http://zennie2005.blogspot.com/2008/04/president-bill-clinton-hugged-by-hot.html - President Bill Clinton came to the California State Democratic Convention on Sunday, March 30th to give a speech in support of his wife, Senator Hillary Clinton as she works to add more Superdelegates to her side. After an excellent speech, President Clinton came down to the floor to greet the crowd.
As I went over to get a video of his action, and as he made his way toward where I was standing, a Blonde woman bulled past me and got to a place where she was right in front of him and proceeded to give him a hard, long (considering the time), and passionate hug. I have no idea who she was as by the time she did this, I was being pushed by a growing crowd of people behind me who were trying to get closer to Clinton. It was a wild scene.
But the whole sight of the Blonde made me think of the Monica Lewinsky matter. Not because of the hug -- I am sure that happens a lot -- but the way she hugged him, and his response, which was that he not only didn't turn away, but seemed more than a bit "pleased" by the event.
Now, the woman called for her husband "Eric" who was no where to be seen and could not have easily got in to see Bill as it was totally slammed. So maybe she's just an excited fan?
I also note that they continued to talk after the hug. Well check out the video for yourself.
Were it not for Bill's reputation and the fact that he's married to the Senator from New York, Hillary Clinton, the video may not be such a big deal. But I can't change history.
Hi Zennie,
ReplyDeleteI'm the "hot blonde" in your video - thanks for the compliment, but I'd like to clarify what happened. My name is Amy Ralston (formerly 'Pofahl') and President Clinton granted my clemency on July 7, 2000 after I served over 9 years on a 24 yr. sentence. He granted it after Glamour mag., Court TV and several news sources reported about the injustice and inequity of sentencing. My ex was the kingpin and received 3 years probation in a plea bargain. More details on my website www.candoclemency.com - a non-profit I formed to help the women I left behind. My profile is under "founder."
After I told P. Clinton what my name was, he said he remembered my case and he gave ME a hug. It was a big surprise to me, too, all things considered. Maybe from your angle it appeared the way you describe. I was standing at the rope for quite awhile before Clinton turned around and came my direction. He did so because he'd seen my sign thanking him for my clemency.
I told Clinton I would still be in prison today if not for his kindness and compassion. That's when he smiled and gave me a hug, then said, I hope you are having a great life." I said, "Yes - I'm here with my husband." he said, "Where is he? I'd like to meet him." I turned and hollered "Derek," then realized we'd been separated in the crush. In reality, he was three people over and also shook Clinton's hand. But, we didn't get a photo, so I was looking on the internet today to see if anyone posted photos from the convention and found your video.
It was a very memorable day and I'm glad you captured it on film - but I hope it doesn't get twisted out of context. Thanks for sharing. Amy Ralston
CAN-DO Foundation
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