Hillary Clinton struggled through an 'awkward' answer about her 6-figure Goldman Sachs speaking fees

[UglyGreed]

Hillary Clinton struggled Wednesday night through an answer about the large paychecks she received from the investment bank Goldman Sachs for several speeches, arguing they would not corrupt her judgment when it comes to regulating the finance industry.
During a CNN town-hall event Wednesday night, moderator Anderson Cooper asked Clinton whether she had used poor judgment by accepting $675,000 from Goldman Sachs for three speeches. The Democratic presidential front-runner said she was simply following the footsteps of past secretaries of state.

"I don’t know. That's what they offered," she said. "Every secretary of state that I know has done that."

When Cooper asked how she thought the speeches would appear during a presidential campaign, Clinton suggested she hadn't thought about such implications because she wasn't sure whether she would run for president.

http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-goldman-sachs-speaking-fees-cnn-town-hall-bernie-sanders-2016-2

[Punkingal]

1. Another big lie...."wasn't sure she would run for president."

[UglyGreed]

2. I can not believe

this is true.

[awake]

5. At this point she is so use to lying she does not even notice

I feel that Hillary has the capacity to focus and accomplish what ever job she takes on and would make a good administrator but she is one of the worst campaigners in the Democratic Party and if it was not for having been the first lady of President Bill Clinton and the chance of becoming the 1st woman President she would have never gotten this far as a candidate because she can not stop lying. Hillary's lack trust worthiness will be her down fall ether in the primaries or heaven forbid in the General Election if she gets the nomination. There is no way we can win back the Senate or even keep the White House if she becomes our candidate.

[speaktruthtopower]

6. You're right..

and there are ways to inoculate her against that but her campaign isn't doing it.

Her supporters need to be out there stressing who she is one on one, her command of the issues and so forth. That she wouldn't have gotten this far as a mere former first lady. That she was the cream of the crop and put her own career on hold to be with her husband in Arkansas. But they have to be scrupulously forthright that she is still developing as a politician, and at all cost avoid the kind of sycophantic wholesale denial of obvious facts that remind people of the scandal defense strategy of the '90s.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

41. at the debate tonight she will probably say Goldman Sachs made me do it

not her fault or it was just after 9/11

[hifiguy]

34. The lying has ascended to

truly Nixonesque levels, hasn't it?

[frylock]

10. Yeah, that response was comedy gold.

pfffffffft... errr uhhhh I didn't know I was going to run for President. Please.

[hifiguy]

33. No shit, Sherlock.

Now tell us the one about the dog eating your homework.

[MariaThinks]

3. She did not struggle - she answered it beautifully.

both Bernie and Hillary came off really well and I will happily support whichever one wins the nomination.

it feels good to know that either candidate will do me proud.

[UglyGreed]

4. She hesitated

looked down while trying to create an viable answer. Seemed like she struggled to me, but what do I know. At least she did not laugh this time around.

[frylock]

11. She literally backpedaled.

I thought she was going to fall over that chair!

[MariaThinks]

18. it looked like she was being thoughtful

it looked like she took a deep breath - that filthy liar!

[Goblinmonger]

9. I thought the majority of what she said last night was solid.

This was not in that category. This was FAR too naive for Clinton the former Secretary of State. "They just offered it to me so what was I supposed to do?" Come on. She's smarter than that.

[whatchamacallit]

15. FYI Sibel Edmonds is no fan of Hillary Clinton n/t

[FlatBaroque]

7. The reason I dislike this craven politician like no other

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is because of statements like "I don’t know. That's what they offered". Or the classic, "what, you mean with a cloth?". She is "wicked" smart when its in her interest, and just a naive waif when deflecting legitimate criticism.

[frylock]

13. Yep, like her excuse for voting on the bankruptcy bill..

aww gee whiz, I never heard of quid pro quo.

[MariaThinks]

20. i really like Bernie, but some of his supporters will turn me away from him

[frylock]

22. What in my post did you find to be so offensive?

[MariaThinks]

25. i was referring to the parent of the message you responded to

'craven politician'.

as a Democrat, liberal, and progressive I find that type of characterization for any of our party elders to be offensive. Someone who can call Hillary that really doesn't make Bernie look as appealing by association.

[frylock]

37. I don't know what to tell you if your core beliefs are swayed by what some anonymous..

poster said on the internet.

[MariaThinks]

19. i don't know what words you're hearing but you may need help for your level of hate

[99th_Monkey]

8. It struck me as a very awkward moment for Hills. She hemmed & hawed ... bobbed & weaved

veering into other issues she knew were safer ground, in an over-long string of
excuses and deflections. It was painful to watch.

