Subject: Re: REVISED FINAL: AIDS statement
From: Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>
To: Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>
Cc: Lauren Peterson <[email-masked]>, Megan Rooney <[email-masked]>, Dominic Lowell <[email-masked]>, Nick Merrill <[email-masked]>, Speech Drafts <[email-masked]>, Maya Harris <[email-masked]>, Corey Ciorciari <[email-masked]>, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>, Xochitl Hinojosa <[email-masked]>, Kristina Schake <[email-masked]>, Teddy Goff <[email-masked]>, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>, Dennis Cheng <[email-masked]>, Jessica Morales Rock
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2016 20:46:37 -0500
List-Id: <speechdrafts.hillaryclinton.com>

LP & Megan, great work on this. Pretty amazing actually.

On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 8:45 PM, Jennifer Palmieri <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> Praise, Jesus!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 12, 2016, at 8:30 PM, Lauren Peterson <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
> This is now live - THANK YOU ALL!!!!!!
>
>
> https://medium.com/@HillaryClinton/on-the-fight-against-hiv-and-aids-and-on-the-people-who-really-started-the-conversation-7b9fc00e6ed8#.c7zihu6y2
>
> On Mar 12, 2016, at 7:58 PM, Megan Rooney <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
> Thanks LP
>
> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 7:58 PM, Lauren Peterson <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
>
>> We can just change brave men and women to brave people if that works.
>>
>> Thanks!!
>>
>> On Mar 12, 2016, at 7:56 PM, Dominic Lowell <[email-masked]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Can we add "people" after the red-line addition of "transgender" in that
>> LGBT list? I know transgender modifies "brave men and women" but it's not a
>> good look for that to stand on its own.
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 7:55 PM, Lauren Peterson <
>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks! Going for real this time, will circulate the link!
>>>
>>> On Mar 12, 2016, at 7:54 PM, Megan Rooney <[email-masked]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> OK, just a few more little tweaks from the road.  THIS is now good to
>>> go.  Thank you all.
>>>
>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 7:24 PM, Nick Merrill <
>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Please hold.
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 12, 2016, at 7:12 PM, Dominic Lowell <[email-masked]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> !!!!
>>>>
>>>> On Saturday, March 12, 2016, Lauren Peterson <
>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thank you!! Will post on medium ASAP -- please shout if anyone has
>>>>> objections.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mar 12, 2016, at 7:10 PM, Megan Rooney <[email-masked]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> + Speech drafts for everyone's visibility
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 7:09 PM, Megan Rooney <
>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The Secretary approved the statement, with small tweaks.  Attached
>>>>>> are two versions, tracked and clean.  This is good to go.  Thanks all.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 5:06 PM, Lauren Peterson <
>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Apologies, this is the correct version.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 5:00 PM, Lauren Peterson <
>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Updated here.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 4:59 PM, Nick Merrill <
>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Megan can you send back?  Need to print.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2016, at 4:51 PM, Maya Harris <
>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Pls make one small change. Swap this out for current PEPFAR
>>>>>>>>> sentence:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We should increase global funding for HIV and AIDS prevention and
>>>>>>>>> treatment.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2016, at 4:39 PM, Lauren Peterson <
>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Also + Corey!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 4:15 PM, Megan Rooney <
>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> OK everybody -- here is the latest revised draft.  New first
>>>>>>>>>> graf.  Everything else is the same.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Nick is getting this to her.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON*
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *STATEMENT ON HIV AND AIDS*
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Yesterday, at Nancy Reagan’s funeral, I said something inaccurate
>>>>>>>>>> when speaking about the Reagans’ record on HIV and AIDS. Since then, I’ve
>>>>>>>>>> heard from countless people who were devastated by the loss of friends and
>>>>>>>>>> loved ones, and hurt and disappointed by what I said, and I understand
>>>>>>>>>> why.  I made a mistake, plain and simple.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I want to use this opportunity to talk not only about where we’ve
>>>>>>>>>> come from but where we must go in the fight against HIV and AIDS.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> To be clear, the Reagans did not start a national conversation
>>>>>>>>>> about HIV and AIDS. Unfortunately, the opposite was true. That distinction
>>>>>>>>>> belongs to generations of brave men and women who started not just a
>>>>>>>>>> conversation but a movement that continues to this day.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The AIDS crisis in America began as a quiet, deadly epidemic.
