Hillary Clinton Is One of the Most Ethical (and Most Lied About) Political Leaders in America

[book_worm]

The most they have are votes they disagree with. And even there, the false frames are tossed around with no regard for facts. Hillary’s voting record is as liberal as Elizabeth Warren’s, yet somehow Hillary is the only one portrayed by critics as a sell-out, a closet Republican, a traitor to progressives.

I agree with most of Bernie Sanders’ platform – which is very similar to Hillary’s – but contrary to the assertions of his supporters, Bernie is not some outsider untouched by the messy complexities of politics. He is a seasoned politician who has spent a quarter century in Congress; he sided with the NRA when it was politically expedient; his top adviser is a consummate DC insider who has worked for candidates who are anathema to the left; he has hired pollsters to hone his message after saying he didn’t need pollsters; and he has shown a willingness to take swipes at the likes of Planned Parenthood and HRC when it serves his political goals.

My point is this: the notion that somehow Bernie is pure good and Hillary is pure evil is hogwash. They are both politicians who make judgments and adopt positions, some of which we agree with, others we don’t.

http://bluenationreview.com/hillary-clinton-is-one-of-the-most-ethical-and-most-lied-about-political-leaders-in-america/

[arcane1]

1. "Peter Daou is a former adviser to Hillary Clinton"

http://bluenationreview.com/author/peter-daou/

[reformist2]

49. They are the masters at convincing people that up is down and down is up!

[Cleita]

2. Since when is blatant lying and bold faced getting caught at it ethical? eom

[scscholar]

37. If that was true, those Republicans...

would have published that information years ago.

[panader0]

39. Here you go--highest rated for DIShonesty. She wins!!

[scscholar]

40. Uhh, that's a poll...

that has nothing to do with facts. It's just about opinions.

[panader0]

41. You mean like the opinions of voters?

And if you do a little bit of research you can find out how dishonest she is for yourself.
Just a little bit.

[MFM008]

53. Bull

everything about Clinton has been about privacy issues and republican witch hunts and LIES. (Except for the activity of Bill Clinton, which frankly is none of anyones buisness how she deals with it).
She doesnt have to release transcripts of crap until everyone does.
All republican lies. From whitewater to Vince Foster to emails to Benghaaazzziii. Republicans LIE and suckers believe it.

I swear some "democrats" are going to be as unhappy as the republiCONS when she is President.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

3. Brock sure is earning his keep --

[gcomeau]

4. A most ethical politician...

...would tell her voters what she said to Wall St in exchange for millions of dollars in payouts instead of hiding it and making excuses. Just item one on a very very very very long list where Clinton places political expedience above ethical behavior.


The author appears to be confused about the meaning of ethics.

[boomer55]

5. what he meant to say was "Hillary Clinton is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful

human being I've ever known in my life."

[Cavallo]

29. And he means, "since I used to get paid for working for her ... (or wait that may still be the case

Since the Clinton campaign has a staff larger than all other campaigns total that have been in this election so far)

Either way,

I'm sure he liked his pay check.

[Persondem]

6. Well said. I have seen a lot of utter BS presented here at DU over the last year or so. K & R nt

[casperthegm]

7. I'm not sure my list is full of lies- what do you think?

I can only answer for myself but here are a number of reasons I don't care for her/distrust her;

Clinton’s position on Keystone (or lack of one). She waited until the same week that Obama made his decision before announcing where she stood. That's not standing up for the environment. That's politics.

Wall Street money. Whether it's impression or reality, it's there and it can't help but make me wonder. Generally speaking, it's hard to imagine the banks and Wall Street throwing all of that money at her and saying "here you go, we don't expect anything in return." By the way, how is that search for the transcripts going?

Her opposition to Glass Stegall. Though I do recall her telling the banks to "cut it out." Thanks Hillary.


Her Iraq vote. You may be sick of hearing about it but it's a big deal. It was poor judgement and lack of foresight. Sanders saw that it would destabilize the region. And it did. Now we not have the legacy of the Iraq war, we have the current ISIS situation.

Speaking of that, there is the no-fly zone proposal. Another poor foreign policy decision. What happens when Russian jets cross that line? You have to be prepared for that and I don't see it.

The email and server investigation by the FBI. Sorry, it's real. It very well could end up being nothing in the end, but what if it's not? What if it drags on until the general election and then she gets indicted? Then you end up with a republican in the White House.

Gay marriage. You can see how she has flip flopped over the years, as confirmed via politifact. Another change based on the political winds.

