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UrbScotty

(23,980 posts)
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 03:04 PM Mar 2016

When will Bernie release the transcripts of his Bank of America speech?

Bernie Sanders, sinking in the democratic primary race and now 1.7 million popular votes behind rival Hillary Clinton, has settled on his last ditch effort at getting back into the game. He’s insinuating that Clinton can’t be trusted and has something to hide because she gave speeches sponsored by Wall Street entities like Goldman Sachs. “Release the transcripts,” he now routinely demands. One little problem: Sanders just gave a speech sponsored by Bank of America and Liberty Mutual. Will he release his transcripts?

The Bernie Sanders speech took place on Friday, February 5th of this year in New Hampshire. The “Program Sponsors” for the event, which is fancy way of listing the corporate entities that forked over money, includes no less than five of the multibillion dollar corporate entities that Sanders routinely blames for all the nation’s ills while insisting he hasn’t taken any money from.

The list includes Bank of America, Comcast, Fidelity Investments, Liberty Mutual, and Lincoln Financial Group. It’s a who’s who of the Wall Street entities that Bernie routinely professes to hate. They’re the same kind of entities to whom Clinton was speaking while she held no political office – but Bernie gave his corporate speech while he was a sitting Senator. His speech to these groups was almost certainly harmless, but as long as he’s accusing his opponents of having something to hide by giving similar speeches, he’d do well to release the transcripts of his own speeches.


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When will Bernie release the transcripts of his Bank of America speech? (Original Post) UrbScotty Mar 2016 OP
Wrong forum. TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2016 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author fun n serious Mar 2016 #5
No transcripts required, it's all on video. A very good speech, too! I would hope to see you ... ebayfool Mar 2016 #15
Why? George II Mar 2016 #10
So he is not even in office as president and already pandering big money? fun n serious Mar 2016 #2
politics and eggs Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2016 #3
K & R SunSeeker Mar 2016 #4
There are conversations in his meetings with lobbyists groups while fund raising. It happens, Thinkingabout Mar 2016 #6
Would this last for more than 10 seconds on GD:P? great white snark Mar 2016 #7
no, cause its a smear Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2016 #8
This is the HILLARY CLINTON GROUP - please self-delete and respect our group. George II Mar 2016 #11
Bernie Has He Never Use This Stuff???? Iamaartist Mar 2016 #9
According to their financial disclosures, he and his wife have more than $400K.... George II Mar 2016 #12
Link below with video. IdaBriggs Mar 2016 #13
Good one Iamaartist Mar 2016 #14
He released video. jmowreader Mar 2016 #16

Response to TexasMommaWithAHat (Reply #1)

ebayfool

(3,411 posts)
15. No transcripts required, it's all on video. A very good speech, too! I would hope to see you ...
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 03:57 AM
Mar 2016

actually give a fair listen and decide for yourself.




 

fun n serious

(4,451 posts)
2. So he is not even in office as president and already pandering big money?
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 03:14 PM
Mar 2016

My how the tide turns so fast. I mean, that was quick.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
6. There are conversations in his meetings with lobbyists groups while fund raising. It happens,
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 03:20 PM
Mar 2016

why the demand for Hillary to release her transcripts of speeches of which she was paid to give and in turn donated the money to charity. He should have offered his transcripts before demanding those of his opponent, let us determine if those conversations with different lobbyists have influenced his voting, this I would be very interested. Since those speeches Hillary gave was not at a time in which she was in Congress, it would be more interesting to read the transcripts of Sanders since he has been a member of Congress for twenty five years, has made many votes.

Iamaartist

(3,300 posts)
9. Bernie Has He Never Use This Stuff????
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 04:29 PM
Mar 2016

Has Bernie never used a credit card, a cell phone, iPad, had a mortgage, have a 401K, bank account, bought clothing, cars, groceries, each and every purchase supports corporations of some kind Bernie and in turn supports Wall Street
I think he has more then we know ...

George II

(67,782 posts)
12. According to their financial disclosures, he and his wife have more than $400K....
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 04:42 PM
Mar 2016

....of their admitted $850K net worth invested in mutual funds (i.e. stocks/bonds/banks/et. al.)

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