Every time I hear Carly Fiorina or Donald Trump talk about Hillary as
secretary of state I think they have never read Hard Choices. Seems
Hillary had the same thought and also the wherewithal to do something
about it!
Darren McCollester—2015 Getty ImagesDemocratic
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a town hall event at
Manchester Community College October 5, 2015 in Manchester, New
Hampshire.
"There are so many of them they could start a book club."
“You
know, I hear the Republicans talking from time to time in their debates
and elsewhere and they say things like, ‘Oh, I don’t know what she
accomplished as Secretary of State. She didn’t accomplish anything,'”
she said at Strawberry Farm Bed and Breakfast in Muscatine, Iowa. “I
listened to that for a while. And then I thought maybe they just don’t
know, so I have now sent each of them a copy of my book, Hard Choices,
about what we did during those four years.”
A
campaign aide said the idea for the book distribution came after the
Republican debate last month, when Clinton was discussing with aides
between events in Maine and New Hampshire the Republican focus on her
accomplishments as Secretary of State. She proposed sending her book to
the candidates, along with a letter introducing them to her record. Her
campaign followed through with her suggestion, sending the following
letter to 14 candidates.
I
understand that you and your fellow Republican candidates for president
were questioning my record of accomplishments at your last debate, so I
thought you might enjoy reading my book, Hard Choices.
From
working to restore America’s standing in the world to bringing crippling
sanctions to Iran to negotiating a ceasefire in Gaza, please enjoy all
596 pages of my time as secretary of state. With 15 candidates in the
race, you’ve got enough people for a book club!
With best wishes, I am
Sincerely yours,
Hillary Rodham Clinton