[MariaThinks]

26. really? she answered every question thoughtfully, respectfully, and honestly.

I am one of the strongest proponents of single payer universal health care that you can imagine. I believe it is a right. I'd like to understand how it will get passed through a republican congress - even if they were in the minority but could filibuster. Hillary tried in 1994 - she went up against the lobby and they spent billions and in the end, the house and senate went republican and universal health care was abandoned by the republican.

I would love to see people who keep attacking her - reminds me of the republicans against Obama - answer any questions directly and honestly - with the intent to actually get something passed into law.

[99th_Monkey]

31. The OP is about Wall St./Goldman Sachs not healthcare.

But I appreciate that you favor single-payer. So do I, very much, esp. since I'm personally now in
a situation where I've been waiting months for a heart valve surgery that I need, but my health
insurance co. has been jacking me and my doctor around about it, saying they won't cover it for
inexplicable reasons. THIS would not be going on if the insurance companies were not the 'decider'
about my health care needs. It should be between me and my doctor, period.

I don't think it's an 'attack' to point out a candidate's donor base, the people who most want
"their candidate" to win, and show their support by shelling out money -- sometimes in the
millions -- to 'make sure' they are elected.

There's nothing personal about that. It's a widely-held view and common sense no-brainer
observation that a politician's donor base reflects who they most represent once in office. Why
do you think people donate $million$ to politicians anyway? .. just to be 'generous'?

[MelSC]

12. Bernie struggled when asked about anything not pertaining to Wall Street

He is such a nice man, but after last night it is clear to me he is not president material. I really like Bernie, how can you not? Hillary made him look small and ill prepared for president, not on purpose but because she is such a better candidate who is realistic.

[UglyGreed]

14. Yeah he was just trying to

cover up his tracks poor guy.......

[MelSC]

16. No just more of the same silly ideas that will never happen

Nt

[UglyGreed]

17. Seems odd to me

that Hillary says the republicans will get what they want if they win, Hillary will get what she wants if she wins and silly little Bernie will be left out in the cold. Sucks to be the outsider huh?

[MelSC]

21. Your replies make no sense

Another weird emotional response with weak sarcasm, it's like all the Bernie supporters speak the same language.

[UglyGreed]

24. Read it again

perhaps you can decipher it the second time around. If not, I'm sorry I made things so confusing

[Bluenorthwest]

45. This thread has posters I've never seen before all claiming coherent posts don't make sense to them

and insulting people I am used to reading here. I find that odd in a creepy sort of way.

[MariaThinks]

27. this makes no sense to me at all

[UglyGreed]

29. 1) Hillary states

she will get things done since she is a progressive that gets things done. 2) Then Hillary tells us we all should fear the republicans if they win because they will do what they want. 3) Hillary tells us when it comes to Bernie he will never be able to do anything he would like to accomplish. Get my drift??????

[hifiguy]

39. Stephen Hawking couldn't make

head or tail out of that logic salad.

[UglyGreed]

42. I guess you

understand what I'm trying to imply

[DefenseLawyer]

32. Since we are talking about specifics in this thread, give me a specific

The OP was about her specific response to the questions about speaking fees. What was a specific question that you thought Senator Sanders struggled with and why?

[EndElectoral]

23. She attacked the Koch Brothers as buying influence, but minimalized her money from Wall Str.

[lob1]

28. Hillary took Koch Bros. money. They financed the DLC.

[Hoyt]

30. Wow, she spoke before Am Camping Assoc, Canada 2020, Commercial Real Estate Womens Network,

Innovation Arts and Entertainment, United Fresh Produce, Let's Talk Entertainment, Healthcare Information Systems, Premiere Healthcare Alliance, National Multihousing Council, Gap Inc, universities, NAACP, Society for Human Resource Management, and the like.

I guess she is in their pockets too.

[UglyGreed]

36. Depends

did she get paid $300,000 per speech? Also some speeches are done to boost profile, you know politics.....

[Hoyt]

43. $225,000 and above on most, going back to 2013. Keynote speakers of her calibre

are rare.

[UglyGreed]

44. Nice work if you can

get it......... Wonder if some of those made her change her position on single payer?

[Warren DeMontague]

35. She should have just brought up the heroin problem.

I mean, that's what she does any time anyone says the words "marijuana legalization", so....

[UglyGreed]

38. or 9/11

oh wait she used that one already and it did not go over well.

[Warren DeMontague]

40. Yeah, that meme must have REALLY tanked, for her to abandon it.

Maybe she can try blaming it on encrypted iphone apps?