No Love for Clinton 2: The Protest

As some of you know, Bill Clinton is in hot water for speaking at the Manchester Grand Hyatt. The owner Doug Manchester donated $125,000 to support Prop 8 and that gesture led to boycotts and cancellations to his hotel.

As Bill spoke, close to 200 opponents and union supporters rallied outside the hotel.

“He's crossing protests by gay and lesbian people and labor,” said Jim Brady, 48, of Hillcrest, who held an American flag during the rally. “We just can't support this business.”

“Check out, don't check in!” and “LGBT, we deserve equality!” the protesters chanted, referring to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

Who knows if this hurts Clinton's star power, I doubt it will scratch the surface.

No Love for Clinton

Former President Bill Clinton will be speaking today at the annual convention of the International Franchise Association at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego.

Normally, this is nothing because Bill speaks everywhere. But this time, the location is in question. The owner of the hotel contributed over $100k in support of Prop 8. Folks are upset at Clinton for being there because it seems he doesn't care. Now that's a huge assumption, but some folks are feeling betrayed by Bill.

Since the owner's donations were made public, many groups canceled conventions and events at the hotel - costing Manchester’s facility almost $2 million in business. These groups includes the International Foundation of Employee Benefits, the San Diego Board of Realtors, the American Assn. of Law Schools and the California Nurses Association.

So today, there will be a protest outside the hotel. Maybe Clinton will come out and talk to the angry gays and allies. He needs some good press.