Bill Clinton advised fascist and encouraged him to play larger role in politics

[Cheese Sandwich]

Bill Clinton advised racist woman-hating fascist and encouraged him to play larger role in politics

Former president Bill Clinton had a private telephone conversation in late spring with Donald Trump at the same time that the billionaire investor and reality-television star was nearing a decision to run for the White House, according to associates of both men.

Four Trump allies and one Clinton associate familiar with the exchange said that Clinton encouraged Trump’s efforts to play a larger role in the Republican Party and offered his own views of the political landscape.

Clinton’s personal office in New York confirmed that the call occurred in late May, but an aide to Clinton said the 2016 race was never specifically discussed and that it was only a casual chat.

The talk with Clinton — the spouse of the Democratic presidential front-runner and one of his party’s preeminent political strategists — came just weeks before Trump jumped into the GOP race and surged to the front of the crowded Republican field.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bill-clinton-called-donald-trump-ahead-of-republicans-2016-launch/2015/08/05/e2b30bb8-3ae3-11e5-b3ac-8a79bc44e5e2_story.html


Clinton encouraged Trump in secret call:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Clinton-Encouraged-Trump-to-Run-for-President_Washington-DC-320827311.html

[Cheese Sandwich]

1. Actually not surprising considering they are friends

[CharlotteVale]

2. How cozy.

[DJ13]

3. stalk·ing horse

a political candidate who runs only in order to provoke the election and thus allow a stronger candidate to come forward.

[creeksneakers2]

4. Bill is a genius

Trump is the likeliest candidate to lose the election. What's more, there is even talk of Trump destroying the Republican Party. I, for one, am very happy Trump is running this year.

[Cheese Sandwich]

5. Liberals pumping up fascists to terrorize the population into submission

Sounds about right

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

6. Hi Jonah Goldberg N/M

[Cheese Sandwich]

7. Hi Michelle Goldberg? nt

[cali]

9. do you have an inkling??? Trump has already done serious damage

[silvershadow]

8. He never actually expected Trump to win...Trump was just supposed to muddy the

Republican nominating process to weaken the candidates, not actually win. Whoops.

[Cheese Sandwich]

12. sounds about right

[Waiting For Everyman]

10. And there it is.

Is Donald Trump, friend of Clinton the big planned hoax to make her the sure winner?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511910781

My 2 cents:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511910781#post29

[delrem]

11. I remember going "holy shit!" back when it was first reported -

which I think was even earlier than that.
It was a serious WTF? moment.
Since then, the whole charade has been something I wouldn't even ask Alice about.
Alice being PTSD'd enough.

But they want Sanders to just quit already, and submit to total Clinton dominance, after which they'll just bury the ideals of Sanders' supporters and walk away.
Now they're going after the centrist-Republican vote.
The fuckers.

[BootinUp]

13. Perhaps he knew it would destroy the puke party. nt

[Cheese Sandwich]

14. So you think it was a pretty good idea

Because it destroyed the Republican Party?

[BootinUp]

15. I am trying to think of a downside and coming up empty. Besides

who's to say what convinced that brain damaged fool to run. Trump has less chance of winning than any puke candidate I have seen in my lifetime.

[Cheese Sandwich]

16. Uh.... downside? Spreading racism, sexism, fascism?

Trump is encouraging every anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim, scumbag to crawl out from under their rocks and enter politics. What used to be marginalized is now back at the center of American life. Some of us literally live in fear of hateful attacks from Trump fiends.

You can't think of a downside though.

[BootinUp]

18. Hate speech like Trumps but from other sources is what these people always listen too

and what they talk about. I don't know if this campaign raises the threat of violence in everyday life or reduces it because it is being confronted and condemned. I can understand if folks feel strongly that it raises it. I hope that does not turn out to be the case. If you had asked me prior to his run what kind of candidate he would be I would not have guessed he was this bad.

[NurseJackie]

17. His diabolical plan is working! It's brilliant!

All the pieces are fitting into place, exactly as he planned it all along! He's a genius!

[Cheese Sandwich]

19. Some people have no shame

[NurseJackie]

20. ... he said, oblivious to the irony, and ...

... expressing confusion at spontaneous outburst of laughter that filled the room around him.

[FSogol]

21. +1 LOL. n/t

[Tarc]

22. To all Sanders supporters, let's see if we have this straight

Bill Clinton may have hinted to the Donald that he should run for president, thus the potential "racist woman-hating fascist" president is Bill's fault.

Some Sanders supporters of the "Bernie or Bust" ilk hate Hillary so much that they refuse to vote for her in the fall, but the potential "racist woman-hating fascist" president is not their fault.

[SidDithers]

23. And pretty much destroyed the Republican party in the process...

Who would you rather run against?

Cartoon bufoon Donald Trump? Or plausibly normal John Kasich?

Sid