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cosmicone

(11,014 posts)
59. Don't knock down the "revolution"
Fri Jul 31, 2015, 04:04 PM
Jul 2015

which is what many of them want and mention repeatedly.

A communist, confiscatory revolution ... stuff that Stalin's and Mao's dreams are made of. Except that now the PC term is "democratic socialist."

Kicketty Kickin' Faux pas Jul 2015 #1
...& the shit is stickin'. k&r, nt appal_jack Jul 2015 #17
LOL and Faux pas Jul 2015 #30
ditto, though there will be those who will find out that its the NY Times fault. roguevalley Jul 2015 #128
Quelle surprise Roland99 Jul 2015 #2
Complicated? How about corrupt quid pro quo? peacebird Jul 2015 #3
Pos hoc ergo propter hoc. Rolf21 Jul 2015 #113
True, but it looks really bad and stinks to high heaven. peacebird Jul 2015 #137
A sad comparison. Obviously a rooster cannot make the sun rise. A Clinton quid pro quo? jonno99 Jul 2015 #140
Like if a known burgler is caught coming out of a bank with his pockets buldging with money, rhett o rick Jul 2015 #158
That is sexist. AngryAmish Jul 2015 #152
Look over there... a pretty bird. n/t A Simple Game Jul 2015 #4
Shocking! fbc Jul 2015 #5
From the article... peacebird Jul 2015 #6
there isn't a smoldering email but a few of us get quid pro quo roguevalley Jul 2015 #130
..! You are reasoned in your view..but, it still smells...as you carefully point out KoKo Jul 2015 #164
I would note that although this is written up as Clinton helping a 'bank', the real 'winners' here Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #10
That's a very good question fbc Jul 2015 #13
That would be a very interesting list of names n/t arcane1 Jul 2015 #18
"protected"? Well in the oligarchy club you have to be worth more than your average millionaire... L0oniX Jul 2015 #31
See my post #82 for my speculation on the accounts released. n/t OnlinePoker Jul 2015 #84
I believe James Carville is on the UBS board, maybe some other Clinton people. Calling Octafish. appalachiablue Jul 2015 #168
A Good Question....... KoKo Jul 2015 #169
Yes, "Pay To Play" No Doubt... I Have Never Been A Hillary ChiciB1 Jul 2015 #12
It takes big money to get elected President. Rolf21 Jul 2015 #105
"when a woman does it, then some people get upset"? Really? arcane1 Jul 2015 #111
play the guys game. not for my vote. bernie isn't and he has mine. I'm a femaile too and I don't roguevalley Jul 2015 #132
precisely! n/t wildbilln864 Jul 2015 #162
Not surprising. Very sad, kr PufPuf23 Jul 2015 #7
Exhausting people can be so exhausting BeyondGeography Jul 2015 #8
K&R No wonder she was planning a coronation. jwirr Jul 2015 #9
Why I am not surprised at all eh???? mylye2222 Jul 2015 #11
Great, here comes a half-dozen more "Made-up reasons why Sanders sucks" threads n/t arcane1 Jul 2015 #14
LOL, yup. closeupready Jul 2015 #90
k&r nt Live and Learn Jul 2015 #15
at least she did something heaven05 Jul 2015 #16
That's the "beauty" of it BeyondGeography Jul 2015 #32
like I said heaven05 Jul 2015 #36
Can you identify the "inner-city loan program"? Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #74
go find out for yourself heaven05 Jul 2015 #120
Classic arcane1 Jul 2015 #124
You don't get it. passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #167
The Bernie supporters don't get it because they believe cosmicone Jul 2015 #176
here is the press release questionseverything Jul 2015 #135
How much did she give to POC? passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #100
Check the Foundation's website, you'll see what they spend their money on. George II Jul 2015 #150
How about you check out their foundation site passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #156
No thanks, I'm not the one questioning their foundation. George II Jul 2015 #165
No, you are the one who isn't willing to support your own candidate passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #166
propping up multi million dollar businesses questionseverything Jul 2015 #103
Here is just a short list of some of Bernie's recent Senate votes passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #117
A bird sat on a branch and the whole tree fell down cosmicone Jul 2015 #19
Nobody is criticizing how the foundation spent its money. You're making that up n/t arcane1 Jul 2015 #22
You be sure to let us all know when Mother Teresa runs for POTUS. L0oniX Jul 2015 #23
What difference does it make? cosmicone Jul 2015 #29
This isn't about the foundation, it's about the favors that got the donations arcane1 Jul 2015 #38
