After Hillary Clinton champions lead issue, Flint mayor endorses her

[ProudToBeLiberal]

Source: Washington Post

IOWA CITY, Iowa — In the last week, Hillary Clinton has seized on the issue of lead poisoning in the water supply of a small, poor, and predominantly African American town in Flint, Mich. and effectively injected the issue into the 2016 presidential contest.

The effort culminated on the Democratic debate stage on Sunday night, when Clinton used her closing statement to decry the "outrageous" situation in which children were bathing in and drinking poisoned water.

On Tuesday, the city's mayor Karen Weaver made it clear that after Clinton's efforts on behalf of her city, she would return the favor.

"I want Hillary," Weaver said on a conference call with reporters.

"We want a friend like Hillary in the White House," she added. "We need a fighter we need someone there fighting for the city of Flint."

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/01/19/after-hillary-clinton-champions-lead-issue-flint-mayor-endorses-her/

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. K&R!

[navarth]

2. Hillary brought it up first in the debate...credit where credit's due.

The mayor probably hadn't read what Bernie had said days before the debate.

[ProudToBeLiberal]

3. Flint's Mayor already knew of Bernie's statement

Clinton’s rival for the Democratic nomination, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, has called on the state’s governor to resign. Weaver said the senator’s call echoed the feelings of many in the community, but said Clinton had been the only one to reach out to the community.

“We do want some accountability,” she said, “But as far as what Hillary Clinton has done, she has actually been the only candidate, whether we’re talking about Democratic or Republican, to reach out and talk with us ... We want a friend like Hillary in the White House.”

Weaver said she had spoken directly to the former first lady about her city’s water crisis. The mayor said she relayed to Clinton how grateful the residents of Flint were that she spotlighted the issue during the Democratic debate on Sunday night.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/19/flint-michigan-water-crisis-hillary-clinton-endorsement

[navarth]

5. She knew that and she still wanted Hillary

Well at least she ain't a Republican.

[lunamagica]

7. Because Hillary was he only candidate to reach out to her. eom

[navarth]

8. good for her.

Smart political move, and the right thing to do. I'd rather entrust the welfare of Flint to Bernie, but I think any of the Dem candidates would be better than Snyder. Don't get me started on that guy.

[A Simple Game]

10. Little does she know that she has likely gotten all she will get from Hillary.

And Hillary got what she wanted from the mayor.

Hillary may play the card a few more times if it's still worth anything but then it's off to the discard pile for Flint.

[navarth]

12. I think that's probably accurate but she still deserves credit

for bringing it up. I'll still cast my vote for Bernie but fair is fair.

[azurnoir]

15. Barack Obama is POTUS for another year, and he will be the one to clean up the mess

any other assumption is saying the current POTUS will be sitting on his hands, IOW Hillary knows in reality it's not her problem

[A Simple Game]

16. Yes President Obama will do what needs to be done. Hillary knew all that she needed was the

rhetoric not action.

[brooklynite]

9. How would having the Governor resign change anything?

It's dramatic, but it would result in the Lt. Governor taking over, and I doubt he'd be any better.

[navarth]

13. We'll have to see

we can also wonder what Hillary's lip service will change, if we want to ask those kind of questions. IMO both get credit for caring about the problem. She mentioned it at the debate; she deserves credit for that.

[SunSeeker]

4. Hillary brought it up days before as well, on the Rachel Maddow show. nt

[SunSeeker]

6. K & R

[iandhr]

11. Honk Honk

The bus is coming

[Dawson Leery]

14. k/r