First hand accounts of Bill and Hillary in KY (separate events)

[CarolNYC]

Two nice accounts of the Clintons in KY this week from Wes Clark's blog.

First, Bill in Elizabethtown: http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15528

Second, Hillary in Loretto: http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15539

A couple of highlights:

Bill spoke for an hour, making his case for why Hillary would be the best candidate and the best president. But before he proceeded to make his case to the people, he talked about how he thought he knew Hillary well, yet he has learned something new about her as she has waged her campaign. His admiration was apparent.

(snip)

Bill concluded by explaining how Hillary is a change-maker, drawing on many examples of her long work history. He talked about what it takes to transform a speech into sound policy and then action, and how Hillary has demonstrated this ability, time and again, using the special education law as an example. He then told a story about being on a golf course in New York and a caddy approaching him, saying that he wasn’t really a caddy, and that he wanted to talk to him. The man was a captain in the NYPD, working out on the golf course to supplement his salary. He told Bill how most of the police had always been Republicans because they felt that the Republicans understood their issues and interests, and understood crime and public safety. Describing how 9/11 shook all those beliefs, he said he didn’t know about politics anymore and didn’t think in terms of Republicans and Democrats. But he said he knew one thing, that the senator from New York, Bill’s wife, was the one who, from the beginning, recognized the problems that the first responders might encounter, and how she had worked tirelessly to see that they were taken care of. She had won his respect, admiration, and support.

Turning to the state of the presidential race, Hillary said that she leads in the popular vote, the electoral vote, and crucial swing states, and is the Democrats’ best hope against John McCain. She reminded everyone that all those pundits and others who are urging her to quit “all have good jobs, health care, money, and can afford to buy gas,” whereupon the crowd roared its desire for her to fight and win!

My impressions of Hillary from seeing her up close are that she is a warm person who really connects with people, and is also extremely intelligent and well-versed in policy. She exudes confidence and strength. As she worked the line, that she cares about regular people was quite apparent. As her aide was taking a photo of her with my daughter Leah, I said, “Stay in it, Hillary, we’re in this with you!” She looked over and replied, “With your help, I will!”

[susankh4]

1. Thanks for posting this!

[JohnnyLib2]

2. These are great. Thanks!

I was able to ask 3 teens at separate times about Bill C's Elizabethtown appearance. All 3 are Obama supporters but were excited and positive about the event and the chance to be a part of it.

We may never know just how many people the Clintons have attracted into the Democratic party for 18-20 years now. What a shame....

[CarolNYC]

3. And here's a link to an account of Bill in Danville....

http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15553

These are wonderful, aren't they? They've loved the Clintons in KY.