Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Clinton basks in support here

[DeepModem Mom]

Clinton basks in support here
After Masloff endorsement, she criticizes Bush, McCain, Obama
Friday, April 11, 2008
By James O'Toole, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Invoking her mother, her daughter and the other women in her family, Pittsburgh's first female mayor endorsed a candidate battling to be the first woman to preside in the Oval Office. Sophie Masloff and New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton mined the lode of Pittsburgh cliches as they stood together in Heinz Field last night, Mrs. Masloff waving a "Terrible Towel" as Mrs. Clinton displayed a Steelers jersey with the number "1" and the label "Hillary."

Women, Democratic Party officials and Western Pennsylvanians in general have proven to be early assets for Mrs. Clinton in her drive to capture the state's primary April 22, and she nurtured her ties to all three groups as she campaigned across the region yesterday.

Along the way, she denounced President Bush's newly announced plans regarding Iraq troop levels, criticized Arizona Sen. John S. McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, over his Iraq stance and proposals to deal with the nation's mortgage crisis, and her Democratic rival, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, over his failure to join calls for a boycott of the Summer Olympic Games' opening ceremony in Beijing.

Echoing the message of her new Pennsylvania radio ad, Mrs. Clinton mocked Mr. Obama's boast that he does not take money from oil companies. She noted that no politicians take money from oil companies because such corporate contributions are illegal, and she pointed out that her opponent has received personal contributions from oil company executives. In a television commercial widely aired in the state, Mr. Obama states that he does not take oil company contributions, based on the fact that he doesn't accept contributions from political action committees and oil company lobbyists.

Earlier, Mrs. Clinton told hundreds of Beaver County Democrats crammed into The Fez restaurant -- where she entered to the strains of the theme for the "Rocky" movie --"(We need a president) who will not waver, who will not bend with the winds of the moment or break when the attacks start flying. We need a candidate and a president who will stand strong for the middle class -- who will not be of two minds on issues as crucial as health care for everyone, fair-trade policies like fixing NAFTA and withdrawing our troops from Iraq."...

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08102/872386-457.stm

[MethuenProgressive]

1. Mrs. Clinton displayed a Steelers jersey with the number "1" and the label "Hillary."

I know these are cliche moments - but I love 'em!

[juajen]

2. She's our Girl!

Rise, Hillary, Rise!

[Metta]

3. "Basks in support" is wishful thinking.

For whatever reasons, the top pols here like her. Makes no sense to me unless they stand to profit from their support.