Bill Clinton: “Thank you. Let me thank all of you for the wonderful welcome you have given to Hillary and to me, and to the cause that…”

“Thank you. Let me thank all of you for the wonderful welcome you have given to Hillary and to me, and to the cause that we come here to advance tonight for the Democratic Committee and for the Senate Campaign Committee and for our prospective candidate from New York over here. [Laughter] This is a very special night for me for many reasons. Most of you-- and perhaps some of you know this, but Liz Robbins has been a friend of Hillary's and mine for about 20 years now. And she and Doug have brought a lot of light into our lives, and I want to thank them for opening their home to us. You know, this is kind of a--if you've ever hosted one of these deals--[laughter]--you know, the nice wears off after about 10 minutes, and you start thinking about it. And you think, ``If it's a bust, I'll be humiliated; and if it's successful, they'll destroy all the hedges.'' [Laughter] So I think we ought to give them a hand and thank them for doing this. [Applause] I also want to thank all the people who--starting with the folks-- the singer--and the Turtle Crossing restaurant for donating the food, and all the people who served us here tonight. Thank you all very much for what you've done. I appreciate it very much. We have mentioned our New York State chair, Judith Hope, and Governor Romer and Joe Andrew and Beth Dozoretz and Andy Tobias, all the people from the DNC, I thank them.…”