Her support of the TPP

These are facts. All of these things and more have led me to distrust her judgement and her authenticity. It stands in stark contrast with her opponent.

[Bread and Circus]

8. WTF? This is just propaganda from David Brock.

[Mnpaul]

43. How ethical is that?

Peddling this garbage without disclosing ties to Clinton's campaign. I doubt these people know the meaning of the word.

[winter is coming]

47. Couldn't HRC find someone outside her super PACs to say she's honest and ethical?

[longship]

9. Let's start with the repeal of Glass-Steagall.

And go forward to her Iraq vote, and let's factor in her mentor, Henry Kissinger.

Then, we can begin talking about ethics. I would not relish being for Clinton's position in this debate. Maybe that is why her approval rating is so horrible, just like all the GOP candidates.

[Gwhittey]

10. Watch this and decided if she lied to moveon.org

[Motown_Johnny]

11. You sure picked the wrong day to try this one.

She just started running an ad misrepresenting Sen. Sanders vote on the auto bailout.

Hillary just can't tell the truth about anything. Deal with it.

[bkkyosemite]

12. It's not just politics..she is an out and out liar!

[Vattel]

13. This is, perhaps, the funniest thing I have read in months.

Clinton is a very dishonest political leader. Sanders is a very honest political leader. The facts make that very clear.

[whatchamacallit]

14. Ok, that's just straight up batshit

[Electric Monk]

15. This thread isn't turning out quite how you'd hoped, is it. LOL.

http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=hillary+lied

[Lizzie Poppet]

16. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...

[dchill]

52. Also, HAHAHAHSHAHAHAHAHAHA

ha. I think.

[bvar22]

17. Oh, Sorry.

I thought this was an Onion post,
and was looking for a few laughs.

[RufusTFirefly]

18. Why don't you pass the time by playing a little solitaire?

Hillary Clinton is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

33. Nice!

[Autumn]

19. .

[DefenseLawyer]

20. Well there you have it, hard-hitting, independent journalism

From a website owned by Clinton's SuperPAC. Can't get more ethical than that.

[Cavallo]

30. +10000

[Cavallo]

31. She is the most well connected plutocrat since GW.

[LAS14]

21. Sounds like the truth to me. nt

[Avalux]

22. HAHAHAHAHAAAA! Propaganda at it's finest!

The lies are solely her own.

It's completely mind-boggling that this woman, who will lie with conviction at the drop of a hat and change her position just as easily, has managed to make people think she's a victim, and hilariously - ethical! I guess having an army of people to do her dirty work keeps her hands clean.

[m-lekktor]

23. ROFL!!

[Turn CO Blue]

24. Blue Nation Review = True Blue Media = David Brock = Propaganda Arm for Hillary Clinton.

COMMON KNOWLEDGE.

[Bread and Circus]

32. Exactly, which makes the OP utterly wrong and ironic.

[BlueMTexpat]

25. I see that some of the

"Not Hillary" group are responding with their usual grace, courtesy and panache.

Thanks for trying, b_w!

[NCTraveler]

26. #hillyes nt

[panader0]

42. #whichhillary?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

27. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Sure she is...

[Kall]

28. Mmhmm

https://m.

[pinebox]

34. Hillary Clinton is one of the most unethical and pulls the spin cycle a lot

Sorry David Brock but YouTube doesn't lie and has a LOT more viewers than your little site ever will.
Reality check time.

[Jackilope]

35. They released this too early. 4/01 is not here yet.

[Herman4747]

46. +1000! n/t

[2pooped2pop]

36. some of whcih causes death and destruction

and some like Bernies, don't.

[MariaThinks]

38. i agree

[Press Virginia]

44. Bahahahahaha! That's a good one

[XRubicon]

45. Thank you.

ETA: It won't be long.

[Herman4747]

48. DU Poll Results (so far) on how ethical Hillary is:

If you have not yet taken the poll, you may still do so at http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511437141

[Broward]

50. Thanks for posting another article from this right-wing rag.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

51. IWR. nt

[dchill]

54. This story is proof that liars lie.

And that they lie about lying. And that lies are their stock in trade. They are immune to shame.

[jeff47]

55. This worked a lot better before YouTube.

The Clinton's should probably update their campaign strategy to account for the fact that there is easily-accessible-and-shared footage of her lying a lot.

[noamnety]

56. She IS one of the most lied about politicians.

And she should stop doing it.