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Correct The Record Monday August 18, 2014 Afternoon Roundup: > > > > Tweets: > > Correct The Record @CorrectRecord: Today in 1920, American women gained the right to vote. HRC has always fought for women's equality. #HRC365 http://nydn.us/1hpWNyU [8/18/14, 1:11 p.m. EDT] > > Correct The Record @CorrectRecord: #ICYMI we put out a new report highlighting @HillaryClinton’s strong advocacy for global #LGBT rights. http://correctrecord.org/hillary-clinton-global-lgbt-advocate/ … [8/17/14, 4:00 p.m. EDT] > > > > > > > > Headlines: > > > > Associated Press: “Hillary Clinton to Attend Fundraiser in Iowa” > > “Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton will headline the annual steak fry for retiring Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, making a big return to the leadoff caucus state as the former secretary of state considers another presidential campaign.” > > > > > > Des Moines Register (I.A.): “BREAKING: Hillary Clinton (and Bill) coming to Iowa Sept. 14” > > “It will mark Hillary Clinton's first public appearance in Iowa since losing the state's first-in-the-nation caucuses in early 2008, and will undoubtedly spark a national political firestorm, as she is widely expected to run again in 2016.” > > > > > > CNN: “Hillary Clinton makes big political move, heads to Iowa” > > “Hillary Clinton will headline Sen. Tom Harkin's Iowa Steak Fry, a Democratic source familiar with the event tells CNN, a move the steps up Clinton's political activity ahead of the 2016 presidential race.” > > > > > > ABC News: “Hillary Clinton Is Finally Going Back to Iowa” > > “Hillary Clinton is going back to Iowa for the first time in six years.” > > > > > > The Hill blog: Ballot Box: “Hillary Clinton to kick off midterm campaigning in Iowa” > > “Bill and Hillary Clinton are headed to Iowa in September to headline retiring Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin’s (D) annual steak fry. The event, sources confirmed to The Hill, marks the launch of Hillary’s fall campaign schedule as she contemplates a run for president in 2016.” > > > > > > USA Today: “Paul Ryan on Hillary Clinton: Formidable — and beatable” > > “Rep. Paul Ryan, the GOP's vice presidential nominee in 2012, predicts Hillary Rodham Clinton would be a formidable presidential candidate in 2016 but one with an equally formidable problem.” > > > > > > CNN: “Hillary Clinton is front and center in House super PAC ad” > > “Hillary Clinton isn't running for Congress in Virginia's 10th district. But you wouldn't know that based on a Democratic super PAC web ad targeting the race.” > > > > > > Huffington Post opinion: Peter Rosenstein: “Clinton and Obama on Martha's Vineyard; Much Ado about Nothing” > > “I am a strong Hillary Rodham Clinton supporter but even I want to understand where she is today on the issues and how she will lead America. Things have changed since 2008 when she last laid out her vision for the nation.” > > > > > > Wall Street Journal blog: Speakeasy: “Watch ‘House of Cards’ Cad Frank Underwood Prank-Call Hillary Clinton” > > “The Clinton Foundation shared a video of Kevin Spacey impersonating Frank Underwood impersonating Bill Clinton as a part of a spoof leading up to the 68th birthday of the former president.” > > > > > > People Magazine: “Kevin Spacey Prank Calls Hillary Clinton as Frank Underwood (VIDEO)” > > “This one gets complicated, so bear with us: The Clinton Foundation just released this video of Kevin Spacey as his House of Cards character Frank Underwood phoning Hillary Clinton as Bill Clinton, and it's hilarious.” > > > > > > Elle: “Kevin Spacey Prank Called Hillary Clinton as Frank Underwood” > > “Regardless of political leanings, no one can really deny that the Clintons just really get the whole meta, viral thing.” > > > > > > > > > > Articles: > > > > > > Associated Press: “Hillary Clinton to Attend Fundraiser in Iowa” > > > > [No Writer Mentioned] > > August 18, 2014, 12:32 p.m. EDT > > > > DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton will headline the annual steak fry for retiring Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, making a big return to the leadoff caucus state as the former secretary of state considers another presidential campaign. > > > > Sam Roecker, a spokesman for the Harkin Steak Fry, says Monday that both Clintons will speak at the Sept. 14 fundraiser in Indianola, just south of Des Moines. It will be the former first lady's first appearance in Iowa since 2008. She is the leading Democratic presidential contender, and the event is among her first campaign appearances before the 2014 midterm