Two posts from February comprised a video wherein Hillary speaks about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and gives a send-off to artist-diplomats, including Herbie Hancock. The traveling artists were headed to various locations in India as special representatives of the U.S. She made this video on my birthday, so I took the liberty of accepting it as her birthday gift to me;) I found this video positively enchanting. It was the first one I had seen of her functioning as Secretary of State, and she was so pleasant, relaxed, and funny, not to mention pretty in that blue pantsuit that I love. I especially remember how beautiful her voice sounded. It was a different voice from the one on the campaign trail and on the Senate floor.
Here is a picture of Hillary with Martin Luther King's sister at a different event honoring Dr.King.
The second post was about the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Law. This bill marked the beginning and the end of Hillary's service in the Senate. It was the first she worked on when she entered in 2000, and she reintroduced it shortly before resigning to accept her post at the State Department. Here are a few pictures from that day that did not accompany that post. The woman behind the President is Lilly Ledbetter.
Standing to her right, but not in the picture was Joe Biden. The triptych below shows what HE was up to at some point during this ceremony.
Well, we all know Joe loves Hillary. Even Jill and Bill know. Clearly he enjoys making her laugh. He also seems to like to hug her. He cannot be faulted for that, since she is most huggable!
February, you're my little Valentine! (Neil Sedaka)
Here is the link to February 2009 on this blog.
