Hillary Clinton To Hold First Campaign Rally In NYC Honoring Franklin Roosevelt

[Cali_Democrat]

Clinton to hold first campaign rally in NYC
By Ben Kamisar

Hillary Clinton will hold the first major rally of her presidential campaign on June 13 in New York City.

She'll speak at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park in her adopted state, which she represented for eight years in the Senate, campaign officials told reporters.

“Her speech will lay out her view of the challenges facing this country and her vision and ideas for moving the country forward,” an official said.

“Throughout her career, Hillary Clinton has been inspired by FDR’s belief that America is stronger when we summon the work and talents of all Americans and has long admired Eleanor Roosevelt as a role model.”

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/243617-clinton-to-hold-first-campaign-rally-in-nyc

[Wilms]

1. That is simply Hillaryous. n/t

[L0oniX]

2. What a pant load.

[el_bryanto]

3. A nice gesture - certainly someone championing Roosevelt and his policies

would be nice.

Bryant

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. I remember discussing FDR in a high school class in North Miami Beach.

The dynasty ended with him...After him the furthest a Roosevelt got in politics was mayor of Miami Beach.

[libdem4life]

4. I think it is called political optics. Good thing she didn't have it in Arkansas.

[Tarheel_Dem]

20. Why would she have it Arkansas? She wasn't born there, and hasn't lived there for decades.

If that's the case, Bernie should have held his kickoff in Brooklyn, and Barack Obama should have gone back to Hawaii. NEWS ALERT: SHE LIVES IN NEW YORK NOW, but let's just keep that between us.

[Robbins]

6. That's a slap in the face to FDR

he must be turning over in his grave over that.

FDR was hated by wall street so much they plotted to overthrow him,and he led us out of depression through taxing rich and spending money on programs.

[Divernan]

15. There you go w/historical facts!

She should launch her campaign from the trading floor of the NYSE.

This park is relatively small, very enclosed tip of a small island - easy to fill and easy to keep all protestors out. They'll probably have ticketed admission. Take a look at it. It's closed to the public when "private events" are scheduled there.

http://www.fdrfourfreedomspark.org/

ON EDIT: Typical double-speak instructions/explanation, telling us it's ticketed but tickets are not required and ticket holders get expedited entry, but it's also first come, first serve.

The event is open to the public, but it is recommended that guests register for a ticket for expedited entry . . .
Tickets are not required and do not guarantee admission due to space constraints, but every guest is encouraged to RSVP. All entry to the rally will be first-come, first-served.

If it's first come, first served, and "tickets are not required" why are RSVP-ers getting tickets for "expedited entry"?

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/events/view/?id=78696/&utm_source=sp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20150601jp_launch&utm_content=22751599-20160601-JP-launch%20%281%29&utm_term=www_hillaryclinton_com_yo&spMailingID=22751599&spUserID=MTA3MzIzMDc5NTE5S0&spJobID=580080112&spReportId=NTgwMDgwMTEyS0

[KMOD]

7. This is going to be so very cool.

[azmom]

8. This will not end well.

[Demeter]

57. Since it didn't start well, I didn't expect a happy ending

[LordGlenconner]

11. I prefer to call them the Faith Militant

[workinclasszero]

10. Yay Hillary!!!

[brooklynite]

12. Sign up here...

http://links.hillaryclinton.com/ctt?kn=3&ms=MjI3NTE1OTkS1&r=MTA3MzIzMDc5NTE5S0&b=0&j=NTgwMDgwMTEyS0&mt=1&rt=0

[MineralMan]

13. I imagine she'll get quite a crowd for this.

She has many loyal supporters in her race for the White House. She'll also be drawing from the enormous population of NYC. There will be no mistake about the numbers of those who support her there.

[1StrongBlackMan]

53. And by "number of those who support her" ...

you are referring to the composition of the crowd ... No?

[MineralMan]

56. Yes. I assume that anyone who takes the time to go to

that launch is an active supporter. I assume that of any event where a candidate shows up to make an announcement like that.

