No. Ireland's Nobel Peace Prize Winner John Hume Endorses Hillary Clinton

[Maribelle]

BOSTON, March 22, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- At a fireside meeting at Beech Hill County House Hotel's drawing room in Derry, Northern Ireland, nationally syndicated radio talk show travel expert Stephanie Abrams met yesterday with 1998 Nobel Peace Prize Winner John Hume, during which Hume clearly stated his endorsement of Hillary Clinton for President of the U.S. Abrams, traveling through Ireland broadcasting live and recording interviews for her radio audiences in the U.S. which are archived at www.sabrams.com , states she had to "catch up with John at this relevant time in U.S. history, to get inside-track answers to questions about the peace process in Northern Ireland as seen by someone who has devoted his life to this process. The most dramatic part of the interview," Abrams notes, "is John Hume's clear endorsement of Hillary Clinton for President of the United States. He concluded with: 'I have no doubt, given Hillary Clinton's commitment to peace in the world, as President of the United States, she would give such leadership.' This was a stunning outcome of the interview," Abrams notes.


John Hume provided his insights into Northern Ireland's successful search for a peaceful solution to past conflicts. Abrams notes the Beech Hill Country House was the perfect location for this historic interview in which Hume described the contributions of Hillary Clinton during her multiple visits to Northern Ireland. With its rich history connected to the U.S. Marines, Beech Hill's memorial library, photos and commemorative plaques related to its use as U.S. Marines' Headquarters during WWII, Abrams describes Beech Hill as the perfect venue for discussing the involvement of U.S. leaders in assisting in the Northern Ireland peace process.

"In yesterday's recorded interview, John Hume focuses on Hillary's people-to-people approach, her generous use of time in meeting with the various sectors of the region, her interest in the real concerns and needs of the people of Ireland, and her focus on peace," Abrams explains. "He discusses Hillary's contributions through her lecturing at the University of Ulster's Tip O'Neill Chair of Peace Studies on the subject of 'Peace in the Modern World,' and reminds us of other Americans who played key roles in bringing about peace in Northern Ireland including Bill Clinton, Daniel Moynihan, Tip O'Neill, Ted Kennedy, and Hugh Carey. Being with John, who is revered by so many was a thrilling experience. My radio listeners benefit from my meeting with people in the destinations worldwide who have the 'inside track' to information often not available elsewhere," Abrams notes.

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:patriot:

God bless America, land that I love

[carlotta]

1. That's wonderful!

Thanks for posting.

[Maribelle]

2. You're welcome!

:hi:

[anamnua]

3. Bravo

[JohnnyLib2]

4. Slainte!

Recommended, and thanks.

[Sadie5]

5. K&R

Go Hillary!!!

[SoCalDem]

6. Can he vote here?

:rofl:

[Why Syzygy]

7. Desperation speaks volumes. nt

[SoCalDem]

8. I heard that there was another endorsement coming soon

because they love the colorful pantsuits :)

[Why Syzygy]

11. Remember what the other candidates have told us

about Bill and Hillary's phone calls and carpet bombing efforts to garnish endorsements?
Look where they are bombing now. Ireland. hmmm I would be so embarrassed to be a McHillabee brat.

[anamandujano]

9. No, but he can refute the bull spread by Obama supporters that

she had no part in the peace process.

That's 100 times better than a vote.

[SoCalDem]

10. Somehow I cannot see the racist lunchbucket crowd getting all worked

up over Northern Ireland.. Hell.. I'd bet most of them can't FIND Ireland on a map..

the only time they think of Ireland is when they get their beer tinted green, get drunk and go hunting leprechauns :)

[dsc]

12. You realize that close to have of all whites in

places like MA, NY, and PA are of Irish decent. Though Ireland has been out of the news lately.

[SoCalDem]

15. and that's why Bill's been such a busy guy twisting arms in Ireland

PA is supposed to be hers anyway:) que sera ,sera

[Maribelle]

16. Hey you. Could you please go poop elsewhere.

A lot of us have truly had it with the Obumma drippings.

[JoFerret]

28. Your disdain for working people

is unattractive.

And many of them are not racist.And some of them are black.

[Drachasor]

29. Eh, honestly there seems to be a fair bit of disagreement over how significant her role was

That said, it certainly didn't involve any peace negotiations or crisis management. I'm willing to go with the Nobel prizewinner that she did a lot of work to get women involved, however. In the end though, I just don't see how what she did is really an example of any kind of presidential experience -- the truth is a lot of things that are notable don't do much for that resume.

