I was 15 feet from, and daughter shook hands with the Big Dog

[rateyes]

today. Ask me anything.

Just got home from Mercer University in Macon, GA where Bill Clinton was campaigning for Hillary and taking questions from the audience. My oldest daughter is president of the Young Democrats on Campus and helped work the event.

To get in, one had to fill out form which became their ticket, and one had to sign that they would vote for Hillary. I signed the form. But, I was lying.

On edit: I must say that he was impressive in his advocacy for his wife, and if she gets the nomination I'll vote for her...I just hope she can win if that's the case.

Another edit: I'm going to see him again next week at this meeting:

www.newbaptistcovenant.org

I've purchased luncheon tickets to hear Al Gore's presentation on Global Climate Change. (Of course, I'll have to suffer through listening to Lindsay Graham and Chuck Grassley in that meeting. :puke: )

[rodeodance]

1. congrats to your daughter.

[Big Blue Marble]

2. "one had to sign that would vote for Hillary." ???

Isn't that what Bush did?

[rateyes]

5. I don't know. And, I don't know if other Dem candidates are

doing the same kind of thing. Thing is---by signing your name to a statement like that, it puts it in your subconcious that you either vote for her or you're a liar.

Well, today, I lied. I won't vote for her in the primary.

[Big Blue Marble]

6. I know that I went to an Obama rally.

No one asked me to sign anything.


Edited to add: Yes I did get to shake his hand. Gobama!

[journalist3072]

7. GO here....

http://politicalchase.com/2007/12/03/ticket-to-obama-appearance-requires-vote-pledge/

[globalvillage]

13. huh.

I didn't know they did that.

[journalist3072]

8. Before you embarrass yourself further, go here

http://politicalchase.com/2007/12/03/ticket-to-obama-appearance-requires-vote-pledge/

[Big Blue Marble]

12. I am not embarrassing myself.

I went to an Obama event. And I repeat nobody asked me to sign anything.

[ElizabethDC]

18. I've been to several Hillary events

and no one's asked me to sign anything, either. :shrug:

[durrrty libby]

15. lol They just pull it from their ass. Don't they?

[journalist3072]

17. Yes, they really do. It's so sad to see their desparation.

[Alexander]

29. Too bad I've been to Obama events where no such pledge was required.

So, your bullshit is exposed for what it is, once again.

[saracat]

3. Wow.Sign a pledge/ Isn't that Bush like? Wouldn't you think a rally would be to

convince undecideds, not rally the faithful??????? That is weird.

[sueh]

16. Yep. There's Hillary taking another page from the Repub's playbook.

[TwilightZone]

24. It looks like Obama's campaign has had similar requirements:

http://politicalchase.com/2007/12/03/ticket-to-obama-appearance-requires-vote-pledge/

I suppose that they're trying to keep hecklers out or something.

[Fed_Up_Grammy]

4. I was 15 feet from JFK,November 1960.... No handshake,though.

Fun,isn't it?

[rateyes]

14. Yeah. My grandfather (one of the meanest men you'd ever want

to meet--rest his soul) was a die-hard politically active Republican who dragged me to every Republican meeting there was. I shook hands with Reagan and Lamar Alexander and Howard Baker and John Connoly, and Richard Nixon etc.

Listening to their speeches is what made me a Democrat.

But, it is fun.

[Fed_Up_Grammy]

26. Man,you sure have me beat----hope you washed your hands well.

[globalvillage]

9. That's a real honor

but the signature thing sounds strange. What did it say?

[rateyes]

21. It says:

"I will vote for Hillary Clinton in the upcoming primary." And then the campaign worker made you sign and date it before handing it to you.

[durrrty libby]

10. What did your daughter and her club think of him

I've met him twice and there is no one like him.

Tres impressive

[rateyes]

22. Both of my daughters are Obama supporters...

I found the demographics interesting. The black females in the audience were very enthusiastic for Clinton. The white females were more undecided, or leaned toward Obama (at least all the ones I talked to.)

I asked my daughter afterward if she had changed her mind, and she said, "No. I'm still voting for Obama."

BTW, I'm voting for Edwards.

[Tom Strong]

23. Your laughing dog avatar is awesome

Know where I could get a Hong Kong Phooey?

GO HILLARY AND GO PATS!

[durrrty libby]

27. Thanks and sorry I don't know where you can get that

[City Lights]

11. Wow. Signing a pledge form in order to get in.

How very Bushie of her.

Ick.

[journalist3072]

19. Before you embarrass yourself further, go here

http://politicalchase.com/2007/12/03/ticket-to-obama-appearance-requires-vote-pledge/

I guess this is very Bush-like of Obama too, then.

[ronnykmarshall]

25. Thank you for keeping up with that.

I don't like it either, but I don't like shit being thrown when Obama's camp did the same thing.

[durrrty libby]

20. Smart campaigning

They did the same thing at the Oprah events, so put a sock in it

[Alexander]

28. So Hillary is demanding "loyalty oaths" now?

Does this sound like anyone else we know?

[FogerRox]

30. I saw the Big dawg in NH before the primary, lest got to the video tape

http://blip.tv/file/595263