LOL! - Hillary Clinton DEFENDS Wall Street Ties, Says She Can't Be Bought

[Segami]

"She Can't Be Bought"...... Load em' Up Jack.......





Hillary Clinton is defending her business ties, saying she can't be bought, including by Wall Street. The Democratic front-runner, in an interview with Charlie Rose, again brought up 9/11 when asked whether her image has taken a hit due to her ties to the financial sector.

"And so, yes, do I know people? And did I, you know, help rebuild after 9/11? Yes, I did," Clinton said, according to a "CBS This Morning" interview transcript released on Tuesday.

The comment echoes a remark she gave at last month's Democratic debate that triggered a backlash, in which she referenced 9/11 as part of the reason why she has received significant contributions from Wall Street while she was a U.S. senator.

"So, I represented New York, and I represented New York on 9/11 when we were attacked. Where were we attacked? We were attacked in downtown Manhattan where Wall Street is," Clinton said, in response to a comment from Bernie Sanders about her acceptance of campaign cash from Wall Street executives. "I did spend a whole lot of time and effort helping them rebuild. That was good for New York. It was good for the economy and it was a way to rebuke the terrorists who had attacked our country."

In the interview that was taped Monday and released on Tuesday, Clinton said she has advocated for regulation on big banks, and that she has represented a range of business interests, from dairy farmers to fishermen. "Anybody who thinks that they can influence me on that ground doesn't know me very well," she said.



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http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/hillary-clinton-wall-street-business-216300

[Wilms]

1. Oh. So she's merely leased.

I get it.

[Segami]

5. LOL!

New Campaign slogan....

"..I Can't Be Bought, But I Can Be Leased For A Short Term 4 Years.."....I'm Hillary Clinton and I approved this lease.

[FreakinDJ]

13. LOL

[Plucketeer]

46. Love it! And what's more.....

How's about some bumper stickers with nothing more than Hillary's mug and "FOR SALE" or "FOR LEASE" right next to it???

[tecelote]

27. Good one.

I was going to say that she can't be bought. She's no longer for sale. Wall Street snatched her up already.

Leased. Much better analogy. She's "under contract".

[daleanime]

31. +1

[840high]

57. hahaha - this brightened my rainy day.

[Melissa G]

84. Subleases may be available.

Good way to resell the same product time and time again.
Funny, but very sad at the same time.

[antigop]

2. she played the 9/11 card AGAIN? nt

[Segami]

8. Sure did.

[Jarqui]

19. Unbelievable and disgusting

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And Hillary supporters wonder why we, independents and Republicans have such a hard time supporting her or trusting her ....

Even after she's caught (as it's been clearly established that Wall Street was heavily supporting her and her husband long before 9/11), she continues to deceive like Rudy Giuliani, using that terrible moment for her own personal deception ... It doesn't get much lower than that.

I no longer believe anything she says. I'm done. Mr Safire had it right.
http://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/08/opinion/essay-blizzard-of-lies.html
She's a disgrace for doing that and a "congenital liar". Shame on her.

[Dustlawyer]

24. Yes, its not a laughing matter either, its very sad.

Our politicians, Republicans and Democrats alike, have been bought. Just looking at Hillary's endorsements from other pols tells me that their Donors (many of them also Hillary's Donors) have instructed them to endorse her. That's how this works. To see so many endorsements so early in the race, especially by unions, demonstrates that they want to bury Bernie before much of America hears what he has to say.

Hillary and her Donors will do whatever they have to in order to beat Bernie and get her in the White House. While that statement is a normal course for a politician running for office, she and they will go way below the belt!

[roguevalley]

25. incredible swill this is. cue supporters.

Blasphemy to use 911. Horrible

[WillyT]

48. Beyond Tone-Deaf Now...

[merrily]

3. Is that a pic of when she went down there and told them to "Cut it out?"

Telepathically?

[JonLeibowitz]

49. Telepathetically.

[merrily]

51. LOL! (literally--thanks)

[onecaliberal]

4. If you believe wall street isn't expecting anything in return for the millions

They are donating to her campaign. I have a 24 carat bridge to sell you.

