So You're Deeply Concerned About Clinton's Connections...

[boston bean]

Tad Devine: campaign adviser for Bernie Sanders. Worked at Winston & Strawn LLP, the law firm that has represented Microsoft, Verizon, Phillip Morris, Pfizer and, my favourite because of the magical effect the name has, MONSANTO! Yes, indeed, Bernie’s advisor worked at a law firm that has represented MONSANTO!

But wait, there’s more!

Devine also worked for Jon Corzine. As in “found liable for stealing clients’ money” Jon Corzine, although admittedly he’s appealing that. The Jon Corzine who got the $400 million golden parachute when he was forced out as CEO of Goldman Sachs. Member of the Bilderberg Group. That Jon Corzine.

He worked for deposed Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych (the guy forced out by the Orange Revolution). You know, the guy who had a ridiculously expensive personal mansion which was sort of hard to explain how he could afford on his official salary and that he really hadn’t brought in ostriches to his private petting zoo, they “just happened to be there”. Somehow, magically.

Let’s see...Devine also advised Alejandro Toledo, the president of Peru who was good buddies with George Bush and signed a free trade agreement with the US that has received much criticism in Peru.

Oh, there’s a good one. He worked for Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, former president of Bolivia now living in exile in the US and fighting extradition to face trial in Bolivia for the massacre of protesters by government troops.

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/12/25/1463668/-So-You-re-Deeply-Concerned-About-Clinton-s-Connections

[GreatGazoo]

1. Once again -- "Plead guilty and say everyone does it"

how would that work out in a court of law?

[rpannier]

41. Love the GIF

Also like the Flintstones name

[berniepdx420]

2. Have you ever listened to Bernie.. have you every read his proposed

policies.. here watch this... and stop insinuating that this man is corruptible... it just aint gonna work friend... Talk about your Candidate..

[Petrushka]

10. Thank you!

[MrMickeysMom]

12. This is so good...

... Have you cross-post in GD-P?

If not, may I do so?

[berniepdx420]

13. sure go ahead

[leftofcool]

14. Yea, I've listened and I'm not impressed

Now, what about Tad Devine?

[berniepdx420]

15. You need more material mr.cooool.. I've heard you use that line at least 10 times.. It isn't

impressive...

[leftofcool]

55. Sorry, not feeling the bern

[berniepdx420]

56. that's fine.. was just trying to get you to be me thoughtful and insightful as to why you support

Mrs. Clinton

[lobodons]

22. Elizabeth Warren praises Hillary Clinton’s Wall Street plan

Yes, look at Clinton's policies, plans and previous votes. Hillary is not perfect, but she is most definitely in it for us!! (99%) Even Elizabeth Warren can see Hillary as an advocate for us.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/12/07/elizabeth-warren-praises-hillary-clintons-wall-street-plan/

[ladjf]

54. Warren edited a previously written statement that had

commended Sanders of his Wall Street plan. A week or two later, she added some complimentary remarks about Clinton with regards to Wall St. relations. If interested, you can look it up on the INTERNET for exact quotes.

[UglyGreed]

29. They must dirty the water

to hide their candidate's flaws and connections. If one must do that then I believe they have made the wrong choice.

[djean111]

3. I am deeply concerned about Hillary's predilection for war and fracking and Wall Street and

cluster bombs and the TPP. To name a few things. So there is nothing you can spew or insinuate that could convince me to support her.

You may attempt to paint Bernie with Hillary's colors - and fail - but that will never erase the hatred I hold for those things Hillary enthusiastically stands for.

This is, really, Third Way against Democratic Socialism. You cannot make the Third Way look good. You are just frantically flinging poo with no real hope of accomplishing anything, IMO. You don't get it that this is not about personalities, really. That Bernie is a good man is a plus.

[Sancho]

4. Bernie's staff seems to have a bunch of crooks and liars.

They steal DNC data, lie about residency in order to vote illegally in primaries, wear fake union pins, and send out false information about contributions in advertisements.

Having a few really bad actors at the top of advisor lists doesn't surprise anyone. Is it bad judgement? Poor choice of character?

[VulgarPoet]

17. Better the staff than the head of the fish.

The staff can be replaced after we clear that bridge; but when you've got a corrupt candidate, you've got a corrupt White House. I won't go to war for her, I won't take a bullet for her beliefs, because I don't believe that if she gets to say "so help me God" on top of whatever holy book of her choice; I cannot believe she's making that oath in good faith. Not with her taste for war.

[Sancho]

47. It's clear that Bernie makes bad choices of staff....he is the problem.

Bernie will not win the nomination or be President.

[Betty Karlson]

5. Did he take campiagn donations from Monsanto?

"He does it too" is the lamest of excuses.

