Hillary Clinton Goldman Sachs speech

[BainsBane]

Enjoy.

[notadmblnd]

1. I trust you will post the rest here as they are released?

nt

[BainsBane]

7. How about you watch this one first?

Given your keen interest in the subject.

If I find videos, I'll post them. No problem.

[notadmblnd]

11. Thank you so much.

[BainsBane]

13. Yeah, I didn't think you would

Doesn't take a political genius to see through that ploy about the speeches. No one gives a shit, not even her most avid detractors.

[notadmblnd]

16. Fairly presumptious of you to assume I haven't been listening to it

Ya think?

I mean really, what does me listening to one of them have to do with the rest being released?

Again, thank you so much.

[Lodestar]

27. Eye opening video

See this (skip forward to 48:10).


Propaganda and Collective Insanity - Illusion of Choice

[notadmblnd]

92. It was a good video. there was nothing that I disagree with in it.

Thanks for posting.

[Go Vols]

96. +1

[Bonobo]

2. Wow, she is fucking overpaid! nt

[BainsBane]

5. Yeah, I expect when the campaign is over

Bernie's rates will increase significantly.

[roguevalley]

22. he'll be too busy being president

[lunamagica]

28. If that happens -which I really doubt- he'll be making the big $$$ $$$ afterwards. Count on it

Has anyone ever offered Sanders thousands of Dollars for a speech?

[Voice for Peace]

37. Is that what Jimmy Carter charges?

[lunamagica]

42. I'm sorry, but he is no Jimmy Carter

I mean how many years has Sanders spent personally building homes for the poor?

How many years has he spent traveling to third world countries fighting disease?

What an absurd comparison!

[lunamagica]

46. Again, he is NOT Jimmy Carter

Again, how many years has Sanders spent building home for the poor? How many times has he traveled to Africa fighting disease?

[Voice for Peace]

62. You said that already. I didnn't make a comparison,

either. You inferred. My question was generic.

[CoffeeCat]

43. Yes, all former Presidents give speeches

but I bet you a million dollars that Goldman Sachs would never invite Bernie to speak to their employees. Just typing that is laughable.

That's the difference between Bernie and Clinton.

She's not even a President and the investment and banking industry has paid her tens of millions of dollars to speak.

If that's not handwriting on the wall, I don't know what is.

[lunamagica]

44. You don't know what will happen after the election.

[Voice for Peace]

64. We know a few things that will happen.

1. Republicans will whine.
2. Many old people will die
3. People will try to start wars
4. Republicans will fearmonger
5. Republicans will obstruct whatever they can
5. The people will keep on pushing for an uncorrupted demicracy
6. Many babies of countless species, plant and animal, will be born
7. People all over the world will have a longing for peace.

[joshcryer]

9. Bill and Hillary are loved.

No one should deny that even though there has been a concerted effort for decades to make the country hate them.

[Bonobo]

12. Still, $10,000 per minute seems excessive. nt

[joshcryer]

15. No question.

It certainly shows off the level of corporate opulence that is integrated within our politics.

But, hey, if I got $10,000 a minute to talk about whatever I enjoyed talking about, to people who were genuinely interested in hearing what I had to say, you damn bet your ass I would do it. Bill made most of their fortune doing speeches every three days after he left office.

I don't criticize anyone for doing speaking crap. I remember when Greenwald spoke to Cato or Heritage or whatever right wing group it was, I defended him, even though I am not a fan, etc.

[treestar]

72. Up to the free market

and Goldman Sachs is certainly part of that.

Jealous that a woman can get so much for a speech?

[BillZBubb]

78. Geez, you just can't give up trying to make this a sexist thing.

Give it a rest. It has nothing to do with Hillary's gender. Any Democrat taking that much money from the banksters is a huge cause for concern.

[treestar]

89. Really?

Where was the concern before? I don't recall any other election with that being a great concern. Nor anyone being accused of (after having given the speech) feeling they had to do more than the speech and intending to enforce or not enforce the law in favor of Goldman Sachs.

[FreakinDJ]

79. So how much are Presidents going for on the Free Market

[treestar]

90. Surprisingly a lot

Much like professional baseball players or musicians, it appears there is a market for listening to politicians speak.

