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dr60omg

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106. If someone doesn't get what you are saying they are not from NY and not Jewish and are ahistorical
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 01:18 PM
Apr 2016

If someone does not understand what it means to be a New Yorker ... don't even try

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She's a New Yorker. A lot of us are "carpetbaggers". People from all over the DanTex Apr 2016 #1
Have you ever been... catnhatnh Apr 2016 #2
So? TMontoya Apr 2016 #3
Are you so fucking clueless catnhatnh Apr 2016 #4
Thats nice TMontoya Apr 2016 #7
You don't mention what state you live in... catnhatnh Apr 2016 #15
we had better get back to hating republicans MFM008 Apr 2016 #51
Yeahup..... daleanime Apr 2016 #59
Can you calm down? KMOD Apr 2016 #23
Go read some of your own posts. dchill Apr 2016 #29
Are you here for discussion, or do you just like to complain KMOD Apr 2016 #34
Common sense and truth. dchill Apr 2016 #37
Nope. The GLOVES ARE OFF, remember? DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2016 #45
nasty name calling...but expected from the so thinned skinned. It's how they lash out n/t Sheepshank Apr 2016 #100
Did you know that Yankee Stadium is in the Bronx? DanTex Apr 2016 #11
I'm a Bronx resident. Hillary has my support... BklnDem75 Apr 2016 #67
My old man was born in a six floor walk up near Mosholu Parkway. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #95
+++++ KMOD Apr 2016 #8
You mean the Senator Nite Owl Apr 2016 #5
Where in New York are you? KMOD Apr 2016 #12
Upstate Nite Owl Apr 2016 #17
I guess we're neighbors, KMOD Apr 2016 #31
most primary votes for her are "she's the one ahead against the Pub, right?" MisterP Apr 2016 #94
New York isn't Hillary's personal fiefdom jfern Apr 2016 #6
She comes across as feeling that way, thus the OP. Red Oak Apr 2016 #10
Not bad wine either, up here.. Not the best, for sue, but.... pangaia Apr 2016 #78
You have a great State Red Oak Apr 2016 #80
Dr Konstantine Frank Reisling, for one. pangaia Apr 2016 #82
Thanks! Red Oak Apr 2016 #84
Carpetbagger. nt Bonobo Apr 2016 #9
You're in Japan, right? KMOD Apr 2016 #18
Yup, and I am not a carpet bagger because I am not running for office. Bonobo Apr 2016 #38
Actually, the term carpet bagger has a very specific historical meaning. yardwork Apr 2016 #65
It has two specific meanings. Look it up. Red Oak Apr 2016 #69
Oh. you mean the way that Bernie did when he moved to Vermont? CajunBlazer Apr 2016 #111
What? dr60omg Apr 2016 #105
All the New Yorkers I know, native born Voice for Peace Apr 2016 #13
How many people do you know? KMOD Apr 2016 #20
Many gazillions Voice for Peace Apr 2016 #48
If someone doesn't get what you are saying they are not from NY and not Jewish and are ahistorical dr60omg Apr 2016 #106
Yes, she's lived here for 16 years and did a great job for the geek tragedy Apr 2016 #14
There is no answer. I am interested in seeing if New Yorkers think she is a carpetbagger. Red Oak Apr 2016 #16
She won re-election in 2006 with 67% of the vote. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #19
So would you say you feel this way or most New Yorkers feel this way? Red Oak Apr 2016 #21
We know Hillary as our former Senator. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #25
Is Bernie seen as a stranger there by most? Red Oak Apr 2016 #27
he's obviously known as a presidential candidate. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #30
No one knows him. I doubt that. roguevalley Apr 2016 #41
Its funny TMontoya Apr 2016 #22
He can have his nostalgia. nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #26
Right TMontoya Apr 2016 #28
He was born and raised there and only lived anywhere else in Vermont. She was born in Illinois, roguevalley Apr 2016 #42
I was born in Brooklyn, family moved to Queens when I was young, Madam Mossfern Apr 2016 #92
YUP dr60omg Apr 2016 #107
