The Great Senator Al Franken on Hillary Rodham Clinton

[misterhighwasted]

In case we haven't met, I'm Senator Al Franken.

"There are plenty of things I'd love to tell you about myself, but for now I'll just be brief: I'm ready for Hillary to be our next president.

Hillary is exceptionally qualified to be our 45th president. She's a champion for working families, is one of our nation's smartest foreign policy minds, and will always put the needs of the American people first. She's an advocate, she's a fighter, and she has what it takes to lead our country forward."

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From my inbox on Ready For Hillary

Thank You Sen Franken!

[BainsBane]

1. Are you going to post that in GD?

[misterhighwasted]

2. Why? This is about Hillary Clinton. It is intended for the Hillary Group.

[misterhighwasted]

6. BainesBane: In reading thru your Journal Posts, This one is Spot On:

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..."If you want a party to stand up against capital, I'm all for it. That party, however, is not the Democratic Party, which has never rejected wealth or profit. It is a mainstream party in a capitalist state. There has never been a time when it did not serve capital. Many wish for another FDR, with no sense of the historical context he responded to. If FDR were alive today, he would not govern in the same way because he responded to a series of social movements that threatened to undo the capitalist system. He constructed the New Deal to assuage the worst excesses of exploitation and thereby saved the capitalist system.

What you seem to want is closer to socialism than what the Democratic Party has stood for. I'm all for socialism, but I would like to know how you think we can make it work it within the confines of our current electoral and campaign finance system.

My question is how do you propose to enact those values you list? Do you have a reform to organize around? How do you propose to bring about those changes? Or do you think "corporatism," as you call it, rises and falls on the fate of Hillary Clinton? Because if the goal is simply to defeat a candidate, that accomplishes none of the goals you outline above. It simply is a different face heading the capitalist state.

If the goals of people really are to transform the relationship between politics, money, and citizen, why is it that so many devote most of their time to attacking other Democrats? That suggests to me goals not in keeping with what you claim."
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/~BainsBane

Though I am not sure you were addressing anyone specifically, or perhaps a group, but there's a lot of truth in your writings.
Thanks.

[BainsBane]

7. Thanks

I was addressing someone in particular, but the dynamic I spoke about is not restricted to that one member.

[sheshe2]

11. Thank you, Bains.

Damn good post.

[Historic NY]

12. So true...1932 is not 2016.

[Hekate]

8. Somebody there would be sure to point out that he used to be a comedian...

....so he must be joking.

I think he's a very serious Senator, and this is a serious endorsement!

[misterhighwasted]

10. Oh definately..All things Hillary belong in the Hillary Room anymore.

Keeps the riffraff out of our private party.

Am so anxious for Hillary to begin her campaign!

[Thinkingabout]

3. Franken's name is dropped from time to time for president but this is a great endorsement.

[sheshe2]

4. I love Senator Al Franken!

Smart man.

[Gothmog]

5. I got the same e-mail

[misterhighwasted]

9. Cool that he is also Ready For Hillary!

This a great endorsement as her campaign is set to be announced shortly.
Hope to see a few more following Franken directly to our inboxes as the Grand Opening Day arrives.

[leftofcool]

13. Go Al!