Hillary Clinton Leads St. Patrick's Day Parades in Pittsburgh and Scranton

[rodeodance]

Special thanks to Bigtree who put this together


Hillary Clinton Leads St. Patrick's Day Parades in Pittsburgh and Scranton



PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (CNN) – There was no red or blue politics Saturday, only green as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton marched in this city's annual St. Patrick's Day parade.

Clinton marched about two miles on the parade route through downtown Pittsburgh. Thousands of people lined the streets, cheering and screaming, some holding green signs that said "Clinton Country" with others that said O'Bama. At times there were mini-sign wars, all in good Irish fun.







Clinton wore a green American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees scarf. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, who have all endorsed the senator, marched alongside her.



City of Pittsburgh police estimated the crowd lining the route to be well over 260,000.

Clinton received a warm welcome as she walked along the one mile parade route that was sprinkled with supporters holding both green Clinton and Obama campaign signs along the way.

Clinton spontaneously stopped and shook hands several times along the way even making an unscheduled stop at the reviewing stand at the end of the parade saying, "Thank you, Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. This is a great parade, may the luck of the Irish be with us all, God bless you."








Speaking to media near the reviewing stand, Sen. Hillary Clinton said that she was impressed by the enthusiasm of the people of Scranton.

When asked if winning the vote in Northeast Pennsylvania was key to her winning the Keystone State, Sen., Clinton replied that it was "important to me personally" to win here. She also said that she feels like she's at home in Scranton, having visited many times as she grew up.

1:25 p.m.
Shaking hands with supporters and well-wishers along Wyoming Ave., presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has received another warm welcome in Scranton.

1:50 p.m.
Sen. Clinton is now along Lackawanna Ave., greeted by a huge crowd of enthusiastic supporters near the Radisson Hotel.










2:10 p.m.
The crowd roared as Hillary Clinton turned the corner from Spruce St. to N. Washington Ave. The block is the final leg of the parade before the reviewing stand.

Times-Tribune staff writer Borys Krawczeniuk reports that "this parade is like nothing I've ever seen." He said that Sen. Clinton is greeting parade-goers on both sides of the street, posing with people for photos, shaking hands, and at one point holding a baby handed to her.

The crowd of people, expected to top 100,000 spectators, lined up 10 people deep in spots to catch of the New York Senator.

[anonymous171]

1. Because they totally weren't there for the parade.

"To catch a glimpse of the senator"? Nice spin.

[fascisthunter]

4. cackle, cackle, cackle

Every time I see her smile with her mouth open like that, it's all I can imagine hearing from her.

[golddigger]

60. Spin, lie, spin, lie. Everytime I hear Obama opening his mouth.

The Obama circle jerk threads are over there>>>>>>>>

[rodeodance]

65. You are a very IMMATURE Obama fan.

cackle, cackle, cackle
Posted by fascisthunter


Every time I see her smile with her mouth open like that, it's all I can imagine hearing from her.

[fascisthunter]

151. yes... that's Exactly What I, fascisthunter Said

She prefers to cackle when posed with serious questions she knows she can't answer, especially during debates. It's the type of character flaw one sees in a person who needs to put on an air of superiority out of weakness and dishonesty. On the streets, we call it, "putting on a front".

Also, I'm not as much a fan, as I am a supporter of Obama, and that's only because I despise corporate sellouts like Clinton and the DLC in general. They have done enough to damage the party since the 90's. It's all very well documented and a major reason Bush has gotten almost everything he's wanted in the last 7 years. You can quote me on this too.

- fascisthunter

[rodeodance]

162. "She prefers to cackle"---SHAME ON YOU!!

[Bake]

115. That's really astute and mature of you.

I'll refrain from saying anything about Obama's ears ...

Bake

[JoFerret]

153. Check the mirror

Your hunting days are done.

[rodeodance]

14. Please go be RUDE someplace else.

Because they totally weren't there for the parade.

"To catch a glimpse of the senator"? Nice spin.

[maddiejoan]

2. That green scarf

really lights up her face --nice pics!

