Monday, December 1, 2008

Pres Clinton on Sen Clinton's appointment

December 1, 2008

Not sure why people expect Mr Bill to go everywhere Sen Clinton does. She is her own person in her own well-deserved, well-earned position as a successful ex-candidate for president. The press of course can't separate them and want Mr Bill to stay on the picture. I wonder if Amy Poehler is thinking twice about coming back to SNL. Anyway. Here are his comments per CNN. Who writes these statements? Does he even know what they say?
As an American, I am thankful that President-elect Barack Obama has asked Hillary to be Secretary of State and that she has accepted. As her husband, I am deeply proud.

She is the right person for the job of helping to restore America's image abroad, end the war in Iraq, advance peace and increase our security, by building a future for our children with more partners and fewer adversaries, one of shared responsibilities and opportunities.

She has already earned the respect of foreign leaders and diplomats through her work to promote human rights and the empowerment of women through access to education, healthcare and economic opportunity. And Americans know, from her leadership in the Senate on national security, that she will always put the security, values and the interests of our people first.

In her service to the people of New York and our nation, Hillary has demonstrated the knowledge, passion, resilience, and capacity to learn that our country needs at this critical time. She loves being a Senator from New York, but as she has in all the thirty-seven years I've known her, she answered the call to serve.

I commend President-Elect Obama for asking her to be a part of a great national security team. America will be well-served.
I'm glad he always mentions women. It will be the oppressed women who put an end to the violence - especially in the middle east. The question is how many more murdered Americans will it take?

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