elections. > > > > Clinton has said she intends to campaign for Democratic candidates this year. Iowa is the home of a key Senate race, and its presidential caucuses will begin the 2016 nomination process. > > > > > > > > > > Des Moines Register (I.A.): “BREAKING: Hillary Clinton (and Bill) coming to Iowa Sept. 14” > > > > By Jason Noble and Jennifer Jacobs > > August 18, 2014, 10:36 a.m. CDT > > > > Hillary and Bill Clinton will return to Iowa next month as headliners for the 37th Harkin Steak Fry, the Des Moines Register has learned. > > > > It will mark Hillary Clinton's first public appearance in Iowa since losing the state's first-in-the-nation caucuses in early 2008, and will undoubtedly spark a national political firestorm, as she is widely expected to run again in 2016. > > > > The Harkin Steak Fry, hosted annually by U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, frequently attracts the top names in Democratic politics. The Sept. 14 event in Madison County just south of Des Moines will be Bill Clinton's fourth visit, and Hillary Clinton's second. > > > > "What started out nearly 40 years ago as a handful of interested Iowans sitting around on hay bales, discussing politics, has grown to be an iconic gathering," Harkin said in a statement. "This year's Steak Fry just might be the best ever." > > > > With Harkin's retirement this year from the Senate, this year's Steak Fry will be his last. > > > > "That's why I couldn't be happier than to share this special day with two such close friends," Harkin said of the Clintons. "They have contributed so much good, inspiring leadership to this country, and I know they will continue to do so in the years ahead." > > > > Here are details, according to a press release to be issued by Harkin's campaign staff: > > > > The event will be held Sunday, September 14th from 1:00 - 4:00pm at the Indianola Balloon Field. > > > > > > > > > > CNN: “Hillary Clinton makes big political move, heads to Iowa” > > > > By Dana Bash, Eric McPike, and Dan Merica > > August 18, 2014, 11:24 a.m. EDT > > > > Hillary Clinton will headline Sen. Tom Harkin's Iowa Steak Fry, a Democratic source familiar with the event tells CNN, a move the steps up Clinton's political activity ahead of the 2016 presidential race. > > > > Former President Bill Clinton will also speak at the event, according to the source. > > > > Hillary Clinton's attendance at the 2014 steak fry, which brings together prominent Democratic leaders from the first-in-the-nation caucus state, is the most obvious political step for the former secretary of state and possible candidate for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. Other than campaigning for candidates with whom she has a personal relationship, Clinton has largely tried to stay out of politics since leaving the State Department in 2013. > > > > It has been over five years since Clinton visited Iowa. Her attendance at the event has been rumored by Clinton insiders for over a month. > > > > The steak fry regularly draws big-name, national politicians and is seen as a required stop for any Democrat seeking the presidency. Vice President Joe Biden and then-San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro headlined the event last year and then-Sen. Barack Obama headlined the event in 2006, two years before he bested Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. > > > > Since leaving the State Department in 2013, Clinton has become a regular on the speaking tour and published a memoir in June about her four years as secretary of state. > > > > Although widely seen as the frontrunner for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 2016, Clinton has tried to play coy about her aspirations. She has, however, used her book tour to tout her record at State and in the past months has become more open about the fact that she is considering running for president. > > > > > > > > > > ABC News: “Hillary Clinton Is Finally Going Back to Iowa” > > > > By Liz Kreutz > > August 18, 2014, 12:25 p.m. EDT > > > > Hillary Clinton is going back to Iowa for the first time in six years. > > > > The former secretary of state will headline Sen. Tom Harkin’s annual steak fry in Indianola next month, making her first visit to the state since 2008. > > > > Bill and Hillary Clinton will be on hand for Harkin’s final steak fry, a representative for the couple confirmed. It’s a long-standing tradition that launched a young Barack Obama back in the fall of 2006. This year’s event is scheduled for Sept. 14. > > > > Hillary Clinton’s decision to headline the steak fry, which “might promise to be the best ever,” according to Harkin’s website, could be seen