Tuesday, June 07, 2016 6:32:16 PM
Bernie Sanders On Superdelegates, Hillary Clinton (Full Interview) | Meet The Press | NBC News
Published on May 31, 2016 by NBC News [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeY0bbntWzzVIaj2z3QigXg / http://www.youtube.com/user/NBCNews , http://www.youtube.com/user/NBCNews/videos ]
Sen. Bernie Sanders weighs in on the state of his campaign to become the democratic nominee and whether he'd be willing to be fmr. Sec. Hillary Clinton's VP.
[originally aired May 29, 2016]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1y4dbVMQws [with comments] [non-YouTube version embedded at http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/bernie-sanders-doesn-t-say-no-hypothetical-clinton-vp-slot-n582346 (with comments)] [show transcript at http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-may-29-2016-n582321 (with comments)]
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Enough with Bernie Sanders
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks at a rally at Kaiser Permanente Arena on May 31 in Santa Cruz, Calif.
(Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
By Stephen Stromberg
June 1, 2016
This is the place where a policy-oriented Washington commentator like myself is supposed to offer Bernie Sanders supporters some sort of olive branch. For example, I could point out that he has highlighted some real issues. I am angry about money in politics, too. I believe that income inequality is a problem, too. I think the safety net needs strengthening, too. In other words, I am supposed to indicate that I get why Sanders has a movement.
But the truth is that Sanders does not deserve a movement, and his losing campaign does not deserve unusual deference and concessions. His tale about American oligarchy is simplistic, his policy proposals are shallow, his rejection of political reality is absurd, his self-righteousness and stubbornness are unbecoming. And, yes, he has lost. Here are some simple points worth repeating:
• Sanders’s path to the Democratic presidential nomination is essentially nonexistent. His only hope rests on convincing Democratic “superdelegates,” nearly all of whom back Hillary Clinton, to swing his way. They will not do that. It is incoherent for Sanders to ask them to do so, given that he has attacked superdelegates as non-democratic actors in the nominating process and that Clinton will almost certainly end the cycle with more votes and more pledged delegates. It is also staggeringly arrogant that Sanders would think that superdelegates, the Democratic “establishment” sorts that he has spent the whole campaign cartoonishly attacking as tools of Wall Street, would be open to his entreaties.
• It is politically reasonable for the superdelegates to stick with Clinton. The poll numbers Sanders cites to argue that he would be a stronger nominee do not reflect the impressions voters would have after the Republicans engaged in a sustained anti-Sanders assault — the sort of thing Clinton has endured for decades. Polling shows [ http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/sanders-isnt-doing-well-with-true-independents/ ] that Sanders does not, in fact, do unusually well among true independents and that many of these crucial swing voters have not formed an opinion of him.
• A Clinton nomination would be wholly legitimate. Sanders zealot Seth Abramson writes [ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-abramson/how-to-explain-the-sanders_b_10206250.html ], “While not rigged, there is no question that the Democratic Party’s primary process — which uses superdelegates to create an appearance of pre-election electoral inevitability and closed primaries and onerous registration requirements to exclude many new, independent, and party-switching voters — has dramatically favored Mrs. Clinton.” This is nonsense, considering that Sanders has benefited from weird, anti-democratic quirks of the nominating process. FiveThirtyEight ran the numbers and found [ http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-system-isnt-rigged-against-sanders/ ] that “Clinton has been hurt at least as much by caucuses as Sanders has been hurt by closed primaries.”
So, enough with the reality-denial. Enough with the sanctimony. Enough with the attitude that only Sanders’s agenda counts. Enough with the dream that his movement is broader and more powerful than it has proved to be at the ballot box. Enough with the paranoid conspiracy theorizing, the lazy attacks on the “establishment,” the platitudes about the right to health care and the right to free college without realistic plans [ https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/05/09/confirmed-sanders-is-selling-a-fantasy-agenda/ ] to realize them, the delegitimization of those who disagree, the scorning of practicality, the outrageous negativity about the state of the country and the simplistic narrative of evil 1 percenters who are to blame for everything that is wrong. Enough with the excuses for half-baked policy proposals (It is the direction, not the specifics, that matter!). Enough with the “political revolution.”
Berners can accept reality or sink deeper into delusion. Only one of these options would be good for them and good for the country.
© 2016 The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/06/01/enough-with-bernie-sanders/ [with embedded video clip, and comments]
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Boxer: Sanders ‘can’t just diss everybody' who supports Clinton
Morning Joe
6/1/16
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) shares her thoughts on Bernie Sanders and his assertion that the latest Clinton endorsement is from the ‘establishment.’ She also defends her support of the former Secretary of State and her defense against an array of opponent attacks. Duration: 3:26
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http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/boxer-sanders-can-t-just-diss-everybody-696618563884 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSfjXIBIgoU [with comments]
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Jane Sanders: We transformed the Dem party this year
Andrea Mitchell Reports
6/1/16
Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders’ wife Jane Sanders joins NBC’s Andrea Mitchell to react to California Governor Jerry Brown endorsement of Hillary Clinton and the superdelegate and nominating process among the Democratic party. Duration: 7:37
This Jane Sanders argument about superdelegates makes no sense
Bernie Sanders and his wife Jane.
June 1, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/06/01/this-jane-sanders-argument-about-superdelegates-makes-no-sense/ [with comments]
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http://www.msnbc.com/andrea-mitchell-reports/watch/jane-sanders-we-transformed-the-dem-party-this-year-696769603995 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYsLblrzT1c [with comments]
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Sanders ratchets up attacks on Democrats
Hardball with Chris Matthews
6/1/16
Bernie Sanders is at war with some of the biggest liberal icons of the Democratic party, including former U.S. Congressman Barney Frank. Frank faces off with Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver on Hardball. Duration: 11:35
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http://www.msnbc.com/hardball/watch/sanders-ratchets-up-attacks-on-democrats-697117763528 [the above YouTube of the segment for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F79M7g0rvt8 (with comments)]
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Is tone of Sanders campaign coming from top?
Hardball with Chris Matthews
6/1/16
Talking Points Memo's Josh Marshall, Reuters' Luciana Lopez and The New York Times' Nicholas Confessore discuss what might be going on behind the scenes of the Sanders campaign. Duration: 4:50
It Comes From the Very Top
May 18, 2016
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/it-comes-from-the-very-top [included in full in the post to which this is a reply]
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http://www.msnbc.com/hardball/watch/is-tone-of-sanders-campaign-coming-from-top-697132611730
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Sanders Supporter Warns Democratic Leadership To Reduce Power Of Superdelegates
Phil Roeder (CC-BY)
Supporters Will Propose A Resolution This Weekend To Abolish Superdelegates
By Scottie Lee Meyers
Thursday, June 2, 2016, 3:00pm
Listen [ http://www.wpr.org/listen/937791 ]
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A member of the Better With Bernie Committee, a local chapter of progressive voters supporting Bernie Sanders for president, gave warning on Thursday to Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to reduce the power of superdelegates at the upcoming Democratic Party convention by evoking the violent scenes of the party's 1968 convention in Chicago.
"There will be thousands, possibly tens of thousands of progressives outside the convention in Philadelphia pressuring for a progressive outcome in the convention," said Buzz Davis, a member of the Better With Bernie Committee. "If Ms. Wasserman (Schultz) gives the state police and the Philadelphia police ... the go ahead as (Chicago Mayor) Mr. Daley gave the go ahead to beat the hell out of the people who protested in the 1968 Democratic convention that were interested in peace, then we don't know what will happen."
Davis added, "I hope that doesn't happen, but these people have to be smart enough to see the handwriting on the wall," referring to Democratic Party leadership.
Davis is part of a group of Sanders supporters who are planning to put forth proposals [ http://www.wpr.org/wisconsin-democrats-vote-ending-superdelegates ] this weekend during Wisconsin's Democratic Convention in Green Bay to abolish the superdelegate system and force the state’s superdelegates to vote proportionally in the national convention this summer. Five states have already passed similar resolutions.
"The superdelegate system is corrupt ...The superdelegates are a concept which the Democratic National Committee dreamed up in the early '80s to be able to control the outcome of the selection of the nominees," Davis said.
A resolution to do away with the superdelegate system by 2020 is already slated to hit the floor of the state's Democratic convention on Saturday. Davis said his group will add an amendment to that resolution that would "strongly recommend" that Wisconsin's superdelegates split their votes in the 2016 convention proportionately according to April's primary results.
Sanders won about 57 percent of the vote in Wisconsin's primary compared to Hillary Clinton's 43 percent. Under the resolution outlined by Davis, that would mean six of the state's 10 superdelegates should pledge to Sanders during the DNC convention being held July 25-28 in Philadelphia.
Sanders himself has been a vocal opponent of the superdelegate system, although he hasn't called for an all-out abolishment.
“I don’t know that you get rid of superdelegates in their entirety," said Sanders."I think there is a role for established people to play. But as I mentioned a moment ago, it is absurd that you have 400 establishment Democrats on board Hillary Clinton’s campaign before anybody else was in the race. That stacks the deck in a very, very unfair way for any establishment candidate. And against the wishes of the people.”
Davis said despite what the media and Clinton's campaign would like to have Democrats across the country believe, the race is not over. He added that the campaigns have entered the "fourth quarter" and that the resolutions he's proposing could help Sanders win the nomination and help restore democracy in the election process.
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http://www.wpr.org/sanders-supporter-warns-democratic-leadership-reduce-power-superdelegates [with comments]
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Hillary Clinton National Security Address in San Diego, CA on June 2, 2016
Published on Jun 3, 2016 by Hillary Clinton [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRYsOHrkk5qcIhtq033bLQ , http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRYsOHrkk5qcIhtq033bLQ/videos ]
Hillary Clinton: "He is not just unprepared; he is temperamentally unfit to hold an office that requires knowledge, stability and immense responsibility. This is not someone who should ever have the nuclear codes because it's not hard to imagine Donald Trump leading us into a war just because somebody got under his very thin skin." Watch full speech here: http://www.c-span.org/video/?410484-1/hillary-clinton-lays-national-security-priorities
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Crooked Hillary no longer has credibility - too much failure in office. People will not allow another four years of incompetence!
12:15 PM [Pacific time] - 2 Jun 2016
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/738448988517453824 [with comments]
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Bad performance by Crooked Hillary Clinton! Reading poorly from the telepromter! She doesn't even look presidential!
12:18 PM [Pacific time] - 2 Jun 2016
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/738449664752553984 [with comments]
TRANSCRIPT: Hillary Clinton Delivers Major National Security Address
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/statements/2016/06/02/transcript-hillary-clinton-delivers-major-national-security-address/
Read Hillary Clinton’s Speech on Donald Trump and National Security
"Donald Trump’s ideas aren’t just different – they are dangerously incoherent"
June 2, 2016
http://time.com/4355797/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-foreign-policy-speech-transcript/ [in full at/see (linked in) http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=123064899 and preceding and following]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQt4KxUmnzw [no comments yet] [also at e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpX0YAbhtvY (text and part of title taken from; with comments), and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6m_0fOkQ3E (comments disabled)]
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Hillary Clinton gives major counterterrorism speech at Stanford
Published on Mar 23, 2016 by PBS NewsHour [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ZFN9Tx6xh-skXCuRHCDpQ / http://www.youtube.com/user/PBSNewsHour , http://www.youtube.com/user/PBSNewsHour/videos ]
Hillary Clinton gave a major foreign policy / counter-terrorism speech at Stanford. She said, "Walls will not protect us from this threat," said Hillary Clinton. "We cannot contain ISIS. We must defeat ISIS. .. We need to rely on what actually works, not bluster that alienates our partners. And doesn't make us any safer. When other candidates talk about building walls around America, I want to ask them, 'How high does the wall have to be to keep the Internet out.' .. We can't let fear stop us from doing what's necessary to keep us safe. Nor can we let it push us into reckless actions that end up making us less safe. For example, it would be a serious mistake to stumble into another costly ground war in the Middle East. If we have learned anything from Iraq and Afghanistan is that people it's that people and nations have to secure their own communities. .. It would also be a serious mistake to begin carpet bombing populated areas into oblivion. Proposing that doesn't make you sound tough. It makes you sound like you are in over your head. Slogans aren't a strategy. Loose canons tend to misfire. What America needs is strong, smart, steady leadership to wage and win this struggle."
http://egbertowillies.com/2016/03/24/hillary-clinton-slams-donald-trump-ted-cruz/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG3zkU4H39o [comments disabled] [also at e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Xtz5RepHQ (title and text taken from; with comments] [also posted at/see (linked in) http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=121417753 and preceding and following]
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Hillary Clinton speech on counterterrorism and foreign policy
Published on Dec 31, 2015 by Hillary Clinton
On December 15, 2015, Hillary Clinton gave a major speech in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In her remarks she spoke about counterterrorism, the rise of ISIS, and foreign policy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRlqs-Lc66Y [no comments yet]
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A Conversation With Hillary Clinton
Published on Nov 19, 2015 by Council on Foreign Relations [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL_A4jkwvKuMyToAPy3FQKQ / http://www.youtube.com/user/cfr , http://www.youtube.com/user/cfr/videos ]
Hillary Clinton discusses U.S. foreign policy and national security in the aftermath of the recent Paris terror attacks.
Speaker: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former U.S. Secretary of State; Candidate, 2016 Democratic Presidential Nomination
Presider: Fareed Zakaria, Host, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS
3:15 - Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
17:27 - Counter-Terrorism
25:49 - Homeland Security
35:15 - Intensification or change in strategy against ISIS?
39:11 - No-fly Zone over Syria
45:55 - Syrian Refugees
47:54 - TPP
50:13 - International Coalition against ISIS
52:00 - Arming Moderate Syrian Groups
57:40 - No-fly Zone over Syria (II)
59:41 - Saudi Arabia's role
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy_WJEs71Gw [with comments] [also included, with full transcript, at/see (linked in) http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=118750348 and preceding and following]
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One-on-one with John Kerry
All In with Chris Hayes
6/1/16
Chris Hayes sits down for an exclusive interview with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, with topics ranging from Donald Trump's candidacy to the Paris climate deal. Duration: 6:10
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http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/one-on-one-with-john-kerry-697179715524 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2TeOcKQVxQ [with comments]
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Fmr. aide to Petraeus: Trump lacks character to be president
All In with Chris Hayes
6/1/16
Retired Army Col. Peter Mansoor tells Chris Hayes why he's voting for a Democratic presidential candidate for the first time in his adult life. Duration: 7:23
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/ret-col-trump-lacks-character-to-be-pres-697180739715 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pinpto1NzMQ [with comments]
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President Obama Addresses the 2016 U.S. Air Force Academy Graduates
Published on Jun 2, 2016 by The White House [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYxRlFDqcWM4y7FfpiAN3KQ / http://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse , http://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse/videos ]
Colorado Springs, CO
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Remarks by the President in Commencement Address to the United States Air Force Academy
United States Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs, Colorado
June 02, 2016
10:20.M. MDT
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Air Force! (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. It is wonderful to be back at the United States Air Force Academy! (Applause.) Thank you,
Secretary James, for your service to our Air Force and to our nation. Governor Hickenlooper, Academy leaders, faculty and staff -- especially your outstanding Superintendent, Lieutenant General Michelle Johnson. (Applause.) And most of all, congratulations to the Class of 2016! (Applause.)
As he prepares to conclude a remarkable 40-year career in the Air Force -- a career that started on this day 40 years ago -- please join me in saluting someone who many of you look up to and whose counsel I've relied on as well -- Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh. Thank you, Mark. (Applause.) Thank you, Mark, and thank you, Betty.
And although he’s not here today, I am proud to have nominated another Academy graduate -- and a combat-tested pilot -- to serve as the 21st Air Force Chief of Staff, General David Goldfein. (Applause.)
Cadets, you can take enormous pride in all the hard work that has brought you to this day. I also ask you to give a big round of applause to all your moms and dads, grandparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles who supported you and sacrificed for you so you could be here today. Give them another round of applause. (Applause.)
Now, I have to tell you, some days I spend more time with the Air Force than my own family. (Laughter.) Especially on Air Force One. (Applause.) You take good care of me. You are always on time. You never lose my luggage. (Laughter.) I don't have to take off my shoes before I get on. (Laughter.) So I’m really going to miss Air Force One -- (laughter) -- as well as the incredible Airmen that I’ve come to know. And that includes the pilots who flew me here -- Lieutenant Colonels Dan Thorn and Rob Tobler and Major Brett Ellis -- all three of them proud Air Force Academy graduates. Give them a big round of applause. (Applause.)
This Academy is one of our nation’s most selective academic institutions. Just being accepted is a big deal -- a testament to your talent and your leadership. And we are particularly grateful to those of you with prior enlisted service, including Cameron Kistler, who deployed to Iraq, -- (applause) -- Robert Parati and Clayton Logan, who deployed to Afghanistan. (Applause.) We thank you. Your country thanks you.
Cadets, here you were tested by fire -- literally. When you went through Beast, as General Johnson noted, Waldo Canyon was actually on fire. During Recognition, you ran to the Rock in a blizzard. So you have more than earned your unofficial motto -- “forged in fire and tempered in ice.” (Applause.) Which is a great motto -- although it does sound like something out of Game of Thrones. (Laughter.)
And through it all, you’ve become like family. You survived morning accountability formations, survived living in Sijan Hall. (Applause.) That night in F-1 where you learned to “earn each day.” (Applause.) You cheered Coach Calhoun and the Falcons as I’ve welcomed them to the White House to present the Commander-in-Chief Trophy -- (applause) -- which Air Force has won a record 19 times. (Applause.)
And I look out into your ranks and I see Airmen who will excel as pilots and engineers, analysts -- so many specialties. The first cyber graduates in this Academy’s history. (Applause.) And David Higgins, a marksman who’s going to the Olympics in Rio -- bring home the gold, David! (Applause.) No pressure. (Laughter.)
In you, I see men and women of integrity and service and excellence. And you’ve made us all proud. And perhaps no one would have been more proud of your success than Major David Brodeur, whose sacrifice in Afghanistan we honor, and whose family joins us today -- 2016. (Applause.)
You’ve learned other lessons, as well, like what happens when you paint one of the planes on the Terrazo in your class color. (Applause.) With such “achievements” in mind -- I hereby grant amnesty to all cadets serving restrictions and confinements for minor offenses. Only minor. (Laughter.)
Today, we congratulate our newest Air Force officers. On behalf of the American people, I thank you for choosing a life of service. In the coming weeks, some of you will head to the chapel to get married. In the years ahead, you and your families will serve around the world. As officers, you’ll be responsible for the lives of those under your command, and you’ll be called upon to lead with wisdom, courage and compassion. That’s what I want to talk with you about today.
