Clinton Accepts Aid From a Divisive Figure

[Ethelk2044]

NEW ORLEANS, May 19 — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, who has cast herself as an ally of African-Americans in rebuilding this city, this weekend accepted fund-raising assistance from a family friend who is controversial with many black and white victims of Hurricane Katrina

Sheriff Lee drew notoriety shortly after the hurricane when some of his deputies helped prevent hurricane evacuees, most of them black, from crossing the Crescent City Connection bridge into Jefferson Parish. Sheriff Lee defended the move, saying his office had “a duty to protect our people.”

Sheriff Lee was a host committee member for a fund-raiser here Friday night for Mrs. Clinton’s presidential campaign. The event, which the senator attended, was closed to the news media. A Clinton campaign spokeswoman declined to comment on Mrs. Clinton’s views of Sheriff Lee’s actions in 2005 or on his fund-raising support.

Phone messages left for Sheriff Lee were not returned. A Clinton adviser declined to discuss his role, citing the personal nature of his relationship with both Clintons.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/us/politics/20commence.html?_r=1&ref=politics&oref=slogin

[Forkboy]

1. It just warms the heart it does.

[tkmorris]

2. Oh boy

I really don't know what she was thinking with this one. Sheriff Lee is an absolute ass and everyone knows it.

[MethuenProgressive]

3. "Hillary Rodham Clinton received an honorary doctorate on Saturday from Dillard University"

The above photo caption is quoted from the provided link.

Mrs. Clinton, who proposed a “Gulf Coast Recovery Agenda” during a stop here Friday, unveiled more details of that plan during a commencement speech Saturday at Dillard University, where she spoke before several thousand African-Americans. She proposed a “Gulf Coast Corps” of workers to complete high-priority projects; the program would also provide financial incentives to teachers, doctors, and other professionals who are in high demand in the region.

And for the first time, Mrs. Clinton endorsed the idea of holding one of the 2008 presidential debates here.

While Mrs. Clinton was warmly received by the Dillard audience, she came in for harsh criticism from Senator David Vitter, Republican of Louisiana, whom she had assailed on Friday as not doing as much as Democrats to assist with the recovery here.

I guess it wasn't Tabloid enough for the Times, though.
Nice photo!
edit: I bolded some words in the box.

[MadHound]

4. So once again we really don't know where Hillary really stands,

Just where ever the money takes her:eyes: One minute she is saying all the right things to the folks at Dillard U, the next she is getting the big bucks from Lee. Where does she stand? Or is it simply a matter of where the money takes her?

Meanwhile, in that same article, once again her hubby is schmoozing it up with Poppy. Scary, if you ask me.

[blm]

5. Gee - you think if Hillary gets in she'll open the books on BushInc?

Or is it more likely she'll follow the path taken by the first Pres. Clinton when he took office in 1993?

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2006/111106.html

[sellitman]

6. I am not a Hillary supporter but....

Why not let the Repukes eat their own. Why do we have to follow suit? If Hillary wins the nomination we had better line up to support her or else.

Or else is what we have had for the past 6 years.

Wake up Dems!