Hillary

[psalms 91]

You are quite right MC! Donald has inspired the conspiracies that are attempting to make Hillary look like the scourge of the earth when in reality she is a very good woman with good intentions!!

Yes, I believe that

 

[tango]

You are quite right MC! Donald has inspired the conspiracies that are attempting to make Hillary look like the scourge of the earth when in reality she is a very good woman with good intentions!!

Honesty, there seem to be enough hints if not outright allegations of scandal and wrong-doing I struggle to believe it's entirely driven by Republican propaganda. I don't doubt a lot of what's presented about both candidates is little more than the other side trying to smear them, which frankly is itself pretty lame. I get really sick of endlessly being told why I shouldn't vote for The Other Guy - I'd ask both sides that, if their candidate is worthy of my vote, they should explain why I should vote for their guy rather than why I shouldn't vote for the other guy. If Donald gives me a long list of reasons why I shouldn't vote for Hillary, and Hillary gives me a long list of reasons why I shouldn't vote for Donald, I still have nothing useful from either side as to why I should vote for them.

 

[tango]

An interesting article from the UK press about Hillary and her pneumonia, looking at how dishonesty is a bigger problem than pneumonia:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...-hillary-clinton-suffers-from-isnt-pneumonia/

 

[tango]

Another article from the Telegraph in the UK posted largely to show that, although it's sometimes referred to as the Torygraph because of it's general right-wing leanings, it is supportive of Hillary over Donald in general (article by a different author - this author describes Hillary as "the most qualified candidate ever to run for the White House"). Whatever we may think of that statement, it shows the source isn't overtly biased towards Donald.

ETA: I forgot the link.... here it is --> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...lth-this-is-how-donald-trump-becomes-us-pres/

 

[MoreCoffee]

Honesty, there seem to be enough hints if not outright allegations of scandal and wrong-doing I struggle to believe it's entirely driven by Republican propaganda.

Hints and allegations are exactly what propaganda is all about.

I don't doubt a lot of what's presented about both candidates is little more than the other side trying to smear them, which frankly is itself pretty lame. I get really sick of endlessly being told why I shouldn't vote for The Other Guy - I'd ask both sides that, if their candidate is worthy of my vote, they should explain why I should vote for their guy rather than why I shouldn't vote for the other guy. If Donald gives me a long list of reasons why I shouldn't vote for Hillary, and Hillary gives me a long list of reasons why I shouldn't vote for Donald, I still have nothing useful from either side as to why I should vote for them.

In USA politics (and increasingly in other English speaking nations too) negative campaigning is far more effective than positive campaigning.

 

[tango]

Hints and allegations are exactly what propaganda is all about.

Sure, it just seems that trouble is never very far from the Clintons in ways that it just doesn't seem to affect others. I know the heat rises once you secure the nomination but I wasn't aware of scandal surrounding Bernie Sanders, Jeb Bush etc.

In USA politics (and increasingly in other English speaking nations too) negative campaigning is far more effective than positive campaigning.

I suppose it depends how you define "effective". Given the apparent rise of Gary Johnson I have to wonder whether the problem is the two party system or the relentless rise of negative campaigning.