I really hope President Hillary and a Democratic senate make their first business the appointment and the confirmation of supreme court justice Barrack Obama.
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To fellow Bernie supporters, let's continue the political revolution by supporting progressives to win Congress and state legislatures.
Don't be totally focused just on the Presidency.
We can then push a President Hillary Clinton to enacting the progressive platform.
We can then obstruct a President Trump from enacting any dangerous and conservative decisions as well as from appointing conservative justices to SCOTUS.
We can give President Bernie Sanders the power to enact his progressive platform.
We can give the 2020 Progressive President that we will fight for the power to enact the Progressive platform.
Don't be totally focused just on the Presidency.
We can then push a President Hillary Clinton to enacting the progressive platform.
We can then obstruct a President Trump from enacting any dangerous and conservative decisions as well as from appointing conservative justices to SCOTUS.
We can give President Bernie Sanders the power to enact his progressive platform.
We can give the 2020 Progressive President that we will fight for the power to enact the Progressive platform.
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When apparently decent people support putting terrible people into positions of power simply to ensure their team wins, it's pretty sad.
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Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are BOTH to be congratulated for excellent, policy-oriented campaigns. How about this? Bernie Sanders is Ms. Clinton's running mate. What a team, and would have increased chances of stopping vulgar Trump in November.
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Bernie lost his moment. On Tuesday evening he should have announced to his loyal supporters that he was suspending his candidacy. He owed them that. He should have stood up like a man to their boos and protests. Maybe their response would have changed his mind. Instead he puts them off by announcing that he will go on to the D.C. primary knowing full well that it was just a charade orchestrated by the WH. He'll get a few lousy planks in the platform which will be just as good as Hillary's word that she will implement them once in office. Fat chance. The entire spectacle of Hillary giving her victory speech with hands held high looking like Aimee Semple McPherson in a white cape followed by Obama's platitudinous videotaped endorsement, and then his meeting with Loretta Lynch and poor Bernie doing a perp walk under the WH collonade with the cameras rolling, then Elizabeth Warren paying a visit to Hillary which was made to look like it was hush hush--the whole thing stinks. All this accompanied by fawning media coverage. How stupid do they think the American people are to fall for such a hoax?
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Of course, Obama would support Hillary, the path was rigged for her, the CA election was a disgrace, they are still counting at last report, over 2 million ballots, if they even count them. Machines wouldn't even let you vote for Bernie. There have been many irregularities in the whole process. The DNC hates Bernie, because he would upset the rich corporate applecarts, the greed of Big PHarma, Banks, all the funders of the corrupt DNC. She is corrupt too, in so many ways it is hard to count, from supporting fracking in other countries, arming the contributors to the highly suspect Clinton Foundation, 6Billion disappeared under her watch in the State Dept. She is a phony 1%er, and now Warren shows she is a phony too by teaming up with her. Bernie has more class, decency and dignity then they ever will, he should go the Convention and bern the moneygrabbers ears with the truth of their avarice. HRC and the DNC are corrupt, and it is sad. Bernie is more of a real democrat then she will ever be and I am not ever voting for her.
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Sanders as head of a new Environment + Sustainability ministry!
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Hillary bit the bullet in 2008 and now bernie needs to bite the bullet and support her. Good for Obama. She helped him get elected. And she will be a good president.
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That was a weirdly cold, canned endorsement.
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I guess you could call what Bernie and his team is going through right now is what in basketball they call "garbage time'. The final score is not officially determined, but the winner is not in question. This is when the end of the bench players get in the game so family and friends can see them. I suppose going through the DC primary on Tuesday is the same thing, but Sanders and his supporters should not continue this act in the club house [aka the convention hall in Philly] next month.
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I hear the Warriors and Cavaliers are stretching their games out so there will be a bigger gate. I think the Dems are doing the same thing. I don't know whether to feel sorry for Bernie or angry with him for lending himself to this Obama-led charade. It is so typical of the Dems to put on a show of Progressive principle and then machinate behind the scenes with their Wall St. friends. Some Progressives! And poor little Bernie is just going along.
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Oh, for God's sake people! The Democratic Party IS united, and always has been. What Obama, Warren, Reid, the media and the rest of the "real" Democrats just can't grasp is the fact that 43% or so of ALL voters don't identify as either Republican or Democrat. And Obama will not influence our vote. Neither will Biden, Warren, Reid, et al. We will NOT be voting for Clinton under any circumstance. Even Bernie, should he wish to try, cannot cause us to vote for her. I'm not afraid of Trump. I don't believe he's any more dangerous to our country than would be Clinton. They're just dangerous in different ways. If Clinton is elected, she will have us in WWIII within six months. And we'll all die. But at least I'll die still having my soul.
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I think on thing is for sure. Mr Obama starts by saying "I don't think that there's ever been someone so qualified to hold this office as Hillary". That includes himself. Very sad to see the state of politics in the US mostly because they do impact the world! What kind of message are we sending to the world? Crooks and liars is the best we have to offer? Then we have a real problem!
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But are not the Democrats already united?
The dissidents are not Democrats. I am one of them, and I will have nothing to do with the Democrat party.
The dissidents are not Democrats. I am one of them, and I will have nothing to do with the Democrat party.
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Funny - I could've sworn Obama said "qualified" instead of "unqualified!"
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If Obama truly thinks there has never been someone "so qualified to hold this office," he's mad.
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Yes. Yes he is.
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I support this desperation-fueled sweeping of one of the only real messages of the last twenty years under a party rug before it's finished being uttered. Classy I say!
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Why would Obama not support Hillary Clinton?
Slippery Hillary and Obama have been thick as thieves (literally committing greedy corrupted criminal activities).
In 2008, running neck and neck with Obama, they had a secret meeting in Washington with the global establishment and 2 days later, she resigned. Clinton ended up being Secretary of State.
While Secretary of State the Clinton foundation was run by her husband collected millions of dollars from foreign governments, which are dictatorships and violators of civil liberties, such as in Saudi Arabia.
The president and Hillary broke International Law signed by Obama, using the Benghazi, Consulate to cover up a CIA covert illegal operation… shipping weapons including surface to air missiles out of Libya going to terrorists in Syria.
She sent a cable June 28, 2011, to all diplomatic and consular posts warning against the security risks involved and ordering them to "avoid conducting official Department business from your personal e-mail. Yet she denied knowing about the illegal use of personal e-mails.
In all, too many donors from Wall Street and other financial services firms have given $44.1 million to support Hillary Clinton’s campaigns, however she says she is going to crack down on them.
Slippery Hillary and Obama have been thick as thieves (literally committing greedy corrupted criminal activities).
In 2008, running neck and neck with Obama, they had a secret meeting in Washington with the global establishment and 2 days later, she resigned. Clinton ended up being Secretary of State.
While Secretary of State the Clinton foundation was run by her husband collected millions of dollars from foreign governments, which are dictatorships and violators of civil liberties, such as in Saudi Arabia.
The president and Hillary broke International Law signed by Obama, using the Benghazi, Consulate to cover up a CIA covert illegal operation… shipping weapons including surface to air missiles out of Libya going to terrorists in Syria.
She sent a cable June 28, 2011, to all diplomatic and consular posts warning against the security risks involved and ordering them to "avoid conducting official Department business from your personal e-mail. Yet she denied knowing about the illegal use of personal e-mails.
In all, too many donors from Wall Street and other financial services firms have given $44.1 million to support Hillary Clinton’s campaigns, however she says she is going to crack down on them.
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It would have been nice to wait until California results are final. As reported in the Los Angeles Times, 43% of the ballots (2.5 million of 5.9 million) remain to be counted. As a inspector for one of California's larger precincts, I can tell you that a large number of the remaining ballots (provisional and last minute vote by mail) were submitted by (a) no party preference voters who did not receive their democratic crossover ballots in time to vote earlier, (b) voters who registered near the May 23 deadline whose names were not yet reflected in the precinct rosters, and (c) Green Party, American Independent Party, and No Party Preference Voters who changed their party affiliation to No Party Preference or Democratic Party in order to vote (or in the case of NPP, make it easier to vote) for Sanders, whose names were not yet reflected in the precinct rosters. While 66% of the remaining votes to be counted is a high threshold to reach for Senator Sanders, if one "looks at the math" and the circumstances, it remains possible that when all the votes are in, Sanders will have won California. Clinton could probably win the election in a fair and square manner, without early results announcements, misrepresenting the other side's positions, using surrogates at the DNC to limit debate schedules, but each time, Clinton pushes the gray line of propriety, just like in the last Clinton presidency. Four more years of this is what people dread.
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These "much to admire" comments show how a powerful MSM molds public opinion. A public that conveniently forgets she is one of the most hawkish members of President Obama's cabinet, pushing for the 2009 troop surge in Afghanistan and US intervention in Libya. Or that JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup have been among her top political donors. Or that Clinton took an active role in promoting hydrofracking worldwide through the Global Shale Gas Initiative. Or the TTP. Kissinger. Super predators. Server...
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I think I have never been prouder than today to be an American Citizen. In the 2008 elections and now in 2016 we have had a revolution.
We finally live in a country where an African-American and a woman are considered "establishment."
Where white men are considered "radical."
In spite of Trump, I believe that our Founding Fathers and Mothers would be quite proud of us.
Surely, even they would have preferred to face down Trump than the British.
We finally live in a country where an African-American and a woman are considered "establishment."
Where white men are considered "radical."
In spite of Trump, I believe that our Founding Fathers and Mothers would be quite proud of us.
Surely, even they would have preferred to face down Trump than the British.
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Sen. Sanders will hopefully be a more enthusiastic supporter of Secty. Clinton than Trump's opponents will be of him. That said, vanquished candidates are seldom powerful motivators in elections.
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Excuse he lost in every metric except polling against trump which means nothing. It's over.
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She "won" in a rigged system that is corrupt at every level. It is more accurate to say she was selected by powerful power brokers.
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Why are we still jumping the gun? DC hasn't voted, and millions of votes in California have yet to be counted. Terrible election shenanigans all over the country points to more election fraud in November. I do not like attempts to manipulate me and fellow countrymen like this. Meanwhile, right after making his endorsement, Obama meets with Lynch. Gee, I wonder what they were discussing? It all really turns my stomach...and to see sooooo many fellow Americans ok with it. What kind of psychology is at play here? Is it a need to be on a "winning" team? You only have to look outside our borders to see what a laughing stock our political system has become, controlled entirely by corporate owned media and the top 1%. I will remain one of the black sheep, fighting for reform.
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“Shun the nonbelievers”? Well Bernie sure looks like he had the Amish vote.
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So President Obama is letting Hillary off the hook!
Guess she'll be firing the honest, hard working people at the FBI soon!
This just gets more ridiculous every day.
Donald Trump is possibly right after all.
It appears the queen of crooked is already exerting her power.
Guess she'll be firing the honest, hard working people at the FBI soon!
This just gets more ridiculous every day.
Donald Trump is possibly right after all.
It appears the queen of crooked is already exerting her power.
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The most powerful political institution in the U.S. just grew slightly bigger as Obama strives to shape his legacy with his endorsement of someone who's "likable enough." Such an admirable business, this politics. So above the fray.
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The "I'm with her" slogan does seem to capture the disheartened reluctance of those that utter it.
Quite appropriate.
Quite appropriate.
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Your misreading is of your own making, Ken.
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More of the same old, same old. Yawn. Obama has conveniently forgotten all the negative and disparaging things he said about Clinton when they were running against one another. Being disingenuous is the name of the game in politics and Obama and Clinton play that game like champs.
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Just another rat who got an endorsement from someont that does not matter!!!
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"But hours later at a rally in Washington [Sanders] urged voters there to go to the polls in their primary on Tuesday and to keep pushing for a political revolution."
That's Sanders all over: a deluded, cranky old man, an ineffective politician with no record of accomplishments, deluding our idealistic youth.
That's Sanders all over: a deluded, cranky old man, an ineffective politician with no record of accomplishments, deluding our idealistic youth.
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He's been more effective than any other politician in the race, amassing a movement against corruption and the same old, same old. The others are just status quo, run of the mill politicians in it for themselves.
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The FBI reports to the Justice Department wwho reports to President Obama. Hiillary is currently under criminal investigation by the FBI. Why is this message of endorsement to all parties concerned not a huge conflict of interest?
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What Sanders was unable to articulate early on (because he was running under the banner of a tainted party which in retrospect was a mistake) is the general revulsion for power structures including big corporate interests, the Pentagon, vast institutional and private wealth and entrenched political operatives doing the bidding for this cabal. And regarding the latter, no two individuals better fit the definition then Bill and Hillary Clinton. Sanders supporters get it. This is not about personalities or even political parties. It's about trying to stand up to corruption. The media should stop discussing Hillary's bringing Sanders supporters on board. It's not going to happen, at least in large enough numbers to matter. To many of us, voting for Hillary is simply reinforcing the status quo. No personal rancor intended.
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Yes, but did the big money insure Clinton's victory? The Democrats' next mission is to change the necessity to have such big money funding to run -- and to get re-elected once she or anybody has won. Will they get behind that reform? If they don't, then it's the same corrupt system, and that will be the shame we allow. Clinton used it (possibly had to), but will she fight against it?
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Great picture of Obama and Sanders on the front page of the New England
edition today. What looks like laughter and smiles instead of angry finger
pointing. Maybe if we'd seen a bit more of that levity and warm spontaneity, this campaign wouldn't have been such a bitter and ultimately negative contest.
edition today. What looks like laughter and smiles instead of angry finger
pointing. Maybe if we'd seen a bit more of that levity and warm spontaneity, this campaign wouldn't have been such a bitter and ultimately negative contest.
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I can't stand Hillary, but she has already won the general election. Time for some Republican introspection.
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18 trillion -- national debt -- A doubling on Obama's watch -- passing a baton
American world diplomatic stance -- shambles -- passing a baton
Millions more in poverty - on food stamps - non workforce - passing a baton
US military compressed to stress break point /generals fleeced pass a baton
American health care system rusting fast!! -- passing a baton
US student world standing falling further .. passing a baton
A Rather odd relay -- more correction than continuity required
American world diplomatic stance -- shambles -- passing a baton
Millions more in poverty - on food stamps - non workforce - passing a baton
US military compressed to stress break point /generals fleeced pass a baton
American health care system rusting fast!! -- passing a baton
US student world standing falling further .. passing a baton
A Rather odd relay -- more correction than continuity required
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Famous last words from a diminishing republican party !
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“I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office,” Mr. Obama said in the three-minute statement. (Endorsement of Hillary).
Ummm....Lincoln, Roosevelt, Washington, Reagan. Just to name a few. Not getting political, but that was a big statement.
Ummm....Lincoln, Roosevelt, Washington, Reagan. Just to name a few. Not getting political, but that was a big statement.
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As a Sanders supporter who will vote for Hillary Clinton, I do want to see the party take a strong progressive stand on the issues which have drawn millions of enthusiastic new voters to Bernie's campaign. President Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Bernie Sanders together make a powerful team. Standing on the side of working families, with a strong united party we go forward. The work continues.
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Sanders is not the member of any team. He is a one man show. The Democrats were stupid enough to let him caucus with them when they needed every vote they could get, but he remained an opportunistic outsider.
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It is so inappropriate for the president to be advertising Hilary for president. His judicial departments are involved in inquiries against her breaking the rules about security and campaign funds. He is employed as the President and should not be involved in a campaign for the election of his successor. That is what we the people are left to do without the propaganda and advertising and influence of the president.
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The President should be running the country and not distracted by campaigning for the next contender for his job. Our leaders should stay out of the electoral process while supposedly serving our people in their job.
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After wasting my time and money, Bernie Sells Out to the Establishment. How do I get my Hopes and Dreams back from the last year of my life. I believed in him and it was just snake oil. Next at the convention you can get a photo of Bernie Sanders kissing the Ring of Bill and Hillary Clinton. Bow you Heads fellow supporters, Bow your Heads!!! I will never Vote for Hillary Clinton Mr. Sanders, Never. Now Warren bows her head to. They both have no guts!!
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The professional political class is what is wrfong in America, and they do not get more politically professional than obama and sHrillary.
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The election was never about why Bernie ran but his ideas and others like me. It is about the nation as a whole and in order for Bernie''s and my ideas to stay in the for front and stay till the Convention ends.
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No she wouldn't take bribes through the Clinton foundation, would she? Saudi Arabia, you say? Their modus operandi, you say? Destroyed/withheld emails on a private server, you say? Noo, come on now.
"There is also the further threat that emails shielded from Freedom of Information Act requests by the use of a private server and subsequently deleted without any outside review could have contained information about donations to the Clinton Foundation that represented clear conflicts of interest with Clinton’s official activities."
"There is also the further threat that emails shielded from Freedom of Information Act requests by the use of a private server and subsequently deleted without any outside review could have contained information about donations to the Clinton Foundation that represented clear conflicts of interest with Clinton’s official activities."
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We have to look beyond the past. There is a free loading tax dodger, tyrant on the Republican ticket. Given the opportunity, he will destroy our great nation. Hope good sense will prevail on Bernie. The country and the entire free world is at great danger with a potential Trump as the commander in chief. Revolution takes long time. Reality and pragmatism are very important.
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Wow, the Democratic party couldn't wait 5 days to allow the District of Columbia vote in our primary? The very last primary. Oh wait, we don't matter, I forgot. No taxation without representation etc.
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Sanders has a powerful platform and a substantial following of loyal voters. To secure victory in November, unity behind Clinton will require a guarantee that Sanders will have a key role in her administration.
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Isn't the world upside down?
The worst president in history is giving a ringing endorsement to the most crooked, scandalous candidate in history, who has a political track record that would make the most conservative hawk blush. And she is in a dead heat with the Republican candidate who......well..... Let's not go there. God help us all.
The worst president in history is giving a ringing endorsement to the most crooked, scandalous candidate in history, who has a political track record that would make the most conservative hawk blush. And she is in a dead heat with the Republican candidate who......well..... Let's not go there. God help us all.
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So everyone from Obama on down in the Democratic is going to trashing Trump and deservedly so. The man is a pathological liar of monumental proportions and not only not fit to be President he really needs psychological help. I also believe even his "supporters" know this also but agree with racist, bigoted views and that 'trumps" everything else. My fear is that some folks have not really been paying attention to the primaries and campaigns (hard as that may be to believe) will see all of this attacking and do not have a strong opinion of him outside of his TV shows and say to themselves something along the lines of "No one can possibly be this horrible. They say those are his words but are they? What are they afraid of?" Yes there are lots of people like that inn America. That is my fear that overkill can cause people to feel "Sympathy for Donald Trump"? Preposterous you say? Oh yeah?
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How can Sanders ' supporters vote for Clinton when she represents all that they loath including corruption? He failed them by allowing his cause to be diminished by not taking it to the convention. Man are disgusted. They are not giddy with excitement about Clinton, a sleezy , political operative interested only in herself and her bottom line, and utterly without ethics or ideals.
Sanders and Trump supporters are similar in believing, rightfully in the Democrats case, at least, that the system is rigged against them with the Superdelegates. These folks are rightfully disgusted with the political establishment that brought us economic meltdown, the mortgage debacle, endless war in the Middle East and terrorism.
Most independents and young folks will support Johnson as will those who cannot vote for someone under investigation by the FBI.
Thus, the Democratic vote will be split among Johnson and write- ins and those will are too disgusted to vote for anyone, paving the way for Trump.
Sanders and Trump supporters are similar in believing, rightfully in the Democrats case, at least, that the system is rigged against them with the Superdelegates. These folks are rightfully disgusted with the political establishment that brought us economic meltdown, the mortgage debacle, endless war in the Middle East and terrorism.
Most independents and young folks will support Johnson as will those who cannot vote for someone under investigation by the FBI.
Thus, the Democratic vote will be split among Johnson and write- ins and those will are too disgusted to vote for anyone, paving the way for Trump.
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If Mr. Obama has his way, what we are left with is a choice between a total maverick outsider and a lifelong insider whose family has enjoyed enormous economic benefits from their life in politics. Unfortunately, Mr. Sanders is on point with his concerns about an oligarchic society which exercises enormous political power, but he could not defeat the oligarchs and break their hold on our society and our government. Mr. Sanders was too polite to press this issue about Mrs. Clinton who, in addition to being a career politician is now also an oligarch along with her husband. In all likelihood, Mr. Trump most certainly will. So there may still be some hope.
It is very disappointing that we are back to career politicians and a ruling class that thinks it owns the political parties as well as the government. However, if Mr. Trump and the Republicans handle things correctly, which is not at all certain, we may still be able to have a general election where the general electorate is given a clear opportunity to consider whether it wants a government by the people and for the people or a government by wealthy career politicians who are supported by oligarchs who, together, constitute what has become our ruling class.
It is very disappointing that we are back to career politicians and a ruling class that thinks it owns the political parties as well as the government. However, if Mr. Trump and the Republicans handle things correctly, which is not at all certain, we may still be able to have a general election where the general electorate is given a clear opportunity to consider whether it wants a government by the people and for the people or a government by wealthy career politicians who are supported by oligarchs who, together, constitute what has become our ruling class.
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I am left of Bernie Sanders but politics isn't about my personal preferences, it's about making things better given the constraints of our polity. These constraints are brutal, oligarchical, and racist. And just imagine what life is like where we have projected our power. But I am truly excited that a woman will finally be president *if* she can beat Trump, and I will work for that.
However, we should not let this moment pass without noting that the picture painted by the Clinton camp of Sanders as a sexist ideologue without practical motivations for the greater good was mendacious in the extreme. We will see if the Sanders' camp description of HRC as a hawk, Wall Street friendly, establishment candidate, who will not address the fundamental problems of the great majority was right. In the meantime , the suffering continues.
However, we should not let this moment pass without noting that the picture painted by the Clinton camp of Sanders as a sexist ideologue without practical motivations for the greater good was mendacious in the extreme. We will see if the Sanders' camp description of HRC as a hawk, Wall Street friendly, establishment candidate, who will not address the fundamental problems of the great majority was right. In the meantime , the suffering continues.
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If the Clinton camp had wanted to paint Sanders as a "sexist ideologue", you can be sure they would have brought up his writing about male and female sexual fantasies (see google for that). They didn't. The republicans would have, you may be sure.
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President Obama displays a civility and dignity rarely seen in public office. If the Republican leadership had had the decency to follow his example they would not be fantasizing behind the scenes about getting rid of Donald Trump - who the pinnacle of rudeness and vulgarity.
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Bernie's greatest potential contribution and the thing that will cement his legacy is to see that the Democrats take over congress that's where his revolution needs to focus. With congress in hand his ideas will gain influence and that's what he's always wanted.
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My health insurance is very expensive and heading north. College tuition is very expensive. 4 more years of this non sense and both will be unaffordable for everyone. They need to address root causes of high insurance rates and college tuition and stop pointing fingers and blaming others.
Both Obama and Clinton have accomplished much on either issue. In my opinion.
Both Obama and Clinton have accomplished much on either issue. In my opinion.
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As a lifelong Democrat, I am deeply disappointed and so afraid for the suffering, struggling people of this world.
Donald Trump will win in November, and we have the Democratic establishment, including Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton, to blame.
How easy it has been to blame Republicans, while not making the real changes needed to be a government of the people, by the people, for the people.
I worked very hard to support Obama, but feel he fell far short of creating an open government that worked for the average person instead of corporations.
Clinton created a corporation that takes millions from corporations, gives millions to friends, and uses the poor around the world for photo-ops.
Trump is horrid, but he is not the hypocrite Clinton and Obama have become.
Trump will win because government, and the Democratic machine, has gone after more whistleblowers and people with integrity than any Republican ever did.
I thought with global warming, decreasing water supplies, viral illnesses without a treatment, and daily terrorist acts, the Democratic establishment would have woken up, and given some thought to how life would be like for their children and grandchildren in twenty years. But no, money and greed rule. They will silence those with the courage to tel the truth, fail to give the money back and take no more, and perpetuate government for the few.
Donald Trump will win in November, and we have the Democratic establishment, including Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton, to blame.
How easy it has been to blame Republicans, while not making the real changes needed to be a government of the people, by the people, for the people.
I worked very hard to support Obama, but feel he fell far short of creating an open government that worked for the average person instead of corporations.
Clinton created a corporation that takes millions from corporations, gives millions to friends, and uses the poor around the world for photo-ops.
Trump is horrid, but he is not the hypocrite Clinton and Obama have become.
Trump will win because government, and the Democratic machine, has gone after more whistleblowers and people with integrity than any Republican ever did.
I thought with global warming, decreasing water supplies, viral illnesses without a treatment, and daily terrorist acts, the Democratic establishment would have woken up, and given some thought to how life would be like for their children and grandchildren in twenty years. But no, money and greed rule. They will silence those with the courage to tel the truth, fail to give the money back and take no more, and perpetuate government for the few.
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After Senator Sanders finishes the primary season next week, he will in some clear way acknowledge Secretary Clinton's win of the nomination. Mrs. Clinton then has a simple gesture that would engage the Sanders army and surprise the party with its grand - and costless - reach: call for an end to super delegates. She hasn't needed to them to win. He has both condemned and pursued them. They mock the pretense of democracy in the Democratic party. Grand gesture. Good principle. Great politics. It would be a wow.
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not gonna happen. That's the plutocrats' last stop for the election of Democrats' candidate. They pretty much do not need any last stops on the GOP side.
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Get rid of caucuses, supers and open primary. Registered democrats only should vote.
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Mrs. Clinton has more baggage than Samsonite. What she lacks is achievements. As the Senator from NY she had none. As Secretary of State she was a disaster when it came to Libya, Russia, Afganistan, Iraq, Arab Spring, Israel. No relationship got better with the US only worse. Lots of experience no achievements.
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She's the worst candidate that one could wish. I, in Europe do not want a person who is so war-minded. Enough damage has been done with Libya, Syria, Ukraine, Irak, Afghanistan and soon to come Russia. We have had enough with "American values" "ala sauce democratique".
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Trump will offer to pick Sanders as VP running mate and Sanders will happily accept.
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I doubt if I have heard a more fatuous comment from a man in years - let alone the President of the USA.
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Congratulations for being the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party. Am I the only one who finds it's disconcerting that said presumptive nominee is under criminal investigation by the FBI?
Josh Earnest acknowledged that fact today in a White House briefing. Isn't it time for Clinton and her surrogates to drop the "security review" line? Unless, Mrs Clinton feels she is above the law and crinimal investigation for her normal behavior are beneath her and her aides.
Josh Earnest acknowledged that fact today in a White House briefing. Isn't it time for Clinton and her surrogates to drop the "security review" line? Unless, Mrs Clinton feels she is above the law and crinimal investigation for her normal behavior are beneath her and her aides.
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Bernie's like the guy they found in the jungle, addled and delusional, still fighting for Japan 50 years after the war ended. It's time for the party to put him in the basket and haul him up into the chopper.
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I urge all Bernie supporters who have written so eloquently below to contact Obama--for whom I voted twice (also voted twice for Bill Clinton) to share your disappointment at his endorsement. The site https://www.whitehouse.gov/ has a contact form. It's a little too late; but he needs to hear from his supporters. too.
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If she hadn't been so eager for this role on the stage, she would not have forgiven Bill. And personally, aren't you Northern Americans concerned with these (there's a word for it) successive-type presidents? Ie. the Kennedys, the Bushes, now the Clintons??? Look, it's just weird.
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If your husband ever cheated on you, you would face the same situation and the same choice of forgiving him or divorce. Until then, you might consider that it's really not your business.
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Why should a president endorse his party's presumptive nominee and why now, before the convention? Is she so weak that she needs it? With this untimely endorsement, Clinton is now joined at the hip with the Obama record and the Obama image, making this election a vote on Obama as much as her. Sounds like a dangerous strategy for Democrats. Democratic primary voters may have shown they are not ready for the big change Bernie Sanders represented, but the general electorate I believe will not vote for "more of the same." Those who cannot stomach Donald Trump will simply stay home. Hillary's primary campaign was uninspiring to all but traditional, loyal Democrats. She offers nothing bold to excite the imagination or fuel hope. A little of this, a little of that, tinkering around the edges. I truly fear that her "build on President Obama's legacy" will give us President Donald Trump. Trump's success has been that he makes HUGE promises and his supporters know he can't keep most of them and it doesn't matter. They want to believe in something big. Hillary "won't make promises I can't keep." That may have worked against Bernie Sanders, but it won't work against Donald Trump.
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Many Australians are sick with worry over this.
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The comments here are an avalanche of gush. I hope Sanders has the courage to make demands for his support that Clinton can't meet, wrecks the convention and runs as an independent. The world can't afford yet another creature of Wall Street and the Pentagon as president of the United States.
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Alexander, you are right on the money, see my comment posted a few minutes before yours... midnight12am
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You'll get Trump. And maybe that's exactly what you want. To undo 40 years of progress. There are a number of republicans writing comments just like yours to try to accomplish that.
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You New York Times readers are so loving and so positive that it bears mentioning. No sooner has Hillary been elected but you're all eagerly thanking and praising Bernie for all that he has contributed during his extraordinary campaign! And not just because you fear Trump! But because you genuinly love Senator Sanders for his message of change. Let's hope Hillary reacts to your love and becomes wise enough to take on some of his policies.
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Yet another disappointing act by a disappointing president. So much promise wasted.
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Take notice that Obama slipped and reminded us that he was afforded more than "twenty" opportunities to debate Clinton, and Sanders was given less than 10, with Hillary backing out even then.
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"The Democratic Party has failed when it has fallen into the control of those who think in terms of dollars instead of human values. Until the Democratic Party shakes off all the shackles of control fastened upon it by the forces of conservatism, reaction and appeasement, it will not continue its march to victory. The party cannot face in both directions at the same time. Therefore, I decline the honor of the nomination for the Presidency."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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When Bill Clinton along, the D Party abandoned the new deal policies and vision and instead embraced the Third Way agenda. They abandoned the economic interests of working people and chose instead to appease and count money. It continues to this day.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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When Bill Clinton along, the D Party abandoned the new deal policies and vision and instead embraced the Third Way agenda. They abandoned the economic interests of working people and chose instead to appease and count money. It continues to this day.
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I see that these comments are in favor of the worst president ever and his presumptive cronies. America awake and vote republican or else become a third world has-been.
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OK, it's on. In terms of fighting fire with fire, the first thing Ms. Clinton should do is hire the Veep writers to write her speeches.
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Shouldn't Obama have waited for the results of the FBI investigation before making his endorsement? Does he know something we don't know? I can just see Loretta Lynch coming out to announce there isn't enough evidence to indict assuring us the whole process was thorough and complete. It's all part of the orchestration to get behind Hillary. Will we let them get away with it? Nobody in the media seems to care.
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I'm with her - and I still want Bernie to keep on going to the end. See, I do believe that this is the route to unity. I am super excited about the convention now. Bernie is igniting the citizens. Clinton's under attack and her message isn't getting through. We need Sanders. I can't be the only one who gets this, can I? Like Einstein said, you can't solve a problem at the same level of consciousness that creates it. That statement didn't help? How about a little Rumi - something about a field out there beyond right and wrong - lets meet there - let that field be in Philly at the convention. Is Bernie running out of money? Let's all send him what we can. I would hate to see him suffer with debt after all he has done for the us.
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Decency, empathy and inclusiveness will prevail over hate, fear and exclusion.
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Who is that you're referring too? Certainly not anyone in this Presidential election!
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I'm not sure what was more disturbing to me, to hear Hillary talking about putting coal miners out of work and destroying a way of life for thousands of families or her sycophantic audience applauding the idea of destroying jobs and families.
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Too soon Mr. President! Let's see how things pan out at the convention. We want Bernie to jump into the seat and grab the wheel away from the lady with the weird pantsuits who smells badly like banker.
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One thing we know for sure. The next president will be a bleached blonde New Yorker.
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One of the first things Hillary needs to do is find a way to quell the fears her record as a Hawk bring. She has never refuted the New York Times article that spelled it all out. She is a big fan of military intervention, something I truly don't want to see any more of, and fear what she will do to prove she is one of the boys. Her record on Libya and Syria is abysmal. President Obama should also address this.
People like me, from New York, a non-swing state don't need to sing Kumbaya. We can vote our conscience, for me that just might be Jill Stein. We also need to keep holding Hillary's feet to the fire that we want a truly progressive, peace-minded president, and not just at campaign time.
I'm disappointed in Elizabeth Warren that she didn't at least get a few promises for her endorsement, something we could have held up later.
But most of all, I want to say to Bernie: thank you, thank you, thank you for being the voice progressives have needed on the national stage for such a long time. Don't ever let them silence you.
People like me, from New York, a non-swing state don't need to sing Kumbaya. We can vote our conscience, for me that just might be Jill Stein. We also need to keep holding Hillary's feet to the fire that we want a truly progressive, peace-minded president, and not just at campaign time.
I'm disappointed in Elizabeth Warren that she didn't at least get a few promises for her endorsement, something we could have held up later.
But most of all, I want to say to Bernie: thank you, thank you, thank you for being the voice progressives have needed on the national stage for such a long time. Don't ever let them silence you.
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Good to see the President working hard to elect another Democrat - the Year 2000 shunning of Bill Clinton from the campaign was a mistake. And great to see him praise Bernie.
But ...
What, exactly, are Hillary's parameters for supporting "fracking"?
What are the climate implications of methane emissions resulting from the U.S. natural gas boom? Methane, the primary component of natural gas, is a powerful greenhouse gas — 72 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 20-year time frame. (See https://www.edf.org/media/first-academic-study-released-edf%e2%80%99s-gr...
We should be thankful and very loud in our thanks to Hillary for her opposition to the TPP. I hope that the President's support does not sway her in this area. https://www.citizen.org/tpp
Bernie should become one of the most powerful members of congress, as hopefully the Democrats will take back the Senate and Bernie will head the Finance Committee. Perhaps a not so bad an ending after all.
But ...
What, exactly, are Hillary's parameters for supporting "fracking"?
What are the climate implications of methane emissions resulting from the U.S. natural gas boom? Methane, the primary component of natural gas, is a powerful greenhouse gas — 72 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 20-year time frame. (See https://www.edf.org/media/first-academic-study-released-edf%e2%80%99s-gr...
We should be thankful and very loud in our thanks to Hillary for her opposition to the TPP. I hope that the President's support does not sway her in this area. https://www.citizen.org/tpp
Bernie should become one of the most powerful members of congress, as hopefully the Democrats will take back the Senate and Bernie will head the Finance Committee. Perhaps a not so bad an ending after all.
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What happens to Obama's endorsement of Hillary is indicted?
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Unfortunately she will not be indicted by an AG appointed by Obama.
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This is the grand pardon!
Hail the Crooked Queen!
Hail the Crooked Queen!
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As a member of his cabinet that blatantly broke so many rules and laws, a good manager would have fired her. Yes mr president, go work that magic you did in the 2010, 2012, and 2014 campaigns for congress and governors races.
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All I am getting from the "I voted for Bernie, but now I'm going to vote for Trump!" comments on this thread is a headache. So many of these claim to be from people much older, and supposedly wiser, than I, and yet all I can think is how childish they sound.
Do you know what true and permanent change requires? Dedication, and an attention span longer than a presidential primary. Do you all expect Bernie to stop fighting for progressive change now? If he followed in your footsteps, he should be announcing his endorsement of Donald Trump any day now. If you believe so little in his platform positions, ones that he's fought for for decades, that you're so easily willing to turn your back on them, than he deserved much better followers to begin with.
How about instead of being bitter, instead of being emotional and reactionary, instead of acting in revenge, you take a page out of Bernie's book and stand for what you believe in for longer than 5 seconds. Support House and Senate members who will write progressive policies, get involved in your local elections, and yes - vote for a presidential candidate who voted the same as Sanders 93% of the time in the Senate.
If you are a progressive, you should believe in "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" - if you need me to explain that the needs of disenfranchised people in our country are more important than your ego, than I guess I can't help you, and neither could Bernie.
Do you know what true and permanent change requires? Dedication, and an attention span longer than a presidential primary. Do you all expect Bernie to stop fighting for progressive change now? If he followed in your footsteps, he should be announcing his endorsement of Donald Trump any day now. If you believe so little in his platform positions, ones that he's fought for for decades, that you're so easily willing to turn your back on them, than he deserved much better followers to begin with.
How about instead of being bitter, instead of being emotional and reactionary, instead of acting in revenge, you take a page out of Bernie's book and stand for what you believe in for longer than 5 seconds. Support House and Senate members who will write progressive policies, get involved in your local elections, and yes - vote for a presidential candidate who voted the same as Sanders 93% of the time in the Senate.
If you are a progressive, you should believe in "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" - if you need me to explain that the needs of disenfranchised people in our country are more important than your ego, than I guess I can't help you, and neither could Bernie.
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Understandably, Obama could only now endorse. But where's Warren while Hillary fought on two fronts? Just sitting on the fence? Who need that? I think Hillary should not give in to any ransom. VEEP is for those who fight with you, who have geography, who are clean. I don't think Sanders and Warren have those qualities. Give them a committee chairmanship if needed, just to feed the lest beast, but no veep.
