Clinton’s Breakfast Pitch
Hillary Clinton spoke to the faithful this morning at a Breakfast held downstairs at the Convention Center
Introduced in turn by Ferrell, Lenihan, Brown, and Higgins, the Senator took to the podium to a standing ovation.
She congratulated the assembled, and said that November 2006 would bring about a Democratic government from top to bottom in New York, and “we’ll show the country what that means.”
The Senator indicated that it’s important that the rest of the state know how hard Western New York is working, and how hard its challenges are.
Finally, she relayed a story from her 1999-2000 campaign.
As her campaign heated up, Clinton began staying in a downtown hotel when she came to town, and she befriended the maid who cleaned her room every day. (At this point, the crowd was so quiet you could hear a pin drop).
On the last day Clinton stayed in that hotel before the election, the maid approached her and wished her luck in the campaign.
The maid then pulled from her uniform pocket a snow globe in which there was a little model of a Buffalo. As she handed the former First Lady that gift, the maid said, “Mrs. Clinton, don’t forget Buffalo”.
And the crowd went wild as the Senator said, “I won’t…I’ll do everything I can to help Buffalo”.
She then talked about projects that had been initiated lately, including revitalizing downtown, the bioinformatics projects, building on our “strengths and assets” (whatever that means), work with local electeds to revitalize the waterfront, save the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, improving quality and access to healthcare, protecting Social Security, and improving education.
Lastly, playing to the local crowd, she mentioned fighting for the rights of former local steelworkers - who were exposed long ago to uranium and contracted cancer - to ensure that they are justly compensated for that injury.
To close, she reiterated that she won’t forget Buffalo or New York State, and said, “we’re one game away. Go Sabres!”.
Another standing O.
Attorney General Spitzer came by to greet the Senator before she took media questions, took photos with supporters, and departed.
