Hillary Clinton named Global Trailblazer

[biopowertoday]

She makes the Obama Administration proud worldwide.


http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/20272.html






Clinton named Global Trailblazer
By PATRICK GAVIN | 3/20/09 4:20 AM EDT



Politics may divide, but women stick together.

Partisanship was tossed aside Thursday night at the 2009 Global Leadership Awards, held at the Kennedy Center, and honoring women leaders including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who was there to accept her award.

The ceremony was put on by Vital Voices Global Partnership, an international organization promoting women in leadership, and saw such notables on stage as Ben Affleck, Sally Fields, Maria Bello, Candice Bergen, Diane von Furstenberg, Nicholas Kristof and Maggie Grace.

Clinton was there to accept the organization's "Global Trailblazer" award for "her passionate commitment to promoting women's rights and securing justice for all people around the world." The award was presented to her by a former political opponent during Clinton's time in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.).

"Vital Voices is all about uniting women and working together for positive change," said the Hutchinson. " has reached out to bring people around this common cause and has used her powerful voice to raise the voices of all women. ... As presidential candidate last year, she made 18 million cracks in the ceiling and inspired women all over the world. As secretary of State, she is putting women's rights at the top of her agenda."

"I want to thank Kay for being such a wonderful colleague and friend," said Clinton in return. "I will do what I can to champion these issues and to use my own voice in support of women who raise their voices." She added that governments and leaders "realize that no nation can be successful if it invests only in and listens only to one half of the population."


Despite the night's star power—and although additional awards were presented to women leaders from Afghanistan, Nigeria, Cambodia and the Democratic Republic of Congo—it in every way belonged to Clinton, beginning with a touching video tribute and capped with a standing ovation that lasted nearly two minutes when she appeared on stage. Even heartthrob Affleck failed to garner half as much applause.

Affleck, did, however get a big round of applause when he said, "As along as violence against women—sexual or otherwise—remains strictly and exclusvely a 'women's issue' it will always be an issue. We men must own this and we must recognize that it is vital to our own survival and we must help our brothers see it as such." ............................

[Captain Hilts]

1. Women DON'T stick together, Patrick. That's actually a good thing. They're diverse. nt

[biopowertoday]

4. well. for the most part that is a plus.

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

6. Well, not in the sense that women constantly cut each other down. nt

[Captain Hilts]

9. No, nearly half voted for Bush in '00 and '04. nt

[Kdillard]

2. Congrats to Sec. Clinton. I think she is doing a good job so far

and I hope she will have success in the coming years.

[biopowertoday]

3. I think her setting up

the department was envoys was a smart move.

[Beacool]

5. Thanks, that was heartwarming.

Hillary is a trailblazer. She has many "firsts" in her life: First student to give a commencement speech to bring national attention and be featured in Life magazine, first woman partner at her law firm, first First Lady to run for public office, first female senator for the state of NY, first woman to run for president in every single state and win (along with Obama) more votes in a primary than anyone else in the history of this country.

I hope that there is another first in her future: First Woman President of the United States.

:woohoo:

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

7. Thanks. love her and have always looked up to her. nt

[Cha]

8. Way to go, Hillary!

And, it's sweet to me that Ben Affleck was there with this statement which is so true..

"Affleck, did, however get a big round of applause when he said, "As along as violence against women—sexual or otherwise—remains strictly and exclusvely a 'women's issue' it will always be an issue. We men must own this and we must recognize that it is vital to our own survival and we must help our brothers see it as such."