Floridians mob Hillary Clinton

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-asechillary17121703dec17,1,5674139.story?coll=or ^ | December 17, 2003 | Buddy Nevins | South Florida Sun-Sentinel

[Cincinatus' Wife]

She's the junior senator from New York and she's not running for president, but Hillary Clinton drew enthusiastic crowds in South Florida on Tuesday, demonstrating once again that she is one of the most popular Democratic politicians in the nation.

Clinton was treated more like a rock star than a Yale-trained lawyer and former first lady turned senator.

Long lines of fans sought signed copies of her best-selling memoir, Living History, at the Barnes & Noble in Wellington and at Books & Books in Coral Gables.

She was mobbed at a fund-raising luncheon reception for the Brigham and Women's Hospital of Boston in West Palm Beach and a fund-raising dinner for the Democratic National Committee in Miami.

For many Democrats, Clinton elicits nostalgia.

"For a lot of younger Democrats, the eight years when the Clintons were in the White House are the only Democratic years they remember," said David Niven, a Florida Atlantic University political scientist.

Those memories and Clinton's personal charisma translate into strong support. But she also is a polarizing figure.

Senator Hillary Clinton of New York speaks at the Democratic National Committee tribute dinner to the 2004 Presidential candidates, in Miami, Florida, December 16, 2003. REUTERS/Gary I Rothstein

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I can hear her grating, condescending, schoolmarmish prattle, just looking at her picture.

[milan]

They misspelled Floriduh.

[R. Scott]

She was mobbed - but no mention of injuries. Maybe she should be a bit more careful around her fans?

[The Raven]

I noticed there was a ean supporter in the audiance==>

[backhoe]

Wonder if they know about this- or are merely ignoring it?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1041517/posts
Hillary Praises Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
News Max ^ | 12/16/03 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax Staff
"The Soviets tried to provide more opportunities for women,"
How? By dropping booby trapped toys to their kids?
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1041478/posts

[Cincinatus' Wife]

A lot will be ignored and swept under the rug.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Bump!

[par4]

For the love of God ..... Not the black pantsuit with the "casually" tied baby blue sweater around the neck.

I have to go wash my eyes out now.

[Free_at_last_-2001]

For many Democrats, Clinton elicits nostalgia. - Well nostalgia just isn't what it used to be!

BTW - who's she been mobbed by the 'invisible people'?

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Floridians mob Hillary Clinton

Yeah. With torches and pitchforks. :)

[Fighter@heart]

OH YEAH, 'OLE CRUSTY makes yet another appearance!! Shes got more milage from that ONE damn pantsuit than Goodyear, Goodrich, Michelin, Cooper, and Firestone all rolled together!!!

[11B3]

Swollen LEFT ANKLE Alert!!!

[11B3]

I'm with you - when I saw the headline, I was hoping that the 'mob' was there to give this _itch "The Full Mussolini".

[gakrak]

Don't you wonder if it ever gets washed or does she ware it to bed and then just hang it in the closet when she showers?

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Well, there's always the pretty and pink (gag) to fall back on.

U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks on NBC's 'Meet the Press' in Washington sunday, Dec. 7, 2003. Clinton spoke about various issues including her recent trips to Afghanistan and Iraq.(AP Photo/NBC Meet The Press, Alex Wong)

[Banjoguy]

South Florida....Miami, Dade County, Lauderdale...is not representative of all of Florida, as implied by the headline. Most of the residents of "South Florida" couldn't find their rear ends with both hands...are socialist and liberal to the core.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) tours a U.S. barracks in Baghdad November 28, 2003. Clinton said on December 1 that more U.S. troops were needed in Iraq and urged the Bush administration to actively seek United Nations involvement to give greater legitimacy to rebuilding efforts. Clinton, who visited U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan over the Thanksgiving holiday, said there was not the 'right mix of troops' to get the job done. Photo by Pool/Reuters

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The Black widow pose.

This photo provided by CNN shows Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY). Clinton told a German magazine that she may run for US persident in 2008, but will stay out of the campaign next year(AFP/CNN-HO/File/Chris Kleponis)

[thesummerwind]

I can hear her grating, condescending, schoolmarmish prattle

And she's telling them:

"I was named after Sir Edmund Hillary." (Even though Edmund was an obscure bee-keeper in New Zealand, and didn't scale the mountain until six years after she was "born". Brilliant!