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Mr. President, What's happening so far this political season shows a deep distrust--among a lot of Americans--of what is going on in this country. A deep distrust that goes right up to our confidence in our leaders, those we place trust in to do the right thing for "the people". Well, something just happened in New Jersey where the state supreme court ruled in favor of the "government" and against the workers who placed their trust in the commitments made to them by their employer. Will you and/or one of the Democratic presidential candidates (there are still two at this point) please speak up. I am not a lawyer, but it seems that the New Jersey state supreme court just took something away from the state workers there. COLA increases are integral to what what workers count on when they retire. How can it be that that something not explicitly stated can be taken away? Does each and every line have to be marked in blood before it can be enforced? It reminds me of that old Woody Guthrie line "... Some will rob you with a six-gun, And some with a fountain pen." I get why people across the political spectrum are so frustrated--and desperate for change.
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Obama, I'm so sad. In 2008, I heard the voices in east Oakland, calling from door to door: O-bah-mah, O-bah-mah. You were our values, our enormous pride.
Today, you endorse Clinton's "commitment to our values" and her "judgment."
I understand endorsing the presumptive Democratic nominee. We must beat Trump.
But how can you choose those words?
You shared the values of 84% of Americans, to get Big Money out of politics. You banned lobbyist money. Clinton reversed it.
You shared our values, in opposing Wall Street; supporting the struggling classes; climate change; healthcare and justice reform. Clinton's the first candidate ever, to take millions of special-interest money before an election. And it's all on the wrong side of these issues.
Her judgment. Led her to an act that only 20% of Americans find ethical, the private email server. She still lies about it.
Her judgment led to the State Department investigating millions from foreign countries, donated to the Foundation while she was Secretary of State, and not reported. She admits that the rules weren't followed, but says that such donations will continue if she's in the White House.
That judgment led her to regime change; to support a Syrian no-fly zone that you reject. To invoke Henry Kissinger.
Clinton might become the Democratic nominee. If so, there are strong reasons to vote against Trump. But not because of her values and her judgment.
Today, you endorse Clinton's "commitment to our values" and her "judgment."
I understand endorsing the presumptive Democratic nominee. We must beat Trump.
But how can you choose those words?
You shared the values of 84% of Americans, to get Big Money out of politics. You banned lobbyist money. Clinton reversed it.
You shared our values, in opposing Wall Street; supporting the struggling classes; climate change; healthcare and justice reform. Clinton's the first candidate ever, to take millions of special-interest money before an election. And it's all on the wrong side of these issues.
Her judgment. Led her to an act that only 20% of Americans find ethical, the private email server. She still lies about it.
Her judgment led to the State Department investigating millions from foreign countries, donated to the Foundation while she was Secretary of State, and not reported. She admits that the rules weren't followed, but says that such donations will continue if she's in the White House.
That judgment led her to regime change; to support a Syrian no-fly zone that you reject. To invoke Henry Kissinger.
Clinton might become the Democratic nominee. If so, there are strong reasons to vote against Trump. But not because of her values and her judgment.
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Clinton comes across as stable; Trump doesn't.
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Voting for the Iraq War was not a foible and not easily dismissed as a mistake. It should come with deep heartfelt regret. It ruined many lives.
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Hillary is experienced politically but her lust to become president concern me. She says what needs to be said or what she's heard from others to maintain an edge. She says one thing and does another if there is any risk to herself. She is a shrewd politician who has deep allies in politics and in the media. We don't need another Nixon or policies and doctrines that follow the thinking of Henry Kissinger.Clinton has proven to be dodgy and deceptive about her emails and the transcripts of the speeches she gave to Wall Street bankers. She just can't come clean. Its obvious that there is information she does not want the general public to know. Such deception and getting away with it, don't bode well for there to be transparency and honesty in her presidency. One week, the trust factor is big news as the Inspector General reported that her use of a private email and server were not approved and would not have been. What did she do years earlier? Not ask. She said she'd talk to anybody anywhere about her emails. Once the IG made his statement and to this day, she hasn't and won't. Not her staff either. Too risky. What is there to hide? Something. Clinton is going to fight her way into the WH, fight all the while she is there and it will be about her, as its been about her. In this sense she and Trump have a lot in common. The Hillary we've seen and come to know i.e., shrewd, conniving, calculating & cold is the kind of president she'll be. Obama had no choice. Lesser of 2 evils.
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Yes, probably this was set up in 2008 when he gave her State Dept. Another sad day in US electoral politics.
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"She said she'd talk to anybody anywhere about her emails. Once the IG made his statement and to this day, she hasn't and won't. Not her staff either. Too risky. What is there to hide?"
Here's her dilemma, Hanan. To submit to an OIG interview would mean that she would be stuck with a story, one she'd have to repeat when the FBI decides it's time for its conversation with her. Now, if she "fudged" a bit in an OIG interview-- her tendency is to do so, you know -- she would have a problem telling that same story to the FBI. She'd be staring at a perjury charge if she did.
To make things even worse for her, yesterday, shortly after Mr. Obama announced his endorsement, his press secretary told reporters that the POTUS was committed to keeping his hands off the investigation, trusting career investigators and prosecutors to follow evidence wherever it leads, "and that's why the President, when discussing this issue in each stage, has reiterated his commitment to this principle that any criminal investigation should be conducted independent of any sort of political interference."
Criminal investigation? Not good for Hillary.
So it may be that she has finally trapped herself. In a corner with no way out...
Here's her dilemma, Hanan. To submit to an OIG interview would mean that she would be stuck with a story, one she'd have to repeat when the FBI decides it's time for its conversation with her. Now, if she "fudged" a bit in an OIG interview-- her tendency is to do so, you know -- she would have a problem telling that same story to the FBI. She'd be staring at a perjury charge if she did.
To make things even worse for her, yesterday, shortly after Mr. Obama announced his endorsement, his press secretary told reporters that the POTUS was committed to keeping his hands off the investigation, trusting career investigators and prosecutors to follow evidence wherever it leads, "and that's why the President, when discussing this issue in each stage, has reiterated his commitment to this principle that any criminal investigation should be conducted independent of any sort of political interference."
Criminal investigation? Not good for Hillary.
So it may be that she has finally trapped herself. In a corner with no way out...
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She got some good legal advice. She was instructed by her law to refuse the OIG's request to interview her. Anyone in danger of indictment would do the same thing...
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Hillary thinks she can just get by. The super-PACs, the speeches, the emails, the private server, the foundation, Benghazi--she's hoping people just won't care. Then there's Bill mincing around the podium, always off to one side of her or in the background his mouth half open all the time. There's something creepy about the whole thing. They both need to be called out so that this farce can finally come to an end.
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I am no longer a Democrat. Despite what others are saying, I am not pleased with the unfairness of the Democratic Party election process which from the very beginning was determined to nominate the lesser qualified candidate. It is a sorry state of affairs when the monster whom the Republicans have nominated is handed the opportunity to show dramatically how poorly the Democratic candidate has served, while the Democratic Party could have, in a fairer process, nominated an impeccable candidate. I would very much like to have had a Democrat woman to vote for, but not one who follows in the steps of Madeline Albright and learned nothing from the disastrous regime change in Iraq to go on and organise regime change in Libya. I will, in conscience, vote for the Green Party candidate and hope for the best. Sorry Democratic Party, you have lost me with your unwise unfair process.
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Good riddance. We do not need a purity test in the Democratic Party. We don't need our very own tea party. Self righteous and sanctimonious people build small and narrow collations that collapse. And your assertion that a congressman of 25 years is more qualified to be president is misguided.
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Would someone explain to me those Sanders supporters who would rather turn 180 degrees and vote for Trump instead of Hillary? I keep seeing this everywhere and I find it very disturbing when people say they'll vote 'against' and not 'for'. To support Sanders and then Trump is like saying "I'm lactose intolerant, but if Soy milk isn't available, I won't try Rice milk, I'd rather just drink milk." What can this possibly accomplish other than a very sour taste in one's stomach--on purpose.
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Why? Because as irreverent or "politically incorrect" as Donald Trump may have been on the campaign trail, he has a record of building things and managing large complex organizations and projects successfully, and he is running on a platform that will bring jobs back to America. He is beholding to no one other than the American people. While he may ruffle neatly coifed establishment feathers, he tells it like it is; the truth, not some silly made-up version of things.
Clinton on the other hand has proven that she can destroy lives, offices, societies, and even countries based on rash, politically compromised, poor judgment, and when asked to fess up, she spins rationalizations, blames others, and mocks the sheer notion that she should be accountable. She is bought and owned by "donations" to the Clinton Foundation and her campaign from diametrically opposed sources. She has a record that proves secretive finagling is her modus operandi to cover up the plain truth.
This is not an election Americans can be proud of. But make no mistake, there's more trouble awaiting our country in electing the Queen than in electing the Donald.
Clinton on the other hand has proven that she can destroy lives, offices, societies, and even countries based on rash, politically compromised, poor judgment, and when asked to fess up, she spins rationalizations, blames others, and mocks the sheer notion that she should be accountable. She is bought and owned by "donations" to the Clinton Foundation and her campaign from diametrically opposed sources. She has a record that proves secretive finagling is her modus operandi to cover up the plain truth.
This is not an election Americans can be proud of. But make no mistake, there's more trouble awaiting our country in electing the Queen than in electing the Donald.
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I was a supporter of Sanders, I thought he had a message and I liked his fighting spirit. After meeting Hussein Obama today, all the firey speeches he made were just noise!
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obama could have salvaged his legacy and redeemed himself from every bad decision he made by endorsing sanders
i guess hope and change was only about his administration
hillarys motto could be hopeless and th same
i guess hope and change was only about his administration
hillarys motto could be hopeless and th same
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If Hillary Clinton put Elizabeth Warren on her ticket as running mate...this
would ensure the policies that Bernie Sanders has fought for...and
this too:
If Hillary Clinton had the misfortune to be found unelectable I think that
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren could win against Donald J. Trump.
The Democratic Party needs to entirely break away from the stranglehold of
Wall Street and Corporate Lobbyists...and I think that Elizabeth Warren is
the guarantee for this to happen...after all the millions of people that have
been following Bernie Sanders and to realize once more that there will be
a full representation of all citizens once Citizens United is overturned and
this infamous tool of the .01 percent does not make our country into an
Oligarchy...Hillary may not be electable if she is found guilty in the e mail
investigation; but she is a fighter...and perhaps we should let her fight on.
that is with Bernie and Warren in the race with her
would ensure the policies that Bernie Sanders has fought for...and
this too:
If Hillary Clinton had the misfortune to be found unelectable I think that
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren could win against Donald J. Trump.
The Democratic Party needs to entirely break away from the stranglehold of
Wall Street and Corporate Lobbyists...and I think that Elizabeth Warren is
the guarantee for this to happen...after all the millions of people that have
been following Bernie Sanders and to realize once more that there will be
a full representation of all citizens once Citizens United is overturned and
this infamous tool of the .01 percent does not make our country into an
Oligarchy...Hillary may not be electable if she is found guilty in the e mail
investigation; but she is a fighter...and perhaps we should let her fight on.
that is with Bernie and Warren in the race with her
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I'm 50 years old, I considered myself always a Repulibcan. Until last year. When senator Sanders came by.
I am probably a 10 percent-er, I know my taxes would be north of 50% under him. But I'd rather pay more taxes and integrity in the world for future generations rather than to give in to a self-satisfying, dishonest politician like Billary.
I REALLY have a hard time understanding why people vote for Billary (other than the massive vote rigging).
Obama and Warren's endorsement really disappointed me today.
I am probably a 10 percent-er, I know my taxes would be north of 50% under him. But I'd rather pay more taxes and integrity in the world for future generations rather than to give in to a self-satisfying, dishonest politician like Billary.
I REALLY have a hard time understanding why people vote for Billary (other than the massive vote rigging).
Obama and Warren's endorsement really disappointed me today.
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Sanders caved to Obama before the President publicly made his endorsement. Sanders appeared and said he would support HC to defeat Trump. Why did he campaign in the first place and stay in the race this long? By saying he will support her is the same as an endorsement. Sanders is a fool. No, the people who fell for his pie-in-the-sky Socialist Utopia are the fools!
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Wall Street's biggest friend for Democratic presumptive nominee. No wonder she will be generous toward their rant seeking behaviors for the sake of honest graft and publicity spin doctoring.
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Jay, name an example how Hillary Clinton has provided favors to Wall Street. Name one. You have bought into the propaganda.
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No endorsement can persuade me to support or vote for Hilary Clinton for POTUS. Not Obama's, not Warren's, and not even Sander's endorsement will induce me to support Hilary Clinton.
I will support the Green Rainbow Party and let the moribund party apparatus grind on.
I will support the Green Rainbow Party and let the moribund party apparatus grind on.
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Amen.
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On the campaign trail, I think it's obvious that Obama will be more energized when he attacks the Republicans than when he praises Clinton.
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Really? Obama said she was the most qualified person ever to run for the presidency. He also said that he was with her. You can't get more certain than that
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"So qualified"...on paper. And, like a piece of paper, Hillary Clinton's credentials are two- dimensional, except for her time as Secretary of State, which was a disaster for a good part of the world.
Her experience as a White House wife is hardly a qualifying credential, though as the Clinton's billed themselves as "two-for-one", she must take "credit" for policies that were terrible for many Americans (NAFTA, Ending Welfare As We Know It".) enacted by Bill. As a Senator, what did she do that was" noteworthy", other than vote for the Iraq War?
And then, the real trouble - her time as Secretary of State...a disaster, really, in every respect. The President said Libya was his worst policy mistake, so how can he say what he just said about her? And Jimmy Carter clearly said that she never worked for peace, going on to say that John Kerry has.
Mrs. Clinton represents those who have "made it", and there are many Americans who have fallen from that rung. What do they have to look forward to should she win the presidency, except for further hard times?
Her experience as a White House wife is hardly a qualifying credential, though as the Clinton's billed themselves as "two-for-one", she must take "credit" for policies that were terrible for many Americans (NAFTA, Ending Welfare As We Know It".) enacted by Bill. As a Senator, what did she do that was" noteworthy", other than vote for the Iraq War?
And then, the real trouble - her time as Secretary of State...a disaster, really, in every respect. The President said Libya was his worst policy mistake, so how can he say what he just said about her? And Jimmy Carter clearly said that she never worked for peace, going on to say that John Kerry has.
Mrs. Clinton represents those who have "made it", and there are many Americans who have fallen from that rung. What do they have to look forward to should she win the presidency, except for further hard times?
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President Obama is basically a good, clean man and I love his erudite and urbane style, but he is also a smart politician who has had to make some tough bargains. So he is endorsing Hillary for supporting him in 2008 with a slick flourish of the English language, as a woman of "judgment" and "commitment to our values" without specifying the inner substance of those slipper concepts. Hillary's record is so disastrous on big and small matters that he apparently couldn't bring himself up to doing that.
Apart from her calamitous misjudgments on Iraq, Libya and Syria, let's recall that she celebrated the street lynching of dictator Qaddafi with the words" We came , we saw, he died." And she said those words with unbridled glee.
She was so clueless when she and Bill vacated the White House that she claimed they were "dead broke!" She willfully defied the State Department ban on using private email servers. She sent out the ignorant Chelsea to damn Bernie Sanders by falsely claiming that he was out to dismantle Obamacare . She used the brazenly mendacious Bill to denounce Bernie as "hypocritical" and "dishonest." And she breezily defended her acceptance of obscene amounts for her still-cloistered Wall Street speeches with the words "That's what they offered." Some "judgment," some "commitment to our values"!
Good luck, Mr. President, as you campaign for her. And I will drag my feet to go vote for her because a Trump presidency will be the nation's worst nightmare.
Apart from her calamitous misjudgments on Iraq, Libya and Syria, let's recall that she celebrated the street lynching of dictator Qaddafi with the words" We came , we saw, he died." And she said those words with unbridled glee.
She was so clueless when she and Bill vacated the White House that she claimed they were "dead broke!" She willfully defied the State Department ban on using private email servers. She sent out the ignorant Chelsea to damn Bernie Sanders by falsely claiming that he was out to dismantle Obamacare . She used the brazenly mendacious Bill to denounce Bernie as "hypocritical" and "dishonest." And she breezily defended her acceptance of obscene amounts for her still-cloistered Wall Street speeches with the words "That's what they offered." Some "judgment," some "commitment to our values"!
Good luck, Mr. President, as you campaign for her. And I will drag my feet to go vote for her because a Trump presidency will be the nation's worst nightmare.
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Mr. Obama's primary concern is obviously his legacy (any surprise?)—
—not what is best for this country and its people.
—not what is best for this country and its people.
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So President Obama has endorsed Hillary Clinton, why that’s a surprise. Obviously our President has a different definition of competence and qualified than the citizens of this Country have. Then again, if he is measuring her by his competence I might understand. Our President, the most incompetent president that this Country has ever had. Now, he is doing what he thinks must be done to keep Hillary out of jail. Have we ever seen a person sitting President impeached and arrested? Well we have had the wonderful Bill Clinton impeached but not jailed. Hillary might just be that “historical” President. How dare we even consider her qualified. She has had no accomplishment as a sitting Senator, unless you want to credit her for that Post office she named. Her legacy is a trail of untrustworthy behavior that includes Whitewater; Travelgate; Hillary Care; Cattlegate; Filegate; IRS abuses; her obvious fair ton protect OUR records and, of course letting four good Americans get killed while she slept. Yes, how dare the Democrats see her as a qualified person for any office. Shame of the Democrats and shame on President Obama. Let her mistakes be your legacy. My only hope is that the FBI Director will resist pressure and push for her to be charged and indicted. God save this Country because Barack, Bill and Hillary could care less for us.
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BobsOpinion You forgot to mention the war in Iraq.
Oh wait...that was Bush/Cheney.
Oh wait...that was Bush/Cheney.
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A great man and a great president. I am privileged to have voted for him.
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I hope Bernie did not fall for all the phony accolades the two biggest members of the ''establishment'' bestowed on him, because if he did fall for that crock, all the good he accomplished would go out the window. Believe it or not, with Bernie out, ''The Donald'', as bad as he seems, is better then business as usual.. I don't like character assassins, but when I hear him say America first [ like in Pres. Washington's Farewell Address], and he is going to go after all the bandits in government that are robbing our eyes out of our heads, causing big budget deficits, he starts to look good. At lest he admits that we are responsible for the tragedy that's going on in the middle east.. That's a start.
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Obama has also -- like Hillary -- been responsible for the deaths of many people.
Hillary, for her coup over the democratically-elected president of Honduras, Zelaya. Now Honduras is the 'murder capital of the world' and its citizens are the most who come to the United States -- and who are turned back by...Hillary Clinton!
And, by her intervention, the leaving in tatters Libya, which is now run by ISIS.
Obama has killed many many innocent people with drones; he's kept in prison in Guantanamo many innocent ('cleared for release') people without due process; he's assassinated lists of individuals handed to him by others -- no due process.
Killers: both of them. These activities besmirch their reputations; but only if we all remember the immoral, terrible truths.
Hillary, for her coup over the democratically-elected president of Honduras, Zelaya. Now Honduras is the 'murder capital of the world' and its citizens are the most who come to the United States -- and who are turned back by...Hillary Clinton!
And, by her intervention, the leaving in tatters Libya, which is now run by ISIS.
Obama has killed many many innocent people with drones; he's kept in prison in Guantanamo many innocent ('cleared for release') people without due process; he's assassinated lists of individuals handed to him by others -- no due process.
Killers: both of them. These activities besmirch their reputations; but only if we all remember the immoral, terrible truths.
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Sheryll If you want to condemn Obama and Clinton as "killers", ask yourself who started the Iraq war. The iraq war which led to many of the deaths we have today in the Middle East. You do remember, don't you that it was Bush/Cheney that started that war.
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Ethel- No one is excusing Bush and Cheney. Remember that Hillary voted for it. Sadly most Dems did because they were afraid to look weak on terror. Later on Hillary then tried to say she "didn't know." Everyone knew. She is the only thing worse than a hawk--a lying hawk.
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Ed So did all of the Republican as well as most of the Democrats. Actually, the vote was not to go to war. There were some nuances to it.
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Obama's endorsement means very little, probably nothing for Hillary Clinton! Too little - too late. The NYT readership provides a distorted view of Obama's popularity and gravitas. The bottom line is the Obama will probably be ranked lower than Geo W Bush when ranking the effectiveness of U.S. presidents. No hero worship for him with the accurate, historical political facts of policy wonks.
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I sincerely believe that Obama does not think Hillary has the leadership skills needed to be a good president. But he couldn't stay silent about the presidential race without it promoting Trump or allowing Sanders to keep dividing the Democratic Party. Hillary will fail in her bid.
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Hillary is dividing the Democratic party! Or you could say the Democratic party has become the GOP.
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Man I am going to really miss Barack Obama. What he accomplished. His obvious kindness and empathy. His class in the face of relentless birther nonsense. His thoughtfulness and mostly those WH reporters correspondence dinner stand up routines. Class act all the way.
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Yeah, no doubt the Obama family is classy, and they have always conducted themselves in a respectful manner dignifying to the office of the President of the United States.
And, to think we're considering letting the least classy people of all time back in the White House! Let's not remember the countless denigrating episodes while the Clintons lived there...
Heavens - just recall how the Clintons stole furniture and belongings from the White House when they left, as property inventories proved. But in typical fashion, when it was revealed, the Clintons got their lawyers to spin the "Republican conspiracy" with fancy stories about how the only removed personal gifts!
Phooey! That explanation did not hold up when moving vans showed up at the Clinton's New York home to retrieve the White House inventoried items.
Guess we should forgive that lapse in judgment...
After all the Clintons were so "dirt poor" they had to resort to common thievery...
Wow! The highest honor our country can bestow is to let a family live in the White House. And one actually STEALS?
How low can we go?
And, to think we're considering letting the least classy people of all time back in the White House! Let's not remember the countless denigrating episodes while the Clintons lived there...
Heavens - just recall how the Clintons stole furniture and belongings from the White House when they left, as property inventories proved. But in typical fashion, when it was revealed, the Clintons got their lawyers to spin the "Republican conspiracy" with fancy stories about how the only removed personal gifts!
Phooey! That explanation did not hold up when moving vans showed up at the Clinton's New York home to retrieve the White House inventoried items.
Guess we should forgive that lapse in judgment...
After all the Clintons were so "dirt poor" they had to resort to common thievery...
Wow! The highest honor our country can bestow is to let a family live in the White House. And one actually STEALS?
How low can we go?
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Wow so the President whose administration is purposely preventing Americans, Red, Blue and Otherwise, from seeing Hillary's TPP related emails until after the election..
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-06-09/state-department-delays-more-cl...
Is endorsing her?
Well, I gotta ask: What difference does it make?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-06-09/state-department-delays-more-cl...
Is endorsing her?
Well, I gotta ask: What difference does it make?
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So sad, especially for the generations coming up. The corruption is right out in the open, and I don't just mean Trump. But we have our next officially endorsed villain (Trump) and the news is deflecting from election tampering, obstruction, etc. I know Sanders may not have expected to go so far in the primaries, but seeing him now stand next to Clinton and endorse will be tragic.
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He hasn't done it yet, and I hope it doesn't happen. So far I've read that he said he will fight Trump. That's not the same thing. Hopefully he will continue to fight what Clinton and Obama stand for at the convention. If this is the beginning of the demise of both corrupt parties, it will be a good thing.
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This is news? Who was Obama going to endorse? Trump?
If Obama had explicitly not endorsed Clinton, that would have been news.
If Obama had explicitly not endorsed Clinton, that would have been news.
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The President should have remained silent.
It looks very much like he has now been bought, a perception which he avoided previously.
It also looks like he has compromised himself and his Justice Department on the email investigation and the criminal and/or negligent actions Hillary committed and/or directed her staff to commit.
This open endorsement of Hillary is bad news and it taints President Obama's otherwise decent legacy.
It looks very much like he has now been bought, a perception which he avoided previously.
It also looks like he has compromised himself and his Justice Department on the email investigation and the criminal and/or negligent actions Hillary committed and/or directed her staff to commit.
This open endorsement of Hillary is bad news and it taints President Obama's otherwise decent legacy.
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is this a new definition of qualified that I am unaware of?
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No, Hillary Clinton was not a good Secretary of State. On the contrary, she was an abominable SofS, not accomplishing anything positive, and ruining Libya , murdering its president (We came, we saw, he died', she laughed.) She enabled the illegal military coup against democratically-elected Honduras president Mel Zelaya, taking him in his pajamas to a U.S. military base. Her and Bill's friend, Lannie Davis, was consultant to the top ten Honduran ccorporate leaders who sponsored the coup. She is not committed to democracy!
An expert (on Ianmasters.com three weeks ago) stated 'Hillary Clinton has never met a weapons system or a war she doesn't like.' She has conned many women in the U.S.
An expert (on Ianmasters.com three weeks ago) stated 'Hillary Clinton has never met a weapons system or a war she doesn't like.' She has conned many women in the U.S.
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what a pity for obama to feel he has to cave to an unwarranted party. i wouldn't vote for her even if she were running for dogcatcher.
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Bernie needs to stay the course he started. There is no way he will get the nomination but he has to stick up for what he believes in and will make the most out of the convention and try to change the DNC rules for primaries as well as have his voice heard in the platform.
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Hillary is a cancer that this party may never recover from. My heart is heavy.
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Oh, cancer. Now that's a new one.
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secretary clinton- list the 3 things you are proudest of during your tenure.
senator clinton- list the 3 things you are proudest of during your tenure.
mr. trump- list the 6 things you are proudest of during your business career.
i'm guessing we won't ever hear these questions, but if we heard the
answers, we could easily decide who to vote for in this fall's election.
senator clinton- list the 3 things you are proudest of during your tenure.
mr. trump- list the 6 things you are proudest of during your business career.
i'm guessing we won't ever hear these questions, but if we heard the
answers, we could easily decide who to vote for in this fall's election.
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The Democrats did unite, but they left democracy behind. Good luck, with Hillary.
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President Obama: “I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office.”
Pardon my faulty memory, but, isn't that (almost exactly to the word) what Republicans claimed about Herbert Hoover back in 1928?
Pardon my faulty memory, but, isn't that (almost exactly to the word) what Republicans claimed about Herbert Hoover back in 1928?
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If nothing else, Bernie Sanders has made Hillary Clinton a stronger candidate for the general election. She will need every bit of political savvy and grit to run against Donald Trump, a dangerous weasel who will do and say anything to win. Hopefully Mr. Sanders will support her candidacy as enthusiastically as she supported President Obama after she lost to him in 2008.
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Jimmy Carter once said that while president, the Republicans constantly tried to make people see him as an "interloper."
An outsider. Someone who does not belong. Someone not wanted.
Imagine that. The legitimately elected President - elected by the people as our constitution stipulates - and the opposing party tried to delegitimize him.
To say, to all of us, "this election doesn't count, cause we say so."
That's the height of contempt. Not for Carter, for the people of the United States who elected him. It says, "your vote doesn't matter to us, our power is what matters."
Does all this sound familiar?
If you are not too old you've seen it perpetrated on Obama.
If you are a bit older, like me, you've seen it now for 25 years on Hillary Clinton.
A little lesson: this is the Republican's way.
They squawk and complain and try to convince us that ruin awaits unless THEY run the show.
Like the Geico commercial says, "It's what they do."
25 years of bashing Clinton, starting when first lady. Every lie, rumor, libel one could imagine from murder to deliberately allowing those in Benghazi to die!
(they also said Bill Clinton's first budget in 1993 would "wreck the economy."
Sound familiar?
21 million jobs later... ooops!!
If you don't like Clinton consider that the Republicans have succeeded at their number one mission: brainwashing Americans so they can retake power at any cost. Brainwashing - lie and repeat often.
It's what they do.
An outsider. Someone who does not belong. Someone not wanted.
Imagine that. The legitimately elected President - elected by the people as our constitution stipulates - and the opposing party tried to delegitimize him.
To say, to all of us, "this election doesn't count, cause we say so."
That's the height of contempt. Not for Carter, for the people of the United States who elected him. It says, "your vote doesn't matter to us, our power is what matters."
Does all this sound familiar?
If you are not too old you've seen it perpetrated on Obama.
If you are a bit older, like me, you've seen it now for 25 years on Hillary Clinton.
A little lesson: this is the Republican's way.
They squawk and complain and try to convince us that ruin awaits unless THEY run the show.
Like the Geico commercial says, "It's what they do."
25 years of bashing Clinton, starting when first lady. Every lie, rumor, libel one could imagine from murder to deliberately allowing those in Benghazi to die!
(they also said Bill Clinton's first budget in 1993 would "wreck the economy."
Sound familiar?
21 million jobs later... ooops!!
If you don't like Clinton consider that the Republicans have succeeded at their number one mission: brainwashing Americans so they can retake power at any cost. Brainwashing - lie and repeat often.
It's what they do.
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Obama's timing is usually so good, but this misses the mark. There are still to many broken hearts, and people are tired with frayed nerves.
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Well- I guess we've come full circle people! Think of the contempt and scorn these clans had for one another 8 years ago- and now it's all water under the bridge and we'll live happily ever after in liberal progressive utopia! This is why our political system is such a first class sham- these politicians have no self respect - Clinton and Obama lambasted each other with horrible personal attacks and now Hillary is the next best thing since sliced bread, and Obama. well he's not such a bad guy either. My brother in law didn't chip in for a family meal 10 years ago and skipped out when he should have kicked in at least $60- and I haven't spoken to the degenerate since. Then again, if Obama and Hillary can do, why o why can't I? I guess I've come full circle too!
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I long ago stopped thinking this election is about Trump or Clinton. It's about the complete loss of journalism in this country. Multimillionaire junk news anchors ignore candidates who actually create enthusiasm (and fill stadiums) on behalf of billionaire media owners who are in bed with their sponsors and the parties. David 'The Powers that Be" Halberstam, today probably couldn't get a job with the Times, must be spinning in his grave.
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President Obama has just made it clear to all. This election is about a full measure of "bow down and kiss my ring" respect for him.
It is most decidedly not that. It is about who will make the best new President between Clinton and Trump. I am now going to disregard my candidate Bernie's last request: keep Trump out of office. That is perhaps the only request he has made I will ignore, and I have sent him many contributions.
My vote wll be for Trump, who will win not because I am white but because I hate PACs and criminality in our federal government. Clinton must be defeated, even if I have to vote against some of my own interests in the process.
Progressives like me will vote Trump, not because we are uneducated - far from it. It is because we need a change back to honesty and love for country. If Clinton gets the neocon and criminally inclined vote, so be it.
As an astute Donald Trump Jr. said yesterday, "If the system wasn't so rigged, Bernie would probably be in there...it's so fake...the civil service nonsense....these aren't civil servants; they're self-service servants. They're taking care of themselves, they're taking care of their friends, they're taking care of their cousins, their uncles, their brothers, their sisters. It's disgusting."
Well said. The rest of the so-called politically correct world can take a long hike off a short pier. And please stop saying that Trump supporters are uneducated, unless you are all in full delusion mode!
It is most decidedly not that. It is about who will make the best new President between Clinton and Trump. I am now going to disregard my candidate Bernie's last request: keep Trump out of office. That is perhaps the only request he has made I will ignore, and I have sent him many contributions.
My vote wll be for Trump, who will win not because I am white but because I hate PACs and criminality in our federal government. Clinton must be defeated, even if I have to vote against some of my own interests in the process.
Progressives like me will vote Trump, not because we are uneducated - far from it. It is because we need a change back to honesty and love for country. If Clinton gets the neocon and criminally inclined vote, so be it.
As an astute Donald Trump Jr. said yesterday, "If the system wasn't so rigged, Bernie would probably be in there...it's so fake...the civil service nonsense....these aren't civil servants; they're self-service servants. They're taking care of themselves, they're taking care of their friends, they're taking care of their cousins, their uncles, their brothers, their sisters. It's disgusting."
Well said. The rest of the so-called politically correct world can take a long hike off a short pier. And please stop saying that Trump supporters are uneducated, unless you are all in full delusion mode!
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I wonder if the coal miners, and the families that depend on them, of Pennsylvania and West Virginia are as excited as I am about them losing their jobs if Hillary is elected...her audience sure gets all excited whenever she talks about destroying their industry and livelihoods.
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A complete conflict of interest by Obama. He is endorsing Hillary Clinton for President while she is under investigation by the Justice Department that reports to him.
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I feel less and less like uniting. Hillary Clinton hasn't even won the nomination yet. Why, if all the unelected 'superdelegates' refused to vote for her, she wouldn't have the nomination. The only reason she commanded it is due to premature AP and NBC manipulations of the vote.
Clinton is a poor candidate. And predictably will be a poor, corporate-bowing, hard-right Israel-bowing, war-making president.
I had thought I would have to vote for Clinton. But after her self-referencing, hackneyed speech I think I will vote for Jill Stein.
Clinton is a poor candidate. And predictably will be a poor, corporate-bowing, hard-right Israel-bowing, war-making president.
I had thought I would have to vote for Clinton. But after her self-referencing, hackneyed speech I think I will vote for Jill Stein.
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More and more with you here in Berkeley. Maybe see you at one of the Bernie organizing locations (if they'll be still operating, post canvassing). Would be good to discuss a unified strategy.
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As one of the least prepared for the office it is no surprise that he doesn't recognize the preparation of G.H.W. Bush.
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Ah, some respite from the blaring Trumpet. But not for long, I guess.
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For the last 20 years or so, we have been going down a dark and dangerous road. We have focused on misdirection. We have played to the general fears of our society. We have looked to blame “the Other” – minorities, foreigners, folks with different religious views than what we believe in here. We have purported to be better and morally superior to these others. We claim that religion should be tightly integrated with politics that morality should be tied to party affiliation. We have claimed to be Constitutionalists, even Originalists – our Conservative members claim to base their ideas, values and beliefs in the founding fathers and the verbatim meaning of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. We have feed the populations stories of how “the others” are takers and we are the makers. That the others misuse funds and live off our hard work. That the unemployed are lazy. That minorities are constitutionally incapable of providing for themselves and must take from us. “The others” are dangerous and we must use every means – political, economic, military, police and others to control “the others” and prevent them from oppressing us. We have treated the Democratic Party as the party of evil, lazy, takers or limousine liberals – all talk but not able to walk the walk. We cannot or should not compromise with these Others – they want to destroy America and our way of life. We look at liberals / progressives as an anathema.
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Vote for:
Open Borders
Trade Deals that favor other Nations
Government Cover Up when Terrorist Attacks Occur
Amnesty and Citizenship For Illegal Aliens
Open Access for Muslims from Terrorist Nations
Continued Increases in the National Dept
Government Deals that are available for Donations and Paid Speeches
A Government that divides people into groups by Race and Gender
A Government that gives Men who "Feel Like Females" access to your wife's daughter's and grand daughter's Restrooms and Locker rooms from Grade School to Grave.
Vote For Hillary
Open Borders
Trade Deals that favor other Nations
Government Cover Up when Terrorist Attacks Occur
Amnesty and Citizenship For Illegal Aliens
Open Access for Muslims from Terrorist Nations
Continued Increases in the National Dept
Government Deals that are available for Donations and Paid Speeches
A Government that divides people into groups by Race and Gender
A Government that gives Men who "Feel Like Females" access to your wife's daughter's and grand daughter's Restrooms and Locker rooms from Grade School to Grave.
Vote For Hillary
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All the syrupy NYT Picks now praising Bernie are pretty sickening. However, this Bernie supporter (like millions of others I suspect) cannot do what he asks: help defeat Trump by voting for Clinton.
Trump is the last man standing in the attempt to get wrest honesty from "the full catastrophe" and keep PACs and criminality out of the federal government.
Great job, Bernie. You had my vote, were it yours to get. Beat Clinton, Donald!
Progressives like me are now for Trump. If there is anything I "hate", it is not Hilary, whom I once liked, but the almost overt criminality of the Clinton regime.
Trump is the last man standing in the attempt to get wrest honesty from "the full catastrophe" and keep PACs and criminality out of the federal government.
Great job, Bernie. You had my vote, were it yours to get. Beat Clinton, Donald!
Progressives like me are now for Trump. If there is anything I "hate", it is not Hilary, whom I once liked, but the almost overt criminality of the Clinton regime.
