Hillary Clinton Laughs When Asked if She Will Release Transcripts of Her Goldman Sachs Speeches

[marmar]

(The Intercept) After Hillary Clinton spoke at a town hall in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Friday, I asked her if she would release the transcripts of her paid speeches to Goldman Sachs. She laughed and turned away.

Clinton has recently been on the defensive about the speaking fees she and her husband have collected. Those fees total over $125 million since 2001.

Her rival Democratic presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders, has raised concerns in particular over the $675,000 she made from Goldman Sachs, an investment bank that has regularly used its influence with government officials to win favorable policies.

Watch the video:

https://vimeo.com/152786370

During one of her paid speeches to Goldman Sachs, Clinton reportedly reassured the crowd and told them that banker-bashing was unproductive and foolish, according to a Politico report based on accounts offered by several attendees. ............(more)

https://theintercept.com/2016/01/23/clinton-goldman-sachs-laugh/

[global1]

2. What's So Funny Hillary?.....

We need to know if you are telling us one thing and telling the Bankster's something else. If you refuse to release those transcripts - we can only assume that your are hiding something. And that's not funny.

[bvf]

24. I wouldn't trust any transcript

released by her campaign or her audience.

[virtualobserver]

27. Hillaryous

[Spitfire of ATJ]

30. It's funny that little people expect her to admit what she says about them in private.

[Bubzer]

48. "It's funny that little people expect...", It's funny that she expects anything else.

Especially since those little people hold her political future in the palm of our hands.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

50. This was supposed to be her turn.

[Bubzer]

54. I'm sure she'll scoff the little people into realizing the error or their ways.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

55. I'm sure. After she got permission from Wall Street and all. That wasn't easy, ya know.

[Bubzer]

64. Particularly after her stern-worded lecture to basically cut-it-out.

[senz]

78. "Permission." Enlightening word, for me. Thanks.

This is why we need to share our thoughts, perceptions, etc., out here.

[senz]

87. Bernie doesn't have permission.

That's it. Hillary does, Biden does. I wonder if O'Malley does? Warren probably doesn't, but she seems to have inroads that Bernie never pursued.

I wonder if Bernie has thought of it in these terms? He probably has, but with his amazing courage and inner certitude simply keeps pushing onward. There is something heroic about him for doing this when so many others are afraid to.

This may be the key to breaking it open: find ways to tell the people what's going on, how tptb operate. Bernie's been doing it in straightforward, simplistic terms by simply giving the public statistics about income disparity, etc. and telling them who some of the power holders are and how we can dismantle them in an orderly way, using our own government.

Is there enough time to tell the majority of the people before the elections? There must be a way.

Sorry for all the musing; the concept of getting "permission" from the banks opened it for me.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

88. Bernie knows OUR government is Wall Street's master, not it's servant.

[senz]

89. But judging from the behavior of nearly all our "elected representatives"

Bernie is in a distinct minority with this knowledge.

I loved it when he said in one the debates that "Government doesn't regulate Wall Street, Wall Street regulates government." I hope that was an eye-opener for all the people listening out there. Hmm, wonder if that could be one of the reasons DWS wanted to limit his exposure?

What boggles my mind is the sheer number of D. C. power players who are totally bought. Hillary is just one of them -- although for a Democrat, she seems more bought than most.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

90. Elizabeth Warren said Hillary thinks of Wall Street as her constituents.....

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I've heard her say, "I represented Wall Street".

[senz]

92. I think you mean Hillary Clinton.

I've heard her say that. Now if only the rest of America could know it before the primary.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

111. Point taken. Edited.

[JRLeft]

77. She prefers the word peasants.

[PatrynXX]

60. what like 2 years of Mittens tax forms

yeah why the laugh??

[pa28]

72. The public Hillary is known for flip-flopping and "evolving" on important issues.

I get the feeling the Hillary of $2700 a place fundraisers and private speeches to banks is much more consistent. That's most likely the real Hillary and she doesn't want us to see it or hear it.

I somehow doubt she talks about "toppling the 1%" in THESE speeches.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

3. Didn't she get speaking money from health insurance companies too

will she laugh about that too?

