CNN: January 22, 2008
Obama supporter: President Clinton needs to 'step back'
Sen. Obama owes his trademark phrase 'Fired up, ready to go' to Edith Childs.
GREENWOOD, South Carolina (CNN) – The woman made famous by Barack Obama's "fired up" stump speech story is speaking her mind on the recent feud between the Illinois senator and former President Bill Clinton, implying he crossed the line with his latest attacks on the Illinois senator.
"The president needs to step back," said Edith Childs, a city councilwoman from Greenwood, South Carolina, who is, as Obama puts it in his stump, famous for her chant of "fired up, ready to go."
"His wife is the candidate, not him," she continued. "I think he just needs to step back and maybe coach her in what she needs to do."
Today's rally in Greenwood was Obama's first visit to Greenwood since meeting Childs back in June. A the end of his speech, he told the story as he usually does, but brought Childs on stage to lead the crowd in a new chant that included the lines "go out and vote" and "Sen. Obama will be our next president."
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