2016 Postmortem

99Forever

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45. The only claims more fucking ridiculous than those made by David Brock...

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Sun Apr 3, 2016, 11:11 AM

Apr 2016

... are the ones made by this OP.

Patently and deliberately false. Delusional.

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Clinton can't "fire" Brock. That would be illegal. [View all] Recursion Apr 2016 OP

Are superpacs above criticism by presidential candidates? stone space Apr 2016 #1

Crazily, yes, if it could be deemed "coordination" Recursion Apr 2016 #2

Good grief. Somebody actually believes her campaign doesn't coordinate with PACs HERVEPA Apr 2016 #3

If you have evidence it is, contact the FEC Recursion Apr 2016 #4

Thank you for your sage advice. HERVEPA Apr 2016 #5

Thank you for your Free Republic style distrust of government Recursion Apr 2016 #6

That is a truly ludicrous argument. HERVEPA Apr 2016 #7

PaRallel world reddread Apr 2016 #49

Perfect argument Dem2 Apr 2016 #44

I'm sorry to hear that. Perhaps your skills will improve. HERVEPA Apr 2016 #50

They are openly coordinating. Kentonio Apr 2016 #21

So it should be very easy to show me an example Recursion Apr 2016 #24

There's a post further down this thread discussing it in more detail. Kentonio Apr 2016 #25

Right, so since you're convinced it happened, I assume you can give evidence Recursion Apr 2016 #27

You've already been shown a tweet from Hillarys campaign manager to Brock Kentonio Apr 2016 #29

Post it in the reply Recursion Apr 2016 #33

Apologies, for some reason I thought it had been posted as a reply to you. Kentonio Apr 2016 #37

That's a violation of law Recursion Apr 2016 #39

Yeah, that was back in January though so I'm not holding my breath Kentonio Apr 2016 #41

so you going to edit your op now that it has been proven they are directing the superpac? questionseverything Apr 2016 #51

Laws without effective enforcement are meaningless. It is absurd to believe that snagglepuss Apr 2016 #34

It's absolutely not absurd, and a baseless claim like that feeds right-wing BS Recursion Apr 2016 #35

All laws have loopholes which is why lawyers are never out of work snagglepuss Apr 2016 #42

Single payer must be a horrifying prospect to you, then Recursion Apr 2016 #46

oh you are being too mean. Without innuendo, what would the GOP do for a campaign against HRC? Bill USA Apr 2016 #53

No one who isn't suffering from cranio-rectal inversion. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2016 #11

Nobody has his or her "time" Recursion Apr 2016 #47

It may be time for presidential candidates to stand up to superpacs, then. stone space Apr 2016 #9

He already has stated they Duckhunter935 Apr 2016 #31

And yet nobody can point to these public statements he's talking about Recursion Apr 2016 #32

Brock's pac claims it is allowed to coordinate. Warren Stupidity Apr 2016 #55

They can publicly and forcefully disavow PAC claims...and Embarass them publicly too Armstead Apr 2016 #8

Hillary Clinton campaign chairman tells super PAC to 'chill out' delrem Apr 2016 #12

I supect Hillary has her own health issues that she Blue Meany Apr 2016 #52

Absolutely Bernie will have to address this. delrem Apr 2016 #56

Well, in fact it would be against the law if it could be considered "coordination" Recursion Apr 2016 #13

Most GOP candidates have publicly disavowed PAC ads for example Armstead Apr 2016 #18

Experts: David Brock Pushing Campaign Finance Boundaries delrem Apr 2016 #10

Where would she draw the line? There is a line. Brock didn't meet it. WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2016 #14

Why do you want her to break the law? Recursion Apr 2016 #16

Have you never broken the law before? stone space Apr 2016 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2016 #19

They could publically rebuke and disavow, or better yet not fundraise for Him Paulie Apr 2016 #15

David Brock resigned from the board of the super PAC Priorities USA Action over 1 year ago WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2016 #20

If that's true, the calls to fire him are all the more confusing, no? (nt) Recursion Apr 2016 #22

I appreciate your thread. I learned something about PACs today. Not my thing. Brock = bad dude WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2016 #43

He runs another superPAC now called Correct The Record Kentonio Apr 2016 #26

I'll help. Loudestlib Apr 2016 #36

This is funny, given that Hillarys campaign is the 2nd highest contributor Kentonio Apr 2016 #23

They can do that??? That doesn't sound kosher. reformist2 Apr 2016 #38

Brock already said they Duckhunter935 Apr 2016 #28

He said it would be legal to do so through public statements Recursion Apr 2016 #30

This is easy info to find. Most who are politically aware know about it. delrem Apr 2016 #40

The only claims more fucking ridiculous than those made by David Brock... 99Forever Apr 2016 #45

This article was very interesting - still not sold on how up and up everything Clinton is... jmg257 Apr 2016 #48

Which candidate or candidates are forbidden by law from commenting on this ad? stone space Apr 2016 #54