The Law firm Bernie uses to due the DNC is a Wall Street Law firm (Reply #94)

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Sun Mar 6, 2016, 01:40 PM

robbedvoter (28,289 posts)

94. The Law firm Bernie uses to due the DNC is a Wall Street Law firm

It's located on Church street, few yards from the evil bankers, and the law suit is still active. Just wondering.

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158 replies	Author	Time	Post
Would Bernie supporters be so kind as to define "Wall Street" for us? [View all]	Darb	Mar 2016	OP
The financial services industry.	JRLeft	Mar 2016	#1
What about public companies that raise capital	Darb	Mar 2016	#31
When people criticize Wall Street it's about Goldman Sachs, JPMORGAN	JRLeft	Mar 2016	#35
More accurately the people who control it	Depaysement	Mar 2016	#75
Anyone who has supported in the past, supports now, or supports in the future, Hillary Clinton.	onehandle	Mar 2016	#2
Not a Sanders supporter here, but easy answer	wyldwolf	Mar 2016	#3
You're Really Reaching With That Spin	noretreatnosurrender	Mar 2016	#5
So what are you saying? You hate Wall Street but take advantage of it?	wyldwolf	Mar 2016	#7
LOL	noretreatnosurrender	Mar 2016	#17
no, it means if you OPPOSE something yet still USE it...	wyldwolf	Mar 2016	#18
No wonder	noretreatnosurrender	Mar 2016	#19
You nailed it! n/t	marew	Mar 2016	#101
Do you think that reining in WS will stop 401K performance?	kristopher	Mar 2016	#122
so everyone agrees what "reining in WS" means?	wyldwolf	Mar 2016	#123
Sanders is pretty explicit. Learn what he says and then rant if you need to.	kristopher	Mar 2016	#124
Give 'em a break, spin and lies are all they have, the can't win on the issues or her record	pdsimdars	Mar 2016	#15
+1000 . I'm retired. My 401ks helped make it possible.	livetohike	Mar 2016	#8
If I am against something, I have NO part of it.	wyldwolf	Mar 2016	#14
We aren't against Wall Street, we're against how Wall Street has infiltrated the govt	RiverLover	Mar 2016	#32
How do you get from Point A to Point B?	cherokeeprogressive	Mar 2016	#86
glad you got yours!	Cobalt Violet	Mar 2016	#21
What a rude statement. Hope you "get yours" one day.	livetohike	Mar 2016	#27
Nearly have of american families have no retirement savings at all.	Warren Stupidity	Mar 2016	#102
BS	RiverLover	Mar 2016	#20
So participating in Wall Street doesn't EMPOWER Wall Street?	wyldwolf	Mar 2016	#23
You sound like a republican. A small stock holder has no say in what goes on in DC	RiverLover	Mar 2016	#26
It's seriously shocking to see people on this kind of a site acting confused about this.	vintx	Mar 2016	#42
Yes, it is shocking. And no it doesn't seem Democratic. But then neither does Hillary.	RiverLover	Mar 2016	#54
Yes.	Kall	Mar 2016	#63
Gee thanks, Kali!	RiverLover	Mar 2016	#78
Not	Glamrock	Mar 2016	#58
no kidding the poor bashing on this sight and on this thread is ugly.	Cobalt Violet	Mar 2016	#155
+1!	marew	Mar 2016	#99
+1000	Cobalt Violet	Mar 2016	#158
Hillary being in bed with Wall Street damages her; so your answer is, Wall Street ain't that bad!	CoffeeCat	Mar 2016	#82
"Sanders supporters stuff their money under their mattresses." Wow. Fuck me every which way...	cherokeeprogressive	Mar 2016	#84
you liked that, did you?	wyldwolf	Mar 2016	#85
More than I like diarrhea.	cherokeeprogressive	Mar 2016	#87
And we know how much you like THAT!	wyldwolf	Mar 2016	#90
Sanders supporters stuff their money under their mattresses.	cherokeeprogressive	Mar 2016	#91
I'm not saying some Hillary supporters are pricks...	Lizzie Poppet	Mar 2016	#93
LOL turtlenecks.	cherokeeprogressive	Mar 2016	#96
Not sure I ever saw that commercial...	Lizzie Poppet	Mar 2016	#97
It was disgustingly classist of you.	Cobalt Violet	Mar 2016	#157
I can't believe what DU is now.	Cobalt Violet	Mar 2016	#156
"Easy" has multiple connotations.	Lizzie Poppet	Mar 2016	#88
Well you know who really loves your 401k and the millions	Warren Stupidity	Mar 2016	#98
