Let's be real and logical here. Hillary Clinton won nearly 66 million
popular votes to Trump's nearly 63 million. Hillary won the people's
vote. Not watching the inauguration on TV so as to affect the ratings
and thereby influence future votes in 2018 or 2020 is really a stretch.
But if you feel that way and believe (there's the dangerous part - believing) that not
watching the inauguration on TV will somehow impact future elections,
go for it bearing in mind that the work we all put in for the past two
years will have to be done all over again in future election years since
TV ratings are not votes. We will still have to work to get those
votes. You can believe all you want. The work is still going to be
there.
That said, should you persist in resisting the televised
transfer of power, here are a few alternatives to watching Trump place
his hand on Lincoln's bible.
Whatever
words people contacted by polling organizations associate with Hillary
Clinton, women all over the globe associate Hillary Clinton with the speech. This is that speech. These are the words that billions of women associate with Hillary.
Then you can go here >>>>
This
was one of Hillary's most impressive speeches as secretary of state.
Specifically, this important segment hit me right in the brain. I hope,
if you have never encountered it, that it impresses you as well.
...
we are acting on scientific information. In particular, we are focusing
on the 1,000-day window of opportunity between pregnancy and two years
of age. Why is that? Because we now know conclusively from brain
research that is the time when a child’s cognitive, intellectual, and
physical development is at most risk. We know that academic ability in
school is now directly related to how well-nourished a child was before
and after birth. We even know that a child’s earning potential as an
adult is still connected to how well-nourished that little baby was. A
healthy 1,000 days changes the course of a child’s life, and I would
argue it also significantly benefits communities and even countries,
because healthy children who get off to a good start will be more
productive members of the workforce.
So good nutrition in those
first thousand says lays the foundation for health, development, and
even prosperity for the next generation. Read more >>>>
...
At three o’clock in the morning on December 10th, 1948, after nearly
two years of drafting and one last long night of debate, the president
of the UN General Assembly called for a vote on the final text.
Forty-eight nations voted in favor; eight abstained; none dissented. And
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted. It proclaims a
simple, powerful idea: All human beings are born free and equal in
dignity and rights. And with the declaration, it was made clear that
rights are not conferred by government; they are the birthright of all
people. It does not matter what country we live in, who our leaders are,
or even who we are. Because we are human, we therefore have rights. And
because we have rights, governments are bound to protect them.
In
the 63 years since the declaration was adopted, many nations have made
great progress in making human rights a human reality. Step by step,
barriers that once prevented people from enjoying the full measure of
liberty, the full experience of dignity, and the full benefits of
humanity have fallen away. In many places, racist laws have been
repealed, legal and social practices that relegated women to
second-class status have been abolished, the ability of religious
minorities to practice their faith freely has been secured.
In
most cases, this progress was not easily won. People fought and
organized and campaigned in public squares and private spaces to change
not only laws, but hearts and minds. And thanks to that work of
generations, for millions of individuals whose lives were once narrowed
by injustice, they are now able to live more freely and to participate
more fully in the political, economic, and social lives of their
communities.
Now, there is still, as you all know, much more to be
done to secure that commitment, that reality, and progress for all
people. Today, I want to talk about the work we have left to do to
protect one group of people whose human rights are still denied in too
many parts of the world today. In many ways, they are an invisible
minority. They are arrested, beaten, terrorized, even executed. Many are
treated with contempt and violence by their fellow citizens while
authorities empowered to protect them look the other way or, too often,
even join in the abuse. They are denied opportunities to work and learn,
driven from their homes and countries, and forced to suppress or deny
who they are to protect themselves from harm.
I am talking about
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people, human beings born free
and given bestowed equality and dignity, who have a right to claim that,
which is now one of the remaining human rights challenges of our time. I
speak about this subject knowing that my own country’s record on human
rights for gay people is far from perfect. Until 2003, it was still a
crime in parts of our country. Many LGBT Americans have endured violence
and harassment in their own lives, and for some, including many young
people, bullying and exclusion are daily experiences. So we, like all
nations, have more work to do to protect human rights at home. Read more and see video>>>>
When that is over, there are all of these!!!! >>>>
As
for me, I will be watching the TV broadcast of the inauguration
primarily because Hillary will be there and, of course, I follow her.
