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2016 Postmortem

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Sat Oct 29, 2016, 01:03 AM Oct 2016

Hillary should "Stand With Standing Rock".

She should give her public support to the tribe and its cause.

There's no "win-win" middle ground on that issue, and the only people who want that pipeline are RW psychopaths.

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Hillary should "Stand With Standing Rock". (Original Post) Ken Burch Oct 2016 OP

Can we please just get her elected and then we can do a whole lot of stuff underthematrix Oct 2016 #1

This would help get her elected. Ken Burch Oct 2016 #3

Her job right now is to crush Trump and down-ballot Republicans nt geek tragedy Oct 2016 #2

Saying nothing on this doesn't help her do that. Ken Burch Oct 2016 #4

underthematrix

(5,811 posts)

1. Can we please just get her elected and then we can do a whole lot of stuff

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Sat Oct 29, 2016, 01:40 AM

Oct 2016

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

3. This would help get her elected.

Reply to underthematrix (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 29, 2016, 01:52 AM

Oct 2016

No one but reactionaries back Dakota Access.

Neutrality doesn't gain her votes.

We have nothing more to gain from fence-sitting or silence on any issue.

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

2. Her job right now is to crush Trump and down-ballot Republicans nt

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Sat Oct 29, 2016, 01:47 AM

Oct 2016

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

4. Saying nothing on this doesn't help her do that.

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 29, 2016, 01:52 AM

Oct 2016

And its time we started actually talking issues again.

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