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[2a00:1450:400c:c00::233]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id oo2si29720726wjc.190.2015.06.21.06.09.52 for <john.podesta@gmail.com> (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Sun, 21 Jun 2015 06:09:53 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com designates 2a00:1450:400c:c00::233 as permitted sender) client-ip=2a00:1450:400c:c00::233; Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com designates 2a00:1450:400c:c00::233 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com; dkim=pass header.i=@hillaryclinton.com; dmarc=pass (p=NONE dis=NONE) header.from=hillaryclinton.com Received: by mail-wg0-x233.google.com with SMTP id q1so74377180wgf.1 for <john.podesta@gmail.com>; Sun, 21 Jun 2015 06:09:52 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=hillaryclinton.com; s=google; h=from:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type; bh=OcJr9AuGQa+hbNoyWJs3m/Qq1Y+ywF176GDbwuES8HY=; b=HSVBVhFwtnFQQv6zeGtE9cJITTkugm9jiOqvPLglZy4KdunSP9DF0h7Cdw4szYaL+n +rdNPq5iDy/TmB4X24CLHdkn9vqCfCcqn7jgbLHp0w3j7j0SZkFrIlA7FJlZMa13E2KO 09azhUgCWDhHfj9lAzak6CW0dZe2hFZNcjWAo= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:from:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:date :message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=OcJr9AuGQa+hbNoyWJs3m/Qq1Y+ywF176GDbwuES8HY=; b=nCDzWy/Ijy9KI7Uby5n7It72v44tR+msDCUtNqB68wj0rmP9yx7VqiNujjgyr7Hlfc mox7e86BPKRSz2NJJL0T43tfTbGCFfBwgMNy+WmOkRGL30G9yoxapEKhBbEOqIfbGyte xJbuCO+7yduY/VBDhZ8r9h3y3MrUzxkx2uHSM+WFpaBPu6Ta/co9ZIQ2GwDBEKw3paog HuteyaMmTzIdY1Kwv+/cZIqnr7vM9Te8vSimCAN+yHcxUzDXEFgKJQMjis8DmuH/I28u pczTyEU5MwRhR9WPjhzVQbnG7K/iyi7F9Yw4qJfacWHtgQjrv5h0yuqkxReejERA5d5z 9BJA== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQnmL7mvOgGtsCaY3AHnbhkmvEYHGN9e9NvMwqf3IhKR7QyPnJZBrnHa7V7IqZ9KJYNfvBm4 X-Received: by 10.180.36.170 with SMTP id r10mr23584434wij.10.1434892192637; Sun, 21 Jun 2015 06:09:52 -0700 (PDT) From: Jennifer Palmieri <jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) References: <2903096629698443939@unknownmsgid> <B5781F72-701D-4C40-945D-2B25F698605A@presidentclinton.com> In-Reply-To: <B5781F72-701D-4C40-945D-2B25F698605A@presidentclinton.com> Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2015 09:09:51 -0400 Message-ID: <-565735653125272817@unknownmsgid> Subject: Re: Arkansas flag and Robert E Lee day To: Tina Flournoy <Tina@presidentclinton.com> CC: Craig Minassian <cminassian@clintonfoundation.org>, Angel Urena <Angel@presidentclinton.com>, Karen Finney <kfinney@hillaryclinton.com>, Nick Merrill <nmerrill@hillaryclinton.com>, Huma Abedin <ha16@hillaryclinton.com>, John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com>, John Podesta <jp66@hillaryclinton.com>, Marlon Marshall <mmarshall@hillaryclinton.com>, Jake Sullivan <jsullivan@hillaryclinton.com>, Maya Harris <mharris@hillaryclinton.com>, Robby Mook <re47@hillaryclinton.com>, Brian Fallon <bfallon@hillaryclinton.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Thanks, Tina. Helpful background - seems like that press got some of this wrong. So unusual.... Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 21, 2015, at 12:19 AM, Tina Flournoy <Tina@presidentclinton.com> wrote: > > > We don't plan to engage > > I spoke to WJC about this. A few points. > > 1. MLK day in Arkansas was established in 1983. In 1985 it was combined with Robert E Lee (his birthday is January 19th/MLK's is the 15th). Lee day was established in the 40s. > > 2. WJC believes Arkansas was the first southern state to set an MLK day. Need to verify. > > 3. He worked with AA members of the legislature to get it done. > > 4. No one, including AA members of the leg ever complained to him about the design of the flag. I spoke to 3 other folks from Arkansas who worked for WJC there - and none of them even knew what the stars represented. > > 5. A bill was introduced this year to do away with the Lee part of the holiday - it failed in committee. > > > > >> On Jun 20, 2015, at 11:33 PM, Jennifer Palmieri <jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com> wrote: >> >> Thought it was a good idea to link up chains and level set with >> everyone on Arkansas press issues. >> >> Someone moved oppo research today designed to put WJC and HRC in a >> tough spot by noting that the Arkansas flag has a confederate star on >> it and WJC signed legislation making a Robert E. Lee holiday in 1987. >> I believe there is legislation in the Arkansas legislature to repeal >> the holiday. >> >> There has been some limited activity on Twitter about this and we have >> only gotten one question from Jake Tapper. (We are not responding to >> him tonight.). So I don't think this is something we need to resolve >> tonight but the issue could hang around and HRC could get asked about >> it - so worth thinking about potential responses. >> >> The Robert E Lee question has popped up now and then, going back to >> WH days. As far as we can discern, we have never engaged in a >> substantive way. >> >> Team WJC - when ready, would you let us know your all thoughts on how >> and if we should engage on these questions? I imagine making a >> decision on the Arkansas flag and the holiday repeal may make for >> complicated politics back home - so understand this is tricky and >> could take time to figure out. >> >> We will stand by on our end, or happy to do a call tomorrow to talk through. >> >> HRC has an event at a black church on Tuesday in St Louis, for awareness. >> >> Thanks, all. >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone