This Forbes Article Should Lay to Rest the "Clinton is a Corporatist" Myth

[McCamy Taylor]

I see that an article by Forbes is being posted as if it is sensible, gospel truth that all Democrats should heed. It is an article about how Democrats should not nominate a woman who is being harassed/stalked/tarred and feathered by the GOP Congress, because somehow (in another dimension where the DOJ is NOT under Democratic control?) she could be indicted for keeping sloppy emails:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2015/09/08/hillary-and-the-democrats-dilemma/2/

If such an indictment were to occur in the near future, Democrats could presumably re-group and find an electable replacement, such as Joe Biden.If on the other hand, the indictment were to occur at a later period, say, in the middle of 2016, after Clinton had effectively secured the Democratic nomination, the indictment would threaten, if not doom, the Democratic Party’s chance of winning the election, even if the Republican candidate were to be flawed.

The maddening thing for Democrats is that there can be no clarity on the matter. The threat of a prosecution will be ever present, no matter what any official says, since no one knows which government agency might emerge from the shadows at any time with a duly authorized prosecution.

Should the Democrats accept the reality that Clinton is now too much of a risk to pin their hopes on? Or should they put their trust in the kindness of strangers and hope that no prosecution is ever launched? That is the Democrats’ dilemma.

Who is Forbes trying to kid here? Democrats, of course. "Kindness of strangers"? Is he talking about our current Attorney General? Show of hands how many people think the current DOJ is going to press changes against the former SOS for sloppy emails? Come on. Fess up. I know a whole bunch of you are hoping/wishing/praying that the AG would jump that shark. But it ain't going to happen. I rate the chances of Clinton being indicted for email fraud as somewhat less than Hell freezing over.

So, why is Forbes telling us to be worried? Because the business interests that Forbes represent do not want to see Clinton as the POTUS. They want Ted Cruz or maybe Donald Trump. You know, Corporatist candidates.

The Forbes piece is not just sneaky. It is ugly with its "threat" which might "emerge from the shadows." Scary. Good thing we have Hillary Clinton on our side. She is not afraid of anything, especially not the right wing conspiracy.

[delrem]

1. That has nothing to do with how people know that Hillary Clinton is a "corporatist".

People have some idea of how much Bill and Hillary Clinton have made for "speaking fees", and the money trails between that and US policy that they have had a hand in shaping and even introducing are very steep, and rocky. Both Bill and Hillary Clinton have been deeply embedded in the making of US military and economic policy. They have a retinue, a surround of expertise, which is straight out of hell. Hillary hired Dick Cheney's senior adviser as her own. That's how deep are the pits of that hell.

[djean111]

2. Clinton is a corporatist, and I don't think she would really deny that.

She has already stated she is no liberal or Progressive, that she is a centrist. Third Way stuff.

It seems like you believe that the only reason a Democrat would not support Hillary is because of RW lies. No, it is because of the ISSUES. Aside from that, I believe that her own self-inflicted baggage makes her polarizing, makes her unelectable. And look at Hillary's top donors. Wall Street and corporations.

[Skwmom]

3. Because they don't want to risk a non-corporatist winning the primary. N/t

[cali]

4. hey, have you figured out that I'm a Sanders supporter yet?

You kind of disappeared from my thread- the one where you accused me of trying to make Bernie look bad because I support O'Malley.

[Boomer]

5. You're misinformed

Corporate business interests do NOT want Trump, Ted Cruz or Bernie Sanders in the White House. They want an establishment politician who won't rock the boat: that's Jeb! or Hillary.

[Armstead]

7. Bingo

I think their preference are 1)Bush 2) Clinton
Biden would be their third choice if Clinton implodes.

[JRLeft]

6. Hillary is as corporate as the ocean is and the skies are polluted.