2016 Postmortem

Warren DeMontague

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Tue Feb 16, 2016, 12:50 AM

Feb 2016

It's fucking mind-blowing. "Single Payer Health Care is AWFUL, you socialists just want FREE STUFF, and by the way the drug war is GREAT, it is totally wonderful that we fill our prisons with pot smokers derp herp"

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Chelsea Clinton: Bernie Sanders� plan to end mass incarceration is �worrying' [View all] n2doc Feb 2016 OP

Perhaps Chelsea Clinton could maybe saltpoint Feb 2016 #1

I would prefer that she (Chelsea) simply shut up completely... Moostache Feb 2016 #84

Amen to that. Why would anybody with half a brain give a shit about anything Chelsea has to say? debunction.junction Feb 2016 #93

Well she does have an inside UglyGreed Feb 2016 #131

lol EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #2

"Worrying", as in, I should be scared? Roy Rolling Feb 2016 #95

SUPERPREDATORS ON THE LOOSE!!! mhatrw Feb 2016 #134

Debbie Wasserman Schultz spotted this one just the other day! Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #137

Terrifying. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #140

I guess Chelsea supports private prisons Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2016 #3

Just like her Mom. 840high Feb 2016 #15

I am sure they have made lots of money Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #17

Chelsea supports whatever she's told to support. Cassiopeia Feb 2016 #120

worrying because mass pardons would be be "monarchical" or because they're "those people"? MisterP Feb 2016 #4

I vote for "Those people" Hydra Feb 2016 #116

She's still at it? Wilms Feb 2016 #5

Yeah, I'll bet it's worrying for the private prison industry. CharlotteVale Feb 2016 #6

And we should care what she thinks because.....? EmperorHasNoClothes Feb 2016 #7

Is she afraid they're going to rob her, assault her, smoke a doobie on her doorstep? beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #8

Sanders at the wholesale level, wrong. Dad at the retail level ... Babel_17 Feb 2016 #9

Chelsea's last NYC apt had 6 1/2 bathrooms. grasswire Feb 2016 #10

Nothing like a dumbass with the megaphone of entitlement whatchamacallit Feb 2016 #11

Blammo. hifiguy Feb 2016 #52

+1000 nt JEB Feb 2016 #99

+1. SixString Feb 2016 #143

I don't think the Clintons worry Kall Feb 2016 #12

What's crazy is this is probably the easiest promise to keep Arazi Feb 2016 #13

Prisons for profit is a repugnant idea. UnBlinkingEye Feb 2016 #33

Just think... PyaarRevolution Feb 2016 #126

Chelsea needs to stop talking. Just IMHO. 7wo7rees Feb 2016 #14

Yeah, I wonder if she realizes that her dad apologized for the jwirr Feb 2016 #56

My god, I just actually read the rest of the article.. well most of it.. pangaia Feb 2016 #16

"You know what? We are not electing your mother either" TBF Feb 2016 #19

I'm a drummer. I actually have probably played 100,000 rimshots. pangaia Feb 2016 #39

Here ya go. hifiguy Feb 2016 #49

Why.....thank you. Mr. Guy... pangaia Feb 2016 #66

Close enough for jazz. hifiguy Feb 2016 #67

:>))) touche.... pangaia Feb 2016 #70

You win the Internet! jillan Feb 2016 #59

She didn't say anything about a queen, did she? senz Feb 2016 #64

I see what you did there. hifiguy Feb 2016 #68

Eh, you're quicker than me, hfg. senz Feb 2016 #86

Spoiler: CC will be running as a republican. nt TBF Feb 2016 #18

Well that would be the first honest thing she's done. Cassiopeia Feb 2016 #121

Says the hedge funder. Waiting For Everyman Feb 2016 #20

Aim LOW noretreatnosurrender Feb 2016 #21

Between Chelsea and Tom Cotton, I may have to rethink this whole thing DefenseLawyer Feb 2016 #22

Terrible spokesperson. Does not do well for her parents here. nt earthshine Feb 2016 #23

Criminal Justice expert, Chelsea Clinton. frylock Feb 2016 #24

How ludicrous that she has come out of her bubble to tell us what to think. Punkingal Feb 2016 #25

I don't think he's planning on... TeeYiYi Feb 2016 #26

That means the people on DU who are against mass incarceration when blaming Bernie for the Clinton Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #27

Good point, Bnw. senz Feb 2016 #75

Chelsea sure seems to "worry" a lot. thesquanderer Feb 2016 #28

Terry Jones from Monty Python sings a song about her... dorkzilla Feb 2016 #96

Well, we gotta be best at something, might as well be jailing people. Live and Learn Feb 2016 #29

worrying to Hillary's private prison lobbies? this really takes the cake; she wants blacks and PoC amborin Feb 2016 #30

Money trumps everything for grifters. hifiguy Feb 2016 #63

Worried about what? Truprogressive85 Feb 2016 #31

Chelsea, like her mother, is afraid of super-predators. nt thereismore Feb 2016 #32

Can't just let them out, too many to bring to heel whatchamacallit Feb 2016 #37

Why the hell should I pay any attention to what Chelsea Clinton says regarding prison policy? Maedhros Feb 2016 #34

Ka-Ching! Raster Feb 2016 #42

Ain't it the truth. Milestone Feb 2016 #44

Because Hillary Clinton is sending Chelsea Clinton out to speak for her campaign. (nt) jeff47 Feb 2016 #72

OMG, under President Bernie Sanders we might not have the highest incarceration rate jfern Feb 2016 #35

I hope someone puts it to her that way, jfern. senz Feb 2016 #80

i can't figure out what she is trying to say JI7 Feb 2016 #36

Hedge Fund Chelsea, born on third, thought she hit a triple Adenoid_Hynkel Feb 2016 #38

