A Thinking Person's Guide to Why Hillary Clinton is Not Fit to be President of the United States

By Dave Chandler

UPDATE!
FBI in Internal Feud Over Hillary Clinton Probe
Laptop may contain thousands of messages sent to or from Mrs. Clinton’s private server
(Wall Street Journal, October 30, 2016)

As federal agents prepare to scour roughly 650,000 emails to see how many relate to a prior probe of Hillary Clinton’s email use, the surprise disclosure that investigators were pursuing the potential new evidence lays bare tensions inside the bureau and the Justice Department over how to investigate the Democratic presidential nominee.

Metadata found on the laptop used by former Rep. Anthony Weiner and his estranged wife Huma Abedin, a close Clinton aide, suggests there may be thousands of emails sent to or from the private server that Mrs. Clinton used while she was secretary of state, according to people familiar with the matter. ...

UPDATE!
'She Created This Mess and She Knows It'
(The Atlantic, October 22, 2016)

The chief complaint that critics make about the Clinton Foundation is that the former and perhaps future presidents engaged in a “pay-to-play” scheme, whereby donors—many of them foreign governments—would contribute money to the charity in exchange for access to Bill or Hillary Clinton, or worse, beneficial treatment from the State Department.

On Thursday, hacked emails from WikiLeaks suggest that is precisely what happened when the king of Morocco agreed to host a Clinton Global Initiative summit and give $12 million, but only if Hillary Clinton attended the May 2015 meeting. ...

That is why the Moroccan episode is such a quintessentially Clinton controversy. It’s not as if they are tone-deaf politicians. Like so many other “scandals”—from the alleged renting out of the Lincoln bedroom in 1990s, to the pardon of Marc Rich, to Hillary’s use of a private email server—the Clintons seem to know that what they are doing will look bad and raise questions of ethics and corruption, and yet convinced of their own righteousness, they do it anyway. And the fact that these lapses continue to repeat themselves so long into their time in the public arena offers little hope that the next four years of a possible Clinton White House would be any different.

UPDATE!
The most revealing Clinton campaign emails in WikiLeaks release
The trove includes excerpts of Clinton's paid Wall Street speeches that were deemed problematic.
(Politico, October 7, 2016)

Leaked Speech Excerpts Show a Hillary Clinton at Ease With Wall Street
(New York Times, October 7, 2016)

UPDATE!
Yet another Nixonian scandal tainting the Hillary Clinton candidacy: the disclosure by Wikileaks of the corruption at the Democratic National Committee.
See: The Scandals That Matter

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MORE!
Near bottom of this page is the latest on Hillary Clinton's lies and deceptions concerning her Secretary of State emails.
See: The Scandals That Matter

 

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There are scandals, but it isn't mostly about scandals.
It isn't about woman versus man.
It isn't about age, looks, or demeanor.

The reasonable, rational case against Hillary Clinton for President of the United States is about lack of faithfulness to principles and trustworthiness.

To put it simply, Hillary Clinton has been on every side of almost every major issue confronting the country over the past two decades. You cannot believe her today because what she says today is likely different than what she said she believed last week, or last year, or when she was a Senator, or when she was First Lady.

We expect a certain level of “evolution” on issues from all politicians – that can be an indication of responsiveness to the changing will of the people. However, there is a level of trying to be all-things-to-all-people that speaks to a certain kind of manipulative character. Hillary Clinton's flip-flop list is too long and encompasses too many important subjects to be anything other than evidence of a deeply flawed personality.

Does Hillary not know what she really believes? Does she have ideological beliefs that she dare not share with us? Or are her principles so psychologically malleable that she sincerely changes her beliefs for political expediency, for her own advancement? Does she really even have political principles? 

But there is this ... when examining the trajectory of Hillary Clinton's political history and governmental activities, it is abundantly clear that she and her husband are fully ingrained in the elitist cadre of Wall Street speculators, international banksters, military contractors, a myriad of powerful corporate special interests, and political insiders. Hillary Clinton is not one of us by any measure, she is indeed, emblematic of the .001 percent. What her fluidity on issues reveals is that she will say whatever is advantageous to her ambition and the best interests of the rarified elites with whom she has become so much an established member.

