Have you ever done a double-take of something you heard a politician say, and even though they’re in politics, you’re still left scratching your head? Well, here are a few examples of those ‘moments’ in the recent US climate, straight from the horse’s mouth.
Donald Trump:
In an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Trump drew little distinction between Islamic terrorism and the religion, saying: “I think Islam hates us.” Furthermore, Trump also stated that: “it’s very hard to define. It’s very hard to separate. Because you don’t know who is who.”
Trump solidified his unwavering stance on his want for a policy that will temporarily keep Muslims from entering the country. “We have to be very vigilant,” Trump stated. But when Cooper asked Trump to expand on his comments about Islam by asking if the hate was “in Islam itself,” Trump left it to the media to figure out.
“You’re gonna have to figure that out, OK?” he said to Cooper. Shortly after making this statement, Trump then tried to clarify his position on torture as a relevant technique. The Friday before the interview, Trump also stated that laws should be expanded to deter terrorism and that the US “should go a lot further than waterboarding,” just a day before his ‘pledge’ speech, but very quickly turned it around and said he would never ask his military to break international laws.
Hillary Clinton:
While Clinton backs the Muslim community—“Islam is not out adversary. Muslims are peaceful and tolerant people and have nothing whatsoever to do with terrorism”—she is quick to zip her lips when asked about her speeches for Goldman Sachs and other paid ventures of the not-so-distant past. Sometimes silence speaks louder…
It’s not so much what she said, it’s the what she refuses to acknowledge after singing praise for the corporation. Bernie Sanders has, among others, called for her to release the transcript of the speech she was paid in excess of $225,000 to give. He also raised the question of why Wall Street is sponsoring her run for presidency. “Look, clearly, clearly, the secretary’s words to Wall Street has really intimidated them, and that is why they have given her $15 million in campaign contributions,” Sanders stated recently.
However, on another front, Clinton has shied away from fighting ISIS by placing the burden on the shoulders of other nations, saying it’s a fight belonging to the Muslims. “We will support those who take the fight to ISIS,” she said, but “I don’t think the United States has the bulk of the responsibility.”
In light of the US-assisted vacuum of power in the Middle Eastern regions post Iraq and Afghanistan (among others). Hmmmm.
And over the email scandal: “I’m not concerned about; I’m not worried about it, and no Democrat or American should be, either,” because her predecessors had done similar things, she said, reflecting on the use of a private server.
Bernie Sanders:
Sanders isn’t perfect either. But rather than say specific comments, Sanders tends to retract more often than not and says ‘yes’ when he means ‘no,’ and vice versa. In some cases, we may even get both answers within the same sentence.
“I disagree with Hillary Clinton on virtually everything,” Sanders told the Boston Globe recently. A week or two later, he then answered: “The answer is, ‘yes and no,’ ” about agreeing with Clinton on a number of issues, but not on others. What was the issue again?
But at least he was decisive in his romp on Twitter, which resulted in an explosive reply of sarcasm from the public…
In my view, it is unacceptable that Americans are paying a $5 fee each time they go to the ATM.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) January 5, 2016
@SenSanders the president can change this? I don’t like a limit on BBQ sauce at McDonald’s either. Fix that too.
— Jonathan Stiffler (@jdstiffler) January 5, 2016
@Popehat @JohnEkdahl @SenSanders I learned today that hand warmers come in packs of 10, but toe warmers come in packs 7. Stop the injustice!
— Dennis QH3 (@Dennis_QH3) January 5, 2016
Republicans, Democrats, Indies and Julian Assange…wait he’s in the Australian elections; every runner has displayed moments of being out of touch. The question remains, though, who will you vote for in the coming elections?
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