2016 Postmortem

NurseJackie

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55. That's true, politics ain't pretty …

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 05:28 PM

Oct 2015

… and idealistic candidates who aren't willing to see politics for the bloodsport that it has become, and who aren't willing to do everything it takes to remain competitive, will be the losers.

I think we've reached an impasse. Good luck to you.

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"New Rules" Rigged To Elect Darlings of the Billionaire Class [View all] 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 OP

Disgusting 99Forever Oct 2015 #1

Democracy bought and paid for. liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #2

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Oct 2015 #3

You're welcome WillyT. 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #7

Well... I Just Ran Across Something That Might Give The Clinton Camp New Worry... WillyT Oct 2015 #10

I wonder if Ms. Smith will be "allowed" to be in the Hearing Room tomorrow? -nt- 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #18

ah yes, Ms. Patricia Smith onenote Oct 2015 #25

I'm a Bernie supporter but I think this is low. tecelote Oct 2015 #31

I'm a Bernie supporter too. And you're right. onenote Oct 2015 #32

Agree. Really sad. glinda Oct 2015 #51

She also accused Pres.Obama of murdering her son. sufrommich Oct 2015 #39

Never Heard Of The Woman Til I Ran Across The Article... Why Would CNN Have Her On ??? WillyT Oct 2015 #53

because CNN is in the business of generating sensationalistic headines? onenote Oct 2015 #59

Gee... I dunno. Agschmid Oct 2015 #68

She's a right winger, my condolences for her loss, but Benghazi is on Republicans JRLeft Oct 2015 #64

The right hates Hillary. The fringe left hates Hillary... SidDithers Oct 2015 #70

Whatever else artislife Oct 2015 #84

I wonder MyNameGoesHere Oct 2015 #40

Glad you asked. Fawke Em Oct 2015 #79

He is SO much busier than Hillary... senz Oct 2015 #110

BASH BASH BASH Hillary, BASH BASH BASH randys1 Oct 2015 #4

Hint: this is a Primary Election. Facts are stubborn things. Get over it. 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #5

I know. artislife Oct 2015 #87

You will see these long before THAT ever happens. hifiguy Oct 2015 #90

Oddly artislife Oct 2015 #91

LOL! hifiguy Oct 2015 #93

It's not bashing when the facts speak for themselves. HerbChestnut Oct 2015 #6

IS TOO! hifiguy Oct 2015 #92

Go ahead and vote for Big Pharma, health insurance profiteers... Yurovsky Oct 2015 #15

It is perpetuating the oligarchies rule! Dustlawyer Oct 2015 #62

In the manner of Winston Smith, hifiguy Oct 2015 #94

We need to get this crap out of the way Aerows Oct 2015 #20

it's more important retrowire Oct 2015 #29

that's some really pathetic deflection there stupidicus Oct 2015 #46

You post that every time someone here hifiguy Oct 2015 #83

What I am doing is fighting Karl Rove randys1 Oct 2015 #96

In your mind, maybe. hifiguy Oct 2015 #97

Nah, the candidate I support is Bernie Sanders. But I can see why you are blind to that. randys1 Oct 2015 #98

If you support Bernie, good on ya, m8. hifiguy Oct 2015 #100

He also said randys1 Oct 2015 #101

My primary problem with HRH, though I have a long list, hifiguy Oct 2015 #103

Yes. artislife Oct 2015 #85

Why is it bashing? The donor information is true. n/t Avalux Oct 2015 #106

. MohRokTah Oct 2015 #8

Amused by your own candidate's duplicity? 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #14

Amused by BS bashing by the author of the piece. eom MohRokTah Oct 2015 #16

Revealing to me, how any fact uttered that reflects poorly on your candidate is called "bashing" 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #19

. MohRokTah Oct 2015 #24

of course they can't dispute the facts stupidicus Oct 2015 #44

Post removed Post removed Oct 2015 #9

But she's the only one we can count on to reform campaign finance and money's influence!!1 arcane1 Oct 2015 #11

Who's better than industry to regulate itself. That's the Clinton/Third Way demand way. JRLeft Oct 2015 #27

Who better to appoint as security for the chicken coop hifiguy Oct 2015 #95

Perfect cartoon, hifiguy. senz Oct 2015 #111

and some Dems really expect her to regulate the banks and repeal Citizens United? liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #12

