Hillary Clinton Plans To Raise Profile With Major Speech

Foreign Policy's The Cable:

After missing two overseas trips due to surgery to repair a broken elbow, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to deliver a major foreign-policy speech at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington next week before departing for India and the ASEAN conference in Thailand on Friday, July 17, aides say.

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[KeysDan]

President Obama has put together an outstanding cabinet, including the talented Mrs. Clinton. However, everything, all the time, on all issues is focused on President Obama. How many cabinet members can most people name? Sec of Education anyone? Sec of Energy? or even Attorney General. Even Michelle Obama, a brilliant women, Princeton and Harvard Law graduate seems to be given the role of Nancy Reagan--to gaze into Obama's eyes and hang on every word. Oh, yes she is involved in updated versions of pouring tea and serving cookies (e.g. victory gardens). Only Joe Biden is seen at Obama's side, and he gets most of what he hears wrong (or right, but says its wrong) and gets a "clarification" from the president. It is time for President Obama to deploy his cabinet officers more effectively to assist in achieving his goals. His ego should be strong enough to know that any good a cabinet officer does, only reflects well on him.

[1088]

Go ahead and tell the President how you feel; whitehouse.gov.

[Bulbul]

With Biden`s ( good man) outbursts from time to time, Obama is busy fixing that...only Hill, one can count on......

[SparkyDash]

LOL...Biden is an outstanding VP and brilliant in foreign policy. He has been enjoyable to watch, especially the last three months, and Obama is relying on him more with foreign policy issues, as he should. There's plenty to go around. Biden's heading to Georgia and Ukraine this month, he's been handed Iraq, and he's advising heavily on several important foreign policy issues while continuing lead on stim, green jobs, middle class task force, mayors/governors meetings, Sotomayor, and a slew of other assignments unusual for VP. Yes, I think Joe Biden is doing just fine and could care less about any gaffe as it doesn't hurt anyone and is only hyped by media heavy-breathing.

It's a good time for HRC to reconnect with America, give an update on the state of the state department. She is getting hammered hard , some of it pretty ugly, especially for not accompanying Obama on the historic trip to Russia and G8, elbow or not. Her speech should help reconnect her role and department with the public. Mitchell, Gates, Biden have been getting the press of late for foreign policy, and with the Russia/G8 trip. A speech will help Clinton.

[2Bfair]

I don't think her elbow is why Hillary did not go. I think she got sidelined for her hawkish views on Iran.

[ChampLessFuzzy]

With all that Joe has been accomplishing, and looking at his schedule for this and next month, Obama obviously made a great choice for VP. I didn't know Biden much before, but I've been impressed especially foreign policy, that's a fact. I don't see Obama fixing anything, and a misspeak from Joe is small potatoes when compared to what Biden is excelling at. Love the guy.

I think Clinton will be one to count on with the healing of the elbow, etc. She has a busy agenda coming up, and her good work will be her best spotlight. I think that is what she will talk about in her speech.

[burt2009]

Will this speech by Hillary be the one that puts a shot across the Obama bow to notify him he stinks in the polls and she will take the reigns in 2012?

[weebils]

Starting already. Please start the same chants about her inevitable win again. I will enjoy seeing her defeated again. She probably didn't even break her arm. Just bandaged it up for effect. I wonder how often she will tear up during the speech.

[DesertZ]

Yes, it's "starting already". For some people, Hilary Clinton will ALWAYS be damned if she does and damned if she doesn't. Whatever works for you......... Personally, I think she is a great asset to the U.S. as Secretary of State and we're lucky to have her.

[naschkatze]

If Clinton successfully challenged Obama in the 2012 primary, I think that would open up the chances for a third party coalition challenger in the general election. NOT Nader but someone fresh who could capitalize on the fact that we really only have two wings of one party, one of which has gone far right and the other just right. To my mind Clinton is not much different from Obama on the issues.

[2Bfair]

there are many many thinking progressives including Democrats who would NEVER vote for Hillary Clinton for president not in 2008, 2012, 2016 ... never.