>>>>>>>>>> Because of discrimination and disregard, it remained that way for far too
>>>>>>>>>> long. When many in positions of power turned a blind eye, it was groups
>>>>>>>>>> like ACT UP, Gay Men’s Health Crisis and others that came forward to
>>>>>>>>>> shatter the silence. They organized and marched, held die-ins on the steps
>>>>>>>>>> of city halls and vigils in the streets. They fought alongside a few
>>>>>>>>>> courageous voices in Washington, like U.S. Representative Henry Waxman, who
>>>>>>>>>> spoke out from the floor of Congress.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Then there were all the people whose names we don’t often hear
>>>>>>>>>> today – the unsung heroes who fought on the frontlines of the crisis, from
>>>>>>>>>> hospital wards and bedsides, some with their last breath. Slowly, too
>>>>>>>>>> slowly, ignorance was crowded out by information.  People who had once
>>>>>>>>>> closed their eyes opened their hearts.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> If not for those advocates, activists and ordinary, heroic
>>>>>>>>>> people, we would not be where we are in preventing and treating HIV and
>>>>>>>>>> AIDS. Their courage – and their refusal to accept silence as the status quo
>>>>>>>>>> – saved lives.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> We’ve come a long way. But we still have work to do to eradicate
>>>>>>>>>> this disease for good and to erase the stigma that is an echo of a shameful
>>>>>>>>>> and painful period in our country’s history.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> This issue is important to me. At the 1992 Democratic National
>>>>>>>>>> Convention, when my husband accepted the nomination for president, we
>>>>>>>>>> marked a break with the past by having two HIV-positive speakers -- the
>>>>>>>>>> first time that ever happened at a national convention. As First Lady, I
>>>>>>>>>> brought together world leaders to strategize and coordinate efforts to take
>>>>>>>>>> on HIV and AIDS around the world. In the Senate, I put forward legislation
>>>>>>>>>> to expand global AIDS research and assistance and to increase prevention
>>>>>>>>>> and education. And as Secretary of State, I launched a campaign to usher in
>>>>>>>>>> an AIDS-free generation
>>>>>>>>>> <http://www.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2011/11/176810.htm>
>>>>>>>>>> through prevention and treatment, targeting the populations at greatest
>>>>>>>>>> risk of contracting HIV.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The AIDS crisis looks very different today. There are more
>>>>>>>>>> options for treatment and prevention than ever before. More people with HIV
>>>>>>>>>> are leading full and happy lives. But HIV and AIDS are still with us.  They
>>>>>>>>>> continue to disproportionately impact communities of color, transgender
>>>>>>>>>> people, young people and gay and bisexual men. There are still 1.2 million
>>>>>>>>>> people living with HIV in the United States today, with about 50,000 people
>>>>>>>>>> newly diagnosed each year. In Sub-Saharan Africa, almost 60 percent of
>>>>>>>>>> people with HIV are women and girls. Even though the tools exist to end
>>>>>>>>>> this epidemic once and for all, there are still far too many people dying
>>>>>>>>>> today. That is absolutely inexcusable.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I believe there’s even more we can – and must – do together. For
>>>>>>>>>> starters, let’s continue to increase HIV and AIDS research and invest in
>>>>>>>>>> the promising innovations that research is producing. Medications like PrEP
>>>>>>>>>> are proving effective in preventing HIV infection; we should expand access
>>>>>>>>>> to that drug for everyone, including at-risk populations. We should call on
>>>>>>>>>> Republican governors to put people’s health and well-being ahead of
>>>>>>>>>> politics and extend Medicaid, which would provide healthcare to those with
>>>>>>>>>> HIV and AIDS.  We should call on states to reform outdated and stigmatizing
>>>>>>>>>> HIV criminalization laws. We should increase funding for the President's
>>>>>>>>>> Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). And we should cap out-of-pocket
>>>>>>>>>> expenses and drug costs, and hold companies like Turing and Valeant
>>>>>>>>>> accountable when they attempt to gouge patients by jacking up the price of
>>>>>>>>>> lifesaving medications.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> We’re still surrounded by memories of loved ones lost and lives
>>>>>>>>>> cut short. But we’re also surrounded by survivors who are fighting harder
>>>>>>>>>> than ever. We owe it to them and to future generations to continue that
>>>>>>>>>> fight together. For the first time, an AIDS-free generation is in sight. As
>>>>>>>>>> president, I promise you that I will not let up until we reach that goal.