That certainly doesn't mean that only those who show up at such events are supporters. For example, I could not attend Bernie Sanders' event in Minneapolis due to a previously scheduled activity. I would have gone, otherwise, since I'm caucusing for him here on March 1, 2016. On the other hand, I'd probably attend a Hillary Clinton event, too, if I could, since I expect her to be the eventual nominee, and I'll certainly support her if that is the case.

The number of attendees at an event is interesting, but not a real indication of actual supporters. It all depends on where, when, and the population of the surrounding area. I'd expect any event in New York City to have a high attendance. Similarly, the 3000 or so people who showed up to see Sanders seems appropriate for the Twin Cities, MN. The metro area here has a population of over 3 million. It's not hard to turn out 3000 for an interesting event. Three times that number showed up for a dog walk here that supports an animal rescue organization. That event raised over $1 million. My wife and I were there with our dogs.

Turnout isn't necessarily in proportion to support, really. It's just interesting.

[stonecutter357]

14. K&R!

[alcibiades_mystery]

16. Good job, Ms. Clinton. Great pick!

[Cerridwen]

18. Eleanor Roosevelt: "Is in a class all by herself" A 1993 article about First Ladies... (edit)

Eleanor Roosevelt: "Is in a class all by herself" A 1993 article about First Ladies during an interview with new First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton.

I remembered her being quoted as looking up to Eleanor Roosevelt. I went looking for an/the article.

This is what I found at the News-Journal, Parade Magazine, April, 1993: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1901&dat=19930411&id=Vg4qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ztMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2907,5302920&hl=en

I hope the link works. It's a scan of the pages of the article.

edit to fix name of publication

[SoapBox]

19. I'll just say for now...she's no FDR.

[hifiguy]

21. Not even a pale shadow.

She will never welcome the hatred of the billionaire class she grovels for.

[trumad]

23. The political observations of the Zombie Anti-Hillary clan ..

are so fricking amazing.

Wow...she's not like FDR! Uh....who the fuck is?

[murielm99]

29. Why can't you be more like your brother?

Nag, nag, nag, nag...

Trumad, I have seen so many posts here saying that Bernie supporters do not bash Hillary. This whole thread shows what a lie that is.

[Purrfessor]

55. It has reached a level of bitterness that it makes me wonder

how many actually support Bernie and how many are GOP infiltrators whose only goal is to divide Democrats and incite enough hatred of Hillary that many people will simply not vote if she is the nominee.

[murielm99]

65. I guess repubbies and trolls do not

understand reverse psychology. If they gripe about Hillary enough, a lot of people will begin to understand that they are doing this out of fear and blind partisanship. They will support her because they know she is capable of beating any republican. They will look at the clowns dissing her and see that she is much better than they are. And if they are smart, they will begin to notice how qualified she is.

Too bad more people aren't that smart to begin with.

[frylock]

32. I can assure that we are all living and breathing

[DanTex]

60. Billionaire class, huh? Do you know much about FDR?

He was born into aristocratic privilege, and is first job out of law school was as a corporate lawyer on Wall Street. I can't imagine how much DU would have trashed him.

[LanternWaste]

36. No doubt, yours is in response to someone saying she is, yes?

No doubt, yours is in response to someone saying she is, yes (otherwise, the only other real option we're left with is grade-school petulance)?

You'll of course, direct us to the relevant, emphatic and clear statement.

[Demeter]

58. Not even an Eleanor Roosevelt

In the dark, she could maybe imitate Teddy....

[Fearless]

22. She could honor him by being more like him.

Still waiting for a denouncement of the TPP. Still not holding my breath.

[Demeter]

59. I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.

But darn it, FDR keeps rising from the grave...taunting all the 3rd Way DINOs.

[Iliyah]

24. K & R!

[leveymg]

25. Remember an event in NY rather like this one:

[DemocratSinceBirth]

30. Does this mean Hillary will win two landslide victories and bring in dozens of Democrats to power ?

[cali]

41. not unless her favorable ratings rise considerably

Being popular with dems isn't enough and it is very, very unlikely that she'll have d much AA support as Obama did.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

42. She's working on it

[William769]

64. Those pesky little facts.

[hrmjustin]

34. Hillary actually lives here.

[leveymg]

38. It's the basking in the shadow of icons stuff that's so overdone and revolting.

It's not the venue shopping thing. Here's another example of how Reagan did image manipulation so effectively. This one is in San Diego and is today used as the centerpiece at pacificbattleship.com.