I’ve served as Commander-in-Chief for nearly eight years now. It has been the highest honor of my life to lead the greatest military in the history of the world. It inspires me every day. (Applause.) Today will be the last time that I have the honor of addressing a graduating class of military officers. And there’s a debate going on in our country about our nation’s role in the world. So, with that in mind, I hope you don't mind if I share some lessons I’ve learned as Commander-in-Chief -- lessons that you may find useful as you lead those under your command, and as we work together to keep our nation strong and secure.
First, as you look at the world, be guided by an honest and clear-eyed assessment. Remember what you learned at this Academy -- the importance of evidence and facts and judgment. And here’s a fact: The United States of America remains the most powerful nation on Earth and a force for good. (Applause.)
We have big challenges in our country -- in our politics, our economy, our society. Those are challenges we have to address. But look around. We have the world’s strongest economy. Our scientists, our researchers, our entrepreneurs are global leaders in innovation. Our colleges and universities attract the best talent from around the world. Our values -- freedom, equality, opportunity -- those values inspire people everywhere, including immigrants who come here, ready to work, and integrate and help renew our country.
Our standing in the world is higher. I see it in my travels from Havana to Berlin to Ho Chi Minh City -- where huge crowds of Vietnamese lined the streets, some waving American flags. So make no mistake, the United States is better positioned to lead in the 21st century than any other nation.
And here’s another fact: Our military is, by a mile, the strongest in the world. (Applause.) Yes, after two major ground wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, we’re drawing down the size of our armed forces, which is natural and necessary. And we have to keep improving readiness and modernizing our force. But it is undeniable -- our military is the most capable fighting force on the planet. It’s not close.
Our soldiers are the best-trained, best-equipped land force on Earth, tested by years of combat, able to sustain power anywhere in the globe. Nobody can match our Army. Our sailors serve on aircraft carriers that can go almost anywhere, and submarines that move undetected -- the largest and most lethal Navy in the world, on track to surpass 300 ships. Nobody can match our Navy. Our Marines are ready at a moment’s notice, “first to fight” or deliver help in a crisis, the world’s only truly global expeditionary force. Nobody can match our Marines. Our Coast Guardsmen serve on the most advanced cutters in history, and special teams can shoot smugglers’ engines, hook and climb or repel aboard, protecting our shores. Nobody can match our Coast Guard.
And as for our Airmen -- (applause) -- with your unequaled vigilance and reach, unrivaled fifth-generation fighters, a new generation of remotely piloted aircraft pilots, astonishing precision that calls to mind your actual class motto, “On Target, On Time” -- nobody can match America’s Air Force. (Applause.)
Not only that, no other nation brings its forces together like we do in one joint force, as we saw in an operation against ISIL in Syria just last year. Air Force aircraft provided surveillance. Navy F-18s provided close air support. Army aviation assets delivered our Special Operators, an assault force of Marines and soldiers, to the target, and one of ISIL’s top leaders, Abu Sayyaf, was eliminated. That’s the power of America’s military. (Applause.) And we need to keep it that way.
And here’s one more fact as you go out into the world: We are blessed to be living in the most peaceful, most prosperous era in human history. Now, that sounds controversial until you survey the history of the world. It’s hard to see, with all the violence and suffering in the world, and what’s reported on the news every day. But if you step back for a moment -- think about last week, when I was in Hiroshima to remember all who were lost in a World War that killed some 60 million people -- not 60,000, 60 million.
For decades, there have been no wars between major powers. Wars between nations are increasingly rare. More people live in democracies. More than 1 billion people have been lifted from extreme poverty. From the Americas to Africa to Southeast Asia, there’s a new generation of young people, connected by technology and ready to make their mark. I’ve met them. They look up to America. They aspire to be our partner. That’s the progress and the hope that we have to build on. And so much of that derives from the extraordinary leadership and sacrifice of our Air Force and the other branches of our military.
So we are well-positioned. You enter this moment with a lot of good cards to play. But we face serious threats. Terrorist networks slaughter the innocent and plot attacks against our nation. Civil wars like in Iraq tear countries apart and create humanitarian catastrophes and havens for terrorists. Russian aggression against Ukraine, disputes in the South China Sea -- these are testing an international order that we built, where the sovereignty of nations is respected and all nations abide by the same rules. Nuclear weapons, as in North Korea, and the specter of nuclear terrorism still threaten us all.
So how to meet these threats while also seizing the incredible opportunities of this moment in history, that’s going to be your challenge -- the challenge of your generation.
Which leads me to a second lesson. As we navigate this complex world, America cannot shirk the mantle of leadership. We can’t be isolationist. It’s not possible in this globalized, interconnected world. In these uncertain times, it’s tempting sometimes to pull back and try to wash our hands of conflicts that seem intractable, let other countries fend for themselves.
But history teaches us, from Pearl Harbor to 9/11, that oceans alone cannot protect us. Hateful ideologies can spark terror from Boston to San Bernardino.
In a global economy, it’s not possible to stop trading goods and services with other countries. Weak public health systems on the other side of the world allow diseases to develop that end up reaching our shores. So we cannot turn inward. We cannot give in to isolationism. That’s a false comfort. Allowing problems to fester over there makes us less secure here. So, as Americans, we have to keep leading and working with others to build the security and prosperity and justice we want in the world.
By the way, one of the most effective ways to lead and work with others is through treaties that advance our interests. Lately, there's been a mindset in Congress that just about any international treaty is somehow a violation of American sovereignty, and so the Senate almost never approves treaties anymore. They voted down a treaty to protect disabled Americans, including our veterans, while Senator and World War II veteran Bob Dole was sitting right there in the Senate chambers in a wheelchair.
We don't always realize it, but treaties help make a lot of things in our lives possible that we take for granted -- from international phone calls to mail. Those are good things. Those are not a threat to our sovereignty. I think we can all agree on that.
But also from NATO to treaties controlling nuclear weapons, treaties help keep us safe. So if we’re truly concerned about China’s actions in the South China Sea, for example, the Senate should help strengthen our case by approving the Law of the Sea Convention -- as our military leaders have urged. And by the way, these treaties are not a new thing. The power to make treaties is written into our Constitution. Our Founding Fathers ratified lots of treaties. So it’s time for the Senate to do its job and help us advance American leadership, rather than undermine it. (Applause.)
A part of the reason this is so important is because the United States remains the one indisputable nation in world affairs. I say this all the time. After eight years, I have not gone to an international conference, summit, meeting where we were not the ones who made the agenda possible -- even if we weren’t hosting it. We have more alliances with other countries than anybody else -- and they’re the foundation of global stability and prosperity. On just about every issue, the world looks to us to set the agenda. When there’s a problem around the world, they do not call Beijing or Moscow -- they call us.
And we lead not by dictating to other nations, but by working with them as partners; by treating other countries and their peoples with respect, not by lecturing them. This isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s in our self-interest. It makes countries more likely to work with us, and, ultimately, it makes us more secure. So we need smart, steady, principled American leadership.
And part of leading wisely is seeing threats clearly. Remember Ebola? That was a serious threat, and we took it seriously. But in the midst of it, there was hysteria. “Flights must be banned!” “Quarantine citizens!” These were actual quotes. “Seal the border!” And my favorite -- “Remove Obama…or millions of Americans die!” (Laughter.) That’s an actual quote. (Laughter.)
The thing is, when we panic, we don’t make good decisions. So, with Ebola, instead of responding with fear, we responded with facts and responded with science and organization. And thanks to a coordinated global response -- enabled by the American military and our medical workers who got in there first -- we stopped the spread of Ebola in West Africa and saved countless lives, and protected ourselves. (Applause.)
So we’ve got to engage with the world. We can’t pull back. Of course, leading wisely also means resisting the temptation to intervene militarily every time there’s a problem or crisis in the world. History is littered with the ruins of empires and nations that overextended themselves, draining their power and influence. And so we have to chart a smarter path. As we saw in Vietnam and the Iraq War, oftentimes the greatest damage to American credibility comes when we overreach, when we don’t think through the consequences of all of our actions. And so we have to learn from our history. And that also means we’re doing right by our men and women in uniform.
So, cadets, in your positions of leadership, you will be called upon to sustain this balance -- to be hard-headed and big-hearted; guided by realism and idealism, even when these forces are sometimes at odds. We’ve got to have the realism to see the world as it is -- where sometimes uncomfortable compromises are necessary; where we have the humility to recognize that there are limits to what even a nation as powerful as ours can do; that there may be wars we cannot always stop right away, or lives we cannot save. But we also need the idealism that sees the world as it ought to be -- a commitment to the universal values of democracy and equality and human rights, and a willingness to stand up for them around the world -- not just when it’s easy, but when it’s hard. Because that’s who we are and that’s American leadership.
At times, ensuring our security requires the use of military force. That’s the third lesson I want to discuss. As Commander-in-Chief, I have not hesitated to use force, unilaterally where necessary, to protect the American people. Thanks to our military, intelligence and counterterrorism professionals, bin Laden is gone. (Applause.) Anwar al-Awlaki, a leader of the al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen, is gone. (Applause.) Ahmed Abdi Godane, the al Qaeda leader in Somalia -- he’s gone. (Applause.) Ahmed Abu Khattala, accused in the attacks in Benghazi -- captured. Mohammad Mansur, the leader of the Taliban -- gone. (Applause.) Leader after leader in ISIL -- Haji Mutazz, their number two; Mohamed Emwazi, who brutally murdered Americans; Abu Nabil, the ISIL leader in Libya -- all gone. Abu Dawud, a leader of their chemical weapons program -- captured.
The list goes on. Because if you target Americans, we will find you and justice will be done, and we will defend our nation. (Applause.)
But even as we celebrate the courage of our troops who serve in war, even where we do not hesitate to act on behalf of our security, we should never celebrate war itself. War, no matter how noble our intentions may be, promises agony and tragedy. And no one knows this more than those who fight those wars -- our wounded warriors who bear the scars, seen and unseen; our veterans, who remember their fallen comrades; our Gold Star families, whose hearts ache with pride and with loss.
We have a solemn responsibility to these Americans who sacrifice in our name. We have a responsibility to be guided by intelligence, and not ideology, and to never rush into war, and to explore other options first. Because sending our troops into harm’s way must always be a last resort. (Applause.)
And sometimes those decisions are tough. I know, for example, that my decision not to conduct strikes against Syria after it used chemical weapons was controversial among some in Washington. But because we seized a diplomatic option, backed by our threat of force, nations came together and we accomplished far more than military strikes ever could have -- all of Syria’s declared chemical weapons were successfully removed. (Applause.)
And in acting militarily, we have a responsibility, whenever possible, to build coalitions and partnerships. There are times where we have to do it alone. But on a whole lot of global problems, the United States shouldn’t bear the entire burden of global security by itself. Others have to step up. That’s why, as we assist and train Afghan forces, we’re part of a 39-nation coalition. Our coalition against ISIL includes 66 partners, including Arab nations. We’ve learned that often the best way to defeat terrorists is not by sending large numbers of American ground forces to occupy and patrol foreign cities and towns. It’s better to train and build up local partners -- they’re the ones who have to stabilize their own countries over the long term. (Applause.)
Compared to when I came into office -- when we had nearly 180,000 American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq -- today that number is less than 15,000. Most of our troops have come home. (Applause.) Our local partners on the ground are in the lead. (Applause.) And as ISIL continues to lose territory in Iraq and Syria, these terrorists are learning the same lesson as others before them -- you will never be strong enough to destroy America or our way of life. You are going to lose. But part of that is because we’re on the right side of history, and part of it is because we can mobilize others to work with us. (Applause.)
When we use force, we have a responsibility to use it proportionally. Unlike terrorists who try to kill as many people as possible, the United States military goes to extraordinary lengths to avoid civilian casualties. It’s the tragedy of war, however, whenever -- whether it’s conventional warfare or precision strikes -- that innocents sometimes are caught in the crossfire. And these are deaths that haunt us all. Nobody more than me. As technology evolves, we can never grow numb to the consequences of our actions. We have to hold ourselves to high standards, be even more transparent, and do everything in our power to prevent the loss of innocent life. That’s how America goes to war. And that’s how, ultimately, America also wins the peace. (Applause.)
And we have a responsibility to always give our troops a clear mission, the support they need to get the job done, and a plan for what comes after. I insisted, for example, that our surge of forces in Afghanistan be matched with a transition to ensure Afghans took responsibility for their own security.
In Libya, we were right to launch an air campaign to prevent Qaddafi from massacring innocent civilians, but we didn’t do enough to plan for the day after, when deep-rooted tribalism plunged Libya into disorder.
In Syria, the suffering in the civil war has been heartbreaking to see a nation shattered, and hundreds of thousands killed and millions driven from their homes. It is gut-wrenching. And as a father, I look at Syria’s children and I see my own. That’s why we’ve said the dictator, Assad, must go and why we support a moderate Syrian opposition. And it’s why America provides more humanitarian aid to the Syrian people than any other nation.
But suggestions for deeper U.S. military involvement in a conflict like the Syrian civil war have to be fully thought through, rigorously examined with an honest assessment of the risks and tradeoffs. How will it alter the conflict? What comes next? When we ask those questions, we prevent the kind of mission creep that history teaches us to avoid.
If Iran and Russia want to spill their blood and treasure trying to prop up their Syrian client and get sucked into a quagmire, that is their choice. As President of the United States, I’ve made a different choice. And the only real solution to the Syrian conflict is a political solution, including a transition away from Assad. And that takes diplomacy -- not American soldiers being dragged into the middle of another civil war in the Middle East. Our foreign policy has to be strong, but it also has to be smart. (Applause.)
Which brings me to my last lesson that I want to share: As powerful as our military is, we have to remember that many of the threats to our security cannot be solved by military force alone. We’ve got to draw on every tool, all elements of our national power.
When we invest in the development that promotes education and opportunity around the globe, it can make conflicts and military interventions less likely later. So if you want to support our military, you also have to be in favor of foreign assistance that helps some young person learn in a very poor country, because it may end up making it less necessary to send our sons and daughters somewhere to fight. You can’t separate the two. (Applause.)
When we encourage economic and political reforms -- when citizens, especially young people, in other countries have jobs and can choose their own leaders and have their human rights and dignity upheld -- that can help reduce the appeal of violent extremism. We now have hope of averting the worst effects of climate change and the instability that would threaten our national security because American leadership helped rally the world and forge the most ambitious agreement in history to fight climate change. (Applause.)
So if we’re going to seize the possibilities of our time, we have to use all these tools, and we have to have the courage to chart new paths. Because we negotiated with Iran and enforced strong sanctions, we reached a deal that prevents Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb -- and we did it without firing a shot. With diplomacy, not war. (Applause.) We put aside 50 years of failed policies, and now we’re seeing Americans returning to Cuba and the Cuban people looking to us, and having new hope for the future. (Applause.) Four decades after the conflict between us, Vietnam and America are forging a new partnership, showing the world that peace is better than war. (Applause.)
And perhaps no element of our power is more enduring than the example that we set ourselves -- the values we live as a nation and as individuals. That’s how we won the Cold War -- not just with the strength of our arms, but with the power of our ideas, the power of our example. It’s how we defend our nation -- including our refusal to torture -- because America doesn’t just insist that other countries respect human rights, we have to uphold them, as well, and lead the way. (Applause.) It’s how we treat those we capture. It’s one of the reasons we have to close the prison at Guantanamo -- because America has to stand for rule of law.
We live our values when our military, like America itself, truly welcomes the talents of all people. We’re stronger when our gay and lesbian cadets and troops can serve their country -- a country they love -- without hiding who they love. (Applause.) We’re stronger when cadets -- like Wasim Soomro and Ismail Baumy and James Salem -- know that we celebrate their service as proud, patriotic Muslim Americans who are also serving in our armed forces. (Applause.)
And on this 40th anniversary of the first female cadets arriving at this Academy, we are stronger because General Johnson leads this institution; because Air Force General Lori Robinson leads Northern Command -- our nation’s first female combatant commander; and because all combat positions in our military are now open to women like you. We’re stronger because of it. (Applause.)
So there you have it -- a few thoughts from your Commander-in-Chief on how to keep our military strong and our nation secure. We can never know what the future holds. But in the not-so-distant future, when I’m no longer President, I will sleep well at night because I know that men and women like you serve to keep us free. (Applause.)
Take care of each other. Take care of those under your command. And as long as you keep strong that Long Blue Line, stay true to the values you’ve learned here -- integrity, service before self, excellence -- do this and I’m confident that we will always remain one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Congratulations, Class of 2016. God bless you all. God bless the United States of America. (Applause.)
END
10:55 A.M. MDT
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/06/02/remarks-president-commencement-address-united-states-air-force-academy
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVRFGxDuFo8 [with comments], [embedded at] https://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2016/06/02/president-obama-addresses-2016-us-air-force-academy-graduates
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Clinton clobbers Trump with his own words
The Rachel Maddow Show
6/2/16
Rachel Maddow reviews Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's foreign policy speech in which she highlighted past statements of Republican Donald Trump to the point of mockery. Duration: 19:05
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http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/clinton-clobbers-trump-with-his-own-words-698031683633 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SofYfZ2a1Tk [with comments] [show links at http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/citations-the-june-2-2016-trms (no comments yet)]
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Trump Literally Said All Those Things
The Briefing
Update
Hillary Clinton just delivered a major national security address in which, among other things, she took aim at a wide-ranging catalogue of dangerous comments that Donald Trump has made. Some of the comments she referenced are so ignorant, incoherent or outrageous, it could be hard to believe they actually came out of the mouth of the GOP’s presidential nominee.
But they literally did. All of them. See for yourself -- check out the lines from Clinton’s speech, and the Trump quotes behind them:
This is a man who said that more countries should have nuclear weapons, including Saudi Arabia.
ANDERSON COOPER: Saudi Arabia, nuclear weapons?
TRUMP: Saudi Arabia, absolutely.
This is someone who has threatened to abandon our allies in NATO – the countries that work with us to root out terrorists abroad before they strike us at home.
TRUMP: “We don't really need NATO in its current form. NATO is obsolete… if we have to walk, we walk.”
He believes we can treat the U.S. economy like one of his casinos and default on our debts to the rest of the world, which would cause an economic catastrophe far worse than anything we experienced in 2008.
TRUMP: “I’ve borrowed knowing that you can pay back with discounts... I would borrow knowing that if the economy crashed, you could make a deal.”
He has said that he would order our military to carry out torture...
TRUMP: “Don’t tell me it doesn’t work — torture works… Waterboarding is fine, but it’s not nearly tough enough, ok?”
and the murder of civilians who are related to suspected terrorists...
