2016 Postmortem

RoccoR5955

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80. Yeah, winners for the 1%

Sat Jul 25, 2015, 01:04 PM

Jul 2015

With the trade policies more jobs kept going overseas, and with the repeal of Glass Steagall the banks were headed for the crash of 2007.
Progressive? If you call "ending welfare as we know it" progressive, than I guess it is. As a matter of fact, in Europe, policies like Clinton's are called "neo-liberal."
I don't know about you, but here in NY, more jobs left when Clinton was president, and even more when Clinton was senator. So I don't see where it was so good for us in the lower end of the middle class. Perhaps if you were closer to the top it was better, but not for us working slobs.

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As Bernie Sanders rises, attacks from the right get ugly [View all] babylonsister Jul 2015 OP

Yes, did you know that he is now a 'Nazi'?? What a vile attack but then politics sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #1

"The lady doth protest too much, methinks" uhnope Jul 2015 #13

The right wing oligarchy in our country and around the world created the Nazis daybranch Aug 2015 #161

The right wing oligarchy in our country and around the world created the Nazis daybranch Aug 2015 #162

No major surprise, the anti-Semitism was expected to come out. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #2

The deceitful attacks from the DU right have been ugly for months. nt Zorra Jul 2015 #3

+1 navarth Jul 2015 #6

No, there are progessives that dont' agree with Bernie: We are for Hillary! lewebley3 Jul 2015 #10

I think that they are more of the third way crowd myself n/t RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #16

No, we are the real Dem: not left wing Sanders crazy: Bernie's not a Dem lewebley3 Jul 2015 #47

No, Third Wayers are not real Dems RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #50

There is only one Dem party: Hillary has been a loyal Dem leader lewebley3 Jul 2015 #57

Oh, I thought that the Democratic Party RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #58

Bernie is not an old style Dem: He refused to be a party of a party! lewebley3 Jul 2015 #59

Please explain why you think that RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #64

Obviously, he has not ben a Democratic party member lewebley3 Aug 2015 #144

So, in order for someone to be an old style Democrat RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #148

Do you want to see his Bernie's birth certificate? daybranch Aug 2015 #160

Tell me how RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #65

He has never been a part of a party: He has never lead; lewebley3 Jul 2015 #66

So... RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #69

No, I would not count Vermont as leadership: The Whole state is 620,000 libs lewebley3 Jul 2015 #74

Libs, huh? Welcome to Democratic Underground. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2015 #149

Bernie preached a Vermont choir: A President has to deal with everyone lewebley3 Aug 2015 #151

He had to wait until the party was ready to stand with people again daybranch Jul 2015 #67

Thank you for that. I couldn't have said it better! n/t RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #71

Bernie is self serving he, wants to use Dem's accesses to the ballot: That cost money! lewebley3 Jul 2015 #76

The same Party leaders RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #87

Neither Hillary or Obama has ever head a banks or a corporation! lewebley3 Jul 2015 #91

Ugh... HRC sat on Walmart's board of directors for years. Fawke Em Jul 2015 #99

Hillary was not the Head of War mart ever! She sat on the board a curtesy position lewebley3 Jul 2015 #107

So she was "very young" in 1992 when she was still at Wal-Mart... cascadiance Aug 2015 #127

When Hillary was on the Board, the Wal-mart product were made in American lewebley3 Aug 2015 #145

Sitting on the board okasha Aug 2015 #140

Boy they sure liked him when he voted their way, though artislife Jul 2015 #100

Oh can it, lewie. hedda_foil Aug 2015 #121

LOL Puglover Aug 2015 #123

LMAO! beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #124

+1 Nite Owl Aug 2015 #156

Then you must have LOVED Strom Thurmond before he became a Republican! cascadiance Aug 2015 #126

You don't know your history: Strom was never a liberal, like Hillary! lewebley3 Aug 2015 #141

But you weren't critiquing Bernie for being a liberal, but being a Democrat! cascadiance Aug 2015 #146

You don't understand what the term Dem meant when Storm used it! lewebley3 Aug 2015 #153

Just like Democrats are now in many cases corporatists masquerading as liberals... cascadiance Aug 2015 #154

The Dem party is only path to the Presidency for people: Regardless of money! lewebley3 Jul 2015 #63

Ted Kennedy was not a real Democrat by your definition. pnwmom Jul 2015 #83

No, Third Wayers don't want to fight RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #86

Many DUers accuse President Obama of being a Third Wayer because he entered office pnwmom Jul 2015 #88

