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It has been 1,702 hours since Hillary said she would look into releasing her Transcripts.... (Original Post) Joe the Revelator Apr 2016 OP
And they are solely in her possession. pdsimdars Apr 2016 #1
That is why it is so hard to look into them Joe the Revelator Apr 2016 #2
It's been 227 years since George Washington ... NanceGreggs Apr 2016 #3
Because we've never had such an obvious shill running before? Joe the Revelator Apr 2016 #4
This requires no "line of defense". NanceGreggs Apr 2016 #7
What other nominee has ever had such a clear conflict of interest? morningfog Apr 2016 #5
When did it become ... NanceGreggs Apr 2016 #8
Oh she look and said "God no, my political career would be over." morningfog Apr 2016 #6
And it's been 20 some odd hours since Sanders could not produce evidence that Clinton was bribed KingFlorez Apr 2016 #9

NanceGreggs

(27,819 posts)
3. It's been 227 years since George Washington ...
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 08:18 PM
Apr 2016

... was elected, and not a single candidate for the presidency has ever been asked to produce speech transcripts - until now.

Why is that?

 

Joe the Revelator

(14,915 posts)
4. Because we've never had such an obvious shill running before?
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 08:44 PM
Apr 2016

Seriously, is this really your line of defense?

NanceGreggs

(27,819 posts)
7. This requires no "line of defense".
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 09:27 PM
Apr 2016

And your "obvious shill" rhetoric is just that - rhetoric.

No other presidential candidate has ever been asked to produce transcripts of speeches given while a private citizen. Why should HRC be treated any differently - other than your personal opinion that she should be?

There is no precedent for this kind of demand. There is, however, a precedent for candidates to produce multiple years of full and complete tax returns - and yet Bernie hasn't done so.

Why is Bernie exempt from following precedent, while Hillary is expected to do the unprecedented?

What it comes down to is obvious: Bernie is not going to be the nominee, and hoping that some "gotcha" remark can be found in HRC's transcripts that will change that fact is just pathetic straw-grasping.

 

morningfog

(18,115 posts)
5. What other nominee has ever had such a clear conflict of interest?
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 08:53 PM
Apr 2016

What other nominee has made millions from consulting the elite bankers who destroyed our economy?

NanceGreggs

(27,819 posts)
8. When did it become ...
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 09:34 PM
Apr 2016

... a "conflict of interest" for any candidate to make speeches as a private citizen?

If you don't know what was in those speeches (which you clearly don't), you have no way of knowing if any "conflicts of interest" existed.

Look, your guy is losing - big time. And no transcript is going to change that. Time to accept reality and move on.

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
9. And it's been 20 some odd hours since Sanders could not produce evidence that Clinton was bribed
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 09:36 PM
Apr 2016

He accuses her of bribery all the time, yet when asked about how she was bribed by Goldman-Sachs, he could not answer the question.

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