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frylock

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136. Try and keep up. Bernie pulled in 3.5 milly from people like me in the last two days.
Wed Feb 3, 2016, 11:54 PM
Feb 2016

Bernie is now pulling in more cash than Hillary. He's got this shit covered. No need to solicit donations from these shitbags over at RMoney's old stomping grounds.

Hillary isn't owned by anyone. [View all] boston bean Feb 2016 OP
It's facile. An indication of the lack of substantive arguments against her candidacy. DanTex Feb 2016 #1
You mean like... HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #20
Non-sequitur, but I can see why you want to change the subject. DanTex Feb 2016 #24
I was responding to your "lack of substantive arguments against her candidacy" remark. HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #29
Well the OP was about the "owned by banks" nonsense. DanTex Feb 2016 #31
If you're talking about a position that he held 30+ years ago, then yeah, I do want to go there. HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #34
Of course you don't. And the guns either. At least we can agree that "owned by banks" is nonsense. DanTex Feb 2016 #37
I think you misread my post. HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #52
From bank employees. Do you know any bank employees? DanTex Feb 2016 #54
I live in the wrong part of the country to know any bank employees. HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #56
I do, I am even married to a former bank employee. Sadly I don't think any of the one's I know A Simple Game Feb 2016 #92
She Is Lying billhicks76 Feb 2016 #105
No, I don't think so, the OP didn't mention banks. You just made that up. notadmblnd Feb 2016 #60
Nonsense. Absolute nonsense. Old Crow Feb 2016 #97
Hey, corporations are people! AtomicKitten Feb 2016 #100
LOL! Old Crow Feb 2016 #103
The word banks or any recerence to them is not in the op so..... SwampG8r Feb 2016 #146
LOL! Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2016 #50
What is lacking are substantive arguments FOR her candidacy. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #66
I find it weird that people who don't support her just make these wild assumptions about DanTex Feb 2016 #69
Its not assumptions about people who support her. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #78
^^^ so.much.this ^^^ Hiraeth Feb 2016 #76
+1 uponit7771 Feb 2016 #112
Yes she is....corporate donors own her. Punkingal Feb 2016 #2
This musiclawyer Feb 2016 #7
He sure has a great connection with Lockheed Martin and he has maintained a relationship Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #57
But those corporations are Genuine and Authentic. LuvLoogie Feb 2016 #74
Corporations are the same, and a revolution will never Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #158
Bullshit...that is a blatant lie about the NRA. Punkingal Feb 2016 #110
Nope, it is true, the NRA donated $18,000 to defeat Sanders opponent when Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #159
Sanders does not take money from the NRA which is what you are inferring. That is a lie. Punkingal Feb 2016 #164
Go back and read my post again, I did not say he took the money, I said the NRA Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #165
Please list all his contributions from Lockheed Martin and the NRA. Admiral Loinpresser Feb 2016 #155
Did you see any place I stated he took money? He has talked about going after the defense spending Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #161
Bernie is honest about pork. Hillary lies like a rug about Wall Street and the IWR. Admiral Loinpresser Feb 2016 #162
She is, the op is in serious denial. JRLeft Feb 2016 #17
^^^THIS^^^ valerief Feb 2016 #89
Kinda weird now when I see these silly threads I have to look to see if it's the Hillary section PatrynXX Feb 2016 #90
Sorry but she is the definition of Purchased Politician. RiverLover Feb 2016 #3
How would she provide that payoff? Lucinda Feb 2016 #6
POTUS can influence policy. frylock Feb 2016 #21
With a congress that people say won't work with her? Lucinda Feb 2016 #38
So you're saying that Obama has been ineffective? frylock Feb 2016 #45
Nope. He's done well with the congress he drew. But I'm told Hillary Lucinda Feb 2016 #49
They'll get the things done that they align with. frylock Feb 2016 #58
So the Republicans would help her pay off the guys that helped her take the POTUS Lucinda Feb 2016 #68
They're ALL payed by the same guys. frylock Feb 2016 #72
