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Why does the media hate the Clintons?

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EricMichaelson0

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After the other week's NYT fake story, or the recent one which will probably end up like the rest, this Biden fantasy, it is clear the media has an agenda. In the 2008 primary, they turned her into a "racist" and treated her opponents with kid gloves. They've kept attacking the Clinton Foundation but its only produced smoke and mirrors. Benghazi:smoke and mirrors in terms of this fantasy cover-up. Not just that, but given how much airtime and print/screen time they give any allegation, no matter the veracity or lack thereof, its obvious: the media simply hates the Clintons!

Why is this? This is nothing new: its a pattern since the day Bill took office. We were given phony "scandals" in which the interests of the American people were in no way hurt but the media went along with anyway, like the women he had sex with, Travel"gate," "File"gate," Whitewater (a failed land deal), the baseless Vince Foster "cover up," the "scandal" of inviting guests to the White House's Lincoln Bedroom, and the impeachment of a President over a blowjob, trying to torpedo his VP's run for the White House (yet he *still* won the most votes)? We have also recently seen a continuation of other baseless attacks, such as the Perot-spoiler myth. Even after he left office, the media still tried to carry hit stories, with insinuations about counterterrorism before 9/11, the Clintons secretly wanting John Kerry to lose and allegations that Bill conveniently got a heart attack to avoid campaigning for him.

Does the media hate the Clintons because:

1. Many of them are jealous that the Clintons got so far in life without being born into rich and connected families (like Bush, Chafee, Gore, Romney, and Kerry) from whom such success is expected?

2. Is and was it that many journalists who leaned Dem before Clinton's 1993 inaugural wanted jobs in a Democratic administration but got sour grapes if they couldn't get one?

3. Is it because since Clinton was the first Baby Boomer president that the press felt they could be worse to him than Bush Sr. or Reagan or even Carter because the previous three were part of the "Greatest Generation" that served in a war and made "sacrifices?" (Neither Clinton, W. Bush, or Obama served in combat anywhere)

4. Is it the problem with being overtly centrist-journalists are either progressive or conservative, conservatives don't and didn't like the Clintons because they're Democrats, and many progressives think the Clintons are too conservative (welfare reform, crime, Iraq)? I can understand why arch-conservatives didn't like the Clintons: they ushered in an age in which Dems have won the most votes 5 out of 6 times since 1992

5. Are some just jealous of how much tail Bill got (and could still get if he wanted)?

They treat Obama better; they treated W. better. Its a disgrace when such petty stuff gets into the public debate.
 
They treated W better? How old are you? Eight (I'm not implying immaturity, just that maybe you weren't actually alive during the Bush administration)?
 
X Factor said:
They treated W better? How old are you? Eight (I'm not implying immaturity, just that maybe you weren't actually alive during the Bush administration)?
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I was around in the Bush years. They barely questioned the rationale for the Iraq War in 2002-2003. They also didn't rush to condemn the Swift Boat ads (as John McCain himself did) but look how quick they jumped on Trump over his remarks about John McCain.
 
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EricMichaelson0 said:
They treat Obama better; they treated W. better. Its a disgrace when such petty stuff gets into the public debate.
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Are you honestly going to tell us that the media treated Bush 43 better than Hillary? You cannot be serious.
 
Better question woud be "Why doesn't everybody hate the Clintons?".
 
Oh hey, look, the Clinton campaign is already starting to seed websites.
 
EricMichaelson0 said:
After the other week's NYT fake story, or the recent one which will probably end up like the rest, this Biden fantasy, it is clear the media has an agenda. In the 2008 primary, they turned her into a "racist" and treated her opponents with kid gloves. They've kept attacking the Clinton Foundation but its only produced smoke and mirrors. Benghazi:smoke and mirrors in terms of this fantasy cover-up. Not just that, but given how much airtime and print/screen time they give any allegation, no matter the veracity or lack thereof, its obvious: the media simply hates the Clintons!

