Oh yes; Carl Ichan heading Trade and Commerce. Nothing like a Corporate Raider/Blackmailer to "help" bring back American companies to our shores and "good" jobs for all the beleaguered Trump supporters: Nothing like a $120 per month pension after an Ichan raid on your company.
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Kissinger? Hillary's advisor?
This man is wanted for crimes against humanity and would be arrested if he is not careful where he travels.
I hope Bernie's surge prevents the calamity to have to vote for Hillary to avoid any of the sociopathic, anti-science, and anti-human rights Republicans.
This man is wanted for crimes against humanity and would be arrested if he is not careful where he travels.
I hope Bernie's surge prevents the calamity to have to vote for Hillary to avoid any of the sociopathic, anti-science, and anti-human rights Republicans.
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Again, NY Times, ILLEGAL immigrant or undocumented immigrant or immigrants without papers or whatever tortured phrase you wish to use, but not simply "immigrants". The issue shared by both Trump and Sessions is ILLEGAL immigration.
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Obviously, Trump and Putin are soulmates. IF you vote for Trump, it's also for Putin.
I wonder how long it will take NYTimes to properly address Senator Sanders as a senator. Gov. John Kasich is addressed correctly, but not Bernie.
I wonder how long it will take NYTimes to properly address Senator Sanders as a senator. Gov. John Kasich is addressed correctly, but not Bernie.
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With advisers of the caliber of those for the GOP candidates, I guess we lost World War II some 70 years late. If this WERE 1942, these candidates and their advisors would give rise to a claim of sedition and, more likely, treason to the Axis. As it is, GOP intentional fecklessness gives rise to an impression that they are really working for ISIS, which was created by the fecklessness and insensitivity of L. Paul Bremer as "Interim Authority" in Iraq by cavalierly dismissing the ONLY constant in Iraq from 1920 to 2003--the Iraqi Army, which was Sunni.
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Certainly, relying on the advice of a war criminal like Kissinger is controversial, to say the least, but why is the advice of Alan Blinder, a fervent believer in free trade agreements like NAFTA and the TPP, not also characterized as controversial? Especially when she is claiming she does not support the TPP?
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Henry Kissinger (war criminal) as advisor is reason enough NOT to vote for Hillary and to vote for Bernie. https://theintercept.com/2016/02/12/henry-kissingers-war-crimes-are-cent...
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With an indictable fugitive like Henry Kissinger as an adviser or confidant, there is no danger of being seen as a weak sister on the international scene. Most of Kissinger's ears have now turned to dust including those harvested, directly & indirectly, in Cambodia, Chile, Argentina, Pakistan, etc.
Why does Hillary continue to pad her Lucretia Borgia-esque image? Must resonate with some people.
Why does Hillary continue to pad her Lucretia Borgia-esque image? Must resonate with some people.
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What the Times left out when it tallied the list of the candidates' "advisers" is the list of people who may not be advisers, but are major donors. Those are the ones who will call the shots on policy once the candidate becomes the president. The Times would do well to show a list of all of those who contributed to her more than $50 million stash from big donors.
And then the Times should point out that Bernie Sanders owes no big donor anything. Because he hasn't taken a penny from any fat cat.
That would be the far more insightful editorial.
And then the Times should point out that Bernie Sanders owes no big donor anything. Because he hasn't taken a penny from any fat cat.
That would be the far more insightful editorial.
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I worry about Mrs. Clinton's advisers on foreign policy. They are likely to include Robert Kagan, Victoria Nuland, and Anne-Marie Slaughter--liberal interventionists, who may involve us in continuing wars in the middle east and ratching up tensions with Russia and China.
I would hope she would cast her net wider and call on Andrew Bacevich, John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt--modest realists who would keep the country safe and free from foreign illusions and adventures
I would hope she would cast her net wider and call on Andrew Bacevich, John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt--modest realists who would keep the country safe and free from foreign illusions and adventures
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Why not mention Sanders's foreign policy bench? Larry Korb (whom he has only met with briefly, apparently) appears to be a sound choice, though his former status as a Reagan appointee does worry me. I am also worried that Mr. Sanders spoke admiringly of Churchill's foreign policy, which some might know included the callous killing and intention starvation of hundreds of thousands of Muslims, whom he openly "hated." Mr. Sanders would do well to look to more seasoned, moderate (and modern) foreign policy leaders for when this question comes up in the future.
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Who the candidate is, the policies that s/he espouses, where the candidates' financial support is coming from, etc. are more important than who has the candidate's ear. Candidates' advisors are secondary.
Despite Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Reagan, et al having intelligent and respected advisors, we still had Bay of Pigs, Vietnam, Iran-Contra and so on.
If the candidate is smart and level-headed, s/he will choose a cabinet that would serve him/her and the country well.
As part of President Obama's cabinet, Mrs. Clinton did not exactly distinguish himself with her push to get the country involved in Libya. So it matters little that she has "astute and ambitious" advisors, especially if her previous tendency to support hawkish policies overrides any advice she receives from these advisors. It also is worth noting that she has the support of many wealthy contributors whose interests may not coincide with the country's interests. While it is customary for the candidates to say that they are not influenced by their contributors, history tells us otherwise.
Your efforts to dismiss Sanders' advisors that you listed as "from academia and social activism" is unbecoming of a newspaper with national standing. Mr. Jealous was a Rhodes Scholar, not something to dismiss. Ms. Kelton went to University of Cambridge on a scholarship and got a master's degree and then got a Phd from New School, again not something to dismiss. Dr. Woolhandler served on the Harvard University faculty.
Despite Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Reagan, et al having intelligent and respected advisors, we still had Bay of Pigs, Vietnam, Iran-Contra and so on.
If the candidate is smart and level-headed, s/he will choose a cabinet that would serve him/her and the country well.
As part of President Obama's cabinet, Mrs. Clinton did not exactly distinguish himself with her push to get the country involved in Libya. So it matters little that she has "astute and ambitious" advisors, especially if her previous tendency to support hawkish policies overrides any advice she receives from these advisors. It also is worth noting that she has the support of many wealthy contributors whose interests may not coincide with the country's interests. While it is customary for the candidates to say that they are not influenced by their contributors, history tells us otherwise.
Your efforts to dismiss Sanders' advisors that you listed as "from academia and social activism" is unbecoming of a newspaper with national standing. Mr. Jealous was a Rhodes Scholar, not something to dismiss. Ms. Kelton went to University of Cambridge on a scholarship and got a master's degree and then got a Phd from New School, again not something to dismiss. Dr. Woolhandler served on the Harvard University faculty.
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Reminiscent of a prez ear of 'Time' past: Dick Morris as "The Man Who Has Clinton's Ear"—a mini-Morris ensconced in Bill's auditory canal, advising on the scandal du jour.
More relevant to the voters than the people who have a president's ear is what occupies the space between a president's ears.
The "scariest" proposition in that regard is a President Hillary Clinton.
When evaluating Clinton, one must be careful not to confuse cold-blooded w/ dispassionate, dispassionate w/ sane, wonky w/ competent, wonky w/ wise, wonky w/ "brilliant," & perhaps most important, corruption w/ success & failure w/ experience.
Post-Brussels, the only D vs R that matters is Delusion vs Reality.
Obama & Clinton delusion & failure inform voters on what to avoid.
Obama & Clinton have been about legacy and delusion, not national security, about PC, not wisdom or even common sense, about a 19th-c colonialism snit & a 20th-c feminism feint, not the life-&-death 21st-c war.
Obama/Clinton de facto nuclear-armed apocalyptic radical-Islamist terrorists not constrained by MAD. Obama/Clinton enabled/unleashed ISIS. The "reckless uncorking of Libya," (Friedman) is owned by Clinton. Regional destabilization/unleashing of terrorism are a direct consequence of “Hillary’s War” in Libya & are owned by Clinton & Obama in perpetuity.
The Clintons are nothing if not consistent. Bill unleashed al Qaeda ( Miniter). Hillary unleashed ISIS… & the Left wants to put these miscreants back in the Oval Office?
More relevant to the voters than the people who have a president's ear is what occupies the space between a president's ears.
The "scariest" proposition in that regard is a President Hillary Clinton.
When evaluating Clinton, one must be careful not to confuse cold-blooded w/ dispassionate, dispassionate w/ sane, wonky w/ competent, wonky w/ wise, wonky w/ "brilliant," & perhaps most important, corruption w/ success & failure w/ experience.
Post-Brussels, the only D vs R that matters is Delusion vs Reality.
Obama & Clinton delusion & failure inform voters on what to avoid.
Obama & Clinton have been about legacy and delusion, not national security, about PC, not wisdom or even common sense, about a 19th-c colonialism snit & a 20th-c feminism feint, not the life-&-death 21st-c war.
Obama/Clinton de facto nuclear-armed apocalyptic radical-Islamist terrorists not constrained by MAD. Obama/Clinton enabled/unleashed ISIS. The "reckless uncorking of Libya," (Friedman) is owned by Clinton. Regional destabilization/unleashing of terrorism are a direct consequence of “Hillary’s War” in Libya & are owned by Clinton & Obama in perpetuity.
The Clintons are nothing if not consistent. Bill unleashed al Qaeda ( Miniter). Hillary unleashed ISIS… & the Left wants to put these miscreants back in the Oval Office?
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Suggesting that Kissinger is one of Hillay's top advisors is absurd. It's equivalent to saying Obama values Bush as an adviser because he met with him after taking office. The editorial is referring to the debate where Sanders accused her of meeting with Kissinger for advise. Her truthful answer was that she met with all of the former heads of state. It's an important distinction, but doesn't fit nicely into a sound bite easily repeated. If the Times editorial board had done their homework could have easily learned that her primary advisors on foriegn policy are Laura Rosenberger, Jake Sullivan. Leon Panetta, Tom Donilon, Michèle Flournoy, Madeleine Albright
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The brief comment about Gen. Michael Flynn was unfair. It would appear that he may have been asked to retire (after over 30 years of service) from the Army over what was political infighting (which can get vicious at that level). His management style disturbed some of the entrenched bureaucrats in the DIA and his plans for revamping that agency rocked the boat in the intelligence community. In particular, his plan to create a DIA clandestine service would be in competition to the CIA. Gen Flynn probably knows as much as anyone on how to degrade ISIS having battled its predecessor in IRAQ led by Zarqari when Flynn was a member of Gen. McChrystal's staff.
