Politics | Barack Obama Clintons Cool to Obama After Hillary Snub Insiders say he wouldn't promise her a Supreme Court seat By Elizabeth Wolff Posted Oct 2, 2008 10:39 AM CDT Copied Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., holds hands with her daughter, Chelsea, as she speaks, and her husband, former President Bill Clinton listens at a rally in South Dakota in June. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Bill and Hillary Clinton are doing little to help elect Barack Obama because the Democratic nominee “balked” at promising Hillary a Supreme Court judgeship, insiders tell the New York Post. “Hillary wants an assurance that if she shows loyalty and goes out there like a good soldier, she will be rewarded with a nomination,” a source said; Clinton reps denied it. Bill, who has been calling John McCain a “good man” and a “friend,” did such a bad job stumping for Obama on David Letterman's show that Chris Rock, who came on after him, remarked, “Boy, is it me or [Clinton] didn't want to say the name Barack Obama?” Sen. Clinton’s rep emailed the response: “Absurd. Nonsense. Rubbish. Hogwash. Malarkey.” Read These Next Car buyers appear to be getting fed up with soaring prices. America's most popular cooking oil is tied to weight gain. Home Improvement actor arrested for sixth time in 5 years. Group accused of making sex videos by hacking home cameras. Report an error