Hmm... Him pushing TPA and TPP harder than anything else begs this question though! cascadiance Aug 2015 #128

Bull shit! RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #158

Third Wayers are NOT for the Nite Owl Aug 2015 #157

Whatever they were the Dem party and they were winners! lewebley3 Jul 2015 #79

Yeah, winners for the 1% RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #80

No, you are completely wrong: The Clinton's help rebuild the middle Class lewebley3 Jul 2015 #93

No I am not. RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #95

Clinton's left office in 2000, not 2007: The Economy was great and we had a surplus! lewebley3 Jul 2015 #97

Glass-Steagal did so lead to the economic collapse RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #98

Bush and his buddies were charge of the sec, they wanted all that sketchy things! lewebley3 Jul 2015 #108

So no blame whatsoever goes to the parties RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #109

Laws don't mean anything to the GOP: they did want they wanted for friends lewebley3 Jul 2015 #110

One law did not bring the down any 14 trillion economy: That is ieft wing nonsense! lewebley3 Aug 2015 #111

It is a fact that the repeal of Glass-Steagal did cause the banking crisis of 2007 RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #112

No, is not a fact is your opinion that's all: and it was 8 years later! lewebley3 Aug 2015 #113

Yes, and only YOU know the truth, RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #114

I know the truth of the successful Clinton Administration: it is now almost 16 years later lewebley3 Aug 2015 #115

And we now have only 4 companies owning most of our media now too thanks to Clinton! cascadiance Aug 2015 #129

Yes, and l know there is no such thing as a free market: Hillary is a leader! lewebley3 Aug 2015 #142

Then why doesn't she want to enable the people's representatives to control it? cascadiance Aug 2015 #147

She is a Dem, that means she believes in caring and sharing politics: lewebley3 Aug 2015 #152

As Strom Thurmond was in "caring and sharing" because he was a Dem cascadiance Aug 2015 #155

Storm that was a racist fascists: He belong to the kkk lewebley3 Aug 2015 #163

Sure there are, and you have every right to do so.... daleanime Jul 2015 #22

Specifically, you're for Hillary running as an incumbent, unchallenged Scootaloo Jul 2015 #77

Hillary: has never been unchallenged: She is always fighting and working lewebley3 Jul 2015 #78

If Mrs. Secretary Clinton is "always fighting and working," RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #81

Easy she fought for the Obama's administration, and lewebley3 Jul 2015 #92

Sanders has done more than talk RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #105

Legislation that went Know where: Nancy Pelosi has put forward and passed Bills! lewebley3 Jul 2015 #106

I don't know who this loyal person you describe as Hillay is but RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #116

I do care what the Dem party is: and I know it stands: Just like Hillary and Obama! lewebley3 Aug 2015 #117

Why do folks think that it is all about money. RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #118

Money is the milk of poltics: Obama got elelcted with piles of money, and Team work lewebley3 Aug 2015 #119

Well if you ask me... RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #120

Your are in crazy land, it takes money to become President that is a fact. lewebley3 Aug 2015 #125

Whoever alerted on this post: Indydem Aug 2015 #132

And one of the jurors needs to learn the difference between socialism and facism arcane1 Aug 2015 #133

Looks like they were not referring to Senator Sanders. William769 Aug 2015 #134

No, but facists don't vote for socialists, and vise-versa :) arcane1 Aug 2015 #135

You are correct. William769 Aug 2015 #136

Exactly. Reminds me of freepers calling Obama a fascist commie arcane1 Aug 2015 #137

Factually correct of course ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #139

I hope this site become valueable, so that Dem's have place to go! lewebley3 Aug 2015 #143

If it went know where, please tell us where.to look. If it's nowhere to.be found, that's different. hedda_foil Aug 2015 #122

agreed. n/t RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #15

They're also equating any opposition to Citizens United with Nazism starroute Jul 2015 #4

Yah thems some Weasel Words right there... Volaris Jul 2015 #25

Precisely. Bernie believes, IMHO correctly, that allowing Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2015 #34

He was called a Nazi in the National Review. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #5

They've been working the "liberals are the REAL Nazis" for years JHB Jul 2015 #32

It is an article of faith among certain conservatives that the Nazis were leftists Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2015 #35

And if one was talking about the 1920s Nazis, there's a case to be made... JHB Jul 2015 #38

They want to turn the word 'socialist' into a slur for 'Nazi'. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #70

Fuck the National Review. 47of74 Jul 2015 #7

Welcome to a national campaign vs the GOP. Sanders supporters need much thicker skin. stevenleser Jul 2015 #8

