In the meantime, while President Obama embarrassed himself with his Special Olympics crack on the Leno show and pressure rises for firing Secretary of the Treasury Geithner, Hillary Clinton’s fame continues to soar. Our secretary of state accepted the Global Trailblazer award by Vital Voices Global Partnership Thursday night.
Politico’s Patrick Gavin cites Kay Bailey Hutchinson's introduction:
"Vital Voices is all about uniting women and working together for positive change," said Hutchinson. "[Hillary Clinton] has reached out to bring people around this common cause and has used her powerful voice to raise the voices of all women. ... As presidential candidate last year, she made 18 million cracks in the ceiling and inspired women all over the world. As secretary of State, she is putting women's rights at the top of her agenda."
"I want to thank Kay for being such a wonderful colleague and friend," said Clinton in return. "I will do what I can to champion these issues and to use my own voice in support of women who raise their voices." She added that governments and leaders "realize that no nation can be successful if it invests only in and listens only to one half of the population."
Despite the night's star power—and although additional awards were presented to women leaders from Afghanistan, Nigeria, Cambodia and the Democratic Republic of Congo—it in every way belonged to Clinton, beginning with a touching video tribute and capped with a standing ovation that lasted nearly two minutes when she appeared on stage. Even heartthrob Affleck failed to garner half as much applause.
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