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Do you think not releasing the transcripts is the same as or worse than Watergate? nt Cali_Democrat Feb 2016 #1
How can you say it's not without knowing what is in the transcripts? JonLeibowitz Feb 2016 #3
Because one was breaking the law and the other is a legal campaign tactic. bjobotts Feb 2016 #98
you seem pretty confident saying that, without any knowledge of what was spoken. n/t JonLeibowitz Feb 2016 #102
Breaking into the Watergate Hotel vs the content of a speech? I'm confident bjobotts Feb 2016 #105
Did Nixon break into Watergate? Did he order the break in? merrily Feb 2016 #152
Oh, comeon, Jon Please passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #141
I didn't make the comparison, I said it is impossible to know either way without transparency. JonLeibowitz Feb 2016 #142
As of 1972, what had Nixon done with respect to Watergate? merrily Feb 2016 #153
It is too complex for this thread. There must be such a time-line on the Internets. WinkyDink Feb 2016 #181
Pls. see Reply 154. I had looked at 2 before posting. They were vague. Thanks anyway. merrily Feb 2016 #184
The fallout of Watergate destroyed Nixon's presidency AgingAmerican Feb 2016 #161
Are you assuming Nixon ordered the break in? merrily Feb 2016 #151
It wasn't a campaign tactic Docreed2003 Feb 2016 #177
Dear god do you know what Watergate was? Your comment is mind boggling if you do. Jackie Wilson Said Feb 2016 #106
I do. Hope that clears up your confusion. JonLeibowitz Feb 2016 #110
I am at sea. I've looked at two sources so far and I still don't know. merrily Feb 2016 #154
Uhhh you are confusing the Pentagon papers with Watergate JonLeibowitz Feb 2016 #158
Okay. I had the wrong office, which is my bad, but not material to your claim. merrily Feb 2016 #160
merrily, I actually have made no claims in this thread. JonLeibowitz Feb 2016 #164
AFAIK, though I could be wrong, failure to report a crime alone is not a crime. merrily Feb 2016 #165
As bad as... Bread and Circus Feb 2016 #13
not even close. the sensationalism is disgusting MariaThinks Feb 2016 #52
As disgusting as claiming to fight Wall Street while coddling them upperatmos Feb 2016 #94
Actually the transcripts don't matter. There is nothing that can change the minds of those rhett o rick Feb 2016 #128
Not releasing the transcripts is not a crime AgingAmerican Feb 2016 #159
"Not releasing the transcripts" is the new Bengazhi...the GOP baboons thank you. Fred Sanders Feb 2016 #2
Yep. And the GOP baboons are funding this attack. JTFrog Feb 2016 #9
The GOP has decided to stop doing Clinton propaganda research, since Bern fans do it for them. Fred Sanders Feb 2016 #15
Nope. They are spending big on this one. But they certainly are getting a lot of help. n/t JTFrog Feb 2016 #16
No, Hillary is doing this to herself. People who point out this are just following the money and FighttheFuture Feb 2016 #43
+1000 Shadowflash Feb 2016 #63
exactly! green917 Feb 2016 #96
+ 10,000 Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #97
Mic drop. +1001 Gorgatron Feb 2016 #99
Well put farleftlib Feb 2016 #100
.^that 840high Feb 2016 #119
It is her pile of crap. She made it, she owns it. Yep she did/does. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2016 #138
I have inside information RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #48
I want to know what she said, but I dont want to destroy her in the process of Jackie Wilson Said Feb 2016 #108
If what you hold dear survived Reagan and Bush, it will survive Cruz. merrily Feb 2016 #156
Why is it 'propaganda research' to ask what she said in her speeches to Wall strt etc. bjobotts Feb 2016 #111
You guys are killing me in this sub thread. yardwork Feb 2016 #174
lmao this logic makes me laugh retrowire Feb 2016 #57
It's like you think Kall Feb 2016 #59
Asking Hillary to release her transcripts is not an attack bjobotts Feb 2016 #104
+1000. nt sufrommich Feb 2016 #12
Bullshit. I have a right to know what she said to Goldman Sachs Fawke Em Feb 2016 #25
They should thank Hillary for not releasing them. n/t TIME TO PANIC Feb 2016 #26
I am sure they will show their gratitude in due time. DiehardLiberal Feb 2016 #167
Bull. Fucking. Shit. gcomeau Feb 2016 #31
Right? Marr Feb 2016 #76
Does it really, though? merrily Feb 2016 #157
Big banks pay a potential POTUS millions and not expect a return on those millions? sarge43 Feb 2016 #171
No. artislife Feb 2016 #34
It has to do with integrity. tecelote Feb 2016 #44
The transcripts are a red herring to whitewash taking the money kristopher Feb 2016 #67
"Hillary is part of a rigged system" is true. Duval Feb 2016 #137
I believe Sanders is going to be the President. kristopher Feb 2016 #139
