++They are not flies on Hillary when it comes to women's issues. Carly Fiorina may think her entrance in the race may neutralize Hillary's appeal to women but Mrs. Clinton history on this subject is too long established to be ignored.
++Her speech to the 2015 Women in the World Summit in Manhattan has been characterized as her taking a page from President Obama's playbook in speechmaking.
++She adopted a style that wears well. That's important for a presidential race. Perhaps it is her maturity but her extended speech had the right rhetorical flourishes and her inflections carried well.
++She invoked the Change mantra from Obama's old campaign days urging the women to be agents of change. She actually made the case for parental leave,equal pay,reproductive rights ,LGBT rights and equality in health insurance in a way that is integrated into the economic needs of the country.
++She seamlessly wove the stories of women she met in Iowa with those who were active abroad in their countries and ,most importantly, she personally knew. I pity the man who runs against her. She is formidable. That's the reason the GOP is trying to knock her out early with the "Clinton Cash" stories.
++For progressives, they forget that Hillary was the Red Queen of the Clinton Administration and that she had her own agenda that provoked fear in conservatives' hearts. After all these years of experience,her agenda hasn't mellowed as much as blended with the new realities.
++She also knows how to deliver political attacks. She attacked "leaders" referring to the GOP wannabe presidents on wanting to defund our country's largest woman's health provider --i.e. Planned Parenthood,Hobby Lobby for deciding on women's health issues, and the resistance to equal pay. If she sticks to her rhetoric, it makes it very hard to counter without looking like a buffoon.
++But a warning to the wise. President Obama at the OFA reminded people how often he talked about income inequality like in his historic Kansas speech as President. "Now it's everybody's platform."
++My experience is that no one really listens to President Obama . Instead they regurgitate what the media or talk radio says. I've encountered this from conservatives who insist he said things which are just the opposite of his statements and actions.
++This will happen to Hillary Clinton, also. Her comments will be deliberately misconstrued.
++For the first extended outing,Hillary Clinton showed her knowledge and experience. She no longer has that grating tone in her voice.
++So far, I haven't heard a GOP candidate, even Jeb, give a fluid, coherent speech , even on a subject they may know. And they all have captive audiences like Hillary's.
++Hillary's first speech out of the box is a good omen for her campaign.
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