Looking splendid in short-sleeved midnight navy satin brocade, Hillary Clinton received the Order of Lincoln Award from Governor Quinn at the Field Museum in Chicago last night.
Congratulations, Mme. Secretary!
The Order of Lincoln
The Order of Lincoln was established in 1964 by Proclamation of Illinois Governor Otto Kerner to honor individuals whose contributions to the betterment of humanity have been accomplished in Illinois, or, whose
achievements have brought honor to the state because of their identity with it, whether by birth or residence, or whose dedication to the principles of public service inspire all Illinoisans to respond to what Lincoln called
‘the better angels of our nature’.To insure that no political connotation should surround the award, an independent, non-partisan entity was established to administer the program. Thus, the Order of Lincoln and the Lincoln Academy (based respectively upon the French Legion of Honor and the French Academy) were established, with Michael Butler, the Academy’s first chancellor, as its primary architect.
In 1989, as part of the Academy’s twenty-fifth anniversary, Governor James R. Thompson declared the Order of Lincoln to be ‘the state’s highest award’ and every Illinois Governor since then has so described it.
Each honoree receives a warrant signed by the Governor and bearing the Great Seal of the State of Illinois, certifying his or her investiture as a Laureate of the Order of Lincoln.
The insignia of the Order of Lincoln is a variant of the Maltese cross (with ten points rather than eight) — a white-enameled, red-bordered Maltese asterisk. The obverse displays the Arms of the State of Illinois encircled by the inscription ‘Palmam Qui Meruit, Ferat’ (‘Let him who merits bear the palm’ — words from Horatio Viscount Nelson). The center is supported by cross pieces of perforated gold, encircled by leaves of violet. The reverse central disc features the likeness of President Lincoln in gold and on a gold ground, encircled by the inscription ‘The Lincoln Academy MCMLXV’. The cross is suspended by an oval circlet of green and gold enameled oak leaves and is suspended from a ribbon in the colors of the state’s symbols: red
for the state bird, the cardinal; violet for the state flower; and green for the state tree, the oak.
Love the photos! Where did you get them? I couldn’t find any on gettyimages.
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The Yahoo news image feed.
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Everyday it seems she is dashing off to pick up another well deserved accolade. It is a lot of work being an award magnet.
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🙂
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she looks just great! Thank you Still4
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Beautiful, isn’t she? 🙂
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Absolutely! Thanks a lot!
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A pleasure!
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Still thanks for posting this. It’s getting nasty out there now. Monica is back.
Sorry I just had to vent.
Hillary I so wonderful. The country just keeps giving her awards. God loves her and so do we.
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Oh Lord! I know. She is pretty much blaming Hillary for making her miserable.
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I just don’t get it woman you had an affair with her husband what did you want a hug from her?
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Apparently the effective way of getting back at your husband’s former dalliance is to run for president. Take note all wronged women!
It is especially reprehensible that Lewinsky dares to compare her situation with that of Tyler Clementi since she implies that Hillary is the one bullying her by daring to run for president and by her public service as secretary of state and beyond. That pretty much validates Hillary’s description of her as “a narcissistic looney-tune
The further, implication (that actually verges on outright statement) is that Hillary Clinton, the innocent in all of this, is the one who should forever hide behind a veil of obscurity since her public persona somehow offends and bullies the conniving Lewinsky.
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It’s really ridiculous that she compared herself to Tyler who did absolutely nothing wrong as compared to her who slept with a married man and tried to make a buck off of it, and for he to think that Hillary or anyone should have an real sympathy for her.
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She is just this side of saying that Hillary should retire from public life in order to make her life more comfortable. I have never seen anything so upside down as her story. She slept with a woman’s husband, bashed that woman publicly, and is framing herself as the person wronged – specifically by Hillary running for president. What? It’s outrageous!
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