Slog - Comments on Clinton at Benaroya http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for When I arrived at the big Jim McDermott fundraiser that former president Bill Clinton was headlining at Benaroya Hall last night, I was told by one of McDermott's press people that the former president was running a bit late. "It's Bill Clinton," she said. "Events are transpiring." Apparently, dinner was transpiring. Outside of Wild Ginger, located on the other side of Union Street from Benaroya Hall, security and police officers were waiting to escort Clinton across the street and onto the stage. Gawkers loitered on the corners, holding copies of Clinton's book, My Life, hoping for an autograph. Inside Benaroya,... Copyright 2007 Tue, 01 Aug 2006 11:16:07 -0800 Thu, 03 Aug 2006 13:11:00 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by DOUG. Eli: Is it true that he criticized Republicans for focusing on things like flag burning... despite the fact that his OWN WIFE introduced a flag burning bill in the Senate?

]]> DOUG. http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439631 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439631 Politics Tue, 01 Aug 2006 11:30:28 -0800 Comment by Eli Sanders Yes.

]]> Eli Sanders http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439633 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439633 Politics Tue, 01 Aug 2006 11:32:38 -0800 Comment by Soupytwist Damn him for not controlling his wife better!

]]> Soupytwist http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439654 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439654 Politics Tue, 01 Aug 2006 11:56:45 -0800 Comment by functionalcoholic He also attended the Ruth Brown concert at The Triple Door, I heard?

Oh Poppa Tooney, we got us a looney.

]]> functionalcoholic http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439663 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439663 Politics Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:04:17 -0800 Comment by MapleLeaf "Finally, about an hour and a half after the event started, Clinton arrived."

Vintage Clinton. Classic Clinton arrogance.

]]> MapleLeaf http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439710 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439710 Politics Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:59:34 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Is it true that his wife still refuses to face reality and the continuing and growing Iraq Quagmire?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439712 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439712 Politics Tue, 01 Aug 2006 13:00:50 -0800 Comment by I was there Clinton was vintage Clinton and we miss him! After the event, his motorcade stopped at The Met where he met up with Bill Gates. He posed for pics with the staff and signed items so look for his pic on the wall...

]]> I was there http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439724 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439724 Politics Tue, 01 Aug 2006 13:05:03 -0800 Comment by thehim Doug, good catch. Clinton's words sometimes don't line up with what he himself those close to him have done. He talked about using facts and dealing with reality, yet this is the same President who gave us Plan Colombia after every expert on drug policy knew it would be a disaster.

]]> thehim http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439750 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439750 Politics Tue, 01 Aug 2006 13:45:37 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Hey, since Hillary's hit menopause, isn't Bill supposed to be like the Repubs and divorce her for a pre-pregnant woman who can conceive, since that's the only reason to be married in this state?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439772 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439772 Politics Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:18:24 -0800 Comment by Mary G I heard the Clinton speech at the Cantwell event, and thought the reality-based comment was from the Rahm Emanuel book he was also plugging. Did Bill mix up the two books during the McDermott event?

]]> Mary G http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439804 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439804 Politics Tue, 01 Aug 2006 15:03:29 -0800 Comment by impossibleprince He also mentioned gay marriage..need I remind anyone of DOMA.

]]> impossibleprince http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439805 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c439805 Politics Tue, 01 Aug 2006 15:04:14 -0800 Comment by plooger KPOJ Portland has the audio, though it appears to cut-out a bit early.

http://www.620kpoj.com/cc-common/podcast.html

]]> plooger http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c440826 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/clinton_in_town_for#c440826 Politics Thu, 03 Aug 2006 13:11:00 -0800