Hillary Rodham Clinton was the First Lady of Arkansas before serving as First Lady of the United States. She is married to ex-President William "Bill" J. Clinton. Her focus is mainly on children,
women's rights, and medical advancements.
-She initiated such projects
like the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, Save
America's Treasures program, and the Millennium Project.
-She helped the many veterans of World War II to find out about an awful illness caused by Agent
Orange.
-She is regarded as the most openly empowered presidential wife in history next to Eleanor Roosevelt.
-She was one of the first of her time to speak out against the Taliban's poor treatment of
women.
-She is the first First Lady to run for elected office, and the first to win
-She is the Senator of New York
-Secured $
21.4 billion to help clean up after the 9/11 attacks in New York
-Is considered a Liberal
-Her main views are to fight terrorism, support working families, independent markets/press/branches of
government, strong united nations, universal health care, eliminating without criminalizing
abortion, and believes that states should decide whether or not gay marriage should be legal
And finally, she is a part of the group that recognizes that not all East Asians are terrorists.
Who do you want for President in 2008? Dick, or the
woman who's husband's dick got blown?
"Our lives are a mixture of different roles. Most of us are doing the best we can to find
whatever the right balance is . . . For me, that balance is family,
work, and service." -Hillary Clinton
