Hillary Clintons Wall Street Speeches
Tons of her speeches, this is going to be devastating.
Hillary Clintons Wall Street Speeches
Tons of her speeches, this is going to be devastating.
*CLINTON SAYS YOU NEED TO HAVE A PRIVATE AND PUBLIC POSITION ON POLICY*
*Clinton: “But If Everybody’s Watching, You Know, All Of The Back Room Discussions And The Deals, You Know, Then People Get A Little Nervous, To Say The Least. So, You Need Both A Public And A Private Position.”*
CLINTON: You just have to sort of figure out how to — getting back to that word, “balance” — how to balance the public and the private efforts that are necessary to be successful, politically, and that’s not just a comment about today. That, I think, has probably been true for all of our history, and if you saw the Spielberg movie, Lincoln, and how he was maneuvering and working to get the 13th Amendment passed, and he called one of my favorite predecessors, Secretary Seward, who had been the governor and senator from New York, ran against Lincoln for president, and he told Seward, I need your help to get this done. And Seward called some of his lobbyist friends who knew how to make a deal, and they just kept going at it. I mean, politics is like sausage being made. It is unsavory, and it always has been that way, but we usually end up where we need to be. But if everybody’s watching, you know, all of the back room discussions and the deals, you know, then people get a little nervous, to say the least. So, you need both a public and a private position. And finally, I think — I believe in evidence-based decision making. I want to know what the facts are. I mean, it’s like when you guys go into some kind of a deal, you know, are you going to do that development or not, are you going to do that renovation or not, you know, you look at the numbers. You try to figure out what’s going to work and what’s not going to work. [Clinton Speech For National Multi-Housing Council, 4/24/13]
*Clinton Said That The Blame Placed On The United States Banking System For The Crisis “Could Have Been Avoided In Terms Of Both Misunderstanding And Really Politicizing What Happened.”*
“That was one of the reasons that I started traveling in February of ‘09, so people could, you know, literally yell at me for the United States and our banking system causing this everywhere. Now, that’s an oversimplification we know, but it was the conventional wisdom. And I think that there’s a lot that could have been avoided in terms of both misunderstanding and really politicizing what happened with greater transparency, with greater openness on all sides, you know, what happened, how did it happen, how do we prevent it from happening? You guys help us figure it out and let’s make sure that we do it right this time. And I think that everybody was desperately trying to fend off the worst effects institutionally, governmentally, and there just wasn’t that opportunity to try to sort this out, and that came later.” [Goldman Sachs AIMS Alternative Investments Symposium, 10/24/13]
*Clinton: “Even If It May Not Be 100 Percent True, If The Perception Is That Somehow The Game Is Rigged, That Should Be A Problem For All Of Us.” *
“Now, it’s important to recognize the vital role that the financial markets play in our economy and that so many of you are contributing to. To function effectively those markets and the men and women who shape them have to command trust and confidence, because we all rely on the market’s transparency and integrity. So even if it may not be 100 percent true, if the perception is that somehow the game is rigged, that should be a problem for all of us, and we have to be willing to make that absolutely clear. And if there are issues, if there’s wrongdoing, people have to be held accountable and we have to try to deter future bad behavior, because the public trust is at the core of both a free market economy and a democracy.” [Clinton Remarks to Deutsche Bank, 10/7/14]
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The one where she says you have to have a public and private policy is pretty much the same as what we were discussing the other day about rhetoric with foreign governments and how what is stated in public may be different from what is talked about via back channels. The best example of that was during the Cuban missile crisis.
This is the same as the political fallout in the aftermath of the 2008 crash. There had to be big talk about hammering down on the rogue banking industry the reality of what went on was very different (unfortunately)
Like I said, she really is terrible at getting what should a fairly innocuous point across like when she says "while it may not be 100% true, there is an image that the system is rigged" (paraphrased)...why say 100%? Why not just say "while it may not be true?" because the insertion of 100% means you immediately think "well how true is it? Is the system 50% rigged? 75%?...99?"
It just leaves her open to attack.
I haven't read the one about Sanders yet.
Leaves her open to attack? Perhaps you haven't figured this out yet, but this woman can literally do no wrong.
If we found out she did? The media would just focus on other things until the story goes away.
Ask yourself why she even wanted to keep these speeches from the public? For what reason? She's so open with her tax records and shit, why not her speeches to the rich elite?
Originally posted by Its2016
The difference is you knew he was going to lose and you support Hillary anyway.Do you feel the bern? I ****ing hope you do for thinking a socialist would win after the horror show of Obama.
You think I support Hillary? And don't worry about Obama. It's douches like you who make conservatives look bad and thus get Hillary more support. So when she wins in November, I hope you know it's YOUR fault for deriding Bernie supporters instead of trying to attract them to your side. Dumbass.