Thursday, January 10, 2008
Clinton: “Yes, I will support a re-affirmation of the Doha Declaration!”
First-hand account of what went down in Nashua at the Clinton event: She gave a quick stump speech and then went straight into a Q/A session in a gym of about 2,000 people. I got the first question, and by enormous luck, CNN cut in live just as I started the question, and our colleague T. Richard happened to be watching at that moment to catch it. I asked the question partially noted below thanking her for her global AIDS commitments but requesting immediate action by co-sponsoring the resolution which would re-affirm Doha. Her lengthy and positive response is also in the transcript below. (thanks Rob and Sarah for getting that and sending it out!) It is key to note that after she said, “I will support a re-affirmation of the Doha Declaration” I asked her again, “So you will sign-on as a co-sponsor to the resolution?” and that is when she said “Yes. I will.” as recorded in the transcript. She was very clearly responding specifically to the question of co-sponsorship. In the handshake line afterward, I thanked her for agreeing to co-sponsor the resolution and told her we will look forward to seeing her name on it very… (more)
