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silvershadow

(10,336 posts)
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 01:11 AM Apr 2016

Release of Clinton's Wall Street Speeches Could End Her Candidacy for President But don’t just take

my word for it

bySeth Abrasion

The reason you and I will never see the transcripts of Hillary Clinton’s speeches to Wall Street fat-cats — and the reason she’s established a nonsensical condition for their release, that being an agreement by members of another party, involved in a separate primary, to do the same — is that if she were ever to release those transcripts, it could end her candidacy for president.

Please don’t take my word for it, though.

Nor even that of the many neutral observers in the media who are deeply troubled by Clinton’s lack of transparency as to these well-compensated closed-door events — a lack of transparency that has actually been a hallmark of her career in politics.

Nor do we even need to take Clinton’s word for it — as we could certainly argue that her insistence that none of these transcripts ever be seen by the public is itself a confession that her words would cause significant trauma to her presidential bid.

more: http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/04/15/release-clintons-wall-street-speeches-could-end-her-candidacy-president

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Release of Clinton's Wall Street Speeches Could End Her Candidacy for President But don’t just take (Original Post) silvershadow Apr 2016 OP
K&R! I didn't realize that she had a private server to avoid FOIA requests. We'll never see the Stardust Apr 2016 #1
She really makes me sick. Lunabell Apr 2016 #2
Can't vote for her under any circumstances Kelvin Mace Apr 2016 #3
I understand Lunabell Apr 2016 #4
I have ZERO intention of voting Trump Kelvin Mace Apr 2016 #7
Same here Sherman A1 Apr 2016 #6
Trauma? Duckfan Apr 2016 #5
'Release the Speech Transcripts and things will go the right way!' Birdie says. appalachiablue Apr 2016 #8
There may not have ever been speeches. It may have been some people sitting around LiberalArkie Apr 2016 #9
ding ding ding. nt silvershadow Apr 2016 #10
The businesses write the speeches off as business expense like sending everyone on a LiberalArkie Apr 2016 #11
The best line I've seen today said DamnYankeeInHouston Apr 2016 #12
Speech to Reaffirm Support for More H1-B Visa Workers in the US: No $$$ Involved? appalachiablue Apr 2016 #13

Stardust

(3,894 posts)
1. K&R! I didn't realize that she had a private server to avoid FOIA requests. We'll never see the
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 01:35 AM
Apr 2016

actual transcripts.

Lunabell

(6,080 posts)
2. She really makes me sick.
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 01:58 AM
Apr 2016

If she wins the nomination and Bernie doesn't endorse her, for the first time in my life I won't vote for the Democratic nominee. I am just sick about it, but I won't do it. At this point I am not ready to leave the Democratic party, but if a more progressive party looks like it has a chance...#‎Bernie2016‬ ‪#‎FeelTheBern‬ #‎releasethetranscripts‬ ‪#‎wherearethetranscripts‬

Lunabell

(6,080 posts)
4. I understand
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 02:13 AM
Apr 2016

But if she is good enough for Bernie and Jane I will hold my nose and vote for her. But I totally get where you're coming from and I don't oppose the Bernie or Bust idea. I just hope that they will write in Bernie rather than voting for Trump like some have said.

 

Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)
7. I have ZERO intention of voting Trump
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 10:22 AM
Apr 2016

I just cannot vote:

Pro-death penalty
Pro war
Pro-war criminal
Pro-Wall Street

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
6. Same here
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 04:28 AM
Apr 2016

I will vote down ticket as there are too many offices and issues up for grabs, but I will do a write in for President.

Duckfan

(1,268 posts)
5. Trauma?
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 02:28 AM
Apr 2016

How about a crash and burn event.

Or maybe even

Please let us be blessed by Birdie that she never see's the Oval Office.

Amen.

LiberalArkie

(15,715 posts)
9. There may not have ever been speeches. It may have been some people sitting around
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 11:36 AM
Apr 2016

having drinks and just chatting and then sending her a check.

LiberalArkie

(15,715 posts)
11. The businesses write the speeches off as business expense like sending everyone on a
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 01:42 PM
Apr 2016

business trip to the Bahamas to discuss the price on Ding-Dongs in the Sahara desert. Hillary takes a deduction by donating the income to the Clinton Foundation that does the research on the price of Ding-Dongs in Africa.

DamnYankeeInHouston

(1,365 posts)
12. The best line I've seen today said
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 01:54 PM
Apr 2016

Hillary cares more about keeping her Goldman Sachs speeches secret than keeping United States classified information secret.

appalachiablue

(41,132 posts)
13. Speech to Reaffirm Support for More H1-B Visa Workers in the US: No $$$ Involved?
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 04:06 PM
Apr 2016


Uploaded on Jul 8, 2007
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) 2007 Global Alumni Conference -- Santa Clara, California, July 6, 2007. Hillary Clinton reassured the Indian lobbyists and American corporations that she supports an expanded H-1B visa program. Clinton casually disregarded the qualified and talented Americans who are being displaced by the cheap, young, and mostly male, H-1B visa holders.

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