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2016 Postmortem

reddread

(6,896 posts) Mon May 30, 2016, 12:55 PM May 2016

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Throngs gather to hear Bill Clinton

http://www.fresnobee.com/news/politics-government/election/article79453247.html

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Throngs gather to hear Bill Clinton (Original Post) reddread May 2016 OP

Gee, a thousand people showed up! QC May 2016 #1

I believe 800 was the number thrown around, not counting protesters reddread May 2016 #6

He used to be thhe political equivalent of Elvis or the Rolling Stones. QC May 2016 #8

He has never suffered a demure press image reddread May 2016 #9

Pretty sure you mis-spelled thong n/t hootinholler May 2016 #2

LOL... NorthCarolina May 2016 #3

LOL pmorlan1 May 2016 #4

mild cardiac thanks reddread May 2016 #7

I didn't have my glasses on. I thought you wrote: "Thongs gather to hear Bill Clinton"! imagine2015 May 2016 #5

I hear more about Bill Clinton at Rallies than Hillary. Joob May 2016 #10

I hope they arent using him to draw bigger crowds reddread May 2016 #11

Why aren't they ever together? Odd... Joob May 2016 #12

that sacred bond reddread May 2016 #13

The Odd Couple Hiraeth May 2016 #14

They remained together to advance their economic and political objectives. imagine2015 May 2016 #15

Yeah I watched House of Cards too Joob May 2016 #18

Corporatist sheep! BootinUp May 2016 #16

Count the Clinton crowds in the DOZENS and Bernie's in the tens of thousands. pdsimdars May 2016 #17

Ron Paul drew much bigger crowds than Mitt Romney in 2012 oberliner May 2016 #19

QC

(26,371 posts)

1. Gee, a thousand people showed up!

Reply to reddread (Original post)

Mon May 30, 2016, 12:56 PM

May 2016

I remember when Bill could fill any arena in the world.

There was a time when he had genuine rock star charisma.

reddread

(6,896 posts)

6. I believe 800 was the number thrown around, not counting protesters

Reply to QC (Reply #1)

Mon May 30, 2016, 01:21 PM

May 2016

I think they couched the thousand with "about"

QC

(26,371 posts)

8. He used to be thhe political equivalent of Elvis or the Rolling Stones.

Reply to reddread (Reply #6)

Mon May 30, 2016, 01:22 PM

May 2016

Now, well, maybe Boxcar Willie.

reddread

(6,896 posts)

9. He has never suffered a demure press image

Reply to QC (Reply #8)

Mon May 30, 2016, 01:24 PM

May 2016

can you buy that?

hootinholler

(26,449 posts)

2. Pretty sure you mis-spelled thong n/t

Reply to reddread (Original post)

Mon May 30, 2016, 12:58 PM

May 2016

NorthCarolina

(11,197 posts)

3. LOL...

Reply to hootinholler (Reply #2)

Mon May 30, 2016, 12:59 PM

May 2016

beat me to it.

pmorlan1

(2,096 posts)

4. LOL

Reply to hootinholler (Reply #2)

Mon May 30, 2016, 01:00 PM

May 2016

That's what I first thought it said and then I read it again.

reddread

(6,896 posts)

7. mild cardiac thanks

Reply to hootinholler (Reply #2)

Mon May 30, 2016, 01:22 PM

May 2016

imagine2015

(2,054 posts)

5. I didn't have my glasses on. I thought you wrote: "Thongs gather to hear Bill Clinton"!

Reply to reddread (Original post)

Mon May 30, 2016, 01:01 PM

May 2016

Oh well.

Joob

(1,065 posts)

10. I hear more about Bill Clinton at Rallies than Hillary.

Reply to reddread (Original post)

Mon May 30, 2016, 01:24 PM

May 2016

reddread

(6,896 posts)

11. I hope they arent using him to draw bigger crowds

Reply to Joob (Reply #10)

Mon May 30, 2016, 01:26 PM

May 2016

it would be great if she turned up this week in Fresno to hold an outdoor rally in 97 degrees with no shade,
so we could see her actual turnout and not Bill Clinton's.

Joob

(1,065 posts)

12. Why aren't they ever together? Odd...

Reply to reddread (Reply #11)

Mon May 30, 2016, 01:28 PM

May 2016

reddread

(6,896 posts)

13. that sacred bond

Reply to Joob (Reply #12)

Mon May 30, 2016, 01:30 PM

May 2016

stretches quite a distance.

Hiraeth

(4,805 posts)

14. The Odd Couple

Reply to Joob (Reply #12)

Mon May 30, 2016, 01:30 PM

May 2016

lol

imagine2015

(2,054 posts)

15. They remained together to advance their economic and political objectives.

Reply to Joob (Reply #12)

Mon May 30, 2016, 02:01 PM

May 2016

They needed each other to enrich themselves and obtain political power.

Joob

(1,065 posts)

18. Yeah I watched House of Cards too

Reply to imagine2015 (Reply #15)

Mon May 30, 2016, 02:16 PM

May 2016

BootinUp

(47,078 posts)

16. Corporatist sheep!

Reply to reddread (Original post)

Mon May 30, 2016, 02:03 PM

May 2016

pdsimdars

(6,007 posts)

17. Count the Clinton crowds in the DOZENS and Bernie's in the tens of thousands.

Reply to reddread (Original post)

Mon May 30, 2016, 02:13 PM

May 2016

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

19. Ron Paul drew much bigger crowds than Mitt Romney in 2012

Reply to pdsimdars (Reply #17)

Mon May 30, 2016, 02:22 PM

May 2016

It wasn't even close.

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