as a swift political move for the former New York senator as she continues to mull a second run for president. > > The former presidential candidate has not stepped foot in Iowa since she came in third in the Iowa caucuses Jan. 4, 2008: 2,420 days ago. And when she skipped the state during her nationwide book tour this summer, some in Iowa started to feel neglected. > > > > The Gazette, an Iowa newspaper, practically begged Mrs. Clinton to visit last month. > > > > “We’ve watched as you have flexed your muscles on the international stage and have been impressed with your ability to connect,” the Gazette editorialized. “But as Iowans, we need to see that connection in action. Our hope, if you are really considering a 2016 run, is that you have learned from your experience and come to Iowa intent on having true conversations about what matters to our state and the fine people in it.” > > > > The Des Moines Register was first to report the news of Hillary Clinton’s upcoming Iowa appearance today. It has been confirmed to ABC News by a top Iowa Democrat with long ties to Harkin, who plans to retire next year at the end of his fifth term. > > > > > > > > > > The Hill blog: Ballot Box: “Hillary Clinton to kick off midterm campaigning in Iowa” > > > > By Alexandra Jaffe > > August 18, 2014, 12:31 p.m. EDT > > > > Bill and Hillary Clinton are headed to Iowa in September to headline retiring Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin’s (D) annual steak fry. > > > > The event, sources confirmed to The Hill, marks the launch of Hillary’s fall campaign schedule as she contemplates a run for president in 2016. > > > > She’s one of Democrats’ most in-demand surrogates this cycle, with an unpopular President Obama persona non grata on the trail and the party excited at the prospect of her potential presidential bid. > > > > And it marks her first return to a state that was not kind to her during her last run. Clinton posted a damaging third-place finish in the Iowa caucuses in 2008, which crippled her ultimately failed bid at the outset. > > > > Other potential 2016 Democratic hopefuls have already made appearances in the state, including Vice President Joe Biden, who headlined the steak fry last year, and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, who keynoted an Iowa Democratic dinner last month. > > > > The fundraiser will benefit Democratic candidates across Iowa, including Rep. Bruce Braley (D), who’s locked in a tough fight for Harkin’s seat. > > > > Hillary Clinton is also expected to raise money for the major Democratic campaign committees, and is likely to hit the trail for a number of other Democratic candidates facing difficult races. > > > > > > > > > > USA Today: “Paul Ryan on Hillary Clinton: Formidable — and beatable” > > > > By Susan Page > > August 18, 2014, 1:04 p.m. EDT > > > > Rep. Paul Ryan, the GOP's vice presidential nominee in 2012, predicts Hillary Rodham Clinton would be a formidable presidential candidate in 2016 but one with an equally formidable problem. > > > > That would Barack Obama. > > > > "I don't think people are going to want to have an Obama third term, and no matter how she tries to shake that label, she won't be able to," the House Budget chairman told USA TODAY in an interview in his Wisconsin hometown. While the former secretary of State would be daunting — "I mean, look at the Clinton name, the ability to fundraise" — she would have vulnerabilities that Obama and Joe Biden didn't when they handily defeated Republicans Mitt Romney and Ryan in the last election. > > > > "The challenge Mitt and I had was, we sort of felt like we were shadow-boxing with big government in theory, because all of the things that the president passed hadn't become effective yet," Ryan says, mentioning implementation of major provisions of the Affordable Care Act and the Dodd-Frank financial regulation law. "Well, now it's 2014 and the rubber has hit the road, and the results look nothing like the rhetoric that was used to sell it. So they have a harder case to make because we see big government in action." > > > > He calls Clinton's record "abysmal" on Russia, Libya, Afghanistan and Iraq. > > > > "I'm thinking about the foreign policy that was created in the first four years of the Obama administration that now have manifested in the second term, and we're now seeing as a result of this foreign policy America losing its standing in the world and Americans becoming less prosperous and less secure as a result of that," he says. > > > > That reminds him of a previous election when an uneasy electorate rejected the party in power in favor of a conservative Republican