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MIRAMAX'S WEINSTEIN SCREW-UP: PR debacle-Hillary jeered by NYC heroes
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| SUN OCT 21, 2001
| MATT DRUDGE
Posted on 10/21/2001 7:43:58 PM PDT by Liz
Senator Hillary Clinton's inner circle is furious at MIRAMAX king Harvey Weinstein after the former first lady suffered through a public relations nightmare during Saturday's AMERICA: A TRIBUTE TO HEROES concert in New York City.
Hillary Clinton was jeered and booed by thousands gathered at Madison Square Garden as she took to the stage -- unannounced -- to introduce a movie clip. VH1 cameras captured firemen and police heroes wildly booing Clinton, who attempted to raise her voice above the shouting crowd.
"Get off the stage! We don't want you here!" yelled one New York City police officer just feet from the senator. Anti-Clinton slurs spread and intensified throughout the Garden, with many standing near the stage lobbing profanities.
Event-planner and close Clinton friend Harvey Weinstein was visibly shaken as he heard the crowd erupt with boos and jeers, according to an eyewitness. The junior senator from New York ending up giving the shortest presentation of the evening, clocking in at under 20 seconds.
"How could we not know this would be the wrong forum for Hillary?!" shouted one confidante. "These are cops and firemen who listen to right-wing talkradio. They still think she killed Vince Foster, for Christ sake!"
Other New York politicians received warmer welcomes during the 5-hour concert which featured Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Elton John and others.
Former President Bill Clinton, who took the stage minutes after his wife, worked over scattered boos with talk of the rescuers' heroism. Following the Clintons, James Taylor soothed the heroes with an acoustic FIRE AND RAIN.
The concert raised millions of dollars for September 11 relief efforts.
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posted on
10/21/2001 7:43:59 PM PDT
by
Liz
To: nycgal; KLT; Mitzi; Illbay; summer; Howlin; Miss Marple; EggsAckley
I laughed so hard, I almost cried.
Picture it: Hitlery at the mike, dorwned out by NYC's finest.
And Harvey Weinstein gets the blame. Oh, how sweet it is!!!
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posted on
10/21/2001 7:47:02 PM PDT
by
Liz
To: Liz
And, yet, some people here on this forum think everyone in NY voted for Hillary. Not true. NY has (1) a GOP mayor and (2) a GOP governor. And, someday, when Senator Clinton and Gov. Jeb Bush face off for the White House, it is possible that NYS may just go for: this particular GOP candidate, Jeb Bush. Call me nuts, but I think it could happen. Not impossible.
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posted on
10/21/2001 7:48:05 PM PDT
by
summer
To: Liz
Geez, I feel so sorry for Hitlary!
It wasn't her, it was her handlers that are the problem!! / Right?
To: Liz
Harvey, Harvey, Harvey. You phat guy you...too shmart for your own good. Here's a clue: not EVERYONE in New York thinks like you. Go to Elaine's where you're so comfortable and have that steak samwhich special. You'll feel so much better...Schmuck!
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posted on
10/21/2001 7:48:22 PM PDT
by
Pharmboy
To: Liz
Shows how out-of-touch Weinstein is with REAL Americans!! I was cheering at the booing last night!!
To: Liz
Deja mooo....same subject being discussed to death on the Drudge Radio threads...let's move on, nothing to see here...etc, etc, etc...
To: Liz
"How could we not know this would be the wrong forum for Hillary?!" shouted one confidante. "These are cops and firemen who listen to right-wing talkradio. They still think she killed Vince Foster, for Christ sake!"
You GO Cops !!!
Hmmm, interesting choice of defenses their, is it not.
Of all the things H. has done wrong, the feel most guilty about murdering Vince.
Time to put some more investigators on that there case.
Better yet, arrest her on the spot for impersonating a person.
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posted on
10/21/2001 7:50:05 PM PDT
by
nm_james
To: Liz
These are cops and firemen who listen to right-wing talkradio. They still think she killed Vince Foster, for Christ sake!"Hillary was exposed for what she is.
Her only possible explanation, true to form, is that it was all a vast right-wing conspiracy ... cops, firemen, bad guys like that.
To: summer
....when Senator Clinton and Gov. Jeb Bush face off for the WH, it is possible that NYS may just
go for....GOP candidate, Jeb Bush. Call me nuts, but I think it could happen. Not impossible. Possible, very possible.
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posted on
10/21/2001 7:50:23 PM PDT
by
Liz
To: Liz
Embarrassed her so bad that she skedaddled to France -- so she wouldn't have to face Entertainment Tonite.
11
posted on
10/21/2001 7:51:13 PM PDT
by
TomGuy
Comment #12 Removed by Moderator
To: Liz
"...Hillary Clinton's inner circle is furious at Miramax king Harvey Weinstein
after the former first lady suffered through a public relations nightmare ..."
Typical behavior for her and people like her...
The unwillingness to take responsibility for the results of their own actions...
The crowd does not like her so she blames it on Weinstein...
It certainly couldn't be because of anything SHE did, now could it?
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posted on
10/21/2001 7:51:33 PM PDT
by
error99
To: Liz
It's open season on terrorist-enabling Hitlery. Everyone now has permission to say exactly what they feel about this scum-sucking b*tch.
To: Liz
BRAvo for the police officers and fire fighters. They stood up and were counted. This must have been a real victory for them. I would have loved to have been there.
To: Liz
Senator Hillary Clinton's inner circle is furious at MIRAMAX king Harvey Weinstein after the former first lady suffered through a public relations nightmare during Saturday's AMERICA: A TRIBUTE TO HEROES concert in New York City. I wonder if anyone in Hillary's inner circle even considered that it might be Hillary, and not Weinstein?
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posted on
10/21/2001 7:53:04 PM PDT
by
jackbill
To: Liz
I laughed so hard, I almost cried. Picture it: Hitlery at the mike, dorwned out by NYC's finest. And Harvey Weinstein gets the blame. Oh, how sweet it is!!! It's a Schadenfreude Perfecta!
To: Liz
ANY CLIPS OF THIS AVAILABLE?
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posted on
10/21/2001 7:53:13 PM PDT
by
Rudder
To: Liz
How in heck is this the fault of the Weinstein fellow? I reread it and don't get it. It sure sounds like classic Clinton: blame someone else for everything.
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posted on
10/21/2001 7:53:25 PM PDT
by
gg188
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Geez, I feel so sorry for Hitlary! It wasn't her, it was her handlers that are the problem!! Right? Yeah, sure. The (barf) smartest women in the world (hurl) gets herself in a huge PR mess.
What was she thinking as she strode to the stage? "These are my people."
Better think again Hitlery.
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posted on
10/21/2001 7:53:37 PM PDT
by
Liz
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