Posted on 03/07/2017 11:54:16 AM PST by simpson96
(CNN) Hillary Clinton, speaking at a women's empowerment event in New York on Tuesday, stressed the need for more women in politics, while joking about her own resilience after her November election loss to President Donald Trump.
Clinton, who is emerging from relative privacy after her election loss with a series of speeches, credited her family, friends and many of the women she had mentored with giving her the strength to bounce back after losing to Trump.
"Now, the truth is, life hands all of us setbacks," Clinton said, smirking as many in the audience of the Girls Inc. event laughed. "Now, we know that. And if you have lived long enough, you have experienced them, haven't you?"
She added: "Now, I have had my ups and my downs. In the last months I have done my share of sleeping, a little soul searching and reflecting, long walks in the woods and in those moments I am thankful for my own village, my community and family and friends who have supported and encouraged me. (snip)
The former secretary of state used Tuesday's appearance to herald women in leadership and the need for more women to run for office.
"Let us hope there is a wave of young women running for office in America," Clinton said. "And let's be sure we support them, in every way we can. Let's help them shatter stereotypes and lift each other up."
A number of former Clinton aides have heeded that charge. Amanda Litman, the Clinton campaign's email director, founded Run for Something after Clinton's loss. The group will aim to help recruit, train and fund first-time candidate for office.
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Watching her lose every state to Trump four years from now will be a magical moment.
ROTFLMAO! Good one!
Macks Creek got hit but nothing like Oak Grove near KCMO.
Also heard there was damage near Laurie, north of Greenview.
We had one big oak limb fall but it fell away from the house.
Lots of small stuff blwn into piles. We want to burn leaves and limbs but the wind has been too much.
BTW; I sold our 2004 fishing boat today. Put it on Craigslist with pictures and had nearly a dozen calls. A used boat dealer from Warsaw drove down and handed me a cashier’s check. We pumped up the tires on the boat trailer and he headed north...
Have you tried to look at the new FEMA maps — they seem unreadable to me. We only have about 76 comment days left.
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