Back to those pesky transcripts again...

[laruemtt]

So you're applying for a job and the employer wants to know something about you that will have a direct effect on how you would perform the job you're being interviewed for. You reassure him or her that there's no there there and that you will not be revealing certain information to him or her. So, do you think you'll get the job? The Presidency is a job and we are the employers. We have a right to know things about our prospective employee that will have a direct bearing on her performance of said job.

[Jackie Wilson Said]

1. I am confused, you are a Bernie voter? I am, nothing in those transcripts will change that.

What benefit is there, other than in picking a nominee, in doing this?

If you mean you want Hillary people to hear her speech in hopes she will say something so they will change to Bernie, fine.

That is reasonable.

Otherwise, once the nominee is chosen...

[laruemtt]

3. All voters (employers) have a right to know

whom they'll be employing and where her priorities lie.

[Ohioblue22]

2. No you do the have any right to see the transcripts.

Oh the salivating over those transcripts

[laruemtt]

4. So we should vote for someone without knowing something critically important about them? No way.

[Ohioblue22]

6. It's only critical to those who are losing. So go ahead and vote for the end of roe v wade, net

Neutrality, unions , the epa, on person one vote , etc....

[laruemtt]

10. oh God. the death of critical thinking skills is so prevalent.

[Ohioblue22]

12. Is that what happened to Bernie's supporters?

[laruemtt]

14. Sounds like you've never personally hired anyone to work for your company.

[Ohioblue22]

17. You have no right to see her transcripts. You'll need to look elsewhere for your ammo

[Buns_of_Fire]

24. You're absolutely correct. I have no right whatsoever to see any transcripts.

But as the potential employer, I have EVERY right to consider the refusal to produce them as part of my evaluation process.

That said, I doubt there's any smoking gun in there. And I'm not really interested in a recital of her favorite recipe for spinach souffle, which is probably what they amount to.

[Ohioblue22]

36. Yes you do and you can shoot yourself in the foot or cut off your nose to spite your face or

Vote for trump by voting for him or by not voting

[Buns_of_Fire]

40. 150 million voters, 150 million different criteria.

To me, it's not necessarily a deal breaker. Just something to be considered. That's why we get the big bucks.

[840high]

47. This Trump crap gets old.

[SharonClark]

33. Yes, I have and I am not allowed to pry into their private life

[laruemtt]

48. A part of their life that will affect your company and other employees

is not just their private life. Nice try.

[anigbrowl]

15. You can't talk

You haven't shown why those speech transcripts are so darned important. For myself I don't find it even slightly remarkable that a Wall Street Bank would pay a world-famous political figure some fat money to do a few speeches. Speechifying is a well-established way for famous people to get paid even more money, because even bland tropes about leadership, persistence and success sound more interesting when offered up by a famous person with unusual personal anecdotes to share.

[arcane1]

26. More unoriginal posting from the same crowd.

Fear-mongering and extortion are lame excuses. Try separating yourself from your peers with something original for a change. You folks are like carbon copies of each other.

[laruemtt]

30. Hmm, which side are you talking about?

[arcane1]

43. The Brock side n/t

[Ohioblue22]

38. You can try to trivialize it with any label you like but that is what trump will do . Do you enjoy

5-4 scotus rulings in the cons favor?. Like saying "I'm sticking my head in the lion's cage don't try to stop me with your unoriginal fear mongering.

[CorporatistNation]

49. Hillary Will Let Net Neutrality Slide... She Is Hired By The Moguls To Basically DO NOTHING!

In return for $$$$

[onecaliberal]

21. Try that one on your employer...

[arcane1]

27. Their employer is who came up with that line in the first place n/t

[Duckhunter935]

23. She does not have a right to my vote

[Ohioblue22]

35. True you can go vote, or by no voting , for the end of roe v wade, net neutrality, the aca ,

Unions, but at least you'll win right to work

[Duckhunter935]

37. I know my state

A non-vote at the top will not make a difference. I will vote down ticket. Nice scare tactics though, some of us are smarter than falling for that, lol.

