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Hub goes Goo Goo for Hillary / another article
« on: Oct 11th, 2007, 11:36am » |
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Hub goes Goo Goo for Hillary
By O’Ryan Johnson
Thursday, October 11, 2007 - Updated 1h ago
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton vowed to bring an end to the Iraq war, put health care costs within reach of all citizens and rebuild America’s image overseas during a rally last night at Symphony Hall aimed at her younger campaign supporters.
“Are you ready for a president with an energy policy that moves us towards energy independence?” she asked the cheering crowd. “Are you ready for a president who will not only say the words global warming, but do something about it? Are you ready for a vice president who respects the constitution of the United States? Are you ready to have the war in Iraq over with? Then you’re ready for change, and I’m ready to lead.”
The crowd of college-age-and-beyond supporters applauded Clinton at each question, lofting “Hillary for President” signs in the air after waiting more than two hours, sitting through several musical acts and listening to flattering speeches from state-level politicians before Clinton came on to speak.
Clinton’s visit to the Hub was geared toward collecting money and building support among the college-age crowd through her Club 44, which requires a $50 donation for membership. Her campaign chairman, Terry McAuliffe, the former chairman of the Democratic Party, repeatedly urged those at the rally to buy T-shirts, pins and bumper sticker that lined tables set up in the lobby.
Clinton herself told those in the crowd that she cannot become president without their help.
“I need each and every one of you to not only come here tonight, but to think seriously about what you’ll do throughout this campaign,” she said. “Because this campaign is not just about me, this campaign is about every single one of us and particularly those of you who are students.”
Headlining the event’s musical acts was the Buffalo, N.Y.-based band the Goo Goo Dolls, which performed its own brand of soft rock in between stumping for Clinton.
“We’re here to celebrate an awesome, great woman,” said Goo Goo Dolls frontman Johnny Rzeznik. “And a great American, too.”
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=103 7405
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