During what many people considered an entertaining presidential election cycle, voters are simply trying to figure out which is the lesser of two evils.
Do we take the one who has done really bad things or do we take the crazy guy who says really bad things?
Well if people are still undecided, WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange, are trying to help them with their choice. Over the last few months, the organization has been a thorn in Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s side. Late last week was their biggest release yet, when they released a new set of emails. These were coincidentally made available shortly after the release of the “Trump Tapes,” in which Trump is recorded talking about sexually assaulting women.
The new emails contain excerpts of Clinton’s paid speeches, many of which were made to Wall Street. Pundits and many of Clinton’s opposition have been asking for her to release these transcripts almost as long as they have been asking Trump for his tax returns. They think the transcripts of these speeches, especially the ones to Wall Street, will be what proves the allegations of the Clinton Foundations position of “pay to play” in which she and her husband Bill Clinton give attention to the biggest donors.
Other topics in the emails include her health, her dream of open trade and open borders and her support of fracking. One email even says that politicians need to be two faced. This means a politician has two positions on every issue; their own personal opinion and the position they present to voters.
Just one of these things being released about any other candidate would likely spell political doom for that person. However, Clinton just seems to keep rolling with the punches. It reminds me of the scene in Batman Begins when Thomas Wayne asks a young Bruce Wayne “Why do we fall Bruce?” and answers, “So that we can learn to pick ourselves up.”
Given the scrutiny Clinton has been under the last few years, she has become a master at picking herself back up.
So one has to wonder, what is the true intention behind these email leaks?
It seems that no matter what scandal or past dirt is dug up on Clinton, she just keeps on rolling. Is Assange a Trump supporter or is he simply trying to once and for all oust Clinton as the terrible person and criminal many Americans believe her to be?
WikiLeaks and Assange have been releasing Clinton emails for months, so why is it the supposed motherload of all leaks occurs nearly the same time as Trump is once again exposed for being the terrible person that he is?
With all the mud-slinging and well-timed leaks, the poor excuses for presidential candidates and their campaign machines have succeeded in forgetting one very important piece of this election cycle, policy.
