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TOPIC: Sec. Clinton: Pakistani Students Respectful (Scoop 11/02/09)

Jen the Michigander

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Date: Nov 2, 2009

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At a time when so many of our US politicians are afraid to do townhalls with their own constituents, Hillary is doing them overseas, in countries like Pakistan where folks generally don't like Americans. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0911/S00038.htm Washington - A portion of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's three-day visit to Pakistan was spent trying to reach young people through a discussion of issues and emotions, and that became clear during a brief exchange with a young medical student in Lahore. "There was one young woman who was standing up and she was very, very kind about me personally and all the kinds of things that people say," Clinton said in an interview with NBC News in Islamabad on October 30. "And then she came with a zinger and I thought, 'Oh my gosh, there but for accident of birth go I 40 years ago,' because it is to the young people that we're trying to reach out," she said. A young woman who was identified as a medical student at King Edward University rose to ask Clinton a question at a town hall session that was held at Government College University in Lahore on October 29. The town hall was a scheduled part of the secretary's trip so she could talk with college students, listen to their concerns and try to improve understanding. "I think if I were sitting where those young students are - and remember, young students are more likely to say the things that other people are thinking - I would have had some of the same tough questions," Clinton said. __________________ Nobody puts THIS baby in the corner!

freespirit

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Hillary would have asked the same tough questions. She did ask the tough questions. I'm glad to see her reaching out to the young people there. If she can make a connection with them, things will change for the better.

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