TRUMP: "The other thing with the terrorists is you have to take out their families”
even though those are war crimes.
TRUMP: “They won’t refuse. They’re not going to refuse me, If I say do it, they’re going to do it.”
He says he doesn’t have to listen to our generals or ambassadors, because he has – quote – “a very good brain.”
TRUMP: “I’m speaking with myself, number one, because I have a very good brain and I’ve said a lot of things...my primary consultant is myself”
He also said, “I know more about ISIS than the generals, believe me.”
TRUMP: “I know more about ISIS than the generals do. Believe me.”
You know what? I don’t believe him.
TRUMP: “We don't even really know who the leader [of ISIS] is.”
He believes climate change is a hoax invented by the Chinese...
TRUMP: “The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.”
and has the gall to say prisoners of war like John McCain aren’t heroes.
TRUMP: “He’s not a war hero. He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured, ok? I hate to tell you.”
He praises dictators like Vladimir Putin...
TRUMP: "I will tell you, in terms of leadership, he's getting an 'A,' and our president is not doing so well.”
and picks fights with our friends – including the British prime minister…
TRUMP: "It looks like we are not going to have a very good relationship. Who knows?"
the mayor of London…
TRUMP: "Let's take an I.Q. test... I think they're very rude statements and frankly, tell him, I will remember those statements."
the German chancellor…
TRUMP: “What Merkel has done is incredible, it’s actually mind boggling. Everyone thought she was a really great leader and now she’s turned out to be this catastrophic leader. And she’ll be out if they don’t have a revolution.”
the president of Mexico…
TRUMP: “I don't know about the Hitler comparison [President Nieto made]. I hadn't heard that, but it's a terrible comparison. I'm not happy about that certainly. I don't want that comparison, but we have to be strong and we have to be vigilant”
and the Pope.
TRUMP: “I don’t think [the Pope] understands the danger of the open border that we have with Mexico. I think Mexico got him to [criticize the wall] it because they want to keep the border just the way it is. They’re making a fortune, and we’re losing.”
He says he has foreign policy experience because he ran the Miss Universe pageant in Russia.
TRUMP: “I know Russia well. I had a major event in Russia two or three years ago, Miss Universe contest, which was a big, big, incredible event.”
And to top it off, he believes America is weak. An embarrassment.
TRUMP: "I think we've become very weak and ineffective."
He called our military a disaster.
TRUMP: “Our military is a disaster.”
He said we’re – quote – a “third-world country.”
TRUMP: “We have become a third world country, folks.”
That’s why it’s no small thing when he talks about leaving NATO or says he’ll stay neutral on Israel’s security.
TRUMP: “Let me be sort of a neutral guy.”
It’s no small thing when he calls Mexican immigrants rapists and murderers.
TRUMP: “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists.”
And it’s no small thing when he suggests that America should withdraw our military support for Japan, encourage them to get nuclear weapons...
TRUMP: “And frankly, the case could be made, that let them protect themselves against North Korea. They’d probably wipe them out pretty quick.”
and said this about a war between Japan and North Korea – and I quote – “If they do, they do. Good luck, enjoy yourself, folks.”
TRUMP: “And if they fight, you know what, that would be a terrible thing, terrible. Good luck folks, enjoy yourself…if they do, they do”
Donald Trump doesn’t know the first thing about Iran or its nuclear program. Ask him. It’ll become clear very quickly.
TRUMP: “When those restrictions expire, Iran will have an industrial-size military nuclear capability ready to go." (Politifact: False.)
There’s no risk of people losing their lives if you blow up a golf-course deal. But it doesn’t work like that in world affairs. Just like being interviewed on the same episode of “60 Minutes” as Putin is not the same as actually dealing with Putin.
TRUMP: “I got to know him very well, because we were both on 60 minutes, we were stablemates and we did very well that night. You know that.”
He wants to start a trade war with China.
TRUMP: "These dummies say, 'Oh, that's a trade war. Trade war? We're losing $500 billion in trade with China. Who the hell cares if there's a trade war?”
And I have to say, I don’t understand Donald’s bizarre fascination with dictators and strongmen who have no love for America. He praised China for the Tiananmen Square massacre; he said it showed strength.
TRUMP: “When the students poured into Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength. That shows you the power of strength."
He said, “You’ve got to give Kim Jong Un credit” for taking over North Korea – something he did by murdering everyone he saw as a threat, including his own uncle, which Donald described gleefully, like he was recapping an action movie.
TRUMP: "And you've got to give him credit. How many young guys — he was like 26 or 25 when his father died — take over these tough generals…. It's incredible. He wiped out the uncle. He wiped out this one, that one. I mean, this guy doesn't play games.”
And he said that, if he were grading Vladimir Putin as a leader, he’d give him an A.
TRUMP: "I will tell you, in terms of leadership, he's getting an 'A,'
What’s Trump’s [ISIS plan]? He won’t say. He is literally keeping it a secret. The secret, of course, is he has no idea what he’d do to stop ISIS.
TRUMP: “I do know what to do and I would know how to bring ISIS to the table or beyond that, defeat ISIS very quickly and I’m not going to tell you what is… All I can tell you it is a foolproof way of winning.”
Just look at the few things he actually has said on the subject. He actually said – quote – “maybe Syria should be a free zone for ISIS.” That’s right – let a terrorist group have control of a major country in the Middle East.
TRUMP: It's really rather amazing, maybe Syria should be a free zone for ISIS, let them fight and then you pick up the remnants.
Then he said we should send tens of thousands of American ground troops to the Middle East to fight ISIS.
TRUMP: "We really have no choice. We have to knock out ISIS. We have to knock the hell out of them… I would listen to the generals but I'm hearing numbers of 20,000 to 30,000. We have to knock them out fast."
He also refused to rule out using nuclear weapons against ISIS, which would mean mass civilian casualties.
TRUMP: “I’m never going to rule anything out—I wouldn’t want to say [if I’d use nuclear weapons against ISIS.]”
Trump says over and over again, “The world is laughing at us.” He’s been saying this for decades.
TRUMP (1999): "[Saudi Arabians] take such advantage of us with the oil... and they laugh at this country.
TRUMP (2010): "I know many of the people in China, I know many of the big business people, and they're laughing at us.”
TRUMP (2011): “We have become a laughingstock, the world’s whipping boy”
TRUMP (2012): “The world is laughing at us."
TRUMP (2013): “After Syria, our enemies are laughing!”
TRUMP (2014): “Mexican leadership has been laughing at us for many years”
TRUMP (2015): “The Persians are great negotiators. They are laughing at the stupidity of the deal we’re making”
TRUMP (2016): “We can't afford to be so nice and so foolish anymore. Our country is in trouble. ISIS is laughing at us.”
He bought full-page ads in newspapers across the country back in 1987, when Reagan was President, saying that America lacked a backbone and the world was – you guessed it – laughing at us.
TRUMP (1987): "The world is laughing at America's politicians as we protect ships we don't own, carrying oil we don't need, destined for allies who won't help… "Let's not let our great country be laughed at anymore."
And it matters when he makes fun of disabled people...
TRUMP: “Now the poor guy -- you oughta see this guy [imitating disabled reporter] ‘aaah, I don’t know what I said, aaah, I don’t remember.’”
calls women pigs...
TRUMP: “Does everybody know that pig named Rosie O’Donnell? She’s a disgusting pig, right?”
proposes banning an entire religion from our country...
TRUMP: “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on.”
or plays coy with white supremacists.
TRUMP: "I don't know anything about what you're even talking about with white supremacy or white supremacists. So I don't know. I don't know -- did he endorse me, or what's going on? Because I know nothing about David Duke; I know nothing about white supremacists."
©2016 Hillary for America
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/updates/2016/06/02/trump-literally-said-all-those-things/
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Trump already affecting US image abroad
The Rachel Maddow Show
6/2/16
Congressman Adam Schiff, ranking Democratic member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and a Hillary Clinton supporter, talks with Rachel Maddow about the contrast between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on foreign policy and whether Trump's campaign talk is already doing damage to U.S. interests abroad. Duration: 6:28
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http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-already-affecting-us-image-abroad-698074179542 [the above YouTube of the segment for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjQMRDFAzQA (no comments yet), another for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QQhk74JgMY (no comments yet)] [show links at http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/citations-the-june-2-2016-trms (no comments yet)]
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FULL Donald Trump Goes In On Hillary Clinton's Speech At Rally in San Jose, California 6/2/16
Published on Jun 3, 2016 by Jacky Nguyen [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE0Kxz7krO1QSe9j2ZCREaA , http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE0Kxz7krO1QSe9j2ZCREaA/videos ]
Thursday, June 2, 2016: Full replay of the Donald J. Trump for President rally in San Jose, CA at the San Jose Convention Center - South Hall.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDyBmyz9x84 [dubbed-in inspirational Trump rap and story-telling runs from c. the 23:30 mark through c. the 29:15 mark; Trump's performance begins at c. the 35:00 mark; no comments yet] [also at e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUKBq7LrkfI (text taken from; with comments) and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfGHhPHWVdk (with comments), and, Trump's performance only, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KFt5UPN0xk (no comments yet) and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKzk8onhfTY (with comments)]
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First Lady Michelle Obama at City College of New York 2016 Commencement Ceremony
Published on Jun 3, 2016 by CUNYMedia [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9t20Xexjtp5FbbIF3vVAZw / http://www.youtube.com/user/CUNYMedia , http://www.youtube.com/user/CUNYMedia/videos ]
First Lady Michelle Obama at City College of New York 2016 Commencement Ceremony, June 3, 2016.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgqAhn0a-tk [comments disabled] [also at e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pqh-ykWlXk (with comments), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu-gMluMmcw (with comments), and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB1eGI8Gqcg (with comments)]
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Mark Levin on Michelle Obama's commencement speech at City College of New York (June 03 2016)
Published on Jun 4, 2016 by American Patriot [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO4n0JGr6AjEPk7Ygv_tYAg ]
Did slaves build the White House?
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/questions/did-slaves-build-the-white-house
White House - Construction
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House#Construction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxQUA95h_B0 [with comments]
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Clinton surges in poll against Trump
All In with Chris Hayes
6/3/16
As Trump has floundered, the Democratic presidential candidate has become a strong vessel for anti-Trump sentiment. Duration: 6:22
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http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/clinton-surges-in-poll-against-trump-698745923748 [the above YouTube of the segment for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ie4Cy2UOXc (no comments yet)]
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Weak response from 'counterpuncher' Trump to Clinton offensive
The Rachel Maddow Show
6/3/16
Rachel Maddow notes that in the wake of Hillary Clinton's foreign policy attack on Donald Trump, the most effective of the campaign, self-described "counterpuncher" Donald Trump hasn't presented much of a response. Duration: 7:12
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/weak-response-from-trump-to-clinton-attack-698801731542 [the above YouTube of the segment for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o94mZyaWvOI (with comment), another for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk3lIWnfasU (no comments yet)] [show links at http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/citations-the-june-3-2016-trms (with comment)]
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Sen. Feinstein: Hillary is a uniter, not a divider
Andrea Mitchell Reports
6/3/16
California Senator Dianne Feinstein joins NBC’s Andrea Mitchell discusses how Hillary Clinton has begun to issue a new line of fire toward Donald Trump . He also comments on how Donald Trump is now going after the federal judge overseeing his case with Trump University because of his “Mexican heritage.” Duration: 8:07
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http://www.msnbc.com/andrea-mitchell-reports/watch/sen-feinstein-hillary-is-a-uniter-not-a-divider-698408515709 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpHTjr-k9Yo [with comments]
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Prominent Dems pushing Sanders to drop out
MSNBC Live
6/3/16
Campaign manager for Bernie Sanders, Jeff Weaver, joins MSNBC’s Craig Melvin to respond to prominent Democrats who are pushing Sanders to drop out. He also comments on how they are trying to get superdelegates to change their votes. Duration: 4:19
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc-news/watch/prominent-dems-pushing-sanders-to-drop-out-698447427630 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jhnJZ0cCKA [with comments]
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This Race is Not Over | Bernie Sanders
Published on Jun 4, 2016 by Bernie 2016 [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1dpzjCEiGAt8CXkryhkZg , http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1dpzjCEiGAt8CXkryhkZg/videos ]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyB5ess2Dl0 [with comments] [also at e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDfD6VNIg78 (with comments)]
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Sanders: Clinton too willing to use U.S. military
Bernie Sanders says Hillary Clinton's Iraq war vote is "not just an aberration"
He called Clinton too quick to use U.S. military action in Iraq, Libya and Syria
By Eric Bradner, CNN
Updated 1:40 PM ET, Sun June 5, 2016
Washington (CNN) — Bernie Sanders unleashed a sharp attack on Hillary Clinton over foreign policy on Sunday, casting her as too eager to use U.S. military force and saying her family charity's acceptance of foreign countries' contributions could be a conflict of interest.
The Vermont senator told CNN's Jake Tapper the former secretary of state is too quick to "rush in" and remove dictators and he criticized Clinton's approaches to Iraq, Libya and Syria.
"I worry about that, yeah, I do. I think her support for the war in Iraq was not just an aberration," Sanders said of Clinton's vote to authorize the Iraq War, in the interview that aired on "State of the Union."
"I think that her willingness to kind of push President (Barack) Obama to overthrow (Libyan leader Moammar) Gaddafi and lead to the kind of instability that we're seeing now in Libya -- not inconsistent with her other views on Syria, where she wants a no-fly zone, which I think can suck us into never-ending conflict in that area," he said.
Sanders' sharp critiques come as Clinton is on the cusp of being declared the presumptive Democratic nominee, through a combination of pledged and superdelegates.
Speaking about Iraq's Saddam Hussein and Gaddafi, Sanders said: "These are terrible, brutal dictators. But our job is to think what happens the day after these people are removed -- the kind of instability that occurs."
"The world would be better off with these dictators out of power, but there are ways to get them out of power without causing mass instability and the deaths of many, many, many hundreds of thousands of people," Sanders said.
He conceded that "no, it's not that easy, but you bring the entire world together."
Sanders was also sharply critical of the Clinton Foundation -- the Clinton family's charitable organization -- for accepting millions of dollars in donations from countries like Saudi Arabia during her tenure as America's top diplomat.
"Do I have any problems when a sitting secretary of state and a foundation run by her husband collect many millions of dollars from foreign governments which are dictatorships?" Sanders said. "You don't have a lot of civil liberties or democratic rights in Saudi Arabia. You don't have a lot of respect there for opposition points of view, for gay rights, for women's rights."
"Yes," he said. "Do I have a problem with that? Yeah, I do."
Asked if he thinks those donations create the appearance of a conflict of interest, Sanders said: "Yeah, I do. I do."
© 2016 Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/05/politics/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-foreign-policy/ [with embedded video clip], http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdB7z8AQ_u0 [with comments]
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Bernie Sanders Campaign Is Split Over Whether to Fight on Past Tuesday
Sen. Bernie Sanders met and shook hands with voters in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Photo: Mariel Calloway/Zuma Press
The senator has vowed to press his case, but some urge him to unite behind Clinton
By Peter Nicholas
Updated June 5, 2016 9:55 p.m. ET
A split is emerging inside the Bernie Sanders campaign over whether the senator should stand down after Tuesday’s election contests and unite behind Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, or take the fight all the way to the July party convention and try to pry the nomination from her.
One camp might be dubbed the Sandersistas, the loyalists who helped guide Mr. Sanders’s political ascent in Vermont and the U.S. Congress and are loath to give up a fight that has far surpassed expectations. Another has ties not only to Mr. Sanders but to the broader interests of a Democratic Party pining to beat back the challenge from Republican Donald Trump and make gains in congressional elections.
Mr. Sanders in recent weeks has made clear he aims to take his candidacy past the elections on Tuesday, when California, New Jersey and four other states vote. But the debate within the campaign indicates that Mr. Sanders’s next move isn’t settled.
For now, Democratic officials, fund-raisers and operatives are getting impatient, calling on Mr. Sanders to quit the race and begin the work of unifying the party for the showdown with the Republican presumptive nominee.
Orin Kramer, a New York hedge-fund manager who has raised campaign funds for both President Barack Obama and Mrs. Clinton, said with respect to Mr. Sanders’s future plans: “I would hope people would understand what a Trump presidency would mean and act accordingly—and ‘accordingly’ means quickly.”
A strong showing in New Jersey on Tuesday, before California results even come in, could help Mrs. Clinton reach the 2,383 delegates needed to clinch the nomination. Her total includes hundreds of superdelegates—party leaders and elected officials who can back either candidate. Mr. Sanders is hoping that defeating Mrs. Clinton in the most populous state later Tuesday might give superdelegates reason to drop her and get behind his candidacy. Those superdelegates have given no indication they will shift allegiances.
Even so, Mr. Sanders isn’t backing off. In an interview that aired Sunday on CNN [just above], he stepped up an attack on Mrs. Clinton involving the Clinton Foundation. Echoing a critique made by Republicans, Mr. Sanders said he has “a problem” with the foundation accepting money from foreign sources during her service as secretary of state.
In a news conference Saturday in California, Mr. Sanders indicated he would battle for superdelegates all the way to the convention.
“The Democratic National Convention will be a contested convention,” he said.
Mrs. Clinton, who won Puerto Rico’s Democratic primary on Sunday, seems to be running out of patience with Mr. Sanders. Having shifted her focus to Mr. Trump, she told CNN that after Tuesday, “I’m going to do everything I can to reach out to try to unify the Democratic Party, and I expect Sen. Sanders to do the same.”
When she ran against Mr. Obama in 2008, Mrs. Clinton stayed in the race until the end. As late as the final week of voting, she was talking hopefully of wooing super-delegates and capturing the nomination. But on June 7 of that year—four days after the primary season ended—she gave a speech bowing out and immediately threw her support to Mr. Obama.
Later that month, the two chose the town of Unity, N.H., to make a high-profile joint appearance aimed at persuading Clinton voters to get behind Mr. Obama.
Mr. Sanders is at a similar crossroads. The final contest of the primary season is June 14, when Washington D.C. votes.
Tad Devine, a senior Sanders strategist who advised Democratic nominees Al Gore in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004, among others, suggested the “path forward” is uncertain, hinging on the outcome in California and other states that have yet to vote. He voiced a conciliatory note, describing how the two campaigns might set aside differences that have grown more pronounced in the heat of the year-long campaign.
“What will happen hopefully when the voting is done, our two campaigns will begin to talk once more to one another and figure out where the common ground is,” he said.
