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60. Give us the answer if you have it.

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Thu Apr 16, 2015, 09:33 AM

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Confused Hillary accidently utters line from Goldman Sachs speech while speaking in public. [View all] Scuba Apr 2015 OP

Please post the speech you are referring to Renew Deal Apr 2015 #1

Speech? More like Jamie Dimon's lifestyle, the thieving bastard. n/t jtuck004 Apr 2015 #18

C'mon, she's just concerned about her son-in-law's hedge fund. tridim Apr 2015 #2

So you countenance lying? DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #4

Uhm, no. tridim Apr 2015 #5

The Original Poster falsely claimed that Hillary Clinton was quoting Goldman Sachs, ergo: DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #6

The right hates Hillary. The fringe left hates Hillary... SidDithers Apr 2015 #10

I find lying about people , be they private or public persons, patently offensive... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #12

What lie? Scuba Apr 2015 #19

Let's do this slowly... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #27

The line would have been in Hillary's speech to Goldman Sachs, which was of course not public. Scuba Apr 2015 #30

Ah, the old "I was only joking" fall back... SidDithers Apr 2015 #38

scuba and I haven't agreed on a lot of things pipoman Apr 2015 #45

Come on, dude. This is deflection. Orsino Apr 2015 #49

So you are clairvoyant? DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #39

I've TAUGHT satire... maddiemom Apr 2015 #52

You may have taught satire, but you haven't learned it. Scuba Apr 2015 #54

I've taught intuition. H2O Man Apr 2015 #62

UH...Misleading, more mean-spirited (although, yes, much satire comes from mean spiritedness) but maddiemom Apr 2015 #87

Your forgot the "thingy" in your zeal to critique Historic NY Apr 2015 #69

I took it as satire. This quote sounds like pandering to people who make more money when GoneFishin Apr 2015 #77

Some of us got it, Scuba. Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2015 #78

So any/all concerns, worries, distrust.... daleanime Apr 2015 #17

Is that what I said?..nt SidDithers Apr 2015 #21

It was a question.... daleanime Apr 2015 #22

LOL. That wasn't a question... SidDithers Apr 2015 #24

So that wasn't my reaction to your post? daleanime Apr 2015 #28

If you want to ask me a question, ask an honest question... SidDithers Apr 2015 #35

"Do you really believe that any comment that isn't positive.... daleanime Apr 2015 #88

" So any/all concerns, worries, distrust.... is simply hatred? "... SidDithers Apr 2015 #89

In post #24 you said that wasn't a question.... daleanime Apr 2015 #90

Sid never answers anything druidity33 Apr 2015 #96

I noticed.... daleanime Apr 2015 #97

I'm neither, I am a Democrat and I don't hate anyone. tridim Apr 2015 #32

As we get further away from the quote falsely attributed to Secretary Of State Clinton DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #43

I would change "fringe left" to "center left"...just for accuracy... pipoman Apr 2015 #42

No, I think the statement is accurate as is...nt SidDithers Apr 2015 #47

Some members here brand anything even slightly to the Left of Reagan.... bvar22 Apr 2015 #95

Oh hell, center left is now repubican lite. I'm a Social Dem, I guess that just makes me left. YOHABLO Apr 2015 #105

and the older imthevicar Apr 2015 #50

At least you're honest...nt SidDithers Apr 2015 #51

And the adoring masses customerserviceguy Apr 2015 #106

Anything coming from Politico should be taken with a large grain of salt. still_one Apr 2015 #13

The quote is a direct quote from Senator Clinton. tridim Apr 2015 #25

Was she or was she not quoting Goldman Sachs DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #31

Don't care. tridim Apr 2015 #33

Well, that's a huge difference than saying she is quoting Goldman Sachs... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #34

Only you suggested she is quoting Goldman Sachs. Scuba Apr 2015 #56

I assume Clinton supporters are only pretending to be stupid. ieoeja Apr 2015 #75

It's disruption. Scuba Apr 2015 #86

In what context would this statement from her be a GOOD thing AllyCat Apr 2015 #76

