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Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumBarbara Boxer was on the Diane Rehm show this morning.
A caller asked her if she could offer him any advice as he considered running for political office. She told him: don't run to be something, run to do something. Good advice indeed.
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Barbara Boxer was on the Diane Rehm show this morning. (Original Post)
teamster633
Jun 2016
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SunSeeker
(54,615 posts)1. K & R
underthematrix
(5,811 posts)2. Great advice
SharonClark
(10,398 posts)3. Too many people do it for the first
and they lose sight that they are suppose to represent their constituency and do right for the country.
displacedtexan
(15,696 posts)4. Beautifully stated!
I hate that she's retiring, but I understand her decision. Working until age 75 has to be enough, though.
sheshe2
(89,615 posts)5. Well said, Barbara. nt