Campaign manager Jeff Weaver, who has worked in Mr. Sanders’s congressional offices and Vermont-based campaigns dating to the mid-1980s, takes a more aggressive approach.
Mr. Weaver has long been one of the more tenacious loyalists on Team Sanders, having sparred repeatedly with Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz over the party’s treatment of the Sanders campaign.
A victory in California and elsewhere on Tuesday would “strengthen” the argument for the nomination, Mr. Weaver said, but it isn’t necessary to keep the candidacy alive through the convention.
“The plan is as the senator has described it: to go forward after Tuesday and keep the campaign going to the convention and make the case to superdelegates that Sen. Sanders is the best chance that Democrats have to beat Trump,” Mr. Weaver said. “The trajectory is the same regardless of the outcome in California.”
That is what worries Democratic leaders. Pointing to polls indicating a tightening race in November, they say Mr. Sanders, if he is sincere about beating back Mr. Trump, must quickly join forces with the party front-runner.
“Democrats will need as much unity as early as we can get it as possible,” said Tom Daschle, a former senate Democratic leader. “It would be a huge mistake to underestimate [Mr. Trump]. We’ve done that the entire election season.”
Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid has concluded Mr. Sanders has no path to the nomination, an aide said, and that he should shift focus to helping Democrats pick up Senate seats. Doing so would help Mr. Sanders return to the chamber with more power than he wielded before the presidential race began a year ago, the aide said.
William Daley, who chaired Mr. Gore’s presidential campaign and served as a White House chief of staff for Mr. Obama, said in an interview the “damage” Mr. Sanders could do is “overwhelming if he doesn’t give [Mrs. Clinton] the breather she needs in the run-up to the convention to take on Trump.”
At a minimum, some of Mrs. Clinton’s supporters would like to see Mr. Sanders lay off the attacks. Alan Kessler, a longtime Democratic fundraiser, said Mr. Sanders’s tone is “a little disappointing.”
“There’s no reason why he shouldn’t fight for the things that he’s talking about, but there’s no need to continually make it personal,” he added.
Copyright ©2016 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/bernie-sanders-campaign-is-split-over-whether-to-fight-on-past-tuesday-1465171997 [with comments]
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Bernie Sanders Vows Fight to Convention as Hillary Clinton Wins a Primary
earlier headline:
Bernie Sanders, Vowing to Stay in Race, Assails Hillary Clinton Over Foreign Gifts
Senator Bernie Sanders campaigning in Los Angeles on Saturday. Hillary Clinton has made clear that she plans to declare the Democratic race effectively over after the California primary on Tuesday.
Credit Monica Almeida/The New York Times
By YAMICHE ALCINDOR
JUNE 5, 2016
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Senator Bernie Sanders [ http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/bernie-sanders-on-the-issues.html ] defiantly vowed again on Sunday to take his campaign to the Democratic National Convention this summer, even as Hillary Clinton [ http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/hillary-clinton-on-the-issues.html ] edged closer to clinching the party’s presidential nomination and the final primary contests drew near.
Two days before Tuesday’s primaries in California and five other states, Mr. Sanders repeated his pledge not to concede even if Mrs. Clinton acquires enough delegates to reach 2,383, the threshold for securing the nomination.
A win in California is critical to Mr. Sanders’s plan to stay in the race through the convention and would give him a significant lift.
But with her victory in the Puerto Rico primary on Sunday, Mrs. Clinton is only 28 delegates short of the threshold and will most likely declare victory on Tuesday.
Mr. Sanders, however, insists that the convention will be contested because he is still lobbying superdelegates — party officials and state leaders who cast their final votes at the convention — to withdraw support from Mrs. Clinton and back him instead. He plans to make the case that he is a stronger candidate against Donald J. Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee. A number of polls, he said, show he can beat Mr. Trump by larger margins than Mrs. Clinton can.
On Sunday, Mr. Sanders opened a new line of attack against Mrs. Clinton, criticizing donations made by foreign governments while she was secretary of state to the Clinton Foundation, the organization founded by former President Bill Clinton.
When Mr. Sanders, who greeted fans in West Hollywood, was asked by reporters if he remained committed to pushing for a contested convention, said he “absolutely” was.
A convention is typically seen as contested when a candidate cannot reach the necessary delegate count using both pledged delegates and superdelegates. In 2008, Mrs. Clinton conceded to Barack Obama shortly after the final primary and before the convention. But Mr. Sanders is promising to break with tradition and extend his fight further than initially expected.
Mr. Sanders reiterated his stance on Sunday at a restaurant filled with disco lights as he urged supporters to back him.
“We need a real change in this country,” Mr. Sanders said to a cheering crowd at the restaurant, Hamburger Mary’s, in West Hollywood, “and we need a government which represents all of us, not just the 1 percent.”
During a news conference on Saturday in Los Angeles, Mr. Sanders said it would be wrong for Mrs. Clinton to claim victory on Tuesday based on her total delegate count. News media outlets should not call the race, he said, unless she reaches the threshold with only pledged delegates.
“It is extremely unlikely that Secretary Clinton will have the requisite number of pledged delegates to claim victory on Tuesday night,” Mr. Sanders said. “Now, I have heard reports that Secretary Clinton has said it’s all going to be over on Tuesday night. I have reports that the media, after the New Jersey results come in, are going to declare that it is all over. That simply is not accurate.”
Mrs. Clinton leads Mr. Sanders in both pledged and total delegates.
In a sign of his campaign’s urgency to win in California, Mr. Sanders criticized the Clinton Foundation during an interview on Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union [above].”
“If you ask me about the Clinton Foundation, do I have a problem when a sitting secretary of state and a foundation run by her husband collects many millions of dollars from foreign governments, governments which are dictatorships?” Mr. Sanders said.
“You don’t have a lot of civil liberties or democratic rights in Saudi Arabia,” he told the interviewer, Jake Tapper. “You don’t have a lot of respect there for opposition points of view for gay rights, for women’s rights. Yes, do I have a problem with that? Yes, I do.”
Mr. Sanders and Mrs. Clinton spent Sunday campaigning in California, where polls indicated a tight race. Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Clinton visited black churches, appealing to a demographic that had given her important support in past nominating contests.
In Oakland, Mrs. Clinton spoke at Greater St. Paul Church. Tailoring her remarks to her audience, she recalled working briefly in Oakland in the 1970s, and she praised the Golden State Warriors, who were set to host Game 2 of the N.B.A. finals.
Mrs. Clinton also talked about issues like gentrification and gun violence and told congregants how difficult it was to be president.
“I wish it was only about making speeches,” Mrs. Clinton said. “You know, just get up there and promise the moon and make all of these rhetorical flourishes. That’d be a lot easier than what the job is.”
Mr. Clinton visited First African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Los Angeles, where he took aim at Mr. Trump and addressed criticism that he and his wife were part of the “political establishment.”
“This is not an establishment campaign,” he said. “This is an inclusion campaign.”
Mr. Sanders spent much of his day walking around greeting voters in several places, including the Santa Monica Pier, where dozens of fans hugged and snapped photos with him. Some shouted, “That’s our next president!”
But there were signs of opposition from Clinton supporters. One woman shouted, “Get out of the race!” As Mr. Sanders shook hands, he quickly moved past Jenny Swiatowy, 33, who sat next to a fruit arrangement with a sticker showing her support for Mrs. Clinton.
“In the beginning, I thought it was great for him to come out as a new candidate with a new voice and to start bringing out the young new voters,” said Ms. Swiatowy, who works at a record label. “But it’s time to concede and unite the party.”
Mr. Sanders, though, was not bowing to the pressure.
“See you in Philly,” he told one smiling supporter.
Maggie Haberman contributed reporting from New York, and Thomas Kaplan from Oakland, Calif.
© 2016 The New York Times Company
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/06/us/politics/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-california-primary.html
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Bernie Sanders LIVE from San Diego, CA - GOTV for a Future to Believe in Rally! - #MakeHistory
Streamed live on May 5, 2016 by Bernie2016tv Live [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpVhqCnd6iz3gfJUuGM1r7g , http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpVhqCnd6iz3gfJUuGM1r7g/videos ]
Danny DeVito Feels the Bern http://youtu.be/3dFDu5npgYA
Headlines
Bernie Sanders’ Los Angeles Rally: The Pictures You Need to See http://heavy.com/news/2016/06/bernie-sanders-los-angeles-california-rally-pictures-memorial-coliseum-gotv-concert-la-ca-photos-how-many/3/
Fueling Sanders' Turnout Hope, California Reports Record Surge of New Voters http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/06/04/fueling-sanders-turnout-hope-california-reports-record-surge-new-voters
Why Millennials Love Bernie Sanders: This Is What Trump, Hillary—and Chris Matthews—Don’t Understand About How Politics Has Changed http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/why-millennials-love-bernie-sanders
John Pilger on the Threat of World War Three (Going Underground) http://youtu.be/ahEdcuxlN1o
Obama Flips on Social Security—a Big Win for Bernie Sanders http://www.thenation.com/article/obama-flips-on-social-security-a-big-win-for-bernie-sanders/
Louvre closed, masterpieces moved amid Paris, River Seine flooding http://www.cbsnews.com/news/louvre-closed-masterpieces-moved-amid-paris-river-seine-flooding/
France oil strikes: Riots in Paris and Bordeaux as masked protesters hurl rocks at police http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/26/france-oil-strikes-thousands-of-dock-workers-set-off-smoke-bomb/
LEADING DEMOCRATIC SUPER-LOBBYIST and Hillary Clinton bundler Heather Podesta https://theintercept.com/2016/06/03/heather-podesta/
Why I'm voting for Bernie Sanders - John Ellis http://youtu.be/oHSWCLcrv0A
This 1%er has a brain. Meet Justin. http://youtu.be/b-_Ew6ikT80
Sanders ahead in Cali - New Poll https://twitter.com/BernieSanderss4/status/738877198791147524/photo/1
Bernie Sanders Supporters Take Over Los Angeles Coffee Shop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIdswgdrYQI
KING: Jasmine Richards is the first political prisoner from the Black Lives Matter movement after conviction for felony lynching http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/jasmine-richards-prisoner-black-lives-matter-article-1.2659110
Clinton’s Speech Shows that Only Sanders is Fit for the Presidency http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-sachs/-clintons-speech-shows-th_b_10306592.html
Noam Chomsky Blows the Lid Off the Latest Corporate Trade Deal (Video) http://www.alternet.org/economy/noam-chomsky-blows-lid-latest-corporate-trade-deal-video
Black Men For Bernie Compare Hillary To Coca Cola http://youtu.be/N_iYhc5R7hY
Three vital things Berners should share the heck out of between now and June 7 http://thebernreport.com/three-important-things-share-now-june-7/
Finally, Some Good News About The Future Of Bees http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bee-hunting-prevent-colony-collapse_us_57518223e4b0ed593f1413c9
Bee Deviled: Scientists No Longer Bumbling Over Cause Of Colony Collapse Disorder http://www.huffingtonpost.com/annie-spiegelman/bee-deviledscientists_b_1884294.html
Norway to 'completely ban all petrol powered cars by 2025' http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/norway-to-ban-the-sale-of-all-fossil-fuel-based-cars-by-2025-and-replace-with-electric-vehicles-a7065616.html
Hillary Bashing
Train in portland http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/oil-train-derails-columbia-river-gorge_us_5751fd62e4b0c3752dcdb896
Your Grandchildren Will Ask What You did to Avert Climate Change http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDgtgaJeV5s
End Fracking Now – I Hope Clinton Joins the Fight | Bernie Sanders http://youtu.be/xMgLjH9OKAE
Propaganda & Engineering Consent for Empire with Mark Crispin Miller // Empire_File028 http://youtu.be/F7HmFH-Wo1s
Make History - Andrew Saturn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8lnhewb2C0
Savannah Feels the Bern! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qMUwvPstkY
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7kI8WjpCfFoMSNDuRh_4lA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lIqNjC1RKU
Rise Up - http://youtu.be/IOiUrF74F14
Bernie - Be the change http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABaLhtchYfA
Makana - The Fire is Ours http://youtu.be/BIX5zcitEaY
The revolution
Placeavote.com http://www.placeavote.com/#/
Sanders Campaign Statement on Puerto Rico Polling Places
Press Release
June 5, 2016
https://berniesanders.com/press-release/sanders-campaign-statement-puerto-rico-polling-places/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyJ_r1bmA7k [Bernie's performance begins at c. the 1:21:15 mark; the Alex Jones wannabe commentary preceding and following Bernie's performance also of note; with comments] [also, with the last intro speeches, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw2JDhPB5Ck (with comments) and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bj9yE2T-hA (with comments), and, Bernie's performance only, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA4genc0k3I (no comments yet)]
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Bernie Sanders Full Press Conference 06/06/2016
Published on Jun 6, 2016 by World Wide Vidoes [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8GzeWGKdvlEtCK84K1LwMg , http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8GzeWGKdvlEtCK84K1LwMg/videos ]
FULL: Bernie Sanders Press Conference in San Francisco California on Plans and Path Forward after California Primary (6-6-16).
US Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders holds Press Conference in San Francisco ahead of California's primaries on June 7th.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu1JQZelIlo [with comment] [also at e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGeVsNHBixI (no comments yet), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AlrttJO46E (title and text taken from; with comments), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDMpRHFS3m8 (with comments), and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr696DrSEdo (with comments)]
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Clinton not rushing primary victory declaration
The Rachel Maddow Show
6/6/16
Hillary Clinton talks with Rachel Maddow about her proximity to clinching the Democratic presidential nomination and her reluctance to overreach in declaring victory before the votes are counted. Duration: 3:04
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/clinton-not-rushing-victory-declaration-700290627590 [the above YouTube of the segment for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfsCGDEBXKs (no comments yet)]
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Hillary Clinton: Sanders' superdelegate strategy is 'perplexing'
The Rachel Maddow Show
6/6/16
Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Hillary Clinton talks with Rachel Maddow about Bernie Sanders' plan to stay in the race until the convention, lobbying superdelegates to switch their support to him. Duration: 4:11
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/clinton-sanders-strategy-is-perplexing-700258883670 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F88zgTM4sWk [with comments]
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Clinton cites Trump threat as unifying for Democrats
The Rachel Maddow Show
6/6/16
Hillary Clinton talks with Rachel Maddow about how she sees Democrats uniting behind her candidacy in the general election particularly in light of the threat a Trump presidency would pose to the nation. Duration: 1:37
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/clinton-cites-unifying-power-of-trump-threat-700269123994 [the above YouTube of the segment for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zwgPYdQpow (no comments yet)]
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Clinton slams Trump judge attack as 'dangerous nonsense'
The Rachel Maddow Show
6/6/16
Hillary Clinton, Democratic presumptive presidential nominee, talks with Rachel Maddow about Donald Trump's racist attack on the judge hearing his fraud case and Trump's fitness for the presidency. Duration: 3:52
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/clinton-trump-judge-smear-dangerous-nonsense-700286531849 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ng-6P-dbrg [with comments]
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First female major party nominee; What took so long?
The Rachel Maddow Show
6/6/16
Rachel Maddow asks Hillary Clinton why it took 240 years of United States history before a woman was nominated for the presidency. Duration: 1:32
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/historic-first-for-women-what-took-so-long-700295747804 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UobEAJz_Xg [with comments]
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Presidential Primaries
Democrats
2,383 delegates needed to win
Through the Kentucky and Oregon primaries of May 17, 2016 and the (nonbinding "beauty contest") Wahington primary of May 24, 2016:
Pledged Delegates:
Clinton 1,769
Sanders 1,499
Clinton lead 270
Superdelegates:
Clinton 541
Sanders 43
Clinton lead 498
Total Delegates:
Clinton 2,310
Sanders 1,542
Clinton lead 768
Additional Delegates Needed:
Clinton 73
Sanders 841
[(drawn from) as at the time of the post to which this is a reply at] http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2016/primaries
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AP count: Clinton has delegates to win Democratic nomination
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally, Monday, June 6, 2016, in Lynwood, Calif. Clinton has commitments from the number of delegates needed to become the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee for president, making her the first woman to top the ticket of a major U.S. political party.
Updated Jun. 6, 2016 10:02 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Striding into history, Hillary Clinton will become the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major U.S. political party, capturing commitments Monday from the number of delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination.
[...]
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/4c9c850385c84b12ad5b85fda49743f9/after-weekend-wins-clinton-cusp-democratic-nomination [with embedded video clip, and comments]
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Clinton Hits 'Magic Number' of Delegates to Clinch Nomination
Hillary Clinton holds a campaign rally in Long Beach, California, the same night as NBC declares her the Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee.
Jun 6 2016, 8:48 pm ET
Hillary Clinton has secured a majority of delegates to the Democratic National Convention, NBC News projected on Monday evening — making the former secretary of state the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party.
[...]
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/clinton-hits-magic-number-delegates-clinch-nomination-n586181 [with embedded video clips, and comments]
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Sanders Campaign Statement
Press Release
June 6, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ spokesman, Michael Briggs, on Monday issued the following statement:
“It is unfortunate that the media, in a rush to judgement, are ignoring the Democratic National Committee’s clear statement that it is wrong to count the votes of superdelegates before they actually vote at the convention this summer.
“Secretary Clinton does not have and will not have the requisite number of pledged delegates to secure the nomination. She will be dependent on superdelegates who do not vote until July 25 and who can change their minds between now and then. They include more than 400 superdelegates who endorsed Secretary Clinton 10 months before the first caucuses and primaries and long before any other candidate was in the race.
“Our job from now until the convention is to convince those superdelegates that Bernie is by far the strongest candidate against Donald Trump.”
© Bernie 2016
https://berniesanders.com/press-release/sanders-campaign-statement/
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Sanders camp pushes back on presumptive nominee call for Clinton
The Rachel Maddow Show
6/6/16
Michael Briggs, Sanders campaign spokesperson, talks with Rachel Maddow about the media projection that Hillary Clinton is the presumptive Democratic nominee, and why the Sanders campaign feels they still have chance of persuading superdelegates. Duration: 7:41
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/sanders-camp-pushes-back-on-call-for-clinton-700247107774 [the above YouTube of the segment for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSM8smF_WDE (with comments)]
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Presidential Primaries
Democrats
2,383 delegates needed to win
Through the Virgin Islands caucuses of June 4, 2016 and the Puerto Rico primary of June 5, 2016:
Pledged Delegates:
Clinton 1,812
Sanders 1,521
Clinton lead 291
Superdelegates:
Clinton 571
Sanders 48
Clinton lead 523
Total Delegates:
Clinton 2,383
Sanders 1,569
Clinton lead 814
Additional Delegates Needed:
Clinton 0
Sanders 814
[(drawn from) as currently at] http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2016/primaries [and for comparison, see e.g. the NBC delegate tracker at http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/ and the CNN delegate estimate page at http://edition.cnn.com/election/ ]
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Published on May 31, 2016 by NBC News [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeY0bbntWzzVIaj2z3QigXg / http://www.youtube.com/user/NBCNews , http://www.youtube.com/user/NBCNews/videos ]
Sen. Bernie Sanders weighs in on the state of his campaign to become the democratic nominee and whether he'd be willing to be fmr. Sec. Hillary Clinton's VP.
