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Roundup – Correct The Record http://correctrecord.org Correct The Record is a strategic research and rapid response team designed to defend Hillary Clinton from baseless attacks. Tue, 08 Nov 2016 06:06:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1 "Alt Right Rejoices" Trump's Bannon Hire http://correctrecord.org/alt-right-rejoices-at-trumps-bannon-hire/ Thu, 18 Aug 2016 16:10:44 +0000 http://correct2016.wpengine.com/?p=3814 Yesterday, Donald Trump hired Breitbart News Chairman Steve Bannon as his campaign CEO in yet another staff shake-up. A perfect fit for Trump, Bannon is credited with “help mainstream the ideas of white nationalists and resuscitate the reputations of anti-immigrant fear-mongers,” and his former employees warned that this means his campaign is taking a more “combative” and “divisive” turn.

Speculation of Trump’s “cozy” relationship with ultra-right-wing, nationalist, notoriously conspiratorial Breitbart News has been swirling for over a year, and yesterday’s news makes it official: Donald Trump is “The Candidate from Breitbart News.”

 

]]> Trump’s low energy “energy” speech http://correctrecord.org/trumps-low-energy-energy-speech/ Wed, 10 Aug 2016 19:48:33 +0000 http://correct2016.wpengine.com/?p=3716 With his campaign (once again) in crisis, Donald Trump delivered a meandering, incoherent, condescending and, yes, low energy speech that was supposedly about America’s energy future. After bizarrely touting his support for coal (“we have a very small planet compared to the universe”), Trump talked about the only thing that really interests him: himself. He discussed the media coverage he has received, his fundraising numbers, his wineries and his self-proclaimed affection for construction workers. At one point, you could even spot one audience member behind Trump checking his phone. Yawn.

The entire event stood in stark contrast to Hillary Clinton’s rally in Des Moines, where she passionately laid out her detailed plans to create jobs by investing in clean energy and modernizing our electric grid.

LOW ENERGY…

…NOT ABOUT ENERGY:

 

]]> Fact Check: Donald Trump’s misleading claim about Obamacare’s impact on jobs http://correctrecord.org/fact-check-donald-trumps-misleading-claim-about-obamacares-impact-on-jobs/ Mon, 08 Aug 2016 20:17:45 +0000 http://correct2016.wpengine.com/?p=3417

In Detroit this afternoon, Donald Trump repeated an already-debunked claim about Obamacare costing 2 million jobs. In fact, similar claims have been proven “mostly false” at least three times.

TRUMP’S LIE:

“In the coming days, we will be rolling out plans on all of these items. One of my first acts as President will be to repeal and replace disastrous Obamacare, saving another 2 million American jobs.”

THE TRUTH:

    • PolitiFact: Mostly False: “NRCC says Congressional Budget Office predicts Obamacare will cost economy 2.5 million jobs”

 

]]> What pivot? http://correctrecord.org/what-pivot/ Wed, 03 Aug 2016 15:11:46 +0000 http://correct2016.wpengine.com/?p=3844

This morning, Donald Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort promised that Trump would be on message during his rally today and that “the campaign is focused and the campaign is moving forward in a positive way.”

Paul Manafort, call your office.

Today’s rally in Florida was wildly off message—even by Trumpian standards. The Republican nominee challenged President Obama to a game of golf (for the presidency), re-litigated his feud with Megyn Kelly and once again called Senator Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas.”  As The Hill’s Cate Martel tweeted, this supposed pivot felt “even more like a therapy session than usual.”

]]> A new low: Trump’s “disgusting,” “pathetic” and “inhuman” attack on the Khan family http://correctrecord.org/a-new-low-trumps-disgusting-pathetic-and-inhuman-attack-on-the-khan-family/ Sat, 30 Jul 2016 17:20:27 +0000 http://correct2016.wpengine.com/?p=3858 Donald Trump has hit a shocking new low.

This morning, Trump criticized Ghazala Khan for not speaking during her husband Khizr’s emotional and patriotic tribute to their fallen son Army Captain Humayun Khan during the Democratic National Convention. “She had nothing to say. She probably, maybe she wasn’t allowed to have anything to say,” Trump told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos.

It was an extraordinarily bigoted — and widely condemned — attack on a family that has made the ultimate sacrifice for this country. Trump even dared to justify his comments by insisting that, like the Khans, “I’ve made a lot of sacrifices.” Conservative commentators have called the remarks “inhuman,” “disgusting and pathetic” and “dog manure.” This afternoon, a new hashtag #TrumpSacrifices, mocking Trump’s perverse comments, began trending on Twitter.  The question now for every major Republican — starting with his running mate and father of a Marine, Mike Pence — is whether they will stand by this inhuman attack on the Khan family, or once and for all break with Trump.

HEADLINES

TWEETS

CONSERVATIVES

JOURNALISTS

]]> The Democrats’ patriotic night of hope http://correctrecord.org/the-democrats-patriotic-night-of-hope/ Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:05:58 +0000 http://correct2016.wpengine.com/?p=3862

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ast night, American leaders extolled Hillary Clinton’s vision for our country and made a passionate, patriotic case against Donald Trump’s bigoted politics. President Obama offered a pointed rebuke to Trump’s authoritarianism, insisting that “we don’t look to be ruled” and that our country must “reject cynicism [and][/and] reject fear.” Vice President Biden strongly defended the tenacity and greatness of the American people, telling the delegates that “given a fair shot, given a fair chance, Americans have never, ever, ever, ever, let their country down.” And former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg got down to brass tax when he said in his speech endorsing Hillary: “Let’s elect a sane, competent person.”

