Hillary Clinton Gets an Award and Tears are Shed

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riversedge (38,317 posts)                     https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141904284

Hillary Clinton Gets an Award and Tears are Shed
Source: nytimes



Katie Rogers
Nov 2, 2017


Hillary Clinton, the former Democratic presidential nominee, during a stop on her book tour in Chicago this week. Kamil Krzaczynski/Reuters

WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton received a Democratic Woman of the Year Award — who else would it be? — at the Women’s National Democratic Club on Thursday, and the first tears were shed about three minutes after she took the stage.

In a room full of purple suffragist sashes and elected officials, Nuchhi Currier, the president of the organization, choked up when she said the outcome of the election — 358 days ago — was “very different from what had been anticipated.”

As the first anniversary of President Trump’s election win approaches, frustration and sadness over the loss of the first woman to be nominated for president by a major party has only seemed to grow more palpable among her supporters. Mrs. Clinton has frequently channeled their anger over the past 10 months, since Mr. Trump took office, and the awards ceremony was no different.

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But intraparty tension was not on the Democratic women’s club’s agenda. In the midst of stacks of copies of Mrs. Clinton’s memoir, “What Happened,” and a man outside the building selling T-shirts emblazoned with her photo and the caption “The People’s Choice,” Mrs. Clinton was more focused on the external forces she believed brought about her downfall...............................................


Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/02/us/politics/hillary-clinton-award-democrats.html?smid=tw-nytpolitics&smtyp=cur


Congrats to Hillary for getting this award.

BigmanPigman (6,775 posts)
5. I am so sad for our country and what

was stolen from us and her. Hillary rocks!
I am shedding tears just reading this (seriously).

[FiddyBeowulf]

But intraparty tension was not on the Democratic women’s club’s agenda. In the midst of stacks of copies of Mrs. Clinton’s memoir, “What Happened,” and a man outside the building selling T-shirts emblazoned with her photo and the caption “The People’s Choice,” Mrs. Clinton was more focused on the external forces she believed brought about her downfall...............................................

Nothing is ever her fault. From the VRWC to the Russians there is always someone else to blame.

[Old n Grumpy]

WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton received a Democratic Woman of the Year Award — who else would it be?

How about Donna Brazil.

What a giant crock of Bull Shit

[SVPete]

How about Donna Brazil.

What a giant crock of Bull Shit

The award was given on the same day Donna Brazile's article was published. New definition of bad timing!