ICYMI Hillary Clinton spoke at the U.N. Women's Empowerment Event Yesterday

If you were to judge according to the news media feeds, you might have concluded that Hillary Clinton chose U.N. Plaza as a location to meet with the press and answer some questions about the server that was installed in her home originally for her husband's secure use.  In fact, she was at the U.N. to deliver a keynote speech about women's participation in mainstream society 20 years after her iconic speech in Beijing.
As Huffington Post pointed out, the cameras and reporters at the events preferred to await the 20 minute presser that she delivered at the venue rather than focus on her speech.   TV audiences, thus, were subjected to a few hours of waiting outside the main event while an important address was being delivered in the main hall.  HuffPo  has been kind enough to share this speech for all who missed it.

Dana Liebelson

Amanda Terkel

 

TV Networks Wouldn't Show Clinton's Speech On Women. Here It Is.

WASHINGTON -- On Tuesday, likely Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton spoke at a United Nations conference on women. But if you were watching cable TV's coverage of the speech, you wouldn't know what exactly she said.
That’s because the big three cable news channels focused on the controversy over Clinton’s decision to use a private email account to conduct government business while serving as secretary of state. She was scheduled to address the issue at a press conference following her speech, so pundits took the opportunity to rehash the controversy during her speech.

 

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