Michelle Obama (1964) lawyer, writer, wife of Barack Obama and former First Lady of the United States
2010s, 2016 Democratic National Convention (2016)
2016, DNC Address (July 2016)
Context: You know, nothing truly prepares you for the demands of the Oval Office. You can read about it. You can study it. But until you’ve sat at that desk, you don’t know what it’s like to manage a global crisis, or send young people to war. But Hillary has been in the room; she’s been part of those decisions. She knows what’s at stake in the decisions our government makes — what’s at stake for the working family, for the senior citizen, or the small business owner, for the soldier, for the veteran. And even in the midst of crisis, she listens to people, and she keeps her cool, and she treats everybody with respect. And no matter how daunting the odds, no matter how much people try to knock her down, she never, ever quits.
That is the Hillary I know. That’s the Hillary I’ve come to admire. And that’s why I can say with confidence there has never been a man or a woman — not me, not Bill, nobody — more qualified than Hillary Clinton to serve as president of the United States of America.
Michelle Obama (1964) lawyer, writer, wife of Barack Obama and former First Lady of the United States
2010s, 2016 Democratic National Convention (2016)
Elizabeth Warren (1949) 28th United States Senator from Massachusetts
Remarks to convention of the American Constitution Society in Washington June 9, 2016 Elizabeth Warren lashes out at Donald Trump: He is a 'thin-skinned, racist bully https://theweek.com/speedreads/629183/elizabeth-warren-lashes-donald-trump-thinskinned-racist-bully, by Catherine Garcia in The Week magazine online. <br class="br">2016
Brent Budowsky (1952) American journalist
Why Libertarian Gary Johnson must be included in debates (August 11, 2016)
Patrick Buchanan (1938) American politician and commentator
"It Ain't Over Till It's Over" https://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/it-aint-over-till-its-over/ (August 19, 2016), Chronicles <br class="br">2010s
Donald J. Trump (1946) 45th President of the United States of America
[Trump finally says Obama born in U.S., blames Clinton for controversy, USA Today, 16 September 2016, http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2016/09/16/donald-trump-barack-obama-hillary-clinton-presidential-campaign-birtherism/90471868/] <br class="br">Conspiracy theories about Barack Obama's citizenship were not started by Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign according to PolitiFact.com http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/sep/16/donald-trump/fact-checking-donald-trumps-claim-hillary-clinton-/, and Trump continued to question Obama's citizenship for years after he released his long-form birth certificate in 2011 http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/sep/16/donald-trump/donald-trumps-pants-fire-claim-he-finished-obama-b/. <br class="br">2010s, 2016, September
“Hillary says she has been tested. Well, I hope so. You never know what Bill might bring home.”
Jay Leno (1950) American comedian, actor, writer, producer, voice actor and television host
Guest monologue on The Tonight Show http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jay-leno-takes-jimmy-fallons-867267, 17 February, 2016 <br class="br">The Tonight Show
“Nobody's going to elect me president of the United States.”
Michael Bloomberg (1942) American businessman and politician, former mayor of New York City
http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/crucialdates/
Presidential Prospects
“Such a nasty woman. [of Hillary Clinton]”
Donald J. Trump (1946) 45th President of the United States of America
Third Presidential debate (19 October 2016), full transcript http://fortune.com/2016/10/19/presidential-debate-third-transcript/ at fortune.com. <br class="br">2010s, 2016, October