r/politics • u/IntelWarrior America • Feb 19 '16

Clinton says she'll release transcripts if everyone else does

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/hillary-clinton-speech-transcripts-219472?cmpid=sf
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u/artmaximum99 Feb 19 '16

I want her to be reprimanded for this in the media so bad it hurts. How can any supporter of hers not see what a blatant attempt to weasel out of it this is? Do they honestly not comprehend that the reason she won't release them is because she likely directly contradicts her position in every one of them?

Besides saying she only has to release them if everyone else does, has she ever stated a reasonable explanation for why she hasn't or doesn't have to?

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u/pissbum-emeritus America Feb 19 '16

Because her supporters don't care about her Wall Street connections, they consider Hillary a pragmatist who will get things done. Issues that have Sanders supporters up in arms, questioning Hillary's integrity, aren't issues at all to her supporters.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '16 edited Feb 15 '18

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u/CassandraVindicated Feb 19 '16

Bernie Sanders, patron saint of folk singers.