That's my "job." But also I will be watching because it is an important
moment in the history of my country. Even if it bodes ill, I need to
witness this history. One of my best friends was a high school kid when
the Nazis marched into her French village. She witnessed that and, as a
child, carried arms for the Resistance. I sat with my Hungarian-American
mother as a little kid and watched Soviet tanks roll into Budapest. Why
on earth would I not watch as a candidate who was assisted by an
inimical foreign power takes the oath of office? I should witness this.
We need to keep the records! We need to record the history and remember
it. If the man who got swept in by reality TV ratings and Russian
hacking turns into something we have never seen on our shores, we ought
to be able to remember that moment, just as we remember casting our
votes for Hillary Clinton.
The ratings dip, if there is one, will
not do anything. So bite the bullet and watch Hillary watch him take the
oath. You know she knows it by heart. You might want to cry, and that
is OK. Here are some tissues. But you should, after all this work, be a
witness. We fought the good fight. We are ready for all the fights to
come.
We believe that Women’s Rights are Human Rights and Human Rights are Women’s Rights.
We must create a society in which women - including Black women, Native
women, poor women, immigrant women, disabled women, Muslim
women, lesbian queer and trans women - are free and able to care for and
nurture their families, however they are formed, in safe and healthy
environments free from structural impediments. Read more >>>>
All
Hillary Clinton supporters recognize the underlined words in that first
sentence as Hillary's, yet they are unattributed in the organization's
text. What is more disturbing is that in the full pdf, Hillary is not listed as one of the women being honored.
#WHYWEMARCH
We
are empowered by the legions of revolutionary leaderswho paved the way
for us to march, and acknowledge those around the globe who fight for
our freedoms. We honor these women and so many more. They are
#WHYWEMARCH.
Bella Abzug • Corazon Aquino • Ella Baker • Grace Lee Boggs • Berta
Cáceres • Rachel Carson • Shirley Chisholm • Angela Davis • Miss Major
Griffin Gracy • LaDonna Harris • Dorothy I. Height • bell hooks • Judith
Heumann •Dolores Huerta • Marsha P. Johnson • Barbara Jordan • Yuri
Kochiyama • Winona LaDuke • Audre Lorde • Wilma Mankiller • Diane Nash •
Sylvia Rivera • Barbara Smith • Gloria Steinem • Hannah G. Solomon •
Harriet Tubman • Edith Windsor • Malala Yousafzai
WTF,
you ask? Good question! Why is the first woman ever to win the
nomination of a major political party for the office of President of the
United States not on this list? Outrageous!
Bill Clinton tweeted his get well wishes first. Hillary retweeted
him, and we all retweet both of them. Get well soon Mr. President and
Mrs. Bush! We are all thinking of you and praying for your speedy
recovery!
If there was any doubt that Broadway audiences love seeing the
Clintons among them, that was put to rest this weekend. Just a week
after attending the closing performance of "The Color Purple"where Hillary received a standing ovation, the Clintons caught the closing matinee of "The Humans" where the audience repeated the greeting.
Marches are scheduled in New York, Boston, Minnesota, and the Bay Area, to name a few. The idea has even spread abroad. HuffPo notes:
...
march spokespeople say it would be a mistake to overlook the 370
smaller “sister marches” that have been planned in every state and on
six continents that weekend ― and that are expected at last count to
draw nearly 700,000 people. Read more here >>>>
OR MAYBE NOT!!!! HILLARY CLINTON'S NAME IS MISSING FROM THIS DOCUMENT!!!!This is the reason you are seeing the hashtag #ADDHERNAME trending.
Following the Washington March, an Irish wake for the year 2016 will be held in D.C. by Irish American Democrats.
Dearly
Beloved, We gather together to mourn our losses, celebrate those who
have dedicated themselves to the cause of electing democrats, and to
organize for the year ahead!
With Special Guest: Governor Martin O'Malley
Join
the Irish American Democrats for an "Irish Wake" following the "Million
Women March" in Washington, D.C. All funds raised will support our
efforts in 2017 as we work to elect Democratic Governors in New Jersey
and Virginia.
Host Committee:
Stella O’Leary - John McCarthy
- Elizabeth Murray - Kelsi Browning - Tori Taylor - Jennifer Holdsworth
- Christopher Jolly Hale - Nuala O’Leary - Lizzie Maguire - Rebecca
Rougier - Nancy Grandquist - Drew McGinty - Linda Dyer Hart - Brent
O’Leary - Brendan Hennessey Read more here >>>>
Hillary Clinton and Stella O'Leary.
