subscribesubscriber servicescontact usabout ussite mapBuy a Classified
Sat, Nov 07 2009 
Obituaries | Police/Courts | Wyoming Report |

Published: May 08, 2008 11:08 pm    print this story  

Huge crowd grumbles, struggles to find space to see former president

Christian Giggenbach
Register-Herald Reporter

FAIRLEA — Problems with the venue where former President Bill Clinton stumped in Greenbrier County Thursday led some people to leave before he arrived.

“Have you ever seen anything so ill-prepared?” Ellen McCoy of Williamsburg asked as she waited for the ex-president.

Initially, Clinton campaign officials said the 500-seat Cecil Underwood Youth Building would be used at the State Fairgrounds, but later changed that to the smaller, 170-person, standing-room-only Blue Ribbon Center building, more commonly referred to as the “poultry building.”

An estimated 500 people were waiting in line to enter the building when fire marshal officials told the Clinton campaign that fire codes only allowed 170 people at one time in the building.

Clinton officials, who declined to be interviewed, then asked the crowd to move to an area just outside the building, saying President Clinton would speak from a podium on a walkway connected to the poultry building.

However, the decision was made to move everyone back into the poultry building when the threat of rain and lightning appeared in the sky.

By the time Clinton arrived at the fairgrounds, about an hour-and-a-half after the gates were opened, fewer than 200 people remained.

Jessica Santillo, the state communications director for the Hillary Clinton campaign, was unable to give a reason why the venue was changed to the smaller building.

print this story  



autoconx
Visit zip2save.com for all your favorite circulars & coupons!
Circulars
Coupons
Deals Zip2Save.com, online advertising circulars, deals, coupons and travel specials.

Premier Guide
Premier Guide
Find a business

Walking Fingers
Maps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more...
Premier Guide

Find a job! Find a Home! Find a car!

Premium Jobs

LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES
Make a difference in the life of a veteran. Are you interested in working in a state-of-the-art, one-of-a-kind organizat...>MORE

ELECTRICAL DIVISION POSITIONS
Taggart Global, LLC is an international design, engineering and construction company with expertise in turnkey design, s...>MORE

ELECTRICIANS, HELPERS, FOREMEN, SUPERVISORS
Seeking qualified industrial electricians, helpers, foremen and supervisors for project in southern West Virginia area. ...>MORE

EXPERIENCED UNDERGROUND MINERS - ELK RUN
Massey Energy is accepting experienced underground applicants. Our expanding operations are located in Raleigh and Boon...>MORE

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT - MONTGOMERY GENERAL ELDERLY CARE
MONTGOMERY GENERAL ELDERLY CARE is accepting applications / resumes for Certified Nursing Assistants. Applicants may app...>MORE

JOB FAIR - ELK RUN
Job FAIR. Massey Energy is accepting experienced underground applicants. Our expanding operations are located in Rale...>MORE

NEW STORE SETUP TEAM
Hiring Event for a new store opening in Beckley. 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 10. New Store Setup Team. Thes...>MORE

LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE - MONTGOMERY GENERAL ELDERLY CARE
MONTGOMERY GENERAL ELDERLY CARE is accepting applications / resumes for Licensed Practical Nurses. Qualified candidates ...>MORE

VARIOUS POSITIONS - GRAND HOME FURNISHINGS
Now taking applications for Sales Associates, Office Associates, Store Attendants, Home Delivery Drivers and Helpers. Gr...>MORE

SURFACE MINE ENGINEER
A coal company in southern West Virginia is seeking a Surface Mine Engineer. Summary: Reporting to the Chief Engineer an...>MORE

See all ads
Premium Jobs

See all ads

Our Partners
Relish

Loading Calendar...
(requires Javascript)
© 2009 The Register-Herald
P.O. Box 2398, Beckley, WV 25802
Phone: 304-255-4400; E-mail news tips and feedback
rtj

 

Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. • CNHI Classified Advertising Network • CNHI News Service
Associated Press content © 2009. All rights reserved. AP content may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Our site is powered by Zope and our Internet Yellow Pages site is powered by PremierGuide.
Some parts of our site may require you to download the Flash Player Plugin.
View our Privacy Policy
Advertiser index