So you think there’s only one international pop superstar in the new Washington administration, eh? Not so! Just check out this clip of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appearing on an Indonesian TV variety show called Dahsyat ("Awesome") this week. (H/t my mom.) The way the young hosts swoon over Clinton, you’d think the Jonas Brothers, or whoever their Indonesian equivalents are, had just walked on set. After some serious talk, they even get the U.S.’ top diplomat to talk about her favorite music around the 4:30 mark. Clinton cites the Beatles and, naturally, the Stones — safe choices, sure, but undeniable ones. The whole thing is funny and surreal, and it’s a reminder that as far as I’m concerned, Hillary should do more TV here in our country, statecraft schedule permitting. Who’s with me?
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Hahaha..I watched this episode. The host (Luna Maya, the left one) said that she couldn’t for three days cause she’s too nervous to meet Hillary. Well I think I’ll also be nervous when I get the chance to meet Hillary
What a pleasure to be able to hear a politician actually be allowed to answer a question instead of being cut of into 20 second soundbites! Along the same lines, it’s interesting that the news shows that I’ve seen here in the US chose to ignore her discussion on policy and just replay the soundclip in which Clinton joked about her bad singing voice.
Hooray for Hillary; she will be
an awesome SofS; smart and truly
caring. Send this video to CNN;
I’d like to see them play ALL of it.
I’m from Indonesia. I just want to say that the English word for “Dahsyat” is not “Awesome”. It is ,like Tyra Banks said, “Fierce”