Posted on 10/07/2003 3:41:43 AM PDT by The Anti-Democrat
Mary Vaughn has unusual plans for her signed copy of U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clintons Living History.
Shes going to wrap it in a waterproof bag and put it on her mothers grave.
My mother was my hero, and she loved and adored Hillary Clinton, Vaughn said while waiting in line for Mondays book signing at The Happy Bookseller. She thought Hillary was Princess Diana and Eleanor Roosevelt rolled into one.
Clinton signed more than 800 books Monday afternoon before heading to Furman University for a political forum.
Vaughn brought a five-page letter asking Clinton to be the spokesperson for bladder cancer, the disease that took her mothers life.
Vaughns ticket numbers were 206 and 207, so she had something of a wait. As the line moved quickly forward, she agonized over what to say to the senator.
But she didnt go to quite the lengths of the first five women in line, a group calling themselves The Fabulous Five.
We slept in the parking lot, said Frankie Singley Middleton, who bought the first of about 500 tickets available at 6:45 a.m. Saturday morning. We had doughnuts and newspapers it was a wonderful time.
This is better than a concert, said her new parking-lot friend, Michelle Sprinkle.
At the end of the line behind several hundred people of all colors, ages, and genders was JoAnn Schmidt. She didnt have a ticket, but hoped Clinton would sign a book for her anyway.
Im a big fan. Ive loved her from Day One, followed her, had fights about her, lost friends, Schmidt said.
Across the parking lot, a Republican group set up a voter-registration table. Behind it was a life-size cutout of President Bush.
A rock-star cheer erupted in line when Clinton arrived at 2:30 in one of several black, darkly tinted government vehicles.
About 20 minutes later, the senator sat down at the signing table inside the store. The line snaked around the back of the building along Forest Drive.Hello, maam, she said, extending her hand to one of The Happy Booksellers staff members. Hillary Clinton. Nice to meet you.
Clinton took a moment with each book holder to answer questions and receive compliments and hugs. After 10 minutes, she had the first of several lipstick prints on her cheeks.
Are you on a fixed income? she asked one woman who inquired about the state of Medicare.
She asked book buyers about their jobs and hometowns, fielding questions like, Wheres Bill?
I left him at home, she laughed.
Theres a devil across the street, one man said to Clinton, gesturing toward the cutout of Bush.
Yeah, he follows me around, Clinton replied. It must be a full-time job, I guess.
As the line moved quickly forward, Vaughn wrote a note to Clinton on the first page of her book.
Meanwhile, the Fabulous Five had congregated outside.
It was worth every minute of sleeping in the parking lot, said Middleton, who was happy that several disabled people had gone ahead of her in line.
I was so glad they did that, she said. Because Hillary is for people who are able to take care of themselves as well as people who are not; people who have to overcome. There is such a sincerity in her soul.
Shes going to be our first lady president.
Anita Abercrombie said she hoped that might be the case.
Shes the only female who has a chance, she said. This is part of her strategy in general going from city to city, piquing interest.
Even those who wont be able to vote until the year 2015 knew they were at a special event.
Shes nice, said Tia Murrell, 6.
I brought her so that she would be a part of history-making, said Tias grandmother, Priscilla.
Vaughn walked away from the signing table with tears in her eyes.
I said to her, Im standing in line for two people, and I told her about my mother and about what I was going to do with the book, she said. I asked if she might be able to help us.
She saw me tear up, and then looked at me very firmly and said, I will do something.
My favorite part is about the 6-year old kid who attended: as if she had a choice.
Is this like pee-ing on one's grave? She must really hate her mum!
She must be an environmentalist, since that would keep the gasoline from evaporating.
"Lost friends?" Over Hillary? Her friends probably had no idea how stupid she was.
Once again, the Clintons leave shattered lives and relationships in their wake.
Yeah, he follows me around, Clinton replied. It must be a full-time job, I guess.
No bias in the press, sure. That reply doesn't even make any sense- even if Bush is the devil as intimated by the totally professional non-biased reporter, since when does he follow hillary around?
Anyone know if Dr. Raoul or somebody was there in a devil costume?
Admittedly, a straight line from Hillary's position to the devil did go through the Bush cardboard cutout.
"Theres a devil across the street, one man said to Clinton, gesturing toward the cutout of Bush.
Yeah, he follows me around, Clinton replied. It must be a full-time job, I guess. "
Yes, we freeped Detailed Freep Report
The dumb broad left out Mother Teresa fer' crissake! Ever wonder why some guys beat their wives?
Hillary's Gate Cult, Upchuck, and TaxDeduction3 (Taxrelief-behind camera)
I thought it odd that the author would be stuck with all the extra copies. Maybe his friends and clients bought numberous copies as a favor or in return for a future favor to inflate sales, generate income, or justify a large advance. Of course, during our conversation, I was reminded of what I've always thought to be incredibly inflated sales of Lying History. I wonder where Hillary's books are being stored.
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