Going to Town(Hall) with Hillary and Bill Clinton


Jul 18th, 2007 12:00 PM EST
By admin

On Friday, Hillary and Bill Clinton came to New Hampshire for a series of town hall meetings and events.

Last time Hillary was in town, she ran into ONE members thanking her and Sen. Smith (R) for the Education for All Act that, if passed, would help enroll millions of children in the developing world into basic primary schooling.

This time, all across the Granite State, Hillary and Bill Clinton encountered many ONE volunteers in ONE Vote ‘08 shirts, and many more wearing ONE bands.

At their first stop in Keene, New Hampshire, ONE members put “ONE” lawn signs all around the event site to make sure that the poorest people on Earth were remembered. ONE’s Marine Michael took the whole family to see Hillary and Bill in Nashua, New Hampshire, and was able to band them both.

Michael told me:


“I took the opportunity to thank the president for his work with the Clinton Foundation, specifically his most recent success in sharply reducing the cost of ARVs. I told him I thought it would mean that he was responsible for saving millions of lives and I was immensely proud to be an American because of his efforts. Even as a lifelong Republican the words did not get stuck in my throat – my voice was clear and firm and I meant it.”

At a speech in Manchester, New Hampshire, Hillary was seen by ONE members sporting a ONE band, and behind her on stage was newly confirmed ONE Ambassador and NH State Senator Maggie Hassen wearing her ONE band too.

Later in the day, ONE member Lindsay Hanson was able to talk with both Hillary and Bill Clinton and mentioned her work with the ONE Campaign. She told me that Bill Clinton said “Bless you”.

TAGS: ONE Vote 08, President Bill Clinton, Secretary Hillary Clinton, The ONE Blog

 

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