Hillary's campaign put TX filing center for press corp in mens room

[Oilwellian]

This has got to be a first. Here in Austin, on the night before that make-or-break Texas primary, the Clinton campaign has set up a filing center for the traveling press corps ... in a men's room. Insert metaphor here.

UPDATE: According to the schedule, we will be here in the men's room for the next five hours. Someone will soon have to declare a moratorium on the "down the toilet" jokes.

UPDATE2: Hey, Jay: Is it true Obama has put his press corps in the Golden Door Spa tonight?

UPDATE3: There's also dinner and a television in here. I really wish I had Ana's little camera thing-ee, so I could share.

UPDATE4: CNN has a photo.

UPDATE5: A wider shot (wider stance?) from my own cellphone is posted two entries above this one. A gentleman just wandered in, expecting to use the facilities, and looked very startled to see three dozen reporters typing away on their laptops.




http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/3/4/111232/6027/523/468324

:rofl:

[marylanddem]

1. that is so gross....

[greguganus]

55. ...so much for paperless voting! n/t

[meow mix]

2. huh, this is a joke right?

:shrug:

i dont understand...

[Oilwellian]

4. It is SO bizarre...

It took me a few minutes to compose myself and post it here.

[mohc]

5. No, this actually happened

CNN Political Ticker

Just a little campaign irony for you.

[Oilwellian]

10. Did you see their quote?

Updated 8:53 p.m. with a statement from Sen. Clinton's campaign: "These accommodations should in no way be taken as a commentary on the quality of our media coverage," said Clinton spokesman Doug Hattaway.

(or the quality of my campaign.)

:rofl:

[greguganus]

54. this pisses me off! lol n/t

[doublethink]

3. In the shittier !!!

too many campaign jokes come to mind about this ....... :rofl:

[Oilwellian]

6. Please...

share your wider stance on this. :rofl:

[doublethink]

8. Hillary's campaign .....

is officially ... 'fill in blank' too funny. Too obvious. Thanks for the laugh.

[meow mix]

7. "A gentleman just wandered in, expecting to use the facilities"

:rofl: :rofl:

[Oilwellian]

9. LOLOL

That visual was hysterical! Too funny. :D

[Barack_America]

11. That's SEXIST!

Doesn't the Clinton campaign realize that WOMEN can be journalists too! Where are the women journalists supposed to go?

[Oilwellian]

14. Same place

The report was filed by a woman.

"Why is my mouse wet?" :rofl:

On edit to include link for original report:

http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/03/luxury_living_on_the_campaign.html

[Barack_America]

22. I would be uncomfortable hanging out in a men's room.

I honestly do think that it was inappropriate to put women journalists in a men's room. I'll bet that all of the women present felt some discomfort being there.

[greguganus]

53. "hanging out" in a men's room! lmao n/t

[greguganus]

51. It's not SEXIST if they lower the seats after they are done typing. n/t

[NashVegas]

12. How Poetic

:rofl:

I'm assuming as of now that Hillary will be dropping out of the campaign soon, and this is her little "fuck you," to the boys' club.

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

13. no splatter guards?

[stillcool]

18. LOL...

[meow mix]

15. They are showing this video now, with stacks of food and drink stored across the room from Urinals.

GROSS

[Barack_America]

24. I can't even begin to tell you how unsanitary that is.

Not to be too gross, but fecal matter becomes aerosolized once a toilet is flushed and settles everywhere in a bathroom.

That's why you NEVER leave your toothbrush out. :puke:

[meow mix]

35. yep. and a large part of that matter is pure bacterial mass

pretty bad place to set up for the day lol

[tekisui]

16. unbelievable.

[Medusa]

17. MSNBC just showed video

there are a LOT of journalists in there, at least 20 from what I saw. Maybe they'll get to shit-can HRC later on tonight. :toast:

[BeyondGeography]

19. Oops

What if somebody has to, like, USE the bathroom?

Then again, at least nobody's hurting for reading material.

[meow mix]

no freshness crystals....i hope theres ample cans of air freshener

:blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush:
:blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush:
:blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush:

[blocker]

20. Are they really that short on cash?

this is disgusting!