>>>>>>>>>> We will not leave anyone behind.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 4:09 PM, Megan Rooney <
>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I am on the phone with Nick now
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 4:06 PM, Jake Sullivan <
>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Nick what do we have to do to get this out?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2016, at 4:04 PM, Lauren Peterson <
>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Edits, rather -- they updated a few of the numbers. Sorry!
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 4:02 PM, Lauren Peterson <
>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here is an updated version with a few notes from research.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think we really should do everything we can to get this up
>>>>>>>>>>>>> today, if at all possible (fingers crossed). Does not seem to be dying down
>>>>>>>>>>>>> online, either.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 4:01 PM, Xochitl Hinojosa <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Flagging that there was a whole segment on MSNBC where
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> someone with HIV/AIDS said that HRC's apology wasn't enough. Buzzfeed is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> also writing a follow up piece on whether our supporters and activists were
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> satisfied. While I pointed them to folks who can be helpful, I'm sure
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they'll find supporters who aren't satisfied.  LGBT media is also hearing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from angry people.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 3:56 PM, Nick Merrill <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Adding Maya.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2016, at 3:26 PM, Megan Rooney <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OK everyone --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here is a revised draft of a statement.  It does include the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> words "I made a mistake" in the first line.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We need a strategy for getting her to approve this.  I don't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> know if that means someone who is traveling with her (Maya?) making the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> case... or something else.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> File attached as well.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nick -- I am officially handing this off to you!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yesterday, at Nancy Reagan’s funeral, I made a mistake in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> speaking about the Reagans’ record on HIV and AIDS. Since then, I’ve heard
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from countless people who were devastated by the loss of friends and loved
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ones, and hurt and disappointed by what I said, and I understand why. My
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> comment was just wrong.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I want to use this opportunity to talk not only about where
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we’ve come from but where we must go in the fight against HIV and AIDS.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To be clear, the Reagans did not start a national
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> conversation about HIV and AIDS. Unfortunately, the opposite was true. That
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> distinction belongs to generations of brave men and women who started not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just a conversation but a movement that continues to this day.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The AIDS crisis in America began as a quiet, deadly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> epidemic. Because of discrimination and disregard, it remained that way for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> far too long. When many in positions of power turned a blind eye, it was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> groups like ACT UP, Gay Men’s Health Crisis and others that came forward to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shatter the silence. They organized and marched, held die-ins on the steps
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of city halls and vigils in the streets. They fought alongside a few
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> courageous voices in Washington, like U.S. Representative Henry Waxman, who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spoke out from the floor of Congress.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Then there were all the people whose names we don’t often
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hear today – the unsung heroes who fought on the frontlines of the crisis,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from hospital wards and bedsides, some with their last breath. Slowly, too
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> slowly, ignorance was crowded out by information.  People who had once
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> closed their eyes opened their hearts.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If not for those advocates, activists and ordinary, heroic
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people, we would not be where we are in preventing and treating HIV and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AIDS. Their courage – and their refusal to accept silence as the status quo
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> – saved lives.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We’ve come a long way. But we still have work to do to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> eradicate this disease for good and to erase the stigma that is an echo of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a shameful and painful period in our country’s history.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I’ve been committed to this work for a long time. At the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1992 Democratic National Convention, when my husband accepted the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nomination for president, we marked a break with the past by having two
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HIV-positive speakers -- the first time that ever happened at a national
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> convention. As First Lady, I brought together world leaders to strategize
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and coordinate efforts to take on HIV and AIDS around the world. In the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Senate, I put forward legislation to expand global AIDS research and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> assistance and to increase prevention and education. And as Secretary of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> State, I launched a campaign to usher in an AIDS-free
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> generation
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <http://www.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2011/11/176810.htm>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> through prevention and treatment, targeting the populations at greatest
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> risk of contracting HIV.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The AIDS crisis looks very different today. There are more
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> options for treatment and prevention than ever before. More people with HIV
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are leading full and happy lives. But HIV and AIDS are still with us.  They
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> continue to disproportionately impact communities of color, transgender
