March 21, 2007
The Practical Campaign
The guests at last night's fundraiser for Sen. Hillary Clinton, each of them paying $1K, $2.3K or $4.K, were treated to a sparse spread of vegetables, breads and cheeses. Hillary even addressed the slim pickings in her speech, noting: "We run a tight ship. You may have noticed we don’t have dinner here tonight"
Still, she told the crowd she would make it worth their while, and wallets, if she's elected. Spotted among the breads and vegetables at the Marriott Wardman Park fundraiser last night: Eliot Engel (NY), Jerrold Nadler (NY), Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX), and Madeleine Albright.
Meanwhile, the following is a time-line of the night:
Terry McAuliffe introduced the Clintons at 8:11. At 8:13, grown men are reduced to adolescents at a Clay Aiken concert, as they eagerly hold up their camera phones. Bill Clinton begins his introduction of Hillary Clinton at 8:14. Hillary takes the mic at 8:25 and Bill exits the stage.
Hillary begins by thanking her supporters. At 8:32, health care needs to be fixed. At 8:33, a cell phone rings. By 8:35, education is key and by 8:38, the climate crisis really needs to be solved. It's 8:41 when a Code Pink woman starts screaming. It's also 8:41 when the Code Pink woman is dragged out immediately by four security guards. At 8:43, Iraq is briefly mentioned. At 8:45, there's a "call to service." Finally, at 8:46, there's a "God Bless" reference and sustained applause. At 9:15, 10,000 Maniac's "These are Days" plays for the 4th time. At 9:30, both Clintons are still working the crowd, when Engel is spotted again-- this time on the rope line trying to talk to the couple like everyone else. [NORA MCALVANAH]
Posted at 01:21 PM
Comments
So much for Obamamania – looks like the Clintons are still capable of creating a lot of excitement and raising a lot of money.
According to other sources – last night’s event raised over 2.7 million – that sounds huge to me. Also, is Sheila Jackson Lee supporting Hillary?
csh | 03.21.07 02:18 PM
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Hillary is the ultimate candidate. All the buzz about Obama will fizzle by election time when both records shall be compared. Hillary will go ahead and win the general election and make history. Who will take the bet
Goddy | 03.21.07 03:31 PM
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I heard Hillary arrived at the Wardman Park in a spaceship and left on a unicorn. And she raised 1.4 billion dollars and ate Barack Obama's soul after they ran out of stale bread and old veggies.
Anyway, Hillary sure seems to have a lot of spontaneous supporters. Her campaign should make volunteers and staffers post on blogs to make her look even more popular!
Aaron Banks | 03.21.07 08:33 PM
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bitter much?
eel | 03.22.07 10:01 AM
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Hilarious timeline! Better than Dana Milbank, because it simply said what happened, rather than characterized it.
pining for chuck todd | 03.22.07 10:18 AM
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