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Posted on 10/05/2002 9:59:34 PM PDT by Auntie Mame
Well, we freeped 'em, we freeped 'em good.
Gray Davis along with Hillary Clinton and Terry McAuliff came to the Century City Hotel. Why, I'm not certain. The Century City Hotel is located in the heart of, you guessed it, Century City. The area is comprised of modern tall buildings, clean and pristine, and on a weekend, empty streets.
We arrived at about 4:00 p.m. A few minutes later protesters started arriving and we soon amassed about 30-40 people. AnnaZ was there, Badjoe, dalereed, hangfire, TonyinHawaii, and a whole bunch more people
One of the nicest things about this freep were all the non-FreeRepublic people who "spontaneously" showed up. There were some darling girls from UCLA who had the wristbands to be able to get into the function. Apparently in an effort to attract enough people to the event, UCLA students were invited. After standing outside and freeping with us for a while, these absolutely darling girls folded up their signs and tucked them under their shirts and into their pants and decided to battle the devil on its own turf. We didn't see them again. I hope they came out unscathed. They promised to throw in some boos for me during quiet moments.
The democrats did their usual and large busses were seen unloading their groups. I strolled by the hotel to get a better look and, you know what they say about fat middle-aged Republicans, well, the same holds true for what I saw waddling out of those busses.
There was so much going on at the freep today, and I want to be sure to give others a chance to chime in so I'll leave some details out. There were LOTS of honks for us and our signs, believe me, many people know that Davis has got to go.
Badjoe had a wonderful experience. A pro football player who just retired this year, and I can't remember his name right now, sent his lackey out and invited Joe into the hotel for a drink, as he liked Joe's sign and what Joe was saying through the bullhorn. At first I thought it was a ploy to get us to quit freeping, but that was not the case.
Joe went into the hotel and came out to tell this story: He took his sign in with him and met the football player, who also went to Pitt, just as Joe did. They were having a wonderful time talking and Joe had his sign which he was holding up. A security man came over to Joe and told him he'd have to leave since he had that sign. Joe asked him, "Are you with the secret service?" The man said, "No, I'm with hotel security." Joe said, "So that means you don't carry a badge or gun, right?" The man replied, "That is correct sir but I will now have to escort you out of the hotel." Joe politely said that he wouldn't be leaving yet and then introduced him to his "bodyguard," the 6'8" 300-some pound football player. They all had a good laugh, Joe set his sign down and stayed to finish his beer and talk and the security person disappeared.
Some people have all the fun, don't they? I sure wish I could remember the name of the football player for you, he is on TV on a football show, his number was 98 and his name is something like Tory????
Anecdotes aside, this freep was fun, the surroundings were lovely, the people were sensational, the cops and security were there the whole time staring us down, very eerie to me, but it was a great accomplishment.
For you ladies out there, RonDog has great legs and actually looks pretty good dressed up as a hooker, I was impressed. I may go out and buy some fishnet stockings tomorrow, they do wonderful things to a woman, er, person's legs.
No pics!?
If you guys don't get a photo in the LA Times or AP tomorrow, we start calling the editor, the assignment desk, the reporter, and anyone else we can make absolutely miserable!
LOS ANGELES - New York Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton told a crowd of supporters Saturday to "send a message to Republicans in Washington" by voting for Democrats in the upcoming elections.
In a 10-minute speech at the Century Plaza Hotel, Clinton sounded more like a candidate herself than a big name draw in the rally for Democratic Gov. Gray Davis' run for a second term. Republican Bill Simon is his challenger.
"There's a sign out here that says: 'It's still the economy, stupid,'" Clinton told an enthusiastic crowd of about 500.
In April, Clinton headlined a fund-raiser for Davis in San Francisco that added about $1 million to his already-fat $28 million war chest. She urged Democratic women to help Davis, who is pro-choice, defeat Simon, who has said he opposes abortion rights.
Davis' campaign plans to spend $2.5 million to $3 million in the remaining weeks before the election. The stream of ads have attack the investment firm, William E. Simon & Sons which Simon co-founded in 1988.
Though she mentioned Davis and some of his policies, Clinton primarily took swipes at President George W. Bush's administration and Republicans.
"They don't just want to roll back on Bill Clinton's policies, they're working on Franklin Roosevelt's and Teddy Roosevelt's as well," she said.
In a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 45 percent to 35 percent, the Democrats do not seem to be resting on their laurels just yet.
Davis must overcome lackluster popularity ratings, a labor quagmire at the country's two largest ports and a budget deficit created by policies enacted during last year's energy crisis.
Clinton, however, laid the blame for the energy crisis squarely at the feet of energy chief executive officers.
"California taught the rest of the country a lesson before Enron made headlines," she said. "California was dealt a bad hand because we know these energy companies drove up prices."
About 30 protesters carried signs that stated "Davis: A Name You Can Buy," and "Blackout Davis," as they marched across the street from the hotel. Democrats who attended the rally saw them only as they entered the hotel.
The rally inside began with a lineup of party leaders, including Art Torres, head of the California Democratic Party and Terry McAuliffe, the national Democratic Party chairman.
Davis, who spoke for less than 10 minutes, also rattled off a list of his victories during his four years as governor.
"My opponent is a true blue think tank conservative," Davis said. He described improvement of schools as his "passion," and improved health insurance coverage as a key goal.
He portrayed the gubernatorial election as a clear choice for voters.
"This is as clear a contest as you can have. I am for the mainstream values of California, he is for the far right," Davis said.
Lets let the guys up north hear about it!
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