Uh, I think it was onion-style wording, not lying. AllyCat Apr 2015 #73

How dare she believe that small businesses should get the same breaks as big ones! leftofcool Apr 2015 #3

How dare she believe aspirant Apr 2015 #8

and she said that? VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #29

Did I put them in quotation marks? aspirant Apr 2015 #36

so the answer is...NO she didn't VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #37

So the answer is Yes she did aspirant Apr 2015 #46

Better, she voted for it as a Senator. Savannahmann Apr 2015 #55

thanks for paying attention to the record. it helps cut through the rhetoric. ND-Dem Apr 2015 #108

Obama said it too... BreakfastClub Apr 2015 #7

IMO small town small business is more threatened by WalMart & Big boxes HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #9

+1! Thank you. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #40

...! KoKo Apr 2015 #82

No offense, but politico, made up of ex-reagan repukes who go out of their way to disparage anything still_one Apr 2015 #11

"Looser" as in "more relaxed." Scuba Apr 2015 #14

I read it wrong, thanks. I read it as loser. still_one Apr 2015 #15

It's still a poorly constructed paragraph. randome Apr 2015 #20

yeah, but I should have read it more carefully. I don't think even an anti-Hillary article would be still_one Apr 2015 #23

Agree, Politico is definitely a RW leaning tool. nt Fla Dem Apr 2015 #48

There are alot of unnecessary red tape on small biz... JaneyVee Apr 2015 #16

The solution isn't necessarily elimination of the "red tape." Atman Apr 2015 #41

Confused DUer thinks Democratic candidate will come out in favor of unnecessary regulation on small onenote Apr 2015 #26

I now know you are claiming your op is satire. NCTraveler Apr 2015 #44

Or it's a version of the old stand-by "you know, -that- is a rightwing meme" HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #65

You link an article without any reference to follow, like the kind of information I read in the Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #53

See the following DU post for context... PoliticAverse Apr 2015 #103

I want, as someone who does not support Hillary, to dissassociate myself from your cali Apr 2015 #57

Did she mean Wall Street or small business enterprises? Rex Apr 2015 #58

Give us the answer if you have it. mmonk Apr 2015 #60

Small biz, if you go to the link it says exactly who she is talking about. Rex Apr 2015 #61

If she really means small business and not subsidiaries of large corporations, good for her. mmonk Apr 2015 #70

Well, look at her, she's a shiny new conservative ! whereisjustice Apr 2015 #59

Bullshit. Here's a link to a DU thread about the context MineralMan Apr 2015 #63

Excessive DEregulation is a much bigger problem. Orsino Apr 2015 #74

This OP is misleading... Sancho Apr 2015 #64

How about self-deleting. Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #66

Better yet, let's do H2O Man Apr 2015 #68

Satire has to be on point to be effective. Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #84

Interesting. H2O Man Apr 2015 #93

It isn't whether anyone gets it or not that i'm addressing Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #99

In that situation, H2O Man Apr 2015 #100

So are you aware of rumors, concerns, reports, etc. Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #102

There will be H2O Man Apr 2015 #104

According to a recent article, Wall Street is not worried about Hillary's populist speak. merrily Apr 2015 #67

Right, because true progressives just LOVE unnecessary red tape and regulation. pnwmom Apr 2015 #71

accidentally on purpose marmar Apr 2015 #72

Casting asparagus toward right wing Politico... Oilwellian Apr 2015 #79

Obvious Satire, DU should have a laugh track like the Daily Show to clear up the confusion. WillTwain Apr 2015 #80

Step right up..... Cryptoad Apr 2015 #81

Truth? L0oniX Apr 2015 #83

Ha Ha dreamnightwind Apr 2015 #107

Confused poster accidentally denies context to validate political bias. LanternWaste Apr 2015 #85

The article does not mention Goldman Sachs. KamaAina Apr 2015 #91

Correct Bobbie Jo Apr 2015 #94

Hillary said the exact same thing to a bunch of Iowa small business owners daredtowork Apr 2015 #92

This is a stock line from every CATO/Heritage/AEI speech for 30 years Doctor_J Apr 2015 #98

Actually the line referred to the difficulty of starting businesses. See the following DU post... PoliticAverse Apr 2015 #101