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(Message started by: Shannon on Oct 11^th, 2007, 11:21am)

Title: Clinton, Goo Goo Dolls hit Boston
Post by Shannon on Oct 11^th, 2007, 11:21am

Clinton, Goo Goo Dolls hit Boston
Alex Bloom

The Boston Symphony Hall rocked last night to the sound of the Goo Goo Dolls and the voice of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.). The frontrunner in the Democratic presidential primary spoke for 40 minutes to nearly 3,000 supporters.

"If you're ready for change, I'm ready to lead," she said.

Clinton highlighted the low-dollar fundraiser that included a performance by the Goo Goo Dolls and appearances by former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe, Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray and Barbara Lee of the Barbara Lee Family Foundation, which works to elect women in politics.

The senator focused on four main goals: restoring American diplomacy, rebuilding the economy, reforming the government and reclaiming the future.

Clinton faulted the Bush Administration for a poorly executed Iraq war and vowed to bring home American soldiers. "If George Bush will not extricate us from Iraq, when I'm president, I will," Clinton said.

She also pledged better relations with foreign leaders and said would she would start building them immediately.

"I will not wait until I'm inaugurated," she said. "When I'm elected, I will ask representatives to travel around the world on my behalf with one message: The era of cowboy diplomacy is over."

Clinton advocated expanding health care for the estimated 47 million Americans currently uninsured and criticized Bush for his recent veto of the State Children's Health Insurance Program funding bill.

Many college students attended the event, including a number of students from Wellesley, Clinton's alma mater. Three Wellesley a cappella groups preceded the senator's speech and her former college advisor, Professor Emeritus Alan Schechter, addressed the audience.

Clinton addressed the students and her concern for college loans, noting that students in attendance were among a "minority of [their] peers."

"Going to college is becoming less and less a reality for many of our nation's young people," she said. The senator pledged to make college more affordable for Americans.

McAuliffe, the Clinton campaign chairman, emceed the night's events. He said that although he thought the eight candidates for the Democratic nomination comprise the best field the party has ever showcased, one candidate stands out.

"When you watch those eight people up there, you see one person up there who you say is going to be the next commander-in-chief of the United States of America, and that's Hillary Clinton folks," McAuliffe said.

Lee agreed. "Sometimes a woman is the best man for the job and no one ... is more qualified than Hillary Clinton to lead this nation," she said.

Those in attendance paid for tickets that started at $20. Many people in the audience were women, including Anne Clinton of Somerville.

"I disagree with some of her political positions but I find her incredibly bright and articulate. It's such a contrast to the current administration," she said.

Allan Albert said he attended the rally to see what Clinton looked like. Albert, a psychologist from Newton, prefers Clinton to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), her leading opponent in the primary race.

"Obama is a little soft," Albert said. "He's not aggressive enough. She's aggressive as hell. I don't think she'd be afraid to be aggressive if she needed to be."

Several Tufts students were also in the audience, some of whom are members of Professor Alan Solomont's "Decision '08" political science seminar. Solomont supplied tickets to a group of about 10 students.

Senior Kyle Thompson-Westra said that although Clinton was impressive, she outlined many economic policies that he does not support.

"On top of general electability issues, she would not be a significant change from what we've had," Thompson-Westra said. "And the idea of 24 years of having two families running American politics is kind of crazy."

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