[rodeodance]

yes it does---but thanks goes to Bigtree for the photes. I just edited the post.

[lligrd]

17. Rather Sexist Comment I Should Think nt

[maddiejoan]

18. really?

how so?

[lligrd]

31. Oops, You Are A Hillary Supporter I Forgot

It would only be sexist if we said it drained the color from her face and made her look monstrous.

[maddiejoan]

39. It's not sexist to compliment a person's appearance.

[usrbs]

109. For a moment I thought you were referring to the real sexist remark

by a fellow Obama supporter, and I was going to compliment you, but that would have been too classy.

[rodeodance]

24. SHAME ON YOU--playing the sexism card for your stinky joys

[lligrd]

Stiicky Joys?

Is that suppose to be Gaelic?

[Forkboy]

37. Make a GREAT band name!

Tonight only...The Sticky Joys!

[wileedog]

150. This from someone with green in their avatar..

AGENDA!!!!

[Danieljay]

3. Great. Now she's not only a New Yorker, she's Irish. Damn that woman is everything!

except authentic.

[maddiejoan]

13. True. She's Welsh and Scotts

but I thought everyone was Irish on St. Patty's day.

[okasha]

53. But Scots were originally Irish, too.

n/t

[maddiejoan]

75. well then!

there you have it!

[Texas Hill Country]

122. The Welsh, Scottish and Irish are all very closely related. I have family in all 3.

This is especially true in the fishing towns. They commonly crossed for hundreds of years.

[buff2]

15. At least she doesn't scream

"IM GOING TO SAVE THE WORLD". Obama the liar.

[Lucinda]

5. Love the pics!

Thanks! K&R

[rodeodance]

175. so do I --she does well with a crowd

[Seeker30]

6. Meanwhile Obama pours another shot of vodka

locked up in his hotel room.

[durrrty libby]

72. Don't forget the chain smoking

[JoFerret]

126. Hey - gloating is unattractive and uncalled for

Campaigns take many peculiar twists and turns. We are in the middle of a very peculiar one right now.

Obama may make a great candidate for 2016.

[buff2]

7. Thanks for posting this

It's like a breath of fresh air to see something POSITIVE in DU istead of all the race baiting. The pics are wonderful. GO HILLARY! Yes we WILL!!!!

[rodeodance]

9. yes, we do need positive images of our candidates. She looks grand-and happy

[buff2]

10. I knew this would bring the haters out from underneath

their rocks. This is worse than Freerepublic in here anymore. The haters have taken over.

[rodeodance]

22. Obamafans who to this thread with their crap are no better than FREEPERS

knew this would bring the haters out from underneath

their rocks. This is worse than Freerepublic in here anymore. The haters have taken over.

[bhikkhu]

92. I am an Obama fan

But they are certainly good pics, and a good post.

I look at a big crowd of smiling joyful Democrats - what's not to like?

[rodeodance]

100. yes, what's not to like. thank you.

[JohnnyLib2]

107. Good point, good reminder.

[JoFerret]

130. Looking forward to some good Obama pics

to go with these of Hillary.
Two GREAT candidates.

[JohnnyLib2]

105. So true. This is refreshing.

[rodeodance]

165. :-)

[Upton]

8. I feel sorry for those who came for the parade

and had to look at her.

[buff2]

11. Yeah

Too bad she is the wrong color.

[Upton]

51. What?

[usrbs]

114. That's uncalled for.

[rodeodance]

12. NASTY and RUDE of you to say such a thing.

I feel sorry for those who came for the parade
Posted by Upton


and had to look at her.

[buff2]

23. This is what the Obama supporters are all about

Bash,ridicule,putdown and hate. Yep.......Obama sure is bringing unity in the race,isn't he?

[rodeodance]

27. I do not even think Obama would approve of their childish behavior.

[buff2]

30. As long as they are licking his boots

that's all he cares about.

