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Orrex

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8. Not true at all.

Sat Oct 24, 2015, 09:07 AM

Oct 2015

Sanders has already been handed a get-out-of-loss free card, in at least two ways:

1. If he loses the primary, his acolytes will declare that the election was fixed, decided in advance by Wall Street and special interests. They're already doing this, in fact, as a preemptive measure to take the sting out of the loss.

2. If he loses the primary, his acolytes will declare that he actually won, because he steered the discussion in this direction or that. They're already doing this, in fact, as a preemptive measure to take the sting out of the loss.

So Sanders has indeed been handed the golden ticket to insulate him and--by extension, his followers--against any responsibility for failure to win the primary. Must be nice.

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Hillary Was Handed the Presidency...On a Silver Trey [View all] kpete Oct 2015 OP

Nothing has been handed to Hillary Clinton. She earned her creds through 40 years of dedicated Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #1

LOL! No one has been handed anything yet. eom Cleita Oct 2015 #3

Not true at all. Orrex Oct 2015 #8

The Democratic Primaries will begin with Iowa on Feb. 1, 2016, and end with DC on June 14, 2016. Cal33 Oct 2015 #42

Well, I'll tell you this much... Orrex Oct 2015 #45

Like you, I would vote for Clinton should she win the Democratic nomination. There Cal33 Oct 2015 #49

She provided dedicated service sulphurdunn Oct 2015 #6

Yeah, yeah. But Sanders will still vote for her if he loses. Will you? Orrex Oct 2015 #9

You're getting into "when did you stop beating your wife" territory.... blackspade Oct 2015 #14

How so? Orrex Oct 2015 #25

You're mixing your metaphors... Wounded Bear Oct 2015 #17

Mixing metaphors is also a thing you can do with words on purpose.....but thanks for the pointer! Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #20

You can, but you shouldn't. n/t Gore1FL Oct 2015 #22

Change "America" in your second sentence to "Wall Street" and you got a home run. Hoppy Oct 2015 #2

+10 Cleita Oct 2015 #4

+11 Locrian Oct 2015 #5

Wall street is a significant and important American asset . ... PosterChild Oct 2015 #7

true enough--can we get them to run it responsibly as a public trust instead of a casino? librechik Oct 2015 #10

True enough.... PosterChild Oct 2015 #29

put a tax on transactions. That will at least make them pay attention--and their share, presumably librechik Oct 2015 #30

That's one idea.... PosterChild Oct 2015 #34

I doubt that mutual funds and pension funds have many transactions over the course of a year. Hoppy Oct 2015 #36

My expectation is... PosterChild Oct 2015 #41

I haven't invested in mutual funds in a while. I recall the list of investments and they didn't Hoppy Oct 2015 #43

That's one interesting way to spin it. blackspade Oct 2015 #16

Not true at all.. PosterChild Oct 2015 #32

You keep telling yourself that while they rob us blind. blackspade Oct 2015 #35

I think your being a bit... PosterChild Oct 2015 #39

They've stolen trillions of dollars. hifiguy Oct 2015 #47

If by "theivery" you mean... PosterChild Oct 2015 #52

Yes it is odd how the words "Wall Street" treestar Oct 2015 #37

Thanks for taking a level headed approach eom PosterChild Oct 2015 #40

Unfortunately, we're no longer "significant and important" to Wall Street. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #38

Eeyup. hifiguy Oct 2015 #46

One of the residents of my nursing home said this morning he'd vote for her BuelahWitch Oct 2015 #11

Reccing this for bashing of the pointy headed moron, but it belongs in GDP. MH1 Oct 2015 #12

Chuckle: "pointed headed moron!" Evergreen Emerald Oct 2015 #33

Trey is not happy with how you are describing him ... JoePhilly Oct 2015 #44

Canoaign ad Johnny2X2X Oct 2015 #13

That she was, and she handed them their heads. hifiguy Oct 2015 #48

Dealing with people smarter than you Beowulf42 Oct 2015 #15

Gowdy won't recuperate very soon from the drubbing she gave him and the other repubs... CTyankee Oct 2015 #50

It doesn't matter DrBulldog Oct 2015 #18

Winning the fake persona election Geronimoe Oct 2015 #19

I heard that she is going to have to fit in some extra workouts over the next week... Thor_MN Oct 2015 #21

Trust me. They don't want her back. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2015 #23

I think she's likely to become president over a Repug opponent regardless, but..... marmar Oct 2015 #24

hey bernie folks give her what is due...she did an excellent job in the hearing dembotoz Oct 2015 #26

No.... she was handed a temporary bump in polling numbers. groundloop Oct 2015 #27

she was handed a pretty good week restorefreedom Oct 2015 #28

I love all these positive OPs about a Democratic candidate for President George II Oct 2015 #31

It's called giving credit where credit is due, isn't it? CTyankee Oct 2015 #51

after yesterday's performance, I am convinced she will fight wall street, slash the Pentagon Doctor_J Oct 2015 #53

She was handed nothing Bernblu Oct 2015 #54