[FreakinDJ]

14. TPP beneficiary donate the most to her

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. Capitalists usually invest only when they expect a return.

They must have some expectations here.

[Hepburn]

7. That's right...Hillary cannot be bought.

That's because long ago she was already bought.

[bahrbearian]

12. She's just earning her salary.

[Hepburn]

56. Exactly! n/t

[mylye2222]

9. That is a great pléonasme! !!'

[Armstead]

10. No, she can't be bought. She just agrees with their worldview.

[Ed Suspicious]

17. This is it, I think. She is completely onboard with them.

[Dawgs]

11. What scares me about America is that so many Democrats believe that she's telling the truth.

It's gonna be a long for years if she gets the nomination. And, not because of what she'd do in the WH. It's because of what Cruz/Trump/Rubio would do after beating her.

[Baitball Blogger]

15. Hillary, please face the facts on this issue.

Whether you are a political attorney straddling the public and private sector, or a politician running for office, your social networks do matter. That's what all those business organizations are about. They want to find a way to game the system.

This game has been played with such consistency that they know that any attorney who feels comfortable swinging his or her conflict of interests aside as they change hats to represent public and private clients is a good bet. They know that any candidate who talks about compromise and accepts large donations, is also a good bet. It doesn't matter if that money comes through a third party law firm.

Everyone who donates large sums wants to get ahead financially, and they think that paying large sums to a candidate will do the trick. Regardless of how you might feel about it, it would behoove you to understand that this is a given fact for the rest of us.

[AzDar]

18. She's the new Giuliani : A Verb/ Wall St./ 9/11...Just fucking DESPICABLE.

[floriduck]

20. There has to be

a severe lack of critical thinking and consequential effects of Democrats reading or hearing this sort of news that allows them to disregard such a serious impact her words and actions. You can't make this stuff up yet Hill supporters and the willfull blind will ignore these telltale signs of her real intentions.

And, ladies and gentlemen, that is pathetic.

[Nyan]

21. Seriously. In the GE,

Young people and independents are not going to show up for this person. If Dem nomination goes to her, the democrats lose -not just WH, but also the both houses and state offices around the country.

[RoccoR5955]

23. Yep, and they better wake up.

The only person who has ignited enthusiasm on the Left is Sanders. When he gets the nomination, count on it, he shall have long coat tails, and get back the Senate, as well as many seats in Congess.
Many Conservatives, and tons of independents like Bernie even though they may not agree with his views. He speaks truthfully, and sticks to his beliefs. Many conservatives prefer this to someone who changes his or her mind willy nilly.

[Nyan]

30. That's what strikes me about republicans who support Bernie

in Vermont or wherever, is that they respect him even though they disagree with Bernie on social issues. And that is because they can instinctively tell that he truly believes in what he says -that it's his character, integrity, and principles guiding his career. Perhaps that could carry cross-over votes for him.

[JEB]

78. ab-so-fucking-lutely. nt

[Volaris]

44. Disagree...

I don't think the GOP has the electoral college map to take the white house (they would have to flip like 5 of 6 swing states, and not lose texas)

The next president will very very likely be decided in the Democratic Primary, so no worries there.

I'm a bernie supporter, and I will vote for Hillary if she is the Democratic nominee for President. Compared to whoever is the GOP nominee, that's a no-brainer.

But she isn't the Democratic Nominee YET.

[Darb]

62. Whatthefuckever.

"he's making it up as he goes along"

[Cassiopeia]

22. She's not for sale.

Her current owners are quite happy with their purchase and won't be reselling anytime soon. They see it as a solid investment towards their continued rape of the world.

[hifiguy]

40. She STAYS bought

and was bought LONG ago.

[CoffeeCat]

76. And the Clinton Foundation...

...ensures that she will remain bought.

[thereismore]

79. Already sold. Bidding's over. nt

[Major Hogwash]

26. Wow.

More of the same silly garbage.
It's going to get tiring after awhile.

She needs new campaign advisors, Obama's advisors would never tell her to just "stay the course" like this about 9/11.
The longer she repeats this line, the more she is going to lose support among voters.

