2016 Postmortem

slipslidingaway

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36. And the manufactures of cluster bombs that kill kids in 'other countries' ...

Mon Mar 7, 2016, 02:58 AM

Mar 2016

who cares about those kids!

"Soooo there's that."

You cannot separate our actions here and abroad without looking at the subsequent rise of terrorism, unless you are an ostrich.

I find it strange that Clinton supporters are all for moving jobs overseas with free trade, but they fail to see the impact of our adventures overseas and the detrimental effects with respect to jobs ... not to mention our invasions.

We have got to it together, for all the old and young.

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What Industries does Bernie think well of? [View all] kennetha Mar 2016 OP

Interesting observation. nt stevenleser Mar 2016 #1

Lol. So simple metroins Mar 2016 #2

So simple it is complex for some? RobertEarl Mar 2016 #14

Did you name an industry? metroins Mar 2016 #18

No. Did you? RobertEarl Mar 2016 #26

I cannot think of a metroins Mar 2016 #30

Bernie does not think well of any industry that price gouges consumers. Profit is one thing. jillan Mar 2016 #3

I think he likes the Gun Manufacturers and Sellers if what I heard was correct. bravenak Mar 2016 #4

right. they alone deserve to be protected from product liability suits. kennetha Mar 2016 #5

Exactly bravenak Mar 2016 #7

Since they aren't protected from "product liability suits" your point is moot... pipoman Mar 2016 #61

Hillary sure does. It's part of the MIC. She couldn't have orchestrated military operations in the Cleita Mar 2016 #27

He seemed to speak more positively about it than she did tonight, for sure. bravenak Mar 2016 #31

What is more positively? What you are saying is both are in favor, but one is more in favor Cleita Mar 2016 #33

One is in favor of them having absolute immunity bravenak Mar 2016 #34

The PLCAA does not offer them absolute immunity, nor has Sanders suggested they should have it JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #40

They should have no more immunity than the Tobacco companies. bravenak Mar 2016 #50

They don't have any more immunity than tobacco companies pipoman Mar 2016 #65

They put those labels AFTER they got sued for CANCER DEATHS bravenak Mar 2016 #89

Yeah? So? pipoman Mar 2016 #98

So we need to be able to sue gun companies into doing similar things bravenak Mar 2016 #99

Most guns are completely safe when sitting on a counter... pipoman Mar 2016 #100

Hillary likes them more. Making sure they get Billions in Sales to Dictators. nt WDIM Mar 2016 #80

Not as much as the guy who voted to give them immunity bravenak Mar 2016 #90

Completely off topic, but can't help noticing a signature.. Biggs McGee Mar 2016 #91

Jury results zappaman Mar 2016 #96

Smh bravenak Mar 2016 #97

If one just ignores corruption it'll go away right? think Mar 2016 #6

He never said anything against the auto industry jfern Mar 2016 #8

We're not supposed to "think well" about industries. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #9

So are there any industries in America kennetha Mar 2016 #11

I'm saying my view Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #23

Absolutely none in my view. I don't know what Bernie views, however, since we seem to have Cleita Mar 2016 #24

Industries are ok RobertEarl Mar 2016 #10

Right. elleng Mar 2016 #19

Organic groceries Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2016 #12

Ha! :-D NurseJackie Mar 2016 #54

Gun makers. oasis Mar 2016 #13

That was fairly peculiar. Zynx Mar 2016 #15

And the manufactures of cluster bombs that kill kids in 'other countries' ... slipslidingaway Mar 2016 #36

The ones that make good jobs here in America. Those are the industries he thinks well of. Cleita Mar 2016 #16

So you're saying kennetha Mar 2016 #66

I'm not saying that and you know it. Cleita Mar 2016 #75

Nuclear Waste Disposal companies seem to be a personal favorite of his n/t pkdu Mar 2016 #17

That's a lie. Take it back. Cleita Mar 2016 #25

Corporations that pay workers a fair wage and don't gouge consumers. Live and Learn Mar 2016 #20

Worker Self Directed Enterprises. Google it. Ron Green Mar 2016 #21

So he is a full on Socialist then if that is all you guys can come up with. Why not say so? stevenleser Mar 2016 #28

Thinking it is a good idea means you want to make it a requirement? JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #41

