Chatty Crowd Forces Clinton to Cut Speech Short

[southern_belle]

PHILADELPHIA -- Hillary Clinton was forced to cut her normal stump speech short when a chatty and meddlesome crowd kept her from grasping their attention. Clinton, who was addressing the Philadelphia County Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, spoke for just over five minutes, despite having the press arrive almost two hours beforehand.

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Whether or not Clinton’s reception at the dinner had anything to do with her recent attacks on Barack Obama remains unclear. Clinton has never delivered a formal speech in such a short amount of time. The most recent abbreviated speech was back on February 15 when Clinton spoke to a crowd at a Lockheed Martin plant in Akron, Ohio. The speech lasted for just 12 minutes, with the first applause line coming 11 minutes into the speech.

Edit to add, read more at http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/04/14/politics/fromtheroad/entry4014458.shtml

[Ian David]

1. That'll teach her not to pay the kids at Sylvan Learning Center to fill seats for her. n/t

[irish.lambchop]

5. I shouldn't laugh at that, but I am. n/t

[Vinca]

2. That's a first - a politician cutting a speech short to get off stage. nt

[Zachstar]

6. She just needs to cut the campaign short now :P

[islandmkl]

3. was this a case of theater wisdom?

EITHER:

'..always leave them wanting more'

OR:

'..get off before the booing starts'

[bowens43]

4. America has already heard everything she has to say

and we're not buying it.

[SwampG8r]

7. i think the inevitable boos hurt what she thinks are her "feelings"

[slinkerwink]

9. she has feelings?

[Saturday]

8. Gee, you conveniently forgot this part from the article.

The crowd never settled down during her remarks. A spokesman for Clinton denied that she cut the speech short, and told reporters that Clinton was advised by her Pennsylvania team to deliver “a short speech" given the set up of the event.

In previous party dinners, most recently in Butte, Mt., Clinton spoke for almost an hour to a crowd that seemed to be paying attention. The aide said this was a “different type” of J-J Dinner, primarily because people were not seated at tables, and were “milling around” the banquet hall.

[cali]

10. Yeah, the crowd was ignoring her.

Obama didn't have the same problem. Of course her handlers are going to make excuses.

[southern_belle]

11. is this supposed to help?

:shrug:

[Saturday]

12. Ummmm yes.

A. She was only supposed to give a short speech, it was not "cut short".
B. It was not a sit down affair where all eyes were on the stage. Maybe the sound was so bad they didn't even know she was speaking because they were "milling", you have no idea the reason.
C. You have no idea the reason or if this guy is an Obama supporter and wants to tilt the story. They tend to do that for him.

[gaiilonfong]

13. the blowback is starting

Hillary will be getting a primary challenge for her Senate seat next I can't wait to contribute the MAXIMUM to her opponent...It is time for Bill and Hillary to take their millions they received and their criminality back to Arkansas, maybe build those houses in Whitewater...LOSERS

[catgirl]

14. She's lost a lot of respect with her dirty tactics

not to mention all the other dirt that's seeping out.

[Maribelle]

16. Oh please. Lost? Too many Obama supporters have been the most disrespectful people in the world.

Spitting out hate for Hillary and anyone that dares to support her seems to be the norm, not the exception. Be honest here for a change.

[catgirl]

17. Your turning tables here

"be honest here for a change"? Who's spewing out the hate? Not me.

[cali]

18. We're talking about the candidate herself

and hill creates the animosity that she's stung by.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

20. some people earn respect. Others earn disdain. Guess which she earns

She did it fair and square, and totally on her own. She deserves every bit of it.

She will not win the presidency. She will not win re-election in NY. Even upstaters are organizing, attending rallies in PA, as "Hill's neighbors For Obama." That's right. White, older professional and blue collar woman, organizing on their own to keep Hillary out of the White house. Poetic justice, indeed.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. She has pissed off the urban union members. n/t

[Leftist Agitator]

19. Hey! You! Yeah, you with the hubris!

Pssst!

Guess why that happened, Your Royal Clintonness?

*THEY'RE BITTER*