What favors? cosmicone Jul 2015 #53
More strawmen n/t arcane1 Jul 2015 #63
You, Sir are the Field Marshall of the Srawman Army. cosmicone Jul 2015 #65
I thought that was obvious arcane1 Jul 2015 #93
the article which appeared in the Wall Street Journal is reporting shadows. You can ask questions Bill USA Jul 2015 #144
That's all you got? Elmer S. E. Dump Jul 2015 #67
He's not big on substance, typically. closeupready Jul 2015 #94
On my... whathehell Jul 2015 #155
If Bernie wins, that is what will be coming out of every RWingers cosmicone Jul 2015 #179
She's deceased, Darb Jul 2015 #34
She's deceased??? L0oniX Jul 2015 #37
Yeah, you got it, so find another ridiculously hysterical point to make. Darb Jul 2015 #58
It is more hysterically ridiculous cosmicone Jul 2015 #85
You are right, I transposed the words. I like yours better. Darb Jul 2015 #89
I don't know why I bother postatomic Jul 2015 #39
ahhh heaven05 Jul 2015 #42
Nothing is more hilarious than people praising the Clinton campaign for its "diversity." Are we Chakab Jul 2015 #48
Complete nonsense. Elmer S. E. Dump Jul 2015 #71
But but but....it's a chance to bash Hillary! Its de rigueur. George II Jul 2015 #52
Don't knock down the "revolution" cosmicone Jul 2015 #59
+100000000000000. ^THIS^ misterhighwasted Jul 2015 #80
$1.5 mil to Bill? ish of the hammer Jul 2015 #96
He donates his speaking fees to his foundation n/t cosmicone Jul 2015 #115
Oh come on, don't be logical here, PLEASE!!! George II Jul 2015 #129
Source please. Scuba Jul 2015 #136
Here cosmicone Jul 2015 #141
That article does not substantiate your claim that Bill gave all his speaking fees to the foundation Scuba Jul 2015 #146
He gave 72 speeches and gave $16 million to the foundation cosmicone Jul 2015 #148
PROVE IT! Show use his W-2s, W-4s, and throw in his birth certificate, please! George II Jul 2015 #154
Plus his mother's maiden name and ATM PIN cosmicone Jul 2015 #170
Cleanup in aisle LBN ...and K & R L0oniX Jul 2015 #20
From the article... R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2015 #21
There's a very good point there. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #25
Among the rich, to keep club membership the rule is that no quid pro quo is to never be exposed. L0oniX Jul 2015 #26
Prove it. Darb Jul 2015 #40
Prove it ain't. Can't believe people are so trusting of the rich after they fucked us hard in 2008. L0oniX Jul 2015 #45
Prove a negative? Good one. Darb Jul 2015 #64
Just the suspicion is enough to warrant investigation. 7962 Jul 2015 #46
No, it doesn't. Darb Jul 2015 #66
You must not have read my whole post. 7962 Jul 2015 #79
Read it three times now. Darb Jul 2015 #87
Resulting in serioust heartbern George II Jul 2015 #159
+1000000 Elmer S. E. Dump Jul 2015 #72
Don't view UBS deal in a vacuum Justice Jul 2015 #24
The GOP got nothing on her, nothing at all. zeemike Jul 2015 #27
Shhhh! We need to keep this stuff quiet!!! Otherwise, the GOP might overhear us!!! n/t RufusTFirefly Jul 2015 #51
The GOP is the one feeding you. Darb Jul 2015 #70
Makes me wonder who was #4451 on the list. rateyes Jul 2015 #28
I'd like to hear Hillary's response to this. hamsterjill Jul 2015 #33
Don't worry. She'll be happy to answer... RufusTFirefly Jul 2015 #54
Oh look. The media is trying to gin up another phony scandal about Hillary. 6000eliot Jul 2015 #35
Forget Benghazi, this might be the real deal. nt silvershadow Jul 2015 #41
"Breaking"? Just the same story we've BEEN hearing but with a different company/country. nt 7962 Jul 2015 #43
Yeah...she's the one who's going after the big banks d_legendary1 Jul 2015 #44
Story seems to skip over a critical piece here: jberryhill Jul 2015 #47
You who? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #50
. jberryhill Jul 2015 #73
"And how many account ID's would the IRS have gotten..... George II Jul 2015 #160
As a Democrat, as a Bernie supporter, I've got to say jomin41 Jul 2015 #49
+1 shireen Jul 2015 #57
We have two great candidates in Sanders and O'Malley, yes. Maedhros Jul 2015 #92
Another "bad optics" revelation for the Hillary campaign peequod Jul 2015 #55
Doing well by doing good pscot Jul 2015 #56
Rumours and innuendos and speculation amounting to nothing...again...The Daily Bore. Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #60
If you're going to throw out a smear piece azureblue Jul 2015 #61
As I replied to jberryhill, none of that is MY text. It's all from the linked DailyKos piece. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #68
"Some people say..." jberryhill Jul 2015 #76
