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JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
Fri Feb 26, 2016, 03:01 PM Feb 2016

I woke up this morning with a theory about why Hillary does not release the transcripts to her

Wall Street speeches.

She knows she will pick up a lot of votes from people in conservative states on Stupid Tuesday. (Apologies to all the intelligent Sanders voters especially in Colorado, Maine, Minnesota and above all Vermont who vote on that day.)

She also knows that she will pick up fewer votes if she releases the transcripts.

Hence, she is waiting until after Stupid Tuesday, resisting the pressure to release the transcripts until she gets the conservative votes from the South.

Until I woke up this morning, I figured the transcripts probably aren't that bad.

Suddenly today, I see a strategy, sneaky to my mind, but very plausible.

It's just a theory. We will find out after Stupid Tuesday.

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I woke up this morning with a theory about why Hillary does not release the transcripts to her (Original Post) JDPriestly Feb 2016 OP
I don't know about that BernieforPres2016 Feb 2016 #1
And they'd scream blue murder JackInGreen Feb 2016 #2
HRC folks here aren't representative nashville_brook Feb 2016 #3
Appeasement, appeasement to the crazies. That's what Hillary is. JDPriestly Feb 2016 #10
She won't release during the primaries at all Bernin4U Feb 2016 #4
And then they'll swoon about how "tough" she is. bernbabe Feb 2016 #5
Apart from their contents, the answer probably has something to do with this Mufaddal Feb 2016 #6
ROFL SoapBox Feb 2016 #8
We already suspect what's in those transcripts would make Mitt Romney cringe. nc4bo Feb 2016 #7
Wow...I missed those posts. SoapBox Feb 2016 #9
I get the feeling that they've been redacting the transcripts. Nyan Feb 2016 #11
No doubt. That is the kind of sneaky stuff that Hillary excels at. JDPriestly Feb 2016 #12

BernieforPres2016

(3,017 posts)
1. I don't know about that
Fri Feb 26, 2016, 03:04 PM
Feb 2016

The Hillary voters I see here wouldn't change their minds no matter what was in those speeches.

JackInGreen

(2,975 posts)
2. And they'd scream blue murder
Fri Feb 26, 2016, 03:10 PM
Feb 2016

If hay were made out if them. The point isn't to sway our fair and foul colleagues in camp weathervane, but to show the country what we've known. She's socially progressive, but her price tag is as heavy as string theory.

nashville_brook

(20,958 posts)
3. HRC folks here aren't representative
Fri Feb 26, 2016, 04:03 PM
Feb 2016

the transcripts would show to the rest of the world exactly what you say.

but, i don't think it's fair to say she's socially progressive in any way. she didn't support gay marriage. she doesn't support medical marijuana. there's no sense that she'd roll back mass incarceration.

and especially on abortion, she tacks right and shames progressives into adopting HER compromised position in order to appease the RW.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
10. Appeasement, appeasement to the crazies. That's what Hillary is.
Fri Feb 26, 2016, 06:30 PM
Feb 2016

She is the American Chamberlain appeasing the American NAZIs.

It won't work.

Bernin4U

(812 posts)
4. She won't release during the primaries at all
Fri Feb 26, 2016, 04:19 PM
Feb 2016

Why would she?

She's already moved the goalpost to outside of the stadium. Bernie could badger her all he wants, and it won't change anything.

The ONLY way it happens is if/when:

1. She's in the general.
2. The Repub (Trump?) challenges her, agreeing to do it himself as well.
3. There's absolutely nothing in there that could be damaging.

She has no reason to do it now. It won't change much anyway. But (assuming it's all fairly benign) she will keep it in her back pocket, wait for Trump to make a big issue of it, then try to stick it in his face.

Think "the Benghazi Bounce". She was made a hero for doing little but sitting there and acting belligerent.

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)
7. We already suspect what's in those transcripts would make Mitt Romney cringe.
Fri Feb 26, 2016, 05:19 PM
Feb 2016

Sleazeball stuff like this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1316021

And more sleazeball stuff like that:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511329207

In between fluffy, cotton candy speeches(her crew loves to use as proof), I'd bet the farm there are more two-faced hypocritical Hillary speeches where she strokes the egos of her 1% er BFFs and lies to those of us on the outside of her inner circle of high dolla consorts. Just like she did with MoveOn.

The woman is a liar and proves to us all everyday that she always was.

Nyan

(1,192 posts)
11. I get the feeling that they've been redacting the transcripts.
Fri Feb 26, 2016, 06:47 PM
Feb 2016

And then going over the details with Goldman executives so they could confirm afterwards.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
12. No doubt. That is the kind of sneaky stuff that Hillary excels at.
Fri Feb 26, 2016, 07:36 PM
Feb 2016

So sad that so many on this website are totally bamboozled by Hillary.

Hillary is all about fear.

Bernie is all about solidarity with the middle class in America.

I'm with Bernie.

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