Madeleine Albright told Democrats in Philadelphia that she and Hillary Clinton have a great deal in common — both went to Wellesley College, both are mothers and grandmothers and both served as secretary of state.
But on Tuesday, Clinton did something Albright hasn’t done — indeed something no woman has done, becoming the nominee of a major American political party. And Albright, who served under former President Bill Clinton, said in a prime-time Tuesday night address that Hillary would do a stand-up job in that new, uncharted territory.
“Because in this era, with these threats, we need a leader who has the experience and judgment to keep America strong, secure and safe,” said Albright,
who during the primary campaign was forced to apologize for dismissing women who weren’t lining up behind Clinton, saying “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other!” It was a reprise of a line she had used before, but typically in less vexed political circumstances.
Albright waded into a topic many convention speakers have thus far largely neglected: national security and the fight against Islamic State militants.
She delivered a sharp rebuke of Donald Trump, who has presented himself as the tougher option on national defense. She said the real estate mogul has already harmed American security “just by running for president.”
“He has undermined our fight against ISIS by alienating our Muslim partners,” she said. “He has weakened our standing in the world by threatening to walk away from our friends and our allies – and by encouraging more countries to get nuclear weapons.”
Albright touched on the suggestion — by the Clinton campaign, by some cybersecurity experts and, as of today, by President Obama — that Russian state actors were responsible for the hack of Democratic National Committee correspondence. And, like Obama, she settled on a motive: boosting Trump’s chances of winning the presidency.
“The truth is that a Trump victory in November would be a gift to Vladimir Putin — and given what we have learned about Russia’s recent actions, Putin is eager for Trump to win,” she said.
In contrast to her detailed denunciation of Trump’s “dark vision of America,” however, Albright barely touched on Clinton’s approach to terrorism. She praised the Democratic nominee for her tenure at the State Department, saying she saw her “restore our country’s reputation around the world,” but she didn’t endorse her current strategy for defeating ISIS — indeed she scarcely mentioned it.
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But on Tuesday, Clinton did something Albright hasn’t done — indeed something no woman has done, becoming the nominee of a major American political party. And Albright, who served under former President Bill Clinton, said in a prime-time Tuesday night address that Hillary would do a stand-up job in that new, uncharted territory.
“Because in this era, with these threats, we need a leader who has the experience and judgment to keep America strong, secure and safe,” said Albright,
who during the primary campaign was forced to apologize for dismissing women who weren’t lining up behind Clinton, saying “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other!” It was a reprise of a line she had used before, but typically in less vexed political circumstances.
Albright waded into a topic many convention speakers have thus far largely neglected: national security and the fight against Islamic State militants.
She delivered a sharp rebuke of Donald Trump, who has presented himself as the tougher option on national defense. She said the real estate mogul has already harmed American security “just by running for president.”
“He has undermined our fight against ISIS by alienating our Muslim partners,” she said. “He has weakened our standing in the world by threatening to walk away from our friends and our allies – and by encouraging more countries to get nuclear weapons.”
Albright touched on the suggestion — by the Clinton campaign, by some cybersecurity experts and, as of today, by President Obama — that Russian state actors were responsible for the hack of Democratic National Committee correspondence. And, like Obama, she settled on a motive: boosting Trump’s chances of winning the presidency.
“The truth is that a Trump victory in November would be a gift to Vladimir Putin — and given what we have learned about Russia’s recent actions, Putin is eager for Trump to win,” she said.
In contrast to her detailed denunciation of Trump’s “dark vision of America,” however, Albright barely touched on Clinton’s approach to terrorism. She praised the Democratic nominee for her tenure at the State Department, saying she saw her “restore our country’s reputation around the world,” but she didn’t endorse her current strategy for defeating ISIS — indeed she scarcely mentioned it.
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