Isn’t it a riot, the Radical Hillary Clinton after years and years of cultivating the radical left is now being harassed by the very same nuts! The Clintons could always be counted on to be in the corner of the most radical elements of our society, now those very same loons are haunting Hillary everywhere she goes! Some people think this is all a drama the left is orchestrating to try to paint Shrillary as being sooo “Moderate” that the left wing (all along are in her back pocket) just can’t stand her on her “Centrist Positions.” Every aspect of Hillary’s public life is staged and calculated. So far, I don’t think this theory is panning out - but the Clintons are so Machiavellian we will keep an eye on this concept.

Clinton defends her Iraq stance in Portland, drawing cheers, boos Campaign - The senator says U.S. troops can come home as Iraq stabilizes, providing its own security Sunday, January 29, 2006 >JEFF MAPESThe Oregonian

Judging by Hillary Rodham Clinton’s fundraising stop in Portland, it won’t be a boring campaign if she runs for president in 2008.

The New York senator vigorously defended her middle-of-the-road position on the war in Iraq to the cheers of hundreds of admirers — and the jeers of several anti-war protesters who infiltrated her appearance and repeatedly interrupted her speech late Friday at the Portland Hilton.

Ever since the former first lady became a national figure, she’s been a lightning rod for praise and criticism. She’s been alternately hailed as a role model for women and reviled as a Machiavellian force seeking power by any means.

Now, as polls put her at the top of the list of potential candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, she’s in the flurry of another divide — this time on the left side of the political spectrum over the war in Iraq.

Clinton voted to authorize President Bush to invade Iraq and continues to disagree with an increasing number of Democratic politicians who want to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq. At the same time, she accuses Bush of misleading Congress before the war and of mismanaging the occupation.

Before her speech, as many as 50 protesters demonstrated outside the Hilton as they carried such signs as, “Hillary, you’re not listening. Bring the troops home.”.

“I think she has left the Democratic Party behind,” said protester Linda Wiener of Code Pink, an anti-war group that helped organize the demonstration. She said Clinton has been trying to move to the political center to position herself for the presidential race.

Afterward, Wiener and as many as a dozen demonstrators managed to get into the ballroom and repeatedly interrupt her speech with shouts of “Hillary supports the war!” and “Stop the War!” At one point, they displayed an anti-Clinton banner that was ripped down by supporters as security guards repeatedly hustled out protesters who popped up in various parts of the ballroom.

Clinton, her voice growing hoarse at points, kept to her speech throughout the protests as she blasted Bush’s policies on the economy, the environment and homeland security.

Toward the end of her speech, the nearly 900 people in attendance grew quiet as Clinton defended her position on the war.

“I understand the deep chasm about the war in Iraq,” she said. “But no matter what you think about the decisions that led to it, the misinformation, the incompetence, the poor planning, the arrogance — all of that — whatever you think of it, we all have to hope it turns out as well as it could.”

As a result, she said, a quick withdrawal of U.S. troops “could make a bad situation worse.”

Instead, Clinton said, the administration needs to do a better job of leveling with Congress and working out timetables for extracting Americans from Iraq.

“We need to begin to bring our troops home as they begin to provide for security in Iraq for themselves,” the senator said. “I believe that is the responsible position. I know there is disagreement about it. . . . My goal is to protect our men and women in uniform, to make sure that we do whatever is possible to stabilize Iraq and hopefully bring our troops home.”

During her Portland visit, Clinton also sought to remove hard feelings among some local Democrats about the fact she was raising money for her re-election campaign — which is well-funded and has little opposition — instead of helping raise money for local candidates.

Neel Pender, executive director of the Oregon Democratic Party, said Clinton’s campaign gave a $5,000 check to the state party Friday and expressed a willingness to return later in the year to provide help.

Nearly 900 people attended the event, according to figures from the Clinton campaign. Most of the donors gave $50, but some also attended a private reception where they could have their picture taken with her for a minimum donation of $1,000. Pender said he thought Clinton might have raised as much as $100,000 in Portland.

Earlier Friday, Clinton appeared in Seattle at a fundraiser for Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and announced her support for a major push to create an alternative fuels program. She said in Portland that the U.S. needs to “end the addiction we have to foreign oil.”

Several of those attending the reception said they didn’t typically go to fundraisers but were intrigued by Clinton. “I’ve just always wanted to see Hillary Clinton speak,” Dana Spindler of Seattle. “I think she’s a good role model for women.”

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