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Sat Mar 4, 2023, 08:44 PM

Clintons, Buttigieg inspire Vanderbilt students, Hillary gets standing ovation

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2023/03/04/bill-and-hillary-clinton-global-initiative-university-vanderbilt-pete-buttigieg/69965012007/

..."The political dignitaries — and several activist students — were at Vanderbilt University's Langford Auditorium on March 3 as part of the Clinton Global Initiative University's first in-person meeting since 2018. COVID-19 had forced the previous three meetings to Zoom. The plane carrying the former first family was delayed by the severe wind advisory, but the event began on time.

About 780 students from 92 countries and 42 states were scheduled to be in Nashville this weekend for the three-day event in which they would begin work on activism projects that they can continue in their home states.

CGI, founded by Bill Clinton in 2007, has supported more than 11,800 students in more than 160 countries with $4.5 million in funding. The goal is for students to commit to projects to help make communities better and then grow those projects. "...(more)

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Reply Clintons, Buttigieg inspire Vanderbilt students, Hillary gets standing ovation (Original post)
Tanuki Mar 4 OP
republianmushroom Mar 4 #1
electric_blue68 Mar 4 #2
mobeau69 Mar 4 #3
OMGWTF Mar 4 #4
betsuni Mar 4 #5
littlemissmartypants Mar 5 #6
betsuni Mar 5 #7

Response to Tanuki (Original post)

Sat Mar 4, 2023, 09:09 PM

1. like it

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Response to Tanuki (Original post)

Sat Mar 4, 2023, 09:18 PM

2. Sounds very good. Well done CGI. Go students!

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Response to Tanuki (Original post)

Sat Mar 4, 2023, 09:45 PM

3. Keith Sharon: HRC should be referred to as former Secretary of State, not former Senator.

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Response to Tanuki (Original post)

Sat Mar 4, 2023, 10:08 PM

4. Dem former presidents go on to do some great things that actually help people.

Rethugs OTOH, spend their days painting pictures of people in the bathtub or spouting inflammatory nonsense all day long.

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Response to Tanuki (Original post)

Sat Mar 4, 2023, 11:50 PM

5. Progressives who get things done! Don't say "Why don't they," say "Why don't we."

I had Georgina Pazcoguin's book "Swan Dive: The Making of a Rogue Ballerina" on my list for a while and now I see the paperback edition is out so it's back on the list.

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Response to littlemissmartypants (Reply #6)

Sun Mar 5, 2023, 01:34 AM

7. Thank you so much!

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