Subject: Re: FINAL STATEMENT: HIV and AIDS
From: Dominic Lowell <[email-masked]>
To: Lauren Peterson <[email-masked]>
Cc: Megan Rooney <[email-masked]>, Speech Drafts <[email-masked]>, Nick Merrill <[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 Rocketto <[email-masked]>, Christina Reynolds <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2016 19:12:23 -0500
List-Id: <speechdrafts.hillaryclinton.com>

!!!!

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]
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>> wrote:
>
> + Speech drafts for everyone's visibility
>
> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 7:09 PM, Megan Rooney <[email-masked]
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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]
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>> wrote:
>>
>>> Apologies, this is the correct version.
>>>
>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 5:00 PM, Lauren Peterson <
>>> [email-masked]
>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Updated here.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you!
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 4:59 PM, Nick Merrill <
>>>> [email-masked]
>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Megan can you send back?  Need to print.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mar 12, 2016, at 4:51 PM, Maya Harris <[email-masked]
>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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]
>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Also + Corey!
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 4:15 PM, Megan Rooney <
>>>>> [email-masked]
>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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]
>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am on the phone with Nick now
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 4:06 PM, Jake Sullivan <
>>>>>>> [email-masked]
>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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]
>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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]
>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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]
>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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]
>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Adding Maya.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2016, at 3:26 PM, Megan Rooney <
>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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]
>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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]
>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sure.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *From:* Teddy Goff [mailto:[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, March 12, 2016 2:07 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *To:* Megan Rooney <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Cc:* Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lauren Peterson <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Robby Mook <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kristina Schake <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dominic Lowell <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dennis Cheng <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jessica Morales Rocketto <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Christina Reynolds <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jenna Lowenstein <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Xochitl Hinojosa <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maya Harris <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Zac Petkanas <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Amanda Renteria <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nick Merrill <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Brian Fallon <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aditi Hardikar <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, March 12, 2016 12:32 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *To:* Teddy Goff <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Cc:* Kristina Schake <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Christina Reynolds <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jenna Lowenstein <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lauren Peterson <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Xochitl Hinojosa <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dominic Lowell <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maya Harris <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Zac Petkanas <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Amanda Renteria <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jen Palmieri <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nick Merrill <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Brian Fallon <[email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> + Robby too for visibility
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Saturday, March 12, 2016, Kristina Schake <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And Jen and Teddy. This is helpful--thanks Dom!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2016, at 10:18 AM, Xochitl Hinojosa <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Adding Dennis
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2016, at 10:13 AM, Dominic Lowell <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dominic Lowell
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LGBT Outreach Director | Hillary for America
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 661.364.5186
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email-masked]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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]