[restorefreedom]

4. the condescending elitism is one of several reasons

why her campaign is falling faster than blue ice out of an airplane lavatory

[TheBlackAdder]

84. As an aspiring poet, I like that imagery. When pondering it for five minutes, it develops nicely.

.


There are so many aspects to the term 'blue ice,' and it's descent from height, that flourishes in thought.


.

[restorefreedom]

86. very cool. interestingly, sara gilbert's son is named levi.

same as bernie

[deathrind]

102. As long as it is blue

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It is ok. If it is a greenish almost Terquoise type color it is not....

Has that job for a while...it is a pretty blue juice/ice.

[restorefreedom]

108. lol. green does not sound as good. nt

[highprincipleswork]

5. Hillary's laugh

I've been tempted to post several times the 10 hour version of Hillary's laugh you can find on the Web.

However, I just can't do it. Seems like a cheap shot, and goodness knows, I'm in favor of laughter.

I just wish it didn't seem so forced and inauthentic much of the time. I wish she didn't do it in the middle of being asked about things that seem very unfunny like her Goldman Sachs speeches or attacking Iran. There is a discomfort there, for viewer and perhaps for her as well, that's really kind of eery.

As much as I know we need a Democrat in the White House, I really hope I don't have to hear this for eight years.

[Armstead]

14. It's kind of a "Screw You. Sbhut UP" laugh filled with passive aggression

At least Bernie would give an honest grumpy reply.

[virtualobserver]

36. Questions from average citizens don't deserve an answer....they are laughable

is this video going viral?

[FreakinDJ]

79. The laugh says "Suckers"

[MisterP]

91. it's "a how dare you ask that! apologize, you brazen cur!" laugh

[hifiguy]

99. Hey, it's all we peons and serfs deserve.

Just ask her. "Now shut up and eat your shit sandwich."

[Spitfire of ATJ]

49. Best comment of that 10 hour clip....

CementCake 3 weeks ago
Report this for nudity so the YouTube employees have to watch 10 hours of Hillary laughing trying to find it

[highprincipleswork]

67. That is funny.

[senz]

69. LOL!

We should give it to South Korea to play over loudspeakers at the northern border.

[Ferd Berfel]

6. Release the Records? No, We Can't

[azurnoir]

16. More like

no I can't

[Autumn]

74. And a lot like

no I won't

[azurnoir]

83. yep nailed it

[hifiguy]

100. Blammo.

Or "my owners won't let me, even if I wanted to. Which I don't."

[malthaussen]

7. That seems reasonable.

Goldman paid what, a quarter of a million per speech? Why should she give them for free? Y'all just don't have the right mentality.

-- Mal

[ejbr]

22. And should we be able to know what she told them?

Or do we need to cough up that kind of money to find out?

[nc4bo]

8. Har Har Har.

Lots of sweet nothings (or a whole lot of somethings) whispered in ears, snuggies, warm milk and sweet promises for all, bedtime stories of how Mama Bear's gonna protect you all from those filthy, crumbsnatching cash cows and turnips.

Cut it out!

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. Watch her eyes right before the fake laugh

Boy she thought... I dodged that question like a pro.

[peacebird]

10. She needs to be asked to release the text of those speeches at every event she does....

[riversedge]

29. You Can't Always Get What You Want The Rolling Stones

[OnyxCollie]

39. Sympathy For the Devil. nt

[cui bono]

105. Zing!!!

.

[zeemike]

53. But you forget the next line.

But if you try sometime you find
You get what you need.

But we are told you should not even try...it's just too hard.

[riversedge]

81. I only wanted the title so I did not forget

[cui bono]

107. I can see why you support Hillary now.

[TwilightGardener]

11. If she doesn't release them, it means she doesn't want the average schmuck to know

what she told them. End of story. Just as with her email server, she wants to operate below the radar, away from scrutiny.

[tk2kewl]

15. Of course she doesn't want us to know

I so hope there's audio or video out there somewhere and a good citizen with a good conscience that can get it to the public

[Fumesucker]

12. People who say things say once you learn to fake sincerity you have a career in politics

Bill seems pretty obvious but still searching for an explanation for Hillary's career.

