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Her Sister

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13. Makes sense!
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 03:56 PM
Mar 2016
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2016/03/29/susan_sarandon_is_perfect_spokeswoman_for_neverhillary.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_top

susan_sarandon_is_perfect_spokeswoman_for_neverhillary

Let’s be grateful to Susan Sarandon for exposing just how vapid and callous the left-wing #NeverHillary argument is. Speaking to Chris Hayes on MSNBC on Monday night, Sarandon, a Bernie Sanders surrogate, said she was unsure if she could bring herself to vote for Hillary Clinton in a general election. Hayes was shocked, but Sarandon posited that a Trump presidency might be preferable to a Clinton one, because it would hasten the revolution. “Some people feel that Donald Trump will bring the revolution immediately if he gets in, things will really explode,” she said.


It’s unclear how many people Sarandon speaks for. There are lots of posturing radicals on social media who pretend Clinton would be no better than Trump, but my guess is that they are a tiny fraction of Sanders supporters. Sanders himself certainly doesn’t encourage such political nihilism and will surely rally to Clinton’s side if she beats him in the primary. Inasmuch as #NeverHillary is a phenomenon, however, Sarandon, a rich white celebrity with nothing on the line, is a perfect spokeswoman for it.


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She is such a hypocrite. DURHAM D Mar 2016 #6
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photo again Her Sister Mar 2016 #4
And Susan speaks for Jesus. DURHAM D Mar 2016 #5
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Susan is male identified. DURHAM D Mar 2016 #8
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Edwards ~ Patriot Act Her Sister Mar 2016 #9
I think she's done us a favor Cary Mar 2016 #12
Makes sense! Her Sister Mar 2016 #13
Wonder why she gave Edwards a pass? SharonClark Mar 2016 #14
Because she is ad hoc Cary Mar 2016 #16
Dammit, Janet... wysi Mar 2016 #15
lol... she sure picks the winners doesn't she? she has zero cred. Zero. Cha Mar 2016 #17
Wow... kjones Mar 2016 #18
YEP YEP SHE/HE/THEY DID ENDORSE MALE WAR VOTER JOHN EDWARDS IN 2008 Her Sister May 2016 #19
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