[Hoyt]

113. Well, most went to their Foundation.

[Admiral Loinpresser]

26. Not by me.

I am an unabashed Clinton hater, because of all the evil they have brought into the world. They disgust me because of their sleazy politics, their corruption and their institutional racism.

[lunamagica]

29. Sanders has said over and over that he respects her...was he lying?

[Admiral Loinpresser]

59. I have no idea. n/t

[Voice for Peace]

41. They're not °that° loved.

Not even by majority of liberals.
But not because somebody made people hate them.

[catnhatnh]

98. Not by humans. EOM

[hifiguy]

110. By those whom they serve with such devotion, definitely.

But we ain't in that club.

[treestar]

71. I wonder if there are comparisons

she may get less than male speakers of similar stature.

I'm sure you are judging here fairly, lol!

[PoliticAverse]

107. That wasn't one of her paid Goldman Sachs speeches. n/t

[JackRiddler]

3. I thought of you today.

When Clinton canceled her planned fundraiser with Bain Capital.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/hillary-clinton-postpones-fundraiser-financial-services-218708

[BainsBane]

4. Please don't

[JackRiddler]

6. Well, the user name indicates a stance with regard to it.

[joshcryer]

8. Wasn't a fan of that argument.

If Clinton said anything scandalous at any of her speeches you know it would've leaked. So it was very much just the pro-woman policy stuff. But I don't blame Sanders for going there. He needed to use that talking point even if it's weak because it appeals to part of his supporter group.

[BainsBane]

10. Yes, and Clinton's pollster says that no one

gives a shit, which is exactly what I thought. It's the sort of thing that people who are looking to defeat her use as an argument, but as we can already see in this thread, they have exactly zero interest in watching the speech.

[joshcryer]

17. Well, the supporters eat it up.

So, it was a win for Sanders anyway. Plus, there is probably a segment of those supporters who don't think giving loans to women is a good thing, because it's dirty capitalism to give loans to women entrepreneurs in Africa, so if those people watched the video, they'd come away with it even more cynical.

[BainsBane]

19. Yes, I did think about that

It's the kind of thing people who have never actually been poor say.

[PoliticAverse]

108. This was not one of her Goldman Sachs paid speeches. n/t

[Lucinda]

14. She rocks.

Thank you!

[betsuni]

18. K&R (on to the next stupid conspiracy theory -- the stupid barrel has no bottom)

[elias49]

45. Try working your way through this

http://www.ibtimes.com/clinton-foundation-donors-got-weapons-deals-hillary-clintons-state-department-1934187

Is this conspiracy? Yeah, Hillary Clinton getting money to the Clinton Foundation by selling weapons to unsavory nations.

[betsuni]

53. "Clintons Murder Everybody"? No thanks, I prefer savory to artificially sweetened crap.

Work your way through that.

[elias49]

58. You didn't read the International Business Times article I linked to

or you wouldn't be blathering.
Ignore.
Have a good life.

BTW, why did you say the Clintons murder everybody? I think you're wrong there.

[betsuni]

76. OMG you totally knew I didn't do my homework!

I am devastated, my life is ruined and has no meaning without your approval. Please, I beg you, do not ignore my blathering!!!!!!!! I am nothing without you.

[Live and Learn]

20. We want the transcripts she owns. The speeches that weren't allowed to be video taped per contract.

Let us know when you get those.

[Sancho]

23. yawn...

some speeches have videos or transcripts for archival purposes, but the contract restricts release, sometimes for a specific period of time (a number of years).

As you may surmise, some of those contracts are also not public. It's quite likely Hillary would have to contact the various hosts that hired her to ask if they objected to a release.

I know that were I work, famous people and speakers are sometimes hired for large fees, and some presentations are fund-raisers, and some charge admissions, and some speakers reveal proprietary information. As such, most events are automatically prohibited from broadcast or release of transcripts without written permission.

Just like the video shown here for 10,000 women, it would be a lot of trouble over nothing, but if Bernie supporters want to hear Hillary talk for a few hundred hours or reading several thousand more pages of Hillary's thoughts - then I'm sure that Hillary would not mind releasing the speech contents or recordings. It would be nothing more than a really big Hillary commercial! It would also provide a college level education, so if there was a test, maybe some could get credit for listening and reading!

