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Letters: Clinton aiding GOP, must drop out


Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton buys a pork chop during a visit to the Iowa State Fair.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton buys a pork chop during a visit to the Iowa State Fair. AP

It pains me to say this, but Hillary Clinton needs to drop out of the race for president. She may be qualified, and she may have the backing of Democratic donors, but as a left-leaning liberal, retired military man, I have lost faith in her.

How do we teach our children to be ethical and honest when she appears to be lying to the American people concerning the legality, whereabouts and even the uses of her email server?

Integrity is the main requirement for the job of president. I feel that she has lost it.

We’ve been through six years of baseless accusations against a sitting president — where he was born, why can’t we see his college transcripts, and the list goes on. How would we deal with a candidate — or president — who gives so much apparently legitimate fodder to the opposition party and the media? Even the so-called liberal media are turning against her. It’s time for her to drop out.

Mark Gentry

Columbia

This story was originally published August 25, 2015 at 5:30 PM with the headline "Letters: Clinton aiding GOP, must drop out."

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