2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHillary To Bernie, "You Smear Me When You Tell The Truth!"
An interesting question came up about whether Hillary would be willing to share transcripts of all her speeches before the big money boys. She said shed look into it. If shes the progressive she claims to be, she should be willing to share those transcripts immediately as a matter of public record. Something tells me we either wont see these transcripts, or theyll be released months from now, after the primary race is decided. SNIP
But back to the smear campaign. Obviously, Hillary and her team are hoping the media will focus on the smoke and mirrors generated by that loaded term, while neglecting the reality of Bernies truth-telling. Given the craven nature of the mainstream media, her cynical gambit may even work.SNIP
When the big money boys give millions to candidates, any candidate, theyre not usually so blatant (or stupid) as to be buying votes. Theyre not going to get caught telling a candidate, vote yes on this, no on that. What theyre buying is access. Theyre gaining the candidates ear. They want to be the last person to whisper in the candidates ear before she or he makes a decision. SNIP
http://www.nationofchange.org/news/2016/02/06/hillary-to-bernie-you-smear-me-when-you-tell-the-truth/
If THAT is the kind of candidate that you as a voter thinks that we need... You've got your _______________!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,560 posts)CorporatistNation
(2,546 posts)The Ammo Bag is FULL beyond ALL requirements... It Is A shame that the Media is Sooo in the tank for Hillary on behalf of their corporate masters...
stillwaiting
(3,795 posts)... I don't want her to release them ever (if she ends up beating Bernie; which hopefully she will not).
I have no idea what good it would do to release them if she is running a General Election against a Republican. I don't particularly like or trust Hillary Clinton, but I would want her to win over the Republican who I would like and trust even less. Lesser of two evils.
Of course, she SHOULD release them now if she wants to have a chance at earning some trust from many of us.
antigop
(12,778 posts)If she doesn't release them, it looks like she's hiding something.
If she does release them, then
1) The transcripts have damaging information -- in which case she's screwed.
or
2) The transcripts reveal that nothing of importance was said -- in which case the question will be asked, "Why the hell did GS pay so much for that?"
She's boxed in.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)we're not stupid. Just one more shady tale for the Rs. The Democrats need to decide if they want a shady candidate or a real candidate. Bernie would release any transcript. He can definitely beat any Republican...especially Trump who they may just end up with. He really wants to run against Trump.
CorporatistNation
(2,546 posts)ViseGrip
(3,133 posts)CorporatistNation
(2,546 posts)at all costs...