[in_cog_ni_to]

28. Why,

I beliiiieeeeve her! Don't you?

Money doesn't buy favors! International donations to the Clinton foundation weren't payments for lucrative deals /contracts when she was SOS either!!!1!!11!!!1!1!!!

No, no, no...nothing can buy favors from her! :

[upaloopa]

29. Fortunately people with half a brain can

understand her meaning just not any of the Bernie supporters in this thread.

[Jarqui]

34. Ok then, use half of your brain and explain her meaning to us dummies

Explain how she can claim her Wall Street donations are due to 9/11 when she and her husband was receiving them long before 9/11.

[George II]

47. Did she say that?

[Android3.14]

41. Her meaning?

911 !
She may have learned this tactic from the Benghazi committee.

Tell me, if you could only choose one, would you prefer Hillary to fund her campaign with the money of millions of enthusiastic grassroots supporters or with the dirty corporate money in which she currently wallows?

[George II]

50. "the money of millions of enthusiastic grassroots supporters?

Surely you're not talking about Sanders, are you?

[Android3.14]

61. Yup.

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/11/05/bernie-sanders-donors-point-candidate-history.html

[George II]

73. Well, about a month ago (I believe it was during the first debate) he proudly announced....

....that he had 1.25 million "donors" or perhaps donations at the time. He had to retract that and clarify it to having only 750,000 donors, with the other 500,000 donations being second, third, fourth, or more donations by the 750,000.

So, he's a long way from "the money of millions of enthusiastic grassroots supporters", like 1.25M donors away, if we define "millions" as being at least 2.

[Android3.14]

75. I'll stick with millions, especially with a month of growth since that article

And at least we can trust that his supporters are actual volunteers.

[Fed up in NJ]

55. But....

...60% of her donors are women shown as 1/2 truth on The Daily Show


[link:http://www.cc.com/video-clips/5nkytc/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-what-the-actual-fact----crunching-the-numbers-in-the-democratic-debate|

[Darb]

63. Weak, watery, foul-tasting sauce.

What else you got?

[Android3.14]

69. I know, right? Friggin' corporations buying Hillary IS weak, watery and tastes foul

Her previous votes on the IWR and PATRIOT ACT, weather vane changes, corporate support and lack of leadership made me and many others say enough is enough. We do not have to choose between the lesser of two corporate evils during the Primary.

And that hiding behind 911 crap is just shameful.

[Darb]

71. No, wrong. That post was weak-assed sauce.

Your tactics remind me of others. Any help?

[Plucketeer]

52. UNfortunately, people with myopia

can't SEE the bullshit for the wealth of money trees.

[840high]

58. So you got half a brain? So sorry.

[SmittynMo]

32. Can't be bought?

Too late!!!

And yes, we know her all too well.

[Jack Rabbit]

33. And I'm a retired kamikaze pilot

[UglyGreed]

35. Wink wink

[berni_mccoy]

36. Ohhhh that's RICH!

[Playinghardball]

37. Now cut it out, Mrs. Wall Street!!!

[hifiguy]

38. Lies at a Trump/Carson level

Of utter absurdity.

Is ANYONE dumb enough to believe this?

[MisterP]

39. man, the campaign's echo-chambered itself for so long they think of this as a crushing blow

soon they'll be playing a "poor privilege" card or something

campaign-wise it's like giving Yeltsin champagne: I just didn't think they'd get that desperate and botch everything so quickly--what are they shelling out their millions for? is it just the usual "run a primary so you can scratch some backs and get a book deal" scam?

[Armstead]

42. If 9-11 had occurred in Utica or Syracuse, she would be expected to work to help rebuild.

The fact that it occurred on wall St. is beside the point.

She should quit while she's ahead and stop saying that kind of crap.

[Amimnoch]

43. Makes perfect sense to me.

If someone is going to give me money because they support me and believe in my ideology, then great.

If someone is going to give me money because they expect me to modify my ideology, then they can piss off.

This whole straw-man POV is laughable at best.

I don't begrudge any candidate for accepting donations that are fully legal and within the law. I think it's great if someone chooses not to accept them, even if it is a rather stupid maneuver.