Let the advisers of Hilary Rodham Clinton be advised, while she has the Democratic nomination to win, she also has it to loose especially if she, (1), discountenance the Bernie upsurge in the west whose message of political revolution is indeed a call for socialism disguised. (2), when she counter-phrased Reagan, "distrust and verify", she must mean it and not as a soundbite most especially now when an average American voter see her as a hawk.
She must seize this moment when a glance to the left is as dangerous to a step to the right.
She must seize this moment when a glance to the left is as dangerous to a step to the right.
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Bernie Sanders looks better and better every day.
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Oh great-- Trump has in his corner Elliott Abrams, an infamous neo-con who never hesitates to send someone else's sons and daughters to war. Just what we all need in our immediate future.
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So far the Republican presidential-candidates are unable to process one iota of intelligent information about the Middle East, Europe, China and the rest of the World let alone future U.S. economic policies. "Making America great again" is not going to cut it.
Why can't the candidates provide that information in their campaign for those interested? Why not set up a website that discusses their policies in-depth, their reasons for choosing them, and references to sources that support their conclusions? Sure, not everyone would bother to read it, but those who did read it would at least understand the actual reason for policy,
not just the toned-down, easy listening version they present to the public during debates and speeches.
Why can't the candidates provide that information in their campaign for those interested? Why not set up a website that discusses their policies in-depth, their reasons for choosing them, and references to sources that support their conclusions? Sure, not everyone would bother to read it, but those who did read it would at least understand the actual reason for policy,
not just the toned-down, easy listening version they present to the public during debates and speeches.
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Frank Gaffney is invited on all the news networks and treated like he's mainstream while leftists like Noam Chomsky are treated like extremists too extreme for cable news.
How do you explain that?
How do you explain that?
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Listen but a few minutes to either Trump or Cruz and then ask yourself, "Who would agree to advise such men?"
There are few surprises in the announced group---- most of those that have swum in political waters would be alarmed at being linked with either of these outspoken demagogues.
Of course, Condi and Rummy are exceptions...
There are few surprises in the announced group---- most of those that have swum in political waters would be alarmed at being linked with either of these outspoken demagogues.
Of course, Condi and Rummy are exceptions...
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More than any of the other candidates, Hillary listens to the voters. Unfortunately, this has more to do with getting their votes than their opinions.
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Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are autocratic and controlling individuals. They will not appoint people who are not obedient and subservient.
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We have seen this phenomenon before. Trump sounds like George W. Bush who relied on consulting his gut for decisions like invading Iraq. Cruz' arrogance may exceed that of Bush and Cheney. Add the usual Republican disdain for expertise and who knows, the resulting disasters might even be bigger than those of the Bush administration.
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You suggest that Abrams is unqualified because he lied to congress. Isn't Hillary lying everyday about her server?
On Renaissance art How anti intellectual. Ben Rhodes, currently at NSA, was a creative writing major.
On Renaissance art How anti intellectual. Ben Rhodes, currently at NSA, was a creative writing major.
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Rhodes also spent five or six years helping research and write the 9/11 Commission Report as well as that of the Iran Study Group at the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, and he is an assistant, not the boss.
No doubt you also feel that putting the past President of the Arabian Horse Association (he got fired from that, by the way) in charge of the EPA was a good idea.
No doubt you also feel that putting the past President of the Arabian Horse Association (he got fired from that, by the way) in charge of the EPA was a good idea.
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I receive daily in my e-mail the NY Times "Today's Headlines" summary. This morning I found 4 articles on Trump, 1 editorial devoted to Trump, and this article which talked about all candidates including Trump. I am sick and tired of hearing about Trump and seeing all the free publicity this bombastic fool gets from major media. Enough already!
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There is no law controlling advisors , they only give us an inkling about the candidate's thought process.
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I find it interesting how Cruz is reintegrating the neocons like Abrams with his "Tea Party" right-wing crowd. True, this nexus was the backbone of the Reagan Administration, but the ties were frayed under the Bushes and pretty much broken after 2009. Neocon foreign policy types never seemed all that opposed to taxes or advocates for small government. I wonder if Elliott Abrams approves of Cruz's successful effort to shut down the government in 2013.
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Hillary with all the usual Clinton crowd likely suspects tugging at her ear and covering her back. That hardly makes me hopeful. Certainly not a roster for reinventing much of anything.
Bernie is Bernie, he and his advisor entourage would substantially stir the pot. Whether they would actually make eatable stew is another issue altogether. I do like “lesser known.”
John Sununu resurrected? Kasich must have been kicking over tombstones on moonless nights. Portman and Thompson are mildly interesting.
Cruz picks? The usual stick in the eye.
Trump and Jeff Sessions, go figure.
Bernie is Bernie, he and his advisor entourage would substantially stir the pot. Whether they would actually make eatable stew is another issue altogether. I do like “lesser known.”
John Sununu resurrected? Kasich must have been kicking over tombstones on moonless nights. Portman and Thompson are mildly interesting.
Cruz picks? The usual stick in the eye.
Trump and Jeff Sessions, go figure.
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This is a rather odd fluff piece by the Editorial Board without much depth or analysis. The truth is that Hillary Clinton is in a different league than the other candidates and she would just as likely be tapped to be an advisor on foreign policy rather than need one. Her relationship with those advising her would not be to learn foreign policy or to even take their advice like it would be for Sanders or Trump but more of peers or equals having a good vigorous debate of the issues.
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I lived in Uganda when Idi Amin took over.
Donald Trump would be the Idi Amin of America in terms of intelligence and foreign policy! He does not need to explain anything and everything he would do would be a"surprise" not only to America's enemies, but her friends and allies.
One can imagine Trump with all the military decorations in uniform, claiming that he should be President "for life" .. because he would be so Great ... Unbelievable .. I tell you!
Donald Trump would be the Idi Amin of America in terms of intelligence and foreign policy! He does not need to explain anything and everything he would do would be a"surprise" not only to America's enemies, but her friends and allies.
One can imagine Trump with all the military decorations in uniform, claiming that he should be President "for life" .. because he would be so Great ... Unbelievable .. I tell you!
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As Emily Dickinson might sing, "Hope is the thing with feathers / That nestles in the soul." Who has the ear of the people, of Nature, of the poor, of the young? Senator Sanders, a true mensch if ever there were one, regularly alludes to Pope Francis when he speaks of the plight of the undocumented, the suffering of the refugees, and the necessity to care for the environment - as in his blunt rejection of fracking. Judging from his latest victory, he seems to have the support of nature's tiny creatures - his eye is on the sparrow, or to quote from Keats in his lovely "Ode to a Nightingale": " Thou wast not meant for death, noble bird." Trump invokes criminals like Arpaio and filthy politicians like Brewer, and, with Cruz, heads straight for the rat-infested sewer. "Beauty is Truth; Truth Beauty." Know it, and vote for Bernie Sanders.
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So... when is Dick Cheney going to pop up again? I'm sure he is waiting in the wings, ready to give his "advice". Oh, my. My hair just stood on end.
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It is comforting to know that we have two GOP presidential front-runners who, knowing very little, surround themselves with advisers who know even less but who show no compunction whatsoever about broadcasting ignorance disguised as knowledge. In this respect they channel the attributes of their chosen candidates.
www.endthemadnessnow.org
www.endthemadnessnow.org
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The problem neocons and their camp followers on the NYT editorial board have with Trump's foreign policy positions, and his foreign policy advisers like Flynn, is that Trump et al are not nearly interventionist enough.
For Trump to reject US wars in Syria, Libya and Ukraine is disqualifying. For Trump to view Russia as anything short of our mortal enemy is heresy. And, for Trump to say he would act as a neutral arbiter in the Israel-Palestinian conflict utterly unacceptable.
For Trump to reject US wars in Syria, Libya and Ukraine is disqualifying. For Trump to view Russia as anything short of our mortal enemy is heresy. And, for Trump to say he would act as a neutral arbiter in the Israel-Palestinian conflict utterly unacceptable.
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Does anybody have the numbers on how many Native Hawaiians and Native Americans voted for Bernie in Hawaii and these last few states? I would be very interested to see the breakdown there, because we know Bernie has been campaigning aggressively in these communities, but also because (if the math is in his favor), I believe it ought to give pause to those who claim he appeals to only white voters.
The Times is always quick to qualify Sanders' success with "although he is only supported by educated whites," and while the numbers in the souther states do show he has had issues winning over the African-American and Latino votes, it would raise eyebrows for the media to completely disregard the support of these two groups. For that matter, I would like to see both candidates polling results in the Asian-American community, who have all but been ignored this cycle.
I say all this only to question the assumption oft-repeated claim that Sanders is a white persons' candidate, which continues to feel condescending.
The Times is always quick to qualify Sanders' success with "although he is only supported by educated whites," and while the numbers in the souther states do show he has had issues winning over the African-American and Latino votes, it would raise eyebrows for the media to completely disregard the support of these two groups. For that matter, I would like to see both candidates polling results in the Asian-American community, who have all but been ignored this cycle.
I say all this only to question the assumption oft-repeated claim that Sanders is a white persons' candidate, which continues to feel condescending.
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In Arizona crowds at the Sanders rallies were quite diverse, with Latino speakers, African Americans, and members of tribal communities as well as people of all ages. Senator Sanders visited the southern border with a Latino representative and had the decency to visit the tribal communities in northern Arizona, where he was well received, especially after expressing his respect for their traditions and his deep concern for their many heartbreaking challenges. Senator Mc Cain does nothing to support the tribes, although he serves on a committee overseeing their affairs- unless you count his willingness to permit uranium mining on their land as an ironic form of support. Sadly, due to voter fraud, we will never know the true measure of Sanders' performance in Arizona- as well as that of Ms. Clinton. What a travesty.
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Why does Trump hate immigrants so much? Aren't two of his three wives immigrants?
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Guess what.....he doesn't hate immigrants. Ever think of that?
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And taking the measure of Hillary Clinton by the company she keeps, who is actually guiding Hillary Clinton with the Clinton's $153 million in speaking fees and huge donations from gulf state princes to their foundation?
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My dad would say, "It's OK to talk to yourself. It's when you listen that you get into trouble."
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Sounds like the Times is supporting Hillary.
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Well, she is the only adult in the room.
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I think Bernie supporters have known that for a long time. We need a little more "fair and balanced."
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"Victoria Coates, Mr. Cruz’s adviser for foreign policy and an expert on Renaissance art, who has never held a national security job."
Let me guess, one of his 5 mistresses?
