Hidden in GD-P: Careful What You Wish for: Hillary’s Allies Rigged the Primaries

[cui bono]

An Op-Ed piece from a liberal newspaper:

Careful What You Wish for: Hillary’s Allies Rigged the Primaries

By Michael Sainato • 06/08/16 9:36am

For the duration of the Democratic primaries, party leaders have broken or bent the rules in order to benefit Hillary Clinton’s campaign. The worst culprit: Clinton’s 2008 campaign co-chair, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz. But at state and local levels Democratic Party leaders have also tipped the scales for Hillary Clinton.

In Puerto Rico, the Sanders campaign recently accused local Democratic Party officials of fraud, after they refused to certify campaign officials to help inmates vote, yet all of Hillary Clinton’s officials were granted certification and given access to prisons. In California, Los Angeles City Council member, David Ryu, a Hillary Clinton supporter, intervened to force the Bernie Sanders campaign to change venues for a concert at the last minute.

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Former Congressman Barney Frank and Connecticut Gov. Daniel Malloy, two Clinton supporters who have been frequently cited in the mainstream media for attacks on Sanders, serve as co-chairs of two panels at the Democratic National Convention. Sen. Harry Reid intervened before the Nevada caucuses to call in favors from casino owners to give their employees time off to support Clinton at the state’s caucus. Shortly after the caucuses, Sen. Reid formally endorsed Hillary Clinton and has publicly spoken out against Bernie Sanders on several occasions, especially after the controversial Nevada State Democratic Party Convention. Sen. Barbara Boxer, whose daughter was married to Hillary Clinton’s brother, defended the former first lady amidst the recent controversy at the Nevada Convention. Since then, Sen. Boxer has been an avid attacker of Bernie Sanders preceding the California primary. Several pro-Clinton superdelegates have attacked Sanders and defended Clinton’s deplorable record, from the private-email server controversy to her troubling ties to Wall Street.

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After the way the Democratic Party has treated independent voters and Democratic voters who support Bernie Sanders, they don’t deserve their support in the general election.

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[wendylaroux]

1. they will come after Bernie's seat next. you don;t mess with a clinton

and get away with it unscathed ,nasty people.

[jhart3333]

2. Let em try.

Ain't gonna happen.

[merrily]

4. They're trying.

[merrily]

3. They are already on that. There has been at least one thread here already.

Fundraising in hope of punishing Bernie.

[cui bono]

7. They are outing themselves as the enemy of progressives and the people.

[merrily]

9. That ship sailed.

I believe her name was the The U.S.S. 2008.

[cui bono]

11. LOL...

I guess it sunk/sank (whatever) this election cycle. It certainly has been an eye-opener seeing people toss aside their principles on every issue under the sun, even our actual democracy.

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[cui bono]

6. DUers already are. Any civilian who wants to primary Sanders is making it clear

that they are no friend of the working person and are not in any way close to being a progressive or liberal.

They are showing that they are simply angry, most likely because he dared challenge their precious candidate, and don't give a rat's ass about the real issues we face. There is no way any progressive or compassionate person who has principles would primary Bernie.

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[wendylaroux]

16. kind of scary because of messing with rich people's money and all.

[Xyzse]

14. They are already trying.

I see some posts showing "Primary Sanders".

It's quite ridiculous, pointless, particularly as he usually runs Independent in Vermont any way, it is merely meant to trigger a reaction.

[ymetca]

5. She just reminds me...

..that representative democracy is doomed.

Or actually that it never really worked, and is most definitely obsolete.

Contrived in the days of whale oil and buggy whips, representative democracy has long exceeded its utility.

I look forward to the day when the incorporated state is replaced by a robot, and our planet is all watched over by machines of loving grace...

And global money is called "Joy".

"Hey, can you spare me some joy?"

[GoneFishin]

8. Bernie doesn't owe them shit except a swift kick in the ass. The Party elders clearly believe that

Party belongs to them personally to do with what they want.

[Duval]

10. And the Democratic party will see members leaving in YOUUGE numbers.

They brought it on themselves.

[cui bono]

13. I left the party in the 90's because of Bill Clinton's free trade and welfare policies.

I rejoined to be certain I wouldn't have any problems voting for Bernie.

I will leave again if Hillary is the nominee. So the Clinton's will have a 100% track record in getting this liberal to leave the corporate Dem Party.

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[rhett o rick]

12. The corporate run Oligarchy will do whatever it take so eliminate the threat of true

progressives. How many outspoken progressives have had their lives ruined or taken altogether. This isn't patty-cakes, there is big money at stake. They would have ruined Sanders if they could have found anything at all on him. They will most likely come after him after the election.

[wendylaroux]

15. guys,please go read sabrina post on jpr if u haven't already.

it is terrific.Can I post link here?

[Hiraeth]

17. pm me the link, please and thanks

[cui bono]

18. You can post the link here. It's not forbidden even though some want it to be.

Someone did either alert or say something in a juror comment about how people shouldn't post links to "opposition" websites, whatever that means, even though Daily Kos links are fine. Of course it was a Hillary fan who doesn't believe in people with differing opinions or something.

So it's fine to post it but an asstroll may alert.

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[wendylaroux]

19. oh ok,thank you.