Q: Do you buy the party unity argument?

[Fumesucker]

A: I don't..

At 0:35

[Todays_Illusion]

1. When people band together, like labor unions they have more power. So why

is this a problem?

Can you direct me to some power and actions by the no party party?

[Fumesucker]

8. Why are we talking about income inequality these days?

The word in 2010 was austerity, no one in politics was talking about income inequality.

[jfern]

10. And they won't be if Hillary gets the nomination

She's only pretending to care about us since it's the primary. She can't wait to quit hiding her 3rd way neoliberal positions. She hasn't bothered to hide her hawkish positions, though.

[Todays_Illusion]

11. Are you opposed to increasing the minimum wage or simply opposed to minimum wage?

I don't understand the point of your comment.

[NCTraveler]

13. 2007

With stagnant wages and skyrocketing costs for healthcare, energy and college, working families in America need a break. That is why yesterday I introduced legislation to raise the minimum wage to $9.50 by 2011, and link the minimum wage to Congressional pay raises after that. The Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2007 is the first bill ever to call for a $9.50 minimum wage.
I was proud to work earlier this year with Senator Kennedy and other Democratic leaders to enact the first minimum wage increase in ten years. By lifting the minimum wage to $7.25, that effort will give 257,000 Iowans - 18% of all workers - a raise, and help another 94,000 children who live with these workers who will benefit from increased household income.

But these and other workers in Iowa and across the country should not have to wait another ten years to see another pay increase. My new legislation to lift the minimum wage to $9.50 will provide a direct raise to about 20 million working Americans. It would put extra money in the pockets of hundreds of thousands of Iowa families.

Going forward, this legislation would say to Congress: if you want to give yourself a raise, then working families get a raise as well. From 1997 to the beginning of 2007, Members of Congress raised their own salaries by $31,600, while refusing to raise the minimum wage even once. That is simply unacceptable.

Linking the minimum wage to Congressional salaries is a great way to ensure that working families continue to get ahead in our economy. The idea was inspired by a suggestion submitted to SinceSlicedBread.com, the Service Employees International Union's contest that asked Americans for bold ideas to improve life for working families. As President, raising the minimum wage will be part of my comprehensive agenda to fight poverty and increase opportunity for working families, which will also include expanding the EITC, increasing childcare assistance, dramatically expanding job training programs, investing in education from birth through college, and lowering taxes for hard-working families.

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=93079

[Hortensis]

16. Yes, they and we absolutely were talking about income inequality.

[jberryhill]

2. Yes, but only if I have a good discount coupon

[HooptieWagon]

3. Only if they give good customer service.

Third Ways customer service is worse than Verizon.

[Kalidurga]

4. Zoooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrooooooooooooooom

That was the sound of your post going over the head of the first poster.

I wasn't really listening to Hillary she gets on my nerves quite frankly. But, she has a good point if I understand correctly. That you have to not let in fighting get you down. I agree with that.

I also think you need to take it further than that and invite people outside of the party into your tent. This is how you get support you learn to reach out to people outside your inner circle. Bill did this fairly well, he wasn't a master of it by any means, he got some Republican support though. Hillary does this better I think she is proud of her work with Republicans, rightly or wrongly so I don't know enough to say. Bernie also does very good outreach with the other side and I don't even know if it's a good or bad thing in that regard. What he does better than Bill and Hillary though is he reaches out to the general public better. I have heard more conservatives say good things about him than I ever heard them say about Bill. He has more crossover appeal. So, I think Hillary needs to keep her own words in mind about party unity, she isn't as good at the game as she thinks she is.

But, bravo to her she sounds good here and almost good enough to not annoy me.

[brooklynite]

5. I buy the common sense argument...

...if Bernie Sanders can't win a national election against a well-funded Republican, not supporting the Democrat, even if "she" isn't your choice is irrational.

[Fumesucker]

7. Our political system is drowning under a tsunami of money

And your answer is more money.

When the only tool you have is a hammer every problem looks like a nail.

[artislife]

14. She changes when she feels she's behind

and when she feels she is ahead.


Enjoy your week.

There is still plenty of outrage out there.

[Buzz cook]

6. I don't see anything wrong with the video.

I'm guessing you don't remember the 1968 primaries.

The primaries were contentious, but Bobbie looked to be the winner. To the best of my knowledge no one asked Hubbie or Gene to withdraw for the good of party unity.

After the assassination, Humphrey took the lead and no one asked McCarthy to bow out for the good of party unity.

However during the convention and later campaign the party leaders, starting with Mayor Daily, threw party unity out the window.

[Fumesucker]

9. The party leaders threw party unity out the window

Who is the chair of the Democratic National Committee these days?

[Buzz cook]

12. That's weak

I addressed your video and its not so veiled implication and now all you can do is divert.

You're not very good at this are you.

[whatchamacallit]

15. Straight from the horse's mouth

Unity... when it's convenient.