[originally aired May 29, 2016]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1y4dbVMQws [with comments] [non-YouTube version embedded at http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/bernie-sanders-doesn-t-say-no-hypothetical-clinton-vp-slot-n582346 (with comments)] [show transcript at http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-may-29-2016-n582321 (with comments)]
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Enough with Bernie Sanders
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks at a rally at Kaiser Permanente Arena on May 31 in Santa Cruz, Calif.
(Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
By Stephen Stromberg
June 1, 2016
This is the place where a policy-oriented Washington commentator like myself is supposed to offer Bernie Sanders supporters some sort of olive branch. For example, I could point out that he has highlighted some real issues. I am angry about money in politics, too. I believe that income inequality is a problem, too. I think the safety net needs strengthening, too. In other words, I am supposed to indicate that I get why Sanders has a movement.
But the truth is that Sanders does not deserve a movement, and his losing campaign does not deserve unusual deference and concessions. His tale about American oligarchy is simplistic, his policy proposals are shallow, his rejection of political reality is absurd, his self-righteousness and stubbornness are unbecoming. And, yes, he has lost. Here are some simple points worth repeating:
• Sanders’s path to the Democratic presidential nomination is essentially nonexistent. His only hope rests on convincing Democratic “superdelegates,” nearly all of whom back Hillary Clinton, to swing his way. They will not do that. It is incoherent for Sanders to ask them to do so, given that he has attacked superdelegates as non-democratic actors in the nominating process and that Clinton will almost certainly end the cycle with more votes and more pledged delegates. It is also staggeringly arrogant that Sanders would think that superdelegates, the Democratic “establishment” sorts that he has spent the whole campaign cartoonishly attacking as tools of Wall Street, would be open to his entreaties.
• It is politically reasonable for the superdelegates to stick with Clinton. The poll numbers Sanders cites to argue that he would be a stronger nominee do not reflect the impressions voters would have after the Republicans engaged in a sustained anti-Sanders assault — the sort of thing Clinton has endured for decades. Polling shows [ http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/sanders-isnt-doing-well-with-true-independents/ ] that Sanders does not, in fact, do unusually well among true independents and that many of these crucial swing voters have not formed an opinion of him.
• A Clinton nomination would be wholly legitimate. Sanders zealot Seth Abramson writes [ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-abramson/how-to-explain-the-sanders_b_10206250.html ], “While not rigged, there is no question that the Democratic Party’s primary process — which uses superdelegates to create an appearance of pre-election electoral inevitability and closed primaries and onerous registration requirements to exclude many new, independent, and party-switching voters — has dramatically favored Mrs. Clinton.” This is nonsense, considering that Sanders has benefited from weird, anti-democratic quirks of the nominating process. FiveThirtyEight ran the numbers and found [ http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-system-isnt-rigged-against-sanders/ ] that “Clinton has been hurt at least as much by caucuses as Sanders has been hurt by closed primaries.”
So, enough with the reality-denial. Enough with the sanctimony. Enough with the attitude that only Sanders’s agenda counts. Enough with the dream that his movement is broader and more powerful than it has proved to be at the ballot box. Enough with the paranoid conspiracy theorizing, the lazy attacks on the “establishment,” the platitudes about the right to health care and the right to free college without realistic plans [ https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/05/09/confirmed-sanders-is-selling-a-fantasy-agenda/ ] to realize them, the delegitimization of those who disagree, the scorning of practicality, the outrageous negativity about the state of the country and the simplistic narrative of evil 1 percenters who are to blame for everything that is wrong. Enough with the excuses for half-baked policy proposals (It is the direction, not the specifics, that matter!). Enough with the “political revolution.”
Berners can accept reality or sink deeper into delusion. Only one of these options would be good for them and good for the country.
© 2016 The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/06/01/enough-with-bernie-sanders/ [with embedded video clip, and comments]
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Boxer: Sanders ‘can’t just diss everybody' who supports Clinton
Morning Joe
6/1/16
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) shares her thoughts on Bernie Sanders and his assertion that the latest Clinton endorsement is from the ‘establishment.’ She also defends her support of the former Secretary of State and her defense against an array of opponent attacks. Duration: 3:26
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/boxer-sanders-can-t-just-diss-everybody-696618563884 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSfjXIBIgoU [with comments]
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Jane Sanders: We transformed the Dem party this year
Andrea Mitchell Reports
6/1/16
Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders’ wife Jane Sanders joins NBC’s Andrea Mitchell to react to California Governor Jerry Brown endorsement of Hillary Clinton and the superdelegate and nominating process among the Democratic party. Duration: 7:37
This Jane Sanders argument about superdelegates makes no sense
Bernie Sanders and his wife Jane.
June 1, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/06/01/this-jane-sanders-argument-about-superdelegates-makes-no-sense/ [with comments]
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/andrea-mitchell-reports/watch/jane-sanders-we-transformed-the-dem-party-this-year-696769603995 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYsLblrzT1c [with comments]
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Sanders ratchets up attacks on Democrats
Hardball with Chris Matthews
6/1/16
Bernie Sanders is at war with some of the biggest liberal icons of the Democratic party, including former U.S. Congressman Barney Frank. Frank faces off with Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver on Hardball. Duration: 11:35
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/hardball/watch/sanders-ratchets-up-attacks-on-democrats-697117763528 [the above YouTube of the segment for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F79M7g0rvt8 (with comments)]
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Is tone of Sanders campaign coming from top?
Hardball with Chris Matthews
6/1/16
Talking Points Memo's Josh Marshall, Reuters' Luciana Lopez and The New York Times' Nicholas Confessore discuss what might be going on behind the scenes of the Sanders campaign. Duration: 4:50
It Comes From the Very Top
May 18, 2016
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/it-comes-from-the-very-top [included in full in the post to which this is a reply]
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/hardball/watch/is-tone-of-sanders-campaign-coming-from-top-697132611730
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Sanders Supporter Warns Democratic Leadership To Reduce Power Of Superdelegates
Phil Roeder (CC-BY)
Supporters Will Propose A Resolution This Weekend To Abolish Superdelegates
By Scottie Lee Meyers
Thursday, June 2, 2016, 3:00pm
Listen [ http://www.wpr.org/listen/937791 ]
Download [ http://mp3.wpr.org/download.php?f=ctm160602k1.mp3 ]
A member of the Better With Bernie Committee, a local chapter of progressive voters supporting Bernie Sanders for president, gave warning on Thursday to Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to reduce the power of superdelegates at the upcoming Democratic Party convention by evoking the violent scenes of the party's 1968 convention in Chicago.
"There will be thousands, possibly tens of thousands of progressives outside the convention in Philadelphia pressuring for a progressive outcome in the convention," said Buzz Davis, a member of the Better With Bernie Committee. "If Ms. Wasserman (Schultz) gives the state police and the Philadelphia police ... the go ahead as (Chicago Mayor) Mr. Daley gave the go ahead to beat the hell out of the people who protested in the 1968 Democratic convention that were interested in peace, then we don't know what will happen."
Davis added, "I hope that doesn't happen, but these people have to be smart enough to see the handwriting on the wall," referring to Democratic Party leadership.
Davis is part of a group of Sanders supporters who are planning to put forth proposals [ http://www.wpr.org/wisconsin-democrats-vote-ending-superdelegates ] this weekend during Wisconsin's Democratic Convention in Green Bay to abolish the superdelegate system and force the state’s superdelegates to vote proportionally in the national convention this summer. Five states have already passed similar resolutions.
"The superdelegate system is corrupt ...The superdelegates are a concept which the Democratic National Committee dreamed up in the early '80s to be able to control the outcome of the selection of the nominees," Davis said.
A resolution to do away with the superdelegate system by 2020 is already slated to hit the floor of the state's Democratic convention on Saturday. Davis said his group will add an amendment to that resolution that would "strongly recommend" that Wisconsin's superdelegates split their votes in the 2016 convention proportionately according to April's primary results.
Sanders won about 57 percent of the vote in Wisconsin's primary compared to Hillary Clinton's 43 percent. Under the resolution outlined by Davis, that would mean six of the state's 10 superdelegates should pledge to Sanders during the DNC convention being held July 25-28 in Philadelphia.
Sanders himself has been a vocal opponent of the superdelegate system, although he hasn't called for an all-out abolishment.
“I don’t know that you get rid of superdelegates in their entirety," said Sanders."I think there is a role for established people to play. But as I mentioned a moment ago, it is absurd that you have 400 establishment Democrats on board Hillary Clinton’s campaign before anybody else was in the race. That stacks the deck in a very, very unfair way for any establishment candidate. And against the wishes of the people.”
Davis said despite what the media and Clinton's campaign would like to have Democrats across the country believe, the race is not over. He added that the campaigns have entered the "fourth quarter" and that the resolutions he's proposing could help Sanders win the nomination and help restore democracy in the election process.
Host:
Rob Ferrett
Veronica Rueckert
Guest(s):
Buzz Davis
Producer(s):
KP Whaley
Wisconsin Public Radio, © Copyright 2016, Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and Wisconsin Educational Communications Board
http://www.wpr.org/sanders-supporter-warns-democratic-leadership-reduce-power-superdelegates [with comments]
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Hillary Clinton National Security Address in San Diego, CA on June 2, 2016
Published on Jun 3, 2016 by Hillary Clinton [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRYsOHrkk5qcIhtq033bLQ , http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRYsOHrkk5qcIhtq033bLQ/videos ]
Hillary Clinton: "He is not just unprepared; he is temperamentally unfit to hold an office that requires knowledge, stability and immense responsibility. This is not someone who should ever have the nuclear codes because it's not hard to imagine Donald Trump leading us into a war just because somebody got under his very thin skin." Watch full speech here: http://www.c-span.org/video/?410484-1/hillary-clinton-lays-national-security-priorities
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Crooked Hillary no longer has credibility - too much failure in office. People will not allow another four years of incompetence!
12:15 PM [Pacific time] - 2 Jun 2016
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/738448988517453824 [with comments]
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Bad performance by Crooked Hillary Clinton! Reading poorly from the telepromter! She doesn't even look presidential!
12:18 PM [Pacific time] - 2 Jun 2016
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/738449664752553984 [with comments]
TRANSCRIPT: Hillary Clinton Delivers Major National Security Address
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/statements/2016/06/02/transcript-hillary-clinton-delivers-major-national-security-address/
Read Hillary Clinton’s Speech on Donald Trump and National Security
"Donald Trump’s ideas aren’t just different – they are dangerously incoherent"
June 2, 2016
http://time.com/4355797/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-foreign-policy-speech-transcript/ [in full at/see (linked in) http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=123064899 and preceding and following]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQt4KxUmnzw [no comments yet] [also at e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpX0YAbhtvY (text and part of title taken from; with comments), and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6m_0fOkQ3E (comments disabled)]
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Hillary Clinton gives major counterterrorism speech at Stanford
Published on Mar 23, 2016 by PBS NewsHour [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ZFN9Tx6xh-skXCuRHCDpQ / http://www.youtube.com/user/PBSNewsHour , http://www.youtube.com/user/PBSNewsHour/videos ]
Hillary Clinton gave a major foreign policy / counter-terrorism speech at Stanford. She said, "Walls will not protect us from this threat," said Hillary Clinton. "We cannot contain ISIS. We must defeat ISIS. .. We need to rely on what actually works, not bluster that alienates our partners. And doesn't make us any safer. When other candidates talk about building walls around America, I want to ask them, 'How high does the wall have to be to keep the Internet out.' .. We can't let fear stop us from doing what's necessary to keep us safe. Nor can we let it push us into reckless actions that end up making us less safe. For example, it would be a serious mistake to stumble into another costly ground war in the Middle East. If we have learned anything from Iraq and Afghanistan is that people it's that people and nations have to secure their own communities. .. It would also be a serious mistake to begin carpet bombing populated areas into oblivion. Proposing that doesn't make you sound tough. It makes you sound like you are in over your head. Slogans aren't a strategy. Loose canons tend to misfire. What America needs is strong, smart, steady leadership to wage and win this struggle."
http://egbertowillies.com/2016/03/24/hillary-clinton-slams-donald-trump-ted-cruz/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG3zkU4H39o [comments disabled] [also at e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Xtz5RepHQ (title and text taken from; with comments] [also posted at/see (linked in) http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=121417753 and preceding and following]
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Hillary Clinton speech on counterterrorism and foreign policy
Published on Dec 31, 2015 by Hillary Clinton
On December 15, 2015, Hillary Clinton gave a major speech in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In her remarks she spoke about counterterrorism, the rise of ISIS, and foreign policy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRlqs-Lc66Y [no comments yet]
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A Conversation With Hillary Clinton
Published on Nov 19, 2015 by Council on Foreign Relations [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL_A4jkwvKuMyToAPy3FQKQ / http://www.youtube.com/user/cfr , http://www.youtube.com/user/cfr/videos ]
Hillary Clinton discusses U.S. foreign policy and national security in the aftermath of the recent Paris terror attacks.
Speaker: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former U.S. Secretary of State; Candidate, 2016 Democratic Presidential Nomination
Presider: Fareed Zakaria, Host, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS
3:15 - Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
17:27 - Counter-Terrorism
25:49 - Homeland Security
35:15 - Intensification or change in strategy against ISIS?
39:11 - No-fly Zone over Syria
45:55 - Syrian Refugees
47:54 - TPP
50:13 - International Coalition against ISIS
52:00 - Arming Moderate Syrian Groups
57:40 - No-fly Zone over Syria (II)
59:41 - Saudi Arabia's role
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy_WJEs71Gw [with comments] [also included, with full transcript, at/see (linked in) http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=118750348 and preceding and following]
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One-on-one with John Kerry
All In with Chris Hayes
6/1/16
Chris Hayes sits down for an exclusive interview with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, with topics ranging from Donald Trump's candidacy to the Paris climate deal. Duration: 6:10
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/one-on-one-with-john-kerry-697179715524 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2TeOcKQVxQ [with comments]
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Fmr. aide to Petraeus: Trump lacks character to be president
All In with Chris Hayes
6/1/16
Retired Army Col. Peter Mansoor tells Chris Hayes why he's voting for a Democratic presidential candidate for the first time in his adult life. Duration: 7:23
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/ret-col-trump-lacks-character-to-be-pres-697180739715 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pinpto1NzMQ [with comments]
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President Obama Addresses the 2016 U.S. Air Force Academy Graduates
Published on Jun 2, 2016 by The White House [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYxRlFDqcWM4y7FfpiAN3KQ / http://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse , http://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse/videos ]
Colorado Springs, CO
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Remarks by the President in Commencement Address to the United States Air Force Academy
United States Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs, Colorado
June 02, 2016
10:20.M. MDT
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Air Force! (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. It is wonderful to be back at the United States Air Force Academy! (Applause.) Thank you,
Secretary James, for your service to our Air Force and to our nation. Governor Hickenlooper, Academy leaders, faculty and staff -- especially your outstanding Superintendent, Lieutenant General Michelle Johnson. (Applause.) And most of all, congratulations to the Class of 2016! (Applause.)
As he prepares to conclude a remarkable 40-year career in the Air Force -- a career that started on this day 40 years ago -- please join me in saluting someone who many of you look up to and whose counsel I've relied on as well -- Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh. Thank you, Mark. (Applause.) Thank you, Mark, and thank you, Betty.
And although he’s not here today, I am proud to have nominated another Academy graduate -- and a combat-tested pilot -- to serve as the 21st Air Force Chief of Staff, General David Goldfein. (Applause.)
Cadets, you can take enormous pride in all the hard work that has brought you to this day. I also ask you to give a big round of applause to all your moms and dads, grandparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles who supported you and sacrificed for you so you could be here today. Give them another round of applause. (Applause.)
Now, I have to tell you, some days I spend more time with the Air Force than my own family. (Laughter.) Especially on Air Force One. (Applause.) You take good care of me. You are always on time. You never lose my luggage. (Laughter.) I don't have to take off my shoes before I get on. (Laughter.) So I’m really going to miss Air Force One -- (laughter) -- as well as the incredible Airmen that I’ve come to know. And that includes the pilots who flew me here -- Lieutenant Colonels Dan Thorn and Rob Tobler and Major Brett Ellis -- all three of them proud Air Force Academy graduates. Give them a big round of applause. (Applause.)
This Academy is one of our nation’s most selective academic institutions. Just being accepted is a big deal -- a testament to your talent and your leadership. And we are particularly grateful to those of you with prior enlisted service, including Cameron Kistler, who deployed to Iraq, -- (applause) -- Robert Parati and Clayton Logan, who deployed to Afghanistan. (Applause.) We thank you. Your country thanks you.
Cadets, here you were tested by fire -- literally. When you went through Beast, as General Johnson noted, Waldo Canyon was actually on fire. During Recognition, you ran to the Rock in a blizzard. So you have more than earned your unofficial motto -- “forged in fire and tempered in ice.” (Applause.) Which is a great motto -- although it does sound like something out of Game of Thrones. (Laughter.)
And through it all, you’ve become like family. You survived morning accountability formations, survived living in Sijan Hall. (Applause.) That night in F-1 where you learned to “earn each day.” (Applause.) You cheered Coach Calhoun and the Falcons as I’ve welcomed them to the White House to present the Commander-in-Chief Trophy -- (applause) -- which Air Force has won a record 19 times. (Applause.)
And I look out into your ranks and I see Airmen who will excel as pilots and engineers, analysts -- so many specialties. The first cyber graduates in this Academy’s history. (Applause.) And David Higgins, a marksman who’s going to the Olympics in Rio -- bring home the gold, David! (Applause.) No pressure. (Laughter.)
In you, I see men and women of integrity and service and excellence. And you’ve made us all proud. And perhaps no one would have been more proud of your success than Major David Brodeur, whose sacrifice in Afghanistan we honor, and whose family joins us today -- 2016. (Applause.)
You’ve learned other lessons, as well, like what happens when you paint one of the planes on the Terrazo in your class color. (Applause.) With such “achievements” in mind -- I hereby grant amnesty to all cadets serving restrictions and confinements for minor offenses. Only minor. (Laughter.)
