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Home Front: Politix
Hillary Clinton Heckled in Chicago
2005-12-05
2008 presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton was heckled by a crowd of high school and college-age students in her hometown of Chicago yesterday, with ABC News reporting that security guards eventually "dragged some of the protesters out of the auditorium."

The former first lady was onstage only a few seconds when the crowd erupted with shouts of "Troops out now! Troops out now!" As anti-war leaflets poured from one balcony, umbrellas were unfurled from another displaying the message "Out of Iraq."
There's your parties base, Hillary. Have a nice primary season. Snicker.

Mrs. Clinton initially tried to bargain with her critics, pleading, "Give me a chance and I'll address that if you'll then be quiet." But as the heckling continued, security guards pounced on at least two protesters and dragged them away.

After delivering her prepared remarks, Mrs. Clinton returned to the subject of Iraq. "I disagree with those who believe we should immediately pull out," she told the crowd. "And I disagree with those who say we should stay there forever." Then, looking pained and closing her eyes briefly, the former first lady said: "It would be wonderful if we could turn the clock back – but we cannot."
The new far-left doesn't want to hear that. We all know you can't agree with them and stand a ghost of a chance of being elected, but they demand purity in thought, word and deed. You've lost control.
Posted by:Steve

#14  On this day in TIANANMEN SQUARE, NOTHING HAPPENED, as honest injun as Jefferson and Jackson = Stalin and Mao. Move along, people.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2005-12-05 20:34  

#13  "It would be wonderful if we could turn the clock back – but we cannot."

Damn!...what clever cliche. They should use that one more often.
Posted by: DepotGuy   2005-12-05 16:08  

#12  Proof positive that you can't have it both ways. Ha! Ha!
I love it! I hope it's a six way dogfight for the dem candidate in 08. This is going to be great! I can hardly wait.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2005-12-05 12:59  

#11  that security guards evil monkeys swooped down and "dragged some of the protesters out of the auditorium."
Posted by: 2b   2005-12-05 12:30  

#10  Mrs. Clinton initially tried to bargain with her critics, pleading, "Give me a chance and I'll address that if you'll then be quiet." But as the heckling continued, security guards pounced on at least two protesters and dragged them away.

Even Mao had to turn on his Red Guard when it starting eating its own. The longer Hillery and the party apparatchik tolerate these radical left wing fanatics for their useful purposes the harder it will be to retain and retake control before the entire dirty bag of them go over the cliff. The danger is that it is likely they'll drag the rest of us with them. However, the lust for power does that to people.
Posted by: Flavinter Greresh9791   2005-12-05 12:28  

#9  Just shut up, Dennis.
Posted by: Roger Simon   2005-12-05 12:19  

#8  Ooh! What a liar!
Posted by: Dennis the Peasant   2005-12-05 12:00  

#7  Hey - that's my line!
Posted by: Eric Idle   2005-12-05 11:24  

#6  security guards eventually "dragged some of the protesters out of the auditorium."

Help! Help! I'm being oppressed!
Posted by: Peasant   2005-12-05 10:56  

#5  Don't forget, dissent is patriotic. heh.
Posted by: BH   2005-12-05 10:51  

#4  Bring them to me! I will crush their skulls between my massive thighs!
Posted by: Hillary Rodham Clinton   2005-12-05 10:38  

#3  Hrmmmph-- my sympathy meter must be busted.

The Donks probably thought they could unchain the tiger of the Angry Left and ride it to victory in 2002 and 2004. They lost both times-- and now they can't get off the tiger because it will eat them alive.

Life's tough...
Posted by: Dave D.   2005-12-05 10:32  

#2  Then, looking pained and closing her eyes briefly, the former first lady said: "It would be wonderful if we could turn the clock back – but we cannot."

Somebody send her an "I &hearts Saddam Hussein" t-shirt.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-12-05 10:27  

#1  Shocking, just shocking! Wait till she get's to San Francisco!
Posted by: The Happy Fliegerabwehrkanonen   2005-12-05 10:22  

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