2016 Postmortem
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Jennifer Epstein @jenepsWoman tells Hillary Clinton: "don't let them suck your fun circuits dry."
Clinton: "I think that sounds like a pretty good campaign slogan."
...I found the original quote which contains the correct word, 'circuits' instead of 'circus,' as the quote I posted had written. (no excuse for the riducule in the responses, but it was my mistake not noting the context.)
Clinton Holds Emotional Town Hall With Family Members of Sandy Hook Victims
Marquez-Greene... spoke about her daughter, Ana Grace, who was killed in Sandy Hook. One of the things my daughter said to me before she died was, Don't let them suck your fun circuits dry, Mom,' she said, turning to Clinton. "On this journey, Madame Secretary, to the White House, because that is where you are going, I encourage you. We are praying for you. And don't let them suck your fun circuits dry."
Mother of Sandy Hook Victim Wrote This Letter to Teachers
Nebla Marquez-Greenhad is the mother of two children that attended Sandy Hook Elementary; they were both present the day of the shooting, but tragically her daughter Ana Grace was killed in the massacre. Her letter, which was posted on the Education Week website, is so powerful. It goes out to all teachers...
I lost my 6-year-old daughter Ana Grace on Dec. 14, 2012, in the rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School. My son, who was in the building and heard the shooting, survived.
While waiting in the firehouse that day to hear the official news that our daughter was dead, my husband and I made promises to ourselves, to each other, and to our son. We promised to face the future with courage, faith, and love...
A few weeks before the shooting, Ana Grace and I shared a special morning. Lunches were packed and clothes were picked out the night before, so we had extra time to snuggle. And while I lay in bed with my beautiful caramel princess, she sensed that I was distracted and asked, Whats the matter, Mom? I remember saying to her, Nothing, baby. Its just work. She looked at me for a very long time with a thoughtful stare, then she told me, Dont let them suck your fun circuits dry, Mom.
As you begin this school year, remember Ana Grace. Walk with courage, with faith, and with love. And dont let them suck your fun circuits dry."
Hillary Clinton talks with Kim Washington, Deborah Davis and Nelba Marquez-Greene during the Hartford Gun Violence Prevention Discussion on April 21, 2016 in Hartford, Connecticut. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)Bonobo
(29,257 posts)Truly fitting.
JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)Maru Kitteh
(28,341 posts)The story was quite touching and not what you would call a long read. Did you bother?
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)Bonobo
(29,257 posts)And it's like a platitude with... with its "fun circus sucked dry"!
JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)"Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it."
Saying something like that actually would encourage me to vote for her. A bit of existentialism would do her good, rather than her hamfisted accrual of state power.
Response to Bonobo (Reply #5)
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Bonobo
(29,257 posts)sufrommich
(22,871 posts)You guys stay classy.
JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)"but it's hard to make a pick for the most vapid..."
My vote is for: "Sounds about as vapid as her other slogans" which seems to accurately fit the definition of 'vapid' much more than the sub-literate, lacking the relevant, basic education are able to perceive.
Irony is most entertaining when unintended.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)Just sayin'
Autumn
(45,107 posts)of things I never wanted to know about a president. lol
TheKentuckian
(25,026 posts)Why shouldn't they be together? Hell, they are all but impossible to separate.
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Buns_of_Fire
(17,181 posts)Lucinda
(31,170 posts)Such a funny moment watching it stream live!
Beacool
(30,250 posts)Lucinda
(31,170 posts)Sounds like i'm not missing much.
Beacool
(30,250 posts)Some here are making fun of the quote. Disgusting......
bigtree
(85,998 posts)...and the reporter who tweeted it as 'circus.'
I should have noted the context and recognized the mistake.
Not entirely an excuse for the piling on Hillary, though.
Beacool
(30,250 posts)It reminds me of Free Republic or the comment section of the Daily Mail. Nothing, but vile comments.
bigtree
(85,998 posts)...I wonder if they realize how banal and boring their invectives have become?
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)after watching people pour their hearts out, and come together to as a community to work towards solutions. I am glad I have used the time out option wisely.
There was only one lady from the Sandy Hook shooting on the panel, the others were impacted by other gun violence, and the one man on the panel had pulled himself out of a very bad way of life, and was now helping others at risk.
SwampG8r
(10,287 posts)Excoriated a poor woman here over her recently passed child all in an attempt to denigrate her support of sanders.
Hrc supporters have no credibility.to try to use dead children for politics after that.
Hearts like an anaconda they have.
Beacool
(30,250 posts)bigtree
(85,998 posts)...it was funny and curious to see the replies and a blank page for a while.
Maybe the context I provided will get them to ease off a bit.
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)probably be horrified.
Jitter65
(3,089 posts)Beacool
(30,250 posts)I abhor censorship. I also like to see what kind of people post here. In this case, it's very disappointing.
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)I'm proved wrong.
all american girl
(1,788 posts)now I'm going to go an cry for a bit for all those families
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)would be proud.
dlwickham
(3,316 posts)They take their marching orders from the top
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)Bonobo
(29,257 posts)Original version with no edits.
0. "Don't let them suck your fun circus dry."
Jennifer Epstein @jeneps
Woman tells Hillary Clinton: "don't let them suck your fun circus dry."
Clinton: "I think that sounds like a pretty good campaign slogan."
Vattel
(9,289 posts)And she approved the sale of billions of dollars of guns and other weapons to places like Saudi Arabia. And she supported using guns for regime change in Iraq and Libya.