Let me guess, one of his 5 mistresses?
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President Obama selected Ms. Hillary Rodham Clinton as Secretary of State - and she agreed to serve us - because of her depth of knowledge about world affairs. I trust in her experience and knowledge to continue the international path of diplomacy and reason that President Obama has intelligently taken. SHE has the national and international political capital to make many of the changes she has championed her entire life and SHE has my vote.
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This is hopefully, a tongue in cheek comment. Clinton's "depth of knowledge" was/is about as deep as the reflection in a mirror. The result has the social and economic destruction of the entire Middle East with it' richochet to the the social and cultural fabric of Europe. The destruction of the Ukraine. Our aggressive threatening of Russia and China and tens of thousands of photo ops and selfies of herself with leaders of the world - in preparation for another run as presidential candidate.
Kissinger was a rare man with a real vision of the world and how he thought it should be. The only problem, of course, is that he's a died in the wool neocon which does suit the Clintons.
Blinder is just anoth Wall Streeter. Podesta brought us the worst of Bill and Obama. His personal firm lobbies for Walmart , Lockheed, and BP oil. You should look him up on Wickipedia!! More of the Clintonian money bags, sorry.
Kissinger was a rare man with a real vision of the world and how he thought it should be. The only problem, of course, is that he's a died in the wool neocon which does suit the Clintons.
Blinder is just anoth Wall Streeter. Podesta brought us the worst of Bill and Obama. His personal firm lobbies for Walmart , Lockheed, and BP oil. You should look him up on Wickipedia!! More of the Clintonian money bags, sorry.
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Hillary Clinton`s accomplishments ??? Even HRC couldn`t recall any accomplishments as Sec of State (there were none). Eg
1/Adesnik, David. "Hillary Can't Name Top Accomplishment As Secretary of State." Forbes. 10 June 2014.
2/ Landler, Mary and Amy Chozick. "Hillary Clinton Struggles to Define a Legacy in Progress." The New York Times. 29 June 2004.
3/ Politico. 2013-- even many of her most ardent defenders recognize Hillary Clinton had no signal accomplishment at the State Department to her name, no indelible peace sealed with her handshake, no war averted, no nuclear crisis defused. especially since that Kerry took on the diplomatic challenges that Clinton either couldn’t or wouldn’t—from negotiating a potentially historic nuclear deal with Iran to seeking a revived Mideast peace process.
4/ Forbes June 2014, Diane Sawyer asked Hillary Clinton a question that should’ve come as no surprise: What significant things did she accomplish during her four years as Secretary of State? What’s surprising is that Hillary didn’t even attempt to answer the question. She just changed the subject. The Washington Post reported:
Only Bernie deserves a vote.
1/Adesnik, David. "Hillary Can't Name Top Accomplishment As Secretary of State." Forbes. 10 June 2014.
2/ Landler, Mary and Amy Chozick. "Hillary Clinton Struggles to Define a Legacy in Progress." The New York Times. 29 June 2004.
3/ Politico. 2013-- even many of her most ardent defenders recognize Hillary Clinton had no signal accomplishment at the State Department to her name, no indelible peace sealed with her handshake, no war averted, no nuclear crisis defused. especially since that Kerry took on the diplomatic challenges that Clinton either couldn’t or wouldn’t—from negotiating a potentially historic nuclear deal with Iran to seeking a revived Mideast peace process.
4/ Forbes June 2014, Diane Sawyer asked Hillary Clinton a question that should’ve come as no surprise: What significant things did she accomplish during her four years as Secretary of State? What’s surprising is that Hillary didn’t even attempt to answer the question. She just changed the subject. The Washington Post reported:
Only Bernie deserves a vote.
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"Kissinger was a rare man," and as Naomi Klein shows us in Shock Doctrine, he wanted to remain that way: Named to chair the 9/11 Commission by President Bush, "when the families of the victims asked Kissinger to produce a list of his corporate clients (for his privately held Kissinger Associates) pointing to potential conflicts of interest with the investigation...he stepped down as chair of the commission."
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In spanish, we say "Dime con quie'n andas, y te dire' quie'n eres" (Tell me who's company you keep...and I'll tell you who you are). And the 'advisers' seem a ludicrous bunch of fringe ideas and worse resolve, if past is prologue. If this is the best Trump and Cruz can do, we are in deep trouble. That Clinton is relying on Henry (Kissinger) is awful, a prior official co-responsible for so much suffering, and killings, of thousands of left-leaning folks across this diverse world of ours, by supporting dictators and military thugs (Indonesia, Chile, Argentina, etc). We can and must do better. So far, it shows we have a long way to go, and show courage to choose folks with human rights credentials and a deep appreciation of our imperfections, and yet with unimpeachable credentials to do the right thing (i.e., not having sold their soul to the 'devil').
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Some communication with another former Secretary of State is a long way from "relying" on Henry Kissinger. This is a gross overstatement typical of the standard anti-Hillary tripe.
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She's not relying on Kissinger. She stated that she respects his counsel. What she doesn't clarify is how she engaged him: strategy, counter argument, perspective on history. It is possible to engage in dialogue to question one's own thinking.
Good to know.
Later this morning, I will read as many unbiased reports, I can find, regarding Sanders' advisors.
No need to read about Drumpfs' crew.
As for Hillary, I will do some little research, very little actually, as I know most of her picks are long time associates, who share her establishment mandate which is to keep the status quo firmly in place, and further disenfranchise and beggar the people.
Curiously, she still refuses to see the writing on the subway walls, and in the tenement halls, writing that is telling her to adopt more of Sanders agenda, or dissappear back into ignominy.
I guess it's well nigh impossible for an elitist to step away from the heady thrall of what she has become.
Samders never once was affected by the siren call of power, and in spite of it, he remained true to his principles, principles that are directed entirely to pushing up the poor, the middle class, and insofar as the elites go, his principles will hopefully cause them to understand the benefits of service to those who helped them acquire power and wealth, over subjugation.
Later this morning, I will read as many unbiased reports, I can find, regarding Sanders' advisors.
No need to read about Drumpfs' crew.
As for Hillary, I will do some little research, very little actually, as I know most of her picks are long time associates, who share her establishment mandate which is to keep the status quo firmly in place, and further disenfranchise and beggar the people.
Curiously, she still refuses to see the writing on the subway walls, and in the tenement halls, writing that is telling her to adopt more of Sanders agenda, or dissappear back into ignominy.
I guess it's well nigh impossible for an elitist to step away from the heady thrall of what she has become.
Samders never once was affected by the siren call of power, and in spite of it, he remained true to his principles, principles that are directed entirely to pushing up the poor, the middle class, and insofar as the elites go, his principles will hopefully cause them to understand the benefits of service to those who helped them acquire power and wealth, over subjugation.
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"Sanders was never once affected by the siren call of power...."
What do you think a presidential run is about, if not power in some way? I'd feel better about Sanders if he had actually done much of anything toward the issues he talks about during his nearly 30 years in Congress. With nothing much to show there, what else is his run about, then, other than power?
What do you think a presidential run is about, if not power in some way? I'd feel better about Sanders if he had actually done much of anything toward the issues he talks about during his nearly 30 years in Congress. With nothing much to show there, what else is his run about, then, other than power?
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I'd suggest that anybody seriously running for the Presidency is hearing your "siren song of power," very, very loudly.
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Principles such as finally becoming a Democrat in order to run for president since he would stand no chance as an Independent, his true political party? Those principles??
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I am a Sanders supporter, but all the commenters' knocks against Clinton because of the Kissinger advice angle are pretty far off base.
In the real-politic world of the 1970's that ruthless, nasty man probably did more to protect and advance the long term prospects of United States than anyone around then.
The general feeling among the elite in the early 70s was that we all were pretty much doomed in the long run. Russia and China were growing stronger by the minute. We were mired in a nasty recession and had just shown how inept we were militarily (in Vietnam.) We were even being kicked around by OPEC and when Russia and China combined forces, we would be toast.
Kissinger manipulated the China opening, meanwhile letting Vietnam, a Chinese opponent, look better than it really was. He was mean and brutal, but he drove the wedge in that eventually split China and Russia.
Reagan got the credit when the wall came down, but Kissinger did more to make it happen.
In these nasty times, one could do worse than hear what the master of nasty had to say.
In the real-politic world of the 1970's that ruthless, nasty man probably did more to protect and advance the long term prospects of United States than anyone around then.
The general feeling among the elite in the early 70s was that we all were pretty much doomed in the long run. Russia and China were growing stronger by the minute. We were mired in a nasty recession and had just shown how inept we were militarily (in Vietnam.) We were even being kicked around by OPEC and when Russia and China combined forces, we would be toast.
Kissinger manipulated the China opening, meanwhile letting Vietnam, a Chinese opponent, look better than it really was. He was mean and brutal, but he drove the wedge in that eventually split China and Russia.
Reagan got the credit when the wall came down, but Kissinger did more to make it happen.
In these nasty times, one could do worse than hear what the master of nasty had to say.
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Utter baloney. Kissinger is responsible for more foreign military interventions and the consequent death of more innocent people than any other person in the post-WWII era.
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Maybe, but Kissinger is waaaay past his 'great' successes.
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He was the Dick Cheney of his day. There is a straight line from Kissinger's realpolitik to the ongoing disaster in Iraq. Nasty doesn't work.
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Whoever he would choose as his advisors, we sure know who Ted Cruz would put in charge of the Presidential Prayer Breakfast- Pastor Kevin Swanson of course.
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Great editorial--even if it didn't include Clare Lopez, a national security adviser to Cruz. Lopez believes Joe McCarthy was right! Perfect for Tailgunner Ted, he of the innuendo that Chuck Hagel received North Korean money, the accusation that the Harvard Law faculty is rife with "Commies" (does Cruz have a list--how many are on it?), etc.
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Of the lot the most scary is the Cruz list of advisers. But then, of course, there is Kissinger and his hasty retreat from a French judge's warrant and the apparent existence of a Spanish judge's warrant concerning the same war crimes in Chile. And Trump's list? It sounds like something Saturday Night Live might come up with. With the exception of Sander's they're more than just scary - they border on the apocalyptical. Think of it. This, ours, is the most powerful country on the globe.
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Bill Clinton's budget surplus destroyed the US economy....Stephanie Kelton.
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I see some Podesta-bashing here from the Sanders fans, so let me just stand up now and say I'm for whoever John Podesta is for.
