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Clinton
March 03, 2008Bill Clinton came to town. Yes, the former President came to town and Wichita Falls, and its sad to say but even He couldn't fill the MPEC.
We came close, but not enough people decided to show up to see someone so unimportant talk about issues that probably don't affect them.
Heck Jerry Seinfeld couldn't sell out the Memorial Auditorium, what would make me think that Clinton and his 40 min. speech could fill half of an exhibit hall?
People paid good money to have someone make them laugh, Clinton got a few chuckles out of people too, and his appearance was almost free.
You didn't have to vote for his wife, but thinking about it was all that was expected. Well, I don't even know if thinking about it was necessary to get inside.
When I showed up about one hour before the 6 p.m. planned arrival I was actually shocked that so many people wanted to see history in Wichita Falls.
I'm glad I was there.
Random Thoughts:
1.) Clinton's people sure didn't select a rousing collection of music. Yes there was the Boss, but Smash Mouth? I think I heard Al Green, but outside of that, nothing. Might not have been old enough to remember the names. I did recognize a couple of tunes but nothing I could connect to.
2.) Will people complain about anything. Granted they had to wait two hours, but the chairs situation was ridiculous. As soon as I saw people rush in I could see them mouth "NO CHAIRS !*_#($*#&@!" I was told that was a Hillary staff thing, not a MPEC thing, so please don't point any fingers.
3.) Hillary's staff was borderline vicious. They came to the Wichita and the Falls armed like robots with Blackberrys. They were a little wrapped up in their little worlds of internship and long hours. I asked a passerby staff for a bottle of water and you thought I'd asked her to spare a square.
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