It translates to: I am the lesser of two evils and the other guy is not perfect.

- No, but he is still good, which is better than the lesser of two evils.

[earthside]

53. This is the key point of rebuttal.

Let's compare the campaign contributions to Sanders from Devine's previous clients with, say, the contributions from Tony Podesta's clients to Mrs. Clinton.

On the other hand, I find this news to be rather more revealing about who trusts that Hillary will behave properly if elected:

Hillary Clinton Is Backed by Major Republican Donors
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2016/02/hillary-clinton-backed-major-republican-donors.html

[Tanuki]

6. The hypocrisy of some of Sanders' sanctimonious fans here is stunning. n/t

[erlewyne]

7. I'm voting for Bernie Sanders.

I like him more everyday.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

8. The connections, the speaking fees, the donations received while deciding arms and trade deals,

the criminal investigation, the war of self-indulgence, the sacrificing policy platforms, the slimeball race-baiting surrogates, the political malpractice of turning FOIA requests into subpoenas and depositions that will drag out into the heart of the campaign season --

You know, crap like that.

None of which attends her rival.

[Art_from_Ark]

32. It's a choice between a candidate caked in crap who is on the Big Banksters' payroll,

or a man of integrity who stands with a solid history of working for equal opportunity for all.

How can anyone support the former?

[Buns_of_Fire]

9. My response would be two words (no, not those two): David Brock. nt

[cantbeserious]

11. HRC - $ 675,000 - Oh - That"s What I Was Offered - Release Transcripts - No

'Nuff Said

[LexVegas]

16. You forget. There is a different standard for males. nt

[VulgarPoet]

18. Get this flamebait out of here. Not everything is about gender n/t

[FailureToCommunicate]

19. David Brock isn't a male?

[Vinca]

21. If there's one thing that's embarrassing, it's the "poor, victimized woman" meme.

[obamanut2012]

38. +1

[timmymoff]

44. No

It is not a different standard for males. It is something she has earned, distrust. Why must her supporters continually play the sex card? Se does it all the time and then when Bernie say. " we can shout about guns all we want." Hillary's camp then claims Bernie is calling her a shouting woman. Get over her genitalia. The distrust is earned through many "evolutions" some as recent as less than a year.
I do not care for the Bernie bros slur thrown around, you know the one comparable to 2008 with Obama boys. I haven't called your group Hillary Hags, nor have I called them Clinton Corrupters. Instead of denying everything because it is "her turn" you would see this. is again earned. Most democrats do not support fracking, yet somehow you supporters do. Most democrats do not support trade deals that would harm workers, but somehow her recent evolution regarding TPP is fine with you. Most democrats do not like us being beholden to Wall St., Big pharma, Hedge funds, private prisons, ad infitum, yet somehow you guys do. Most democrats would not vote for someone who was on the board of Wal-mart, yet you do. We do not need lectures and fingers being pointed about campaign workers, if you want to play that game you would lose it as well. Deep in your hearts you know I'm right. I felt it would be a good idea to use a Goldwater phrase to remind you of your candidate's early roots, seems they really haven't changed that much , at least economically.

[marble falls]

20. Bean, I can't wait until the primary nastiness is over, because I will gladly vote for Hillary....

Clinton if Bernie Sanders doesn't get the nomination, but more importantly so friends here on DU can start chatting again and work together to get the vote out for the more important Congressional elections.

[NurseJackie]

23. I'm sure it won't belong before we see anti-Hillary NUMEROLOGY threads ...

... and threads drawing comparisons between Hillary and other "Dr. Evil" type characters who share her same astrological star-sign. It's all complete nonsense and totally valueless (except for the inherent entertainment value if you have a good sense of humor.)

Sigh.

Go, Hillary! We love you!

[earthshine]

46. You have no basis to say this. It is neither humorous nor factual, just contentious. nt

[noamnety]

24. Is this another attack the strengths day?

Because if you're planning to compare lists of questionable networks - it will do the same thing this strategy always does - shine more light on Hillary's nest, drawing more attention to her buddies.

Eventually her campaign will learn that attacking their opponent's strengths only works if it doesn't draw 20 times more focus on her weaknesses.

[Lazy Daisy]

25. Just goes to show

the extent of the stink in our politics. The choices among competent staff is dirty.

Too bad we don't have a candidate who is going to embrace a change in this mired system of ours, a candidate who wants to lead the charge......

Oh wait...nvmd

[intersectionality]

26. Isn't Corzine part of the Third way?

[TTUBatfan2008]

27. Tad Devine is sleazy

Comes across like a creep on TV.

[Armstead]

28. Fair point. You can't be in the National Big Time Swamp without being muddy.

One needs professionals, and if those professionals have done unsavory things, that's certainly unfortunate.

