2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton Goes Bush League [View all]Dustlawyer
(10,536 posts)the question. In response to Hillary's statement that their (Wall Street) money cannot buy her, Bernie pointed out that Wall Street has been funding her for decades, "Why would they keep paying the money?" There is no real answer other than the truth, they have bought her, lock, stock and barrel! I don't understand how she can still have so many supporters if they know she is bought off to do things for the .01% that hurts the rest of us.
Her pre-planned canned answer was disgusting! It was disrespectful to the point Dick Cheney might have blushed had it been him who said it. This is the answer she and her team had come up with since they knew the question was coming. It was calculated to distract and wrap her up in the responder cloak as someone who helped on 9/11. Also, to say that she has mostly small donations is utter BS. Ask her how much of her total money raised did those 60% of women contribute? My guess is 1% of her total take might be from women. The vast majority of her money comes from corporations. People are quick to say that Bernie is not a Democrat, but I would say that any Democrat with that much corporate money cannot be, by definition, a Democrat! Why are people afraid to call it what it is? When Bernie pointed out her Wall Street money she acted like it was unfair to even bring it up. "Don't look at the man behind the curtain, I am the great and powerful Hillary of OZ!"