Posted on 10/21/2005 8:15:36 PM PDT by neverdem
For New York Democrats seeking to take back City Hall, it was supposed to be a picture-perfect moment: Bill Clinton in the Bronx yesterday to rally voters behind Fernando Ferrer, the party's beleaguered candidate against Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
But a run-of-the-mill campaign stop turned into a bizarre frenzy after the Clinton team removed the entire sound system during a dispute with low-level Ferrer supporters, who were trying to make the event more dramatic. As a result, a crowd of 1,000 people could barely hear Mr. Clinton praise "this good man."
The moment was a telling example of the odd intersection between the former president and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, who are the unofficial royal couple of New York Democrats, and the party's mayoral nominee.
Their star power has overshadowed him at times, and their smoothness has left him looking like a B-list candidate after mishaps like yesterday's, some New York Democrats say. The Clintons like Mr. Ferrer personally and are disappointed that he is struggling, but they also do not want to become entangled in his problems, according to political associates and people who have spoken to them about the mayoral race.
The Clintons are trying to avoid being embarrassed by a lopsided Democratic defeat on their home turf on Nov. 8, these associates say. In a series of delicate calculations, the couple are doing everything the Ferrer campaign has asked of them, but little more than that. Tonight, Mrs. Clinton is to hold what will probably be the single biggest fund-raiser of Mr. Ferrer's campaign, which could bring in as much as $100,000. Yet some prominent Democratic donors say the Clintons have not sent the usual winks and nods signaling that they view Mr. Ferrer as a winner whom contributors should shower with money.
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This whole story...and I just read what you posted...
Spells out exactly the trailer trash that Bubba and Hillary are...how low and despicable..
I know what Bubba did in the White House was worse...after all, I don't care about that race...but, the Beverly Hillbillies...looking down their noses at this man just reeks of the lowest of class.
Have no fear, we are the Clintons and we are here to help.
Thanks for the ping!
It might be the other way around. What hypocrites!
Thank you New York for taking these two off of Arkansas' hands except for a casual visit to the LIEbrary for women chasing parties in Bubba's penthouse in the UGLY TRAILER on the river. And, of course, FUNDRAISING for something, anything from STUPID people who, obviously with more money than brains, still treat the Clintons like rock stars.
The Arkansas Grifters are scum.
The photo-op for Freddy was a catastrophe. Slick appeared and spoke for exactly 2 min 40 sec and the Secret Service cut the mikes.
Slick may be the first Black president, but p***ing off the Hispanic community is not a smart thing to do.
Besides, every candidate the Arkansas Grifters have campaigned for has lost... just ask Gray Davis.
Even though almost all the Dem power players in NY are supporting Bloomberg, there is something quite disgusting about the slime and disloyalty from the Clintons.
"The Arkansas Grifters are scum."
Agree with your entire post.
We could use your help in NY.
"Have no fear, we are the Clintons and we are here to help."
With "friends" like the Clintons, who needs enemies?
You are so correct.
Somehow, 'scum' just doesn't cover the depth of their debasement and depravity. Still looking for right word.
the lopsided defeat I am looking forward to is hillary losing the Senate and/or presidential race...........
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