The YearlyKos convention would have been beneath The Stiletto’s notice, but for this exchange on campaign contributions between several of the candidates during a 90-minute debate that was moderated by New York Times Magazine political writer Matt Bai:

Clinton came under attack for declining to join former senator John Edwards … and Sen. Barack Obama … in pledging to not take campaign contributions from Washington lobbyists.

“I think my party, the Democratic Party, the party of the people, ought to say from this day forward we will never take a dime from a Washington lobbyist,” Edwards said to rising applause from the audience of more than 1,000.

Asked whether she would agree with that, Clinton said, “I don’t think, based on my 35 years of fighting for what I believe in, anybody seriously believes I’m going to be influenced by a lobbyist or a particular interest.”

With that there were groans and hisses, and Clinton … responded: “I’ve been waiting for this. … A lot of those lobbyists, whether you like it or not, represent real Americans.” …

Kucinich turned the issue of campaign contributions back on Edwards, asking whether he would be willing to stop taking money from hedge fund executives.

Edwards declined, saying he will continue to accept donations from people who are not Washington lobbyists. [Emphasis, The Stiletto’s. FYI: Edwards’ has gotten more contributions from lawyers than any other candidate, though Hillary isn’t that far behind.]

Editorial Note: The WaPo notes that the moonbats attending the Kosapalooza (held in Chicago) booed Hillary during a 30-minute Q&A session with bloggers when she claimed to be a Cubs - not White Sox - fan. The Stiletto is so confused. She somehow got the impression that Hillary is a Yankee fan (second item). In other baseball news, The Stiletto hears that an asterisk has tied Hank Aaron’s home run record. If the asterisk hadn’t used steroids, the exclamation point – which closely resembles a baseball bat! – would have earned the honor fair and square.

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