So, the President is doing 7 or more events in a day. Then he gets to his hotel and instead of collapsing in an exhausted heap — he spends two hours talking policy and dogs with the hotel guests..."Bill Clinton unleashed: When the former president and his Secret Service detail stopped for the night at the Valley River Inn in Eugene, Oregon, he found himself amid about 500 whippet fanciers and their dogs.
Rather than head to his room, Clinton held an impromptu two- hour town hall-style meeting. He petted the dogs and mugged for photos with canines and owners in town for the American Whippet Club’s 22nd National Specialty Show.
“He just talked to us and talked to us and talked to us, and he was reluctant to leave,” said whippet owner Karen Lee, 46, of Lincoln University, Pennsylvania. Clinton finally headed upstairs at about 1 a.m.
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Bill and the Whippets
The Clinton Campaign — it never stops « The Confluence: "I've been poking around Google News looking for non-AP news and I found this charming story from something called Bloomberg.com:
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I was there! It was pretty remarkable. He stood in the middle of the lobby for about 2 hours, holding a town-hall meeting for a handful of people and our whippets. After he tried to call it a night (around midnight), he graciously remained in the lobby for about another hour, posing for pictures with dogs and owners and shaking hands with those who did not have cameras. There are lots of great pics of President Clinton kissing the dogs. He was impressive. The Secret Service let us stand just inches away as PC answered questions. I guess we looked like a pretty safe crowd!
Cheers.
Dina
Wow! Thanks for the comment. That's a great accounting. Loved it.
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