Embracing Lincoln, Clinton to urge nation to fix divisions
Source: MSN/Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Hillary Clinton is embracing the symbolism of Abraham Lincoln's "House Divided" speech, arguing that the nation needs to repair its divisions after a series of high-profile shootings.
Clinton's campaign said the Democratic presidential nominee would use the backdrop of the Old State House in Springfield, Illinois, on Wednesday to discuss the importance of uniting the country and healing divisions in the nation's politics and culture.
Lincoln delivered his address about the perils of slavery in June 1858 to the state Republican convention, famously declaring that "a house divided against itself cannot stand." He was defeated in his Senate bid that year but elected president two years later.
Returning to the site of Lincoln's speech, Clinton intends to address race relations in the aftermath of the shooting deaths of five Dallas police officers who were working at a public protest over fatal police shootings of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota.
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The MSM wants racial tension and Donald Trump is the man to deliver it. Trump is describing an apocalypse and promising payback, which gets people going. Think of his rallies were he encourages his supporters to rough up protesters.
The question that the MSN should ask is whether Trump and his supporters are among the reasons why racial tensions are so high, since his won the GOP nomination through blatant appeals to racism. To people of color, the GOP's selection of Trump is a validation that white America is hateful and actively trying to oppress them.
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