"My campaign drives people to drink," Clinton said.

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Hillary Clinton Takes a Shot of Whiskey in Northwest Indiana




April 12, 2008 9:58 PM --

ABC News' Eloise Harper reports: Sen. Hillary Clinton stopped by Bronko’s Restaurant and Lounge in Crown Point, Ind., tonight. Clinton stood by the bar and took a shot of Crown Royal whiskey. She took one sip of the shot, then another small sip, then a few seconds later threw her head back and finished off the whole thing.





Clinton later sat down at a table and enjoyed some pizza and beer, and called over Mayor Tom McDermott of Hammond, Ind., to come join the table.

"Every time I get around you we start drinking, senator," the mayor exclaimed.

Clinton nodded and raised her glass.



"It's Saturday night, though, Tom," she said.

The senator was eager to get a slice of pepperoni.

"I got one pepperoni, I think it's cheese and pepperoni," she said.

A fellow diner made a toast in Clinton’s honor and she raised her beer glass and touched the glasses of people sitting at her table. Clinton was looking for a staffer and her seat partner said, "Maybe he’s up at the bar."



"My campaign drives people to drink," Clinton said with a smile.

Then she turned to her ABC and CBS embedded campaign reporters.

"The only bad thing about this wonderful time with you is that every bite I take is recorded for posterity," she said. "These two young people are really very very nice but their job is to get something on film that looks really weird, so I try to accommodate them as much as often."





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[babylonsister]

1. It's driving me to drink, and not in a good way. nt

[AtomicKitten]

36. Oy.

:toast:

[Buzz Clik]

2. A shot and a beer. Sounds familiar.

She looks well oiled.

I'll join her in a beer. I have a Guinness in the fridge calling my name.

[Olney Blue]

3. Glad to see Hillary having some fun. I don't know how either of our

Dem candidates keep up the grueling pace of this campaign.

[TML]

9. I know it's not smoking in Barack's case

Doesn't Michelle have people checking on Barack to make sure he doesn't sneak a drag behind everyone's back? I thought that was funny when I heard that.

[Olney Blue]

21. Your post reminds me of that scene in the movie "Airplane":

"I picked a bad week to stop." (Lloyd Bridges)

[TML]

26. Smoking?

Or was it drinking coffee? Sniffing glue? God, I miss that movie. :-)

[Olney Blue]

33. smoking, drinking, taking pills, sniffing glue......

:)

[rodeodance]

88. even his staff have said they smell smoke on his clothes

[speedoo]

4. Bizarre. nt

[SoxFan]

5. For her encore...

She played some AC/DC on the jukebox and bellowed along to "Hell's Bells", got in a fight with a guy who bumped up against her, threw up in the bathroom, peed in the alley behind the bar, and was taken into protective custody by the Hammond police.

[JVS]

7. A good night out!

[bigtree]

10. oh shit

:spray:

[merh]

43. LOL

Don't forget, the bush daughters dropped in to join in the fun. :rofl:








for those without a sense of humor >>>>>> :sarcasm:

[crispini]

82. LOL!

Sounds like a good Saturday night. :rofl:

[JVS]

6. Awwww how cute! She's playing the "who do you want to have a beer and some shots with?" game

[ruggerson]

11. And no bitters even

[JVS]

16. Maybe that is how she kept from being bitter when married to a philandering dog.

Drown those sorrows, Hillary. He'll fix you up with a nice senate seat when this is over. You might even become president.

[ruggerson]

17. yep, it's pretty impressive when someone is committed to a marriage

and works to turn it around.

[JVS]

19. Yeah, or even when they are willing to be a doormat and just turn to the bottle.

I suppose I've gone negative.

[ruggerson]

25. She's damned determined and resourceful

for a "doormat." But keep digging.

[JVS]

29. There's no rule that says a doormat can't show the outside world some fight.

But we all know that Bill can crap all over her and she'll take it.

I've seen couples like that before.

[ruggerson]

38. Ruminating about their personal life

and comparing them to the Bushes only weakens your case.

[LiberalZrule]

69. Hey

some people got nothing better to do...Maybe he should read a book on privacy?

