Bill Clinton to headline EMILYs List gala

[Hassin Bin Sober]

Bill Clinton to headline EMILY’s List gala

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/274318-bill-clinton-to-headline-emilys-list-awards-gala


Former President Bill Clinton is delivering the keynote address during EMILY's List's 31st annual dinner and awards gala.

“We are thrilled that President Bill Clinton will be able to speak to our community about the need for women’s leadership in 2016,” said Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY’s List, in a statement Friday. "President Clinton has a long history of advocating for women in politics — from the top of the ticket down.”

[tblue37]

1. I see what you did there! LOL. nt

[Lucky Luciano]

2. Oh boy

[samnsara]

3. yeah....im not so cool with that either...another womens group...

...headlined by a man? I love bill WAY more than I even like that other guy but neither should be heading up a womens conference!

[LisaM]

6. It was a gala dinner, not a conferences.

It was also 18 months ago.

[Hortensis]

24. A fundraiser 18 months ago, men definitely invited!? Lol.

bin, what's your angle in pretending this irrelevant past event is somehow meaningful? You're kind of behind events also.

The Detroit gathering was being boycotted by virtually all prominent women leaders for good reason. And now faced with a huge disaster, THE ORGANIZERS ARE BACKPEDALING on their divisiveness, renegotiating and begging a few women with names to attend to save it. One or two are, for the sake of women, not the organizers.

And now it'll only be a smaller, totally needless disaster. I wouldn't attend if someone gave me plane and hotel tickets and seats up front.

[Voltaire2]

4. IOMIYAB

[LisaM]

5. So back in 2016 (during the campaign, BTW) he spoke at a dinner?

I know what you're trying to make comparisons too, but it's really not the same thing.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

7. Oh so food being served is the deciding factor?

Never mind it was a "keynote address"

But food.

There will be food vendors at the upcoming convention. Does that help? Or does it have to include a salad?

[LisaM]

9. Just stop.

Not the same thing.

[LanternWaste]

12. I'd try to force a tenuous, subjective similarity too

I'd try to force a tenuous, subjective similarity too if my sacred cow and biases depended on doing as such, regardless of of the petulance of whether you had a salad or not.

[progressoid]

18. As long as there aren't eggs on the salad.

I don't like eggs on my salad.

[dsc]

8. How are that bastard speak for his wife an important event during the campaign

[LisaM]

10. I know; this is annoying.

I probably need to step away from this thread right now, because it's clearly done with an intent to disrupt!

[ismnotwasm]

11. Bill wasnt speaking about white male economic anxieties

[melman]

13. And nobody started a phony controversy about it?

No hashtags? No t-shirts even!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

14. Amazing. Isn't it. No conniptions or boycotts.

[snooper2]

19. It's okay, Bernie will get to give a speech sooner or later

you don't have to be sad

[Hassin Bin Sober]

22. I doubt the most beloved politician on the planet needs to worry about his dance card not being full

[JI7]

15. This was during the 2016 campaign

[TexasBushwhacker]

20. Yes, and this is what they said about Sanders speaking at the Woman's Conference

"This announcement sends the wrong message to women everywhere. We have reached out to the organizers of the Women's Convention directly to share our surprise and disappointment, and to offer our help to strengthen the program. We have more women leaders in elected office than ever before, and they are forcibly leading the resistance against Trump and his allies in Congress who are intent on attacking women. EMILY’s List is proud to have supported many of those women every step of the way, and we know that there is a tidal wave of rising stars coming behind them. The choice of Senator Sanders sends the wrong message."

http://www.emilyslist.org/news/entry/emilys-list-statement-on-bernie-sanders-planned-appearance-at-the-womens-co

[Hassin Bin Sober]

23. Maybe we didn't "have more women leaders in elected office than ever before" last year?

We must have hit critical mass sometime right before Bernie was invited.

[Raine]

16. Clever!

[progressoid]

17. What? Why would they invite an old white guy to headline this?

[rogue emissary]

21. These event organizers aren't paying attention to the current mood of their supporters.