Greenpeace Response to HRC: She Conflates Greenpeace w/ Sanders Campaign

[amborin]

Greenpeace Responds to Hillary Clinton Statement on Exchange With Activist Over Fossil Fuel Money

WASHINGTON - Following the release of a video showing Secretary Hillary Clinton losing her patience with Greenpeace activist Eva Resnick-Day, the Clinton campaign released a statement saying that the campaign “has not taken a dollar from oil and gas industry PACs or corporations. The simple fact is that the Sanders campaign is misleading voters with their attacks.”

In response to Secretary Clinton’s statement, Greenpeace Democracy Campaign Director Molly Dorozenski issued the following response:

“Secretary Clinton cannot ignore the voices of activists asking her to reject fossil fuel money, or explain away the more than one million dollars she takes from fossil fuel lobbyists. We would welcome a statement from Clinton saying that she plans to stop taking this money going forward to prove to young people like Eva that she’s listening to them, not her biggest donors.”

“Secretary Clinton is conflating Greenpeace with the Sanders campaign, but we are an independent organization, and our research team has assessed the contributions to all Presidential candidates. We have not and will not endorse candidates. Earlier this year, we asked both Secretary Clinton and Senator Sanders to sign our pledge to #fixdemocracy, and while Sanders signed, Clinton did not. We intend to continue to challenge all candidates to listen to the people, not their biggest donors.”

To read a direct response from Eva Resnick-Day to Hillary Clinton, please click here:

http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/im-the-greenpeace-activist-who-asked-hillary-clinton-to-pledge-to-reject-fossil-fuel-contributions-at-the-purchase-ny-campaign-rally/

Greenpeace has documented Hillary Clinton’s fossil fuel contributions here: http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/campaign-updates/hillary-clintons-connection-oil-gas-industry/

To watch the video of today’s exchange with Secretary Clinton, click here:

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http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2016/03/31/greenpeace-responds-hillary-clinton-statement-exchange-activist-over-fossil-fuel

[CentralCoaster]

1. Wow. That video. As an active member of the environmental movement, this is very troubling.

It makes me very sad.

[amborin]

7. you, me, and many hundreds of thousands, if not many millions, of environmentalists, if

they see her response

[Jefferson23]

2. O'Malley took the same pledge at the time, only Clinton declined.

People are going to vote for this..really? ugh

[INdemo]

3. The Hillary campaign does not understand that

this rude comment,this lie she just spoke will come back to haunt her.
Waht Hillary doesnt understand is that all over the internet there is proof in her previous actions and comments that will prove she did/she is take/taking money form large Oil and Gas corporations.

[FlatBaroque]

11. The internet is very unfair to Hillary

[MisterP]

12. like how she GRINNED when she was going "never! ever!" for a healthcare system even China tries to

have: she's not even thinking about her millions from the bloodsuckers, just her expected GLEE at seeing someone else lose

[morningfog]

4. Hillary is simply trying to paint Bernie as a provocateur. SHe had no basis to invoke his name.

Same with her calling the "SHe wins we lose" chanters "Bernie people."

It's intentional on her part. Although she should keep her anger in check.

[KPN]

5. I wonder how much this will affect her campaign, if at all.

From the video, she does seem to be over-reactive. Is she losing it or is this the persona she wants to project -- tough and direct?

[dogman]

9. Well tough and direct works for Trump.

Some perceive bullying as strength. Are her supporters as gullible as Trump's?

[amborin]

22. this wasn't tough and direct; it was over the top, vicious; her defenses are crumbling; she hates

confronting the truth and reacts with rage at anyone who dares challenge her cronyism and prevarications

[amborin]

10. her response seemed destabilized, moreso than tough and direct; her level of anger was unjustified

[KPN]

15. I'm inclined to agree.

[Ichingcarpenter]

16. When the video is slowed or even stopped it shows

some very unflattering screen shots of hillary's anger

and finger pointing attack six times in the girl's face.

Believe me........this is gonna create parodies, jokes, criticisms, commentaries, memes on the internet that she will regret for her outburst

[rhett o rick]

6. She has accepted too much from the oil industry to turn back now. If she gets elected she will

be happy to help the Republicons destroy our environment for wealth.

From the OP:

“Secretary Clinton is conflating Greenpeace with the Sanders campaign, but we are an independent organization, and our research team has assessed the contributions to all Presidential candidates. We have not and will not endorse candidates. Earlier this year, we asked both Secretary Clinton and Senator Sanders to sign our pledge to #fixdemocracy, and while Sanders signed, Clinton did not. We intend to continue to challenge all candidates to listen to the people, not their biggest donors.”

[Babel_17]

8. Yeah, it's never good when you can't identify your opponents (nt)

[SHRED]

13. Her assumption is telling.

We'll see how using an environmental group to lash out at Bernie supporters works out for her.

A classic case of foot-in-mouth disease.

[Uncle Joe]

14. Corporate media conglomerate coverage that I have seen so far doesn't make this distinction.

They have been light on the substance, about Bernie signing the pledge and Hillary not, that this was a challenge to all the Democratic Candidates including Martin O'Malley; he signed as well.

Thanks for the thread, amborin.

[felix_numinous]

17. Perfect timing for Greenpeace to step in

HRC needs to be exposed for who and what she truly represents. Everyone who is not her base, environmentalists, occupy Wall Street, peace movements would not have a voice.

[Impedimentus]

19. " ... movements would not have a voice ..." No, but they would be on the receiving end of her ...

screaming voice.

FEEL THE BERN - 2016

[felix_numinous]

20. It is the tone of truth

that cannot be tolerated

[Impedimentus]

18. I am so sick, so sick ...

Appears Hillary has a bad case of fossilittis. Let's all send her a Get Well card - it's the sympathetic thing to do.

FEEL THE BERN - 2016

[liberal_at_heart]

21. Shows just how out of touch she and the Democratic Party are. Environmentalism used to be

a Democratic value. But environmentalism doesn't pay the bills does it Hillary?