Posted on 05/28/2006 7:36:07 AM PDT by XR7
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is getting her bid for a second term under way with a sometimes emotional 18-minute video that features praise from her husband and even some New Yorkers who opposed her candidacy six years ago.
"I didn't vote for her. I think I will this next election," says Tim Damon, owner of Damon Rods in Potsdam, N.Y., whose company's Web site shows former President Bush with a Damon fishing rod.
The video, previewed for The Associated Press, will be shown Wednesday at the state Democratic convention in Buffalo as the former first lady and potential 2008 presidential candidate marks the start of her re-election campaign.
While there is plenty of praise for Clinton in the video, there is no mention of her past in the White House or 2008.
Ryan Moses, executive director of the state GOP, scoffed at the video. "Everyone enjoys a good fictional story or movie, but this has to be one of the all-time greats," he said...
Then there is a shot of Sen. Clinton, laughing. And then one of Bill Clinton, smiling.
"The so-called experts counted her out a lot of times," the former president says...
Some of the praise for Clinton fits into the gushing category.
"I think of Hillary as a lioness protecting children," proclaims Linda Fairstein, a former New York City prosecutor.
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I was extremely happy when that Afgan female M.D slapped her down and stated she couldn't keep her husband on a lease how would she govern effectively, of course there was no comment from the beast's office.
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