[senz]

41. Her "career" is a construct. It's entirely artificial.

Carpetbagged Senate seat based on First Lady fame, followed by an unsuccessful run for president, followed by an undistinguished cabinet appointment, followed by another run for president. None of it derived from natural ability or proven accomplishment; the two jobs were essentially arranged for her.

She never seemed particularly absorbed or gratified by the positions she held. Each was merely a necessary stepping stone on the way to an ultimate goal.

The contrast with Bernie could not be more stark.

[hifiguy]

101. A completely Potemkin-village career.

Eeyup.

[senz]

113. Had to look it up, hifiguy.

The only association I had with the word "Potemkin" was a old classic film, The Battleship Potemkin. This is why the internet is educational! Thanks.

[tk2kewl]

13. Scary goon she has there with her

[azurnoir]

17. meh probably Secret Service as a former FLOTUS they go everywhere with her

[tk2kewl]

25. Nasty glare right into the camera after the guy asked for the speech transcripts

[azurnoir]

28. yep apparently he felt the questioner was somehow threatening to his charge

[99th_Monkey]

40. I caught that too, actually it was hard to miss. If looks could kill. n/t

[senz]

42. I noticed it too.

[Chef Eric]

18. It feels as if she's laughing at US.

Or at least she's laughing at those of us who are wondering what she said that was worth so much money.

[stillwaiting]

31. I agree. She's laughing right in our faces for having to nerve to want to know what

she said in her speeches.

[Stryder]

43. I'm sure

she was just giving them a couple hundred thousand dollars
worth of advice on how to do their jobs.
It must have been some awesome insight. These folks don't spend
a nickle that doesn't return a dollar.

[hifiguy]

103. Only because she is.

[jalan48]

19. Yuck! What a sense of entitlement she has.

She really thinks she's the queen.

[thereismore]

20. Brilliant question and a campaign ad

That is, if Bernie did do negative ads. But we can!

[senz]

45. I hope someone does. People need to see beneath the surface.

Not to "hurt" her, but to inform voters, because the presidency should not be granted lightly.

[Duval]

62. "What You Do Speaks So Loudly I Cannot Hear What You Say"

Ralph Waldo Emerson I thought that was an apt quote for her, senz.

[senz]

70. Perfect, Duval.

I'm a little surprised that it's Emerson, though.

[Jefferson23]

21. She does say something after the laugh, but I couldn't make out what it was. n/t

[alterfurz]

115. this...

[Geronimoe]

23. Hillary received over $3 million over past 2 years

in speaker fees from the for-profit health insurance providers.

[senz]

112. Well that right there explains why we "can't have" single payer.

[whereisjustice]

26. Oh that Hillary, she's such a 1%er, isnt she? Who are we to demand she tell us who she works for...

every passing day she reminds me more and more of the Kochs. Separated at birth?

[Helen Borg]

32. Yes, banker-bashing is foolish!

They may stop sending over those bribes...

[Iwillnevergiveup]

33. The Intercept

is one amazing website, and I just signed up to subscribe. Lee Fang is a real journalist!

K&R

[senz]

46. Lee Fang is excellent.

I've heard him on the radio and read a few articles by him -- maybe in The Nation and somewhere else online. He is a real investigative journalist. From what I've seen, entirely trustworthy.

[Duval]

66. I did, also.

[antigop]

34. thanks, marmar. nt

[Agony]

35. That is exactly the same laugh as her, "We came, we saw, he died" laugh...

Enough is enough of the unaccountable insider crap.

[Avalux]

37. Condescending and rude. n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

38. There has to be a copy somewhere or a video

that some good Samaritan will release.

Since she refuses to release them, you know they're bad for her campaign.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[Babel_17]

93. If she thinks releasing them would hurt her, anyone holding copies has leverage

Or is that just a given? "You came here, talked to us in secret in exchange for lots of cash, better not piss us off".

