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DiverDave

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31. Sure, lip service to progressive idea's

Thu Apr 30, 2015, 05:03 AM

Apr 2015

she will be forced to make claims, and people will believe her. I cant see her losing.
But, if you remember, President Obama promised 'change' and how many wall
street thieves are in prison? Why the deafening silence on pot legalization
at the federal level? Why not a peep about the for profit prison industry?
I can go on and on. I do hope Hillary loses the nomination to Bernie.
I am seriously troubled by the dlc wing and of the money from wall street.
If I wanted a stinking republican in the white house, I'd vote for 1.
Hillary is NOT a democrat as I see it.

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Sure, lip service to progressive idea's DiverDave Apr 2015 #31

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