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First Read: The Romney-fication of Bill and Hillary Clinton
NBC News ^ | May 27, 2015 | BY CHUCK TODD, MARK MURRAY AND CARRIE DANN

Posted on 05/27/2015 10:22:32 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

By itself, making money shouldn't be an issue for Bill and Hillary Clinton; after all, so many of our past presidents have been wealthy. By itself, Bill Clinton having a shell LLC wouldn't be an issue either. But when you add the two together, you see that the Clintons have a Mitt Romney problem on their hands -- wealth and "otherness" that voters might not be able to relate to, especially when the likes of Bernie Sanders are campaigning against wealth. Of course, there's one BIG difference between Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney: Romney wanted to cut taxes for the wealthy, while Hillary likely wants to raise them.

As the Clintons have said before, people like them should be paying more in taxes. And you probably won't hear that rhetoric from the eventual GOP nominee. Still, Hillary Clinton could arguably be the wealthiest (or close to it) candidate in the 2016 field. And this shell LLC story is going to sound the drumbeats for her to release her taxes.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cattlefutures; impeachment; pantsuit; rico

1 posted on 05/27/2015 10:22:32 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Quick translation: Romney belonged to the evil rich. Bill & Hill are the good rich, because they are Democrats who want to raise taxes on everyone else.


2 posted on 05/27/2015 11:22:42 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The Clintons have a bigger problem than Mitt Romney had in 2012.

Mitt Romney was rich but not overwhelmingly so, and he earned his money legitimately by founding a financial company.

The Clintons, on the other hand, are big, bloated cartoon characters of over-the-top, ill-gotten wealth. Their escapades into corrupt money-gathering among sleazy characters from every corner of the globe are too awesome for the media to ignore and too ridiculous for late-night comedians to pass up.

Just as every time Pinocchio told a lie his nose grew longer, every time a new multi-million-dollar Clinton scandal erupts Hillary’s smile looks more grotesquely forced and her breezy manner more contrived. At some point the wheels are going to come off, and for everyone, including the Clintons themselves, the sooner the better.


3 posted on 05/27/2015 11:47:07 AM PDT by Bluestocking
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

ROMENY MADE HIS MONEY LEGALLY
THE CLINTOONS ARE CROOKS
that is the difference
Romney’s problem was he isnt a street fighter .... he could have ripped obama’s ass wide open on benghazi and obamacare and didn’t..
Romney has CLASS
the clintoons are TRASH


4 posted on 05/27/2015 2:57:48 PM PDT by zzwhale
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