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sabrina 1

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4. Money in politics is for the first time going to be a huge issue in this campaign. Bernie is
Sun Jul 12, 2015, 11:10 PM
Jul 2015

exposing the lie that you cannot run an effective campaign without taking billions in bribes from Wall St and other Special interests, like the Kochs eg.

Until he ran, they were all comfortable, in fact they were boasting about how much they were getting, as if was a badge of honor.

Bernie's presence in this race is making the Comfortable, very Uncomfortable, and despite all the negative predictions two months ago that he would have faded away by now, they cannot believe that not only is he still going strong, increasing in the polls as more and more people get to know him, but it looks like he has become a serious threat to the status quo.

So you touched on a very sensitive and indefensible issue when you went there. Better to do that in the Dem Primary Forum.

They can't defend it, so they would rather not talk about it, or try to excuse it.

But they will not be able to do that because it is going to be a major issue for the first time in a Presidential Election.

I see now that a few candidates who are running for Congress are emulating Bernie and refusing Corporate money also.

This could become an epidemic, it could threaten Citizens United which they worked so hard and spent so much money getting passed.

Bernie is a true LEADER. He is showing others the way to NOT BE Beholden to Corporations.

And ALL Dem Candidates should do so and them use it against the Koch funded Republicans.

But sadly I think they like it the way it is.

The problem for them is that WE don't like it. And now we have a choice of someone who doesn't like it either.

To answer your question, no, on partisan forums like this you can't have a reasonable discussion about issues so it's best to go other media if you want to do that.

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So, you were attacking Hillary in the Hill-Hole Demeter Jul 2015 #1
First time that's happened MannyGoldstein Jul 2015 #2
Oh it happened to me months ago. At first I was butthurt. silvershadow Jul 2015 #3
Can we watch through the window? n/t SusanaMontana41 Jul 2015 #24
Money in politics is for the first time going to be a huge issue in this campaign. Bernie is sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #4
What we are trying to avoid here TM99 Jul 2015 #5
+1 daleanime Jul 2015 #11
I think groups exist for the purpose of allowing members to support each other and have discussions merrily Jul 2015 #30
It sounds like you and I are in agreement TM99 Jul 2015 #35
You realize that you are a member of a not very exclusive club tularetom Jul 2015 #6
Dustlawyer is in good company - they've (the HRC group) even banned Omaha Steve. kath Jul 2015 #10
Are you saying OS is banned from DU or just HRC group? snagglepuss Jul 2015 #15
From the HRC group. Very sorry I wasn't more clear. kath Jul 2015 #18
They banned Omaha Steve? awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #22
it's not unusual... bbgrunt Jul 2015 #7
TOS rpannier Jul 2015 #8
I did it the other way round. SoapBox Jul 2015 #9
I did as well. Sherman A1 Jul 2015 #32
Someone talking about this thread says you're a "dink" progree Jul 2015 #12
That someone sports a Bernie avatar. delrem Jul 2015 #23
If it's anything like the BOG it's a badge of honor. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #13
Gort booted from the bog back in 2013 Scootaloo Jul 2015 #27
I got booted by pointing out that it was hypocritical of Republicans to criticize "Obamacare"... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #28
This was my DIY fix back in april. I've seen much less Discussionist garbage since Scootaloo Jul 2015 #14
I tried using trash forum a week or so ago, and it didn't work for me passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #21
My observation on DU members: Binkie The Clown Jul 2015 #16
Good advice, Binkie. (But your avatar is terrifying.) senz Jul 2015 #19
I posted a sincere message re the evolution of my opinion of Hillary senz Jul 2015 #17
You could have posted the same material--and still can--in GD Primary. merrily Jul 2015 #31
Bravo, JackInGreen Jul 2015 #20
Every group bears this heading: merrily Jul 2015 #25
It helps if you remember Hillary is not the enemy. Kalidurga Jul 2015 #26
I have a concern with this too passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #29
Thanks for your efforts dreamnightwind Jul 2015 #33
This banning, alerting, tattling seems so juvenile to me. democrank Jul 2015 #34
Me, too vt_native Jul 2015 #36
Sorry y'all, this is just getting TM99 Jul 2015 #37
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