2016 Postmortem

in_cog_ni_to

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13. See? They can never defend her...because she's indefensible. And they never say why they support

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Wed Feb 3, 2016, 07:26 PM

Feb 2016

her horrendous policy stances.

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Why don't Hillary Fans have any problem with her being owned by Big Banks? [View all] studyshare Feb 2016 OP

LOL. That's the only response this post deserves. Metric System Feb 2016 #1

How about an actual answer? Armstead Feb 2016 #4

Because she is not. As you know. Hortensis Feb 2016 #44

At least that's an answer Armstead Feb 2016 #45

Not a good one nor an honest one, but indeed, it is an answer. Ed Suspicious Feb 2016 #53

Lulz Champion Jack Feb 2016 #89

Bullshit Alittleliberal Feb 2016 #94

Money in politics is a problem. But blaiming it on Bill Clinton arely staircase Feb 2016 #97

You sound just like your candidate! NowSam Feb 2016 #5

It's not possible to be pro-LGBTQ and be pro-Wall Street. Ken Burch Feb 2016 #35

Please don't lecture me on LGBTQ issues. Metric System Feb 2016 #36

Are you ashamed to tell us? 840high Feb 2016 #51

My guess is some well meaning people believe these banks are a necessary part of our Jackie Wilson Said Feb 2016 #2

Those that feel that way monicaangela Feb 2016 #52

Exactly! nikto Feb 2016 #67

well put questionseverything Feb 2016 #105

You just described how the abused feel in any situation. monicaangela Feb 2016 #106

i did not mean to slight the abused in any way questionseverything Feb 2016 #107

Forgive me if I made you feel monicaangela Feb 2016 #109

It's not just banks EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #3

Jesus wept. HOW can anyone justify this shit? Especially Progressives?? AzDar Feb 2016 #7

Pride goeth before destruction EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #30

Kinda like all those people who say they have a great sense of humor dorkzilla Feb 2016 #47

The evidence has now accreted into a pile the size of Mount Everest hifiguy Feb 2016 #14

It's... EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #32

Spot on EdwardBernays! monicaangela Feb 2016 #58

OMG! Corrupt! SammyWinstonJack Feb 2016 #69

Agreed MissDeeds Feb 2016 #76

Don't forget insurance companies! They're paying her to promote Universal "Coverage" instead of care arcane1 Feb 2016 #101

Confirmation Bias NowSam Feb 2016 #6

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #8

Matthew 15:27 firebrand80 Feb 2016 #9

Those $250,000 crumbs are pretty tasty ..... think Feb 2016 #27

Because she's not, and never has been. Why do Not-Hillary fans not have any problem... Hekate Feb 2016 #10

Then the banks are just stupid if they're giving her all that money not to own her?... cascadiance Feb 2016 #17

The banks aren't giving her money for her campaign. That has been debunked. stevenleser Feb 2016 #86

It's called denial. Punkingal Feb 2016 #11

A question I have often wondered about. hifiguy Feb 2016 #12

See? They can never defend her...because she's indefensible. And they never say why they support in_cog_ni_to Feb 2016 #13

It's as predictable as the rooster crowing at dawn, isn't it. hifiguy Feb 2016 #15

I posted this in a different thread where silence is all they have: Dragonfli Feb 2016 #16

it just wouldn't be convenient olddots Feb 2016 #18

Unfortunately, that's where we are... Blanks Feb 2016 #19

That's no answer, just deflection farleftlib Feb 2016 #20

"It's a presidential election, we aren't deciding who is going to rule us" sadoldgirl Feb 2016 #29

There are no Republican lawmakers who have ever said they'd be glad to work with HRC. Ken Burch Feb 2016 #40

Pssst! notadmblnd Feb 2016 #64

Good response... Blanks Feb 2016 #96

It's because they don't actually care about working class people. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #21

Very well said, sir. hifiguy Feb 2016 #22

Thanks! Odin2005 Feb 2016 #24

And a few who just want to see the first woman president. zeemike Feb 2016 #81

Ive run into a lot of those types. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #83

It's a telling thing, no doubt about it...quite revealing, I think and her foreign policy Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #23

Because she's not owned by big banks. DanTex Feb 2016 #25

Bank tellers might be progressive, but nobody above them in the management structure is. Ken Burch Feb 2016 #38