challenger. "Ronald Reagan beat Jimmy Carter with the exact same kind of dynamic," Ryan says. "I see the chance in the making for another 1980-like election." > > > > Of course, that would depend on Republicans nominating a candidate who turns out to be as persuasive now as Reagan was then. > > > > > > > > > > Politico: “Sharpton: Where are Christie, Clinton?” > > > > By Jonathan Topaz > > August 18, 2014, 12:35 p.m. EDT > > > > Rev. Al Sharpton on Monday called out former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and other potential presidential candidates for what he sees as keeping quiet on the death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown and the situation in Ferguson. > > > > “I’m amazed that we’re not hearing from leading [presidential] candidates — Chris Christie or [former Florida Gov.] Jeb Bush, or Hillary Clinton,” he said on MSNBC. > > > > “[A]ll of these candidates — I land in New York this morning and I see Chris Christie dancing with Jamie Foxx,” he added, a reference to a video obtained by the New York Post that showed Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain and Christie dancing at a party hosted by the comedian in the Hamptons this weekend. > > > > The civil rights leader said that anyone vying for the presidency in 2016 should have to weigh in on the events in Ferguson. “This is now a national, central issue, and anyone running for president needs to come up with a formula or — in my opinion — they forfeit their right to be taken seriously.” > > > > Neither Christie nor Clinton has made major public statements regarding the August 9 fatal shooting of Brown, a black teenager who was killed by a white Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson. Clinton was also in the Hamptons this weekend for a book-signing event. > > > > Sharpton — who has visited Ferguson at the invitation of Brown’s family — weighed in on a preliminary autopsy that showed Brown was shot at least six times, including twice in the head. The report — first obtained by The New York Times — found that there was no gunpowder on Brown’s body, suggesting that the bullets might not have been fired at close range. Dr. Michael Baden, who conducted the autopsy, said that determination could change depending on whether gunpowder is found on Brown’s clothing, which have not yet been examined. > > > > “What is disturbing to me is the amount of shots — which means even if we buy the story that the police is giving — why were there shots after the first shot?” Sharpton said Monday. “And, that they were not shot at close range,” he said, adding that the report was “extremely disturbing.” > > > > Sharpton also said that Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s decision early Monday to deploy National Guard troops to Ferguson could have “explosive” consequences. > > > > “This could be explosive. The National Guard raises concern. I might be turning around and going right back,” he said, suggesting he might return to Ferguson. > > > > > > > > > > CNN: “Hillary Clinton is front and center in House super PAC ad” > > > > By Dan Merica > > August 18, 2014, 11:28 a.m. EDT > > > > Hillary Clinton isn't running for Congress in Virginia's 10th district. But you wouldn't know that based on a Democratic super PAC web ad targeting the race. > > > > Clinton, the former secretary of state and likely presidential contender in 2016, is featured prominently in a House Majority PAC web ad released Monday that looks to target Barbara Comstock, the Republican nominee for the northern Virginia seat. > > > > On the campaign trail, Comstock has heralded her role as chief investigative counsel for the House Committee on Government Reform during former President Bill Clinton's second term in office. Comstock was a thorough investigator and headed a number of high-profile investigations into Clinton White House affairs. > > > > While some turned up malfeasance, others didn't and Clinton loyalists have labels Comstock a serial and professional Clinton-hater. > > > > "Barbara Comstock's running for Congress, hell-bent on smearing Hillary Clinton," said a narrator in the House Majority PAC ad. > > > > The ad goes on to say that Comstock is "almost unhinged in her passion to bring down the Clintons," citing a book by David Brock, a Clinton defender. > > > > "Regardless of Clinton's political future, Virginians deserve a representative who will focus on them, not a long-standing political vendetta," Matt Thornton, communications director for the PAC, said in a statement. > > CNN attempted to contact the Comstock campaign for a comment about the ad, but did not receive a response. > > > > The ad is paired