2016 Postmortem

Dustlawyer

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27. It is this more than anything that has motivated and proven

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 12:27 PM

Oct 2015

to many Americans that we no longer have Representative Democracy and have an Oligarchy instead! Jimmy Carter was right!

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Bernie Sanders wants Wall Street execs jailed for 2008 financial crisis [View all] kpete Oct 2015 OP

something that was promised back in 2008 marym625 Oct 2015 #1

yeah!! now thats what i'm talking about! restorefreedom Oct 2015 #2

Couldn't agree more in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #3

Don't worry, ejbr Oct 2015 #16

People in hell want icewater, it ain't gonna happen n /t doc03 Oct 2015 #4

Not if we vote in the status quo.... AlbertCat Oct 2015 #32

Even Bernanke, trying to cement his own very questionable legacy right now, is saying sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #43

K&R! Segami Oct 2015 #5

It is this more than anything that has motivated and proven Dustlawyer Oct 2015 #27

Going after Hillary's friends - good to see. Broward Oct 2015 #6

Wish I could rec this a million times. eom NorthCarolina Oct 2015 #7

And yet...he has been in congress and done nothing Evergreen Emerald Oct 2015 #8

Isn't it awful...how everything in America is his fault? SoapBox Oct 2015 #11

What's worse is that he has tried to do something about it, Fawke Em Oct 2015 #18

HE's done a lot...Not his fault if most of Congress is bought and paid for Armstead Oct 2015 #20

+1!!! This is exactly what Bernie is trying to change! Dustlawyer Oct 2015 #29

and done nothing AlbertCat Oct 2015 #33

You sound like the Obama haters who blame him for everything. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #39

Did he vote for for or against the Bailout? Senators can only use the limited power sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #44

Well.. there goes any chance of Hillary being appointed AG. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2015 #9

Not to mention jailing people in the Bush/Cheney administration thesquanderer Oct 2015 #10

+ Infiniti n/t ejbr Oct 2015 #17

Posted without comment ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #12

Good post! leftofcool Oct 2015 #13

None of whom were the bankers whose acts triggered the financial crisis brentspeak Oct 2015 #15

Funny, I thought bernie said "Wall Street" execs leftofcool Oct 2015 #19

He did ... See post #21. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #22

Here we go again! ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #21

I can see why you like Clinton. Wall Street uber alles. nm rhett o rick Oct 2015 #79

For the 1,000th time, I support MARTIN O'MALLEY'S run for the Democratic nomination ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #81

Oh pleaze. You never seem to attack HRC like you do Sen Sanders even though rhett o rick Oct 2015 #87

Okay ... You got me ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #88

Sen Sanders is fighting for the 99% and Clinton clearly for the 1%. Which would be rhett o rick Oct 2015 #92

Okay. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #93

Correct. Bernie means the housing fraudsters. How dense do some peeps think we are. appalachiablue Oct 2015 #24

Ohhh ... "Housing Fraudsters!" ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #37

Non of the financiers were part of the housing fraud?! tia uponit7771 Oct 2015 #46

Of course the big banks were involved and benefitting, like the investments houses, appalachiablue Oct 2015 #51

Ignore them, they're trying to derail the thread. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #58

I know but a bit can be, entertaining. OTOH there might be info. that shouldn't come out, appalachiablue Oct 2015 #65

Reminds me of the Republicans who always say "Thanks, Obama!" whenever something goes wrong. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #67

Yes indeed in our own special democratic group. appalachiablue Oct 2015 #71

What should we expect when all they've got in their toolbox is "Not Good Enough Bernie!" beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #75

Maybe you can answer ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #83

lol... so proving a bunk meme buck is "derailing"?! tia uponit7771 Oct 2015 #73

But that's not what that is. Ben Bernanke agrees with Sen Sanders. But I can rhett o rick Oct 2015 #80

Again ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #82

This must be part of that "it wasn't big banks" baloney Hillary is trotting out. AlbertCat Oct 2015 #34

Facts disputing Obama and Hillary being corporatist are usually alerted on uponit7771 Oct 2015 #45

So it's all fixed then. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2015 #89

I did not post that to say everything has been fixed, only that people have been convincted and ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #91

Excellent!! MissDeeds Oct 2015 #14

Martin O'Malley led the call for Wall Street prosecutions in this campaign bigtree Oct 2015 #23

I support Martin's run; but, his call for prosecutions is based, not in law, but ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #84

I'm not sure they should go to jail...(other than the obvioius crooks) Armstead Oct 2015 #25

Now this is interesting for the fact Sanders voted for the Commodies Futures Modification Act 2000 Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #26

which played a big part in the financial crisis. AlbertCat Oct 2015 #35

He voted for AUMF, at least the IWR gave direction to Bush to do inspections in Iraq and Hillary Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #63

this puzzles me. AlbertCat Oct 2015 #77

So you're blaming Bernie for the war your candidate voted for??? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #78

Yeap, Sanders fails another purity test Hillary is subjected to. Sanders is pro wall street too... uponit7771 Oct 2015 #47

Sanders is pro Wall Street? Put down the crack pipe. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2015 #90

Crime & Punishment olddots Oct 2015 #28

Can we go after the gun manufacturers next, Bernie? leftofcool Oct 2015 #30

Can we go after the gun manufacturers next, Bernie? AlbertCat Oct 2015 #36

Aiding and abetting gun sellers who repeatedly sell to straw buyers mythology Oct 2015 #38

If they manufacture and sell a defective product they can be sued and prosecuted. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #40

But Sanders supported protecting that behavior. AlbertCat Oct 2015 #76

For what? If they break the law we can already "go after" them. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #41

What law did the "fraudsters who run Citibank, Chase, Goldman Sachs" or Wall Street execs ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #52

The red herring under discussion is BERNIE LOVES GNUS MANUFACTURERS. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #55

I'm not sure how that is responsive to my question? ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #70

Nah, blame the Obama for Bush's gutting regulators ... that's the easy thing for them to do uponit7771 Oct 2015 #64

Have they nuked a city with at least 30 million people in it yet? No? Well ... there it is then uponit7771 Oct 2015 #48

Are you referring to Hillary's support for the use of cluster bombs? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #56

No worse than voting against the Brady Bill...................... once. Hillary Purity Test fail... uponit7771 Oct 2015 #60

Her one vote for the Iraq war was enough to kill how many again? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #62

The same amount applied to the purity test Sanders fails. I know we'd rather not talk about how ... uponit7771 Oct 2015 #66

Yet here you are throwing stones at Bernie for Hillary. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #68

No, just making sure the record is sKrait, Sanders meme that no one has been prosecuted is false on uponit7771 Oct 2015 #72

Oh hell YES! 99Forever Oct 2015 #31

Again ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #54

This thread is hillaryous! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #42

Responded with fact that WS execs have been prosecuted and Sanders is spouting ANOTHER factually uponit7771 Oct 2015 #49

Fact? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #53

Look at a couple of Sanders and Trumps memes, they lack the word you're saying I don't know uponit7771 Oct 2015 #59

Fact not in dispute: HC supporters responded to this thread with red herrings about guns. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #61

Sanders gumper views and protections for Gun Street out of bounds?! tia uponit7771 Oct 2015 #69

Whose "gumper" views are these? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #74

They cost this country $12.8 TRILLION! It's unbelievable anyone on this forum would defend them. n/t in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #50

No one is "defending" anyone ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #85

"Obscenity" is the perfect word. CharlotteVale Oct 2015 #57

The "2008" financial crisis had been brewing for many, many years, at least since 2003 ... slipslidingaway Oct 2015 #86