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GreatGazoo

(3,937 posts)
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 04:02 PM Apr 2016

How will fake Twitter accounts, $4 mil troll budget, voter purges, "sexism" help Hillary in GE?

Shouldn't we be choosing a candidate who has REAL support and can stand up to legitimate criticism?

The most fake Twitter followers:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3214432/Hillary-Clinton-revealed-million-fake-Twitter-followers-presidential-hopeful.html

$4.5 million for Trolls:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/4/21/1518537/-Clinton-SuperPac-Admits-to-Paying-Internet-Trolls

Pro-purge messaging from Clinton camp:
http://usuncut.com/politics/clinton-supporters-mock-voters/

All-purpose deflection: "Sexism" + double standard

“I don’t want people to be offended,” Clinton said. But when asked if she understood why some women did take offense, she suggested political correctness had made Americans overly sensitive.

“Good grief, we’re getting offended by everything these days!” she said. “People can’t say anything without offending somebody.”

Young men and women have turned out in large numbers for Sanders, who lost to Clinton in Iowa by a historically small margin. The divides in the caucuses and the polls have largely been by age, rather than gender.


http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/07/hillary-clinton-defends-madeleine-albright-women-female-voters
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How will fake Twitter accounts, $4 mil troll budget, voter purges, "sexism" help Hillary in GE? (Original Post) GreatGazoo Apr 2016 OP
Well you are not taking in fact that Gwhittey Apr 2016 #1
Clinton is very beatable GreatGazoo Apr 2016 #2
Trump and Clinton are not the same, but they do have similarities. rhett o rick Apr 2016 #3
We're ALL wearing the turban this time GreatGazoo Apr 2016 #4
 

Gwhittey

(1,377 posts)
1. Well you are not taking in fact that
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 04:16 PM
Apr 2016

Trump is just a plant by Clintons to help her win the GE. Trump was urged by Bill Clinton to run. Why would he do this unless it was a setup from start. So if Trump wins the GOP nomination he is going to drop out for some made up reason about end of Oct ensuring a Hillary win. Why do you think he is only GOP candidate who has not been very critical of her. A odd comment here and there is all he has done. And he set her up many times to have a good talking point. When she made error of saying she was open to restrictions on abortions she messed up and that gaff was picking up steam. Along comes Trump with his punish women comment and look who is no using it as a talking point.

GreatGazoo

(3,937 posts)
2. Clinton is very beatable
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 04:58 PM
Apr 2016

Bill needed Ross Perot to beat Bush the 1st. If Hillary had real support they wouldn't resort to paid trolls and fake Twitter accounts.

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
3. Trump and Clinton are not the same, but they do have similarities.
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 05:17 PM
Apr 2016

Both like to use the PC card. "she (Clinton) suggested political correctness had made Americans overly sensitive."
Trump and the Conservatives love to throw the PC card to shut up those that don't fall in line. The bullies in jr high love to pick on kids and then when they object, say they are being "overly sensitive." How utterly dismissive.

GreatGazoo

(3,937 posts)
4. We're ALL wearing the turban this time
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 07:49 PM
Apr 2016


When they pulled their shit in 2008 they blamed Obama for allegedly being over sensitive or whatever:

Maggie Williams, campaign manager for Clinton, played down the significance of the picture. "If Barack Obama's campaign wants to suggest that a photo of him wearing traditional Somali clothing is divisive, they should be ashamed. Hillary Clinton has worn the traditional clothing of countries she has visited and had those photos published widely."


http://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/feb/25/barackobama.hillaryclinton

Same shit 8 years later but this time we're all Obama and they are telling us ALL to go f**K ourselves.

The basic technique of the Hillary campaign is to claim it is all just a dirty game so she has to be good at it. Plead guilty and claim everyone does it.

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