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22. There is a great Ali-Clinton backstory

Tue Apr 21, 2015, 12:32 PM

Apr 2015

For some reason the link is blocked:

http://www.secondsout.com/columns/thomas-hauser/did-barbra-streisand-whup-sonny-liston

Thomas Hauser, Muhammad Ali's close friend and biographer,was visiting the White House with his girlfriend and Muhammad Ali and while Ali had a guest pass to see the president, Hauser and his girlfriend didn't. Muhammad Ali wanted to introduce them to the president. The Secret Service that nobody without a guest pass gets to see the president... A small kerfuffle was beginning to ensue as Muhammad Ali wanted to introduce his friends to the president. The Secret Service and realized this was Muhammad Ali. They even said, "Mr. Ali, we had to turn away Barbara Streisand, because she wasn't on the list" to which Ali said " did Barbara Streisand whup Sonny Liston?"

All three eventually got to meet President Clinton.

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Hillary Clinton called for 'toppling' the 1% [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 OP

Yeah, but compare what she says to 'Not Hillary.' onehandle Apr 2015 #1

No HIllary is not the True 1%: She is only worth 21 million lewebley3 Apr 2015 #26

bullshit. not that I have a problem with her being wealthy cali Apr 2015 #29

No they don't : 50million is Chump money to the Banks lewebley3 Apr 2015 #34

bzzzt cali Apr 2015 #36

Yes, I do I work for A Bank!!! lewebley3 Apr 2015 #37

"I trade just from Japan, to American 30 million an hour." BeanMusical Apr 2015 #45

Thank you for injecting some truth and actual factual info here. NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #53

Bernie: Nice man and a loser!!! lewebley3 Apr 2015 #60

So you wouldn't vote for him? Any particular reason why not? Scootaloo Apr 2015 #77

No, because Hillary is better Choice much more quailfied!! lewebley3 Apr 2015 #82

No, you called him a loser. Why is he a loser? Scootaloo Apr 2015 #83

You are right here... Agschmid Apr 2015 #43

You're right cali rury Apr 2015 #92

I agree. It's total bullshit. Banks suck up to clients with much less money. GoneFishin Apr 2015 #90

That is the 1% for sure... Agschmid Apr 2015 #42

DU rec... SidDithers Apr 2015 #2

I like this photo with Muhammad Ali but I can't post it to appear as a photo. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #4

This one?... SidDithers Apr 2015 #8

There is a great Ali-Clinton backstory DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #22

"reportedly made the comments in a meeting with economists earlier this year Autumn Apr 2015 #3

This is Hillary's world and we are living in it. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #5

I like your optimism. I like Hillary too. Autumn Apr 2015 #7

I think I was rude to you the other day. We both got a little heated.... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #11

Their foundation has done a lot of good. I would like to see her and Bill Autumn Apr 2015 #17

Thank you. JDPriestly Apr 2015 #38

Hey JD, it's almost the end of the month. Soon as Bernie announces we can get busy Autumn Apr 2015 #39

I like you very much as a poster, posts like this are why, at least you are trying to do it Dragonfli Apr 2015 #10

I don't know what toppling means though... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #15

It looks to me like she's struggling to speak like the democratic Left HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #31

Oh? What massive changes has she undergone since 2008? Scootaloo Apr 2015 #76

"Reportedly". Reported fromt the campaign right now. lol. Marr Apr 2015 #48

That smilie has lost much of it's bight since upaloopa Apr 2015 #56

Well there's so much to laugh at right now. Autumn Apr 2015 #63

Is she going to 'topple' herself and her family too? nt B2G Apr 2015 #6

+1 rury Apr 2015 #95

how? if she doesn't propose any specifics, it's just blather.hillary cali Apr 2015 #9

She is tellling portions of her agenda and where she wants to take the country Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #14

Hillary is needed by this country. All the naysayers will also benefit from her agenda but can't Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #12

Ditto Iliyah Apr 2015 #35

What does that even mean? /nt RiverLover Apr 2015 #13

Im wondering the same thing myself. nt bunnies Apr 2015 #24

If Warren said it people would be gushing nt treestar Apr 2015 #25

No, Warren would never say that. She says things that make sense RiverLover Apr 2015 #32

+1 Marr Apr 2015 #49

Well said. BeanMusical Apr 2015 #55

Warren would never say the 1% should be toppled. treestar Apr 2015 #66

Yes, but they need to get their grubby hands out of our govt & stop rigging things in RiverLover Apr 2015 #71

"We should have broken you into pieces" joshcryer Apr 2015 #75

Hello? What do you think FDR's Glass-Steagall did? Which protected us for 50 years? RiverLover Apr 2015 #80