Today, we congratulate our newest Air Force officers. On behalf of the American people, I thank you for choosing a life of service. In the coming weeks, some of you will head to the chapel to get married. In the years ahead, you and your families will serve around the world. As officers, you’ll be responsible for the lives of those under your command, and you’ll be called upon to lead with wisdom, courage and compassion. That’s what I want to talk with you about today.
I’ve served as Commander-in-Chief for nearly eight years now. It has been the highest honor of my life to lead the greatest military in the history of the world. It inspires me every day. (Applause.) Today will be the last time that I have the honor of addressing a graduating class of military officers. And there’s a debate going on in our country about our nation’s role in the world. So, with that in mind, I hope you don't mind if I share some lessons I’ve learned as Commander-in-Chief -- lessons that you may find useful as you lead those under your command, and as we work together to keep our nation strong and secure.
First, as you look at the world, be guided by an honest and clear-eyed assessment. Remember what you learned at this Academy -- the importance of evidence and facts and judgment. And here’s a fact: The United States of America remains the most powerful nation on Earth and a force for good. (Applause.)
We have big challenges in our country -- in our politics, our economy, our society. Those are challenges we have to address. But look around. We have the world’s strongest economy. Our scientists, our researchers, our entrepreneurs are global leaders in innovation. Our colleges and universities attract the best talent from around the world. Our values -- freedom, equality, opportunity -- those values inspire people everywhere, including immigrants who come here, ready to work, and integrate and help renew our country.
Our standing in the world is higher. I see it in my travels from Havana to Berlin to Ho Chi Minh City -- where huge crowds of Vietnamese lined the streets, some waving American flags. So make no mistake, the United States is better positioned to lead in the 21st century than any other nation.
And here’s another fact: Our military is, by a mile, the strongest in the world. (Applause.) Yes, after two major ground wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, we’re drawing down the size of our armed forces, which is natural and necessary. And we have to keep improving readiness and modernizing our force. But it is undeniable -- our military is the most capable fighting force on the planet. It’s not close.
Our soldiers are the best-trained, best-equipped land force on Earth, tested by years of combat, able to sustain power anywhere in the globe. Nobody can match our Army. Our sailors serve on aircraft carriers that can go almost anywhere, and submarines that move undetected -- the largest and most lethal Navy in the world, on track to surpass 300 ships. Nobody can match our Navy. Our Marines are ready at a moment’s notice, “first to fight” or deliver help in a crisis, the world’s only truly global expeditionary force. Nobody can match our Marines. Our Coast Guardsmen serve on the most advanced cutters in history, and special teams can shoot smugglers’ engines, hook and climb or repel aboard, protecting our shores. Nobody can match our Coast Guard.
And as for our Airmen -- (applause) -- with your unequaled vigilance and reach, unrivaled fifth-generation fighters, a new generation of remotely piloted aircraft pilots, astonishing precision that calls to mind your actual class motto, “On Target, On Time” -- nobody can match America’s Air Force. (Applause.)
Not only that, no other nation brings its forces together like we do in one joint force, as we saw in an operation against ISIL in Syria just last year. Air Force aircraft provided surveillance. Navy F-18s provided close air support. Army aviation assets delivered our Special Operators, an assault force of Marines and soldiers, to the target, and one of ISIL’s top leaders, Abu Sayyaf, was eliminated. That’s the power of America’s military. (Applause.) And we need to keep it that way.
And here’s one more fact as you go out into the world: We are blessed to be living in the most peaceful, most prosperous era in human history. Now, that sounds controversial until you survey the history of the world. It’s hard to see, with all the violence and suffering in the world, and what’s reported on the news every day. But if you step back for a moment -- think about last week, when I was in Hiroshima to remember all who were lost in a World War that killed some 60 million people -- not 60,000, 60 million.
For decades, there have been no wars between major powers. Wars between nations are increasingly rare. More people live in democracies. More than 1 billion people have been lifted from extreme poverty. From the Americas to Africa to Southeast Asia, there’s a new generation of young people, connected by technology and ready to make their mark. I’ve met them. They look up to America. They aspire to be our partner. That’s the progress and the hope that we have to build on. And so much of that derives from the extraordinary leadership and sacrifice of our Air Force and the other branches of our military.
So we are well-positioned. You enter this moment with a lot of good cards to play. But we face serious threats. Terrorist networks slaughter the innocent and plot attacks against our nation. Civil wars like in Iraq tear countries apart and create humanitarian catastrophes and havens for terrorists. Russian aggression against Ukraine, disputes in the South China Sea -- these are testing an international order that we built, where the sovereignty of nations is respected and all nations abide by the same rules. Nuclear weapons, as in North Korea, and the specter of nuclear terrorism still threaten us all.
So how to meet these threats while also seizing the incredible opportunities of this moment in history, that’s going to be your challenge -- the challenge of your generation.
Which leads me to a second lesson. As we navigate this complex world, America cannot shirk the mantle of leadership. We can’t be isolationist. It’s not possible in this globalized, interconnected world. In these uncertain times, it’s tempting sometimes to pull back and try to wash our hands of conflicts that seem intractable, let other countries fend for themselves.
But history teaches us, from Pearl Harbor to 9/11, that oceans alone cannot protect us. Hateful ideologies can spark terror from Boston to San Bernardino.
In a global economy, it’s not possible to stop trading goods and services with other countries. Weak public health systems on the other side of the world allow diseases to develop that end up reaching our shores. So we cannot turn inward. We cannot give in to isolationism. That’s a false comfort. Allowing problems to fester over there makes us less secure here. So, as Americans, we have to keep leading and working with others to build the security and prosperity and justice we want in the world.
By the way, one of the most effective ways to lead and work with others is through treaties that advance our interests. Lately, there's been a mindset in Congress that just about any international treaty is somehow a violation of American sovereignty, and so the Senate almost never approves treaties anymore. They voted down a treaty to protect disabled Americans, including our veterans, while Senator and World War II veteran Bob Dole was sitting right there in the Senate chambers in a wheelchair.
We don't always realize it, but treaties help make a lot of things in our lives possible that we take for granted -- from international phone calls to mail. Those are good things. Those are not a threat to our sovereignty. I think we can all agree on that.
But also from NATO to treaties controlling nuclear weapons, treaties help keep us safe. So if we’re truly concerned about China’s actions in the South China Sea, for example, the Senate should help strengthen our case by approving the Law of the Sea Convention -- as our military leaders have urged. And by the way, these treaties are not a new thing. The power to make treaties is written into our Constitution. Our Founding Fathers ratified lots of treaties. So it’s time for the Senate to do its job and help us advance American leadership, rather than undermine it. (Applause.)
A part of the reason this is so important is because the United States remains the one indisputable nation in world affairs. I say this all the time. After eight years, I have not gone to an international conference, summit, meeting where we were not the ones who made the agenda possible -- even if we weren’t hosting it. We have more alliances with other countries than anybody else -- and they’re the foundation of global stability and prosperity. On just about every issue, the world looks to us to set the agenda. When there’s a problem around the world, they do not call Beijing or Moscow -- they call us.
And we lead not by dictating to other nations, but by working with them as partners; by treating other countries and their peoples with respect, not by lecturing them. This isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s in our self-interest. It makes countries more likely to work with us, and, ultimately, it makes us more secure. So we need smart, steady, principled American leadership.
And part of leading wisely is seeing threats clearly. Remember Ebola? That was a serious threat, and we took it seriously. But in the midst of it, there was hysteria. “Flights must be banned!” “Quarantine citizens!” These were actual quotes. “Seal the border!” And my favorite -- “Remove Obama…or millions of Americans die!” (Laughter.) That’s an actual quote. (Laughter.)
The thing is, when we panic, we don’t make good decisions. So, with Ebola, instead of responding with fear, we responded with facts and responded with science and organization. And thanks to a coordinated global response -- enabled by the American military and our medical workers who got in there first -- we stopped the spread of Ebola in West Africa and saved countless lives, and protected ourselves. (Applause.)
So we’ve got to engage with the world. We can’t pull back. Of course, leading wisely also means resisting the temptation to intervene militarily every time there’s a problem or crisis in the world. History is littered with the ruins of empires and nations that overextended themselves, draining their power and influence. And so we have to chart a smarter path. As we saw in Vietnam and the Iraq War, oftentimes the greatest damage to American credibility comes when we overreach, when we don’t think through the consequences of all of our actions. And so we have to learn from our history. And that also means we’re doing right by our men and women in uniform.
So, cadets, in your positions of leadership, you will be called upon to sustain this balance -- to be hard-headed and big-hearted; guided by realism and idealism, even when these forces are sometimes at odds. We’ve got to have the realism to see the world as it is -- where sometimes uncomfortable compromises are necessary; where we have the humility to recognize that there are limits to what even a nation as powerful as ours can do; that there may be wars we cannot always stop right away, or lives we cannot save. But we also need the idealism that sees the world as it ought to be -- a commitment to the universal values of democracy and equality and human rights, and a willingness to stand up for them around the world -- not just when it’s easy, but when it’s hard. Because that’s who we are and that’s American leadership.
At times, ensuring our security requires the use of military force. That’s the third lesson I want to discuss. As Commander-in-Chief, I have not hesitated to use force, unilaterally where necessary, to protect the American people. Thanks to our military, intelligence and counterterrorism professionals, bin Laden is gone. (Applause.) Anwar al-Awlaki, a leader of the al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen, is gone. (Applause.) Ahmed Abdi Godane, the al Qaeda leader in Somalia -- he’s gone. (Applause.) Ahmed Abu Khattala, accused in the attacks in Benghazi -- captured. Mohammad Mansur, the leader of the Taliban -- gone. (Applause.) Leader after leader in ISIL -- Haji Mutazz, their number two; Mohamed Emwazi, who brutally murdered Americans; Abu Nabil, the ISIL leader in Libya -- all gone. Abu Dawud, a leader of their chemical weapons program -- captured.
The list goes on. Because if you target Americans, we will find you and justice will be done, and we will defend our nation. (Applause.)
But even as we celebrate the courage of our troops who serve in war, even where we do not hesitate to act on behalf of our security, we should never celebrate war itself. War, no matter how noble our intentions may be, promises agony and tragedy. And no one knows this more than those who fight those wars -- our wounded warriors who bear the scars, seen and unseen; our veterans, who remember their fallen comrades; our Gold Star families, whose hearts ache with pride and with loss.
We have a solemn responsibility to these Americans who sacrifice in our name. We have a responsibility to be guided by intelligence, and not ideology, and to never rush into war, and to explore other options first. Because sending our troops into harm’s way must always be a last resort. (Applause.)
And sometimes those decisions are tough. I know, for example, that my decision not to conduct strikes against Syria after it used chemical weapons was controversial among some in Washington. But because we seized a diplomatic option, backed by our threat of force, nations came together and we accomplished far more than military strikes ever could have -- all of Syria’s declared chemical weapons were successfully removed. (Applause.)
And in acting militarily, we have a responsibility, whenever possible, to build coalitions and partnerships. There are times where we have to do it alone. But on a whole lot of global problems, the United States shouldn’t bear the entire burden of global security by itself. Others have to step up. That’s why, as we assist and train Afghan forces, we’re part of a 39-nation coalition. Our coalition against ISIL includes 66 partners, including Arab nations. We’ve learned that often the best way to defeat terrorists is not by sending large numbers of American ground forces to occupy and patrol foreign cities and towns. It’s better to train and build up local partners -- they’re the ones who have to stabilize their own countries over the long term. (Applause.)
Compared to when I came into office -- when we had nearly 180,000 American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq -- today that number is less than 15,000. Most of our troops have come home. (Applause.) Our local partners on the ground are in the lead. (Applause.) And as ISIL continues to lose territory in Iraq and Syria, these terrorists are learning the same lesson as others before them -- you will never be strong enough to destroy America or our way of life. You are going to lose. But part of that is because we’re on the right side of history, and part of it is because we can mobilize others to work with us. (Applause.)
When we use force, we have a responsibility to use it proportionally. Unlike terrorists who try to kill as many people as possible, the United States military goes to extraordinary lengths to avoid civilian casualties. It’s the tragedy of war, however, whenever -- whether it’s conventional warfare or precision strikes -- that innocents sometimes are caught in the crossfire. And these are deaths that haunt us all. Nobody more than me. As technology evolves, we can never grow numb to the consequences of our actions. We have to hold ourselves to high standards, be even more transparent, and do everything in our power to prevent the loss of innocent life. That’s how America goes to war. And that’s how, ultimately, America also wins the peace. (Applause.)
And we have a responsibility to always give our troops a clear mission, the support they need to get the job done, and a plan for what comes after. I insisted, for example, that our surge of forces in Afghanistan be matched with a transition to ensure Afghans took responsibility for their own security.
In Libya, we were right to launch an air campaign to prevent Qaddafi from massacring innocent civilians, but we didn’t do enough to plan for the day after, when deep-rooted tribalism plunged Libya into disorder.
In Syria, the suffering in the civil war has been heartbreaking to see a nation shattered, and hundreds of thousands killed and millions driven from their homes. It is gut-wrenching. And as a father, I look at Syria’s children and I see my own. That’s why we’ve said the dictator, Assad, must go and why we support a moderate Syrian opposition. And it’s why America provides more humanitarian aid to the Syrian people than any other nation.
But suggestions for deeper U.S. military involvement in a conflict like the Syrian civil war have to be fully thought through, rigorously examined with an honest assessment of the risks and tradeoffs. How will it alter the conflict? What comes next? When we ask those questions, we prevent the kind of mission creep that history teaches us to avoid.
If Iran and Russia want to spill their blood and treasure trying to prop up their Syrian client and get sucked into a quagmire, that is their choice. As President of the United States, I’ve made a different choice. And the only real solution to the Syrian conflict is a political solution, including a transition away from Assad. And that takes diplomacy -- not American soldiers being dragged into the middle of another civil war in the Middle East. Our foreign policy has to be strong, but it also has to be smart. (Applause.)
Which brings me to my last lesson that I want to share: As powerful as our military is, we have to remember that many of the threats to our security cannot be solved by military force alone. We’ve got to draw on every tool, all elements of our national power.
When we invest in the development that promotes education and opportunity around the globe, it can make conflicts and military interventions less likely later. So if you want to support our military, you also have to be in favor of foreign assistance that helps some young person learn in a very poor country, because it may end up making it less necessary to send our sons and daughters somewhere to fight. You can’t separate the two. (Applause.)
When we encourage economic and political reforms -- when citizens, especially young people, in other countries have jobs and can choose their own leaders and have their human rights and dignity upheld -- that can help reduce the appeal of violent extremism. We now have hope of averting the worst effects of climate change and the instability that would threaten our national security because American leadership helped rally the world and forge the most ambitious agreement in history to fight climate change. (Applause.)
So if we’re going to seize the possibilities of our time, we have to use all these tools, and we have to have the courage to chart new paths. Because we negotiated with Iran and enforced strong sanctions, we reached a deal that prevents Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb -- and we did it without firing a shot. With diplomacy, not war. (Applause.) We put aside 50 years of failed policies, and now we’re seeing Americans returning to Cuba and the Cuban people looking to us, and having new hope for the future. (Applause.) Four decades after the conflict between us, Vietnam and America are forging a new partnership, showing the world that peace is better than war. (Applause.)
And perhaps no element of our power is more enduring than the example that we set ourselves -- the values we live as a nation and as individuals. That’s how we won the Cold War -- not just with the strength of our arms, but with the power of our ideas, the power of our example. It’s how we defend our nation -- including our refusal to torture -- because America doesn’t just insist that other countries respect human rights, we have to uphold them, as well, and lead the way. (Applause.) It’s how we treat those we capture. It’s one of the reasons we have to close the prison at Guantanamo -- because America has to stand for rule of law.
We live our values when our military, like America itself, truly welcomes the talents of all people. We’re stronger when our gay and lesbian cadets and troops can serve their country -- a country they love -- without hiding who they love. (Applause.) We’re stronger when cadets -- like Wasim Soomro and Ismail Baumy and James Salem -- know that we celebrate their service as proud, patriotic Muslim Americans who are also serving in our armed forces. (Applause.)
And on this 40th anniversary of the first female cadets arriving at this Academy, we are stronger because General Johnson leads this institution; because Air Force General Lori Robinson leads Northern Command -- our nation’s first female combatant commander; and because all combat positions in our military are now open to women like you. We’re stronger because of it. (Applause.)
So there you have it -- a few thoughts from your Commander-in-Chief on how to keep our military strong and our nation secure. We can never know what the future holds. But in the not-so-distant future, when I’m no longer President, I will sleep well at night because I know that men and women like you serve to keep us free. (Applause.)
Take care of each other. Take care of those under your command. And as long as you keep strong that Long Blue Line, stay true to the values you’ve learned here -- integrity, service before self, excellence -- do this and I’m confident that we will always remain one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Congratulations, Class of 2016. God bless you all. God bless the United States of America. (Applause.)
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Clinton clobbers Trump with his own words
The Rachel Maddow Show
6/2/16
Rachel Maddow reviews Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's foreign policy speech in which she highlighted past statements of Republican Donald Trump to the point of mockery. Duration: 19:05
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Trump Literally Said All Those Things
The Briefing
Update
Hillary Clinton just delivered a major national security address in which, among other things, she took aim at a wide-ranging catalogue of dangerous comments that Donald Trump has made. Some of the comments she referenced are so ignorant, incoherent or outrageous, it could be hard to believe they actually came out of the mouth of the GOP’s presidential nominee.
But they literally did. All of them. See for yourself -- check out the lines from Clinton’s speech, and the Trump quotes behind them:
This is a man who said that more countries should have nuclear weapons, including Saudi Arabia.
ANDERSON COOPER: Saudi Arabia, nuclear weapons?
TRUMP: Saudi Arabia, absolutely.
This is someone who has threatened to abandon our allies in NATO – the countries that work with us to root out terrorists abroad before they strike us at home.
TRUMP: “We don't really need NATO in its current form. NATO is obsolete… if we have to walk, we walk.”
He believes we can treat the U.S. economy like one of his casinos and default on our debts to the rest of the world, which would cause an economic catastrophe far worse than anything we experienced in 2008.
TRUMP: “I’ve borrowed knowing that you can pay back with discounts... I would borrow knowing that if the economy crashed, you could make a deal.”
He has said that he would order our military to carry out torture...
TRUMP: “Don’t tell me it doesn’t work — torture works… Waterboarding is fine, but it’s not nearly tough enough, ok?”
and the murder of civilians who are related to suspected terrorists...
TRUMP: "The other thing with the terrorists is you have to take out their families”
even though those are war crimes.