I support your research........................ turbinetree Jul 2015 #102
If you don't have anything then use the Rush doctrine. Throw out some names to get the attention Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #77
foundation has it's own problems, how much does staff get paid again? snooper2 Jul 2015 #99
. AtomicKitten Jul 2015 #62
Thank Dog, HRC has a "D" next to her name, jomin41 Jul 2015 #69
Ken Starr Turbineguy Jul 2015 #75
That's it! Bernie is Prez :) Helen Borg Jul 2015 #78
The Rabid Right Wing hasn't even started to burnout bernies flame. Sanders will never be Pres. misterhighwasted Jul 2015 #83
The 'Rabid Right Wing' is nothing at all. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #107
Whatever. He's an asset to them at the moment. But you really think the misterhighwasted Jul 2015 #121
W0W, yet more scandals to drag ALL democrats down! Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #81
Were the 4450 accounts that UBS gave part of that data breach? OnlinePoker Jul 2015 #82
We'll read that part in the fine print on the back page. misterhighwasted Jul 2015 #88
So Hillary is complicit in tax evasion of 45,000 billionaires and millionaires. WDIM Jul 2015 #86
Mrs. Clinton needs that money: RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #91
Her supporters won't care. But those who don't find her highly likable... WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #133
replace CLINTON with BUSH and you get opposite reactions from supporters LOL- snooper2 Jul 2015 #95
No Bush, No Clinton, indeed. bigwillq Jul 2015 #108
There is no evidence question everything Jul 2015 #97
Her constant critics will say Hillary "destroyed" the evidence. Rolf21 Jul 2015 #109
Do you have evidence of this? Or just smearing DUers for fun? arcane1 Jul 2015 #112
This is an opinion board, people can post their impressions. Evidence still_one Jul 2015 #119
And it's my opinion that claims of woman-hating should be supported with facts arcane1 Jul 2015 #123
Ok still_one Jul 2015 #126
Oh, you were not here when people on DU said that they could not vote for Hillary question everything Jul 2015 #174
What does it say about me, o wise one? arcane1 Jul 2015 #177
But some people just don't want the wrong woman in power.. frylock Jul 2015 #134
Welcome to DU, Rolf21 question everything Jul 2015 #172
How does this qualify as 'Latest Breaking News'? postatomic Jul 2015 #98
The article linked was less than 12 hours old? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #104
It's not news. At best it's just a bad op-ed. postatomic Jul 2015 #114
IT is not HIllary's fault. bvar22 Jul 2015 #101
No two people have been more absurdly investigated than Bill and Hillary Clinton AllFieldsRequired Jul 2015 #106
I like Bernie wendylaroux Jul 2015 #110
"There is no evidence"..(you forgot to include this part) misterhighwasted Jul 2015 #116
Problem is you have to subscribe to the WSJ to see that. The Atlantic makes a reference to the no still_one Jul 2015 #153
Can we trust Hillary?? Angry Dragon Jul 2015 #118
She is the only candidate we can trust. misterhighwasted Jul 2015 #122
Bernie?? Angry Dragon Jul 2015 #125
It was reported (LOVE that term!!) that he got free ice cream from Jerry Greenfield. George II Jul 2015 #131
Harmless back-scratching..like guns, & military contracts in his state. misterhighwasted Jul 2015 #147
Hillary will need a safe choice like Kaine or Vilsack as her vice presidential running mate NYCButterfinger Jul 2015 #138
Curses....Debunked YET again!!!! VanillaRhapsody Jul 2015 #127
I read the original WSJ story, which was a total hit job on the Clintons. BlueEye Jul 2015 #139
Didn't she make some bullshit promise about no hint of conflict of interest? Scuba Jul 2015 #142
Bernie and Hillary supporter here. But this headline is more than a little misleading. wiggs Jul 2015 #143
A RWer on Discussionist has also decided this is bad. JoePhilly Jul 2015 #145
pay2play nt HFRN Jul 2015 #149
These attacks on HRC are not helping Bernie,,,,,,,,,, Cryptoad Jul 2015 #151
Once A Corporatist - Always A Corporatist cantbeserious Jul 2015 #157
Sorry, but that is straight up corruption Ed Suspicious Jul 2015 #161
Drip, drip, drip. zentrum Jul 2015 #163
And the Hillary hate continues.... unabated. philosslayer Jul 2015 #171
That can't be. darkangel218 Jul 2015 #173
Kickity kick glinda Jul 2015 #175
If it walks like a Duck and it talks like a Duck... Ford_Prefect Jul 2015 #178
Locking: Analysis itsrobert Jul 2015 #180
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