When Hillary Clinton’s campaign announced the site of her June 13 rally today, the reaction had to be, “Of course!”
In 2009, the Roosevelt Institute honored Hillary with the Four Freedoms Award.
Hillary Clinton Receives the Roosevelt Institute’s Four Freedoms Award
September 12, 2009
Remarks Upon Receipt of the Roosevelt Institute’s Four Freedoms Award at the Roosevelt Institute’s Four Freedoms Medals Gala Dinner
Remarks
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of StateWaldorf-AstoriaNew York CitySeptember 11, 2009
SECRETARY CLINTON:… President Roosevelt and the Four Freedoms speech and the declaration, the real call to action that what he said still resonates through the years, shaped much of the work that Eleanor did on her own as she chaired the drafting committee for the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a document that enshrines the Four Freedoms in its preamble.SNIP,,, I think that so much that President Roosevelt said and did during another challenging time in American history stands very large today. Looking at what was done with economic and other difficulties here at home, the rallying of a nation to continue to believe in itself, the optimism that marked everything he did, and the vision that he articulated that helped Americans transcend their personal problems and the troubles of a nation provided a lodestar for every succeeding generation as to how to move forward in the face of adversity.
We bear that responsibility today. And we are called to respond as courageously, as he and his generation did. We therefore should ask ourselves now, as you’ve heard from our four honorees, just what the Four Freedoms mean. Times have changed. Circumstances have certainly altered. But the fundamental truth of the Four Freedoms stands as a stark reminder of what is expected of us. So that even though the circumstances may be different, our response and how we are guided in acting remains the same.
SNIP… In country after country after country, young men and women are persecuted, are singled out, even murdered in cold blood, because of who they love or just based on claims that they are gay. We are starting to track violence against the LGBT community, because where it happens anywhere in the world, the United States must speak out against it and work for its end. (Applause.) Through our annual human rights report, we are documenting human rights abuses against LGBT communities worldwide. And we are seeking out partners at the United Nations such as Brazil, France, Sweden and the Netherlands to help us address these human rights abuses.SNIPIn the future, we will be called to make sacrifices of our own. We may not be able now to foresee what they will be. But let us resolve to summon up that vision that Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt provided for their times which still is as important to our times. Let us forge again our commitment to carry on in service of these four universal and uniquely American freedoms.
When this arrived in today’s email, the only possible reaction you could have was that once again Hillary made the perfect choice.
Friend —
Start spreading the news: The Hillary for America Official Campaign Launch will take place on June 13th in Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park in New York City — and you can be there.
RSVP right now to secure your tickets.
This launch is going to be a truly special event — thousands of Americans coming together to hear Hillary lay out her vision for the future of our country, all at one of the most spectacular locations you’ll ever see.
Trust me — you don’t want to miss this.
RSVP to claim your free ticket:
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/your-ticket/
Thanks,
John
John Podesta
Chair
Hillary for America
Of course! Four Freedoms Park! It is more than a nod to the Roosevelts. It is a validation of Hillary’s values and very likely a foreshadowing of her platform. There probably are very few voters alive who remember FDR’s Four Freedoms speech. These are the freedoms.
The first is freedom of speech and expression — everywhere in the world.
The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way — everywhere in the world.
The third is freedom from want, which, translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants — everywhere in the world.
The fourth is freedom from fear, which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor — anywhere in the world.
That is no vision of a distant millennium. It is a definite basis for a kind of world attainable in our own time and generation. That kind of world is the very antithesis of the so-called “new order” of tyranny which the dictators seek to create with the crash of a bomb.
As we know, since she announced she would run, Hillary has visited some early primary and caucus states and met with voters. You probably did not have to be part of those conversations to be able to guess some of what Hillary heard. We do not know what Hillary will say in 2015 in Four Freedoms Park. We do know that in 1941 in his Four Freedoms Speech FDR said this.
… there is nothing mysterious about the foundations of a healthy and strong democracy.
The basic things expected by our people of their political and economic systems are simple. They are:
Equality of opportunity for youth and for others.
Jobs for those who can work.
Security for those who need it.
The ending of special privilege for the few.
The preservation of civil liberties for all.
The enjoyment — The enjoyment of the fruits of scientific progress in a wider and constantly rising standard of living.
These are the simple, the basic things that must never be lost sight of in the turmoil and unbelievable complexity of our modern world. The inner and abiding strength of our economic and political systems is dependent upon the degree to which they fulfill these expectations.
He went on to outline a plan. Hillary will be doing the same thing on Roosevelt Island in a park dedicated to FDR and that speech. When you think about it, there was no more appropriate venue for this event. None!
AWESOME JOB Still.
The media will get their story. The country will see their champion.
We will get the best president, evah.
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When I grew up in Queens we knew someone who lived on Roosevelt Island in one of the many massive apartment buildings. There is a road from the mainland but the Manhattan side only has a small tram. Mass transit -train and bus service is the only way to go. I have never been to that park at the tip but it looks like it isn’t too big so they might have a lot of logistics to work out.
Local residents will be hunkered down and not leave their parking spaces!
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It’s the setting for the movie Dark Water.
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I believe in all honesty Hillary clinton will be a great first lady president of this country she was my chose from the very start I will support her with all can , I am not a wealthy person, ” just a poor starving artist. I hope that she will give great support the art’s: JOHN VILA AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY MODERN BOLD ARTIST
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I didn’t know where else to post this, but i love this tribute Chelsea gave to Oscar de la Renta:
http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/06/chelsea-clinton-pays-tribute-to-de-la-renta.html
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That is beautiful. So full of love because she was brought up right.
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I reached out to an email address and there is a group from the local dem club who are planning on canvassing people at events to sign up people for voter registration. I told them I wanted to do Hill for America and they are glad to have me go along at events. I will walk around with a clip board signing up Hill volunteers and they will be registering dem voters. They aren’t too far and do events around the region.
The area where psfs 1 lives has an office too. So she can do the same.
We all can print out forms on our computers grab a clip board and ask people if they want to volunteer for Hillary. Easy peasy. Good exercise too.
Get out and go for it. Get some sun, meet some people, get her support team started up and ready for the big one next year.
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Since the rollout is grassroots in most states, if you want to get noticed:
Get a Red White and Blue plastic table cloth and hang it on your car.
Go to the Hillary shop and kick in for some supplies, (mine was 67.00 with shipping) “H” supporter shirt, 2 buttons, 2 signs, 2 bumper stickers. A campaign in a box on the way to me. Be prepared, Scouts.
Now it might look like it is mostly us older wimmens supporting her but not so. Her polls break down EVEN – men at 62% and women at 62% support her.
Her voters aren’t picking her for her gender, they are picking her for her.
🙂
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I just found a life size Hillary cut out. (remember when OBs speechwriter abused one?) and it draws attention to Hillary tables. You can encourage people to tweet pics of themselves with her, etc.
$35 at Amazon and I got a 10 pack of bumper stickers for free to give to donators writing checks to HFA.
So between the two orders just over $100. My sister gave me that for my birthday in May and I put it to the best use I can think of!
Free for me but if it helps our girl – PRICELESS.
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Hillary will be addressing voting rights restrictions tomorrow. Good!
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The NY Times has a story on it. Hillary’s team filed against NC last year then recently WI and OH. Next they will file against GA, NV and Va for voter suppression laws and rights. She is fighting back for the Democratic party against all those states.
Also she is getting an award at the Texas U where she will speak about it.
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[…] I predicted when this venue was announced, she did quote a portion of FDR’s Four Freedom’s speech that remains resonant today. She did not, as some forecast, mention First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt […]
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