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13. When I learned that Clinton led me astray, I had no problem acknowledging it. I had fought furiously

Mon Jun 22, 2015, 12:46 AM

Jun 2015

on his behalf with right wingers to the point of being threatened by them for years.

I 'trusted' him.

Then one day I saw a photo of him with Bush, (the people I mostly argued with were Bush supporters who were obsessed with Clinton) and suddenly I felt like a fool. I wondered how THEY felt when they saw their hero cavorting around the world with the guy they were so obsessed with.

That ended the 'my team' 'your team' game for me. Now a politician needs to PROVE s/he is what they claim to be. My support for Clinton was based on the fact that he was a Democrat. They were the 'good guys' and the awful Republicans were the 'bad guys'.

Now I realize how well that serves those in power, to see the people divided like that.

So I don't understand why, when a politician doesn't keep his/her promises, seems to prefer the other side over those who put them in power, anyone would even want to defend them.

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A year ago we did not have candidates who had annonced. Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #1

K&R.... daleanime Jun 2015 #2

Right On Bernie - Right On cantbeserious Jun 2015 #3

This IS satire, I take it? n/t NanceGreggs Jun 2015 #4

It's either satire or seriously strange.p hedda_foil Jun 2015 #5

+ a million. Number23 Jun 2015 #12

I don't agree with this at all, but sadoldgirl Jun 2015 #6

I think you nailed it. Betty Karlson Jun 2015 #19

I know that I personally worshipped banks and the military industrial complex a year ago. onehandle Jun 2015 #7

It isn't that DU changed, but the few loud voices you are talking about, simply drove a lot of sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #8

True RobertEarl Jun 2015 #9

I don't think there was any success to be honest. No one I know changed their minds about that sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #10

Throw 'em a bone RobertEarl Jun 2015 #11

When I learned that Clinton led me astray, I had no problem acknowledging it. I had fought furiously sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #13

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Me, too Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #20

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^^^this^^^ L0oniX Jun 2015 #25

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You've GOT to be kidding. NanceGreggs Jun 2015 #18

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Though the clueless deny it, I agree dreamnightwind Jun 2015 #21

As the Democratic Party goes, LWolf Jun 2015 #23

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I agree. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jun 2015 #31