O'Malley on Clinton's 9-11 "Gaffe", Ties to Wall St.: "It is what it is."

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"There is no campaign w/ no gaffe," but O'Malley says Clinton's made 2 big ones in debates: "distasteful" 9/11 mention, GOP "enemies"


Martin O'Malley speaks at the Central Iowa Democrats Fall BBQ on Nov. 15 at the Hanson Agricultural Student Learning. Jordan Zugmaier/Iowa State Daily


____Martin O’Malley, who has made Wall Street reform a cornerstone of his long-shot campaign, began his speech to the crowd sitting at tables in a dirt-floored arena (at the Central Iowa Democrats fall barbecue in Ames) by noting what he sees as differences with Clinton and Sanders on the issue. He described himself as an advocate of “fair market capitalism” with a desire to “protect the main street economy from the excesses of Wall Street.”

“Our economy is the product of the choices we make and in constructing our economy. … Look, there are profound differences on this stage between the candidates that present to you,” O’Malley said. “I don’t believe that we need to scrap American capitalism and replace it with socialism, nor do I believe that we should be taking our orders from Wall Street in terms of how to construct an economy, which has been proven to work best and really sometimes only work for the 1 percent, by the 1 percent, and at the behest of the 1 percent.”

O’Malley then pivoted to Clinton’s remarks. He argued that Clinton is trying to hide her links to the financial industry.

“Last night in the debate, Secretary Clinton — to try to mask her proximity to Wall Street, the huge amount of contributions and the dollars she has received personally from the major banks of Wall Street — sadly invoked 9/11 to try to mask that,” O’Malley said. “Look she doesn’t have to mask it. It is what it is. That is the sort of economy, that is the sort of economic advice that she would follow.”

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Larger press gaggle than @MartinOMalley usually gets on the #IACaucus campaign trail


Speaking to reporters afterward, O'Malley doubled down on the criticism. He described Clinton’s comment as a "gaffe” that was particularly insensitive in light of the terror attacks in Paris that left over 100 people dead on Friday night.

She was, “in a very, very distasteful way, trying to pump out a smoke screen for her coziness with the big banks of Wall Street, by invoking the tragedy of 9/11 and those attacks. Especially so fresh after so many were murdered in Paris,” O'Malley said of Clinton.


read: https://www.yahoo.com/politics/clinton-campaign-tries-to-move-beyond-debate-911-220736819.html


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[NowSam]

1. I could vote for O'Malley

Bernie is my first choice but O'Malley is a very good choice too.

[FSogol]

2. K & R. n/t

[think]

3. Thank you for telling it like it is

[Baitball Blogger]

4. I mean, wake up and smell the obvious, people.

She was the senator for New York. Of course she has strong ties to Wall Street, and that won't change when and if she becomes president.

[CoffeeCat]

5. This is what happens to Clinton...

...when she campaigns openly in Iowa. When she starts answering real questions, and when the mask slips off during the debates--this is what happens.

Hillary Clinton's campaign act is very wide, but it's about a millimeter thick. Underneath the fake campaign facade is a very ruthless politician who takes money from big banks, the fracking industry, the for-profit prison system and defense contractors, among others.

Hillary Clinton cares only about her own power. That it's *her* time to be President.

She can smile, wave and spew the talking points--but the second things get real--we're shown who she really is.

It's why there are so few debates. It's why the debates are scheduled during Saturday nights. It's why her campaigning in Iowa is so damned controlled and scripted.

I only hope my state of Iowa comes through again, the way we did in 2008.

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6. kick