[AnnfromCA]

Quit stirring the pot, burt. That ain't happening.

[PrincipiaChamp]

Stirring intentionally, is true. I think we can see through most of the demogogues here.

[weebils]

I love the PUMA chant that the media elected Obama. I remember the media claim that the inevitable fight would be between Clinton and Giuliani. That no one could stop the Clinton machine. It was stopped and it broke down. Obama is president get use to it. She can make speeches from now until eternity and Obama will still be president. Stop the nonsense because her crying during the race was embarrassing and proof positive she should never be president.

[AnnfromCA]

I love how you don't see the game here with some of the GOP posters.

[white mende man]

Too many hate for one person and very little facts, bye all.

[BabblingBrooks]

As Obama sinks in the polls, Hillary will try to rise.

[TFlint]

Why don't we just eliminate government and let polls decide everything. After all, the opinions expressed here show that all of you are smarter, better informed and better educated that everybody in the government put together.

[julia23]

Yes, we really want our country run by a bunch of people sitting at computers in thier mother's basement.

[Jazzman323]

I am glad Hillary is speaking out. It is as if she fell off the side of the earth, since Obama sent her to the Island of Misfit Toys, or wherever he sent her to be silenced.

[burt2009]

It was the media's love affair with Obama that buried Hillary and she knows it.

[weebils]

Yes, only the media voted in November. I am sure it had nothing to do with the fact that people disliked her stance on Iraq.

[Jazzman323]

Absolutely.

[white mende man]

She was supposed to have gone to the Middle East when she broke her elbow, she had also made a trip to Asia as Sec. of State. In fact as I recall the media was asking why Obama way giving Hillary so much leeway. That was more than i could have said about the hold Cheney had over Condi Rice when ever she tried to be moderate.

[slowhand0728]

Really is true, kind of feel bad for Hillary, she has become pretty irrelevant.

[AnnfromCA]

yup.....He really won my heart over with that move, too. *haha

[2Bfair]

silenced? She's not qualifed.

[RazeTemple]

She's a real trooper and she deserves it. She is also one cabinet member that seems to stay in sync with Obama - he's not always having to go on tv to clarify what she said after every speech like he has for Biden and Rahm..
It was a big and great step for Obama to allie himself with her after they were competing for the oval office, so she should play a big role in policy too, as she is well qualified.

[wdw505]

do tell how does being the first lady and a senator for a few months make her well qualified anything.

[RazeTemple]

Well she was first lady for more than just a few months.
But my reasoning behind that was that if she could have almost been President than she should definetely be good enough for this. Plus, she has always been focused on civil rights and health issues so that makes her a good person to put out into the international community.

[Rigso]

are you retarted? she was a senator for 9 years!

[2Bfair]

wdw505, she is good at spin.

[burt2009]

Out of the limelight and Palin taking fantastic approal ratings Hillary has to make some kind of speech just to show she is not just a trophy on Obama's shelf.

[AnnfromCA]

While I am 99% sure this has nothing to do with Palin, I would agree with you that the tactic of keeping her out of sight and "on message" for several months has just about turned into what you say, "a trophy" SOS.

Condi Rice had a much more visible position.

[2Bfair]

no fan of Condi Rice, but she did have experience and professional credentials for the role. Hillary is a politician and professional spouse, not a good match for SoS

[white mende man]

Palin who? Sorry but she is through. 17% of American voters will not get you in the White House. Remember she has 71% of the Republican vote that comes out to be 71% of 25% of Americans that support the GOP which come out to be the 17% I mentioned earlier.

[RazeTemple]

She was through the moment she opened her mouth on national TV last year. Just a trump card that when looked at more thoroughly, was actually a joker card.

[MIKEBC]

Good job Hillary! -thank goodness we got you and not rice anymore!

[Bulbul]

ditto

[Bushdepression]

Return this hag to the mausoleum where she belongs.

[fratricide08]

Sounds like you're the one who needs to be returned.

[Aabby]

sexist much? Hag?

[fratricide08]

Bingo!

[portlaw]

how about "hack"?

