Hillary Clinton: “Yes, the future is female”
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‘The future is female,’ Hillary Clinton says in 1st post-inauguration statement
Michael Walsh 4 hours agoHillary Clinton makes first public comments since election
Hillary Clinton may have lost the presidential election, but she’s still advocating for one of her campaign’s core tenets — increasing opportunities for women and girls.
In her first video statement since President Trump’s inauguration, Clinton cited the historic Women’s March on Washington as evidence of her belief that “the future is female.”
“Despite all the challenges we face, I remain convinced that yes, the future is female,” Clinton said. “Just look at the amazing energy we saw last month as women organized a march that galvanized millions of people all over our country and across the world.”
The video was made for the 2017 Makers Conference, an invitation-only work conference being held Monday to Wednesday at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. The event organizers bring together hundreds of female leaders to celebrate the accomplishments of women and inspire young women to become “the leaders of tomorrow.”
In the video, Clinton expressed her support for Makers’ mission to share “women’s stories and celebrate women’s vital roles in the past, present and future of our country.” She said it’s more important than ever for women to focus on the theme of this year’s conference: “be bold.”
“We need strong women to step up and speak out,” she said. “We need you to dare greatly and lead boldly. So please, set an example for every woman and girl out there who’s worried about what the future holds and wonders whether our rights, opportunities and values will endure.”
Gender politics were front and center during the hard-fought presidential campaign. Clinton was the first woman to become a major party’s presidential nominee, and polling suggested that she was poised to become the first woman elected to the U.S. presidency. Despite easily winning the popular vote, Clinton ultimately lost the election to Trump, whose late-stage campaign was plagued with accusations of sexual misconduct.
The resulting outcry among liberal women and like-minded men culminated in the Woman’s March on Washington and many sister marches across the globe, which drew an estimated 4.9 million participants worldwide.
Clinton ended her video echoing a memorable moment from her concession speech in which she told girls to never doubt themselves.
“And remember you are the heroes and history makers, the glass-ceiling breakers of the future. As I’ve said before, I’ll say again, never doubt you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and every opportunity in the world.”
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Talk about a perfect illusion! Lady Gaga’s death-defying leap into Houston’s NRG Stadium was prerecorded ahead of her epic Super Bowl LI halftime show performance Sunday, February 5.
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As viewers saw on Sunday night, Mother Monster, 30, kicked off her career-spanning spectacle by standing on the roof of the venue and singing “God Bless America” and “This Land Is Your Land” as 300 Shooting Star Intel drones painted the sky red, white and blue. Following the patriotic intro, Gaga seemingly jumped off the top of the stadium — which has a retractable roof — to descend onto the stage.
In an interview with USA Today on Sunday, Intel General Manager Natalie Cheung revealed that Gaga’s daring stunt was taped on Monday, January 30, nearly a week prior to her performance. According to Cheung, the bit was prerecorded not because the “Poker Face” singer couldn’t pull off the tour de force, but simply because of weather and time.
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“So there’s a lot of weather and environment [issues],” Cheung told USA Today. “In February, you don’t know what it will be like during Super Bowl day. We’d hate to plan all this and, if the wind speeds are too high or if it’s raining and the roof is closed, no one can see this spectacular show. So our creative team, as well as the Super Bowl creative team, felt this would be best to be filmed.”
She added: “Lady Gaga also was on the roof when this was filmed, and from a logistics and creative perspective, it’s a bit hard for her to go from the roof all the way down to the floor of the stadium.”
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Even though the superstar’s intro wasn’t live, she still wowed the crowd with a 13-minute medley of her greatest hits, including “Just Dance,” “Born This Way” and “Bad Romance.” Gaga reportedly broke down in tears — the good kind! — after ending her performance with a triumphant mic drop.
Sources told Billboard on Sunday that the pop diva was “very emotional” and “crying” as she exited the stage and “dove right into her sister’s [Natali Germanotta] arms.”
The morning after her performance, the Grammy winner announced her plan to embark on the Joanne world tour later this year, which begins in Vancouver, British Columbia, on August 1.
