I Saw Hillary Clinton in Person. I Was Surprised.

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7. Her speech: "The Test of 3 Things Whoever the next President is ought to pass three tests:.."

Thank you so much for posting. so so much...


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rebecca-kraus/i-saw-hillary-clinton-in-_b_9559208.html



.....She talks about being a partner to Washington, calling Seattle a “great American city” and applauding our progressivism. I’m surprised somehow as she talks in detail about policy that can help our industries and small businesses. Unlike Bernie who seems to make everything about Wall Street, she targets her speech. She cites actual plans for doing things here.

She then lays out a framework for the rest of the evening.

The Test of 3 Things
Whoever the next President is ought to pass three tests:

1) Make a positive difference in the lives of Americans
2) Keep us safe
3) Bring the country together

1) Positive Difference
When elaborating on that first one, she surprises me with a rather poignant point. She says we all see images of people at rallies who are angry (read: Trump’s angry rallies). But rather than denouncing or dismissing them, she gives their anger context. She talks about the great recession and people losing their homes and savings, of wages being stagnant for 15 years and many feeling like they’re left behind. She reminds us that she wants to help the middle class, to raise incomes, to have family leave, as well as reduce the burden of student debt.

The only mention of Bernie is in a policy distinction regarding college tuition. Not once does she demonize him, even as he often makes claims that the billionaire class is buying this election for her.

She talks about the need to act immediately on climate change, and I’m struck by her pledge of solar panels across our nation. She cites the Paris Agreement that was signed by 190 nations and says that it must be enacted; otherwise it’s just a piece of paper. She talks about the Republicans’ implacable obstructionism. (I do so love a good vocabulary.) I get a little giddy thinking we could be using clean, renewable energy under the next president.

2) Keep Us Safe........................