It was a night filled with optimism, determination and pride in our country and fittingly ended with President Obama and Hillary standing together and embracing before the entire convention. As The New York Daily News’ Josh Greenman noted, the convention’s third night was the “antidote” to Trumpism.

 

]]> Philadelphia day two: History made http://correctrecord.org/philadelphia-day-two-history-made/ Tue, 26 Jul 2016 19:15:41 +0000 http://correct2016.wpengine.com/?p=3868

“One headline today,” Politico’s Glenn Thrush tweeted tonight. “The Democratic Party just nominated the first female presidential nominee in the 240-year history of the country.”

Tonight, the Democrats made history. It was a remarkable evening. Members of Congress, mothers, celebrities, and yes, even a former president, shared their personal stories of working, praying, loving and fighting alongside Hillary Clinton. Each speaker made clear that the Democratic Party hadn’t just nominated the first woman in the history of this country. The delegates had nominated Hillary Clinton, a change maker who has spent her entire life working to make a difference in people’s lives.

UNITY:

TOM HARKIN:

ROLL CALL:

SENATOR BARBARA MIKULSKI:

REP. JOHN LEWIS:

DONNA BRAZILE:

ERIC HOLDER:

MOTHERS OF THE MOVEMENT:

REP. JOE CROWLEY:

LAUREN MANNING:

SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR:

MADELEINE ALBRIGHT:

HOWARD DEAN:

FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON:

]]> Philadelphia day one: “When they go low, we go high” http://correctrecord.org/philadelphia-day-one-when-they-go-low-we-go-high/ Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:40:46 +0000 http://correct2016.wpengine.com/?p=3876 What a contrast with Cleveland.

While Republicans engaged in divisive rhetoric and demonized large segments of the American population, the Democrats struck a starkly different tone. As The New Yorker’s Emily Nussbaum noted, “So far, the DNC (the parts I’ve seen so far) have been so sweet & positive. A nice break from last week’s Festival of Goblin.”

The night featured not just elected officials, but Americans who are fighting to break down barriers across this country. Karla Ortiz gave an emotional testimony about being afraid that her parents will be deported—and her hope for the future. Disability rights advocate Anastasia Somoza delivered a powerful rebuke to Trump’s bigotry, saying ”I honestly feel bad for anyone with that much hate.”

Michelle Obama summed up the night best: “When they go low, we go high.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KARLA ORTIZ:

 

 

 

 

 

 

AL FRANKEN:

 

 

ANASTASIA SOMOZA:

 

 

 

 

 

CORY BOOKER:

 

 

 

CHERYL LANKFORD:

 

 

MICHELLE OBAMA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELIZABETH WARREN:

 

 

BERNIE SANDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

THE MUSIC:

 

 

 

 

]]> Kaine “brings down the house” in first event as Clinton’s VP http://correctrecord.org/kaine-brings-down-the-house-in-first-event-as-clintons-vp/ Sat, 23 Jul 2016 21:55:21 +0000 http://correct2016.wpengine.com/?p=3889 Today, Hillary Clinton and Virginia Senator Tim Kaine appeared together for the first time in Miami, Florida. The event — and Clinton’s selection of Kaine as her running mate — has drawn praise from veteran journalists. Yahoo senior editor Amy Sullivan called it a “slam-dunk roll-out.” The Daily Beast’s Michael Tomasky enthusiastically noted, “Holy crap. He killed it. I’m not trying to spin you. I’m sitting here in shock. Shock. Tim Kaine was unbelievable.” The Atlantic’s James Fallows tweeted that “I cannot think of *any* national-level debut that has gone better for figure getting first worldwide exposure than this is going for Kaine.” The entire rollout stood in stark contrast to Donald Trump’s disastrous and chaotic selection of Indiana Governor Mike Pence. As former Bush staffer Matthew Dowd tweeted, the first Clinton-Kaine event “shows the difference between a real professional organization and not. Well done.”

HEADLINES


TWEETS:

    • Clinton elevated Kaine and let him talk for 40 minutes about his vision. Trump: “Back to Mike Pence”— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) July 23, 2016

    • Kaine’s Spanish > Trump’s English

      — Ari Levy (@levynews) July 23, 2016

    • Very interesting to watch Fox right now.
      They are *all* saying Kaine did very well, and voters want to hear some hope.— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) July 23, 2016

    • I cannot think of *any* national-level debut that has gone better for figure getting first worldwide exposure than this is going for Kaine

      — James Fallows (@JamesFallows) July 23, 2016

    • The fact that at Kaine’s slam-dunk roll-out, the crowd responds to his speech by chanting “Hillary! Hillary!” says she chose the right guy.— Amy Sullivan (@sullivanamy) July 23, 2016

    • @timkaine just demonstrated what confounded Va. GOP for years. He mixes biting partisan rhetoric with an “Aw shucks” attitude that disarms.

      — Michael D. Shear (@shearm) July 23, 2016

    • Am just watching Tim Kaine’s debut now: Trump will soon go from 7 percent Latino support to minus 25.— Jeffrey Goldberg (@JeffreyGoldberg) July 23, 2016
]]> Trump’s convention gives Cruz prime time slot…to not endorse Trump http://correctrecord.org/trumps-convention-gives-cruz-prime-time-slot-to-not-endorse-trump/ Thu, 21 Jul 2016 03:46:53 +0000 http://correctrecord.org/?p=2888 The already-divided Party of Trump took another blow tonight.

Senator Ted Cruz only acknowledged Donald Trump to recognize his nomination and ended his remarks by telling a chorus of boo-ers to “vote your conscience,” demonstrating no confidence in the party’s nominee.

The Trump family was stone faced, The Donald was irritated and Heidi Cruz was escorted out for her own safety as the storyline was defined for Night Three.

 

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