[rodeodance]

33. :-)

[Forkboy]

103. You complain aboput childish behavior but then smile when it comes from your side.

Which is why it's impossible to take you seriously, even though I suspect if you got over the infatuation you have you'd be a reasonable person to talk to. Maybe after the election you'll see how you've been acting here all along, and how it's no different from those you complain about.

[usrbs]

116. You know, I think it works better when we respect each other

Neither of our candidates are saints or demons. And while many of BO supporters are vile, there are some thoughtful and nice ones.

[qnr]

132. So true. While, admittedly, it might be hard to show respect after all that has

transpired, it's not impossible to make a civil post on an individual post-by-post basis.

[Upton]

32. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah,

this coming from the same people who defended Geraldine Ferraro and the tactics of Penn and Wolfson. Such hypocrisy.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

19. Go n-ithe an cat thú is go n-ithe an diabhal an cat.

[libbygurl]

134. Wow, is that Gaelic or something?

I'd love to know what that means!

[Seeker30]

20. Wright has taught you well

[libbygurl]

133. Go drop your poop elsewhere! Shoo! Sour grapes?

nt

[rodeodance]

180. Nasty comments from you!!

I feel sorry for those who came for the parade
Posted by Upton


and had to look at her.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

16. Gura slán an scéalai...Happy St Paddy's Day

[lligrd]

21. She's Orange And Everyone Knows It

Why didn't they have a true Irishman like Obama lead the parade?

[buff2]

26. He's Irish?

Gee whiz.......he IS everything,isn't he?

[lligrd]

35. Yes, He Is Irish

Not sure why you think that is so funny. Rather strange sense of humor to go along with your strange sense of fairness in politics, I suppose.

[buff2]

45. Obama=SUPERMAN!!!!!

[lligrd]

54. Ok?

And yes, that is a question.

[Scurrilous]

40. Obama's heritage traced to Ireland

http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0315/obamab.html

[rodeodance]

43. Go start your own thread for Obama please. Stay focused on this OP--which is about Hillary

[Scurrilous]

64. LOL

You never cease to entertain.

[buff2]

49. I'm not wasting my time on that link about Obama

I know all I need to know about that racist. His pal Wright showed us all we need to know.

[ej510]

156. A quote from a member of Obama's Irish relatives.

"Sure, it's great!" said Henry Healy, 22, a villager who said family records indicate he is distantly related to Obama. Like many Moneygall residents, he is suddenly following the U.S. presidential race more closely and rooting for his kinsman. "It would be brilliant if he won because for one thing, he is related to me, and also it would be good for the village."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20...

[rodeodance]

169. PLease start your own thread about BO's distant relatives. This one is about Hillary and the parade

[dailykoff]

25. Today sn't St Patrick's day.

It's on Monday, but she gets a shamrock for trying.

[buff2]

28. It shows how POWERFUL she is

To arrange the St. Patrick's day for today instead of Monday! What a LEADER!

[rodeodance]

29. gee, you're a smart one. good for you.

[dailykoff]

34. Fake parade for fake candidate.

[buff2]

38. There sure are a lot of "fake" people there

Geesus.....how damn stupid can you get?

[dailykoff]

42. You could call them that.

[rodeodance]

174. since you were not there you would be making an ASSumption once again

[Upton]

48. There for the parade not your candidate

[buff2]

57. Scram.

Are you that ignorant that you can't see this is a thread about HILLARY?

Go back to your cult and have some more Kool-Aid.

[rodeodance]

104. :-)

[rodeodance]

176. They are envious that

it is not Obama in the parade

[Upton]

46. Agreed

[rodeodance]

52. Another Rude immature poster ruining a positive thread for our candidate.

[rodeodance]

47. Please take your crap somewhere else. You are rude and embarrassing yourself

[dailykoff]

55. k m r i a

[rodeodance]

58. looking FOOLISH once again.

[jlake]

36. Wow - I should have gone to the parade.

[rodeodance]

41. aren't they great pics!!

[jlake]

59. Simply marvelous! I can't wait until she's president!

[buff2]

61. I can't wait either

I hope we will have seen the last of the great Messiah.