I am a New York resident, although I moved here after she became SOS democrattotheend Apr 2016 #33
Lots of people move here from other places. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #39
Wrong. JonathanRackham Apr 2016 #63
I'm a New Yorker for the last 40 some years. Hillary is not. DLnyc Apr 2016 #24
Winner! dchill Apr 2016 #36
YUP dr60omg Apr 2016 #109
I expect Black vote to make real difference for Clinton. snowy owl Apr 2016 #32
here are some numbers that New Yorkers might consider when evaluating the candidates: islandmkl Apr 2016 #35
1,000 New York gun deaths per year. But we should stop yelling about that... DanTex Apr 2016 #43
Im sure TMontoya Apr 2016 #44
Yes! no doubt New Yorkers are dumb enough to believe Bernie is responsible for crime in NY. Voice for Peace Apr 2016 #49
The crime is in NYC. Rest of the state is fine. JonathanRackham Apr 2016 #62
Bernie outsourced the NYC jobs to Vermont? Voice for Peace Apr 2016 #68
you wouldn't be trying to do a spoiled apples versus spoiled oranges comparison there... islandmkl Apr 2016 #54
The View From 108th & Broadway november3rd Apr 2016 #40
My view of her at that time, while I was living in DC, Voice for Peace Apr 2016 #50
I was leaving NY the year she ran for senate. JonathanRackham Apr 2016 #46
He's not looking good in NY TMontoya Apr 2016 #47
Union management sucks up to her. JonathanRackham Apr 2016 #60
...jack? JackInGreen Apr 2016 #52
Nope. JonathanRackham Apr 2016 #61
She's a New Yorker now leftynyc Apr 2016 #53
Total nonsense nt Depaysement Apr 2016 #55
I've lived here my entire life leftynyc Apr 2016 #56
Almost all of it Depaysement Apr 2016 #58
She's another rich celebrity who lives here Depaysement Apr 2016 #57
This native NYer thinks she's a carpetbagger Lone_Wolf Apr 2016 #64
Ditto from a NY in exile. JonathanRackham Apr 2016 #70
A 16 year resident doesn't get that label. This isn't 1998... BklnDem75 Apr 2016 #66
It's a mailing address, nothing else JonathanRackham Apr 2016 #71
Correct. It's an accessory, an item to exploit on her way... JackRiddler Apr 2016 #73
Like people who pad their resume? JonathanRackham Apr 2016 #97
Worse. JackRiddler Apr 2016 #98
I will be voting democrat in November. JonathanRackham Apr 2016 #99
As with any other congressperson who works in DC... BklnDem75 Apr 2016 #75
Maybe the don't want her either. JonathanRackham Apr 2016 #91
Maybe that's your opinion... BklnDem75 Apr 2016 #93
Even the Titanic had a navigator. JonathanRackham Apr 2016 #96
How often was she 'home' in NY? She was traveling around the world for State Dept. ViseGrip Apr 2016 #104
That's the problem. They live in their DC bubble taking lobbyists money and either have no liberal_at_heart Apr 2016 #108
"A 16 year resident" who doesn't live here. JackRiddler Apr 2016 #74
Carpetbagger who doesn't give a shit about New York. JackRiddler Apr 2016 #72
Clinton will win New York. baldguy Apr 2016 #76
Is she considered a carpetbagger? Red Oak Apr 2016 #77
'I'm guessing' Case closed BklnDem75 Apr 2016 #79
I was being polite - no guessing Red Oak Apr 2016 #83
Is Sanders? baldguy Apr 2016 #81
Hillary fits the actual definition of carpetbagger. Bernie does not. Red Oak Apr 2016 #88
Yes he does. Moved to VT in '68; ran for frickin' Governor in '72. baldguy Apr 2016 #89
Really? Red Oak Apr 2016 #90
This message was self-deleted by its author nyc 4 Biden Apr 2016 #85
NY. That big tough town w/a soft underbelly is a sucker for an underdog story, whether its about dinkytron Apr 2016 #86
I remember reading years ago, the years necessary was something like 2 closeupready Apr 2016 #87
We welcome people here in NY no matter what the keyboard warriors on this board say. hrmjustin Apr 2016 #101
Don't forget Pennsylvania she is from there too dr60omg Apr 2016 #102
Native New Yorker. She moved here for political expediency. RedCappedBandit Apr 2016 #103
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My parents consider her a carpetbagger. basselope Apr 2016 #113
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