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Again, the snarking against Mr. Sanders and his (your word) "unsurprising" academic and social activist advisors. By golly, he listens to well-educated folks who want to help society. Versus Hillary Clinton, who refuses to rebuke Henry Kissinger and refuses to apologize for all that money she took from Wall Street. We know from the campaign trail that she's not an inspiring speaker, so, again, dear New York Times, located in walking distance from Wall Street (where potential sources crowd the sidewalks), why did Wall Street pay all that money for her speeches?
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It's who's got another part of the Candidate's anatomy, a bit further down, that I'm more concerned about.
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The republicans are indeed spoiled for choice. Cruz, with his "hate Obama" and "enrich wall street" advisors, and Trump, with his "hate immigrants" advisors.
I suppose one too many of republicans now wish they could somehow combine them into one to truly represent their sentiments.
Kalidan
I suppose one too many of republicans now wish they could somehow combine them into one to truly represent their sentiments.
Kalidan
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On Kissinger, there is the brilliant academic whose deep knowledge of history, lands, international actors and people involved on the world stage coupled with his exhaustive research on and insightful analysis of international relations makes him worth consulting on the topic.
Then there is Kissinger the political animal and government official whose "realpolitik" brought us an expanded Viet Nam war and the grotesque machinations with Pinochet in Chile. Any defense of such policies by him or suggestions that we revert to such conduct should be ignored.
Then there is Kissinger the political animal and government official whose "realpolitik" brought us an expanded Viet Nam war and the grotesque machinations with Pinochet in Chile. Any defense of such policies by him or suggestions that we revert to such conduct should be ignored.
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I'm glad this article is in this Sunday's Times but it really needs to be front and center, top of the fold so the public can research these "advisers". Especially in the case of Mr. Trump because he has zero experience, particularly in foreign policy, ergo Trump's foreign is not his at all. He will merely be a well placed vehicle for these scary retreads to carry out their at best, ill-conceived policies, at worst their warped plans for global chaos.
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Is it stated anywhere that Kissinger is part of Hillary's advisors? There is a difference between saying I value the advice of someone I know versus this person is my close personal advisor.
Then the article goes on to talk about Sanders' team. Are they currently on his team and giving him advice? Then why the distinction when talking about Hillary?
Another hit job and smear on Hillary. A wonder the Bernie fanatics have not accused the writer of Bernie bias. I will wait for it in 5, 4, 3, 2........
Then the article goes on to talk about Sanders' team. Are they currently on his team and giving him advice? Then why the distinction when talking about Hillary?
Another hit job and smear on Hillary. A wonder the Bernie fanatics have not accused the writer of Bernie bias. I will wait for it in 5, 4, 3, 2........
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So we are not supposed to believe what comes straight out of Clinton's mouth...which she doubled down on by the way..but we are supposed to believe YOU? Who are you and when did you start talking for Clinton?
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I want to see here those of Clinton and Sanders too. To have this article be only about the right invites partisan thinking by not giving everyone the same easy access to ALL the relevant information. This story actually encourages what is most dividing this country.
Did you not read the article? Clinton and Sanders are mentioned first.
Hahaha they were at the TOP of the article that you did not bother to read before racing over to the comment section to bloviate.
"Mr. Sanders’s lesser-known team hails (again unsurprisingly) from academia and social activism, like Benjamin Jealous, former president and chief executive of the N.A.A.C.P., and Steffie Woolhandler, co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program. Stephanie Kelton, Mr. Sanders’s chief economist on the Senate Budget Committee, espouses the redistributive ideals that have defined his campaign." People who "certainly can’t be called random or puzzling or scary. "
From the editorial you've just skimmed over, for starters.
From the editorial you've just skimmed over, for starters.
This editorial is the most revealing I have read in the past couple of years and it is very disconcerting to read the names of "advisers" who are anathema to me. The only thing worse would be if names like Wolfowitz, Fieth and Rumsfeld popped up.
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Had America known the people with Mr. Obama's ear during his political life - or even more importantly, his college life - I doubt that he'd have even been able to stay in the nomination race in 2008. Everyone he ever listened to appears to have only wanted damage and destruction for the people of the United States and for the Western democracies as a group.
Anger is never a good thing to base your life goals on.
Anger is never a good thing to base your life goals on.
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Your party ended years ago, time to go home.
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Crack is a dangerous drug. Put down the pipe.
You want scary advisers: read about George W. Bush's neocon crew and their blueprint for American greatness predicated on profiting from war.
You want scary advisers: read about George W. Bush's neocon crew and their blueprint for American greatness predicated on profiting from war.
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Carl Icahn, Ivan Boesky... are arbitrageurs with an understanding of the economy. They also know how...
Trump is comfortable with anyone the knows how.
Any means to his end...
Trump is comfortable with anyone the knows how.
Any means to his end...
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Robert Rubin was taken by Clinton as an advisor. His partner went to jail.
Boesky went to jail... and Icahn was never threatened.
Bombast is right. And Ivan was bombastic and criminal.
I doubt that Carl Icahn was criminal.
Goldman, Sachs is another story. Add up the fines and ask why they are not prosecuted.
Drexel Burnham was shut down... and Mike Milken was jailed.
Goldman is fined billions, and no one is threatened.
What would Trump do?
Boesky went to jail... and Icahn was never threatened.
Bombast is right. And Ivan was bombastic and criminal.
I doubt that Carl Icahn was criminal.
Goldman, Sachs is another story. Add up the fines and ask why they are not prosecuted.
Drexel Burnham was shut down... and Mike Milken was jailed.
Goldman is fined billions, and no one is threatened.
What would Trump do?
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Carl Icahn is famous for his remark, "if you want a friend (and succeed in business) buy a dog", and he was certainly no friend of employees of companies he took over. My mother-in-law worked for TWA her entire life and Icahn was able to disregard the contracts made with her and all employees of the company by dismantling TWA, transferring its profitable assets to other companies he controlled and declaring what remained bankrupt.
So by bankrupting the airline intentionally he was freed from any obligation of fulfilling pensions and other agreements made by unions in good faith. It is shocking that such methods are legal in this country and that politicians have not spoken clearly of their evil nature. Carl Icahn should have been thrown in jail (to put in the tone of Bernie Sanders)
No wonder the young are flocking to the unrealistic but appealing ideology of Bernie Sanders, and if Trump is publicly advocating the Darth Vaders of Wall Street, maybe Bernie actually has a chance to win.
So by bankrupting the airline intentionally he was freed from any obligation of fulfilling pensions and other agreements made by unions in good faith. It is shocking that such methods are legal in this country and that politicians have not spoken clearly of their evil nature. Carl Icahn should have been thrown in jail (to put in the tone of Bernie Sanders)
No wonder the young are flocking to the unrealistic but appealing ideology of Bernie Sanders, and if Trump is publicly advocating the Darth Vaders of Wall Street, maybe Bernie actually has a chance to win.
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Actually, it appears Hillary and Mr. Obama are the people most indebted to the kings of crooked commerce if you add green-mailer George Soros to that group.
It definitely looks like Trump is calling his own shots and is part of the 98% of business people who would never stoop to the tricks of the Icahns. The people running businesses are actually more aware of human needs than a liberal ward heeler.
I hear of many who pay their employees even when there is nothing left for the owner. BUT you won't read this in the Leftist blogs.
It definitely looks like Trump is calling his own shots and is part of the 98% of business people who would never stoop to the tricks of the Icahns. The people running businesses are actually more aware of human needs than a liberal ward heeler.
I hear of many who pay their employees even when there is nothing left for the owner. BUT you won't read this in the Leftist blogs.
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Pretty sure it was Harry Truman who said that.
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Why is Sanders' ideology "unrealistic"? Good grief, he's basically just proposing that we Canada-ize ourselves. People act like this is some far left set of proposals, when much of Europe, Asia, Australia do the things he wants to do.
When it comes to healthcare, it's not only "realistic," it's the fiscally responsible* thing to do. Feeding more Americans into the gaping maw of the corporate health insurance woodchipper is a travesty and disaster.
*see comparative stats on page 7 of this report:
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/files/publications/fund-report/2...
When it comes to healthcare, it's not only "realistic," it's the fiscally responsible* thing to do. Feeding more Americans into the gaping maw of the corporate health insurance woodchipper is a travesty and disaster.
*see comparative stats on page 7 of this report:
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/files/publications/fund-report/2...
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While the fools advising the front seat of the Republican Clown Car confirm all of our fears about them, it is Clinton's collection of Wall Street cronies and warmongering villains like Henry Kissinger who scare me the most. They are the ones most likely to actually end out influencing the White House after all.
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I find it interesting that CNN and others keep talking about how New York is Hillary's home state. I could be wrong, but I think Bernie might have lived in New York more years than she has. He was born and raised there and obviously has a strong New York accent and his very essence reminds me so much of what I imagine someone from New York to be. In short, he is a straight shooter; what you see is what you get.
She simply moved there after finishing her stint as First Lady because New York has easy residency rules in terms of running for US Senator. He is the real New Yorker; New York is just another thing she has used in her ascension to power.
She simply moved there after finishing her stint as First Lady because New York has easy residency rules in terms of running for US Senator. He is the real New Yorker; New York is just another thing she has used in her ascension to power.
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She and Bill wanted away from Arkansas as fast as they could get it, which is particularly odd for a former governor. Not where great sophisticates like themselves live, you see.
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Carpetbagger?
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True, but it's also where the money is; Wall Street. Clinton needed to be near the source of her campaign and personal wealth.
Oh my...the nonsense that passes for news. There are only three candidates worth considering, Hillary, Bernie and Kasich. Each of them has relevant and extended experience. Hillary's connections are quite impressive but beneath the gloss is an affiliation with the well connected and hugely successful uber class. Sanders has risen from the grassroots of local politics and speaks as one who knows the concerns of most Americans. He has integrity. His advisors do not define what he should say or do. He determines that as he continues to listen to the ordinary American. Kasich is an interesting and perhaps the best qualified Republican. As governor he does what meets the needs of Ohio residents. He has integrity. Each of these three are distinguished from the brazen bully womanizer who listens only to himself and exploits all who surround him including his wives. He listens to no one except his grandiose self. Kasich and Sanders listen to the Americans who will be most effected by their presidency but neither will be able to gain the nomination. It will be Hillary, a Washington insider with the best advisor possible in Bill and the bully with the broad who listens only to the one he sees in the mirror, THE DONALD. Neither Hillary nor THE BULLY will listen to us but only to their ambitions...what a shame. Feel the Bern...hope for Kasich.
