2016 Postmortem

sabrina 1

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64. I'll remind you of this. Everything he tried to do FOR the people was blocked by Corporate Funded

Thu Nov 19, 2015, 12:10 AM

Nov 2015

bought-and-paid-for Congress members. Which is why we are working to get more Reps like Bernie and the few others who worked so hard to try to overcome the MONEY that has bought our government.

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Walmart Workers On Hunger Strike Confront Clinton Staff At Campaign Headquarters [View all] Cheese Sandwich Nov 2015 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Segami Nov 2015 #1

I think this group gets support from UFCW Cheese Sandwich Nov 2015 #4

Wow...just wow... Hepburn Nov 2015 #2

The dirty, unwashed masses.......... nc4bo Nov 2015 #5

You got that right. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2015 #70

They were shown out to sidewalk, but eventually a staffer did come outside to receive their letter Cheese Sandwich Nov 2015 #7

A Staffer Huh? LovingA2andMI Nov 2015 #23

She did nothing for unions or strikers while she was on the WalMart board. merrily Nov 2015 #3

Remind me what Sanders has done for Walmart after his twenty five years in Congress. Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #6

Pretty much everything Cheese Sandwich Nov 2015 #8

Someone needs to tell Walmart employees the good news, they don't know what he has done for them. Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #9

they don't know what he has done for them. AlbertCat Nov 2015 #13

I have very close contact with lots of Walmart employees, I ask what Sanders has done for the Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #15

Cool story bro. BeanMusical Nov 2015 #24

Since you asked ejbr Nov 2015 #10

Did he get them a raise? no Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #16

Does he care? Yes ejbr Nov 2015 #68

Hillary has tried to get minimum wage increases tied to congressional raises, it did not pass but Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #72

I was responding ejbr Nov 2015 #75

He didn't sit on the Walmart board and ignore the idea of unionizing the company like Hillary did! Omaha Steve Nov 2015 #12

He has sat in Congress for twenty five years, has Sanders went out to organize Walmart employees? NO Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #17

His # 1 donors are unions! Omaha Steve Nov 2015 #19

So he gets donations and leaves the employees high and dry, no reward to his donors. Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #27

See reply #22 Omaha Steve Nov 2015 #28

I will. She screwed workers for money. roguevalley Nov 2015 #50

. Dragonfli Nov 2015 #63

Here is his Senate score by UNIONS lifetime Omaha Steve Nov 2015 #22

As I say, he takes the money and he has not helped Walmart employees. The employees knows he has Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #32

Walmart employees aren't union and don't pay dues have a PAC etc Omaha Steve Nov 2015 #34

I have forgotten more about unions than some people with ever know, I know how unions works very Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #35

How did he take their $? Omaha Steve Nov 2015 #38

Reading comprehension, reread post #35, sure I said what Hillary did while sitting on the board. Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #39

YOU know this HOW? Omaha Steve Nov 2015 #40

As I have already stated I have forgotten more about unions than some will ever know. Years of Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #41

You also seem to have forgotten zalinda Nov 2015 #49

You must not have any idea what a good job steward does, you may have come across ones which was bad Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #53

Which why he is running for President. eom zalinda Nov 2015 #60

Yea, Sanders never get on the picket lines.....Oh Wait.... LovingA2andMI Nov 2015 #31

Photo ops Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #37

Assuming.... LovingA2andMI Nov 2015 #43

It is not a photo op...it is called walking the walk, not just talking the talk. Punkingal Nov 2015 #45

Like the photo on the Edmund Pettus bridge and claiming John Lewis was endorsing Sanders, Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #47

i am not impressed with John Lewis endorsements... Punkingal Nov 2015 #52

I am not impressed with Sanders photo ops. John Lewis has been a great statesman, a great member of Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #54

I am not disparaging him...I have a lot of respect for his accomplishments. Punkingal Nov 2015 #55

Endorsing Hillary Clinton is the right person. Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #56

You are free to think so...just as I am free to disagree. Punkingal Nov 2015 #61

This post was alerted on. murielm99 Nov 2015 #66

I'll remind you of this. Everything he tried to do FOR the people was blocked by Corporate Funded sabrina 1 Nov 2015 #64

And this is about Sanders how? blackspade Nov 2015 #67

You can donate to these workers here Omaha Steve Nov 2015 #11

Wonder if the various union zentrum Nov 2015 #14

Oh my! This isn't good, quick --9/11 !!!!!! jalan48 Nov 2015 #18

Haha! coyote Nov 2015 #21

Snort. lol Give her time. 840high Nov 2015 #58

It's going to be very hard for Hillary... Oilwellian Nov 2015 #20

Not only that, if she wins the Presidency she's in for a hard ride. jalan48 Nov 2015 #25

I've never believed she could win a general Oilwellian Nov 2015 #36

"I'm the worker's candidate! the people who manufacture what we consume!" MisterP Nov 2015 #57

If they worked on Wall St. instead of at Wamart she'd meet them. CharlotteVale Nov 2015 #26

Pity the Walton Family Geronimoe Nov 2015 #29

Hilary spent several years fighting walmart employees when she was on their board Travis_0004 Nov 2015 #30

LINK Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #33

Here's something to get you started Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #44

Post #30 said Hillary spent years fighting the employees, thanks for your link where she remained Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #46

I dont know if she actually fought against unionization Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #48

Yes she was on the board of Walmart, she pushed for Buy America while there and pushed for women Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #51

"Buy American" was Sam's brainchild, Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #65

She pushed to keep Buy America, bottom line, it kept jobs in the USA. On a board votes, she voted Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #73

"Buy American" from a company that sells more foreign crap than any other. Hypocrisy. Scuba Nov 2015 #69

Go back and look at the walmart history and see where the producrs came from during the Buy Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #74

She will never support $15 /hour... SoapBox Nov 2015 #42

Sad and true. 840high Nov 2015 #59

Hillary is all about Hillary. To her, the Presidency is her way of achieving higher speaking fees on par with Bill. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2015 #71

I would never say that she wouldn't support something (at least for a little while). hughee99 Nov 2015 #62