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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: "Bernie has been in govt 40 years and had 0 impact on Wall Street." --NOT SO FAST Hillary supporters [View all]NorthCarolina
(11,197 posts)106. Perhaps on at least one occasion Wall Street offered to drop a cool $million on her campaign until
she got tough with them and demanded double that (graft doesn't come cheap these days)....and they complied. It's possible.
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"Bernie has been in govt 40 years and had 0 impact on Wall Street." --NOT SO FAST Hillary supporters [View all]
pinebox
Nov 2015
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Senator Clinton Calls For Immediate Action To Strengthen Financial Market Regulation
Historic NY
Nov 2015
#8
But you still didn't answer my questions which ones did Bernie pass that took on Wall St.
Historic NY
Nov 2015
#80
Nobody will accomplish anything until we get congress back from the Republicans
eridani
Nov 2015
#84
2016 Candidate, much more liberal than 2008 candidate C, "calls for." What did Senator Clinton DO?
merrily
Nov 2015
#20
Perhaps on at least one occasion Wall Street offered to drop a cool $million on her campaign until
NorthCarolina
Nov 2015
#106
The "subject matter" being: attacking the Democratic front-runner any which way you can?
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#40
Never said such a thing. I clearly stated she's the Democratic FRONT-RUNNER. How did you miss that?
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#72
If by "cheering" you mean, supporting her, donating to her, canvassing for her, and getting voters
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#107
hillary clinton is known to take corporate and bank money and do speaking engagments with them.
Bubzer
Nov 2015
#119
Like the Commodities Futures Financial Service Act and the law repealing Glass Steagall? Sure do.
merrily
Nov 2015
#19
Which bill of Hillary's regulating Wall Street passed into law? Which did she even propose?
merrily
Nov 2015
#21
Really--Dennis Kucinich used to introduce a lot of "stuff" too....if it ain't law, it's recycled
MADem
Nov 2015
#34
Since the only bills Republicans will let us introduce are those which fuck over the 99%--
eridani
Nov 2015
#85
Which is exactly why he should be the one with the power to pass Executive Actions!!!
Motown_Johnny
Nov 2015
#90
I'm late to the game called "DU". But shouldn't friendly snarks take place in private messages?
erronis
Nov 2015
#66
Clintons-in positions of greater power much longer and made Wall Street considerably richer.
merrily
Nov 2015
#17
Exclusively? Or did she represent New York of which Wall Street is a part of?
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#45
Not on the Brady bill. Not on his vote to give gun manufacturers immunity against lawsuits
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#61
As the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence reports, the PLCAA is "unprecendented and unjustified".
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#98
You'd be amazed how many Sanders supporters don't understand that glaring difference.
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#65
Don't forget Bernie Sanders's Highly Sensible Plan to Turn Post Offices Into Banks
Omaha Steve
Nov 2015
#37
Trying to do the work without being just one more excuse-making deposit box pretending to
jtuck004
Nov 2015
#44
But we know that Bill Clinton had a tremendous effect on Wall Street. Glass-Stegall?
LiberalArkie
Nov 2015
#70
Let's not also forget his proposed tax on Wall Street transactions to go after speculators there!
cascadiance
Nov 2015
#79
Hillary is gonna tell 'em to "Cut it out!" with a REAL mean look on her face this time.
99Forever
Nov 2015
#83
Not So Fast HRC And Supporters - This Reflects The Power Of Wall Street And Why We Need Bernie
cantbeserious
Nov 2015
#93
Sanders lives in a rural state, like guns, Clinton lived in a state where Wall Street, so by Sanders
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#101
I know, and the paid for talking points can have an impact if people don't know the facts.
sabrina 1
Nov 2015
#113
Learned some important things...Your post clearly shows Sanders work to protect us from Wall Street.
avaistheone1
Nov 2015
#111