Clinton knocks ‘outlandish Trumpian ideas’ in policy speech
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton gives a speech on the economy after touring Futuramic Tool & Engineering, in Warren, Mich. today.
WARREN, Mich. » Her political fortunes flourishing, Hillary Clinton attempted to undercut Donald Trump’s claim to working-class voters today, portraying her Republican rival as untrustworthy on economic issues and pushing policies that would only benefit the super-wealthy — himself included.
The Democratic presidential nominee sought to seize momentum as Republicans — including Trump — struck an almost defeatist note about their Election Day chances. As Republican leaders sounded alarms about Trump’s unconventional approach, Clinton attacked what she dubbed “outlandish Trumpian ideas” that have been rejected by both parties.
“Based on what we know from the Trump campaign, he wants America to work for him and his friends, at the expense of everyone else,” she said after touring a Michigan manufacturing facility.
Appearing in a county known for so-called Reagan Democrats — working-class Democrats who voted Republican in the 1980s — Clinton tried to win back some of the blue-collar voters who have formed the base of her rival’s support, making the case that she offers a steadier roadmap for economic growth and prosperity.
“I can provide serious, steady leadership that can find common ground and build on it based on hard but respectful bargaining,” she said. “I just don’t think insults and bullying is how we’re going to get things done.”
Clinton, who frequently boasts about her numerous policy plans, didn’t offer any new, major ideas to improve the country’s economy in her afternoon address. She reiterated her strong opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, leaving herself little room for backtracking should she win the White House.
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“I oppose it now, I’ll oppose it after the election, and I’ll oppose it as President,” she said, while also noting that the U.S. should not cut itself off from the rest of the world.
Clinton once called the TPP the “gold standard” of trade deals when she served as Obama’s secretary of state, but she announced her opposition to the deal last year, saying it did not meet her standard for creating jobs, raising wages and protecting national security.
Hoping to keep the pressure on Trump, Clinton is also planning to release her 2015 tax returns in the coming days. Trump has said he won’t release his until an IRS audit is complete, breaking tradition with every presidential candidate in recent history.
A source close to Clinton said she would soon release her return, supplementing the decades of filings she and her husband have already made public. Her running mate, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, and his wife will also release the last 10 years of their taxes. The source spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the plans in advance.
Clinton’s appearance followed Trump’s own speech on the economy, which he delivered in Michigan on Monday. But his scripted remarks were quickly eclipsed by the latest in a series of blunders and controversial statements that appear to have handed Clinton’s campaign a boost in the polls, particularly with Republican women and college-educated voters who make up a key piece of the GOP base.
Just hours before her address, Trump unleashed another round of attacks on Democrats, calling Obama the “founder” of the Islamic State militant group — and Clinton its co-founder.
The Republican presidential nominee brushed off conservative radio commentator Hugh Hewitt’s attempt to reframe Trump’s observation as one that said Obama’s foreign policy created the conditions in Iraq and Syria that allowed IS to thrive.
“No, I meant he’s the founder of ISIS. I do,” Trump said, using another acronym for the extremist group that has wreaked havoc from the Middle East to European cities.
The latest bit of controversy shook Republicans, already rattled by polling showing Trump losing support among women and other segments of their party’s base.
Dozens of frustrated Republicans gathered signatures Thursday for a letter to Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus that urges the party chief to stop helping Trump and instead focus GOP resources on protecting vulnerable Senate and House candidates. Speaking to reporters in Kentucky on Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell described Republicans’ chances of keeping control of the Senate after the November elections as “very dicey.”
A draft of the letter, which operatives say has at least 70 signatories, warns that Trump’s “divisiveness, recklessness, incompetence, and record-breaking unpopularity risk turning this election into a Democratic landslide.”
Trump said he had no intention of changing his inflammatory approach to presidential politics, pledging in a CNBC interview to “just keep doing the same thing I’m doing right now.”
But he seemed to acknowledge the risk his campaign — and party — was taking. “At the end, it’s either going to work or I’m going to, you know, I’m going to have a very, very nice long vacation,” he said.
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…..so many things she mentioned in her speech sounds exactly like Trump’s economic plans??at least somebody is paying attention! lol
With all things mentioned and under The Obama administration,why weren’t these jobs created under the “Hope and Change” mantra ? Where are these “shovel ready jobs” , using the Stimulus Fund ?? Best part,where is the money?
Oh forgot. Where is the AP’s “Fact Check” section on Hillary??
There was a great article in the Washington Post a couple of days ago with the following headline: “As senator, Clinton promised 200,000 jobs in Upstate New York. Her efforts fell flat.”
What’s up with TPP Gold? She’ll say anything and change nothing, Obama 2008.
She flops around like a beached whale.
Desperate times, desperate measures all for naught! These two, Trump and Clinton, are equally disasterous , as far as this old timer is concern, to be a good, honest and strong Leader of our country! Going for the “David” in the “David and Goliath” biblical story. Pray “Gary Johnson’s election strategy just might work” ( commentary by Justin Haskins, SA ‘s page A9 , 8-11-16 ) will be successful !
It could work. As the klas, ike gang go after Trump, and the les, sarge crew fire right back at Hillary, Gary isn’t getting the attention he deserves. Unfortunate, in that no one from either side of the court can say much against him, other than the routine “wasted vote” dismissal. If he doesn’t make the debates, and I thought he would have by now, it will become a wait and see game. Maybe Trump withdraws. Maybe Hillary gets indicted. A major disruption might benefit Johnson greatly. Should things stay as they are, we’ve got a tough choice to make, which will reflect far more than just a simple presidency.
