This is the full speech Hillary Clinton gave on accepting her newest position in the Obama administration. Whether you like Hillary or you don’t, whether you agree with her policies or not, her speech was very heartfelt, and I truly appreciate just how much she is willing to do for this country in crisis. I have to say – I wasn’t really always a fan of her. I became a fan of her about seven years ago during that whole Bill Clinton scandal. It was then when I saw her strength, sticking by a man who humiliated her in front of the entire nation, and making it through the days holding her head up high, despite the pain she was in. I watched as she gave her interviews and my heart really did feel for her, but Clinton has proven herself to be quite the woman, which is why I’m happy for her newest position in this administration.
It’s almost sad how much harder a woman has to work in order to gain a place in society in comparison to a man. I honestly do think this country would have been royally screwed if Palin became our next vice president, but I wonder how much attention in the media she would have gotten, how much criticism she would have received, had she been a man. I don’t even think John McCain, the actual man running for the presidential office, got as much heat from the media as Sarah Palin did. There are many shallow and ridiculous people that I spoke to during the election, relatives of mine included, who did not know much of her policies or much of anything she stood for, but simply would not vote for her because she was a woman, and “no woman deserves a seat in that White House.” It’s pretty disgusting when I start to think of it. Then again, if people think women are ignorant and clueless, then throwing someone like Palin into the picture is just adding more fuel to the fire.
I believe Hillary Clinton is the counterpoint. She’s different. She doesn’t swallow what’s fed to her. She stands up for herself with a passion that has blown me away over the years. I really hope the media doesn’t give her as much heat as they gave Palin, even though I have no doubt she’d be able to handle it. After all, it’s nothing new to her. They say history repeats itself. In this case, I hope it doesn’t.
I like Clinton and the speech. I think she’s qualified to be Secretary of State. In her speech she recognizes the problems ahead and that the US has to work together with the world to solve them. I like that approach.
I don’t think the media will treat her the same way as Palin because they respect Clinton. Clinton is just not on the same level as Palin and I just don’t think the media would even attempt to compare them.
What a beautifully delivered and circumspect speech. This should lay to rest the questions of her ability to serve under the new president without rancor. Her ability to serve the goals of the new administration and not exclusively her own. She is a savvy politician and much less ego driven than her husband. We’ll see how this all plays out, but I am encouraged that she will do a fine job as a member of a team.
Hillary, I think would do a great job!
She has the experice and now that we are going through many financial as well as diplomatic obstacles, she seems to posses some type of harmony that…at least to me.. makes me feel safe and protected.
Her speech denotes that she is somewhat on the same page as Obama when it come to major issues, such as international affairs, the global climate and where we should be headed.
Although, there were many disagreements between Clinton and Obama (most of them due to campaign publicity), they will make us proud. They each one represents a group of people that without the other one would had not be covered in the agenda.
Im glad she accepted but im happier to know that she is a woman!