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people, young people and gay and bisexual men. There are still 1.2 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people living with HIV in the United States today, with 40,000 people newly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> diagnosed each year. In Sub-Saharan Africa, more than 60 percent of people
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with HIV are women and girls. Even though the tools exist to end this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> epidemic once and for all, there are still far too many people dying today.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That is absolutely inexcusable.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I believe there’s even more we can – and must – do together.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For starters, let’s continue to increase HIV and AIDS research and invest
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the promising innovations that research is producing. Medications like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PrEP are proving effective in preventing HIV infection; we should expand
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> access to that drug for everyone, including at-risk populations. We should
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> call on Republican governors to put people’s health and well-being ahead of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> politics and extend Medicaid, which would provide healthcare to those with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HIV and AIDS.  We should call on states to reform outdated and stigmatizing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HIV criminalization laws. We should increase funding for the President's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). And we should cap out-of-pocket
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> expenses and drug costs, and hold companies like Turing and Valeant
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> accountable when they attempt to gouge patients by jacking up the price of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lifesaving medications.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We’re still surrounded by memories of loved ones lost and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lives cut short. But we’re also surrounded by survivors who are fighting
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harder than ever. We owe it to them and to future generations to continue
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that fight together. For the first time, an AIDS-free generation is in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sight. As president, I promise you that I will not let up until we reach
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that goal. We will not leave anyone behind.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 3:01 PM, Megan Rooney <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HIV and AIDS is way more elegant, too.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think the chances of her OK-ing this statement with that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> top are slim.  Lauren is walking that back a little.  We will have a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> revised draft to send around shortly.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 2:33 PM, Kristina Schake <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Chad's suggestions in all caps.  We always need to say HIV
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and AIDS not HIV/AIDS.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> YESTERDAY I MADE A MISTAKE IN SPEAKING ABOUT NANCY
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> REAGAN'S record on HIV AND AIDS. I’ve heard from countless people who are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hurt and disappointed by what I said, WHO WERE DEVASTATED BY THE LOSSES OF
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> THEIR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES. I'M SORRY FOR THE PAIN MY COMMENTS CAUSED AND
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I WANT TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT NOT ONLY WHERE WE'VE COME FROM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BUT WHERE WE MUST GO IN THIS FIGHT AGAINST HIV AND AIDS.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TO BE CLEAR, The Reagans did not start a national
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> conversation about HIV AND AIDS – unfortunately, the opposite was true.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That distinction belongs to generations of brave men and women who started
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not just a conversation, but a movement that continues to this day.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The AIDS crisis in America began as a quiet, deadly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> epidemic. When many in positions of power turned a blind eye, it was groups
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like ACT UP, Gay Men’s Health Crisis, and others that came forward to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shatter the silence. They organized and marched, held die-ins on the steps
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of city halls and vigils in the streets. They fought alongside a few
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> courageous voices in Washington, like U.S. Representative Henry Waxman, who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spoke out from the floor of Congress.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And then there were all the people whose names we don’t
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> often hear today – the unsung heroes who fought on the frontlines of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> crisis, from hospital wards and bedsides, some with their last breath.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Slowly – too slowly – ignorance was crowded out by information. People who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> had once closed their eyes opened their hearts.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If not for those advocates, activists, and ordinary
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people, we would not be where we are in preventing and treating HIV AND
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AIDS. Their courage – and their refusal to accept silence as the status quo
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> – saved lives.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We’ve come a long way since. But we still have work to do
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to eradicate this disease for good, and erase the stigma that is an echo of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a shameful and painful period in our country’s history.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is work that I’ve been committed to for a long time.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As First Lady, I brought together world leaders to strategize and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> coordinate efforts to take on HIV AND AIDS around the globe. In the Senate,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I put forward legislation to expand global AIDS research and assistance,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and increase prevention and education. And as Secretary of State, I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> launched a campaign to usher in an AIDS-free generation through prevention
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and treatment, targeting the populations at greatest risk of contracting
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HIV (including key populations at risk of discrimination), and investing in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> innovative research and technology.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I believe there’s even more we can do together. For
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> starters, we should call on Republican governors to put people’s health and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well-being ahead of politics and extend Medicaid, which would provide