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Try to keep this in mind; Donald Trump did not steal your money. Donald Trump did not raise your taxes. Donald Trump did not quadruple the price of food. Trump is not stirring a race war. Trump did not leave US soldiers in Benghazi to be slaughtered and desecrated by Muslims. Trump did not send the US Navy to fight for Syrian Al-Qaeda. Trump did not arm ISIS and systematically exterminate Christians throughout the Middle East. Trump did not betray Israel. Trump did not provide financing and technology to Iran's nuclear weapons program. Trump did not give our military secrets to China. Trump did not remove our nuclear missile shield in Poland at the behest of Russia. Trump did not shrivel our military, and betray our veterans. Trump did not cripple our economy. Trump did not increase our debt to 20 trillion dollars. Trump did not ruin our credit, twice. Trump did not double African American unemployment. Trump did not increase welfare to a record level for eight years. Trump did not sign a law making it legal to execute, and imprison Americans. Trump did not set free terrorists in Guantanamo bay. Trump did not steal your rights, violate US Constitutional law, or commit treason, hundreds of times.
Yet Trump is being ripped apart in the news, nonstop.
Barrack Hussein Obama, Hillary Clinton and the criminals occupying our government, are not.
The media is the Democratic Party.
Save our culture. Stop listening to the leftist lies.
Yet Trump is being ripped apart in the news, nonstop.
Barrack Hussein Obama, Hillary Clinton and the criminals occupying our government, are not.
The media is the Democratic Party.
Save our culture. Stop listening to the leftist lies.
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Imagine that. Corrupt Obama wants corrupt, criminal Hillary to win. Business as usual for the establishment. Wat until Trump begins spending money against crooked Hillary. If she survives the bludgeoning, not even Bill will recognize her. Can't wait to see her coughing fit during the live debates against Mr. Trump.
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When do we get to start referring to Hillary as Clinton?
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It is time to Unite against fascism and narcissism. Many do not like Mrs. Clinton and are still bemoaning Bernie Sanders but the alternative is so much worse. President Obama and Bernie Sanders In the camp of Hillary Clinton will surely keep Trump glued to Twitter; spewing hate and lamenting on how America, everything and everyone are so terrible.
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OMG I am so happy! This is the first time that a black male president has endorsed a white female candidate for president in the month of June. It is such a flood of firsts! I can't stand it!
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When I see remarks like this, it makes me review the full video of Donald Trump's comments about his court case. He says the judge in the case is Mexican-American. He suggests that the judge has conflicts of interest that influenced his decision not to grant summary judgment and should recuse himself. Trump did not say the conflicts were because of the judge's heritage (which they are not); he did not condemn his heritage, nor did Trump say the judge's heritage qualified or disqualified him in serving as a federal judge. Yet, the media screamed Trump is a racist, and has promoted a renouncement campaign ever since.
Now let's turn the tables. Note how we praise the President because he is black, and we praise Hillary because she is a woman. In more than one account the media says that Mr. Obama is more qualified to be President because of his race, and Hillary is more qualified to be President because of her gender.
Is it okay to point out the race, heritage, or sex of someone you support and proudly state that is a reason you find them qualified or a reason that you support them? Is that biased? Is it racist or sexist?
But it is not okay to point out the race, heritage, or sex of someone who you do not support, even when you don't say that is the reason you do not support them? Is that biased? Is it racist or sexist?
Can't have it both ways chums!
Remember: what's good for the goose is good for the gander!
Equal treatment that is!
Now let's turn the tables. Note how we praise the President because he is black, and we praise Hillary because she is a woman. In more than one account the media says that Mr. Obama is more qualified to be President because of his race, and Hillary is more qualified to be President because of her gender.
Is it okay to point out the race, heritage, or sex of someone you support and proudly state that is a reason you find them qualified or a reason that you support them? Is that biased? Is it racist or sexist?
But it is not okay to point out the race, heritage, or sex of someone who you do not support, even when you don't say that is the reason you do not support them? Is that biased? Is it racist or sexist?
Can't have it both ways chums!
Remember: what's good for the goose is good for the gander!
Equal treatment that is!
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Wall St is dancing in the streets. Another 4 years of no prosecution of banksters. Another 4 years of 90% of economic gains going to the 1%. It seems obvious to me that Hillary's (& Obama's) base are baby boomers who are secure in their middle class or better status.
We learned in November that the middle class fell below 50% for the first time in something like 5 decades. This didn't happen at the tail end of the Bush's tenure, as devastating as that was, but in year 7 in the Obama years.
It reflects the cruddy social contract that the young especially have inherited and carry with them as they make their way through our demographic profile as they age.
Economic opportunity has been anemic since the dot com bubble in 1998. That's 18 years of supply side economic anemia.
If you were kicked out of the middle class in the last 18 years you have little to celebrate with Hillary's coronation: for them these are dark days. If you are 40 years old or younger, you've lived your entire adult life with anemic opportunity available to you. Fewer people 40 years old & younger are getting married. Fewer still having kids. Its a lost generation. They are self destructing in increasing numbers. Now they are looking at another 4/8 years before they see the revolution in politics & economics (the switch from supply side to demand side economics) they need to reverse the situation.
One wonders if we will go another 4/8 years before self destruction is pointed outward instead of inward.
We learned in November that the middle class fell below 50% for the first time in something like 5 decades. This didn't happen at the tail end of the Bush's tenure, as devastating as that was, but in year 7 in the Obama years.
It reflects the cruddy social contract that the young especially have inherited and carry with them as they make their way through our demographic profile as they age.
Economic opportunity has been anemic since the dot com bubble in 1998. That's 18 years of supply side economic anemia.
If you were kicked out of the middle class in the last 18 years you have little to celebrate with Hillary's coronation: for them these are dark days. If you are 40 years old or younger, you've lived your entire adult life with anemic opportunity available to you. Fewer people 40 years old & younger are getting married. Fewer still having kids. Its a lost generation. They are self destructing in increasing numbers. Now they are looking at another 4/8 years before they see the revolution in politics & economics (the switch from supply side to demand side economics) they need to reverse the situation.
One wonders if we will go another 4/8 years before self destruction is pointed outward instead of inward.
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I agree with everything you have said, Tim. But I would add to it the insecure or postponed retirement of many baby boomers as well.
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Isn't it heartening that the first African-American President in the US history comes to advance the process further by endorsing the candidature of the first female aspiring for the presidency, and a successor to him; bridging, in turn, the race and gender divide to sustain the American dream.
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I don't think there's ever been someone so qualified for the office? Seriously? What's she done? I'm going to end up voting for her but come on - Carter, Reagan, Clinton, and Bush II had all been governors of large stages. Bush I had been CIA director. Those are substantive jobs that they did (to various degrees) pretty well - clear track records. I'm not going to join in the ranting hyperbole about Benghazi or the personal server - that's just tripe - but Hillary's time as Secretary of State was marked by dithering and drifting - we failed to make progress in the Middle East despite the Arab Spring, we over analyzed and under-acted, and we failed to correct the excesses of the Bush administration. As a senator no one has pointed to any clear accomplishment or leadership role - she did vote for the Iraq war (sure, based on lies, but who wants their accomplishment after eight years on a job to be "well, she did that because someone lied to her"?). As first lady she was more active that earlier first ladies but to what end? I cannot find Clinton-Care as much as I Google. People will post back that I'm just a misogamist, maybe it's due to my eighth grade homeroom teacher (the Times has sunk to that sort of pseudo-Freudian ad homonym attack already this month - anyone who does not support Hillary hates women and it's because they're just big ol' brats). In the end she's what we've got - but come on, most qualified ever??? That's just ridiculous.
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Not ridiculous at all; a reasonable difference of opinion at most
They'll never stop until we stop voting for them no matter what they do. (Iraq war and its aftermath have to be accounted for one way or another.)
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More criminals in Washington and corporate America went unpunished during Obama's presidency than under any other president in history by a factor of 10. At the same time, he hounded and persecuted and prosecuted more whistleblowers than all other presidents combined.
Now, he endorses another criminal for President. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
Now, he endorses another criminal for President. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
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What a farce. When the ruling class uses its control over the media to suppress political dissidents (thanks for the fabricated story Associated Press!) in other countries, the US is usually one of the first to call them out on it. When it happens here, crickets.
This former Democrat of 26 years will not be voting for Hillary. The Democrats failed to field a viable candidate. I will cast my vote for a third party (likely Jill Stein and the Greens) and join millions of others leaving the un-Democratic party en masse.
Have fun dealing with T-rump on your own.
This former Democrat of 26 years will not be voting for Hillary. The Democrats failed to field a viable candidate. I will cast my vote for a third party (likely Jill Stein and the Greens) and join millions of others leaving the un-Democratic party en masse.
Have fun dealing with T-rump on your own.
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Well-put. I would never vote for Hillary or Trump.
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Why will some people never learn? GWB was the result of this kind of muddled, purist thinking. Do you think that it cannot happen again? It can. Please do not contribute to history repeating itself. The stakes are much too high. Do not do it.
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Why will some people never learn. Unqualified support for corrupt candidates whose policies cannot be distinguished from each other (all benefiting the over-privileged) regardless of the effect on the U.S. population and the world. How far right will you go to remain a "
Democrat?" Sorry, but I'm done with the "if you can't beat, 'em, join 'em" crowd.
Democrat?" Sorry, but I'm done with the "if you can't beat, 'em, join 'em" crowd.
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I applaud that at least one party, my party, ran primaries which were about most of the issues facing us. I wish it had been on the other side a more vigorous debate, and not an Apprentice episode. But so be it. I think She will keep the discussion where it needs to be and not denigrate herself,her accomplishments and mission to his low.
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What else could be expected from a man who has been a big disappointment from day one, starting with his appointment of Wall Street crony Geithner he has made a string of dubious moves that will establish his legacy as a center right corpratist. The king of drones and nukes righfully banks on Clinton to extend his legacy of never ending wars...that was indeed a no brainer.
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And -- who started those endless wars??
If Mr. Sanders will not or cannot make clear his support for the democrat party's nominee, I think we'll see republicans at the convention posing as Sanders' supporters, to stir up trouble in every way--to make democrats look bad and to set us against each other if they can. It is entirely their kind of behavior, and it is a danger we need to be quite aware of and prepared to deal with, starting now.
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It has become clear that there are republicans writing vilification of Clinton while posing as Sanders' supporters--and vilification of Sanders' supporters, too-- to set us against each other. It's clear also to the republicans that only by splitting us can Trump and his destroyer friends overcome us. They have no compunction about false appearances. To them, it's all in a "sacred" cause: their own dominance and domination of the country, and the rolling back of every progressive gain we've made for decades back.
When you hear someone vilifying Clinton, or Sanders, either, or speaking with bile and rage of tone--I hope you'll say something like "That's a republican sort of tone" or "thing to say", not to attack the speaker, but to point it out. The only ones who gain by our disunion are those who hate us all, every one.
When you hear someone vilifying Clinton, or Sanders, either, or speaking with bile and rage of tone--I hope you'll say something like "That's a republican sort of tone" or "thing to say", not to attack the speaker, but to point it out. The only ones who gain by our disunion are those who hate us all, every one.
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She needs no vilification. She is a villain. She does not represent principled people on either the right or the left. Instead, she panders to a coalition of less discerning voters who believe the old lies.
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As a Sanders supporter, I think it was disrespectful of Senator Sanders for President Obama to announce his endorsement of Clinton less than two hours after meeting with Senator Sanders in Washington. It's like he picks up the phone and says, "Hillary? Barack. He's gone. Roll it." Sanders probably wasn't even off the grounds by that time. And never mind that he was in DC to campaign for his final primary contest. Couldn't even let the man have a dignified last stand. The appropriate time would have been the day AFTER the DC vote so a president's endorsement did not sway any votes or discourage Sanders supporters from even voting. So what was the point President Obama was trying to make? Was it a warning to Sanders that he better not try anything funny at the convention because the party has now closed ranks against him? A presidential endorsement sure carries weight. No, President Obama, was disrespectful.
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Surely the President discussed this a Sanders hence the timing. Peace
Amusing. But absurd conclusion. President Obama has been very honest and entertaining about Mr Trump, and even that was not disrespectful.
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So Obama has just rushed to judgment, telling us that Hillary is protected, too big to jail. No indictment would be successful.
Revolutionaries fight to win, not to give up when the math is against them. Bernie vowed to fight for a progressive agenda and his millions of supporters are behind him.
Bernie reiterated that the race was not over until it was over—and that also meant waiting for the final results from the June 7 CA contest. (3 million voted at the polls. 5 million write in/mail in votes to be counted) "I look forward to the full counting of the votes in California, which I suspect will show a much closer vote than the current vote tally," Bernie said.
We will fight to bring Bernie’s agenda of a re-strengthened middle class and democracy no matter how long it takes.
feelthebern.org
Revolutionaries fight to win, not to give up when the math is against them. Bernie vowed to fight for a progressive agenda and his millions of supporters are behind him.
Bernie reiterated that the race was not over until it was over—and that also meant waiting for the final results from the June 7 CA contest. (3 million voted at the polls. 5 million write in/mail in votes to be counted) "I look forward to the full counting of the votes in California, which I suspect will show a much closer vote than the current vote tally," Bernie said.
We will fight to bring Bernie’s agenda of a re-strengthened middle class and democracy no matter how long it takes.
feelthebern.org
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It's time for Democrats to get over their love affair with Hillary Clinton, and realize that the talking points that worked for Hillary in the primary - except in 22 states - will be just a pile of rubbish in the general election.
If Democrats want to defeat Trump, they need to understand what motivates people to support Trump, rather than dismissing Trump supporters as a bunch of racist yahoos.
At the top of the list is the issue of trade deals. As they toured our nation, both Trump and Sanders kept telling voters that they disapproved of any new trade deals; they are very different people, but both of them have "their ear on the ground" when it comes to trade deals.
Compare that to Hillary, who has the Big Banks cash stuck in her ears - which blocks any voter input on trade deals. That's why Hillary is incapable of listening to the voters on this very important issue; just as she is incapable of giving us a transcript of her conversations with the Banks.
Bottom line: Hillary took the Banks money, and she is now their political slave - there is no way around that.
Obama endorsing Hillary is of no importance - what counts is getting the voters to endorse her, and step one on that, is getting her to jettison her support for trade deals that will hurt American Workers.
If Democrats want to defeat Trump, they need to understand what motivates people to support Trump, rather than dismissing Trump supporters as a bunch of racist yahoos.
At the top of the list is the issue of trade deals. As they toured our nation, both Trump and Sanders kept telling voters that they disapproved of any new trade deals; they are very different people, but both of them have "their ear on the ground" when it comes to trade deals.
Compare that to Hillary, who has the Big Banks cash stuck in her ears - which blocks any voter input on trade deals. That's why Hillary is incapable of listening to the voters on this very important issue; just as she is incapable of giving us a transcript of her conversations with the Banks.
Bottom line: Hillary took the Banks money, and she is now their political slave - there is no way around that.
Obama endorsing Hillary is of no importance - what counts is getting the voters to endorse her, and step one on that, is getting her to jettison her support for trade deals that will hurt American Workers.
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Sanders isn't running against Trump. He's running against Clinton, Obama and the entire corrupt DNC edifice with their powerful but muted enablers in business and the media. This utterly bankrupt, amoral, useless, self-serving and disastrous servant of the oligarchs is as much the enemy of the broad swathe of citizenry as the RNC. Sanders is this country's last hope of peaceful reform. Eight more years of Clinton on top the harm wreaked by Bush and Obama abroad and at home, will see so much wealth and power accrued at the top amid the wreckage of the lives of ordinary people that violent change will be inevitable. Clinton doesn't have our back, she has the back of foreign despots, of CIA torturers, of Goldman Sachs, of Zionists, of neocon war Hawks and economic conservatives. Do not fear the hypothetical damage of a Trump presidency; fear the very real record of spectacular failure that is her legacy in power. Ask the Libyans who is the safe pair of hands. Ask Edward Snowdon who respects the constitution.
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Bernie Sanders is no saint. I don't believe it is an accident that he decided, after several decades in politics, that the right time to go for the presidency was when he was 74 years old and running against a woman. I think he really thought there was still enough resistance to a woman president that he could beat her, and when that didn't turn out as he expected, he changed and got nasty.
Bernie appears as a very inflexible person that would have made a terrible president.
Bernie appears as a very inflexible person that would have made a terrible president.
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Fabulous warm endorsement! Deserved - the lady who worked for Eugene McCarthy in Connecticut in '68, went undercover in Alabama in '70 to expose racist housing discrimination, who campaigned in inhospitable Texas for (war hero) George McGovern in 1972, a great life. Couple this with Elizabeth Warren tonight - whatever side you're on, it was a very important speech about our future as a republic and a democracy. It's been an extraordinary week for women - I agree with Hillary, it takes a village but considering the way Little Marco, Lyin' Ted, Low Energy Bush, Paul Ryan ("the very definition of racist"), Mitch McConnell (“I couldn’t disagree more with what he had to say”) have been lynched, lacerated, humiliated by the Donald, crushed like cockroaches, I add, it takes a woman or in this two women.
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Ronald Reagan said one good thing in his presidency about his opposition. "Trust, but verify". The GOP does neither these days as they trashed President Obama and didn't even listen to him. But never mind.
I trust Hillary Clinton's words and she has done nothing in regards to the presidency that tells me that she will not follow through. or at least try to over come the Republican obstructionism. But when she takes over the presidency and the shouting is over I will fight to verify what she is doing and attempt to hold her to account in every way possible.
And if we all do this , Democrats whether Bernie or Hillary supporters will eventually get what we want, fair elections, women's rights, a new Supreme Court, less money in politics, more spending on infrastructure, the things all Democrats want.
I trust Hillary Clinton's words and she has done nothing in regards to the presidency that tells me that she will not follow through. or at least try to over come the Republican obstructionism. But when she takes over the presidency and the shouting is over I will fight to verify what she is doing and attempt to hold her to account in every way possible.
And if we all do this , Democrats whether Bernie or Hillary supporters will eventually get what we want, fair elections, women's rights, a new Supreme Court, less money in politics, more spending on infrastructure, the things all Democrats want.
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Bernie Sanders—Independent Senator from Vermont—your mission is not to be a lap dog for Mr. Obama's legacy or for a candidate you know to be untrustworthy and corrupt.
Your mission is to be a reformer and yes, a bloodless revolutionary—to change our political system and government, for our people, all the people.
You are a most rare gift to politics, and to America, and to the world. If Mrs. Me, Myself, and I, would only realize that and show her first integrity, and step aside in the name of what is best for this country and the world.
Your mission is to be a reformer and yes, a bloodless revolutionary—to change our political system and government, for our people, all the people.
You are a most rare gift to politics, and to America, and to the world. If Mrs. Me, Myself, and I, would only realize that and show her first integrity, and step aside in the name of what is best for this country and the world.
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Obama does it again. The man has supremely good judgment and I think will go down as one of our best Presidents ever. This video makes me think for the first time in my lifetime that the Democrats might actually have given up their circular firing squad politics. This well-timed endorsement and respectful treatment of Bernie Sanders makes things look very good for the remainder of the campaign. Trump on the other hand has Republicans running in circles, with even his own Party Leader calling him a racist and right-leaning pundits sputtering about where they will stand in November. It's really incredible. Thanks, Obama!
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Sorry, but I don’t think Sanders deserved this special treatment. I guess it makes sense as political theatre but to me, Bernie is not particularly note-worthy. I don’t believe there's a revolution going on, for one thing. And he came awfully close to being destructive to the Democratic party. In (special) education, we call this reinforcing/rewarding negative behavior with positive attention. Not really worked up about it, but I would have had a hard time playing Obama’s role here.
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Agree. Lewzers can't be choosers.
No, Bernie did not deserve special treatment. But that is the simple pragmatism required in politics.
However, to think that there is no momentum against the establishment is to ignore the very reason for the popularity of both Trump and Sanders.
There is a deep anger in this country. Such anger can appear peacefully in the ballot box, with the impuissance of small street marches and protests or through violence.
The violence we have seen of late at the rallies is indicative of a real desire for change and also a fear of a demagoguing Trump presidency.
Sanders represented a healthy outlet. Trump is a nasty piece of work.
However, to think that there is no momentum against the establishment is to ignore the very reason for the popularity of both Trump and Sanders.
There is a deep anger in this country. Such anger can appear peacefully in the ballot box, with the impuissance of small street marches and protests or through violence.
The violence we have seen of late at the rallies is indicative of a real desire for change and also a fear of a demagoguing Trump presidency.
Sanders represented a healthy outlet. Trump is a nasty piece of work.
Sanders "is a nasty piece of work", too.
His choice of Cornel West for the platform committee illustrates his contempt for Hillary Clinton and his hope for chaos at the convention.
Sanders likes to let his surrogates call Hillary names: "'Don’t let corporate media convince you that simply because you’re not crazy about the milquetoast neoliberal sister Hillary that there’s something wrong with you,' said West, . . ."
Yuck. Nasty Bernie to pick a make-believe scholar to trash Hillary and to make trouble at the convention. Bernie likes make-believe scholars: Jane got her "doctorate" from the same "distance learning" diploma mill that awarded Michelle Bachmann's husband his "degree". Fraud runs deep in the Sanders family.
His choice of Cornel West for the platform committee illustrates his contempt for Hillary Clinton and his hope for chaos at the convention.
Sanders likes to let his surrogates call Hillary names: "'Don’t let corporate media convince you that simply because you’re not crazy about the milquetoast neoliberal sister Hillary that there’s something wrong with you,' said West, . . ."
Yuck. Nasty Bernie to pick a make-believe scholar to trash Hillary and to make trouble at the convention. Bernie likes make-believe scholars: Jane got her "doctorate" from the same "distance learning" diploma mill that awarded Michelle Bachmann's husband his "degree". Fraud runs deep in the Sanders family.
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As a Bernie voter who loves and deeply respects our First Family, I think that if Bernie remains a Democrat, and he vigorously campaigns for Hillary and down-ticket Democratic candidates, he should run for Senate Majority Leader with the endorsement of the newly elected Pres H Clinton, VP Warren, and retiring Sen Reid.
Chuck Schumer skipped over Dick Durbin for Reid's endorsement, so it is anyone's seat. Chuck Schumer (D-Wall St) is not representative of Democratic voters, anyway. The Senate majority must move left to inspire young people to vote in 2018. If Warren is VP, Bernie will be the ONLY Senate Democrat with the voter loyalty, volunteer base, small donors and experience to launch a national campaign to keep the Senate deep blue.
If the Democrats are a majority in the Senate, Democrats expect a sharp left turn. Bernie is the natural fit for a progressive base and national appeal. Voters trust him and his supporters are well-informed and well-meaning.
Raising the fed min wage to $15/hr, universal health care (including strengthening Obamacare), federally mandated paid sick leave, family leave, workers' compensation, vacation time, universal pre-K, a fairer and more accountable criminal justice system, overturning Citizens United are all on the table.
This election will be a mandate no matter what. I expect Democrats to act like it. Let's do this, Bernie. We're right behind you. Push the Party from the inside.
Chuck Schumer skipped over Dick Durbin for Reid's endorsement, so it is anyone's seat. Chuck Schumer (D-Wall St) is not representative of Democratic voters, anyway. The Senate majority must move left to inspire young people to vote in 2018. If Warren is VP, Bernie will be the ONLY Senate Democrat with the voter loyalty, volunteer base, small donors and experience to launch a national campaign to keep the Senate deep blue.
If the Democrats are a majority in the Senate, Democrats expect a sharp left turn. Bernie is the natural fit for a progressive base and national appeal. Voters trust him and his supporters are well-informed and well-meaning.
Raising the fed min wage to $15/hr, universal health care (including strengthening Obamacare), federally mandated paid sick leave, family leave, workers' compensation, vacation time, universal pre-K, a fairer and more accountable criminal justice system, overturning Citizens United are all on the table.
This election will be a mandate no matter what. I expect Democrats to act like it. Let's do this, Bernie. We're right behind you. Push the Party from the inside.
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I'm relatively OK w Hilary and will vote for her w/o much hesitation, compared to the alternative.
Most qualified? - well Truman had been a senator and VP; Johnson was head of the Senate; etc.
The fact is she's been setting this up since 2000 when she ran from NY as a relative carpetbagger and did little legislation except nod w compassion to listen, and demonstrate she'd reach across party lines. Only to leave once she finally learned the ropes to run for president, having essentially used her NY constituents to advance her career. Then as SoS, flew around the planet 38 billion times giving soft speeches, but eschewing the grit of peace-making al al Kerry- to leave no trail, or emails, which could be used to denigrate her. Then amassed untold millions shilling for big capital. Only to run again unopposed now, except for a Vermont socialist and still took months to beat him.
If I thought she'd do much beside flex our military and augment big capital, I'd be more forgiving of her of careerist moves, but if it was only to garner power, then a pox on her. We'll see if she is remembered for just being the 1st woman, or as an accomplished president. God speed.
Most qualified? - well Truman had been a senator and VP; Johnson was head of the Senate; etc.
The fact is she's been setting this up since 2000 when she ran from NY as a relative carpetbagger and did little legislation except nod w compassion to listen, and demonstrate she'd reach across party lines. Only to leave once she finally learned the ropes to run for president, having essentially used her NY constituents to advance her career. Then as SoS, flew around the planet 38 billion times giving soft speeches, but eschewing the grit of peace-making al al Kerry- to leave no trail, or emails, which could be used to denigrate her. Then amassed untold millions shilling for big capital. Only to run again unopposed now, except for a Vermont socialist and still took months to beat him.
If I thought she'd do much beside flex our military and augment big capital, I'd be more forgiving of her of careerist moves, but if it was only to garner power, then a pox on her. We'll see if she is remembered for just being the 1st woman, or as an accomplished president. God speed.
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@Darcey,
Wow. I gather you're with her, but at arm's length? That's one of the most "no" sounding "yeses" I've ever heard of.
6-10-16@12:16 am
Wow. I gather you're with her, but at arm's length? That's one of the most "no" sounding "yeses" I've ever heard of.
6-10-16@12:16 am
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We are fighting for a re-strengthening of the middle class and democracy. Apparently, Obama and Hillary are fighting for a continuation of the status quo with the .1 % and corporations in control.
Revolutionaries fight to win, not to give up when the math is against them. Bernie has vowed to fight for a progressive agenda and his millions of supporters are behind him.
Bernie reiterated that the race was not over until it was over—and that also meant waiting for the final results from the June 7 CA contest. (3 million voted at the polls. 5 million write in/mail in votes to be counted) "I look forward to the full counting of the votes in California, which I suspect will show a much closer vote than the current vote tally," Bernie said.
We will fight to bring Bernie’s agenda of a re-strengthened middle class and democracy to our country no matter how long it takes.
feelthebern.org
Revolutionaries fight to win, not to give up when the math is against them. Bernie has vowed to fight for a progressive agenda and his millions of supporters are behind him.
Bernie reiterated that the race was not over until it was over—and that also meant waiting for the final results from the June 7 CA contest. (3 million voted at the polls. 5 million write in/mail in votes to be counted) "I look forward to the full counting of the votes in California, which I suspect will show a much closer vote than the current vote tally," Bernie said.
We will fight to bring Bernie’s agenda of a re-strengthened middle class and democracy to our country no matter how long it takes.
feelthebern.org
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You'll find after a time that people have been fighting a long time, and hard, for a better nation. Some can be pure and some have to get down in the dirt to wrestle with hard adversaries. Some can refuse compromise, and others have to do it. One fellow here tonight scorned "half a loaf for the starving!" as if he'd throw that half out for not being a whole loaf. The starving wouldn't thank him for that, not hardly. So yes, people have fought a good fight for a long time already, if you knew the truth. If not, we'd already be in a right-wing hell, make no mistake. You're joining the efforts of many, if you could only see it. But whether you do or not, good luck.
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So to fight for democracy you are going to fight against democracy? 4 million more voters preferred Hillary to Sanders but I guess it doesn't matter because if the don't share your opinion, their votes should not count.
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@Christie,
Until it was over. Isn't Tuesday the last official primary day? Please clarify.
6-10-16@12:18 am
Until it was over. Isn't Tuesday the last official primary day? Please clarify.
6-10-16@12:18 am
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With Senator Sanders, President Obama and Senator Warren preparing to unite and climb upon the Hillary bandwagon makes this lifelong Democrat extremely proud. I am positive that by the time we reach Philadelphia in July and the General Election in the Fall all systems will be go for a H. Clinton presidency.
Except for die-hard Trump supporters unable to shed their anger and who will never see the potential of greatness in Hillary I feel no sympathy. Hillary has been the most maligned political figure, man or woman, in modern politics. She has weathered every storm that has come her way, and risen above it. She has perseverance, fortitude, resilience and a dogged pursuit of doing her best to be the best.
Her opponent is an embarrassment to this great nation and someone I won't allow my grandchildren to watch for fear of him blurting out some obscenity off the top of his hideously coiffed comb-over. I wouldn't invite this man into my house let alone the White House.
I miss President Obama already and yes I would vote for a third term. Since I can't I will do the next best thing and vote for Hillary. She will continue to build upon the great strides he has made. America has never stopped being great.
DD
Manhattan
Except for die-hard Trump supporters unable to shed their anger and who will never see the potential of greatness in Hillary I feel no sympathy. Hillary has been the most maligned political figure, man or woman, in modern politics. She has weathered every storm that has come her way, and risen above it. She has perseverance, fortitude, resilience and a dogged pursuit of doing her best to be the best.
Her opponent is an embarrassment to this great nation and someone I won't allow my grandchildren to watch for fear of him blurting out some obscenity off the top of his hideously coiffed comb-over. I wouldn't invite this man into my house let alone the White House.
I miss President Obama already and yes I would vote for a third term. Since I can't I will do the next best thing and vote for Hillary. She will continue to build upon the great strides he has made. America has never stopped being great.
DD
Manhattan
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As an older man I remember the difficult convention of 1968. After the assassination of Robert Kennedy and the passing over of Eugene McCarthy the and the anger that caused the rejection of Hubert Humphrey I am hopeful we can come together in support of Mrs Clinton. Even though I could not vote till age 21 many of us who could did not vote at all. Not supporting Humphrey gave us Richard Nixon I feel its even more important to vote this November. The alternative this cycle is much worse than Nixon. And I sincerely hope many young Sanders supporters will go into local politics now so your great ideas become a basis for future national leadership. You have the future please make it a reality.
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They both don't get it. Many of us who voted for Bernie will not vote for Clinton and dislike Obama. Bernie's success is a direct result of the failures of machine politics, Obama is a closet Republican, Clinton is an out corporatist warmongering Republican, both Clinton and Obama are two sides of the same coin.
I cast my vote for Bernie then changed my 40 year Democratic Party registration to nonaffiliated that day. I'd vote for Trump before Hillary.
I cast my vote for Bernie then changed my 40 year Democratic Party registration to nonaffiliated that day. I'd vote for Trump before Hillary.
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I will vote for Sanders in my June 14 primary and will then vote Green in November. And rather than blaming those of us who are finally abandoning the party that abandoned us years ago, the establishment party voters need to take responsibility and finally blame themselves for so willingly and faithfully embracing corruption in election after election.
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To paraphrase HRC 1992, if that's what you think then do vote for Trump!
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The insertion of Obama full center into this race has pretty much done it: after 50 years of being a registered Democrat, (and aftere donating many times to Sanders) I cannot support this corrupt party one day longer. This progressive white man will be voting for Donald Trump. Thankfully, the days of Democratically controlled and PAC-led criminality are almost finished!
Note to demographers: There are millions of us out here, and we are hitting the voting booth on the first Tuesday in November.
Note to demographers: There are millions of us out here, and we are hitting the voting booth on the first Tuesday in November.
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I'm a Bernie supporter, and I don't know who I will vote for in November. That being said, I know it won't be Trump. Trump is the antithesis of Bernie: Bernie wants to raise social security benefits, Trump wants to do away with SS; Bernie wants Medicare for all, Trump wants to dismantle the ACA and replace it with... nothing; Bernie wants to raise the minimum wage, Trump wants to do away with it; Bernie wants to make state colleges free, Trump wants to make it harder to finance a college education (end kill Pell Grants); Bernie supports women's reproductive rights, Trump wants to punish women for having abortions and shut down Planned Parenthood; Bernie wants to move towards green energy, Trump wants to revert back to dirty coal since "climate change is a hoax;" Bernie wants to better regulate Wall Street and deal with Big Banks, Trump wants to demolish Dodd Frank and deregulate Wall Street; Bernie wants to invest our crumbling infrastructure, Trump wants to build a stupid wall (but apparently ignore our broken roads and bridges, etc.) I will not support Mussolini just because FDR didn't get the nod...
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Sir, don't call yourself progressive if you vote for a D or an R, let alone Trump. These 2 parties have almost no light between them; the progressive was Sanders and he lost. But in the land of big capital and nukes, he never had a shot.
All sitting residents endorse their party's nominee: its called politics.
All sitting residents endorse their party's nominee: its called politics.
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How can you call yourself a progressive and vote for Trump? Progressives don't denigrate minorities or women. Progressives don't call climate change a myth. Progressives are not pro-life. And on and on and on
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As a long-time Sanders supporter and someone who donated, I am very proud of Sanders.
Our hard work has made Obama and Clinton realize we will not go easily into the night and they need to move left to win us. We will not get in line, and Sanders will not give up.
Clinton has to win us. She isn't entitled to us. Sanders is challenging the party in a healthy, heart-felt debate about its very platform. Obama and Clinton realize Sanders' fans are needed to wash away Trump in in a convincing manner.
Our hard work has made Obama and Clinton realize we will not go easily into the night and they need to move left to win us. We will not get in line, and Sanders will not give up.
Clinton has to win us. She isn't entitled to us. Sanders is challenging the party in a healthy, heart-felt debate about its very platform. Obama and Clinton realize Sanders' fans are needed to wash away Trump in in a convincing manner.
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I'm a Bernie supporter trying to bring myself around to actually voting for Hillary. I know that Trump would be a disaster as president, but I'm looking for a better reason to vote for her. Is anybody out there in the commentariat aware of any examples of political courage, as defined by taking an action that had immediate negative effects for her politically, but which helped a great number of people anyway, in Hilary's very long political career?
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You might not consider this a valid example but I've always thought Hillary's best public moment came as First Lady with her health care push. It was a bold and brave campaign, done when she knew it was swimming upstream and she was already pilloried and subject to really vicious personal attacks from Republicans - far more vicious than anything I've ever read from any HRC supporter about Bernie Sanders on any message board for instance. What's more it was a really well drafted program, one she was entirely in control of, the superior to the Affordable Care Act in every way.
Congress killed it of course. A lot of Americans for the next two generations would have had better lives and better health care had Hillary's health plan.
I'm voting for Hillary in this election but I would like that Hillary to return. She was ahead of her time in many ways and paid a steep personal price for it.
Congress killed it of course. A lot of Americans for the next two generations would have had better lives and better health care had Hillary's health plan.
I'm voting for Hillary in this election but I would like that Hillary to return. She was ahead of her time in many ways and paid a steep personal price for it.
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How about, for instance, following the failure of Hillarycare to gain traction in the face of abject opposition from the medical and insurance communities, HRC as First Lady worked with legislators to pass the State Children's Health Insurance program (schip) to provide health care to more than 5 million American children.
As a NY State senator, she worked tirelessly to secure funding for the new World Trade Center and for health care for 9/11 responders. She kept up those fights long after the dust had settled and everyone else had moved on to other issues.
I believe she'll work as hard for the rest of us now. First order of business: the Supreme Court. I'm with her.
As a NY State senator, she worked tirelessly to secure funding for the new World Trade Center and for health care for 9/11 responders. She kept up those fights long after the dust had settled and everyone else had moved on to other issues.
I believe she'll work as hard for the rest of us now. First order of business: the Supreme Court. I'm with her.
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I'd like to get this poisonous snake out of the house, but would like a better reason than that it's poisonous.
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A moderate Republican endorses another moderate Republican.
This is news of the-best-surprise-is-no-surprise genre.
I had no intention of voting for Clinton before Sanders announced and his candidacy hasn't changed that.
Those who are voting for Clinton as a way of voting against Trump are continuing a long tradition of voting for the lesser evil, a tradition that got us where we are today.
I will feel almost as good voting for Jill Stein as I felt voting for Sanders in the primary.
This is news of the-best-surprise-is-no-surprise genre.
I had no intention of voting for Clinton before Sanders announced and his candidacy hasn't changed that.
Those who are voting for Clinton as a way of voting against Trump are continuing a long tradition of voting for the lesser evil, a tradition that got us where we are today.
I will feel almost as good voting for Jill Stein as I felt voting for Sanders in the primary.
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And President Trump will give you thanks, just like Bush thanked Ralph Nader supporters.
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“I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office.” Really?
More qualified than any other candidate in history, including:
George Washington: Led American forces in the Revolutionary War, which ended with American independence from the British Empire;
Thomas Jefferson: Wrote the Declaration of Independence, served in the first Continental Congress, wrote the Constitution, was Vice President;
Teddy Roosevelt: Assistant Secretary of the Navy, defeated the Spanish in the Philippines and led a volunteer regiment in a charge that secured a decisive U.S victory in the Spanish American War, was Governor of New York and Vice President;
Dwight D. Eisenhower: Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during WW2 (his duties included overseeing and launching the largest invasion in human history and leading the victory over the most threatening army and greatest evil in recorded history);
John F. Kennedy: fought in WW2; earned a Purple Heart and Navy Marine Corps Medal for saving his entire crew of 11 in shark infested Japanese controlled waters (I guess dodging bullets at the airport in Bosnia is almost the same); governor of Massachusetts.