For the nation a leader with such dubious qualities can have serious consequences – we impeached a President for such -- and I'm not referring to Hillary's husband.

Presidential difficulties with honesty can have devastating consequences for the republic. For his slipperiness Richard Nixon was called 'Tricky Dick' and the line “Would you buy a used car from this man?” was (perhaps apocryphally) originated by comedian Mort Sahl to describe Nixon. My political intuition say there is a lot of Richard Milhouse Nixon in Hillary Clinton.

For Democrats and for liberals/progressives the alliances that the Clinton political machine has made have sapped the very soul and purpose out of the party of Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and John Kennedy. I cannot recommend strongly enough that these folks read the new book by Thomas Frank, “Listen, Liberal or What Ever Happened to the Party of the People.” (Amazon) 

I was born during the Eisenhower administration; since 1968 I have been interested and active in politics (yes, I volunteered on my own in Wyoming during the Humphrey-Nixon contest); I've read history and politics extensively; and I've been a candidate for public office, so, I have some experiential depth – if we are indeed saddled with Trump and Clinton this will be by far the absolute worst choice of presidential candidates we have seen in my lifetime – it maybe one of the worst presidential election offerings in all of U.S. history.

For most of my life in politics I have tended to favor the honest, principled candidate over loyalty to any party or even strict adherence to political ideology. I will vote for a genuinely honest and forthright candidate before I choose one that merely fills in the check boxes on my issues list. I have voted for Democrats, Republicans, Greens, Libertarians, and independents – an honest and candid elected official, even one with whom I disagree, at least gives me a fighting chance to be heard and let's me know where I stand. An honest and principled elected official means that the compromise and checks-and-balances intrinsic to the governmental theory of the U.S. Constitution should protect us from destructive laws and policies. Conversely, with less than honest, only self-interested officials -- no matter how loyal they are to 'party' -- all bets are off for good or even tolerable outcomes.

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The list of Hillary Clinton flip-flops is truly astonishing, especially from someone who takes herself so seriously and expects the voters to do likewise. She is not honest, she is not trustworthy.

For me this is a disqualifier for the office of President of the United States.

As of today, however, I offer no advice on what to do if we are so unfortunate as to have Trump and Clinton as the major party nominees. This is an unusual election thus far … I will just wait and see what transpires.

FREE TRADE

• Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

FLIP: Secretary Of State Clinton took "A Leading Part In Drafting The Trans-Pacific Partnership." "She's pressed the case for U.S. business in Cambodia, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, and other countries in China's shadow. She's also taken a leading part in drafting the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade pact that would give U.S. companies a leg up on their Chinese competitors."
(Elizabeth Dwoskin and Indira Laksmanan, "How Hillary Clinton Created A U.S. Business-Promotion Machine," Bloomberg, 1/10/13) 

FLOP: October 2015, Clinton announced her opposition to the TPP. "After months of delicately avoiding expressing an opinion on the controversial trade deal, Mrs. Clinton said the agreement in its current form did not meet her high bar for protecting American workers, the environment and advancing national security… But while Mrs. Clinton's opposition to the trade pact could do much to appease Democratic voters and labor unions that have seized on the deal as a symbol for the perils of globalization, her decision to repudiate a major legislative goal of Mr. Obama's - one she initially supported - carries significant political risks."
(Amy Chozick, "Hillary Clinton Opposes Obama's Trade-Pacific Trade Deal," The New York Times, 10/7/15) 

• U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS)

FLIP: Hillary Clinton slams proposed U.S.-Korea trade pact
(Reuters, June 9, 2007) 

FLOP: In 2012, Clinton called the U.S.-Korea free trade agreement an "Historic Milestone That Will Lead To Even More Trade And Investment Between Our Two Countries." CLINTON: "Today, the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) enters into force, marking an historic milestone that will lead to even more trade and investment between our two countries. KORUS will provide new market access opportunities in Korea's dynamic trillion dollar economy for U.S. exporters, creating jobs here at home while increasing opportunities for Korean companies in the United States. This agreement is another example of this Administration's commitment to deepening our economic engagement throughout the world."
(Press Release, "U.S., Korea Free Trade Agreement Takes Effect," U.S. State Department, 3/15/12) 

• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

FLIP: In 2006, Clinton said that she "Thinks NAFTA Has Been A Boon To The Economy." "CLINTON: Clinton thinks NAFTA has been a boon to the economy, but voted against the Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement, saying it would drive jobs offshore."
(Michael Rothfeld, "Newsday's Guide To Politics And Politicians," [New York] Newsday, 9/11/06)

FLOP: In August 2007, Clinton Said "NAFTA and the way it's been implemented has hurt a lot of American workers." (Sen. Hillary Clinton, AFL-CIO Presidential Candidates Forum, Chicago, IL, 8/7/07)

• Colombia Free Trade Agreement

FLIP: In 2008, Clinton opposed a free trade agreement with Colombia, pledging to defeat it and claiming she'd do "Everything I Can" to reject it.
("Clinton Reiterates Opposition To Colombia Trade Pact," Los Angeles Times, 4/9/08) 

FLOP: Secretary Of State Clinton said "We Are Absolutely Committed To Passing The U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement."
(Hillary Clinton, Remarks With Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin, Washington, DC, 5/31/11) 

• Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)

FLIP: Clinton, on the day CAFTA first passed the Senate in 2005: "This Is A Sad Day For Supporters Of Free And Fair Rules-Based Trade."
(Hillary Clinton, Congressional Record, 6/30/05, S. 7731)

FLOP: As Secretary Of State, Clinton touted her efforts relating to CAFTA and said "We've Worked To Promote Growth And Create Jobs Through … Multilateral Pacts Like NAFTA And CAFTA-DR."
(Secretary Hillary Clinton, Remarks At Pathways To Prosperity Ministerial, San Jose, Costa Rica, 3/4/10) 

 

TAXES AND SPENDING

• Raising The U.S. Debt Limit

FLIP: In March 2006, Clinton called a vote to increase the debt limit "A Failure Of Fiscal Discipline … A Failure Of Foresight, Vision And Above All A Failure Of Leadership." (Press Release, "Sen. Clinton Issues Statement On Senate Vote To Increase Federal Debt Limit," Sen. Hillary Clinton, 3/16/06)

Senator Clinton voted against raising the debt limit three times.
(S.2578, Roll Call Vote #148 : Passed 68-29: R 31-15; D 36-14; I 1-0, 7/11/02, Clinton Voted Nay; S.2578, Roll Call Vote #148 : Passed 68-29: R 31-15; D 36-14; I 1-0, 7/11/02, Clinton Voted Nay; H.J.Res.47, Roll Call Vote #54 : Passed 52-48: R 51-3; D 1-44; I 0-1, 3/16/06, Clinton Voted Nay)

FLOP: In 2014, Clinton described increasing the debt ceiling as "common sense" and suggested she was "praying" Congress would vote to Raise it.
(Hillary Clinton, Remarks In Broomfield, CO, 6/2/14)

• Raising Payroll Taxes

FLIP: In 2008, Clinton had "flatly rejected" an increase to the taxable payroll limit, disagreeing with a plan candidate Obama had put forward to raise the taxable limit.
(Max Ehrenfreund and Anne Gearan, "Clinton Is Open To Raising Social Security Taxes On Six-Figure Earners," The Washington Post, 8/12/15) 

FLOP: At a town hall, Clinton called the current limits "unfair" before "suggesting an increase in the limit."
(Max Ehrenfreund and Anne Gearan, "Clinton Is Open To Raising Social Security Taxes On Six-Figure Earners," The Washington Post, 8/12/15) 

 

FOREIGN POLICY

• Arming Syrian Rebels

FLIP: "Clinton Publicly Expressed Doubt With Arming The Rebels."
(Dan Merica, "Clinton Dances Between Loyalty And Self-Interest," CNN, 8/13/14) 

Secretary Clinton expressed concern that arming Syrian rebels could lead to weapons going to al Qaeda.
(Wyatt Andrews, "Clinton: Arming Syrian Rebels Could Help Al Qaeda," CBS News, 2/27/12) 

FLOP: Clinton advocates for arming Syrian rebels.
(Michael A. Memoli, "Clinton Distances Herself From Obama On Islamic State," Los Angeles Times, 7/30/15) 

• Syria's Bashar Al Assad's "Reformer" Credentials

FLIP: In 2011, Clinton said Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad was "A Reformer."
(CBS's "Face The Nation," 3/27/11) 