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> health care to those living with HIV AND AIDS. And we should cap
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out-of-pocket expenses, and hold companies like Turing and Valeant
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> accountable when they attempt to gouge prices of lifesaving medications.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And we should expand access to medications like PrEP.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The AIDS crisis looks very different today. We’re still
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> surrounded by memories of loved ones lost and lives cut short. But we’re
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> also surrounded by survivors who are fighting harder than ever. We owe it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to them, and to future generations, to continue that fight together.  There
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are more options for treatment and prevention than ever before. BUT IN
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> EXCUSABLY, HIV AND AIDS CONTINUES TO DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT COMMUNITIES
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OF COLOR, TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, YOUTH AND STILL GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN. WHEN
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> THE TOOLS EXIST TO END THIS EPIDEMIC ONCE AND FOR ALL, THERE ARE STILL FAR
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TOO MANY PEOPLE DYING TODAY.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> More people with HIV are leading full, happy lives. For
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the first time, an AIDS-free generation is in sight. And AS PRESIDENT, I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PROMISE YOU THAT I WILL NOT let up until we reach that goal.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 2:08 PM, Jake Sullivan <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sure.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *From:* Teddy Goff [mailto:[email-masked]]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, March 12, 2016 2:07 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *To:* Megan Rooney <[email-masked]>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Cc:* Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lauren Peterson <[email-masked]>; Robby
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mook <[email-masked]>; Kristina Schake <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Dominic Lowell <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Dennis Cheng <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Jessica Morales Rocketto <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Christina Reynolds
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email-masked]>; Jenna Lowenstein <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Xochitl Hinojosa <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Maya Harris <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Zac Petkanas <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Amanda Renteria <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Jennifer Palmieri <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Dan Schwerin <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Nick Merrill <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Brian Fallon <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Aditi Hardikar <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: looping back on yesterday
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Could we delete "and I said so right away"? Don't think
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that gets us any extra credit and think it just sounds a hair defensive.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Saturday, March 12, 2016, Megan Rooney <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Per Jake, we're tweaking the opening graf here.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Otherwise no changes yet to the rest of this statement.  To create a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> process here, please send Lauren and me your edits by 230pm.  Then we'll
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get this out.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I’ve heard from countless people who are hurt and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> disappointed by what I said yesterday at Nancy Reagan's funeral about the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Reagans' record on HIV/AIDS, and I understand why.  The comment was just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrong, and I said so right away.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Reagans did not start a national conversation about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HIV/AIDS. Unfortunately, the opposite is true. That distinction belongs to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> generations of brave men and women who started not just a conversation, but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a movement that continues to this day.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The AIDS crisis in America began as a quiet, deadly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> epidemic. When many in positions of power turned a blind eye, it was groups
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like ACT UP, Gay Men’s Health Crisis, and others that came forward to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shatter the silence. They organized and marched, held die-ins on the steps
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of city halls and vigils in the streets. They fought alongside a few
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> courageous voices in Washington, like U.S. Representative Henry Waxman, who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spoke out from the floor of Congress.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Then there were all the people whose names we don’t hear
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and maybe don't even know – the unsung heroes who fought on the front lines
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the crisis, from hospital wards and bedsides, some with their last
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> breath. Slowly, too slowly, ignorance was crowded out by information.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> People who had once closed their eyes opened their hearts.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If not for those advocates, activists, and ordinary
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people, we would not be where we are in preventing and treating HIV/AIDS.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Their courage and their refusal to accept silence as the status quo saved
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lives.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We’ve come a long way since. But we still have work to do
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to eradicate this disease for good, and erase the stigma that is an echo of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a shameful and painful period in our country’s history.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is work that I’ve been committed to for a long time.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As First Lady, I brought together world leaders to strategize and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> coordinate efforts to take on HIV/AIDS around the globe. In the Senate, I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> put forward legislation to expand global AIDS research and assistance, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> increase prevention and education. And as Secretary of State, I launched a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> campaign to usher in an AIDS-free generation through prevention and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> treatment, targeting the populations at greatest risk of contracting HIV
