The Apollo was not the only Harlem appearance Hillary made today.
She and her old pal Charlie Rangel stopped for coffee-and at a bakery in
the neighborhood. New York Metro area folks are forever grateful to
Charlie for spiriting Hillary to New York to run for the Senate.
Representative Charlie Rangel Meeting with Hillary Clinton
Representative Charlie Rangel (D-NY) and Democratic presidential
candidate Hillary Clinton spoke to reporters as they met for coffee in
Harlem, New York.
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, right, meets a member of the
community, during a campaign stop at the Make My Cake bakery, Wednesday,
March 30, 2016, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. (AP Photo/Mary
Altaffer)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, right, decides what to order
during a campaign stop at Make My Cake Bakery, Wednesday, March 30,
2016, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, right, makes a campaign stop at
Make My Cake Bakery, Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in the Harlem
neighborhood of New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, right, meets a member of the
community, left, at Make My Cake Bakery, Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in
the Harlem neighborhood of New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Rep,
Charles Rangel, background, D-N.Y. watches as Democratic presidential
candidate Hillary Clinton, right, meets a member of the community,
second from left, at Make My Cake Bakery, Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in
the Harlem neighborhood of New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, right, has coffee and cake with
Rep, Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. during a campaign stop at the Make My Cake
bakery, Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in the Harlem neighborhood of New
York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, left, meets Rep, Charles
Rangel, background, D-N.Y. during a campaign stop at the Make My Cake
bakery, Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in the Harlem neighborhood of New
York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, right, meets Rep, Charles
Rangel, background, D-N.Y. during a campaign stop at the Make My Cake
bakery, Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in the Harlem neighborhood of New
York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Rachel Maddowinterviewed
Hillary at the Apollo today. When she returned to the studio, she
heard about Donald Trump's comment to Chris Matthews about punishing
women for abortions which occurred concurrently with Rachel's interview.
Rachel then picked up her gear, rounded up her crew, and headed for
Hillary's office where Hillary gave her an addendum interview on that
subject. Wow!
NEW Trump to @msnbc: "there has to be some form of punishment" for women who have abortions but he has yet to determine what that should be.
Responding
to Rachel Maddow's question about Trump's abortion statement today,
Hillary quoted Maya Angleou: "When people show you who they are, believe
them." She called that statement the most outrageous she has heard in a
very long time.
Maya
Angelou said: "When people show you who they are, believe them." Trump
can try to walk back his words, but we heard him loud and clear.
In
the main interview, Hillary said she is returning to Wisconsin, is
working hard, and taking nothing for granted. She hopes, after the
primaries, that the party comes together.
Hillary
does not understand the argument Bernie poses about delegates and Super
Ds. She said the person with the delegates gets the nomination and
hopes Sen. Sanders will join her should she have the winning number.
Hillary said caucuses are an unusual way for states to choose candidates.
Re:
The Republicans and the chaos within, Hillary intends to run against
their agenda. She said when you strip it down they are all peddling the
same policies from 30-40 years back.
Hillary
said Trump has a "different" personality, but then pointed to his
proposed policies and said he is not that far off from other.
Differences of degree but not kind. His demonization of groups is not
different from much of what that party espouses. He simply has a
different way of expressing these policies.
The fact is, Trump isn't that different from every other Republican candidate who would also outlaw abortion.
Hillary,
who has relationships with many world leaders, said several have voiced
concerns about Trump's statements and plans. She pointed out that our
coalitions depend on getting along with Muslim nations and a strong
NATO. She said we need to take a 360 degree look at how NATO is
constructed and funded, but that the organization itself remains
important.
Hillary
said she will go after Trump on issues. She said Republicans have not
confronted him on issues because they agree with him.
Hillary said she is surprised the primaries will be long. She always expected a contest, and ran her 2008 campaign into June.
She
said she understands how people both here and abroad hear Trump and
Cruz and feels an obligation to go up against the offensive, dangerous
statements.
Rachel
asked Hillary whether she would ask Obama to withdraw the Merrick
Garland nomination. Hillary is not comfortable with the question
because we have one president at a time and not processing that
nomination shuts out all votes cast for Obama in 2012 - including her
own. Her position is to keep the pressure on the Senate to do their
job.
Hillary said we need to elect a Democratic Senate. The SCOTUS standoff has made it clear how important this is.
Rachel
asked whether the work of the Clinton Foundation and the CGI should
wind down while she runs for POTUS. Hillary finds the work astonishing
and would hate to lose that. She said transparency is the best
response.
The fact is, Trump isn't that different from every other Republican candidate who would also outlaw abortion.
Asked
if the Corey Lewandowski incident reflects Trump's attitude toward
women, Hillary responded that Trump has been inciting violence.
Asked
if whe wants to pivot toward Trump, Hillary said she will remain
focused on the primaries but that it is important not to stand silent
when Republicans make outrageous statements.
She stated again that the Republicans do not take Trump on about his statements because they agree.
Again she said she is going back to Wisconsin to do all she can there.
The
Supreme Court shapes virtually every aspect of life in the United
States, from whether you can marry the person you love to whether you
can get health care. And for a long time now, its ideological bent has
led our country in the wrong direction.
If
we’re serious about fighting for progressive causes, we need to focus
on the Court: who sits on it, how we choose them and how much we let
politics dominate that process.
At
its best, the Court is a place where the least powerful voices in our
society are heard and protected, whether they’re African Americans
trying to vote or get an education in the era of segregated schools and
poll taxes … or women trying to make our own health decisions in the
face of laws that would strip that right away.
Hillary Clinton returned to New York today and our homegirl was
greeted with warm enthusiasm at the Apollo in Harlem. Chuck Schumer gave Hillary a resounding
introduction calling on her Senate record as testament to Hillary delivering! He cited delivery
of the CHIP program, the Zadroga Act for 9/11 responders, cleaning up
LI Sound. He cited her fight against Social Security privatization and
her fight for the Brady bill (when she was FLOTUS).
"She listened; she spoke up; and she changed the lives of millions. We know she delivers, and she is not finished delivering
yet... Hillary knows you can walk from one end of 125th St. to the
other and meet people from every continent... One New York; One
America!" - Chuck Schumer
"New
Yorkers took a chance on me and I will never forget that. You have
always had my back and I will always have yours." - Hillary
Harlem,
NY – Yesterday, Hillary Clinton attended an organizing event at the
historic Apollo Theater in Harlem. Clinton discussed her plans to raise
incomes and get results for all communities, keep Americans safe, and
bring the country together.
