10-year-old moves Clinton with question about bullying [View all]
Source: cnn
By Dan Merica, CNN
Updated 9:26 AM ET, Wed December 23, 2015 | Video Source: CNN
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"What are you going to do about bullying?" a 10-year-old girl asked Clinton Tuesday
Clinton was clearly moved by the question
Keota, Iowa (CNN.....................
"I have asthma and occasionally I hear people talking behind my back," said Hannah, a fifth-grader eliciting "awws" and applause from the audience and a long hug from the former first lady.
The question was personal for Hannah, who told CNN after the event that she knows her asthma and medicine to control the ailment makes some of her classmates uncomfortable.........................
She added, "I just thought, there are a lot of kids out there who are getting bullied way worse than I am and it should stop."
Clinton was clearly moved by the question. While she sometimes responds to voters with non-emotional pragmatism, Clinton's voice cracked when she spoke with her young questioner.
"Bullying has always been around but it seems to have gotten somehow easier and more widespread because of social media and the Internet," Clinton said. "People can say something about somebody without having to look them in the eye or see them walk by, and so I think we all need to be aware of the pain and the anguish that bullying can cause."..................
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/22/politics/hillary-clinton-bullying-donald-trump/
This is a moving and powerful story--for all.
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