Not even my second. n/t Lucinda Feb 2016 #124
You should join the conversation over here. frylock Feb 2016 #130
I'm glad she is raising money. You'd better believe Bernie will need piles of it too Lucinda Feb 2016 #134
Try and keep up. Bernie pulled in 3.5 milly from people like me in the last two days. frylock Feb 2016 #136
How far do you think that would go in the GE. Tiny NH has already been hit with 100 million Lucinda Feb 2016 #139
Let me type this out again for you. frylock Feb 2016 #140
100 MILLION DOLLARS for a handful of days worth of ads in one tiny state. Lucinda Feb 2016 #141
Bernie is pulling more money than Hillary. Explain to me like I'm 5 years old.. frylock Feb 2016 #144
As of January 31 Lucinda Feb 2016 #145
POTUS leads Congress HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #22
They purchase both branches of government (and the SC by extebnsion) Armstead Feb 2016 #41
Well...there ya go then! Lucinda Feb 2016 #46
By ensuring the status quo is maintained via veto power if necessary shawn703 Feb 2016 #104
Seems like a pretty bad investment if they have to wait around for congress Lucinda Feb 2016 #118
If you haven't noticed, RichVRichV Feb 2016 #114
So they are going to pass pro-business legislation that she wants passed, to pay off Lucinda Feb 2016 #123
Do you feel the Republicans hate Obama and try to block everything he does? RichVRichV Feb 2016 #135
Ya she may not be owned but she acts like she is rented to the highest bidder awake Feb 2016 #4
My thought exactly! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2016 #30
Perfect. bvf Feb 2016 #39
The OP is correct. Hillary isn't owned by any one... she's owned by a LOT of people! reformist2 Feb 2016 #5
and corporations nt Jarqui Feb 2016 #8
Haven't you heard? KansDem Feb 2016 #80
Uh huh oregonjen Feb 2016 #9
They made her take the money? Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #10
During her career in elected office. Lucinda Feb 2016 #59
I know what it translates to and who they work for, but thanks. n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #61
I'm thinking there will be some remorse musiclawyer Feb 2016 #11
Lol! beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #16
just about all politicians are beholding to DesertFlower Feb 2016 #12
Her own mind Carolina Feb 2016 #13
I've never said she was owned. retrowire Feb 2016 #14
She isn't owned, it's more like a partnership. morningfog Feb 2016 #15
+1. n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #27
LOL! reformist2 Feb 2016 #55
Took the post right off of my keyboard! dflprincess Feb 2016 #84
It's more like rented, I agree. After the proper favors are granted politically, she will be done Dragonfli Feb 2016 #18
That Jury Is Pretty Much In... But We DO Know She'll Say Almost Anything For Votes... WillyT Feb 2016 #19
Corporations don't make donations -- they make purchases nichomachus Feb 2016 #23
You have nailed it solid! modestybl Feb 2016 #138
Leased, then? AzDar Feb 2016 #25
she is compromised by all of the money that she has taken from the titans of industry and commerce virtualobserver Feb 2016 #26
Agreed. She's more of a series of a short-term leases rather than a purchase. Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #28
The corporations currently have her on retainer Deny and Shred Feb 2016 #156
No one who gets big corporate donations EVER defies the corporations who made them. Ken Burch Feb 2016 #32
Denial ain't just a river in Egypt. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #33
Let's stop acting like Citizens United doesn't exist for a reason. nt RedCappedBandit Feb 2016 #35
You're not being honest with yourself EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #36
You know what's even more insulting? Android3.14 Feb 2016 #40
I'm sure you would agree that the republicans are "owned" by their donors, jkbRN Feb 2016 #42
Owned implies she is a separate entity from that which does the owning, she is not owned.... JPnoodleman Feb 2016 #43
Precisely my thoughts as well sammythecat Feb 2016 #95
Seems right. HassleCat Feb 2016 #44
No, owned is probably not the proper analogy tularetom Feb 2016 #47
no - she's not owned by the establishment Locrian Feb 2016 #151
You didn't ask with a cherry and sugar on top. earthside Feb 2016 #48
So she'll have no problem returning Goldman Sachs' donations? n/t brentspeak Feb 2016 #51
here's the meaning pinebox Feb 2016 #53
That's the urban dictionary definition, not the real definition. nt Cali_Democrat Feb 2016 #67
Actually it is pinebox Feb 2016 #143
