I came too late to add input to the question of Hillary Clinton’s remarks regarding nurses. I will agree with the voice of the Capt. Some of us are old enough to remember what many in the media choose to forget. (Believe it or not, not everything is documented online). Shortly after Bill Clinton was elected President, Hillary did indeed say that nurses were overpaid and were nothing but doctor’s handmaidens. Many of us were appalled. What was even more amazing is that she totally disrespected her mother-in-law with that statement (Bill’s mother was a nurse).
The argument that the ANA would not support someone who had made that statement is also false. At the time of the statement, I was an active member of the ANA. Within a year of Hillary’s statement, the ANA asked Hillary to be the keynote speaker at their convention. I dropped my membership and have never rejoined. I could not tolerate an organization who embraced someone who did not respect our profession. It seemed more important to the ANA to have the First Lady as a keynote speaker than to stand up for all nurses. That is when I realized, it is all about the money.