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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Madam President [View all]lovemydog
(11,833 posts)10. Hillary Clinton
is no Margaret Thatcher.
Hillary is closer to President Obama and Bernie Sanders in her political ideology and policy than she is to the Iron Lady. Thatcher was closer to Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush.
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He is unelectable because we live in a corporatocracy with a mostly illiterate population
lostnfound
Oct 2015
#101
No thanks. Madame doesn't mean shit when she is a conservative. Thatcher didn't help the UK and
TheKentuckian
Oct 2015
#4
Rude in what way? Is it rude to assert she is liberal? Disagreement with you is not rudeness.
TheKentuckian
Oct 2015
#15
Using her name in the same paragraph as Thatcher is, in my opinion, rude. n/t
Kang Colby
Oct 2015
#17
Well, then that is like your opinion. I obviously don't share it nor am I obligated to indulge it.
TheKentuckian
Oct 2015
#39
Obama is also a conservative just a a very slightly more moderate one than Clinton.
TheKentuckian
Oct 2015
#14
No room for pragmatism among some folks here. Go for the perfect at the expense of the possible.
kelliekat44
Oct 2015
#104
Absurd ramblings of a conservative surrounded by radical regressives to the point of
TheKentuckian
Oct 2015
#52
No response to who occupies the center/right and then the "moderate" right because the gig would
TheKentuckian
Oct 2015
#92
I don't feel I have to but it is the reasonable and best thing to do. The Turd Way must be flushed.
TheKentuckian
Oct 2015
#48
You're welcome and don't ask questions you don't want answered and can't argue.
TheKentuckian
Oct 2015
#50
A perfect description for a shit failed ideology for any age and you still have no answer for
TheKentuckian
Oct 2015
#122
Take out? Not in the same galactic cluster. Reject as representatives and as a viable political
TheKentuckian
Oct 2015
#84
what a sad sad waste of a huge chunk of life for many Obama and Hillary haters.
Sheepshank
Oct 2015
#99
That's it. EXACTLY. People keep saying that these people will "come around" after the primary
Number23
Oct 2015
#108
The party isn't about your favorite corporate approved personalities and disapproval of their position
TheKentuckian
Oct 2015
#126
Probably the same reason Hillarians feel that posts like this OP, which belongs in the HRC
Doctor_J
Oct 2015
#74
Hey Merrily! I reckon it sounds more flowery than Ms. President since we do Mister.
TheKentuckian
Oct 2015
#82
Should be parallel, no. I mean, imagine if a female President were addressed incorrectly and she
merrily
Oct 2015
#83
No, the distaff version of "Mr. President" would be "Ms. President," which is my point.
merrily
Oct 2015
#93
Drama much? Sorry, Bernie won't be able to nationalize corporate America from his
Kang Colby
Oct 2015
#19
Are you just playing ignorant? Bernie doesn't want to nationalize corporate America.
Ed Suspicious
Oct 2015
#69
Leader of mindless cheer-leaders with no rebuttal of issues, just yak on . Bernie could swing voters
orpupilofnature57
Oct 2015
#35
You must not be paying much attention. Several recent polls show Bernie doing better against
totodeinhere
Oct 2015
#77
One of the most qualified people to run for President, who happens to be a woman.
Metric System
Oct 2015
#25