[rodeodance]

62. Yes, she will be a grand representative of the USA for all the world to see.

[jlake]

63. Yes! Thanks for this wonderful, positive thread!

[rodeodance]

67. :-)

[buff2]

69. Obama has really embarrassed us......again!

Geesus,I thought the embarrassment would be over when Bu$h is gone......then along comes Obama with his shit storm of scandals.

[Forkboy]

44. She should come to Boston on Monday just for the fun of it.

We do it up right on St Patrick's Day. But she'd better bring a hangover remedy.

[UALRBSofL]

50. rodeodance, thanks for sharing these pictures, they are great

The green scarf against the black long-length coat looks great on her. There was a huge crowd out to see her, which is a good sign.
BTW: The next to last photo, is that a secret service agent? He's cute.

[rodeodance]

56. ha ha . got for it . ha ha--you are great.

[qnr]

66. Looks like a lot of fun.

Thanks rodeo and Bigtree. Wish I could have been there to see the parade. Hilly looks like she's having a pretty good time. Wonder if she had a little sip of Irish Coffee for this chilly march? I think that I would have had several. LOL

I think they are in LOVE with her there.

[rodeodance]

71. they sure like they are in love with her. and yes. a little sip of the Irish coffee

would be grand.

[buff2]

76. I wish I could have been there

But I'm here in Hillary country OHIO.

[rodeodance]

79. Well OHIO did her pround. Thank you:-)

[buff2]

85. I don't know of anyone here in my area

that didn't vote for her. The people here definately DO NOT want Obama. I can't repeat the things they are saying. Especially after his pal Wright exposed the whole Obama campaign.

[rodeodance]

91. thanks for the info. ...

glad to hear that. He did it all by himself.

[buff2]

73. It's definately Hillary Country!

[rodeodance]

97. I love the big sign;-)

[durrrty libby]

68. Beautiful Thank You....... K @R

[rodeodance]

170. :-)

[11 Bravo]

70. That BITCH! How dare she? Just another example of why she's unfit to be President.

(I thought I'd beat them to it.)

[rodeodance]

80. chuckle-----I am glad I read your text:-)

[lander]

74. Savor it, Hillarites!

It's the only thing she'll be leading, going forward.

[buff2]

78. Keep hope alive!!!!!!!!!

[rodeodance]

82. ok obamababy---i would call you a name if you had not done it first.

Hillarites!

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

77. Nice pics, thanks for posting.

I ran into a couple of bedecked Denverites fresh from our parade today, lol, leprechauns everywhere!

And, she looks lovely. And, to be fair, Obama ALWAYS looks good, so now I've paid them both superficial compliments.

[buff2]

81. Yes,but Obama is always in an empty suit!

[UALRBSofL]

84. I was just thinking, watching the news with all the tornadoes is GA

If the parade in Savannah, which is one of the biggest parades is being held or if the weather is too bad?

[rodeodance]

89. gosh. more tornadoes. Hope people are safe.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

I like the pictures, I'm still not clear why this thread is devolving into trashing one or the

other candidate.

[rodeodance]

88. I find it sickening. --and childish. They do not seem to care how FOOLish they look

[buff2]

90. Obama supporters

are just mean hateful and nasty people.It shows what kind of President he would be. I could NEVER vote for him.....under ANY circumstances.

[rodeodance]

95. If they posted great photos of him, it would never occur to me to post thrashy comments. never!

[Arugula Latte]

83. When I see her looking all nicey-nicey,

I think about how vicious she's been in this campaign and it makes me feel sort of sick.

[rodeodance]

86. go dump your crap somewhere else pleae. This is positive thread.

83. When I see her looking all nicey-nicey,

I think about how vicious she's been in this campaign and it makes me feel sort of sick.

[buff2]

87. It's politics

Politics is a dirty,dirty game. Until there is a winner then they become best pals. I've seen it happen over and over.

[ej510]

157. I agree

"Politics is a dirty,dirty game. Until there is a winner then they become best pals. I've seen it happen over and over."

You are correct.

[bhikkhu]

93. So look at the joyful crowd of Democrats who turned out for the day

and get over it...

