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Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)
41. Yes - not going to be easy at all
Sun Nov 29, 2015, 01:31 PM
Nov 2015

Forget Hillary's gender - she's got an aura about her (undeserved) that the GOP has tediously put together. And they're going to stand behind that fantasy to the bitter end. What's telling to a degree is how they don't even MENTION Bernie Sanders when talking about the general elections. I really think that it's "outta sight - outta mind" because they KNOW he'd be the harder contender to beat

I agree that Obama has had some positive accomplishments - the ACA being the foremost. But even that was compromised and compromised BY Obama and the Dems. We should have pushed the damned health Ins companies into the trash pile - instead we accommodated them.
The ongoing drone debacle is a real blight on this country's façade of caring for humanity - just one of MANY continuations of Bush's old games. And his AGs have been a JOKE. Holder's name fit him perfectly - holding off on prosecuting ANYONE that really deserved to be. "Cut it out" ain't gonna cut it. And I feel certain that's gonna be the next Wall St. lackey if she manages to win the White House.

But there's no quid pro quo. Her supporters told me, so it must be true. Scuba Nov 2015 #1
Que Bono - Why Of Course - The 1% At The Expense Of The 99% cantbeserious Nov 2015 #3
HRC - The 1% Serving The 1% cantbeserious Nov 2015 #2
Oh my, directors and philanthropists donated to the Clinton Foundation! leftofcool Nov 2015 #4
"Charity" from the rich is blood money bread_and_roses Nov 2015 #8
MOVE ALONG, THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE HERE. You've been told this before!! 7962 Nov 2015 #5
1st time seeing this SmittynMo Nov 2015 #17
OK, hope you're sitting down.......That was a dude. 7962 Nov 2015 #19
Holy shit SmittynMo Nov 2015 #21
Isn't that why people give money to politicians, because they do not want the LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #6
But in this case, the "givers' view points included NAFTA, ending Glass-Stiegel and so forth. Hoppy Nov 2015 #10
If we get more of the same, SmittynMo Nov 2015 #16
knr Douglas Carpenter Nov 2015 #7
Now the Washington Post is part of the vast right-wing conspiracy? davidpdx Nov 2015 #9
Sadly, a LOT of her supporters will say pretty much what you just did. nt 7962 Nov 2015 #20
There's a distinct and determined blindness Plucketeer Nov 2015 #30
I agree with most of what you said davidpdx Nov 2015 #37
Yes - not going to be easy at all Plucketeer Nov 2015 #41
OMG... Punkingal Nov 2015 #11
Ha Ha Ha Sam Walton donated $6000. Gary 50 Nov 2015 #12
I think he croaked before they could really put the arm on him. Fuddnik Nov 2015 #15
"Both Clintons declined to be interviewed or comment for this article." antigop Nov 2015 #13
Too busy trying to find a way to spin it.... Punkingal Nov 2015 #18
can't defend the indefensible. nt antigop Nov 2015 #29
Why does the Washington Post hate Amerika? Fuddnik Nov 2015 #14
Nice way to conflate the political donations with those to the foundation. uberblonde Nov 2015 #22
Grrrrr! Grrrrr! They're just so MAAAAD, too! MADem Nov 2015 #33
Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation is on Charity Navigator's Watchlist notadmblnd Nov 2015 #35
This was posted two weeks ago Sophiegirl Nov 2015 #23
it happens a lot. you can post something at the "wrong" time and it sinks like a stone magical thyme Nov 2015 #28
Dead Broke! DEAD Broke! SoapBox Nov 2015 #24
K & R AzDar Nov 2015 #25
I'd a thunk ejbr Nov 2015 #26
More than $150,000,000 as "paid speakers". Smells bad to me. TryLogic Nov 2015 #27
Smells worse than Congressional book advance deals. Fuddnik Nov 2015 #31
These people don't know how to give to charity themselves, they must give to the Clintons to do it EndElectoral Nov 2015 #32
This "article" is a cheap attempt at misrepresenting donations to the Clinton foundation.... George II Nov 2015 #34
Well it appears some people have trouble with the truth... MattSh Nov 2015 #36
sad... KoKo Nov 2015 #43
K&R Proserpina Nov 2015 #38
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Nov 2015 #39
On behalf of Demeter, who is locked out of DU for posting this piece Proserpina Nov 2015 #42
That is a shame, I hope she comes back soon. Uncle Joe Nov 2015 #44
kick nt antigop Nov 2015 #40
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