The Hillary Event
2:20 pm. Seniors coming in early. The venue is a former-church, now Boys and Girls club. Basketball hoops have been pushed to the side. A 72 year old activist Democrat who was helping make sure the twenty reserved sears up front were saved for the correct dignitaries, said sh hoped the event would be well attended. Sears were set up for about 225 people. TV camera are set up on small risers in the back. Volunteers are passing around water bottles.
Then 80 minutes of discussion of drug treatment policy.
Hillary Clinton listened attentively while the Vermont governor spoke about treatment policy for the new avalanche of heroin and prescription opioid addiction; then from a police chief talking of community policing success; then a woman who runs a treatment organization; then a clean and sober person in recovery; then a field officer doing interventions; then two grieving mothers; then a teacher who spoke to income inequality. Hillary spoke for about 11 minutes of the 80.
Hillary appeared to listen attentively and she spoke with compassion and sensitivity about the problem and the victims of addiction. She denounced no one. She spoke of practical solutions and partnerships.
If serious policy is what the public wants to hear about then Hillary will be our next president. From the size of the crowd, though, she isn't creating excited and passionate voters.
Click on the video link on the right to see about one minute of the event. It gives a sense of the sensible tone of the event. It is how democracy works, but it isn't exciting television.
2:20 pm. Seniors coming in early. The venue is a former-church, now Boys and Girls club. Basketball hoops have been pushed to the side. A 72 year old activist Democrat who was helping make sure the twenty reserved sears up front were saved for the correct dignitaries, said sh hoped the event would be well attended. Sears were set up for about 225 people. TV camera are set up on small risers in the back. Volunteers are passing around water bottles.
Then 80 minutes of discussion of drug treatment policy.
Hillary Clinton listened attentively while the Vermont governor spoke about treatment policy for the new avalanche of heroin and prescription opioid addiction; then from a police chief talking of community policing success; then a woman who runs a treatment organization; then a clean and sober person in recovery; then a field officer doing interventions; then two grieving mothers; then a teacher who spoke to income inequality. Hillary spoke for about 11 minutes of the 80.
Hillary appeared to listen attentively and she spoke with compassion and sensitivity about the problem and the victims of addiction. She denounced no one. She spoke of practical solutions and partnerships.
If serious policy is what the public wants to hear about then Hillary will be our next president. From the size of the crowd, though, she isn't creating excited and passionate voters.
Click on the video link on the right to see about one minute of the event. It gives a sense of the sensible tone of the event. It is how democracy works, but it isn't exciting television.
1 comment:
I can't say I am a huge Hillary fan, but she did get my vote. Always voting for the people who are mostly for the PEOPLE. If anyone is these days. Thanks for your articles.
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