Posted on 10/16/2017 9:30:41 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Yesterday evening Hillary Clinton appeared in front of an audience of thousands to be interviewed live by BBC special correspondent James Naughtie. She was promoting her book What Happened in which she dissects the 2016 election campaign from a range of angles in order to identify how the most qualified, experienced and seemingly popular candidate ended up losing to Donald Trump.
While in the past year American politics has been at the forefront of many people’s minds, it’s hard to imagine another former US secretary of state selling out an auditorium within hours of the tickets going on sale. It was apparent from the audience’s reaction to her introduction to the stage – whooping, cheering, seemingly endless applause and smartphones openly snapping despite the clear signs that filming and photography are forbidden – that the passion for Clinton far exceeds what we usually see even for domestic politicians, let alone foreign ones. Looking around at the audience, it was comprised by people of different genders, ethnicities and ages. It seems the cult of Hillary is wide-reaching. And it’s not hard to see why. She responded to each question with thoughtfulness, aplomb and just the right level of humour – even the ones which must have been tough. When Naughtie asks her how her defeat to Trump makes her feel, whether she’d wished it was someone else who had run, the implication being that Bernie Sanders may have been better placed to take on an anti-establishment candidate, she responds: ‘Absolutely not. I just wish I’d won.’
In among witty jibes at Trump (‘I don’t think he understood me a lot of the time’), Putin (‘he obviously likes the whole bare chest thing’) and Jim Comey (‘oh, the emails’), she spoke in-depth about some key political issues affecting the US, including voter suppression, healthcare legislation and Russian meddling, which she called ‘a cyber cold war’. It wasn’t fluffy or light, and there was little mention of her personal life, yet the audience was enthralled. After the event I watched the waves of audience members trickle out, and was thrilled to see how many young women were animatedly discussing the issues raised. ‘Just being a woman in politics is so amazing, but he’s achieved so much in her lifetime. She’s such an ally to all women. Such an inspiration,’ said Molly, who is 17. Her ability to speak to young women of different generations and inspire hope for the future speaks volumes of Clinton’s relevance in today’s world, and the lasting legacy she’s creating, maybe even permeating generations of the future. Sureyya is 33 and heavily pregnant. She said: ‘I thought it would be so empowering and exciting to see Hillary in person. Regardless of what your view is of her, she’s a fabulous speaker and has so much to say.’ She admits a part of her was hoping her water would break at the event – what could be a better omen for the birth of the little girl she’s expecting?
Hannah is a 26-year-old student based in London. She said: ‘I really admire Hillary Clinton. Not all politicians are perfect but I think she tries pretty hard. It’s not all about personality with her, the politics are important but she’s clearly so resilient. I think she’s a great female role model.’ This concept of resilience is one that came up again and again when talking to people who attended the event. It seems that even for those who are too young to remember the Monica Lewinsky scandal and the ensuing years of public humiliation Clinton endured, even those who can barely remember the 2008 Democratic primaries which she lost to Barack Obama, who no one thought would ever become president, the innate strength Clinton has demonstrated over the years is apparent. There are so few women in the highest political positions – is it any wonder that so many of us flock to Hillary? It’s a testament to her tenacity and determination to come back from every setback that so many people look up to her. Last night proved that she is far from irrelevant, and if there’s one thing the election of Donald Trump proved, it’s that we need more strong women entering politics now than ever before. Hopefully last night Hillary Clinton inspired enough young women to make a start.
Funny Hillary couldn't draw a crowd of thousands when she was running for president.
Now that she's a freak show, she's packing them in.
Yeah, but I bet you that she would draw a complete blank if someone asked her “So, are you Becky with the good hair?” I also wonder how she hides her puppet strings.. She only interacts well with a crowd if she’s got a handler standing right next to her.
I cry foul. No vomit notation in headline.
Sirena is all atwitter!
Makes me worry even more about the decline and collapse of civilization!!
Wow, that's so witty! I'm just dyin' here!
Another painful reminder Hillary is not going away.
“Just being a woman in politics is so amazing,”
Ask these liberal loons about Margaret Thatcher and they’ll hiss at you, talk about oppressive theocracy, right wing cold war fears that brought us to the brink of nuclear annihilation, and a ponzi scheme that made the wealthy class rich off the backs of the poor...
“Regardless of what your view is of her, she’s a fabulous speaker and has so much to say.”
She has lied repeatedly under oath and under investigation. What difference does it make WHAT she says when it is untruthful???
>>and if there’s one thing the election of Donald Trump proved, it’s that we need more strong women entering politics now than ever before. Hopefully last night Hillary Clinton inspired enough young women to make a start.
Stalinists lie. ALWAYS
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... The media coverage of TfL industrial action is so incredibly unbalanced and biased against unions that it could make Margaret Thatcher cackle in her grave...
I named my dog Herpes because he won’t heel.
It can be so difficult to have your writing appear as inane drivel when your message is pure BS!
“She admits a part of her was hoping her water would break at the event – what could be a better omen for the birth of the little girl she’s expecting?”
Thats a nasty venereal wart you’ve got there madame secretary. L
“to identify how the most qualified, experienced and seemingly popular candidate ended up losing to Donald Trump”
My my my... ain’t she special... Bless her heart.
Hillary Clinton Breaks Toe on UK Book Tour, Praises England’s Socialized Medicine
She flew all the way over there to tell them she’s a sore loser. 10.16.2017 News Trey Sanchez
http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/hillary-clinton-breaks-toe-uk-book-tour-praises-englands-socialized-medicine
Sadly to many Brits, she is still ‘Margaret Thatcher, milk snatcher’ as she suspended the free milk in school rules. I WISH there was a Margaret Thatcher in this country.
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