[blocker]

21. WHO FARTED?

come on, seriously! so much for the most powerful campaign in the history of the country.

[Johnny__Motown]

39. That wasn't a fart.....

[Lone_Star_Dem]

23. OMG. This is real and not a joke.

I saw this earlier and thought it was humor. I just saw it on Reuters: http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/03/clinton-press-corps-gets-commodious-workspace/

Clinton press corps gets commodious workspace
March 3rd, 2008, filed by Ellen Wulfhorst

<snip>

One man, a voter attending the rally, wandered into the locker room, clearly looking for a bathroom and froze in his tracks, startled to find a couple dozen reporters typing away at laptops.

“These accomodations should in no way be taken as a commentary on the quality of our media coverage,” said Clinton campaign spokesman Doug Hattaway. The campaign arranges work spaces for the traveling press corps.

[RedEarth]

25. That's incredible.....

[blocker]

28. Punishment for the media being rude to hillary

Thats what you get when you attack her! LOL!

[blocker]

32. Imagine taking a crap in there?

talk about being watched in a private moment.

[Vinca]

26. OMG - who organized this event?

The last people you want to stick in the crapper are the press. That's very funny.

[SoonerPride]

27. And they wonder why the press is "mean" to Hillary?

It's both funny and pathetic at the smae time.

[nadinbrzezinski]

29. Well they won't have to go far to use the facilities

but this is a tad TACKY.

[Johnny__Motown]

30. I am calling SEXISM on that one.. what are the women supposed to do? Hang out by the urinal?

[Barack_America]

40. It is totally sexist. I can't imagine how any woman wouldn't feel uncomfortable...

...working in a men's room. It's really inexcusable.

Where is Gloria Steinem on this?

ETA: Especially with men walking in expecting to use the facilities. I would be so embarrassed.

[Oilwellian]

31. New Picture

It's really quite spacious. Yellow journalism at its finest.

:rofl:

[RedEarth]

33. and another Picture........

[RedEarth]

37. lol.......... here's a video.........

at this link.....scroll down..

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/04/well-at-least-it-had-wi_n_89808.html

[Johnny__Motown]

36. oh.... my.....god.... there are women in there too. I feel sorry for them. (pardon me while I pee)

[Oilwellian]

41. Let's hope they flushed...

and washed their hands afterward.

[Igel]

57. How big is that room?

Seriously ...

And who puts a chalkboard in the bathroom? That *is* a chalkboard I see in the extreme foreground.

And ceiling-to-floor glass in the back?

Interesting space.

[Kaylee]

34. Hey Hillary....passive aggressive much?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

38. I've heard of a "news dump," but this is ridiculous.

[Oilwellian]

42. The comments on DKos are funny as hell

Here's one:



UPDATE6: Mark Penn just ran into the bathroom, and is heading for one of the stalls.

UPDATE7: MSNBC is reporting that Mark Penn had cheese enchiladas for dinner last night. Oh boy.

[tammywammy]

43. lol

:rofl:

[anigbrowl]

44. Well, she deserves every bit of negative press that generates

Ready to lead on day 1, huh?

[JPZenger]

46. Hard to keep the press on message when you do this

Any campaign tries to get the press to present their official message for the day, such as "we did much better than expected..."

It will be very hard to do that when the press is spending all their time thinking up funny puns for their articles.

[jakefrep]

45. This is a Saturday Night Live Skit waiting to happen.

[LiberalAndProud]

47. I think this is the OFFICIAL HOLY CRAP IT'S OVER thread.

Senator Clinton is ending it with style. She has class, humor and just a tad of "gotcha". A toast to you Senator.
:toast:

[greguganus]

48. They are really closing the lid on this story. n/t

[THUNDER HANDS]

49. it'll be the easiest place to find Hillary after the returns come in

the toilet.

[greguganus]

50. Kicking! Don't let this story "tank". n/t

[greguganus]

52. NEWSFLUSH!! LMAO!! N/T

[Oilwellian]

56. Kick

This story is too funny to let die so quickly. :D