Hillary: A Taste of Texas, and Memories of 1972

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WP: A Taste of Texas, and Memories of 1972
By Anne E. Kornblut

SAN ANTONIO -- In a mobile society, people have an easy time claiming multiple hometowns -- and no one does so more than candidates seeking national office in an election year. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton laid claim to yet another one on Wednesday, recalling the 90 days in 1972 when she worked on a voter registration drive in South Texas.

"I lived here in San Antonio for three months. It's where I became addicted to Mexican food and mango ice cream," Clinton said, relaying that to this day she eats "a lot of hot peppers."

"They keep me healthy," Clinton said. "They keep me going, and they remind me of South Texas." The crowd in an auditorium at St. Mary's here roared....

Clinton went door to door in San Antonio before appearing at the rally, meeting with residents and children and encouraging them to vote for her in the primary here on Mar. 4. It was a strange "trick-or-treat" kind of scene, with dozens of reporters and camera crews crushing Clinton as neighbors rushed her for autographs. Her motorcade blocked the street, while local news helicopters circled overhead.

After the photo op, the Obama campaign countered with news of an endorsement from former San Antonio mayor Ed Garza -- who lives in the neighborhood Clinton canvassed.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/02/13/a_taste_of_texas_and_memories.html?hpid=topnews