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Clinton Compares Herself to 1920's Film Actress
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ABC News' Eloise Harper Reports: Bob Vila, the home improvement guru and "This Old House" star, came to the rescue in New Hampshire Wednesday afternoon. While unveiling the third part of her energy speech (focusing on shared- responsibility) Senator Clinton completely lost her voice. She whispered her way though the last lines of the speech "If the car uses flex fuel, which is 85-percent ethanol you can travel 500 miles per gallon," Clinton coughed. "Plus you can charge your car at night." A baby cried out, Clinton said "Thank you."
"I sound like Tallulah Bankhead," the Senator from New York whispered in a raspy, voice sounding like the 1920's movie star. "Hang in there!" a man shouted from the crowd. Clinton laughed and said, "I will. That's one thing you know about me I hang in there."
Vila has endorsed Clinton for president. The two sat on stage and discussed Clinton's plan, and spoke about things individuals can do such as replacing light bulbs, insulating your water heater with an insulation blanket, and planting trees were some of the ideas that Clinton suggested. Vila had to take over a few times and help explain ways to be energy efficient, while Clinton sipped tea to nurse her ailing voice.
"President Bush famously said after 9/11 said 'go shopping,' I'll say 'go green,'" Clinton said to the audience in Peterborough, N.H.
Clinton has created a citizen pledge on her website to "ask Americans to take concrete steps to help meet the twin challenges of global warming and dependence on foreign oil." Other elements of Clinton's plan includes: Giving individuals new tools to asses their communities fight against global warming, decreasing our dependence on foreign oil and helping homeowners improve the energy efficiency in their homes.
November 7, 2007 in Tancredo, Tom | Permalink | User Comments (8)
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Tallulah Bankhead career took off during the didn't take off even make a movie until the 1930s. In the 1920s, movies were SILENT. Unless, of course, that's what you were trying to say.
Posted by: JR | Nov 8, 2007 10:28:23 AM
"If the car uses flex fuel, which is 85-percent ethanol you can travel 500 miles per gallon," Clinton coughed. "Plus you can charge your car at night."
Say what?
Posted by: U NO HOO | Nov 8, 2007 12:35:21 PM
What 20-something culturally-ignorant journalist wrote this piece? Tallulah Bankhead was largely a stage actress who made only a few films and none that I know of in the 20s (before film really found its voice). Wikipedia could have told the writer this in five seconds. Are all the political radar writers this lazy and/or wet behind the ears?
Posted by: Rod | Nov 8, 2007 12:51:03 PM
Looks like 1 of the Hill's 600 campaign aides had a brilliant idea to improve Hill's message, lose that voice...but what a great policy, use 85% ethanol which would mean food prices would increase by 85-200%...a starvation diet thus would increase miles per gallon from hauling emaciated passengers...
woowie, she is the smartest person in the world.
Posted by: Vquero | Nov 8, 2007 1:59:37 PM
Bob Vila just lost 3/4s of his audience. How much money did they bribe him with? She lost her voice because she knows she will lose soon.
Posted by: Richard | Nov 8, 2007 2:14:41 PM
Ethanol can also be made from waste food products... like the stalks and leaves that we don't normally eat. Also, America is 30% overweight... we could spare a few pounds.
It is not the solution alone, but it needs to be acknowledged as something that can be done to help the current crisis.
Here we have someone trying to acknowledge that, and others trying to discredit her for doing so. Good job folks... keep the hate up and we'll have a third term of Bush.
Posted by: Dewbacca | Nov 9, 2007 10:07:31 AM
Keep the hate up? Typical of libs - "hate" is anything someone says that they don't agree with. Libs will use the term "hate" to attempt to quell dissenting opinions and voices. Here's a reality check for all you Clintonista libs: just over half of the voting populate says that they will *not* vote for Hillary. Are you going to tell us that we all are full of "hate?" What morons. Also, Bob Villa just lost this viewer. One day entertainers will learn to keep their traps shut. We don't watch you clowns for your political opinions.
Posted by: Marcus | Nov 12, 2007 12:04:58 PM
I'm not sure how many of us Craftsman guys are all that excited about ole' Bob supporting Hillary. Pay attention Sears. There are other brands we have to choose from.
Posted by: RGB | Nov 12, 2007 2:46:17 PM
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