Flint Lives Matter to Hillary - “Don’t jump on a cause just to get votes,

[jillan]

"If she’s bringing 35,000 hydroelectric filters, I’ll love her for it. But that’s not what she’s about to do."
Arnette Rison III

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/07/flint-water-crisis-hillary-clinton-michigan-visit

Flint water crisis: residents say Hillary Clinton ‘coming for the entertainment’

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Not everyone in a city where the words “FLINT LIVES MATTER” appear next to bullet holes in windows wants the lead in their children’s drinking water made into a photo-op, a kind of Hurricane Katrina for a more liberal nation’s eco-justice age.

Interviews with residents before, during and after Clinton’s visit revealed fear of a candidate helicoptering in on the campaign trail, attempts to salvage a modern economic and environmental crisis that is Flint’s own, and few answers for a city being abandoned by its residents.

If she’s bringing 35,000 hydroelectric filters, I’ll love her for it. But that’s not what she’s about to do.
Arnette Rison III
“Don’t jump on a cause just to get votes,” said Flint Lives Matter organiser Calandra Patrick, as Clinton’s jet arrived in town. “It doesn’t matter to me if she makes an appearance or not – it doesn’t matter to me one bit.”

Arnette Rison III, a 47-year-old independent contractor, put Clinton’s visit in starker terms: “If she’s bringing 35,000 hydroelectric filters, I’ll love her for it. But that’s not what she’s about to do.”

Meanwhile on the other side of the Democratic Party....
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2016/02/29/bernie-sanders-picks-detroit-endorsements/81105734/

Bernie Sanders picks up Detroit endorsements

The call was echoed by a handful of local politicians, activists and community members endorsing the democratic socialist from Vermont Monday at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit.

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The Detroit endorsements, mostly from African-American activists and Detroit leaders, came two days after Hillary Clinton on Saturday enjoyed a lopsided primary victory in South Carolina, fueled by an overwhelming advantage among black voters, a key Democratic constituency.

“He has the right policies for our city and our nation,” former Wayne County Commissioner Bernard Parker said of Sanders. “He has shown great judgment calling for Snyder’s resignation, and he did it early.

“We are here today to say the people of Michigan will no longer stand by idle while Snyder forces poison down our children’s throats. We need a new approach to government that only Sen. Sanders can provide.”

“People are in survival mode and they’re scared,” she said. “There’s no trust for the government. Snyder, he ruined that. We need a sign of hope.”

That sign comes in the form of a Sanders presidency

[Mike Nelson]

1. I have a different view...

...Thank you, Hillary Clinton - and Chelsea too, for bringing attention and assistance to that community.

[jillan]

4. You meant to say Erin Brockovich - not Hillary - right? It was activist Erin that was there 18 mos

ago. And she stands with Bernie on this matter!


http://www.rawstory.com/2016/02/bernie-and-erin-brockovich-flint-is-what-happens-when-reckless-public-officials-put-dollars-before-people/

Bernie and Erin Brockovich: Flint is what happens when ‘reckless’ public officials put dollars before people

[Mike Nelson]

6. Cheers to Erin and Bernie, too!

...but, yes, I meant to praise the Clintons.

[Segami]

5. Chelsea?.......LOL!

[Metric System]

2. That's one person's opinion. Awareness matters. Bernie is debating in Flint for the same reason -

Awareness.

[jillan]

3. Why are you telling me this? Go tell it to the members of Flint Lives Matter!!

[polly7]

7. Doesn't she advocate for fracking all around the world?

http://www.dangersoffracking.com/