Obama is right on. A first lady turned corrupt politician turned failure of a Secretary of State is so much more qualified than any of the people on this list. Another example of his incompetence and arrogance, which has become more evident as his term has dragged on.
More qualified than any other candidate in history, including:
George Washington: Led American forces in the Revolutionary War, which ended with American independence from the British Empire;
Thomas Jefferson: Wrote the Declaration of Independence, served in the first Continental Congress, wrote the Constitution, was Vice President;
Teddy Roosevelt: Assistant Secretary of the Navy, defeated the Spanish in the Philippines and led a volunteer regiment in a charge that secured a decisive U.S victory in the Spanish American War, was Governor of New York and Vice President;
Dwight D. Eisenhower: Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during WW2 (his duties included overseeing and launching the largest invasion in human history and leading the victory over the most threatening army and greatest evil in recorded history);
John F. Kennedy: fought in WW2; earned a Purple Heart and Navy Marine Corps Medal for saving his entire crew of 11 in shark infested Japanese controlled waters (I guess dodging bullets at the airport in Bosnia is almost the same); governor of Massachusetts.
Obama is right on. A first lady turned corrupt politician turned failure of a Secretary of State is so much more qualified than any of the people on this list. Another example of his incompetence and arrogance, which has become more evident as his term has dragged on.
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A politician engaging in hyperbole. Big surprise. And you took it seriously.
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You were only right up to JFK, who was Senator, not Governor from Mass.
And Obama has been a character driven, intensely smart, effective leader who revived the economy and resolutely refused to be drawn into worthless ground wars.
And Obama has been a character driven, intensely smart, effective leader who revived the economy and resolutely refused to be drawn into worthless ground wars.
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Oh, yes, so let's just sit back and let Donald Trump become President of the United States. Speaking of incompetence and arrogance.....
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Obama and the Clintons epitomize the corrupt DNC. Bernie Sanders respects Democrats - just not the corrupt DNC. I don't respect them either, and I am a life-long Democrat.
Bernie believes in democratic values and remained independent to isolate himself from the corrupt campaign finance system. At the appropriate time, he became a registered Democrat to run for the highest office in the land - not as a third-party candidate, but as a candidate in our corrupt, limited, faulty two-party system. He has entered the 'mess' in order to extricate our very democracy from the 'mess'. That is truly a selfless act, which he undertook only after gaining early encouragement from hundreds of supporters across the nation.
I'm really tired of comments about Bernie's "anger" and "ego". It's about us, not about him, that keeps him in the fight. He should keep fighting for us right up to the Convention, no matter who endorses Hillary Clinton.
Bernie believes in democratic values and remained independent to isolate himself from the corrupt campaign finance system. At the appropriate time, he became a registered Democrat to run for the highest office in the land - not as a third-party candidate, but as a candidate in our corrupt, limited, faulty two-party system. He has entered the 'mess' in order to extricate our very democracy from the 'mess'. That is truly a selfless act, which he undertook only after gaining early encouragement from hundreds of supporters across the nation.
I'm really tired of comments about Bernie's "anger" and "ego". It's about us, not about him, that keeps him in the fight. He should keep fighting for us right up to the Convention, no matter who endorses Hillary Clinton.
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Daisy - I would like to see what you see but I just don’t. To me, there are too many questions. Like why was now the right time vs when Obama ran? Or Bush? Or even Gore? Why did he start out praising Hillary and then quickly begin bashing her? Why is he calling Dems corrupt when they are doing what they signed up to do, support Democratic nominees? In the end, Sanders just doesn’t sit right with me. Again, I wish it was otherwise because I hear the complaints about oligarchies loud and clear.
Here’s what I will do. I will watch Sanders after this election to see what he does. If he’s given a special role, and today’s parade through the Rose Garden speaks volumes to that, then let’s see what he does with it.
Here’s what I will do. I will watch Sanders after this election to see what he does. If he’s given a special role, and today’s parade through the Rose Garden speaks volumes to that, then let’s see what he does with it.
ps, make that plutocracy.
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Bernie Sanders respects Obama. Bernie Sanders is an honest man and has said so many times, including today. Sorry you don't share his feelings.
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Looks like President Obama joining up with the rest of the Democratic establishment is in so much in fear of Donald Trump he was compelled to crown Hillary as the nominee when in truth the nominee is selected at the convention that for the Dems takes place in July!
Obama "is impatient to begin playing an active role in the face to succeed him" - he should as or more impatient to fulfill his campaign pledges to us who voted for him and twice! Close Guantanamo Bay prison is what he could be working on and bringing ALL our troops home from Iraq & Afghanistan plus hordes of other pledges that in reality were empty ones.
Unless the issues dividing the party can be addressed there will be no unity. The Democratic party establishment is too far to the right to be called the party for the people - it more resembles the Republican party. There is no good choice between Clinton & Trump, a Clinton win would echo a Bill Clinton presidency - a backward step that won't work in this 21 Century, a Trump win is beyond scary. A vote for either one would render the voter complicit in either candidate's destructive agenda so best to stay home - far away from the voting booth in November.
Obama "is impatient to begin playing an active role in the face to succeed him" - he should as or more impatient to fulfill his campaign pledges to us who voted for him and twice! Close Guantanamo Bay prison is what he could be working on and bringing ALL our troops home from Iraq & Afghanistan plus hordes of other pledges that in reality were empty ones.
Unless the issues dividing the party can be addressed there will be no unity. The Democratic party establishment is too far to the right to be called the party for the people - it more resembles the Republican party. There is no good choice between Clinton & Trump, a Clinton win would echo a Bill Clinton presidency - a backward step that won't work in this 21 Century, a Trump win is beyond scary. A vote for either one would render the voter complicit in either candidate's destructive agenda so best to stay home - far away from the voting booth in November.
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You might consider that at the end of Clinton's presidency, we had a surplus in the budget, plenty for social security, no major conflicts, and taxes enough for reasonable tuitions, among other things. A step back to that would be a relief for many. The fact is that people advising democrats not to vote are generally those who want Trump to win--and that is exactly how he could. That would do harm to everything that has been gained for the poor, minorities, youth and women on along. So I'm not sure just who you are, but your "advice" should be treated like an adder coiled.
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I wish Obama had been as impatient in 2010 to campaign for the Democrats in the House who voted for his ACA as he is impatient now to campaign for Hillary. He sat out that election, and the result was a Democratic disaster.
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Since when is an endorsement "crowning" anyone?
Didn't hear all this whining when Senator Markley ,for instance, endorsed Bernie.
And if you think staying home (head under covers, no doubt) is caring about or serving your country . . . . .
Didn't hear all this whining when Senator Markley ,for instance, endorsed Bernie.
And if you think staying home (head under covers, no doubt) is caring about or serving your country . . . . .
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At the age of 60, I finally have the privilege to vote for a qualified US presidential candidate who is also a woman. I did not think this would happen during my lifetime. Not many women in this country have had the opportunity to become qualified.
Meanwhile Secretary Clinton been dissected microscopically for decades, every ingrown hair and booger. A mere year's worth of cellular scrutiny doesn’t amount to much in this market. Senator Sanders has enjoyed the honeymoon of the barely known, fresh as a baby's bottom at 74, taking full advantage of a youthful tabula rasa tasting their first spoonful--perhaps even more so of our stubbornly misogynistic culture, which though also racist at the core, elected a black male for president before a female of any description. I revere President Obama and believe he has in so many ways eased the path for the "other" among us, including Secretary Clinton.
--And yes, even 51% of the population can be treated as an ignorant minority.
Meanwhile Secretary Clinton been dissected microscopically for decades, every ingrown hair and booger. A mere year's worth of cellular scrutiny doesn’t amount to much in this market. Senator Sanders has enjoyed the honeymoon of the barely known, fresh as a baby's bottom at 74, taking full advantage of a youthful tabula rasa tasting their first spoonful--perhaps even more so of our stubbornly misogynistic culture, which though also racist at the core, elected a black male for president before a female of any description. I revere President Obama and believe he has in so many ways eased the path for the "other" among us, including Secretary Clinton.
--And yes, even 51% of the population can be treated as an ignorant minority.
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I don't revere politicians. They work for us and are essentially employees.
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Obama meeting with Bernie was just to tell Bernie what Obama was going to do irregardless of what Bernie thinks or feels. It was giving Bernie orders in a strategy that, I believe, hopes to woo Bernie voters. Obama's endorsement and courtesy to Bernie might win the votes of longtime Dems but not this long time 62 year old Dem and, I suspect, not the votes of the millions Bernie had brought into politics.
I won't vote for Hillary. Beyond her lifetime commitment to corruption (why a secret server if she has nothing to hide?! the right wing conspiracy she likes to blame didn't make that up), I will not vote for the clearly corrupt election process, the way the insider shadow government anointed her and apparently did so when they first anointed Obama in 2008 -- a twofer deal!
We really do live in an oligarchy so why bother to vote? The elite's gonna do what they want. If the party adopts some of Bernie's platform, it will only be to woo votes. They won't change into a party that cares about the people unless the people are very rich and can pay for $350K dinners per person.
I won't vote for Hillary. Beyond her lifetime commitment to corruption (why a secret server if she has nothing to hide?! the right wing conspiracy she likes to blame didn't make that up), I will not vote for the clearly corrupt election process, the way the insider shadow government anointed her and apparently did so when they first anointed Obama in 2008 -- a twofer deal!
We really do live in an oligarchy so why bother to vote? The elite's gonna do what they want. If the party adopts some of Bernie's platform, it will only be to woo votes. They won't change into a party that cares about the people unless the people are very rich and can pay for $350K dinners per person.
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Best qualified? Almost 70; a pure careerist who has a padded resume with great titles but accomplished very little with that power; amassed millions in questionable speeches and for a questionable Foundation; slimed the women her husband abused to cover for him; voted wrong on a disastrous war to prove her toughness; sidestepped security w her emails to secretize her emails a la Nixon...
Exactly why the outpouring of fuzzy support for this person aside from her doggedness and anatomy? We get the politics we deserve if that is the case. That she's better than Trump is small potatoes.
Exactly why the outpouring of fuzzy support for this person aside from her doggedness and anatomy? We get the politics we deserve if that is the case. That she's better than Trump is small potatoes.
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Right. Look at Obama's actions versus his words during his years in office. Secretly lobbying Congress, through Rahm Emanuel and otherwise, to defeat single-payer and indebting us to the insurance industry; appointing the likes of Geithner and Summers to his administration and consulting with Robert Rubin on policy; putting social security on the table in his 2011 budget talks with John Boener (see this newspaper); once in office, adopting Bush's policy in Iraq, withdrawing troops on Bush's timetable when the Iraqi government refused to give our troops immunity for alleged war crimes; supporting the Patriot Act and the NDAA and expanding unconstitutional surveillance; prosecuting more whistleblowers than all other presidents combined; lobbying Congress to pass fast-track on the TPP; deporting more immigrants than Bush; invading Libya in violation of the Constitution and the War Powers Act; exponentially increasing drone strikes, in which more civilians than "terrorists" have been killed; extending tax cuts for the top 2%; undermining campaign finance reform with his Cromnibus budget bill in 2015; appointing Monsanto and GE execs to his cabinet. The Democratic platform isn't going to mean a thing. Who even remembers the 2008 or 2012 platforms?
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Given this election, I'm not sure they will ever get another to serve in the military --- defend this?
So when will the Bernie campaign move on? He and ideas which I agree with will be included in the convention. But I really hope it is not like the 1968 one. I am happy that Pres Obama met with Bernie and endorsed Hillary. I voted for Bernie here in the primary, but expected to vote for Hillary in the fall.
The idealists are fine... I remember my position from the 60's and 70's but have moved more to the middle now. I am concerned about the Supreme Court and other courts that interpret the laws that are passed.....Right now Obama can't even get a moderate judge appointed. The Republicans are celebrating the division of the Demos..
The idealists are fine... I remember my position from the 60's and 70's but have moved more to the middle now. I am concerned about the Supreme Court and other courts that interpret the laws that are passed.....Right now Obama can't even get a moderate judge appointed. The Republicans are celebrating the division of the Demos..
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We've been moving on: supporting Canova against Wasserman...and Flores ... and Jayapala...and more...and we will ensure that, IF Hillary gets elected, she will remain veered to the left. Onward.
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Many comments rightly ask about the cloud this casts on the FBI investigation.
What happened to "I cannot comment on an on-going investigation"? If this endorsement is not a comment on an on-going investigation, what is?
https://emcphd.wordpress.com
What happened to "I cannot comment on an on-going investigation"? If this endorsement is not a comment on an on-going investigation, what is?
https://emcphd.wordpress.com
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@Rev. E.M. Camarena, Ph.D.,
Do you really, truly believe that Hillary's going be busted by the FBI? Obama's endorsed her. She is untouchable. It will not happen. It's not a question of innocence or guilt, but POWER. She doesn't just have power. She IS power.
6-9-16@10:44 pm
Do you really, truly believe that Hillary's going be busted by the FBI? Obama's endorsed her. She is untouchable. It will not happen. It's not a question of innocence or guilt, but POWER. She doesn't just have power. She IS power.
6-9-16@10:44 pm
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The FBI needs to fish or cut bait. If Hillary is going to be indicted, it has better be before the Democratic convention.
Him saying something actually about the investigation, for one.
I was pulling for Sanders and I'm very proud of the issues he brought to the forefront of the people's minds. However, it appears that ever Sen. Sanders can see the writing on the wall.
The threat that Trump is HAS to be stopped. America... the world cannot risk another 4 years of Republican setbacks to the environmental movement, world peace, economic justice, etc. Remember how far back W. Bush set the world back. Now imagine what Trump will do.
Now's the time for Sanders' supporters to lick their wounds, hold their heads up high, and to start backing Secretary Clinton, for the good of America, humanity, and the very planet that gives us life.
The threat that Trump is HAS to be stopped. America... the world cannot risk another 4 years of Republican setbacks to the environmental movement, world peace, economic justice, etc. Remember how far back W. Bush set the world back. Now imagine what Trump will do.
Now's the time for Sanders' supporters to lick their wounds, hold their heads up high, and to start backing Secretary Clinton, for the good of America, humanity, and the very planet that gives us life.
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Obama hit all the right notes. Respect.
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Democrats must keep their eye on the ball: SCOTUS. And who better to turn voters' attention to SCOTUS than President Obama, whose nomination of the exceptionally well-qualified Judge Garland is currently languishing because the Senate refuses to do its constitutional duty to advise and consent.
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The Supreme Court is a straw-man. Most of their decisions are unanimous (75%) and SCOTUS rarely hears cases involving issues they have decided (Stare Decisis).
100% of democrats confirmed Scalia and Judge Garland, whom you cite, is to the right of Scalia on criminal issues, so there goes that VOTE BLUE argument
And aside from the supreme court, what are we to expect from Mrs. Clinton's choices to run The Fed? The Commerce Department? The FDA? The Treasury Department? The SEC? EPA? The Education Department? These appointments have a far greater effect on our day-to-day life than the Supreme Court does.
Ask the people in Flint about the EPA.
It's odd how people who don't trust Hillary Clinton on anything else somehow trust her completely to make decent Supreme Court nominations.
But to those who only give the Court as a reason to support Mrs. Clinton, I give you Mrs. Clinton’s own words:
“I am not a single-issue candidate and I do not believe we live in a single-issue country."
https://emcphd.wordpress.com
100% of democrats confirmed Scalia and Judge Garland, whom you cite, is to the right of Scalia on criminal issues, so there goes that VOTE BLUE argument
And aside from the supreme court, what are we to expect from Mrs. Clinton's choices to run The Fed? The Commerce Department? The FDA? The Treasury Department? The SEC? EPA? The Education Department? These appointments have a far greater effect on our day-to-day life than the Supreme Court does.
Ask the people in Flint about the EPA.
It's odd how people who don't trust Hillary Clinton on anything else somehow trust her completely to make decent Supreme Court nominations.
But to those who only give the Court as a reason to support Mrs. Clinton, I give you Mrs. Clinton’s own words:
“I am not a single-issue candidate and I do not believe we live in a single-issue country."
https://emcphd.wordpress.com
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It's Hillary's time. She carries a lot of well-known baggage with her, but Barack Obama has left her a restored economy, perhaps with some reservations, but it is infinitely better than the one George W. Bush left Barack Obama. Bill Clinton could capitalize on a bad economy in 1992, as could Ronald Reagan in 1980. Hillary's real detriments are her trust and popularity ratings. Her advantage is Donald Trump. The stars could be aligned for Hillary.
The Middle East strategy is still unsettled, but we have pulled troops out. This will be a burden on Hillary Clinton. She really has to be the one to fix this. Few of her ardent supporters understand this, but it's going to be very difficult to go through another eight years of irresolute strategy in the Middle East. Who knows? Hillary may have to convince her supporters to advocate strong military action in these problem spots, employing some of the Bush strategy, and Obama drone strategy. She might have to kill civilians.
It's an odd time. We are way better off then we were eight years ago, yet the electorate is inordinately unsettled. It is time for a great leader to pull this country together. If Hillary Clinton embarks on this path, she'll have to disappoint some of her followers. Reagan actually disappointed some of the extreme Right. Clinton disappointed some of the extreme Left.
Will HIllary Clinton achieve a national unity or be another fractious president?
The Middle East strategy is still unsettled, but we have pulled troops out. This will be a burden on Hillary Clinton. She really has to be the one to fix this. Few of her ardent supporters understand this, but it's going to be very difficult to go through another eight years of irresolute strategy in the Middle East. Who knows? Hillary may have to convince her supporters to advocate strong military action in these problem spots, employing some of the Bush strategy, and Obama drone strategy. She might have to kill civilians.
It's an odd time. We are way better off then we were eight years ago, yet the electorate is inordinately unsettled. It is time for a great leader to pull this country together. If Hillary Clinton embarks on this path, she'll have to disappoint some of her followers. Reagan actually disappointed some of the extreme Right. Clinton disappointed some of the extreme Left.
Will HIllary Clinton achieve a national unity or be another fractious president?
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A sad day for CHANGE. Is this the same fired up man of seemingly impeccable moral compass who brought thousands to tears on his election day? Seems like a century ago. Mr President Sir, did you have to endorse a former cabinet member who is under a long, costly FBI investigation and who might well be indicted for crimes against the nation? What in the name of fairness and justice prevented you from holding your horses till the conclusion of the investigation? What message are you sending to the FBI and DOJ and the American people?
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Obama has been a huge disappointment, and now he and the "Democratic" Party want to force a grossly dishonest person into the presidency of the United States of America.
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Crimes against the nation?
Email?
If there was tangible harm I'll be the first to condemn it.
Don't think so.
Email?
If there was tangible harm I'll be the first to condemn it.
Don't think so.
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What crimes? What laws are broken?
I'm an Obama fan, but come on, this is not all about him. Hillary gets to run her own campaign without Obama pressuring her about his involvement. This will be her win, not his.
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Why is a sitting president stepping into -- however egregious that appears -- an ongoing campaign to endorse one candidate over another?
Why is one candidate in such a hurry to claim coronation/nomination well before the convention?
Why is the other candidate pushing on with the campaign, against all hurdles being thrown his way by his own party?
Do they know something that we common denizens don't ? Is the FBI investigation more serious than expected? Is the FBI indictment looming larger than anticipated?
Why is one candidate in such a hurry to claim coronation/nomination well before the convention?
Why is the other candidate pushing on with the campaign, against all hurdles being thrown his way by his own party?
Do they know something that we common denizens don't ? Is the FBI investigation more serious than expected? Is the FBI indictment looming larger than anticipated?
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No, Comey probably told Obama the investigation is a big nothing burger like all the rest.
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Hilary did not make history, Bernie Sanders made history. Donald Trump made history. I could never understand why the Republicans nominated old Bob Dole. I guess it's the same reason Democrats will nominate Hillary Clinton. It's the safe choice. When the smoke clears and the dust settles, it will be a choice they will dearly regret. The American people said NO to any more Bushs and tried to say NO to any more Clintons but the Democratic party said go scr*w to that. Biden or Sanders could have won the WH. Clinton will go down in flames and drag with her the entire Party.
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Hillary is the first woman to win the nimination of a major party - that's making history. You may not like her but making rificulous statements doesn't help your case.
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The first woman to be nominated for president DOES make history, whether it's Hillary or Carly.
Trump made no history, nor did Bernie. Bernie didn't get nominated. Trump is another rich white guy running as a Republican.
You can dislike Hillary all you want, but you can't redefine the world "historic" -- as in NEVER happened before. Loser old white guys and winner rich white guys -- that is just more of the same.
Trump made no history, nor did Bernie. Bernie didn't get nominated. Trump is another rich white guy running as a Republican.
You can dislike Hillary all you want, but you can't redefine the world "historic" -- as in NEVER happened before. Loser old white guys and winner rich white guys -- that is just more of the same.
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Look at the data: so far the evidence is that the American people have said yes to HRC by many millions
The Trumpites are already out with their rope to hang Hillary; calling for her indictment; and stating that if she isn't taken to trial it's because Obama intervened.
Don't these people realize that the present Director of the FBI is squeaky-clean and a Republican to boot?
If James Comey's "professionals" get off their posteriors and finally determine HRC "deliberately" broke the law, I suspect my party will have to find another nominee. If, however, they don't, I suspect the Trumpites will have to forget Hillary and go back to their strategy of calling Bill Clinton a rapist.
Don't these people realize that the present Director of the FBI is squeaky-clean and a Republican to boot?
If James Comey's "professionals" get off their posteriors and finally determine HRC "deliberately" broke the law, I suspect my party will have to find another nominee. If, however, they don't, I suspect the Trumpites will have to forget Hillary and go back to their strategy of calling Bill Clinton a rapist.
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trumpites - clever.
Well, I am a left libertarian who will vote Green this time around, and I think Hillary should be indicted and that her apologists are either ignorant by choice or simply don't care about right and wrong, only about defeating all ideological opponents... And calling us names.
Well, I am a left libertarian who will vote Green this time around, and I think Hillary should be indicted and that her apologists are either ignorant by choice or simply don't care about right and wrong, only about defeating all ideological opponents... And calling us names.
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Good points Jim, rapier-like in their aim
That's good enough for me. I'm with Hillary all the way. Bernie will, I'm sure, will have a position that advances his agenda.
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Great. One more reason not to like Obama. And I voted for him. Twice. On the upside, no one pays attention to him any more.
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How is it appropriate for the President to endorse a candidate who is under active criminal investigation?
How can the illusion of equal justice be maintained as he meets in private with the Attorney General reporting to him yet responsible for decisions in the disposition of any resulting case?
The smell is pervasive.
How can the illusion of equal justice be maintained as he meets in private with the Attorney General reporting to him yet responsible for decisions in the disposition of any resulting case?
The smell is pervasive.
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There is no active criminal investigation. Do you spend all day listening to Fox News to get your fill of lies and distortions? Give it up already. It's an old line and it is starting to stink real bad.
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For the billionth time, it isn't a criminal investigation.
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Has a sitting president ever endorsed a candidate prior to the convention and before all primaries/caucuses have been completed? Serious question.
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Yes. It's what almost always happens with an incumbent president and his party's presumptive nominee. This is exactly how it happens.
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Clinton endorsed Gore before the Iowa Caucus - December 1999
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An interesting development this. Now were supposed to believe that the same administration that may have to prosecute her if she is indicted now supports her and calls her highly qualified. Does anybody really believe that she accomplished anything with this endorsement other than adding another layer of Teflon to her untouchability?
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It should be clear now that there will never be a fair investigation nor indictment.
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If we Democrats play our cards right, we could utterly break the back of the Republican party, capturing the House, Senate, Presidency, and Supreme Court. This is what we should focus on.
That said, the big, Dark money must get out of politics. Thank you, Bernie, for making this a central piece of your campaign and showing us a different path by small, individual donations and refusal to take corporate donations.
That said, the big, Dark money must get out of politics. Thank you, Bernie, for making this a central piece of your campaign and showing us a different path by small, individual donations and refusal to take corporate donations.
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In 2008 the Democrats won the House, Senate, and Presidency, and spent the next 2 years trying to appease Republicans, instead of passing truly progressive legislation. (The ACA is Republican legislation in spirit.) The result was the 2010 Democratic defeat in the House when the nation didn't get what it voted for from the Democrats.
Hillary will do the same thing if she wins. She'll discard all that talk about progressivism and look to appease Republicans.
Hillary will do the same thing if she wins. She'll discard all that talk about progressivism and look to appease Republicans.
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Hillary Clinton is the first Presidential Candidate in American History, not only to be investigated while running for a wide range of crimes against the American people, but endorsed by the very man who inflicted her and an entire cast of dubious and unethical characters on the populace. America teeters on the brink of collapse, morally, ethically, financially and spiritually and should she "win" the US will be nothing more than a mere geographical area on the global power structure, standing for nothing but something once magnificent and a once shining light forever extinguished.
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That says it all, Ann.
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A Hillary Clinton presidency will mean an immediate "No Fly Zone" in Syria and a possible war with Russia.
It will mean U.S. troops going into Ukraine and again, war with Russia.
It will mean a cozy "re-set" with Netanyahu and the slaughter of more illegally penned up Palestinians without Hillary batting an eye.
It will mean more bloody "regime changes" and her signing off on the corporate TPP. World-wide fracking with her blessing (as she tried to push it as Secretary of State).
It will mean more measures to gut The Second Amendment. It will mean more hand-slapping of the Wall Street looters. We will see a round two of another "bail-out" with Clinton as President.
It will mean ZERO chance to increase Medicare to ALL Americans. She just wants to tinker around the edges of the corporate ACA.
Pay equity for women? Why didn't she introduce that legislation as a Senator if she felt so strongly about it?
And people actually scratch their heads and say, "I just don't understand why Progressives aren't excited about voting for Hillary?!"
Get it??!
It will mean U.S. troops going into Ukraine and again, war with Russia.
It will mean a cozy "re-set" with Netanyahu and the slaughter of more illegally penned up Palestinians without Hillary batting an eye.
It will mean more bloody "regime changes" and her signing off on the corporate TPP. World-wide fracking with her blessing (as she tried to push it as Secretary of State).
It will mean more measures to gut The Second Amendment. It will mean more hand-slapping of the Wall Street looters. We will see a round two of another "bail-out" with Clinton as President.
It will mean ZERO chance to increase Medicare to ALL Americans. She just wants to tinker around the edges of the corporate ACA.
Pay equity for women? Why didn't she introduce that legislation as a Senator if she felt so strongly about it?
And people actually scratch their heads and say, "I just don't understand why Progressives aren't excited about voting for Hillary?!"
Get it??!
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Clinton is stable, Trimp is not.
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Biden would have been the perfect next president. Has everyone forgotten that? And the elections would have been a reprieve from his personal grief.
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But he did not run. Move on.
Obama is very right to take Trump's campaign very, very seriously. This whole season he has been completely underestimate, and has completely confounded everyone. The stakes are far, far too high.
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Many Americans have already lost everything and see nothing positive about a continuation of the trend. They also have no fear of a change.
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Only at one phase in 2008, their relations became bitter when Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton scramble for Democratic nomination for Presidential election. Otherwise, Barrack Obama always praised Hillary Clinton.
Barrack Obama appointed Hillary Clinton Secretary of State and said at one time “she served in my administration, and she was an outstanding secretary of state.” (The Washington Post Feb. 17. 2016)
He said of Clinton in April 2015, "She is my friend. She would make an excellent president."
Barrack Obama: Hillary would be effective president (US today May 30, 2014)
A few days back Hillary Clinton got an endorsement from the Governor California and now from President Barrack Obama, events empowering her to outweigh her opponents.
Barrack Obama appointed Hillary Clinton Secretary of State and said at one time “she served in my administration, and she was an outstanding secretary of state.” (The Washington Post Feb. 17. 2016)
He said of Clinton in April 2015, "She is my friend. She would make an excellent president."
Barrack Obama: Hillary would be effective president (US today May 30, 2014)
A few days back Hillary Clinton got an endorsement from the Governor California and now from President Barrack Obama, events empowering her to outweigh her opponents.
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No, she was not an outstanding Secretary of State. She did nothing positive, and many things very very harmful. She enabled the military, corporate, coup against Honduras' democratically-elected president, Mel Zelaya -- because he advocated raising the minimum wage. The Clintons' old friend, Lannie Davis, was high-priced consultant to the coup. Zelaya was taken, in his pajamas, to a U.S. military base. Hillary accomplished this as SofS.
She intervened militarily into Libya, where she murdered the president, Kaddafi ('Clinton's smiling cheer: 'We Came, We Saw, He Died!') And thus began a long violent ruining of Libya, where ISIS reigns.
Hillary has been responsible for many many people losing their lives. She denies these things, coldly lying.
She was on the board of Walmart but didn't do anything to help women and other badly-paid Walmart workers to get paid enough to get off welfare.
And on and on, exercising appalling bad judgments as she went, leaving tatters in her wake.
Obama just wants to leave an image of himself (drone-murder, Guantanamo anti-constitutional illegal holder of innocent prisoners, illegal assassination implementer....Who else would he advocate for but another murderer?
She intervened militarily into Libya, where she murdered the president, Kaddafi ('Clinton's smiling cheer: 'We Came, We Saw, He Died!') And thus began a long violent ruining of Libya, where ISIS reigns.
Hillary has been responsible for many many people losing their lives. She denies these things, coldly lying.
She was on the board of Walmart but didn't do anything to help women and other badly-paid Walmart workers to get paid enough to get off welfare.
And on and on, exercising appalling bad judgments as she went, leaving tatters in her wake.
Obama just wants to leave an image of himself (drone-murder, Guantanamo anti-constitutional illegal holder of innocent prisoners, illegal assassination implementer....Who else would he advocate for but another murderer?
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Now if we can get Elizabeth Warren to accept VP for one term at least, the democrats will sweep this election.
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If she does I will lose all respect for her.
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Elizabeth Warren sold herself to Clinton based on some secretive negotiations, so I stopped donating to her too.
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I have no doubt he does. She's publicly pledged to carry every aspect of his policies. Personally, I find that frightening, and a threat to our culture and our economic system. Whether or not the bulk of the electorate shares that fear remains to be seen. In order to make a judgement by looking inward and assessing what THEY want and then choose the source of least damage. Because trust me, in this day and age, damage at the hands of government is in rich supply.
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I have always had the deepest respect for Pres. Obama, even when I disagreed with him. But I'm extremely disappointed by his premature endorsement of Mrs. Clinton and, by doing so, elbowing Sen. Sanders aside in a ruthless and uncalled for manner. He will have plenty of time to campaign for or endorse a candidate AFTER the convention. It's bad enough Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and the DNC did their utmost to put the Sanders campaign at a disadvantage. To have the president put the final nail in the coffin of a candidate who has fought just as hard as Sen. Clinton is insulting. I'm truly surprised at this. I thought he was better than that.
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No candidate after securing the nomination like Sec. Clinton has done would want as valuable a campaign asset such as
Pres. Obama to wait to start campaigning for her until after the convention.
Donald Trump has to be defeated -
- and we have "miles to go before we sleep*"
to accomplish one task and one task only...
To make sure Donald Trump never sees the inside of
1600 Pennsylvania Ave, except as a tourist!
Even Bernie knows he lost... Take a day or two to get over it and then please support Hillary Clinton for President!
*Robert Frost
Pres. Obama to wait to start campaigning for her until after the convention.
Donald Trump has to be defeated -
- and we have "miles to go before we sleep*"
to accomplish one task and one task only...
To make sure Donald Trump never sees the inside of
1600 Pennsylvania Ave, except as a tourist!
Even Bernie knows he lost... Take a day or two to get over it and then please support Hillary Clinton for President!
*Robert Frost
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Obama did exactly what Obama is supposed to do. She won the majority of votes, pledged delegates and super delegates. She is their party's presumptive nominee. Senator Sanders is a man of integrity and he himself thanked the President today for his impartiality during the process.
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Totally inappropriate use of the Frost quote. Fits in with the rest of your agenda. Read some history, too.
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I love reading the comments by all. I'm not sure who I'd vote for, Bernie or Clinton. Hillary has too much baggage for me. Bernie's position on some of his "freebee" programs concern me too. Although very controversial, at this time Donald Trump is my choice. If he makes in my mind a serious blunder I'll go Sanders. Yes, there are conservatives who would vote "on the other side" if conditions were right.
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Hillary is like one of those kids from an affluent family, whose entire childhood is structured around getting into an Ivy League school. Every advanced placement course, every extra-curricular activity, every weekend of "volunteering" is calculated to amass a blindingly impeccable resume. The kids themselves however, emerge soulless automata with no innate ideas or yearnings, only the idea of "winning" motivates them until even that carries no savor.
Hillary's resume, some may argue, is impeccable but a resume is a piece of paper and we've have all had to work at some point for people who were little more than pieces of paper.
Hillary's resume, some may argue, is impeccable but a resume is a piece of paper and we've have all had to work at some point for people who were little more than pieces of paper.
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If what the reports out of California are true - many voted for Clinton out of fear of Trump - that is not such a bad thing. He is a fascist , pure and simple who must be stopped. Sanders has succeeded in revealing to Clinton that half the electorate, at least, wants the total cave in to Capital to stop. Conservatives would be wise to listen and adjust their course. Reaganism is over.
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Of course I'll vote for her. Of course it's nice to finally have a woman as president, but I feel no excitement, no hope, no belief that anything progressive or new will happen. The WH is a platform for the Clintons to do their thing, whatever that is.
She's not on point on climate change and she will continue with the regime change actions, upholding the bankster interests and the status quo.
And I don't want Bill to be in charge of the economy.
Republicans were excited about Bush. Democrats were excited about the Obamas. Who is excited about the Clintons? It's been there, done that.
She's not on point on climate change and she will continue with the regime change actions, upholding the bankster interests and the status quo.
And I don't want Bill to be in charge of the economy.
Republicans were excited about Bush. Democrats were excited about the Obamas. Who is excited about the Clintons? It's been there, done that.
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A whole lot of people are excited about Hillary. That's why she won the nomination by a large margin, by all counts.
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She won the nomination with voter suppression by the "Democratic"leadership.
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As the original post makes clear, voting for Hillary is not evidence of excitement.
I'm deeply moved by the joining together of the Bernie and Hillary supporters. Together we can defeat despicable Trump, a failure of a man in all ways that matter. Joined, we are a force to be reckoned with, a powerful force for fairness and compassion. Donald is a pathetic loser and an embarrassment to this country. Bernie, thank you for a passionate, powerful campaign that fired up a generation, and thank you for using your power and influence to help keep the evil orange man out of the White House.
Feeling hopeful and optimistic today about our country today.
Feeling hopeful and optimistic today about our country today.
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Are you not reading the comments? There are many, many Bernie supporters that will never vote for Clinton.
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I'm a Bernie supporter who just left the party and will not vote for Clinton. I assume most of the "I was for Bernie crowd, but noe I love Clinton" in this forum are Clinton supporters pretending. She was a Republican corporatist warmongering tool yesterday, and will be tomorrow.
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I appreciate President's Obama's comments, and agree a President Mr. Trump would be a disaster for this country and the world. While Ms Clinton has intelligence, education and the experience to be the President of our country and has received millions of votes in this campaign, I cannot bring myself to support positions as well as her approach to resolve our country's problems. I do not a person who triangulates to gain power as trustworthy. Experience does not grant sound judgment or wisdom. I am concerned status quo like "incremental" change from someone who has been so involved in the political and privileged system for so long that she lost her perspective to really appreciate the needs of the 99%. I fear more war, more rising seas and more of the same.
I have voted Democratic for over 30 years. I've concluded our creative yet destructive crony capitalism is bringing our country and humanity into uncharted territory - especially on climate change and the concentration of wealth. I do not see Ms Clinton appreciating this.
I am so grateful for Bernie for making me a more involved and thoughtful citizen. Bernie has more than earned the right to do what he thinks is best for this country. If he goes to Philadelphia as the head organizer/leader of a movement and calls for a March or Rally for Democracy, I will be there and I think 70,000+ citizens would be there with him.
I do not think he will run as an independent, but if he did, I would be with him.
I have voted Democratic for over 30 years. I've concluded our creative yet destructive crony capitalism is bringing our country and humanity into uncharted territory - especially on climate change and the concentration of wealth. I do not see Ms Clinton appreciating this.
I am so grateful for Bernie for making me a more involved and thoughtful citizen. Bernie has more than earned the right to do what he thinks is best for this country. If he goes to Philadelphia as the head organizer/leader of a movement and calls for a March or Rally for Democracy, I will be there and I think 70,000+ citizens would be there with him.
