Hillary Clinton On Violence In Virginia: If This Isnt America, Lets Prove It
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Source: Huff post
POLITICS 08/12/2017 09:30 pm ET
The former secretary of state said that incitement of hatred had brought white supremacists to the streets.
By Carla Herreria
As violence escalated at a white supremacy rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on leaders to speak out, take action and prove that this is not who we are as Americans.
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Clinton said in a series of tweets that incitement of hatred was to blame for the chaos ― which turned deadly when a car plowed into a crowd of anti-racist protesters, killing a woman and injuring 19 people.
The incitement of hatred that got us here is as real and condemnable as the white supremacists in our streets, Clinton wrote.
Every minute we allow this to persist through tacit encouragement or inaction is a disgrace, & corrosive to our values, she added.....................
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-responds-charlottesville_us_598f64b5e4b08a247274c3a2
Here a few of her series of tweets:
Hillary Clinton?Verified account @HillaryClinton 17h17 hours ago
Replying to @HillaryClinton
Now is the time for leaders to be strong in their words & deliberate in their actions.
1,882 replies 26,179 retweets 109,741 likes
Hillary Clinton?Verified account @HillaryClinton 17h17 hours ago
We will not step backward. If this is not who we are as Americans, let's prove it.
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LOVE His comments:
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KewlKat
(5,624 posts)Oh what could have been.
BootinUp
(47,141 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)What we almost had, should have had. Thank you, Hillary.
lark
(23,091 posts)That's why orange assface is attempting to conflate both sides. He refuses to call them terrorists because they are his and I wouldn't be surprised if some in his WH staff helped with this weekends mayhem.
Initech
(100,063 posts)Gothmog
(145,129 posts)llmart
(15,536 posts)I look to her for leadership. I will NEVER look to the Dump for anything.
She is what this country wanted and what we need more than ever.
apkhgp
(1,068 posts)President Hillary Clinton.
Leader of the free world.
Pillar of democracy.
ucrdem
(15,512 posts)No this isn't America, but it's the part of America that used every dirty trick in the book to prevent another Clinton presidency. And now we see why.
truthisfreedom
(23,145 posts)Totally fake.