FLOP: Clinton claimed that as Secretary, she viewed Assad as the "principal threat in the Syrian conflict because of his "ruthless behavior toward his own people."
(MSNBC Live, Hillary Clinton Interview With Al Sharpton, 9/30/15) 

• U.S. Embargo On Cuba

FLIP: Campaigning for the Senate in 2000, Clinton said "she would oppose lifting the embargo against Cuba until democracy took root there."
(Dean E. Murphy, "Mrs. Clinton Suggests That U.S. Engage Aggressively In World Affairs," The New York Times, 10/18/00) 

FLOP: In July 2015, Clinton called for a lifting of the U.S. embargo against Cuba.
(Michael Vasquez and Jenny Luna, "Hillary Clinton In Miami: Lift The Embargo Against Cuba," Miami Herald, 7/31/15) 

PolitiFact: "Clinton Has Made A Full Change Of Position" On Cuba, So We Rate It A Full Flop."
(Amy Sherman, "Did Hilary Clinton Change Position On The Cuba Embargo?" PolitiFact, 8/3/15) 

• Iran's Right To Enrich Uranium

FLIP: Clinton said in 2010 that Iran could enrich uranium for civilian purposes.
(Kim Ghattas, "Clinton Urges Iran To Fully Engage In Nuclear Talks," BBC, 12/3/10) 

FLOP: Clinton, August 2014: "I've always been in the camp that held that [Iran] did not have a right to enrichment." (Jeffrey Goldberg, "Hillary Clinton: 'Failure' To Help Syrian Rebels Led To The Rise Of ISIS," The Atlantic, 8/10/14) 

• Iraq War

FLIP: Hillary Clinton: No regret on Iraq vote.
(CNN, April 21, 2004) 

FLOP: Hillary Clinton says her Iraq war vote was a 'mistake'
(Politico, May 19, 2015) 

FLIP: Did Hillary Clinton Just Admit on LIVE TV That Her Iraq War Vote Was a Bribe?
(U.S. Uncut, March 15, 2016) 

• Libya/Benghazi

The real Benghazi scandal that is ignored: How Hillary Clinton, the Obama admin. and NATO destroyed Libya
Republicans are trying to create a scandal where there isn't one -- while they ignore the biggest scandal of all
(Salon - Ben Norton, October 25, 2015)

• Honduras Coup 2009

Clinton insists she hasn't changed her position on 2009 Honduras coup
(Los Angeles Times, May 1, 2016)

"She's Baldly Lying": Dana Frank Responds to Hillary Clinton's Defense of Her Role in Honduras Coup
(Democracy Now!, April 13, 2016)

Before Her Murder, Berta Cáceres Singled Out Hillary Clinton for Criticism
(The Nation, March 10, 2016)

 

ENERGY

• Keystone XL Pipeline

FLIP: Clinton favored construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.
(Alex Seitz-Wald, "Hillary Clinton (Finally) Comes Out Against Keystone Pipeline," MSNBC, 9/22/15) 

In October 2010, Clinton said she was "inclined" to approve the Keystone XL pipeline because "we're either going to be dependent on dirty oil from the Gulf or dirty oil from Canada."
(Hillary Clinton, Remarks On Innovation And American Leadership To The Commonwealth Club Of California, San Francisco, CA, 10/15/10) 

FLOP: Clinton announced that she opposed construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. "Hillary Clinton moved from being 'inclined' to support the controversial Keystone XL pipeline to announcing Tuesday that she'd oppose it. The move that comes as the former secretary of state seeks the Democratic presidential nomination and felt pressure from rival candidates as well as environmentalists and progressives."
(Theodore Schleifer, "Hillary Clinton's 5 Takes On The Keystone Pipeline," CNN, 9/22/15) 

Clinton: "Therefore I oppose it and I oppose it because I don't think, I don't think it's in the best interests of what we need to do to combat climate change."
(Hillary Clinton, Remarks At A Community Forum In Des Moines, IA, 9/22/15)

• Ethanol Mandate

FLIP: "Clinton Opposed The Ethanol Mandate In The Senate In 2002 And Called It A 'Tax.'"
(Timothy Cama, "Clinton Meets With Ethanol Representatives," The Hill, 4/15/15) 

