Hillary Clinton Makes First of Three Rio Grande Valley Stops

[bigtree]

Feb 13, 2008 03:05 PM



Democrat Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton made the first of three Valley campaigns stops on Wednesday morning.

Flanked by more than 100 local political leaders at McAllen Convention Center, Clinton told a crowd of 2,000 supporters that she intends to build the first veterans hospital in the region.

"The Valley deserves a president who know where you are and won't forget about you," she told a cheering crowd.

During her Wednesday morning speech, Clinton told the crowd she first came to the Rio Grande Valley more than 36 years ago to register Hispanic residents to vote.

She is now promising the hospital, an end to the war in Iraq, sensible border security, immigration reform, universal healthcare and affordable college education.

Clinton also said she planned to create environmentally-friendly "green-collar" jobs as well as a 90-day moratorium on home foreclosures to address the nation's mortgage crisis.

"I'm in the solutions business, my opponent is in the promises business," she told an enthusiastic crowd amid cheers.

Clinton continued her Texas tour with a Wednesday afternoon campaign stop in San Antonio.

Democrats leaders announced Clinton would return be in Edinburg for a Feb. 20 rally at the University of Texas Pan American and a Feb. 29 rally at the McAllen Memorial Stadium.

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[rodeodance]

1. Wonderful: Sen Clinton= the Solution. whow whow

[Skwmom]

8. We wouldn't need a solution for the Iraq War, for outsourcing, etc

without the Clintons helping to screw things up.

[bigtree]

10. She didn't have a hand in her husband's advance of NAFTA, but Obama voted to expand it . . .

"Obama Says He Will Vote for NAFTA Expansion" :
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sirota/breaking-obama-says-he-w_b_67780.html

Obama is the first presidential candidate to officially declare his/her support for the NAFTA expansion moving through the Congress. His announcement is not necessarily surprising, considering he was the keynote speaker at the launch of the Hamilton Project -- a Wall Street front group working to DRIVE A WEDGE between Democrats and organized LABOR on globalization issues. His announcement comes just days after a Wall Street

[ellisonz]

28. Why do you hate Peru?

[Johnny__Motown]

2. Clap Clap Point Point Lady in the Yellow Dress '08 (Stephen Colbert skit)

Pretty funny, I can't look at a Clinton rally now without thinking about it.

[KAZ]

5. Give it a rest. OK?

[rodeodance]

3. REC

[rodeodance]

4. "I'm in the solutions business, my opponent is in the promises business," she told an enthusiastic c

GREAT line.

[katty]

14. yeah, it is a good line

[anamandujano]

15. Love it!

The best part is it's true.

[magatte]

29. would be better it if was true...

she hasn't provided more concrete solutions in her years of political life than Obama. Just because she is more boring than him, doesn't make her more competent!

[WolverineDG]

6. They've been promising a veteran's hospital in the Valley

FOR DECADES! (before flaming, please realize I grew up there & my dad worked closely with Kika de la Garza's office) They trot out that old promise every election cycle. Did President Clinton get us a veteran's hospital? No. Will President Clinton II get us a veteran's hospital? Not if that old saw is needed for the next election cycle.

I attended UTPA & McHi. She's probably going to appear at the gym at UTPA & Memorial Stadium is quite large. Both are much bigger than the Civic Center, & she'll probably fill them up.

dg

[bigtree]

7. and, they still need one, right?

Clinton deserves a chance.

[WolverineDG]

16. Clinton had a chance

Ford had a chance. Carter had a chance. Reagan had a chance. Bush I & II had a chance. It's an empty promise.

dg

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

17. Heh.

Clinton's one of the reasons they need one.

[UALRBSofL]

9. If you haven't noticed some of the VA hospitals are being closed

So it will be hard to justify opening another one when many have closed.

[Horse with no Name]

11. That makes more sense

There isn't one in the entire region and veterans have to travel quite a long ways for care.

[XemaSab]

12. Bush knows where the Valley is

It's where he wants to build that fence. :(

[H2O Man]

13. Remember the Alamo!!!!!

March 6, 1836 at 6:30 am, it was over. A noble fight, and one for the history books.

[Clinton Crusader]

18. Thanks! K&R

[Hill_YesWeWill]

19. Well, I have to say, I feel a bit ignored up here in central texas! :( nt

[bigtree]

23. she did get up to San Antonio

I think today she was scheduled there

reminder: debate's in Austin Thursday, February 21 at 7 p.m.

[Hill_YesWeWill]

24. but it's not open to the public, But I'm assuming they'll both be doing rallys around this area

even though I'm leaning strongly towards Obama, I've already decided I'll go see both of them

[AX10]

20. What's this? Large, diverse crowds coming out, not for Obama...

but coming out for Hillary Clinton!!!

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[rodeodance]

27. Bookmarked.

[Az_lefty]

21. can't wait until she puts on a fucking cowboy hat, that'll be hillarious

[bigtree]

22. why?

[rodeodance]

26. did you see the post with Obama with his cowboy hat on today?

[rodeodance]

25. Ha ha--I saw a pic of OBAMA with a cowboy hate on today-on DU--gee it was HILLARious!!

go find it!



i really did. wonder if you will all have a good laugh.??