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37. Yes, that's the endgame. No matter how many people come out to protest

Sun Mar 23, 2014, 12:26 PM

Mar 2014

(like the 500,000 in DC before the Iraq war, which Clinton voted for, BTW), there's never 'enough.' A mob of 500,000 citizens wasn't enough for Ms. Clinton to cast her vote against that war, so how would we ever believe there would be enough of a mob to make her do, or not do, anything else?

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"Clinton wants 'mass movement' on climate change" [View all] applegrove Mar 2014 OP

Here comes Liberal Hillary! MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #1

Not a fan? I like her taking bold steps on issues. It is what will cream the GOP. applegrove Mar 2014 #2

She'll talk a good game while campaigning dflprincess Mar 2014 #3

Really? pangaia Mar 2014 #51

A Walton family friend and TPP architect is going to save the environment? Earth_First Mar 2014 #4

Exactly, if she gets nominated, I stay home. Katashi_itto Mar 2014 #5

If you do not want to vote for her at least vote for Congress. We needs a full deck. jwirr Mar 2014 #10

There are other options. Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #12

What a great view of politics!!! Beacool Mar 2014 #44

My are you patriotic! Auntie Bush Mar 2014 #50

Stay home regardless. JoePhilly Mar 2014 #57

That what scares me nt newfie11 Mar 2014 #6

Not bloody likely indeed. We may all have to hold our noses and vote in Nay Mar 2014 #7

+1 XemaSab Mar 2014 #24

I feel exactly that way! lunatica Mar 2014 #38

+ !,000,000,000,000,000 pangaia Mar 2014 #53

+1 octoberlib Mar 2014 #63

I WANT to believe this but Clinton does not inspire me with confidence on anything. randome Mar 2014 #8

The biggest change we could make today to address the creation of greenhouse gasses Jesus Malverde Mar 2014 #9

Tiny? Not according to UN_CarbonMechs vetted "ClimaLoop Infographic: CO2 emissions by country." proverbialwisdom Mar 2014 #47

Maybe you haven't seen the pollution in china. Jesus Malverde Mar 2014 #48

Just a bunch of jargon to me but the source is the official verified Twitter acct 'UN_CarbonMechs' proverbialwisdom Mar 2014 #58

More. proverbialwisdom Mar 2014 #62

Okay she put a title on her paper. Now fill in the essay. What are you going to do about climate jwirr Mar 2014 #11

Oh, but don't you get it? Leaders expect the peons to get out into the Nay Mar 2014 #27

And then they do not listen to us anyhow. No end to this game. jwirr Mar 2014 #34

Yes, that's the endgame. No matter how many people come out to protest Nay Mar 2014 #37

That's an interesting thought. Thanks for that. Throd Mar 2014 #59

That's nice - "mass" in this sense meaning "Not me", Mrs. Clinton? hatrack Mar 2014 #13

That's exactly what I got out of it Aerows Mar 2014 #16

And of course, we all remember how 350.org's mass actions stopped Keystone XL . . . hatrack Mar 2014 #17

Here's my theory, and it's been a while since I floated it XemaSab Mar 2014 #26

Yup, jut like republicans and abortion tularetom Mar 2014 #39

What a reveal! How daring of her to speak of that! Whisp Mar 2014 #14

Let's just say I have my doubts about her sincerity IDemo Mar 2014 #15

I'd like a 'mass movement' away from anything Clinton. L0oniX Mar 2014 #18

count me in.. pangaia Mar 2014 #54

I expect a lot of talk about the environment in 2016. LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #19

A lot of talk, and not much more, would be my take hatrack Mar 2014 #22

I wish I could believe it nt G_j Mar 2014 #20

Why ProSense Mar 2014 #21

A speech, another speech and a website hatrack Mar 2014 #23

Well, ProSense Mar 2014 #28

It's not that his actions so far are bad on climate per se . . . hatrack Mar 2014 #32

What's interesting ProSense Mar 2014 #29

Yeah. Okay. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #25

and you are already railing against her and she's not even the nominee yet... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #31

OUCH! That'll leave a mark! VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #30

Like Obama? mmonk Mar 2014 #33

Has she publically condemned Keystone XL yet? NickB79 Mar 2014 #35

I just wanted to chime in and thank you for calling her Clinton instead of Hillary. Iggo Mar 2014 #36

She's floating her talking points and issues to see what sticks and what doesn't lunatica Mar 2014 #40

Hillary Clinton is ONE-HUNDRED PERCENT CORRECT... cheapdate Mar 2014 #41

Your problem is that the mass ecological movement has already occurred. In the Nay Mar 2014 #42

The 1970s were forty years ago. cheapdate Mar 2014 #43

The responses around here are so predictable. Beacool Mar 2014 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author polichick Mar 2014 #52

Whoooh.. I just read this as "Clinton wants (to take a giant dump) on climate change." PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #46

She seems to be floating a bunch of balloons lately. polichick Mar 2014 #49

Glad to see her speaking out against fracking and the XL Pipeline...oh, wait. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #55

She "hopes there will be a mass movement that demands political change." Iggo Mar 2014 #56

It's exactly like that, and will have the same effect. nt Nay Mar 2014 #61

If Hillary is elected POTUS, I really hope she pushes hard on climate change steve2470 Mar 2014 #60