TRUMP: “They won’t refuse. They’re not going to refuse me, If I say do it, they’re going to do it.”
He says he doesn’t have to listen to our generals or ambassadors, because he has – quote – “a very good brain.”
TRUMP: “I’m speaking with myself, number one, because I have a very good brain and I’ve said a lot of things...my primary consultant is myself”
He also said, “I know more about ISIS than the generals, believe me.”
TRUMP: “I know more about ISIS than the generals do. Believe me.”
You know what? I don’t believe him.
TRUMP: “We don't even really know who the leader [of ISIS] is.”
He believes climate change is a hoax invented by the Chinese...
TRUMP: “The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.”
and has the gall to say prisoners of war like John McCain aren’t heroes.
TRUMP: “He’s not a war hero. He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured, ok? I hate to tell you.”
He praises dictators like Vladimir Putin...
TRUMP: "I will tell you, in terms of leadership, he's getting an 'A,' and our president is not doing so well.”
and picks fights with our friends – including the British prime minister…
TRUMP: "It looks like we are not going to have a very good relationship. Who knows?"
the mayor of London…
TRUMP: "Let's take an I.Q. test... I think they're very rude statements and frankly, tell him, I will remember those statements."
the German chancellor…
TRUMP: “What Merkel has done is incredible, it’s actually mind boggling. Everyone thought she was a really great leader and now she’s turned out to be this catastrophic leader. And she’ll be out if they don’t have a revolution.”
the president of Mexico…
TRUMP: “I don't know about the Hitler comparison [President Nieto made]. I hadn't heard that, but it's a terrible comparison. I'm not happy about that certainly. I don't want that comparison, but we have to be strong and we have to be vigilant”
and the Pope.
TRUMP: “I don’t think [the Pope] understands the danger of the open border that we have with Mexico. I think Mexico got him to [criticize the wall] it because they want to keep the border just the way it is. They’re making a fortune, and we’re losing.”
He says he has foreign policy experience because he ran the Miss Universe pageant in Russia.
TRUMP: “I know Russia well. I had a major event in Russia two or three years ago, Miss Universe contest, which was a big, big, incredible event.”
And to top it off, he believes America is weak. An embarrassment.
TRUMP: "I think we've become very weak and ineffective."
He called our military a disaster.
TRUMP: “Our military is a disaster.”
He said we’re – quote – a “third-world country.”
TRUMP: “We have become a third world country, folks.”
That’s why it’s no small thing when he talks about leaving NATO or says he’ll stay neutral on Israel’s security.
TRUMP: “Let me be sort of a neutral guy.”
It’s no small thing when he calls Mexican immigrants rapists and murderers.
TRUMP: “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists.”
And it’s no small thing when he suggests that America should withdraw our military support for Japan, encourage them to get nuclear weapons...
TRUMP: “And frankly, the case could be made, that let them protect themselves against North Korea. They’d probably wipe them out pretty quick.”
and said this about a war between Japan and North Korea – and I quote – “If they do, they do. Good luck, enjoy yourself, folks.”
TRUMP: “And if they fight, you know what, that would be a terrible thing, terrible. Good luck folks, enjoy yourself…if they do, they do”
Donald Trump doesn’t know the first thing about Iran or its nuclear program. Ask him. It’ll become clear very quickly.
TRUMP: “When those restrictions expire, Iran will have an industrial-size military nuclear capability ready to go." (Politifact: False.)
There’s no risk of people losing their lives if you blow up a golf-course deal. But it doesn’t work like that in world affairs. Just like being interviewed on the same episode of “60 Minutes” as Putin is not the same as actually dealing with Putin.
TRUMP: “I got to know him very well, because we were both on 60 minutes, we were stablemates and we did very well that night. You know that.”
He wants to start a trade war with China.
TRUMP: "These dummies say, 'Oh, that's a trade war. Trade war? We're losing $500 billion in trade with China. Who the hell cares if there's a trade war?”
And I have to say, I don’t understand Donald’s bizarre fascination with dictators and strongmen who have no love for America. He praised China for the Tiananmen Square massacre; he said it showed strength.
TRUMP: “When the students poured into Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength. That shows you the power of strength."
He said, “You’ve got to give Kim Jong Un credit” for taking over North Korea – something he did by murdering everyone he saw as a threat, including his own uncle, which Donald described gleefully, like he was recapping an action movie.
TRUMP: "And you've got to give him credit. How many young guys — he was like 26 or 25 when his father died — take over these tough generals…. It's incredible. He wiped out the uncle. He wiped out this one, that one. I mean, this guy doesn't play games.”
And he said that, if he were grading Vladimir Putin as a leader, he’d give him an A.
TRUMP: "I will tell you, in terms of leadership, he's getting an 'A,'
What’s Trump’s [ISIS plan]? He won’t say. He is literally keeping it a secret. The secret, of course, is he has no idea what he’d do to stop ISIS.
TRUMP: “I do know what to do and I would know how to bring ISIS to the table or beyond that, defeat ISIS very quickly and I’m not going to tell you what is… All I can tell you it is a foolproof way of winning.”
Just look at the few things he actually has said on the subject. He actually said – quote – “maybe Syria should be a free zone for ISIS.” That’s right – let a terrorist group have control of a major country in the Middle East.
TRUMP: It's really rather amazing, maybe Syria should be a free zone for ISIS, let them fight and then you pick up the remnants.
Then he said we should send tens of thousands of American ground troops to the Middle East to fight ISIS.
TRUMP: "We really have no choice. We have to knock out ISIS. We have to knock the hell out of them… I would listen to the generals but I'm hearing numbers of 20,000 to 30,000. We have to knock them out fast."
He also refused to rule out using nuclear weapons against ISIS, which would mean mass civilian casualties.
TRUMP: “I’m never going to rule anything out—I wouldn’t want to say [if I’d use nuclear weapons against ISIS.]”
Trump says over and over again, “The world is laughing at us.” He’s been saying this for decades.
TRUMP (1999): "[Saudi Arabians] take such advantage of us with the oil... and they laugh at this country.
TRUMP (2010): "I know many of the people in China, I know many of the big business people, and they're laughing at us.”
TRUMP (2011): “We have become a laughingstock, the world’s whipping boy”
TRUMP (2012): “The world is laughing at us."
TRUMP (2013): “After Syria, our enemies are laughing!”
TRUMP (2014): “Mexican leadership has been laughing at us for many years”
TRUMP (2015): “The Persians are great negotiators. They are laughing at the stupidity of the deal we’re making”
TRUMP (2016): “We can't afford to be so nice and so foolish anymore. Our country is in trouble. ISIS is laughing at us.”
He bought full-page ads in newspapers across the country back in 1987, when Reagan was President, saying that America lacked a backbone and the world was – you guessed it – laughing at us.
TRUMP (1987): "The world is laughing at America's politicians as we protect ships we don't own, carrying oil we don't need, destined for allies who won't help… "Let's not let our great country be laughed at anymore."
And it matters when he makes fun of disabled people...
TRUMP: “Now the poor guy -- you oughta see this guy [imitating disabled reporter] ‘aaah, I don’t know what I said, aaah, I don’t remember.’”
calls women pigs...
TRUMP: “Does everybody know that pig named Rosie O’Donnell? She’s a disgusting pig, right?”
proposes banning an entire religion from our country...
TRUMP: “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on.”
or plays coy with white supremacists.
TRUMP: "I don't know anything about what you're even talking about with white supremacy or white supremacists. So I don't know. I don't know -- did he endorse me, or what's going on? Because I know nothing about David Duke; I know nothing about white supremacists."
©2016 Hillary for America
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/updates/2016/06/02/trump-literally-said-all-those-things/
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Trump already affecting US image abroad
The Rachel Maddow Show
6/2/16
Congressman Adam Schiff, ranking Democratic member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and a Hillary Clinton supporter, talks with Rachel Maddow about the contrast between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on foreign policy and whether Trump's campaign talk is already doing damage to U.S. interests abroad. Duration: 6:28
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-already-affecting-us-image-abroad-698074179542 [the above YouTube of the segment for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjQMRDFAzQA (no comments yet), another for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QQhk74JgMY (no comments yet)] [show links at http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/citations-the-june-2-2016-trms (no comments yet)]
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FULL Donald Trump Goes In On Hillary Clinton's Speech At Rally in San Jose, California 6/2/16
Published on Jun 3, 2016 by Jacky Nguyen [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE0Kxz7krO1QSe9j2ZCREaA , http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE0Kxz7krO1QSe9j2ZCREaA/videos ]
Thursday, June 2, 2016: Full replay of the Donald J. Trump for President rally in San Jose, CA at the San Jose Convention Center - South Hall.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDyBmyz9x84 [dubbed-in inspirational Trump rap and story-telling runs from c. the 23:30 mark through c. the 29:15 mark; Trump's performance begins at c. the 35:00 mark; no comments yet] [also at e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUKBq7LrkfI (text taken from; with comments) and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfGHhPHWVdk (with comments), and, Trump's performance only, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KFt5UPN0xk (no comments yet) and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKzk8onhfTY (with comments)]
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First Lady Michelle Obama at City College of New York 2016 Commencement Ceremony
Published on Jun 3, 2016 by CUNYMedia [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9t20Xexjtp5FbbIF3vVAZw / http://www.youtube.com/user/CUNYMedia , http://www.youtube.com/user/CUNYMedia/videos ]
First Lady Michelle Obama at City College of New York 2016 Commencement Ceremony, June 3, 2016.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgqAhn0a-tk [comments disabled] [also at e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pqh-ykWlXk (with comments), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu-gMluMmcw (with comments), and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB1eGI8Gqcg (with comments)]
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Mark Levin on Michelle Obama's commencement speech at City College of New York (June 03 2016)
Published on Jun 4, 2016 by American Patriot [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO4n0JGr6AjEPk7Ygv_tYAg ]
Did slaves build the White House?
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/questions/did-slaves-build-the-white-house
White House - Construction
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House#Construction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxQUA95h_B0 [with comments]
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Clinton surges in poll against Trump
All In with Chris Hayes
6/3/16
As Trump has floundered, the Democratic presidential candidate has become a strong vessel for anti-Trump sentiment. Duration: 6:22
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/clinton-surges-in-poll-against-trump-698745923748 [the above YouTube of the segment for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ie4Cy2UOXc (no comments yet)]
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Weak response from 'counterpuncher' Trump to Clinton offensive
The Rachel Maddow Show
6/3/16
Rachel Maddow notes that in the wake of Hillary Clinton's foreign policy attack on Donald Trump, the most effective of the campaign, self-described "counterpuncher" Donald Trump hasn't presented much of a response. Duration: 7:12
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/weak-response-from-trump-to-clinton-attack-698801731542 [the above YouTube of the segment for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o94mZyaWvOI (with comment), another for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk3lIWnfasU (no comments yet)] [show links at http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/citations-the-june-3-2016-trms (with comment)]
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Sen. Feinstein: Hillary is a uniter, not a divider
Andrea Mitchell Reports
6/3/16
California Senator Dianne Feinstein joins NBC’s Andrea Mitchell discusses how Hillary Clinton has begun to issue a new line of fire toward Donald Trump . He also comments on how Donald Trump is now going after the federal judge overseeing his case with Trump University because of his “Mexican heritage.” Duration: 8:07
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/andrea-mitchell-reports/watch/sen-feinstein-hillary-is-a-uniter-not-a-divider-698408515709 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpHTjr-k9Yo [with comments]
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Prominent Dems pushing Sanders to drop out
MSNBC Live
6/3/16
Campaign manager for Bernie Sanders, Jeff Weaver, joins MSNBC’s Craig Melvin to respond to prominent Democrats who are pushing Sanders to drop out. He also comments on how they are trying to get superdelegates to change their votes. Duration: 4:19
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc-news/watch/prominent-dems-pushing-sanders-to-drop-out-698447427630 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jhnJZ0cCKA [with comments]
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This Race is Not Over | Bernie Sanders
Published on Jun 4, 2016 by Bernie 2016 [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1dpzjCEiGAt8CXkryhkZg , http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1dpzjCEiGAt8CXkryhkZg/videos ]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyB5ess2Dl0 [with comments] [also at e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDfD6VNIg78 (with comments)]
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Sanders: Clinton too willing to use U.S. military
Bernie Sanders says Hillary Clinton's Iraq war vote is "not just an aberration"
He called Clinton too quick to use U.S. military action in Iraq, Libya and Syria
By Eric Bradner, CNN
Updated 1:40 PM ET, Sun June 5, 2016
Washington (CNN) — Bernie Sanders unleashed a sharp attack on Hillary Clinton over foreign policy on Sunday, casting her as too eager to use U.S. military force and saying her family charity's acceptance of foreign countries' contributions could be a conflict of interest.
The Vermont senator told CNN's Jake Tapper the former secretary of state is too quick to "rush in" and remove dictators and he criticized Clinton's approaches to Iraq, Libya and Syria.
"I worry about that, yeah, I do. I think her support for the war in Iraq was not just an aberration," Sanders said of Clinton's vote to authorize the Iraq War, in the interview that aired on "State of the Union."
"I think that her willingness to kind of push President (Barack) Obama to overthrow (Libyan leader Moammar) Gaddafi and lead to the kind of instability that we're seeing now in Libya -- not inconsistent with her other views on Syria, where she wants a no-fly zone, which I think can suck us into never-ending conflict in that area," he said.
Sanders' sharp critiques come as Clinton is on the cusp of being declared the presumptive Democratic nominee, through a combination of pledged and superdelegates.
Speaking about Iraq's Saddam Hussein and Gaddafi, Sanders said: "These are terrible, brutal dictators. But our job is to think what happens the day after these people are removed -- the kind of instability that occurs."
"The world would be better off with these dictators out of power, but there are ways to get them out of power without causing mass instability and the deaths of many, many, many hundreds of thousands of people," Sanders said.
He conceded that "no, it's not that easy, but you bring the entire world together."
Sanders was also sharply critical of the Clinton Foundation -- the Clinton family's charitable organization -- for accepting millions of dollars in donations from countries like Saudi Arabia during her tenure as America's top diplomat.
"Do I have any problems when a sitting secretary of state and a foundation run by her husband collect many millions of dollars from foreign governments which are dictatorships?" Sanders said. "You don't have a lot of civil liberties or democratic rights in Saudi Arabia. You don't have a lot of respect there for opposition points of view, for gay rights, for women's rights."
"Yes," he said. "Do I have a problem with that? Yeah, I do."
Asked if he thinks those donations create the appearance of a conflict of interest, Sanders said: "Yeah, I do. I do."
© 2016 Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/05/politics/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-foreign-policy/ [with embedded video clip], http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdB7z8AQ_u0 [with comments]
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Bernie Sanders Campaign Is Split Over Whether to Fight on Past Tuesday
Sen. Bernie Sanders met and shook hands with voters in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Photo: Mariel Calloway/Zuma Press
The senator has vowed to press his case, but some urge him to unite behind Clinton
By Peter Nicholas
Updated June 5, 2016 9:55 p.m. ET
A split is emerging inside the Bernie Sanders campaign over whether the senator should stand down after Tuesday’s election contests and unite behind Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, or take the fight all the way to the July party convention and try to pry the nomination from her.
One camp might be dubbed the Sandersistas, the loyalists who helped guide Mr. Sanders’s political ascent in Vermont and the U.S. Congress and are loath to give up a fight that has far surpassed expectations. Another has ties not only to Mr. Sanders but to the broader interests of a Democratic Party pining to beat back the challenge from Republican Donald Trump and make gains in congressional elections.
Mr. Sanders in recent weeks has made clear he aims to take his candidacy past the elections on Tuesday, when California, New Jersey and four other states vote. But the debate within the campaign indicates that Mr. Sanders’s next move isn’t settled.
For now, Democratic officials, fund-raisers and operatives are getting impatient, calling on Mr. Sanders to quit the race and begin the work of unifying the party for the showdown with the Republican presumptive nominee.
Orin Kramer, a New York hedge-fund manager who has raised campaign funds for both President Barack Obama and Mrs. Clinton, said with respect to Mr. Sanders’s future plans: “I would hope people would understand what a Trump presidency would mean and act accordingly—and ‘accordingly’ means quickly.”
A strong showing in New Jersey on Tuesday, before California results even come in, could help Mrs. Clinton reach the 2,383 delegates needed to clinch the nomination. Her total includes hundreds of superdelegates—party leaders and elected officials who can back either candidate. Mr. Sanders is hoping that defeating Mrs. Clinton in the most populous state later Tuesday might give superdelegates reason to drop her and get behind his candidacy. Those superdelegates have given no indication they will shift allegiances.
Even so, Mr. Sanders isn’t backing off. In an interview that aired Sunday on CNN [just above], he stepped up an attack on Mrs. Clinton involving the Clinton Foundation. Echoing a critique made by Republicans, Mr. Sanders said he has “a problem” with the foundation accepting money from foreign sources during her service as secretary of state.
In a news conference Saturday in California, Mr. Sanders indicated he would battle for superdelegates all the way to the convention.
“The Democratic National Convention will be a contested convention,” he said.
Mrs. Clinton, who won Puerto Rico’s Democratic primary on Sunday, seems to be running out of patience with Mr. Sanders. Having shifted her focus to Mr. Trump, she told CNN that after Tuesday, “I’m going to do everything I can to reach out to try to unify the Democratic Party, and I expect Sen. Sanders to do the same.”
When she ran against Mr. Obama in 2008, Mrs. Clinton stayed in the race until the end. As late as the final week of voting, she was talking hopefully of wooing super-delegates and capturing the nomination. But on June 7 of that year—four days after the primary season ended—she gave a speech bowing out and immediately threw her support to Mr. Obama.
Later that month, the two chose the town of Unity, N.H., to make a high-profile joint appearance aimed at persuading Clinton voters to get behind Mr. Obama.
Mr. Sanders is at a similar crossroads. The final contest of the primary season is June 14, when Washington D.C. votes.
Tad Devine, a senior Sanders strategist who advised Democratic nominees Al Gore in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004, among others, suggested the “path forward” is uncertain, hinging on the outcome in California and other states that have yet to vote. He voiced a conciliatory note, describing how the two campaigns might set aside differences that have grown more pronounced in the heat of the year-long campaign.
“What will happen hopefully when the voting is done, our two campaigns will begin to talk once more to one another and figure out where the common ground is,” he said.
Campaign manager Jeff Weaver, who has worked in Mr. Sanders’s congressional offices and Vermont-based campaigns dating to the mid-1980s, takes a more aggressive approach.
Mr. Weaver has long been one of the more tenacious loyalists on Team Sanders, having sparred repeatedly with Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz over the party’s treatment of the Sanders campaign.