Faith! “Faith can moved mountain ….”! If it meant to be, nothing can ever stop Gary Johnson from becoming our next President!
I truly believe they should include him in the debate.
HAwaii, ever since pants on fire got caught with her pants down on the State Dept. emails, which was another lie, I think even Ikefromeli realized that he could no longer support Crooked Hilliary. The stink is so bad. We will have to see.
She’s the phony who’s got all the billionaires. She can talk until she’s blue in the face. Nobody believes her. Nobody.
With all the negative ads and bad press/media,Trump pulls to within 4% in the polls from 15% last week.
Trump needs more negative and bad press/media.
I assume that’s in the Imagination poll. The other 25 or so major polls are still averaging a gap of about 7-8 points or so with Johnson still polling flat under 10%.
http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2016-general-election-trump-vs-clinton
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/general_election_trump_vs_clinton_vs_johnson-5949.html
Hilarious, that Clinton, who has been soaking up the millions in “speaking” fees, is so worried about handouts to the rich. What she’s really worried about is handouts FROM the rich—- to her.
If there are two people on earth that know how to get money, it’s Bill and Hillary. Maybe she and Bill can fund shovel ready jobs from their Clinton Cash Register Foundation.
She’s a hypocrite.
Was that the old wrinkled HiLIARy stumbling rumbling grumbling on TV this morning? I was waiting for the barking dog. Had to watch MSNBC to watch the Olympics. What’s up with that. Did they give up on Ms Pantsuit?
The stuff that’s coming out even CNN can’t ignore.
Did y’all hear what happened to Hillary yesterday? She was visiting an old folks home, and leaned over to a little blue haired lady in a wheel chair, stuck out her hand, & said, “Do you know who I am?”
The woman thought a minute, then said, “No, but if you’ll go up to the front desk, they can tell you.”
Hillary being good democrat that she is knows the value of the phrase “handouts to the rich” Democrats use this well-worn phrase decade after decade because it works with the electorate. The dirty little secret is that democrats and the rich are 2 sides of the same coin. The Clintons have gotten very wealthy after leaving the White House “dead broke” in 2001. Their wealth has come from the very white, very rich 1%’rs they routinely demonize. Why in the world would Wall St. concerns pay her and Bill speaking fees of half a million dollars and up . Could it be Wall St. is buying influence? No, can’t be or the news media would be actively looking into it.
I’m not for Trump but
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amazing money laundering on an international scale by the clintons.
thank you for sharing this important documentary.
Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA) Program. He promised:
1.) That participation in the Program would be completely voluntary.
No longer Voluntary
2.) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual incomes into the Program,
Now 7.65% on the first $90,000
3.) That the money the participants elected to put into the
Program would be deductible from their income for tax purposes each year, No longer tax deductible
4.) That the money the participants put into the independent ‘Trust Fund’
rather than into the general operating fund, and therefore, would only be
used to fund the Social Security Retirement Program, and no other Government program, and,
Under Johnson the money was moved to The General Fund and Spent
5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income.
Under Clinton & Gore — Up to 85% of your Social Security can be Taxed
Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are now receiving a Social Security check every month — and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of the money we paid to the Federal government to ‘put away’
—
Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the independent ‘Trust Fund’ and put it into the general fund so that Congress could spend it?
A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically controlled House and Senate.
Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?
A: The Democratic Party.
Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social Security
annuities?
A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the ‘tie-breaking’ deciding vote as President of the Senate, while he was Vice President of the US
Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving annuity payments to immigrants?
AND MY FAVORITE:
A: That’s right!
Jimmy
Carter and the Democratic Party.
Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65, began to receive Social Security payments! The Democratic Party gave these payments to them, even though they never paid a dime into it!
Then, after violating the original contract (FICA), the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take your Social Security away!
And the worst part about it is – uninformed citizens believe
it!
If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be planted and maybe changes will NOW evolve.
OUR OWN GOVERNMENT IS STEALING US BLIND, AND WE NEED TO STOP IT NOW.
PLEASE VOTE WISELY IN NOVEMBER FOLKS YOUR FUTURE TOTALLY DEPENDS ON IT.
If Crooked Hilliary’s poll numbers go negative the fair weather Dems will be saying not me I’m with Him.
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CNN reports that three FBI field offices were in agreement and wanted an investigation launched earlier this year, but the Loretta Lynch-led DOJ pushed back pointing to a preliminary investigation done on the Clinton Foundation a year before, after the book ‘Clinton Cash’ was released.
At that point, not enough evidence was there to launch a case, and some at the Justice Department feared the request for a fresh investigation would look politically-motivated, especially in light of the FBI’s investigation into Clinton’s private email server.
The FBI wanted to pursue a lead from a bank that tipped them off to suspicious activity from a foreigner who had donated to the Clinton Foundation.
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Multiple FBI investigations are underway involving potential corruption charges against the Clinton Foundation, according to a former senior law enforcement official.
The investigation centers on New York City, where the Clinton Foundation has its main offices, according to the former official who has direct knowledge of the activities.
Prosecutorial support will come from various U.S. Attorneys Offices — a major departure from other centralized FBI investigations.