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Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)
Tue Feb 16, 2016, 02:33 AM Feb 2016

Since Hillary is so distrusted by the American people, she should release her paid speeches

Hillary should release the transcripts of the paid speeches she gave for big banks and corporations.

If she did that people would probably trust her more. Right now it just seems like she has a lot to hide.

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Since Hillary is so distrusted by the American people, she should release her paid speeches (Original Post) Cheese Sandwich Feb 2016 OP
Or they paid her big $$$ for a lackluster speech which = Wall Street bribe. R. Daneel Olivaw Feb 2016 #1
A paid speech is worth ... NanceGreggs Feb 2016 #2
Wall Street paid her for those speeches with our NowSam Feb 2016 #13
But she also set the price AFAIK, which also R. Daneel Olivaw Feb 2016 #14
Eventually the speeches will be released... Docreed2003 Feb 2016 #3
That would be dangerous since their are a lot of witnesses. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #8
Perhaps.... Docreed2003 Feb 2016 #10
Why? Sanders supporters aren't going to read them or care that they are gushy like all keynote Hoyt Feb 2016 #4
So you admit it? Gushy? Cheese Sandwich Feb 2016 #5
DING DING DING! R. Daneel Olivaw Feb 2016 #15
I will. I promise. Now, ask her to hand them over. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #7
There will be a Cliff's Notes version soon enough... Fumesucker Feb 2016 #12
Or, Hillary is so distrustful of the American people that she refuses to let them see her speeches. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2016 #6
a credit to the sanders campaign for sure nt msongs Feb 2016 #9
Yeah, what's another 6% not trusting you... cui bono Feb 2016 #11

NanceGreggs

(27,818 posts)
2. A paid speech is worth ...
Tue Feb 16, 2016, 02:47 AM
Feb 2016

... whatever someone is willing to pay for it. Whether anyone deems it "lackluster" or not doesn't change that fact.

NowSam

(1,252 posts)
13. Wall Street paid her for those speeches with our
Tue Feb 16, 2016, 03:42 AM
Feb 2016

Money. We the tax payers bailed out wall street and and Then wall street gave HRC our money.

 

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)
14. But she also set the price AFAIK, which also
Tue Feb 16, 2016, 08:08 AM
Feb 2016

does not change the fact if the appearance of a bribe for a possible future president.

Docreed2003

(16,876 posts)
3. Eventually the speeches will be released...
Tue Feb 16, 2016, 02:48 AM
Feb 2016

But none of us will know if the released "speeches" are really what was said, because Sec Clinton had clauses built into her speech contracts that stipulated she would possess the content of those speeches. I have no doubt that a transcript of a speech will be released, but I have severe doubts that the "released transcript" will bear any resemblance to the actual delivered speech

Docreed2003

(16,876 posts)
10. Perhaps....
Tue Feb 16, 2016, 03:11 AM
Feb 2016

But if the speeches were totally innocuous, they'd already be out there. Personally, I don't think there's anything in the speeches other than a Rah-Rah for the corporatists. However, failing to disclose the true content of the speeches is damaging and must be clearly addressed.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
4. Why? Sanders supporters aren't going to read them or care that they are gushy like all keynote
Tue Feb 16, 2016, 02:54 AM
Feb 2016

speeches. They're gonna believe Clinton met with hundreds of investors - - including good Democrats - - and conspired to steal from the poor.

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