Giffords and Clintons Strengten Ties

The event wasn’t gun-rights related, but keep in mind that Hillary wants to be president, so judge her by the company she keeps.

PHOENIX — A community service project that aims to convert vacant lots in Phoenix into urban gardens and community space for public use is drawing some high-profile volunteers — Bill and Chelsea Clinton and former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

The midday Sunday event at a community garden was coming at the end of a weekend conference attended by more than 1,000 students who listened to speeches from Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Sen. John McCain, and heard TV host Jimmy Kimmel interview both Clintons.

Hillary Clinton, who’s considering running for president in 2016, told Kimmel on Saturday night that she was “very much concerned” about the direction of the country. The former secretary of state and first lady said she was “obviously thinking about all kinds of decisions” regarding her future.

The service project in downtown Phoenix was wrapping up this year’s Clinton Global Initiative University conference. Vacant lots account for 43 percent of the total land in the city, according to the project’s website.

Giffords was seriously wounded in a 2011 shooting when a lone gunman opened fire as the Democratic congresswoman met with constituents in a Tucson shopping mall. Six people died and 13 were wounded in the attack. Giffords and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, now lobby for gun control legislation.

During their discussion with Kimmel, the Clintons talked about the importance of perseverance. Hillary Clinton said many people give up if they don’t succeed right away, but “that’s often the best time for what you can learn about yourself.”

She noted that her husband lost his first political race. She said she never expected to run for office and then won a U.S. Senate seat representing New York.

“But then I had a big loss which we all remember,” Clinton said, referring to her unsuccessful 2008 bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. “You just have to decide what you really care about.”

Earlier Saturday, Bill Clinton urged students to engage in politics and debate issues such as debt reduction, and he offered advice that might also apply to his wife.

“Changing the world is a group enterprise,” the former president said. “There’s no place for any of us in the peanut gallery. We have to be on the field and playing.”

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Poor old Hillary, a senior-citizen with dreams of changing the world. The arrogance of this people.

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