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Topic subject Hillary Clinton and the Restorative Powers of a Raucous South Texas crowd
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4690780, Hillary Clinton and the Restorative Powers of a Raucous South Texas crowd
Posted by bigtree on Wed Feb-20-08 09:45 PM



HIDALGO, Texas, Feb 20 (Reuters) - {snipped} - "We don't need on-the-job training for the next president of the United States," Clinton said in courting Hispanics at a rousing rally in this south Texas town on the Mexican border.

The New York senator and former first lady sharpened her message against Obama before the March 4 Democratic nominating contests in Texas and Ohio, which have become critical to her presidential aspirations following her losses on Tuesday to Obama in Wisconsin and Hawaii.

"It's about picking a president who relies not just on words but on work, on hard work," she said. "We need to make a choice between speeches and solutions, because while words matter greatly, the greatest words in the world are not enough unless you match them with action."

In Hidalgo, Clinton also took aim at President George W. Bush, the Texan who has 11 months left in office. "Don't you think the entire world will let out a sigh of relief" when he leaves office? she asked. The crowd cheered.

Clinton also seemed to take a shot at Obama's wife, Michelle Obama, after Mrs. Obama raised eyebrows by saying this week in Wisconsin she felt pride in the United States for the first time in her adult life because it felt like hope was returning to the nation.

"This country has given me so many opportunities," Clinton said. "I am proud of the United States of America."

http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN2032955920080221?sp=true