History UsefulNotes / HillaryClinton

Clinton's policies, image, and general existence are highly controversial and as with all things political, kindly follow the RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment.

'''Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton''' (born October 26, 1947) began her legal career as a children's advocate in Arkansas, which led her to a prestigious (and glass-ceiling-smashing) legal career at the Rose Law Firm. Said legal career eventually led her to serve as Senator from New York, run for President (twice), and [[DefeatMeansFriendship be co-opted]] for the Administration of the first guy who beat her -- some dude named UsefulNotes/BarackObama -- as Secretary of State, a role in which she visited 112 countries in four years and which has seen her widely regarded by many as one of the best modern Secretaries of State ever to hold the position.

Oh yeah, and for eight years she was [[UsefulNotes/BillClinton First Lady of the United States]], being without question the most politically active First Lady in American history, handily beating out even Eleanor Roosevelt.

Although several different biographies of her have been written, she has also written her own autobiographies, ''Living History'' (2003) and ''Hard Choices'' (2014).

* She is heavily implied to be Will [=McAvoy=]'s contact at the State Department in ''Series/TheNewsroom'', particularly as, when Will says he can't get hold of his contact there, another character tells him to call "her husband".

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* NeverMyFault: Has blamed everybody and everything except herself for losing the 2016 election

* She is heavily implied to be Will [=McAvoy=]'s contact at the State Department in ''Series/TheNewsroom'', particularly as, when Will says he can't get hold of his contact there, another character tells him to call "her husband".

* She goes by the name Hilldog in WesternAnimation/SouthPark. In ''The Snuke,'' her supporters wear dog masks, and she speaks with a heavy [[AmericanAccents Dixie]] accent. [[HilariousInHindsight In 2008, the real Hilldog imitated the accent to southern voters, and in 2016 she imitated a dog to mock Republicans.]]

Has exaggerated situations during retelling them, like the Sstory about she once was on a airplane that was under sniper fire during landing, forcing her and her people to quickly evacuate the runway. Records show that actual landing was routine and without incident. Also once said "I don't think I've ''ever'' told a lie".

Has demonstrated a tendency to exaggerate situations in order to enhance her image, like telling a story about she once was on a airplane that was under sniper fire during landing, forcing her and her people to quickly evacuate the runway. Records show that actual landing was routine and without incident. Also once famously said "I don't think I've ''ever'' told a lie" with a perfectly straight face.

Has demonstrated a tendency to exaggerate situations in order to enhance her image, like telling a story about she once was on a airplane that was under sniper fire during landing, forcing her and her people to quickly evacuate the runway. Records show that actual landing was routine and without incident. Also once famously said "I don't think I've ''ever'' told a lie" with a perfectly straight face.

Has a tendency to exaggerate situations in order to enhance her image, like telling a story about she once was on a airplane that was under sniper fire during landing, forcing her and her people to quickly evacuate the runway. Records show that actual landing was routine and without incident. Also once famously said "I don't think I've ''ever'' told a lie" with a perfectly straight face.

Has a tendency to exaggerate situations in order to enhance her image, like telling a story about she once was on a airplane that was under sniper fire during landing, forcing her and her people to quickly evacuate the runway. Records show that actual landing was routine and without incident. Also once famously said "I don't think I've ''ever'' told a lie" with a perfectly straight face.

'''Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton''' (born October 26, 1947) began her legal career as a children's advocate in Arkansas, which led her to a prestigious (and glass-ceiling-smashing) legal career at the Rose Law Firm. Said legal career eventually led her to serve as Senator from New York, run for President (twice), and ultimately [[DefeatMeansFriendship be co-opted]] for the Administration of the guy who beat her -- some dude named UsefulNotes/BarackObama -- as Secretary of State, a role in which she visited 112 countries in four years and which has seen her widely regarded by many as one of the best modern Secretaries of State ever to hold the position.

Oh yeah, and for eight years she was [[UsefulNotes/BillClinton First Lady of the United States]], making her without question the most politically active First Lady in American history, handily beating out even Eleanor Roosevelt.

'''Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton''' (born October 26, 1947) began her legal career as a children's advocate in Arkansas, which led her to a prestigious (and glass-ceiling-smashing) legal career at the Rose Law Firm. Said legal career eventually led her to serve as Senator from New York, run for President (twice, one still undecided), and ultimately [[DefeatMeansFriendship be co-opted]] for the Administration of the guy who beat her -- some dude named UsefulNotes/BarackObama -- as Secretary of State, a role in which she visited 112 countries in four years and which has seen her widely regarded by many as one of the best modern Secretaries of State ever to hold the position.

* She was parodied in several ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketches. She was played by Creator/AmyPoehler in the most famous one, where Creator/TinaFey played Sarah Palin. She was also portrayed by Jan Hooks, Ana Gasteyer, Vanessa Bayer and most recently Kate [=McKinnon=].

She chose not to remain in the post for Obama's second term, passing that baton to now-former Senator John Kerry. Though she refused to say 'yes' to whether or not she would run again in 2016, she also, quite notably, refused to say ''[='no'=]''. She also hinted that she might write another book, which was later [[http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/09/hillary-clinton-memoir-to-release-june-10/ confirmed]]; a second memoir called ''Hard Choices'', covering her time as Secretary of State was released in June of 2014. In April 2015, the speculation was confirmed when she [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uY7gLZDmn4 finally announced her candidacy]] for President in the 2016 election.

%% Please try to stick to the facts on this page. As noted, Clinton and her policies are highly controversial and this is not the place to re-enact the 2008 or 2016 Presidential race or to debate any aspect of her decades-long tenure in politics.
%% Furthermore, please note that Clinton has clinched a majority of pledged delegates, but not total delegates; don't refer to her as the presumptive Democratic nominee on this page before the convention, unless Bernie Sanders officially concedes.

%%Please try to stick to the facts on this page. As noted, Clinton and her policies are highly controversial and this is not the place to re-enact the '08 Presidential race or to debate any aspect of her decades-long tenure in politics.

%%Presumptive nominee or not, it's probably best not to mention it until it's official in Philly. Because FlameBait.

* In the film ''The Special Relationship'' (broadcast on {{Creator/HBO}} in 2010), she's played by Hope Davis. The film is about the relationship between Bill Clinton and TonyBlair.

She chose not to remain in the post for Obama's second term, passing that baton to now-former Senator John Kerry. Though she refused to say 'yes' to whether or not she would run again in 2016, she also, quite notably, refused to say ''[='no'=]''. She also hinted that she might write another book, which was later [[http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/09/hillary-clinton-memoir-to-release-june-10/ confirmed]]; a second memoir called ''Hard Choices'', covering her time as Secretary of State was released in June of 2014. In April 2015, the speculation was confirmed when she [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uY7gLZDmn4 finally announced her candidacy]] for President in the 2016 election. ("What a shock," [[ForegoneConclusion said nobody ever]].)

Oh yeah, and for eight years in there she was [[UsefulNotes/BillClinton First Lady of the United States]], making her without question the most politically active First Lady in American history, handily beating out even Eleanor Roosevelt.

* She is heavily implied to be Will [=McAvoy=]'s contact at the State Department in ''Series/TheNewsroom'', particularly as, when Will says he can't get hold of his contact there, another character tells him to call "her husband".