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Marthe48

(16,691 posts)
Sat Jul 30, 2016, 03:51 PM Jul 2016

Hillary's achievements so far

Last edited Sat Jul 30, 2016, 04:47 PM - Edit history (1)

Somebody put a thing on facebook- say why you are voting for Her (arrow pointing to Hillary) without mentioning Him (arrow pointing to Trump)
A few months ago, I googled Hillary Clinton's achievments and found this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Hillary_Clinton

So I put that up as an answer to the question. Then, I thought, well, I'll see what Trump has won. I found several links to lawsuits, where Trump was AWARDED money. And I found this link to awards he has been nominated for. He won the Razzie in 1991:

http://www.famousfix.com/topic/donald-trump/awards

To be fair, I posted the list for Trump on that Facebook page. God, its like comparing steak to tripe.

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Hillary's achievements so far (Original Post) Marthe48 Jul 2016 OP
I disagree with the title of the OP. Ilsa Jul 2016 #1
Hate your framing. She has delivered tangible results to help people time and time again. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #2
Tell me how to say it better and I'll edit Marthe48 Jul 2016 #3
You did great! with you edit already. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #4

Ilsa

(61,675 posts)
1. I disagree with the title of the OP.
Sat Jul 30, 2016, 04:00 PM
Jul 2016

I think helping disabled children get an education when the doors had been slammed shut on them is a huge achievement.
So is getting health insurance for poor kids over the Medicaid threshold.
So is getting healthcare for the first responders at Ground Zero.
So is getting expanded health benefits for reservists and national guard.
I think publicly taking a risk and telling foreign governments that women's rights are human rights is a big deal.
I think getting treatment for HIV as many people on the planet is an achievement.

I'm sure others will come along and name at least 50 other things she's achieved. The achievements are why she earned the awards.

emulatorloo

(43,979 posts)
2. Hate your framing. She has delivered tangible results to help people time and time again.
Sat Jul 30, 2016, 04:24 PM
Jul 2016

Couple of examples:

helping disabled kids get equal access to education

Helping get 9/11 first responders with healthcare needs in spite of all the resistance from 'patriotic' republicans.

Tangible results that lift people up.



I see Ilsa has given a much longer list

Not empty 'awards'. Real progress.

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