first read that headline.