I do not think he will run as an independent, but if he did, I would be with him.
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The whole most-qualified-person-evah narrative is neither true nor remotely believable. Fine, she's as qualified as Obama was, and many presidents before him, but most ever? This is repeated ad nauseum. It is clear that it is a campaign slogan. That Obama stoops to using it to sell unity damages him and his goal of unifying Sanders voters to Clinton, even though many are not Democrats. She is not the most qualified candidate ever. Now try to make a real case as to why people should vote for her, not against Trump.
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Unlike Obama she served one full term in the Senate. And she got shot at in Bosnia.
Those are 2 things right there.
Those are 2 things right there.
Exactly; running a negative campaign that's all about being against the other candidate is not a formula for success and worse, conveys the message that there are no real arguments on Clinton's side. I've voted Democrat for decades, but for the first time I'm seriously considering other options.
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The endorsement is great, but I can't believe anyone wanting to avoid some appearance of conflict would also chose to meet with the Attorney General on the same day of endorsement. Since either could have been moved a day, it gives rise to the idea that both happening on the same day may have been intentional--there is no question the WH was aware of this appearance--they are very smart.
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As a disappointed Bernie supporter, I would like to make a suggestion to all of those disappointed with the primary outcome. I have chosen two Democratic candidates for Senate that I am now sending monthly contributions to. We can give Bernie some real legistalive power if we help the Democrats take back the Senate from the Republicans. FYI - I am supporting Tammy Duckworth in Illinois and Ann Kirkpatrick in Arizona. We must also remember that we should continue to support Bernie financially - he will continue to need money to advance his agenda.
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I gave the day after the primary, but if/when he endorses Clinton it all stops. And I've been donating to him for over ten years.
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Also note if your on the www.berniesanders.org mailing list, you will now be getting info from Canova and others' campaigns. We are just beginning.
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As Hillary Clinton's boss when she was his Secretary Of State perhaps Mr Obama can now give a quiet "nudge" to the FBI to abandon its Republican-inspired investigation into her use of that private email server during her time in his cabinet. It is no secret that this investigation is being instigated by the Republican-dominated Benghazi committee. If anyone had committed any "crime" in connection with this matter they surely would have discovered it by now. And what about this "investigation" that is supposedly being carried out by the Tax Office on Donald Trump's tax returns? It shows how weak the Democrats are right now in the House and Senate that they can't put more pressure on Mr Trump over this issue. The solution to this problem is very clear. Voters have to get rid of some of these Republicans in both houses of Congress on November 8 and not think only about the presidential election.
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Good idea. Let's all pray that the POTUS does what he can to obstruct justice. Sort of a Nixonian idea...
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Obama says, "I don’t think there’s ever been anyone so qualified to hold this office." I'd put a different spin on it, thus: "I think Donald Trump is even less qualified than Hillary Clinton to hold this office." HIllary has demonstrated repeatedly her disastrous inability on the foreign policy front to make sound decisions -- from the second Iraq, Libya, Syria, Haiti, Honduras, her policies as SecState and those she supported as US Senator have decimated emerging open societies and made closed ones even more dismal, shattering the lives of countless millions. So yes, she has the experience, but what she lacks is the ability to correct her tragic errors in judgment. The only one who would be even worse at this than she is, I'd imagine, is Trump.
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This isn't just a conflict to heal, it is an opportunity to innovate. Most American' don't want pure socialism, nor do they want the infinite bias towards the rich of pure capitalism. The secret of America's economic and social success has always been an ability to constantly rebalance the mix. Globalization, rapid technological progress and a thirty year tilt towards the wealthy now provides democrats with the opportunity to re-establish leadership in governance. A once in fifty year chance to strike a new balance. Voters now realize a better approach in needed for our 21st century world. Negate the excessive influence of money in politics with constitutional reform. Stabilize the social safety net with a balanced "all in" approach to increasing contributions, removing all doubts about solvency. Pass new labor laws, strengthening unions by keeping them tightly focused on wages and hours. Eliminate contractural job security while mandating full benefit portability, empowering good workers to leave bad employers. Consolidate programs for the poor, making them more efficient while still increasing overall funding. Make private health insurance compete with a public option, letting them prove out the best way. Help everyone with college, while looking for innovative ways to control costs. Pure socialism and pure capitalism are both pathways to failure. The chance to formulate a new form of hybrid capitalism for the 21st century lies directly before us. We must take it.
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There is no pure socialism, and Democratic Socialism is not pure socialism--it is more like hybrid capitalism...
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I'm curious to know what feminists, especially those who have spent some time in gender studies and civil rights issues feel about Bill Clinton's wife's presumptive nomination. Because the over-arching message it seems to be sending is: "If you marry the right man, then the sky's the limit, girls!"
Since the dawn of history, the world has had female leaders who came to power exactly the same way, so what is the difference? As for breakign barriers, Germany has Angela Merkel (elected and truly a good leader imo) and even recently, England had Thatcher (elected but ruined the country) and dozens of queens. Argentina had Eva Peron (elected only because of marriage). The first two truly broke barriers. Eva Peron did not, and look what she did to her country.
I grant that she is smart and works hard, but I could give the names of some cleaning ladies who work just as hard tyrign to support large families as single mothers while threatened with the hard exposure of poverty.
Until a woman who is not the wife of a former president is elected, the American gender barrier will still be there. Bill Clinton's wife is not a history maker folks, unless you credit her for beign the nominee with the highest DISAPPROVAL rating in history. If anythign, her candidacy hurts women's rights.
I just don't see how Hold-Your-Nose-Hillary could be spun as a barrier breaker. Give us Jill Stein, Elizabeth Warren, or any of the dozens of more suitable candidates please.
Since the dawn of history, the world has had female leaders who came to power exactly the same way, so what is the difference? As for breakign barriers, Germany has Angela Merkel (elected and truly a good leader imo) and even recently, England had Thatcher (elected but ruined the country) and dozens of queens. Argentina had Eva Peron (elected only because of marriage). The first two truly broke barriers. Eva Peron did not, and look what she did to her country.
I grant that she is smart and works hard, but I could give the names of some cleaning ladies who work just as hard tyrign to support large families as single mothers while threatened with the hard exposure of poverty.
Until a woman who is not the wife of a former president is elected, the American gender barrier will still be there. Bill Clinton's wife is not a history maker folks, unless you credit her for beign the nominee with the highest DISAPPROVAL rating in history. If anythign, her candidacy hurts women's rights.
I just don't see how Hold-Your-Nose-Hillary could be spun as a barrier breaker. Give us Jill Stein, Elizabeth Warren, or any of the dozens of more suitable candidates please.
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Yuck. I am a feminist, have been since I reached adulthood, and your comment is extremely distasteful. The fact of the matter, if you learn about the Clintons' lives, is that Hillary was held back by her husband's political career. In other words, he got to "go first." She was always brilliant and highly motivated and ambitious, which is why he married her, and she put any kind of political career on hold so that he could be attorney general and then governor of Arkansas. I'm sure if you asked Mr. Clinton about this he would say the same thing. (Perhaps he has and I'm not aware of it.) She went to work at a law firm rather than doing something else because she was the main financial support for her family, given how little Mr. Clinton made in his Arkansas political jobs, and given that they had a child to raise. As first lady, while other first ladies focused on beautification projects or charities, Hillary Clinton attempted to get healthcare legislation passed. That she has sometimes been in Bill Clinton's shadow is not due to any lack of intelligence, motivation, or ambition of her own.
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No feminists would refer to her as "Bill Clinton's wife" for starters.
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Hillary is a woman who more than stands on her own. We feminists enthusiastically support her precisely because we don't believe she is defined by who she marries. Marrying someone she loves and sharing a passion for public service with her spouse doesn't disqualify her.
Hilary's inner strength and dedication are an inspiration. If you look at her and all you see is who she is married to, that's your own problem.
Hilary's inner strength and dedication are an inspiration. If you look at her and all you see is who she is married to, that's your own problem.
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As a minority and mother of a young man, I cannot get past the fact that Hilary and the former President Clinton had a hand in the "War On Drugs" campaign which incarcerated so many young black and Latino men. I think shes a republican in democratic clothes... She is not the candidate that should be running, she is a farce!!!!! Bernie should be running, he is for the people... She is for the big companies, big pharma and wall street!!!! So disappointed!!!!
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Judicial Watch, a far right organization allied with the Kochtopus, is leading the lawsuit about Clinton's emails. They've been busy attacking the Clintons and Obama since the 1990s.
Most recently, they joined with Rep. Lamar Smith and Sen. Cruz in the attack on NASA/NOAA and the temperature record. Apparently earth and the climate are guilty of conspiring with Obama.
Don't believe everything you hear. Bernie's social media have been thoroughly infiltrated by Republicans, and all too often their accusations echo the exact words of Republican opposition work. They've had a quarter century to work on it, and they're good at it.
That said, I love Bernie Sanders and the energy and values of his supporters. But the bitterness and one-sided attacks are just wrong. Those of us who have lived a while have mostly come to realize that it is hard work getting things done, and we can't always get what we want.
President Obama has faced opposition from Day 1. Check out Jane Mayer's work on the Kochs (a search will find it, her book Dark Money or for free at The New Yorker).
Don't blame the victims - Democrats in office - for what the perps - Republicans - have done.
Hillary has faced decades of insults and attacks. She has represented us with misogynistic foreign governments and leaders and dictators, because that's what a Secretary of State does.
And she's still strong. Hats off to her. (I voted for Bernie, but am disappointed in the petty attacks and lack of perspective.)
Most recently, they joined with Rep. Lamar Smith and Sen. Cruz in the attack on NASA/NOAA and the temperature record. Apparently earth and the climate are guilty of conspiring with Obama.
Don't believe everything you hear. Bernie's social media have been thoroughly infiltrated by Republicans, and all too often their accusations echo the exact words of Republican opposition work. They've had a quarter century to work on it, and they're good at it.
That said, I love Bernie Sanders and the energy and values of his supporters. But the bitterness and one-sided attacks are just wrong. Those of us who have lived a while have mostly come to realize that it is hard work getting things done, and we can't always get what we want.
President Obama has faced opposition from Day 1. Check out Jane Mayer's work on the Kochs (a search will find it, her book Dark Money or for free at The New Yorker).
Don't blame the victims - Democrats in office - for what the perps - Republicans - have done.
Hillary has faced decades of insults and attacks. She has represented us with misogynistic foreign governments and leaders and dictators, because that's what a Secretary of State does.
And she's still strong. Hats off to her. (I voted for Bernie, but am disappointed in the petty attacks and lack of perspective.)
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@Susan Anderson
is a trusted commenter Boston
"Bernie's social media have been thoroughly infiltrated by Republicans"
Of course it has. Which is why you can't tell them apart.
is a trusted commenter Boston
"Bernie's social media have been thoroughly infiltrated by Republicans"
Of course it has. Which is why you can't tell them apart.
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Not true. Sander's message and that of the Republicans is very different.
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I guess partisan loyalty is a helluva drug...
you know, invoking the Koch Brothers and using the term 'far right' does not actually disprove or prove a thing other than the person using the term presupposes that the left is always right/honest/fair.
Hillary's emails are an issue because she quite obviously lied about it and obstructed the investigation.
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/282454-fbi-asks-to-make-new-...
I don't care if you've always voted Democrat, in the age of the internet, none of you have any excuse to keep claiming the emails issue is a non issue.
its an issue whether or not you grasp why it is.
you know, invoking the Koch Brothers and using the term 'far right' does not actually disprove or prove a thing other than the person using the term presupposes that the left is always right/honest/fair.
Hillary's emails are an issue because she quite obviously lied about it and obstructed the investigation.
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/282454-fbi-asks-to-make-new-...
I don't care if you've always voted Democrat, in the age of the internet, none of you have any excuse to keep claiming the emails issue is a non issue.
its an issue whether or not you grasp why it is.
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I am a D. and consider Trump a danger to the democracy and the Supreme Court. HOWEVER, He and Bernie's take on economic trends and trade and an aversion to overseas entanglements are similar. There is the rub for Sec. Clinton.
I hope she has learned from the disasters in Afganistan, Iraq, Syria, and Libya there are limits to power. Our involvement in the region has tipped it into massive instability and has unleashed forces in what will likely be a hundred years war. Israel is becoming an apartheid state as demographic trends continue and it positions to the single state solution. What a mess and what an ethical dilemma for the US.
Trump represents the face of autocracy and she represents the face of our colonial word view. What a choice...
Faced with this choice: She is the most qualified person to ever run for President and may be able and willing to learn from he mistakes. He is the least qualified person who has ever been nominated and is constitutionally unwilling to learn.
An easy hard choice.
I hope she has learned from the disasters in Afganistan, Iraq, Syria, and Libya there are limits to power. Our involvement in the region has tipped it into massive instability and has unleashed forces in what will likely be a hundred years war. Israel is becoming an apartheid state as demographic trends continue and it positions to the single state solution. What a mess and what an ethical dilemma for the US.
Trump represents the face of autocracy and she represents the face of our colonial word view. What a choice...
Faced with this choice: She is the most qualified person to ever run for President and may be able and willing to learn from he mistakes. He is the least qualified person who has ever been nominated and is constitutionally unwilling to learn.
An easy hard choice.
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Trump and Sanders? Nope, these two are only players on the stage. These two only exploited the great changes occurring in our country, and the world.
The greatest influence that has brought about such great change that we see occurring across our country and the world? Barack Obama.
Not Sanders or Trump, Obama.
The greatest influence that has brought about such great change that we see occurring across our country and the world? Barack Obama.
Not Sanders or Trump, Obama.
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So she deserves to be POTUS because (1) she doesn't have male anatomy (that's a qualification?); (2) she has suffered so much (because of her philandering husband); she has worked so hard (at what?);). and she has accomplished so much (name one thing). Meanwhile, Obama endorses a flawed candidate prior to the convention. Meanwhile, Obama endorses a candidate under FBI investigation; and then he tells us that his endorsement will not interfere with said investigation. Right. The Dems are so corrupt I want to throw up.
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1) name someone whos says she deserves to be President because shes a woman. That would qualify millions of Americans.
2) name someone who said that
Obama endorsed her only after she won the race. Being under investigation does not disqualify her. Given the professionalism of Obama's DOJ there is no reason to believe she will not be treated fairly.
2) name someone who said that
Obama endorsed her only after she won the race. Being under investigation does not disqualify her. Given the professionalism of Obama's DOJ there is no reason to believe she will not be treated fairly.
I've followed this lady's career for decades, and as a father of sons and daughters, I'd never suggest to any child of mine that there is something they couldn't do. To diminish the value of women is the forte of fearful men. The addition of women in our lives completes our lives. I hope she wins the presidency, and perform as well or even better than Barack did in moving America forward, after all when America succeeds the world is lifted up. Congrats Mrs. Clinton, and may you have health and strength going forward, because with an opposition like the republicans you'll definitely need it.
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Please name me one way Barack has "moved America forward"?
He has followed the Bush policy of destabilizing Mid East governments an led has cemented our involve the in the endless wars of the bush admin.
He has in fact given us the largest national debt in history
He has put the healthcare system in a state of chaos while premiums have gone up, millions are uninsured and people like my mother are still being denied care
This doesn't even touch the tip of the ice burg and if you consider these thing moving forward well you are a unique individual.
He has followed the Bush policy of destabilizing Mid East governments an led has cemented our involve the in the endless wars of the bush admin.
He has in fact given us the largest national debt in history
He has put the healthcare system in a state of chaos while premiums have gone up, millions are uninsured and people like my mother are still being denied care
This doesn't even touch the tip of the ice burg and if you consider these thing moving forward well you are a unique individual.
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Allan, he covered millions of people who didn't have health care. He made sure no one got thrown off their plan when they got sick.
Right now, someone you know and love is benefiting from Obamacare. That's real world "moving forward," not Fox talking points. Your mother should not be denied care. Call your local government and find out about getting her on an Obamacare program.
Right now, someone you know and love is benefiting from Obamacare. That's real world "moving forward," not Fox talking points. Your mother should not be denied care. Call your local government and find out about getting her on an Obamacare program.
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As I think about the President's endorsement only 90 minutes after meeting with Senator Sanders with the DC primary still to come, and the platform committee still meeting was not wise. There is no rush and Democrats have to persuade the American people that the government is responsive to their concerns and is NOT a rigged deal created by and for the establishment elites.
I agree that Mrs. C is extremely well qualified and has the compassion and personal toughness and grit to be a great leader. But I also know that Senator Sanders really provided important positions, which to her credit she has agreed to. Such as eliminating the cap on Social Security, expanding Social Security, and raising the minimum wage to $15 and importantly directing policy formulation to the interests of the people, not Big Donors. My interest is in solving the problem of global warming. I think coming up with a new source of non-fossil energy is urgent and Senator Sanders stated several times that global warming was the #1 security threat. I agree.
I agree that Mrs. C is extremely well qualified and has the compassion and personal toughness and grit to be a great leader. But I also know that Senator Sanders really provided important positions, which to her credit she has agreed to. Such as eliminating the cap on Social Security, expanding Social Security, and raising the minimum wage to $15 and importantly directing policy formulation to the interests of the people, not Big Donors. My interest is in solving the problem of global warming. I think coming up with a new source of non-fossil energy is urgent and Senator Sanders stated several times that global warming was the #1 security threat. I agree.
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The major environmental organizations endorsed Hillary, including The Sierra Club.
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Thank you for reading my comment.
I just want her to win with a landslide mandate. There are huge problems which must be solved including gaining a political consensus on global warming. She will have to attain the FDR 1936 level of public approval.
Think about Obama, after 2010 it was all over, even with his great victory in 2008, it only took 2 years for the forces of darkness to organize the Tea Party and break the majority in the House and establish the do nothing stance.
I just want her to win with a landslide mandate. There are huge problems which must be solved including gaining a political consensus on global warming. She will have to attain the FDR 1936 level of public approval.
Think about Obama, after 2010 it was all over, even with his great victory in 2008, it only took 2 years for the forces of darkness to organize the Tea Party and break the majority in the House and establish the do nothing stance.
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Thanks, that's a great reason to say no next time they ask me for money.
Well, I hope Hillary got the message from the supporters of Bernie that we are not satisfied with the status quo. Hopefully she will respect our views by trying to change her perspective. The negative part is that, if she wins the presidency, it will be her husband who will be really in charge, again.
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Oh I don't think so. I think she is better and stronger and more progressive than he is (women so often are). And times have changed. I hope Bernie's supporters get the message that she shares their values since forever:
http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2016/06/06/listen-hillary-clint...
http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2016/06/06/listen-hillary-clint...
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Really? When Hillary becomes president, Bill will be in charge? Would you say the same about a male candidate and their wife? I can't believe a progressive would say such a thing without realizing the sexism.
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If the male candidate's wife had been a former president who also campaigned as a liberal and then governed like a conservative, then yes.
All these people shrieking sexism, whew! It reminds me some of the people of my parent's generation looking for commies under the bed.
All these people shrieking sexism, whew! It reminds me some of the people of my parent's generation looking for commies under the bed.
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With the impending investigation it could be the start of another Watergate.
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What if there was no Donald Trump, if the media hadn't had a feast creating him. Now were supposed to vote for that nebbish Hillary Clinton. Her lack of style and grace is the best thing I have to say about her. A woman, yes, but not her. Today I'm ashamed of my country.
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I'm glad you brought this up. I've been telling myself a little, silly joke to cheer myself up, based on those old pics of the Clintons & the Trumps. In fact, this whole campaign , R & D, is a conspiracy by T & C. T campaigns as such a monster he provokes the Democrats to vote for C!
No, I'm not really that paranoid, but it's fun, isn't it? Kinda fun, NYT?
No, I'm not really that paranoid, but it's fun, isn't it? Kinda fun, NYT?
The headline is unclear. Is there a difference between offering an endorsement to a candidate and outright endorsing a candidate?
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Yes there is a difference. Offering an endorsement is a classy and humble approach to the candidate. It assumes that the candidate has the option to accept or reject the endorsement. Offering the endorsement is also a gesture of respect that carries the implication that the candidate is in charge as opposed to having the endorsement thrust upon her whether she wants it or not. It's a subtle distinction but an important one nonetheless.
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Those who are going to fall on their swords for Bernie because they regard HRC as a shill for corporate interests will not only disembowel themselves but also might do the same to the Democratic Party. Yes, the two-party system is not enshrined in the Constitution and yes, it has been a sub-optimal approach to campaigning, elections and most important, governing (albeit a multi-party, parliamentarian elections do not necessarily form better governments), but history shows when disaffected progressive voters stayed home in the U.S.A or have voted for the 3rd party candidate (Nader), the worse candidate gets the Oval Office and we The People get the shaft. But an even more salient issue with respect to (what I consider to be) the overwrought, self-righteousness of Bernie supporters is their failing to acknowledge (at least thus far) that the congressional elections are as, if not more, important than the presidential election. OK, so Bernie lost to HRC, but the way to ensure that HRC is not a shill for corporate interests during her presidency (assuming the dtrump -- the REAL SHILL -- is not elected) is for all that progressive/socialist fervor behind Senator Sanders campaign to be re-directed toward winning the many seats In the House and Senate that up for grabs. The best way to keep Hillary on a progressive track is a progressive Congress -- that is far more important than getting Bernie a seat in the Cabinet.
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Don't you understand that the down-ticket legislators, the Democrats in Congress, are also shills for the same corporate interests that she answers to? That is why the DNC and the Democratic establishment did everything they could to diminish the Sanders campaign? The Democratic Primaries this year were not simply "a sub-optimal approach", They were designed from the beginning to produce the desired result. If the people want money out of politics, they can't rely on the politicians, whose careers depend on that money to do it for them. They must do it for themselves by refusing to vote for anybody that accepts donations from corporate interests. That is the only way its going to happen. Te easy way would have been to nominate Bernie. Now, the DNC has put the whole country at risk of a Trump presidency in order to nominate the "first woman" even if she is a weak candidate. One small step for gender equality, one giant leap for the Trump camaign.
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I was in the party for 40 years, I'm now an independent, as of Tuesday. Thirty years of abuse was enough.
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I don't see the logic in a sitting president endorsing a candidate before the convention. Clinton may well be that candidate, however, she's only a presumptive nominee who only got to this point because of a survey of super delegates. Forget the fact that these delegates don't cast their votes until next month, the establishment doesn't want an insurgent candidate who speaks for the 99% including President Obama. However, what they fail to realize is that in order for the Democratic nominee to prevail in November, that candidate will need supporters that have supported Sanders overwhelmingly, the young,mLatinos, and independents. This move will create more friction than unity. And, it might result in a Democrat such as myself to change my registration to Independent.
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I really never understand this point. 3.5million more Americans voted for Clinton than voted for Sanders. How could one possibly make the argument that millions of votes shouldn't count? Bernie's only chance, in fact, was turning the super delegates. They were his lifeline, not hers.
I like and respect Bernie. He'd have my vote in the general election if he were the nominee, gladly. But he isn't. She is. And she is because more people voted for her.
I like and respect Bernie. He'd have my vote in the general election if he were the nominee, gladly. But he isn't. She is. And she is because more people voted for her.
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I hate conservatives and what they have done to America. Just imagine what it would be like if Cheney, Tenet, Rumsfeld and others never lied to start a war in Iraq. That said, I honestly believe the Mr. Obama never really understood what he was suppose to be as a Democratic president. At a minimum, he should have jettison all those conservative appointees from the Bush administration that he just left in place. Unreal. So, when they tell me to vote for Hillary, and she is a continuation of the Obama presidency, I want to barf. Bernie is what Democrats should be about. Eight years of compromise and little accomplished, we see another four.
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And I thought you guys weren't the "haters," just us Neanderthalers on the Conservative side. Oh, wouldn't a one-party system and a leftist utopia be just grand. No opposing views, no political discourse, no dialectic of conversation: just a New Oceania and regular Hate Weeks against Reagan. Eh?
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As a strong Bernie Sanders supporter, I regret that he is being pushed to the sidelines before he is ready to concede. However, either Democrat would be preferable to a Republican candidate, as we have had nothing but obstruction from that party for over 7 years running. The Republicans don't seem to care about what is good for the country anymore. Reluctantly I will strongly support Hillary Clinton, but my heart belongs to Bernie! Bernie we love you, and thank you for raising the issues like the needs of the young and old, and the disturbing income equality which can tear this society apart.
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The President endorses Hillary (on her web site no less) two days ago and has a meeting with Bernie today to tell him what he has done. Badly done Mr President, badly done! If Hillary needs the support of Bernie Sanders to beat Donald Trump is seems to me she is hobbling to the nomination and election. These endorsements would have been better received if done in/at conclusion at the convention or thereafter. I guess we are going to get the DNC coronation after all. Are we lucky or what? Just goes to show you how powerful the Democratic Establishment is and how out of touch.
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No it was after the meeting.
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Boy things move fast when they need to. More has happened in the past 12 hours than in past few months.
I am very heartened that Bernie is coming around, and receiving assurances that he has a big role to play here. I confess I underestimated him, and apologize for insinuating he was going to be a problem going forward.
Congratulations to the entire Democratic team to come together quickly. More than ever this week I am so proud to be a Democrat.
I am very heartened that Bernie is coming around, and receiving assurances that he has a big role to play here. I confess I underestimated him, and apologize for insinuating he was going to be a problem going forward.
Congratulations to the entire Democratic team to come together quickly. More than ever this week I am so proud to be a Democrat.
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Love you new (temporary?) moniker, and your comments. Great work.
That said, I am content to wait until after the DC primary to have Bernie begin the long grieving and accommodation process. I trust he will do it then. It's a way of marking out respect.
I hope my Bernie friends will stop the hate soon; it's been deeply disappointing and unpleasant. We are all progressives, Hillary too.
Check out her Wellesley speech:
http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2016/06/06/listen-hillary-clint...
That said, I am content to wait until after the DC primary to have Bernie begin the long grieving and accommodation process. I trust he will do it then. It's a way of marking out respect.
I hope my Bernie friends will stop the hate soon; it's been deeply disappointing and unpleasant. We are all progressives, Hillary too.
Check out her Wellesley speech:
http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2016/06/06/listen-hillary-clint...
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@susan Anderson: that was an editing mistake made in my giddiness Tuesday night. I had no idea it was saved like that on the mobile times website (versus app). It was funny initially but it should be fixed now. I agree with everything you just said.
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I missed any "assurances" of anything concrete. The President made the same namby pampy remarks Hillary has made, i.e. that Bernie has raised a lot of important issues. So what? What is the President and Hillary saying they will DO in response to the issues Bernie has raised? So far, squat.
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"No one more qualified?"
Mr. President, you've either forgotten your history, or hope that most of us have never read it. Or is it safest not to make any comparison between FDR and Ms. Clinton?
Mr. President, you've either forgotten your history, or hope that most of us have never read it. Or is it safest not to make any comparison between FDR and Ms. Clinton?
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Speaking of reading history, Herbert Hoover was outraged and bitter at his loss to FDR as he considered him "unqualified". Many people disagree of course, but that's what Hoover thought.
Bernie Sanders has been far more influential in building the Democratic Party than Hilliary by far. I was a lifelong Republican until this election cycle. To see the voter suppression and lack of integrity on the part of the DNC is disconcerting. There are a large percentage of us that value authenticity, democracy, 1 person 1 vote. I am saddened to see how undemocratic the Democratic Party is. It kind of makes all those regime changes for " democracy " reek of Oligarch agenda. America is tarnished, and I'm becoming less and less proud to call myself an American. We will write Bernie in if we have to, and the Democratic Party will watch as people leave the party in droves.
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All fired up, ready to go.
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We already know that the Administration will not release Mrs. Clinton's emails about the TPP while Secretary of State until after the election. So this endorsement must mean that nothing else negative will come out against Mrs. Clinton before the election, including any emails, any copies of speeches to Wall Street, and certainly no indictments from the Department of Justice.
Good to know where we stand. A very shaky strategy.
Good to know where we stand. A very shaky strategy.
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The utter blindness and willing to choose their own facts is astounding to me. I always had good feelings about Bernie.
Then his first promise was to a lot of children for free tuition based on that he would change McConnell's mind by having him look out his window at all the kids wanting free college. I was like: are you kidding? That is so stupid. No one with a brain will buy into that.
Then came all the made up statistics for his health care plans.
Then came his simplistic slogans about billionaires, one percent, income inequality, evil banks. All true, but the man didn't have a clue how to solve these problems. The NY Daily News article was shocking. There was no there there. Empty rantings. His whole foreign policy was: she voted for the war and I didn't.
In the debates, no matter what was asked, he kept pivoting back to his talking points. He deftly avoided details. And later to Hillary's being corrupt. Which you lemmings all bought into.
Then there was the lie he was invited to the Vatican; it was discovered he lobbied to go for political reasons. And his refusal to release tax returns. And Jane's bankrupting a college through fraudulent land purchases, and taking a huge golden parachute.
And his lies about his path to victory to get more donations.
Wake up!!!! Your hero has feet of clay! And for this you'll go to Trump. You deserve him.
Then his first promise was to a lot of children for free tuition based on that he would change McConnell's mind by having him look out his window at all the kids wanting free college. I was like: are you kidding? That is so stupid. No one with a brain will buy into that.
Then came all the made up statistics for his health care plans.
Then came his simplistic slogans about billionaires, one percent, income inequality, evil banks. All true, but the man didn't have a clue how to solve these problems. The NY Daily News article was shocking. There was no there there. Empty rantings. His whole foreign policy was: she voted for the war and I didn't.
In the debates, no matter what was asked, he kept pivoting back to his talking points. He deftly avoided details. And later to Hillary's being corrupt. Which you lemmings all bought into.
Then there was the lie he was invited to the Vatican; it was discovered he lobbied to go for political reasons. And his refusal to release tax returns. And Jane's bankrupting a college through fraudulent land purchases, and taking a huge golden parachute.
And his lies about his path to victory to get more donations.
Wake up!!!! Your hero has feet of clay! And for this you'll go to Trump. You deserve him.
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Bernie Sanders has not asked for one cent since the New York primaries that were given to Hillary with voter suppression techniques that would make the GOP proud.
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You've just written about HRC (except for the pivoting; that was partly for a reason). Projection. Including the You deserve him bit. Either you don't understand how to find facts in newspaper stories, or your a troll. I'm not making an ad hominem attack here: your accusations are lies.
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We have an office pool going about who gets indicted first. Hillary or De Blasio. It's fun to watch.
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My money is on Trump and Trump U. So far it's been a class action and civil fraud case ... but judges commonly refer civil fraud cases for criminal prosecution.
And there are others, a prosecutor in Florida and even Greg Abbott (governor now of Texas) who received large contributions from Trump after decisions (Abbott was Atty General of Texas) not to prosecute Trump U.
And there are others, a prosecutor in Florida and even Greg Abbott (governor now of Texas) who received large contributions from Trump after decisions (Abbott was Atty General of Texas) not to prosecute Trump U.
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An irredeemably silly comment. Neither of them will get indicted. But go ahead and bet; a fool and his money are soon parted.
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Bernie.
Make 'em legalize pot
Make 'em make college almost free (never knew how many uneducated Americans there are)
Make 'em overhaul the criminal justice system the best you can.
I don't think anyone can get dirty money out of politics so don't bother asking for that.
If you can force 'em to keep the banks on a tighter leash that would bee good.
Make 'em allow independents to vote in the primaries.
Thanks Bernie, thanks Pres Obama , aka Mr. Supercool. Good luck Hillary.
Finally, if you lay back on Trump for a while ( rope a dope) I think he might hang himself.
Make 'em legalize pot
Make 'em make college almost free (never knew how many uneducated Americans there are)
Make 'em overhaul the criminal justice system the best you can.
I don't think anyone can get dirty money out of politics so don't bother asking for that.
If you can force 'em to keep the banks on a tighter leash that would bee good.
Make 'em allow independents to vote in the primaries.
Thanks Bernie, thanks Pres Obama , aka Mr. Supercool. Good luck Hillary.
Finally, if you lay back on Trump for a while ( rope a dope) I think he might hang himself.
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Great video. I'm really going to miss Obama as president.
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Hillary is the most qualified by far, and while I admire all that Bernie has done and all that he stands for, it's time for him to smell the coffee and do the right thing.
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Why are you Hillary supporters so scared to just wait for the convention? If she's such a great candidate she'll be fine.
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As an Obama campaign staffer in '08, I recall there was no shortage of acrimony from Hillary supporters. They would say to me they could never, ever, support Obama, under any circumstance. That he had stolen the primary from her and that he should step aside and throw his support to her. She had the experience and a better chance of winning in the general election. They said they would prefer to sit out the election cycle, in protest. I was even booed at an Obama house party that I organized. At the time, I was extremely worried I wouldn't be able to squeeze enough volunteers from what was already pretty conservative turf. That was June. Flash forward to September...not a trace of bitterness or disunity. Not a trace. In fact, some of those same people who booed me in the beginning of the Summer had become regulars at our campaign office, canvassing and phone banking for Obama. What changed? They started listening to the Republican platform. They heard Sarah Palin's stump speech. They watched John McCain chant "drill baby drill." Eventually, it became clear that the contrasts in June pale in comparison with the contrasts of September. If Trump is Palin on steroids, I have little doubt we'll see the same parabolic trend this year. We just have to get past this point of inflection.
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The RINO GOP endorses Hillary too.
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If you want to win an election that's a good thing. There are desperately few RINOs left though.
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What happens if the FBI recommends indictment? And what happens if (or if not) Mrs. Clinton is indicted? Does the President's decision to endorse Mrs. Clinton today somehow signal to the FBI and Dept. of Justice that they should not proceed w/ recommending indictment? The timing of the President's endorsement and the potential chilling effect it has on an active criminal investigation of Mrs. Clinton is questionable and concerning.
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I'm grateful to your and others bringing this up. But I'm also worried at other comments that seem to indicate that Obama's endorsement means he'll quietly hush up the investigation. Write to him and urge release of the speeches via the www.whitehouse.gov website contact form. Thanks!
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What is with the ignorant Crooked Hillary and Condescndingly arrogant Obama sycophants? Are you all paid trolls that make bonuses for how thick you smear it on?
Are you not aware of the many scores of dead bodies in the immediate associations of Hillary Clinton? OMG, you people are dumb as a bag of rocks or as corrupt as Hillary. Totally hopeless.
Are you not aware of the many scores of dead bodies in the immediate associations of Hillary Clinton? OMG, you people are dumb as a bag of rocks or as corrupt as Hillary. Totally hopeless.
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I fail to understand why Hillary's supporters have no problem with not only her quite obvious violations of federal communications and espionage law - but the fact that she quite obviously lied about it as well, tried to destroy evidence, and refused to cooperate fully in the investigation.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-06-02/just-how-shady-hillary-clinton-...
Is it because Democrats put party before country, or is it because people over 45 or so don't know how to use the internet to get more news content beyond the corporate MSM?
Hillary needs to be indicted - if she is not, it is clear that the "Deep State" feels that the law only applies to we little people.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-06-02/just-how-shady-hillary-clinton-...
Is it because Democrats put party before country, or is it because people over 45 or so don't know how to use the internet to get more news content beyond the corporate MSM?
Hillary needs to be indicted - if she is not, it is clear that the "Deep State" feels that the law only applies to we little people.
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That's because no matter how often answers are provided or how detailed and accurate they are, you pass over them and repeat the same old lies.
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Projection.
This mean's the FBI will not charge Hillary Clinton even though she is guilty of breaking the laws that pertain to intentionally mishandling Secret and Classified government communications by transferring Secret and Classified from a separate secured system to her private unsecured system over 2,000 times and putting the US and it's agents at risk from people who wish to do harm to them.
This is not just a mistake and no other Secretary of State did anything resembling what Hillary Clinton has done.
This is not just a mistake and no other Secretary of State did anything resembling what Hillary Clinton has done.
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Could you please cite the statutes that she potentially violated? If you can, then you've found a statute that no legal scholar as yet to unearth. You may not like what she did, buy please don't expose your ignorance of the law by gratuitously accusing her of violating a law. There is no statute making what she did illegal. Read that again. There is no statute making what she did illegal. Now try to put aside your ideology and try to understand it - understand facts -- before you make other reckless accusations.
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18 U.S. Code § 1924 - Unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1924
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1924
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If Hillary was the best qualified, why was she beaten by the OTHER one term Senator in 2008? Apparently the OTHER Senator did not think that way back then.
So now Obama will tell Loretta Lynch to bury the investigations into the corrupt
Clintons. Our government is a criminal cabal.
So now Obama will tell Loretta Lynch to bury the investigations into the corrupt
Clintons. Our government is a criminal cabal.
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"Mr. Obama is impatient" - this man is truly a narcissist. He was never impatient to help out congressmen. He hardly bothered to even go down to congress and meet with democrats.
But now because it's his legacy, he's chomping at the bit to get out there and get involved.
Truly amazing.
But now because it's his legacy, he's chomping at the bit to get out there and get involved.
