Vote for Hillary? Can't Get Fooled Again [View all]

[NorthCarolina]

...or can we?......

Leave it to that celebrated American statesman, George W. Bush, to give eloquence to the thought: "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me . . . you can't get fooled again."

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Speaking of getting fooled, what sane person would ever vote for Hillary Clinton for president? Honestly, wouldn't that be like voting for Barack Obama in 2008 all over again -- as if his presidency had never happened -- as if we hadn't already experienced the deceitful pirouette from populist rhetoric to corporate governance. What idiot would allow herself to be conned into voting for someone who says one thing but who does the opposite, after having been conned into voting for someone who said and did the exact same thing once already?

[In 2008] Voters had a candidate who actually talked like a populist, on one side, and cranky old John McCain, on the other, a guy known mostly for wanting to blow things up, including several of his own planes, but mostly he wanted to bomb Iran. Because it's such a catchy tune. And who doesn't like the smell of napalm in the morning?

The populist won in a landslide. (The land didn't actually slide. It's just that, at the time, when the election results were finally announced, some of us could swear the earth had moved. Young and old were filled with the audacity of hope. )

Then someone turned the lights on.

Once in power the populist ditched the disguise and became what he had always been -- a slick talking snake-oil salesman who'd no more "walk with unions" than have tea with Assad. Say one thing. Do another. Lie in between. Help rebuild Baghdad but dodge on Detroit. Bail out banksters but bail on homeowners. Escalate wars of aggression. Expand drone killings. Give more tax breaks to the wealthy. Offer cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medical.

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http://www.opednews.com/articles/Vote-for-Hillary-Can-t-Ge-by-BK-Faunce-Budget_Culture_Democrat_Democratic-141005-480.html?show=votes#allcomments

This sums things up pretty well I think. Basically, America is f$^ked unless we can break this cycle of being force fed candidates by Wall St.

All I can think is Run Bernie Run! He'll have my vote...how about yours?

Face it. Presidential elections are a charade. A kabuki to fool the masses. Dej- vu all over again. And again. And again. And again.