Thanks for the reminder nikto Jul 2015 #24

Hell this is peanuts TM99 Jul 2015 #26

Bernie wont get a pass from the stupid Cosmocat Jul 2015 #27

Never said he would. TM99 Jul 2015 #30

"Reality" is Bernie will get it just the same Cosmocat Jul 2015 #37

Only to Democratic Party partisans TM99 Jul 2015 #39

Have you not been awake the last 8 years? Cosmocat Jul 2015 #40

How old are you kid? TM99 Jul 2015 #41

Last go around on this Cosmocat Jul 2015 #43

Whatever. TM99 Jul 2015 #44

If they will not vote for the Democratic Nominee dbackjon Jul 2015 #48

Or they are sick of the Clinton lies and bullshit? TM99 Jul 2015 #55

So if Clinton wins the nomination dbackjon Jul 2015 #60

Not this tired shit again. TM99 Jul 2015 #61

Again, you are going to help a Republican appoint the next 3-5 SCOTUS Nominees dbackjon Jul 2015 #62

Some covet the struggle LordGlenconner Jul 2015 #85

Faithful to what??? artislife Jul 2015 #101

And a President Walker would be better?? dbackjon Jul 2015 #103

Sadly...that is probably 100% true. artislife Jul 2015 #104

The Socialism meme vs Bernie has "some basis in reality" too. And that trumps everything else. stevenleser Jul 2015 #53

No, Clinton hate is a hobby for the GOP. Hatred of Socialism, now that is a religion for them. stevenleser Jul 2015 #42

Not only do they not distinguish between Democratic Socialism and Social Democrats Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2015 #49

Exactly right, well said. And it will be almost impossible to explain that in the heat of a campaign stevenleser Jul 2015 #54

Too true kenfrequed Aug 2015 #131

Been saying this all along Cosmocat Jul 2015 #28

What a low life scum sucking attack in a time of monumental low life scum sucking attacks. marble falls Jul 2015 #9

I like the way you said that. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #36

can't these pants-pissers even get their bigotries straight? it's Communism that you're supposed to MisterP Jul 2015 #11

This was to be expected WHEN CRABS ROAR Jul 2015 #12

so embarrassing. It's like there is no Conservative voice left that's not idiotic and/or nuts uhnope Jul 2015 #14

The National Review..................... turbinetree Jul 2015 #17

Republicans do projection... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #18

FUCK NRO V0ltairesGh0st Jul 2015 #19

Well to be honest I don't think many Americans really know what National Socialism entails. YOHABLO Jul 2015 #20

IL Duce! Benito Sanders- run for your life! appalachiablue Jul 2015 #73

He's finally arrived. LiberalElite Jul 2015 #21

National Review is actually *The National Socialist Review* nikto Jul 2015 #23

Neither the conservatives or the lapdog media are going to genuflect Bernie Cosmocat Jul 2015 #29

Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Jul 2015 #31

Reminds me of FDR. And he welcomed their hatred <G> n/t jtuck004 Jul 2015 #33

They would call the Pope a Nazi if it served their agenda. W T F Jul 2015 #45

Rush Limbaugh called Pope Francis a Marxist Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2015 #52

Way to kill whatever credibility the NR had left d_legendary1 Jul 2015 #46

Sen. Pat Roberts, Kansas. LOL! His own state is so F'en bad he doesn't even live there. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2015 #51

I can smell their fear. JNelson6563 Jul 2015 #56

Nazi "national socialists" were socialists as much as "arbeit macht frei" stuffmatters Jul 2015 #68

hell, it doesn't even require the ability to decipher propaganda renegade000 Jul 2015 #82

On MTP Bernie should remind all that German SocialistDs were The AntiHitler Party stuffmatters Jul 2015 #89

Well I am not surprised nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #72

Seems like the far right has seen Bernie now! Sancho Jul 2015 #75

That may be because they fear he is drawing too many of their voters BainsBane Jul 2015 #84

Why do you think that is? Seriously. I find it somewhat mystifying. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #90

Economics. I work with a guy... WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #94

dunno, but calling Bernie conservative (rofl) in a desperation move to support hillary has me dionysus Jul 2015 #96

I don't mind the attacks from the right artislife Jul 2015 #102

they're not middle ibegurpard Aug 2015 #138

Strictly speaking, if you're on the left (as I am), all of those attacks are coming from your right. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2015 #150

Welcome to the national stage Sanders. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #130

The attacks from the Left are getting ugly too. Autumn Aug 2015 #159