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Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton, George Soros, 17 others (www.msn.com)

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WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden on Saturday named former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and billionaire political activist and philanthropist George Soros recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, part of a group of 19 people selected for the nation's highest civilian honor.

Others presented the medal by the outgoing president at a White House ceremony included U2 frontman Bono, actor Michael J. Fox, actor Denzel Washington, chef José Andrés and William Sanford Nye, better known as television's "Bill Nye the Science Guy."

From the sports world, decorated professional soccer player Lionel Messi of Argentina and retired NBA legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson also received the medal. Messi did not attend the ceremony because of a scheduling issue.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago

What a joke!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago

Why didn't they compromise with the republicans on this?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

I'm not sure an honorific medal confers much prestige when you share it with the likes of a billionaire dragon like George Soros and a reactionary polemicist like Rush Limbaugh.

And giving it to Hillary Clinton makes it look like a DNC consolation prize.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 21 hours ago

"I’m not sure an honorific medal confers much prestige when you share it with the likes of..."

Don't forget Kissinger.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Maybe now she'll take her consolation prize and fuck off into the woods like she should have done 10 years ago.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

And giving it to Hillary Clinton makes it look like a DNC consolation prize.

That's what struck me about the whole thing, but truthfully, the PMF has meant jack shit to me as an American since George Bush gave one to George Tenet for roping us into his fake war.