Clinton says she “feels sorry” for young voters because they believe Sanders’ “lies.”
In an interview on Meet the Press on MSNBC, Hillary Clinton suggested that young voters are naive for believing the “lies” that political opponent Sanders spreads about her and lazy for not doing their own research on the matter.
The matter that Clinton referred to in the interview was the accusation that she takes campaign money from the fossil fuel industry, which is an issue that went viral last week after a Greenpeace activist asked her not to accept donations from the industry. Clinton lashed out at the activist, saying, “I do not have money from people who work for fossil fuel companies. I am so sick of the Sanders campaign lying about me.”
When asked about what exactly the Sanders campaign was “lying” about, Clinton touted her own political background in climate change and cited articles from “independent” sources that backed up her statements. Her campaign stands by the claim that they have only accepted $300,000 from fossil fuel companies, and she went on to say, “I feel sorry sometimes, for the young people who, you know, believe this — they don’t do their own research.”
In response, “young people” once again came together to do “their own research” on Clinton’s campaign donations and found that, collectively, her campaign has actually accepted about $4.5 million in fossil fuel-related donations. Though only $300,000 came directly from employees in the industry, $1.3 million came from lobbyists who work as “bundlers” for her campaign and are associated with the fossil fuel industry and $3.25 million came from industry-connected donors.
Additionally, the “independent” sources that Clinton cited are the Washington Post and the New York Times. The Times has directly endorsed Clinton’s campaign, while the Post has been unloading nonstop attacks on the Sanders campaign for quite some time now. To say these sources are “reliable, independent analysis” on her background and donations seems to be a lie in itself.
Clinton has been accused of lying so many times during this election that it’s almost expected of her now at every turn, but hopefully young people will in fact do their research to see the Democratic candidate’s true allegiances.
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So your link proves that young people dont know squat and there are other people that know what is best for you/us/everyone and they should let them decide.
I could make a video, edit it, and make it look like people are okay with pedophilia, animal abuse and the Holocaust. This video shows next to nothing, except that everyone on camera (not even at this school) doesn’t know hardly shit.
I know a lot of young voters, they are more informed than most of my 50-60 year old friends (I am 53). This really ticked me off when I watched it. This comment didn’t gain young voters for her I am sure and it most likely got a ton of small donations for Sanders. Every time she spouts off and it ticks people off he gets donations. Keep it up Hillary, you are making it easier for him to raise money!
Clinton will do what they have always done!,lie,create subterfuge, make their offshore bank accounts bigger no matter who it impacts on, and crave for that insidious power that is in the whitehouse to speed up the destruction of everything we humans hold dear, and not give a flying feck about it! What a dumbass obtuse cow she is! Go bernie! X
Hillary Clinton is an evil, evil woman. Lying, cheating murderer. Who are these brain dead people who support her?
Why did it take her three years or so to say no to the Keystone Pipeline? Not a good source of jobs, the potential for disastrous pollution, and it would not even provide oil for this country? Where is the reasoning for approving it?
Absolutely HRC will be influenced by the donations made by the fossil fuel companies, the banks and other big corporations.
How is this girl not in JAIL ??? a long time ago !!!!