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11-year-old Gives to Campaign May 12, 2008

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Dalton Hatfield is an inspiration! :)

WILLIAMSON, W.Va. Everyone who knows 11-year-old Dalton Hatfield sees it. There’s something special about the young man. His mother Vickie says all who come in contact with the Kentucky elementary student look at him and say “He’s going to be something” when he grows up.

Apparently that goes for former presidents, too.

When Hatfield presented former President Bill Clinton with a check for $440 after Friday’s rally at the Williamson Fire Station, the man who was once the leader of the free world seemed to nearly come to tears.

“You sold your bike to get this?” Clinton asked the McAndrews, Ky. native.

The reply was “yes” and a whole lot more.

Hatfield feels so strongly that Hillary Clinton should be the next president he not only sold his bicycle, but video games and anything else he could find that “I could make money with” to donate to the former first lady’s bid for the Democratic nomination.

“I was thinking one day how could I make money for the campaign,” he says. “And I just went through my closet and found things I didn’t need.”

“I though he was raising vacation money,” says Vickie Hatfield, who along with Dalton’s father, Bruce Hatfield, accompanied him to the event. “When I found out it was for Hillary, I told him to go for it.”

The result was a donation that for the most part left the former president, who is known as a great communicator, speechless.

 

Grace for President April 7, 2008

Title: Grace for President

Author: Text by Kelly S. Dipucchio and pictures by LeUyen Pham

ISBN: 978-0868-3819-3

Reading level: K-4

Schu’s notes: The perfect book for teaching about primary elections, the electoral college, and politcal sexism.

Schu’s rating: Four :) out of Four  

I would recommend and pass along Grace for President, even if Hillary Clinton were not my number one Democratic nominee for President.  Grace reminds me of the star of Molly Lou Melon,–a character who stands up for her beliefs and represents the common person.

When Grace’s teacher shows pictures of all of the presidents, spunky and fun Grace shouts, “Where are all of the girls?” Her teacher explains that America has not had a female commander in chief. After much thinking, Grace decides that she can be an effective president. Grace ends up running against Tom, the “smartest” boy in her grade. Grace and Tom run a full fledged campaign that beautifully parallels Hillary and Barack. In the end, the candidate who is the most prepared and ready from day one is delcared the winner! J J J J J J J J

I plan to give many copies as gifts. Thank you, Kelly DiPuchhio and Leuyen Pham!

Visit the author’s website @ http://www.kellydipucchio.com/ 

 

This is why I love Hillary March 11, 2008

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Good Luck Tonight, Hill! February 26, 2008

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 Clinton campaigned in Ohio Tuesday.

 

 

Good Luck in Texas and Ohio February 22, 2008

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Hildago (2), originally uploaded by Hillary Clinton.

 

Explaining the Democratic Delegate Math February 21, 2008

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“This one is for the girls” February 18, 2008

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Hillary Clinton montage set to Martina McBride’s “This One’s for the Girls”

 

Have a Super Duper Tuesday! February 5, 2008

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Election Subject Guide January 27, 2008

Rebecca Crown Library at Dominican University put together an Election 2008 Subject Guide. It lists non-partisan information about candidates, the election process, and other political information.

 

She’s Ready from Day One January 7, 2008

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Today Hillary rallied at Nashua North High School.

nashua-10, originally uploaded by Hillary Clinton.
 

An Important Day in Iowa January 3, 2008

 

Good Afternoon, Iowa! January 2, 2008

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On the eve of Iowa’s caucus, here is a reminder of an earlier post…

http://mrschu81.wordpress.com/2007/11/18/caucusing-is-easy/

 

Hillary with Charles Gibson December 8, 2007

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Hillary shares childhood memories and what it is like to have a chance of being the first female Commander in Chief. This is worth watching regardless of whom you support.

 

Caucusing is Easy! November 18, 2007

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