President
Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were in
Harlem, New York on Thursday to honor the legendary Dr. Maya Angelou
days before the release of a new documentary on the late poet’s life and
legacy.
She
may not have won the election, but remarkably, Hillary Clinton,
pilloried for her appearance her entire public life, has become a
fashion trendsetter.The 2016 presidential candidate could very well be
the inspiration for New York Fashion Week's most pervasive fall 2017
trend, the pantsuit, seen on nearly every runway so far, including
Calvin Klein, Victoria Beckham and Gabriela Hearst. While the style has
been a red carpet favorite of Emma Watson, Blake Lively and Evan Rachel Wood (the Westworld
actress has made the look her new unofficial uniform), brands as
disparate as Aussie babe fave Zimmermann, French club wear go-to Zadig
& Voltaire and dresser-of-Indian-royalty Naeem Khan have also
offered up pantsuit options for every occasion.Zimmermann
Meanwhile in L.A., Hillary supporter Dame Helen Mirren wore this to a premiere last night.
Among the events of the week was today's
First-Day-Of-Issue Oscar de la Renta Forever Stamp Dedication Ceremony
at Grand Central Terminal where Hillary spoke.
The 71st Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, held at the
Waldorf Astoria, is an annual fundraiser benefiting Catholic Charities.
It is sponsored by the foundation and hosted by the Archbishop of New
York. This year's host was Timothy Cardinal Dolan.
Al Smith was a
four-term New York governor and the first Catholic candidate for
president. Every four years, this hot ticket dinner is the last venue
for presidential candidates to share space, rub elbows with influential
New York leaders, and exchange good-natured barbs. Candidates do not
always attend, but this year - this very contentious year - they both
did.
Here are both speeches. Donald "won the coin toss" and spoke first.
Many of his comments were downright bad hombre nasty. Only Hillary referred to Pope Francis. She retweets him often. @Pontifex.
Trump referred to the Cardinal's "property" on 5th Avenue. My great-grandfather supplied the granite for St. Patrick's from his Westchester quarry. Instead of poking fun at himself (the tradition) Trump poked fun at his wife for her purloined, plagiarized speech.
Here are some pics from the event.
Yes. That is Mary Higgins Clark. This is a HUGE Irish-American event.
And, yes, Hillary very graciously greeted Melania Trump.
Cardinal
Dolan helped Hillary into her seat. Donald Trump helped himself into
his seat and let his wife fend for herself. Whatta gent!!!!
Hillary took most of Trump's barbs with good humor.
Some of them were pretty nasty from a bad hombre!
Hillary remained good-natured.
The it was Hillary's turn to speak. She was very funny.
Alfred E. Smith IV is on the right. Great-grandson of the great Alfred E. Smith.
After
the Cardinal's benediction, the event ended. The Trumps exited the
Waldorf ASAP. Hillary had a lot of people she had to speak with.
Alfred E. Smith IV and Governor Cuomo, a Westchester neighbor.
A handshake with Trump.
Melissa Mark-Viverito.
Chris Matthews and former police commish Ray Kelly.
Henry Kissinger, who attends every year and is a major donor.
Uncle Joe Biden would call this a big effing deal, and it is. It was. Heartfelt thanks to the Smith family and foundation for their wonderful
work and to His Eminence, Cardinal Dolan, for hosting the candidates this crazy
election year. Big KUDOS to Hillary for being so funny.
