Hillary Clinton calls Eleanor Roosevelt ‘gutsy’ for standing by unfaithful husband

Make sure to let us know what you think... we now have comments turned ON below the article!

Failed presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is back in the public eye again, promoting a new book while fielding softball questions teed-up to attack President Donald Trump in friendly media interviews.

In a television segment that aired on Sunday morning, Clinton credited former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt for having been a big inspiration in her life and drew parallels between Roosevelt and herself over the shared experience of marital infidelity. 

Hillary Clinton inspired by Eleanor Roosevelt

Fox News reported that Clinton sat down alongside co-author and daughter Chelsea Clinton for an interview with Jane Pauley that aired on CBS Sunday Morning which was also designed to promote the imminent release of their upcoing project, The Book of Gutsy Women.

The CBS piece opened and closed with the Clinton women admiring a memorial statue of Roosevelt in a Manhattan park and praising the former first lady for her strength and perseverance.

“When I ended up being first lady, she was one of the people that most inspired me because of how she tried to keep thinking about those who were left out, left behind, marginalized,” Clinton said of Roosevelt.

Marital parallels

Pauley keyed in on a passage in the book about a reported pre-presidency extramarital affair involving Franklin D. Roosevelt and a secretary that his wife had hired for him. The divorce had been considered but rejected, and Clinton had written that it was a “gutsy decision” for Eleanor to stay by her unfaithful husband’s side.

“Part of the reason I admire Eleanor Roosevelt is the way she handled that happening to her, and me,” Clinton said. “I say look when something happens in your marriage — as I know well — it can be gutsy to leave, it can be gutsy to stay.

“I felt like I had learned so much from her that I wanted to share that with the reader,” she added. Asked for view on the inclusion of the infidelity in the book, Chelsea simply replied, “It’s her story to tell.”

Lingering electoral bitterness

No interview of Hillary Clinton would be complete without a rehash of the 2016 election and how she still believes she was robbed by President Trump of a rightful electoral victory.

Clinton flatly asserted: “I believe he knows he’s an illegitimate president. He knows.

“He knows that there were a bunch of different reasons why the election turned out the way it did, and I take responsibility for the parts of it that I should, but Jane, it was like applying for a job and getting 66 million letters of recommendation and losing to a corrupt human tornado,” Clinton said. “And so I know that he knows that this wasn’t on the level.

“I don’t know that we’ll ever know everything that happened, but clearly we know a lot and are learning more every day and history will probably sort it all out,” she added. “So of course he’s obsessed with me, and I believe it’s a guilty conscience, so much as he has a conscience.”

721 Responses

  1. Nice post. I learn something new and challenging on sites I stumbleupon everyday. It will always be exciting to read content from other authors and practice something from their sites.

  2. You made some really good points there. I looked on the web to learn more about the issue and found most people will go along with your views on this web site.

  3. Can I simply just say what a comfort to discover somebody that actually knows what they’re discussing over the internet. You certainly understand how to bring a problem to light and make it important. More and more people must look at this and understand this side of your story. I was surprised that you’re not more popular given that you surely possess the gift.

  4. I seriously love your blog.. Very nice colors & theme. Did you build this website yourself? Please reply back as I’m attempting to create my very own blog and would like to learn where you got this from or exactly what the theme is named. Kudos!

  5. Oh my goodness! Awesome article dude! Thanks, However I am going through troubles with your RSS. I don’t know the reason why I cannot join it. Is there anyone else getting the same RSS problems? Anyone that knows the solution can you kindly respond? Thanx!!

  6. Hello! I could have sworn I’ve been to this website before but after browsing through many of the articles I realized it’s new to me. Anyways, I’m definitely pleased I found it and I’ll be book-marking it and checking back regularly!

  7. Hey there! I just want to offer you a big thumbs up for the excellent info you have right here on this post. I am returning to your blog for more soon.

  8. Nice post. I learn something new and challenging on blogs I stumbleupon everyday. It will always be useful to read through content from other writers and practice a little something from other websites.

  9. I’ve been surfing online more than 3 hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours. It’s pretty worth enough for me. Personally, if all web owners and bloggers made good content as you did, the web will be a lot more useful than ever before.|

  10. Hello there, I believe your web site may be having browser compatibility problems. Whenever I take a look at your website in Safari, it looks fine but when opening in I.E., it has some overlapping issues. I simply wanted to give you a quick heads up! Other than that, great site!|

  11. Howdy! Someone in my Facebook group shared this site with us so I came to check it out. I’m definitely loving the information. I’m book-marking and will be tweeting this to my followers! Exceptional blog and superb design and style.|

  12. I have been browsing online more than 2 hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours. It is pretty worth enough for me. In my view, if all webmasters and bloggers made good content as you did, the internet will be a lot more useful than ever before.|

  13. Hi there very cool blog!! Man .. Beautiful .. Superb .. I’ll bookmark your blog and take the feeds additionally…I’m happy to find a lot of helpful information right here within the put up, we’d like develop extra strategies on this regard, thank you for sharing. . . . . .

  14. You are so cool! I do not think I’ve truly read through anything like that before. So good to discover somebody with a few unique thoughts on this subject. Seriously.. many thanks for starting this up. This website is one thing that is required on the internet, someone with a little originality!|

  15. I’m not sure the place you’re getting your info, but great topic. I needs to spend a while learning much more or understanding more. Thanks for fantastic info I was looking for this information for my mission.|

  16. I’m really inspired together with your writing skills as well as with the layout to your weblog. Is this a paid subject matter or did you modify it yourself? Anyway stay up the nice quality writing, it is uncommon to see a great blog like this one these days..|

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Popular