It's the only one you guys can come up with so no, not a requirement, but its the only option. stevenleser Mar 2016 #42

See post #10 for an actual answer. n/t JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #43

I don't see post #10. I have a lot of folks on ignore. nt stevenleser Mar 2016 #45

Your loss. n/t JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #46

Nope, it's not. nt stevenleser Mar 2016 #47

"You guys?" What the hell are you talking about? Ron Green Mar 2016 #68

Are there any industries/corporations that Hillary won't take money from? nt Live and Learn Mar 2016 #22

There's no Dictators she won't take money from either! nt WDIM Mar 2016 #82

Sanders is TOTALLY in the bag for Big Ice Cream Attorney in Texas Mar 2016 #29

Which ones are subsidizing Hillary's campaign? OZi Mar 2016 #32

Here's one: Alternative Fuel Industry southerncrone Mar 2016 #35

The city of Sierra Blanca , TX are laughing their asses off at that one. nt pkdu Mar 2016 #48

The very reason he believes in alternative energy that is NOT nuclear. southerncrone Mar 2016 #102

Riiiight. pkdu Mar 2016 #103

One wonders, doesn't one. Hekate Mar 2016 #37

Ben and Jerry's? Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #38

Non predatory, civically responsible ones. ReallyIAmAnOptimist Mar 2016 #39

So now we are to feel sorry for big banks, big pharma, health insurers, and oil companies? AgingAmerican Mar 2016 #44

The point is Sanders is really and truly kennetha Mar 2016 #51

That is a plus to a lot of people that have been chewed up and spit out by capitalism. libtodeath Mar 2016 #59

You don't get it, do you? AgingAmerican Mar 2016 #60

Thanks for the red baiting. You should check out free republic; you might feel more at home there. Svafa Mar 2016 #69

What you have to be a socialist to be a democrat now? kennetha Mar 2016 #70

Because the "OMG Sanders is a big scary socialist!" is a classic rightwing tactic. Svafa Mar 2016 #72

He's a frickin's socialist, pure and simple. kennetha Mar 2016 #73

You have proven yourself to be either rightwing troll or Svafa Mar 2016 #74

check this out kennetha Mar 2016 #76

So he supports universal access to education and health care. Svafa Mar 2016 #77

Healthcare and education for children is a Bad Thing now? arcane1 Mar 2016 #101

And that is what this country needs! WDIM Mar 2016 #85

Simple he believes in them not getting tax breaks for outsourcing jobs for one. fourcents Mar 2016 #49

Nuclear Waste. VT based military industrial complex Renew Deal Mar 2016 #52

He supports any company which treats it's workers and the environment fairly Lorien Mar 2016 #53

Care to name any that meets his lofty standards? kennetha Mar 2016 #67

farming. Cobalt Violet Mar 2016 #55

gun manufacturers DrDan Mar 2016 #56

I think Bernie is out of touch, perhaps it would have helped if he had a steady job at some point in seaglass Mar 2016 #57

Good point kennetha Mar 2016 #71

I suppose he could have had a meager hardscrabble life like the Clintons Armstead Mar 2016 #84

I worked for a university hospital that was the largest employer in my large Northestern town auntpurl Mar 2016 #92

That was really my only point, that corporations can be good employers and can be generous seaglass Mar 2016 #95

He's for having them pay their fair share & invest in America marions ghost Mar 2016 #58

Amen. Sometimes I feel like I've fallen into the rabbit hole and Nanjeanne Mar 2016 #93

I know, it's Bizarro-world all right marions ghost Mar 2016 #94

guns, sugar BainsBane Mar 2016 #62

none and he would turn off all middle of the road voters treestar Mar 2016 #63

The Vermont ice cream industry? MineralMan Mar 2016 #64

He's only against the ones that are profitable. spyker29 Mar 2016 #78

They are all corrupt. Industry in this country has become nothing but a license to steal. WDIM Mar 2016 #79

++++ Cleita Mar 2016 #81

He is supportive of businesses that behave well. He is against those that behave badly. Armstead Mar 2016 #83

And yet, as reported elsewhere here, about half his total net worth is invested in "Wall Street"! George II Mar 2016 #86

That's interesting MaggieD Mar 2016 #88

He hates every industry that offers good paying jobs MaggieD Mar 2016 #87