2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTrump paints Democrats as corrupt, "shielding" Clinton from indictment.
No, because I think the Democrat Party is going to protect her, Trump responded. I dont think shes going to be indicted. I think what she has done is very, very serious.
He then compared Clintons email scandal to Gen. David Petreaus, who resigned from his position as director of the CIA in 2012 after it was revealed that he shared confidential information with his biographer, with whom he was having an affair, according to Politico. He later pleaded guilty to mishandling confidential information.
I know for a fact that what Gen. Petraeus and others have done was much less, and it destroyed their lives, Trump said on The OReilly Factor. So I do believe, Bill, that shes being protected.
But how can the Democratic Party protect her from the FBI? Isnt the FBI non-corruptible? host OReilly asked.
I hope theyre not working together, Trump said, adding again that he thinks she is being protected.
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/crime/trump-obama-administration-shielding-clinton-indictment
Prepare for the down-ballot blood bath. This message will appeal to many, particularly independents.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)The end is nigh.
What right-wing memes will be promoted when parity comes to DU?
Loudestlib
(980 posts)Barack_America
(28,876 posts)...to such an obvious attack.
This is why you don't nominate a candidate who is under FBI investigation.
If she's ultimately indicted...you lose.
If she's not indicted...you still lose.
bunnies
(15,859 posts)I'm just curious.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Wonder how Billy is taking this coming from one of his Cocktail Circuit.
d_legendary1
(2,586 posts)I just wish that this clock didn't have its arms and numbers removed.
bunnies
(15,859 posts)Here we go!
amborin
(16,631 posts)Barack_America
(28,876 posts)Bit surprised they're doing this so early. Many of those targeted Dems are superdelegates. Could this give them pause to reconsider who they support?
Yeah, probably not. Dems haven't been that strategically savvy since, well, DWS took over.
sadoldgirl
(3,431 posts)And he just has to use the video of the POTUS
saying that "she was careless". And he will ask:
Who wants a careless POTUs?
And Trump will not be alone in these attacks, others
will join in.
This is going to be a disastrous campaign imo.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)because she is truly open for that attack.
And I doubt the party is ignorant of this.
Back to timeline, speaking off.. though this does not go into it.
sadoldgirl
(3,431 posts)I definitely think this is one of them. Both parties don't
care as long as the status quo is kept.
I believe also that the repug party will make other
choices than Trump or Cruz, because as long as they
have HRC to fight the party will be united.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)but Trump will likely be the candidate, He will get within 100 PDs, and the Rs are not stupid... After WI it looked like more than that. So they could do that, blow the convention open, Now I am not so sure.
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)she took from the now very questionable NY primary, which itself may change when all the hundreds of thousands of voters purged from the rolls are allowed to vote. I'm certain that will happen, no? There's no doubt this happened, the just suspended the woman they claim was responsible for the 'mistake'. But the NY Post is reporting she is just a 'scapegoat'.
Why is it that every time she 'wins' see Mass, Az, Iowa, now NY there is so much election fraud?
actslikeacarrot
(464 posts)It dosent matter if she is innocent or not. It will still be used to attack her relentlessly.
msongs
(67,417 posts)amborin
(16,631 posts)and you know it
840high
(17,196 posts)likes to go around and leave stinky eggs.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)So your statement is patently false.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)You know, lying about another candidate isn't going to do that candidate any good. Bernie Sanders has defended Hillary time and time again when he COULD have taken the bait from the Corporate shills on the media, but I watched him get angry at them and tell them he was not going to attack her.
When I see comments like that from Hillary supporters, I know I cannot trust a word that comes from campaign because I can play the videos for you and prove your comment to be FALSE with no problem at all.
It's a good thing Bernie is a far better person than I am, because after doing everything he could NOT to atack her, David Brock is spreading his filty lies, yes, he admits it proudly, and I would be be doing exactly what YOU are falsely accusing him of.
But he's a far better person than I am, thankfully. And he has so much to work with too, she is so lucky Bernie is such a decent human being.
She otoh, has done nothing but attack him and his supporters. Brock today boasting about the 'fake trolls' he has had all over Social Media attacking Bernie supporters. Do you REALLY want to keep this up, because like I said, I am more than willing to post the FACTS that Bernie himself has not done. '
I defended the Clintons for years against Bush supporters, only to find out that the Bushes and Clintons are like 'family'. What a slap in the face that was.
She needs to worry about her legal issues, because Bernie may be 'sick and tired of hearing about it' but the Republicans are SALIVATING over them.
Barack_America
(28,876 posts)Every point spot on.
Dem2
(8,168 posts)I didn't even have to go to reddit or FR to get it!!
Barack_America
(28,876 posts)This site wasn't founded for cheerleading.
Dem2
(8,168 posts)then act like they're doing the forum a favor by "showing them what the opposition is doing"
it's the oldest fallacy on the internets.
Barack_America
(28,876 posts)...in case the point of my OP was a bit too complex.
Dem2
(8,168 posts)I've got a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in.
Barack_America
(28,876 posts)You are aware this is an either-or situation now, no?
amborin
(16,631 posts)presuming to know more than members who've been here since the forum was founded
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)doubtful at this point? How is it 'wingnut' to post the words of the Republican Front Runner? I would say it is necessary to know what they will do, but then I'm a Bernie supporter BECAUSE I care about facts.
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)or not.
Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)....call it Skinner, enough divisive talk and RW ammo.
amborin
(16,631 posts)would have far-reaching negative ramifications for the entire Democratic ticket.
many of us are concerned about down-ticket candidates;
BillZBubb
(10,650 posts)Trump said what he said and it was commented on here, not the other way around.
If you are so clueless to believe that the republicans don't have far more ammunition against Hillary than what is posted here, you are beyond hope.
They don't need any help finding things with which to attack Her Majesty, Ms. Golden Sacks. Her actions and the content of her emails has given them a gold mine that has barely been tapped.
Unfortunately, Sen. Sanders was too nice a guy to get into that. The republicans will have no such generosity.
Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)Oh and calling out when people make up shit while trying to read minds and motivations.
So with that in mind, you're just making up shit and you have no clue what I think. Hope it's not you day job.
BillZBubb
(10,650 posts)Your post reflected that.
Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)Derp
quaker bill
(8,224 posts)his talking points are just laying all over the landscape. He picks up the ones that seem useful to him currently. If you think we get through the fall without Monica, Whitewater, Benghazi, Goldman Sachs, Vince Foster, Libya, Syria, E-mails and so much more, you have a rude awakening in store. There are political cudgels laying all over this battlefield, Trump will pick various ones up and swing them over and over, just to remind folks that they exist.
lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)Oh wait. No, I did see that coming.
RobertEarl
(13,685 posts)But Bernie's not a democrat, so he can't be accused of being part of the party protecting H. Damn. What else?
How about because Bernie said ""We are sick of hearing about your emails"". Aha! Got him there!! Bernie is coddling H!! If Bernie set off on H one-tenth as much as Trump has, we could all say he's attacking her and not protecting her.
Or, how about we start a rumor that Bernie is paying Trump to attack H because Bernie is afraid of making H mad? Would that work? ???... Nah, Bernie is not afraid of H, everyone knows that. Forget that one too. Damn!!
I got nothing else. Looks like Trump is on his own here. He's so mean, telling the truths. Wait!!!!! .... I got it!!!
Trump's a troofer!!
NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)Barack_America
(28,876 posts)Discussion of our opponents' strategies against us has always been permitted during the GE on DU. Hell, coming up with ways to counter those strategies is why DU was founded...not for the 'Rah Rah' utopia you seem to think it will become.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Wow, he's got all the language down.