[99th_Monkey]

44. Wowie Zowie!! that didn't take long. Way to go Intercept!!!

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DU just floated this question into the blogisphere 2 days ago, from the greatest page. coincidence?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511041913

Several other on DU have been raising this question as well on the interwebs. Who says "no one reads DU"

[senz]

73. DU seems to touch the pulse of political discourse in this country

and increasingly, the touching appears to go in both directions.

I could not ask for anything better.

(But too bad there is so much static, animosity, internal warfare.)

[ypsfonos]

47. Someone should Romney dinner her

Everybody remember the 47%?

At the speeches there must be servants around!

[George II]

51. Why should she?

[Bluenorthwest]

119. She should if she wants the trust of the people and their votes. If she does not want votes, she

can keep her secrets. If she wants votes, she needs to do that which is asked of her by the voters.

[senz]

52. Thank you so much for linking to The Intercept.

It looks excellent, and it carries reports from the great investigative journalist, Lee Fang,.

[Depaysement]

56. She's ignoring him

She laughs because it seems from the distant camera shots like she's talking and smiling. It's good technique.

[CanonRay]

57. Boy, she really didn't want to answer that one!

[cantbeserious]

58. Candidate No - Maintains A Perfect Record Of - No Responses

eom

[Dems to Win]

59. The Occupy Wall Street crowd is not laughing

She can't get the votes of OWS and their supporters, whether it be in the primary or November.

Making a speech to Goldman Sachs for $250,000 in 2013 was a clear middle finger to OWS from Hillary. Stupid, arrogant, obnoxious move for someone planning to run for president as a Democrat.

I'm irritated that the Democratic Establishment has lined up behind a clear loser. If Democrats want to have any chance of winning, we must nominate Bernie.

[LittleBlue]

61. She laughs becuase she has followers who are loyal above all concerns

They demand nothing from her other than she be Hillary Clinton. She can oppose universal healthcare, free education for all, anything, and she'll have a baseline of 48% support.

Her smile is knowing she can do anything she wants and it won't hurt her.

[99Forever]

63. Arrogance, thy name is Hillary Clinton.

Funny thing is, that's the same reaction I give when someone asks me if I'll vote for Hillary Goldman Sachs Clinton.

[panader0]

65. Wow--she is something else--so phony.

How can there be so many who don't see it?

[Enthusiast]

68. Imagine that.

[azmom]

71. She's so fake.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

75. The investors in her campaign expect their relationship to be kept private.

Not to mention that they also expect a healthy return on their investment.

[Odin2005]

76. Her evil cackle drives me up a wall.

[Mike Nelson]

80. Good-natured response!

...Republicans (and, now, Bernie supporters) want to investigate and examine every lead, in an endless effort to make her look bad.

[99Forever]

85. Bernie Supporters don't have to "make Hillary look bad."

She does a fine job of that, all by herself.

[Babel_17]

94. Good-natured response 2 (Electric Boogaloo)

I'm feeling the Bern.

[JackRiddler]

96. Imagine that, everyone wants to know what she told Goldman Sachs!

[NCTraveler]

82. As am I. Nt

[JackRiddler]

95. Oops I posted the same thing. Sorry.

[Uncle Joe]

97. Not a snowball's chance in Goldman Sachs.

Thanks for the thread, marmar.

[hifiguy]

98. Ha, fucking ha.

She doesn't answer to the commoners for what she says to her owners.

[cui bono]

104. They always laugh

before they cry.

.

[Gothmog]

106. A laugh was an appropriate response to that question

[Fumesucker]

109. Indeed, how dare the serfs question what their queen-in-waiting says to the lords of the realm?

This whole election is nothing but an empty and meaningless formality before the coronation.

We are all neocons now.

[cui bono]

110. How so?

[polly7]

114. She laughs a lot.

"We came, we saw, he died .... lol". Those who've got nothing to worry about seem to enjoy life and don't find much troubling about their actions at all, even if they really bother others. There's a name for that, isn't there?

[alterfurz]

116. you're funny, polly7...

[polly7]

117. I like that! nt.

[Bluenorthwest]

118. She should be asked that question until she drops the smirk and releases the speeches.

nt