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Red Oak

(697 posts)
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 09:35 PM Mar 2016

What's the current status of Clinton's Goldman transcripts?

Is her position still that all politicians everywhere must release their speeches before she does?

Those must be some damning transcripts for her not to have released yet.

I wonder if the Republican opposition has a copy of one or more of them and is waiting to use them during the general election?

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casperthegm

(643 posts)
1. HRC supporters would like you to stop asking
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 09:42 PM
Mar 2016

A common argument I see is that it's an old topic and it's time to move on. It's only an old topic because she's let it drag on without addressing it. So, sorry, we're gonna keep asking

CorporatistNation

(2,546 posts)
14. Nice Touch... T Minus 30 seconds and Counting... This IS Mission Control!
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 11:29 PM
Mar 2016

Not holding my breath!!! Honesty, Integrity and Personal Character are Great traits... Let's get Bernie across the line ... Bernie IS OUR ONLY Hope as a Nation!

 

DemocracyDirect

(708 posts)
5. If she's the nominee...
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 10:14 PM
Mar 2016

We'll see those transcripts and some video to match.

There's a lot of Republicans at Goldman Sachs.

BernieforPres2016

(3,017 posts)
6. Same as it has always been
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 10:18 PM
Mar 2016

She's never going to cough them up. Somebody else will have to for them to ever see the light of day.

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)
7. Her supporters should be demanding she release them. Instead the reaction is to
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 10:31 PM
Mar 2016

refer to Obama, since he took the lions share of money from WS and that proves
there was no quid pro quo. I know what you're thinking, but this is what they actually
believe supports their position.

Or that she is forced to take the money and it means nothing unless YOU
can prove she has done something or will do something in the near future
to compromise future regulations for the financial industry. That would be
past tense..you would have to wait and see.

So how many politicians take lobby money and then talk about how it influenced
them? lol

Oligarchy is a word to mock now on DU....and so is corruption. These people
are fucked up, with utterly and completely fucked up rationalizations.

Red Oak

(697 posts)
11. You're probably middle class and have none to give
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 10:50 PM
Mar 2016

Goldman on the other hand gave 250,000 of them, multiple times, to Sec Clinton.

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)
16. That though I might find it an interesting read, I don't see the point in this.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 12:05 AM
Mar 2016

Transcripts on talks, many times are a slice of the prevailing opinion at the time the speech is given, when it comes to certain topics.

I don't think that the speeches could be damning per se, but it would get scrutinized, parsed and taken out of context beyond all recognition.

No matter what, any one will probably find something objectionable from the many speeches given.
It is a much safer bet not to release it, and rather concentrate on her campaign performance and other more verifiable records out there.

There is so much on Clinton on record that is objectionable that is readily available that I don't see a need to add to it with these.
From the debates where she mostly parrots Sanders position while adding a few things to make it seem tougher, to absolute retro-anamnyses on things she has done said and her grasp on policy.

I mean, I am quite interested in seeing them too, but I'd rather concentrate on other things instead, as to me, this is minor in comparison to her record.

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