2016 Postmortem

pugetres

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26. Thanks to a Poster (thank you, amborin!)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 02:06 AM

Apr 2016

on another thread http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511642278

In 1992, during Bill Clinton's first run for office, the Clintons declined to release all of their tax returns because, it turned out, a few of the returns showed Hillary Clinton's incredible success in commodities trading when Bill Clinton was attorney general and then governor of Arkansas.

She made almost $100,000 from an initial investment of $1,000 in a matter of months — a return of 10,000% — under the guidance of a lawyer who was also outside counsel to Tyson Foods Inc., Arkansas' largest employer. The returns weren't made public until 1994.

- http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/clintons-absymal-record-on-open-government-b99696012z1-374014501.html?platform=hootsuite

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"Until they release full returns, this exercise is more about politics than real transparency,” [View all] geek tragedy Apr 2016 OP

It's been the standard for a while now. n/t Lucinda Apr 2016 #1

that is my understanding. But apparently Sanders supporters here disagree and think geek tragedy Apr 2016 #2

Well we do have a lot of brand spankin new Dems this cycle, so maybe Lucinda Apr 2016 #3

Asdf geek tragedy Apr 2016 #15

KICK! Cha Apr 2016 #4

Same goes for speech transcripts. Let's see them. nichomachus Apr 2016 #5

I don't think he wants people to see how much he made Perogie Apr 2016 #6

If he has nothing to hide .... nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #10

Your subject line is perfect. Then you went and spoiled it with a CT. Sad. BlueCaliDem Apr 2016 #28

I don't think he wants people to see how much money he has invested in fracking CalvinballPro Apr 2016 #47

You got proof of that? Perogie Apr 2016 #49

Release the Wall Street speeches transcripts. nt silvershadow Apr 2016 #7

non sequitur nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #9

yet germane. nt silvershadow Apr 2016 #11

In that it shows hypocrisy on his part, yes nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #12

Not at all. I believe she set the standard for response times. We are still waiting, and waiting.. silvershadow Apr 2016 #13

She has already provided full disclosure of her taxes geek tragedy Apr 2016 #14

Oh I meant the transcripts. The tax thing is a red herring. Nice try to deflect. nt silvershadow Apr 2016 #16

No, actually the tax disclosure is expected of all serious candidates geek tragedy Apr 2016 #17

I know. But your making it an issue is a red herring, meant to deflect. Every time taxes are silvershadow Apr 2016 #18

so you admit the transcripts thing is just a stunt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #19

No I don't admit anything you assert. I admit Hillary isn't much of a candidate to my party. nt silvershadow Apr 2016 #21

She is to my party. I'm a Democrat nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #22

If you support her, you are Third Way, whether or not you know it. I'm talking about the Democratic silvershadow Apr 2016 #24

Spare me the sanctimony. Not everyone who supports Clinton is third way. nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #40

Her promise to release the transcripts as soon as she found the custodian WAS a stunt. silvershadow Apr 2016 #23

It's fake, just like the "transcripts" crap Recursion Apr 2016 #8

Bernie's only released his 2014 IRS summary (two pages) while Hillary's released her full IRS filing BlueCaliDem Apr 2016 #29

#Nailedit Agschmid Apr 2016 #35

Don't think either tax returns or speech transcripts are necessarily germane... Chichiri Apr 2016 #20

Filing date for 2015 isn't even here yet. silverweb Apr 2016 #25

Filing dates for 2008-2014 have already expired. nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #42

So? silverweb Apr 2016 #51

So he's delaying the release until after the NY primary? nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #54

Lame. silverweb Apr 2016 #56

Thanks to a Poster (thank you, amborin!) pugetres Apr 2016 #26

So you believe that Bernie is hiding his incredible success in...what? Is he hiding money? Is he BlueCaliDem Apr 2016 #32

I believe that the Clintons were not transparent pugetres Apr 2016 #33

And I believe Bernie Sanders isn't being transparent - which raises the trustworthy issue. BlueCaliDem Apr 2016 #55

So Bernie is hiding something like that? nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #41

Laughingly pathetic, nt artislife Apr 2016 #27

Didn't we demand Mitt Romney's full tax returns four years ago? radical noodle Apr 2016 #30

#NotUsThem SaschaHM Apr 2016 #34

But a bird landed on his podium !!! /sarcasm uponit7771 Apr 2016 #38

David Brock is a hack....Clinton never released her... pantsonfire Apr 2016 #31

the tax returns for the Clintons DO show DemonGoddess Apr 2016 #43

source? n/t pantsonfire Apr 2016 #48

44 pages DemonGoddess Apr 2016 #50

The candidates are required to release their tax returns, nothing new here. Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #36

Taxes and transcripts should be released by all candidates (nt) bigwillq Apr 2016 #37

I would hope Hillary supporters have enough imagination to come up with a new smear du jour. Vinca Apr 2016 #39

Well... Lizzie Poppet Apr 2016 #45

No one is asking DemonGoddess Apr 2016 #44

Indeed, it draws more attention to withhold the returns, because it's so standard at this point. CalvinballPro Apr 2016 #46

I think all this will prove pandr32 Apr 2016 #52

Sanders supporters don't care about transparency, they just care about attacking Hillary geek tragedy Apr 2016 #53

I know! It is a head scratcher--a huge unreasonable problem. pandr32 Apr 2016 #57