Hillary Used 'Etiquette Squads' to Bust Up Protests

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Book: Hillary Used 'Etiquette Squads' to Bust Up Protests

A former advance man for New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has confessed that her campaign used "etiquette squads" to drive hecklers away at rallies, raising new questions about a March 2000 incident where several reporters were assaulted while trying to cover then-candidate Clinton as crowds booed her during the St. Patrick's Day parade.

Patrick Halley's new book, "On the Road with Hillary," is a largely favorable portrait of the White House hopeful, seen through the eyes of the man whose job from 1992 to 2000 was to make sure Mrs. Clinton was viewed in the best light possible.

That meant that the Boston native was in charge of picking the right TV-friendly settings, the right props and the right photo-ops, according to an account of his book in Sunday's Boston Herald, which also noted:

"Things usually didn't get that dramatic for Halley, though he did help set up so-called 'etiquette squads' to help drive disrupters away from rallies."

During her 2000 bid for the Senate, Mrs. Clinton's campaign became notorious for the heavy-handed way it kept her shielded from reporters and protesters alike.

One particularly ugly altercation took place as she marched in New York City's St. Patrick's Day parade, where she was greeted by block after block of booing throngs.

As Mrs. Clinton pushed through the heckling crowd surrounded by her security and a phalanx of reporters, suddenly violence erupted. The scene was described during a live WABC radio report by Metro Network News reporter Glenn Schuck, who assumed that Secret Service were responsible for the thug-like tactics:

"Secret Service agents literally are pushing press to the ground. They just lost their minds, in my opinion," he told WABC's Sean Hannity.

"I mean they just started pushing and shoving; female camera people five feet tall were getting thrown to the ground, cameras flying. Myself, I was grabbed by the shoulder, I was thrown back over. I think somebody from Channel 11 landed on my back. From that point it really didn't get any better." (See: Hillary's Secret Service Agents Rough Up Reporters as St. Pat's Crowd Boos)

A few days later, a caller to WOR Radio's Bob Grant Show reported that she and her family were also accosted by Clinton's protest-busters along the parade route.

"Maureen" said that after her family had joined the crowd in jeering Mrs. Clinton, "they were surrounded by men in trench coats with radios." They told Maureen that since Mrs. Clinton was first lady that they "did not have the right" to heckle, she told Grant. "We think you should stop this now," the Clinton handlers ordered.

Were these incidents - and dozens of other similarly heavy-handed encounters with Hillary's handlers - the work of not the Secret Servicebut instead Clinton's protest-busting "etiquette squads"?

Author Halley could not be reached by press time to respond to that question.

[texasbluebell]

They told Maureen that since Mrs. Clinton was first lady that they "did not have the right" to heckle, she told Grant.

Wonder what excuse her goons will use next time.

[Dakmar]

As shameless as they are, and with their contempt for the intellect of the average American, it wouldn't surprise me.

[texasbluebell]

I would not be one bit suprised if it were revealed that she gained her senate seat through the typical Democrat vote fraud machine.

If this were to be investigated, I don't think there would be any doubt about that.

[Marysecretary]

ME, TOO, Fone. It's music to my christian conservative ears.

[Marysecretary]

I live in Central New York and the majority of signs I saw were for Lazio, not Clinton, except in the town I live in which has a university (not unusual there). Wish Lazio had been a better candidate. Hillary has done nada for any of us here.

[Eva]

I like your term, "turbas". It sounds like Chavez is using them in Venezuela, right now.

[Marysecretary]

Don't you just want to shut the TV off when all their pictures come on? I can't stand the faces of evil.

[Eva]

I think that you hit the nail on the head, union thugs. Remember the guy in Philadelphia, protesting Bill? I can't remember his name, but the union thugs in Philadelphia didn't have the same finesse as NY. I guess they were less experienced or maybe Hillary learned from the Philadelphia experience and disguised her hired thugs.

[texasbluebell]

Hillary has done nada for any of us here.

So, what's the word on the street now? I guess people wouldn't vote for her again for the Senate in that case, but she must know that and probably won't run for that office again.

But then she doesn't have to, does she? She already has wedged herself into a high enough office to propel herself to the WH.

[cubreporter]

Can the people of this country even begin to imagine what it would be like if this woman were ever President? Every outing would be staged.

[Dick Bachert]

Hillary seen here employing the “Lewinsky Method” while scarfing a street weenie at a political function. Bill has requested that she NOT use this technique when he is in the area lest he have to quickly repair to the nearest lavatory – usually doubled over with his hat over his lap -- to avoid embarrassing himself (like THAT is a problem for Mr. Humiliation!) -- and relieving himself of the pressure in his groin.

Hitlary's goon squad can be seen in the background holding back her adoring fans with truncheons and cattle prods.

NEVER FORGET: THESE PEOPLE MUST NEVER, NEVER AGAIN INFEST THE WHITE HOUSE!

[Marysecretary]

I agree. She ran the show. Clinton was off doing his thing and Hillary was really the power behind his throne.

[Marysecretary]

I think people are blind, no matter where they live. It wouldn't surprise me if they voted for her again. Deception follows these evil demons no matter where they go.

[princess leah]

etiquette squad = code word for Hillary Regime the 21st century equivalent to Nazi regime...oh, and the best light possible in which to view Mrs. Clinton would be a photographer's dark room! That way her creepy colored skin and lying tongue really stick out!

[OldFriend]

Troubel is that this thuggery was widely attributed to the secret service and they NEVER disabused us of that information.

Even today she has secret service willing to drive into a police officer at the Westchester Airport trying to do his job while the witch was running late for a campaign appearance and thought SHE didn't have to stop for security.

[Cold Heat]

Hillary Clinton has confessed that her campaign used "etiquette squads

Sounds like she is quite cabable of taking her husbands violations of protocol to a new level. If elected to higher office she would likely have a private goon squad of hundreds to do her bidding and eliminate/kill the dissenters.(Sadam style)

[texasbluebell]

It wouldn't surprise me if they voted for her again.

Depressing and frightening...

[texasbluebell]

The very thought of this woman in power over the rest of the country is more than I can bear to think of.

[Political Junkie Too]

I guess the purpose of etiquette squads is to root out persons of interest.

-PJ

[Corporate Law]

"Security" over her right shoulder looks like he came straight from Altamount.