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https://bluntandcranky.wordpress.com/2015/04/24/hypocritical-hillary-haters/Note: this DU post is aimed SOLELY at the Teapublicans and the rest of the VRWC, and is NOT referring to DU or DUers.
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A Clinton candidacy always brings the lying rat bassets out in droves, and her 2016 bid is no exception. The Teapubbies have carefully timed the Scandalism Machine to try to sink her Presidential bid. Like they did to Bubba in 1992 and 1994. And when Hillary ran for Senate. And when she was confirmed as Secretary of State. Its all about scandalscandalscandal, every single time. Never mind that all the millions of dollars the Right Wingnuts spent digging for dirt on the Clintons ever turned up was oral sex and cigar kink. (And that was on Bill, not Hillary.)
Knowing that Secretary Clinton would run for Prexy (like everybody else did, DUH), the Republicans have spent loads of taxpayer dollars on investigations that have turned up even less than they did in the 90s. Undeterred, they are gleefully wasting our hard-earned on these witch hunts, shining bright lights on nothing and substituting innuendo for information. And getting lots of money and assistance for their smear campaigns from rich motherf***ers in and out of the media, foreign and domestic.
In the interest of Truth, Justice, and the Amercan Way, lets turn those spotlights around for a wee minute and shine it upon HRCs manifold accusers, and see what we find, shall we? Oh, we shall; yes, yes we shall.
Number A: The big Clinton Email Server Scandal. You know, the one where Hillary had a legal server that she used legally, and disclosed everything that was legally required? Yep. Not for nothing was scandal enclosed by scarequotes.
Turns out that the Teabilly who is leading the charge against Mrs. Clinton is doing the same damned thing. Yes, Trey Gowdy has his OWN private email server, not that you hear much about it. This writer had to go down five pages in a Google search to find it, underneath all the regurgitated Repub talking points that pass for news these days.
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), who heads the Houses Select Committee on Benghazi, is leading the charge in calling for investigations of Clintons email.
Yet its important to note that Gowdy maintains his own domain treygowdy.com. For example, one campaign contact email he used was info@treygowdy.com. While its not unusual to maintain such a thing particularly for campaign work, its not clear that Gowdy utilizes this email solely for political campaign work and not congressional tasks.
AlterNet asked Gowdys office through both a telephone inquiry followed up by an email communication to his press secretary about how he segregates work he conducts through his personal domain vs congressional work. We also inquired about where his personal email server is stored and how it is secured. We also attempted to contact Gowdy campaign manager George Ramsey, but he did not return our phone calls.
Letter 2: How about that new blockbuster book about Clintonian Corruption, Clinton Cash? Wow, sounds like some pretty damning stuff, if you listen to the breathless panting of the reporters who are covering the story. Ermmm well no Turns out Mr. Schweizer is a paid Republican operative, who was paid lots of money to write a bulls*** hit piece:
As Crooks and Liars pointed out, Schweizers Government Accountability Initiative, a 501(c)(3), is funded by three conservative powerhouse donors.
First up would be the infamous Koch brothers, who contribute to most of GAIs funding through the Franklin Center, a free market organization dedicated to democratizing journalism. Also in play is another the Koch-run Donors Trust, a political slush fund, according to the blog.
Of the total $2.2 million received in 2012, $2 million came from the Franklin Center, the Koch-funded watchdog organization. Perhaps coincidentally, the Franklin Center also received a $2 million contribution in 2012 from Donors Capital, the sister organization to Donors Trust.
Next is the Mercer Family Foundation, headed up by the eponymous hedge fund magnate Robert Mercer. As Crooks and Liars noted, Mercers main targets are usually congressmen trying to roll back the power of Wall Street. Mother Jones reported that Mercer is currently the top bankroller for Sen. Ted Cruzs (R-TX) presidential campaign.
Finally: Everybody remember when Hillary called out the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy (VRWC) and was roundly mocked for having done so? Well, gosh darn it and golly-gee-shucks, it existed then and has continued into the present day. Click the links for details.
Score from just the aforementioned wee minute of looking at the accusatory Teabaggers, Plutocrats and Pundits:
Hillary:3
Hillary Haters:0
This writer doesnt much care for Hillary, any more than he he did for Bill. If he has to vote for her, hell hold his nose while so doing. But these Nixonian Ratf***ers need to be put in a cage with the rest of their rodent brethren to gnaw on each other, so that the political process can at least be slightly less infested with such vermin.
It sure would be nice to decide our 2016 votes based on facts, instead of lies spread by a load of paid Republican liars.
still_one
(92,187 posts)was harmed in the making of this motion picture
riqster
(13,986 posts)So I thought the disclaimer was advisable.
still_one
(92,187 posts)riqster
(13,986 posts)Sorry I missed the wiseasseriness.
still_one
(92,187 posts)riqster
(13,986 posts)mmonk
(52,589 posts)riqster
(13,986 posts)Orwell would barf out loud were he to see it.
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Good thing we never see any of those things at DU. Whew!
Sid
riqster
(13,986 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)It. Does. Not. Work.
You even got a sex scandal complete with impeachment. Bill was more popular than ever after that. Do you never learn Republicans? No? good. continue wasting your time. Please proceed.
riqster
(13,986 posts)Way too many Americans don't check facts.
treestar
(82,383 posts)Yes the rebuttals help expose the Republicans for the idiots they are.
They always want to make it about the person and not the issues, which is what shows they are stupid. And then they try to prop their candidate in a way that is usually patently hilarious - war hero, strong leader, everything in their stereotypes of masculinity.
riqster
(13,986 posts)Sort of an asexual masculinity almost. Creepy.
NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)Why is the republican party and teaparty willing to spend record breaking dollars, time, and especially made up out of nowhere lies to stop her?
I just dont fucking get it.
I mean they are going to attack this woman as if (and I fucking mean this literally) she is a worse human being than Hitler and Osama Bin Laden combined.
Think about that, for a minute.
But, according to many, she is so much like them there is little daylight between them.
JUST
DONT
GET
IT
riqster
(13,986 posts)But nuance requires more time than I had today.
world wide wally
(21,742 posts)We'll never be able to match their firepower in getting people to believe their lies unless there is an equally effective media outlet to debunk them over and over.
We need a few liberal billionaires on our side.
riqster
(13,986 posts)Even then, it's a sisyphean task.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)to prove their points wrong. As in the case of Clinton Cash, it has come to light the guy the book mentions with the Canadian Uranium One had sold his rights years before but would bet the book does not point out this fact.
riqster
(13,986 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,956 posts)MSN and the Seattle Times to name two.
riqster
(13,986 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)riqster
(13,986 posts)Or did you mean he repeated the Uranium lies?