April 22nd, 2008
06:15 PM ET
14 years ago
Food and drinks being confiscated from Clinton headquarters
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (CNN) - Just a little nugget from Clinton headquarters in Philadelphia: The Uniformed Division of the Secret Service is confiscating all food and drink as members of the media file in to cover Hillary Clinton's election night party. Journalists unwilling to part with their liquid are standing next to the magnetometers drinking their coffee, water or soda. A young woman in a tank top and flip-flops was forced to part with a granola bar she was saving for dinner. Clinton’s staff made valiant efforts to try and help reporters out, but to no avail.
LOL
Huh?
Won't be a big party – so let them have their drinks and food!
Go Obama!
*Why* is this happening?
?????????
WHY is this a story??
(but also why the fuss about food at her celebation)???
just... WHY???
When I first read the headline, I thought it had something to do with her campaign being in debt, and not being able to afford snacks.
ANYONE BUT MCCAIN '08!
Poison??? Mickey's??? They must be scared Hillary will win Big!!!!
Ummm, how is this news?
Hillary... I am voting for you because you have said you will not privatize social security. Also because you voted No to giving subsides to the oil barons... obama voted yes and so did mccain. I am voting for you because you are for children who have no power and no vote. I am voting for you due to your trailblazing and your integrity and your brilliance... and toughness. I am voting for you because you are taking secrecy away from government.. and opening up all to the net. I am voting for you due to college loans... and education and health care.. and many many other reasons. over 52% of our nation is women... it is going to take a woman to clean up george w. bush's incredible mess... you need help when you get that oval office?.. just call up usa women.. and we will come running to help. Thank god for your tenacity, your courage, your husband.. your daughter.. thank god... usa citizens such as you... are willing to roll up their sleeves and work for all us common folk..
love you hillary.... go hillary... we are watching your back...
Weird
HRC should demonstrate some consideration, if she has any, for the democratic party and bow out now. Beginning Friday she is going to be invovled in a civil suit involving the worst instance of campaign finance fraud in the history of this country, a case where it will be demonstrated that she was one of the primary individuals to collude, conspire and orchestrate the fraud as well as to mispresent the fraud to the Fraud to the FEC. Not only will this instance of fraud in California be addressed, but her participation in other instances of fraud will come out during this trial.
And this time, the evidence is incontrovertable. This will be a Clinton debacle that, unlike in the 90s, they will NOT be able to get themselves out of. They've already been fined by the FEC. However, the civil case will be far worse, because unlike the FEC, this case is in Civil court and therefore, the government will be unable to cut a deal under the rug as a favor to her to cover her butt.
If she has any integrity, and this certain will test whether she has any, she will bow out now.
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You can repo back the food if Hillary's campaign cant pay for it?
As with much of journalism today, you're missing one of the 5W's: why. Why is the secret service confiscating food and drinks? That's a pretty basic question, and if you answer it, you might not have a story.
Why? Will cnn give us more info on the reason for these actions.
How can her campaign headquarters afford food and drinks when they are 10 million in debt?
Just more of the Circus surrounding the Clintons.
GO Obama! 08
LOL @ The Dude's comment.
News of the offbeat here.
But isn't that pretty much what the whole Clinton campaign boils down down to at this point?
Guys this is still a blog, not all blogs have to be headline news. For that you go to the headlines people. I for one find this odd and humorous ... confiscategate08 !
Snacks... leading the cholesterol charge since 1962...
Are they preparing for a riot after her loss tonight? HAAHAHAHAHAHA!
Give them drinks and eats, what's the problem. Is the campaign site selling drinks/eats? Maybe jacked up prices to go toward HRC.
Man, I hope I get to see a withdrawal speech from her and Bill tonight, that would just make my month.
I too thought they were "repossessing" the catered snacks!!!Pay your bills BILLARY!!!
what a hardship for the reporters :p
WHAT is this about? WHERE is the rest of this story. It makes no sense at all!!!
Charge it to Hillary's campaign. Oh wait they can't pay for it, but you can all donate to her campaign. CNN has a paid for ad for us to donate to help Hillary out of debt.