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In reply to the discussion: Too bad that Hillary fucked over the org she went under cover for. They disavowed her. [View all]SunSeeker
(51,571 posts)18. False. Marian Wright Edelman has not "disavowed" Hillary, she's a Hillary supporter.
She even provided the voiceover on Hillary's "Fighter" campaign video this year.
Perhaps the first clue came the day before her Saturday speech at the Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island in New York City, when the Clinton campaign released a new video, entitled Fighter. A few seconds into the clip, a voice takes us back before Secretary of State, before Senator, First Lady of the country to when Hillary Clinton was just a caring young bright creative student who cared about children and those left behind.
The voice belongs to Marian Wright Edelman, a civil rights activist and public interest lawyer who worked with Martin Luther King on his Poor Peoples Campaign and in that spirit founded the Washington Research Project and then the Childrens Defense Fund, a non-profit specializing in lifting children and their families out of poverty. Hillary Clintons first job out of law school was for Edelman; at the Children's Defense Fund she first worked as a staff attorney, then as a board member, and eventually as board chair. She has always credited Edelman with being her most important mentor and a close friend.
But after Hillarys husband signed welfare reform in 1996, Edelman condemned it, issuing a statement that President Clintons signature on this pernicious bill makes a mockery of his pledge not to hurt children. And eight years ago, when her former protégée was first running for president, Edelman was asked by Democracy Now host Amy Goodman, What are your thoughts about Hillary Rodham Clinton? Edelman answered, damningly, Hillary Clinton is an old friend, but they are not friends in politics. Now, in 2016, it seems that Edelman is back on board. But in her callback to the time before the State Department, before the Senate, before her first tour in the White House, its telling that Edelmans argument on behalf of a potential future president points straight toward Clinton's deeper past.
The voice belongs to Marian Wright Edelman, a civil rights activist and public interest lawyer who worked with Martin Luther King on his Poor Peoples Campaign and in that spirit founded the Washington Research Project and then the Childrens Defense Fund, a non-profit specializing in lifting children and their families out of poverty. Hillary Clintons first job out of law school was for Edelman; at the Children's Defense Fund she first worked as a staff attorney, then as a board member, and eventually as board chair. She has always credited Edelman with being her most important mentor and a close friend.
But after Hillarys husband signed welfare reform in 1996, Edelman condemned it, issuing a statement that President Clintons signature on this pernicious bill makes a mockery of his pledge not to hurt children. And eight years ago, when her former protégée was first running for president, Edelman was asked by Democracy Now host Amy Goodman, What are your thoughts about Hillary Rodham Clinton? Edelman answered, damningly, Hillary Clinton is an old friend, but they are not friends in politics. Now, in 2016, it seems that Edelman is back on board. But in her callback to the time before the State Department, before the Senate, before her first tour in the White House, its telling that Edelmans argument on behalf of a potential future president points straight toward Clinton's deeper past.
https://newrepublic.com/article/122035/meet-new-old-hillary-clinton
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Too bad that Hillary fucked over the org she went under cover for. They disavowed her. [View all]
Luminous Animal
Dec 2015
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Not only did she champion a policy that would throw more humans into poverty… she characterized them
Luminous Animal
Dec 2015
#1
the welfare rolls were "empty" because the only safety net we had was devastated by the clintons
questionseverything
Dec 2015
#115
NO: the US was in full employment : The Clinton's has one of best economy is history
lewebley3
Dec 2015
#146
Its was the best of times: Check the graphs: We can only dream of what was then now
lewebley3
Dec 2015
#150
There was a boon in technology due to the spending on computers in Clinton's era, BUT...
EndElectoral
Jan 2016
#153
Interesting that you said "they left office" liked they shared the presidency. Clinton isn't
rhett o rick
Dec 2015
#130
Make up your mind whether the Clinton's were responsible for the economy during their presidency or
rhett o rick
Dec 2015
#147
Welfare roles were almost empty because they kicked people off of welfare.
Luminous Animal
Dec 2015
#138
Bill ran on growing the economy and that's exactly what he did. Take employment for example:
ucrdem
Dec 2015
#139
Yeah, they "disavowed" her by honoring her in 2013 at their 40th Anniversary gala:
Tanuki
Dec 2015
#3
If they disavow her, their view is relevant. If they honor her, they're crooked hypocrites.
Empowerer
Dec 2015
#8
Yes -- and I hope you realize that there really is a difference between actual photos and photo shop
karynnj
Dec 2015
#111
I was not accusing you, but answering your post suggesting I did not know it was a photo shop
karynnj
Dec 2015
#114
Duh, it's Photoshopped. The purpose was not to make you think Trump and Sanders were
JunkyardAngel83
Dec 2015
#126
The irony of that statement is fairly seismic given current events, wouldn't you say??
Number23
Dec 2015
#113
And Black Lives Matter has challenged her on her support or that platform.
Luminous Animal
Dec 2015
#12
False. Marian Wright Edelman has not "disavowed" Hillary, she's a Hillary supporter.
SunSeeker
Dec 2015
#18
It is reprehensible for you to state that Marian Wright Edelman has "abandoned women and children"
Tanuki
Dec 2015
#74
I am not totally sold on either of our potential nominees yet, but your post REEKS.
BillZBubb
Dec 2015
#77
a two-decades old program that was never needed and has never stopped hurting innocent people.
Ken Burch
Dec 2015
#57
Good construction, and still works. A noun, a bash, and Hillary Clinton. Yep. nt
Hekate
Dec 2015
#93
I just left a long thread 'Bernie is just like Trump because both say 'movement' about their
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2015
#99
Hillary stated that she WORKED HARD TO ROUND UP VOTES FOR ITS PASSAGE.
Luminous Animal
Dec 2015
#137
This thread is as awesome as the one where you accused me of plagiarizing my own DU thread.....
msanthrope
Dec 2015
#96
Nope. Not at all. Hillary Clinton touted, as a success, an initiative that has contributed to
Luminous Animal
Dec 2015
#140
It's some racist shit when you use Marian Wright Edelman in the manner you do.
msanthrope
Dec 2015
#142