[Arugula Latte]

94. Hey, it's not really playing a big role in my life right now.

It was just an observation. Hillary turns my stomach, and she turns many peoples' stomachs, and that's why she'd make a rotten general nominee.

[rodeodance]

96. Still posting trash and making yourself look more FOOLISH i see.

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Response to Reply #93
94. Hey, it's not really playing a big role in my life right now.

It was just an observation. Hillary turns my stomach, and she turns many peoples' stomachs, and that's why she'd make a rotten general nominee.

[bhikkhu]

99. Fair enough, and a good point

But if you have to ask why she "turns many peoples' stomachs", it is hard to get far with an answer without crediting years of RW smear.

I support Obama, but have decided for myself to put aside all of the repug implanted gut-reactions in favor of the issues. It is not so hard, really, if you consider the alternative of losing to them miserably in the GE.

[rodeodance]

106. I am trying also--that is why i post something positive about my candidate when i can

[Seabiscuit]

98. Great Pics. She looks great and very presidential. nt

[rodeodance]

108. ;-)

[coalition_unwilling]

101. Is it just me or is that the blood of 1,000,000+ Iraqi civilians I see

dripping from her hands and teeth? Baby-killing war monger.

[buff2]

102. God...

That is gross.

[bhikkhu]

110. I don't think she did that herself.

I am as anti-war as they get, but pinning blame on Hillary doesn't serve the purpose very well. If the choice is her or McCain, Hillary is the best by far.

A better question would be: how is it that a poll indicated more than half of the people in the US believed Saddam was involved in 9/11? Blaming the carnage of the war on Hillary is the same sort of ignorance.

edit to delete a qualification unnecessary on a positive thread

[coalition_unwilling]

158. HilBilly claims she was "misled" on WMD intelligence before

the nvasion. Do you believe her? If you don't believe her, do you really want someone as nominee who lies so cavalierly when the lives of 1,000,000+ Iraqi civilians rest in the balance?

If you do believe her (that she was 'mis-led'), are you really comfortable having as nominee what has to be the biggest dupe in American history?

[rodeodance]

168. Clinton's name is Hillary--Your INSULTS make you look IMMATURE.

HilBilly

[coalition_unwilling]

172. Geez, what does HilBilly's vote to authorize the invasion

make her look like, other than a power-hungry Machiavellian willing to sacrifice the lives of 1,000,000+ Iraqi civilians just so she could look "tough on national security issues"?

In other words, I believe HilBilly lied when she claimed she was 'mis-led' about pre-invasion Iraqi WMD. She knew full well that Iraq wasn't even close to being a threat and yet she needed to vote with the Gephardt wing of the Dem Party so she would look tough on national security. Instead, she looks exactly like what she is - a war-mongering baby killer.

[rodeodance]

178. More Disrespect vy your name Name-calling

Geez, what does HilBilly's vote to authorize the invasion

[rodeodance]

112. Please start your own thread if you want to discuss that topic. This OP is about a parade.

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101. Is it just me or is that the blood of 1,000,000+ Iraqi civilians I see

dripping from her hands and teeth? Baby-killing war monger.

[Seabiscuit]

148. Thanks for posting that info. Otherwise I wouldn't have known what the dweeb said

because all I saw was another "ignored".

[XanaDUer]

111. Great Pics!

She looks radiant.

[rodeodance]

181. Happy St. Pattys day to you. She takes good photos

[goodgd_yall]

113. Wonderful!

Nice to see something positive on Hillary. And she DOES look great in the green against black coat.

[rodeodance]

117. yes- to all

[Bake]

118. Fantastic post!

Thanks, and thanks Bigtree for the photos! HRC looks rested, confident, and




PRESIDENTIAL!!


Bake

[rodeodance]

131. :-)

[zabet]

119. K and R!

[rodeodance]

121. :-)

[usrbs]

120. Great pictures. Thanks!

I don't know how you continue to do this. It's like fighting a tidal wave of assholes. I'm for not letting anybody change their logon so we'll be able to identify and ignore them later on.

