A nice story about Hillary

[Karmadillo]

http://www.talkleft.com/story/2008/2/22/174547/976

Here is why I support her (5.00 / 13) (#42)
by hitchhiker on Fri Feb 22, 2008 at 05:16:51 PM EST

Because in 2001, about 10 weeks after W was inaugurated, my husband broke his neck. His injury changed our lives, of course, in 10 thousand ways. We had the good luck to be insured, but I have bad news for those of you who think that even good insurance will protect you from this kind of catastrophe. The out of pocket costs in the first year alone were up in the $80,000 range.
Fast forward a few years . . . Christopher Reeve's death created a hole where there had been an advocate. A few people from an online community got together to hold a rally in the upper senate park. Hillary--not running for anything, not looking for anything--showed up. She showed up again the following year, and the year after that, offering her support to a bunch of gimps in wheelchairs and their loved ones.

She talked with us. No press could be bothered with a pitiful little rally like ours; very few politicians had time for us, even though travel for quadriplegics is at best complicated and at worst dangerous. Hillary Cllinton earned my everlasting respect for caring enough to look people in chairs in the face and tell them she would fight for them.

If she stays in the Senate, I have no doubt whatsoever that she'll continue to do just that. It's been a couple of months now since I could stand to visit websites that used to be like home to me. I think the left blogosphere has poisoned itself, and that's been painful to witness when so much was possible.

[dsc]

1. beautiful story

of course it will soon be shat upon.

[BlackVelvet04]

2. I really think Hillary

has a big heart.

[enid602]

4. Hill

She also worked as an advocate for the poor for a few years after she graduated from law school. I'll bet she's even been proud of her country at times.

[UALRBSofL]

9. Hillary does have a big heart

She was my first lady of arkansas for years. I know the things she did for the Children's Hospital and the University Hospital. I also know what she did for us in the GLBT community. :)

[Fredda Weinberg]

3. So much is still possible. Keep your eyes on the prize n/t

[emilyg]

5. Beautiful!!

[shaniqua6392]

6. Thanks for posting this!!

It is refreshing to see something nice being said about our candidates.

[Tom Rinaldo]

7. That is a meaningful story

Below the political radar, nothing really to gain, but reaching out and trying to make a difference. And doing so on a human scale.

[Straight Shooter]

8. I was explaining to a friend tonight this side of Hillary that no seems to acknowledge.

I spoke of Hillary's relentless determination to aid the people of New York after the terrorist attacks, especially the rescue workers and anyone affected by the air quality. I told my friend that there were so many things that Hillary has done on behalf of the "nobodies," yet she does not use these people as props.

I'm sending this story to my friend. Thank you for bringing it to DU. We need more people who don't have huge audiences at their command, to tell the story of the genuine concern which Hillary Clinton brings to people in need.

[Beacool]

10. Beautiful story and one of the many things that Hillary does quietly

to help others without any media fanfare.

Thanks for posting this and I have added Talkleft to my favorites. It's nice to see how many positive comments of Hillary I saw on that board, unlike the Freeper like attacks I often see on this board.

[rodeodance]

11. also talks of the poisong of the left blogosphere---as many of us have:

the left blogosphere has poisoned itself, and that's been painful to witness when so much was possible.

[Karmadillo]

12. Very sad, but very true.

nt

[Alamom]

13. Thank you for posting. r&nm

[jasmine621]

14. You would probably get more DUers to read this if your title were

"Hillary uses people in wheel chairs."

That is how low we have come here.

Thanks for the lovely post.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

15. you are one of the people who know her best....thank you for sharing Hillary is the REAL DEAL!

[jlpohio69]

16. Such a lovely woman

Thank you for posting!

[terrya]

17. That is a lovely story.

Reading your story is yet another reason why I like her so much.

Thank you for posting this. Recommended.

[rodeodance]

18. Kick for the morning folk

[IndyOp]

19. Thanks for posting this. I am supporting Obama and I respect Hillary. (n/t)

[applegrove]

20. Please come back to the DU when we have our nominee. Promise we

will all be together behind ? and the place will not be so poisonous. We are going to need every single hand for the General Election. So don't give up. Things are contentious and people get heated right now. It will not be so bad in another few weeks.