[Ohioblue22]

39. Another one with the scare tactics. You know what trump wants to do

Here's another one saying " I'm sticking my head in the lion's cage don't even try to stop me with your scare tactics"

[Duckhunter935]

42. Fuck Trump

He is an asshole

[jwirr]

5. K&R

[Ferd Berfel]

7. Interesting Theory from CoffeCat

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1937517

[laruemtt]

9. If there weren't any transcripts and they just gave her those huge chunks of change for --

hmm, a wild guess here - access, that's pretty darned troubling.

[Ferd Berfel]

46. paying it forward?

she wasn't in office at the time so anyone can give you money for any reason.

[farleftlib]

11. Hmmmm

Maybe, but if that were the case I'd think she'd just make up a bunch of "Cut it out, Wall St." quotes
to prove that she really isn't beholden to the banksters for all that payola they've thrown at her.

IMO she spoke there and if she doesn't release them that looks so bad. Or they could be leaked if we're lucky.

[Ferd Berfel]

45. maybe she's just keeping her head down and

hoping it goes away till she gets in the WH

[gordianot]

8. The only use of those transcripts is for GE smears.

Be certain Republicans will use them for revenge for the recording exposure of Rmoney's making his asinine 47% slam.

[Fawke Em]

13. No. It's to determine who's side she's really on: Wall Street or the People she claims

she wants to represent.

[gordianot]

18. By now that hot ticket item has been paid for.

The beauty is all that is needed to do damage is release them stand back and watch.

Remember Christie's wife worked Goldman Sachs.

[Art_from_Ark]

20. I think it's obvious whose side she's on

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[Corporate666]

22. If you think that, then you just don't understand politics

Anyone who thinks Hillary stands up and gives a heartfelt speech where she describes her inner feelings and private thoughts on capitalism or wall street or the banking industry is, quite frankly, either an idiot or suffering extreme confirmation bias.

Hillary has been in the game a long time. She knew long before she ever gave any speech that some of the people in that room don't like her and would like to see her fail. She isn't going to say anything controversial either about herself or about the company she's speaking too.

And anyone who thinks the speech has any bearing on the election is just too biased to see reality. Let's face it - there's nobody out there that agrees with her platform and thinks she is the best candidate, but just wants to see those speeches and if not, won't vote for her. The people whining about the speeches are those that don't want her to win and they were intellectually honest, they would agree that they want to comb through the speeches looking for something to attack Clinton with. And when no admissions of felonies were found, they would take words out of context and post meme pics all over the internet with those words.

There is absolutely NOTHING in it for Clinton. She stands to gain nothing at all - so why would she ever release the transcripts? It's not gonna happen.


Now what about Bernie's tax returns? Referring to Clinton's refusal to release transcripts isn't an answer as to why Bernie has refused to release his tax returns. Conflating the two is stupid. Furthermore, it's standard for Presidential candidates to release tax returns, yet he refuses to do so. Clearly there is something in those returns he doesn't want people to see. Given that tax returns are factual accounts of one's finances and they are legally binding and it's criminal to falsify them, and given that a speech transcript has no such restrictions or veracity about it - anyone who isn't being dishonest must agree that Sanders' tax returns are more relevant than Clinton's speeches. If he were to fulfill his promise and release his returns, it would give him a basis to criticize Clinton for transcripts. But the skeleton in his own closet is much more serious and damning than the one he says may be in hers.

[SharonClark]

34. K&R

[Ohioblue22]

41. Or politicians

[Trust Buster]

16. No one gives a damn about transcripts. Your candidate lost. Move along already.

[Ohioblue22]

19. This hanging on to the convention soundslike the cons excuse for voting 50 times for the overturning

Of the aca . The Reason for doing it , they said, was to make sure all the cons had a chance to vote for it (the repeal of the aca)

[Tarc]

25. "The Presidency is a job and we are the employers"

The problem for you is, the majority of "the employers" do not see this as an important issue.

[laruemtt]

29. Not my problem, but it will be a problem for all of us if and when she gets in

and starts showing her loyalties.

[beaglelover]

28. Makes no difference at this point. The primary is over. Bernie lost.

Deal.

[ucrdem]

32. Yes, and Bernie will be the next president

of Reddit.

[ucrdem]

31. It's Trump's dead horse now and he should have lots of fun beating it.

After Nov. 8 he and the Chief should get their own show on Fox.

[scscholar]

44. They keep returning to this issue...

because they got nothing.