So, Hillary is skipping ANOTHER people's forum?

[Fawke Em]

She's apparently NOT at the Putting Families First Forum in Iowa today.

http://www.goodjobsforall.org/

Aren't "families" the focus of her campaign?


Bernie and Martin are there. Martin is speaking now. There is a livestream at the link I provided. I don't think Bernie's been up yet. Does anyone know?

[JonLeibowitz]

1. Bernie is on at 3pm CST.

[DrDan]

2. I have no problem with her establishing her itinerary as she thinks appropriate

[Fawke Em]

4. OK. I just think spending time with average voters would be more appropriate

than going to Los Angeles to woo the big bucks, but that's just me.

[DrDan]

12. Her campign - she needs to manage the time - i am sure she

Is pulled in many different ways

[Fawke Em]

13. You're right. It's HER campaign.

Bernie is running a people's campaign.

And that's the big difference.

Note: I'm not disagreeing with you. She does reserve the right to manage her time, but I and other reserve the right to judge how she does it since she's running to represent the country I live in.

[senz]

22. And I'll bet the big bucks pull a whole lot harder

which is why the Big Banks are putting their money on her.

[Proserpina]

16. It's always about the Benjamins

People are nasty, lumpy, difficult things. Cash is fungible and convertible.

[senz]

23. Besides which, "Corporations are persons, my friend"

as another conservative one-percenter said not too long ago....

She has an election to buy, so get outta her way.

[pangaia]

27. LOL :>))

[DrDan]

50. an insightful response - thanks

[pangaia]

53. Glad to chip in.

[thereismore]

3. I think she is in LA and SF doing big dinner fundraisers. Apparently,

that is her preference. It's going to accumulate and hurt her.

[Fawke Em]

5. I don't understand how anyone earning less than $500,000 a year

can vote for her.

She doesn't represent or understand the average person.

[SmittynMo]

8. Amen. You nailed it

Hopefully some of the HRC supporters can see this too.

Let's see...

Community forum vs Cha Ching? No brainer, right?

I know where her priorities are. I'm not surprised at all by this.

And thus, this gives me more confirmation that I am supporting the right person as our president.

[SammyWinstonJack]

37. Cha Ching....her ONLY priority for now.

[LiberalArkie]

10. People do it all the time. I never understood either. People back home would almost try to kill you

if you said anything about the chemical plants or refineries pollution and smell. "Shut up you will make they shut down the plants".

[senz]

24. Job scarcity: employers rule. Employees eat sh*t and say thank you.

Another very important reason we need President Sanders.

[stillwaiting]

21. I don't understand how anyone earning MORE than $500,000 can vote for her.

Considering where we are at nationally with respect to income and wealth inequality (i.e. rivaling that of the robber baron days).

Unless someone is COMPLETELY self-centered. Then, I can understand it.

We need a drastic change in this country, and HRC is not going to begin that process. We'll be put back another decade, and most Americans will lose even more ground.

[smokey nj]

11. So she's with her people. Hillary's a great friend to the have-mores.

[arcane1]

14. In SF she speaks at a part of the Palace of Fine Arts developers want to raze for a luxury hotel.

Fitting.

[thereismore]

19. So Bernie is at a people's forum and HRC is in a Palace. Good one. nt

[senz]

25. Oh no, way to break my heart

The place is magical, especially at night. Or it sure was a few decades ago with some very special friends. Like an oasis.. Amazing, peaceful, mellow memories there. Does the pond still have swans?

A big luxury hotel would ruin it.

[arcane1]

28. It still has swans, and I was even skunked there once! There is a petition, etc, going on to save it

The petition:

https://www.change.org/p/san-francisco-recreation-and-parks-commission-edwin-lee-preserve-the-palace-of-fine-arts-as-a-multi-cultural-arts-amp-education-center?recruiter=16382550

Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/savethepalace/

DU's HellHathNoFury has been a HUGE part of this effort!

[Joe Shlabotnik]

32. I don't think I've ever seen it before,

but wow, that's beautiful. And a sad sign of the times that something of such beauty and value to the public can be destroyed for the profit of a few.

[arcane1]

34. And of course, for the benefit of the rich. Same old story. n/t

[Pastiche423]

48. Thank you for the link to the petition

I lived in SF, mostly in the Marina District for twenty years.

