By Ana Cedeno
Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made an appearance at Broward College Tuesday to deliver a speech geared towards young voters.
The event was held at Broward College’s Omni Auditorium and was open to the public.
Supporters of Clinton started waited in line as early as 11:00 am and filled the auditorium to full capacity.
Clinton was preceded on the stage by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, and U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch. They warmed up the crowd for Clinton and encouraged those attending to make their vote count.
“Trump’s disgusting and distasteful attacks on the women who accused him of sexual assault and Hillary Clinton in this campaign are a nightmare introduction to gender studies” Deutch said. “Men like Donald trump will try to silence the vote and contribution of strong women and they will always fail.”
Hastings for his part called out both Donald Trump and Marco Rubio, earning cheers from the crow.
“When you see Donald Trump, ask him where his plan for criminal reform [is]…is where is he on climate change…for that matter where’s Marco Rubio on climate change! How can you live in a Miami and not understand that we have a situation?,” Hastings said.
Schultz in the meantime encouraged all “nasty women” to go out and vote against Trump.
Clinton was introduced by Patrick Murphy, who is Marco Rubio’s opponent in the Senate race.
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Both Hastings and Schultz spoke to the crowd about Clinton and why she was the better-and only- choice while calling out Trump’s and Rubio’s behavior.
Before introducing Clinton, Murphy gave his own speech.
“When Donald trump goes low Marco Rubio’s right there with him,” Murphy said. “Marco Rubio claims he can stand up to Donald Trump if elected, he can’t even do that right now as a candidate.”
During her speech Clinton commended Murphy saying that unlike Rubio, “Patrick Murphy has never been afraid to stand up to Donald Trump.”
Clinton spoke about her policies regarding immigration, increasing the minimum wage, and education.
She gained clamored applause when she promised a plan to make school more affordable for students who came from low-income families, and debt free to those who didn’t.
She also spoke about the changes both she and Murphy had in store should they win the election.
“We need to fix our criminal justice system,” Clinton said. “Florida needs a senator who will fight for comprehensive immigration reform that will keep families together against a deportation force, it’s so unimaginable for police force to go house to house-school to school, rounding up eleven million people. It is not gonna happen in America. You also deserve a senator who already believes climate change is real. I always wondered why don’t you talk to scientist. Start here at Broward College.”
During her speech, the crowd starting singing happy birthday to Clinton, to which the candidate replied “the last debate was like an early gift.”
While on the subject of the debate, Clinton also went into Trump’s continuously alarming behavior, stating the man was a danger to America itself.
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“In that last debate he said something I found horrifying. No presidential candidate has ever said this. He refused to say that he would respect the outcome of this election,” Clinton said. “This is serious- in America we don’t say we’re gonna keep you in suspense about whether we will respect the outcome of an election. We have free and fair elections and the peaceful transfer of power. That is the one thing that makes America great.”
Clinton proceeded to say “Donald Trump is attacking everything that has set our country apart for 240 years…After spending his entire campaign attacking one group of American after another…his final target is democracy itself”
Her speech was finished with an excitement and appreciation over the fact that of the 200 million Americans are now registered, 15 million were young people.
Clinton called this a historical high and said “You only see numbers like this when you see people standing up for what they really believed in…coming together to stop hate and division.”
According to Broward College student Edd-Lentz Philistin, the event had a great reception “It is important for us college students to involve ourselves politically so we can have a solid idea of whom we’re voting for and for what reason.” said Philistin who works for student Government at BC “I definitely think the students benefited from the event. For some students, this may shaped their choice for White House.”
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New Professional Club, Miami FC Announces Plan to Enhance South Florida Soccer
By Abel Iraola
While Miamians continue to be kept in the dark about David Beckham’s upcoming Major League Soccer club, a local team in the second-tier is hitting the ground running.
The Miami Football Club Miami FC was announced in May, already making strides to begin playing next April. The ownership group, led by legendary Italian defender Paolo Maldini and sports media rights mogul Riccardo Silva, have made major moves to ensure success for the new club.
Last week, Miami FC announced the hiring of Alessandro Nesta as the club’s first head coach. Nesta, a renowned Italian defender like Maldini, made his name as a key player for Serie A giants Lazio and Milan before heading to Montreal for MLS. They also hired Cesar Velasco to manage the team. Velasco comes with extensive experience in sports management, serving as director of communications, marketing and community relations for Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Toronto FC and most recently, FC Dallas.
On Wednesday afternoon, Velasco held a Q&A on the club’s Facebook page to address supporters directly for the first time.
Although no major announcements came from the event, the general manager hinted that the new organization is aiming to make an impact in the often sports-averse Miami scene. The club hopes to avoid some of the pitfalls of running a second-tier club in a country not yet used to following teams below the major leagues.
Issues that have troubled other teams, including broadcast rights, stadium deals and player quality and development, were addressed during the hour-long question session.
Velasco said that that the club is currently in talks with broadcasters. The “goal is to have all Miami FC matches available for our fans,” Velasco said. It is still unknown where the club will play, but they are in negotiations and expect to make an announcement in four to six weeks. FIU Stadium has been rumored to be the preferred site, and it was confirmed on Wednesday that it is among the locations currently under consideration.
Looking ahead to on-the-pitch decisions, Velasco deferred to Nesta when questioned about the expected style of play, paraphrasing the coach’s recent response to a similar question, which indicated that he prefers an attacking style, however: “As an ex defender he will make sure he will have a strong defense,” Velasco said.
The club is looking at players both at home and abroad, and plans to make its first announcements within the next few weeks. They will also hold tryouts for local footballers in November.
Maldini, Silva and Velasco are intent on not only creating a successful club, but promoting the sport of soccer in South Florida.
Velasco said that a player development system is “a key objective.” However, he did not indicate whether that means they would follow an academy model.
Asked about Beckham’s MLS side, Velasco reiterated Miami FC’s support for Maldini’s former teammate.
“We support the project of the Beckham United Group to bring a team to Miami,” Velasco said. “This is great for soccer and all fans in South Florida.”
The front office remain confident that the club will succeed, drawing fans in Miami and across South Florida by building a championship-winning team. They plan to go full-strength into the NASL season as well as the U.S. Open Cup, the country’s domestic cup competition that spans all levels of American soccer.
“We believe in Miami and we believe in Miami soccer fans. We are building a club for Miami fans to call their own and be an active part of, hence ‘one club one voice’. We are working hard to build a championship caliber team for our city.”
The NASL’s spring season begins in April 2016.
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Miami Landmark Football Sandwich Shop Will “Reopen Soon”
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–There is literally a sign of life at one of Miami’s best loved sandwich joints.
-Football Sandwich Shop (8484 NE 2nd Ave, Miami) has been closed for months for an unknown reason.
-But a new sign placed on the inside of the door at the shop is raising hope that it may open again.
–The sign reads: “Closed due to construction. Will reopen soon.” It also says to send emails to an address that bounces.
–RISE NEWS first noticed the sign on April 13 and sent multiple messages to a working email for the shop over the course of a week- but no one responded.
–Yelp and Google have listed the restaurant as closed. –And there were rumors that the owner was trying to offload the property.
-Football Sandwich Shop has operated in Miami’s Little River area since 1972 and is well known for its ties to Miami Dolphins history.
-The shop is covered with drawings of former Dolphins greats and sandwiches are named after legendary players like Mercury Morris and Larry Csonka.
-There has been significant construction along NE 2nd Ave for months.
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