[polpilot]

89. Many spouses stay because they believe it's their fault. Sad.

[Straight Shooter]

79. Women who stay with cheating husbands are doormats. Gotcha. n/t

[rodeodance]

85. Bitter Drama from an Obama fan

[rodeodance]

90. Hillary Clinton is no doormat. What a foolish coment.

[gabeana]

12. exactly

[rug]

8. Hillary drinks shots! Obama sips beer!

I don't want either of them calling me at 3 am.

[SoxFan]

31. Hillary's new steering committee

And for her next fundraising concert...

[JBoy]

37. LOL!

[rug]

46. Obama's new logo:

[babylonsister]

65. Is that latte? I'll take that compared to the new steering committee! nt

[SoxFan]

81. This works better

[AllentownJake]

13. Next

You'll see her at the Delta house for the youth vote.

[Condem]

14. Bigtree

I love ya. But we're already drinking!

[Ichingcarpenter]

15. If you had a SHOT every-time Rush Limpberg said elite or Elitism

to describe Democrats, You would be Dead Drunk, and dead years ago.

[wisteria]

18. These pictures look surreal. Like I really believe she drinks whiskey and beer. n/t

[JVS]

22. You can tell she's an expert by how she watches the glass even though it makes her look crosseyed

[Boz]

32. Theres a joke about 2 women in bill's life swallowing ........

Yeah yeah crucify me now, but funny nun the less.

You know making jokes is a bad habit.

I could have said 3 but that would have been straight up pimpin like msnbc.

[BeatleBoot]

20. She's welcome at my place for some home made brew and some BBQ anyday.

Bill and Chelsea, too!

[bigtree]

63. I'm thinking the same

I got to have her over. It would be a blast.

[Pisces]

23. I have a special brew she can drink

[Yael]

24. Thanks bigtree -- this is a title I can get behind

L'chaim (hebrew toast for 'to life')

Cheers to you and yours this weekend.

ETA -- It looks like she had a good time. :thumbsup:

[Bigleaf]

27. Well, at least she has taste when it comes to rye. Crown Royal is good, and it's Canadian.

It's my brand. I love the stuff.

[LiberalZrule]

70. It was

my dad's brand..It is good stuff.

[krawhitham]

28. damn her eyes are crossed before she drinks it

[JBoy]

30. I'm really torn - she's drinking a premium Canadian whisky

and as a Canadian I applaud that, but shouldn't she maybe be drinking Bourbon instead?

[JVS]

34. She's some kind of elitist

[JBoy]

35. Yup. So out of touch.

[rockymountaindem]

51. It's all coded messages about NAFTA

:rofl:

[SoxFan]

39. Wait till kentucky hears about this!

Crown Royal?!?!?!?

[dchill]

40. I hope there's a designated driver there...

somewhere.

[CoffeeCat]

41. I think this is bizarre and inappropriate...

A Democratic presidential candidate doing shots with the voters?

It's one thing to hang out with voters in diners, bars or restaurants. It's
another thing to wolf down shots.

It smacks of a desperate attempt to gain acceptance--by downing alcohol.

Very bizarre and unprofessional--with an ick factor.

[bigtree]

42. it turns me on

she's an animal

[CoffeeCat]

44. See, I don't think she is...

She doesn't strike me as a very fun person.

That's why I find it odd and desperate.

[ruggerson]

47. But you're predisposed to despise everything she does

so there's really nothing she could do that you wouldn't attempt to interpret darkly.

[quakerboy]

57. That, that is disturbing

Myself, I prefer people who can be fun while sober. I don't need them intoxicated to draw my interest.

Thats the second make ya shudder post Ive seen today.

[bigtree]

62. so full of it.

go preach to someone who gives a shit

[Rose Siding]

49. That's my reaction too.

I don't mean to clutch my pearls or anything, but there is a definite ick factor going on.

[LiberalZrule]

68. I disagree

It humanizes her connects her with voters who are doing ordinary things in their lives. Hey if she came to my house I would have a drink with her and I dont drink that often. It would be a wonderful experience. Besides I think it would be to die for seeing HIllary drunk.

[hedgehog]

45. My grandpa used to knock back whiskey like that, but then he was

crippled by arthritis in both hips and it was the only way he could tolerate riding in the car any distance!

I think it's a crime to abuse sipping whiskey like that!

[JackORoses]

48. I think this may be the lamest ploy she has attempted as of yet

Look out America, here comes Hillary the Boozehound!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

50. OMG

not another alcoholic?

[Barack_America]

52. Shots?

Um okay.

Love how her eyes are crossed in the first pic.

Even more I love the staffer looking on worriedly in several of the pics. He seems to sense that maybe this isn't such a good idea...

[Forkboy]

53. I hope she doesn't court the crackhead vote.

:evilgrin:

[redstate_democrat]

55. "crackhead vote"

What's next Hillary?



I kid, I kid. All in fun.

[Forkboy]

58. Who would America rather smoke crack with?

:)

[JVS]

60. Try the "Jenkem" vote

Look it up on youtube. lotsa laughs

[Danger Mouse]

54. ZOMG HILLARY IS A LUSH!!!!!!111one

sorry.
:hide:

[quakerboy]

56. Somewhere in this country

George Bush is weeping softly and asking anyone who will listen why they won't let him go drink with the voters.

[crispini]

83. BWAHAHAHAHAHA nt

[ecstatic]

59. OMG. How fake and desperate

I'm sure millions of Americans will take a swig or two if she causes Dems to lose in November.

[Citizen Kang]

61. A rare moment of honesty from a Clinton

Hope the phone doesn't ring at 3 AM tonight.

[bigtree]

64. plink

:toast:

[Mother Of Four]

66. Love your posts Bigtree--- But

I'm glad she had some fun, but this isn't quite what I would want my children to see. (We don't drink around them at all) For that matter, had Obama not stopped smoking I'd be just as leery of any pictures of him lighting one up.

I just don't think it, well, I don't even know how to say it- appropriate? We already had years of 'Who would you rather have a beer with' Bush. Looking at these pictures made me queasy, not because of HRC but because of the whole "Lets drink to have fun thing"

I'm sorry HRC supporters, I truly am but this is the way I feel. Hopefully this will be the last time she chooses to do this sort of publicity while running.

[bigtree]

67. Hmm. I don't think this should be promoted to the kids

and, I don't think it has been.

I loved to see her loosen up at the bar with a few drinks. I don't drink much, but I'll admit, it was refreshing to see that. I think problem drinkers need all the help they can get. Kids too. But I don't believe that means restricting this kind of measured behavior among adults.

[Mother Of Four]

71. Thank you for responding so nicely...

I was really worried it would be taken the wrong way. In my daughters middle school they do political science as part of their social studies and world history/american history classes. I would just hate it if these pictures made a big paper and were brought into class. I hope they don't.

Thank you for understanding.

(Pssst and yes, it is nice that she got a chance to loosen up. The pace both candidates are going at is gruesome)

[bigtree]

80. you got me thinking, though

I raised my two sons and complained about outside influences which were oblivious to my efforts to preserve their 'childhood'. They've both moved out now, so I'm feeling a little independent and have lost most of the protectiveness I used to be a champion for in my home. I would hope that the media who offer these perspectives would be more sensitive to those very important concerns you expressed.

[donheld]

72. No wonder Hillary doesn't know anybody that's bitter, They're

All drunk.

[grantcart]

73. classic, classy and funny a trifecta

[TragedyandHope]

74. Anyone else notice

the people in the background are looking at Hill the same way people were looking at Obama throwing gutter balls?

[bigtree]

75. Big Kick

to poke at the Puritans a little bit :kick:

[MaineDem]

76. Good for her!

I hope she had some fun. There's not much of that on the campaign trail.

[kevinmc]

77. What a Lush .....

[bklyncowgirl]

78. Downing boilermakers in a bar--the things some people will do to get elected.

Actually she looks pretty happy in that last shot--but after doing shots and a couple of brewskis I'd be pretty carefree too.

Hope that phone doesn't ring at 3:00 AM--I'd hate to see the President dealing with an international crisis with a king sized hangover.

[rodeodance]

84. Hillary has a great sence of humor.

[THUNDER HANDS]

86. wow, how awkward....where is Michael and Jan when you need them.

[rodeodance]

87. off to the Greatest for our next great Madam President

[bigtree]

91. and she looks fantastic

and pretty interesting too