Hillary sets venue for 1st big rally: #fourfreedomspark is joyous place--not somber as described he

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Hillary sets venue for 1st big rally: #fourfreedomspark is joyous place--not somber as described here/ http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/hillary-clinton-rally-roosevelt-island-118500.html … via @POLITICO






Hillary sets venue for first big rally: Roosevelt Island

By Annie Karni

6/1/15 1:19 PM EDT

The solemn memorial park at the southern tip of Roosevelt Island, Four Freedoms Park, will serve as the backdrop for Hillary Clinton’s first significant speech as a presidential candidate on June 13, when she is expected to lay out her vision for the future of the country and explain to voters why she is the right person to lead it there.

The park, designed by architect Louis Kahn and dedicated in 2012, honors the “four freedoms” Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined in his 1941 State of the Union address — freedom of speech, religion, freedom from want and freedom from fear. The symbolic backdrop won out over other potential sites for Clinton’s “vision” speech that were floated to the campaign by supporters, such as Seneca Falls, N.Y., the site of the first women’s rights convention in 1848.

In announcing the venue for the much-anticipated speech, the campaign emphasized Clinton’s long admiration of both Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Clinton is expected to be joined at the kick-off speech by her family, Chelsea and Bill Clinton. It won’t mark their first time there: Bill Clinton was one of the speakers at the 2012 dedication ceremony of the park.

Clinton’s New York speech will be open to the public and tickets will be free, according to the campaign website. But that message came with a big disclaimer: tickets do not guarantee admission and the rally will fill up on a first-come, first-served basis. A spokesman said it was not clear yet how many supporters the venue would accommodate...............

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/hillary-clinton-rally-roosevelt-island-118500.html#ixzz3bv9iXAfw

[Iliyah]

1. K & R

[msongs]

2. not what one would call accessible is it? nt

[Princess Turandot]

3. You can reach Roosevelt Island by tram from Manhattan...

by bridge/road from Queens, and by subway. ~12,000 people live there.

[Thinkingabout]

4. I will not be there in person but will be on her entire campaign trail in spirit.