I was very disappointed to see that the New York Times (whose editorial board have been relentless Clinton campaigners, while the editorial columnists are generally pro-Obama) was the only news outlet I regularly read to comment on this. Page A27, 5-8-08 (There was also a picture of Clinton at a fundraiser, holding a little girl on her hip and speaking into a mike. The child was not crying, but she certainly was not smiling, either.)
"...Mrs. Clinton put on her battle face Weds. and confronted what was at times a hostile crowd at a hastily arranged speech here at Shepherd University.
...Mrs. Clinton endured boos when she mentioned her proposal for a gas tax holiday, catcalls when she spoke of ending the Iraq war, and most difficult of all, the heckling of her daughter, Chelsea, who introduced her.
"End the dynasty!", a young man holding an Obama poster shouted when Chelsea Clinton stepped up to the microphone.
All the while, a smile was fixed on Mrs. Clinton's perfectly made-up face -- not a hair was out of place -- and she betrayed only an occasional glimmer of recognition of the exceedingly narrow straits she must now navigate.
...Mrs. Clinton promised that the U.S. would have universal healthcare "if I'm president", a deviation from her customary "when I'm president." She said she was proud of her 2 point victory in Indiana on Tues., but made no mention of her 14 point loss in N.C.
Her remarks ... were an abridged cut-and-paste job of her standard stump speech. It was not her most fluid effort. ...But the modestly sized audience applauded at the appropriate times and, except for an unusually large and at times vocal contingent of Obama supporters in the crowd, the appearance went off without incident.
Mrs. Clinton added the stop at 3a.m. Weds. in an effort to show she remained committed to campaigning in the six remaining contests on the Dem. primary calendar.
...At a brief news conference after her remarks at the college...her upbeat tone never waver(ed)."
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Chelsea Clinton is now in her late 20s. Why can't she be heckled the same as another politico?
Please, God, can you make it stop soon? Will you please dry up the money spigot so that she drops out?
Please, I promise I'll be really good and not call my little brothers names for the rest of the week...
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