When people say Hillary should just “shut up and go away,” I think back on this photograph:
It’s from the 3rd Presidential debate where Hillary destroyed Trump. He was humiliated on the world stage. Remember? It was the debate where Hillary quipped back:
“Well, that’s because he [Putin] would rather have a puppet as President.”
The look on Trump’s face was priceless. No one had so thoroughly deconstructed and dismantled “The Donald” to his face – in-front of millions. Maybe that’s why he still holds such a grudge against Hillary?
And guess what? Hillary was right (as usual). Putin feared Hillary after witnessing her tenure as Secretary of State. He also realized Trump was a charlatan that stupid Americans would vote for. This led to a massive Russian propaganda effort to sway the election in Trump’s favor.
Ultimately, Trump won most of the swing states by less than 1% – 80,000 total votes made Donald Trump the winner of the electoral college. This illegitimate victory has forever undermined our democracy and standing in the world – exactly what Putin wanted. A weaker America.
Twice in the last 20 years a Republican has lost the popular vote but won the electoral college. I simply can’t wait for the day a Democrat wins the electoral college but loses the popular vote. Republicans will freak out and never shut up about it.
Point is – Hillary proved during the debates that she is highly intelligent, articulate, tough, and can out-debate pretty much anyone.
Hillary warned us first and she was right about pretty much everything:
–The “deplorables.”
–Trump’s dangerous temperament:
“A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons.”
–Dog-whistling to racists.
–Collusion with Russia (Trump has never been able to win a fair fight – I hope it was worth it, Donnie!)
So when I hear people say Hillary should go hide under a rock, I look back at the debates. Why? Because after watching them no one can deny that Hillary Clinton has irreplaceable wisdom and irreplaceable experience.
No one can deconstruct and dismantle Trump the way Hillary can. From his dog whistling to racists, dangerous temperament, and treason with a foreign government to steal the Presidency, Hillary calls out Trump like no one else can. I rarely see someone who is able to cut through Trump’s BS so articulately.
That’s why to this day Trump still attacks Hillary. He can’t get over it. He can’t get over the fact that she got 3 million more votes than he did (even despite Comey and Russia interfering). Deep down Trump knows he is a puppet that won because of outside forces (primarily the electoral college). On the contrary, Hillary is the rightful choice of the American people. Trump is an illegitimate President.
Imagine if Russia and the FBI had favored Hillary and hurt Trump. Imagine if a Republican had won the popular vote but lost the electoral college. Would Fox News ever get over it?
At the end of the day no woman has ever been a Presidential nominee for a major U.S. party.
No woman has ever won the popular vote by 3 million votes.
Except for former Yale graduate, lawyer, First Lady of Arkansas, First Lady of the United States, two-time New York Senator, and Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton.
Personally, I’m loving the unfiltered Hillary. We truly need her voice now and forever.
So never discount or dismiss Hillary’s wealth of knowledge and ability to dismantle and deconstruct Trump. Hillary humiliated buffoon Trump during the debates. Never forget this.
And remember – any man with this resume would have easily won the Presidency:
WATERGATE:
Youngest lawyer ever appointed to an impeachment trial. 26-year-old Yale Law graduate Hillary Rodham.
CHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND:
Investigated African American juveniles being placed in South Carolina adult prisons, and posed as a racist housewife to expose segregation throughout schools in the South.
FIRST LADY OF ARKANSAS:
Hillary successfully reformed the entire K-12 Arkansas educational system, expanded healthcare for those in rural Arkansas, worked at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Legal Services, and co-founded the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. First female partner of the Rose Law Firm.
The joke in Arkansas was that they “hired the wrong Clinton.”
FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES:
Hillary spearheaded the Adoption and Safe Families Act, the Foster Care Independence Act, Office on Violence Against Women, the Campaign Against Teenage Pregnancy (lowering abortion and teenage pregnancy rates), and the Children’s Health Insurance Program — providing 8.9 million low-income children with healthcare access.
In 1994, Hillary proclaimed on the world stage in Beijing, China:
“If there is one message that echoes forth from this conference, let it be that human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights once and for all.”
TWO-TIME NEW YORK SENATOR:
Hillary secured 20 billion in federal funds to rebuild downtown New York City after 9/11. She also secured healthcare for 9/11 First Responders and expanded access to care for the National Guard, Reservists, and their families.
U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE:
Passed the first-ever U.N. Resolution on gay rights (proclaiming: “human rights are gay rights and gay rights are human rights” on the world stage), and made it so trans Americans can legally change their gender on their passport. Hillary also rebuilt relations with every nation after the disastrous Bush Administration, traveling to 112 countries — more than any other Secretary of State. Our worldwide favorability rose 20% during Hillary’s tenure. Her primary focus was on women’s rights and health, bringing up issues such as forced abortion and maternal mortality rates. Hillary re-opened relations with Burma, enacted a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and killed Osama Bin Laden. She also was instrumental in putting together the Paris Climate Agreement, something Trump has since removed us from.
“I’ve been called many things by many people. Quitter is not one of them.”
~Hillary Rodham Clinton
“When you stumble, keep faith. And when you’re knocked down, get right back up, and never listen to anyone who says you can’t or shouldn’t go on.”
~Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary has shown us that we must never give up. To always be resilient in the face of defeat.
“Onward Together!” – Hillary’s new organization that is helping train, equip, and fund progressive candidates across America.
Hillary’s smile at the end is perfect. She knew she baited him and got him good.