They'll be thanking the Hillary cabal in November. Lizzie Poppet Feb 2016 #92
No, it isn't, but keep trying to sell it that way. merrily Feb 2016 #155
Woodward is a kook SHRED Feb 2016 #4
I truly cannot believe that these facts don't strike every Democrat... dchill Feb 2016 #5
Makes me uncomfortable that she won't release them. The why implies they're unflatering. bjobotts Feb 2016 #107
Her refusal to release them is unflattering *and* suspicious, merrily Feb 2016 #162
Agreed, she needs to release the transcripts Chantel Feb 2016 #6
... LexVegas Feb 2016 #7
That seems to be your standard reply. Nothing of subtence to say? Bubzer Feb 2016 #65
Haven't you heard? Fascism is funny! CoffeeCat Feb 2016 #80
Saves the painful process of engaging the brain. libdem4life Feb 2016 #144
Is it bad that I want to laugh and shake my head in sorrow all at the same time? Bubzer Feb 2016 #145
Does boggle the mind...the one sentence Pronouncements of Truth. libdem4life Feb 2016 #146
Less boggling and more pure frustration, for me. Bubzer Feb 2016 #147
She comes after my heel, I'll put it somewhere interesting. libdem4life Feb 2016 #148
LOL! That is definately an amusing thought :) Bubzer Feb 2016 #149
From my niece: Auntie, you have to be careful what you wish for because the wish fairy merrily Feb 2016 #163
Expect to hear that transparency from our side is a Republican thing meme. LOL Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #8
You don't have a right to know every single conversation a candidate has with other groups. randome Feb 2016 #10
for now....eom islandmkl Feb 2016 #19
absolutely. drray23 Feb 2016 #28
"Outside DU, this is a non-issue." Fawke Em Feb 2016 #30
Seriously, you think Trump's rise is related to issues of wealth and inequality? randome Feb 2016 #37
When they heavily donate to her campaign, the Clinton Global Initiative, and her Super PACs, yes we Dustlawyer Feb 2016 #33
If Sanders wins the nomination, that's fine with me. randome Feb 2016 #40
Are you serious? Politicalboi Feb 2016 #109
I'm not so much supporting her as recognizing the writing on the wall. randome Feb 2016 #173
And we have every right to demand to know tabasco Feb 2016 #53
A huge group, yes we do! Nt Logical Feb 2016 #61
We do when those conversations were bought and paid for with millions of dollars. gcomeau Feb 2016 #81
If she wants to be paid millions of dollars by Goldman Sachs and have private meetings with them, Marr Feb 2016 #84
Could Goldman Sachs out her? DhhD Feb 2016 #135
Why the secrecy? Were her investors on Wall St. unhappy with her performances? Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2016 #11
That's the $64,000 question. tabasco Feb 2016 #54
The $675,000 question Laughing Mirror Feb 2016 #93
The figure of speech t-shirt... Surya Gayatri Feb 2016 #14
LOL! MaggieD Feb 2016 #24
Perfect! ( saving - thanks ) n/t pkdu Feb 2016 #46
You're welcome! Surya Gayatri Feb 2016 #56
ROFL alcibiades_mystery Feb 2016 #17
She is a joke, i dont blame you for laughing. Nt Logical Feb 2016 #62
Pfffft alcibiades_mystery Feb 2016 #101
Geez! Hyperbole Much? Stallion Feb 2016 #18
it will come out, the only question is when restorefreedom Feb 2016 #20
We know she didn't tell them the crooked should go to jail.. tokenlib Feb 2016 #21
We know she told them to "cut it out"... GummyBearz Feb 2016 #35
Ok. zappaman Feb 2016 #22
Nobody except those that hate her care about the transcripts MaggieD Feb 2016 #23
I haven't seen anyone declare they hate hillary (anyone who's not a conservative). Bubzer Feb 2016 #75
Check your sig line MaggieD Feb 2016 #78
There is no hate there, that's silly. morningfog Feb 2016 #79
My sig line declares I hate hillary? Where does it say that... *looks again* nope...still not there. Bubzer Feb 2016 #82
okay dokey MaggieD Feb 2016 #85
Ahh... another non substence reply from a hillary supporter. I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell you... Bubzer Feb 2016 #87
okay dokey MaggieD Feb 2016 #88
Your sig line screams "I support the other guy" In blind following of HRC supporters, that means you Feeling the Bern Feb 2016 #168
Oooooooh, also rich, white and angry! Oh, and not actually a liberal. Bubzer Feb 2016 #182
Hopefully if she releases them, Bernie will win Politicalboi Feb 2016 #115
Bernie is not going to win MaggieD Feb 2016 #117
He will when Hillary drops out Politicalboi Feb 2016 #120
She's not dropping out MaggieD Feb 2016 #121
Putting us all at risk Politicalboi Feb 2016 #122
We aren't going to elect a socialist - sorry MaggieD Feb 2016 #123
That's a bit asinine, don't you think? Elmer S. E. Dump Feb 2016 #166
The transcript thing is easily one of the dumbest "controversies" I've ever seen. Bleacher Creature Feb 2016 #125
Yes, I was on a mandatory Hillary supporter time out - LOL MaggieD Feb 2016 #127
