Hillary Clinton to Lay Out Economic Vision in New York Speech

[brooklynite]

Source: New York Times

Hillary Rodham Clinton, at a major outdoor rally planned for Saturday, will directly address concerns that have emerged in the early weeks of her candidacy, telling voters they can trust her to fight for the middle class and stressing that she cares about their problems, several people briefed on her plans say.

The speech, at an event shaping up to be the most ambitious public gathering undertaken by the campaign since Mrs. Clinton began her quest for the White House in April, will be shaped by symbolism as she seeks to make the case for why she should be president.

It will be held in New York City on an island named for Franklin D. Roosevelt, in the shadow of diverse middle-class neighborhoods, as Mrs. Clinton tries to evoke the legacy of the New Deal and lays out her vision for a federal government substantially engaged in lifting American families that feel economically insecure and increasingly left behind.

And she will channel her personal hero, Eleanor Roosevelt, in emphasizing women’s and civil rights and her assertion that the Republican Party is out of touch with an increasingly diverse electorate. Her plans were described by people briefed on the speech who were not authorized to discuss it for attribution before the campaign officially released details.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/12/us/hillary-clinton-to-invoke-roosevelt-in-new-york-speech-laying-out-vision.html?_r=0

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If you're attending in person or watching on C-SPAN, my sources tell me she's expected to speak at 11 AM.

[William769]

1. kick & recommended.

[Jumpin Jack Flash]

2. TPP? TPA? Hope she speaks out on them

and give them the idea of where she stands at.

Otherwise, her speech is and will be mainly lip service to the 99%.

[Populist_Prole]

10. I expect she will, but in a sugar coated way

Stuff like "entering agreements to provide new markets for our products.....blah blah blah" is just a specious half truth ( more like one-eighth truth ) and a euphemism for more corporate written free trade agreements that will cause 10 times the imports for every export made.

[Jumpin Jack Flash]

15. Like I said...

Lip service to the 99%

[Populist_Prole]

19. Bingo

Lip service she'll never have to back up with action.

[stonecutter357]

3. K&R!

[RufusTFirefly]

4. When you have to TELL voters they can trust you...

... I'd say you have a bit of a problem.

[cosmicone]

5. Yes, Hillary is not fortunate to have blind followers n/t

[Indepatriot]

6. I think the very choice of an "island" as a location for her first big rally is a major mistake.

An island does not evoke inclusiveness or working-class accessibility. It has "exclusive" written all over it.

[brooklynite]

8. An island full of middle class housing? Accessible by 8 million people with public transportation?

Some people seem to be looking for things to be unhappy about.

[leftofcool]

12. I have heard from friends in NY that the estimations are 100K people and maybe more.

[nichomachus]

13. Then, good luck using public transportation. What a mess that will be.

A tram and one subway line.

[brooklynite]

16. ...says the person who's never taken the Subway to the World Series...

...or a concert at the Garden

...or Times Sq on New Years Eve

[Jumpin Jack Flash]

25. Uh, perhaps there are more lines GOING there

than there is just one line going over there. It'll be crowded, and that's just the F train from Brooklyn, nearly 99% inaccessible.

Good job.

Clinton didn't think things through.

[brooklynite]

28. This is NYC...we call a crowd like that "Tuesday"

I was was in a meeting with MLB about the All Star Game, and had to explain that what they were expecting was about as stressful as handling the crowds for a Mets-Yankees game.

[Sunlei]

41. upwards to 500,000 people go to the free concerts in central park. unlike most of the usa, NYC has e

excellent public transportation.

[RufusTFirefly]

9. Agreed. She should've held the rally on Flat Brokeback Mountain.

Or maybe Bohemian Grove.

[Man from Pickens]

34. There are so many more appropriate venues

Like the boardroom of Goldman Sachs, or that room where they keep the text of the TPP under armed guard

[1StrongBlackMan]

32. Did you write an OP like that ...

in another DU life?

[Sancho]

40. It would be better to speak in front of a yacht race instead...

that would really send a message of inclusiveness - especially if there's not a minority in sight!!

NYC has such a lack of diversity - well, there's no excuse for such a choice of venue.

[on point]

7. I want to hear ideas, policies and positions; not sympathy, symbols and 'listening'.

otherwise empty and counter productive.

[heaven05]

11. economic vision?????????

to help who? Us(99%) or them(1%) and their corporate and banker interests? Give me a break.

[brooklynite]

17. Funny that a lot of "us" seem to like Hillary Clinton, isn't it?

[heaven05]

20. no, not funny

anyone has the right to vote for whom they will. I don't care if people who disregard her record vote for her...and if she is the primary(s) victor, I will be forced to vote for her. As it stands at this time, though, she really is not the only choice for thinking people who look at voting and policy records.

[Damansarajaya]

24. Hillary is a very good mainstream candidate

for the large Corporatcy party, in the mold of her husband, Al Gore, John Kerry, and as it turns out, Barack Obama.

But we have a chance to run a REAL DEMOCRAT for the first time since RFK.

Let's go for it.

[AndreaCG]

35. You're forgetting George McGovern

Nt

[Autumn]

14. That speech should be interesting, in a

make or break kind of way.

[1StrongBlackMan]

33. Is there anything that HRC can say that you will sway you to support her? n/t

[Autumn]

36. I like Hillary she's a lovely person. I supported her last time but I won't support

her run this time.

[1StrongBlackMan]

38. So that's a "No"? n/t

[Autumn]

42. "I won't support her run this time". Sounds like a "No" to me. I support Bernie n/t

[jeff47]

18. I am in eager anticipation of platitudes with no specific commitments!!

It'll be so exciting to project whatever specific policy I want on to her speech.

[Art_from_Ark]

37. No doubt it will be an exquisite speech,

carefully crafted by 200 advisors and delivered on a silver platter of platitudes.

[Tea Potty]

21. Empty Platitudes imho

I feel no Democrat can be taken seriously about economic, environmental, health, or democratic gov issues issues if they don't stand strongly against the Fast Track & TPP. Enough is enough.

The largest coalition in this country right now is the one against Inequality, and our party should live up to its legacy.

[Damansarajaya]

23. Welcome to DU, TeaPotty!

[Jumpin Jack Flash]

26. +1

Exactly correct! Welcome to DU!

[Damansarajaya]

22. "Shaped by symbolism" Heh.

Meanwhile . . . her stance on TPP?

What would Eleanor Roosevelt do?

[SidDithers]

27. DU rec...nt

Sid

[Thinkingabout]

29. This is great information on the time where it will be televised, will be watching and recording, I

feel sure this will not be the only time to air her speech, it will be over and over. Thanks brooklynite for the information. Of course we have those who are already critiquing her speech and the day has not arrived, doesn't help their favorite candidate.

[lunamagica]

30. K&R. I can't wait!

Go Hillary!

[Brian66]

31. When pigs fly!

Sayin' ain't doin'

Remember when she said that as Senator from New York one of her first acts would be to introduce legislation to abolish the Electoral College?

Of course not.

Nor does anybody else.

[Sunlei]

39. Would be wonderful for the USA to enjoy even a few of the Clinton Foundation type, successes.

doubt republicans 'for profit' will allow, but it is good to see Mrs. Clinton try.

[brooklynite]

43. Livestream of Hillary's speech

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/live/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=tw&utm_campaign=20150611live_fridayam

[brooklynite]

44. Campaign video for tomorrow's event

[Rossi]

45. Hillary's vision?

More income transfer payments to the 1%.