Monday, February 18, 2008

HILLARY CLINTON

McGovern Campaign Experience Finally Pays Off For Hillary

Team Hillary thinks their girl has an advantage among Texas Latinos - because she registered them for George McGovern's campaign in 1972.

It's a cute story that she can mention when she campaigns there, but I don't know how many folks there will say, "yes! I remember her, from 36 years ago! What a nice girl!"

She wrote about the experience with a bit of rare and enjoyable modesty in her autobiography:

"Hispanics in South Texas were, understandably, wary of a blond girl from Chicago who didn't speak a word of Spanish," she wrote. "I found allies at the universities, among organized labor, and lawyers with the South Texas Rural Legal Aid Association."

Franklin Garcia, a storied union organizer who died in 1984, essentially was Clinton's ambassador in South Texas. He took Clinton "places I could never have gone alone and vouched for me to Mexican Americans who worried I might be from the immigration service or some other government agency," she wrote.

02/18 09:17 AMShare