Why is this? This is nothing new: its a pattern since the day Bill took office. We were given phony "scandals" in which the interests of the American people were in no way hurt but the media went along with anyway, like the women he had sex with, Travel"gate," "File"gate," Whitewater (a failed land deal), the baseless Vince Foster "cover up," the "scandal" of inviting guests to the White House's Lincoln Bedroom, and the impeachment of a President over a blowjob, trying to torpedo his VP's run for the White House (yet he *still* won the most votes)? We have also recently seen a continuation of other baseless attacks, such as the Perot-spoiler myth. Even after he left office, the media still tried to carry hit stories, with insinuations about counterterrorism before 9/11, the Clintons secretly wanting John Kerry to lose and allegations that Bill conveniently got a heart attack to avoid campaigning for him.

Does the media hate the Clintons because:

1. Many of them are jealous that the Clintons got so far in life without being born into rich and connected families (like Bush, Chafee, Gore, Romney, and Kerry) from whom such success is expected?

2. Is and was it that many journalists who leaned Dem before Clinton's 1993 inaugural wanted jobs in a Democratic administration but got sour grapes if they couldn't get one?

3. Is it because since Clinton was the first Baby Boomer president that the press felt they could be worse to him than Bush Sr. or Reagan or even Carter because the previous three were part of the "Greatest Generation" that served in a war and made "sacrifices?" (Neither Clinton, W. Bush, or Obama served in combat anywhere)

4. Is it the problem with being overtly centrist-journalists are either progressive or conservative, conservatives don't and didn't like the Clintons because they're Democrats, and many progressives think the Clintons are too conservative (welfare reform, crime, Iraq)? I can understand why arch-conservatives didn't like the Clintons: they ushered in an age in which Dems have won the most votes 5 out of 6 times since 1992

5. Are some just jealous of how much tail Bill got (and could still get if he wanted)?

They treat Obama better; they treated W. better. Its a disgrace when such petty stuff gets into the public debate.
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How much is she paying you? lol




The media hate her? if they did they'd go after the server and benghazi like she stopped traffic on the GWB......
 
If the media hates the Clinton's (I wouldn't know, haven't been watching much political media for awhile now), it's probably a mix of being very well known, and many people not liking the Clintons/Hillary. It's good for ratings basically, the people who like Hillary are going to watch because it's about Hillary, probably get pissed and that might lead them to sharing the link/video thus additional revenue on top of revenue. The people who don't like em are going to watch because they don't like them, and probably share the link/video.

When the amount of people in either camp could be thousands instead of some lesser known and/or no-name, it makes good business sense to push pieces about Clinton, hit pieces or not.
 
"Not because it is hard but because it is easy."
-JFK
 
ReverendHellh0und said:
How much is she paying you? lol
The media hate her? if they did they'd go after the server and benghazi like she stopped traffic on the GWB......
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Not everyone who actually likes the Clintons is "being paid." That's been a common accusation since the '90s too, even tho the Clintons won the most votes twice, something both Bushes never did, and left office with 60% approval ratings.
 
EricMichaelson0 said:
Not everyone who actually likes the Clintons is "being paid." That's been a common accusation since the '90s too, even tho the Clintons won the most votes twice, something both Bushes never did, and left office with 60% approval ratings.
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"I'm not paid by the campaign, btw did you know this awesome fact about the clintons!"


/facepalm
 
I think the media and the American public have been very generous toward the Clintons.
 
EricMichaelson0 said:
Not everyone who actually likes the Clintons is "being paid." That's been a common accusation since the '90s too, even tho the Clintons won the most votes twice, something both Bushes never did, and left office with 60% approval ratings.
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When Hillary gets booted off the ticket, and it's starting to look like that will happen sooner rather than later, will you file for unemployment?
 
EricMichaelson0 said:
After the other week's NYT fake story, or the recent one which will probably end up like the rest, this Biden fantasy, it is clear the media has an agenda. In the 2008 primary, they turned her into a "racist" and treated her opponents with kid gloves. They've kept attacking the Clinton Foundation but its only produced smoke and mirrors. Benghazi:smoke and mirrors in terms of this fantasy cover-up. Not just that, but given how much airtime and print/screen time they give any allegation, no matter the veracity or lack thereof, its obvious: the media simply hates the Clintons!

