There was a post-Biden delay, either because Team Clinton was behind schedule or because the backstage area was blocked by an ambulance ferrying out someone who'd succumbed to the heat. In either case the gapped was filled with the band and with a chant war.
Either the peace activists felt more vitriol toward Hillary Clinton than the other candidates, or Team Hillary was more determined than the other campaigns to drown them out.
Things settled down relatively quickly as County Recorder Kim Painter handled the introduction to the introduction while McGovern and the candidate watched.
Making matters more complex, there were two McGoverns on hand. Rep. Jim "No Relation" McGovern of Massachusetts was in place ahead of the Clinton-George McGovern arrival, working the crowd and praising the locals for sending Dave Loebsack to work with him.
The 1972 nominee spend five or so minutes introducing Hillary Clinton and reminiscing about this guy who wanted to run the McGovern `72 campaign in Arkansas. They thought the guy was good, so they "gave him a very difficult job: trying to sell George McGovern in Texas." Oh, and the kid wanted a job for his girlfriend too.
Hillary laughed as McGovern talked about Bill's haircut habits of 1972, saying he looked "like a buffalo."
McGovern praised the strength of the Democratic field, but singled out only two: first Edwards, then Obama. "I hope I live long enough to see an African American president," he said. "But there's an old saying: ladies first," he added, to a cheer with a higher pitch than a gender balanced response would indicate. With that, he stepped aside.
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