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I am proud of my state, CA. We are what progressives look like. (Original Post) upaloopa Jun 2016 OP
How can you call yourself a progressive and support Hillary? pinebox Jun 2016 #1
Progressive? SmittynMo Jun 2016 #2
We are working on those. You tell me where they are in place in another state. upaloopa Jun 2016 #4
Working on those? SmittynMo Jun 2016 #9
K & R! Iliyah Jun 2016 #3
Cali is a microcosm of the country! n/t texstad79 Jun 2016 #5
..we are... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #6
Thank you California! MoonRiver Jun 2016 #7
You guys did amazing work! auntpurl Jun 2016 #8
Thanks California! jzodda Jun 2016 #10
She's not really a progressive at all. Triana Jun 2016 #11
Congratulations to MY state! BuddhaGirl Jun 2016 #12
K&R imwithhillary Jun 2016 #13
Yes, Congrats to my old home state. nt BootinUp Jun 2016 #14
Arnold??? Logical Jun 2016 #15
CA trend setting is an '80's thing started when CA governor became POTUS azurnoir Jun 2016 #16
Hillary is not progressive. avaistheone1 Jun 2016 #17
 

pinebox

(5,761 posts)
1. How can you call yourself a progressive and support Hillary?
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 09:21 AM
Jun 2016

That is an oxymoron.

We all know where she has stood on issues over time. It's no secret. From pro off shore drilling to sending children migrants back home to being against legalizing pot. Are those now progressive ideals? Surely you must support that as you support "HER" and "HER" positions.

What about the death penalty? She is for that too. On and on it goes, nawwwww not buying it. She's as progressive as a refrigerator.

SmittynMo

(3,544 posts)
2. Progressive?
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 09:21 AM
Jun 2016

You missed that boat. Healthcare and college education for all? Yeah, I didn't think so. That sure does not seem progressive to me.

The other 3 sentences are accurate.

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)
4. We are working on those. You tell me where they are in place in another state.
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 09:26 AM
Jun 2016

We don't need your measuring stick.


You have to lay the ground work then do the work. That's what we do. You talk talk is cheap

SmittynMo

(3,544 posts)
9. Working on those?
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 09:34 AM
Jun 2016

Are you on the ACA? Try it once, would you? I have first hand knowledge its screwed. Who in the hell can afford 6K deductibles and live on SS? And her fix is to fix the ACA? You can't fix a broken system. Insurance companies are dropping states big time. It's a matter of time before it all collapses, but only after the insurance company makes billions off of us. It's time to say bye bye to the corrupt insurance and pharm industry, and make this country better for EVERYONE. Period!!! Now that's progressive.
But noooooooooooo, we have to fix the ACA. It's not going to happen. It's broken big time.

Remove the extremely high deductibles and cut my payment by 3/4 (to make it comparable to medicare)
and then we can talk.

 

HumanityExperiment

(1,442 posts)
6. ..we are...
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 09:30 AM
Jun 2016

HRC supporters belief that HRC is a progressive is comical... her term is 'modern progressive'... WTF?

She's trying to re-define the term, HRC is republican light

this is what HRC looks like



That's not progressive by any margin or metric

Party over principle is the trend HRC is setting... you are setting the trend, and it's a bad one....

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
16. CA trend setting is an '80's thing started when CA governor became POTUS
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 10:18 AM
Jun 2016

what was that guys name again ?

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