[weebils]

agree

[Jamchinadian]

You should return to your cave with your goat skin loincloth and wooden club.

[piloto]

Out to pasture, fer sure.

[yankees]

Funny how Obama's rating are going down and now Hillary is making a major speech?

[PAposter]

Funny how? Funny peculiar or funny, ha ha?

[Dustee]

That's what she gets when she puts her head down and do the job Obama sent her out to do. But one speech that doesn't coincide with Obama and she try to undercut him...her numbers will drop like a brick. Watch for that.

[Gonzorunner]

"Our dear leader" Obama should be careful. After his failed presidency this term, she will do much to get the job she really wants.

[TFlint]

Failed presidency? You mean he hasn't invaded any foreign countries, tortured detainees and overthrown the Constitution?

[tjmlrc]

No. He's saving all the bad stuff for the horrible, rotten no good Americans this term.

You know. The America that he keeps apologizing to other countries to for existing.

[hondugirl]

I like Obama, but haven't seen any progress toward the economy yet. Must be the Geithner factor, this will cost Obama. I love Hillary and believe if she was in charge the situation would be better by now. As she said it "it takes a Clinton to clean up after a Bush"

[Logistics]

Under Obama NOTHING is on track, everything's getting killed, delayed, or slowed down tremendously. In 7 months in office, Obama has accomplished zero. He's only traveled a lot, that's it.

[piloto]

Cheny Palin is stopping everything from the super secret shadow bunker govt in Mt Rushmore.

[wdw505]

good

[PAposter]

"everything's getting killed, delayed, or slowed down tremendously"

So why exactly is this the case?

[PAposter]

What would she be doing differently...what progress are you tracking?

[KennyFox]

What would she do different? The major banks, which OWN the US, went gambling and loss the size of the Japanese economy -- $2 trillion. It aint coming back. So the Treasury is pumping money into the system. MAYBE Hillary would pump that money into different things, other than crappy banks, but keep in mind, if Bank of America folds, and Citi folds, and Morgan Stanley folds, youre looking at trillions of dollars out of the market, so where does that local entrepreneur go to get a half milion loan to open a restaurant? Sure there are other banks out there, but nothing in comparison to the size and scope of these guys. And the smaller banks get money from the big banks. Im not so sure a Repub or a Dem would do this any other way. The money is gone, daddy, gone. Obama is regulating these guys harder now. But keep in mind that there are very powerful banker interests who want to keep playing Vegas. If you think AIPAC sucks, imagine the lobbies that rep Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan! These guys ahve a looooooong history in the U.S., big wealthy families started these companies. This is the American aristocracy for real.

[Pupadup4oBama]

well said!

[burt2009]

Obama's job approal numbers are dropping daily.

[MIKEBC]

The republicans numbers are lower than low, they are now the party of old, rich, white southern guys.

[weebils]

That is part of being a real president. Sometimes you have to make unpopular decisions for the good of the country and not your own career. This is not high school.

[TFlint]

Maybe he should invade Wall Street and torture the brokers.

[TFlint]

Obama did not cause this economic meltdown. He inherited it from Bush. And he does not rule Wall Street. He does not rule the banking system. I think we should blame YOU for not fixing the economy.

[MNmommy]

Nothing quite like a Hillary post to bring out the H8ers on all sides.

So Pavlovian.

[AnnfromCA]

The resentments over the primary have not been resolved. I doubt they ever will.

[Carnacamarna]

That, I think is very sad. Very very sad (in a shake-my-head disappointed way)

[PAposter]

I believe this is the first time I've agreed with you Ann...it's cathartic.

[piloto]

The Hillbots are seeing how much more she could have done with less money than has been currently spent.

[Pupadup4oBama]

If that is the case, then that says more about the people holding those resentments than it does about the actual persons involved.
Why hold on to hate and resentment - it just eats one up inside. Why be miserable?

[fratricide08]

A lot of the haters are just republican tr0lls.

[AnnfromCA]

Obviously! Oh goodie, let's make the Dems fight with one another. :)

[2Bfair]

or the blind loyalists?