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (including key populations at risk of discrimination), and investing in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> innovative research and technology.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I believe there’s even more we can do together. For
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> starters, we should call on Republican governors to put people’s health and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well-being ahead of politics and extend Medicaid, which would provide
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> health care to those living with HIV/AIDS. And we should cap out-of-pocket
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> expenses, and hold companies like Turing and Valeant accountable when they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> attempt to gouge prices of lifesaving medications. And we should expand
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> access to medications like PrEP.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The AIDS crisis looks very different today. We’re still
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> surrounded by memories of loved ones lost and lives cut short. But we’re
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> also surrounded by survivors who are fighting harder than ever. We owe it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to them, and to future generations, to continue that fight together.  There
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are more options for treatment and prevention than ever before. More people
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with HIV are leading full, happy lives. For the first time, an AIDS-free
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> generation is in sight. And we can’t let up until we reach that goal.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 1:15 PM, Jake Sullivan <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Adding Megan to work with our team to get something good
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cranked out.  Shouldn’t be too hard.  Megan, you might also enlist Baer.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *From:* Robby Mook [mailto:[email-masked]]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, March 12, 2016 1:06 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *To:* Kristina Schake <[email-masked]>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Cc:* Teddy Goff <[email-masked]>; Dominic
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lowell <[email-masked]>; Dennis Cheng <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Jessica Morales Rocketto <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Christina Reynolds
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email-masked]>; Jenna Lowenstein <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Lauren Peterson <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Xochitl Hinojosa <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Maya Harris <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Zac Petkanas <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Amanda Renteria <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Jennifer Palmieri <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Dan Schwerin <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Nick Merrill <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Brian Fallon <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Aditi Hardikar <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: looping back on yesterday
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jake/Maya can someone on your team draft ASAP?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2016, at 1:03 PM, Kristina Schake <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I support doing this today.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2016, at 12:59 PM, Robby Mook <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Could she do a medium post or something like that on AIDS
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> policy?  She could open it by saying she misspoke and apologizes for that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and wanted to make sure people understand what she will do.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2016, at 12:43 PM, Teddy Goff <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And Robby whom I apparently did not successfully loop
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> earlier.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Saturday, March 12, 2016, Dominic Lowell <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> +Aditi
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Definitely a both / and.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 12:38 PM, Dennis Cheng <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My two cents – I think this will be helpful, but don’t
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think it will be enough. I think a lot of our people (esp those who are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> older who lived through the 80s) want to see and hear her address it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> directly, given that they saw and heard her Reagan remarks on TV. And I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think they are looking for more of an explanation, as Teddy mentioned,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because they are just so dumbfounded by the comment. But agree that it can
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then be an opportunity for HRC to talk about her policy agenda for an AIDS
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> free generation, etc.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *From:* Jessica Morales Rocketto [
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mailto:[email-masked]]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, March 12, 2016 12:32 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *To:* Teddy Goff <[email-masked]>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Cc:* Kristina Schake <[email-masked]>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Christina Reynolds <[email-masked]>; Jenna
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lowenstein <[email-masked]>; Lauren
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Peterson <[email-masked]>; Xochitl
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hinojosa <[email-masked]>; Dominic Lowell <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Maya Harris <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Zac Petkanas <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Amanda Renteria <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; [email-masked];
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jen Palmieri <[email-masked]>; Dan
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Schwerin <[email-masked]>; Nick Merrill <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>; Brian Fallon <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: looping back on yesterday
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Have floated this idea in a couple of places, but putting
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it on this thread as well--we have two places online that we could respond
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to in terms of digital organizing perspective. There is an Out for Hillary
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> group with 14k members that I think some kind of extended engagment over
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this would be helpful--an AMA with Dominic/Robby/Dennis, a special Note
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (which is a long form format over Facebook), re-purposing the Medium piece
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there, etc  would go a long way. Our other option is Reddit, which has an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> extremely vocal core of LGBT members, but I would prioritize this Facebook