I don't think they care what she does. senz Oct 2015 #112

i will add it to my list restorefreedom Oct 2015 #13

Wait.. This isn't a Maher thread? Fumesucker Oct 2015 #17

? We're evil, but not obsessively so. ? Half-Century Man Oct 2015 #33

Hey, Fridays are casual evil days. hifiguy Oct 2015 #88

This seems to be GREAT NEWS! (Is she or her campaign breaking any laws?) NurseJackie Oct 2015 #21

SCOTUS "legalized" blatant corruption with CU, in case you didn't notice 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #22

She's smart. She's playing by the rules we currently have. Good for her! NurseJackie Oct 2015 #26

So you seriously believe her Billionaire Donors will not want favors in return 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #30

I'm not at all certain that I agree with the premise … NurseJackie Oct 2015 #34

No, what is "just plain silly" is insinuating that Hillary somehow "outfoxed" Bernie 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #37

Actually, it seems as though Bernie has outfoxed himself. NurseJackie Oct 2015 #47

Yes "Sensible Woodchucks" tend to support "serious" candidates, meaning 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #52

That's true, politics ain't pretty … NurseJackie Oct 2015 #55

Yes, we can agree to disagree. Have a nice day 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #57

They have to do what the voters want treestar Oct 2015 #61

If there ever is "an objectionable donor to Bernie" 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #63

"I'd rather have a Democrat "owing favors" instead of a Republican" dorkzilla Oct 2015 #41

Time will tell. NurseJackie Oct 2015 #50

"of course it's a team sports mentality. That's just the way it is" dorkzilla Oct 2015 #67

There was a day at the Bastille Fairgo Oct 2015 #71

I'm not sure how this is a valid comparison … NurseJackie Oct 2015 #73

Living in a socially constructed reality Fairgo Oct 2015 #105

Yes, I do. NurseJackie Oct 2015 #107

Good on ya Fairgo Oct 2015 #108

Actually, I'm dismissive of flawed and mistaken ideas … NurseJackie Oct 2015 #72

More dismissiveness, that’s good! dorkzilla Oct 2015 #75

Umm, okay. So does that mean that I win? :-/ NurseJackie Oct 2015 #76

Nice comment -- intelligent and principled. nt senz Oct 2015 #113

What favors? treestar Oct 2015 #60

That's not "smart." Fawke Em Oct 2015 #80

Potato, po-tah-to … NurseJackie Oct 2015 #82

Agree 100%. The playing field has changed since Citizens United. Laser102 Oct 2015 #36

The reason it is legal is because the lobbyists buy the politicians to write the laws that favor liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #56

+ 100 nt 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #58

If it's legal to accept bribes - and that is what they are - hifiguy Oct 2015 #86

That's all we have to work with, right now. NurseJackie Oct 2015 #89

Gotcha. We must support unalloyed evil iin the form of unlimited bribery and corruption hifiguy Oct 2015 #99

Your analogy is a bit clumsy, but I understand the point you're trying to make. NurseJackie Oct 2015 #102

Facts Do Not Equal Bashing colsohlibgal Oct 2015 #23

rationalizing bad behavior on Hillary's part is easy olddots Oct 2015 #28

grate job Hillary stonecutter357 Oct 2015 #35

Yawn . . . Gamecock Lefty Oct 2015 #38

Yawn, another pointless response... dorkzilla Oct 2015 #43

Despite your wishful thinking, the Primary is NOT over yet 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #49

What could Pritzker and these billionaires want? Or are they just benevolent fans? EndElectoral Oct 2015 #42

Oh they TOTES don’t expect quid pro quo! Hillary wouldn’t do that! dorkzilla Oct 2015 #45

I've seen them post here that they don't believe Hillary would have a quid pro quo. Scuba Oct 2015 #48

If their lips are moving, they are lying. hifiguy Oct 2015 #104

Well, some of them do talk as if they just fell off a turnip truck Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #117

Corporatist or for-the-people davemac Oct 2015 #54

i would think, given the history of the Citizens United case 0rganism Oct 2015 #65

I do not see it ending nicely. PowerToThePeople Oct 2015 #66

K&R! n/t in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #69

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #74

My pleasure Uncle Joe. nt 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #116

33 states -- anybody know which ones? nt antigop Oct 2015 #77

I was told here yesterday that Hillary isn't getting big donations from Corporate entities??? sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #78

And I'm sure such claims were backed-up with convincing arguments and solid evidence 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #115

Government of the billionaires, by the billionaires hifiguy Oct 2015 #81

These arrangements are open to all candidates. It would be definition of lunacy tritsofme Oct 2015 #109

Besides, she could never get small donor donations in anything like numbers senz Oct 2015 #114