Something was clearly amiss the moment we walked into Hillary Clinton's "Party on a Pier" fundraiser last night.
Turns out that the hot dog and beer menu, Bolshevik-rally decor, and Vanessa Carlton performance were the least of the evening's missteps. After a microphone malfunction, Hillary resumed speaking to the crowd of 2000 by comparing her ability to overcome the sound-system stumble to the work of um, Harriet Tubman.
Hey: Don't ask us! We just live here too!


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