7th Annual Hillary Clinton Year in Review: Installment III March 2015

Hillary began March on a date with Bill Clinton to see the musical Hamilton, then playing Off-Broadway.  It since has moved to The Great White Way and is a huge hit.

The Clintons were here tonight. So that's presidents #1, 2#, #3 and #42 accounted for. (Maybe #45?) #HAMILTONpublic

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) March 2, 2015

The Clintons lost another friend when Rev. Theodore Hesburgh passed away.

The media, and particularly the New York Times, launched what would become a season or more of attacks based on Hillary's use of a private email server.  These were regularly deflected by the State Department, Media Matters, and members of Hillary's own team who came to her defense. Hillary herself addressed the issue several times and insisted that she wanted the public to see her emails.   Since that time, many have been released by the State Department and news sources continue to pour over them.

Hillary continued her active public speaking career with participation in CGIU, a No Ceilings event with Chelsea and Melinda Gates, the annual U.N. Women's Empowerment event (where the media paid far more attention to a brief presser she gave on the sidelines about - yep - her emails), a surprise visit to eBay execs in San Jose, California, and what was to become the final professional speaking engagement for the duration addressing camp professionals in Atlantic City, New Jersey.  Near the end of March, she keynoted the Toner Award event in D.C.

Hillary also continued being recognized with awards and honors.  Emily's list bestowed their We Are Emily Award on her and  Irish America Magazine inducted her into their Hall of Fame.

Over the course of the month,  Hillary became very active on Twitter speaking out on a variety of issues.  This attention to current events on social media added to the weaning off of scheduled paid speaking events signaled that change was in the air.  Meanwhile the House Select Committee on Benghazi continued beating their drums and ended the month insisting that she testify in private rather than publicly.  It was becoming clear that there was an impending campaign and the Republicans in Congress intended to head it off or inflict damage by using their sworn sacred duty for dirty political purposes.  That was lost on no one here or anywhere in the Hillary world.

Here are the archives for March 2015 >>>>

7th Annual Hillary Clinton Year in Review: Installment II February 2015

Early in February, Leo DiCaprio took a break from filming The Revenant to introduce a screening of an Oscar-nominated documentary, Virunga, at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York.   Bill and Hillary Clinton were there.



Hillary continued collecting honors and awards. It was announced that she would join Bill Clinton, Joe Biden, Martin O'Malley, and Chris Matthews as a member of Irish America Magazine's Hall of Fame.  (At the time, many said "Martin who?")  Emily's List announced that it would present Hillary with their We Are EMILY Award.  Both events were scheduled for March.  The U.N. announced her as a keynote speaker for its March Women's Empowerment event.

Although she was officially a private citizen at the time, visiting dignitaries continued to seek her company.  She met in New York with London Mayor Boris Johnson and with Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni.




Near the end of the month, speaking at a women's conference in Silicon Valley, Hillary started becoming more transparent about mulling over a run for the White House.  She did not say she would, but she did explain how seriously she was considering it.





As February drew  to a close, the Clinton Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced that the No Ceilings Full Participation Report would be released at an event with Chelsea, Hillary, and Melinda Gates in March.

Here are the archives for February 2015 >>>>

EMILY's List Has a Card to Hillary for You to Sign

Hillary Clinton Receives 'We Are EMILY' Award

EMILY's List 30th Anniversary Gala was held at the Washington Hilton the evening of March 3.

Hillary received the “We are EMILY” Award. These are some of the rmarks she made.

People roll their eyes when I say women's issues are America's issues.

What was it like for women in politics before EMILY's List? Women could not get into the game.

Barbara Mikulski, a 4'11' spark plug – forced the Senate to allow women to wear pantsuits on the floor. Gave Hillary a tutorial in how to be a senator.

EMILY's List helped elect 19 women to the Senate.

Hillary cited Maggie Hassan, Gina Raimondo, Nancy Pelosi, Patty Murray, Kirsten Gillibrand, Elizabeth Warren, Barbara Boxer, …. Hopes more women will run since we are losing both Barbaras.

Standing up not just for women but for all people …. for an economy that works for everyone.

New participation age: No Ceilings global report full of evidence of how when women and girls participate they lift up everyone.

Today there are too many policies and pressures that make it hard for families. These are not problems just for women but for families.

When any parent is shortchanged the economy is shortchanged.  This is everyone's fight.

The American middle class was built in part by the right of people to organize and fight.  Not an issue just for labor union members, but for everyone. If there is not a balance of power in the workplace, everyone suffers.

Americans feel the ground shifting under their feet. The new rules are not clear.Our gains are real but fragile.  We are going to have to work together to build the 21st century economy.

Washington has to work not just for those at the top but for all.  We can help families find their footing in the middle class.  Republicans recently singing out of the same hymnal.  We don't discourage them but don't buy the trickle down economy.

She reminisced about her own family. How her grandparents and parents succeeded.  Her mother's voice, like Ayanna's mother's, echoes in her head.

Some decisions are big like 'do you run for office.'

When, like Gabby, you survive a murder attempt, what do you do?

Waiting for Charlotte: A nurse said thank you for fighting for paid leave.... while she was taking care of other people's babies she had to worry about how to take care of her own kids.

Hillary also had to make decisions about how to take care of Chelsea when she was sick and Hillary had to get to court.

Over the next months: Don't you want to see more women running? For the school board? For president?

Be recommitted. Help us organize. Spread the word. Fulfill the vision of EMILY's List.  Stand with them and for them. Make a daily commitment.

We are at a turning point. We can wage these struggles and emerge victorious.  Let's go forth and win some elections!