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KELLEYGRAMFebruary2016
Hillary,BuddyandLASnow
February8,2016

ThiseditionfeaturesmyendorsementofHillaryClinton,alongwithaninfographiconsomeof
theClintonadministration'sachievementsandagrudgingtributetothelateProvidenceMayor
BuddyCianci.WemaynothaveheardthelastofBuddy,asRobertDenirohasbeenrumored
tobeexploringaBuddybiopic.

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HillaryClintonADemocraticTrailblazerforPresident

February1,2016
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IfirstmetHillaryClintoninNewHampshireimmediatelyafterthelastdebate
beforethe1992primary.Irememberlisteningtoherasshespoketoacircleof
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mostlyyoungwomencaptivatedbythisnewpoliticaltrailblazer.Nearlytwo
generationslater,sheisnolongerthefreshfaceofpoliticshavingbeenatthe
centerofnationaldebatethroughout,butsheremainsatrailblazer.

IamendorsingSecretaryClintonforPresident,notoutofroteloyaltytothe
Clintons(asIendorsedBarackObamain2008),butinsteadmychoiceis
guidedbyfindingthecandidatethatbestrepresentsDemocraticidealsandwho
can(i)buildonwhatPresidentsClintonandObamahaveaccomplished,(ii)
expandopportunity,(iii)protectourenvironment,(iv)addressthescourgeof
gunviolenceand(v)maintainAmericangloballeadershipwhilekeepingussafe
intheseuncertaintimes.Aboveall,Iwantafighterwhoisnotafraidtostandup
totheRepublicannomineeorRepublicansinCongress,yetwhocanstillget
thingsdone.
HillaryClintonisallthatandmore.Criticsontheleftpromotethememethat
ClintonisRepublicanlite,whichisonlyproofofhowyoushouldbecareful
aboutwhatyoureadontheinternet,particularlysinceshevotedwithher
opponentBernieSanders93percentofthetime.
PastisPrologue
Ifirmlybelievethatwhereyoucomefromsaysalotaboutwhereyouaregoing.
ClintonsearlycareerincludesworkingwithMarionWrightEdelmanofthe
ChildrensDefenseFund.ShealsocofoundedArkansasAdvocatesfor
ChildrenandFamiliesandbecamethefirstfemalechairoftheLegalServices
Corporationwhichfundscivillegalrepresentationforthepoor.
MovingintotheWhiteHouse,sheandherhusbandbroughtusthelongest
economicboominAmericanhistorythatbenefitedallincomelevels.President
ClintonoversawthelargestincreaseineducationopportunitysincetheGIBill
anddramaticallyexpandedtheearnedincometaxcreditstohelpbringthe
povertyratetoitslowestlevelsince1974.WhileasFirstLady,Hillary
proposedtheStateChildrensHealthInsuranceProgram,whichatthattime
wasthelargestexpansionoftaxpayerfundedhealthinsuranceforchildren
sincethecreationofMedicaidin1965.
PresidentObamahasledtheeconomybackfromthebrinkandaPresident
RodhamClintonwouldnotonlycontinuethesepolicesbuthasanagendato
promotefairgrowthtoensurethatworkingfamiliesbenefitinthiscontinued
recoveryandmaketheU.S.acleanenergysuperpower.
Clintonv.Sanders:DomesticPolicy
TherearesignificantdifferencesbetweenHillaryandSenatorSanders.Hillary
supportsObamacareandhasaplantoreduceprescriptiondrugscostsby
allowingthegovernmenttonegotiateprescriptiondrugratesasitdoescurrently
withtheVeteransAdministration.SenatorSanderswantstorelitigatethe
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brutalhealthcarebattletoimplementavagueuniversalhealthcareplan
thatVoxsEzraKleindismissesasa
puppiesandrainbowsapproach to singlepayer he promises his
plan will cover everything while costing the average family almost
nothing.
HillarysupportstheBradyBill,opposesimmunityforgunmanufacturersand
wantstobringbacktheassaultweaponsbanandcloseloopholesinourgun
lawswhichhasearnedhertheendorsementofformerCongresswomanGabby
Giffords.SenatorSandersvotedagainsttheBradyBillandforimmunityfor
gunmanufacturersandhisexplanationsonthishavebeenlessthancredible.
Clintonv.Sanders:ForeignPolicy
SenatorSandersisquicktopointoutanothersignificantdifferencewithHillary,
thatbeingtheirvoteonauthorizingthedisastrouswarinIraq.Itoobelievethat
votewasamistake,butwhencomparingthetwocandidatesonforeignpolicy
theresimplyisnocomparison.

SecretaryClintoniswidelypraisedforhereffortsasSecretaryofStatein
repairingU.S.relationsdamagedbytheBushadministrationbringing
sanctionsagainstIranpromotingInternetfreedomchallengingArab
governmentstoliberalizetheirpoliticalsystemsandasavoiceforhuman
rightsforall(includingwomenandtheGLTBcommunity).Hertenurehaswon
praisefromRepublicanSenatorsJohnMcCainandLindseyGraham
andformerSecretaryofStateHenryKissingerdeclaredthatsherantheState
DepartmentinthemosteffectivewaythatIveeverseen.

