The whole point of getting Hillary's transcripts . . .

[Chichiri]

. . . is so that her opponents can comb through them and see if there's anything politically damaging to her that they can use.

Those opponents aren't calling for every other candidate to release their transcripts because they're not interested in them, or they don't have the same concern with them as with Hillary. While it's their prerogative not to care, there are people who do care. I, for instance, would like to comb through Ted Cruz's pulpit addresses, if he has given any.

So Hillary is absolutely right not to release her transcripts unless everyone else does. There's simply no objective reason to hold her to a different standard, and if she released them without everyone else agreeing to do the same, she's basically admitting that that's okay, it's fine to hold her to a different standard. It's inconvenient, to be sure, to be attacked for not releasing them -- but if you only adhere to principles when convenient, they become meaningless.

#ImWithHer

[Treant]

1. How about a deal?

She'll release her transcripts when Trump does, and both Trump and Sanders release their tax returns (including their wives if they file separately, of course). We have decades of Clinton tax returns.

[NanceGreggs]

4. Just on that note ...

... I would really like to know how Bernie - whose per annum income wildly exceeds mine, and has for decades - has a net worth lower than mine.

My only real asset is my house, which has (thankfully) risen in value over the thirty years since I bought it. My annual household income has never come remotely close to Bernie's, nor do I have his pension plan, or the financial perqs he's had as a long-time holder of political office.

So how is it that my net worth surpasses his?

[leftofcool]

8. I would like that as well.

Our net worth is higher than Bernie's and our income is not near as high as Bernie's. How did that happen.

[Thinkingabout]

11. I have questioned this for a long time. In 2014 a net worth of $350,000

Was reported, in 2015 a net worth of $800,000 was reported. I know a home increases in value but even with a big increase the increase in his net worth in a year was more than double his salary in a year.

[Historic NY]

19. He rails against Wall Street but look at his mutual funds ....

they aren't from the local credit union. He own Senate Financial Disclosures betray him

[NanceGreggs]

2. The "issue" of the transcripts ...

... only became an "issue" when it started becoming apparent that Bernie's chances of winning the nomination were rapidly declining.

The BS supporters are hoping for a "gotcha" statement that will damage HRC, because a major scandal that knocks her down is Bernie's only hope of getting ahead.

It's also why the BSers keep posting about emails and servers, and refer to "Hillary's probable indictment" - because they HAVE NOTHING ELSE to pin their hopes on.

It's kind of sad that the Great Revolution that never happened is now down to pinning hopes on something as flimsy as speech transcripts.

The fact that the clamour to obtain them becomes more shrill with every new poll showing Hill's commanding lead in upcoming primary contests says it all.

[radical noodle]

3. Yes

And this is the kind of thing I expect from Republicans, not from Democrats.

[Thinkingabout]

12. If Sanders released his transcripts of his meetings with lobbyists conversations and

His fund raiser conversations so we could see if those conversations influenced his voting. We know he said he voted against the immigration bill because LULAC did not like the bill so he has said he is influenced by one group probably more.

[Lil Missy]

5. It's called witchhunting. They are looking for some little thing to manufacture a crisis over.

She's right not to take the bait. Those who want to see the transcripts would never vote for her anyway. Who cares what they think.

[lolly]

6. Exactly.

If they can find some completely out-of-context remark that will make a good nasty sound-bite, they will run with it to the moon.

They're still looking for something like that in her emails.

It's really a testament to how careful--and how clean--she is that they really haven't been able to find anything.

They keep releasing the emails in batches, so each time they release some it makes the news and there's wild speculation about "this time, there really is a bombshell here!" -- but it never materializes.

[ismnotwasm]

7. The issue is manufactured

I agree completely.

[stonecutter357]

9. completely manufactured.

[riversedge]

10. I agree. Enough with the Double standard.

[DemonGoddess]

13. double standard

and witch hunt. My god, hasn't this woman been through enough witch hunts in the last 25+ years?

[GusBob]

14. This whole transcript thing is just a red herring

It reminds me of the hunt for PBO birth certificate.

Another made-up, nothing there Clinton scandal.


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[Gothmog]

15. K&R

[William769]

16. Truth in your words.

[obamanut2012]

17. And, that includes the GOP

And the more extreme wingnuts.

[BlueCaliDem]

18. Yep. But I'll correct the assumption to say, "and see if there's anything politically damaging to

her that they can ABUSE. Because you know they'll twist words and spin it, just like they had with her "bring them to heel" quote as they assumed she meant Black people when she said "gangs". Who said gangs were only Black?