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In reply to the discussion: Hillary could be the final nail in the middle-class coffin. [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)273. I usually, but not always, read an entire thread before I post on it for the first time.
I will read it again now that there are more posts on it, just because you asked nicely and I think that important.
But are under the impression that I am a Hillary fan? I am not. I have not done many OPs on this board and most of the ones I have done are in the Massachusetts forum. However, I did do this one.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026211673
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What does she say about Organized Labor? Given record attacks on it by Scott Walker,
whathehell
Mar 2015
#7
that's the standard now? that a president doesn't (openly) fight against unions? (except for
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#30
Joe doesn't beat his wife in public. Well, only occasionally-- when they disagree.'
Marr
Mar 2015
#164
defending unions is a bit different from not attacking them. one is a positive action, the
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#174
I do not know what to say to you. Union have all agreed to delay supporting her.
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#81
The date of that is this month. I seem to recall Wisconsin union problems with Walker
merrily
Mar 2015
#276
My post was to Janey Vee's Reply 54, which linked you to a March 2015 article.
merrily
Mar 2015
#280
I have zero reason to distrust this president. I base this judgment on his past performance.
BlueCaliDem
Mar 2015
#69
Because he refuses to sign Keystone XL into law and give them what they want?
BlueCaliDem
Mar 2015
#75
It runs much deeper than that. They almost did not endorse him in 2012, way before Keystone was
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#78
Actually, I always back up my words. Some people refuse to admit they are wrong
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#249
She has certainly offered something besides silence and spoken up many, many times.
NYC Liberal
Mar 2015
#61
And with her support for H-1B and the TPP she's actively been SCREWING tech workers...
cascadiance
Mar 2015
#117
"Saving Medicare and Social Security" means about the same as "reforming" them.
hedda_foil
Mar 2015
#157
I don't know when, where or who your quote is from, but read the link I posted in reply 175
Doctor_J
Mar 2015
#197
And you know there is a difference between healthcare and health insurance, right?
Doctor_J
Mar 2015
#215
Private insurance will always be around. It exists even in single payer countries.
JaneyVee
Mar 2015
#218
It won't be mandatory anywhere else, and none of their non-profit systems will be taken away
Doctor_J
Mar 2015
#234
My bad, couldn't resist. The true Nail in the Coffin will be a GOP Pres win. And
misterhighwasted
Mar 2015
#48
I got booted off the HRC group. I never posted on it and did not know of it.
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#262
I see it as sadly ironic that the HRC supports claim to want all Democrats to be united
rhett o rick
Mar 2015
#272
"Social issues are decoys used to fight for and decide who gains the White House."
geek tragedy
Mar 2015
#8
Dayton is openly pro-union, higher-taxes on the rich and has raised the minimum wage.
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#102
S.2514 - Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2007 110th Congress (2007-2008)
geek tragedy
Mar 2015
#198
S.2725 - Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2006 109th Congress (2005-2006)
geek tragedy
Mar 2015
#199
Agree. The Democratic Party used to stand for social issues and economic issues.
merrily
Mar 2015
#50
He is strong. He can carry them from Insanityville to looney town and back again.
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#321
Well that's stupid. Those groups are an enormous voting block. Civil & Equal rights.
misterhighwasted
Mar 2015
#51
And you're saying you don't care what happens wrt jobs, TPP, drilling, public schools, healthcare,
Doctor_J
Mar 2015
#176
So your basic premise is that Clintn has the exact same economic agenda as Paul
geek tragedy
Mar 2015
#45
Then why is Richard Trumka delaying endorsing her. Is his imagination goofed up, too?
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#55
The blowback is insane. Try to wake people up and they do not want to hear it.
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#86
There are many great post in this thread that point out why Hill worries people. Please
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#268
I usually, but not always, read an entire thread before I post on it for the first time.
merrily
Mar 2015
#273
He wanted the auto industry to fail. Explain how that is not multi-national thinking.
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#138
Please, he did not want to give them at the loan that saved the American auto industry.
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#152
Is that the best you can come up with? A logical fallacy? Argumentum ad populum
AgingAmerican
Mar 2015
#226
Here you go. I did not want to waste time. He flip-flopped for political reasons.
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#232
The reference is clear, Suskind's book. Please, Give it up. Summers was against the auto bailout
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#336
Yes, I do not care who it is. It does not take long to forget where you come from.
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#271
Considering what Bill did to the poor with "Welfare Reform", you might be on to something.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Mar 2015
#94
You don't know a lot about Hillary Clinton, huh. If you did you would never have
Thinkingabout
Mar 2015
#111
The problem is both sides claim to be fighting for higher wages, health care.
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#112
I have been a union person for a very long time, I do not agree with every union leader.
Thinkingabout
Mar 2015
#118
Like you, I am a long-time union member and an activist. I know a bit about unions,too.
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#123
IF TRUMKA fights against the DNC nominee my opinion will of him will drop like a rock.
Thinkingabout
Mar 2015
#132
Trumka should read the history on how unions was created and the challenges in the past.
Thinkingabout
Mar 2015
#140
"They both view the middle-class as an inefficient relic from a bygone past with huge legacy issues.
Wella
Mar 2015
#113
Actually, they viewed it as something to hold up to show that capitalism is better than communism
Doctor_J
Mar 2015
#181
Hypothetically: Do you think he would get more done than Hillary, assuming he had the house and senate?
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#150
Notice how women are people of color are assumed to be other than middle class
BainsBane
Mar 2015
#158
If you are planning on being the next David Alexrod, you should look for something else.
FSogol
Mar 2015
#125
Wow, I do not know where you got that. Economic justice is for all not just white men, Oy.
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#159
He said if she can get elected solely on social issues, she'll abandon economic issues
Doctor_J
Mar 2015
#183
How do you talk about women without using the word women? Non-males? Child-bearers? X-Ys?
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#266
Just for the record, are you serious? My entire goal is raising the bar for everybody through econom
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#290
Women, minorities and whites all have one thing in common. They are workers.
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#303
"We voted for an African American president and the standard of living dropped for 99 percent
YoungDemCA
Mar 2015
#310
More than half the posts at DU, especially in GD, are opinions. Few have the disclaimer
Doctor_J
Mar 2015
#178
Only if she needs them. I honestly think if she feels she does not need them she will keep distance.
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#184
K&R Not just the middle class, but the chance of reclaiming democracy itself.
woo me with science
Mar 2015
#186
Who would? And Bush would never tell you there are no WMD's. What is your point?
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#229
Hillary will win handily. She has no Republican competition. First in history will carry her.
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#275
I am getting ahead of myself, looking at her likely Republican opponents for 2016.
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#291
Thanks for allowing me to point out Bernie Sanders and his 12 point plan are great.
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#305
By the way, if you read the thread, rather than simply attack, you can read about me bragging up dem
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#307
Thankfully, most people understand the piece is not about women and minorities. It is a complex
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#312
The current hyper-partisan political climate is by design, and crafted by both sides.
Maedhros
Mar 2015
#322
DU is the home of a great number of personality cultists, either for Obama or for Hillary.
Maedhros
Mar 2015
#327
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. - Gandhi
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#334
True, But she insists the spoon is made in China with slave-labor. TPP guideline.
WillTwain
Mar 2015
#328
VERY clever LOL --- personally, I want a con as president so we can legislate hate some more
NoJusticeNoPeace
Mar 2015
#330