I was responding to the rhetoric. joshcryer Apr 2015 #81

Not even remotely similar whatchamacallit Apr 2015 #99

Wait, you think the big banks don't represent the 1%? joshcryer Apr 2015 #100

Warren's statement made sense contextually (no surprise) whatchamacallit Apr 2015 #102

Breaking up the banks *increases* their value. joshcryer Apr 2015 #103

We are not discussing overlap of their opinions or beliefs whatchamacallit Apr 2015 #104

Yep RiverLover Apr 2015 #106

Wrong. She was in her mid-40s. So for the past 20 years, she's not only voted for Dems, RiverLover Apr 2015 #107

And the page would have twice as many recs. nt Jamaal510 Apr 2015 #74

Soooo...what's that have to do with Nelson Mandela? progressoid Apr 2015 #16

Well, Nelson is standing there with his hands, "Who, Me?" snooper2 Apr 2015 #19

HIS SHIRT, MAN Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #98

If she's serious, she damn well should be opposing the TPP which HUGELY cali Apr 2015 #18

A toppling? Seriously? JonLP24 Apr 2015 #20

K&R! hrmjustin Apr 2015 #21

And what -specifically - is she proposing to achieve this? [n/t] Maedhros Apr 2015 #23

Then give back the money from lobby groups. Fearless Apr 2015 #27

TY. And one of the best pictures of Mandela I've ever seen. In the meanwhile... freshwest Apr 2015 #28

Really kicking her campaign off masterfully. NCTraveler Apr 2015 #30

If she had been emphasizing this for decades LittleBlue Apr 2015 #33

Some things just plain insult your intelligence. 99Forever Apr 2015 #40

Funny HRC is the most Progessive Viable Candidate In the Race Cryptoad Apr 2015 #41

RE: "Funny HRC is the most Progessive Viable Candidate In the Race rury Apr 2015 #93

Thanks for reconfirming, Cryptoad Apr 2015 #96

Why illustrate this OP with an old pic of HRC with Nelson Mandela? Ken Burch Apr 2015 #44

Because this one wouldn't work before my dear friend, Sid, put it in photobucket for me. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #46

And if you'd have used that, I'd have made a similar comment: Ken Burch Apr 2015 #58

No-Ms. Clinton opposed the Vietnam War... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #59

Still, she took no personal risks in doing either Ken Burch Apr 2015 #61

Then why do ninety one percent of my fellow Democrats have a favorable opinion of him? DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #62

op thinks you're dumb Enrique Apr 2015 #50

DSB only believes Repugs are dumb. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #57

Well, it sounds good. Wish it meant something. nt raccoon Apr 2015 #47

I would be skeptical of this. Cheese Sandwich Apr 2015 #51

Kick & recommended. William769 Apr 2015 #52

Perhaps she meant the 0.001%? fredamae Apr 2015 #54

Honestly, this makes me suspicious BainsBane Apr 2015 #64

poor choice of words angrychair Apr 2015 #65

I guess if you're going to topple them customerserviceguy Apr 2015 #67

She's lying. woo me with science Apr 2015 #68

OFFS hatrack Apr 2015 #69

I know, right? I doubt she said it, and if she said it she had to be joking or lying! NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #70

Hillary with Mandela. EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO. ~wtf~ NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #72

Phony ass staffer marketing stunt. A mismatch with her actual rhetoric to say the least. TheKentuckian Apr 2015 #73

Yeah, she was doing just that. rury Apr 2015 #94

I'm Ready For Oligarchy - Are You? - Vote HRC - The 1% Manchurian Candidate cantbeserious Apr 2015 #78

BS. She only says that because Obama is fast tracking TPP and that gives her cover to say Katashi_itto Apr 2015 #79

ROFL! m-lekktor Apr 2015 #84

Is she also for putting the fraudsters and banksters among them in jail? Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2015 #85

The day she calls for putting her BFFs in the Big House hifiguy Apr 2015 #89

Correction: Hillary called for "tippling with" the 1%. hay rick Apr 2015 #86

Really? nc4bo Apr 2015 #87

It is to laff. hifiguy Apr 2015 #88

Uh huh. Sure she does. Color me ... "skeptical." blkmusclmachine Apr 2015 #91

"She was Elizabeth Warren Before Elizabeth Warren was Elizabeth Warren" Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #97

The issue is not only wages. It's wealth. Almost 40% of the nation's total wealth is in the hands merrily Apr 2015 #101

+1 cali Apr 2015 #105

That bag of hot potatoes polynomial Apr 2015 #108