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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: DK: Is It Game Over for Hillary? [View all]rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)57. I think it strange you should say "we need a candidate who can represent diverse interests."
Because I so agree. So explain to me what diverse interests Clinton speaks for? We know she speaks for Goldman-Sachs and the banksters. Is that who you mean? She only recently 2104 decided to accept same sex marriage. She doesn't speak for the working class with her support of NAFTA and the TPP.
Here is what Black Lives Matter says and I think it's very important:
Here's the truth: the Clinton legacy has left our prisons bursting at the seams. Real lives have been destroyed as a result. It is an indisputable fact that millions of Black people were locked up for drug crimes and provided the bodies for the expansion of the prison industry.
The 1994 Crime Bill that she so vigorously defended not only expanded incarceration, but stripped funding for college education from prisoners. The Clinton legacy allowed for policies that prevented anyone convicted of a felony drug offense from receiving food stamps or income assistance. Clinton-led welfare reform fundamentally ripped apart the social safety net.
Make no mistake, Hillary Clinton's efforts to push these policies resulted in the continued destruction of Black communities and the swift growth of our mass incarceration crisis.
The 1994 Crime Bill that she so vigorously defended not only expanded incarceration, but stripped funding for college education from prisoners. The Clinton legacy allowed for policies that prevented anyone convicted of a felony drug offense from receiving food stamps or income assistance. Clinton-led welfare reform fundamentally ripped apart the social safety net.
Make no mistake, Hillary Clinton's efforts to push these policies resulted in the continued destruction of Black communities and the swift growth of our mass incarceration crisis.
That is representative of Clinton. Her and Bill's personal wealth of $150,000,000 comes first.
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Not too long ago, DK announced that, since Hillary would have this all wrapped up by
djean111
Mar 2016
#3
i clicked in pursuit of an older article about something else; lo an behold....
amborin
Mar 2016
#12
Yes you are only 2.5 + million votes ahead of Sanders! Only 200 PDs ahead...Drop out!
lunamagica
Mar 2016
#4
Yes... for the good of the country and the party, Hillary must drop out and call for Unity.
cherokeeprogressive
Mar 2016
#5
For once I agree, this is unfathomable. . . .maybe someone hit the wrong key by accident.
pdsimdars
Mar 2016
#70
I think it strange you should say "we need a candidate who can represent diverse interests."
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#57
Bernie's got work to do. I'm aware of that and I'm also aware of the variables at play right now
NWCorona
Mar 2016
#19
It's not about changing rules, it's about not changing people's valid registrations.
cui bono
Mar 2016
#37
If they "had proof" they would get a provisional vote or a court order to vote.
bettyellen
Mar 2016
#49
In my town, they are counted. But we have a strong Dem party presence, which is what it takes.
bettyellen
Mar 2016
#52
She talks about a lot of things. Haven't heard anything from her about Arizona.
cui bono
Mar 2016
#54
She has talked about voting issues in red states at length, for a long time. You have missed much.
bettyellen
Mar 2016
#55
Good catch. Plus, the important detail is that he handily took the last 6 contests.
cui bono
Mar 2016
#38
I voted for Obama for the greater good, not for the lesser evil. Too bad he was stymied
uppityperson
Mar 2016
#9
The gentleman in our caucus and a sticky badge that said something like he was
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#53
Pathetic. Didn't hear you calling Sanders to drop out after losing 5 in a row.
CalvinballPro
Mar 2016
#18
Hillary supporters only see things in Black and White, they forget about the rest of us.
jillan
Mar 2016
#51
Well the Hillary supporters were making these kinds of demands just a couple days ago
strategery blunder
Mar 2016
#25
Huummm, interesting since Clinton just had a five state sweep which netted more
Thinkingabout
Mar 2016
#33