To be crystal clear, men are welcome at all marches and events. Pipes, drums, and kilts optional.
The Clintons double-dated with Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson for
dinner last night. Mary stopped in for an appearance with Seth Meyers
last night, too.
It's
not the Cheers bar, but everyone still knew these double daters' names
as they ate dinner at an upscale seafood restaurant in New York this
week.
Hillary
and Bill Clinton were spotted dining with friends Ted Danson and his
wife, Mary Steenburgen, at the Estiatorio Milos restaurant in Midtown on
Wednesday night.
Hillary
and Bill Clinton (left) were spotted having dinner with Ted Danson
(right) and his wife, Mary Steenburgen, at the upscale seafood
restaurant Estiatorio Milos in the Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan on
Wednesday
The
four braved bad weather to attend a double date at the restaurant.
Hillary Clinton has make public speaking appearances just three times
since conceding in the presidential election in November
In
early September 2014, she returned to the State Department again joined
by predecessors Henry Kissinger, James Baker, Madeleine Albright, and
Colin Powell as well as her successor, John Kerry, for a ceremonial ground-breaking 0f the U.S. Diplomacy Center.
Hillary
returned once more today to celebrate the completion of U.S. Diplomacy
Center Pavilion. The first floor of which was dedicated and named the
Hillary Rodham Clinton Pavilion. Best compliments, Mme. Secretary! You
earned this! We cannot wait to visit this impressive new landmark
museum!
Today's matinee was sold out because it was the final performance of "The Color Purple" on Broadway. To the surprised delight of the audience, Hillary Clinton was in the house for the send off. She received a sustained standing ovation and brought down the house before the curtain even went up!
Hillary ClintonCredit Stephen Crowley/The New York Times
Hillary
Clinton, who has kept a relatively low public profile since losing the
presidential election two months ago, on Sunday showed up at the final
performance of a revival of “The Color Purple” on Broadway.
Mrs.
Clinton received a sustained standing ovation from the sold-out crowd, a
response far warmer than the scattered booing and clapping that greeted
the arrival of Vice President-elect Mike Pence when he attended
“Hamilton,” just one block north, on Nov. 18. Mrs. Clinton was
accompanied by her husband, Bill Clinton, and their daughter, Chelsea.
“We
love you Hillary,” audience members yelled as they snapped pictures and
clapped. Several thanked Mrs Clinton and told her, “God bless you.”
This
was an unplanned honor! Hillary will be in Washington DC on Tuesday to
be recognized for her State Department leadership at the dedication of a
museum named for her.
Late Saturday night, 2016, an uncommonly long leap year, came to an
end. People the world over did what they always do: gathered, partied,
and welcomed the new year. There was one horrendous attack on the
celebrations. The miracle may be that there weren't more. Maybe people
the world over are getting better at sniffing out and preventing these
attacks. Or maybe cities across the globe all got lucky except for poor
Istanbul.
When we last left Hillary Clinton, late Saturday night, she had been named Person of the Year
in an elegant, eloquent treatise by a woman in a Nigerian paper which
some have chosen to write off as unimportant because the paper is
Nigerian to which I have to ask: "WTF????" One respondent likened it to "fake news." Really? All those trips to Africa
that Hillary made as secretary of state, all those MOUs, and you
consider an African paper akin to "fake news?" Shame on you, sir!
Morning of the first day of the first month of the new year saw two major stories circulating on TV and the internet. One story involved the minority
PEOTUS's choice for press-sec saying Hillary Clinton should be
"punished" for what he said were her attempts to "influence the
election." The other story centered on a former Obama White House staffer saying "the Clinton days are over."
You
did not need to have drunk yourself into oblivion the night before to
have developed a major headache from these two stories.
Hillary
Clinton ran an honest, enthusiastic, issue-driven campaign. We know this
because so many of us here were involved in the grassroots efforts. If
"influencing" an election entails campaigning around the country,
recruiting volunteers for a massive ground game, and tirelessly
incorporating issues brought to your attention by rally-goers on rope
lines, yes indeed she did! That is what campaigning is all about. It is
not about setting oneself up as the sole possible fixer of all that
needs fixing and much that is not broken and requires no repair.
Hillary's campaign was about addressing the fault lines and fine tuning
what works well in bridging them. Her platform was intricately
intersectional and brilliant. She was the Hillary of 2008 but even
better. She knew her stuff backwards and forwards, and she preached it -
indefatigably.
