DISCOVERED: ECONOMIC TALKING POINTS FOR CLINTON'S CHICAGO SPEECH *

DISCOVERED: ECONOMIC TALKING POINTS FOR CLINTON'S CHICAGO SPEECH *

Tuesday April 11, 2006

TO: Senator Hillary Clinton
FROM: Clinton Speech Writing Department
RE: Chicago Speech - Economic Talking Points

Senator,

Tonight, you will make remarks regarding the “troubling issues” on the horizon of the American economy at the Chicago Economic Club. Please remember the following points:

• There’s a more than 95 employment rate, so focus on the less than 5 percent of Americans still looking for jobs.

• The unemployment rate is lower than the average of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, so make sure to compare everything to the golden age of the 1950s.

• 5.1 million American jobs have been created since August 2003, so redefine success. State that you won’t be happy until a billion jobs are created in our country.

• Although employment has increased in 48 states, you still have 2 states to specifically reference in your remarks.

• Today’s college graduates face the best job market in five years so they should be able to afford higher taxes (exciting!!!). Since they are so successful, they probably won’t mind if you repeat your 2004 statement “We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.” (Beth Fouhy, ’ San Francisco Rolls Out Red Carpet For The Clintons,’ The Associated Press, 6/28/04)

• Construction spending is at an all-time high, but use this to your advantage. As you predict economic doom and gloom, also mention that millions of Americans are sick and tired of the noise created by jackhammers, drills, and chainsaws.

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