Dallas Morning News Endorses Clinton

[GMDino]

http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20160907-we-recommend-hillary-clinton-for-president.ece

Quote:There is only one serious candidate on the presidential ballot in November. We recommend Hillary Clinton.


We don't come to this decision easily. This newspaper has not recommended a Democrat for the nation's highest office since before World War II — if you're counting, that's more than 75 years and nearly 20 elections. The party's over-reliance on government and regulation to remedy the country's ills is at odds with our belief in private-sector ingenuity and innovation. Our values are more about individual liberty, free markets and a strong national defense.

We've been critical of Clinton's handling of certain issues in the past. But unlike Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton has experience in actual governance, a record of service and a willingness to delve into real policy.
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PART ONE
Donald Trump is no Republican
His name may be at the top of the GOP ticket, but Trump doesn’t reflect Republican ideals of the past; we are certain he shouldn’t reflect the GOP of the future.

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Resume vs. resume, judgment vs. judgment, this election is no contest.  

In Clinton's eight years in the U.S. Senate, she displayed reach and influence in foreign affairs. Though conservatives like to paint her as nakedly partisan, on Capitol Hill she gained respect from Republicans for working across the aisle: Two-thirds of her bills had GOP co-sponsors and included common ground with some of Congress' most conservative lawmakers.

As President Barack Obama's first secretary of state, she helped make tough calls on the Middle East and the complex struggle against radical Islamic terrorism. It's no accident that hundreds of Republican foreign policy hands back Clinton.
She also has the support of dozens of top advisers from previous Republican administrations, including Henry Paulson, John Negroponte, Richard Armitage and Brent Scowcroft. Also on this list is Jim Glassman, the founding executive director of the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas.

Clinton has remained dogged by questions about her honesty, her willingness to shade the truth. Her use of a private email server while secretary of state is a clear example of poor judgment. She should take additional steps to divorce allegations of influence peddling from the Clinton Foundation. And she must be more forthright with the public by holding news conferences, as opposed to relying on a shield of carefully scripted appearances and speeches.

Those are real shortcomings. But they pale in comparison to the litany of evils some opponents accuse her of. Treason? Murder? Her being cleared of crimes by investigation after investigation has no effect on these political hyenas; they refuse to see anything but conspiracies and cover-ups.

Quote:We reject the politics of personal destruction. Clinton has made mistakes and displayed bad judgment, but her errors are plainly in a different universe than her opponent's.

Trump's values are hostile to conservatism. He plays on fear — exploiting base instincts of xenophobia, racism and misogyny — to bring out the worst in all of us, rather than the best. His serial shifts on fundamental issues reveal an astounding absence of preparedness. And his improvisational insults and midnight tweets exhibit a dangerous lack of judgment and impulse control.

After nearly four decades in the public spotlight, 25 of them on the national stage, Clinton is a known quantity. For all her warts, she is the candidate more likely to keep our nation safe, to protect American ideals and to work across the aisle to uphold the vital domestic institutions that rely on a competent, experienced president.

Hillary Clinton has spent years in the trenches doing the hard work needed to prepare herself to lead our nation. In this race, at this time, she deserves your vote.

[Belsnickel]

So I didn't post anything about it, but the Richmond Times Dispatch endorsed Gary Johnson. It's not a national paper, but it's still a heavy hitter in Virginia which is one of those states that can really make a difference this year.

[*PhilHos*]

I don't understand the attitude of voting for Clinton because Trump is not conservative enough. That's like saying i don't like vegetables so for lunch I'm having broccoli and corn and potatoes with tomato juice. It just doesn't make sense.



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[tigerseye]

Trump is a wild card.

Clinton is part of the Global system/Global state. Already in the powers that be's back pocket.

She might as well of had George Soros as her VP.

Many times her support is going to be because of other reasons other than her policies.

[BmorePat87]

(09-08-2016, 02:44 PM)PhilHos Wrote: I don't understand the attitude of voting for Clinton because Trump is not conservative enough. That's like saying i don't like vegetables so for lunch I'm having broccoli and corn and potatoes with tomato juice. It just doesn't make sense.



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Their editorial makes it pretty clear that "not being Conservative enough" isn't the reason. They cite his temperament, his inexperience, and then say that he is a detriment to conservatism. They buy into the school of thought that having someone who is using misogyny, racism, and xenophobia will hurt their party in the long run. 

[*bfine32*]

Seemed more like a denouncement of Trump than an endorsement for Hillary; but kudos to the paper for not endorsing simply because of political affiliation.

[McC]

(09-08-2016, 03:22 PM)tigerseye Wrote: Trump is a wild card.

Clinton is part of the Global system/Global state. Already in the powers that be's back pocket.

She might as well of had George Soros as her VP.

Many times her support is going to be because of other reasons other than her policies.

No question she's bought and paid for many times over.  How else would someone like her be handed a path to the WH? Trump is in on it too, of course.

[fredtoast]

(09-08-2016, 05:36 PM)McC Wrote: How else would someone like her be handed a path to the WH? 

Ivy League education.

Successful lawyer.

Political advocate during her husbands tenure as POTUS.

Former Senator.

Former Sec of State.

Seems like she has earned it instead of anything being handed to her.

[*Nately120*]

(09-08-2016, 06:42 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Ivy League education.