Here's one for you all:

A New York stockbroker got stuck in some bad traffic on the way home the other day. He asked a cop on the beat, "what was the holdup?" Cop says, "it's Hillary in her motorcade. She stopped and is threatening to douse herself in gasoline and set herself on fire. She's depressed because Bill's running around on her more than ever, Bush upstaged her in Iraq, Gore grossed her out, and she's flipped out about Saddam. So we're taking up a collection for her."

The stockbroker asks the cop, "How much have you got so far? The cop replies, "About four and a half gallons, but alot of folks are still siphoning!" ****************

[mewzilla]

Did the paper bother to inform its readers about how many people consitutes a mob?

[thesummerwind]

But she also is a polarizing figure.

"polarizing figure"? --- the figure of a DUmp truck!

[Quix]

And every sensation . . . much worse than chalk squeaking on a blackboard.

[OldFriend]

Anyone doubt for a moment that the clinton advance team works hard to ensure positive receptions. These events are clearly staged as they were during their administration.

[savedbygrace]

I thought a mob was what the extreme far-right evil Republicans sponsored to come to Florida during the 2000 election SNAFU. I didn't realize a mob was a good thing.

Who knew?

[LooneyTick]

Yes here in Florida we always say when the Last true American leaves South Floriduh Please bring the FLAG.

[blackdog]

Barnes & Noble has an agreement with it's teachers union members residing near it's stores. Hold one of these events during school hours and watch.

[Bringbackthedraft]

What is the big deal? She is among her constituents. This time of the year all her NY supporters are down there.

[FreeManWhoCan]

"Most of the residents of "South Florida" couldn't find their rear ends with both hands...are socialist and liberal to the core."

A totally ridiculous statement. You obviously have not been in Miami during an election. Esepcailly the 2000 one..

[GladesGuru]

As a native Floridian, I hate to say this, but your spel chequer should have corrected "Floriduh" to FloriDUH".

Capital letters can be our friends.

In closing, what is the appeal of the Clintons, other than perversion, corruption, and reason?

[GladesGuru]

The only thing wrong with that knot in the sweater is that it is far too loose.

[thoughtomator]

They misspelled Hitler too.

[Ax]

Not THIS Floridian!!!!

[gobucks]

Pants suits...black, but underlying blue blouse....Guess who else was wearing the same outfit last night, but w/o the sweater? Yup, Diane Sawyer...and after the interview, I switched to CSPAN just in time to watch Hitlery "rally" the troops on live TV.

Had to read this thread to connect the fashion dots. Now, if I were into conspiracies about fashion, I would actually consider that Diane and Hitlery wearing identical outfits on the same night on national TV was not a coincidence....but my tinfoil hat is the best available...

"prattle" you mentioned based on the pic. I heard her voice during her final rallying comments. I can report that only the words "rasping screech" are fit to describe this woman's voice. She sounds really, really bad when she is attempting to rally the faithful. And that's good...

BTW, After Sawyer's interview of our President last night, I have decided she is a witch on a par w/ Hitlery now in my book. What she did to both Laura and George during that hour was absolutely wrong - and I'm betting that is the last time she ever gets a sit down with either of them...

[Dick Vomer]

[capt. norm]

Those same people would show up for Peewee Herman in similar numbers. It's says more about the kind of 'groupies' they are than anything else.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

[Cincinatus' Wife]

It's says more about the kind of 'groupies' they are than anything else.

True. The Jerry Springer crowd.

[quadrant]

I am not be concerned about anything that happens in Miami or anywhere in deep South Florida.
The reasoning powers of those living in Miami are an excellent example of a well-known fact: too much sun for too long has negative effects on the brain.

Anyway, the people who turn out to hear Hilly-dilly-Doc are most likely predisposed to her message.

[battlegearboat]

Mark my words...

"Hillary Clinton will be the 2004 democratic nominee for President Of The United States. She will be "persuaded" to "unite the party" and will be nominated "by acclamation" at the convention in Boston."

[xzins]

What a friendly headline they gave her?

But, in reality, "mobbed" in this instance means "a number of people gathered around."

The proof is the location:

(1) Democratic fundraiser -- these are high-priced plates and elite entrance only. What does "mob" mean in that setting?

(2) A bookstore and a book-signing. This comes closer to "large crowd." I don't think I've ever heard of a "mall" bookstore being described as a "mob." Nor have I ever heard about a group of people in a LINE being called a "mob."

