2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHillary's achievements so far
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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.
Ilsa
(61,675 posts)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)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.
Marthe48
(16,691 posts)I posted this in a sincere effort to be helpful.