On the morning of the first day of the first month of the year after
Hillary was resoundingly defeated by an outdated body that preferred to
give its votes to yet another white male, a demographic from which we
have drawn 43 past presidents and now a 44th, a member of her own party
sat before cameras and declared her - and us - "over."
Wait just a pussy-grabbing minute there! Hillary Clinton won the popular vote,
in case that escaped notice somehow. She built an enormous coalition
and grabbed almost 66 million votes - 2.1% more than her "elected,"
pussy-grabbing, minorityopponent. What is so "over" about that?
We are still here, and we are not going away! Both of these men are wrong.
No candidate who campaigned honestly and made her plans and personal details
public should be charged with "criminal influence," especially when her
opponent has not released his own personal files and in fact invited a foreign power to hack into her files. That is the stuff of dictatorships and authoritarian regimes.
As
the new year launched, the media persisted in denying charges of sexism
and misogyny in covering Hillary's campaign. Silly, when all you needed
to see were two men from opposite ends of the political spectrum
attacking her weeks after the deed was done.
These men are very
sure of themselves. What a sad morning in America. What a sad start for a
new year. What a sad commentary on democracy in this country. However
jubilant and hopeful your New Year's Eve may have been, the morning
gloom set in early.
So now it's back to work. The holidays are over. "Twin Peaks" is returning (on Showtime) in 2017, and it's time to make the donuts!
U.S.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and her daughter
Chelsea (R), place an order at a Dunkin Donuts in Nashua, New Hampshire
February 9, 2016, the day of New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation
primary. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
I am not saying she will
or should ever again make this run. But a campaign is different from a
run. Hillary has her issues clearly laid out based on our input. She has
gathered an army of us - 66 million this time - roughly four times her
2008 brigade. We are organized. Campaigns are based on issues, and do
not necessarily target a run for office. Neither do they necessarily
center on an individual. Both Bernie and Trump liked to call their
campaigns "movements." Hillary never did that, but I think we are a
movement and have been one for many years. 2016 may be over, and the
race for the Oval Office may be over, but we, Hillary, and our movement
are not. We have gathered numbers over those years. Let's make that
count! #Resist!
#Resist privatizing social programs.
#Resist abridging women's rights.
#Resist breaking unions.
#Resist voucherizing the public school system.
#Resist disenfranchising American voters.
#Resist banning refugees from war-torn states,
#Resist deportation of productive parents of minor American citizens and of young people brought here as minors.
#Resist discrimination by race, creed, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identification.
#Resist building capital for the wealthy on the backs of the poor and working class.
#Resist the creation of an oligarchy in the United States of America.
#Resist marginalization (and worse) of the investigative press.
#Resist illegal sales of public lands.
#Resist
drilling for and transportation of dangerous fossil fuels in, near, and
through residential regions, aquifers, and our shores.
#Resist efforts to breach our treaties with other nations.
#Resist one-party rule.
#Resist one-man rule.
#Resist ____________ . (Add your own issue.)
Let's
not allow this one weak, thin-skinned, self-centered, predatory creep
be the end of our great American experiment. Americans are not of a race
or religion. We are not of any single human thread. We are of an idea.
It unites us. E pluribus unum — "Out of many, one." We are a voice. One voice. Let's make noise. Let's be loud. Let's be heard.
Love
trumps hate. Good trumps evil. Light trumps darkness. Knowledge trumps
ignorance. And hope will always trump despair. When Donald J Trump, the
narcissistic real estate businessman, beat Hillary Rodham Clinton,
former first lady and secretary of state to the presidency of the United
States of America in the 2016 elections, a lie was practically put to
almost all of those assertions.
With uncommon dignity, she ran a
campaign of ideas for the future. But her opponent was and is a
misogynist, a demagogue whose own ideas, to the extent that he had any,
were warped, racist and downright insulting of our collective humanity.
The appeal of Trump’s campaign to the American electorate is still a
phenomenon under scrutiny but it is enough to say he found listening
ears in a people who, in despair, chose to accept his retail of fear
instead of Clinton’s message of hope. So, Trump trumps Clinton. But
America is the loser. She lost to a man whose definition of the truth is
its exact opposite, one whose skyscraper of empty promises on the way
to that electoral victory dwarfed the flagship of his real estate
holding.