Truly amazing.
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No hope, no change.
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For the very vocal maliciously-commenting Hillary Clinton supports who've been flooding the NYT Comment threads; those who've deemed Bernie Sanders supports low-information, radicals of the 21 and under set [without a clud or aging hippies on a perpetual peace & love reunion tour.... Your words make it extremely difficult to *fall in line*. Many of us have come to view you as extreme and almost cult like [too].
There are some 10 million of us who've already cast votes for Bernie Sanders in various primaries and caucuses; there are no doubt 4-5 million more how have not been able to vote in the Dem/Rep selection process. The false narrative that the majority are merely kids enthralled with all-things-free and/or were pubescent kids when Obama took office, simply is false. Plenty are new voters however I assure you the majority those having voted for Bernie Sanders are mature adults just like *you* profess to be.
Your candidate needs US and will definitely need to work extremely hard and diligently to get us under the big-tent [sic] of the Democratic Party line. It will not be easy nor should it be. Quite simply; without our vital votes, Hillary will lose.
There are some 10 million of us who've already cast votes for Bernie Sanders in various primaries and caucuses; there are no doubt 4-5 million more how have not been able to vote in the Dem/Rep selection process. The false narrative that the majority are merely kids enthralled with all-things-free and/or were pubescent kids when Obama took office, simply is false. Plenty are new voters however I assure you the majority those having voted for Bernie Sanders are mature adults just like *you* profess to be.
Your candidate needs US and will definitely need to work extremely hard and diligently to get us under the big-tent [sic] of the Democratic Party line. It will not be easy nor should it be. Quite simply; without our vital votes, Hillary will lose.
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"Quite simply; without our vital votes, Hillary will lose."
Hmmm. That sounds like a threat. The thing about threats is you have to be willing to go through with them, which means you've contemplated the consequences.
Have you contemplated the consequences of Hillary losing? Are you really willing to help foist upon our country the tragedy of a Trump presidency just to prove a point that you didn't get enough love from the Clinton camp? Is this some kind of a game to you?
Hmmm. That sounds like a threat. The thing about threats is you have to be willing to go through with them, which means you've contemplated the consequences.
Have you contemplated the consequences of Hillary losing? Are you really willing to help foist upon our country the tragedy of a Trump presidency just to prove a point that you didn't get enough love from the Clinton camp? Is this some kind of a game to you?
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Or....you'll not vote at all? Or...write in _______. Or.....vote for Trump? Yes - she should pay attention to the issues Bernie's campaign brought up, BUT she is not Bernie and won't be able to adopt his platform full stop. Will you still support her?
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Citizen: From one direction it sounds like a threat--listen to Sanders supporters if you want them to vote for Clinton.
From the other direction it sounds like blackmail: Sanders supporters will be responsible if Trump is elected.
From the other direction it sounds like blackmail: Sanders supporters will be responsible if Trump is elected.
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It's Hillary or Trump. Gotta' vote for Hillary. No other choice. VP possibilities: Bernie Sanders; Michael Bloomberg; Kamala Harris; Al Franken; Cory Booker; Joe Biden; Xavier Becerra.
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President Obama, the great community action person, has greatly gone down in my book.
He has endorsed Miss Hillary. It's payback time. That's all it is.
He once wanted to help poor people. Guess that is NOT the case anymore.
However, I am a Democrat and I will not be supporting or voting for the Queen Bee.
He has endorsed Miss Hillary. It's payback time. That's all it is.
He once wanted to help poor people. Guess that is NOT the case anymore.
However, I am a Democrat and I will not be supporting or voting for the Queen Bee.
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The Barack Obama who ran for president is not the same person that became president. I say this as a disappointed person who voted for him twice.
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Well, don't, then. And you can see how well the republicans will treat the poor, women, and minorities in power. That will be your own payback, but others will be paying the price.
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I hope the president and Secretary Clinton can fashion a campaign that stresses the positives that have occurred during the last eight years: jobs growth, wage increases, lower budget deficits, reduced overseas commitments while staying strong, saving the financial system, higher stock markets, growth in the housing market growth, increased real estate values -- to name just a few. Let them bang the drum loudly that America is still great and fueled by inclusiveness and comity in our society. This is the message of progress that must frame the Clinton candidacy, and let the Republicans rale on about how bad everything is. Everything is not bad.
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There have been many people more qualified than Hillary to be President, and most have not been elected (or even run for President).
And there have been many people more qualified than Hillary, elected President, and that includes Barack Obama himself, but certainly also Washington, Lincoln, FDR, and in particular LBJ.
Hillary's main qualifications seem to be more that she is the wife of a president and a woman. As first Woman President, history will place an asterisk next to her name, because Hillary would be unknown if Bill hadn't been President.
Elizabeth Warren would be a better President than Hillary Clinton, because Warren is a true progressive Democrat, where the Clintons are Rockefeller Republicans.
And there have been many people more qualified than Hillary, elected President, and that includes Barack Obama himself, but certainly also Washington, Lincoln, FDR, and in particular LBJ.
Hillary's main qualifications seem to be more that she is the wife of a president and a woman. As first Woman President, history will place an asterisk next to her name, because Hillary would be unknown if Bill hadn't been President.
Elizabeth Warren would be a better President than Hillary Clinton, because Warren is a true progressive Democrat, where the Clintons are Rockefeller Republicans.
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All good and verifiable points. I have been trying spread a similar message. Sadly, after reading the barrage of articles here and teh majority of remarks by the peanut gallery, I have become convinced that it won't work for a number of possible reasons. People are ignorant to an extreme extent at which they think they are knowledgeable and everyone else is stupid.This is sort of like the Dunning-Kruger situation. And those who do know but still support Bill Clinton's wife are too self-interested to care. She speaks to a certain small demographic that cares only about itself but not for younger Americans or future generations.
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It will be interesting to see if the Democrat Bernie Sanders crazies will be able to get behind Hillary after booing her and physically beating up her supporters among other atrocities.
Should be a good mudslinging affair between Hillary and Trump... the 2 most flawed candidates for President in recent history.
Should be a good mudslinging affair between Hillary and Trump... the 2 most flawed candidates for President in recent history.
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I don't think that happened. I like both Bernie and Hillary, and the mudslinging should stop. I'm looking at you.
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Unbelievable! The President of the U.S. and the direct superior to the AG Lynch says he wants a woman under FBI investigation to win election and that AG has to determine whether to indict based on the evidence! And you Libs are out there celebrating. You don't see the problem do you?
This IS tampering with an investigation. Lynch and Obama should be prosecuted along with Clinton.
I'm voting Trump!
This IS tampering with an investigation. Lynch and Obama should be prosecuted along with Clinton.
I'm voting Trump!
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You're worried about Hillary's e-mails? How much did G.W. Bush's unilateral and illegal invasion of Iraq cost us in lives and dollars? How many innocent Iraqis died as a result of that war based upon a pack of lies?
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An invasion which you conveniently omit to observe was supported by Mrs Clinton.
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No, no, don't play into "their" hands! Either go with Stein or a write-in! Thank you for your comment, meanwhile.
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Seems like the dems think it is necessary to pick a "first" on their ticket, when the persons' credentials are lackluster, mediocre at best, Obama and Hillary good examples..
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In 2008 he called her a liar - now endorses her. What changed Barry?
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President Obama,
Please list and extoll all her great accomplishments as your Secretary of State, so that we can clearly see how she has become much better than just good enough to be our President.
We want to be able to vote FOR a great candidate, not just AGAINST the scariest one, Trumpzilla.
So, if you know something we don't, please elucidate to allay our doubts and fears about her hawkish and pro-financial industry reputation for starters.
Thanks.
Please list and extoll all her great accomplishments as your Secretary of State, so that we can clearly see how she has become much better than just good enough to be our President.
We want to be able to vote FOR a great candidate, not just AGAINST the scariest one, Trumpzilla.
So, if you know something we don't, please elucidate to allay our doubts and fears about her hawkish and pro-financial industry reputation for starters.
Thanks.
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Democracy in U.S? Nope. It never even existed. All is decided for you, not by you.
Oligarchy representative the "republic".
Oligarchy representative the "republic".
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So it's perfectly fine for a sitting president to endorse a person who is actively being investigated by the FBI and was recently rebuked by the US State Department. All that is normal and perfectly acceptable within the Democratic Party, clearly the party of leadership here.
So Presidential.
So Presidential.
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For sure Obama wants Hillary to win. If Trump wins we are never going to know what these two demagogues did to destroy our country. I do not believe that people who are saying the Obama's years were good, deserve any respect. They live in a fantasy world that only children and the mentally incapacitated should be in.
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Reading through these comments it appears Hillary has got it locked up and as her supporter I can just stay home in November.
Nary a single dissenter in this group and I was all worried she had too many negatives.
Glad she got the Presidents endorsement and later this afternoon he should take care of any other obstacles when he meets with the head of the DOJ.
Hillary 2016
Nary a single dissenter in this group and I was all worried she had too many negatives.
Glad she got the Presidents endorsement and later this afternoon he should take care of any other obstacles when he meets with the head of the DOJ.
Hillary 2016
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This is such a conflict of interest. Obama's Dept of Justice and the FBI are investigating the obvious derelictions of responsibility she is responsible for during her Sec of State tenure. But, of course, that never stopped Obama from speaking out on any partisan issue important to his agenda during a crisis or as in this care, a defiant act of destroying her so-called private emails. I am certain that 3,000 emails were not about Chelsea's wedding,but probably about the pay to play criminal activities of the Clinton "Foundation." Hillary and her impeached husband must be kept far, far away from OUR White House, not to enter ever again.
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So Barack Obama decides to play the horses. I'm disappointed. Now that he is in the home stretch of his presidency, I hoped he would stay aloof to these election hi jinks, and simply say "May the best man win". Instead, he appears in a "Paid for by Hillary Clinton" spiel, with all of the earmarks of an infomercial, and we all know what we do with infomercials. No, Barack is not the Queen, but in a funny way, he should have stayed above and beyond.
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Malarky! Bill Clinton should have done this for Al Gore and may have spared us Bush and the rest of that criminal gang! Look what we got. You want Trump?
Where do people come up with these off-the-wall ideas?
Where do people come up with these off-the-wall ideas?
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While it is certainly of note that the US may elect a woman as President. Woman is not a qualifier or a factor that has any relevance to fitness for the office. There have been "good" and "bad" female leader leaders just as there have been good and bad men. The point is irrelevant. I would not hire someone for any job, let alone the Presidency, because they are a woman. You want the best candidate. Clinton has many strengths but also many flaws. "It's time for a woman" is not an argument that has any serious merit.
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Go HILLARY! Madame President in 2017!
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Again, Chris Hedges had it right all along. I did volunteer work for Bernie thinking he was the real deal, hoping against hope that Hedges' prediction would not come to pass.
Here's what he wrote in "Bernie Sanders’ Phantom Movement" published at truthdig: "No movement or political revolution will ever be built within the confines of the Democratic Party. And the repeated failure of the American left to grasp the duplicitous game being played by the political elites has effectively neutered it as a political force. History, after all, should count for something"
He goes on: "If Sanders is denied the nomination—the Clinton machine and the Democratic Party establishment, along with their corporate puppet masters, will use every dirty trick to ensure he loses—his so-called movement and political revolution will evaporate. His mobilized base, as was true with the Obama campaign, will be fossilized into donor and volunteer lists. The curtain will come down with a thunderclap until the next election carnival."
Lessons learned!
Here's what he wrote in "Bernie Sanders’ Phantom Movement" published at truthdig: "No movement or political revolution will ever be built within the confines of the Democratic Party. And the repeated failure of the American left to grasp the duplicitous game being played by the political elites has effectively neutered it as a political force. History, after all, should count for something"
He goes on: "If Sanders is denied the nomination—the Clinton machine and the Democratic Party establishment, along with their corporate puppet masters, will use every dirty trick to ensure he loses—his so-called movement and political revolution will evaporate. His mobilized base, as was true with the Obama campaign, will be fossilized into donor and volunteer lists. The curtain will come down with a thunderclap until the next election carnival."
Lessons learned!
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Hillary Clinton will -unwillingly- unite the Republican part. She will not be able to reach across the aisle. I supported Bernie Sanders I will in the end vote for her, but not because I want to. It's going to be a tactical vote against Trump -if he indeed will be his parties nominee.
I am surprised about President Obama's endorsement, wish he would have waited for the outcome of the FBI investigation. I applaud Hillary Clinton for her stamina, she wants the power so badly, now I just wish I could feel happy about it.
I am surprised about President Obama's endorsement, wish he would have waited for the outcome of the FBI investigation. I applaud Hillary Clinton for her stamina, she wants the power so badly, now I just wish I could feel happy about it.
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As I read President Obama's strong endorsement of Hillary Clinton, his former opponent for the White House, I was struck by the level of diplomacy it took for Mrs. Clinton to get that endorsement, and the appointment as Secretary General of State before that. I definitely wouldn't call myself a staunch supporter of Mrs. Clinton, but wouldn't we rather have someone with high intelligence, and diplomacy skills as our leader, rather than someone whose every word and action makes us cringe with embarrassment?
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Hillary was not "Secretary General of State." She was Secretary of State. Next, she will be President Hillary Clinton.
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As a moderate I believe President Obama has done a great job considering what he inherited. I did not agree with all his policies but found his intelligence, demeanor and character refreshing. He was and is a role model.
My hope is that Hillary can put her past behind her. Her husband gave us Bush. The myriad of issues - especially revolving around Monica - helped Bush into the WH as Gore felt he had to distance himself from Bill.
Now Trump is trying that card all over again. Hillary is not my ideal candidate ... but she is qualified. She is smart. She will be a good president. She needs to embrace the press as a surrogate of the public. And she needs to have Bill as first husband ... nothing more and nothing less. It is HER presidency.
As for Bernie. I felt the Bern. I loved the passion. I loved that he said what he believed despite the odds. He is good for the country. His honesty, as noted by President Obama, about income inequality, was and is needed.
I will vote for Hillary as a vote for Trump is a vote for putting our country in danger. Trump is reckless.
My hope is that Hillary can put her past behind her. Her husband gave us Bush. The myriad of issues - especially revolving around Monica - helped Bush into the WH as Gore felt he had to distance himself from Bill.
Now Trump is trying that card all over again. Hillary is not my ideal candidate ... but she is qualified. She is smart. She will be a good president. She needs to embrace the press as a surrogate of the public. And she needs to have Bill as first husband ... nothing more and nothing less. It is HER presidency.
As for Bernie. I felt the Bern. I loved the passion. I loved that he said what he believed despite the odds. He is good for the country. His honesty, as noted by President Obama, about income inequality, was and is needed.
I will vote for Hillary as a vote for Trump is a vote for putting our country in danger. Trump is reckless.
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What angered me the most anout the Monica scandal wasn't just what Bill Clinton did. It was all the things which the Clintons had accomplished over the years with so much hard work and sacrifice were placed in danger because of his self-indulgence.
Now that this has been over for so many years, we can contrast what Bill Clinton (not Hillary Clinton) did in the worst of circumstances with what Trump or most of the other Republicans have done under the best of circumstances.
I know we will still see attacks on Hillary from people who don't even necessarily support Sanders or Trump, or even necessarily hate Hillary and/or Bill. They are just filled with resentment and are looking for easy targets. Look at what they are arguing for, not just what they are attacking.
Now that this has been over for so many years, we can contrast what Bill Clinton (not Hillary Clinton) did in the worst of circumstances with what Trump or most of the other Republicans have done under the best of circumstances.
I know we will still see attacks on Hillary from people who don't even necessarily support Sanders or Trump, or even necessarily hate Hillary and/or Bill. They are just filled with resentment and are looking for easy targets. Look at what they are arguing for, not just what they are attacking.
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When does the media start reporting that Donald (no definite article) knows virtually nothing about government?
Reckless is one thing; ignorance about the system is another danger entirely.
Reckless is one thing; ignorance about the system is another danger entirely.
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Of course he wants Hilary to win, knowing fully well that his entire legacy will be wiped clean and everything he has put his hand to rescinded after Trump wins the office ... and rightfully so. Get used to saying, "President Trump," because rotten to the core crooked Hilary is going down.
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The NYT and it's readers are in a bubble. Inside the bubble, an idiot is still worshiped. And an incompetent, lying, morally bankrupt, ethically devoid crook is worshiped as well. The bubble is getting smaller and smaller, but like a balloon, it's going to go out sputtering in a big bronx cheer.
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A complete and utter crock of horsesh*t. Shame on America for trying to sell this as an "open and fair" election by any stretch of the imagination. See Iraq? Here's the "Democracy" we brought to you.
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This is not rocket science but why doesn't Hillary offer Bernie the V.P. slot? Yes, I know that Bernie and his supporters want to get their message across, which is fine. But at the end of the day, she will get her supporters and Bernie his, which equals a wipe out of Trump and the anachronistic Republican party.
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Trump is a bizarre happenstance, to be sure, and his life history is out there for all to see.
This is why demonizing Trump to the most grotesque extent is - you should pardon the expression - a "yuge" mistake.
Paint Trump as Hitler, Stalin, and Elagabalus all rolled into one at your own risk. All he need do is present himself as, oh, only 89% loco and people will say, "Wow, he isn't as bad as the democrats say."
Remember, Trump is a highly experienced TV actor with 14 years on a hit series. He knows how to present an image.
And now same people who say that Trump is an incompetent, failed businessman want us to think he is such a canny, cagy, and effective politician that he will turn America into nazi Germany within 36 hours of taking office. After a year of insulting and slandering Sanders supporters, I suppose the Democrats are accustomed to blood sport.
This will back-fire.
Stick to issues. If you can.
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This is why demonizing Trump to the most grotesque extent is - you should pardon the expression - a "yuge" mistake.
Paint Trump as Hitler, Stalin, and Elagabalus all rolled into one at your own risk. All he need do is present himself as, oh, only 89% loco and people will say, "Wow, he isn't as bad as the democrats say."
Remember, Trump is a highly experienced TV actor with 14 years on a hit series. He knows how to present an image.
And now same people who say that Trump is an incompetent, failed businessman want us to think he is such a canny, cagy, and effective politician that he will turn America into nazi Germany within 36 hours of taking office. After a year of insulting and slandering Sanders supporters, I suppose the Democrats are accustomed to blood sport.
This will back-fire.
Stick to issues. If you can.
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Sticking to issues is what most people have been doing. Except Trump.
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The MSM and some Clintonites have done everything they could to stop Bernie Sanders: ignore his campaign, diminish his victories, inaccurately portray his stands as impractical, play endless dirty tricks, lie about his record, pretend to adopt some of his positions, declare he lost, denigrate his motives, threaten his “legacy,” pressure him to quit, try bribing him, and now flatter him.
He has withstood these attacks and earned the heartfelt admiration and respect of Americans well-informed enough to know the real thing. Bernie Sanders is just a man, but he has chosen to stand for the best thing in America and that much has become part of an eternal line of good men and women who have stood up for all of us in the past.
In the meantime, behind their masks the MSM and some Clintonites wish Bernie Sanders would just disappear because he is a living rebuke to the fact that they have sold their souls to gain wealth, position or power. He has proven that he could get millions of votes without being on the payroll of rich donors and, given more time to oppose vote suppression, he might have won.
If Clinton is the nominee, I think the majority of Sanders supporters will vote for Clinton to stop Trump. Despite what the MSM is saying, their votes are essential if the second most disliked presidential candidate in American history is to beat the most disliked one. Do not expect the ethical force Sanders supporters represent to lessen. It has been growing for many years.
He has withstood these attacks and earned the heartfelt admiration and respect of Americans well-informed enough to know the real thing. Bernie Sanders is just a man, but he has chosen to stand for the best thing in America and that much has become part of an eternal line of good men and women who have stood up for all of us in the past.
In the meantime, behind their masks the MSM and some Clintonites wish Bernie Sanders would just disappear because he is a living rebuke to the fact that they have sold their souls to gain wealth, position or power. He has proven that he could get millions of votes without being on the payroll of rich donors and, given more time to oppose vote suppression, he might have won.
If Clinton is the nominee, I think the majority of Sanders supporters will vote for Clinton to stop Trump. Despite what the MSM is saying, their votes are essential if the second most disliked presidential candidate in American history is to beat the most disliked one. Do not expect the ethical force Sanders supporters represent to lessen. It has been growing for many years.
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I cannot stand the big ego and the incredibly thin skin of Sanders. Here it is, a loser by all accounts. Still, he cannot and will not accept defeat, refuses to see eye-to-eye with the woman who beat him on all accounts, fair and square. Instead, he would only talk to the man-of-the-house, ie. the men in charge of the house (Obama in the White House, and Reid). He wants the guys to stroke his ego and feather. Instead of coming to terms and compromise with HRC, the standard-bearer of the Party now, on the plans going forward, he wants to show the world that he can do better, by talking to guys, the REAL guy who's in charge, a guy no less, rather than a woman who is many times more capable than he is. I have only two words for Sanders: Be Gone.
Don't get me wrong, I don't and pick a candidate based on whether s/he wears pants or not. If I had just gone for the lipstick, Palin or Fiorina would have been my previous choices, but I really can't those women. I pick HRC because she's a strong candidate. I had voted for her in 2008, and I would do that again. (I just hope that she would become less hawkish and trigger-happy to send troops the world over.)
Don't get me wrong, I don't and pick a candidate based on whether s/he wears pants or not. If I had just gone for the lipstick, Palin or Fiorina would have been my previous choices, but I really can't those women. I pick HRC because she's a strong candidate. I had voted for her in 2008, and I would do that again. (I just hope that she would become less hawkish and trigger-happy to send troops the world over.)
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The fix is in. We'll have to elect trump to get Hillary indicted. But as the Prez says, "Not a smidgen of corruption."
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Mrs. William Jefferson Clinton was the tiresome trifling troublesome mistress of mass incarceration, welfare deformation, corrupt crony capitalist corporate plutocrat oligarch welfare, mass deportation and military-industrial complex war mongering.
Hillary is against the liberal progressive humane humble empathetic FDR/LBJ service tradition of the Democratic Party's most loyal long suffering poor middle class blue collar racial ethnic colored diverse base. Well too the political right of the Democratic base as expected but Hillary is too the right of the moderate Republicans of the likes of Ike, Nixon, Ford and Rockefeller as well.
Eight years as First Lady has not distinguished her from any other similarly situated spouse. Hillary is a much lesser political, personal and intellectual talent than Bill and Barack. And the Republicans managed to skewer and frustrate them both. Hillary is no Rosa Parks nor Ella Baker nor Fannie Lou Hamer. America does not need nor deserve another Clinton nor Bush nor Obama term.
Hillary is against the liberal progressive humane humble empathetic FDR/LBJ service tradition of the Democratic Party's most loyal long suffering poor middle class blue collar racial ethnic colored diverse base. Well too the political right of the Democratic base as expected but Hillary is too the right of the moderate Republicans of the likes of Ike, Nixon, Ford and Rockefeller as well.
Eight years as First Lady has not distinguished her from any other similarly situated spouse. Hillary is a much lesser political, personal and intellectual talent than Bill and Barack. And the Republicans managed to skewer and frustrate them both. Hillary is no Rosa Parks nor Ella Baker nor Fannie Lou Hamer. America does not need nor deserve another Clinton nor Bush nor Obama term.
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President Obama's endorsement of a presidential nominee under federal criminal investigation by the FBI is good enough for me.
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It is not a "criminal" investigation.
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There is no criminal investigation. The FBI are trying to nail down an ever changing definition of "classified" and when that occurred.
I find it highly satisfying to know that the best that the GOP is going to do against Hillary is to bring up a flaccid, weak case like the email "scandal." It's going nowhere, just like the GOP.
I find it highly satisfying to know that the best that the GOP is going to do against Hillary is to bring up a flaccid, weak case like the email "scandal." It's going nowhere, just like the GOP.
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The FBI only investigates criminal cases, not civil ones.
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I guess almost all Presidential candidates have this one characteristic: they would crawl through glass to be President. Maybe that's what Jeb lacked most.
Dishonesty has been the new normal for the last 7 years.. Even the first Clinton admin limited their lying to sex. With Hillary or Trump as President, the lying will continue. And with Hillary, we'll also get the industrial scale corruption.
Dishonesty has been the new normal for the last 7 years.. Even the first Clinton admin limited their lying to sex. With Hillary or Trump as President, the lying will continue. And with Hillary, we'll also get the industrial scale corruption.
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I strongly support Hillary Clinton for President of the United States. But what is strange is I don't look at her and see the first woman to be nominated in the history of our country as one of the major party's candidates. I almost don't notice the gender significance. I see a person who promotes the policies I believe in: the $15 minimum wage, determination to address global warming, get money out of politics, ridding our policy of Citizens United, wage inequality, universal health care, college financial assistance, and an intelligent approach to our involvement on the world stage.
But given the fact that she is a woman I can't help but say, it's about time.
But given the fact that she is a woman I can't help but say, it's about time.
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We cannot allow the perfect to be the enemy of the good. I admit to being a Sanders supporter, but at the same time, don't bear a dislike of Clinton. It's always difficult to push hard, and passionately, for a candidate, and fall short. It's natural to feel disappointment.
I look forward to Clinton's campaign for the White House, which I will certainly vote for. Our middle class is hurting badly, and is deeply frustrated and angry with regard to our economy, student loan debt, corruption of our political system, soaring cost of living, and a barbaric and increasingly expensive healthcare system. That's what drew me so strongly to Senator Sanders.
But guess what? Hillary Clinton is not blind, nor indifferent to those things. Republicans are. If she is as smart of a politician as I know she is, these are issues that will certainly be addressed and fought for during her Presidency. I look forward to seeing how she will frame them in the upcoming campaign.
Disappointment is understandable, but the alternative- with the GOP and their spasmodic leader- is unthinkable. Not only would they take our nation and the world into frightening directions, they would undo the hard-won victories of President Obama.
So, yes, vote for Clinton. Also, do everything you can to give her the Senate, the House, and as many friendly Governorships as possible. Think of what we could accomplish if we didn't have to fight tooth and nail against a hostile, dead-weight Republican Congress.
I look forward to Clinton's campaign for the White House, which I will certainly vote for. Our middle class is hurting badly, and is deeply frustrated and angry with regard to our economy, student loan debt, corruption of our political system, soaring cost of living, and a barbaric and increasingly expensive healthcare system. That's what drew me so strongly to Senator Sanders.
But guess what? Hillary Clinton is not blind, nor indifferent to those things. Republicans are. If she is as smart of a politician as I know she is, these are issues that will certainly be addressed and fought for during her Presidency. I look forward to seeing how she will frame them in the upcoming campaign.
Disappointment is understandable, but the alternative- with the GOP and their spasmodic leader- is unthinkable. Not only would they take our nation and the world into frightening directions, they would undo the hard-won victories of President Obama.
So, yes, vote for Clinton. Also, do everything you can to give her the Senate, the House, and as many friendly Governorships as possible. Think of what we could accomplish if we didn't have to fight tooth and nail against a hostile, dead-weight Republican Congress.
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Great post
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Hillary, as with Obama, has NO executive experience (mayor, governor, CEO, speaker, etc) going in to be the top executive of the country. She failed as first lady (Hillarycare was shrouded in secrecy and failed, she attacked Bill's bimbos who turned out to be telling the truth). She accomplished nothing as a senator (name a bill she sponsored...). Her term as secretary of state ended with a world in more chaos than when she started (Russia, Libya, Iran, North Korea all worse). She takes bribes from corporations in the form of fees for speeches that are kept secret. The Clintons donate 99% of their charity givings to their own foundation that only gives 10% to the people it claims to help meanwhile paying their friends millions and taking millions from foreign governments. Explain how she is qualified and has a successful track record. I am lost.
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Why is she constantly being hailed as the most qualified candidate when she is legally disqualified from holding public office?
(a) Whoever willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, or destroys, or attempts to do so, or, with intent to do so takes and carries away any record, proceeding, map, book, paper, document, or other thing, filed or deposited with any clerk or officer of any court of the United States, or in any public office, or with any judicial or public officer of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
(b) Whoever, having the custody of any such record, proceeding, map, book, document, paper, or other thing, willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, falsifies, or destroys the same, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; and shall forfeit his office and be disqualified from holding any office under the United States. As used in this subsection, the term “office” does not include the office held by any person as a retired officer of the Armed Forces of the United States.
(a) Whoever willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, or destroys, or attempts to do so, or, with intent to do so takes and carries away any record, proceeding, map, book, paper, document, or other thing, filed or deposited with any clerk or officer of any court of the United States, or in any public office, or with any judicial or public officer of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
(b) Whoever, having the custody of any such record, proceeding, map, book, document, paper, or other thing, willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, falsifies, or destroys the same, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; and shall forfeit his office and be disqualified from holding any office under the United States. As used in this subsection, the term “office” does not include the office held by any person as a retired officer of the Armed Forces of the United States.
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One Putz endorsing another. Who cares. He should have waited till convention declared her. Much like AP leaked that she had enough delegates before NJ, CA, and others voted. Couldn't make Sanders' point better. It was, is and will always be rigged, similar to the poser in chief. So, my take is, she has goods on Obama and he on her. If he allows her to be indicted she will open wide the gates of info he has tried o hide
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A Presidential candidate under investigation by the FBI, endorsed by their boss. Conflict of interest.
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I and many others stopped listening to this man years ago as he sat on his hands, mostly, and championed nothing at all. His campaigning for acquiescence -- which is what he and Hillary means by unity -- will fall on deaf ears for those who understand Bernie's mission, which is taking it to the convention and beyond. The day the next president takes office, the protests begin, no matter which of these lousy candidates wins with 30% of the populace voting.
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Bern it down, Bernie! Bern it down!
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You would think he would wait a while to see if Hillary is indicted because of her email scandal or perhaps the fix is in and he has already told the Attorney General not to indict. Something is wrong when political pressure is used to interfere with the Justice process. Apparently the FBI is wasting the time of over 100 agents who have been assigned to investigate this matter..
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HILLARY & OBAMA Are a winning team. Both are intellectual heavyweights with the discipline, experience and skills to move the country forward. And they did just that when Hillary was the Secretary of State. Considering the aggression focused on Hillary and Bill since the days of his governorship, the fact that she has been strengthened by it all and toughened to the point that she could go around the globe rebuilding the world's trust in the US is abundant proof of her preparedness to be a great Chief Executive. Obama, as usually, has played his hand respectfully and to great effect, supporting Hillary, expressing appreciation for Bernie and engaging both of them in a positive way to move the Democratic party toward the convention, then the presidential campaign. I hope that Bernie will be true to his claims to be dedicated to making the US a better place by appearing with HIllary to invite the youth to endorse her, as she embraces much of what he does. The greatest challenge for all three, clearly, is how to develop effective strategies to attract voters while letting Trump trump himself. Then dump himself. And not in the White House either. It remains essential that the nation understand that its future is not for sale to a vain, ignorant, tyrannical billionaire who thinks that he can screw anybody out of anything with his "dealmaking." Trump is arguably one of the biggest con artists in history, in some ways comparable to Nero and Caligula who destroyed Rome.
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Evidently, Elizabeth Warren is also going to endorse Hillary tonight. Next endorsement will come from V.P. Biden--which could happen this week. Berni Sanders better hurry up and do the right thing. Otherwise, he will become irrelevant and lose any leverage which he may have. The competition is over and Hillary has won fair and square. It is time to get behind Hillary and stop this con artist who has no problem mouthing his racism and bigotry. He has demonstrated beyond any shadow of doubt that he is dangerous and unfit to be the POUS.
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Waiting for ISIS to also show their support.
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Clinton was never going to get my vote; she is more hawkish than Obama. I made a moral choice not to vote for him, although I did financially support him from day 1 of his exploratory committee - until he made clear his beliefs on foreign wars (Afghanistan good, Iraq bad - we are still in both, and he added his personal terrorism-assassinations where we are not at war-to the mix) and privacy (by voting for the bill informally known as the Telecom Immunity Act, instead of keeping his promise to filibuster it.)
I will pick and choose down-ticket, and probably vote Green for President.
I will pick and choose down-ticket, and probably vote Green for President.
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My respect for Bernie has increased with this. I disagree with both the description of a "bruising" democratic fight and also that Bernie needs to drop out. I believe his continuing to be in the race is a positive to keep attention on both him and Hillary. What I do think is he needs to avoid bashing Hillary and focus on the core policy messages that he obviously feels strongly about - that will help his causes and help the democrats.
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Who are you people commenting on your admiration and willingness to vote for Hillary? Where have you been for the last 8 yrs. of this failing presidency, and 20plus years of the Clinton corruptions?
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I see lots of posts stating HRC is the choice of Democrats. She's not the choice of the majority of independents. She probably will never be. She'll just have to get used to that.
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Buncha sick puppies weighing in with negativity here. What happened, did it go up on the Drudge Report?
Just give it a rest, willya!?
Just give it a rest, willya!?
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Now that Obama has endorsed Mrs. Clinton, what will Sanders supporters actually do -- Vote Green Party or Trump? The question my often twisted mind juggles with is what is the racial composition of Sanders voters and if it is mostly young White folk, will they feel betrayed by how Black and Chicano voters overwhelming voted against Sanders thus preventing the revolution they believe in and, consciously or subconsciously blame them for preventing it and, angrily, vote Trump in revenge because Trump, too and like them is a rebel and can significantly shake up the system -- one way or another but at least change it.
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Yes I will vote for Hillary because Trump as president would be catastrophic. But one of the first things she said after W. stole the election for the second time was that she would not try to prosecute him for war crimes. She also could not see that W. was lying about weapons of mass destruction and so she voted for the Iraq war. Big mistake that is still costing lives. However, she's still a better choice than Trump.
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One corporatist endorsing another corporatist, all with the blessings of Wall Street; gee, this was quite a surprise. There's nobody better equipped than Clinton to preserve Obama's policies - in formaldehyde.
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It's over, man. Don't be carrying water for the GOP.
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US Treasury yields are at an all time low. While it is good that our US Treasury can borrow inexpensively, what will a 4 time bankrupt President do to the cost of government? On the other hand, retail investors can only gamble the market casino with any faint hope of ever retiring with these low rates.
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How nice you love this woman and Sanders and Obama, but he has endorsed a person who is under criminal investigation, and Obama is the chief law enforcement officer of the land. Shouldn't he have waited until the FBI is finished. And aren't you people paying any attention to how corrupt this woman is! Please don't say everybody does it, because she is the only one being investigated.
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It is not a criminal investigation. Get educated about how our federal law enforcement agencies work and you will sleep better.
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There's no criminal investigation. No criminal charges have been levied. You exaggerate YUGELY!!. Are you a Trumpkin?
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Now think this through. Don't you think that he might have verified the status of the investigation before taking as important a step as tendering his endorsement? So far, I see endless and inexcusable libel and slander from the right and a rather large number of seemingly barely sentient beings slavishly repeating the drivel from Fox News, Breitbart, Drudge, etc., etc. I'm also witness to repeated costly and ineffective investigations by the GOP that has served to convince me where the true corruption lies. The GOP has proven itself to be utterly incompetent at anything that it undertakes.
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We donatd to both Hillary and Bernie. Now, if we can just get the majority of both houses back we will use the tools that are and have been available but held in hosage.
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Are you kidding??? If you aren't good luck!!!
The people are finished with money grubbing, scofflaw, pocket lining bums, most of which are Dim's mixed in with some king sized bum RINO's!!
The people are finished with money grubbing, scofflaw, pocket lining bums, most of which are Dim's mixed in with some king sized bum RINO's!!
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So much for seeing any results from the FBI investigation not that i thought we would anyway. Let the oligarchy continue. Let the circle be unbroken.
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Bernie Sanders deserves the right to bring his campaign and his ideas to the Democrat convention. His millions of voters deserve the right to see their ideas advanced within the platform of the Democrat Party. When that is done, to whatever degree it happens ALL decent, fair-minded citizens then need to focus their attention on defeating Donald Trump. Anybody who chooses to go off and sulk about what they didn't get will be crying a river when they see what The Donald brings this country.
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Long term democrats use "democratic" - you must not be aware that this came in with Rove and Bush. Bush even apologized. It's meant to be accompanied with a kind of spitting contempt.
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Hillary in for Obama: It’s a little like changing the safety pins and leaving the diaper….
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You people would know everything about leaving undone business for the rest of us to do. Too many of these so-called "progressives are the most fickle and USELESS people in the political fight as always. Where were you folks during the midterms in 2010 and 2014? Didn't get all your buttons pushed? Typical!
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The diaper is Congress. Let's change that too.
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Well, Hillary has been riding on Mr Obama's coat tails, so he can't walk without tripping her, lol.
To quote Jim Geraghty,
"If you're full of contempt for people, it's easy to lie to them."
Hillary Clinton is a serial liar. Calculating, devious, and dangerous.
"If you're full of contempt for people, it's easy to lie to them."
Hillary Clinton is a serial liar. Calculating, devious, and dangerous.