Aww, she's so kind hearted Mike__M Feb 2016 #40

the Clintons are creatures of the status quo.... mike_c Feb 2016 #41

When your whole world view ranges from trust fund to hedge fund nichomachus Feb 2016 #43

Well since she is wealthy, young white and female... Marrah_G Feb 2016 #45

Let me give you some advice, Chelsea. hifiguy Feb 2016 #46

She doesn't strike one as possessing superior intellect, does she? dorkzilla Feb 2016 #98

I know many intelligent people Oilwellian Feb 2016 #115

changing the status quo is scary to those who make their living making sure liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #47

Proceed Chelsea. azmom Feb 2016 #48

This. retrowire Feb 2016 #100

yep Cassiopeia Feb 2016 #124

Huh. She was " worried" about Bernie's Single-Payer system, too. She is either horribly neurotic... AzDar Feb 2016 #50

Chelsea's and hubby's hedge fund investments stand to suffer if too many private prisons shut down. brentspeak Feb 2016 #51

ah, interesting point. Their hedge fund would probably suffer if insurance companies liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #53

+1 farleftlib Feb 2016 #58

She may be worrying about her allowance NowSam Feb 2016 #54

Where's Willie Horton? jberryhill Feb 2016 #55

They have no shame. n/t Skwmom Feb 2016 #57

Yup, so many similarities between Clintons and Republicans. senz Feb 2016 #83

A "packed town hall". A hallway? cherokeeprogressive Feb 2016 #60

Chelsea's not afraid of "those people" is she? senz Feb 2016 #61

Poor little rich girl. hifiguy Feb 2016 #62

Selling the Clinton brand. DemocraticWing Feb 2016 #69

She IS an IDIOT. Kalidurga Feb 2016 #65

In due time if HRH manages to make it. hifiguy Feb 2016 #73

Gack Kalidurga Feb 2016 #77

If prison weren't profitable for people we'd probably have less of a problem with this gollygee Feb 2016 #71

He's done more in one afternoon than she ever will in her whole fucking life... MrMickeysMom Feb 2016 #74

Chelsea and Bristol Generic Other Feb 2016 #76

....and she would know this how? nc4bo Feb 2016 #78

Like the friggin' Hindenburg hifiguy Feb 2016 #79

She's learning lastone Feb 2016 #81

Hillary's new campaign song.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #82

I guess Chelsea wants her RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #85

Eeek!! We might lose the prestigious Most Prisoners Championshit!! Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2016 #87

Evil billhicks76 Feb 2016 #88

Please come back when you can talk sense, Chelsea Jack Rabbit Feb 2016 #89

Worrying GuardianOne Feb 2016 #90

Awesome first post farleftlib Feb 2016 #91

Welcome, GuardianOne. I liked saltpoint Feb 2016 #101

Welcome to DU! And awesome post! d_legendary1 Feb 2016 #107

Very good! passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #111

thank you GuardianOne Feb 2016 #145

I'm sure that isn't close to what she said but K'n'R for Chelsea speaking truth to Rove ucrdem Feb 2016 #92

Why would anyone listen to Chelsea? jpb33 Feb 2016 #94

Very worrying Geronimoe Feb 2016 #97

Chelsea Clinton will make a great Senator someday. I hope she doesn't wait too long. nt ProudToBeLiberal Feb 2016 #102

Are you for real? DefenseLawyer Feb 2016 #109

Chelsea Clinton is worrying. longship Feb 2016 #103

This is right up there with Bill's recent "we're all mixed-race" comments Mufaddal Feb 2016 #104

She lives in a very special privileged bubble. 7wo7rees Feb 2016 #105

Every time she speaks she takes something out of context. peace13 Feb 2016 #106

She is doubling down passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #108

Plutocrat in training. jalan48 Feb 2016 #110

Go See "Where to Invade Next" Michael Moore movie Respect 88 Feb 2016 #112

Spoken like a true... americannightmare Feb 2016 #113

Good luck winning black voters with that! XemaSab Feb 2016 #114

Both times she's been let loose, she blows it. Clinton v.3 is just that and clueless. libdem4life Feb 2016 #117

Hmm... Her campaign says she's going to take a stand against racism in our justice system... Lancero Feb 2016 #118

wow prison good Bernie bad berningman Feb 2016 #119

Welcome to DU! Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #123

Hello bigwillq Feb 2016 #141

Yes, indeed, not putting people in prison for smoking pot is a "worrying" proposal Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #122

When I can personally do things to help drive us to drug amnesty laws here in Oregon, so can Bernie! cascadiance Feb 2016 #130

EXACTLY. Spot on. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #136

And here I thought this was going to be from the Onion me b zola Feb 2016 #125

She owns stock in the profitable prison industry? NowSam Feb 2016 #127

I have come to the conclusion that Bill and Chelsea are conspiring to help CoffeeCat Feb 2016 #128

Born on third base with a silver spoon in her mouth and thinks KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #129

Chelsea worried? None of those released would be allowed to knock on her $10 million apartment door. PonyUp Feb 2016 #132

So Chelsea is saying we shouldn't bother trying? Vinca Feb 2016 #133

We're #1 in incarceration. It's something we're good at. Chelsea sees that. EndElectoral Feb 2016 #135

Chelsea Clinton can pack a town hall in Cleveland? merkins Feb 2016 #138

What's worrying is the thought of another Clinton in the White House bigwillq Feb 2016 #139

Worried? In what way? blackspade Feb 2016 #142

I seem to recall that in the last debate . . . markpkessinger Feb 2016 #144

Is she offering information on any policies adopted by her mother that would undo the damage of polly7 Feb 2016 #146