[Live and Learn]

24. Her contracts don't. She owns them. If you have some other proof, please share it.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/high-fashion-expense-hillary-travel

[Sancho]

33. You have given one example of one hit piece that's supposed to "shock us"?

So you have no way to know if there are contracts that exclude release of the video or transcript. You also have no way to know if the hiring organization negotiated a different deal. The article you link clearly says that speeches by famous people often raise money - despite the speaking costs.

All the stuff about speaker's preferences is typical. So what? UNLV, like public institutions may be governed by public records laws, so some of those speeches may be recorded.

At my education institution in Florida, some events prohibit recording (in any fashion, including transcripts), but others are open. I think you'd have to take each speech one at a time by it's location and contract.

[Live and Learn]

36. It looks like a legitimate new organization to me. Are you accusing them of lying?

If so, you should inform Hillary so she can sue them.

A contract is a contract despite your educational experience.

[Voice for Peace]

68. This reminds me

There is a lay royalty in America. She is part of that old elite world.

America --the idea -- dream, myth, vision -- was never supposed to be a monarchy, not at all.
The founders were rich and privileged, but smart and the idea was good. Equality. Freedom. An unrepressed pursuit of happiness.

"Nothing more powerful than an Idea whose time has come."

[oasis]

31. There is no upside for Hillary in releasing the transcripts.

The anti-Hillary "Gotcha Squad" will be out to put their spin on anything and everything contained within.

[Sancho]

35. You are correct - this is an anti-Hillary meme, not a serious desire to read transcripts.

Even if there was a hundred videos - the "bash and trash" crowd would simply look for sound bites to use against her.

I doubt that hardly anyone shouting about this would really read the transcripts. Chances are the entire idea is a RW attack seeded into various Bernie supporter groups. Otherwise, why would Bernie have never mentioned it himself? He's never called for transcripts.

Of course, no one has called for recordings and transcripts of Bernie's meetings and talks when he took a diplomatic trip/honeymoon to Russia!! What did he say to the communists? He obviously benefitted personally from a political trip!

[Live and Learn]

39. Sure, who needs transparency in government, especially, when it is your candidate hiding things?

Last edited Sat Feb 6, 2016, 09:28 AM - Edit history (1)

[Skidmore]

47. Ah that's rich.

From the camp which tries to bury any question regarding its own candidate. And we haven't even gotten to the ethics of campaign tactics. Love all that transparency. Just love it.

[Live and Learn]

49. I am not from the Hillary camp. You are mistaken again. nt

[Skidmore]

52. I know.

[Live and Learn]

54. Nice to know I could help you learn something. You are very welcome. nt

[Sancho]

77. Where are the transcripts of Bernie's trip to Russia? He had meetings and public talks.

What did Bernie promise? He got a really nice, free honeymoon.

Where are all of Bernie's emails about Locheed Martin? He courted them to come to Vermont.

If you want transparency, then start with the candidates and their record when they were not a Democrat.

[Live and Learn]

82. Repug meme that has already been discredited. You guys really need to do better if you

have any hopes at all of winning the White House. Good luck with that "Can't Do" campaign based on lies an innuendo.

So glad I am supporting a candidate that not only doesn't require me to do the same but doesn't even want me to.

In fact, when I have any Bernie paraphernalia (bumper stickers, pins, shirts) on me or my property, I am always reminded by his little voice in my head to be nice. Since I do so most of the time now, I can tell you I am an exceptionally nice person these days.

[Sancho]

86. Discredited??? Where are the transcripts of Bernie in Russia??

Put up or shut up? That's a little voice to listen to...

[Live and Learn]

99. Look who you are in bed with:

The honeymoon story began at Breitbart in late May, then moved on to other right-wing venues, finally getting play in George Will's August 7 column in the Washington Post.

http://inthesetimes.com/article/18509/anderson-coopers-claim-about-bernie-sanders-soviet-union-honeymoon-was-redb

You must be so proud!!

[Sancho]

100. Exactly my point! Thank you!!

If people are going to repeat RW criticisms of Hillary that can be traced to conservative origins - and there is no evidence of anything except unwarranted accusations - then that arrow flies in both directions!!

Think about it! You get the point!