FLOP: In 2008, Clinton announced that she was "strongly supportive" of an ethanol mandate.
(Timothy Cama, "Clinton Meets With Ethanol Representatives," The Hill, 4/15/15) 

• Coal Flip Flop

Hillary’s Latest Flip-Flop: Let’s Keep Selling Coal
(Planet Experts, May 3, 2016) 

 • Natural Gas Hydrological Fracturing

FLIP: Hillary Clinton Tried to Push Fracking on Other Nations When She Was Secretary of State, New Emails Reveal
(Alternet.org, May 27, 2016)

FLOP: Hillary Clinton's Big Shift on Fracking
(Mother Jones, March 7, 2016)

IMMIGRATION

• Deportation Of Illegal Immigrants Working In The United States

FLIP: Clinton In 2003: "I am, you know, adamantly against illegal immigrants."
(Hillary Clinton, John Gambling Radio Show, February 2003) 

FLOP: Clinton says she "would go further" than Obama on illegal immigration and "shield some Illegal immigrants from deportation."
(David Lauter, "Clinton Has Shifted Left, But So Have Americans," Los Angeles Times, 5/22/15) 

• Deporting Children

FLIP: Hillary: Deport Kids. Just Not Too Many. During a Democratic forum Monday night, Clinton indicated she was against the recent raids carried out by the Department of Homeland Security—but deporting kids, well, that’s mostly OK. (Betsy Woodruff, The Daily Beast, January 12, 2016) 

And less than two years before that, Clinton argued passionately that undocumented children in the United States be subject to deportation. On June 17, 2014, she told Christiane Amanpour that children fleeing from violence in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala shouldn’t be able to stay in the U.S

FLOP: Hillary Clinton’s Child-Deportation Flip-Flop
(Betsy Woodruff, The Daily Beast, March 10, 2016) 

• Driver's Licenses For Illegal Immigrants

FLIP: In 2008, Clinton opposed driver's licenses for illegal immigrants.
(Lisa Lerer, "Clinton Patches Relations With Liberals At Campaign's Outset," The Associated Press, 4/19/15) 

FLOP: Clinton said she supports driver's licenses for illegal immigrants.
(Jose A DelReal, "This Time, Hillary Clinton Supports Giving Driver's Licenses To Undocumented Immigrants," The Washington Post, 4/16/15) 

• Sanctuary Cities

FLIP: Clinton advocated for local law enforcement to ignore federal agencies requests.
(Hillary Clinton, 2007 Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 9/26/07) 

FLOP: In July 2015, Clinton stated that San Francisco should have listened to the Department Of Homeland Security's request to deport this criminal.
(CNN's " The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer," 7/7/15) 

 

GUN CONTROL

• New Federal Gun Control

FLIP: During a 2008 Democrat primary debate, Clinton argued that federal "blanket rules" on guns "doesn't make sense."
(Christopher Massie, "Clinton In 2008: Federal Government Trying To Impose "Blanket Rules" On Guns Doesn't Make Sense," BuzzFeed, 10/3/15) 

FLOP: Clinton "has made strict gun laws a centerpiece of her presidential campaign" and has become "one of the fiercest proponents of tougher gun control."
(Lisa Lerer, "Clinton To Push New Gun Controls After Oregon Shooting," The Associated Press, 10/5/15) 

"Clinton Has Been A Strong Proponent Of Gun Control This Election Cycle."
(Christopher Massie, "That Time Hillary Clinton's Campaign Attacked Obama In 2008 For Flip-Flopping On Guns," BuzzFeed, 10/12/15) 

• Gun Ownership

FLIP: In 2008, Clinton said guns were a part of America's "culture."
(Peter Hamby, "Clinton Touts Her Experience With Guns," CNN's Political Ticker, 4/12/08) 

In 2008, Clinton sent out a mailer that "attacked Obama for first coming out in favor of a ban on handguns" and for saying that small town people "cling to guns."
(Christopher Massie, "That Time Hillary Clinton's Campaign Attacked Obama In 2008 For Flip-Flopping On Guns," BuzzFeed, 10/12/15) 

