Hillary Clinton told a sold out crowd of 2,200 at the Orpheum theater in San Francisco that a major reason for her to make a run for the White House would be "to advance the roles and opportunities of women and girls," reports Carla Marinucci In S.F., Clinton expands on possible 2016 presidential run.
Clinton was greeted with a standing ovation.
"If I decide to do it, I will talk about it every day," she told a sold-out crowd of 2,200 at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco, during a tour promoting her new book, "Hard Choices," a memoir of her years as secretary of state in the Obama administration.
"I have a set of experience ... and for my entire life, I've been an advocate for people who need a voice, need someone in their corner," she told KQED host Scott Shafer.. ... "I've been on the front lines of all kinds of issues. ... You might remember health care," she said. "I understand the pressures. ... I believe I have the skills and experience to do the job."
Scott Schafer also told Clinton that Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry had just been in San Francisco the previous week. "Lucky you!" she replied.
Schafer then asked her about his comments comparing homosexuality with alcoholism, and Clinton struck out with a sharp jab.
"We're living in a time of real political angst," she said. "There's a lot of work to be done, and I believe it's going to come down to people demanding that those who hold public office start making evidence-based decisions again."
Clinton also mentioned that some "African leaders ... were 'very far behind in their thinking' on that front," and that those conversations where "intense and painful."
Hillary Clinton also slammed Vice President Dick Cheney's criticism of President Obama's leadership on Iraq.
"Just think about that logic," she told Shafer. "There he is, basically saying, 'Barack Obama should have cleaned up the mess that I made.' "
Hillary Clinton's "expansive" comments about her unque qualifications for being president, and wanting to be a role model a leader for "girls and women" is leading to speculation by some that she may leaning in the "affirmative" direction in her consideration of whether or not to run for president in 2016.