2016 Postmortem

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33. Do you really think Sanders is going to get minimum wage from

Reply to litlbilly (Reply #8)

Fri Jan 8, 2016, 11:41 PM

Jan 2016

$7.25 to $15? That is what he is saying, reality say no.

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Before you slam Planned Parenthood, try reading why they endorsed Hillary. [View all] pnwmom Jan 2016 OP

Reminder, if you shop AMAZON, do Smile...then link your local PP to it randys1 Jan 2016 #1

Please tell me more -- I haven't heard of Smile. pnwmom Jan 2016 #2

It's a program where a portion of your order is donated to a charity mythology Jan 2016 #27

Thanks! Good to know! pnwmom Jan 2016 #117

See the other persons response randys1 Jan 2016 #106

Kid Pro Quo mhatrw Jan 2016 #87

kid pro quo. She sold out PP to a campaign and I am sure her entitled mentality roguevalley Jan 2016 #89

Good one (funny yet infuriating). nt SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #108

My Smile account is linked to my local Humane Society. But I have to mention that tblue37 Jan 2016 #88

Agree, I dont assume by using Smile that my donation is taken care of, I knew it had to be very randys1 Jan 2016 #107

K & R Thinkingabout Jan 2016 #3

You mean like $12 an hour for single moms with kids trying to survive? How healthy is that? litlbilly Jan 2016 #8

No salary would be worse. The Princeton researcher whose groundbreaking research pnwmom Jan 2016 #10

she will tell the employers to "cut it out" SoLeftIAmRight Jan 2016 #12

I think you're right litlbilly Jan 2016 #14

Do you really think Sanders is going to get minimum wage from Thinkingabout Jan 2016 #33

Yes... litlbilly Jan 2016 #38

Then he has had years to get it started and passed, he has been in Thinkingabout Jan 2016 #40

She could instead ask for $15 an hour and get nothing. I'll take the $12.00. Lil Missy Jan 2016 #34

You people remind me of the saying: 2 people are standing near some tracks arguing about what type litlbilly Jan 2016 #48

Like Bernie Is Against Women's Rights? CorporatistNation Jan 2016 #59

It's a mistake. earthside Jan 2016 #4

And those moderate Republican women, faced with a choice between pnwmom Jan 2016 #6

But that doesn't help PP's reputation. earthside Jan 2016 #15

by endorsing the front runner for the nomination? CreekDog Jan 2016 #110

I'm not exactly sure why there nyabingi Jan 2016 #41

The constant repetition here that "Bernie can win" relies on Republicans voting for him. baldguy Jan 2016 #92

yes - huge blunder SoLeftIAmRight Jan 2016 #13

I do not have to read anything about Planned Parenthood to understand the hypocrisy of their actions pennylane100 Jan 2016 #5

Giving to Planned Parenthood doesn't mean giving to Hillary. pnwmom Jan 2016 #7

so if they were to have endorsed Bernie you would be equally upset? dsc Jan 2016 #18

No. I would not have. People. Sometimes they're just so irrational. Ed Suspicious Jan 2016 #29

I thought this is what the complaining is based, I will just Thinkingabout Jan 2016 #35

It was stupid of them to endorse anyone. Would I have cheered a Bernie endorsement? Just like you Ed Suspicious Jan 2016 #36

Just as you would have cheered for Sanders, it would have been smart if Thinkingabout Jan 2016 #44

Whooooooossssshhhhhh! kath Jan 2016 #62

Wrong to endorse anyone at this time. peace13 Jan 2016 #86

You did NOT read OR understand what Ed Suspicious wrote!! pangaia Jan 2016 #101

Yes, I would have been equally upset. SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #39

I think that organizations that are supported by all democratic groups pennylane100 Jan 2016 #75

then no union should endorse dsc Jan 2016 #94

You do have a point, but SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #109

I donate to PP and have for years. peace13 Jan 2016 #85

I agree with you davidpdx Jan 2016 #26

Bingo. nt SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #42

No. They're afraid of losing the presidency to the GOP. Hortensis Jan 2016 #90

100% correct. (eom) oasis Jan 2016 #98

That is making the dubious claim that Clinton is the only one who can beat the GOP davidpdx Jan 2016 #99

Wishful thinking isn't nearly good enough. Hortensis Jan 2016 #100

Yes it is serious davidpdx Jan 2016 #116

Then their judgment is faulty. SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #111

In what possible sense does it take away anybody's ability to choose a candidate? mythology Jan 2016 #32

I'm sure Hillary's campaign is lobbying many of these nyabingi Jan 2016 #45

Yea, that will show those damn PP people and the women they help! leftofcool Jan 2016 #95