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Kasich is no moderate - his views and state policies on abortion are among the worst in the country.
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Kasich doesn't listen to women, otherwise he would support reproductive rights rather than diminishing them.
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What? who? Where's Alan Greenspan? Larry Summer? Timothy Geitner? Rummy? Rubin? At least Hillary has Kissinger ( what a time bomb) who can keep us in Washington, DC social muck and foreign affairs that serve his purpose only for many more years.
Wow...it really is Deja Vu' all over again! No wonder an rich kid nastybidiot like Donald Trump shines like a diamond....he's got my vote unless Sanders can over come the DemocraP Party
Wow...it really is Deja Vu' all over again! No wonder an rich kid nastybidiot like Donald Trump shines like a diamond....he's got my vote unless Sanders can over come the DemocraP Party
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So much for clarity. Sanders can beat Trump, Hillary won't
And here I was, thinking that I need never again hear the dreaded names of Elliot Abrams and Henry Kissinger.
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True, Hillary Clinton has not yet been convicted of lying, but could be, so that's worse than a second tier State Dept. guy being convicted.
As for the whole of this, it's correct that you want to look to these people, but the Times' unceasing penchant for pejoratives for those with whom it disagrees is tiring and, well...boring.
The lack of diversity of the Times editorial board needs to be revisited. The Times is an important institution, and its editorial board is predictable and lacks any pretense at diversity of thought. Skin color diversity doesn't count when all the people, regardless of skin color, see things the same way.
Practice what you preach.
As for the whole of this, it's correct that you want to look to these people, but the Times' unceasing penchant for pejoratives for those with whom it disagrees is tiring and, well...boring.
The lack of diversity of the Times editorial board needs to be revisited. The Times is an important institution, and its editorial board is predictable and lacks any pretense at diversity of thought. Skin color diversity doesn't count when all the people, regardless of skin color, see things the same way.
Practice what you preach.
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"Mrs. Clinton has said she values the advice of Henry Kissinger on foreign policy."
Very disturbing; a serious self-indictment by the candidate.
Very disturbing; a serious self-indictment by the candidate.
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The GOP have plenty of very influential advisors! The Koch brothers, Sheldon Adelson, ALEC, the Waltons, the Mars family, the Johnsons, and many other big oligarachial families. Their advice always reaches the ears of the candidates and they always make sure that they apply to all kinds of legislation.
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"Mrs. Clinton has said she values the advice of Henry Kissinger on foreign policy." Enough said about this candidate--and the New York Times and its endorsed "candidate" wonder why the young, who are always sent to fight interventionist, regime-change wars, are so dead-set against Mrs. Clinton!
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So If Hillary gets elected we could end up bombing Cambodia again. That's progress!
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"So If Hillary gets elected we could end up bombing Cambodia again. That's progress!"
Much more likely bombing Iran for HRC`s owners ie AIPAC.
Much more likely bombing Iran for HRC`s owners ie AIPAC.
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The NYT goes with the same tired policy hacks that have led to the lack of faith in the party by its working class wing. Bravo!
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Kissinger!!! No. Nooooo...
Just sent my first check to Bernie.
Just sent my first check to Bernie.
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When the son of the Norris's (Texaco) kicked Ichan in the but they then sold out to Chevron. Trump is about as close Ichan can get to power and Chevron will end up his target after Trump loses.
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Trump promises jobs, but Carl Icahn has singlehandedly done more to put Americans out of work than any other tycoon. It just shows what a circus the Trump campaign is.
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I suspect that Kissinger's name is simply political catnip for old school Republicans looking to justify a vote for Secy. Clinton.
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Trump & Joseph Schmitz, ex-Blackwater?? mercenaries are such a tremendous deal.
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Who has the Candidates Ear? For the biggest donors, the candidate gives them the whole body including the brain.
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General Flynn did an in-depth interview that is available on youtube that I found revealing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG3j8OYKgn4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG3j8OYKgn4
Just how low will the GOP stoop before they acknowledge their narcissistic pride and stupidity? I keep being amazed (and repulsed) by who this party has become in the past 20 years.
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The 'bird' also has Bernie Sanders' ear — and that is priceless!
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/03/26/471958688/bird-visits-...
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/03/26/471958688/bird-visits-...
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An amazing symbolism of Bernie's stand for peace and freedom.
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Elliot Abrams. . a political adviser? The Reagan-era bag man and paymaster to the "anti-communists" who raped and murdered the four Catholic nuns, murdered Arch-Bishop Romero, and countless innocent farmers who had the temerity to ask for land reform.
Abrams is currently on the payroll of The Council of Foreign Relations. In a just world he would have stood in front of a tribunal at the Hague decades ago, and now be serving a 300 year sentence for crimes against humanity.
Abrams is currently on the payroll of The Council of Foreign Relations. In a just world he would have stood in front of a tribunal at the Hague decades ago, and now be serving a 300 year sentence for crimes against humanity.
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This is the election where folk wisdom, in the form of simple, wise rules of thumb, carries the day.
Today's lesson: "Birds of a feather flock together." Or: "You can tell a man by the company he keeps."
Trump is a low-life. And who wants to be associated with him - but outcasts? Still, a flock of outcasts ... Ok, it's rare but possible. Picture Lady Macbeth trying to get her hands clean: "Out, darn spot!" Dirty hands Trump, trying to look clean, presidential, anything but the low-life he clearly is.
Cruz is a hard nut to crack, but still a "bad actor" nut case. According to those who attended various schools and institutions with him, he makes few friends. Among them, apparently is a Renaissance Art specialist, gathering a flock of foreign policy experts? Well, Machiavelli lived during the Renaissance, didn't he? Maybe that's the key here? The Borgias. People like that! Haters!
Lord help us, I really, really, really want to wake up from this nightmare!
Today's lesson: "Birds of a feather flock together." Or: "You can tell a man by the company he keeps."
Trump is a low-life. And who wants to be associated with him - but outcasts? Still, a flock of outcasts ... Ok, it's rare but possible. Picture Lady Macbeth trying to get her hands clean: "Out, darn spot!" Dirty hands Trump, trying to look clean, presidential, anything but the low-life he clearly is.
Cruz is a hard nut to crack, but still a "bad actor" nut case. According to those who attended various schools and institutions with him, he makes few friends. Among them, apparently is a Renaissance Art specialist, gathering a flock of foreign policy experts? Well, Machiavelli lived during the Renaissance, didn't he? Maybe that's the key here? The Borgias. People like that! Haters!
Lord help us, I really, really, really want to wake up from this nightmare!
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Nice. A "virtual who's who of hawks and neocons" that you don't support with a single name.
Looks like the Bernie bandwagon is starting to try and draw blood now. Careful how much you smear Hillary lest she wins the nomination and we need her to beat Drumpf.
Looks like the Bernie bandwagon is starting to try and draw blood now. Careful how much you smear Hillary lest she wins the nomination and we need her to beat Drumpf.
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It isn't "the Bernie bandwagon" that is smearing Hillary. She is doing a fine job smearing herself. How she can say with pride that she "considers Henry Kissinger a mentor" is not only chilling but highly indicative of dangerous her foreign policy positions would be. Why would Sanders ignore repeating what warmonger Clinton has said in at least two debates. You might think that it's OK to have a war criminal such as Kissinger as a mentor, but Sanders and millions of voters find that morally reprehensible.
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Haven't you heard?
If Bernie does not get the nomination, Trump WILL be president.
The new people who turned out to vote for Sanders, the young and the Indie voters, have no desire to vote for the lesser of two evils. If they wanted to do that, we would not have the lowest voter turnout in the civilized world, they only vote when they have someone to vote FOR...like Obama...the first time.
Notice how the democrats who were distancing themselves from Obama in 2010 and 2014 lost because most voters just stayed home? Did you also notice that Debbie Wasserman Schultz didn't lift a finger to support any democrats in red states the whole time she has been chairman of the DNC? No one showed up to vote for democrats in red states because there was zero enthusiasm and many seats went to republicans for the first time in decades. Low voter turnout always favors the republicans because their voters are more likely to be extremists who never miss a chance to vote away their neighbor's rights.
Some people, in good conscience, cannot vote for bad people just because they might be just smidgen better than the other bad guy.
It doesn't have anything to do with Sanders in particular, it has been that way for decades!
Bernie is beating Clinton against ALL 3 republicans in the polls, sometimes by double digits.
So, like it or not, a vote for Hillary really is a vote for Trump.
If Bernie does not get the nomination, Trump WILL be president.
The new people who turned out to vote for Sanders, the young and the Indie voters, have no desire to vote for the lesser of two evils. If they wanted to do that, we would not have the lowest voter turnout in the civilized world, they only vote when they have someone to vote FOR...like Obama...the first time.
Notice how the democrats who were distancing themselves from Obama in 2010 and 2014 lost because most voters just stayed home? Did you also notice that Debbie Wasserman Schultz didn't lift a finger to support any democrats in red states the whole time she has been chairman of the DNC? No one showed up to vote for democrats in red states because there was zero enthusiasm and many seats went to republicans for the first time in decades. Low voter turnout always favors the republicans because their voters are more likely to be extremists who never miss a chance to vote away their neighbor's rights.
Some people, in good conscience, cannot vote for bad people just because they might be just smidgen better than the other bad guy.
It doesn't have anything to do with Sanders in particular, it has been that way for decades!
Bernie is beating Clinton against ALL 3 republicans in the polls, sometimes by double digits.
So, like it or not, a vote for Hillary really is a vote for Trump.
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Republicans seem to want to be led by demagogues and quacks.
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Henry Kissinger---well that certainly settles it. I'm sure he or anyone who has worked closely with him would be endlessly reassuring to many South American
Democracies. What is Mrs. Clinton thinking?
Democracies. What is Mrs. Clinton thinking?
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Money, and the various and nefarious ways to accumulate more, and more, and more ...
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The comment about runner up Ted Cruz is highly disturbing. In any other election year, having ties to a hate group would put a candidate out for the count immediately.
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This is certainly true in the Democratic party. For the Republican party, I'm not so sure. Remember the symbolism of Ronald Reagan kicking off his 1980 campaign in Oxford, Mississippi, the site of racial atrocities in the 1960s.
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Hillary's takes advise from Blinder (age 70), Podesta (67), and Kissinger (92).
That explains Hillary's failures in Iraq and Libya -- her approach might have worked some decades back during Bill Clinton's period.