[Live and Learn]

101. Except asking for the Goldman Sachs transcripts did not arise from Republicans.

I think it may have started right here on DU by Democrats that sincerely want to know what the hell she is telling these CEO's that makes her speeches worth so much money.

That is a huge difference!!!

[Live and Learn]

38. Too bad she doesn't have the guts to just say that herself, isn't it? nt

[oasis]

93. "Shove your fishing expedition where the sun don't shine"

would be considered beneath the dignity of a presidential candidate.

[treestar]

75. and boy do they spin!

innocuous remarks taken out of context to make something "bad." "Taking" things in the worst way possible.

Too bad for Bernie that's all that can be done to argue to vote for him. It is almost like the lesser of two evils. Hillary is so bad you have nothing left but Bernie. That's the essence of the campaign, at least in GDP.

[oasis]

94. They seek to manufacture their version of Romney's "47%"

comment, which torpedoed his campaign.

If the Bernie Campaign can manage to raise sufficient outrage, they could extend his viability beyond Super Tuesday.

[kennetha]

21. Shows you the big difference between Sanders and Clinton

Since Sanders sees all capitalist institutions as corrupt, evil frauds, he couldn't possibly envision both regulating them and exploiting them for the greater good. He just wants to break them up. Capital formation is one of the keys to the global economy. The 10,000 women initiative seems like a good thing. More of it needs to happen. If you can get the big players to see that they too have an interest in spreading and not just concentrating capital that's a step forward. Sanders is too busy railing to even try. He would be a terrible president, just terrible. Clinton will be a great one.

[cali]

25. He does not. He's been supportive

of any number of businesses here.

<snip>

Bernie Sanders, a self-described Democratic socialist, says that he has long pushed policies that help small businesses, encourage entrepreneurship, and foster innovation. Sanders supported the Small Business Jobs Act, which created a $30 billion lending fund designed to spur smaller banks to make loans and increased the limits on the amount that companies could borrow under SBA lending programs. Sanders believes that the government has not done enough to support growing companies.


“Small businesses take out loans so that they can improve and grow their businesses. Low interest rates on these loans can help businesses pay them back quickly while maintaining good cash flow, expanding the overall domestic economy, and creating more jobs,” Sanders maintains.


<snip>
http://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2016/01/29/could-bernie-sanders-be-the-best-small-business-president/#51a27d9e457

Stop making ridiculous false class, Ken.

[Live and Learn]

40. +10,000 Where do they get this shit? nt

[EdwardBernays]

30. I believe

That this is very old

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/11/why-wall-street-loves-hillary-112782_Page3.html#.VrXbOMvLdnE

[GeorgeGist]

32. That's a CGI speech.

[speaktruthtopower]

34. Nothing is more important to us than..

"the economic empowerment of women," which will help our business. We can't afford not to do this.

The entire intro appears to be tongue-in-cheek.

[rosesaylavee]

48. I like what she says here. Thanks for posting.

It's important to recognize the economic contributions of women globally. She has done a lot to further this understanding.
And Goldman Sachs does does support lot of good non-profit causes with their wealth.

Is the topic / content of this speech indicative of her other speeches for GS?

[Live and Learn]

61. Really? You are supporting Goldman Sachs? And pretending they are good for women?

Disgusting!

[rosesaylavee]

63. No, re-read what I said.

DU has a tendency to see everything in black and white. Taken on it's own merits, this is a good talk. And yes, Goldman Sachs does support some good causes.

What I found interesting is that after I watched this video -- all the way thru which doesn't seem to be what others have done here -- I went to youtube to catch the date and looked at the line up along the right hand there. Found an interesting 'This American Life' story on Carmen Segarra who taped meetings as a Federal Reserve regulator when working on Goldman Sachs. Will post that shortly in the video forum.

Simmer down there buddy. You jumped the gun.

[Live and Learn]

65. Ugh, sorry. If I would have payed attention to who had posted the comment, I would

have given you the benefit of the doubt.

I apologize and look forward to your findings.

[rosesaylavee]

66. no worries -- I have done the same thing

Check this out -- http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017327293

I think it will be interesting for others here to review too.

[bigtree]

50. k&r

[virtualobserver]

55. $$$$$$$$$ this isn't the speech $$$$$$$$$$$ cameras were not allowed in the actual speech

this is "A" speech.

