Chants of ‘Madame President’ in Union Square

[Omaha Steve]

Source: NY Times

By Kate Hammer

Several hundred supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton gathered today in Union Square for a “Stand Up for Hillary” rally.

They listened to speeches by the actress Fran Drescher of “The Nanny” and several local politicians, including Geraldine A. Ferraro, the 1984 Democratic nominee for vice president; Marty Markowitz, the Brooklyn borough president; Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney of Manhattan and Anthony D. Weiner of Queens, and Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker.

“We want to give the rest of the country what we have had in New York for eight years — smart, efficient, dynamic leadership,” said Ms. Quinn, a Manhattan Democrat, referring to Mrs. Clinton’s years in the United States Senate.


Several hundred supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton joined several local politicians for a campaign rally at Union Square on Saturday afternoon. (Photo: Cary Conover for The New York Times)

In between speeches supporters chanted “Madame President” and “Hillary!”


Read more: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/02/chants-of-madame-president-in-union-square/

[Evergreen Emerald]

1. How exciting!

I love Ferraro!

[thunder rising]

2. Several hundred supporters??? where? Even so, is this it?

[Little Star]

3. If you had read the article, maybe you would have read this......

snip
In another corner of the park, a small group of nearly a dozen Barack Obama supporters also rallied. Shortly afterward, a shouting match between a Clinton supporter and an Obama supporter drew a crowd but the pair were quickly separated by other rally-goers.
snip

[polpilot]

5. Bringing 'Universal Healthcare' since 1992...

She's gotta be tired.

[JoFerret]

25. She IS the only candidate who will

She's the only candidate who will even start and my take is she is determined on this one.
Your cynicism is unworthy (unless you are not for universal health care. in which case the republican party is probably a better home.)

[polpilot]

30. Obama in year 2025...."I'm working hard

for Universal Healthcare"(Since 2009???) ...sounds crazy huh?

[TomInTib]

4. I would've had to been some kind of medicated to listen to that "Nanny" woman.

Heck, I had no idea that HRC was going to be in San Francisco.

But I do know that Obama far out-paced her in fundraising here in Marin.

[CK_John]

6. Union Sq, NYC. n/t

[TomInTib]

7. Thanks.

I was thinking that I had really lost touch.

Tom

[Pastiche423]

8. Different Union Square

I thought, they sure have changed Union Square since I was there. Then I lightened the photo and realized it was in NYC.

[TomInTib]

10. Yeah, I should have looked at the picture more closely.

But I never notice pictures and I never see ads in print. My mind just doesn't work that way.

Thanks for clearing that up for me, P.

Tom

[LanternWaste]

35. I imagine many people need medicating when faced with people, ideas and words they don't agree with.

I imagine many people need medicating when faced with people, ideas and words they don't agree with...

[flordehinojos]

9. Madame President. How Exciting!

[olddad56]

11. don't count your chickens before they hatch.

There is no way that the fascists are going to let go of power. Democracy is long gone in this country.

[Miss Chybil]

12. I agree! nt

[clydefrand]

13. I agree! I want to see a woman elected as our

leader before the happy hunting ground beckons me. I'm an old(er) woman and I want this country to experience the strength and intelligence of a woman as leader for a change. I know one thing is for sure, we won't be worse off than we have been with this bummer who is in office.

[ronnykmarshall]

14. So cool!

[Brrrp]

15. A couple of hundred in Union Square NYC? Pitiful.

It's not even raining.

[splat]

16. How many would show up at a rally in your neighborhood if the candidate wasn't present?

[jlake]

24. You must have missed the part about Obama's rally of several dozen.

Why don't you read the article rather than spew hate.

[JoFerret]

26. This anti Hillary hate spweing

is quite disgusting.
And without justification of ANY kind.
Support your choice - fine. But allow others to know that there are TWO GREAT dem candidates in this race.

[Brrrp]

36. "Pathetic" is not an expression of hate, but of pity and humor.

See? :) :(

[cali]

28. There was a large spontaneous rally for Obama in Times Square

yesterday that drew hundreds without any celebrity speakers. In fact, no speakers at all.

[otherlander]

17. meh.

[sidwill]

18. So Hil draws a few hundred today, Obama draws a few thousand

yet Hil gets front page treatment on DU?

Whatup moderator dawgs?

[Stand and Fight]

22. Didn't read the article, did you?

If you had bothered to do so, perhaps you would know that she wasn't even present... :eyes:

[femrap]

19. Madame President....

wow, that sounds so wonderful.

[Botany]

20. Wow what a turn out!

200 if you count the press in that picture .... :rofl:

3 days before the election in her home base?

Fran Drescher v Oprah Winfrey?

[lapfog_1]

21. What if you held a rally and nobody came...

I mean, THAT'S IT? a few hundred? in her home turf of NYC?

Ye gods.

If I were a Hillary supporter I would NOT be touting that photo. At LEAST crop it so you don't see all the surrounding emptiness. Take a pointer from the Bush propaganda machine and their photos of the Saddam statue falling.

[David Zephyr]

23. Out of 10 million people, they could only attract a crowd this size? That's really sad.

Gee.

[JoFerret]

27. No, sweetie

you are the sad one.

[ohio2007]

32. it's only a matter of spin perspective

snip
Code Pink, a national anti-war grassroots organization, will be granted a parking spot for their regular Wednesday afternoon protests and will not need to apply for a sound permit for the next six months, under one resolution.

The other resolution more directly criticizes the presence of the center in Berkeley. The city manager was directed to send a letter to the U.S. Marine Corps saying they are "uninvited and unwelcome intruders" in the city.

snip
http://www.dailycal.org/article/100144/city_council_passes_motions_criticizing_marines_of

Remember........50 can be made to look like 5,000 if you want it to ;)

[ima_sinnic]

29. made it through a speech by Fran Drescher? wow, that IS dedication

--I'd rather have a root canal, thank you.

No wonder "so many" showed up :rofl:

[ohio2007]

31. Hillary Clinton on Saddam's WMD, UN Impotence ( Code Pink video )

Video Details
After voting YES to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq, Senator Hillary Clinton (Democrat, New York) discusses Saddam's WMD more... and how the US must act alone to do what is right in the face of an impotent "international community."

Filmed during a meeting with "Code Pink" at the US Capitol, March 6, 2003.





http://www.livevideo.com/video/9DC66C1F48C847E7B5788E3B7AA85CEC/hillary-clinton-on-saddam-s-wm.aspx

Hail to the Chief.
same as the old boss ;)

[mitchum]

33. So Fran Drescher was there for the nasality factor since the candidate wasn't?

those poor people

[alcibiades_mystery]

34. Are they gonna tear that statue down?

:evilgrin:

[truthisfreedom]

37. If Hillary had been there and only 200 people showed up, I don't think she'd have a prayer.

Fact is, if she does show up for some outdoor rally in NYC I think we can guess that cell phones would be ringing all over New York and quite a crowd would brew.