Bernie is advised by Jealous (43) and Kelton (47).
That explains why Sanders gets it right on both foreign and domestic policies -- his advisers are attuned to modern times.
That explains Hillary's failures in Iraq and Libya -- her approach might have worked some decades back during Bill Clinton's period.
Bernie is advised by Jealous (43) and Kelton (47).
That explains why Sanders gets it right on both foreign and domestic policies -- his advisers are attuned to modern times.
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If I understand you correctly you are essentially claiming that age disqualifies one as an advisor. Your comment is offensive. Age alone reveals nothing, but the experience that often accompanies age may also bring wisdom. Including the wisdom derived from earlier mistakes. Agree or disagree with the advisors mentioned, but don't assume their age alone means they are not attuned to the times. Or that being attuned to the times is itself sufficient to providing workable solutions.
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Jeff Sessions and Stephen Wright are not anti-immigrant. They are anti-illegal-immigrant.
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What, no mention of how Trump named as a foreign policy adviser a former leader of the Lebanese Forces, who were involved in the Sabra and Shatila Massacres? I think that's worth at least a few raised eyebrows.
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I'm sure Trumpf is receiving his advice from the Man in the High Tower.
It couldn't be more obvious.
Hillary, of course, is ruled by Blankfein and Dimon. They're fairly despicable characters, but nothing like the guy advising Trumpf.
It couldn't be more obvious.
Hillary, of course, is ruled by Blankfein and Dimon. They're fairly despicable characters, but nothing like the guy advising Trumpf.
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Hilary's advisers are every bit as scary as Trump's and Cruz's.
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No they aren't.
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You might mention that John Podesta (Clinton's campaign chair) was voted the 3rd Most Influential Lobbyist in Washington D.C., and that his clients include Bank of America, BP, WalMart, Lockheed, and nations like Egypt, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan.
Clinton takes advice and money ($150 million into her own pocket, much more for her campaign) from the same crowd--foreign countries; corporations; and lobbyists for those countries and corporations. That's who we'd put in the White House.
Clinton takes advice and money ($150 million into her own pocket, much more for her campaign) from the same crowd--foreign countries; corporations; and lobbyists for those countries and corporations. That's who we'd put in the White House.
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...and on the Democratic side? Who are the Clinton and Sanders advisors?
Carl Ichan? Seriously? The same Carl Ichan who has made billions looting companies and eliminating thousands of jobs? (Full disclosure: mine was one of them). And out the other side of his mouth Trump is talking about bringing back jobs?
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Its just another story of what the powers that be for the last several hundred years from eroupe are doing to controll the USA its a question of loyality,do you believe in th USA or is the red head mafia more important, I think we all know both sides of the us elections is stacked in whos favor
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Some ideas for Trump's cabinet: Howard Stern, head of the FCC; Pee Wee Herman, secretary of Education; Soupy Sales, Secretary of the Treasury ("send me all those green pieces of paper, kids "); Richard Simmons, Surgeon General; Richard Dinklage, Secretary of Defense; and Curly Howard as press secretary. And his nomination for the Supreme Court: Daniel Ito.
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So we might lose out on the expertise which is responsible for our foreign policy over the last few decades - and the Times considers this a problem? The citizens of the various countries that we have invaded or bombed would likely consider this an improvement.
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Yes, it's a mess.
In truth, most of the kitchen cabinets of our candidates are among the least creative and least intelligent...
The brightest minds do not want to be involved with the political system and cowardly candidates. They want to read and write... and avoid the press.
In finance there is no one that will tell a candidate the truth. No one.
In medicine, the honest and able do not want to be quoted. Ever. They recognize the personal danger of spelling out the truth ... and recommending a sane approach to medical care.
In short, we are advising the candidates with no respect for what's needed, and this seems to be what the candidates want.
Democracy is problem. Dictatorship, anyone?
Ask Donald Trump.... who admires dictators.
Richard Nixon flirted with dictatorship, and McGovern was unable to cut to the quick.
Will we find the way to the truth on this go around?
In truth, most of the kitchen cabinets of our candidates are among the least creative and least intelligent...
The brightest minds do not want to be involved with the political system and cowardly candidates. They want to read and write... and avoid the press.
In finance there is no one that will tell a candidate the truth. No one.
In medicine, the honest and able do not want to be quoted. Ever. They recognize the personal danger of spelling out the truth ... and recommending a sane approach to medical care.
In short, we are advising the candidates with no respect for what's needed, and this seems to be what the candidates want.
Democracy is problem. Dictatorship, anyone?
Ask Donald Trump.... who admires dictators.
Richard Nixon flirted with dictatorship, and McGovern was unable to cut to the quick.
Will we find the way to the truth on this go around?
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Such a sad roster of Clinton advisors who will continue the same failed economic and war policies of the recent Democratic administrations. They only look good compared to the Trump vacuum. It is time to choose a different path.
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I don't know if u r correct. When you add in Sidney Bleumenthal to Clinton's list it looks pretty bad. Add to that all of the undisclosed donors, both foreign and domestic, to the Clinton foundation and you have one messed up candidate.
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One can take the measure of others by the company they keep
Mrs. Clinton values Henry Kissinger's advice.
That's not company anyone with with a moral compass should ever want to keep.
Mrs. Clinton values Henry Kissinger's advice.
That's not company anyone with with a moral compass should ever want to keep.
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And let's not forget Chile/Allende, and Argentina. Kissinger's and Nixon's smudged fingerprints all over those two atrocities. Hillary....no way!
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It does not matter who is whispering into the candidate's ear. What matters is the judgment, character, temperance, empathy and wisdom of the brain on the other side of the candidate's ear. From that perspective only Bernie Sanders passes.
Hillary Clinton is a calculating callous corrupt cynical lying warmonger corporate plutocrat oligarch welfare queen puppet beholden to Tel Aviv, Riyadh, Cairo, Wall Street and the military-industrial complex. Hillary believes in mass incarceration and welfare deformation. Hillary was meant to have her face on the $ 3 bill. Hoary Hillary would be older than any President than William Henry Harrison and Ronald Reagan.
Crazy half-Cuban Canadian Rafael Edward Cruz is despised the most by the people who know him best his US. Senate colleagues. Selecting the lunatic fringe as advisers fits in with a man who judges others, loves money and never served in the military nor community service. Cruz is the bad boy of the Senate sandbox.
Kasich is a draft dodging extremist who talks in euphemisms with a smiling face soft shrug and positive message. The one-eyed man is king in the land of the blind. Kasich has less than one eye and he is nearly blind in that one.
Trump is an ignorant immature intemperate reckless fickle entertaining immoral degenerate serial adulterer, cowardly draft dodging, corrupt crony capitalist plutocrat corporate plutocrat oligarch welfare king. Trump is running to become President of the Angry Confederate White People.
Hillary Clinton is a calculating callous corrupt cynical lying warmonger corporate plutocrat oligarch welfare queen puppet beholden to Tel Aviv, Riyadh, Cairo, Wall Street and the military-industrial complex. Hillary believes in mass incarceration and welfare deformation. Hillary was meant to have her face on the $ 3 bill. Hoary Hillary would be older than any President than William Henry Harrison and Ronald Reagan.
Crazy half-Cuban Canadian Rafael Edward Cruz is despised the most by the people who know him best his US. Senate colleagues. Selecting the lunatic fringe as advisers fits in with a man who judges others, loves money and never served in the military nor community service. Cruz is the bad boy of the Senate sandbox.
Kasich is a draft dodging extremist who talks in euphemisms with a smiling face soft shrug and positive message. The one-eyed man is king in the land of the blind. Kasich has less than one eye and he is nearly blind in that one.
Trump is an ignorant immature intemperate reckless fickle entertaining immoral degenerate serial adulterer, cowardly draft dodging, corrupt crony capitalist plutocrat corporate plutocrat oligarch welfare king. Trump is running to become President of the Angry Confederate White People.
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I knew we were in trouble with Obama when he stuffed his economic team with Wall Street Banksters and Federal Reserve nappers. When he consulted with health insurance and big pharma execs on a healthcare plan. When he asked Simpson Bowles for advice on how to raid SS and still appear like a moderate democrat. When without a whimper he agreed to NOT prosecute Bush administration members for their war crimes. When he named the head of GE-- who has willfully eliminated scores of jobs-- as his "Jobs Czar." When he called Edward Snowden a "traitor," instead of the hero that he is. All of this is when I knew the country was doomed, no matter the party "in charge." If a person is "known by the company they keep," it is clear that so far in the 21st century, our presidents have failed this character test. May Hillary do better.
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You had me in your corner till the last sentence.Hillary would be even worse.
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Phil Gramm has earned not only a villain's role, but a king's ransom as payoff to him and his wife for his opposition to financial industry regulation.
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Spare me the "who's who of the astute and ambitious accumulated by both Clintons in four decades in Democratic politics." The Clintons' picks have not exactly been stellar. As a matter of fact the Democratic "establishment" does not look very attractive to voters in the current presidential campaign.
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And the Republicans do?
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Sidney Bleumanthal says it all about Clinton advisers. A hack of all hacks
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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders is the only candidate mentioned who has serious female leadership in his advisory circle, although "redistributive" is a lame way to tag anyone. How about fair and balanced for the American tax payers?
Cruz is by far the scariest proposal of candidates as his inner circle includes extremists, some from hate groups. Still, Clinton's embrace of Kissinger is loathesome and the rest leftovers from her husband's administration. Trump is on his own and, frankly, ill-equipped to deal with the challenges of the office. That he thinks Schmitz is the way to go for working abroad is frightening.
Sanders is the only sane choice in this bunch.
Cruz is by far the scariest proposal of candidates as his inner circle includes extremists, some from hate groups. Still, Clinton's embrace of Kissinger is loathesome and the rest leftovers from her husband's administration. Trump is on his own and, frankly, ill-equipped to deal with the challenges of the office. That he thinks Schmitz is the way to go for working abroad is frightening.
Sanders is the only sane choice in this bunch.
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Given the sorry state of our foreign policy over the past two decades, I'm not sure going to "the deep benches" is really a prescription for solving our foreign policy problems.
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Any mention of Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta is incomplete without noting that he and others working for then-Senator Clinton in 2008 worked to suppress African-American votes in North Carolina using robocalls misinforming them about voting. They were even censured by the Attorney General. It is deeply concerning that she continues to listen to and even promote these characters when they are so clearly corrupt and lack neither morals nor scruples.