"I was on a mandatory Hillary supporter time out" BeanMusical Feb 2016 #132
K & R!!! Thespian2 Feb 2016 #27
The transcripts will prove or disprove nothing. The absence amounts of money and the unwillingness Skwmom Feb 2016 #29
Mitt Romney had his 47% comment. Sec. Clinton might have a 99% comment in her transcripts.... xocet Feb 2016 #32
Hillary is completely unelectable and her supporters need to quit whining that she's being attacked w4rma Feb 2016 #36
HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Feb 2016 #38
We have standing to demand she releases said transcripts in total Arizona Roadrunner Feb 2016 #39
I believe she was a private citizen when she made those speeches so, no, there is no 'standing'. randome Feb 2016 #55
Uh huh. You sure know how elections work, dontchya? TheSarcastinator Feb 2016 #68
And Romney was right to fight releasing his tax returns. Private citizen! gcomeau Feb 2016 #86
When running for president you lose your right to privacy.Everything up for scrutiny, legally bjobotts Feb 2016 #113
Yes, we do have standing Arizona Roadrunner Feb 2016 #176
Really? Even Bigger Than Bush's WMD Claim In The 2004 Election? Corey_Baker08 Feb 2016 #41
It is very telling that she hides these things from a public that bbgrunt Feb 2016 #42
Good grief.. what utter nonsense. What do you expect is in there?? DCBob Feb 2016 #45
Not really sure what is in there, Bob, it's why I'd like to have a look TheUndecider Feb 2016 #129
I wouldn't turn them over either. DCBob Feb 2016 #130
You may be right, surely at least one sound bite to be misconstrued. TheUndecider Feb 2016 #136
It goes towards character. Cassiopeia Feb 2016 #47
I love the smell of extreme hyperbole in the morning Blue_Adept Feb 2016 #49
Which one? trillion Feb 2016 #50
i would think bush saying he was moderate was the worst? MariaThinks Feb 2016 #51
Actually woodward's quote is not about the transcripts nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #58
So you're saying the fact that she hasn't released these transcripts (an issue that has never.... George II Feb 2016 #60
Vietnam, NK, Iraq...I guess they weren't deceitful. nt Jitter65 Feb 2016 #69
ROLF! NurseJackie Feb 2016 #64
Damn...I can only rec once. It should be a thousand. yourout Feb 2016 #66
Why won't Hillary release her library records? brooklynite Feb 2016 #70
ah yes, reduction to absurdity TheSarcastinator Feb 2016 #72
I believe it hinders the process if we make lite of the need to know what she said. Jackie Wilson Said Feb 2016 #112
She wasn't paid $200,000 to check out a book bjobotts Feb 2016 #114
HYPERBOLE jcgoldie Feb 2016 #71
self-awareness is difficult and painful TheSarcastinator Feb 2016 #73
And Hillary's one of the Greatest Liars in human history Politicalboi Feb 2016 #118
How about a go-fund-me 90-percent Feb 2016 #74
Too much seaotter Feb 2016 #77
The hyperbole on this site is getting out of control. Bleacher Creature Feb 2016 #83
A little hyperbolic. zentrum Feb 2016 #89
Wow...history is turning in its grave... n/t anotherproletariat Feb 2016 #90
Whitewater, Benghazi, E-mails ... BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #91
What Hillary probably said to Goldman-Sachs: John Poet Feb 2016 #95
K&R kgnu_fan Feb 2016 #103
Why should she give into the unreasonable demands of unreasonable people? great white snark Feb 2016 #116
What is Hillary trying to hide? senz Feb 2016 #124
LOL. Your drama gets worse each passing day. riversedge Feb 2016 #126
I'm still waiting for her "47-percent" moment . . . . Utopian Leftist Feb 2016 #131
Kick and R BeanMusical Feb 2016 #133
Transcripts....smancripts. Trust Buster Feb 2016 #134
If all who write here are truly upset about Hillarty refusing to show her transcripts Doitnow Feb 2016 #140
The more she hides them...the more it means there is something there. SoapBox Feb 2016 #143
Kick before going to bed.... kgnu_fan Feb 2016 #150
According to the rules, Republican senators Rubio and Cruz can't do paid speeches either... CdnExtraNational Feb 2016 #169
K&R Mbrow Feb 2016 #170
The biggest obstacle to progressive change isn't the republicans. raouldukelives Feb 2016 #172
I'm sure she discussed Goldman Sach's secret plan to mow us all down like wheat. randome Feb 2016 #175
Biggest Deceit? Excuse me? What Planet Were You Living On 16 Years Ago? Vogon_Glory Feb 2016 #178
Then EVERYONE who gives speeches is too, huh? OhZone Feb 2016 #179
Not EVERYONE is running for president sarge43 Feb 2016 #185
Oh so wrong. many of the candidates running have given speeches. OhZone Feb 2016 #186
So what? Sinan Feb 2016 #180
Those conversations are above your pay grade, prole. PowerToThePeople Feb 2016 #183
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