Who’s Better: “Dangerous Donald” or “Crooked Hillary”?21st Century Wire says Now that the Democratic Party establishment has finally put all its cards on the table and declared Hillary Clinton their  presumptive  nominee for President, the public at large is finally coming to grips with the prospect of a Trump vs Clinton election race come November. Rather than asking who is best fit to hold the highest office in the land, most pundits are instead asking the other question now: who is worse?To be absolutely fair, both of these personalities have their annoying and often infuriating attributes.There is one marked difference between these two political animals. While Trump is an unknown quantity in terms of politics and public service, Madame Secretary has a track record already, but not a great one.As the old adage goes   no matter who you vote for, the government always gets in  Thus far, we can say this much about Donald: he is consistent in that he will consistently make brash, off-the-cuff, shallow, offensive and often completely insane remarks on the campaign trail   remarks that should kill his opinion polls and finish his presidential run once and for all. Somehow though, he survives, and even thrives in the controversy. Most experts are still  speechless  for comment.As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fronted at least one major war of aggression with the decapitation of the nation state of Libya in 2011. Since the US-led take-down of that country, things have gone from very bad to beyond the pale. Few will remember though, that Hillary Clinton was also fronting the US-UK-led  Friends of Syria  (2011-2012) Middle East & European regime change road show   where western leaders colluded with Gulf Kings and oil magnates to discuss the take-down and destruction of Syria.Regarding Israel, Clinton s record is completely pro-Israel with no caveats. She does not call for end to occupation of Palestine by Israel, nor will she publicly recognize the native Palestinians  collective right of self-determination, or their refugees right of return. She is also anti-Iran and will happily give succour to any and every Israeli desire on that issue.On the other hand, Donald Trump has made numerous public declarations including one on national TV about his intention to broker a peace deal between the Israelis and the native Palestinians.Does this mean Hillary will be worse than Donald? Not necessarily, because Washington has a way of grinding every political operator down to the same reprehensible level it seems.What it does mean is that with Hillary you know what you are getting, while with Donald, you don t.For those leaning towards Clinton in this Hobsons Choice simulation, this means the next default position is: better the devil you know.Once again, Americans seem forced into that tired old electoral clich , forced to choose between  the lesser of two evils (leave your thoughts and comments below)Marc Joffe Fiscal TimesIn 1991, Louisiana voters faced a difficult choice. In the runoff gubernatorial election that fall, the candidates were Democrat Edwin Edwards and Republican David Duke. The notoriously corrupt Edwards had already served three terms as governor and faced bribery charges. (When it turned out, after Edwards was acquitted in that case, that some of the sequestered jurors had stolen towels from their hotel, Edwards reportedly quipped that he had been judged by a  jury of my peers. ) Edwards would later be convicted on 17 counts of racketeering, extortion, money laundering and fraud.Duke s story was even worse; he was a former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and was still active in white supremacist circles. Mainstream Republicans lined up behind Edwards. In the heat of the campaign, which Edwards went on to win, it became common to see bumper stickers that read,  Vote for the Crook. It s Important. Maybe somebody should print up another batch of those stickers for the presidential race this year. With Hillary Clinton assured of surpassing the 2383 delegate nomination threshold today, Democrats have chosen an apparently corrupt candidate to be their presumptive nominee. She s still the better choice for president.Related: How Conservatives Stopped Listening and Lost Control of the GOPCircumstantial evidence of Clinton s corruption is abundant and easily found by anyone not in denial. Although she is not responsible for her husband s infidelity nor for Vince Foster s suicide, other scandals are not so easily dismissed. As the recent State Department Investigator General s report suggests, Clinton set up a home-brew email server in contravention of department policies to prevent disclosure of her correspondence. The IG report also confirms that, even today, Clinton has not turned over all the messages that passed through her personal server.Some of the missing messages may have documented the inappropriate links between her job as secretary of state and her involvement with the Clinton Foundation. As documented by Peter Schweizer in Clinton Cash, State Department project approvals sometimes coincided with large contributions to the foundation by beneficiaries of these actions. After leaving office, Clinton continued to sell her influence to the highest bidder, as evidenced by the $225,000 speaking fees she received from Goldman Sachs.Clinton s pay-for-play activity has a long history   going back at least to the late 1970s. As I previously wrote, Clinton effectively received a $98,000 bribe from interests related to Tyson Foods via a sham futures trading account. Her husband s Arkansas gubernatorial administration then eased oversight of Tyson, allowing it to contaminate one town s water supply with chicken manure.Related: Most Americans Don t Believe Hillary Clinton and Donald TrumpIn 1992, the cozy relationship between Bill