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HappyMe

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48. Boo hoo hoo!

Sat Feb 14, 2015, 05:45 PM

Feb 2015

I have wanted this to happen for quite awhile. Hillary's nothing special, that she should be worked around.

You do realize that campaign finance reform also involves republican candidates too, don't you?

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The diabolical web site behind the latest Hillary smear. [View all] Comrade Grumpy Feb 2015 OP

Aw, it is going to take a lot more work, trying to get this source under the bus. Spoilsport! djean111 Feb 2015 #1

Don't worry, there's lots of room under that very large bus. MH1 Feb 2015 #4

And OpenSecrets gets their figures directly off the FEC reports starroute Feb 2015 #51

Bottom line: Hillary is in bed with the Wallstreet scumbags that line her pockets. She has no shame. InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2015 #69

I'm putting open secrets in my favorite list. HappyMe Feb 2015 #2

It is VERY important. Yo_Mama Feb 2015 #6

I think people were referring to freebeacon. JaneyVee Feb 2015 #3

Yes. But the information didn't come from the Free Beacon. It came from Open Secrets. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2015 #5

Pretend I'm a political dilettante and please tell me who Barack Obama's #1 contributor was in 2008. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #8

Goldman Sachs, I think bigtree Feb 2015 #36

Shoot. I thought that was free bacon. kairos12 Feb 2015 #28

that's what I read. Free Bacon? I"M ALL IN! KittyWampus Feb 2015 #57

Free bacon? I LOVE free bacon! Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #7

I got all excited until I realized no one was talking about free bacon. winter is coming Feb 2015 #11

It is sad. HappyMe Feb 2015 #12

I just enjoyed a Cuban sandwich ybbor Feb 2015 #23

Oh that sounds so damn good. HappyMe Feb 2015 #24

Homemade ybbor Feb 2015 #31

Cheese fondue? HappyMe Feb 2015 #32

Any Cubans on it? benz380 Feb 2015 #66

Maybe ybbor Feb 2015 #68

Genius! Fairgo Feb 2015 #53

You're welcome! HappyMe Feb 2015 #59

You get it. The Fox-like Free Beacon makes propaganda out of bits of information to spin tales. Ask Sen. Inhofe. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #43

How is it a smear if it's true? nt benz380 Feb 2015 #9

It is TRUE that a good SMEAR is tasty on a bagel, outside of that I don't think it applies Dragonfli Feb 2015 #10

Actually the smear on the bagel is spelled schmear - LiberalElite Feb 2015 #25

I don't think I want a bagel with anything smeared on it. nt benz380 Feb 2015 #65

Nice logo! merrily Feb 2015 #71

Don't worry the swarm lost their battle against transparency in that other thread. Rex Feb 2015 #14

Wow looks like someone got a huge sadz over opensecrets.org Rex Feb 2015 #13

Look what I found!!! DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #15

Yes I know you don't care where campaign money comes from. Rex Feb 2015 #16

I want to judge everybody by the same standard. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #17

I want money to be out of politics, you agree with that right? Rex Feb 2015 #18

I agree that money should be taken out of politics. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #20

No, that way means that we give up to big money imo. Rex Feb 2015 #22

Can we agree DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #27

All politicians have to own up and write rules that are fair to the people. Rex Feb 2015 #29

I wouldn't. Because that would mean the lowest common denominator. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2015 #30

I'm holding HRC to the same standard as every Democrat I have given my vote to since Jimmy Carter. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #34

Who is changing the rules for her? These are rules that will help the people of this nation. Rex Feb 2015 #37

I am all in favor of public financing of elections DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #38

Oh I didn't know that poster said just for her. Sorry carry on. nt Rex Feb 2015 #40

Then when? HappyMe Feb 2015 #39

The worst is not actually the POTUS imo. Rex Feb 2015 #42

I agree. HappyMe Feb 2015 #44

The Pugs will have billions to spend and I want to match those bastards dollar for dollar./NT DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #49

Nope. HappyMe Feb 2015 #50

That ain't happening. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #54

Then we are well and truly fucked. HappyMe Feb 2015 #58

I believe a lot of it is wasted but that's a discussion for another day. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #61

It is too much already. HappyMe Feb 2015 #63

It's a dam shame the governing elite lost control of the country and seems now the planet too. Rex Feb 2015 #56

..... HappyMe Feb 2015 #64

Why didn't Barack Obama or John Kerry or Al Gore have to deal with it? DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #45

Boo hoo hoo! HappyMe Feb 2015 #48

I have said in this thread, ad nauseum and ad infinitum I am In favor of public financing DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #52

They may just agree to it. HappyMe Feb 2015 #55

Also, when the status quo is fleecing the American population of it's hard earned money Rex Feb 2015 #35

They must be scared,,,,, Cryptoad Feb 2015 #19

The Magic Bus seveneyes Feb 2015 #21

support for coups running countries like banana reublics? check MisterP Feb 2015 #26

The Right will pitch in a few sheckls because they know many Libs have highly combustible hair. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #33

Open secrets.org accumulates information without political bias...you are barking up the wrong tree. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #41

Um...that's why Comrade posted it. HappyMe Feb 2015 #46

Satire can be hard to spot sometimes. Rex Feb 2015 #60

The Comrade is good at that sort of thing. HappyMe Feb 2015 #62

But..but...we want the money out of politics! Except when it's our guys cashing in. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2015 #47

The problem is that OP is a lie. The vast majority of donations came from individuals NYC Liberal Feb 2015 #67

Your accusation is unfounded. The results are the same whether the corporation itself rhett o rick Feb 2015 #70