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bouzane on 31 August 2015
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Rpruett said:
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Why vote for Hillary? 

1. She shares the same ideals as me.

2. She has arguable the strongest resume out of any cadidates

3. Honestly you kind of do get two for the price of one with Bill Clinton.

The FBI issue to you keep pointing to is really not that big of a deal to me.  The disagreement on what is or isnt classified seems to come down to disagreement among government agencies.  Everything found so far to be "classified" was not clearly marked classified when she had in on her private server.  As far as this trust issue she has.  Its a real one but for me particularly I don't trust most politicians.  Reagan flat lied to the American people about Iran-Contra before coming clean.  Most republicans would say he was a great president.

What ideals are those exactly, changing her mind and lying to say whatever is applicable and works at the time?  If her last name were Jones instead of Clinton,  her resume would be vapor.  Two for the price of one, are we electing Hilary or are we re-electing Bill Clinton?  Why not elect a Bush then hell, that's like three for the price of one.

A presidential candidate being investigated by the FBI for distinctly breaking the law (a crime we've watched several others get crucified and lose their career over) and having a completely isolated server outside of anybodies jurisdiction?  That doesn't concern you, that your selection for President has no regard for the laws that she would gladly lock you away with for life for breaking?    Sorry but that's a stupid way to look at things.

As for Reagan -- I wasn't aware he was running.  He is in no way relevant to this discussion, but a classic strawman argument never hurt anybody.  By the time Contra happened it was already well into a successful presidency and the ultimate intentions of Contra were relatively pure.


I just have to ask, in what way was Reagan's presidency successful? Also, how in the hell were his intentions in the Iran Contra scandal pure? Helping Sunni Islamofascists ascend to power as part of the Carter / Reagan Doctrine was appauling as far as I am concerned. Seriously, why support presidents that do more to advance Saudi Arabian interests than our own?

On topic:

I completely agree with Trump's econmic stance because you really need to be backed by a tough negotiator in order to reap the benefits of international trade. There is no point in approaching the global market with the intent to sign unequel treaties that favor other nations. This is where I think Trump could do the most good. However, I just don't trust him and I feel that he'll turn out to be little more than another corporate puppet who bows to special interests / the aristocracy and I'm amazed that people put so much faith in him. It's almost like America has never elected a wealthy man to office who simply abused his power to further his own agenda at the expense of the people. Trump seems to be just another greasy politician and it strikes me as naive to believe that he will be any different than those who proceeded him. What he tries to pass off as honest and outspoken seems calculated and manipulative to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OednG4Ha4R0

Every time I hear Trump's name all I can think of is this sound bite. The man's focus on illegal immigration is concerning to say the least. This is certainly an issue that needs to be addressed but it pales in comparison to several other, more damaging problems the nation faces. It seems like he is simply using Mexico to pander to the only demographic taking him seriously while distracting the people from issues he is incapable of tackling.