Clinton s Arkansas state house, Hillary s Rose Law Firm and regulated entities was detailed by The Washington Post and raised by former California Gov. Jerry Brown during a presidential debate. Under Bill Clinton s administration, Arkansas issued multiple no-bid contracts to the Rose Law Firm, assigned it up $175,000 in bond counsel work and authorized Madison Guaranty Bank   a failing Savings and Loan Association represented by Hillary   to issue preferred stock.When political leaders fail to play by the rules applied to normal people, a natural reaction is to try and stop them. But, in this case, stopping Hillary Clinton means supporting someone else for president. And for those who think voting for a third party candidate is a waste, that leaves only one alternative:  Donald Trump.So rather than immediately dismissing Hillary for her ethical flaws, the correct approach is to determine whether she is better than the alternative. I tend to think the answer is yes.A useful way to look at the decision this November is to ask whether continuity or change is the better option for the U.S. at this point in time. Clinton is likely to continue most Obama-era policies, whereas Trump can be expected to attempt some radical departures.Related: Can Trump s Nationalist Trade Policy Really Make America Great Again?Complaints about the status quo notwithstanding, life in 2016 America isn t horrible for most of us, and so radical change comes with a lot of downside risk. Although some of the doom and gloom predictions about a Trump administration are overstated (for example, I would not expect white supremacists to play a major role in his administration), there are legitimate causes for concern.A major threat posed by Trump is the potential for a breakdown in global cooperation. Trump seems to view foreign countries like competing companies or candidates, failing to appreciate the interdependence that characterizes our global order. Trumpian brinkmanship could trigger a global trade war, repeating the error of the 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff. When Herbert Hoover signed that piece of protectionist legislation, the result was a cascade of beggar thy neighbor reactions from U.S. trading partners, greatly exacerbating the Great Depression.Trump s policies toward illegal immigrants would also be destabilizing. Millions of undocumented aliens take service and agricultural jobs that American citizens avoid. If these individuals are rounded up or  self deport  in large numbers, industries that rely on them could be crippled. Alternatively, as last week s violence in San Jose portends, a Trump presidency is likely to produce more civil disorder Continue this story at Fiscal TimesREAD ELECTION NEWS AT: 21st Century Wire 2016 FilesUS_News
who better dangerous donald crooked hillary century wire says now democratic party establishment finally put cards table declared hillary clinton presumptive nominee president public large finally coming grips prospect trump vs clinton election race come november rather asking best fit hold highest office land pundits instead asking question worse to absolutely fair personalities annoying often infuriating one marked difference two political animals while trump unknown quantity terms politics public service madame secretary track record already great old adage goes matter vote government always gets thus far say much donald consistent consistently make brash shallow offensive often completely insane remarks campaign trail remarks kill opinion polls finish presidential run somehow though survives even thrives controversy most experts still speeches secretary state hillary clinton fronted least one major war aggression decapitation nation state libya since country things gone bad beyond pale few remember though hillary clinton also fronting friends syria middle east european regime change road show western leaders collided gulf kings oil magnates discuss destruction israel clinton record completely caveats she call end occupation palestine israel publicly recognize native palestinians collective right refugees right return she also happily give succour every israeli desire hand donald trump made numerous public declarations including one national tv intention broker peace deal israeli native mean hillary worse donald not necessarily washington way grinding every political operator reprehensible level mean hillary know getting donald leaning towards clinton poisons choice simulation means next default position better devil americans seem forced tired old electoral clich forced choose lesser two evils leave thoughts comments marc off fiscal times louisiana voters faced difficult choice in runoff gubernatorial election fall candidates democrat edwin edwards republican david duke the notoriously corrupt edwards already served three terms governor faced bribery charges when turned edwards acquitted case sequestered jurors stolen towers hotel edwards reportedly equipped judged jury peers edwards would later convicted counts racketeering extortion money laundering story even worse former grand wizard ku flux plan still active white supremacist circles mainstream republicans lined behind edwards in heat campaign edwards went win became common see bumper stickers read vote crook it important maybe somebody print another batch stickers presidential race year with hillary clinton assured surpassing delegate nomination threshold today democrats chosen apparently corrupt candidate presumptive nominee she still better choice how conservatives stopped listening lost control gopcircumstantial evidence clinton corruption abundant easily found anyone denial although responsible husband infidelity vince foster suicide scandals easily dismissed as recent state department investigator general report suggests clinton set email server contravention