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BootinUp

(48,918 posts)
Mon Jun 13, 2016, 01:08 PM Jun 2016

Highlights From Hillary Clinton’s Speech



Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton gave a statement in Cleveland today about the shooting in Orlando. By
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS on Publish Date June 13, 2016. . Watch in Times Video

Hillary Clinton addressed the massacre in Orlando, Fla., on Monday, one day after the deadliest mass shooting in American history, during a speech in Cleveland where she outlined her broader plans to combat terrorism.

Here are the highlights:

• Mrs. Clinton, invoking a “nightmare that’s become mind-numbingly familiar,” said it was “not a day for politics.” The shooter may be dead, she said, “but the virus that poisoned his mind remains very much alive.”

• Mrs. Clinton said that despite some progress in combating Islamic State forces on the ground in Iraq and Syria, the group would “seek to stage more attacks” wherever it could. She pledged to make the targeting of “lone wolves” a top priority as president.

• Noting that the shooter in Orlando, Fla., had been on the F.B.I.’s radar, Mrs. Clinton said the country required “more resources for this fight” and called for the removal of “weapons of war” from the streets.

• Mrs. Clinton, noting the acrimonious national debate over guns, said everyone should be able to agree that “If the F.B.I. is watching you for suspected terrorist links, you shouldn’t be able to just go buy a gun.”

Continued at NYT
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Highlights From Hillary Clinton’s Speech (Original Post) BootinUp Jun 2016 OP
I could have been there liberal N proud Jun 2016 #1
Why weren't you? caquillo Jun 2016 #3
Saving my days for later in the campaign liberal N proud Jun 2016 #6
K & R SunSeeker Jun 2016 #2
She hit her sweet spot when she talked about guns. Walk away Jun 2016 #4
Agreed. nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #7
KNR Lucinda Jun 2016 #5

liberal N proud

(60,936 posts)
6. Saving my days for later in the campaign
Mon Jun 13, 2016, 05:46 PM
Jun 2016

I will probably be asked to work one at some point.

In 2008 I was on stage with her on a visit.

Walk away

(9,494 posts)
4. She hit her sweet spot when she talked about guns.
Mon Jun 13, 2016, 02:30 PM
Jun 2016

That is the issue this week. Guns and hate. Hillary advocates gun control, acceptance and cooperation.

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