In tears, an Iowa voter says she wants @HillaryClinton to shut down cat and puppy mills. Clinton: "I share your concern about these mills."
— Ruby Cramer (@rubycramer) September 6, 2015
More @HillaryClinton on cat/puppy mills: "They really are terrible places." https://t.co/YcRKRybFXJ
— Ruby Cramer (@rubycramer) September 6, 2015
One of the things I find hopeful, at this stage in the electoral cycle, is that people seem to be asking Hillary to fix things that are actually fixable. Whatever you want to argue about the executive powers of the Oval Office, regulating puppy mills is a thing that could be accomplished — you just need to figure out the right levers. While potential GOP voters are demanding their candidates MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN or BRING BACK OUR PRIDE or SHOW THE WORLD OUR MIGHTY POWER, potential Democratic voters have actual goals that are achievable outside of an action movie or an aging neocon’s dreams.
Clinton: "I am going to make sure that some employers go to jail for wage theft and all the other abuses they engage in."
— Dan Merica (@danmericaCNN) September 7, 2015
"I will fight to protect voting rights," Clinton says in Newton, IA, "our most precious citizenship right of all."
— Ruby Cramer (@rubycramer) September 6, 2015
Ruby Cramer reports, at Buzzfeed:
… [F]or about 20 minutes on Tuesday night, as the sun set over Rockefeller Plaza, before thousands of Ellen fans in the audience, Clinton could do no wrong.
She exchanged quips with Amy Schumer, quizzed a five-year-old “presidential expert,” and briefly rocked back and forth in the style of the “Nae Nae,” during a quick lesson from DeGeneres’s resident DJ, tWitch. (Clinton did not dance, as is the custom on the show, as she walked on stage to U2’s “Beautiful Day.”)…
And almost as soon as Clinton sat down, DeGeneres asked about the email controversy still dogging the campaign. The host quickly dismissed the scandal — suggesting it was a result of an unjust double-standard for women in American politics — and all but offered her endorsement before the crowd of thousands…
“I personally think that women — and I know you’re not gonna say this, because you believe that there should not be a difference between women’s rights and human rights, and I love that you say that because it shouldn’t,” said DeGeneres. “But I will say that I personally believe that women are held to a different standard than men. We are held to a different standard for our weight, for our age, for our looks…”
“Yep. Yep.”
“…for everything.”
“Yep.”
“And it’s not fair,” said DeGeneres, “because you are the smartest, most qualified person for this job. If I’m looking for someone who’s qualified… If I wanna hire a plumber, I want someone who has snaked a drain. You know what I’m saying?”…
“Thank you,” Clinton said. “First of all, look, I think it’s just a reality that we’re held to a higher, different double-standard. And it gets a little old to be honest.”
“But don’t let…” Clinton looked out in the audience. “All these wonderful, beautiful young women who are here — don’t get discouraged, don’t give in, don’t give up, don’t quit.”…
Clinton turns to a line from "A League of Their Own" to get inspiration on the campaign trail http://t.co/rm1SPhadz3 pic.twitter.com/2bWG0Gs5y5
— Liz Kreutz (@ABCLiz) September 8, 2015
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