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Moostache

(11,128 posts)
1. Billionaires are flocking to her for two reasons.
Wed Jul 22, 2015, 11:12 AM
Jul 2015

1) they believe that she will win.
2) they believe that she is for sale.

Given the clown college array of Republican candidates and their own extreme statements and views, I think #1 is a safe bet and in politics, there are two kind of mega-donors - those who like attention and spend to make a point...like that freak with the Indonesian casinos, and those who are putting their money where they known it buys the most influence.

I hardly think it is a controversial statement to say that the Clintons are easily impressed and malleable to monied interests, either.

If she is the Democratic nominee, I will be supporting her and hoping to be proven wrong, but given her track record, her donor base and her statements on things like fracking, Keystone, banking regulation and the like, it is getting really hard to NOT see her as significantly to the right of the already too centrist for my taste Obama administration.

We do not need to go further RIGHT...we need to either nominate Sanders or at a bare minimum have Sanders yank Clinto back to at worst Obama's territory...IMO, of course.

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Billionaires are flocking to her for two reasons. Moostache Jul 2015 #1
Banksters: Breaking up is hard to do. L0oniX Jul 2015 #2
The money is coiming to the Dem's,because a lot a rich people don't trust GOP lewebley3 Jul 2015 #3
Well there is a reason for the Republican clown car. zeemike Jul 2015 #4
Mike Panatonio is always visiously attacking Hillary: I think he has problem with women! lewebley3 Jul 2015 #5
He always has been anti women. It's a control thing. Laser102 Jul 2015 #11
Agreed: I think Hillary success theaten's some males. lewebley3 Jul 2015 #12
He doesn't seem to have any problem with Elizabeth Warren n/t markpkessinger Jul 2015 #19
What a crock of shit. The only people that Papantonio has a problem with are banksters, corporatists Chakab Jul 2015 #15
I have listed to Ring of fire: Panpantonio is always making snarky remarks lewebley3 Jul 2015 #17
Yes, because he doesn't like her policy positions (the real ones not faux Chakab Jul 2015 #18
She not in office: She is just a loyal Dem leader: Pa is an independent lewebley3 Jul 2015 #21
Good, she's gonna need that cash Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2015 #6
Ageed:: If Dem are going to win they are going to need money: lewebley3 Jul 2015 #13
We Can't Afford to Settle for "Good Enough" When So Much Is At Stake... panfluteman Jul 2015 #7
Does anyone know if Bill and Hillary are part of the 1%? Is Bernie? jalan48 Jul 2015 #8
Socialist Sanders on low end of earners among candidates Omaha Steve Jul 2015 #9
Thanks for the ifo Steve jalan48 Jul 2015 #16
Many silenttigersong Jul 2015 #10
so rtracey Jul 2015 #14
Bernie raised $15 million. Jeb and PAC raised $115 (not including the Koch brothers money pnwmom Jul 2015 #20
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