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BlueCaliDem

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17. If Bernie got the same in-depth bashing through tens of millions of dollars as Hillary Clinton gets
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 11:05 AM
Feb 2016

and still gets today, people would not only distrust him, they'd dislike him immensely.

The GOP, Rove, and pro-GOP media (all American media except for a few blogs) have gone to the greatest lengths to demonize Hillary Clinton because she's tough,woman - and that's a no-no in a male-chauvinistic society where men are still seen as the preferred gender.

Democrats and Liberals should NOT allow themselves to believe the focus-group tested RW-smears launched at Hillary Clinton without making a comparable case against her opponents in order to level the playing field. Currently, the playing field is lopsided. Thanks to PoC - the true base of the Democratic Party that saved President Obama in his re-election bid - equilibrium will be restored.

When she said in that last debate that Rove is spending millions of dollars of negative advertising against her in New Hampshire, not a single journalist did anything with that. Not a single person in the media asked if they were doing the same against Sanders, not even Sanders. Clearly, we know who the big-wigs in media want to run their candidate - most likely Jeb Bush - against, and it ain't Hillary.

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I don't distrust Hillary. Lunabell Feb 2016 #1
"Bernie Sanders Claims He’s a Longtime Champion of Marriage Equality. It’s Just Not True." Cha Feb 2016 #2
Thank you so much for facts, Cha! betsuni Feb 2016 #3
You're welcome.. I think a key point here is that sanders was claiming it and it just isn't Cha Feb 2016 #5
agree ;) mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #23
Well, I expect politicians to do politically expedient things, it's part of the job. betsuni Feb 2016 #4
Why are you in the Hillary group? Tommy2Tone Feb 2016 #6
The corporate M$M is the big winner! yallerdawg Feb 2016 #7
Because there have ADMITTEDLY been millions of TAX PAYER dollars spent on the "Dont Trust Hillary" uponit7771 Feb 2016 #8
Clinton Foundation? Anyone! RunInCircles Feb 2016 #9
Quit spreading misinformation.. no one asked for that. Cha Feb 2016 #10
The name says it all. eom fleabiscuit Feb 2016 #16
Various reasons Nonhlanhla Feb 2016 #11
I'm not here to bash, just answer your question regarding distrust casperthegm Feb 2016 #12
Disagreement I see treestar Feb 2016 #14
Warren romana Feb 2016 #15
See? You can write all that about Hillary in the Hillary Clinton Group, and NO ONE has BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #18
Sounds like you disagree with her positions but not where's she's been a Bush level liar on some uponit7771 Feb 2016 #20
They don't treestar Feb 2016 #13
If Bernie got the same in-depth bashing through tens of millions of dollars as Hillary Clinton gets BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #17
So true, and it's become "cool" to say all politicians can't be trusted treestar Feb 2016 #25
Well, I'm no sheep and I refuse to bleat with the others. BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #32
the Republicans handmade34 Feb 2016 #19
They don't trust her, yet give everyone else a pass... pandr32 Feb 2016 #21
yep.... mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #22
The more than 25 years of right wing lies... wysi Feb 2016 #24
Let me count the ways.... NiteOwl1 Feb 2016 #26
No. Please pack your knives and go. betsuni Feb 2016 #27
The truth is... NiteOwl1 Feb 2016 #28
I see you have your run of the mill RW and CT talking UtahLib Feb 2016 #30
Right.... wrong NiteOwl1 Feb 2016 #33
Uh oh... BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #31
Most of the Unions are supporting Hillary. HRC and PP are supporting Hillary. Later today Cha Feb 2016 #35
20 +++ years of smears by the right-wing machine Lil Missy Feb 2016 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author NiteOwl1 Feb 2016 #34
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