Hillary Clinton is gifted above and beyond the rest of us. Those of us who hang out here know that. It is why we are here! So when stories crop up about gifts she has received, we are all eyes and ears. Some people have sewed gifts for her using their best sewing machine. As Secretary of State, she brought gifts with her to present to personages she was visiting. This documentary from National Geographic has a segment about that.
If you have never seen this video, I hope you can see it here. Here Inside the State Department from National Geographic.
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We see that, prior to trips, the Secretary of State chose and brought gifts along for those she was about to visit.
In turn, she received gifts. These were not personal gifts, however. They belonged, from the start, to us. Hillary did not keep them. She could not. They were property of the U.S. government from the moment they were given.
Nonetheless, when I see stories like these, I think – well, yes. If I were a Saudi Sheikh, I would give her jewels too! I would want to bedeck her in gems. Hillary is so beautiful inside and out. Yes, I would shower her with precious crystals, metals, and stones – carefully.
If I were a Chinese official, though, I would give her a panda cub. I think she would love that! This little ball of fur is one on the Atlanta Twins. So far so good with them, thank God and the great vets there! I think Hillary would have been thrilled for us actually to have one not owned by China (alas that was not to happen), and I am sure she would have let us rotate as babysitters. (Well, it’s still vacation time. Daydreams are permitted.)
I have to say that I love the picture the New York Daily News chose for this story.
State Department reveals Hillary Clinton received $500K worth of jewelry from Saudi king
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden received expensive gifts from Saudi Arabia, Russia and China, among others.
By Bill Hutchinson / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Mark Wilson/Getty Images
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received expensive jewelry from Saudi Arabia and Brunei.
Foreign diplomacy doesn’t always resolve world-class problems, but it sure does rake in the swag.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was given a half-million bucks worth of diamond and ruby jewelry by Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz and received $58,000 worth of bling from Brunei. Imagine all the gold teeth she can get grafted on her teeth, she would intimidate all, if she doesnt already…
The lavish gifts were among a treasure trove of keepsakes bestowed upon U.S. leaders in 2012, the State Department disclosed Thursday.
Here is another take on the same story.
$500K diamond-encrusted jewels, Cognac and a 41-inch saber: The lavish gifts given to President Obama, Hillary Clinton and others from foreign leaders
Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz gave Hillary Clinton diamond-and-ruby-encrusted jewels worth half a million dollars last year
The gift was disclosed by the State Department, which has released a complete list of items given to U.S. officials in 2012
Foreign leaders gave lavish gifts to a number of U.S. officials last year, including the Saudi Arabian king, who gave Hillary Clinton diamond-and-ruby-encrusted jewels worth half a million dollars.
Clinton’s gifts from King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz – which included a necklace, bracelet, earrings and a ring – were by far the most expensive items among the hundreds of gifts given to U.S. officials in 2012.
A complete list of the gifts received last year, as well as a couple dozen from previous years, were disclosed by the State Department on Thursday.
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, right, meets with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
So, as summer wraps up and vacations end, it’s fun to speculate about the gifts she got for us by being so awesome, and what we might have had if China would only let us actually keep just one little panda. Nonetheless, we watch and hold our collective breath hoping these two little babies make it to day 100 and finally receive names – in the Chinese tradition.
lol at the picture of her used. Such baubles are no biggie to her, surely.
From the last thread about her “bad ass” quotes are so many gems but this one is just beyond hysterical and brilliant and yet so quintessentially her
“In the Bible it says they asked Jesus how many times you should forgive, and he said 70 times 7. Well, I want you all to know that I’m keeping a chart.”
I LOVE IT. And she has my utmost respect for working hand in hand with people who stabbed her in the back and rising above the fray to do good works. I too turn the other cheek most of the time – but not ALL of the time! She is such a special treasure, for sure.
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Some friends and I were just talking about that chart a few nights ago. I am certain that in the interim since she made that remark that she has converted it into an excel spreadsheet citing time, location and having some kind of scoring system for level of severity. I am sure she has such a chart. I have several charts about her.
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