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Beacool

(30,247 posts)
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 02:38 PM Apr 2014

Publisher reveals title for Hillary Clinton’s memoir

Source: Washington Post



NEW YORK -- Hillary Rodham Clinton’s forthcoming memoir of her four years as secretary of state will be titled “Hard Choices,” her publisher announced Friday morning.

Simon & Schuster, which is publishing the book due out June 10, also unveiled an image that appears to be the book’s cover: a closely cropped, black-and-white portrait of Clinton.

The book is being billed as Clinton’s “inside account of the crises, choices, and challenges that she faced during her four years as America’s 67th Secretary of State, and how those experiences drive her view of the future.”



Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/04/18/publisher-reveals-title-for-hillary-clintons-memoir/



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Publisher reveals title for Hillary Clinton’s memoir (Original Post) Beacool Apr 2014 OP
Just my opinion: BLAH AleksS Apr 2014 #1
foreign policy is full of legit hard choices La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2014 #2
The publishers probably came up with the title. Beacool Apr 2014 #3
Whatever the other possibilities were, I bet the decision was hard! csziggy Apr 2014 #12
I would have liked to have seen a list of the choices. Beacool Apr 2014 #20
I liked the cover picture, one of the best of her. She looks very serious. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #70
It's a nice pic. Beacool Apr 2014 #75
I have a book already by Cyrus Vance, called Hard Choices. WTH GOPee Apr 2014 #36
She wasn't making economic decisions. These were national security decisions. nt MADem Apr 2014 #51
not really news. nice smirk expression tho nt msongs Apr 2014 #4
of course it's news and why the snide comment on her facial expression? wyldwolf Apr 2014 #17
What smirk? Beacool Apr 2014 #40
Smile, but with a glint of steel behind it karynnj Apr 2014 #79
I think that as a politician, Hillary has become comfortable in her own skin. Beacool Apr 2014 #93
I was wondering how long it would take for cosmicone Apr 2014 #5
Yes, women in public life seem to have to make harder choices than their male counterparts. Beacool Apr 2014 #6
Somehow, I don't think mimi85 Apr 2014 #24
You obviously don't know them. Beacool Apr 2014 #41
Not to mention the jaw-dropper posed right here at DU ... Hekate Apr 2014 #28
Have you seen how many grandchildren that nitwit Mitt has? How he could have even THOUGHT MADem Apr 2014 #55
No reason to wonder BootinUp Apr 2014 #35
Some folks have to be twice as good to get half the credit. We know how that works. nt MADem Apr 2014 #54
This applies to the current younger generation as a whole. cabrona Apr 2014 #63
They'll hire a youngster who will work for cheap before they'll hire an older MADem Apr 2014 #69
These are, in general, bourgeois problems. cabrona Apr 2014 #62
Average Americans' problems are given a voice cosmicone Apr 2014 #65
When did I say that? cabrona Apr 2014 #66
She also has to deal with using either Butter or Margarine on her broccoli snooper2 Apr 2014 #80
Please forgive my frivolous response....... trusty elf Apr 2014 #7
Good one..... mimi85 Apr 2014 #25
Could use some more pizazz BeyondGeography Apr 2014 #8
Cute...... Beacool Apr 2014 #9
I apologize in advance... Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2014 #10
I love that pic. Beacool Apr 2014 #11
More like Wrong Choices. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #13
One of her "hard" choices? cabrona Apr 2014 #47
Why are you conflating her Senate tenure with her term at State, which is what the book is about? MADem Apr 2014 #52
June 10th. That's a book I want to read. Mrs. Clinton was a great Secretary of State Sunlei Apr 2014 #14