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Sec. Clinton is not my choice, still I can see why President Obama has endorsed her. Donald Trump in the White House is not something I want to see! I love Bernie Sanders for running the kind of campaign he has....and know that he will do everything he can to see that the unthinkable does not happen.
You've been wonderful Bernie. Look forward to getting to know you better, and your thoughts on the Government and the direction this country should be heading.
It's gonna be a long, hot summer. See you at the Convention!
You've been wonderful Bernie. Look forward to getting to know you better, and your thoughts on the Government and the direction this country should be heading.
It's gonna be a long, hot summer. See you at the Convention!
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Obama and HRC are probably 2 of the most phony human beings the world has ever seen. HRC has yet to answer unscreened questions. This endorsement probably just some phony attempt to get the black vote. And lets not forget about the investigation. At least Bernie has a soul and is genuine. That's what people want right now - hence the popularity of Trump.
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Wow! For a second there before I got to your sanders endorsement, I thought you were a rightwing trump supporter. There doesn't seem to be much space between many sanders and trump supporters.
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All this praise for Hillary confounds me.
It is all too clear that she's not the answer.
She's part of the problem.
The change we need and what's needed to set it in motion comes with Bernie Sanders. Not Hillary's deep roots in the establishment and her sense of entitlement.
Trump represents all that is wrong to the extreme. And yet he has all his followers of which many I believe don't pause to think about the negative ramifications of their choice that ultimately affect themselves.
But I'm giving serious consideration to the thought that if Bernie Sanders is not given a chance to be elected, that true progressive change would ultimately come about if Trump were elected.
Maybe we (more so his followers) need to learn the hard way.
Besides, if he continues acting the way he is now after being elected, he would never last his first term.
It is all too clear that she's not the answer.
She's part of the problem.
The change we need and what's needed to set it in motion comes with Bernie Sanders. Not Hillary's deep roots in the establishment and her sense of entitlement.
Trump represents all that is wrong to the extreme. And yet he has all his followers of which many I believe don't pause to think about the negative ramifications of their choice that ultimately affect themselves.
But I'm giving serious consideration to the thought that if Bernie Sanders is not given a chance to be elected, that true progressive change would ultimately come about if Trump were elected.
Maybe we (more so his followers) need to learn the hard way.
Besides, if he continues acting the way he is now after being elected, he would never last his first term.
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There may not be a country after 4 years if Trump is President. Hope you rethink your position.
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Please, you don't make things better by making them worse. The lasting damage and suffering caused by Trump would last for generations. Just choices on climate change and Supreme Court alone. That will not make "true progressive change" -- it will only make it infinitely harder.
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Once again from deluded "progressives."
We need to destroy the nation to save the nation.
I have heard this dreck my entire life and it's always stupid.
We need to destroy the nation to save the nation.
I have heard this dreck my entire life and it's always stupid.
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Hillary had eight years of experience in the White House. (Although, so did the WH pastry chef.) At least Hillary shows that modern women can reach the highest heights (so long as they ride the coattails of their husbands).
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The Republicans left behind a crumbling country in 2008. Then they put America through a political inferno for the past 8 years that lead nowhere. It makes you want to cry after all of that to see such patriots as President Obama, Secretary of State Hiliary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders still working for this country and all its citizens.
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Your brain froze last winter.
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I find it funny how you forget you had the House and Senate, Obama's first few years and yet you all still didn't get anything accomplished and now somehow it is all the Republicans fault for the past 6 years. Thank God we had them considering the dumpster fire Obama is leaving with only 2 years of awful economy killing policies like Obamacare.
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So she worked in a job that was all about security, and it doesn't matter that she broke all the rules and put our security at risk. So I guess she will also fail at the primary responsibilities of her next job. Surely we won't be fooled into giving her a job with as much responsibility since she failed .... oh whoops. What could go wrong?
She has stated that we should look at war as an economic opportunity. Who agrees with that?
She has voted for bad trade deals in the past and will pass TPP as soon as she gets into office. Apparently nobody has noticed that we are about to lose all our freedoms and become a complete corporatocracy. Good luck, America. It won't be Home of the Free anymore, and that TPP thing can't be gotten rid of the way it's written to stick.
How did America get so careless about who they allow to be crowned? Did you see the crowds for Sanders? No, because the media didn't want you to see who The People wanted.
Neither party deserves the Presidency this time around. Don't vote for either of these - Clinton and Trump are both catastrophes.
She has stated that we should look at war as an economic opportunity. Who agrees with that?
She has voted for bad trade deals in the past and will pass TPP as soon as she gets into office. Apparently nobody has noticed that we are about to lose all our freedoms and become a complete corporatocracy. Good luck, America. It won't be Home of the Free anymore, and that TPP thing can't be gotten rid of the way it's written to stick.
How did America get so careless about who they allow to be crowned? Did you see the crowds for Sanders? No, because the media didn't want you to see who The People wanted.
Neither party deserves the Presidency this time around. Don't vote for either of these - Clinton and Trump are both catastrophes.
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21.5 million personal IDs hacked on government server. Also, State Department server hacked. (2015) Personal server was no more compromised, and she choose to have her IT people set it up because she was a busy woman.
Far as I know, this was not criminal, just unwise in a woman who should have know that the attack dogs had Bernie fans ready to buy their goods wholesale.
Just like the rest of the stories, they break down if you open your mind and look at the whole thing.
Far as I know, this was not criminal, just unwise in a woman who should have know that the attack dogs had Bernie fans ready to buy their goods wholesale.
Just like the rest of the stories, they break down if you open your mind and look at the whole thing.
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No, they aren't the same. How about actually looking at their proposed policies? Just compare their positions on climate change. Or the Supreme Court. Those are consequences alone that will affect us for generations.
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I guess the word has come down from the WH to DOJ not to indict Hillary.
It says so much about Hillary that she has a greater than 50% disapproval rating, yet thinks that she is the best one to run the country.
It says so much about Hillary that she has a greater than 50% disapproval rating, yet thinks that she is the best one to run the country.
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The President does not influence federal law enforcement agencies. And, the FBI is NOT doing a criminal investigation.
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I get it. Trump is worse than Hillary. But it takes more.
As a friend recently put it:
"Is she better than Trump? Of course. It's like saying a container of milk that's only spoiled a week is 'better' than one spoiled a month. I would not drink from either."
Vote your conscience, not your fears.
https://emcphd.wordpress.com
As a friend recently put it:
"Is she better than Trump? Of course. It's like saying a container of milk that's only spoiled a week is 'better' than one spoiled a month. I would not drink from either."
Vote your conscience, not your fears.
https://emcphd.wordpress.com
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Excellent metaphor. I urge you to send some of your thoughts to Obama at www.whitehouse.gov
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Wow! It's increasingly obvious that many, many Trumpettes are on this board trying to pass themselves off as Sanders voters. Pathetic.
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Keep telling yourself that. It's the Clinton Cool-Aid. That's what's pathetic. As are such insubstantial put-downs of all the substantive, truly concerned (for this country and ALL it's people) comments.
The main concern is what has happened to the mass of people in the USA, that they could be fooled by both Trump & Clinton. BOTH monumental hoaxes.
Think about it--if you can.
The main concern is what has happened to the mass of people in the USA, that they could be fooled by both Trump & Clinton. BOTH monumental hoaxes.
Think about it--if you can.
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Hillary said to Bernie today: OK Bernie. Time to get in line. And make sure you "bring your supporters to heel"
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I like that the President pointed out that Hillary may be the most qualified person ever to run for office. He's right, and it takes the wind out of the sails of those who claim we support her 'only' because she's a woman. That we will have a woman as President is truly something to be happy about, but there's so much more positives about her than that.
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Then why did he run against her 8 years ago? Obviously she was better than him then and, as he admitted, now. Her credentials: the most cheated on woman in America. She's not anymore qualified than he was.
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Doesn't take much to look qualified when you compare it to his credentials.
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He should know about being less than qualified.
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Although I'm a Sanders supporter I'll certainly be voting for Clinton. For me, Sanders embodied two very important attributes. He's an unabashed advocate for what I consider traditional Democratic Party economic values and priorities, and he proved a candidate that fully embraces them can mount a credible, competitive campaign without reliance on PACS, bundlers, big money donors etc. And that makes him a "winner" in my book.
Pres. Obama inherited a mess when he took office, and he's done the best anyone could expect at cleaning it up. And he did so despite visceral and irrational opposition from the GOP. Throughout all of that he remained 100% "presidential", to boot.
Sec'y. Clinton is fully qualified, and I know will build on the progress from the last eight years. Because things are better than they were back in 2009, I hope she "feels the Bern" a bit, and realizes that the proposals which drew Sanders' supporters to him are achievable.
Pres. Obama inherited a mess when he took office, and he's done the best anyone could expect at cleaning it up. And he did so despite visceral and irrational opposition from the GOP. Throughout all of that he remained 100% "presidential", to boot.
Sec'y. Clinton is fully qualified, and I know will build on the progress from the last eight years. Because things are better than they were back in 2009, I hope she "feels the Bern" a bit, and realizes that the proposals which drew Sanders' supporters to him are achievable.
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If only Sanders had the grace and dignity of President Obama or Hillary Clinton.
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Or that his supporters had (that grace)...
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Why is being Secretary of State a "testament to the character" of someone who has been constantly resume-building and that added line to it is only more self-aggrandizing puffery? What did she DO as SOS, aside from be in constant travel around the world mode? What about the content of the character of someone who insisted that the airplane she was in was shot at in a war zone? Is that assertion just another example of a "mistake?" What deals have been made: She loses in past campaign but she and Bill agree to work for the first black President if he will agree to work for the first female President later? She will be a loyal and "legacy building" SOS to Obama's Presidency, with NO Clintons' criticizing from the sidelines of his admin while awaiting their next opportunity? He enables her Presidency (and Bill's Return) and she names him to Supreme Court? Does anybody other than Michelle remember the things that Hillary and Bill said about Obama when they were opponents? Then she had the gall to say Bernie was "attacking" her if he failed to bow when she entered the room! This stuff is insider establishment Oligarchs for Oligarchs. Oh Bernie, we hardly knew ye. (And the NYT would never acknowledge that they knew ye!)
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I hope we can pull off unity. A ashamed to say I am holding my breath until the convention is over. I hope I am wrong, but I think there is a hard core of BS supporters who are out to make mischief and as much as I think Hillary has to do everything she can to bring his supporters over, I also think Sanders has a role in throwing water on the fires.
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You can count on republicans masquerading as Sanders supporters to be there and to make trouble, too. And blame the democrats for it while stirring us up against each other. And yes, Sanders is necessary to preventing that, if he will.
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Actually, I know someone who is better qualified to be elected President in 2016, but our Constitution doesn't allow a third term.
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No surprise that an America hating President who spent 8 years shredding the Constitution would endorse an utterly corrupt criminal like Hillary to succeed him. If we get 8 years of Hillary, America will only be an ember of what it used to be, slowly burning out.
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It's so sickening to hear Obama bashers call him an America hater. It's such nonsense and smacks of such sour grapes. Obama has been a class act from day one, who has had to fight the most obstructive, disrespectful, nasty, petty opposition in modern politics, and good for him that he has accomplished far more than he would have if they had their way. This country is a far better place than it was when W left office.
You don't have to like Obama, but if you think a racist, misogynist, litiginous, lying, petty bully like Trump will make America a better country then you must think we don't have enough of those stand-out qualities of his. He has no class, no dignity, no kindness, no compassion, no intellectual curiosity. All he knows is how to hustle a buck and promote himself. You've been scammed by him and don't even know it, which is pretty sad. Hillary may be flawed, but she's far better qualified, far classier and far more motivated to do a good job than he ever will be.
You don't have to like Obama, but if you think a racist, misogynist, litiginous, lying, petty bully like Trump will make America a better country then you must think we don't have enough of those stand-out qualities of his. He has no class, no dignity, no kindness, no compassion, no intellectual curiosity. All he knows is how to hustle a buck and promote himself. You've been scammed by him and don't even know it, which is pretty sad. Hillary may be flawed, but she's far better qualified, far classier and far more motivated to do a good job than he ever will be.
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Dabba, things change. Countries change. You can't go back.
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All three of them are the adults in the room as opposed to the infighting, childish, ill-informed, low self-esteemed, disrespectful, manipulating, brutish, stubborn, government shutting down Republicans.
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Thanks to President Obama for representing our country to the world. I have never felt so proud of any president, in my lifetime. I hope he will find another career that will keep him in an influential place in our nation's decision making process. He is our finest statesman, today. Thanks, also, for his respectful attention to BERNIE SANDERS, and his supporters, as well as this beautifully crafted endorsement of the next president of the United States, Hillary Clinton.
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It is clearer now than ever that Trump and the "reluctant" GOP establishment are fraudsters. The contrast between Tump and Clinton and the people who speak for them is clearer even day.
Bernie is in a perfect position set to be the MVP in this race.
Bernie is in a perfect position set to be the MVP in this race.
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This is so very sad to see how low Obama has stooped. The Democrats are the worst political group ever, pandering all the time. In 2008 they were falling over each other to nominate the first black President (and let's not forget they showed their true misogynist nature by tossing a woman - Hillary Clinton - under the bus) and now they're falling over each other to nominate the first woman for President. I won't be voting for Clinton, contrary to what Obama said about her being the most qualified to be President. And I won't be voting for Trump, who appears to be in early stages of dementia.
Most people who will vote for Clinton are doing so only because she's a woman, not because she's qualified (just as Obama was not - and still is not) to be President.
Most people who will vote for Trump are doing so only because the failed Republicans refuse to come up with someone considerably better, and they're frustrated.
Most people who will vote for Clinton are doing so only because she's a woman, not because she's qualified (just as Obama was not - and still is not) to be President.
Most people who will vote for Trump are doing so only because the failed Republicans refuse to come up with someone considerably better, and they're frustrated.
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Why not start with at least one fact.
In 2008 the economy was a steaming ruin. And GWB handed that to Obama.
In 2008 the economy was a steaming ruin. And GWB handed that to Obama.
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Better change your handle if you're not going to vote. Non-voters in my mind are moochers.
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'Most people who will vote for Clinton are doing so only because she's a woman, not because she's qualified (just as Obama was not - and still is not) to be President.'
I can't imagine ayone would make such an apparently ridiculous statement without the data to support it. So please share.
I can't imagine ayone would make such an apparently ridiculous statement without the data to support it. So please share.
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I don't see how an endorsement from President Obama does anything but help Bernie Sanders. When President Obama was first inaugurated in 2009 we hoped for change. Since then we've had what basically amounts to George W. Bush's third and fourth terms: Deficit spending, check. Wall Street bailouts, check. Free trade, check. War on Terror, check. Porous borders, check. Declining middle class, check. Record prosperity for billionaires, check. Add to this the twin failures of Stimulus and Obamacare, and the shameful lack of leadership from the White House, and we have a Presidential endorsement which is, fittingly, every bit as toxic as the candidate upon whom it is bestowed.
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You have conveniently left out the major obstruction to President Obama's tenure: the racists republicans in congress who swore to obstruct him no matter the harm to our country. For them, it is race first, country second. In spite of their bigotry, the President has been able to accomplish much. I for one am forever grateful we had him in charge these last 8 years.
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I agree with Potus that there has rarely, if ever, been a presidential candidate that has been around as many blocks as HRC.
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It always amazes me when people are so willing to throw away experience and deem it as negative when it comes to elections. If you were hiring someone for a position in a company, would you hire someone who has never had experience on the job or is well-qualified? Should it all be based on likability or grand promises? It brings to mind grade school elections where kids reward candidates for empty promises of pizza Fridays and longer recesses.
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The drone president condoning the war hawk candidate. American mothers, get reay to send your children to new wars...
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I'm going to miss having a world-respected President and no scandals in the White House. Most of all, I'm going to miss you, President Obama. To my candidate, Bernie Sanders, I thank you for a first-class campaign, financed in the majority by individual, committed donors like me. I'm going to keep agitating, fighting and working toward the end to the reduction of our middle class; universal health care for ALL our citizens; campaign finance reform; meaningful action on income inequality (mostly caused by corporations, billionaires and millionaires NOT paying their fair share, and sometimes ZERO income tax); offshoring of corporate profits and individual wealth (that means you, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton); and affordable access to higher education where banks do not profit from student loans. Big, tall order. But this is a big, wealthy, powerful country; let's begin to use our favored situation to benefit ALL of our citizens and newest immigrants. Bless the United States of America; may we yet rise to fulfill our potential.
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I think you know that the Clintons' tax returns have been released and are public. Innuendo and falsehoods bought ready-made from the skilled Republicans who have spent decades attacking the Clintons.
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Where have you been the past 8 years? Apparently not in reality... ever heard of Fast and Furious, IRS scandal and all the details are yet to come out on his CIA gun running operation in Benghazi.
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Susan Anderson - I'm referring to the Clinton's use of offshore accounts and being part of the Panama Papers. They are avoiding taxation that belongs to the U.S. government.
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Trump supporters.
If Trump is not a liar, con artist; if he is a successful businessman, why does he not release his tax returns? (We don't want to hear about his being audited. The IRS definitively said an audit does not stop anyone from making their returns public. Making a tax return public does not affect an audit. This is just a flimsy excuse of a con artist who needs to hide what the tax returns would show: he lies about his wealth, he lies about giving to charity, he lies in order to underpay his taxes...so you can pay more.)
Why does Trump call women pigs?
A) He thinks that "pig" is a compliment
B) He thinks women really are pigs
C) He thinks women enjoy being called pigs (perhaps his personal experience?)
If it is okay for Trump to belittle people (little Marco, lying Ted, low energy Jeb, etc.), are you okay with him belittling you? All you have to do is ask a question he does not like, or disagree with what he says...then you are in his cross-hairs. The slightest disagreement with him means you could be ridiculed, mocked, attacked. He has Christie to bully you if you step out of line.
Trump supporters. Do you honestly think Trump is mentally and emotionally stable? Would a mentally stable man praise Kim Jong-un? Praise North Korea? Admire Vladimir Putin? Would a rational man invite nuclear proliferation? If you think this is not true, google actual videos of Trump saying these things.
Trump is unstable, a liar and a con artist.
If Trump is not a liar, con artist; if he is a successful businessman, why does he not release his tax returns? (We don't want to hear about his being audited. The IRS definitively said an audit does not stop anyone from making their returns public. Making a tax return public does not affect an audit. This is just a flimsy excuse of a con artist who needs to hide what the tax returns would show: he lies about his wealth, he lies about giving to charity, he lies in order to underpay his taxes...so you can pay more.)
Why does Trump call women pigs?
A) He thinks that "pig" is a compliment
B) He thinks women really are pigs
C) He thinks women enjoy being called pigs (perhaps his personal experience?)
If it is okay for Trump to belittle people (little Marco, lying Ted, low energy Jeb, etc.), are you okay with him belittling you? All you have to do is ask a question he does not like, or disagree with what he says...then you are in his cross-hairs. The slightest disagreement with him means you could be ridiculed, mocked, attacked. He has Christie to bully you if you step out of line.
Trump supporters. Do you honestly think Trump is mentally and emotionally stable? Would a mentally stable man praise Kim Jong-un? Praise North Korea? Admire Vladimir Putin? Would a rational man invite nuclear proliferation? If you think this is not true, google actual videos of Trump saying these things.
Trump is unstable, a liar and a con artist.
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For the same reason Barry and Michele locked down their college transcripts... what was there to hide?
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Obama disappoints yet again. Couldn't even wait a week. What's his hurry? Driven by cable news? Or does he want to squash the FBI investigation of Clinton once and for all?
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The Democrats uniting behind a candidate which will bring more of the status quo.
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And the Republicans uniting behind will bring about the destruction of our Country.
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I'll take status quo any day over being torched into oblivion.
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With a majority of voters belonging to the middle class, democracy works well. Why? Because the middle class tends to be educated and has just enough prosperity that members of that class are comfortable. So they don’t try to overthrow the rich, and they have compassion for the poor, because many of them came from poverty or have friends and relatives in need. The middle class stands between the two extremes, the poor and the rich, and we end up with a well functioning democracy.
So, what do the rich to do when they become on Oligarchy? Do away with democracy of course! Democracy, at that point, becomes too much of a threat to the elite, and the elite start taking steps to limit the power of government. (Moves to limit voting by the poor. Not allowing Independents to vote. Elections that cost mega millions etc.) Then as the middle class disappears, democracy disappears with it.
That is why this country needs Bernie's agenda to re-strengthen the middle class and restore democracy.
So, what do the rich to do when they become on Oligarchy? Do away with democracy of course! Democracy, at that point, becomes too much of a threat to the elite, and the elite start taking steps to limit the power of government. (Moves to limit voting by the poor. Not allowing Independents to vote. Elections that cost mega millions etc.) Then as the middle class disappears, democracy disappears with it.
That is why this country needs Bernie's agenda to re-strengthen the middle class and restore democracy.
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So, Obama is going to stop the FBI investigation and order the DOJ to drop all charges of Clinton corruption, and unauthorized release of classified information? Is Obama going to pardon her?
We go directly from one incompetent and corrupt administration to another one?
Anyone who votes for Clinton is a fool.
We go directly from one incompetent and corrupt administration to another one?
Anyone who votes for Clinton is a fool.
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I grew up in Fort Worth. Unfortunately, some folks are still the same there.
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So, you would prefer President Trump would you?
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The DOJ has never brought charges. There were no laws broken. Please quit the hysteria. Lots of republican operatives doing their job I see.
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The Sanders campaign has been from the beginning, about ideals.
The media's campaign has been from the beginning about ratings.
The media's campaign has been from the beginning about ratings.
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By way of 'qualified opinions', I lived inside the DC Beltway for 25 years (1986-2010).
I'm not with her.
I'm not with him(s) = Trump, or Obama-endorsement.
In fact, I'm an Independent.
Leaning towards the Johnson-Weld Libertarian ticket.
In my post '60s world-view, the American 2-party system is at the
heart of the dysfunction (and irrelevance) of modern political debate
and the SuperPAC, SuperDelegate, media/economic engine fueling political elitism.
I'm not with her.
I'm not with him(s) = Trump, or Obama-endorsement.
In fact, I'm an Independent.
Leaning towards the Johnson-Weld Libertarian ticket.
In my post '60s world-view, the American 2-party system is at the
heart of the dysfunction (and irrelevance) of modern political debate
and the SuperPAC, SuperDelegate, media/economic engine fueling political elitism.
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I'm as hopeful as I was with the elections of JFK and LBJ, until the Vietnam war ushered in the Nixon Administration and progressivism was dealt a severe blow, with the rioting in Chicago, host of the 1968 Democratic Nomination.
Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman were the titular heads of the progressive movement then and now it's Hilliary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Liberalism has matured since "No Drama Obama" has led the way.
Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman were the titular heads of the progressive movement then and now it's Hilliary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Liberalism has matured since "No Drama Obama" has led the way.
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Except it's not liberalism. It's don't-tick-off-the-corporate-donors-ism.
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You are joking, of course. Rubin and Hoffman were heads of no movement. They did get a lot of media time tho.
Titular Heads? that's funny! Almost sounds official.
Titular Heads? that's funny! Almost sounds official.
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I worked hard to get President Obama elected twice. I am going to work just as hard Hillary Clinton. Last us make history again in my life time!
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It's funny, I have been reading a lot of the comments and the statement of Hillary Clinton being the first woman to be president. I'm with Her! because she is, without question, the most qualified person to be president in my lifetime. The irony is, I don't even think man/woman, truly, I think presidential material.
She needs Florida, I'm going to volunteer to help!
Thank you Mr. President!
She needs Florida, I'm going to volunteer to help!
Thank you Mr. President!
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Republicans' Trump-based election arithmetic is too sophisticated for my slow, liberal mind. They have a route to regain the White House, and I don't comprehend it. Take all voting Americans. Subtract a majority of women. Subtract a large majority of Latinos and African-Americans. Subtract Asian-Americans. Subtract political moderates, including Republican moderates. Subtract untold Americans who never would vote for a loud-mouthed, dangerous egomaniac. Somehow or other Republicans' mathematical answer is a Trump/Republican victory. I'm obviously lost.
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Job well done Mrs. Clinton! So very proud to stand with you.
Mr Sanders is to be commended for his remarkable campaign.
What a contrast to the deplorable GOP.
Mr Sanders is to be commended for his remarkable campaign.
What a contrast to the deplorable GOP.
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Not lost but not good with math: add disenchanted Democrats (see map of industrial heartland); add Independents who voted Sanders and won't go Clinton; add untold Americans who sat out the last time who are mad enough to vote in November but would never support a dishonest, self-serving, power-hungry lifelong politician.
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One example:
Hillary worked day and night to get health care solved in the 1990s, and as a result she's a realist. Yes, it's brave to go scream approval at rockstar crowds, but that's not how things get done.
More from President Obama at Rutgers 250 anniversary speech. I think the relevant bit is at about minute 18:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ9jJm_q5Jo
Here's the transcript: http://www.newsweek.com/obama-full-transcript-rutgers-university-commenc...
"let me be as clear as I can be. In politics and in life, ignorance is not a virtue. It's not cool to not know what you're talking about. That's not keeping it real, or telling it like it is."
"None of these changes happened overnight. They didn’t happen because some charismatic leader got everybody suddenly to agree on everything. It didn’t happen because some massive political revolution occurred. It actually happened over the course of years of advocacy, and organizing, and alliance-building, and deal-making, and the changing of public opinion. It happened because ordinary Americans who cared participated in the political process."
At minute 32:30. "Have faith in democracy. Look, I know it’s not always pretty. Really, I know. I've been living it."
More what follows after that if you don't have the time or the inclination for more.
Hillary worked day and night to get health care solved in the 1990s, and as a result she's a realist. Yes, it's brave to go scream approval at rockstar crowds, but that's not how things get done.
More from President Obama at Rutgers 250 anniversary speech. I think the relevant bit is at about minute 18:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ9jJm_q5Jo
Here's the transcript: http://www.newsweek.com/obama-full-transcript-rutgers-university-commenc...
"let me be as clear as I can be. In politics and in life, ignorance is not a virtue. It's not cool to not know what you're talking about. That's not keeping it real, or telling it like it is."
"None of these changes happened overnight. They didn’t happen because some charismatic leader got everybody suddenly to agree on everything. It didn’t happen because some massive political revolution occurred. It actually happened over the course of years of advocacy, and organizing, and alliance-building, and deal-making, and the changing of public opinion. It happened because ordinary Americans who cared participated in the political process."
At minute 32:30. "Have faith in democracy. Look, I know it’s not always pretty. Really, I know. I've been living it."
More what follows after that if you don't have the time or the inclination for more.
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I love President Obama. His detractors are mean-spirited and narrow-minded in my humble opinion. He had trouble from day one because of Republicans.
We don't need a white knight, we need people who can do things. Enough with the Republican-spread distortions of Hillary's record.
Don't blame the victims - Democrats and the rest of us - for what the perps - Republicans - have done.
Throw the bums out. Work and vote, downticket, everywhere!
We don't need a white knight, we need people who can do things. Enough with the Republican-spread distortions of Hillary's record.
Don't blame the victims - Democrats and the rest of us - for what the perps - Republicans - have done.
Throw the bums out. Work and vote, downticket, everywhere!
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Exactly so
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I will vote for Hillary Clinton as I have promised from the very beginning of this campaign. Bernie was always my candidate of choice but now that the primaries are almost over we must unite as a party to defeat the most dangerous GOP candidate I have seen in my lifetime.
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I find these two maps interesting:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/2016_elections_tr...
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/2016_elections_el...
RealCelarPolitics.com is a very good pulse indicator.
It doe not say how current these maps are, but one has to suspect they are very recent.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/2016_elections_tr...
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/2016_elections_el...
RealCelarPolitics.com is a very good pulse indicator.
It doe not say how current these maps are, but one has to suspect they are very recent.
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By the way, before I get slammed here, RwalClearPolitics predicted an Obama victories in 2008 and 2012. It was also close to FiveThirtyEight's predictions, as well.
If these maps show anything, is that Ms. Clinton and Mr. Trump are too close to call, with 30 EVs separating them. 194 - 164. And that is down, from a few weeks ago, on the Clinton side, where they indicate over 220.
As fro Sanders - Trump 246 - 153. This was up from around 220 a few weeks ago.
This is a reality and a reasonable explanation why Sanders remains in the race. He needs 24 EVs to make up; Ms. Clinton needs 76 EVs to make up.
This will change, but interesting how these look before what happened Tuesday is factored in. But, 3.5 million more people wanted Clinton (based upon states which report total voters).
If these maps show anything, is that Ms. Clinton and Mr. Trump are too close to call, with 30 EVs separating them. 194 - 164. And that is down, from a few weeks ago, on the Clinton side, where they indicate over 220.
As fro Sanders - Trump 246 - 153. This was up from around 220 a few weeks ago.
This is a reality and a reasonable explanation why Sanders remains in the race. He needs 24 EVs to make up; Ms. Clinton needs 76 EVs to make up.
This will change, but interesting how these look before what happened Tuesday is factored in. But, 3.5 million more people wanted Clinton (based upon states which report total voters).
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Nick,
Time to move on from these unrealistic numbers for many reasons. Prediction error for National matchup early in this stage is very high historically - there was an article about it. This usually get a bit more clearer after the convention. Sanders was never really attacked by republicans. Think about the possible ads "communist who went to Soviet Union for honeymoon". Finally Hillary won more pledged delegates and more popular votes and she is the winner of Democratic party, period. Had there been no superdelegates or all the primaries were open, Hillary would have won long before - according to fivethirtyeight.
Best wishes from Boulder
Time to move on from these unrealistic numbers for many reasons. Prediction error for National matchup early in this stage is very high historically - there was an article about it. This usually get a bit more clearer after the convention. Sanders was never really attacked by republicans. Think about the possible ads "communist who went to Soviet Union for honeymoon". Finally Hillary won more pledged delegates and more popular votes and she is the winner of Democratic party, period. Had there been no superdelegates or all the primaries were open, Hillary would have won long before - according to fivethirtyeight.
Best wishes from Boulder
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Congratulations to Mrs Clinton and thank you President Obama. Last but not least, thank you Sen Sanders for getting cooler heads prevail. Thank you all for restoring a more sensible pragmatic vision to this land of plenty
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In 2008 Barack Obama and the Democratic Party campaigned against the Bush-Cheney
Surveillance state. The Party Platform was based on restoring our civil liberties.
After Obama was elected – when the party controlled the House and the Senate – they tossed the Bill of Rights into the trash and expanded the police state. This wasn’t forced upon them by the mean old Republicans – they chose to do that.
They could have gone after the Wall Street bankers that trashed our economy – they chose not to.
They could have held Messrs. Bush and Cheney accountable for their war crimes – they chose not to.
They could have established a single-payer health care system – the chose not to.
The “Republican Lite” Democratic Party chose to maintain the status quo. And so will Hillary Clinton if she is elected president.
Surveillance state. The Party Platform was based on restoring our civil liberties.
After Obama was elected – when the party controlled the House and the Senate – they tossed the Bill of Rights into the trash and expanded the police state. This wasn’t forced upon them by the mean old Republicans – they chose to do that.
They could have gone after the Wall Street bankers that trashed our economy – they chose not to.
They could have held Messrs. Bush and Cheney accountable for their war crimes – they chose not to.
They could have established a single-payer health care system – the chose not to.
The “Republican Lite” Democratic Party chose to maintain the status quo. And so will Hillary Clinton if she is elected president.
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"They could have established a single-payer health care system – the chose not to."
There was no chance that a single-payer plan would have made it through Congress. Pelosi and Reid had enough trouble even getting the ACA through. Do you prefer, instead, that they did nothing?
There was no chance that a single-payer plan would have made it through Congress. Pelosi and Reid had enough trouble even getting the ACA through. Do you prefer, instead, that they did nothing?
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While I am skeptical about Hillary Clinton's values and priorities and circumspect about her potential to increase the wealth divide in this country during her potential term as president, I am to some degree confident that Sanders supporters far and wide have not been protesting the status quo in vain. Hillary now and indefinitely into the future has a huge responsibility to unite the disparate factions of the democratic party. This means that she must forever more think of the masses first and put our needs before the whims of the 1 percent. Let's see how quickly and completely she can rise to this occasion despite having her presidential campaign financed by large expectant corporate donors...
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The prevailing narrative is that the "Democratic unity" work ahead will be to bring cats and dogs together. It's not. In this era, Democrats are generally united. It's the Republicans that are a disparate collection of weird special-interest groups. The Democrats always used to have that problem, but the roles have now flipped.
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White House Denies Obama Endorsement of Clinton Will Intimidate FBI Investigators.
On the president's afternoon schedule - a 3:25PM private meeting with Attorney General Lynch.
Obama puts his finger on the scale of justice.
On the president's afternoon schedule - a 3:25PM private meeting with Attorney General Lynch.
Obama puts his finger on the scale of justice.
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Does anyone doubt that the fix is in?
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What I can't comprehend from here in Washington DC is exactly how dumb Barack Obama thinks the American people are. Before creeping out for another golf outing, Obama schedules a meeting with Loretta Lynch.
DUH.
The cover-up begins.
DUH.
The cover-up begins.
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From one class act to another the torch has been passed. How wonderful to see these two excellent leaders smash through the steel ceiling that has been in place far too long. Are they perfect? Of course not, what human is! Democrats unite and keep our eye on the November prize.
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Obama's popularity ratings are high. Still, he tends to be popular among the same demographics as Hillary with a few exceptions. Obama is more popular among the young and blacks, though not as popular among women. It is doubtful that Obama can increase turnout in November among blacks and the young are less inclined to be influenced by an endorsement. Moreover, there is a potential problem. Trump supporters doubt Obama's birth certificate. They will find that there is no birth certificate in the name of Hillary Clinton. Maybe that seems silly. But these folks aren't rocket scientists.
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'Good judgment'? Really? I'd like to see what he thinks 'poor judgment' is!
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He is pretty clear re: poor judgment: 20 years of Repubnik presidents making stupid choices since 1980 made clear what "poor judgment" is....
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GOP's "Trickle Down" fraud comes to mind.
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Well done, President Obama. I, too, thank Bernie Sanders for his outstanding effort and nearly life-long commitment to equality. He will remain a powerful force in the Senate who's position on various issues will endure. Now, let's get going to beat Trump!
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A tribute to Sanders now back to the important work of taking care of Wall street. Democrats from FDR to Jimmy Carter would not recognize the pay to play party of today.
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I look forward to President Carter's wholehearted endorsement of Hillary Clinton.
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While I am skeptical about Hillary Clinton's values and priorities and circumspect about her potential to increase the wealth divide in this country during her potential reign of president, I am to some degree confident that Sanders supporters far and wide have not been protesting the status quo in vain. Hillary has a huge responsibility to unite the disparate factions of the democratic party. This means that she must now think of the masses first and put our needs before the whims of the 1 percent. Let's see if she can rise to this occasion about having her presidential campaign financed to large expectant corporate donors....
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Thank you, President Obama for meeting with Senator Sanders and discussing the critical necessity for Democratic Party unity. Secretary Hillary Clinton has won the nomination and deserves our respect, our commitment to her, and our unity. I sincerely hope that Senator Sanders and his supporters will be committed to unifying and fighting with all Democrats to defeat the Republican stranglehold on this country's legislative and judicial system.
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“I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office.”
So.....why did you accept the nomination in 2008 when you weren't as qualified?
So.....why did you accept the nomination in 2008 when you weren't as qualified?
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Hillary gained some chops after 2008, don't you think?
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Because he wanted to be President?
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Karlos, that is a clever point, but we all know that political rhetoric does not always follow strict logical guidelines.
And Obama is talking in 2016, not 2008. She has added significant qualifications since 2008, serving as Secretary of State...
And Obama is talking in 2016, not 2008. She has added significant qualifications since 2008, serving as Secretary of State...
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President Obama has abandoned virtually all the clearly stated principles which prompted me to vote for him in 2008. He was not worthy of reelection, having caved in to every pressure group, lobbyist, and contributor he met. Now, he can't even wait for the Convention to allow events to transpire naturally. What a pathetic finale for a man who could have been great. In some ways, worse than that failed President Jimmy Carter.
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Unfortunately, history will disagree with you. Obama will be remembered as a great President who achieved momentous legislation despite a publicly stated campaign of obstructionism from Congressional Republicans. Youy are certainly entitled to your opinion, but it will be a very long time before the nation sees a President of comparable grace, class and intelligence.
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The anger out there in the country is real.
It's why this is going to be a very close election.
Trump will make the Crooked Hillary label stick for a bunch of disaffected Americans. She is so clearly part of the entrenched political elites.
The saving grace is that Trump will continue to go off into unscripted land, demonstrating exactly what he is, which is a con man, first and foremost.
Let's hope folks actually notice.
And most of all, let's hope the Dems can get out the vote!
It's why this is going to be a very close election.
