2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton opposes breaking up the megabanks, opposes reinstating Glass-Steagall [View all]global1
(25,416 posts)She said in her big economic speech that Washington must 'go beyond' the Dodd-Frank financial reform law, calling banks 'still too complex and too risky.' She vowed to prosecute banks and bankers that break the law, as well as appoint tough regulators that would crack down on too big to fail financial institutions.
And then hours after Hillary Clinton vowed to crack down on Wall Street, her financial adviser said she has no plans to push a bank break-up bill beloved by the left and no plans to push for the return of a banking law that separates commercial and investment banks.
Did she misspeak then? Did she not mean what she said? Did she say it only so the sound bite can be used in a campaign commercial or in the MSM news shows? Did she say it because that's what her campaign learned from a focus group that the voters want to hear this? Did she say it so that she sounds a little like Bernie Sanders when it comes to these economic issues - she knows that this is what is working for Bernie - so she is employing similar language so that she can diffuse some of Bernie's momentum on these issues? Did she say it because that is what some speech writer put in her speech for her to read? Did she say this just to win and really not mean it?
You see this is what troubles me about Hillary. I just can't trust her. Especially after I saw the listing of her campaign contributors versus Bernie Sanders campaign contributors. That list alone tells me to where her allegiances lie. I wish someone would repost that listing so more can see.
When I listen to Hillary - I don't hear someone that comes through as genuine. I'm sorry - but when I compare her words and speeches to Bernie's - hers just don't seem sincere. She reads through her speeches almost like a person that has just learned to read out loud.
I know I'm going to get piled on by her supporters - but that is my opinion - just like it is there opinion that she is the greatest.
I just don't share in their enthusiasm of her.
I know she was a former first lady and spent 8 years aside of her President husband and racked up a lot of experience. I know she was a Senator. I know she was a Secretary of State and knows probably every world leader. I know that if elected she would be the first woman President. I know that a lot of her supporters believe this is her turn.
I'm sorry though - I just can't get past the lack of genuineness and sincerity when I hear her speak or when I read things like the original poster pointed out - that she said one thing and later the same day her campaign seems to be backing down from what she said.
I've been fooled too many times before by candidates that say one thing in the campaign and when elected do something completely 180 to what they said.
And what was that old saying by Dubya - fool me once.......
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