Why is this? This is nothing new: its a pattern since the day Bill took office. We were given phony "scandals" in which the interests of the American people were in no way hurt but the media went along with anyway, like the women he had sex with, Travel"gate," "File"gate," Whitewater (a failed land deal), the baseless Vince Foster "cover up," the "scandal" of inviting guests to the White House's Lincoln Bedroom, and the impeachment of a President over a blowjob, trying to torpedo his VP's run for the White House (yet he *still* won the most votes)? We have also recently seen a continuation of other baseless attacks, such as the Perot-spoiler myth. Even after he left office, the media still tried to carry hit stories, with insinuations about counterterrorism before 9/11, the Clintons secretly wanting John Kerry to lose and allegations that Bill conveniently got a heart attack to avoid campaigning for him.

Does the media hate the Clintons because:

1. Many of them are jealous that the Clintons got so far in life without being born into rich and connected families (like Bush, Chafee, Gore, Romney, and Kerry) from whom such success is expected?

2. Is and was it that many journalists who leaned Dem before Clinton's 1993 inaugural wanted jobs in a Democratic administration but got sour grapes if they couldn't get one?

3. Is it because since Clinton was the first Baby Boomer president that the press felt they could be worse to him than Bush Sr. or Reagan or even Carter because the previous three were part of the "Greatest Generation" that served in a war and made "sacrifices?" (Neither Clinton, W. Bush, or Obama served in combat anywhere)

4. Is it the problem with being overtly centrist-journalists are either progressive or conservative, conservatives don't and didn't like the Clintons because they're Democrats, and many progressives think the Clintons are too conservative (welfare reform, crime, Iraq)? I can understand why arch-conservatives didn't like the Clintons: they ushered in an age in which Dems have won the most votes 5 out of 6 times since 1992

5. Are some just jealous of how much tail Bill got (and could still get if he wanted)?

They treat Obama better; they treated W. better. Its a disgrace when such petty stuff gets into the public debate.
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The media? They reported what others accused them of, namely republicans
 
Carleen said:
The media? They reported what others accused them of, namely republicans
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All of it was manufactured, and the bits on truth weren't anything illegal. With W. there were many more things Democrats and liberals accused them of that barely got as much mention. Same with Republicans vs. Obama.
 
EricMichaelson0 said:
All of it was manufactured, and the bits on truth weren't anything illegal. With W. there were many more things Democrats and liberals accused them of that barely got as much mention. Same with Republicans vs. Obama.
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You know, there's really no getting around the Rose law firm and the shady investments and the "bimbo eruptions" and what "is" really means or Hillary's utterly despicable bargain with NYC Hassidic Jews to gain their Senatorial votes.

There is no getting around the fact that when that phone metaphorically rang at 3 A.M., the Secretary of State was supposed to answer it. There is no getting around the private e-mail server and Clinton's thinking that federal requirements are for "the little people."
 
ReverendHellh0und said:
"I'm not paid by the campaign, btw did you know this awesome fact about the clintons!"


/facepalm
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I'm, not paid by the amazing Mrs. Clinton either! And did you know that she can dunk a basketball?
 
Jesse Booth said:
They don't hate Hillary. She just doesn't posess any charisma, so it comes off that way.
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We got charisma... and nothing but charisma... in an inexperienced, unqualified Obama. How's that working out for us! :lol:
 
DDD said:
A disgrace indeed,

Americans do not know how good they have it with the Clinton's, and may only realize that too late when they let her go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBumgq5yVrA
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LOL, you might want the hildabeast as your leader in your country, we sure don't. She's not very bright, she's a vindictive bitch (she fired the White House Steward who had been there for years because he had the temerity to answer a request by GHWB's wife for help on her computer after the clinton's had taken over the WH) and she treated the soldiers and agents who protected the "first family" like peasants.

she is the most hated first lady to have been in the White House by the agents in 40 years. Even Nancy Reagan was better liked than that harridan
 
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