[Pagey]

demonstrating once again that she is one of the most popular Democratic politicians in the nation

And that counts for what? Remember, this is the Jr. Janitor of New York , whose accomplishments are Nil,Nada,Nothing. She has accomplished nothing in her life, sure she's been an advocate,but that means what?She's accomplished nothing and has been given "Power w/out Any Merit", remember that.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

***Is there a practical difference in the modus operandi of Clinton narcissism and Clinton messianism? I think there is, and it is the difference between "triangulation"-a cynical compromise to hang onto power until the next election cycle, and "The Third Way"-a cynical deception to ensure the continuance of Us, until we acquire enough power to transform everyone else. It is the difference between the politics of getting what you can, and the politics of changing the world.

A capsule illustration of these different political ambitions can be found in the book Primary Colors , which describes, in thinly veiled fiction, Bill Clinton's road to the presidency. Primary Colors is an admiring portrait not only of the candidate, but of the dedicated missionaries-the true believing staffers and the long-suffering wife-who serve Clinton's political agendas, but at the price of enabling the demons of self.

These staffers-political functionaries like Harold Ickes and George Stephanopoulos-serve as the flak-catchers and "bimbo eruption"-controllers who clean up his personal messes and shape his image for gullible publics. But they are also the idealists who design his message. And in the end, they enable him to politically succeed.

It is Primary Colors' insight into the minds of these missionaries that is revealing. They see Clinton clearly as a flawed and often repellent human being. They see him as a lecher, a liar and a man who would destroy an innocent person in order to advance his own career. (This is, in fact, the climactic drama of the text). Yet through all the sordidness and lying, the personal ruthlessness and disorder, the idealistic missionaries faithfully follow and serve the leader.

They do it not because they are themselves corrupted through material rewards. The prospect of fame is not even what drives them. Think only of Harold Ickes, personally betrayed and brutally cast aside by Clinton, who nonetheless refused to turn on him, even after the betrayal. Instead, Ickes kept his own counsel and protected Clinton, biding his time and waiting for Hillary. Then joined her staff to manage her Senate campaign.

The idealistic missionaries in this true tale bite their tongues and betray their principles, rather than betray him. They do so because in Bill Clinton they see a necessary vehicle of their noble ambition and uplifting dreams. He, too, cares about social justice, about poor people and blacks (or so he makes them believe). They will serve him and lie for him and destroy for him, because he is the vessel of their hope.

Because Bill Clinton "cares," he is the vital connection to the power they need to accomplish the redemption. Because the keys to the state are within Clinton's grasp, he becomes in their eyes the only prospect for advancing the progressive cause. Therefore, they will sacrifice anything and everything-principle, friends, country-to make him succeed.

But Bill Clinton is not like those who worship him, corrupting himself and others for a higher cause. Unlike them, he betrays principles because he has none. He will even betray his country, but without the slightest need to betray it for something else-for an idea, a party, or a cause.* He is a narcissist who sacrifices principle for power because his vision is so filled with himself that he cannot tell the difference.

But the idealists who serve him-the Stephanopoulos's, the Ickes's, the feminists, the progressives and Hillary Clinton-can tell the difference. Their cynicism flows from the very perception they have of right and wrong. They do it for higher ends. They do it for the progressive faith. They do it because they see themselves as having the power to redeem the world from evil. It is that terrifyingly exalted ambition that fuels their spiritual arrogance and justifies their sordid and, if necessary, criminal means. Source

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They're getting in line for Clinton Redux

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Gee, do you get the feeling the person who penned this piece is a fan?

[Cincinatus' Wife]

It certainly comes across that way.

[Pagey]

Well, Horowitz' book is one book about the skunks that I haven't read yet, but I will shortly. Thanks for the link,I needed that. I thought it interesting that that 'Bash Bush' a few weeks back here in L.A.,was hosted by Harold Ickes.Mmmm, a very bad human, who helped elect Hillary too.Gack!

[BlueNgold]

Why does this surprise anyone that the heart of the sham recount would show out for their Senator? (South Florida is basically South Long Island.)

[sonofatpatcher2]

Crap! I though she was visiting her old cronies from the Mob in Florida...

[CFC__VRWC]

Gee, do you get the feeling the person who penned this piece is a fan?

Well, it's in the good old Orlando Slant-inel, so that's not a big shock.

[ServesURight]

I can hear her grating, condescending, schoolmarmish prattle, just looking at her picture.

Her and Al Gore both have that stupid rickety-rick speaking style that treats its audience as if they're flunkies in the 2nd grade.

[Happy2BMe]

Hillary? Yes, I Love Her. .