"Obama Shot Back, Accusing Her Of 'Talking Like She's Annie Oakley.'"
(Christopher Massie, "That Time Hillary Clinton's Campaign Attacked Obama In 2008 For Flip-Flopping On Guns," BuzzFeed, 10/12/15) 

FLOP: Clinton says "That gun culture in the U.S. has become 'say out of balance,'" and that "we've got to rein in what has become an almost article of faith that anybody can have a gun anywhere, anytime."
(Laura Stampler, "Hillary Clinton Blasts 'Way Out Of Balance' Gun Culture," Time, 5/6/14) 

 

GAY RIGHTS

• Gay Marriage

FLIP: In January 2000, Clinton said marriage should be "between a man and a woman" because "marriage has got historic, religious and moral content that goes back to the beginning of time."
(Jim Fitzgerald, "First Lady Opposes Recognition Of Gay Marriage," The Associated Press, 1/20/00)

October 2000: Clinton said "I don't support gay marriages…"
(Marc Humbert, "Hillary Clinton Says She Supports Vermont-Style Civil Unions," The Associated Press, 10/24/00)

FLOP: Clinton has evolved on same sex marriage and is thrilled that same sex marriages are "the law of the land."
(NBC, "Meet The Press", 9/27/15)

PolitiFact: "On Same Sex Marriage, We Give Clinton A Full Flop." "It's up to voters to decide how they feel about her changed stance, but on same-sex marriage we give Clinton a Full Flop."
(Amy Sherman, "Hillary Clinton's Changing Position On Same-Sex Marriage," PolitiFact, 6/17/15) 

• Defense Of Marriage Act

FLIP: Clinton said that had she been in the Senate in 1996, she would have supported the Defense Of Marriage Act.
(Joe Siegel, "Hil Nixes Same-Sex Marriage," The [New York] Daily News, 1/11/00)

FLOP: In 2007, Clinton repudiated her support for the Defense Of Marriage Act signed into law during her husband's administration.
(Ben Smith, "Hillary Repudiates DOMA," Politico, 6/3/07) 

 

VACCINES

FLIP: In 2008 Clinton stated that there was the possibility that vaccines were linked to autism. Clinton wrote, "I am committed to make investments to find the causes of autism, including possible environmental causes like vaccines." (American Prospect, April 22, 2008) 

FLOP: Hillary Clinton: The earth is round and vaccines work
(USA Today, February 3, 2015) 

• Hillary Clinton Flip-Flops On Superdelegates

In 2008 Hillary Clinton wrote a letter to the superdelegates asking them to switch to her despite Barack Obama having more pledged delegates. Now that the shoe is on the other foot she has of course changed positions.

Video: Hillary Clinton Flip-Flops On Superdelegates

• FLIP: Clinton: Debate anytime, anywhere.

(April 2008)

 

 

Debate-Ducking Hillary Clinton in ’08: Candidates Should Be Tough Enough to Debate “Anytime, Anywhere”
(The Intercept, March 29, 2016) 

FLOP: Hillary Clinton Says No Thanks to Fox News Debate With Bernie Sanders

"We believe that Hillary Clinton's time is best spent campaigning and meeting directly with voters across California"
(TIME, May 23, 2016) 

• Moderate, Progressive, Conservative?

FLIP: “I take a back seat to no one, when you look at my record, in standing up and fighting for progressive values”

FLOP: “I get accused of being kind of a moderate and center…. I plead guilty”

• Draft Registration for Women

FLIP: “Senator Clinton, do you think women should register for Selective Service?” Cooper asked at a South Carolina debate.

Clinton didn’t hesitate: “I do. I don’t support a draft. I think our all-volunteer military has performed superbly. But we’ve had women die in Iraq. We’ve had combat deaths of women in Iraq and Afghanistan. And I do think that women should register. I doubt very much that we’ll ever have to go back to a draft. But I think it is fair to call upon every young American.”

FLOP: “I have to think about whether I think it’s necessary to go as far as our military officers are recommending,” Clinton responded.

“You know, from my perspective, the all-volunteer military has worked, and we should not do anything that undermines it because it has provided a solid core of people who are willing to serve our country. The idea of having everybody register concerns me a little bit, unless we have a better idea of where that’s going to come out.”

