Republican governor cautions GOP over "Clinton Cash" knocks

[IDemo]

Source: CBS News

Journalist Peter Schweizer set off a firestorm last week with revelations from his forthcoming "Clinton Cash" book, which allegedly exposes ties to the Clinton Foundation's foreign donors and favors granted by the State Department during Hillary Clinton's tenure.

Since the Monday reveal of Schweizer's key findings, several Republican heavyweights have chimed in on the controversy: Presidential candidate and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul promised that the "Clinton Cash" revelations would be "alarming" and "mind-boggling." Texas Sen. Ted Cruz released a statement Friday saying that the disclosures "create more doubt about whether the former Secretary of State can be trusted." And former Hewlett-Packard executive Carly Fiorina bashed the former first lady on Facebook, calling the scandal just another lesson in "the Clinton way."

But a Republican governor -- one who presides over the Clintons' home state -- is urging his GOP colleagues to employ caution when criticizing the former secretary of state.

There's "no evidence of a quid pro quo," Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday on NBC News. "Republicans need to be careful not to overstate the case."

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/republican-governor-cautions-gop-over-clinton-cash-knocks/

[Thinkingabout]

1. Good advice, seems as someone has gotten Asa's attention

It is time to wake a few who thinks they are giants.

[daleanime]

2. Because people might thinking about....

where they get their money.

[bloomington-lib]

3. Must be, because they certainly don't worry about "overstating their case".

[McCamy Taylor]

11. It's a bingo!

[jalan48]

4. At some point it should become obvious to Americans that

the never ending Clinton 'scandals' are being manufactured by right wing operatives. I'm not a huge Hillary fan but the non-stop assault upon her is more than bizarre. The Republican's can't win on debating the issues so 'Hillary as the incarnation of evil' is all they have.

[Jackpine Radical]

6. It's an ancient strategy for Republicans in the primaries

to take out the one they perceive as the Dems' strongest candidate (or sometimes just scariest candidate) before the nomination, employing whatever means necessary. It's Hillary's turn - again - to be the primary target.

I have serious issues with Hillary, but I have much more serious issues with the ability of the RW to get away with all this bullshit with the aid & comfort of M$M.

[Archae]

20. Nothing new.

Back in the 90's the HCAAC (Hate Clinton At All Costs) club ran with anything and everything they could make up.

Remember "The Clinton Chronicles," and how Jerry Falwell promoted that bullshit video?

Fact is, all the HCAAC club ever came up with was a fib about oral sex.
And they thought that would be THE "issue" that would get Bill Clinton impeached.

Colossal failure.

[jmowreader]

24. And it wasn't even all that much of a fib

Remember "I did not have sex with that woman"? According to the laws of the city of Washington, only intercourse is legally "sex." Because Bill Clinton didn't have intercourse with Monica Lewinsky, he really DIDN'T have sex with that woman.

[pansypoo53219]

5. indeed. far more quid pro quo on their side. the stuff the supremes could not see.

[Kingofalldems]

7. They have a couple DU pals touting this crap.

Whitewater redux.

[freshwest]

22. The GOP has been fishing using this bait for years. It'll get some bites, that's for sure. n/t

[OKNancy]

8. Kasich issued a warning too

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-04-26/don-t-underestimate-hillary-clinton-john-kasich-says

“She'll be a very formidable candidate,” the Ohio governor said in an appearance on CNN's State of the Union on Sunday. “I mean she's having a lot of problems now, going to have to answer a lot of questions, but anybody that underestimates Hillary Clinton I think makes a mistake. You know, they underestimated her husband.”

Kasich said Clinton and other candidates all have a shot at winning the swing state he leads, so long as they don't run divisive campaigns.

[rurallib]

9. as if the clowns in the clown car give a shit

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

23. Nope

[Initech]

25. ...

[Romeo.lima333]

27. jeeez look at rand paul . hillarious

[McCamy Taylor]

10. If quid pro quo becomes criminal in the public mind, then the GOP has no candidates.

[TheCowsCameHome]

12. Let them run with it

When Schweizer is finally debunked by his own, the collapse will be even sweeter.

There's a couple of hate-filled columnists in the Boston area that will look especially funny with egg on their faces.

[groundloop]

15. Unfortunately when the lies are debunked nobody takes notice

The lies have been told, a certain percentage of fence-sitting voters make up their minds based on these lies, they won't even notice when the lies are exposed, then it's done all over again and again.

[TheCowsCameHome]

19. There's nothing quite like totaling your own getaway car.

[Purveyor]

13. Of course. They know that Hillary is the most beatable candidate they could go against so why

scuttle that 'gift'.

[MADem]

14. You mean "un" beatable. Otherwise, they wouldn't try so hard. nt

[Purveyor]

16. No, it wasn't a misstatement or typo. Beatable it is... eom

[MADem]

17. Yes, it WAS a misstatement or typo--you got that right. nt

[Purveyor]

18. grasping I see. I understand and can feel your pain.

[MADem]

28. You maybe don't realize that people CAN click on your post and see where you edited it?

Just because there isn't any red edit line when you edit before a half hour passes, those edits are still there and people CAN see them.

[6000eliot]

26. Yes. All of those polls showing her kicking their asses sure prove your point.

[vadermike]

21. overeach

Pubbies probably are worried abou overreach with the Clintons.. they have done it so many time before... I think she will be fine.. however it is imperitive that she have a good oppo research on the Pubbies to see what we can get on them too... you know they are doing the same crap

[Gothmog]

29. The book clinton cash is a hatchet job full of errors

[tblue37]

30. Lies are not just errors. nt