2016 Postmortem

tk2kewl

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18. who cares if it will "impact the willingness of other high profile individuals in giving speeches?"

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 11:59 AM

Mar 2016

in fact it should deter people seeking policy making positions from making high paid private speeches to special interests.

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Marjorie Cohn: Occupy Hillary Clinton�s Wall Street Speeches [View all] marmar Mar 2016 OP

Poor Hillary tazkcmo Mar 2016 #1

LOL, thank you! senz Mar 2016 #22

What are you afraid Hillary? What are you hiding from us? Dustlawyer Mar 2016 #2

Private speeches made when she was a private citizen. randome Mar 2016 #10

She is running for President! Dustlawyer Mar 2016 #14

She likely did neither, just said a lot of feel-good, amorphous things that everyone can nod to. randome Mar 2016 #34

Then why doesn't she just release them and put the whole thing to rest? nt Svafa Mar 2016 #54

who cares if it will "impact the willingness of other high profile individuals in giving speeches?" tk2kewl Mar 2016 #18

She should show her resume to the American people if she wants the job. senz Mar 2016 #23

Well, we already know part of that was by giving paid speeches. randome Mar 2016 #35

Content, baby, content. senz Mar 2016 #38

What would our democracy become if politicians hesitated to give high dollar private talks? BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #31

Well, she wasn't a politician then. randome Mar 2016 #36

She's been a politician since she left the White House. senz Mar 2016 #39

Goldman Sachs doesn't have Goldman Handcuffs' transcripts. She does as stipulated in her contract Arazi Mar 2016 #33

She was a "private citizen"... dchill Mar 2016 #43

No, Goldman has no claim on the transcripts. They are solely hers by contract. hedda_foil Mar 2016 #44

Even if speeches were innocuous, Clinton's are reflexively secretive -- Same as MonicaGate Armstead Mar 2016 #3

Well apparently they don't. It's disgusting. Punkingal Mar 2016 #5

The Clintons do not respect the people. senz Mar 2016 #40

Only an issue for Camp Sanders Tarc Mar 2016 #4

She's going to need Camp Sanders in November... TCJ70 Mar 2016 #6

Then you can build a bridge and get over your single-issue hangups Tarc Mar 2016 #8

It's fortunate for her that I think it's wrong to judge a candidate... TCJ70 Mar 2016 #11

An honest comment! Amazing. senz Mar 2016 #24

Well this member of the Democratic base does. Punkingal Mar 2016 #7

Says a Hillary supporter madokie Mar 2016 #9

Wouldn't You Feel Like You've Been Made A Fool Of If.... global1 Mar 2016 #17

I would, if "big banks" were an issue I was interested in Tarc Mar 2016 #19

That says a lot NWCorona Mar 2016 #20

So I Guess Your Prepared To Bail Them Out Again..... global1 Mar 2016 #21

The Big Picture awaits you, Tarc. senz Mar 2016 #25

So you're saying the majority of the Democratic base doesn't care if she's on the take? n/t revbones Mar 2016 #27

There goes the new guy with the logical fallacies again Tarc Mar 2016 #47

So you should want her to release the transcripts then right? revbones Mar 2016 #49

I don't care about em Tarc Mar 2016 #50

Oh sorry, thought you were trying on super-hero costumes fighting for truth. revbones Mar 2016 #51

Wait, the NYTimes is in camp Bernie? Arazi Mar 2016 #37

A good part of the Democratic base does indeed care. And 41% of voters are independents. hedda_foil Mar 2016 #45

You keep telling yourself that, someday it might magically come true Tarc Mar 2016 #46

I don't know if Bernie can win against the entire establishment, but the divisions are for real. hedda_foil Mar 2016 #57

Nixon in a pantsuit. / FlatBaroque Mar 2016 #12

Good description. n/t PonyUp Mar 2016 #16

Totally. senz Mar 2016 #26

That's what I was about to post and have said previously BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #30

True, Nixon was pre-Reaganimics. senz Mar 2016 #32

As I think about it more, comparing Nixon to the Clintons is unfair to Nixon BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #42

somebody better than me with photoshop Merryland Mar 2016 #29

no - Nixon was more liberal - he wanted... SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2016 #53

He also gave us the EPA / FlatBaroque Mar 2016 #58

down to the Drug War policies MisterP Mar 2016 #56

I heard a great speech today that detailed the Nixonian FlatBaroque Mar 2016 #59

well, 80s and 90s MisterP Mar 2016 #60

Respect and votes both should be earned loyalsister Mar 2016 #13

I don't know which is more disturbing fredamae Mar 2016 #15

It's the triumph of Luntz, Rove, Murdoch, even Limbaugh. senz Mar 2016 #41

She and Hollywood are the same, and it's our fault for buying the ticket . orpupilofnature57 Mar 2016 #28

K & R AzDar Mar 2016 #48

Why is she ashamed of what she said? nt WDIM Mar 2016 #52

I'm amazed that anyone can support this liar n/t arcane1 Mar 2016 #55