The Thrill Is Gone! dawn frenzy adams Apr 2014 #15
frankly what you term as 'her tactics' is debatable. wyldwolf Apr 2014 #16
Don't bother, it's not worth it. Beacool Apr 2014 #19
hah ha, well, yeah, I held back wyldwolf Apr 2014 #21
I'm trying to stay mellow on Good Friday. Beacool Apr 2014 #23
The Democratic primary was light years above the Palin klan rallies. The horror that never ends. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #71
Yep, you said it. Beacool Apr 2014 #74
Ahhhh, it helps to have a sense of humor around here. Beacool Apr 2014 #18
what 'primary' race card thing? Sunlei Apr 2014 #22
Thanks!! Beacool Apr 2014 #26
You don't have the right to your own "facts." Your comments are in grievous error. MADem Apr 2014 #53
Thanks you for the lovely pics. Beacool Apr 2014 #57
You are most welcome! MADem Apr 2014 #58
More nice pics. Beacool Apr 2014 #60
Thanks you for the lovely pics. NBachers Apr 2014 #59
Happy to oblige. MADem Apr 2014 #61
My God, Michelle is tall! cabrona Apr 2014 #64
HRC is a shorty! Cute as a button, too (not that that matters, in the big scheme of things, MADem Apr 2014 #68
Oh, yeah, I can see the hatred there! Lalalala! freshwest Apr 2014 #72
2016 is just around the corner! MADem Apr 2014 #77
Change the title to "Why I voted to Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iraq" Hoppy Apr 2014 #27
Just another war monger warrant46 Apr 2014 #42
She already wrote a book about that time. This book is about her experiences as Secretary of State. Sunlei Apr 2014 #67
Love the newbies chiming in about how they "lost respect" for the Clintons for this and that... Hekate Apr 2014 #29
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2014 #32
Meh, who cares what they say. Beacool Apr 2014 #33
Life is too short. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #46
I love people who qualify message board relevancy by post count. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #45
You have no idea Hekate Apr 2014 #48
Of course I don't. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #49
Well, I'll certainly agree with the latter sentiment if not for precisely the former reason. LanternWaste Apr 2014 #78
You've shorted all of my circuits. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #91
I've got more than that and I'm not enlightened yet either Fumesucker Apr 2014 #90
It's coming, one way or another! ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #92
-- the Clintons Hoppy Apr 2014 #50
Which war did the Clintons start. Beacool Apr 2014 #83
Yeah, something stinks up in here...! I know I'll enjoy the book as well. nt MADem Apr 2014 #56
Stop it! Just stop it! This is HARD. waaaah. magical thyme Apr 2014 #30
That woman has sacrificed so much for her country MannyGoldstein Apr 2014 #31
Really? joshcryer Apr 2014 #37
It's tough to imagine anything lower MannyGoldstein Apr 2014 #39
2 of the shakers of the 1% warrant46 Apr 2014 #88
Who are Jamie and Lloyd? Beacool Apr 2014 #43
Looks like the 2 Robber Barons warrant46 Apr 2014 #87
I see, thanks for the explanation. Beacool Apr 2014 #89
I will probably read it davidpdx Apr 2014 #34
Yeah, this is a library checkout for me. joshcryer Apr 2014 #38
I just ran across a Paul Krugman quote that touches on this starroute Apr 2014 #44
HARD CHOICES: Do I work for Walmart, Wall Street, or Neocons today? yurbud Apr 2014 #73
She never worked for Wal-Mart. Beacool Apr 2014 #76
not talking about labor while on the board of Walmart would be like not talking about climate change yurbud Apr 2014 #81
I wouldn't have gone with such a negative title. Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #82
Not much a fan of political memoirs. Drunken Irishman Apr 2014 #84
I look forward to reading it. tammywammy Apr 2014 #85
Me too!! Beacool Apr 2014 #86
So will Tucker Carlson (and DU Clinton-haters) eat their shoe when it becomes a big seller? wyldwolf Apr 2014 #94

