This thing is such a sham. I don’t know why she had to use more than her senate experience as a qualifier. Was it just too good to pass up?
On March 22, 1999, Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived at the Itihadiya Palace in Egypt for what her schedule said was a “courtesy call with President Mubarak.” Aides blocked out 9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Then she embarked on visits to a mosque, museum, clinic, bazaar, youth center, groundwater project, university and the Temple of Luxor.
Almost exactly nine years later to the day, Clinton’s trip to Egypt offers a case study of her foreign policy role during her husband’s presidency. While traveling across North Africa, she devoted little time to heads of state and negotiated no agreements, but instead met community leaders, explored local issues and culture, hit major tourist sites and gave speeches on women’s rights and other topics important to her.
By the way, isn’t it awesome how most of the media decided to be lame and make this about Lewinsky rather than the somewhat important process of choosing the next president?
I just had a very disturbing thought. If and when she fails to clinch the nomination (or buy it), what do you think the chances are that she pulls a Lieberman and runs as an Independent?
It seems to me she isn’t that far from just throwing off the cloak of Democrat altogether.
Anybody? Bueller?
Nice bit at Politico about the Democratic race not really being a contest at all, and the media’s continuing to insist it is:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0308/9149.html
Hmmm. when you read a little further, though
“Representing the United States around the world is a serious piece of business,” said a former senior State Department official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid alienating friends in both campaigns. “She wasn’t representing the United States as secretary of state, chairman of the Joint Chiefs or U.S. trade representative. But she was representing the United States, and she did have specific assignments.”
Clinton was given the mission of speaking out for women’s rights at a conference in Beijing. She was sent to meet with refugees in forbidding places. She was dispatched to extend friendship to parts of the world where the president did not have time to go. But the former senior official expressed irritation at both sides for mischaracterizing her role. “They made a mistake to exaggerate it,” he said of Clinton’s aides, “and I think it’s a mistake to underappreciate it.”
It’s a mistake to underappreciate it, and it is certainly a valid argument in her favor.
It’s a mistake to underappreciate it, and it is certainly a valid argument in her favor.
Yes, I saw that. And she certainly did represent the US and gain useful experience while doing it. But she has clearly inflated her resume, overstated her involvement and achievements. And being First Lady doesn’t qualify you to be President.