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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Over 50% of the US population is female – more than half -- [View all]misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)2. Trump stated : "Hillary Clinton lacks strength & stamina"
Here Mr Trump, this is for you.
" Hillary Clinton has dealt with tough customers and brought smiles, peace, and understanding to a world that is often inhospitable to many. Just this past week, these were her words"
"You have to work with institutions and partners, like NATO, the EU, the Arab League, and the UN. Strengthen alliances and never get tired of old-fashioned shoe-leather diplomacy.
And, if necessary, be prepared to act decisively on our own, just as we did to bring Osama bin Laden to justice. The United States and our allies must demonstrate that free people and free markets are still the hope of humanity.
This past week, as I watched the tragic scenes from France, I kept thinking back to a young man the world met in January, after the last attack in Paris. His name was Lassana, a Muslim immigrant from Mali who worked at a kosher market. He said the market had become a new home and his colleagues and customers, a second family.
When the terrorist arrived and the gunfire began, Lassana risked his life to protect his Jewish customers. He moved quickly, hiding as many people as he could in the cold storage room and then slipping out to help the police.
I didnt know or care, he said, if they were Jews or Christians or Muslims. We are all in the same boat.
What a rebuke to the extremists hatred.
The French government announced it would grant Lassana full citizenship. But when it mattered most, he proved he was a citizen already.
That is the power of free people. That is what the jihadis will never understand and never defeat.
She could never have imagined that the next terrorist attack would be upon that young mans native country. Hillary Clinton has never shrunk from a challenge, backed away from a threat, or failed to go the extra mile to stand up for what is right and fair. That requires the essence of stamina and strength. Lets remember her legacy as secretary of state while Donald Trump spins his latest toxic myth about her."
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" Hillary Clinton has dealt with tough customers and brought smiles, peace, and understanding to a world that is often inhospitable to many. Just this past week, these were her words"
"You have to work with institutions and partners, like NATO, the EU, the Arab League, and the UN. Strengthen alliances and never get tired of old-fashioned shoe-leather diplomacy.
And, if necessary, be prepared to act decisively on our own, just as we did to bring Osama bin Laden to justice. The United States and our allies must demonstrate that free people and free markets are still the hope of humanity.
This past week, as I watched the tragic scenes from France, I kept thinking back to a young man the world met in January, after the last attack in Paris. His name was Lassana, a Muslim immigrant from Mali who worked at a kosher market. He said the market had become a new home and his colleagues and customers, a second family.
When the terrorist arrived and the gunfire began, Lassana risked his life to protect his Jewish customers. He moved quickly, hiding as many people as he could in the cold storage room and then slipping out to help the police.
I didnt know or care, he said, if they were Jews or Christians or Muslims. We are all in the same boat.
What a rebuke to the extremists hatred.
The French government announced it would grant Lassana full citizenship. But when it mattered most, he proved he was a citizen already.
That is the power of free people. That is what the jihadis will never understand and never defeat.
She could never have imagined that the next terrorist attack would be upon that young mans native country. Hillary Clinton has never shrunk from a challenge, backed away from a threat, or failed to go the extra mile to stand up for what is right and fair. That requires the essence of stamina and strength. Lets remember her legacy as secretary of state while Donald Trump spins his latest toxic myth about her."
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Socialists have never been legally barred from the Presidency, much less the VOTE. n/t
pnwmom
Nov 2015
#4
Thank you. Yes, that's a great example of the sexism women politicians have always faced. n/t
pnwmom
Nov 2015
#5
Exactly. Trump and every sexist fool to mock & demean this woman's worth
misterhighwasted
Nov 2015
#10
Good point, in the case of Hillary, she is very capable, experienced, strong, Democrat, and she
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#8
He was left a huge mess and has had to work with a fascist congress for most of his two terms.
TIME TO PANIC
Nov 2015
#22
Great. I'm ready to vote for Elizabeth Warren, just not someone I don't agree with.
EndElectoral
Nov 2015
#15
Achieving milestones are nice, but is this really something to consider when voting? nt
slipslidingaway
Nov 2015
#21
The Bernie forum has an OP right now about how Bernie would be the first Jewish President,
pnwmom
Nov 2015
#23
So why not write a post declaring that gender, religion, race, sexual orientation does not matter?
slipslidingaway
Nov 2015
#28
Well that it nice, but not a reason to vote for someone who advocated for destabilizing other ...
slipslidingaway
Nov 2015
#41
maybe if you ask really nice and say pretty please they'll let you back in the club!
snooper2
Nov 2015
#63
The gender of a presidential candidate should not matter. It is not a + or a -
darkangel218
Nov 2015
#26
Well, for one he didn't kowtow to the MIC by voting for a pointless war and bend over backwards
JonLeibowitz
Nov 2015
#39
I don't think both (or all) genders have an equal chance in an election. No, I don't.
pnwmom
Nov 2015
#42
Gender doesn't matter. What they will do once in the position is what matters!
darkangel218
Nov 2015
#45
Even more meaningful would be if a woman not following the footsteps of her husband
RiverLover
Nov 2015
#57