[Live and Learn]

56. A speech meant for the masses. +10,000 nt

[virtualobserver]

57. this is just one more cynical post- pretending that this is her private speech to Goldman Sachs

[Live and Learn]

60. Pretty damn obvious to everyone but that won't stop some here. nt

[polly7]

83. That's what I thought I'd read ....... she absolutely prohibited cameras.

[URL=.html][IMG][/IMG][/URL]

Her own rules. [URL=.html][IMG][/IMG][/URL]

[Vinca]

105. That's what I thought.

Her contract to speak said no cameras, no audio recording, etc. and was only transcribed with Hillary getting the only copy of the transcription. Let us see all the transcripts of all the speeches.

[Duckhunter935]

111. I guess she is still

Looking into it.

[treestar]

73. someone thought it was worth it

or many someones - enough for the market to command that much.

Just like sports figures - they get millions to play baseball - well, people are willing to pay.

[PoliticAverse]

109. This was not one of her Goldman Sachs paid speeches. This speech

was at the Clinton Global Initiative.

[NCTraveler]

67. I love that right out of the box...

You got Not Good Enough. Good laugh. Thanks bains.

[Live and Learn]

69. You added an extra 's'. Let me fix that for you, "Thanks Bain." NT

[NCTraveler]

70. Thank you. That's very kind.

Have a great Saturday.

[Live and Learn]

74. Same to you. nt

[UglyGreed]

80. Wonder why

this speech was allowed to be filmed and distributed?????

[MrMickeysMom]

81. I already saw this, and here's what she is saying...

Go ahead and watch, I just did...

Women are underserved in financial institutions. She was giving that speech as a strategic nod to her running in 2016 in 2014 as a voice to have women join in the finance industry. Much of what was in that speech was in reference to the Foundation's SHARED goals of Goldman Sacs. The message was to see that women WORLD WIDE were not the risk when it came to lending.

This is great news to lending institutions. World wide lending is what has kept the labor movement from having a level playing field.

Personally, it makes more sense to me have fair trade agreements than grow the GDP by debt.

Once you see the alignment of debt instruments as the GDP versus the sustainable jobs industry for woman (and men), you can pretty well see that she is absolutely aligned with the goals of the world bank and DEBT everywhere as "economies grow".

The economies themselves don't elevate the people, but the debt instruments help the goals of the Clinton Foundation and Goldman Sacs.

[riversedge]

84. Hillary-advocating for Women in the workplace-across the World at Goldman Sachs SPEECH.

[thesquanderer]

88. Video shows her speaking for 10 minutes at a Clinton Foundation charity event.

Here's the actual program that this is part of:
https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative

Yes, Goldman Sachs was a partner in the event, but I think it's probably the reverse of the kind of thing people here are talking about. That is, rather than GS saying "Secretary, we'd like to hire you to speak at one of our events" it was more like the Clinton Foundation saying to Goldman Sachs "We'd love for you to be part of the Clinton Global Initiative."

My guess is that an event like this does not involve a speaking fee for Hillary per se, but rather the money Goldman Sachs paid to "partner" with the Clinton Global Initiative would have been a contribution to the Clinton Foundation.

[whatchamacallit]

91. More slight of hand from camp weathervane

[mcar]

85. K&R

[NurseJackie]

87. Excellent!

[BainsBane]

95. Funny how they don't seem

interested in the content of the speech.

[NurseJackie]

97. ... only that it was an e-e-evil corporation, and what she EARNED for her efforts.

Yes, BS-ers... that's right... I said EARNED. She deserves it. (Deal with it.)

[Mike Nelson]

102. People should check CSPAN and ask the organizations for...

...her speeches. Why would she have "transcripts" anyway? I'd cash the check and call it a day!

[riversedge]

103. And a big REC.

[DefenseLawyer]

104. This is not a speech to Goldman Sachs

This is a speech given for the Clinton Global Initiative at an event sponsored by Goldman Sachs. Good try, though.

[PoliticAverse]

106. That was not one of the paid speeches at Goldman Sachs. That was a Clinton Global Iniative speech

and was public which is why you can see a video of it.

[Duckhunter935]

112. not one of the paid speaches

That she got in excess of 250K for. Nice try.