AleksS

(1,665 posts)
1. Just my opinion: BLAH
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 02:48 PM
Apr 2014

I hate that phrase.

It seems to always be used by right-wingers when they're justifying screwing people.

Maybe it's just living in Wisconsin, where Walker always brags about the "hard choices" he had to make when he screwed teachers, nurses, etc. with his Act 10, but every time I hear that phrase I have a visceral reaction of disgust.

But, YMMV.

 

La Lioness Priyanka

(53,866 posts)
2. foreign policy is full of legit hard choices
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 02:51 PM
Apr 2014

take syria: crazy ruthless bastard or possibly a right wing muslim nation


GOPee

(58 posts)
36. I have a book already by Cyrus Vance, called Hard Choices. WTH
Sat Apr 19, 2014, 12:21 AM
Apr 2014

He was Sec Of State under President Carter. I had to go pull it out to be sure, and sure enough it's the same. Why would they do that. Both Democratic SOS. ugh

karynnj

(59,498 posts)
79. Smile, but with a glint of steel behind it
Mon Apr 21, 2014, 01:27 PM
Apr 2014

The layout is extremely similar to her first book. The picture of the first book shows a softer, less hardened Hillary. She is after all about a decade and a half older, but it is more than that. It is also something that is NOT in most recent pictures - ie consider the ones with Chelsea.

That she chose this one - and it is a nice picture over pictures (like the one with Chelsea) where she looks happy and relaxed for this sterner image fits the message - that she had to make hard decisions. It is an interesting decision and shows a very confident woman.

Beacool

(30,247 posts)
93. I think that as a politician, Hillary has become comfortable in her own skin.
Wed Apr 23, 2014, 10:51 AM
Apr 2014

I always found it to be insulting and dismissive the pronouncements that she wouldn't be where she was without Bill. I actually think that she would have been in some elected office decades ago if it hadn't been for Bill. She chose to suppress her own bright future in either DC or NY because she loved him. Bill was a smart and charming presence at Yale, but the one who other students talked about was Hillary. She had been the one featured in Life magazine after her commencement speech at Wellesley. Bill has even said more than once that she is smarter than he is.

As for her pic, I think that it reflects her life experience.

 

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)
5. I was wondering how long it would take for
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 03:24 PM
Apr 2014

some on DU to bash the title.

It was answered very quickly.

She, as a woman, had far more hard choices to make outside of politics.

Should she give up her career to help Bill?
Should she remain a matronly first lady or be involved?
Should she shelter Chelsea or let her get used to the limelight?
and, the most tormenting, should she forgive Bill and give her marriage a chance or divorce him?

She has probably woven those in her tenure as SOS and fighting for respect in that spot.

Beacool

(30,247 posts)
6. Yes, women in public life seem to have to make harder choices than their male counterparts.
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 03:32 PM
Apr 2014

I've already seen two threads here, and several in other sites, asking whether Hillary would want to run for president now that she's about to become a grandmother. Has anyone in the history of the world ever asked a man that question???? How many grandkids does Romney have? There are more than two dozen of them and not once was he asked in 2012 whether being a grandfather would hinder his chances at the WH.

mimi85

(1,805 posts)
24. Somehow, I don't think
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 06:12 PM
Apr 2014

Hillary and Bill spend that much time together. Please, please, just let her play Grandma. I could never vote for her.

Beacool

(30,247 posts)
41. You obviously don't know them.
Sat Apr 19, 2014, 11:01 AM
Apr 2014

Their travels keep them apart, but when at home you can see them all over Chappaqua and NYC. They are out and about and will talk to anyone, particularly Bill. If they are home, you'll see them walking their dogs around town (he got a lab named Seamus and she a poodle named Tally). Sometimes Chelsea and her husband are with them and you can see them too. I have a friend who lives in their town. Over the years she has sent me many pics of them.

BTW, that meme of them not being together is a RW talking point.

Hekate

(90,562 posts)
28. Not to mention the jaw-dropper posed right here at DU ...
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 06:19 PM
Apr 2014

... How can she even think about running for POTUS now that she is about to become a grandma?

Misogyny and sexism are apparently alive and well even here at DU in little dark unswept corners.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
55. Have you seen how many grandchildren that nitwit Mitt has? How he could have even THOUGHT
Sun Apr 20, 2014, 12:11 AM
Apr 2014

about running is WAY beyond me!!!

Oh, the difficulties of being a grandparent AND holding public office!!!!!

Why, Lawd-a-mercy, I just can't fathom how it can be done!!!!

 

cabrona

(47 posts)
63. This applies to the current younger generation as a whole.
Sun Apr 20, 2014, 02:11 PM
Apr 2014

They have to be twice as good as the older people in the workforce who got in when getting a job was much easier.

It's not just about women or oppressed minorities anymore.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
69. They'll hire a youngster who will work for cheap before they'll hire an older
Sun Apr 20, 2014, 06:56 PM
Apr 2014

person who may want more money, and who might be more of a drain on the group insurance, though.

It's a two edged sword. Harder for a young kid to move up, but easier to get hired in the first place, albeit at a lower wage.

