Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: Who decided Hillary is best for the black community? [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)IMO, Hillary is not good on social issues, as a whole, or on economic issues, as a whole. She has been very good on women and children--two things that affect her rather directly. On other things, she's been "evolving" after the culture evolved or spotty at best. I cited her 2008 primary campaign as one of the three major reasons she is not my primary candidate.
I had to laugh at Podesta on one of the talking head shows, after being questioned about her different stances on equal marriage. First, he went to some trouble to say that American culture had changed since she took a stand against equal marriage. And so, her stand changed. However, he concluded that spiel with "She's always led on this issue." If his definition of "led" equals leading from behind, he was spot on.
That reminded me of when Mook sat there with his bare face hanging out and went flat out deceptive on a talking heads show, when asked about polls that have shown Americans do not trust Hillary. He said simply that there were no such polls, a jaw dropping statement. There have been many. Surely, he was aware of them.
And, typical of our shilling media, the host did not follow up on either Podesta's response or Mook's. I believe that was Chuck Toad, but I can't swear to it. I sometimes flip stations on a Sunday morning.
Anyway, when asked the hard questions, they either point to Republicans and, when they can't point to Republicans, they've more than bent the facts on at least those occasions.