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30. Huge K&R What a telling contrast. Again.

Fri May 29, 2015, 08:20 PM

May 2015

What a telling contrast. Again.

Bernie Sanders Pledges To End No Child Left Behind, Shut Down For-Profit Prisons
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026747534

The Clinton legacy: How “tough-on-crime” politics built the world’s largest prison system
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026747166

BERNIE SANDERS 2016

NO MORE CORPORATE PREDATORS IN DEMOCRAT SUITS.

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The Clinton legacy: How “tough-on-crime” politics built the world’s largest prison system [View all] BrotherIvan May 2015 OP

Looks like all of the safety net money cut went straight to the prison industry. bravenak May 2015 #1

Now we're talking actual policy BrotherIvan May 2015 #2

I'm left wondering how many donations were handed out by the for profit prison industry. bravenak May 2015 #3

Candidates should be heavily vetted BrotherIvan May 2015 #19

I agree. bravenak May 2015 #23

And it has been VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #77

Remember how we were talking yesterday that it would be interesting to see what Sanders has to say BrotherIvan May 2015 #21

Good! bravenak May 2015 #24

Only if they have to BrotherIvan May 2015 #25

They better. bravenak May 2015 #26

I don't hootinholler May 2015 #80

Excellent! TM99 May 2015 #65

And you were right that it ties into what he is talking about all along BrotherIvan May 2015 #67

Exactly! TM99 May 2015 #68

I did not agree with some of his policies, PRB May 2015 #28

Of course rapists and murderers should be in jail. bravenak May 2015 #37

I don't see where PRB May 2015 #42

It was the crime bill. bravenak May 2015 #45

^^This!^^ BrotherIvan May 2015 #50

Yes, I would like to see other links. PRB May 2015 #61

Here are a few. bravenak May 2015 #70

I'm looking for first hand sources PRB May 2015 #71

First hand like interviews with the lifers? bravenak May 2015 #74

Perhaps, just a middling of reading would help to clarify nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #47

I am not going to argue with stats. PRB May 2015 #63

Actually three strikes could lock somebody up nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #64

I already said I don't agree with the stealing pizza thing. PRB May 2015 #72

Fit yourself nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #73

This is a VERY important post/issue hifiguy May 2015 #4

If people on DU are so anxious to talk about civil rights and racial issues BrotherIvan May 2015 #8

Bring it on. hifiguy May 2015 #10

So far we have two obfuscations BrotherIvan May 2015 #13

Lay in a good supply of beer and order a couple of pizzas. hifiguy May 2015 #15

I'm sure it's gonna be great BrotherIvan May 2015 #20

Bill Clinton put a lobotomy patient to death to look tough on crime in 1992. NYC_SKP May 2015 #5

I don't think Hillary is culpable for every one of Bill's decisions BrotherIvan May 2015 #16

Really? A one-sided hit-piece on "The Clintons"? yallerdawg May 2015 #6

So talking about ACTUAL policy BrotherIvan May 2015 #7

"Clinton dynasty's horrific legacy.." yallerdawg May 2015 #14

NAFTA hifiguy May 2015 #17

Please stop being obtuse BrotherIvan May 2015 #18

Anything goes... yallerdawg May 2015 #29

You actually addressed the substance at all BrotherIvan May 2015 #41

The drug war is a massive human clusterfuck. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #35

yes tazkcmo May 2015 #81

See this is why I do not bother posting policy here nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #12

Maybe you missed this part. Exilednight May 2015 #36

is bill clinton running again? spanone May 2015 #9

psst, there is a bold portion of the article for you BrotherIvan May 2015 #11

This place is ridiculous... joeybee12 May 2015 #22

Are you referring to the Bill Clinton era? Hate to ust your bubble bt it is Hillary Clinton running Thinkingabout May 2015 #27

She regularly points to her experiences with her husband's administration, as a resume selling point Warren DeMontague May 2015 #33

Don't think this is true, Hillary is very strong on her own, just because they probably have the Thinkingabout May 2015 #39

Whether or not you think it is true, it is. Every answer she gives on the IWR vote, for instance Warren DeMontague May 2015 #46

Whether you like her or not I have a feeling shevwill be the nominee for the DNC. Thinkingabout May 2015 #57

"it will probably be a non issue" - wrong again. I'm guessing you don't live in California. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #58

What I meant on the marijuana issue being a non issue is states are changing their laws, it Thinkingabout May 2015 #62

I am in agreement. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #75

Well I don't have to go that far nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #38

Huge K&R What a telling contrast. Again. woo me with science May 2015 #30

The MIC needed new ways to make money during peace and they found it, with the help of Clinton, in the Exilednight May 2015 #31

I want to know if Hillary Clinton is going to follow some idiotic "tough on drugs" script Warren DeMontague May 2015 #32

They are talking about this on the Chris Hayes show nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #34

You mean, it's not just a right wing smear? BrotherIvan May 2015 #43

Nope nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #44

I wonder how long it's going to take Hillary to realize that she cant treat pot legalization like a Warren DeMontague May 2015 #49

How does it poll? BrotherIvan May 2015 #51

Am afraid I agree nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #54

It's "evolution" BrotherIvan May 2015 #55

Yup nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #56

Actually, that's the funny thing. A majority of Americans now consistently favor legalization. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #59

Well, I will be interested to follow that one BrotherIvan May 2015 #85

Back in '03 I was talking to a member of the Dean campaign who had also been part of the Gore Chathamization May 2015 #79

And it's always obvious BrotherIvan May 2015 #84

Bill Clinton was a masterful politician but octoberlib May 2015 #40

kick woo me with science May 2015 #48

Still waiting for a refutation on facts, policy, history BrotherIvan May 2015 #52

Sad truth. woo me with science May 2015 #66

They got nothing. Scuba May 2015 #76

read it and weep olddots May 2015 #53

A look back... yallerdawg May 2015 #60

If only the police would start shooting more innocent white people then we could be equal Fumesucker May 2015 #69

"The Clinton Presidency: Lowest Crime Rates in a Generation " Nobody that has an agenda is Cha May 2015 #78

bill clinton isnt running. nt seabeyond May 2015 #82

It's a question of rhetoric vs. record. Jesus Malverde May 2015 #83