Do you know anyone above them in the management structure? DanTex Feb 2016 #39

Yes MrChuck Feb 2016 #54

Yes, I do. I live in NYC, know a number of bankers. Some are douchebags, some not. DanTex Feb 2016 #57

I'm not sure I remember reading that qualifier above, let me look again. MrChuck Feb 2016 #66

"No one says that all bankers have the same political views." Well, someone did. DanTex Feb 2016 #68

I can understand your interpretation of that statement MrChuck Feb 2016 #77

Sounds like he should run for Congress in the GOP nikto Feb 2016 #71

would never get past the paperwork MrChuck Feb 2016 #78

Once you are a manager, you are expected to give up your compassion and humanity. Ken Burch Feb 2016 #55

So that's a "no." DanTex Feb 2016 #59

You don't, either. Ken Burch Feb 2016 #62

Actually, yes, I do. DanTex Feb 2016 #63

You know whose side they're on. Ken Burch Feb 2016 #70

I know people in the financial sector who care plenty about humane values. DanTex Feb 2016 #75

A tiny, irrelevant, powerless minority within the sector. A group whose numbers have never grown. Ken Burch Feb 2016 #79

But but... Hillary accepting 1/25th of her ONE YEAR of salary from banks means she sold out cause uponit7771 Feb 2016 #91

my question is "what do the big banks and other corporations donating..." mike_c Feb 2016 #98

Banks and other corporations don't donate to campaigns. Individuals do. DanTex Feb 2016 #99

but they do pay six figure speaker's fees and foundation donations.... mike_c Feb 2016 #100

Motivated reasoning mindwalker_i Feb 2016 #26

Why don't Bernie fans have a problem with resorting to right wing-ish crazed wild-eyed hyperbole? RBInMaine Feb 2016 #28

Facts are: HRC has given speeches to banks sadoldgirl Feb 2016 #31

That and $.25 won't give you a cup of coffee stevenleser Feb 2016 #87

I have yet to see a reichwinger complain hifiguy Feb 2016 #37

This coming from the guy who was posting daily screeds against SOCIALISM!!! frylock Feb 2016 #43

WHY WONT WE JUST SAY MFM008 Feb 2016 #33

+1000 narnian60 Feb 2016 #46

I Also Can't Understand Why Hillary Supporters Won't Push Her To Release The Transcripts Of.... global1 Feb 2016 #34

That's my big deal. earthside Feb 2016 #93

The only response I hear bec Feb 2016 #41

Because woman president. frylock Feb 2016 #42

Elizabeth Warren praises Hillary Clinton's Wall Street Plan lobodons Feb 2016 #48

I doubt they would support Warren angrychair Feb 2016 #49

I don't get it either. zentrum Feb 2016 #50

That's exactly what corporatists look for in a candidate. Buyability. NorthCarolina Feb 2016 #56

Not owned. Friendly with. HassleCat Feb 2016 #60

"OWNED" Dem2 Feb 2016 #61

The reason is obvious. A gross distortion of priorities and values. DrBulldog Feb 2016 #65

Because if she's owned by the big banks, that might make people think she's crooked Jack Rabbit Feb 2016 #72

Well, I'm not a Clinton fan, but I find the whole "she's owned by Wall Street" idea kind of stupid Recursion Feb 2016 #73

Here ya go.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #74

Why don't Bernie fans have any problem spouting lazy cliches like "owned by Big Banks? brooklynite Feb 2016 #80

fine DonCoquixote Feb 2016 #88

Hillary Clinton: Wall Street Should Work for Main Street brooklynite Feb 2016 #90

they're too busy saying this is sexist MisterP Feb 2016 #82

Because she's not and you saying so is silly campaign rhetoric. nt stevenleser Feb 2016 #84

Why are the members of The 'Not Hillary' Party so obsessed with Hillary supporters? onehandle Feb 2016 #85

Because she's not "OWNED" by big banks. Only Hillary-Haters and Right Wingnuts repeat the lie. Lil Missy Feb 2016 #92

K studyshare Feb 2016 #95

I, for one, am not a "Hillary Fan". I am a supporter of her candidacy for President. PeaceNikki Feb 2016 #102

Because she isn't. I wish all questions were this easy to answer. Donald Ian Rankin Feb 2016 #103

Because they live in a bubble where facts they don't like are simply ignored. n/t Binkie The Clown Feb 2016 #104

Hillary fans??? Beacool Feb 2016 #108