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2016 #62
She's owned by her own political ambition. Whatever it takes. Broward Feb 2016 #63
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #64
All politicians are owned by someone bigwillq Feb 2016 #65
Those big banks must be run by morons DefenseLawyer Feb 2016 #70
Of course she's not . . . Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #71
Thank you mcar Feb 2016 #73
Rented then, fine. Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #75
Sure she is. And there's no climate change. GoneOffShore Feb 2016 #77
She courts saltpoint Feb 2016 #79
. NRaleighLiberal Feb 2016 #81
You're joking, right? RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #82
I agree... DUbeornot2be Feb 2016 #83
It's a blanket response NRA has bought and pain for the DNC PatrynXX Feb 2016 #85
Keep repeating that. nt mother earth Feb 2016 #86
Yes, it may well be insulting ... TO YOU. DrBulldog Feb 2016 #87
No of course not because um 911 DVRacer Feb 2016 #88
and she's anti-pharma and anti-Wall Street and anti-war and anti-deportation MisterP Feb 2016 #91
Her corporate funded super PACs say otherwise... hoosierlib Feb 2016 #93
Oh look, another hit and run Bullshit post. litlbilly Feb 2016 #94
Just got a call from John Podesta. saltpoint Feb 2016 #96
:eyeroll: Schema Thing Feb 2016 #98
Right...she's not by anyone Roland99 Feb 2016 #99
Lol Loudestlib Feb 2016 #101
She's Owned By Money And Ego billhicks76 Feb 2016 #102
agree mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #106
ROFLMAO!!! That's a good one!! She is bought and paid for.... bowens43 Feb 2016 #107
She is owned by entities, not actual humans AgingAmerican Feb 2016 #108
Thank you. What's the real stinker is she wants that for the rest of us too. nc4bo Feb 2016 #115
She's using those big bank SOB's! Taking $250k a speech from them.. And that's all they're getting.. raindaddy Feb 2016 #109
This is all Sanders has right now, impugn her integrity and claim he's running a clean campaign uponit7771 Feb 2016 #111
"It's insulting as all hell" mindwalker_i Feb 2016 #113
There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold... Tommymac Feb 2016 #116
Yes she is. Three SuperPAC's Flying Phoenix Feb 2016 #117
Bain Fucking Capital Fuddnik Feb 2016 #119
Yes, Bain Capital is the cherry on top of the corruption sundae. virtualobserver Feb 2016 #122
Well corporations aren't people so yeah, she isn't. Fearless Feb 2016 #120
So Where Did The Clinton's Get Their $130 Million Dollar Nest Egg? scottie55 Feb 2016 #121
HaHaHaHa! Good One! mckara Feb 2016 #125
I don't believe she is owned by anyone. I respect Hillary Clinton. californiabernin Feb 2016 #126
lordy, sweetheart ellennelle Feb 2016 #127
Most wrong post of the year Doctor_J Feb 2016 #128
It's hard, I know. But the truth shall set you free. azmom Feb 2016 #129
She isn't owned by any one. Red Oak Feb 2016 #131
Then you should say the same about republicans Nyan Feb 2016 #132
No one person owns her. She is traded publicly. Katashi_itto Feb 2016 #133
ROFLMAO SoapBox Feb 2016 #137
Hillary is not owned by the 1%er club Cassiopeia Feb 2016 #142
She's owned and her voting record proves it. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #147
I wonder why the people saying Hillary is owned by (fill in the blank), don't show the evidence. betsuni Feb 2016 #148
OK here is some evidence for you AgingAmerican Feb 2016 #149
OMG WORDS!111!!!!! betsuni Feb 2016 #157
And dollar figures! AgingAmerican Feb 2016 #166
So what? If I give you a dollar will you do whatever I tell you to do? betsuni Feb 2016 #167
If you were paying $500k, plenty of people would do whatever you asked. nt LittleBlue Feb 2016 #170
But I wouldn't. Maybe that's why I don't understand this. betsuni Feb 2016 #172
"It's insulting as all hell." ... I think that's their motivation. NurseJackie Feb 2016 #150
Hillary merely belongs to a club that pays her to stay as a member.... islandmkl Feb 2016 #152
Thanks for the laugh 4dsc Feb 2016 #153
Maybe. Maybe not. She certainly has conflict of interest problems. cali Feb 2016 #154
Clinton is forced to take the money? Clinton is forced to take money from those she claims Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #160
What a load of crap. alarimer Feb 2016 #163
She just rents herself out SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #168
Understand the word context? cherokeeprogressive Feb 2016 #169
Yeah. keep telling yourself that. kath Feb 2016 #171
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