 

cabrona

(47 posts)
62. These are, in general, bourgeois problems.
Sun Apr 20, 2014, 02:09 PM
Apr 2014

Not like the hard choices that millions of Americans have to make every day about how to survive in a declining, predatory economy.

 

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)
65. Average Americans' problems are given a voice
Sun Apr 20, 2014, 02:24 PM
Apr 2014

by books like this. Also, no one stops average Americans from writing and publishing books. However, these very same average Americans are more likely to be interested in what HRC has to say than other average Americans.

Finally, just because you don't like HRC doesn't mean her struggles are of less importance. Being rich and powerful doesn't guarantee that your children won't use drugs, doesn't guarantee they will get good grades in school, doesn't guarantee that they would graduate college and definitely doesn't guarantee that they would grow up to be good persons. That struggle is universal and probably harder for someone like HRC whose family is always in the limelight and under a microscope.

I don't hate rich people if they have made their money honestly without breaking laws and without exploiting their clients/customers/investors etc.

 

cabrona

(47 posts)
66. When did I say that?
Sun Apr 20, 2014, 03:03 PM
Apr 2014

From your post: "Finally, just because you don't like HRC...."

Please attack something I have actually said.

trusty elf

(7,380 posts)
7. Please forgive my frivolous response.......
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 03:34 PM
Apr 2014

but a whacky palindrome springs to mind, namely:

Cigar? Toss it in a can, it is so tragic!

Beacool

(30,247 posts)
11. I love that pic.
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 04:00 PM
Apr 2014

The captions write themselves.

Obama: Oh, gee......he's back.

Clinton: I'm baaaccckkk. You miss me?





ForgoTheConsequence

(4,867 posts)
13. More like Wrong Choices.
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 04:52 PM
Apr 2014






"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members . It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."

MADem

(135,425 posts)
52. Why are you conflating her Senate tenure with her term at State, which is what the book is about?
Sat Apr 19, 2014, 11:48 PM
Apr 2014

This book is not about her time in the Senate. Your illustrations are not salient.

And where are your excoriations against everyone else who voted the same way?



Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
14. June 10th. That's a book I want to read. Mrs. Clinton was a great Secretary of State
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 05:02 PM
Apr 2014

Love the way she (and her family) uses all her experiences in The Clinton Foundation.

dawn frenzy adams

(429 posts)
15. The Thrill Is Gone!
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 05:02 PM
Apr 2014

When Bill and Hillary stooped to the almighty low, and played the race card during the presidential primaries, I lost all respect for them. Frankly, I can't stand the sight of them. If you've noticed Michelle Obama is never seen with, or speaks of, Hillary Clinton. I would wager a few bucks that Michele has not forgiven Hillary for her tactics. And I don't blame her one damn bit!

wyldwolf

(43,867 posts)
16. frankly what you term as 'her tactics' is debatable.
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 05:28 PM
Apr 2014

"Progressives," like the hard right, have a knack for poutrage and I respect the Clintons and the Obamas too much to add fuel to it. But, aside from that, when/if Clinton is campaigning in the general election, just sit your ass down on election day and whine.

Beacool

(30,247 posts)
19. Don't bother, it's not worth it.
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 05:31 PM
Apr 2014

It must be someone who never ran a campaign. All things considered, the 2008 Democratic race was quite civilized.

Beacool

(30,247 posts)
23. I'm trying to stay mellow on Good Friday.
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 06:10 PM
Apr 2014

I worked and now I'm home sipping an ice coffee before going to church for the Tenebrae services.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
71. The Democratic primary was light years above the Palin klan rallies. The horror that never ends. n/t
Mon Apr 21, 2014, 03:15 AM
Apr 2014

Beacool

(30,247 posts)
18. Ahhhh, it helps to have a sense of humor around here.
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 05:30 PM
Apr 2014

Yeah, the mean Clintons. Obama was just pure as the driven snow. He didn't play politics, no siree.

Please..........





Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
22. what 'primary' race card thing?
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 05:57 PM
Apr 2014

They have years of working together on some of the work they have done. together

Beacool

(30,247 posts)
26. Thanks!!
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 06:13 PM
Apr 2014

There are more pics like that one. The Obamas dislike the Clintons so much that the president keeps in touch with both of them. He calls Bill once in a while and Hillary regularly. She also had lunch with him last summer.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
53. You don't have the right to your own "facts." Your comments are in grievous error.
Sun Apr 20, 2014, 12:06 AM
Apr 2014
If you've noticed Michelle Obama is never seen with, or speaks of, Hillary Clinton.


Here, notice THIS:










I'll save you time--go to 1:10.



I think you need to retract your intemperate and inaccurate comments.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
58. You are most welcome!
Sun Apr 20, 2014, 01:20 AM
Apr 2014

There are many other examples here and there--HRC and MRO have been together at a wide array of events, and they seem very comfortable with one another! I think MRO's words in that convention speech make the truth very clear.







Beacool

(30,247 posts)
60. More nice pics.
Sun Apr 20, 2014, 01:09 PM
Apr 2014

My favorite is the one with the Obamas and Hillary in evening wear. They all look very elegant.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
68. HRC is a shorty! Cute as a button, too (not that that matters, in the big scheme of things,
Sun Apr 20, 2014, 06:45 PM
Apr 2014

but up close and in person she is a very, very attractive person--she does NOT photograph as well as she looks).

But yeah, Michelle is tall--so's her husband! So are her kids!

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
72. Oh, yeah, I can see the hatred there! Lalalala!
Mon Apr 21, 2014, 03:20 AM
Apr 2014

More schoolyard pettiness afoot, desperately trying to find Democrats that hate this president. That dog won't hunt anymore, the leaders of the party are united to stop the GOP from dragging the country back into the ditch. The stakes are too high for the poutrage.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
67. She already wrote a book about that time. This book is about her experiences as Secretary of State.
Sun Apr 20, 2014, 03:09 PM
Apr 2014

Hekate

(90,562 posts)
29. Love the newbies chiming in about how they "lost respect" for the Clintons for this and that...
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 06:26 PM
Apr 2014

The way those statements are phrased I wonder if they ever had any respect for those Dems in the first place, or how new to politics they are. I understand disagreement, I understand genuine naïveté, but I also have become sadder and more cynical with the years.

I for one am looking forward to reading this book.

Response to Hekate (Reply #29)

ForgoTheConsequence

(4,867 posts)
45. I love people who qualify message board relevancy by post count.
Sat Apr 19, 2014, 12:49 PM
Apr 2014

Anything that makes you feel better about supporting a warmonger, I get it.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
78. Well, I'll certainly agree with the latter sentiment if not for precisely the former reason.
Mon Apr 21, 2014, 01:08 PM
Apr 2014

Well, I'll certainly agree with the latter sentiment if not for precisely the former reason.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
90. I've got more than that and I'm not enlightened yet either
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 10:48 PM
Apr 2014

Evidently enlightenment comes more easily to some than others.

ForgoTheConsequence

(4,867 posts)
92. It's coming, one way or another!
Wed Apr 23, 2014, 12:08 AM
Apr 2014

I'm guessing a good chunk of us will be reaching some sort of enlightenment in 2016 (while simultaneously plugging our noses and suppressing our gag reflexes).

 

Hoppy

(3,595 posts)
50. -- the Clintons
Sat Apr 19, 2014, 11:06 PM
Apr 2014

Changing Welfare as we know it. That worked out well for the 1%.

Need another war? They're your guys.

I do appreciate the financial state in which Bill left the country. That was ruined by Bush.

Beacool

(30,247 posts)
83. Which war did the Clintons start.
Mon Apr 21, 2014, 09:00 PM
Apr 2014

And no, Hillary didn't go to war with Iraq and Afghanistan, if that's where you were going with that comment. Bush was president.

 

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)
30. Stop it! Just stop it! This is HARD. waaaah.
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 07:06 PM
Apr 2014

Not a good title. First place my mind went was to whining Queen Ann.

Tough choices may have been better, although any title they pick is bound to be pretty sucky for that kind of self-promotional, prep for the run book.

 

MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts)
31. That woman has sacrificed so much for her country
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 09:17 PM
Apr 2014

She deserves to be president.

Regards,

Jamie and Lloyd

warrant46

(2,205 posts)
88. 2 of the shakers of the 1%
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 07:30 PM
Apr 2014

1. James "Jamie" Dimon is an American business executive. He is the current chairman, president and chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase, one of the Big Four banks of the United States.

