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Related: About this forumCarole King stopped by the office: "When she represented NY, she represented everyone in NY"
Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton Apr 8
.@Carole_King stopped by the office. We interviewed her: http://hrc.io/1YiLSy3
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What Carole King wishes you knew about Hillary Clinton and this election
Apr 7, 2016 by Lauren Peterson
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There is a dynamic going on in the Republican Party that is outside of my radar screen.
If youve listened to the radio at any point in the past few decades, youve heard from Carole Kingif not her distinctive voice, one of the more than 1,000 artists who have recorded her songs. A prolific singer-songwriter, shes blazed a trail for women in the music industryand been a vocal advocate on behalf of the environment and other progressive causes.
The self-described New Yorker by birth and by heart recently dropped by Hillary Clintons campaign headquarters in Brooklyn to talk about her earliest memories of politics, hard choices, and the conversation happening in todays Republican Party.
When did you first get involved in politics?
Oh, gosh. I canvassed for John F. Kennedy before I was old enough to vote for him. That was when the voting age was 21. Then, in 1972, I did a concert for McGovern. And in 1984 I got involved with the Gary Hart campaign in New Hampshire. I still have some really good friends from thatSenator Jeanne Shaheen ran his campaign. I was involved in the first President Clinton campaignmay there be a second President Clinton!and then I got involved in John Kerrys campaign. So Ive been doing this for a while.
What inspired you to get involved?
I have an issue! Im a New Yorker by birth and by heart. But I live in Idaho, which also has my heart. Its the landscape and the people and just everything. And I became involved with an environmental project that would protect the Northern Rockies ecosystem. It has what are called wildlife corridors, where birds can migrate and so on. Right now, theyre being cut down by the timber industry, and these forests are all going away. Its contributing to climate change, and that affects people everywhere. Ive been involved in that for the last 25 years.
And what inspired you to support Hillary?
I support Hillary because she will support the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and make sure it can continue to do the work that it was intended to do. Thats a very big issue.
The other thing is the fact that she understands the big picture. She doesnt just see things as this issue isolated, or that issue isolated. For example, she sees the intersection between climate change, the environment, and the economy. She understands that creating jobs in renewable energy in the United States would not only help combat climate change, it would create jobsand those jobs would not be outsourceable. Her understanding of the big picture is the single greatest advantage she has over any candidate running.
What kind of president do you think Hillary would be?
When she represented New York, she represented everyone in New York. If she is fortunate enough to be elected presidentif we are fortunate enough to have her be electedshe will represent everyone in America.....................MORE>..
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Carole King stopped by the office: "When she represented NY, she represented everyone in NY" (Original Post)
riversedge
Apr 2016
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Iliyah
(25,111 posts)1. K & R
Cha
(297,317 posts)2. OH Sweet! This is really precious, rivers.. It's Carole King!
"When she represented NY, she represented everyone in NY"
LuvLoogie
(7,011 posts)3. You just call out my name...
Her Sister
(6,444 posts)4. Nice! I agree with her about HRC seeing the Big picture
and how things are inter-related! Not just an issue by itself. This is so great to have in a candidate!
Hillary understands that we are interconnected with the rest of the world, so anything you do affects people worldwide. And certainly she would represent the people of the United States first and foremost, but she is also thinking about how to integrate us into the rest of the world in a manner that acknowledges our commonality rather than our differences.
A lot of great thoughtful answers!!!
But they say, I think Bernie is the way to get there. And I say, Wheres his plan? I have no problem with the idea of free college, but I dont see how that happens. I do have a problem, however, with starting all over on universal health careand I wish we had universal health care! But I think we can get to it by building on Obamacare, and I love that thats Hillarys approach.
and more there...
Thanks Riversedge!
Kath1
(4,309 posts)5. Her heart has always been in the right place.
"I feel the earth move..." Love her!
mcar
(42,334 posts)6. Love Carole King!
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)7. Love Carole King
Over the years I've seen her at several small political gatherings and she is always gracious and articulate. She's a great surrogate.
Hekate
(90,714 posts)8. Woot! You've got a friend!
I love Carole King's music.
DemonGoddess
(4,640 posts)9. K&R!