department policies prevent disclosure correspondence the ig report also confirms even today clinton turned messages passed personal missing messages may documented inappropriate links job secretary state involvement clinton foundation as documented peter schweiz clinton cash state department project approvals sometimes coincided large contributions foundation beneficiaries actions after leaving office clinton continued sell influence highest bidder evidenced speaking fees received goldman activity long history going back least late as i previously wrote clinton effectively received bribe interests related tyson foods via sham futures trading account her husband arkansas gubernatorial administration eased oversight tyson allowing contaminated one town water supply chicken most americans don believe hillary clinton donald trump copy relationship bill clinton arkansas state house hillary rose law firm regulated entities detailed the washington post raised former california gov jerry brown presidential debate under bill clinton administration arkansas issued multiple contracts rose law firm assigned bond counsel work authorized madison guarantee bank failing savings loan association represented hillary issue preferred political leaders fail play rules applied normal people natural reaction try stop but case stopping hillary clinton means supporting someone else president and think voting third party candidate waste leaves one alternative donald rather immediately dismissing hillary ethical flaws correct approach determine whether better alternative i tend think answer useful way look decision november ask whether continuity change better option point time clinton likely continue policies whereas trump expected attempt radical can trump nationalist trade policy really make america great again complaints status quo notwithstanding life america horrible us radical change comes lot downside risk although doom gloom predictions trump administration overstated example i would expect white supremacists play major role administration legitimate causes major threat posed trump potential breakdown global cooperation trump seems view foreign countries like competing companies candidates failing appreciate interdependence characterizes global order trumpian brinkmanship could trigger global trade war repeating error tariff when herbert hoover signed piece protections legislation result cascade beggar thy neighbor reactions trading partners greatly exacerbating great policies toward illegal immigrants would also stabilizing millions undocumented aliens take service agricultural jobs american citizens avoid if individuals rounded self deport large numbers industries rely could crippled alternatively last week violence san jose ported trump presidency likely produce civil disorder continue story fiscal timesread election news at century wire files_news
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Who’s Better: “Dangerous Donald” or “Crooked Hillary”?21st Century Wire says Now that the Democratic Party establishment has finally put all its cards on the table and declared Hillary Clinton their  presumptive  nominee for President, the public at large is finally coming to grips with the prospect of a Trump vs Clinton election race come November. Rather than asking who is best fit to hold the highest office in the land, most pundits are instead asking the other question now: who is worse?To be absolutely fair, both of these personalities have their annoying and often infuriating attributes.There is one marked difference between these two political animals. While Trump is an unknown quantity in terms of politics and public service, Madame Secretary has a track record already, but not a great one.As the old adage goes   no matter who you vote for, the government always gets in  Thus far, we can say this much about Donald: he is consistent in that he will consistently make brash, off-the-cuff, shallow, offensive and often completely insane remarks on the campaign trail   remarks that should kill his opinion polls and finish his presidential run once and for all. Somehow though, he survives, and even thrives in the controversy. Most experts are still  speechless  for comment.As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fronted at least one major war of aggression with the decapitation of the nation state of Libya in 2011. Since the US-led take-down of that country, things have gone from very bad to beyond the pale. Few will remember though, that Hillary Clinton was also fronting the US-UK-led  Friends of Syria  (2011-2012) Middle East & European regime change road show   where western leaders colluded with Gulf Kings and oil magnates to discuss the take-down and destruction of Syria.Regarding Israel, Clinton s record is completely pro-Israel with no caveats. She does not call for end to occupation of Palestine by Israel, nor will she publicly recognize the native Palestinians  collective right of self-determination, or their refugees right of return. She is also anti-Iran and will happily give succour to any and every Israeli desire on that issue.On the other hand, Donald Trump has made numerous public declarations including one on national TV about his intention to broker a peace deal between the Israelis and the native Palestinians.Does this mean Hillary will be worse than Donald? Not necessarily, because Washington has a way of grinding every political operator down to the same reprehensible level it seems.What it does mean is that with Hillary you know what you are getting, while with Donald, you don t.For those leaning towards Clinton in this Hobsons Choice simulation, this means the next default position is: better the devil you know.Once again, Americans seem forced into that tired old electoral clich , forced to choose between  the lesser of two evils (leave your thoughts