2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWhat is Hillary hiding in her transcripts?
Not only does she continue to move the goalposts as to releasing them (which in itself admits that she has the power to release them), why not just show her cards if what she said during the speeches was a-ok?
This has obviously become a campaign issue. If it's a tempest in a teapot like she and her campaign imply that it is, why not make everyone look silly by releasing them?
I don't get it, she has nothing to lose if they are as benign as she says they are.
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)But she is looking into it!
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)to be honest, and for the reasons you just stated.
I doubt there is anything like Mitt's 47 percent statement in them... but her refusal will lead to a lot of creative speculation. Now if there is something like that, then it makes sense.
usually speeches of that sort are just usual pat on the back kind of a thing.
cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)eom
kcjohn1
(751 posts)Exact same BS she spews in public. People would read the transcript, and say these people could have played a youtube video of Clinton speech for 30 minutes and save themselves $300K. Anyone with 2 brain cells would see they are not paying for the speech but for the access.
But another likely theory that makes more sense is that she speaks badly about Obama. I could see her saying Obama and administration is too tough on you guys. They and the public are scapegoating you. Crash was result of lots of people not just you guys.
Babel_17
(5,400 posts)But a picture of Clinton's comments for Goldman is now coming into focus, thanks to Politico's Ben White, who reconstructed her speeches from sources who attended the talks. And it doesn't look good for the Democratic candidate. An anonymous attendee described one as pretty glowing about us and that its so far from what she sounds like as a candidate now. . . . She sounded more like a Goldman Sachs managing director. If the transcript came out, it would bury her against Sanders, the source added later. It really makes her look like an ally of the firm.
gyroscope
(1,443 posts)as if her favorable ratings couldn't sink any lower.
Dr. Strange
(25,921 posts)The secret ingredient is love. And gold-plated peanut butter.
CorporatistNation
(2,546 posts)zeemike
(18,998 posts)REASON FOR ALERT
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Fuck Joe Scarborough and his talking mouthpieces. He's a fucking Republican right wing murderer. Why on earth are we going to believe anything from his show without actual proof? This guy already had a post hidden for making shit up about transcripts with no links and no proof.
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