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Iamaartist

(3,300 posts)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 11:36 AM Mar 2016

Hillary Clinton for President

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/hillary-clinton-for-president-20160323



It's hard not to love Bernie Sanders. He has proved to be a gifted and eloquent politician. He has articulated the raw and deep anger about the damage the big banks did to the economy and to so many people's lives. He's spoken clearly for those who believe the system is rigged against them; he's made plain how punishing and egregious income inequality has become in this country, and he refuses to let us forget that the villains have gotten away with it.
I've been watching the debates and town halls for the past two months, and Sanders' righteousness knocks me out. My heart is with him. He has brought the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations to the ballot box.

But it is not enough to be a candidate of anger. Anger is not a plan; it is not a reason to wield power; it is not a reason for hope. Anger is too narrow to motivate a majority of voters, and it does not make a case for the ability and experience to govern. I believe that extreme economic inequality, the vast redistribution of wealth to the top one percent — indeed, to the top one percent of the one percent — is the defining issue of our times. Within that issue, almost all issues of social injustice can be seen, none more so than climate change, which can be boiled down to the rights of mankind against the oligarchy that owns oil, coal and vast holdings of dirty energy, and those who profit from their use.
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Hillary Clinton for President (Original Post) Iamaartist Mar 2016 OP
I believe that Bernie Sanders is a liar out to destroy the Democratic party! Walk away Mar 2016 #1
Right Iamaartist Mar 2016 #2
Anger is not a plan. Basic LA Mar 2016 #3

Walk away

(9,494 posts)
1. I believe that Bernie Sanders is a liar out to destroy the Democratic party!
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 11:40 AM
Mar 2016

Rolling Stone likes him and they won't endorse him.

Iamaartist

(3,300 posts)
2. Right
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 11:58 AM
Mar 2016

I also think so ., My hubby and I also wish he would just drop out

It make No Sense why he ran as Democratic nominee at first and now it was to as you say to destroy the Democratic party! among other things almost hard put out true feelings here so we talk among friends we know a lot our close friend worked at the capital in Lansing Mi retired now big Dem so we heard all kinds of stories and lies that went on there with the rep she is a Hillary voter also.

Just upsetting cant say your true feelings about it..as we are getting hurt from all the bad stuff about Hillary and dosent stop for a fact in Mich not just Rep but Bernie stickers everywhere on cars here......

Well last night we went to a first Barry Manilow concert to break away from politics.his last tour in life.

Basic LA

(2,039 posts)
3. Anger is not a plan.
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 12:01 PM
Mar 2016

Anger is not a reason for hope. ...Wow, this really nails it. Some people want everything & they want it now. We call those people children.

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