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NotonlyhasSenatorSanderslargelyavoidedforeignpolicydiscussions,he
hasshownlittleinterestinitandhisshadowforeignpolicycabinetis
embarassinglythin.WhileSandersmayhavegotitrightonthe2002Iraq
vote,heiswronginopposinganyU.S.leadershiproleinfightingISISandnaive
tothinkenemiesSaudiArabiaandIrancouldformacoalitiontofightit.In
endorsingSecretaryClintonoverSenatorSanders,theConcord
MonitorproperlydismisseditsneighboringstatesSenatorasaforeignpolicy
naif.
ImVotingforaDemocrat

Photo:MarcNozell

ThereisanotherimportantdistinctionbetweenthetwocandidatesHillaryisa
Democrat,BernieSandersisnot.SandershasinthepastreferredtoPresident
KennedyasnauseatingandhadgreatdifficultyinsupportingDemocratic
nomineesWalterMondaleandMichaelDukakisoverRonaldReaganand
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GeorgeH.W.Bushrespectivelyandwishedforaprimarychallengeagainst
PresidentObama.ThattellsmeeverythingIneedtoknow.
WhileIcommendSenatorSandersfortheenthusiasmhehascreatedduring
thiscampaignandforhighlightingimportantissuessuchasincomeinequality
andtheneedforrealcampaignfinancereform,thelastthingweneedrightnow
isanideologueasPresidenttocreatemoreacrimonyandgridlockin
Washingtonandachievenothing.HillaryClinton,incontrast,hasbeenableto
workwithfriendandfoealiketogetthingsdone.
Inlookingattheirrecordsandwatchingthedebates,Ibelievethechoiceforthe
partyisclear.HillaryClintonisthemostseasonedcandidatetoseekthe
PresidencysinceJohnQuincyAdams.Forthepast34yearsshehas
weatheredallsortsofviciousattacksfromRepublicansandthemedia,yetshe
continuestoholdherheadhighandkeepsfightingthefightandblazingnew
trails.Thatiswhysheconsistentlyisnamedthecountrysmostadmired
womenand,comeJanuary20,shewillearnanewtitleMadamePresident.

Buddy Cianci:
Architect of Providence's
Rebirth

In Defense of the
Clinton Administration

(19412016)
January 31, 2016

An Infographic
The ClintonSanders debate has revived
the Ralph Nader distortion from 2000
that there was no difference between
ClintonGore and Bush. I prepared an
infographic in response a few months
back which is below.

Great big city mayors stand out because

of they are devoted to their city as if it
were their bride and wear their love for
their city on their sleeves. William
Donald Schaefer in Baltimore or Ed Koch
in New York for example. While they
are not necessarily a dying breed as
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evidenced by 44year old Eric Garcetti

in Los Angeles, we lost one yesterday
with the death of Vincent Buddy
Cianci of Providence.

Growing up in Providence in a family

with roots in the Irish political machine,
I still remember the shock that came in
1974 when the 33 yearold former
prosecutor squeaked out a 704vote
victory over Mayor Dorley ending a 150
year run of Irish mayors. As a new
mayor, Buddy was indefatigable, he was
everywhere, crashing
weddings(including a political rivals)or
anything where there were hands to
shake. It became legend that Buddy
would go to the opening of an envelope.

Buddy became Mayor during a bleak

time in the citys and states history
with the closure of the Naval Base in
Quonset and the continued migration of
manufacturing jobs out of state.
Providences downtown retail base was
losing the fight against new suburban
malls and the citys population was in
the middle of a steep postwar decline.

Buddy, with the help of a lot of people

including state officials and the states
influential Senator Claiborne
Pell,literally reshaped the city as the
Providence Foundation video below
demonstrates. A downtown that had
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been built over the Providence River,

now opened up to an inviting
waterfront.'

There was a dark side to Buddy.

Allegations of rape from his law school
days and rampant corruption in his
administration.Twentytwo city workers
and contractors were convicted of
corruption charges, including Ciancis
chief of staff and city solicitor. Then, in
1984, it all came to an end when Cianci
pled guilty to charges stemming from
the kidnapping and assault of a former
fundraiser who slept with his wife.

Buddy wasnt done, however, and won

election as Mayor in 1990. He was
reelected again in 1994 and ran
unopposed in 1998 until he was indicted
under Operation Plunderdome. Buddy
was acquitted of 26 of the 27 counts,
but convicted of running a criminal
PaytoPlay conspiracy for which he
served five years in Federal prison.

In a state with a history of corruption,

Buddys conviction did little to diminish
his popularity in the city.
During this second tenure as Mayor,
Buddy cemented the rebirth of
downtown Providence, stealing a minor
league hockey team from Maine,
opening Providence Place Mall and
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orchestrating the establishment of the

famed WaterFire festivals on the
downtown waterfront.

Buddy was a proud booster of this

transformed city and a great salesman
for the city he loved (and his famed
marinara sauce that he once gave to
visiting Pope John Paul II). Under
Buddy, Providence became known as the
Renaissance City and a tourist
destination something unthinkable
when he first took office.

Buddy died yesterday of cancer at the

age of 74, leaving a lasting legacy and
enduring love from the city he served.

His legacy also includes street artist F.

Shephard Fairey, who as a student at
Providences famedRhode Island School
of Design replaced Ciancis image on a
campaign billboard by the school with
Andre the Giant as part of a school
project. The attention the incident got,
including from the Mayor himself, made
him realize the power of street art
which he then pursued successfully as a
career.

I remember the last time I spoke with

Mayor Cianci. It was at my graduation
ceremony and the Mayor commended
me for my speech saying, I have a
feeling Ill be seeing you around. At
that time, my plan was to go to school
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in Washington, D.C. and return to Rhode

Island an enter politics, so I cockily
assured him, you can count on it. I
never did return to Rhode Island, but
the one time I entertained running for
office, there was one candidate I looked
at as a model as I forced myself to
attend everything, everywhere and
that was Buddy.

May he rest in peace.

OTHERRECENTBLOGPOSTSOFNOTE

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Jan 111948: The Great LA Snow Storm

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