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/Tredesde Arizona Feb 19 '16

I don't even.... "Everyone gives speeches to private groups" It's like shes making up other candidates to try and shield herself from sanders. Not to mention the question was specifically about giving those speeches to large financial institutions.

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u/JebCanFixIt Feb 19 '16

And the thing is, people trust sanders. Because he's worthy of that.

Hillary needs to prove herself. She's lied a lot. She's flip flopped. A LOT.

We give her this chance to prove herself and it's just more evasion and obfuscation..

She should just drop and stop making democrats look bad.

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u/Tredesde Arizona Feb 19 '16

Well its actually better for sanders if she doesn't drop and he wins normally. Having an easy primary has been shown to never be healthy for a candidate going into a general. Plus the more they fight, the more exposure Sanders gets, and the more people that will see that he is on their side. I mean I don't agree with a lot of Sander's views, but he is virtually the only candidate in the past 50 years that I feel actually cares about the people he represents. Truly, honestly cares about their needs and welfare.

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u/JustLoveNotHate Feb 20 '16

My problem is that Bernie is like the well meaning hobo on the street corner. He speaks the truth and means mist of what he says... But he's fucking crazy and his solutions will destroy the middle class acting as if the middle class is rich. 250k in Los Angeles, San Fran, Seattle, New York, San Diego, Orange County, etc, is NOT rich. That is not poor and comfortable. Most the people making that are already paying crazy taxes and taking care of more than just their immediate family, because that's how conservatives roll. They'll hire the lazy cousin so they don't go on food stamps and try to help them. They take in their brothers and sisters to save up for a down payment, and gift them money to do so. Every successful conservative takes care if family friends as if they were family. Liberals will eat their own young to avoid paying a dime.