It's like if you have to go to court to defend your interests, you want the meanest lawyer you can find.

However that is not quite the same as a candidate being awash in that shit, surrounded by it, being part of it. Advancing it.

The whole tone of of Bernie is much cleaner, IMO

[Jester Messiah]

30. Oh Beanie, you're really reaching now.

This is just sad. Have some pride!

[cherokeeprogressive]

31. Ostriches.

Really.

Henry Kissinger.

Really.

[Katashi_itto]

33. Mr Bean speaks.

Voting Sanders period.

[stonecutter357]

34. K&R!

[Gary 50]

35. Yes, I'm deeply concerned about Clintons connections because she is corrupt. She has sold out.

She represents her financial backers, the one percent. Bernie represents the 99%. Bernie is honest. She is not. Bernie wants fundamental change. Hillary wants the status Quo. Hillary is marginally better than all of the other Republicans. That not voting for hope, it's voting for hopelessness. If I'm forced to vote for her I will be voting against Trump or one of the other idiots. It will be the worst vote of my life.

[sahel]

36. I once represented a guy who tried to kill his own children via carbon monoxide inhalation

he tried to off both himself and the kids by running the car with the garage door closed. It was for legal aid. Sometimes you don't always get nice clients. I'm pretty sure that Clinton represented a rapist once. I think she got him off too, as I recall. I don't think that that means that Clinton necessarily approves of rape.

Anyone who knows anything about being a lawyer knows that this entire OP is absolute shit. Work for any blue chip or even mid tier firm of any significant size and of course that firm will have at least some less-savoury clients on their books.

[chervilant]

37. Oh, puh-leeeze!

You're posting a blog from last year (Dec 25, no less), written by a "diarist" from DailyKos?!?

I have to agree with this comment:

orestes1963  fugwb
Dec 26 · 08:51:47 AM


Indeed. The levels to which some will stoop to rationalize Clinton’s record is astonishing and embarrassing. If you forfeit your integrity, what do you have left?

I live in NYC and by this diarist’s sophomoric reasoning, I am only a few steps from pretty much every “very important person” in the country and some in other countries as well. Well then, I’m really no different than Hillary. And it’s interesting to hear how unconcerned we should be about all of the monied interests that provide funding to right-wing and other miscreant candidates. Nothing to worry ourselves about. As I mentioned above, if the diarist would confirm that s/he applies her/his reasoning to the Kochs, et al. at least s/he would maintain intellectual integrity (although her reasoning would be no more compelling).

It’s argumentation like this that will turn this place into a laughingstock, if it hasn’t done already.

I am so sad for you, bb. SMDH...

[rpannier]

39. kick for exposure

[Starry Messenger]

40. Devine has also never won a US presidential election he's worked on.

Hope he keeps up his streak.

[CorkySt.Clair]

49. +1 He is a terrible strategist

I can live with Bernie as the nominee if that's what the voters want, but I cringe at the idea of watching Tad Devine run another GE debacle. He's clueless.

[chervilant]

42. Okay, bb,

have you seen this OP?

Please, stop belittling those of us who support Senator Sanders. If, by some stretch of the imagination, Hi11ary doesn't win the nomination (yes, we ALL know Bernie is still a long shot), she will need the votes of those of us who want to recover our political process from the corporate megalomaniacs who've usurped our media, our politics AND our global economy. And, right now, there are many Bernie supporters who are asserting that they won't vote for her, even if she is the nominee.

I don't think she can afford to continue to alienate Bernie's enthusiastic supporters. We certainly don't need a Republican in the White House.

[Skwmom]

43. Didn't he leave that firm? He worked on Carter's campaign. I know good people that LEFT

companies and firms b/c they did not feel good about the work they were doing.

[Bluenorthwest]

45. What bugs me about Hillary's campaign is the unrelenting negativity and telling me about me.

The OP should try telling people what the OP is deeply concerned about instead of attacking others with the Kreskin method. What Straight Moderates think has very often been shown to be a crock of crap, Hillary and her cohort have a long, long history of claiming to be Deeply Concerned about Defending Sacred Marriage from the sinful LGBT, oh the depth of their concern, oh the invoking of deities and powers 'one man, one woman, Goddy Godsox says so!!!'
Yeah, they have concerns, deep, deep concerns!

[lunamagica]

48. K&R.

[libtodeath]

50. Were you outraged about cheneys secrect meetings?

[HassleCat]

51. Bernie does it too! Bernie does it too!

Um.. er... Well, OK, he doesn't, but his adviser does it. His adviser does it too! His adviser does it too! And his dog chases cats. And his car failed an emissions test.

[CentralMass]

52. Bernie has been consistent on his stances on GMO's