Armstrong Economics Blog
Re-Posted Jun 1, 2016 by Martin Armstrong
Crooked Hillary, as she is starting be be known as even behind the curtain, is really helping Trump because many Republicans who did not like Trump, see her as just outright evil. Hillary is now falling behind Trump in an average of national opinion polls. She is so out-of-touch that her age group may want to see a woman in the White House, but the under 40 women make no distinction as that being somehow significant qualification any more than being black defined Obama. Falling behind Trump is breaching a very critical symbolic threshold which may pick up momentum as our model has been projecting.
Then came a damning report by OIG – Office of Inspector General. Not only did this demonstrate that she was question even by staff about the legality of her private server, but she told them to shut-up and stop asking questions. The OIG report contradicted her claims that she had been allowed to use a private email server for official business while serving as the nation’s chief diplomat. I found directives to her to stop such activity and then upon leaving office they introduced a new law to make sure nobody plays this game. Once again, things did not conform to here statements – she lied. Clinton allies desperately try to argue that the report also shows other former secretaries of state pulled the same tricks. However, none of them started foundations taking money from foreign governments she approved arms deals for and none are running for president but Hillary. Yes, the FBI is still investigating whether she broke federal law. I quite frankly do not know what the problem is. The plain language says she did and cannot hold any office in government. At a press conference in Japan, Barack Obama outright refused to take any question from a journalist asking whether the email scandal undermined Clinton’s “trustworthiness”.
The Democratic party did not have 17 candidates like the Republicans. Everyone assumed Hillary was applying for a coronation, not a candidate position. The problem they now have is simple; if Hillary is going down in flames, that means Bernie Sanders is the only candidate standing. What will the Democrats do? Talk is circulating about a draft of Joe Biden. To make matters really far worse, the California primary has the largest number of delegates up for grabs on June 7th. Bernie is neck and neck with Hillary in the polls proving this is not a coronation. Hillary refused to debate Sander on TV for California because she cannot answer his questions.
The news keeps moving just outright bad to worse. A federal investigation into campaign contributions to here long-time confidant and the governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe has been unleashed. The FBI now investigating both the candidate and an elected official with perhaps the closest ties to Hillary. So far, May has been a terrible month for Hillary. On top of all of this, the Democratic Convention looks like it could turn out to be far more colorful than the Republican since the polls show 86% of Republicans demand the party supports Trump.
The Never Trump effort has died a cruel death. Even the stages protests are now dying off. Suddenly, the cry that Trump is a racist doesn’t stick since Muslim is a religion and not a race. Bernie has yet to surrender and he vowed to go all the way because she has so much baggage it is unbelievable she is still standing for any office be it dog-catcher or President. With Hillary the the head of the Democratic ticket, Trump may be able to transform previously safe Democratic territory in the rust belt, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Ohio, given his position on trade.
How Hillary handles Bernie is also critical for the youth who support him see themselves not as Democrats. Obama took a swipe at at Hillary at the Correspondent’s Dinner: “You’ve got to admit it though, Hillary trying to appeal to young voters is a little bit like your relative who just signed up for Facebook. ‘Dear America, did you get my poke? Is it appearing on your wall? I’m not sure I’m using this right. Love, Aunt Hillary.’ It’s not entirely persuasive.” Obama then took a shot at her Goldman Sachs’ speeches: “Here we are, my eighth and final appearance at this unique event and I am excited. If this material works well I’m going to use it at Goldman Sachs next year. Earn me some serious Tubmans.”

Then, Hillary has no agenda. She is just regurgitating the same socialist talking points that have been said by every Democratic candidate. As for her claim that she is the “only one” with a plan to deal with Wall Street, that is why Goldman Sachs showers her with money and says Trump and Bernie are dangerous. For who exactly? Other Democrats assumed Hillary would release her transcripts of speeches at Goldman Sachs. Her refusal to release the transcript means only one thing – they are damning. If there was nothing there but the standard speech nonsense, then they would be out there by now. Sources have all said she sounded like one of them. She most likely defended them with something like bankers are not villains. She even was there with the shovel breaking ground for the new Goldman Sachs tower. Goldman Sachs & Hillary Clinton are a marriage made in Washington. Hillary & Goldman Sachs has been a 20+ Year Relationship.

Clinton keeps trying to define her own news agenda dodging the criticism. Hillary has clearly distorted the degree to which the rules have changed since previous secretaries of state were in office. The press is not doing their job because they want Hillary to win. On August 24, 2012, Obama signed a directive to the heads of the executive departments which would have included Hillary (Directive to Hillary 2012 m-12-18). Hillary was Secretary of State between 2009 and 2013. Therefore, Obama knew she had a private email server or else there woud have been no reason to issue this directive which she IGNORED. Then, after Hillary left, Congress passed the bipartisan act, which made it specific that ALL emails are the property of the government and “empowers the National Archives to safeguard original and classified records from unauthorized removal.” Hillary never turned them over under subpoena since that did not include her private server during the Benghazi affair. Her defense was always that Republicans were on a witch-hunt, not that she should have produced them from the start.
Despite everything else, this all suggests that it remains the FBI, rather than Sanders or Trump, who could really rain on her parade. She has been slick at every possible turn. One must wonder, what she will sell if she were President given her track record as Secretary of State. The Clinton Foundation is a real joke.

Now we have Bill just being Bill, but handing out $2 million from the Clinton Foundation to women who the Secret Service dubbed his “Energizer”, Julie Tauber McMahon. The NY Post has reported the story how the buzz has all been about Julie McMahon who visit Bill always when Hillary Clinton isn’t around. Look, she is very attractive and he and Hillary have long been said to be just a political marriage. But this is not about a blue dress. Bill gave her $2 million from the Clinton Foundation to Energy Pioneer Solutions.
Well the mess just keeps getting messier. Just what king of a first lady will Bill Clinton make? This could be more scandalous that Trump. Would this new role allow Bill to hit on the wives of world leaders? The leader of the free world will never be the same.

Reblogged this on Rifleman III Journal and commented:
Makes me wonder. While we are trying to connect dots, did Hillary have any similar issues, while a State Senator, in New York State?
For some reason, everyone hopped from her First Lady days, to current time, and completely forgot when she was a state senator in New York State government. Or was the error, by design?
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