Really, if just accepting money from businesses makes him compromised morally, then I say his morals are pretty pathetic to begin with.

[99Forever]

45. And yet..

...I still don't believe a word she says. Ever.

Wonder why?

[Truprogressive85]

53. At first I thought it was an old post bot nope

You have Trump and his imagination seeing muslim cheer after 9/11 now we HRC really acting like Lois Griffin frim Family Guy saying 9/11 for her Wall st ties

God Help us

If she is the nominee I can already see the ads from Republican superPAcs using 9/11 victims families

[arcane1]

54. What does that even mean, besides just a chance to reference 9/11?

What do campaign donations have to do with that event, and what "rebuilding" is she talking about?

[840high]

59. It means she doesn't mind

walking on the dead for her ambition.

[CharlotteVale]

60. Puhleeze, she's bought and paid for. She's disgusting.

[Darb]

65. That's a vile thing to say.

I wonder what Bernie would think about what you wrote? I bet he would find it as contemptible as I do. It is Bernie you are backing right? Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.

[CharlotteVale]

68. What's vile is that it's true. Why don't you send Bernie a link

to my post and see what he says. I'm sure he'll reward you.

[Darb]

72. I'm certain Bernie would denounce your distasteful comments.

Try to find some sort of clue. You are obviously over-indulged on something. Would you mind letting the DU know why you are acting like such an embarrassment?

Perhaps you need a pony?

[CharlotteVale]

74. I'm putting you on ignore. Don't want to see you following me around.

[Darb]

77. Not following you, crushing your bullshit.

Get it straight.

[Juicy_Bellows]

64. Well there goes any shred of hope that she misspoke during the debates.

Doubled down on 9/11 - in a context that has fuck all to do with 9/11.

I see most HRC supporters have decided to ignore this thread, and with good reason.

[Darb]

66. Obtuse much?

Getting criticized by the ridiculous over something regarding Wall Street when she was actually their Senator is profoundly obtuse thinking.

Do the Senators from New York represent people working on Wall St? Would you consider Wall Street an important part of the New York economy and their tax base, Einstein?

Geez, it's a full time job.

[Juicy_Bellows]

82. You're floundering all over the thread.

I'll leave you to it without insult - something you didn't afford me. Cheers.

[Major Nikon]

83. Results...

On Tue Dec 1, 2015, 08:23 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

Obtuse much?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=863404

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Personal Attack. Obtuse = Stupid.
Asking someone "Obtuse much?" is just the same as asking them "Stupid Much?"

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Tue Dec 1, 2015, 08:28 PM, and the Jury voted 3-4 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I think the comment was in keeping with the language of the rest of the posters.
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Claiming Obtuse = Stupid = disingenuous at best
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT
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Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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[lumberjack_jeff]

67. "We've already established that. Now we're negotiating price"

- George Bernard Shaw

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Talk:George_Bernard_Shaw#Shaw.3F_.22We_have_established_what_you_are.2C_Madam.22

[nc4bo]

70. Not enough Pinocchioes!! Not even nearly enough.

..........dairy farmers, fishermen...............CEOs from a corporation or two or 20.

[MrMickeysMom]

80. Oh NOSE!!!!

[MaggieD]

81. She's right

And I know that because I have been asking every Bernie supporter that accuses her what specifically she has done for wall street. Even Bernie couldn't come up with anything when asked in the debate.

It's just another baseless smear on her. That much is obvious. If Bernie and his supporters had any shred of evidence they would be shouting it from the rooftops. But they don't.

[emsimon33]

85. I see smoke coming from her pants that are on fire!

[Warren DeMontague]

86. She sits on the pro-business side of our party, her husband embraced and ran on it

she should just own it already. Make the case to the voters as if they're intelligent human beings and not a bunch of quasi-sentient carrots who respond electrically to key phrases like "we were attacked"

The 9-11 crap is just lame. It's "the dog ate my homework" type stuff.


I can't help but wonder what some of DU's self-professed Marxists who paradoxically have become some of the most vehement pro-Clinton voices (or maybe just anti-Sanders, or should I say anti-Sanders supporters) think about these statements.