and comments below)Marc Joffe Fiscal TimesIn 1991, Louisiana voters faced a difficult choice. In the runoff gubernatorial election that fall, the candidates were Democrat Edwin Edwards and Republican David Duke. The notoriously corrupt Edwards had already served three terms as governor and faced bribery charges. (When it turned out, after Edwards was acquitted in that case, that some of the sequestered jurors had stolen towels from their hotel, Edwards reportedly quipped that he had been judged by a  jury of my peers. ) Edwards would later be convicted on 17 counts of racketeering, extortion, money laundering and fraud.Duke s story was even worse; he was a former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and was still active in white supremacist circles. Mainstream Republicans lined up behind Edwards. In the heat of the campaign, which Edwards went on to win, it became common to see bumper stickers that read,  Vote for the Crook. It s Important. Maybe somebody should print up another batch of those stickers for the presidential race this year. With Hillary Clinton assured of surpassing the 2383 delegate nomination threshold today, Democrats have chosen an apparently corrupt candidate to be their presumptive nominee. She s still the better choice for president.Related: How Conservatives Stopped Listening and Lost Control of the GOPCircumstantial evidence of Clinton s corruption is abundant and easily found by anyone not in denial. Although she is not responsible for her husband s infidelity nor for Vince Foster s suicide, other scandals are not so easily dismissed. As the recent State Department Investigator General s report suggests, Clinton set up a home-brew email server in contravention of department policies to prevent disclosure of her correspondence. The IG report also confirms that, even today, Clinton has not turned over all the messages that passed through her personal server.Some of the missing messages may have documented the inappropriate links between her job as secretary of state and her involvement with the Clinton Foundation. As documented by Peter Schweizer in Clinton Cash, State Department project approvals sometimes coincided with large contributions to the foundation by beneficiaries of these actions. After leaving office, Clinton continued to sell her influence to the highest bidder, as evidenced by the $225,000 speaking fees she received from Goldman Sachs.Clinton s pay-for-play activity has a long history   going back at least to the late 1970s. As I previously wrote, Clinton effectively received a $98,000 bribe from interests related to Tyson Foods via a sham futures trading account. Her husband s Arkansas gubernatorial administration then eased oversight of Tyson, allowing it to contaminate one town s water supply with chicken manure.Related: Most Americans Don t Believe Hillary Clinton and Donald TrumpIn 1992, the cozy relationship between Bill Clinton s Arkansas state house, Hillary s Rose Law Firm and regulated entities was detailed by The Washington Post and raised by former California Gov. Jerry Brown during a presidential debate. Under Bill Clinton s administration, Arkansas issued multiple no-bid contracts to the Rose Law Firm, assigned it up $175,000 in bond counsel work and authorized Madison Guaranty Bank   a failing Savings and Loan Association represented by Hillary   to issue preferred stock.When political leaders fail to play by the rules applied to normal people, a natural reaction is to try and stop them. But, in this case, stopping Hillary Clinton means supporting someone else for president. And for those who think voting for a third party candidate is a waste, that leaves only one alternative:  Donald Trump.So rather than immediately dismissing Hillary for her ethical flaws, the correct approach is to determine whether she is better than the alternative. I tend to think the answer is yes.A useful way to look at the decision this November is to ask whether continuity or change is the better option for the U.S. at this point in time. Clinton is likely to continue most Obama-era policies, whereas Trump can be expected to attempt some radical departures.Related: Can Trump s Nationalist Trade Policy Really Make America Great Again?Complaints about the status quo notwithstanding, life in 2016 America isn t horrible for most of us, and so radical change comes with a lot of downside risk. Although some of the doom and gloom predictions about a Trump administration are overstated (for example, I would not expect white supremacists to play a major role in his administration), there are legitimate causes for concern.A major threat posed by Trump is the potential for a breakdown in global cooperation. Trump seems to view foreign countries like competing companies or candidates, failing to appreciate the interdependence that characterizes our global order. Trumpian brinkmanship could trigger a global trade war, repeating the error of the 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff. When Herbert Hoover signed that piece of protectionist legislation, the result was a cascade of beggar thy neighbor reactions from U.S. trading partners, greatly exacerbating the Great Depression.Trump s policies toward illegal immigrants would also be destabilizing. Millions of undocumented aliens take service and agricultural jobs that American citizens avoid. If these individuals are rounded up or  self deport  in large numbers, industries that rely on them could be crippled. Alternatively, as last week s violence in San Jose portends, a Trump presidency is likely to produce more civil disorder Continue this story at Fiscal TimesREAD ELECTION NEWS AT: 21st Century Wire 2016 FilesUS_News
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: who better dangerous donald crooked hillary century wire says now democratic party establishment finally put cards table declared hillary clinton presumptive nominee president public large finally coming grips prospect trump vs clinton election race come november rather asking best fit hold highest office land pundits instead asking question worse to absolutely fair personalities annoying often infuriating one marked difference two political animals while trump unknown quantity terms politics public service madame secretary track record already great old adage goes matter vote government always gets thus far say much donald consistent consistently make brash shallow offensive often completely insane remarks campaign trail remarks kill opinion polls finish presidential run somehow though survives even thrives controversy most experts still speeches secretary state hillary clinton fronted least one major war aggression decapitation nation state libya since country things gone bad beyond pale few remember though hillary clinton also fronting friends syria middle east european regime change road show western leaders collided gulf kings oil magnates discuss destruction israel clinton record completely caveats she call end occupation palestine israel publicly recognize native palestinians collective right refugees right return she also happily give succour every israeli desire hand donald trump made numerous public declarations including one national tv intention broker peace deal israeli native mean hillary worse donald not necessarily washington way grinding every political operator reprehensible level mean hillary know getting donald leaning towards clinton poisons choice simulation means next default position better devil americans seem forced tired old electoral clich forced choose lesser two evils leave thoughts comments marc off fiscal times louisiana voters faced difficult choice in runoff gubernatorial election fall candidates democrat edwin edwards republican david duke the notoriously corrupt edwards already served three terms governor faced bribery charges when turned edwards acquitted case sequestered jurors stolen towers hotel edwards reportedly equipped judged jury peers edwards would later convicted counts racketeering extortion money laundering story even worse former grand wizard ku flux plan still active white supremacist circles mainstream republicans lined behind edwards in heat campaign edwards went win became common see bumper stickers read vote crook it important maybe somebody print another batch stickers presidential race year with hillary clinton assured surpassing delegate nomination threshold today democrats chosen apparently corrupt candidate presumptive nominee she still better choice how conservatives stopped listening lost control gopcircumstantial evidence clinton corruption abundant easily found anyone denial although responsible husband infidelity vince foster suicide scandals easily dismissed as recent state department investigator general report suggests clinton set email server contravention department policies prevent disclosure correspondence the ig report also confirms even today clinton turned messages passed personal missing messages may documented inappropriate links job secretary state involvement clinton foundation as documented peter schweiz clinton cash state department project approvals sometimes coincided large contributions foundation beneficiaries actions after leaving office clinton continued sell influence highest bidder evidenced speaking fees received goldman activity long history going back least late as i previously wrote clinton effectively received bribe interests related tyson foods via sham futures trading account her husband arkansas gubernatorial administration eased oversight tyson allowing contaminated one town water supply chicken most americans don believe hillary clinton donald trump copy relationship bill clinton arkansas state house hillary rose law firm regulated entities detailed the washington post raised former california gov jerry brown presidential debate under bill clinton administration arkansas issued multiple contracts rose law firm assigned bond counsel work authorized madison guarantee bank failing savings loan association represented hillary issue preferred political leaders fail play rules applied normal people natural reaction try stop but case stopping hillary clinton means supporting someone else president and think voting third party candidate waste leaves one alternative donald rather immediately dismissing hillary ethical flaws correct approach determine whether better alternative i tend think answer useful way look decision november ask whether continuity change better option point time clinton likely continue policies whereas trump expected attempt radical can trump nationalist trade policy really make america great again complaints status quo notwithstanding life america horrible us radical change comes lot downside risk although doom gloom predictions trump administration overstated example i would expect white supremacists play major role administration legitimate causes major threat posed trump potential breakdown global cooperation trump seems view foreign countries like competing companies candidates failing appreciate interdependence characterizes global order trumpian brinkmanship could trigger global trade war repeating error tariff when herbert hoover signed piece protections legislation result cascade beggar thy neighbor reactions trading partners greatly exacerbating great policies toward illegal immigrants would also stabilizing millions undocumented aliens take service agricultural jobs american citizens avoid if individuals rounded self deport large numbers industries rely could crippled alternatively last week violence san jose ported trump presidency likely produce civil disorder continue story fiscal timesread election news at century wire files_news