An Emotional Homecoming for Clinton

By: Fernando Suarez
Topics: Hillary Clinton

(CBS)

From CBS News' Fernando Suarez:

NEW HAVEN, CONN. -- Hillary Clinton briefly teared up again today while visiting her alma mater, Yale University, during a roundtable discussion with women voters on the eve of Super Tuesday.

Clinton was being introduced by Penn Rhodeen who has worked at the university's Child Studies Center for many years. Rhodeen choked up as he recalled the day when Clinton first arrived to the center back in the '70s wearing bellbottom pants; Clinton then began to tear up. When she took the microphone she said, "I said I would not tear up. Already we're not exactly on that path."

Interestingly, today's emotional moment is reminiscent of her teary-eyed moment in New Hampshire, the day before that state's primary and in front of a roundtable of mostly women.

Today's roundtable focused on issues like the economy and health care. But a weary and hoarse Clinton was forced to listen more than she was able to talk. At one point Clinton began coughing uncontrollably and asked staffers for a lozenge.

It was interesting to observe Clinton in her Yale environment and her natural ability to adapt to her surroundings and relate to her audience.

Clinton couldn't help but show off her vocabulary during her remarks, reaching deep into her Scrabble bag to pull out multisyllable gems such as "stymies", "triumvirate" and "indefatigable."

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by unclereggie2 February 5, 2008 1:25 AM EST: screw you, dork. and your claim to fame is what? delivering uninformed, snarky fluff pieces empty of any content that actually informs the American electorate.

HRC rules!; Reply to this comment


by Ragazi February 4, 2008 9:48 PM EST: Are people realy buying this phony stuff? Let''s get a grip on reality folks, I know that we have a President in the White House right now, that wouldn''t cry FOR ANYONE, but do we realy need someone in the White House that will cry at will, just to try & win votes over from the weak-minded?

I think not.; Reply to this comment


by pagross February 4, 2008 6:11 PM EST: Mr. Suarez:

You MUST be kidding. Reaching far into her Scrabble bag to chose three words that any high school senior should know? Apparently the Bush years have lowered your standards pitifully. If a presidential candidate didn''t use such words I''d be very concerned. Your column is so poorly done it doesn''t come close to achieving your intent: to mask your unreasonable and unjustifiable Hillary hating behind a real point.; Reply to this comment


by pagross February 4, 2008 6:09 PM EST: Mr. Suarez:

You MUST be kidding. Reaching far into her Scrabble bag to chose three words that any high school senior should know? Apparently the Bush years have lowered your standards pitifully. If a presidential candidate didn''t use such words I''d be very concerned. Your column is so poorly done it doesn''t come close to achieving your intent: to mask your unreasonable and unjustifiable Hillary hating behind a real point.; Reply to this comment


by pagross February 4, 2008 6:06 PM EST: Mr. Suarez:

You MUST be kidding. Reaching far into her Scrabble bag to chose three words that any high school senior should know? Apparently the Bush years have lowered your standards pitifully. If a presidential candidate didn''t use such words I''d be very concerned. Your column is so poorly done it doesn''t come close to achieving your intent: to mask your unreasonable and unjustifiable Hillary hating behind a real point.; Reply to this comment


by pagross February 4, 2008 6:05 PM EST: Mr. Suarez:

You MUST be kidding. Reaching far into her Scrabble bag to chose three words that any high school senior should know? Apparently the Bush years have lowered your standards pitifully. If a presidential candidate didn''t use such words I''d be very concerned. Your column is so poorly done it doesn''t come close to achieving your intent: to mask your unreasonable and unjustifiable Hillary hating behind a real point.; Reply to this comment


by pagross February 4, 2008 6:04 PM EST: Mr. Suarez:

You MUST be kidding. Reaching far into her Scrabble bag to chose three words that any high school senior should know? Apparently the Bush years have lowered your standards pitifully. If a presidential candidate didn''t use such words I''d be very concerned. Your column is so poorly done it doesn''t come close to achieving your intent: to mask your completely unjustified Hillary hating behind a real point.; Reply to this comment


by fjstratford February 4, 2008 5:05 PM EST: what the hell? so it is a bad thing to use the right words that your audience can understand?

I think that means she is a good speaker - she adjusts her vocabulary based on the audience.

You put too much negative spin on what she does. Shame on you!

Yes SHE can! Hillary woohoo!!!; Reply to this comment