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cali

(114,904 posts)
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 11:43 AM Feb 2016

How Hillary twists the truth

She does quite a bit of outright lying, but Hillary does more of this:

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Notice that Sanders didn’t say he isn’t a member of the establishment. He said he doesn’t “represent the establishment.” That strikes me as a perfectly defensible claim.

Hillary Clinton didn’t dispute it. But she did take umbrage at how Sanders characterized her. “Honestly, Senator Sanders is the only person who I think would characterize me, a woman running to be the first woman president, as exemplifying the establishment,” she said. “And that it is really quite amusing to me.”

Did you notice how she changed his words?

Sanders said that she “represents the establishment,” not that she “exemplifies the establishment.” But even the stronger claim strikes me as true. There may not be one true definition of “the establishment,” but Hillary Clinton is a member by any reasonable definition.

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http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/02/of-course-hillary-clinton-is-part-of-the-establishment/460125/

Very lawyerly, very Clintonian, very dishonest.

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How Hillary twists the truth (Original Post) cali Feb 2016 OP
Desperation really Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2016 #1
And ridiculous cali Feb 2016 #4
A political pretzel? Impedimentus Feb 2016 #2
Maybe she can bring back all those Dem 'establishment' female senators who are endorsing her! dmosh42 Feb 2016 #3
Well, we do need some more people to lecture young women.... (nt) jeff47 Feb 2016 #7
Well practiced liars 2pooped2pop Feb 2016 #5
Ah, this is just about the "establishment" claim. thesquanderer Feb 2016 #6
 

2pooped2pop

(5,420 posts)
5. Well practiced liars
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 12:00 PM
Feb 2016

They don't call Bill slick Willy for nothing. And she is a lawyer. She knows how to twist shit.

thesquanderer

(11,991 posts)
6. Ah, this is just about the "establishment" claim.
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 12:02 PM
Feb 2016

If the article were really titled "How Hillary twists the truth" it would have to be a much longer article.

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