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Ferd Berfel

(3,687 posts)
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 04:14 PM Mar 2016

Decoding Hillary: The Truth Vs. What She Claims About Her Wall St. Record

http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/what-hillary-really-saying-about-wall-st-when-she-tries-talk-tough-about-reforming-it


Even when she tries to act tough on banks, Clinton can't hide her Wall Street ties.


"I went to Wall Street when I was a United States senator. I told them they were wrecking the economy. I asked for a moratorium on foreclosures. I asked that we do more to try to prevent what I worried was going to happen. I also called for closing loopholes including the carried interest loophole. I also called for changes in CEO pay. I have a record."

This was one of the most truthful and revealing responses Hillary has made during the entire campaign. It came during the Flint debate when asked when she would release her Wall Street speech transcripts. (Full debate transcript here.)

What is she really saying? As a senator from New York I have a personal relationship with these guys. I can talk sense to them. They will listen to me.

To Hillary this is playing a strong hand. To everyone else it shows weakness and a startling naïveté about power.

For starters, they obviously blew her off. She got nothing. We got nothing.

"I asked for a moratorium." They didn't do it.
"I asked that we do more to try to prevent what I worried was going to happen." It happened.
"I also called for closing loopholes including the carried interest loopholes. None were closed even when the Democrats
controlled both houses and the presidency.
"I also called for changes in CEO pay." Didn't happen.

Hillary is admitting that neither Wall Street nor her colleagues in the Senate listened to her. In short, she was incredibly ineffectual when it came to reining in Wall Street. And this comes from someone who claims she can get things done in the real world.

"I have a record."

Hillary believes her ineffectual votes and failed meetings add up to a record. They do. But not the one she would like us to see.

(snip)

What is she really saying? As a senator from New York I have a personal relationship with these guys. I can talk sense to them. They will listen to me.


Remember when Bush said the price of Oil wouldn't be a problem because he knew the Saudis and could "Jawbone with them" ?

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Decoding Hillary: The Truth Vs. What She Claims About Her Wall St. Record (Original Post) Ferd Berfel Mar 2016 OP
Oh what a tangled web we weave .... senz Mar 2016 #1
But they sure did give her piles of money for stopping by. Marr Mar 2016 #2
FINALLY! Someone speaks the truth about Hilary's claimed 'record' with Wall Street. Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #3
Damned baggage car is leaking again. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #4
LOL Ferd Berfel Mar 2016 #6
Just because she takes money from GIANT CORPORATIONS that are fucking up the world ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #5
Don't forget she also told them to "cut it out!" arikara Mar 2016 #7
k&r tk2kewl Mar 2016 #8
 

Marr

(20,317 posts)
2. But they sure did give her piles of money for stopping by.
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 04:20 PM
Mar 2016

Odd that. It's almost as if they consider her an ally.

ghostsinthemachine

(3,569 posts)
5. Just because she takes money from GIANT CORPORATIONS that are fucking up the world
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 04:35 PM
Mar 2016

Doesn't mean she won't be doing the work of the people. (eye roll thingie)

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