68-year-old Hillary should listen to 21-year-old Hillary

[Triana]

. . . Hillary Rodham — was chosen to give a commencement address on behalf of her graduating class of 1969 at the women's liberal arts school, Wellesley College. On Monday, for the first time ever, Clinton's alma mater released the audio of that speech:

Clinton's fiery speech, delivered at a time when student protests over the Vietnam War were sweeping the country, dared to defy the wisdom of the ceremony's main speaker, Sen. Edward Brooke. While Brooke had discouraged "coercive protests," Clinton instead championed demonstrations as "an attempt to forge an identity" and as crucial to the "indispensable element of criticizing." "Empathy doesn't do us anything," Clinton said. "We've had lots of empathy, we've had lots of sympathy, but we feel that for too long our leaders have viewed politics as the art of the possible, and the challenge now is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible."

LINK: http://linkis.com/theweek.com/speedrea/CucFV

Bernie Sanders is ALL about making the impossible possible. NO puny, incremental changes from him but COMPLETE change back to a government which actually represents America's working people and families and the poor instead of ignoring them.

Hillary now? 68-year-old Hillary NOW says: "NO can do! Incremental change only - gotta keep the money-grubbing corprats happy! That's what they PAY me for!"

[Lizzie Poppet]

1. Instead of acting like 16-year-old Hillary.

AuH2O...

[guillaumeb]

2. One way to respond would be to quote the proverb that says:

"a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step".

Progress is not always a great leap forward. Sometimes it is a single step. The problem arises when that single step is followed by a step backward. And far too often it seems that incremental progress translates into a back and forward motion.

But given that this is a democracy, at least in name, how can anyone convince a majority of those who actually vote to vote for progress?

And how can one convince the large portion who do not vote that voting can actually accomplish things?

Recommended.

[Martin Eden]

4. The question is: Where are we determined to go on that journey?

No amount of steps will lead to universal Single Payer health insurance if that is not the intended destination.

The steps we take must be a determined effort to reach a defined goal, or we will never get there.

Without that approach, incrementalism is a diversionary tactic.

[guillaumeb]

5. True. But defining the goals is a matter that will be

determined by the Democratic Party. Yes, some politicians have more voice in the sense that they are also party functionaries, but nearly every organization has some sort of structure and leadership. I would agree with Thom Hartmann that people must make the commitment to join the parry and participate in the decision making process. It is not just a vote every 2-4 years.

[Fresh_Start]

3. I've never heard Clinton say what you think you heard 68-yo Clinton say

maybe its your hearing or comprehension which is at fault

[TeamPooka]

6. Keeping a woman President just an impossible idea? No. nt