The Palace of Fine Arts holds a special place in my heart and it would be sickening to hear a for profit POS might be put there.

[leftcoastmountains]

49. Wow did not know! Shared.

[jwirr]

38. Assuming that the polls see that she is not doing well in IA

or NH and now in NV she is heading out to get the big money. It is all she has left.

The problem is that she is already negatively connected to the big money and it is hurting her. This was not a good idea. Just more business as usual.

[Tennis Magnet]

41. Her burn rate must be exceeding 100% if she has to stop in the middle of the campaign

and reload up on big bucks in a late primary state..

She's finished.

[winter is coming]

44. Could be that she's getting the funding where she can to do a massive ad buy

in her so-called "firewall" states.

[Tennis Magnet]

46. The firewall states are not going to deliver for Clinton.

My state happens to be one of the many for March 1st. We are a Bernie state through and through - I don't see any Hillary visibility at all, even though she was here kicking off her state campaign here on November 24th.

[Faux pas]

6. Kickin'

[azmom]

7. She only cares about the people

Giving her large amounts of cash.

[leftcoastmountains]

9. Bernie is coming up next. He is being introduced.

Martin O'Malley just finished speaking.

[Fawke Em]

15. LMAO!! In between MO'M and Bernie, a very loud portion of the crowd chanted,

"Where is Clinton? Where is Clinton?" over and over again.

Shooting herself in the foot to rake in the big bucks.

Scroll backwards to the 33:38 mark to hear the crowd. They chant it for about two minutes. It's gold!

[Proserpina]

18. Interesting

and convoluted, to say the least.

[senz]

39. Thanks for posting the video, Fawke Em.

Loved "Where is Clinton?" and really loved Bernie's talk and Q & A. Wonderful Iowa group, too.

[thereismore]

17. Shit I missed Bernie's response to the Brady bill question, can somebody give me the summary

please?

[Duckhunter935]

26. I assume it is his normal position

That he has voted for background checks and assault weapons bans. I think that goes back to the waiting period and the NICS program.

[cal04]

20. Great forum. Loving Bernie

and the audience too
Loved that hug he gave her just now
Great question about child care

[MisterP]

29. but there's steelworkers for Clinton! that means it's defensive to bring up NAFTA

[DhhD]

33. TransCanada is suing the Obama Administration, taxpayers, using NAFTA over the Keystone XL Pipeline.

TPP comes up for a vote in Congress next week. Clinton worked to make TPP the gold standard.

[Tennis Magnet]

42. Oh boy, if it passes, Clinton is more than finished.

Might as well put a hammer and a nail next to a door.

[LiberalElite]

30. I think that sends a negative message

but I don't care.

[zentrum]

31. Part of the HRC/DWS

…calculation for the inaugural. She (they) figure it legitimizes Bernie and OMalley every time she appears with them. It's the meta-politics and anything else is not important.

[winter is coming]

54. Then she needs to be doing a town hall in NH or something.

Doing a high-ticket fundraiser is terrible optics.

[Duckfan]

55. I heard someone on Hartmanns show back in Dec. say a stock market

crash would end her campaign. Could it be more people than we realize would tie her to Wall Street stuff?

Very interesting dynamics evolving as we speak.

[andrewv1]

35. She'd be there for the Banksters & Wall St. or....

maybe she figures if this group's whole membership is going to make an endorsement instead of just the higher-up's,

Why be there since she's going to lose the vote anyway?

So, I can't blame her if that's the case which possibly might be the outcome with another group next Tuesday that she snubbed.

[Tennis Magnet]

43. another group next Tuesday?

Do tell.

[andrewv1]

45. moveon.org

Please vote if you are registered....The results will be announced on that day.

Hillary turned them down too.

[Tennis Magnet]

47. Oh right. I voted last week

Haven't followed up on the exit poll. Going to do so now.

[fbc]

36. If that organization has a million dollar CEO maybe she can still get their endorsement.

[senz]

40. Yep, that's how it works.

[leftcoastmountains]

51. K&R

[Babel_17]

52. Forum?

[7wo7rees]

56. She is just wonderful. Don't you think?