with a simple website, StandingWithHillary.com. On the website, visitors are asked to register with their email and postal code. > > > > Comstock has not been shy in her desire to continue to investigate the Clintons. She told delegates at the Virginia state Republican convention that if elected, she would try to get to the bottom the September 11, 2012 terror attack on a U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya that killed four Americans. The attack, which occurred while Clinton was secretary of state, has continued to dog her since she left the office in 2013. > > > > Clinton has been more open about her presidential aspirations of late. Widely seen the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, the former first lady is already getting hit in campaign ads from the right. > > > > Comstock will face off against John Foust, the Democratic nominee for the seat, in November. Both are vying to replace the retiring Rep. Frank Wolf. > > > > > > > > > > Huffington Post opinion: Peter Rosenstein: “Clinton and Obama on Martha's Vineyard; Much Ado about Nothing” > > > > By Peter D. Rosenstein > > August 18, 2014, 11:07 a.m. EDT > > > > It always amazes me when the media makes a huge deal out of nothing yet misses the real point of a story. An example is the recent flap over Hillary Clinton disagreeing with President Obama over foreign policy issues. The real story is how Hillary views America's role in the world and not whether she offends Barack Obama while talking about that. > > > > We know what his vision is and we elected him based on it even if there are now some misgivings about that in certain sectors of the electorate. We knew when we elected Obama that foreign policy wasn't his strong point and he had little experience in that area. But we liked his vision for the world. When the Clinton campaign released their "3 a.m. Phone Call" commercial there was some laughter about it. Clearly enough primary voters didn't think her claim to more extensive experience was enough to make a difference and they supported Obama. > > > > Obama and supporters like David Axelrod made disparaging remarks about Clinton at the time suggesting that all her meetings with world leaders amounted to being at a lot of tea parties. Samantha Powers, currently the US Ambassador to the UN, then an Obama campaign worker, said about Hillary in a 2008 interview with The Scotsman, "She is a monster, too -- that is off the record -- she is stooping to anything... if you are poor and she is telling you some story about how Obama is going to take your job away, maybe it will be more effective. The amount of deceit she has put forward is really unattractive." Clinton hater Maureen Dowd chimed in recently, "After buoying Hillary, Obama is learning the truth of another unofficial slogan in politics: "The Clintons will be there when they need you." Yet despite the attacks in 2008 and proving Dowd lives in a fantasy land, both Hillary and Bill Clinton worked hard to elect Obama after Clinton lost to him in the 2008 primary and Hillary went to work for him for four years. Many credit Bill's 2012 convention speech and his barnstorming the county with giving Obama the added momentum to win his 2012 reelection. That is what you do in politics when the campaign is over. > > > > So reporting should be focused on Clinton's ideas on foreign policy and how she will handle various crisis and not whether the President will be offended if she differs with him. She will differ in some areas and like it or not she has a record on these issues. She stood by Obama for four years as his Secretary of State and kept their differences between them. No one can say she wasn't a good ally and a good spokesperson for the decisions that Obama made. > > > > Today Hillary is viewed as the future and Obama shortly will become the past. It looks more and more like she will be a candidate for President in 2016 and there are times she will stand up for what Obama has done and at others she will make her differing positions clear. The American people deserve no less. They are entitled to know where she differs with him if she is going to ask for their vote. > > > > It isn't Hillary's fault that we have this long drawn out election process. At this stage before the 2008 election Obama was already out there putting together his campaign and telling people why they should elect him. Hillary is entitled to do no less. She wrote a book in which she outlined differences she had with Obama and while some like Axelrod seem to question why she did this book tour it seems a little like sour grapes on his part. I don't think his views are that of the President