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frylock

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13. Retreating Clinton Campaign Torches Iowa Town To Slow Advance Of Sanders Volunteers
Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:56 AM
Feb 2016


HUMBOLDT, IA—After making sure to douse every home, farm, and business located in the municipality with gasoline, retreating Clinton campaign staffers reportedly set the central Iowa town of Humboldt ablaze Friday to stem the advance of Bernie Sanders volunteers. “Once we received word the Sanders campaign had begun canvassing in nearby Fort Dodge, we only had a matter of hours to burn everything to the ground,” said communications director Jennifer Palmieri, who tossed a lit torch through the window of the town’s hardware store before rushing over to help a group of Hillary for America workers erect a roadblock made of dead livestock to prevent all entrance to and exit from the city. “With so little time left before voting day, we simply can’t allow them to establish a foothold in this part of the state. Besides, you can’t convince anyone to caucus for Bernie Sanders if the civilian population is gone and all that’s left is smoldering rubble.” At press time, Clinton campaign staffers were spotted rigging a nearby bridge with C-4 as they hastily retreated to Algona.

http://www.theonion.com/article/retreating-clinton-campaign-torches-iowa-town-slow-52261

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oh is she promising to undo the damage done mainly to poor women and children while she was FLOTUS? azurnoir Feb 2016 #1
Bought and paid for by Goldman Sachs surely! dmosh42 Feb 2016 #2
I don't feel it! Helen Borg Feb 2016 #3
K&R! murielm99 Feb 2016 #4
Well #ImWithHer and so is The Force riversedge Feb 2016 #15
That woman would pull out a light saber if she thought it would garner a vote. elias49 Feb 2016 #24
excellent post Carolina Feb 2016 #29
She is tireless pandr32 Feb 2016 #5
yes.... riversedge Feb 2016 #7
If only she voted with populist fire Android3.14 Feb 2016 #6
Well ... When she was in the position to vote with "populist fire, she did. 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #28
Yeah, I love how Carolina Feb 2016 #30
I am with her! Ana Hauhet Feb 2016 #8
I hope she's happy. She's going to create a toxic country if she wins. Gregorian Feb 2016 #9
I doubt she cares. Unchecked ego. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2016 #16
"Local residents" my ass - staged photo op all the way, baby! Divernan Feb 2016 #10
Phony campaign. Phony candidate. frylock Feb 2016 #12
+1000 Bernin Feb 2016 #18
That counts as populist fire? blackspade Feb 2016 #11
Retreating Clinton Campaign Torches Iowa Town To Slow Advance Of Sanders Volunteers frylock Feb 2016 #13
The Onion has a good sense of humor. riversedge Feb 2016 #14
These are wonderful photos!! Great article too! NurseJackie Feb 2016 #17
Too bad Bernin Feb 2016 #19
Yet not one photo of her drawing massive crowds like her challenger LiberalLovinLug Feb 2016 #20
You forgot Bernin Feb 2016 #21
Your post does indeed illustrate it is the silly season riversedge Feb 2016 #23
And now she's a populist! fbc Feb 2016 #22
Yes, she is a populist. Now you know. Good for you. riversedge Feb 2016 #25
yep, candidate weathervane Carolina Feb 2016 #31
What an amazing piece! I am convinced. guillaumeb Feb 2016 #26
Today she called herself a "progressive" democrank Feb 2016 #27
Replies to this thread are nauseating taught_me_patience Feb 2016 #32
I'd prefer populist deeds. n/t tabasco Feb 2016 #33
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