Successful lawyer.

Political advocate during her husbands tenure as POTUS.

Former Senator.

Former Sec of State.

Seems like she has earned it instead of anything being handed to her.

I'm not voting for her, but I have to say seeing how the right seems to despise Clinton and Obama while supporting people like George W. Bush and Trump really makes me wonder if they actually believe in pulling yourself up by your bootstraps versus having things handed to you.

Even if you disagree with everything they do with the power they have, you have to admit they earned it more than the born zillionaire candidates they keep digging up...right?  Maybe not.

[*PhilHos*]

(09-08-2016, 05:27 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Their editorial makes it pretty clear that "not being Conservative enough" isn't the reason. They cite his temperament, his inexperience, and then say that he is a detriment to conservatism. They buy into the school of thought that having someone who is using misogyny, racism, and xenophobia will hurt their party in the long run. 

I understand that but their article mentioned something like that at that beginning and it made me think of all the conservatives who've said they're voting for Hillary because Trump is not conservative enough. It doesn't make sense to me.

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[*bfine32*]

(09-08-2016, 07:03 PM)PhilHos Wrote: I understand that but their article mentioned something like that at that beginning and it made me think of all the conservatives who've said they're voting for Hillary because Trump is not conservative enough. It doesn't make sense to me.

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I was originally of this mindset and when folks asked why I was leaning toward Trump over others, I said show me a more viable conservative candidate. I cannot vote for Trump or Hillary as it stands and I cannot get behind Johnson because of his position on the Military.

For the first time in my adult life I will vote for POTUS simply because it is a choice on a ballot and I will already be there voting on other things. If McMullin makes the ballot in my state.; I'll most likely check that block. 

[BmorePat87]

(09-08-2016, 06:42 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Ivy League education.

Successful lawyer.

Political advocate during her husbands tenure as POTUS.

Former Senator.

Former Sec of State.

Seems like she has earned it instead of anything being handed to her.

That Senate spot was kind of handed to her. She moved to a favorable state, set up residency just in time, and benefited from a popular candidate dropping out due to personal reasons mid way through the election.

[fredtoast]

(09-08-2016, 10:55 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: That Senate spot was kind of handed to her. She moved to a favorable state, set up residency just in time, and benefited from a popular candidate dropping out due to personal reasons mid way through the election.

She was elected TWICE.

[McC]

(09-08-2016, 06:42 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Ivy League education.

Successful lawyer.

Political advocate during her husbands tenure as POTUS.

Former Senator.

Former Sec of State.

Seems like she has earned it instead of anything being handed to her.

She has excelled at nothing.  The FBI called her reckless.  She's too stupid to handle a security clearance and you want her to have the highest office in the land.  You have some mighty low standards for leadership.  My only question is, with an ass that big, how can she fit in so many pockets?

[BmorePat87]

(09-09-2016, 02:18 AM)fredtoast Wrote: She was elected TWICE.

Incumbents rarely lose and her challenger was the mayor of Yonkers...

[xxlt]

(09-08-2016, 11:30 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: So I didn't post anything about it, but the Richmond Times Dispatch endorsed Gary Johnson. It's not a national paper, but it's still a heavy hitter in Virginia which is one of those states that can really make a difference this year.

He should be henceforth known as Gary "What is Aleppo" Johnson. Or maybe we should call him Gary "Domestic" Johnson.

[GMDino]

(09-09-2016, 05:50 AM)McC Wrote: She has excelled at nothing.  The FBI called her reckless.  She's too stupid to handle a security clearance and you want her to have the highest office in the land.  You have some mighty low standards for leadership.  My only question is, with an ass that big, how can she fit in so many pockets?

The FBI also said she did nothing worthy of prosecution.

But I guess the size of her rear end is probably more important than any experience she has.

[xxlt]

(09-08-2016, 06:52 PM)Nately120 Wrote: I'm not voting for her, but I have to say seeing how the right seems to despise Clinton and Obama while supporting people like George W. Bush and Trump really makes me wonder if they actually believe in pulling yourself up by your bootstraps versus having things handed to you.

Even if you disagree with everything they do with the power they have, you have to admit they earned it more than the born zillionaire candidates they keep digging up...right?  Maybe not.

Whutchu talkin' 'bout Willis? Bush and Trump are real American heroes. I mean, Bush just became President to embarrass his dad. He wanted to show him he could do a better job. And boy, did he embarrass him! And Trump, he's who every man wants to be and every woman wants to be with. He's rich, *****! And in America, if you are rich you are special, and you deserve it, period, end. How can you question riches? That's like questioning war, or religion. Its just crazy.

[xxlt]

(09-09-2016, 09:46 AM)GMDino Wrote: The FBI also said she did nothing worthy of prosecution.

But I guess the size of her rear end is probably more important than any experience she has.

He is a man of principle. That is why he would vote for Izabel Goulart if she got on the ballot, but not Kim Kardashian.

[*PhilHos*]

(09-09-2016, 09:46 AM)GMDino Wrote: The FBI also said she did nothing worthy of prosecution.

That's NOT what the FBI said. They said there IS evidence of "possible" law breaking but that no reasonable prosecutor would file charges because there are many questions as to her intent. But leave it to a Clinton supporter to lie or twist the truth. After all, Hillary herself does it.

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