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Hillary Used 'Etiquette Squads' to Bust Up Protests
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Posted on 08/27/2002 5:08:27 AM PDT by MindBender26

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.


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To: alisasny
"The perps were vicious too and one of our freepers was poked in the eye"

Must have made eye contact with shrillary....lucky you didn't get turned into stone

81 posted on 08/27/2002 9:16:46 AM PDT by spokeshave
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To: MindBender26
The only reason the crowd probably didn't clobber them is because they thought they were secret service. The trick would be to grab one of them, and twist his arm behind his back. If he can deal with it like a pro, hopefully you'll come out of it unscathed. If he's just some wimpy "ettiquete squad", you can proceed to start breaking their arms one by one and then slip away.
82 posted on 08/27/2002 9:26:06 AM PDT by HaveGunWillTravel
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To: MindBender26
I guess we'd better lean how to sing "Die Fahnen Hoch" (The "Horst Wessel song") next time hillary's in town.

83 posted on 08/27/2002 9:31:13 AM PDT by Tony in Hawaii
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To: InvisibleChurch
Orwell was an optimist. ;^)
84 posted on 08/27/2002 9:33:36 AM PDT by headsonpikes
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To: harpseal
Hummmm. This sounds like a plan. If we need to disrupt hillary's public appearances, perhaps freepers could dress in trench coats, carry 2-ways, and rough up (gently) the adoring crowds everywhere she goes (especially the press). This would give her such bad press she would be tanked.
85 posted on 08/27/2002 9:38:27 AM PDT by WVNan
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To: Constitutional Patriot
Honestly, who the hell voted for this witch? I spent a lot of time in NY (upstate and in the city) during the year of her election and I have yet to encounter an area where she has a following.

Well, there's New York City. But she does get booed here too. I've got a sound file from the "Concert for New York" to prove it. :D

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

Had similar thoughts myself. In one way, I'd be thrilled if that's what actually happened; I'm TIRED of getting the blame for "Senator Hillary".

"Ha! We DIDN'T vote for her, see?!"

86 posted on 08/27/2002 9:45:01 AM PDT by hellinahandcart
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To: MindBender26
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.

Might as well place it on the $1 sale table early. A definite "must not have".

87 posted on 08/27/2002 10:03:57 AM PDT by hattend
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To: MindBender26
"Etiquette Squads"... Kinda reminds me of Noriega's "Dignity Battalions".
88 posted on 08/27/2002 10:07:09 AM PDT by Cogadh na Sith
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To: Marysecretary
I live in Central New York and the majority of signs I saw were for Lazio, not Clinton,
Driving from Cleveland to Rochester just before the election we saw numerous Lazio signs and bumper stickers, and precisely one Hildebeast sign, which appeared to have been egged.

-Eric

89 posted on 08/27/2002 10:08:12 AM PDT by E Rocc
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To: hellinahandcart
Well, there's New York City. But she does get booed here too. I've got a sound file from the "Concert for New York" to prove it. :D

I'm sure glad someone saved that. We certainly won't hear that tape anywhere else!

90 posted on 08/27/2002 10:32:04 AM PDT by texasbluebell
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To: E Rocc
Yes, precisely. When we drove from Rochester to our home, we saw mostly all Lazio signs. Too bad his campaign wasn't stronger. Too bad Rudy backed out on us!
91 posted on 08/27/2002 10:35:28 AM PDT by Marysecretary
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To: texasbluebell
It's not only scary, it's CREEPY!!! It's like she has no soul.
92 posted on 08/27/2002 10:36:26 AM PDT by Marysecretary
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To: princess leah
You got that right. It's really scary to think of her as a possible candidate for President. It's scary to think of ANY democrat in power but she tops them all. PRAY, PRAY, PRAY that people will not be deceived, that their eyes would be open to this woman's evil.
93 posted on 08/27/2002 10:38:08 AM PDT by Marysecretary
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To: Corporate Law
He did. Hitlary met him during his gig as "security" at Woodstock. She is from upstate NY you know.

And if Ken Starr, et al had done their jobs, she'd be BACK upstate -- at some federal camp.

94 posted on 08/27/2002 10:50:13 AM PDT by Dick Bachert
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To: MindBender26
Why can't she just get them convicted and tried like President Bush?
95 posted on 08/27/2002 11:09:37 AM PDT by Askel5
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To: MindBender26; OneidaM; b4its2late; lysander13135; ken5050; pollyshy
etiquette squads

The ultimate euphemism!

96 posted on 08/27/2002 11:35:19 AM PDT by kayak
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To: Brian Mosely
You are so on target! As the political scene devolves into various dirty tricks, we will have to be on our toes. Otherwise, we'll be blindsided by various stealth tactics such as this!

And video cameras are the biggest aids we can have!

They're on to us. We just have to be smart enough to stay one step ahead of them or we LOSE.
97 posted on 08/27/2002 11:51:52 AM PDT by Humidston
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To: mhking
I think the "666" is on her fat ankle... Thus, the crusty pant suits!
98 posted on 08/27/2002 11:56:44 AM PDT by Humidston
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To: Illbay
This is the trick to NewsMax articles. They ALWAYS quote sources you would consider reliable, in this case, The Boston Herald, there may be others.

Going to the original source is always a good idea.

99 posted on 08/27/2002 12:05:02 PM PDT by YaYa123
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To: MindBender26

There is justice in this life if the shrew and her pathetic husband continue to torment one another.


100 posted on 08/27/2002 12:07:06 PM PDT by SkyPilot
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