2. Lloyd Craig Blankfein is an American business executive. He is the CEO and Chairman of Goldman Sachs. He assumed this position upon the May 2006, nomination of former CEO Henry Paulson to United States Secretary of the Treasury.

warrant46

(2,205 posts)
87. Looks like the 2 Robber Barons
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 07:28 PM
Apr 2014

1. James "Jamie" Dimon is an American business executive. He is the current chairman, president and chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase, one of the Big Four banks of the United States.

2. Lloyd Craig Blankfein is an American business executive. He is the CEO and Chairman of Goldman Sachs. He assumed this position upon the May 2006, nomination of former CEO Henry Paulson to United States Secretary of the Treasury.

Two thugs who help run amerika

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
34. I will probably read it
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 11:53 PM
Apr 2014

But I'll be honest, I won't pay for it (I don't pay for books these days. I'm a cheapskate I fully admit it). I am interested in what she has to say about some of the things that happened during the first four years of the administration (at least what she is allowed to disclose).

joshcryer

(62,269 posts)
38. Yeah, this is a library checkout for me.
Sat Apr 19, 2014, 04:03 AM
Apr 2014

I suspect it's going to revolve around women's rights more than anything else. I think that will be her campaign strategy. "Change" was Obama's, Clinton's will be "Hard Work," she'll probably focus on how women get paid $0.70 on the $1.00 a lot. Should be interesting.

Not that these aren't important issues or that Clinton hasn't championed them her whole career, but I am not enthused about her obvious candidacy, particularly as it concerns foreign policy. Still, good luck to her.

starroute

(12,977 posts)
44. I just ran across a Paul Krugman quote that touches on this
Sat Apr 19, 2014, 12:39 PM
Apr 2014

From Krugman's blog a month or so back -- I snipped it for my notes and don't have the exact link:

"One of the most frustrating aspects of economic debate since 2008 has been the preference of influential people for stories about our troubles that sound serious as opposed to those that actually are serious. The reality, all along, has been that our economy is depressed because there isn’t enough spending, and that what we need is something, almost anything, that increases total spending. But policymakers and pundits want to hear about tough decisions and hard choices, and they just recoil from any suggestion that terrible problems might have easy answers."

Beacool

(30,247 posts)
76. She never worked for Wal-Mart.
Mon Apr 21, 2014, 11:42 AM
Apr 2014

She was the only woman who sat on the board of directors in the mid 80s. She was asked by Sam Walton because the company was under pressure to have a woman in its board. The board only met 4 times a year. While there she pushed for environmental issues and for more inclusion of women in its management ranks, although it is true that she didn't push them to unionize. Look at the pic I posted, zero diversity. How much actual influence do you think she had as a young woman surrounded by men? She was put there as the token woman and she advocated for the things that were dearest to her, and that she thought she could get the company on board.



Fellow board members and company executives, who have not spoken publicly about her role at Wal-Mart, say Mrs. Clinton used her position to champion personal causes, like the need for more women in management and a comprehensive environmental program, despite being Wal-Mart’s only female director, the youngest and arguably the least experienced in business. On other topics, like Wal-Mart’s vehement anti-unionism, for example, she was largely silent, they said.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/us/politics/20walmart.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

yurbud

(39,405 posts)
81. not talking about labor while on the board of Walmart would be like not talking about climate change
Mon Apr 21, 2014, 01:51 PM
Apr 2014

or oil spills when you are on the board of a petroleum company.

You are right, board members are in some sense, not employEES, they are the ultimate employERS at a company.

The buck truly stops there.

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
84. Not much a fan of political memoirs.
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 06:27 PM
Apr 2014

Especially leading up to elections because they're generally fluff pieces that don't really tell us anything. They're not bold. They're boring. They're self-congratulating. This goes for every politician. Even Obama's second book, The Audacity of Hope, was nowhere near the level of Dreams from My Father.

So, I'll probably pass on this book as I doubt it'll provide any true insight into who she really is.

Not that I fault her for writing it. But yeah, the only real political memoirs that work seem to be done before a person becomes famous. Then they don't have to worry about image and instead, focus on the hard truths.

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