Drivers hit by illegal immigrants speak up at Clinton appearance in Iowa

[DeepModem Mom]

CNN: November 3, 2007
Drivers hit by illegal immigrants speak to Clinton

DES MOINES, Iowa (CNN) — At least two people spoke up in front of Hillary Clinton on Saturday in support of driver's licenses for illegal immigrants, an issue Clinton said relates to a larger problem "we have to solve."

The senator from New York had just finished speaking to a group of Polk County, Iowa, field staff in Des Moines and was getting ready to leave the room when Clinton supporter Lee Jolliffe started yelling over the crowd noise. "There are two of us here," Jolliffe said, "who have been hit by those unlicensed drivers. It's not a privilege, it’s a protection." Jolliffe was pointing out that drivers who can have licenses are more likely to have insurance.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you," Clinton responded. "I appreciate you raising that because, you know, the federal government has failed. The federal government has failed, and states are trying to figure out what to do." She continued, "But two people right in this room have been hit, have been hit by people who are here and undocumented."

That prompted one man to shout, "More than two!" "More than two," Clinton replied. "So, you know, at some point we have to solve this problem because we're seeing all sorts of consequences. So thank you for being a witness to that. Thank you."

Jolliffe later told CNN she wanted to give Clinton an opportunity to defend herself on the issue, one that created some heat at Tuesday night's debate....

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/11/03/drivers-hit-by-illegal-immigrants-speak-to-clinton/

[zalinda]

1. Damn, did she change her mind again or

is this what she always thought? She makes my brain hurt.

Wow, I just realized why I have such a tough time listening to her, she's like jazz. You know the jazz I mean, the one where musicians seem to be fighting with each other with their instruments, I guess it's called progressive jazz. I can't listen to it, it actually makes my brain hurt. It makes me feel confused and tired, and seems to not make any sense at all. She's jazz to me, she doesn't seem to go any where that seems logical, and when I think I've figured it out, it's changed again.

zalinda