2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Do Hillary supporters think the transcripts would look bad or think she said nothing bad? [View all]NanceGreggs
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and its everything youve been hoping for!
I just wanted to let all of you know that I have your backs. If I am elected president, I will fight for you guys every step of the way. I will shut down any discussion of reining you in, I will veto any bill that would put any restrictions on your activities whatsoever, and I will use the power of my office to promote any agenda that would assist you in being able to bilk the citizenry out of their hard-earned dollars.
Lets face facts. The average American is an idiot, and if you guys can find ways to exploit that and make money from it, I say go for it. Lets not let those morons out there stand in the way of our mutual greed. Im still trying to wrap my head around the idea that these uninformed jerks are the same people Ill have to kow-tow to in order to become the next POTUS.
I would only ask that you keep all of this just between us. Im taking an enormous risk here by speaking this candidly, and I think you all realize that if any of this was repeated outside of this room, any ambitions I have for running for the presidency would be completely destroyed.
Id considered expressing these thoughts just to upper management and behind closed doors, guaranteeing that the message was communicated in such a way that no one could ever prove the conversation even took place, no less what was said.
But I thought, hey, what-the-fuck were all friends here, right? Im more than happy to stand here and potentially obliterate my shot at the White House or even open myself up to being blackmailed by any one of you in this room.
As per my contract, there is a stenographer here taking notes, and she will prepare a transcript of tonights speech. I know it seems insanely foolish for ME to be the one to actually insist there be a record made of the very things I would never want anyone to know I said but Im just one of those people who never thinks ahead, never calculates any risk to my political career, and am known for letting my guard down at all times.
Sure, sure, I saw the Romney 47%er video and it should have made me even more cautious about rambling on and on in front of a roomful of complete strangers, saying things that could potentially come back to bite me in the ass, and ruin my political ambitions forever but screw it!
What can I say? I like to live life on the edge. And you all have such trustworthy faces, Im sure I can count on each and every one of you to keep those lips zipped.
Isnt is AMAZING how the self-serving, closely-guarded, manipulative demon that is Hillary Clinton would have said the aforementioned or anything close to it? In fact, its downright unbelievable, isnt it?
When your candidates last hope is finding something in his opponents speech transcripts that might turn his losing streak into victory, youve pretty well announced that your candidate has nothing else to rely on.