False. My index funds	Kang Colby	Mar 2016	#127
Most money is not indexed, it is actively managed.	JonLeibowitz	Mar 2016	#131
That's right, Jon. Then why doesn't Bernie propose legislation capping ERs/loads	Kang Colby	Mar 2016	#135
I don't agree with such legislation, actually.	JonLeibowitz	Mar 2016	#137
I think you make fair points.	Kang Colby	Mar 2016	#138
Good point, I had not thought of it that way.	JonLeibowitz	Mar 2016	#141
That's interesting.	Kang Colby	Mar 2016	#143
I am conflicted about that (post-tax Roth conversions)	JonLeibowitz	Mar 2016	#148
Regardless of who wins...	Kang Colby	Mar 2016	#151
Know what a boglehead is? I am on the moderation team over there!	JonLeibowitz	Mar 2016	#152
I'm a Bernie supporter and I have a 401K	dflprincess	Mar 2016	#125
401k plans aren't a scam.	Kang Colby	Mar 2016	#140
Always great to see a fellow Boglehead on DU.	JonLeibowitz	Mar 2016	#142
Likewise.	Kang Colby	Mar 2016	#144
Ridiculous post. And I worked in the financial services industry for nearly 20 years.	Old Crow	Mar 2016	#134
If you have to ask	tazkcmo	Mar 2016	#4
What????????	pandr32	Mar 2016	#36
And I hope they are white and permeable...	Kalidurga	Mar 2016	#128
It's the WALL in Wall Street.	Gregorian	Mar 2016	#6
Anyone who works and has a 401k, or savings in a mutual fund	livetohike	Mar 2016	#24
That's interesting. What is participation?	Gregorian	Mar 2016	#39
Cross-reference the list of places that paid Clinton 8 figures to speak.	krispos42	Mar 2016	#9
Jealous? Or what exactly?	Darb	Mar 2016	#37
How about disgust?	krispos42	Mar 2016	#74
I agree with all that but...	Darb	Mar 2016	#106
No envy at all. Righteous contempt, disgust and demand for reform. Now.	appalachiablue	Mar 2016	#105
Define the reform then,	Darb	Mar 2016	#108
The Sanders plan is online, and so is much of the work of economists like Reich.	appalachiablue	Mar 2016	#116
Isn't that a movie starring Michael Douglas?	Armstead	Mar 2016	#10
saw this in another thread	pdsimdars	Mar 2016	#11
Must have been too complicated for the person who posted the OP to figure out.	vintx	Mar 2016	#45
Wait... you're calling Pepsico and Monsanto "Wall Street"?	Recursion	Mar 2016	#49
To the extent that any publically traded company has to make decisions	Matariki	Mar 2016	#118
Capitalism. .	Tierra_y_Libertad	Mar 2016	#12
Probably not your average eatery	JustABozoOnThisBus	Mar 2016	#13
Classic Clinton logic.	ZX86	Mar 2016	#16
Typical of Bernies,	Darb	Mar 2016	#38
You don't need to be a weatherman	ZX86	Mar 2016	#68
That's actually a legit (and critical) question in linguistic philosophy!	Lizzie Poppet	Mar 2016	#89
All the people and institutions	PowerToThePeople	Mar 2016	#22
Perfect and succinct	Armstead	Mar 2016	#25
There we go. Perfect.	Gregorian	Mar 2016	#41
What about raising capital for an business endeavor or entity?	Darb	Mar 2016	#46
^^^^ indeed ^^^^	Hiraeth	Mar 2016	#81
Really?	mmonk	Mar 2016	#28
We're witnessing Democrats morph into republicans before our very eyes.	RiverLover	Mar 2016	#29
no	ibegurpard	Mar 2016	#34
True. I hadn't looked at it like that	RiverLover	Mar 2016	#47
Just admit it, you are chasing a white whale.	Darb	Mar 2016	#48
Exactly. Now that Bernie is in it and getting votes they're getting desperate.	vintx	Mar 2016	#51
No, intelligent people not tilting at windmills,	Darb	Mar 2016	#40
So do you think FDR was wrong?	RiverLover	Mar 2016	#50
No, smart guy.	Darb	Mar 2016	#57
Obviously, I know more than you.	RiverLover	Mar 2016	#77
Post removed	Post removed	Mar 2016	#107
The Fuck-Heads who Foreclosed on your home while taking Tax Payer Handouts	FreakinDJ	Mar 2016	#30
"Wall Street" is much more than that.	Darb	Mar 2016	#43
No problem - I started this just for you	FreakinDJ	Mar 2016	#44
I read it and commented, it has nothing to do with this thread.	Darb	Mar 2016	#52
Being in the top 5% income bracket	FreakinDJ	Mar 2016	#55
Not following.	Darb	Mar 2016	#59
Good question!	pandr32	Mar 2016	#33
Sorry but many have gone far beyond their legitimate roles and size to become Big Evil Meanies	Armstead	Mar 2016	#53
