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  • How Old is Hillary Clinton? Is She Practically Guaranteed the Democratic Nomination?

    How old is Hillary Clinton? The question is trending in light of the former first lady throwing her hat into that proverbial presidential contender’s ring on Sunday. In doing so, she has confirmed what is being called the ‘worst-kept secret in politics.’ Everyone has long assumed that Hillary Clinton would run for the Democratic party.

    “I’m getting ready to do something too,” Hillary Clinton said more than 90 seconds into the video she shared with her constituents on Sunday. “I’m running for president.”

    “Every day Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion,” she continues, urging Americans by saying, “It’s your time.”

    Is she pretty much guaranteed the Democratic nomination? The Atlantic says yes. They report that “journalists are gearing up for Clinton’s likely primary victory and preparing for a long working relationship.”

    So back to that question. Just how old is Hillary Clinton? She is 67. Born Hillary Diane Rodham on October 26, 1947, she is 21 years younger than her husband, former President Bill Clinton, was when he took office.

    Is Hillary Clinton too old to run? No. Mitt Romney was in his sixties when he ran for president in 2012. John McCain was 70 when he ran in 2008.

    Hillary Clinton wasn’t too old to be the Secretary of State under President Barack Obama. That’s a job she held from 2009 to 2013.

    Hillary Clinton is old enough to be mom to Chelsea and a grandmother to Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky.

    So how old is Hillary Clinton? Age is just a number, after all. She seems full of energy and determination. She clearly isn’t too old to pursue her dream–becoming the first female president of the United States.

  • David Petraeus: Did He Endorse Hillary Clinton?

    Did David Petraeus endorse Hillary Clinton as a Democratic presidential candidate? He talked about her in a new book by Jonathan Allen and Aimee Parnes.

    In HRC Petraeus is quoted as saying, “She’d make a tremendous president.” Might that be all his followers need to hear in order to endorse her, too?

    David Petraeus always made it quite clear that he detested anything to do with politics. The former director of the CIA has clearly lauded the former secretary of state, and as everyone knows it’s just a matter of time before Hillary throws her hat into that proverbial ring.

    It wasn’t long ago that Hillary Rodham Clinton officially questioned David Petraeus regarding his records on the Iraq War surge–as seen in the video clip above. That line of questioning didn’t leave the former CIA director in a particularly positive light. It’s a bit surprising to hear him support Clinton in such a robust way. Clinton pretty much accused Petraeus of lying about the state of things in Iraq when he was President Bush’s commander in that country. This goes back to Clinton’s time as a senator and her first bid for the presidential office.

    Of course there are other times when Hillary Clinton reached out to David Petaeus and seemed rather human–something not everyone can admit having seen from former President Bill Clinton’s wife–but then again she is Bill Clinton’s wife, and that definitely explains some things.

    When Petraeus was forced to resign after word leaked about his extramarital affair, Hillary actually sent him a handwritten note, expressing her sympathy.

    “I have a little experience,” she wrote, reflecting back on her time as the First Lady when husband Bill carried on his sexual dalliances with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

    Regardless of the situation between the two, if one reads HRC, it indeed appears as though David Petraeus has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. Check out the book. In addition to the former CIA director’s comments, it offers an excellent read.

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