Protesters Ask Clinton to Iron Shirts
- From: jose <josefsoplar@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 09:22:29 -0800 (PST)
Protesters Ask Clinton to Iron Shirts
By PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press Writer
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
(01-08) 02:34 PST Salem, N.H. (AP) --
Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign stop was interrupted Monday when two
men stood in the crowd and began screaming, "Iron my shirt!" during
one of her final appearances before the New Hampshire primary.
Clinton, a former first lady running to become the nation's first
female president, laughed at the seemingly sexist protest that
suggested a woman's place is doing the laundry and not running the
country.
"Ah, the remnants of sexism -- alive and well," Clinton said to
applause in a school auditorium.
The two men were removed from the hall after raising a pair of signs
that said, "Iron my shirt!" They also shouted the same slogan.
"Can we turn the lights on? It's awfully dark," Clinton said, cueing
the lights to come and police to come forward to take the men away.
The overflow crowd burst into applause and some began shouting, "Iron
my shirt" as the two were taken from the hall.
"As I think has been abundantly demonstrated, I am also running to
break through the highest and hardest glass ceiling," she said.
Clinton later joked about the incident as she invited questions.
"If there's anyone left in the auditorium who wants to learn how to
iron a shirt, I'll talk about that," she said with a smile.
Clinton placed a disappointing third place in Iowa's caucuses last
week and faces a tough challenge in Tuesday's primary from Barack
Obama, who leads her with just one day remaining.
Lame and clearly staged. Today they'll start a rumor that Obama
fathered two black kids.
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