It would not be inaccurate to say, "America's number one advocate for women oasis Jan 2016 #9

And what could be more inspiring for little girls anywhere than to witness pnwmom Jan 2016 #11

Hillary's candidacy and her GE campaign for the White House oasis Jan 2016 #21

I think her gender is the only thing she has nyabingi Jan 2016 #50

You're not giving endorsers credit for doing their homework on the oasis Jan 2016 #54

If Democratic women were only choosing based on gender, Fiorina would be 2nd choice. pnwmom Jan 2016 #68

At the moment inspiring little girls is not my concern, as honorable as it might be. pangaia Jan 2016 #102

What about single moms with kids and Hillary's $12 and hour min wage. Not so much IMO litlbilly Jan 2016 #16

$12 an hour is a RAISE from the current rate. oasis Jan 2016 #17

Well isnt that special. Can you live on that? Wrong answer by the way. Go back to whatever oasis litlbilly Jan 2016 #23

Thanks, I will. Now excuse me while I return to the thread topic. oasis Jan 2016 #25

In high cost areas there SHOULD be a $15 minimum. But in low cost areas pnwmom Jan 2016 #72

Oh wow. pangaia Jan 2016 #103

It's more than a 50% rise from the current minimum wage. And it's the level that pnwmom Jan 2016 #71

They'd rather whine against the endorsement...... Historic NY Jan 2016 #19

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2016 #20

Things are political enough without this. peace13 Jan 2016 #64

How About Not billhicks76 Jan 2016 #22

PP is prawn of the right wing ronnykmarshall Jan 2016 #24

Observing that Planned Parenthood made a mistake with this endorsment is not a slam. blackspade Jan 2016 #28

It really was. They should have made no endorsement. At least not yet. Ed Suspicious Jan 2016 #30

I agree. There should have been no endorsement of any kind. blackspade Jan 2016 #37

Bingo. nt SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #43

slamming pp is to cut off our nose DonCoquixote Jan 2016 #31

I'm criticizing their judgment in this matter, SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #47

ditto DonCoquixote Jan 2016 #84

i think they shot themselves in the foot endorsing anyone. Punkingal Jan 2016 #46

I can't think of a rationale that could convince me SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #49

I'm disappointed in their endorsement... mike_c Jan 2016 #51

Hillary made the case FOR ABORTION, not just pro-choice. Dawson Leery Jan 2016 #52

I have found... quickesst Jan 2016 #53

Serious question - SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #56

I'll let her... quickesst Jan 2016 #58

Because they've never done so before in a primary, SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #60

Had planned Parenthood endorsed Bernie....... quickesst Jan 2016 #91

Oh, I hate to think SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #112

You're a good person... quickesst Jan 2016 #115

Great videos-thanks for posting Gothmog Jan 2016 #55

They lost me the minute they endorsed Clinton Tennis Magnet Jan 2016 #57

Bingo. SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #61

There was an EXCELLENT reason. They want the strongest candidate pnwmom Jan 2016 #69

Or maybe this helped them decide: Punkingal Jan 2016 #70

With the recent GOP attacks on PP, they had to act now oasis Jan 2016 #73

That makes no sense at all. SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #78

PP doesn't need "any Democrat", they need the one who'll win the WH. oasis Jan 2016 #81

I don't want them to "roll the dice" on Bernie or anyone else. SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #114

As opposed to the rank and file like myself? I'm very, very happy. ismnotwasm Jan 2016 #97

Not any Democrat could win in the General. And it is their opinion pnwmom Jan 2016 #118

Which then brings up the question SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #119

Well, they are wrong. pangaia Jan 2016 #105

Yes. peace13 Jan 2016 #80

I don't need to read anything. peace13 Jan 2016 #63

Well, perhaps they have.... SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #66

Hope they got it in writing. peace13 Jan 2016 #74

"Hope they got it in writing." SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #76

Good for you. The women PP helps will appreciate it. leftofcool Jan 2016 #96

They need to be slammed.... Punkingal Jan 2016 #65

Oh dear. SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #67

yep THIS is why they endorsed Hillary. nt m-lekktor Jan 2016 #83

Well, this part is bullshit, "no other candidate has introduced any." progressoid Jan 2016 #77

Was he one of dozens who co-sponsored bills she wrote, or was he pnwmom Jan 2016 #79

This one was a Reid bill progressoid Jan 2016 #82

I am not slamming them. I just don't think it is any reason at all to support Hillary instead of djean111 Jan 2016 #93

DWS and PP must not be criticised for discrediting themselves on behalf of Clinton. Betty Karlson Jan 2016 #104

KnR Hekate Jan 2016 #113