2016 Postmortem

virtualobserver

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38. it has been an open secret that she would be running in 2016

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 04:07 PM

Apr 2016

she denied it before running in 2008, and she did the same in 2016.

Within the circles of power, you would have had to be brain dead to believe otherwise.

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At least one presidential candidate pays a lower tax rate than the average American [View all] question everything Apr 2016 OP

And one gets more for one hour of yakking than most Americans see in many years. hobbit709 Apr 2016 #1

You have a problem with the Free Market? n/t SFnomad Apr 2016 #2

the free market where politicians can be bought and sold beedle Apr 2016 #5

Secretary Clinton wasn't a politician when she was paid for "yakking", but nice try. SFnomad Apr 2016 #9

Clinton "wasn't a politician when she was paid" for Wall Street speeches? FailureToCommunicate Apr 2016 #40

Glad to see you're consistent ... denial of reality. No matter how much you want to ((((spin)))) it SFnomad Apr 2016 #41

It's what they offered. dchill Apr 2016 #6

when pricing corruption in the free market, it is what ever the market will bear, eh? virtualobserver Apr 2016 #7

Being that she was a private citizen when they paid her ... SFnomad Apr 2016 #14

but why is a 20 min speech worth $225,000 dollars to them? What do they get from it? virtualobserver Apr 2016 #17

Your question has been answered many times in many threads ... SFnomad Apr 2016 #18

They give her money because she agrees with them. That is what corporations do. virtualobserver Apr 2016 #20

As a private citizen, she can't regulate their behavior, so that's a good bet SFnomad Apr 2016 #21

it is the only reason, and it was a good investment virtualobserver Apr 2016 #23

It's clear you need to visit reality more often n/t SFnomad Apr 2016 #24

you would have to be completely disconnected from reality to see it as anything but corruption virtualobserver Apr 2016 #25

When all you see are conspiracy theories ... everything looks like a conspiracy n/t SFnomad Apr 2016 #26

it isn't a conspiracy....it is open bribery....before money corrupted politics... virtualobserver Apr 2016 #27

Secretary Clinton was a PRIVATE CITIZEN when she made that money SFnomad Apr 2016 #28

free market for what? what was she selling? virtualobserver Apr 2016 #29

Are you being purposely obtuse? Your trolling game has getten old .... buh bye n/t SFnomad Apr 2016 #30

sorry, but you can't explain it as a free market unless she is selling something virtualobserver Apr 2016 #31

Yep, willfully obtuse n/t SFnomad Apr 2016 #34

You are the one who expressed her behavior in terms of the free market.... virtualobserver Apr 2016 #35

As a private citizen, she could not sell what you're implying SFnomad Apr 2016 #37

it has been an open secret that she would be running in 2016 virtualobserver Apr 2016 #38

The special rules just for Hillary ... strikes again. SFnomad Apr 2016 #39

Yeah, I do have a problem with a "free" marketplace in public policy and government influence. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #33

Clinton was a private citizen ... SFnomad Apr 2016 #36

How does he do it? What's his secret? NurseJackie Apr 2016 #3

he has a mortgage or two. He can't pay cash for his houses from bankster money like Hillary does. virtualobserver Apr 2016 #8

Based on their mortgage deduction, they're hiding a spare house or 3, apparently. IamMab Apr 2016 #4

LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #10

What's your basis for thinking that? TheCowsCameHome Apr 2016 #13

I have a degree in Accounting, actually. IamMab Apr 2016 #15

One would think that their house in Vermont is paid off by now question everything Apr 2016 #32

I didn't get that either - though I heard her say she did just sell "her mom's condo". jmg257 Apr 2016 #22

Probably the result of a home equity loan. Regardless, those are still_one Apr 2016 #11

Well, good for him. Stop whining. TheCowsCameHome Apr 2016 #12

You don't need an accountant to do those taxes. They are simple. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2016 #19

Silly article. Silly issue. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2016 #16

I've already debunked this a couple of times. passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #42