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FDR ; Hillary talking to US about how her husband followed in his footsteps [View all] RiverLover Jun 2015 OP

Really? gopiscrap Jun 2015 #1

No, it was all a jedi mind trick demwing Jun 2015 #41

I wish Clinton hadn't repealed Glass-Steagall~ RiverLover Jun 2015 #53

The repeal was a pre-cursor that enabled our bank$ter/terrorists to attack the American people.n/t jtuck004 Jun 2015 #67

If only the attack was over. It ain't over! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #97

Yup. And we keep handing them their ammo, that we worked for. $$$. n/t jtuck004 Jun 2015 #100

I burst out laughing at that Aerows Jun 2015 #92

Nose beer, and it burns. Bubbles. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #98

LMFAOROTFLOL L0oniX Jun 2015 #125

She forgot the anti. sendero Jun 2015 #2

Exactly! RiverLover Jun 2015 #6

I will never ever forgive NAFTA. EVER. roguevalley Jun 2015 #78

Me too. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #99

What you said. Octafish Jun 2015 #3

I have been banned from the HC group because I said her speech was disappointing. Cleita Jun 2015 #9

Democracy, like ''Prosperity can�t be just for CEOs and hedge fund managers.'' Octafish Jun 2015 #18

Well written nichomachus Jun 2015 #89

Far fucking out! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #102

This speech reflects some of the values that Bernie Sanders has expressed and lived so well. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #112

Ha. Don't feel bad. I'm a Bernie supporter and got banned from in there because I dared jtuck004 Jun 2015 #65

Me too. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #101

Appeal it. joshcryer Jun 2015 #111

Doesn't matter. Cleita Jun 2015 #120

Post removed Post removed Jun 2015 #4

+1...nt SidDithers Jun 2015 #5

In the virtual flesh. nt Bobbie Jo Jun 2015 #33

Jury results zappaman Jun 2015 #85

I was in that jury BumRushDaShow Jun 2015 #87

This message was self-deleted by its author MerryBlooms Jun 2015 #86

Incredible hide... joshcryer Jun 2015 #110

Fine with me!! RiverLover Jun 2015 #7

I would certainly think so. Bobbie Jo Jun 2015 #32

I was alive during FDR's time and Clinton was no FDR. Cleita Jun 2015 #8

^^^ THIS ^^^ I to lived through that. What we need now is someone who believes in the FDR jwirr Jun 2015 #11

+1 Enthusiast Jun 2015 #104

Thank you, so much, for this bit of living history. RiverLover Jun 2015 #14

+1 million LittleBlue Jun 2015 #17

The truth will always come out MissDeeds Jun 2015 #35

I was also alive when FDR was president, pangaia Jun 2015 #46

Oh wow! That is VERY cool! RiverLover Jun 2015 #49

I also have a photo of her with Will Rogers on the steps of a DC-2 pangaia Jun 2015 #51

How lucky was your mom to have known her in person. eom Cleita Jun 2015 #60

Yes, she was. If you like, see my other reply, just above yours... pangaia Jun 2015 #66

You're beautiful. RiverLover Jun 2015 #75

Me? Beautiful? uhh.... pangaia Jun 2015 #77

Stop it! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #105

OK. pangaia Jun 2015 #119

Those were rough, but interesting times davidpdx Jun 2015 #93

If you want a historical read about the turn of the century up to the roaring twenties. Cleita Jun 2015 #95

I am so with you, Cleita. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #103

I was very little when I heard his radio addresses fadedrose Jun 2015 #10

Eleanor was a big influence on me because I used to read all her news articles when I was Cleita Jun 2015 #12

Never thought about that fadedrose Jun 2015 #13

Warren is feisty. And has goodness & common sense FDR principles to her core. RiverLover Jun 2015 #15

Like what? wyldwolf Jun 2015 #28

Her proposed "21st Century Glass-Steagall" RiverLover Jun 2015 #63

Even though she admits that was just to get attention wyldwolf Jun 2015 #68

Bwahahahahah ...what a pant load. L0oniX Jun 2015 #16

Isn't it though? Yikes. AtomicKitten Jun 2015 #29

Explain Glass-Steagall to those who may be unfamiliar with it. wyldwolf Jun 2015 #19

Yes, let's talk about Glass-Steagall TBF Jun 2015 #20

The purpose of Glass-Steagall was to prevent investment banks, insurers and retail banks... wyldwolf Jun 2015 #21

It was to prevent them from using your federally insured savings account to gamble with n/t arcane1 Jun 2015 #56

Interesting, though, the banks that caused the financial meltdown wouldn't have been subject to it. wyldwolf Jun 2015 #61

Yep. It affected commercial banks like BofA, Wells Fargo, Citibank etc n/t arcane1 Jun 2015 #64

Yes, that's a nice regurgitation of Geithner's buddies' positions, and its patently false. RiverLover Jun 2015 #70

Warren never said what I posted? And Warren never corrected the record? wyldwolf Jun 2015 #71

Freddie/Fannie had little to do with the crisis Mnpaul Jun 2015 #121

No one has said or implied what you're claiming wyldwolf Jun 2015 #123

We should ask Brooksley Born what her take is on all of this. nt Snotcicles Jun 2015 #43

Brooksley is a very smart lady - TBF Jun 2015 #80

After the fact, but very telling Snotcicles Jun 2015 #82

GS kept the Banksters from playing at the Wall Street casino with taxpayer-backed deposits. Octafish Jun 2015 #23

yes, that was part of it. Was it repealed? wyldwolf Jun 2015 #25

Yes. It was repealed by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, signed into law by Pres. Clinton in 1999. Octafish Jun 2015 #30

The Gramm-Leach-Biley Act only repealed part of the Glass-Steagal but I bet.. wyldwolf Jun 2015 #31

No, not accurate at all. Rex Jun 2015 #44

Ted Kennedy voted for The Gramm-Leach-Biley Act?? wyldwolf Jun 2015 #47

That does seem strange. Rex Jun 2015 #54

In fact, it looks like it passed quite easily with Democrats. But what about the courts? wyldwolf Jun 2015 #58

Looking at state surpreme court rulings Rex Jun 2015 #79

From Wiki wyldwolf Jun 2015 #81

So this has (banks and courts) been going on for a very long time, thanks I did not know that. Rex Jun 2015 #83

Great info Octafish. We'll see if mainstream media remembers our history, Bill's history. RiverLover Jun 2015 #50

The Bottom Line is Money for the Connected Cronies. Octafish Jun 2015 #126

Oh, yes indeed! Maedhros Jun 2015 #22

Honestly, both Clinton's are the mirror opposite of FDR. 99Forever Jun 2015 #24

+1000000 MissDeeds Jun 2015 #36

Sadly that is the truth - TBF Jun 2015 #117

Really? FDR jailed 1/4 of the AA population by over policing them?!? onecaliberal Jun 2015 #26

Don't know what you mean. Cleita Jun 2015 #34

Clinton admitted his policy has led to the unintended onecaliberal Jun 2015 #37

Okay. Your post wasn't clear to me. Cleita Jun 2015 #38

And the "unintended consequence" of huge profits for the prison industry. arcane1 Jun 2015 #57

I don't know if they realized the extent onecaliberal Jun 2015 #62

Now go look at what Eleanor did. jwirr Jun 2015 #118

Your concern is noted. hrmjustin Jun 2015 #27

Do you have anything of substance to add to the conversation? EvolveOrConvolve Jun 2015 #55

Hillary, you really want to know who's has been continually emulating the next FDR? Bernie Sanders!! DrBulldog Jun 2015 #39

Ditto. SoapBox Jun 2015 #59

+1 appalachiablue Jun 2015 #84

Let's not forget his welfare deform azurnoir Jun 2015 #40

Or The Telecommunications Act of 1996. nt Snotcicles Jun 2015 #45

From F.D.R. to Hillary? What a fuckin' joke. Hoppy Jun 2015 #42

Yeah, that's a bit of a stretch. MissDeeds Jun 2015 #48

Rec'd ibewlu606 Jun 2015 #52

FDR in the DLC? moondust Jun 2015 #69

That would be distant cousin Theodore Roosevelt, not Franklin. Cleita Jun 2015 #72

I agree. bvar22 Jun 2015 #74

This whole campaign is going to be vomit-inducing Doctor_J Jun 2015 #73

+1 n/t whatchamacallit Jun 2015 #107

My mom always said you can't get something really clean until it gets really dirty. raouldukelives Jun 2015 #116

Hillary, bvar22 Jun 2015 #76

Sandy Weill of Travellers Insurance and Citi was absolutely at the head of the pack to appalachiablue Jun 2015 #88

Did she really say "footsteps?" nichomachus Jun 2015 #90

Her actual words were RiverLover Jun 2015 #91

+1 an entire shit load. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #106

She should be very careful about praising her husband's administration given some of the davidpdx Jun 2015 #94

This is what I object to the most. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #96

Excellent post. Excellent article. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #108

Exactly. RiverLover Jun 2015 #114

The Clintons offering this speech at the FDR Memorial DonCoquixote Jun 2015 #109

Well said. RiverLover Jun 2015 #115

Her hypocrisy is an affront to any thinking Democrat. Scuba Jun 2015 #113

Like how he triangulated at the expense of people on welfare? Fail. nt daredtowork Jun 2015 #122

FDR would have signed off on the repeal of GS too? L0oniX Jun 2015 #124