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72. Yep, Bill just being on screen will be a great positive effect

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Tue Apr 14, 2015, 09:14 AM

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A bank teller today illustrated how Bill Clinton may provide a "halo effect" for Hillary [View all] Gloria Apr 2015 OP

IOW, you ran into a low info voter who never heard of NAFTA, repeal of Glass Steagall, merrily Apr 2015 #1

+1000 DeSwiss Apr 2015 #2

Thanks. merrily Apr 2015 #3

because the curent estbalishment, including Hillary DonCoquixote Apr 2015 #41

That changes things in any way how? joshcryer Apr 2015 #4

Aww. look what you tried to do there. merrily Apr 2015 #10

"IOW, you ran into a low info voter" joshcryer Apr 2015 #13

Full of substance, was it? You... TreasonousBastard Apr 2015 #44

"Substance" vs. ad hom. Yes, it was. merrily Apr 2015 #47

And yet, you called a 20 year old bank teller a "low info voter" leftofcool Apr 2015 #49

Did you have a point? Or did you just see an ad hom about me and decide to pile on? merrily Apr 2015 #54

Do you believe that Hillary Clinton is the same as Bill clinton? Scootaloo Apr 2015 #65

You might not have meant to do this but DonCoquixote Apr 2015 #45

I appreciate this reply, immensely. joshcryer Apr 2015 #46

To be honest, I did not think you meant it that way DonCoquixote Apr 2015 #56

I thought the youth vote in general are most likely to vote Democratic and older white men merrily Apr 2015 #69

LOL joshcryer Apr 2015 #71

that doesn't change the fact that things were better under Clinton than under republicans JI7 Apr 2015 #23

The reasons they were better matter. Housing prices were great under Dimson--until merrily Apr 2015 #28

Do you agree Dodd-Frank fixed most of the issues? joshcryer Apr 2015 #30

LOL, anything CAN be brought back, including the entire New Deal. merrily Apr 2015 #31

LOL joshcryer Apr 2015 #32

LOL! Gotta laugh or cry when josh tries so hard to twist. I prefer to LOL! merrily Apr 2015 #34

Yes, you do. joshcryer Apr 2015 #37

Bill Clinton made mistakes. joshcryer Apr 2015 #29

Are you covering that bet? 'Cause I would have bet no Democratic President would have merrily Apr 2015 #33

How much? joshcryer Apr 2015 #36

Big internet talk. May I bill your paypal account? merrily Apr 2015 #39

I prefer bitcoin. joshcryer Apr 2015 #40

By when? merrily Apr 2015 #42

Well, it's kinda obvious, no? joshcryer Apr 2015 #43

No, but since you answered my question, it became obvious. merrily Apr 2015 #51

The Reagan administration caused the whole mess with its gigantic budget deficits. pnwmom Apr 2015 #58

Gee, pwnmom, guess you missed that teensy bit about Clinton's having ended welfare "as we know it." merrily Apr 2015 #59

That "teensy bit" doesn't cancel out the gigantic whopper about the Reagan "tax increases" pnwmom Apr 2015 #60

Reagan and Bush both increased taxes and fees. Is your claim that revenues are irrelevant? merrily Apr 2015 #62

The Reagan administration produced unprecedented, huge deficits despite whatever pnwmom Apr 2015 #64

Ah, so you are actually claiming revenues are irrelevant. k. merrily Apr 2015 #75

You pretty much said it all. Wonder what the "halo effect" will be when the skeletons in Bill's closet are dragged out for all to see. InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2015 #66

Thank you. merrily Apr 2015 #68

Good catch (22) btw. InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2015 #67

Thank you. It kind of leapt out from the OP. merrily Apr 2015 #70

Thanks for sharing that. I seem to recall, when Hillary was first confronted with her lie, she doubled down... InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2015 #73

You're welcome. merrily Apr 2015 #74

This personal experience by the OP illustrates the power of perception, and how it can benefit BlueCaliDem Apr 2015 #76

So in other words.... davidn3600 Apr 2015 #5

FWIW, if anything, Sanders has been mentioning a period of the last 35 or so years, as merrily Apr 2015 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author billhicks76 Apr 2015 #6

A bank teller is no more a banker than a secretary is a Senator. joshcryer Apr 2015 #8

josh would much rather focus on what we post about this young guy than on any inconvenient issue merrily Apr 2015 #12

Hi. joshcryer Apr 2015 #15

Yes. Obviously. And? merrily Apr 2015 #18

I have a fan club! joshcryer Apr 2015 #21

bank tellers are more on the level of fast food employees than wall st tycoons JI7 Apr 2015 #20

Yeah, that's a pretty silly statement. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #35

My mom is uber conservative and has uber conservative friends on FB. joshcryer Apr 2015 #7

I think in the privacy of the voting booth, a lot of Republican women will cross the line. lostnfound Apr 2015 #17

Polls suggest 35% of Republican women would do that. joshcryer Apr 2015 #24

The Republicans know and fear this. DCBob Apr 2015 #52

Hillary is bringing my batshit teabag sister back. It's about women and gay rights for her, the rest freshwest Apr 2015 #48

It amazes me how many conservative women are becoming for gay rights. joshcryer Apr 2015 #50

We went to high school with and knew people who were openly gay in the sixties, worked with them, freshwest Apr 2015 #55

Somebody needs to explain to him... MattSh Apr 2015 #9

Hello! BOTH the 1980s Republican and the 1990s New Democrat. merrily Apr 2015 #11

Low info voters don't know that. joshcryer Apr 2015 #14

Hello. YOU mentioned low info voters? merrily Apr 2015 #16

I don't have a problem with them. joshcryer Apr 2015 #19

Neither do I, yet you pretended my merely using that term was wrong. merrily Apr 2015 #22

"Gotta laugh or cry, one or the other. I've been laughing." joshcryer Apr 2015 #25

No, those were my words about the Catch 22 (& similar), as LITERALLY anyone can discern. merrily Apr 2015 #26

"Neat catch 22 there, too." REFERRING to "low info voters." joshcryer Apr 2015 #27

And explain to a chorus here that the policies of FDR.... Historic NY Apr 2015 #61

You do realize that even if you are telling the truth, TM99 Apr 2015 #53

Our 28 year old daughter loved the Clinton's in the White House liberal N proud Apr 2015 #57

That's very different from knowing what the national economy was like at age 10 merrily Apr 2015 #63

Yep, Bill just being on screen will be a great positive effect underpants Apr 2015 #72