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Hillary Clinton wouldn’t be a president we could be proud of

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton Associated Press

The first woman president of the U.S. should be one we can all be proud of. Hillary Clinton’s personal history of greed, corruption and lies is perhaps not known to younger voters, but it’s just not in her DNA to run an honest, competent and transparent administration.

Look up any of her background: Whitewater scandal; cattle futures tip nets her $100,000 profit on $1,000; Travelgate mass firing to install cronies; rented out Lincoln Bedroom (netting $5 million); Bill Clinton’s victims called trash; four dead Americans in Benghazi when she sends no support (except a drone for pictures); earns $21 million giving speeches to Wall Street and foreign interests seeking favors; deletes more than 30,000 State Department emails, speculated to show money laundering funds to two Clinton foundations; and the granting of a presidential pardon for notorious U.S. tax cheat Marc Rich after a sizable donation to the Clintons.

Hillary has become a multimillionaire from pay-to-play games at the expense of America’s security.

But lies once more, basically saying: I won’t do it again — if I win this election!!”

Sue Perry, Morro Bay

This story was originally published August 31, 2016 at 7:53 PM with the headline "Hillary Clinton wouldn’t be a president we could be proud of."

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