Julia Gillard attacks 'cheap statements' of US Republicans in Clinton video

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Julia Gillard has weighed in on the US presidential campaign in a video released in support of Hillary Clinton that warns against the “cheap and easy statements” of Clinton’s Republican rivals.

Several Republican presidential candidates – including the frontrunner, Donald Trump – have made inflammatory comments about Muslims and their link to global terrorism, which Gillard said was an oversimplification of “complex foreign policy”.



“Hard words often get really ugly reactions, and there’s a real risk when people are campaigning for office that they use a characterisation that is quick and might play with some constituencies back home, but which does damage, does reverberate for years and years,” Gillard warned.

“If I was an American, I would want to see the reputation of my country always getting stronger and stronger and never at risk because of cheap and easy statements being injected into complex foreign policy debates.”


In October the former Australian prime minister backed Clinton for president in a campaign video after the pair struck up a friendship when both were in office.

The Democratic frontrunner’s time as secretary of state overlapped with Gillard’s period as prime minister.



http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/17/hillary-clinton-releases-julia-gillard-video-backing-presidential-campaign

[NurseJackie]

1. Great post!!

But, I worry that someone might find Hillary's outfit "offensive".

[Alfresco]

2. Hail to the Chief.

Madame President

[Iliyah]

3. K & R

[Number23]

4. Errr... um. I'm not sure that this is a good thing. Gillard is not exactly well regarded

or thought to be a great leader. In this regard, the only thing she and Hillary have in common is being white females.