I think some people here would be very unhappy with how "pro-Wall St" Elizabeth Warren is	brooklynite	Mar 2016	#56
How many crimes must Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, & JP Morgan commit before you consider them corrupt	think	Mar 2016	#61
yeah	kennetha	Mar 2016	#62
My point was that they do not know of what they attack.	Darb	Mar 2016	#65
What part of Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and JP Morgan can't you comprehend?	think	Mar 2016	#69
That's not "Wall Street",	Darb	Mar 2016	#109
Wall Street Professionals Admit: Yes, Lots of Us Are Corrupt	think	Mar 2016	#121
So when Clinton calls for new reforms on "Wall Street" she wants reforms on "all of us"? n/t	PoliticAverse	Mar 2016	#129
"Wall Street" is anyone who earns more than minimum wage.	Buzz Clik	Mar 2016	#60
wow	Hiraeth	Mar 2016	#66
You're new.	Buzz Clik	Mar 2016	#70
fixed it. put OP on ignore. might be new but learning fast.	Hiraeth	Mar 2016	#73
That's the spirit! Ignore people who say things contrary to your opinion. Life is so grand.	Buzz Clik	Mar 2016	#76
I didn't say you did. I had interaction with OP previously. Got an alert from it. no hide but,	Hiraeth	Mar 2016	#80
Of course you did you fantasy land dweller.	Darb	Mar 2016	#113
What "Wall Street" means	AgerolanAmerican	Mar 2016	#64
welcome to ignore.	Hiraeth	Mar 2016	#67
I can't believe you haven't been informed, but here goes...	MrMickeysMom	Mar 2016	#71
Lot of Fun Watching Hillary Supporters Defend Wall Street	noretreatnosurrender	Mar 2016	#72
It has, by far, been one of the best parts of this election cycle. nt	Mufaddal	Mar 2016	#83
Oh, but they're progressives! No, really!!	Lizzie Poppet	Mar 2016	#95
Don't be daft, we at least know what it is.	Darb	Mar 2016	#110
Sure You Do	noretreatnosurrender	Mar 2016	#114
what country are you from? ever head of Glass–Steagall before the GOP & Clintons dismandeld it.	fourcents	Mar 2016	#150
The Financial Services Industry	boythayer	Mar 2016	#79
What about publically traded companies? the bond market.	Darb	Mar 2016	#111
Wall Street	marew	Mar 2016	#92
The Law firm Bernie uses to due the DNC is a Wall Street Law firm	robbedvoter	Mar 2016	#94
This OP is reminiscent of the kind of posts I've seen anti-regulation-of-firearms apologists make.	aidbo	Mar 2016	#100
No it's not, weak effort.	Darb	Mar 2016	#112
If you have money in a retirment fund you are a part of Wall Street.	citizen snips	Mar 2016	#103
No, Wall St. is the financial services industry.	JonLeibowitz	Mar 2016	#132
The same thing Hillary means when she uses the term n/t	Motown_Johnny	Mar 2016	#104
It's a street in the south end of Manhattan running between Broadway and the FDR. n/t	Chan790	Mar 2016	#115
No Democrat/liberal/progressive should need to ask this.	phleshdef	Mar 2016	#117
Fucking seriously?	TransitJohn	Mar 2016	#119
Are there any other basic concepts you need help with?	Matariki	Mar 2016	#120
It's not something Bernie made up. It's commonly referred to by many in the context of	Cleita	Mar 2016	#126
How awesome is it you can refuse to see people use Wall Street for short hand	Kalidurga	Mar 2016	#130
Good questions..n/t	asuhornets	Mar 2016	#133
If you don't know for yourself, you will never know...	TheProgressive	Mar 2016	#136
NOT the gun manufacturers, apparently.	ecstatic	Mar 2016	#139
What? Bernie is running on campaign finance reform, it's all related and it would take away the NRA-	fourcents	Mar 2016	#145
You'll have to wait while I ask Markos what English vocabulary is acceptable.	delrem	Mar 2016	#146
Answer=Bernie Sanders: 'Congress Doesn't Regulate Wall Street. Wall Street Regulates Congress.'	fourcents	Mar 2016	#147
Passive-aggressive OP's...always the most effective way to build party unity. n/t.	Ken Burch	Mar 2016	#149
A very large graven image	Rosa Luxemburg	Mar 2016	#153
Maybe defining the people who were fleeced by "Wall Street" would suffice.	Lint Head	Mar 2016	#154

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