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Segami

(14,923 posts)
Sat May 7, 2016, 07:59 AM May 2016

Hillary Clinton MUST RELEASE Her Wall St.TRANSCRIPTS Now That the Prerequisite She Set Has Been Met




~snip~

In fact, she said quite the opposite — she made a promise to the American people to release those transcripts once a specific prerequisite had been met. Not much nuance in that statement.

It means that when all Wall Street speeches given by all presidential candidates have been released, Americans will be able to find out, once and for all, what the candidate most likely to become President (81 percent chance) actually believes about the topic Americans consider far and away the most important. Neither of the two remaining candidates for President not named Clinton have given any speeches to Wall Street.

Which means it’s time for us to see those speeches Secretary Clinton gave for a total of $25 million in speaking fees. Naturally, the media (still) agrees. Surely the media that was so keen on this topic less than three weeks ago has been knocking down Clinton’s door to get this information the American people are so invested in? They haven’t even tapped on that door.

Not a single question about the speeches has been asked to Secretary Clinton in the past two weeks, nor did the end of the Ted Cruz and John Kasich presidential campaigns — which immediately triggered the release of Clinton’s Wall Street speeches, per her own publicly declared standard — cause anyone in the massive apparatus of our nation’s Fourth Estate to start doing their job on this topic.

So the question becomes, outside of a single columnist on The Huffington Post, who in the mainstream media is going to be the first to demand that Secretary Clinton live up to her commitments and prove herself as honest as she says she is? And what will be the consequences if Americans ever get this information they’re undoubtedly entitled to? Is knowing what a candidate believes and says in speeches to large groups not a part of the job interview for Most Powerful Person on Earth? Since when?


cont'

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-abramson/clinton-must-release-wall_b_9857934.html
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Hillary Clinton MUST RELEASE Her Wall St.TRANSCRIPTS Now That the Prerequisite She Set Has Been Met (Original Post) Segami May 2016 OP
"..Who in the mainstream media is going to be the first to demand that Secretary Clinton.. Segami May 2016 #1
seems legit ! stonecutter357 May 2016 #2
I'm sure her team is on it... DookDook May 2016 #3
Lol. nt Duckhunter935 May 2016 #5
So true, release the transcripts Duckhunter935 May 2016 #4
Won't happen. It would undoubtedly be political suicide for her. NorthCarolina May 2016 #6
"I’ve been the most transparent public official in modern times as far as I know." nt. polly7 May 2016 #7
Is Hillary now going to LIE again and RENEGE? Segami May 2016 #10
Are you guys sure she 'hasn't' released those transcripts and you may have possibly polly7 May 2016 #11
The Liar claimed she had reason to believe Trump has given paid speeches to Wall Street BernieforPres2016 May 2016 #8
K & R --- to be sure. pdsimdars May 2016 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel May 2016 #12
Or else, this won't be true: polly7 May 2016 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel May 2016 #18
Me, personally? polly7 May 2016 #19
Her new Bush donor base would eat her words up. She should go for it. Broward May 2016 #13
Hillary! It is time now! kgnu_fan May 2016 #14
More "Fiction and Fact from Seth's Almanac". Now that Seth COLGATE4 May 2016 #15
She's doing what I expected of her, which is why I am voting for Sanders. Gregorian May 2016 #16
This Seth Abramson doesn't seem to be in posession of his faculties. YouDig May 2016 #20
Perfect match for the haters. nt JTFrog May 2016 #28
That is one scary look on her face! laruemtt May 2016 #21
She won't. n/t leeroysphitz May 2016 #22
I don't know what the big deal is. The transcripts simply say: rhett o rick May 2016 #23
Cough them up Hillary, and let's see if 'your' transcripts match the one obtained ViseGrip May 2016 #24
Interesting illustration of the OCD syndrome... Surya Gayatri May 2016 #25
If you want to discuss your own deficiencies, Segami May 2016 #31
Ha ha. riversedge May 2016 #26
Nailed. K& R snagglepuss May 2016 #27
"Hillary Clinton MUST" Nu uh. seabeyond May 2016 #29
She's "evolved" on that prerequisite, or perhaps "mispoke", or it was a "misstatement" EndElectoral May 2016 #30
 

Segami

(14,923 posts)
1. "..Who in the mainstream media is going to be the first to demand that Secretary Clinton..
Sat May 7, 2016, 08:00 AM
May 2016
"... live up to her commitments and prove herself as honest as she says she is?.."



 

NorthCarolina

(11,197 posts)
6. Won't happen. It would undoubtedly be political suicide for her.
Sat May 7, 2016, 08:07 AM
May 2016

I do think someone in the GOP will likely release at least portions of them in the GE though.

polly7

(20,582 posts)
7. "I’ve been the most transparent public official in modern times as far as I know." nt.
Sat May 7, 2016, 08:08 AM
May 2016

polly7

(20,582 posts)
11. Are you guys sure she 'hasn't' released those transcripts and you may have possibly
Sat May 7, 2016, 08:11 AM
May 2016

just missed it?

I can't think of another possible explanation.

BernieforPres2016

(3,017 posts)
8. The Liar claimed she had reason to believe Trump has given paid speeches to Wall Street
Sat May 7, 2016, 08:09 AM
May 2016

She is never going to release the speech transcripts voluntarily.

Response to Segami (Original post)

polly7

(20,582 posts)
17. Or else, this won't be true:
Sat May 7, 2016, 08:51 AM
May 2016

"I’ve been the most transparent public official in modern times as far as I know."

Response to polly7 (Reply #17)

polly7

(20,582 posts)
19. Me, personally?
Sat May 7, 2016, 09:00 AM
May 2016

Noooo.

I've just been following this and was sure she'd promised to release them after everyone else had. Then I read of her most transparent claim and was even more sure they were coming.

For example, the speeches given up here paid mainly for by the two big banks pushing the Keystone XL - I have a right to know what she said up here. My taxes help pay for this, in one way or another.

COLGATE4

(14,883 posts)
15. More "Fiction and Fact from Seth's Almanac". Now that Seth
Sat May 7, 2016, 08:44 AM
May 2016

Abramson, boy English professor who at night dons his super-hero suit and becomes "HillaryMan" isn't able to make any of his famous predictions about how Bernie is (still) winning the nomination he's got a new shtick - "Where o where are the speeches???". I doubt this latest venture into Hillary bashing will do any more for him than his short-lived career as an election pollster.

Gregorian

(23,867 posts)
16. She's doing what I expected of her, which is why I am voting for Sanders.
Sat May 7, 2016, 08:45 AM
May 2016

No surprises here, just as if she were to be president. Which I will not help her do.

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
23. I don't know what the big deal is. The transcripts simply say:
Sat May 7, 2016, 09:11 AM
May 2016

"I will never support any legislation that will reduce the profits of (fill in the name of the corp paying for the speech). Make the check out to ClintonCash and have my car brought around."

 

ViseGrip

(3,133 posts)
24. Cough them up Hillary, and let's see if 'your' transcripts match the one obtained
Sat May 7, 2016, 09:24 AM
May 2016

from someone else in the room.

The fun begins!

 

Segami

(14,923 posts)
31. If you want to discuss your own deficiencies,
Sat May 7, 2016, 12:41 PM
May 2016

try starting your own thread in GD...........

EndElectoral

(4,213 posts)
30. She's "evolved" on that prerequisite, or perhaps "mispoke", or it was a "misstatement"
Sat May 7, 2016, 10:32 AM
May 2016

The new statement is "Those transcripts will be released when Hell freezes over!" (massive cheering from Hillary supporters)

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