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| Billary 'tricked' into revealing 2008 Prez run |
| 2005-10-15 |
| Lil' White (House) lie? Hillary admits then denies '08 Prez run Hillary Clinton's Freudian slip was showing yesterday in California when she told talk show host Ellen DeGeneres she's running for President in 2008, as she reported a record fund-raising haul. But it was all a misunderstanding - at least the 2008 part, Clinton said. The comedian stumped Clinton during an interview on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" discussing the upcoming Senate election. DeGeneres switched topics midstream and asked, "So you are preparing for 2008?" The fast-talking junior senator fired back, "I am," and then thought about it for a moment and stammered, "No, no, no. I am preparing for 2006." Smiling and pointing at DeGeneres, Clinton chortled, "You were quick; you were quick." The fumble came as Clinton's 2006 Senate - that's Senate, not presidential - campaign gloated over the record nearly $5.3 million in contributions she raked in during the third quarter. Most of her 70,052 donors were first-time contributors, and all but 5% gave under $100. Clinton's war chest now exceeds $13.8 million, and was padded during Hollywood fund-raisers this week. By contrast, GOP challenger Jeanine Pirro's campaign reported last night that she collected $438,555 in contributions in the same period. Her campaign manager, Brian Donahue, said he was pleased, though the sum was dwarfed by Clinton's net. "With support from Gov. Pataki and a host of Republican leaders, we fully expect to have all the resources we need to defeat Hillary Clinton," Donahue said. For weeks, the Pirro camp has sought to lower expectations about the Westchester prosecutor's fund-raising, contending the real test won't be until her cash kitty is released in January. Pirro herself has suggested it's too early to downgrade her ability to rake in the green, since she only announced in August. Clinton, meanwhile, has warned her supporters that Republicans will try to "raise and spend hundreds of millions of dollars" to oust her from the Senate seat she won in 2000 after she moved to New York. |
| Posted by:.com |
| #3 Ellen will be Billary's chief of strap ons. |
| Posted by: Red Dog 2005-10-15 16:19 |
| #2 She is running, that is, before she decided to be undecided. Does that sound like on Skerry '04 donk candidate? |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-10-15 11:14 |
| #1 Yes, but Ellen still be her '08 running mate? |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-10-15 11:13 |