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Hillary Clinton has lately become more progressive, has many credentials, worked hard, is very intelligent, and has endured much suffering. Yet having Kissinger, one of the most cold-blooded of men, as an advisor, shows again that something central is missing in HRC, which makes these qualifications meaningless. St. Paul described what is missing.
“If I speak with the tongues of men, and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And if I should have prophecy and should know all mysteries, and all knowledge, and if I should have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.”
I have learned over the years from the wisdom of other men and women that what St. Paul said is central to what a person is, and that charity also means good will.
Clinton’s career has not been about having good will, but rather, like so many of us, much more about advancing and protecting herself without much regard for others. That is why she could value an advisor such as Kissinger. Being fair to the people of America has not been the purpose of her work as a public official. For that crucial reason she is not a good choice for President.
We need an experienced, hardworking, intelligent, tough progressive who the American people are coming to see has always cared for them and will give him a victory over whatever evil clown the Republicans nominate. That person is Bernie Sanders.
“If I speak with the tongues of men, and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And if I should have prophecy and should know all mysteries, and all knowledge, and if I should have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.”
I have learned over the years from the wisdom of other men and women that what St. Paul said is central to what a person is, and that charity also means good will.
Clinton’s career has not been about having good will, but rather, like so many of us, much more about advancing and protecting herself without much regard for others. That is why she could value an advisor such as Kissinger. Being fair to the people of America has not been the purpose of her work as a public official. For that crucial reason she is not a good choice for President.
We need an experienced, hardworking, intelligent, tough progressive who the American people are coming to see has always cared for them and will give him a victory over whatever evil clown the Republicans nominate. That person is Bernie Sanders.
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The answer is very clear: fools. The idea that any of these people 'listen' shows the stupidity of this article. When you come right down to it they should be listening to the electorate, but that cannot happen as the electorate itself is plain stupid. Most voters have not a clue to what is going on in the country. Their substantive understanding of issues and policy differences is nil. At best it is a 'reality' show, solely good for entertainment, nothing else. All want it to go away, the sooner the better.
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Hillary may lose my support if she depends on Kissinger for foreign affairs advice. He is responsible for extending the war in Viet Nam by years and many lives. He is as much a war criminal as Bush and Cheney.
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worse
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Sanders has the experts that don't have the lucrative careers to consider. The people who are smart enough to be satisfied without selling out.
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Uh, I'm available, Mr. Trump. I also depend on myself for contradictory opinions, and I know lots of words and have said things.
Senator Cruz, I can help you shape domestic policy based on the teachings of the Old Testament, although we might have to start stoning adulterers. That might be awkward.
Secretary Clinton, I would be happy to hear your ideas on financial regulation, although we might have to work out a payment plan. I can scrape up about $30 a week until your $200,000 fee is paid off. (If you waive the interest, that is.)
And Governor Kasich, I can help you draft a clumsy apology to law enforcement for your response to a perfectly legitimate and professionally handled traffic stop. Not sure I can help you much with unions, teachers and women.
Senator Sanders, I have nothing to offer you. I'm (not) sorry about that.
Senator Cruz, I can help you shape domestic policy based on the teachings of the Old Testament, although we might have to start stoning adulterers. That might be awkward.
Secretary Clinton, I would be happy to hear your ideas on financial regulation, although we might have to work out a payment plan. I can scrape up about $30 a week until your $200,000 fee is paid off. (If you waive the interest, that is.)
And Governor Kasich, I can help you draft a clumsy apology to law enforcement for your response to a perfectly legitimate and professionally handled traffic stop. Not sure I can help you much with unions, teachers and women.
Senator Sanders, I have nothing to offer you. I'm (not) sorry about that.
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How is this not a NYT pick??
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No inside-the-Beltway rogues' gallery would be complete without Alan Greenspan. The erstwhile "Maestro" would no doubt have us once again hanging on every opaque word about how well he understands the economy. (As in "What housing bubble?")
An added advantage for anyone wanting to relive the financial meltdown is that Mr. Greenspan is younger than the already spoken-for Henry Kissinger. How in heaven's name could any of these candidates have overlooked him?
An added advantage for anyone wanting to relive the financial meltdown is that Mr. Greenspan is younger than the already spoken-for Henry Kissinger. How in heaven's name could any of these candidates have overlooked him?
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I'm waiting for Clinton to comment on the recent revelation that Kissinger told the Argentinians to hurry up in the murder of dissidents before Congress caught on and cut off foreign aid to the new Argentinian government. It just further supports Sanders previous criticism of her praise for Kissinger.
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Hillary surrounds herself with people who have experience - versus the male candidates who surround themselves with people who simply support what they say.
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This is an absurd comment and entirely unsubstantiated.
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Cruz, Trump, and Clinton could find better advisors by, say, flipping through any random list of certified Social Workers, that is to say, anyone in a profession that has direct contact with how millions of Americans actually live and suffer.
Perhaps the presidency itself should be appointed by lottery from a limited pool of about 500,000 candidates, largely consisting of electrical engineers, celebrity chefs, violin teachers, and computer repair specialists.
Well, we could do worse, you say? We ARE doing worse!
Perhaps the presidency itself should be appointed by lottery from a limited pool of about 500,000 candidates, largely consisting of electrical engineers, celebrity chefs, violin teachers, and computer repair specialists.
Well, we could do worse, you say? We ARE doing worse!
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U R Absolutely right. The Dem/ Rep process has worn itself out, for sure
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Sort of the way democracy started out, by drawing lots to keep the plutocrats from taking over and driving everyone else into deep poverty that throws the world into chaos and anarchy like all of the current 3rd world countries. The ancient Greeks were some pretty smart cookies, too bad that only the liberal, educated elite ever learned any of those lessons.
Except for Sanders and Trump, the candidates all consult their biggest donors before and above everyone else. The electorate has been crying out for honest candidates not beholden to special interests for years, but given the chance to do so, Democrats went with Clinton, who has turned political office into a 9-figure personal fortune and a multi 9-figure influence-peddling "charitable foundation." If she wins, we'll get a plutocrat supporting her fellow plutocrats, inflicting on ourselves yet another neocon neoliberal regime, and we'll have no one to blame for it but ourselves. At least Republicans prefer a candidate not beholden to the donor class, but Trump is unlikely to get the nomination, much less the Presidency. I will be voting for Jill Stein.
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Let's not forget the most important adviser to Hillary Clinton will be her husband, one of the best political minds of a generation. Whenever people tell me that they can't abide another Clinton Presidency I always respond "What did you have a problem with, the peace or the prosperity?".
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While the Clinton years were more peaceful and prosperous than what came later, it is an unfortunate fact that the full effects of a presidency are often not felt for years or decades. Bill Clinton's trade policies, deregulation of Wall Street, and dismantling of welfare in the 90s were all major contributors to the grotesque levels of inequality we see today and Hillary's cozy relations with Wall Street and promotion of the TPP suggest she will continue to pursue that agenda. As for peace, Hilary's vote for the invasion of Iraq and her disastrous policies in Libya, coupled with her embrace of Henry Kissinger, tell me all that I need to know about what to expect from her.
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Welfare reform, crime bill, NAFTA, financial deregulation, etc.
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Oh my god.. the Establishment just got DISSED on the front page of the New York Times!
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The Donald's list of advisors will no doubt include the likes of Omarosa Manigault, Gary Busey, Dennis Rodman and Squalido Rivera. His Supreme Court nominee (assuming he doesn't select his own sister) will be Judith Sheindlin. Cruz was strongly considering Tomas de Torquemada as his SCOTUS appointee until he learned that the man is long deceased.
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Yes, Yes, Yes for Judith Sheindlin ("Judge Judy"!) No, No, No for the others.
He could do worse than select his sister, Judge Berry.
The questions that need asking and answering are:
Who are the undisclosed individuals that have the candidates ear?
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What were in Mrs. Hillary Clinton’s speeches to Wall Street firms that made them willing to pay her over $200-thousand per speech?
Who are the undisclosed individuals that have the candidates ear?
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What were in Mrs. Hillary Clinton’s speeches to Wall Street firms that made them willing to pay her over $200-thousand per speech?
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It really does not matter what was in the speeches. At 200K a pop these firms will automatically have considerably more than Clintons ear.
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I happened to be at a couple of those Wall Street speeches and (surprise, surprise) what she had to say were basically platitudes about being pragmatic and doing what worked. Shocking, huh?
The Wall Street firms that paid for these speeches expected that and didn't really care that much WHAT she had to say. They weren't paying for her thoughts. They were paying for ACCESS--as does every lobbyist in Washington.
The Wall Street firms that paid for these speeches expected that and didn't really care that much WHAT she had to say. They weren't paying for her thoughts. They were paying for ACCESS--as does every lobbyist in Washington.
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Hillary Clinton - in the year 2013 alone - received $3,202,013 in speech 'fees' from the following Wall St. entities:
Morgan Stanley $225,000
Deutsche Bank $225,000
Fidelity Investments $225,000
Apollo Management Holdings $225,000
Itau BBA USA Securities $225,000
Sanford Bernstein and Co. $225,000
Goldman Sachs $225,000
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts $225,000
UBS Wealth Management $225,000
Goldman Sachs (2nd time) $225,000
Goldman Sachs (3rd time) $225,000
Golden Tree Asset Mgmt $275,000
Bank of America $225,000
CME Group $225,000
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/documents/13/HRC_2013_Speeches_-_Tax_Retu...
That's just one year of speech 'fee' income for Hillary Clinton from Wall St.,
not counting any other year and not counting any past or current campaign contributions to her political campaigns or SuperPACs.
There is nothing of import in her speeches. They are clearly just Wall St buying her policies if she steals the election from Bernie.
Morgan Stanley $225,000
Deutsche Bank $225,000
Fidelity Investments $225,000
Apollo Management Holdings $225,000
Itau BBA USA Securities $225,000
Sanford Bernstein and Co. $225,000
Goldman Sachs $225,000
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts $225,000
UBS Wealth Management $225,000
Goldman Sachs (2nd time) $225,000
Goldman Sachs (3rd time) $225,000
Golden Tree Asset Mgmt $275,000
Bank of America $225,000
CME Group $225,000
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/documents/13/HRC_2013_Speeches_-_Tax_Retu...
That's just one year of speech 'fee' income for Hillary Clinton from Wall St.,
not counting any other year and not counting any past or current campaign contributions to her political campaigns or SuperPACs.