(Hillary used to support registering women for the draft, now she’s not sure, New York Post, February 4, 2016) 

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 The Scandals That Matter

 

• 18 revelations from Wikileaks' hacked Clinton emails
(BBC, October 27, 2016)

• An aide says he once arranged for $50 million in payments for Bill Clinton
(Los Angeles Times, October 26, 2016)

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• As She Rakes in the Cash, Clinton Fundraisers Still Shrouded in Secrecy
Reporters cling to chain-link fences to catch fragments of private speeches to wealthy Provincetown donors
(Common Dreams, August 22, 2016)

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 • Top Clinton State Department aide helped Clinton Foundation
(CNN, August 11, 2016)

• Emails Renew Questions About Clinton Foundation and State Dept. Overlap
(New York Times, August 9, 2016)

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• EXPOSED: New Leak Shows DNC Officials Tried to Destroy Bernie Sanders’ Campaign
(USUncut, July 22, 2016)

The emails show an unprecedented level of collusion between top party officials and political reporters at establishment newspapers, as well as DNC staffers obviously favoring Hillary Clinton while devising ways to attack Bernie Sanders. ...

Despite Wasserman Schultz repeatedly denied allegations that she was favoring Hillary Clinton in the primary, but WikiLeaks’ emails expose her treating the Sanders campaign as an adversary.

• New Leak: Top DNC Official Wanted to Use Bernie Sander's Religious Beliefs Against Him
(The Intercept, July 22, 2016)

• DNC Chair Resigns as Tensions Threaten to Roil Convention
(USNews, July 24, 2016)

• Wasserman Schultz immediately joins Clinton campaign after resignation
(Washington Times, July 24, 2016)

• Wasserman Schultz booed off stage in Philadelphia
(The Hill, July 25, 2016)

The corruption at the Democratic National Committee was not just talk, it was consequential.
• DNC Leak Shows Mechanics of a Slanted Campaign
(Rolling Stone; Matt Taibbi, July 25, 2016)

... it shows that the primary season was very far from a fair fight. The Sanders camp was forced to fund all of its own operations, while the Clinton campaign could essentially use the entire Democratic Party structure as adjunct staff. The DNC not only wasn't neutral, but helped with oppo research against Sanders and media crisis management.

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• Clinton Broke Federal Rules With Email Server, Audit Finds
(NBC, May 25, 2016) 

• Clinton’s inexcusable, willful disregard for the rules
(Washington Post, May 25, 2016) 

• Mika: It Feels Like Hillary Clinton Is Lying Straight Out | Morning Joe | MSNBC
(MSNBC, May 26, 2016)

 

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLDIVi-vBsOEy6jMSt_r_SMj9F5tuqdtKe&v=bkJE0U8Qby4

Hillary Clinton lied and dissembled repeatedly about her Secretary of State emails.
The FBI investigation has now confirmed Clinton's deception and recklessness.

AP FACT CHECK: Clinton email claims collapse under FBI probe
(Associated Press, July 5, 2016)

 

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbkS26PX4rc

Note that Hillary Clinton lies about the emails in a different venue than the above video.
VIDEO: Watch the FBI refute Clinton email claims
(CNN, July 5, 2016)

Hillary Clinton’s email problems might be even worse than we thought
(Washington Post - Chris Cillizza, July 5, 2016)

FBI didn’t record Clinton interview, did not administer sworn oath
(The Hill, July 7, 2016)

I don't like Rep. Trey Gowdy ... he is in my judgement conceited, arrogant, and a political hatchet man; nevertheless, this questioning of FBI Director Comey by Gowdy is very revelatory of the elitist preference give to Hillary Clinton by the Washington, D.C. establishment.

 

Hillary Clinton disqualifies herself
(Chicago Tribune - John Kass, July 7, 2016)

State Department Reopens Internal Clinton Email Probe
(Voice of America, July 7, 2016)

The Clinton Contamination
(New York Times - Maureen Dowd, July 9, 2016)

Hillary Clinton simply has great difficulty telling the truth: Four Pinocchios here ...
Fact Checker
Clinton’s claim that the FBI director said her email answers were ‘truthful’
(Washington Post, July 31, 2016)

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• Foreign donations to foundation raise major ethical questions for Hillary Clinton… the Wall Street Journal tells us that the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation has received millions from foreign governments including Qatar, a prominent backer of Hamas …
(Washington Post, February 18, 2015) 

