2016 Postmortem

grasswire

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3. who do you think makes money from the prison industry?

Sat Apr 23, 2016, 02:41 PM

Apr 2016

Note: Hillary takes money from private prison lobbyists.

Actually, this is a thoughtful post from you.

Please realize that the Prison Industrial Complex that does, in fact, make money off the misery of the Democratic base, is BIG CORPORATE business and has lobbyists and share holders.

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Wall Street is not the boogyman of the "deep south", its stupid ass'd cops.. being evicted [View all] uponit7771 Apr 2016 OP

It's all one kitten kaboodle Meteor Man Apr 2016 #1

No they're not, again... that ignores the most urgent issues of the DNC base uponit7771 Apr 2016 #2

Most urgent issues for the DNC? Meteor Man Apr 2016 #9

I do not wish to offend but it's kit and caboodle BobSmith4152 Apr 2016 #54

Thank-you! Meteor Man Apr 2016 #55

You are most welcome. BobSmith4152 Apr 2016 #59

who do you think makes money from the prison industry? grasswire Apr 2016 #3

You made a good point Aerows Apr 2016 #49

crickets, I tell ya! grasswire Apr 2016 #50

I saw a funny statement about that. Aerows Apr 2016 #52

I dont expect an answer, other than maybe "its her turn" jack_krass Apr 2016 #53

I think they miss a couple of key elements griffi94 Apr 2016 #4

Money is the road to justice Meteor Man Apr 2016 #10

It's all connected in the same sense that a bumble bee is connected to a kangaroo griffi94 Apr 2016 #14

Like the root is connected to the leaf Meteor Man Apr 2016 #17

There are many millionaires who are PoC who verily disagree with this non reality statement uponit7771 Apr 2016 #27

Disagree how? Meteor Man Apr 2016 #57

The South is a bastion of anti gay legislation created on a bipartisan basis because it's full of Bluenorthwest Apr 2016 #5

Because of lack of outreach to the DNC base by the DNC uponit7771 Apr 2016 #28

And the part where they call us all wildeyed Apr 2016 #66

There are many important issues. Ending racial profiling & police abuse is very important. think Apr 2016 #6

States cut taxes for the wealthy Meteor Man Apr 2016 #12

For whom are there "more important" issues?! That's the point the DNC base isn't scared of uponit7771 Apr 2016 #19

Exit Polls Find High Distrust of Wall Street think Apr 2016 #29

What profound disappointment you'll feel whatchamacallit Apr 2016 #7

Cause Sanders was!? Really?! Why do you think most voting for Clinton believes he'll... uponit7771 Apr 2016 #20

Well at least he didn't do the kind of damage whatchamacallit Apr 2016 #34

Or, people don't believe the right wing noise machine about how much damage was done? I don't trust uponit7771 Apr 2016 #44

Hmmm immigration is not an issue? nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #8

WOW... did you even read the OP? uponit7771 Apr 2016 #21

Yes, yes I did nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #33

Who put more cops on the street? B Calm Apr 2016 #11

Thankfully Clinton did, helped a lot... PoC aren't against cops... just racist stupid ones who uponit7771 Apr 2016 #22

I have lived in the Deep South all of my life Aerows Apr 2016 #13

What are your expectations seeing there's a historically gerrymandered GOP congress? tia uponit7771 Apr 2016 #23

A mistake in the making. Aerows Apr 2016 #32

So What about till 2020? and would the primary be crooked if Sanders was winning? tia uponit7771 Apr 2016 #45

You heard me. Aerows Apr 2016 #46

wtf is the "DNC base"? Bread and Circus Apr 2016 #15

The people Sanders dismisses now and Clinton didn't win in 08 ... please look at the demos uponit7771 Apr 2016 #24

I did check the demographics and the base majority of Democratic Votes are white Bread and Circus Apr 2016 #36

Swing and a Miss, that base includes white women... Don't worry, Weaver and Devine didn't uponit7771 Apr 2016 #37

LoL so white women aren't white? I am sorry you don't like the numbers now that you have actually... Bread and Circus Apr 2016 #38

White women live in the "deep south" too... uponit7771 Apr 2016 #39

I am sure they do. Bread and Circus Apr 2016 #40

It is getting to be a taunt with that individual Aerows Apr 2016 #48

I do Aerows Apr 2016 #47

Profoundly ignorant OP AgingAmerican Apr 2016 #16

Ad homs are an indicator of a weak position uponit7771 Apr 2016 #25

Bernie Sanders talks about all those things, though he talks about Wall St the most. NT Eric J in MN Apr 2016 #18

So Does Clinton, all things being the same why take a chance on someone with no track record? uponit7771 Apr 2016 #26

I consider Bernie Sanders sincere and Hillary Clinton insincere. Eric J in MN Apr 2016 #30

And what is her track record and why should it give me comfort? Beowulf Apr 2016 #35

Asked and answered, its well documented by now uponit7771 Apr 2016 #61

I wouldn't think that people living in poverty care much about wall st. ContinentalOp Apr 2016 #31

Did you miss Goldman Sachs devestating over 250,000 pension funds? think Apr 2016 #42

LOL, pension? Who has one of those anymore? ContinentalOp Apr 2016 #43

That's BS, renters were PLENTY affected by the Wall Street crash strategery blunder Apr 2016 #60

Of course they were but connecting the dots to wall street is something Sanders never did uponit7771 Apr 2016 #63

+1, not only that he doesn't explain how it affects the poor day to day lives uponit7771 Apr 2016 #62

I guess they don't mind losing their homes to Wall Street? Skwmom Apr 2016 #41

K.. Most of the poor have "homes"!? ... really? uponit7771 Apr 2016 #64

My take? You were no where near a subject of mortgage predaters that took down millions Kip Humphrey Apr 2016 #51

Thank you! n/t thomservo Apr 2016 #56

Worked for a financial company during the crash, not only did I see it coming but warned everyone... uponit7771 Apr 2016 #65

Returning to the point of the OP I agree and the discussion above proves it. BobSmith4152 Apr 2016 #58