Obama Presents Top Honor to Bill Clinton
Source: New york times
WASHINGTON — In a ceremony that mixed history and pageantry with the enduring mysteries of a rivalrous political relationship, President Obama on Wednesday bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, on former President Bill Clinton and 15 others.
Under the twinkling chandeliers of the East Room, Mr. Obama paid tribute to Mr. Clinton for his work as governor of Arkansas, as the 42nd president, and as the founder of the Clinton Global Initiative, which Mr. Obama said had saved millions of lives.
“Lifting up families like his own became the story of Bill Clinton’s life,” the president said, as Mr. Clinton’s wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, sat in the front row of the audience. “He wanted to make sure he made life better and easier for so many people across the country.”
The tableau of Democratic presidents past, present and maybe future was vivid — even more so because this was the 50th anniversary of the Medal of Freedom, an honor created by perhaps the most beloved Democratic president of all, John F. Kennedy.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/21/us/obama-presents-top-honor-to-bill-clinton.html
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He needs to wrap his hands around the ribbon and pull like hell!
Active duty members of the armed forces can not hold public office
Let's run over here and bash it just for the fun of it.
Thanks, alp. It's a nice post.
Response to Beacool (Reply #15)
Both presidents seem to get along just fine. It's a professional relationship, they don't have to be BFF.
His friend (more like a surrogate father) is Sr.
He needs to wrap his hands around the ribbon and pull like hell
We are talking about Clinton right?
Haters gonna hate...........
It must be depressing to be so negative all the time.
A freaking talk-show host who made a billion by exploiting people.
Exploiting people how? You do realize she started out a poor and sexually abused young woman...she earned her money. And I saw her IN PERSON...how she treats EVERY Single person in her audience...she speaks to each and everyone of them....thanking them personally for showing up...EVERY SINGLE taping...which are 6 per week. I have been to Harpo Studios...I have seen it with my own eyes.
Oprah has long believed that education is the door to freedom, offering a chance at a brighter future. Through her private charity, The Oprah Winfrey Foundation, she has awarded hundreds of grants to organizations that support the education and empowerment of women, children and families in the United States and around the world. Amongst her various philanthropic contributions, she has donated millions of dollars toward providing a better education for students who have merit but no means. She also created "The Oprah Winfrey Scholars Program," which gives scholarships to students determined to use their education to give back to their communities in the United States and abroad.
In December 2002, The Oprah Winfrey Foundation expanded its global humanitarian efforts with her "Christmas Kindness South Africa 2002" initiative that included visits to orphanages and rural schools in South Africa where 50,000 children received gifts of food, clothing, athletic shoes, school supplies, books and toys. Sixty-three schools received libraries and teacher education.
Read more: http://www.oprah.com/pressroom/Oprah-Winfreys-Official-Biography/6#ixzz2lF5TVPl8
So here is my smilie for you..
By the way...
All rich people are not the enemy...
FDR was rich.
How awesome that must have been for you! 
Did you get her autograph? Did you gush all over her about how awesome you think she is?
And I bet she was just so warm and personable to you.
as surely as the sun shines in the morning. I have learned not to even engage with them, its like trying to put lipstick on a pig........
Congrats President (Big Dog) Clinton
Hobo