[hrmjustin]

39. ok but i don't see how this relates to Hillary.

[leveymg]

43. Just look at the title of the OP at the top of the thread

The honoring FDR, honoring American heroes, honoring gerbils, etc. stuff is so cliche, particularly when there's a national icon in the background. Reflected glory tends to diminish the object.

It's been done to death. I wish she had a more creative creative team.

[hrmjustin]

44. I see your point.

Personally i would have chosen Iowa.

[Purveyor]

26. I wonder what phony accent she will bring to this event? eom

[hootinholler]

35. Brooklyn!

I can hear it now, "I know you want I should kick some terrist ass."

I can't wait to for her to come to Baltimore so I can hear her do Hoilentoun and then go downy eastren shorr.

[leveymg]

45. Upper Hudson Valley

It has to be inbred to be convincing, though.

[raindaddy]

27. The Onion...

right???

[Thinkingabout]

28. Great going for first rally, Hillary is coming on strong. Looking forward to her

Speech. So far several heads have exploded. If you don't have anything to beat her with then it doesn't do anything towards supporting another candidate. They need to remember this, Hillary has stood the test many times, she will again this time also

[INdemo]

31. Hillary you are so phony.

Hillary you are not an FDR, never will be, never ever will even come close.

You are not a liberal so stop giving us the "I'm to the left" when you are supported by the Wall St mafia your rhetoric is very difficult to take serious.

[hootinholler]

33. Optics over Substance!

If only all the candidates would be more like Hillary.

The irony is strong in that one.

[Fumesucker]

37. Getting harder and harder to tell Borowitz from the real thing

Or vice versa.

[Eleanors38]

40. that's special. Next: a goose hunt.nt

[A Simple Game]

46. That ought to play well in Iowa. She just lost another 5 points of her lead in Iowa to Bernie. n/t

[brooklynite]

52. 57-16? I''ll take that...

[A Simple Game]

54. 5 points here 8 points there no big deal, you know just like last time.

Remind me, last time, how did that work out again.

Oops, never mind, I looked it up. Well if nothing else she did put on a good "show" in the old Iowa horse race last time.

[brooklynite]

62. Wanna look at the last Des Moines Register poll (January)?

56%. I'm sleeping soundly.

[A Simple Game]

71. January, no I don't see any need to look at your dated statistics. Let's see what they

look like in August.

[quickesst]

47. another HRC thread. ....

....hijacked by mean spirited 12 year old mentality. Par for the course.

[peecoolyour]

48. I hear Alanis Morissette is going to introduce her with a song.

[matt819]

49. Oh puhleeze

Can we please just stop the sniping. Okay, Hillary will have a bigger crowd than Bernie. Fine. So what?

These are two excellent candidates, along with O'Malley. They're not perfect, but they are better than anything on the right.

I know it's futile to ask that we all just cut the crap on who's got a bigger. . . crowd.

[workinclasszero]

63. Hey did u go to all the "look at the huge crowd for Bernie"

posts and tell them to lay off? Or is it just the Hillary ones you want to surpress?

[matt819]

72. Nice try

Not the same thing.

The Bernie posts were about the crowds he generated at various events. The posts I read didn't make any comparisons to Hillary events, past, present, or future.

In contrast, this OP basically says, if you think Bernie's crowds or big, you ain't seen nothing yet. That is what is pointless, but it looks like I'm going to have to just suck it up and read this kind of shit for the next 12 months or so.

[Bluenorthwest]

50. The location is a great choice for many reasons.

nt

[Bluenorthwest]

51. The location is a great choice for many reasons.

nt

[William769]

61. Very happy to kick and recommend!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

66. I hope all our candidates get huge crowds...

They earned them.

[Joe the Revelator]

68. Which accent will she use?

Her Iowa accent may be ok, but if she slips up and uses the SC voice, she's going to go over like a fart in a car.

[FloridaBlues]

69. Is this a democratic site?

To much negitivity in DU for Hillary on this site. Might as well be reading fox site.

[Metric System]

70. I was just going to post something similar. It's like reading Free Republic.