There is nothing of import in her speeches. They are clearly just Wall St buying her policies if she steals the election from Bernie.
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This list ignores the many unsavory characters Hillary has gathered around her.
She has gather a who's who of hawks and neocons, of trade agreement specialists, of Washington Consensus economists, of Wall Street players moving back and forth to Treasury.
At the same time, she does not have people around her who voice the concerns of the now six year old memo of the Intel founder that is presented in Saturday's NYT, Andy Grove expressing the urgent need for jobs-oriented and employee-oriented corporate and government policy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/26/opinion/andy-groves-warning-to-silicon...
These advisers highlight that being "pulled to the left" by Bernie is just words, not the reality of what she listens to, what she is prepared to do, what her advisers would help her do.
She has never met a war she did not like, did not want to make bigger, and that is the sort of advisers she has.
She has never met a trade agreement she did not like, and those are the advisers she has. The Pacific deal was hers until campaign-only concerns made her pretend otherwise.
She is entirely a captive of Wall Street and the Washington Consensus, and those captivities are reflected in her lists of advisers.
This unintentionally puts a bright light on the problem with Hillary, even as it ignores and whitewashes who is on her lists.
Yes, I know it was meant to make fun of Trump's strange and lightweight list. yet Hillary's is far more dangerous for all those heavyweights.
She has gather a who's who of hawks and neocons, of trade agreement specialists, of Washington Consensus economists, of Wall Street players moving back and forth to Treasury.
At the same time, she does not have people around her who voice the concerns of the now six year old memo of the Intel founder that is presented in Saturday's NYT, Andy Grove expressing the urgent need for jobs-oriented and employee-oriented corporate and government policy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/26/opinion/andy-groves-warning-to-silicon...
These advisers highlight that being "pulled to the left" by Bernie is just words, not the reality of what she listens to, what she is prepared to do, what her advisers would help her do.
She has never met a war she did not like, did not want to make bigger, and that is the sort of advisers she has.
She has never met a trade agreement she did not like, and those are the advisers she has. The Pacific deal was hers until campaign-only concerns made her pretend otherwise.
She is entirely a captive of Wall Street and the Washington Consensus, and those captivities are reflected in her lists of advisers.
This unintentionally puts a bright light on the problem with Hillary, even as it ignores and whitewashes who is on her lists.
Yes, I know it was meant to make fun of Trump's strange and lightweight list. yet Hillary's is far more dangerous for all those heavyweights.
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Yep, to start with, it would not be surprising if Hillary picked that disaster Larry Summers as Secretary of the Treasury who was integral in her husbands presidency of dismantling Glass Steagal ultimately resulting in the the financial meltdown of 2008. Unfortunately, much like Obama, she will pick those in the circles of those her and Bill have always run with, old cronies and Washington insiders that will offer absolutely nothing new going forward other than to satisfy the needs of her influential donors.
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It is important to note, just as people noted the failed neo-con advisors from the George W. Bush administration that Jeb! ("I'm my own man.") Bush surrounded himself with, the equally-failed advisors from the Bill Clinton and Barack Obama administrations that Hillary (Presumably, her own woman.) Clinton surrounds herself with. And then there's Kissinger.
And yes, Clinton is more dangerous than Trump, because she has a better chance of being elected.
Clinton, in her foreign policy, is every bit as owned by, and capitulates to, neo-cons as was George W. Bush, despite Clinton's claims to Obama's legacy. Clinton's AIPAC speech could easily have been ghosted for her by Kristol, Wolfowitz, etc. Clinton takes money from the same donors who have long backed the neo-cons, and fund neo-con "think tanks" and publications.
It would be nice to think that Clinton is mostly selling herself in her campaign, and not so much her agenda. But the Clinton agenda is already bought and paid for. She will have to at least pay lip service to Sanders' agenda to get his essential support, without which she could indeed lose to Trump or Cruz. But Sanders will need to hols Clinton's feet to the fire, and get ironclad commitments to support his agenda.
However, Clinton will only pay lip service, and will have to be primaried in 2020.
And yes, Clinton is more dangerous than Trump, because she has a better chance of being elected.
Clinton, in her foreign policy, is every bit as owned by, and capitulates to, neo-cons as was George W. Bush, despite Clinton's claims to Obama's legacy. Clinton's AIPAC speech could easily have been ghosted for her by Kristol, Wolfowitz, etc. Clinton takes money from the same donors who have long backed the neo-cons, and fund neo-con "think tanks" and publications.
It would be nice to think that Clinton is mostly selling herself in her campaign, and not so much her agenda. But the Clinton agenda is already bought and paid for. She will have to at least pay lip service to Sanders' agenda to get his essential support, without which she could indeed lose to Trump or Cruz. But Sanders will need to hols Clinton's feet to the fire, and get ironclad commitments to support his agenda.
However, Clinton will only pay lip service, and will have to be primaried in 2020.
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There are no facts in your comments
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This is frightening. Whether it's a Cruz advisor with zero foreign policy experience, and an advisor who comes out of the birther crowd whose main experience is promoting hate, or a Trump who has no government experience and thinks he needs none, how do these candidates plan to govern?
We know Donald thinks his brainpower is second to none, but really: hubris may carry the day in a rally of his base, but what does he say when Russia calls? Who does he call when a missile is headed our way? What does he do when the market plummets because he's just slapped a tariff on china, does he really think his corporate raider buddy is going to protect him from the wrath of the US public?
I just don't get it. Beware any candidate who underestimates the magnitude of the job he's expecting to win or dismisses the quality of his or her advisors. The smartest people in the world are those who know what they don't know.
Based on this definition, neither Trump nor Cruz are looking too bright.
We know Donald thinks his brainpower is second to none, but really: hubris may carry the day in a rally of his base, but what does he say when Russia calls? Who does he call when a missile is headed our way? What does he do when the market plummets because he's just slapped a tariff on china, does he really think his corporate raider buddy is going to protect him from the wrath of the US public?
I just don't get it. Beware any candidate who underestimates the magnitude of the job he's expecting to win or dismisses the quality of his or her advisors. The smartest people in the world are those who know what they don't know.
Based on this definition, neither Trump nor Cruz are looking too bright.
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Does anybody believe Trump is less intelligent than Reagan or W. or that his advisors are any worse than the ones they chose.
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You are right about Trump and Cruz, In the meantime "...Mrs. Clinton has said she values the advice of Henry Kissinger on foreign policy." Is it also stupidity or just HRC's usual bad judgment?
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Ironic. Ms. McMurrow, that Barack Obama has frequently chosen to go his own way rather than listening to advisors with long experience.
And look where his political and policy arrogance has gotten us...Eight years of a rudderless, ad hoc foreign policy that has been punctuated by monumental failures like in Libya, Iraq, Syria, and Iran while, at the same time, allowing Vladimir Putin to reassert Russia's iron boot on the Crimea and threaten the same in other parts of the Ukraine, Gerogia, and other parts of eastern Europe.
You should have followed the advice you give above to beware of the candidates that underestimate the job he expects to win when you cast your vote for the Democratic candidate in 2008 and 2012.
The candidate that wins here in 2016 will face a staggeringly more difficult task in recovering from, as Bill Clinton suggests, eight years of disaster under Barack Obama.
Sadly, what Bill Clinton doesn't want to recognize is that for four years, his wife and political "henchwoman" was part of the Obama administration's ineptness and partly responsible for some of the more notable disasters.
And look where his political and policy arrogance has gotten us...Eight years of a rudderless, ad hoc foreign policy that has been punctuated by monumental failures like in Libya, Iraq, Syria, and Iran while, at the same time, allowing Vladimir Putin to reassert Russia's iron boot on the Crimea and threaten the same in other parts of the Ukraine, Gerogia, and other parts of eastern Europe.
You should have followed the advice you give above to beware of the candidates that underestimate the job he expects to win when you cast your vote for the Democratic candidate in 2008 and 2012.
The candidate that wins here in 2016 will face a staggeringly more difficult task in recovering from, as Bill Clinton suggests, eight years of disaster under Barack Obama.
Sadly, what Bill Clinton doesn't want to recognize is that for four years, his wife and political "henchwoman" was part of the Obama administration's ineptness and partly responsible for some of the more notable disasters.
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I just explained the lack of real advisors on the Trump campaign in a comment to Nick Kristof’s mea culpa: Trump quite frankly lacks the money for a classical campaign with all the extras, including well-paid advisors. Consequently, he relies on himself for now, until he secures the nomination and can reasonably expect the usual Republican suspects to open up their checkbooks and fund the general election against Hillary. His fortune really consists of brand equity – he lives well off the cash flow from his company whose sole purpose is to market him, but that doesn’t generate hundreds of millions free and clear that he can dedicate to advisors, ads, and the usual campaign infrastructure.
But he’s mentioned that he wants a seasoned politician as his Veep nominee, to counsel him; and that’s not a dumb thing to want. It probably means Kasich and not Carly, though.
The editors go some distance to tar Cruz’s advisors as unreconstructed … Republicans. Not surprising that they wouldn’t meet editorial approval, but the criticism is a little transparently (and entertainingly) obvious in its ideological bias. I suppose they think Cruz should be advised by liberal Democrats.
Unless Trump is derailed, look for him to assemble a worthy team with other people’s money once he has the nomination tied down. Of course, they won’t meet editorial approval here any more than Cruz’s advisors do because they definitely won’t be Democrats.
But he’s mentioned that he wants a seasoned politician as his Veep nominee, to counsel him; and that’s not a dumb thing to want. It probably means Kasich and not Carly, though.
The editors go some distance to tar Cruz’s advisors as unreconstructed … Republicans. Not surprising that they wouldn’t meet editorial approval, but the criticism is a little transparently (and entertainingly) obvious in its ideological bias. I suppose they think Cruz should be advised by liberal Democrats.
Unless Trump is derailed, look for him to assemble a worthy team with other people’s money once he has the nomination tied down. Of course, they won’t meet editorial approval here any more than Cruz’s advisors do because they definitely won’t be Democrats.
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If Kasich were to accept the VP slot on either Trump's ticket or Cruz' whatever respect I still have for him will immediately go down the drain.
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stu:
I'm sure Kasich is mightily concerned about that potential outcome.
I'm sure Kasich is mightily concerned about that potential outcome.
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What's wrong w Cruz being advised by Democrats, Richard? Hillary is gratefully being advised by Kissinger....perhaps our world would be a little better if our politicians sought wisdom instead of partisanship.
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