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In reply to the discussion: Iowa City Press-Citizen Writers Group: Clinton NO Progressive Candidate [View all]Divernan
(15,480 posts)90. Don't make fun of him, you peasant! He owns a Ferrari!
Plus, he says he's in the One Percent. I'm just so humbled that he finds time in his very special life to post here on DU.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5828942
He also says he's a 25 year government employee (I think the One Percent money comes from his lawyer wife). God, I hope he doesn't have to lower himself to deal with citizens. You can just imagine the empathy he'd show to someone on disability or welfare. Hopefully he's an accountant or something where he can avoid the hoi polloi!
brooklynite (27,127 posts)
80. ...but I'm still a 1%er, so that's all that counts...
Now, excuse me while I go pick up my top hat and cape from the Cleaners.
And from his journal:
As for me and my wife? I've worked for the Government for 25 years; my wife is a successful lawyer who works for responsible clients. We chose to under-pay for housing in our early years so we could afford a nice house later; we chose not to have children; and we invest our available funds responsibly to build a nest-egg. That answer your question?
Posted by brooklynite | Mon Nov 17, 2014, 11:00 AM (2 replies)
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Iowa City Press-Citizen Writers Group: Clinton NO Progressive Candidate [View all]
Segami
Jan 2016
OP
What a stinging rebuke! Aside from the spelling and grammatical errors, it's almost cogent! n/t
xocet
Jan 2016
#40
It's not nice to make fun of someone for whom English is not their first language ...
Scuba
Jan 2016
#81
I know progressives and they all agree with those 'nobodies'. Hillary's policies
sabrina 1
Jan 2016
#67
K and R... Hillary Might If She Fares Poorly want to Interview With...
CorporatistNation
Jan 2016
#71
"If Hillary Clinton were a male, would you support "him" over Bernie Sanders or Martin O'Malley?"
brooklynite
Jan 2016
#5
Toughness shouldn't be the top qualification for a Democratic candidate. The candidate
rhett o rick
Jan 2016
#9
Were there any other large State great minds? Oh yeah, how about Bush and Palin. n/t
A Simple Game
Jan 2016
#66
Ha! Highly doubt he's backing her because she's the tough candidate to win a nasty GE.
SammyWinstonJack
Jan 2016
#87
Those that don't understand this are jeopardizing our chances in the General. They didn't
rhett o rick
Jan 2016
#28
It's not the liberal's fault if the Democratic Party Elite don't promote a candidate that
rhett o rick
Jan 2016
#54
I agree with every word you said, but they will never accept responsibility for failure. n/t
A Simple Game
Jan 2016
#56
You got it. The last thing they want is someone who threatens the gravy train.
raouldukelives
Jan 2016
#79
Senator Sanders has not drawn one vote from anywhere outside Vermont in his life
jmowreader
Jan 2016
#45
IMO some of her supporters don't want a progressive. Too scarey. Some think she is progressive but
rhett o rick
Jan 2016
#10
But some have re-defined "progressive" as one that says something nice about women's rights.
rhett o rick
Jan 2016
#36
Yep, the third wayers confuse them with organizations like the "Progressive Policy Institute" and...
cascadiance
Jan 2016
#75
All of the big Corporate Donations indicate otherwise. It doesn't have to "sell" - you are
vkkv
Jan 2016
#57
Hillary APPROVED Arm Sales to nations that donated to the Clinton Foundation - Mother Jones
vkkv
Jan 2016
#113
So how is supporting EXPANSION of H-1b indentured servant program "progressive" and not corporatist?
cascadiance
Jan 2016
#76
What is "public serve". That is NOT the English language as most of us understand...
cascadiance
Jan 2016
#124
That's an OP Ed, not the opinion of the newspaper. That should be pointed out clearly.
George II
Jan 2016
#38
Agree. We supported Obama because we wanted change. We were fooled. I don't think Sen Sanders
rhett o rick
Jan 2016
#55
"Because there's not a dime's worth of difference between Al Gore and George Bush"
greenman3610
Jan 2016
#48
If Bernie Sanders were a female, would you support "her" over Hillary Clinton or Martin O'Malley?
postatomic
Jan 2016
#74
Hate to get into genderism. It's her hawkishness, flip flops, and ties to big money that stop me.
EndElectoral
Jan 2016
#97