2016 Postmortem

Autumn

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59. No one, not one person on this site is conflating donations to the "CGI" with cash in her pocket

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 04:37 PM

Apr 2016

but I will come right out and say it, their donations to her and the amounts they pay her for her pretty little speeches to them are to influence policy, that's how it works. This ain't my first rodeo . Now you fucking go right on ahead and ignore the quid pro...

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So After Hillary Got $13 Million From Health Industry, She Says Single-Payer Will �Never, Ever Come [View all] snagglepuss Apr 2016 OP

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and talks like a duck... nt VulgarPoet Apr 2016 #1

link please, so we can share it Viva_La_Revolution Apr 2016 #2

My bad. I've edited the OP. snagglepuss Apr 2016 #6

Her campaign got it, not her. Darb Apr 2016 #3

Her campaign got the $2.8 million in speaking fees? She had no campaign when she took that money Dragonfli Apr 2016 #11

No, the $13 mil referred to in the OP, derrrrrrrrr. Darb Apr 2016 #29

$2.8 million to speak to corporations who have a vested interest in keeping health care think Apr 2016 #40

Corporations have a vested interest in pretty much everything. Darb Apr 2016 #43

Oh brother. I'm very sorry to have bothered you. Good bye. think Apr 2016 #44

No run along and find some perspective. Darb Apr 2016 #45

Something to consider regarding your exchange, perhaps... Dragonfli Apr 2016 #55

derp Dragonfli Apr 2016 #41

I am certain that you can prove that, if not, it's libelous. Darb Apr 2016 #48

Really? You want me to run as a prosecutor to prove what everyone knows? You are naive or Dragonfli Apr 2016 #54

You're right, millions of dollars in campaign donations have ZERO effect on a politician's stance. arcane1 Apr 2016 #27

Whatever you say, oh great and powerful Karnac the Magnificent. Darb Apr 2016 #31

I have to "fucking" prove it? Do you have a sad? arcane1 Apr 2016 #32

You don't have to prove anything, you can spew all you want. Darb Apr 2016 #35

I think that story from Elizabeth Warren about the bankruptcy bill is the clearest example pdsimdars Apr 2016 #57

I won't speak for you... malokvale77 Apr 2016 #33

It's not 2 + 2 for you guys, Darb Apr 2016 #36

No one, not one person on this site is conflating donations to the "CGI" with cash in her pocket Autumn Apr 2016 #59

It's a problem, for sure. Another reason to vote for Bernie. Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #4

"Try having any illness and getting insurance, then." malokvale77 Apr 2016 #38

ACA is a vast improvement over what was there before, you dont seem to understand Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #47

No it is not. malokvale77 Apr 2016 #56

You are wrong, of that there is no debate. You sound like someone who is stuck in the Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #58

Agree to disagree. nt malokvale77 Apr 2016 #62

Do not interrupt the faux outrage with the truth. guillaumeb Apr 2016 #5

They're here 'splaining. malokvale77 Apr 2016 #42

Well, she learned something in 1994. A lot of people are against single payer, even if it is the Hoyt Apr 2016 #7

So why don't we have a public option? basselope Apr 2016 #9

Because getting the ACA through was a lot of heavy lifting. it was clear early that adding a Public Hoyt Apr 2016 #13

That doesn't make any sense. basselope Apr 2016 #18

You've been believing Sanders' promises too long. Hoyt Apr 2016 #34

Stop making sense. Darb Apr 2016 #49

BS basselope Apr 2016 #63

I believe you don't like Obama and won't accept anything good about him Hoyt Apr 2016 #64

I haven't seen any such "evidence" basselope Apr 2016 #65

A lot of people were against Marriage Equality in 1994. artislife Apr 2016 #70

I agree, and the ACA makes that possible. But to be fair, there are still good jobs with benefits Hoyt Apr 2016 #72

Plus after receiving about $353K from the fossil fuel industry, fracking makes water taste GREAT! nt NorthCarolina Apr 2016 #8

I think Clinton expressed her beliefs on fracking clearly -- Hoyt Apr 2016 #14

That was after team Clinton put Al Franken on the TeeVee to sell Fracking=Good NorthCarolina Apr 2016 #19

Because she is pratical, and knows that it would be almost impossible to make a 180 degree turn... anotherproletariat Apr 2016 #10

Hillary and others who supported trade deals & outsourcing weren't concerned when millions of jobs snagglepuss Apr 2016 #16

Why can other countries do it, this 180 turn? artislife Apr 2016 #71

Don't forget the 'Bankruptcy Bill' ... AzDar Apr 2016 #12

You can't be serious. This is lunacy. nt BreakfastClub Apr 2016 #15

Money buys behavior as well as access. Orsino Apr 2016 #17

ROFL!! m-lekktor Apr 2016 #20

They will always argue that you can't PROVE Mike__M Apr 2016 #21

There has already been a demand to prove it on this thread. malokvale77 Apr 2016 #46

"But you will not find that I ever changed a view or a vote because of any donation... BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #22

Truly nauseating. nt snagglepuss Apr 2016 #25

Remember ? bvar22 Apr 2016 #23

+ Infinity cureautismnow Apr 2016 #60

Now that you bring it up, ACA was Insurance reform for proping up Wall Street mrdmk Apr 2016 #67

was that found in the multi year, completely transparent, full tax disclosure she provided? n/t Sheepshank Apr 2016 #24

That's shitty FreakinDJ Apr 2016 #26

Hillary Clinton�s Single-Payer Pivot Greased By Millions in Industry Speech Fees: beam me up scottie Apr 2016 #28

Did she donate the money to the poor? Impedimentus Apr 2016 #39

There are no poor people on Planet Hillary. nt malokvale77 Apr 2016 #50

Saying that Bernie Sanders' particular proposal won't pass NuclearDem Apr 2016 #30

It's pie in the sky like all of his promises CorkySt.Clair Apr 2016 #37

I remember Obama running on "a piece of the pie". malokvale77 Apr 2016 #51

... CorkySt.Clair Apr 2016 #52

Thank you for your honest and intellectual input on the matter, on ignore mrdmk Apr 2016 #68

I'm devastated. CorkySt.Clair Apr 2016 #73

Let me see if I can follow your logic . . . . . pdsimdars Apr 2016 #53

Every time Hillary says anything... malokvale77 Apr 2016 #61

In My home universe, that's called a bribe. Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #66

It does state in the article Demnorth Apr 2016 #69

K & R for more reviews mrdmk Apr 2016 #74