[Maribelle]

13. Maybe you should go to a thread that is not 32,000 feet over your head.

[bigtree]

14. 5th rec

:toast:

[InsultComicDog]

17. ooo

[Lucinda]

18. Thanks Maribelle!

KnR

[Maribelle]

21. You're very welcome, wlucinda!

[Jim Sagle]

19. Just another Hillbot.

;)

[JoFerret]

34. there's a lot of it about

people you demean and vilify i mean

[Jim Sagle]

36. Dang! I KNEW I should've included the sarcasm tag.

[judaspriestess]

20. Wonderful!!

:)

[IndianaGreen]

22. He is not even an American! George Mitchell has not endorsed Hillary!

And it was Mitchell who did a yeoman's job in the peace process.

[Orsino]

23. Take that, Bill Richardson! n/t

[xultar]

24. x

[Beacool]

25. Wow, great endorsement!!!!

Thank you Mr. Hume!!!!!!!!!!!

[PseudoIntellect]

26. Nice job on the endorsement, Hillary, it must be an honor.

and GOBAMA!

[FunkyLeprechaun]

27. I can't believe I'm agreeing with Trimble more and more

He said that Hillary didn't do much for the NI peace process. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/08/wuspols108.xml

In the nineties, I visited NI as many times as I could because my grandparents were dying so I knew what was going on there. We all thought the Good Friday Accords failed right after Omagh but it only strengthened our resolve for peace in NI. I would like to know what Mairéad Corrigan and Betty Williams would think of Hillary's claims as well. (They are also two Nobel Peace prize winners)

Hume is very silly to inject himself in this process. I've got loads of Irish friends and relatives and they think her experience in NI is a bunch of codswallop.

[Maribelle]

30. In this historic interview Hume described the contributions of Hillary Clinton

I doubt Trimble would directly contradict Hume after this interview.

[Tom Rinaldo]

32. PseudoIntellect got it right

That is the graceful way for an Obama supporter to acknowledge an endorsement by a Nobel Peace Prize winner for his opponent.

[zulchzulu]

31. I fell off my chair when I read "given Hillary Clinton's commitment to peace in the world"

:rofl:

Almost 4,000 dead American soldiers today and perhaps a million dead in Iraq thanks to the likes of "peace lovers" like Hillary Clinton... Orwellian, blood-soaked nonsense...

[Bluenorthwest]

37. Just so you know

To an actual progressive, it is also Orwellian nonsense to say use the steaming hyperbole you do to favor a candidate who has voted for every blood soaked dollar he's been asked for to kill those soldiers. Every penney, each dime, and it has been a march of dimes, has it not?
Same man who voted for the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act.
All I'm saying is to act as if they are so far apart is delusional, and to pretend either of them is a peace candidate is an insult to the actual Peace candidates who voted against all of this bull all along.
It is of course possible that you are correct in your choice of descriptions, and people like John Kerry and John Edwards are also 'peace lovers' and blood soaked. So that Kerry endorsment is a blood soaked war mongers's word on a 'man of peace'? That is pretty Orwellian. That nasty blood soaked duo of 'peace lovers' were our last nominees, you may recall. One of them was the first Democrat and one of just 14 from either party to co-sponsor Joe's Iraq War Res.
Wondering if you voted for Bush in 04, or the other 'peace lovers' with the Orwellian blood-soaked nonsense? Did you use such language last round against the co-sponsoring hawk Edwards or the blood soaked vote caster Kerry?
The majority of this party picked those two last time. I had to vote for them, although they were both among the blood soaked 28 Democratic yes votes. 28. Any one of them get called names?

So yeah, you are a big Peacenick radical, supporting the further use of Blackwater Mercs and the extention of the Patriot Act. How avant, how very militant, how very like Clinton in so many ways.
The rhetoric is pitiful in support of a hair's difference. I think it harms the Party.

[TahitiNut]

33. What about another Nobel Peace Prize winner - Henry Kissinger?

Has Henry come out in favor of Hillary yet? :evilgrin:

[goldcanyonaz]

35. Very impressive.

[ProSense]

38. Why is there never any official record from the actual years to support Hillary? It's always someone

vouching for her against the objections of others. The same thing happened with NAFTA until the audio, video and records surfaced. Her own records shows no involvement.

There is nothing in the documented records to support her claims. In fact, even George Mitchell has contradicted himself. Start here (check out the series of links on the left), here and here.

Hillary made two trips to give two speeches!