who understands better than anyone else the vagaries of running for President. > > > > I am a strong Hillary Rodham Clinton supporter but even I want to understand where she is today on the issues and how she will lead America. Things have changed since 2008 when she last laid out her vision for the nation. > > > > President Obama brought us back from the brink of a deep depression to an economy that is starting to gain momentum. But issues surrounding our foreign policy are not so clear. We are the world's only remaining super power and don't have the luxury of being isolationist. We need a foreign policy that is robust but takes into consideration that the American people will not support sending our military into another war. For the next year and a half President Obama as Commander in Chief will be making decisions. But there will be a presidential campaign going forward, hopefully including Hillary, and she must tell us how she views the world and America's place in it. Hillary cannot be hamstrung in telling us what she believes because she is worried about offending the President. > > > > I think he fully understands the position she is in and I believe he will respect why she needs to make her differences with him public. > > > > > > > > > > Wall Street Journal blog: Speakeasy: “Watch ‘House of Cards’ Cad Frank Underwood Prank-Call Hillary Clinton” > > > > By Lyneka Little > > August 18, 2014, 9:00 a.m. EDT > > > > Spoiler Alert: Frank Underwood spends time in the White House prank calling Hillary Clinton. > > > > The Clinton Foundation shared a video of Kevin Spacey impersonating Frank Underwood impersonating Bill Clinton as a part of a spoof leading up to the 68th birthday of the former president. > > > > “Washington, D.C. is so boring during summer that I like to entertain myself by having some, well, fun with my predecessors,” Spacey in character as Underwood from “House of Cards” tells the camera from the Oval Office before phoning Hillary Clinton at a rectangular office. > > > > Doing his best Bill Clinton impersonation, Spacey tries to get Hillary to reveal the former president’s birthday gift. Unfortunately, has about as much luck as getting Clinton to reveal her presidential plans. The former Senator and Secretary of State refuses to divulge what she will be getting her husband for his birthday on Tuesday, August 19. > > > > And, in the spoof, Spacey is unable to sell Clinton on convincing Chelsea to name the couple’s first grandchild Frank or Claire. > > > > Check out the video below. > > > > [VIDEO] > > > > > > > > > > People Magazine: “Kevin Spacey Prank Calls Hillary Clinton as Frank Underwood (VIDEO)” > > > > By Alex Heigl > > August 17, 2014, 6:30 p.m. EDT > > > > This one gets complicated, so bear with us: The Clinton Foundation just released this video of Kevin Spacey as his House of Cards character Frank Underwood phoning Hillary Clinton as Bill Clinton, and it's hilarious. Still with us? Okay, read on. > > > > Spacey-as-Underwood-as-Clinton asks Hillary for an elephant for his 68th birthday (which is Aug. 19) – likely a reference to Hillary and Chelsea's pleas to stop elephant poaching – then listens as Hillary talks about her possible presidential bid. (He also suggests some names for Chelsea's baby, "Frank" notably among them.) > > > > It's hardly the first time Spacey's brought Underwood into the real world for a laugh: He addressed Emmy viewers as Underwood last year and briefly slipped into the accent while presenting at the Oscars in March. > > > > > > > > > > Elle: “Kevin Spacey Prank Called Hillary Clinton as Frank Underwood” > > > > By Victoria Dawson Hoff > > August 18, 2014, 10:00 a.m. EDT > > > > As his presenting gig at this year's Oscars ceremony proved, Kevin Spacey certainly doesn't mind channeling his alter-ego Frank Underwood beyond the set of House of Cards. But that doesn't make this latest spoof video any less amazing—especially since Hillary Clinton got in on the action, too. In honor of husband Bill Clinton's birthday tomorrow, the former Secretary of State teamed up with the actor to film a prank call scene in the style of the Netflix show. It is, in a word, brilliant: > > > > [VIDEO] > > > > From the "oval office" vs. "rectangular office" denotation in the beginning, to the Frank and Bill text exchange at the end, this might be the best video we never asked for. Regardless of political leanings, no one can really deny that the Clintons just really get the whole meta, viral thing. > > > > And we have to echo our favorite fictional President and say happy birthday in advance to the former actual President! We'll keep an eye out for a baby elephant.