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> group, which is the largest LGBT community of Hillary's supporters I know.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> These are friendlies, they are already carrying water for us making sure
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the apology is out there, and they firmly sit in groups 1 and 2 that Dom
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> identified.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Whatever we did to send our LGBT talking points to folks
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> has really worked, they are popping up everywhere on the supporter Facebook
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> groups.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 11:39 AM, Teddy Goff <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> + Robby too for visibility
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Saturday, March 12, 2016, Kristina Schake <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I agree something more is needed. A Facebook or Medium
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> post would be good. Also I agree with Dom that we should lean into her
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> policy more.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I stayed with Chad last night who was receiving lots of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> angry calls and notes from people that he didn't call her out by name. He
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wouldn't do that to her and kept stressing she just made a mistake, but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> suggested we need to do something more today to protect her. She has a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> great record and we lost a lot of ground messaging-wise.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2016, at 10:53 AM, Teddy Goff <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> + a few from both digital and comms
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think our lingering problem on this is that people just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't understand, on a fact level, what happened and how she could have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gotten so mixed up. And in the absence of any explanatory information, they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> assume the worst -- like that this was some cynical political strategy of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ours. (Which, I would note, makes no sense -- why would our strategy be to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> piss everyone off? -- but regardless.)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So I would vote to do a little something just to give
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people an understanding of how this happened, and then pivot to something
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> else -- maybe that's celebrating the people who really did start a national
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> conversation on AIDS, or something else.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Believe LP is working on a draft that could be a Facebook
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> note or a Medium post, just to give something to react to.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 9:25 AM, Christina Reynolds <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And Jen and Teddy. This is helpful--thanks Dom!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2016, at 10:18 AM, Xochitl Hinojosa <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Adding Dennis
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2016, at 10:13 AM, Dominic Lowell <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I wanted to start a new thread to give a brief update
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about what I'm hearing from folks and get up to speed on how we're thinking
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of responding in the short and long term. (Sending to a smaller group from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yesterday's call but please do loop in others who should be a part of this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> convo.)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> First, as you can imagine, most people are expressing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> palpable anger and hurt over the comments. I won't belabor the point
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because I'm sure we all fielded calls, texts, tweets in the last 24 hours
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> over this. But suffice to say, we aren't in a good place with the community
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> right now.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If I had to break things down, I'd put people into three
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> categories: 1) supporters who were horrified at the comment but accept the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> apology; 2) supporters who are angry and can only be mollified with a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> longer statement, tv appearance, roundtable, or something else big that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shows she "gets it." They will continue to make hay in the meantime; and 3)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bernie folks who are happy to have a new line of attack.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What concerns me is that in that second group are a lot
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> folks from Queer Nation, ACT UP, and other activists who are out, loud, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not afraid of direct action or aggressive confrontation. Given that, I'd
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> love if we could build on yesterday's response -- and quickly. I don't want
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this to fester.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I assume we're prepping an answer for tomorrow's town
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hall, but has there been talk in the office of doing more today?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looking ahead, is it possible to bump up an HIV / AIDS
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> policy rollout? Is there any interest in putting a roundtable conversation
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or OTR together? (Robbie Kaplan has already volunteered GMHC.)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Would love to know where your heads are at and to be a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> part of the conversation today about next steps and moving forward.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> D.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dominic Lowell
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LGBT Outreach Director | Hillary for America
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 661.364.5186
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dominic Lowell
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LGBT Outreach Director | Hillary for America
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 661.364.5186
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kristina Schake | Communications
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hillary for America
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <2016-3-12 HRC statement on hiv and aids.docx>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> <2016-3-12 HRC statement on hiv and aids 645pm TRACKED.docx>
>>>>>
>>>>> <2016-3-12 HRC statement on hiv and aids 645pm CLEAN.docx>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Dominic Lowell
>>>> LGBT Outreach Director | Hillary for America
>>>> 661.364.5186
>>>> [email-masked]
>>>>
>>>>
>>> <2016-3-12 HRC statement on hiv and aids 730PM CLEAN.docx>
>>>
>>> <2016-3-12 HRC statement on hiv and aids 730PM TRACKED.docx>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dominic Lowell
>> LGBT Outreach Director | Hillary for America
>> 661.364.5186
>> [email-masked]
>>
>>
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