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Marr

(20,317 posts)
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 12:42 PM Mar 2016

Hillary's speeches to Goldman Sachs give them a nice bit of leverage on her.

She doesn't want those speeches released. The natural assumption is that she said things to Goldman Sachs that they liked hearing, but most voters would not.

So what happens when HRC has to make any sort of call that effects the big banks? She's basically handed them their own pre-packaged scandal to deploy whenever they feel the need. Kind of hard to oppose something like, say, bailing out the big banks (yet again) when they can release your fawning praise of said banks, and who knows what sort of promises, whenever you step out of line.

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Hillary's speeches to Goldman Sachs give them a nice bit of leverage on her. (Original Post) Marr Mar 2016 OP
There will be bail ins first as banks are now required mmonk Mar 2016 #1
Please give Hillary some credit! PonyUp Mar 2016 #2
48% of Republicans would'nt vote for Trump if he's the nominee. stonecutter357 Mar 2016 #3
How many Democrats would vote for Clinton... gcomeau Mar 2016 #4
Her nickname at Goldman Sachs is Goldman Handcuffs. i rest my case Arazi Mar 2016 #5
I'm simply thinking she releases them after the primary. NCTraveler Mar 2016 #6
Leverage? She is the lever they paid good money for. nt mhatrw Mar 2016 #7

mmonk

(52,589 posts)
1. There will be bail ins first as banks are now required
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 12:46 PM
Mar 2016

to do them before bail outs. The next one will be a double whammy on the American people (having their deposits and savings seized by the banks first).

 

PonyUp

(1,680 posts)
2. Please give Hillary some credit!
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 12:50 PM
Mar 2016

Oh, that's right...she has Goldman Sachs. She doesn't need credit!

 

gcomeau

(5,764 posts)
4. How many Democrats would vote for Clinton...
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:17 PM
Mar 2016

...if it came out she said some *really* unappetizing things that completely contradict her public rhetoric when she was behind closed doors taking their money?

Yeah. Leverage. And that doesn't just apply to election season, it applies to after.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
6. I'm simply thinking she releases them after the primary.
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:23 PM
Mar 2016

She has Sanders supporters so distracted over this that it is muddying the waters. Her actions are controlling the narrative and what Sanders supporters haven't figured out yet is that it isn't hurting her.

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