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Post by missfrenchjessica on May 22, 2017 18:32:26 GMT
Fun Facts: Hillary Clinton was many things as Secretary of State. One of the most notable, however, was "well-traveled." During her four years as the nation's top diplomat -- and particularly during her final year in that post -- Clinton fashioned herself as something of a George Clooney of global affairs, spending almost as much time up in the air as she did on the ground. In the process, she broke records. In July of 2012, during a trip to Finland, Clinton met Madeleine Albright's most-countries-traveled-to mark -- the record, at the time -- of 98 countries. She then surpassed it with a trip to Latvia. The new secretary then went on to visit 12 more countries, for a closing total of 112. • Total miles traveled: 956,733 • Which equates to this many times traveled around the circumference of the world: 38.42 • Total travel time, in hours: 2,084.21 • Total travel time, in days: 86.8 • Days of travel, in all: 401 • Which works out to: 1.099 years www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/01/hillary-clinton-traveled-956-733-miles-during-her-time-as-secretary-of-state/272656/All on the taxpayer's dollar! Lock her up!! I'm not sure if you're being facetious or not but, uh, Duh! Yes it's on the taxpayer dime. You know-kinda like the POTUS' trips to Maralargo 😒 |
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Post by lucyg on May 23, 2017 1:15:16 GMT
All on the taxpayer's dollar! Lock her up!! I'm not sure if you're being facetious or not but, uh, Duh! Yes it's on the taxpayer dime. You know-kinda like the POTUS' trips to Maralargo 😒 I'm pretty sure it's a joke. This is a funny thread!  |
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Post by missfrenchjessica on May 23, 2017 1:38:13 GMT
I'm not sure if you're being facetious or not but, uh, Duh! Yes it's on the taxpayer dime. You know-kinda like the POTUS' trips to Maralargo 😒 I'm pretty sure it's a joke. This is a funny thread! Well, shoot.  Apparently I completely missed this. Sorry--I'll lighten up!  |
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flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on May 23, 2017 2:37:30 GMT
I really hope Barron didn't have to go. Can you imagine how boring that would be for a kid his age?
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Post by imsirius on May 23, 2017 12:33:59 GMT
I really hope Barron didn't have to go. Can you imagine how boring that would be for a kid his age? Not sure Melania would leave him for 10 days. She is devoted to him first and foremost. |
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Post by lucyg on May 23, 2017 15:21:18 GMT
I really hope Barron didn't have to go. Can you imagine how boring that would be for a kid his age? I thought I read he IS on the trip. |
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Post by suzastampin on May 23, 2017 17:58:03 GMT
I really hope Barron didn't have to go. Can you imagine how boring that would be for a kid his age? I thought I read he IS on the trip. I think it would be a great learning experience. I would imagine he has a nanny and she/he could take him to see other places, not having to follow along with the parents. I don't know if he has or is autistic, but my son with autism would love it. Seeing Barron on stage on election night has me thinking he doesn't show any outward signs of it. |
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Post by flute4peace on May 23, 2017 19:02:00 GMT
I thought I read he IS on the trip. I think it would be a great learning experience. I would imagine he has a nanny and she/he could take him to see other places, not having to follow along with the parents. I don't know if he has or is autistic, but my son with autism would love it. Seeing Barron on stage on election night has me thinking he doesn't show any outward signs of it. Good point on the extra activities while the parents are busy. I guess I was thinking "real-world" kid being stuck in motel room lol. |
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 23:29:41 GMT
A summary of the trip: 'Drunken Tourist,' 'End of an Era,' and 'Weakened' West: Rough Reviews for Trump's Europe Visit "Donald Trump is coming off of last week’s diplomatic tour, and even though it was his first trip abroad as president, it would seem his performance left a lot to be desired among foreign policy officials. During an election rally on Sunday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that European nations must take matters into its own hands because they could no longer rely on the United States for help. Foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel reiterated the chancellor’s words, saying on Monday that Trump’s policies are shortsighted and weakening the power and influence of the West... “This seems to be the end of an era, one in which the United States led and Europe followed,” said Ivo H. Daalder, a former American envoy to NATO. “Today, the United States is heading into a direction on key issues that seems diametrically opposite of where Europe is heading.” "
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Post by lucyg on May 30, 2017 0:29:53 GMT
A summary of the trip: 'Drunken Tourist,' 'End of an Era,' and 'Weakened' West: Rough Reviews for Trump's Europe Visit "Donald Trump is coming off of last week’s diplomatic tour, and even though it was his first trip abroad as president, it would seem his performance left a lot to be desired among foreign policy officials. During an election rally on Sunday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that European nations must take matters into its own hands because they could no longer rely on the United States for help. Foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel reiterated the chancellor’s words, saying on Monday that Trump’s policies are shortsighted and weakening the power and influence of the West... “This seems to be the end of an era, one in which the United States led and Europe followed,” said Ivo H. Daalder, a former American envoy to NATO. “Today, the United States is heading into a direction on key issues that seems diametrically opposite of where Europe is heading.” " I just can't tell you how much this saddens me.  |
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Apparently I completely missed this. Sorry--I'll lighten up! 
