Hillary Clinton has finally reached her wits end over the not so subtle innuendo concerning a quid pro quo relationship with big money now running amok. During a campaign event in upstate New York, Clinton was asked by a Greenpeace activist if she'd keep taking money from the petroleum industry when she went off over the issue saying, "I'm sick and tired of the Sanders campaign's lies." Apparently feeling the heat from her rival, Clinton is being forced to address her problem with honesty and trustworthiness, at a most inopportune time.
As New York's primary looms nearer, questions of Clinton's ties to Wall Street will only be amplified as calls for the transcripts of her speeches to Goldman Sachs will be demanded by those convinced she's on the take. When someone is paid as much as $675,000.00 for three speeches lasting less than an hour each, one shouldn't be surprised if more than a few eyebrows are raised. At $225,000 per chat, its not unreasonable to be curious as to what was actually said, promised or if any commitments were made.
Thus far, the Clinton campaign have steadfastly dismissed or dodged charges of being in the tank for big business and refuse to release the Clinton transcripts unless all others do the same. Unfortunately, at the moment Clinton is the one facing the problem of being closer to Wall Street than Main Street. Bernie Sanders has no such issues to deal with and Donald Trump has his own money.
And matters are only made worse when the bulk of the Clinton campaign's top contributions come from banks and corporations, while Bernie Sanders financial support comes primarily from labor unions and little people. Since the big money versus the little people issue is screaming to be elucidated, that's just what we've done for your review. Taking a look at the Clinton and Sanders donors list speaks volumes for who they'd be representing in the Oval Office if elected.
According to our research, Hillary Clinton’s top 10 cumulative donors between between 1999 and 2016 were Citigroup ($782,327), Goldman Sachs ($711,490), DLA Piper ($628,030), JPMorgan Chase ($620,919), EMILY’s List ($605,174) Morgan Stanley ($543,065), Time Warner ($411,296), Skadden Arps ($406,640), Lehman Brothers ($362,853) and Cablevision Systems ($336,288).
On the other hand, Bernie Sanders top ten donors from 1989-2016 were the Machinists/Aerospace Workers union ($105,000), Teamsters union ($93,700), National Education Association ($84,350), United Auto Workers ($79,650), United Food & Commercial Workers union ($72,500), Communications Workers of America ($68,000), Laborers Union ($64,000), Carpenters & Joiners Union ($62,000), National Association of Letter Carriers ($61,000), and the American Association for Justice ($60,500). And like Clinton's donors, we can clearly see who Bernie Sanders will be answering to if he is elected.
Bottom line: Considering Hillary Clinton polls so poorly when it comes to honesty and trustworthiness, she should make every effort to dispel all the ugly rumors of her dishonest nature. There is no better time or place for the former Secretary of State to prove her critics wrong than during a debate here in New York. By showing up with the transcripts of her paid speeches to the world's financial and corporate giants in hand for the public's careful scrutiny, she could take this issue off the table. Anything less and she could confirm her reputation as just another thieving political hack. Podcast below!
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