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Thinkingabout

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5. Like the $18,000 donation to defeat one's opponent?

Reply to ladjf (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 16, 2015, 04:21 PM

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CNN Debate [View all] kpete Oct 2015 OP

Kinda nasty there, Hillary has been working her life for the less fortunate and now she is willing Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #1

I like them both kpete Oct 2015 #2

I used to feel that way about the two candidates but no more. ladjf Oct 2015 #3

Like the $18,000 donation to defeat one's opponent? Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #5

I'm not familiar with the $18,000 donation incident. ladjf Oct 2015 #8

The NRA donated money to defeat Sanders opponent, he rewarded the NRA by voting like the NRA wanted. Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #9

I've studied that event from 1990 and on the surface, ladjf Oct 2015 #12

Well Done! bvar22 Oct 2015 #15

Thanks. Your sentence about facts throwing water on ladjf Oct 2015 #17

As I stated, NRA donated money to help defeat Sanders opponent, it wasn't donated to Sanders. Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #16

Now that you mentioned it, I recall that Bernie , during the debate, said that ladjf Oct 2015 #18

No, the NRA SPENT money to help defeat Sanders opponent. Mostly for postage for a mailing and for merrily Oct 2015 #30

I've asked Thinkingabout for a link. It is my understanding that the NRA did NOT donate money to merrily Oct 2015 #21

I found this on the INTERNET tonight. ladjf Oct 2015 #28

Thank you. merrily Oct 2015 #33

Where did I post the money was donated to Sanders? Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #31

It's what anyone would take away from Reply 5. Your use of "donated" is misleading and wrong. merrily Oct 2015 #32

No, it was not misleading and wrong, I stated a fact. Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #37

You did not state that in Reply 5 and AGAIN, spending money does equal donating money. merrily Oct 2015 #38

LINK please. merrily Oct 2015 #20

Maybe move the media to Bernie's side, he spends lots of time on talk shows. Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #4

LOL! merrily Oct 2015 #22

That's why she worked so hard to get the draconian, poverty inducing Welrare Reform Bill passed. sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #34

As long as they don't live in Iraq or Libya n/t eridani Oct 2015 #36

You build your connections or you burn your bridges...it matters in the long run. Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #6

Bernie won the debate, there is no longer any question about that. By every measure, including the sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #35

Same script, different cast rocktivity Oct 2015 #7

Yep Go Vols Oct 2015 #10

Follow the money. tecelote Oct 2015 #11

Ditto. SoapBox Oct 2015 #13

Yup. Bought and paid for. tecelote Oct 2015 #14

"I went to Wall St. and told them to cut it out!" Plucketeer Oct 2015 #29

Thank you Kpete! marym625 Oct 2015 #19

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #23

Add DWS zentrum Oct 2015 #24

Voters have validated the claim that she won the debate with recent polls StrongBad Oct 2015 #25

KNR!!!! n/t Hepburn Oct 2015 #26

Why is everyone forgetting what Hillary did the summer of 2014? DrBulldog Oct 2015 #27