[rodeodance]

124. I am honoring my candidate

[BlackVelvet04]

123. K&R n/t

[JoFerret]

125. Great stuff

Nice to celebrate one of our two great candidates and not tear one of them down.

[rodeodance]

129. :-)

[NastyRiffraff]

127. She looks great! Thanks for posting

As I said in another thread about this parade, I wish I could have loaned her my green leather gloves!

[rodeodance]

128. now, that would have made her day;-)

[libbygurl]

135. You know, we've seen her in crimson, royal blue, canary yellow, mahogany,...

...and now, green - well, she looks great in any of these bold colours, doesn't she?!

Thanks for posting, rodeo, and to bigtree for the wonderful report and pics!

[rodeodance]

137. i am partical to the green --or the red.

[libbygurl]

139. Love to see her any colour, really, but I also like royal blue and red.

Methinks it's that inner glow from a place of strength and conviction. Love these pics of her a lot!

[rodeodance]

140. yeah--i am with you on that--just look at those pics--says it all

[avrdream]

136. Great pictures.

Very presidential, that parade.

Thanks rodeo and bigtree.

[rodeodance]

146. and may you find that pot of gold

[juajen]

138. Oh, wow, these made my Sunday. Great pictures of our

lovely, smiling Hillary. She has to be exhausted, but she never shows it. Thanks to you and bigtree for being great Hillary supporters and for making my day.

[rodeodance]

142. its nice to have a good day with good pics. thanks

[Iceburg]

141. Great pics; K &R

[rodeodance]

145. and the luck of the Irish to you

[Dinger]

143. Beautiful!

And an Irish Blessing to you!

[rodeodance]

144. hey thanks

[TexasLady]

147. How does Hillary always manage to wear the right KIND of color?

I swear, She always seems to wear just the right shade of something.
Kudos to her.

[robbedvoter]

149. Green suits her...Thanks!

[HCE SuiGeneris]

152. I really like this one...

[rodeodance]

154. something must have been up there

[annie1]

155. i love her. : ). Cool lady.

[rodeodance]

179. and I believe she is most capable of enacting her policies to set America straight once again

[rodeodance]

159. Parade-goers adore Hillary; Scranton Times-Tribune

Parade-goers Adore Hillary in Scranton (w/ video)


Parade-goers adore Hillary

BY BORYS KRAWCZENIUK, STAFF WRITER
Scranton Times-Tribune
03/16/2008


Maybe no St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Scranton thrilled like this one.

A crowd that organizers said was the largest in the parade’s 47-year history jammed downtown streets to greet Democratic presidential candidate and New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, who returned to the city Saturday for the second time in five days, again to adoration.



“Hillary, Hillary, Hillary,” the people who filled downtown sidewalks frequently chanted.

As Mrs. Clinton walked, dozens of people constantly rushed ahead on adjacent sidewalks to get as close to her as possible. It was less orderly than her visit Monday to Scranton High School, but the feel was the same. They cheered, they clapped, they waved at her, they shook her campaign signs, they snapped pictures with digital cameras and cell phones.

Girls screamed like when the Beatles arrived in the United States or when actor Drake Bell showed up at the Mall at Steamtown in December. Organizers said they were sure Mrs. Clinton’s presence drew the larger crowd.

REST OF STORY at:http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19...

Check out VIDEO CLIP on same page!

[rodeodance]

160. ck out the video clips on the post just obove.

[rodeodance]

161. “Hillary, Hillary, Hillary,” the people who filled downtown sidewalks frequently chanted.

[rodeodance]

164. K

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

163. she should. she's the luckiest person on the face of the planet at the moment.

[rodeodance]

166. Everyone is lucky on st paddy's day i think.

[SeaLyons]

167. Thanks Rodeo

great post.

[rodeodance]

171. and bigtree:-)

[SeaLyons]

173. ...and Bigtree

my mistake.

[rodeodance]

177. And happy St. Patty's day to you.

[SeaLyons]

182. Back to you, Rodeo

[rodeodance]

183. k