A victory in California and elsewhere on Tuesday would “strengthen” the argument for the nomination, Mr. Weaver said, but it isn’t necessary to keep the candidacy alive through the convention.
“The plan is as the senator has described it: to go forward after Tuesday and keep the campaign going to the convention and make the case to superdelegates that Sen. Sanders is the best chance that Democrats have to beat Trump,” Mr. Weaver said. “The trajectory is the same regardless of the outcome in California.”
That is what worries Democratic leaders. Pointing to polls indicating a tightening race in November, they say Mr. Sanders, if he is sincere about beating back Mr. Trump, must quickly join forces with the party front-runner.
“Democrats will need as much unity as early as we can get it as possible,” said Tom Daschle, a former senate Democratic leader. “It would be a huge mistake to underestimate [Mr. Trump]. We’ve done that the entire election season.”
Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid has concluded Mr. Sanders has no path to the nomination, an aide said, and that he should shift focus to helping Democrats pick up Senate seats. Doing so would help Mr. Sanders return to the chamber with more power than he wielded before the presidential race began a year ago, the aide said.
William Daley, who chaired Mr. Gore’s presidential campaign and served as a White House chief of staff for Mr. Obama, said in an interview the “damage” Mr. Sanders could do is “overwhelming if he doesn’t give [Mrs. Clinton] the breather she needs in the run-up to the convention to take on Trump.”
At a minimum, some of Mrs. Clinton’s supporters would like to see Mr. Sanders lay off the attacks. Alan Kessler, a longtime Democratic fundraiser, said Mr. Sanders’s tone is “a little disappointing.”
“There’s no reason why he shouldn’t fight for the things that he’s talking about, but there’s no need to continually make it personal,” he added.
Copyright ©2016 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/bernie-sanders-campaign-is-split-over-whether-to-fight-on-past-tuesday-1465171997 [with comments]
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Bernie Sanders Vows Fight to Convention as Hillary Clinton Wins a Primary
earlier headline:
Bernie Sanders, Vowing to Stay in Race, Assails Hillary Clinton Over Foreign Gifts
Senator Bernie Sanders campaigning in Los Angeles on Saturday. Hillary Clinton has made clear that she plans to declare the Democratic race effectively over after the California primary on Tuesday.
Credit Monica Almeida/The New York Times
By YAMICHE ALCINDOR
JUNE 5, 2016
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Senator Bernie Sanders [ http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/bernie-sanders-on-the-issues.html ] defiantly vowed again on Sunday to take his campaign to the Democratic National Convention this summer, even as Hillary Clinton [ http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/hillary-clinton-on-the-issues.html ] edged closer to clinching the party’s presidential nomination and the final primary contests drew near.
Two days before Tuesday’s primaries in California and five other states, Mr. Sanders repeated his pledge not to concede even if Mrs. Clinton acquires enough delegates to reach 2,383, the threshold for securing the nomination.
A win in California is critical to Mr. Sanders’s plan to stay in the race through the convention and would give him a significant lift.
But with her victory in the Puerto Rico primary on Sunday, Mrs. Clinton is only 28 delegates short of the threshold and will most likely declare victory on Tuesday.
Mr. Sanders, however, insists that the convention will be contested because he is still lobbying superdelegates — party officials and state leaders who cast their final votes at the convention — to withdraw support from Mrs. Clinton and back him instead. He plans to make the case that he is a stronger candidate against Donald J. Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee. A number of polls, he said, show he can beat Mr. Trump by larger margins than Mrs. Clinton can.
On Sunday, Mr. Sanders opened a new line of attack against Mrs. Clinton, criticizing donations made by foreign governments while she was secretary of state to the Clinton Foundation, the organization founded by former President Bill Clinton.
When Mr. Sanders, who greeted fans in West Hollywood, was asked by reporters if he remained committed to pushing for a contested convention, said he “absolutely” was.
A convention is typically seen as contested when a candidate cannot reach the necessary delegate count using both pledged delegates and superdelegates. In 2008, Mrs. Clinton conceded to Barack Obama shortly after the final primary and before the convention. But Mr. Sanders is promising to break with tradition and extend his fight further than initially expected.
Mr. Sanders reiterated his stance on Sunday at a restaurant filled with disco lights as he urged supporters to back him.
“We need a real change in this country,” Mr. Sanders said to a cheering crowd at the restaurant, Hamburger Mary’s, in West Hollywood, “and we need a government which represents all of us, not just the 1 percent.”
During a news conference on Saturday in Los Angeles, Mr. Sanders said it would be wrong for Mrs. Clinton to claim victory on Tuesday based on her total delegate count. News media outlets should not call the race, he said, unless she reaches the threshold with only pledged delegates.
“It is extremely unlikely that Secretary Clinton will have the requisite number of pledged delegates to claim victory on Tuesday night,” Mr. Sanders said. “Now, I have heard reports that Secretary Clinton has said it’s all going to be over on Tuesday night. I have reports that the media, after the New Jersey results come in, are going to declare that it is all over. That simply is not accurate.”
Mrs. Clinton leads Mr. Sanders in both pledged and total delegates.
In a sign of his campaign’s urgency to win in California, Mr. Sanders criticized the Clinton Foundation during an interview on Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union [above].”
“If you ask me about the Clinton Foundation, do I have a problem when a sitting secretary of state and a foundation run by her husband collects many millions of dollars from foreign governments, governments which are dictatorships?” Mr. Sanders said.
“You don’t have a lot of civil liberties or democratic rights in Saudi Arabia,” he told the interviewer, Jake Tapper. “You don’t have a lot of respect there for opposition points of view for gay rights, for women’s rights. Yes, do I have a problem with that? Yes, I do.”
Mr. Sanders and Mrs. Clinton spent Sunday campaigning in California, where polls indicated a tight race. Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Clinton visited black churches, appealing to a demographic that had given her important support in past nominating contests.
In Oakland, Mrs. Clinton spoke at Greater St. Paul Church. Tailoring her remarks to her audience, she recalled working briefly in Oakland in the 1970s, and she praised the Golden State Warriors, who were set to host Game 2 of the N.B.A. finals.
Mrs. Clinton also talked about issues like gentrification and gun violence and told congregants how difficult it was to be president.
“I wish it was only about making speeches,” Mrs. Clinton said. “You know, just get up there and promise the moon and make all of these rhetorical flourishes. That’d be a lot easier than what the job is.”
Mr. Clinton visited First African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Los Angeles, where he took aim at Mr. Trump and addressed criticism that he and his wife were part of the “political establishment.”
“This is not an establishment campaign,” he said. “This is an inclusion campaign.”
Mr. Sanders spent much of his day walking around greeting voters in several places, including the Santa Monica Pier, where dozens of fans hugged and snapped photos with him. Some shouted, “That’s our next president!”
But there were signs of opposition from Clinton supporters. One woman shouted, “Get out of the race!” As Mr. Sanders shook hands, he quickly moved past Jenny Swiatowy, 33, who sat next to a fruit arrangement with a sticker showing her support for Mrs. Clinton.
“In the beginning, I thought it was great for him to come out as a new candidate with a new voice and to start bringing out the young new voters,” said Ms. Swiatowy, who works at a record label. “But it’s time to concede and unite the party.”
Mr. Sanders, though, was not bowing to the pressure.
“See you in Philly,” he told one smiling supporter.
Maggie Haberman contributed reporting from New York, and Thomas Kaplan from Oakland, Calif.
© 2016 The New York Times Company
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/06/us/politics/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-california-primary.html
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Bernie Sanders LIVE from San Diego, CA - GOTV for a Future to Believe in Rally! - #MakeHistory
Streamed live on May 5, 2016 by Bernie2016tv Live [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpVhqCnd6iz3gfJUuGM1r7g , http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpVhqCnd6iz3gfJUuGM1r7g/videos ]
Danny DeVito Feels the Bern http://youtu.be/3dFDu5npgYA
Headlines
Bernie Sanders’ Los Angeles Rally: The Pictures You Need to See http://heavy.com/news/2016/06/bernie-sanders-los-angeles-california-rally-pictures-memorial-coliseum-gotv-concert-la-ca-photos-how-many/3/
Fueling Sanders' Turnout Hope, California Reports Record Surge of New Voters http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/06/04/fueling-sanders-turnout-hope-california-reports-record-surge-new-voters
Why Millennials Love Bernie Sanders: This Is What Trump, Hillary—and Chris Matthews—Don’t Understand About How Politics Has Changed http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/why-millennials-love-bernie-sanders
John Pilger on the Threat of World War Three (Going Underground) http://youtu.be/ahEdcuxlN1o
Obama Flips on Social Security—a Big Win for Bernie Sanders http://www.thenation.com/article/obama-flips-on-social-security-a-big-win-for-bernie-sanders/
Louvre closed, masterpieces moved amid Paris, River Seine flooding http://www.cbsnews.com/news/louvre-closed-masterpieces-moved-amid-paris-river-seine-flooding/
France oil strikes: Riots in Paris and Bordeaux as masked protesters hurl rocks at police http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/26/france-oil-strikes-thousands-of-dock-workers-set-off-smoke-bomb/
LEADING DEMOCRATIC SUPER-LOBBYIST and Hillary Clinton bundler Heather Podesta https://theintercept.com/2016/06/03/heather-podesta/
Why I'm voting for Bernie Sanders - John Ellis http://youtu.be/oHSWCLcrv0A
This 1%er has a brain. Meet Justin. http://youtu.be/b-_Ew6ikT80
Sanders ahead in Cali - New Poll https://twitter.com/BernieSanderss4/status/738877198791147524/photo/1
Bernie Sanders Supporters Take Over Los Angeles Coffee Shop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIdswgdrYQI
KING: Jasmine Richards is the first political prisoner from the Black Lives Matter movement after conviction for felony lynching http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/jasmine-richards-prisoner-black-lives-matter-article-1.2659110
Clinton’s Speech Shows that Only Sanders is Fit for the Presidency http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-sachs/-clintons-speech-shows-th_b_10306592.html
Noam Chomsky Blows the Lid Off the Latest Corporate Trade Deal (Video) http://www.alternet.org/economy/noam-chomsky-blows-lid-latest-corporate-trade-deal-video
Black Men For Bernie Compare Hillary To Coca Cola http://youtu.be/N_iYhc5R7hY
Three vital things Berners should share the heck out of between now and June 7 http://thebernreport.com/three-important-things-share-now-june-7/
Finally, Some Good News About The Future Of Bees http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bee-hunting-prevent-colony-collapse_us_57518223e4b0ed593f1413c9
Bee Deviled: Scientists No Longer Bumbling Over Cause Of Colony Collapse Disorder http://www.huffingtonpost.com/annie-spiegelman/bee-deviledscientists_b_1884294.html
Norway to 'completely ban all petrol powered cars by 2025' http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/norway-to-ban-the-sale-of-all-fossil-fuel-based-cars-by-2025-and-replace-with-electric-vehicles-a7065616.html
Hillary Bashing
Train in portland http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/oil-train-derails-columbia-river-gorge_us_5751fd62e4b0c3752dcdb896
Your Grandchildren Will Ask What You did to Avert Climate Change http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDgtgaJeV5s
End Fracking Now – I Hope Clinton Joins the Fight | Bernie Sanders http://youtu.be/xMgLjH9OKAE
Propaganda & Engineering Consent for Empire with Mark Crispin Miller // Empire_File028 http://youtu.be/F7HmFH-Wo1s
Make History - Andrew Saturn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8lnhewb2C0
Savannah Feels the Bern! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qMUwvPstkY
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7kI8WjpCfFoMSNDuRh_4lA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lIqNjC1RKU
Rise Up - http://youtu.be/IOiUrF74F14
Bernie - Be the change http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABaLhtchYfA
Makana - The Fire is Ours http://youtu.be/BIX5zcitEaY
The revolution
Placeavote.com http://www.placeavote.com/#/
Sanders Campaign Statement on Puerto Rico Polling Places
Press Release
June 5, 2016
https://berniesanders.com/press-release/sanders-campaign-statement-puerto-rico-polling-places/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyJ_r1bmA7k [Bernie's performance begins at c. the 1:21:15 mark; the Alex Jones wannabe commentary preceding and following Bernie's performance also of note; with comments] [also, with the last intro speeches, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw2JDhPB5Ck (with comments) and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bj9yE2T-hA (with comments), and, Bernie's performance only, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA4genc0k3I (no comments yet)]
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Bernie Sanders Full Press Conference 06/06/2016
Published on Jun 6, 2016 by World Wide Vidoes [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8GzeWGKdvlEtCK84K1LwMg , http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8GzeWGKdvlEtCK84K1LwMg/videos ]
FULL: Bernie Sanders Press Conference in San Francisco California on Plans and Path Forward after California Primary (6-6-16).
US Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders holds Press Conference in San Francisco ahead of California's primaries on June 7th.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu1JQZelIlo [with comment] [also at e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGeVsNHBixI (no comments yet), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AlrttJO46E (title and text taken from; with comments), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDMpRHFS3m8 (with comments), and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr696DrSEdo (with comments)]
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Clinton not rushing primary victory declaration
The Rachel Maddow Show
6/6/16
Hillary Clinton talks with Rachel Maddow about her proximity to clinching the Democratic presidential nomination and her reluctance to overreach in declaring victory before the votes are counted. Duration: 3:04
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/clinton-not-rushing-victory-declaration-700290627590 [the above YouTube of the segment for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfsCGDEBXKs (no comments yet)]
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Hillary Clinton: Sanders' superdelegate strategy is 'perplexing'
The Rachel Maddow Show
6/6/16
Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Hillary Clinton talks with Rachel Maddow about Bernie Sanders' plan to stay in the race until the convention, lobbying superdelegates to switch their support to him. Duration: 4:11
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/clinton-sanders-strategy-is-perplexing-700258883670 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F88zgTM4sWk [with comments]
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Clinton cites Trump threat as unifying for Democrats
The Rachel Maddow Show
6/6/16
Hillary Clinton talks with Rachel Maddow about how she sees Democrats uniting behind her candidacy in the general election particularly in light of the threat a Trump presidency would pose to the nation. Duration: 1:37
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/clinton-cites-unifying-power-of-trump-threat-700269123994 [the above YouTube of the segment for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zwgPYdQpow (no comments yet)]
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Clinton slams Trump judge attack as 'dangerous nonsense'
The Rachel Maddow Show
6/6/16
Hillary Clinton, Democratic presumptive presidential nominee, talks with Rachel Maddow about Donald Trump's racist attack on the judge hearing his fraud case and Trump's fitness for the presidency. Duration: 3:52
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/clinton-trump-judge-smear-dangerous-nonsense-700286531849 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ng-6P-dbrg [with comments]
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First female major party nominee; What took so long?
The Rachel Maddow Show
6/6/16
Rachel Maddow asks Hillary Clinton why it took 240 years of United States history before a woman was nominated for the presidency. Duration: 1:32
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/historic-first-for-women-what-took-so-long-700295747804 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UobEAJz_Xg [with comments]
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Presidential Primaries
Democrats
2,383 delegates needed to win
Through the Kentucky and Oregon primaries of May 17, 2016 and the (nonbinding "beauty contest") Wahington primary of May 24, 2016:
Pledged Delegates:
Clinton 1,769
Sanders 1,499
Clinton lead 270
Superdelegates:
Clinton 541
Sanders 43
Clinton lead 498
Total Delegates:
Clinton 2,310
Sanders 1,542
Clinton lead 768
Additional Delegates Needed:
Clinton 73
Sanders 841
[(drawn from) as at the time of the post to which this is a reply at] http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2016/primaries
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AP count: Clinton has delegates to win Democratic nomination
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally, Monday, June 6, 2016, in Lynwood, Calif. Clinton has commitments from the number of delegates needed to become the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee for president, making her the first woman to top the ticket of a major U.S. political party.
Updated Jun. 6, 2016 10:02 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Striding into history, Hillary Clinton will become the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major U.S. political party, capturing commitments Monday from the number of delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination.
[...]
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/4c9c850385c84b12ad5b85fda49743f9/after-weekend-wins-clinton-cusp-democratic-nomination [with embedded video clip, and comments]
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Clinton Hits 'Magic Number' of Delegates to Clinch Nomination
Hillary Clinton holds a campaign rally in Long Beach, California, the same night as NBC declares her the Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee.
Jun 6 2016, 8:48 pm ET
Hillary Clinton has secured a majority of delegates to the Democratic National Convention, NBC News projected on Monday evening — making the former secretary of state the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party.
[...]
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/clinton-hits-magic-number-delegates-clinch-nomination-n586181 [with embedded video clips, and comments]
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Sanders Campaign Statement
Press Release
June 6, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ spokesman, Michael Briggs, on Monday issued the following statement:
“It is unfortunate that the media, in a rush to judgement, are ignoring the Democratic National Committee’s clear statement that it is wrong to count the votes of superdelegates before they actually vote at the convention this summer.
“Secretary Clinton does not have and will not have the requisite number of pledged delegates to secure the nomination. She will be dependent on superdelegates who do not vote until July 25 and who can change their minds between now and then. They include more than 400 superdelegates who endorsed Secretary Clinton 10 months before the first caucuses and primaries and long before any other candidate was in the race.
“Our job from now until the convention is to convince those superdelegates that Bernie is by far the strongest candidate against Donald Trump.”
© Bernie 2016
https://berniesanders.com/press-release/sanders-campaign-statement/
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Sanders camp pushes back on presumptive nominee call for Clinton
The Rachel Maddow Show
6/6/16
Michael Briggs, Sanders campaign spokesperson, talks with Rachel Maddow about the media projection that Hillary Clinton is the presumptive Democratic nominee, and why the Sanders campaign feels they still have chance of persuading superdelegates. Duration: 7:41
©2016 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/sanders-camp-pushes-back-on-call-for-clinton-700247107774 [the above YouTube of the segment for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSM8smF_WDE (with comments)]
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Presidential Primaries
Democrats
2,383 delegates needed to win
Through the Virgin Islands caucuses of June 4, 2016 and the Puerto Rico primary of June 5, 2016:
Pledged Delegates:
Clinton 1,812
Sanders 1,521
Clinton lead 291
Superdelegates:
Clinton 571
Sanders 48
Clinton lead 523
Total Delegates:
Clinton 2,383
Sanders 1,569
Clinton lead 814
Additional Delegates Needed:
Clinton 0
Sanders 814
[(drawn from) as currently at] http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2016/primaries [and for comparison, see e.g. the NBC delegate tracker at http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/ and the CNN delegate estimate page at http://edition.cnn.com/election/ ]
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