Tonight, New York Senator and former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton is appearing at a fundraising event for the Bar Association of San Francisco at the Nob Hill Masonic Center.  Anywhere else than San Francisco or Berkeley, any protesters to a Clinton appearance would be made up of conservatives — Young Americans for Freedom, maybe some pro-life activists, or maybe a taxpayers rights group. 

When the assumed candidate for the 2008 Democrat nomination for President speaks in The City, the protests are actually coming from the left.  The anti-war/peacenik group Code Pink is staging a demonstration against Clinton. 

It really stretches the imagination to try to think of what major political figure could come into San Francisco and NOT be met with left wing liberal/socialist protestors.  Perhaps Fidel Castro?  Naw, he smokes those big stogies.  I’m sure some leftist "free the air" group would rise up against the Cuban dictator.

The Chronicle’s "ace" political reporter, Carla Marinucci, told me she is covering the event for her paper.  So I’m sure the story of her visit and bracketing from the left will be on the main page tomorrow!

This entry was posted on Saturday, January 28th, 2006 at 12:00 am and is filed under Blog Posts.