Candidate Hillary Clinton and President Obama might disagree on his success as a job creator, but she was apparently impressed with his commencement speech at Rutgers, and one line in particular.
“In politics and in life, ignorance is not a virtue.” —@POTUS https://t.co/3MGECPKU2e
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 16, 2016
It’s not certain, then, if Clinton is just being the person top aide Huma Abedin described as “often confused” or she’s just ignorant of history.
In either case, Clinton hopped on the Hamilton hype train and praised Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton as politicians who worked together despite a mutual dislike, creating a government that is the envy of the world — and that her former boss felt he had to fundamentally transform.
Thanks to the hit Broadway musical, Hamilton is a hot property, and many people are now well informed about his life and death.
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/733103861720883201
It was a workable partnership up until the whole shooting thing.
https://twitter.com/Roger247/status/733104358326407168
I'm pretty sure Hamilton got shot over a disagreement, if I recall. And died. You know, in a duel.
— Quintus (@quintusmaxum) May 19, 2016
Except the part where Jefferson's Vice President shot him to death. https://t.co/7F08Dy1xnx
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) May 19, 2016
And then Jefferson's vice president, Aaron Burr, killed Hamilton in a duel.
— Merrill Matthews (@MerrillMatthews) May 18, 2016
you realize that Hamilton was shot and killed by Jefferson's Vice President, right??
— Tom Thurman (@Tommm1954) May 19, 2016
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you realize that's like saying "Obama worked with Paul Ryan- until Joe Biden murdered him".
— Jon (@jonfw2) May 19, 2016
Yes, Alexander Hamilton would never have resorted to violence to settle a dispute.
— Grant Bosse (@grantbosse) May 19, 2016
Hamilton and Burr working through “their disagreements“ pic.twitter.com/PxpfTmcK5z
— eWWright (@Truth_Seeker_37) May 19, 2016
Maybe it’s time to drop this anecdote from the stump speech.
https://twitter.com/pkkilkel/status/733108095090622464
https://twitter.com/UMfangirl/status/733108731957796864
They did not. Jefferson quit the cabinet, "retired" and came back as the leader of an opposition party. Rest is history.
— Michael Marchetti (@wlvslwr) May 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/MatthewLeber/status/733052082979278849
You are no Jefferson. You named Republicans as your number one enemy.
— Michael Martin (@bluefriction) May 18, 2016
More precisely, the enemy she was most proud of making an enemy.
https://twitter.com/dashiellallis/status/733081025836920832