• Hillary Clinton Oversaw US Arms Deals to Clinton Foundation Donors
(Mother Jones, May 28, 2015) 

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• Whitewater Rose Law Firm Billing Records

Elusive Papers of Law Firm Are Found at White House
(New York Times, January 6, 1996) 

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• “Stand By Your Man” Yes, Hillary Did

'90s Scandals Threaten to Erode Hillary Clinton’s Strength With Women
(New York Times, January 20, 2016) 

... Her reflex was to protect him and his future, and early on, she turned to a longtime Clinton loyalist, Ms. Wright, to defend him against the allegations, according to multiple accounts at the time, documented in books and oral histories.

“We have to destroy her story,” Mrs. Clinton said in 1991 of Connie Hamzy, one of the first women to come forward during her husband’s first presidential campaign, according to George Stephanopoulos, a former Clinton administration aide who described the events in his memoir, “All Too Human.” (Three people signed sworn affidavits saying Ms. Hamzy’s story was false.)

When Gennifer Flowers later surfaced, saying that she had had a long affair with Mr. Clinton, Mrs. Clinton undertook an “aggressive, explicit direction of the campaign to discredit” Ms. Flowers, according to an exhaustive biography of Mrs. Clinton, “A Woman in Charge,” by Carl Bernstein.

Mrs. Clinton referred to Monica Lewinsky, the White House intern who had an affair with the 42nd president, as a “narcissistic loony toon,” according to one of her closest confidantes, Diane D. Blair, whose diaries were released to the University of Arkansas after her death in 2000.

Ms. Lewinsky later called the comment an example of Mrs. Clinton’s impulse to “blame the woman.” ...

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• The Clinton Scandal That Still Matters Is Not the One You Think
(The Tyson commodity futures bribe)
(The Fiscal Times, February 2, 2016)

• Hillary Clinton's Futures Trades Unusual, Experts Say
(Los Angeles Times, March 31, 1994)

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• $153 million in Bill and Hillary Clinton speaking fees, documented
(CNN, February 6, 2016)

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• Investigation: How Clinton Donor Got on Sensitive Intelligence Board
Nixonian style corruption.
(ABC News, June 10, 2016)

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Comments

[Shannon Morris]

Nixon wasn't impeached. He resigned.

[no2rdifferent]

Thanks, Mr Chandler, for the comprehensive list. Likening Mrs. Clinton to Nixon is spot on, including Watergate. But the two disasters he started that I fear a Clinton administration would emulate were the "War on Drugs" and HMOs. I do not see how anyone could vote for her, knowing she'll kowtow to whomever or whatever would advance herself and her agenda, not the people of the USA.

[CPHunter1971]

Shannon Morris: You are correct that Nixon was not impeached. That is only because he resigned instead of facing the House articles. The House Judiciary Committee approved articles of impeachment against him and reported those articles to the House of Representatives.

Bill Clinton was impeached by the House but was acquitted by the Senate as was Andrew Jackson. We must consider the desirability of having the Clintons back in the White House. With all I know about them, my answer is a resounding NO!

[Jeff Dorman]

Any and every candidate will kowtow to special interest, and the Donald just happens to be his own special interest. How about a similar piece on that other major candidate? There is plenty out there to help you realize that the devil you know (who may flip flop, but has been doing the work for 40 years) is better than the ('four Pinocchio' lying. climate denying) devil you don't.

[Brian Rogers]

Being a person that believes in the 2nd Amendment, the market economy and limited government, I obviously will not vote for Hillary. However, I heard her husband, Bill speak last night. Bill talked like the centrist that he is, yet the night before I heard speakers talk like socialists (in the vain of the British Labour, Australian Labour and the New Democratic Party in Canada). Is Hillary a socialist now? Hillary does not need to be President, we do not need anymore Nixonian scandals in the White House. I will vote for Trump as until the USA develops a good third party that is not socialist, believes in the Liberal economy (Liberal like Adam Smith), assures States Rights and is Cruz-less. I believe in looking at all candidates and tend to vote according to my center-right beliefs in order my views to be heard. I dislike our two party system and think we need a third party to represent persons like me.
Enough ranting thank you