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usedtobedemgurl

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Tue Nov 1, 2016, 12:31 PM Nov 2016

The Clinton Scandals and Vetting.

I ran into an undecided at the gym today. She asked if I had voted and said she had no idea who to vote for with all the information going on out there. I first tackled the Clinton side of things. I explained that she and her husband had been investigated over and over and a lot of the time it was for the same subject such as Benghazi. I know that congressional hearings are not a court of law but I explained that at least there you only have to go through a trial once and it is not like congress digs up new information and takes her back to square one. No, they just try her over and over hoping for a different result.

I explained the scandals are not on Hillary's side. In order for them to be so, something would have to be found and there is nothing there. The real scandals, with the Clintons, are the Republicans who go after them time and again finding nothing and wasting the tax payer's money.

I explained that if the Republicans can do this many years of inquiry into the Clinton's lives then that should make her feel good. Hillary has been vetted more than any other president in the history of our country. They have looked under rocks and in caves but have found nothing. This should give a voter a lot of confidence that they are getting a clean candidate who can lead our country well.

I transitioned to Trump. I explained how concerned citizens should be about Trump's Russian connections. That the FBI is now looking into one of Trump's closest companions, Paul Manafort, because of Paul's ties with Russia. I brought up how Trump had spoken so highly about Russia and Putin. I said perhaps Manafort and Trump praising Russia could be a coincidence but how, if you Google, you will find one of Trump's sons stating how Russia has poured a lot of money into Trump. I told her how Trump could dispel a lot of this if he would release his tax returns but that he refuses and so we must believe that Trump is under the influence of a country we have not gotten along with for a long time. The future of our country could be in Russian hands if we are not careful.

After I was done with my thoughts she added in that he speaks about women terribly and makes fun of those with handicaps. (she does not have use of her left arm) She said nothing negative about Hillary at all. I think we may have another decided voter!

The Republicans have done a good job if we let everyone know that she is totally vetted and the only scandals she is attached to is the fact that the Republicans cannot stand to find nothing and so they keep taking an eighth, ninth, and even tenth bite at the apple wasting time, money, and resources.

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