Trump will make the Crooked Hillary label stick for a bunch of disaffected Americans. She is so clearly part of the entrenched political elites.
The saving grace is that Trump will continue to go off into unscripted land, demonstrating exactly what he is, which is a con man, first and foremost.
Let's hope folks actually notice.
And most of all, let's hope the Dems can get out the vote!
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She is the right person for this job. The focus for all of us is how we can work together as a country.
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What accomplishments does she have in her political career that make her qualified to be POTUS?
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It's very unpresidential to actively campaign when you are a lame duck, as Obama has signaled he will do. Imagine how stupid he's going to look when Trump completely destroys Hillary.
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So, this is your objective observation?
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Imagine how stupid America will look if Trump destroys Hillary.
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I think you are reading too much fiction these days :)
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Clinton has a lot to live up to. Thank you Mr. President.
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No one sees a conflict of interest when the Executive Branch is investigating this woman on a criminal matter and the head of that branch makes a public endorsement. Even if the endorsement is supposedly personal, he is the sitting President, and should not endorse her until the investigation is complete and she is exonerated. If she is not indicted, his actions today taint the credibility and impartiality of the FBI's investigation. Further, given others associated with the investigation are now claiming their 5th Amendment rights makes today's endorsement all the more premature.
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I guess no one remembers Clinton floating the idea of appointing Obama as a Supreme Court justice or wonders why the Dems have suddenly gone quiet on the GOP's obstruction of appointing Scalia's replacement.
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Look at the Democratic party, breaking down walls, with a President Barack Hussein Obama working to be followed by President Hillary Rodham Clinton.
And The Republicans are campaigning on building a new, enormous wall.
Forward we continue!
And The Republicans are campaigning on building a new, enormous wall.
Forward we continue!
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From my standpoint, this is vintage Obama. The sage and profound Barack Obama telling us...whom we should vote for.
I don't recall this ever happening before. Sure, once the primaries and conventions are over, it's fair game and expected at that point for the President to endorse his party's nominee. But not at this venture.
I still can't get over how much Obama has changed since he first started campaigning for President in 2007. That was the man that I so admired and rooted for...what happened to him and all his plans for bringing America together again? Where did that Obama go? I guess I was pretty naive...
It appears obvious at this point that, if the FBI were to recommend indictment for Hillary Clinton, Obama will instruct the Attorney General, Ms. Lynch to bury it (or perhaps he would even have the chutzpah to just issue her a 'pardon').
After all, if we've learned one thing, it's that the Obamas and the Clintons look out for one another...n'est-ce pas?
Well then...onward to the cornation! The ruling establishment has spoken.
I don't recall this ever happening before. Sure, once the primaries and conventions are over, it's fair game and expected at that point for the President to endorse his party's nominee. But not at this venture.
I still can't get over how much Obama has changed since he first started campaigning for President in 2007. That was the man that I so admired and rooted for...what happened to him and all his plans for bringing America together again? Where did that Obama go? I guess I was pretty naive...
It appears obvious at this point that, if the FBI were to recommend indictment for Hillary Clinton, Obama will instruct the Attorney General, Ms. Lynch to bury it (or perhaps he would even have the chutzpah to just issue her a 'pardon').
After all, if we've learned one thing, it's that the Obamas and the Clintons look out for one another...n'est-ce pas?
Well then...onward to the cornation! The ruling establishment has spoken.
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Barack Obama is the leader of the Democratic Party and has set a high standard for future leaders.
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@Jack: As long as he is still President, Barack Obama's first obligation is to the country and to the American people. Thus, he should govern in a non-partisan way to represent ALL citizens.
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What makes her more qualified today than 8 years ago? A few years as a failed Sec of State? Of course we never saw this coming. Now she has one more string tied to her back to pull her where ever the party wants her to go.
Remember, you get the government you deserve.
Remember, you get the government you deserve.
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For those democrats who say that only Bernie meets their purity test and see Obama's endorsement of Clinton as a sell out or worse as cynical please keep this old proverb in mind: Never make a 15% enemy out of an 85% friend.
Think about it.
Think about it.
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I do not think that the President, HRC, her supporters, and the MSM have been listening to what Senator Sanders has been trying to explain to them. So let me try to use different words.
Many of us who support Senator Sanders' run for presidency are part of the movement that has grown out of recent social justice movements such as Occupy Wall Street, the Other 98%, etc. We are supporting Senator Sanders as the CURRENT leader and will support him as long as he chooses to pursue the nomination.
Many of us are independent voters. Not because we cannot make up our minds which of the two parties we like better, but because, frankly, we despise both of them. Another branch of us are the Progressive Democrats of America (PDA), which view themselves as the progressive (although unwelcome) wing of the Democratic Party. The latter are registered democrats who want to change the party from the inside.
I am not sure whether President Obama and HRC will be able to convince the Progressive Democrats of America to line up obediently behind Hillary. I went to one of their meetings this week, and I kind of doubt that.
But I can tell you this. Do not expect many of us independent voters to fold and join your ranks. Many of us simply do not care about what happens to your party. What we care about is the movement, and it is pretty clear that the DNC has no use for us. Therefore, we are pushing Senator Sanders to run as an independent. Should that fail, we will vote for Jill Stein.
Many of us who support Senator Sanders' run for presidency are part of the movement that has grown out of recent social justice movements such as Occupy Wall Street, the Other 98%, etc. We are supporting Senator Sanders as the CURRENT leader and will support him as long as he chooses to pursue the nomination.
Many of us are independent voters. Not because we cannot make up our minds which of the two parties we like better, but because, frankly, we despise both of them. Another branch of us are the Progressive Democrats of America (PDA), which view themselves as the progressive (although unwelcome) wing of the Democratic Party. The latter are registered democrats who want to change the party from the inside.
I am not sure whether President Obama and HRC will be able to convince the Progressive Democrats of America to line up obediently behind Hillary. I went to one of their meetings this week, and I kind of doubt that.
But I can tell you this. Do not expect many of us independent voters to fold and join your ranks. Many of us simply do not care about what happens to your party. What we care about is the movement, and it is pretty clear that the DNC has no use for us. Therefore, we are pushing Senator Sanders to run as an independent. Should that fail, we will vote for Jill Stein.
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Oh, yeah - because President Trump is going to really advance your progressive ideals. Great choice you're making. I believe it's called "cutting off your nose to spite your face."
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After enjoying several years of relative peace here at home, I now look forward to a continuation of pragmatic intelligent leadership from Hillary Clinton.
It is now vital that she conduct her campaign with the utmost dignity and a flair for calling out the repulsive campaign conducted by Don Trump.
Intelligence always succeeds over brute force and I am confident Clinton will vanquish Trump with a flair of intellect and diplomacy.
The laws of nature dictate that the advanced Democrats should excel in the races against the backwards looking Republicans. Nature is on their side and I hope they win.
It is now vital that she conduct her campaign with the utmost dignity and a flair for calling out the repulsive campaign conducted by Don Trump.
Intelligence always succeeds over brute force and I am confident Clinton will vanquish Trump with a flair of intellect and diplomacy.
The laws of nature dictate that the advanced Democrats should excel in the races against the backwards looking Republicans. Nature is on their side and I hope they win.
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Remember 2008, when no Republican candidate wanted to be associated with George W. Bush and the failure of his presidency? Bush wasn't even welcome at the convention. What a difference in 2016. Obama will be front and center as the compelling advocate for party unity and victory in the coming campaign against Donald Trump. It's obvious that this a job he will really relish, and nobody could do it better.
And who in the Republican camp today could manage as gracious and enthusiastic an endorsement of their presumptive candidate as Obama has just given Hillary? Compare Ryan and Trump. Ouch! The behavior under pressure of Obama, Hillary and Bernie too, as compared to the often bizzare antics of the GOP throughout their campaign, tells us who are the real grownups in the room
And who in the Republican camp today could manage as gracious and enthusiastic an endorsement of their presumptive candidate as Obama has just given Hillary? Compare Ryan and Trump. Ouch! The behavior under pressure of Obama, Hillary and Bernie too, as compared to the often bizzare antics of the GOP throughout their campaign, tells us who are the real grownups in the room
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This is, and has been, the Democrats' ace in the hole, regardless of who prevailed in the primaries. This fall will be very fun.
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Obama has been a disappointment to liberals nd progressives, so this doesn't come as a surprise.
I find Hillary Clinton singularly lacking in compassion and "heart." I am judging by statements she has made over the years. "Super-predators" was bad enough, but we will "bring them to heel," is worse. These are people, not pets. In her statement after Khaddafi was killed by sodomizing him, "We came, we saw, he died," she compares herself to Caesar, and shows no consideration of this horrible tortured death. Her statement about coal miners being put out of business is another example of her lack of empathy. I know this will happen, but I would not say it in such a stark way with no empathy for miners. She sells love, but does not practice it.
If the party is to unify, it is Clinton who will have to do the unifying. It is not about Sanders, it is about progressive policies. Again, she claims the word without the values.
Dear Mrs. Clinton, Please reach out to progressive voters to unify the party. Throw us a bone. We would love to vote against Trump.
I find Hillary Clinton singularly lacking in compassion and "heart." I am judging by statements she has made over the years. "Super-predators" was bad enough, but we will "bring them to heel," is worse. These are people, not pets. In her statement after Khaddafi was killed by sodomizing him, "We came, we saw, he died," she compares herself to Caesar, and shows no consideration of this horrible tortured death. Her statement about coal miners being put out of business is another example of her lack of empathy. I know this will happen, but I would not say it in such a stark way with no empathy for miners. She sells love, but does not practice it.
If the party is to unify, it is Clinton who will have to do the unifying. It is not about Sanders, it is about progressive policies. Again, she claims the word without the values.
Dear Mrs. Clinton, Please reach out to progressive voters to unify the party. Throw us a bone. We would love to vote against Trump.
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Your vote is yours to decide. It should not be dependent on the actions or promises of candidates. Citizens are expected to look at the issues and policies in addition to the candidates, and vote for what they regard as best for the country. No one candidate will ever absolutely share your views on all issues.
It is your civic responsibility to use your vote wisely. This is not a burden you get to shift to candidates. You should be able to find your own reasons for not voting for Trump.
It is your civic responsibility to use your vote wisely. This is not a burden you get to shift to candidates. You should be able to find your own reasons for not voting for Trump.
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Good grief, you're as deluded as the Tea Party.
No hero is going to swoop in and remake the country in your image, their image, or in any other image.
Obama has provided a stellar template for 21st Century American progressives and liberals - stop pretending like you've got that "one weird trick" that'll make everything better, vanquish your foes for eternity, and bring pride and honor to Americans of all creeds.
Just stop. Clinton's record is out there for you to see how progressive she is, and how she goes in and gets her hands and image dirty in the pursuit of steering a chaotic behemoth 1 millimeter away from its current heading.
Bernie's got principles, but that means squat. The Republicans in Congress will see to that. Your progressive principles mean squat, unless you have a gang with clubs and chains to beat ne'er-do-wells into submission long enough to take a step forward. Bernie's too precious for that street fight, and he lost anyway.
It's our jobs now to get up in Hillary's face and demand things from her - she'll have the power, now give her the mandate. If you don't, you can guarantee someone else will be on the phone with her, and it'll be some industry honcho, or Mitch McConnell, making their own demands.
It's not her job, it's our job.
No hero is going to swoop in and remake the country in your image, their image, or in any other image.
Obama has provided a stellar template for 21st Century American progressives and liberals - stop pretending like you've got that "one weird trick" that'll make everything better, vanquish your foes for eternity, and bring pride and honor to Americans of all creeds.
Just stop. Clinton's record is out there for you to see how progressive she is, and how she goes in and gets her hands and image dirty in the pursuit of steering a chaotic behemoth 1 millimeter away from its current heading.
Bernie's got principles, but that means squat. The Republicans in Congress will see to that. Your progressive principles mean squat, unless you have a gang with clubs and chains to beat ne'er-do-wells into submission long enough to take a step forward. Bernie's too precious for that street fight, and he lost anyway.
It's our jobs now to get up in Hillary's face and demand things from her - she'll have the power, now give her the mandate. If you don't, you can guarantee someone else will be on the phone with her, and it'll be some industry honcho, or Mitch McConnell, making their own demands.
It's not her job, it's our job.
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Your comments about Clinton haven't exactly been a piece of candy. Why not weigh reasons and pick someone and be responsible for your own choice?
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With Obama, Clinton, Sanders and others, we Democrats have an embarrassment of riches. The GOP just has an embarrassment.
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It's not lost on me Sanders refuses to say he will support the winner of the Democratic primary, Hillary Clinton. He says he'll work to defeat Trump, yet he seems wholly incapable of actually even saying, 'Hillary Clinton'. This kind of willful pettiness, including when he basked in his supporters booing of her the night she clinched the nomination, has poisoned the entire Democratic primary season for me.
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I think that Sanders will endorse Clinton after the DC vote. He has political capital and power right now. The most that he will have in his life and it will be fleeting. Just until the election. He can choose to use it wisely and work with Dems to advance his agenda or throw it away by being vindictive and end up reviled as Nader 2016. My guess is that Sanders will choose the former course.
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That's fine, HRC has poisoned the entire Democratic Primary 2016 (and 2008, and a number of other venues), for many of us.
I've been an enthusiastic Bernie Sanders supporter since the day he got into the presidential race. So needless to say I'm disappointed that Bernie didn't win the nomination. But I am thrilled that he got as far as he did, and touched as many people as he did.
That said, I am now greatly alarmed by the messages I'm seeing posted on web pages by my fellow Bernie supporters, suggesting that they'd rather vote third-party candidate or (good god) for Donald Trump than see Hillary ascend to the presidency.
The hostility and sore-loser mentality is frightening. Get a grip, fellow Bernie supporters! The best thing we can do now is turn our attention toward supporting and electing progressives (or at least non-Republicans) to vulnerable House and Senate seats across this country.
I do hope that Bernie starts disseminating that message. He has harnessed a lot of creative democratic energy, especially among young people. I hope he can convince them to put down their I-phones and selfie cameras long enough to channel that energy into local, statewide, and Congressional races. Because, collectively, that could make even more of a difference than a Sanders presidency.
That said, I am now greatly alarmed by the messages I'm seeing posted on web pages by my fellow Bernie supporters, suggesting that they'd rather vote third-party candidate or (good god) for Donald Trump than see Hillary ascend to the presidency.
The hostility and sore-loser mentality is frightening. Get a grip, fellow Bernie supporters! The best thing we can do now is turn our attention toward supporting and electing progressives (or at least non-Republicans) to vulnerable House and Senate seats across this country.
I do hope that Bernie starts disseminating that message. He has harnessed a lot of creative democratic energy, especially among young people. I hope he can convince them to put down their I-phones and selfie cameras long enough to channel that energy into local, statewide, and Congressional races. Because, collectively, that could make even more of a difference than a Sanders presidency.
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With all due respect, you really should be more alarmed at what Clinton has wrought--look at what Obama & Warren have done. This is not OK, and it is not good and true leadership.
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Despite my serious reservation about Hillary Clinton and her Wall Street - Big Money - Elite ties - I have no other candidate to vote for with a chance of defeating Donald J. Trump. My vote for Clinton is not a choice: its forced by the cowardice of the RNC and rigging of the process by DNC.
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Unfortunately, every vote that is not for Hillary Clinton is a vote for Donald Trump. The aspirations of Bernie Sanders or Jill Stein I won't we might all like but it is too dangerous to waste a vote I don't undoubted loser
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The Founding Fathers must be spinning in their graves. Not because Hillary is a woman but because she's another dynastic insider, anointed by the powers that be. And this is to say nothing of her deeply corrupt character.
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Hello! John Adams and John Quincy Adams! What makes you think the founders were opposed to dynasties? John Quincy Adams, like Hillary Clinton, was Secretary of State before he was president.
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That is actually kind of insulting to the many millions of us very common people who just preferred Hillary to Bernie. You are entitled to your opinion. But it is just that. Your opinion.
We believe she is by far the best and most qualified candidate. Can't you just accept that? And we are the majority. And that is exactly what the Founding Fathers wanted.
We believe she is by far the best and most qualified candidate. Can't you just accept that? And we are the majority. And that is exactly what the Founding Fathers wanted.
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Hooray for Hillary!
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Obama further tarnishes his presidency and reputation by endorsing Hillary Clinton when he knows she has broken the law and jeopardized our national security.
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Thanks Don for the Trump view.
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I love today's comments! Love all around to Sanders, Clinton, Obama! OK Democrats, let's vote!
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John,
Get the loyal Democrats united and voting, and you have about 1/3 of the electorate, not enough to win anything. The Democrats needed to figure out how to get the left leaning part of the 40% of the electorate that is independent. They just blew that chance by nominating Hillary.
Get the loyal Democrats united and voting, and you have about 1/3 of the electorate, not enough to win anything. The Democrats needed to figure out how to get the left leaning part of the 40% of the electorate that is independent. They just blew that chance by nominating Hillary.
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That's it. I can see the handwriting on the wall. I admit it. I will support Hillary Clinton. And I will urge everyone I know to do so.
But Bernie Sanders has been a gift. I have not before been so energized by a candidate with respect to his clear cut issues:
Get Big Money out of politics.
Enhance Social Security.
Restore and upgrade our highway infrastructure.
Make college more affordable.
Work toward closing the giant income gap.
Bernie, I have supported you and have sung your praises. I have been your loyal supporter and still am.
I thank God you were in this campaign and that you have fought like the relentless and committed person of principle that you are. I look forward to seeing more of you as we go forward.
But Bernie Sanders has been a gift. I have not before been so energized by a candidate with respect to his clear cut issues:
Get Big Money out of politics.
Enhance Social Security.
Restore and upgrade our highway infrastructure.
Make college more affordable.
Work toward closing the giant income gap.
Bernie, I have supported you and have sung your praises. I have been your loyal supporter and still am.
I thank God you were in this campaign and that you have fought like the relentless and committed person of principle that you are. I look forward to seeing more of you as we go forward.
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Get big money out of politics?
How are you going to do that by supporting Hillary Clinton, she is deeply corrupt?
How are you going to do that by supporting Hillary Clinton, she is deeply corrupt?
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The irony is not lost. But the alternative is President Trump. I have struggled with the notion of supporting Clinton. But support her, I will, to avoid the specter of President Trump. (I also knew that my comment would not be a 'NYT Pick" due to the "Get Big Money out of politics" comment. It was a subtle protest!)
The irony is not lost. But the alternative is President Trump. I have struggled with the notion of supporting Clinton. But support her, I will, to avoid the specter of President Trump. (I also knew that my comment would not be a 'NYT Pick" due to the "Get Big Money out of politics" comment. It was a subtle protest!)
You have to love the Berniacs posting here (assuming they are Berniacs as it's often hard to tell the difference from Republicans). All rushing to declare their intention to assist the election of Trump. It's an interesting comment on the ability of zealots (of any sort) to make sensible and rational value judgments and goes a long way to explain why revolutions so often go wrong and people constantly lose money on the stock market or in casinos. It's long been the subject of laughter by Democrats when talking about Republicans but obviously it's not confined to people on the right. It's interesting to speculate if these folks conduct their normal personal and professional lives according to the same set of standards (and that's intended as an entirely serious reflection). Probably.
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You continue the name calling and come november you will have no one to Blame but yourself. Don't think you are doing Hillary a favor by all this name calling.
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@petey tonei
Massachusetts
I'm not calling anyone names but merely reflecting on how zealotry produces irrational behavior. As Raymond Aron observed, the lesson of the last century is that men will willingly sacrifice their interests for their passions. Now you may think that being a strong supporter of left wing Democrat Sanders yesterday - and vowing to assist the election of someone who is a racist conservative demagogue tomorrow - constitutes rational behavior. It is not. It's bi-polar. However, the fact you think it is entirely rational, is in of itself a fairly effective demonstration of the phenomenon I was describing.
Massachusetts
I'm not calling anyone names but merely reflecting on how zealotry produces irrational behavior. As Raymond Aron observed, the lesson of the last century is that men will willingly sacrifice their interests for their passions. Now you may think that being a strong supporter of left wing Democrat Sanders yesterday - and vowing to assist the election of someone who is a racist conservative demagogue tomorrow - constitutes rational behavior. It is not. It's bi-polar. However, the fact you think it is entirely rational, is in of itself a fairly effective demonstration of the phenomenon I was describing.
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Luckily for we Democrats, only 55% of the US has an unfavorable view of Clinton, while a whopping 37% have a favorable view.
Compare that to loser Trump, with his lousy 34% favorable / 58% unfavorable rating..
Whoo hoo!!
And thanks be that amateur, Sanders, with his 38% unfavorable / 49% favorable rating is out of the race.
Compare that to loser Trump, with his lousy 34% favorable / 58% unfavorable rating..
Whoo hoo!!
And thanks be that amateur, Sanders, with his 38% unfavorable / 49% favorable rating is out of the race.
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Exactly!
So, I guess the qualifications for being President is being so crooked and vile that at least 50% of the public hates you? Yeah, seems about right....maybe she is most qualified, by that definition.
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"Crooked and vile" turns you off? Look at Trump. Compared to him, Hillary is a saint.
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I'm thrilled to see President Obama endorse Hillary Clinton and to be so enthusiastic about campaigning with and for her. As a former Bernie supporter I'm with them and I hope Sen. Sanders and all his passionate followers will soon join Mr. Obama. Let's do something now that the Republicans haven't been able to do--unite solidly behind our "presumptive nominee." Don't let disappointment and concerns about Sec. Clinton keep you from joining to defeat a blatant bigot and racist who will undo every progressive accomplishment of the Obama years and perhaps even more.
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Paul, what "progressive accomplishments" did Obama achieve? He continued the crimes against the people and bowed down to his masters, Wall Street bankers. He's the most disgraceful President ever.
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Dear Mrs. Clinton: There will be unity IF, and only if, you foster the reforms the Democratic Party so desperately needs. When I learn that you, and your associates, are doing that, you will have my heartfelt vote.
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@Activist Bill The "progressive" Obama gave us the Affordable Care Act and the Iran nuclear deal--both noteworthy, major progressive achievements against complete opposition by Republicans and even with the Iran deal some turncoat Democrats like my Sen. Charles Schumer. In addition, he allowed the Bush tax cuts to expire, bailed out the American auto industry (again over Republican opposition) and put two excellent justices in Sonia Sotomajor and Elena Kagan on the Supreme Court. Save "disgraceful" for George W. Bush and wannabee Donald Trump, please--both clearly deserving of the term.
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This is yet another example of our Commander in Chief being quite thoughtful and deliberate, i.e., the most level headed one in the room. His support for Hilary is a subtle but effective passing of the torch; his reaching out to Bernie the very model of diplomacy and decorum. These three very intelligent and dedicated public servants must unite and further galvanize the Democratic base (and independent voters) to ensure the remarkable events that have characterized the past 8 years continue.
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I've been a Bernie supporter and monthly contributor since he announced his candidacy. Today, I'm sadly terminating my contributions to his campaign, and transferring them to Hillary's. She is far and away the most qualified candidate for the presidency in my lifetime--and I was born during the Johnson administration. I've supported Bernie because I want the political discussion, the Democratic party, and the country as a whole to move to the left on just about every significant issue facing us in this highly charged, overheated and partisan era in American politics. We have lost the political, social and moral compass that helped found our nation, led it to grow into the 20th century's greatest power. and the planet's most inspired proponent, exporter and arbiter of free speech, free enterprise and free will. Typically, especially of a brash young entity, we've worn the concomitant power poorly. Time to get back to nation building at home, take care of our children, schools, hospitals, roads and bridges, and--yes--businesses small and large, if only by protecting them from themselves, and protecting us from the sickness that unbridled capitalism and its damaged sibling consumerism unleashes on the country and the world at large. Hillary's not going to solve it all. But she's not blind, stupid or crazy. And that's all the other side has to offer.
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It's illegal for U.S. presidential campaigns to take foreign donations. Ausser du bist Auslander in Deutschland / eigentlich Ami.
Little Falls: there are American citizens all over the world. There are foreigners in Germany. Tough to grasp, I'm sure.
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Oh, wait. You're telling me what the law is? You must be German. Thanks, but I can step outside and get an earful about the law, here. Don't need advice on the law back home.
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The movement that Senator Sanders put in motion will help change the course of American history. His place as a great American who helped turn this country from war, oligarchy, and the demagogues in the Republican party will move the arc of the soul of this country towards, as Martin Luther King, Jr said, justice. Justice for one and justice for all. No candidate is perfect. Every candidate disappoints each of us in one way or another. I voted for Bernie in the primary, I supported him with what money I could afford, but even though his candidacy came up short, he and his movement did not. Because of his inspired and courageous campaign we are a better people: we can see that a better future is not only possible, but probable. Now it is time to drive a silver stake through the heart of the monster that created a deranged madman like Trump. The end of the Republican party is finally here, and I hope that a new conservative party will emerge that is dedicated to governance and the experiment that is America. We have that chance: we must take it.
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Thank you. Good stuff.
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"called her the most qualified candidate to seek the White House"
More than Thomas Jefferson? John Adams? James Madison? Martin Van Buren?
I think it's time to start qualifying this oft-repeated statement about HRC.
More than Thomas Jefferson? John Adams? James Madison? Martin Van Buren?
I think it's time to start qualifying this oft-repeated statement about HRC.
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The Clinton campaign paid good money to come up that slogan. And now you want them to just throw it away?
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It feels simplistic to compare her qualification to those of presidents who governed at a time when slavery was legal, women couldn't vote, the Supreme Court didn't yet exist, and most of the population of the country was white and Christian... Given all of the complex cultural and economic global issues that have unfolded over the past few hundred years, with all due respect, your criticism of the President's statement on Clinton is ridiculous.
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As a UK resident who takes an interest in US presidential elections I think that this one could be history making. Out of the two candidates I would have to say that I lean towards Hillary Clinton, and the reason for this is because she has the experience for the job. Hillary knows how to handle high pressure situations of an international nature, and if elected she will no doubt be tested.
The funny irony here is that if Hillary is elected by the American people, Bill will be returning to the White House for another four years, and I believe that there are those who like that.
The funny irony here is that if Hillary is elected by the American people, Bill will be returning to the White House for another four years, and I believe that there are those who like that.
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The President said what everyone who is even remotely in touch with reality knows - that Hillary Clinton has won the Democratic nomination. The fight for the White House is on. Make no mistake about it, Bernie fans, you are now either working to prevent Donald Trump from getting the White House or working to help him get in the White House. It's not time to cut off your noses to spite your collective (pun intended) faces.
The next President may get up to 4 Supreme Court nominations, and if you're a Bernie-or-Bust'er, I would strongly urge you to review Trump's published list of SC candidates. They will set you back on every issue you care about - the environment, women's rights, gay rights, a woman's right to choose, access to healthcare, affordable college, income inequality, you name it - for the next 40 years.
Don't be a bunch of dopes.
The next President may get up to 4 Supreme Court nominations, and if you're a Bernie-or-Bust'er, I would strongly urge you to review Trump's published list of SC candidates. They will set you back on every issue you care about - the environment, women's rights, gay rights, a woman's right to choose, access to healthcare, affordable college, income inequality, you name it - for the next 40 years.
Don't be a bunch of dopes.
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Mike, we get more bees with Honey than Vinegar. Do you agree?
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Do you really think you win hearts and minds calling people dopes? What I've started to realize is that the common disdain of the Hillary supporters towards Bernie supporters is a reflection of the candidate herself. Your behavior doesn't recommend her to anyone, Mike.
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Sorry, Penn, this is big boy stuff. If you want a 7-2 conservative Supreme Court for the next 40 years just because someone huwt yow feewings than there's nothing I can do to help. My attitude towards Bernie supporters comes from nothing other than their constant whining and acting like a bunch of 4 year-olds. I treat them like they generally deserve to be treated.
Do whatever you want, but understand that this [expletive] matters in November.
Do whatever you want, but understand that this [expletive] matters in November.
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Sorry. HRC is the war criminal we know while Trump is as yet unknown in that respect. I can't vote for either. My hope is that Clinton will be indicted in the coming weeks and be forced to drop out in favor of Sanders.
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That makes two of us and Congress start working on a bill to bar spouses from running for the top office if their spouse has used up the two term limit, as Bill has done. Why is she even eligible to run, is beyond me! And Obama endorsing her, when he could be part of the pending FBI investigation is REALLY beyond me. Have we gotten so bad in this country that this kind of thing is actually going to happen? What a nightmare!
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President Obama's endorsement of Hillary Clinton is very fitting from the man who reminded us that "elections have consequences." Voting - or not voting - from spite, or for untenable idealism - will have long, serious consequences. We need a government which believes in governance, and Hillary Clinton deserves to be at its helm.
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The Democrat base has bought the kool aid with Hillary, just like they bought the kool aid with Obama in 2008. I guess a record with no accomplishments is fine, as long as you either black or a woman. Obama did not deserve to be president. He accomplished nothing as a short term U.S. Senator. As president he has nearly doubled our federal debt, abandoned Iraq to ISIS, presided over a record decrease in the labor participation rate, as well as a record increase in the number of Americans on food stamps and welfare. He handed Iran the tools to achieving a nuclear weapon within 12 years, as well as a certified check for $150 billion to further their role as the number one sponsor of terrorism worldwide. Meanwhile, what did Hillary accomplish as a carpet bagging U.S. Senator from New York, or as Secretary of State? She further destabilized Libya and Syria. She abandoned 4 Americans in our Benghazi embassy to terrorists despite their repeated requests for more security. And she actively promoted Obama's call for amnesty for the 17 million illegal aliens currently residing in the U.S. and feeding off of federal entitlements at taxpayer expense. These two are peas in the same pod of failure. Yet Democrats will buy their kool aid and vote for more of the same. Shame on all of you. Our country is headed to third world status. And Obama and Hillary are greasing the wheels.
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An oasis of facts in a desert of sentiments...
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Unemployment decreased under the Obama Administration. Your "facts"
are fiction.
are fiction.
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I was a huge Obama supporter in 2008, to the point where Hillary's negative primary strategy, with its occasional racist undertones, led me to actively despise her. Her magnanimity in defeat and immediate, unqualified support of Obama after that, despite what I'm sure was massive heartbreak, made me begin to reconsider my feelings towards her.
Still, I admit that, even at the start of this primary, I wasn't thrilled with the prospect of a Hillary candidacy; I even briefly went over to the Sander's camp (bringing my wallet with me). As Sanders' campaign began to deviate from its basic principles, I somewhat reluctantly returned to Hillary.
Listening to the GOP's hostile rhetoric about her, and learning more and more about the way she has been continuously, unfairly framed by the GOP since the start of her tenure as First Lady—and the increasingly sexist and downright misogynistic language surrounding all of it—has forced me to once again reevaluate my preconceived notions about her. Her strengths have become more apparent to me, and her weaknesses seem more an artifact of a Republican vendetta and a a culture of misogyny. (Male politicians who've committed far worse "transgressions" are barely slapped on the wrist when Hillary is crucified.)
I'm now an enthusiastic supporter. Obama's sincere, full-throated endorsement, and the eagerness with which he wants to fight for her, affirm that. I can't wait to get out there and do my part.
Hillary 2016
Still, I admit that, even at the start of this primary, I wasn't thrilled with the prospect of a Hillary candidacy; I even briefly went over to the Sander's camp (bringing my wallet with me). As Sanders' campaign began to deviate from its basic principles, I somewhat reluctantly returned to Hillary.
Listening to the GOP's hostile rhetoric about her, and learning more and more about the way she has been continuously, unfairly framed by the GOP since the start of her tenure as First Lady—and the increasingly sexist and downright misogynistic language surrounding all of it—has forced me to once again reevaluate my preconceived notions about her. Her strengths have become more apparent to me, and her weaknesses seem more an artifact of a Republican vendetta and a a culture of misogyny. (Male politicians who've committed far worse "transgressions" are barely slapped on the wrist when Hillary is crucified.)
I'm now an enthusiastic supporter. Obama's sincere, full-throated endorsement, and the eagerness with which he wants to fight for her, affirm that. I can't wait to get out there and do my part.
Hillary 2016
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August,
You're a good man. Thoughtful and conscientious, too. Our Country needs more good guys like you. Thanks for this terrif comment.
I'm with Her!
DemFem Voter
Denver CO
You're a good man. Thoughtful and conscientious, too. Our Country needs more good guys like you. Thanks for this terrif comment.
I'm with Her!
DemFem Voter
Denver CO
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So well said!
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Wonderful! Thank you, President Obama! I'm so happy Secretary Clinton is the presumptive nominee! She will be an excellent president. Intelligent, progressive, inclusive.
Gridlock in Washington is caused by Republicans who, by their own admission, are more concerned with stopping any initiative by President Obama specifically and Democrats more generally, than they are in governing and getting things done. Want to decrease gridlock in Washington? Vote for Democrats, not Republicans.
Gridlock in Washington is caused by Republicans who, by their own admission, are more concerned with stopping any initiative by President Obama specifically and Democrats more generally, than they are in governing and getting things done. Want to decrease gridlock in Washington? Vote for Democrats, not Republicans.
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This is great news and I hope for safety on the campaign trail for the President and Secretary Clinton. I can see all democrats coming together to really make a positive difference for our country. Go Dems.....
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Unlike the case for many other candidates, Bernie Sanders is the leader of a genuinely small "d" democratic campaign. He does not rule from the top or control his supporters. I live in a reliably blue state and will absolutely not vote for Hillary Clinton. She does not represent any of my principles or ideals.
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You don't think that we need you, Caleb, to deal with our lovely governor, Rauner, so why in the world are you advocating doing nothing? Is that the best you can do?
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Caleb
If you do not vote, please remember NOT TO COMPLAIN when the government does stuff you do not like.
On the ONE day in two or 4 years, when your opinion actually counts, you intend to sit on your hands.
Nobody wants to hear your opinion on all the other days if you deliberately fail to vote.
If you do not vote, please remember NOT TO COMPLAIN when the government does stuff you do not like.
On the ONE day in two or 4 years, when your opinion actually counts, you intend to sit on your hands.
Nobody wants to hear your opinion on all the other days if you deliberately fail to vote.
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Obama is the "Lincoln" of our times. I have so much respect for him.
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I'll vote for her but I'm pretty sure she'll kill us all on social security. No wait belay that. Maybe I won't vote for her. Been a voting democrat for 40 years and this one's a head scratcher. Why is a democrat so keen on taking away our social security?
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She will what? She is a protector of SS benefits. What are you talking about.
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Hih? What do you base that comment on?
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HRC has no plan to take away anyone's social security.
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Given this bizarre and unprecedented election, where 50% of the voters dislike both candidates and even believe them to be dishonest, one shouldn't be surprised at any permutation, but President Obama's announcement that he will be on the stump shreds the tradition that incumbent presidents avoid active politicking out of respect for the office. Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, George Bush and even Bill Clinton were circumspect in their campaigning for their party's nominees. This decision just foretells what is already obvious: this will be the most contentious election season that we have ever witnessed and all bets are off.
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That's simply untrue. Sitting presidents do indeed campaign for their party's nominee.
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"Obama OFFERS Endorsement to Clinton.." Seriously? He endorsed her! He didn't "offer" his endorsement. Willimm Safire must be spinning in his grave!
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If a no-name Repubilcan congressman can shout "You lie" at the President during the SOTU address...and if a Republican congress can attempt to obstruct every rational policy the President tries to put forward...just because they don't like the color of his skin...
I think the President has earned the right to also break with protocol and endorse whomever he wants.
I think the President has earned the right to also break with protocol and endorse whomever he wants.
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Maybe now Democrats can finally stop fighting each other, and focus on the real election. The level of vitriol around the time of New York Primary had me worried that Democrats might hand Trump a victory thanks to self-inflicted wounds.
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Never Hillary. Whether you like Trump of NOT, please understand that the United States cannot allow Hillary to become our next President. Can she really get away with MORE lies? Let's look at the complete speeches on both sides. Hillary Clinton is disgusting. She is a liar. She is a crook. She is clearly NOT the right person to lead this country. Friends, I have two daughters ages 7 and 2. I want nothing more than for them to see a female president soon so that they can truly understand that there are NO limits to what you can aspire for in this country. Still, that woman is NOT the woman I want my daughters looking up to. She is not the example I want to set for my daughters. She is not the person I want my daughters to aspire to be like. I am one of the biggest #NeverHillary supporters. Why? Because my daughters deserve better. Please make sure that the woman who makes history as the first female president is better than this one. I wish we had made a better choice when electing our first Black president. History will prove that he was NOT what we thought we were electing. We haven't even scratched the surface of the damage his presidency did to our nation's future, and electing Hillary will only add to that damage.
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President Trump thanks you for teaching your daughters to look up to him and aspire to be like him!
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Would Mother Theresa have pleased you? And maybe the first black president should have been MLK? Somehow, I suspect you would have found serious fault with both of them also. It is not as though in 240 years all of the white male presidents have been perfect saints and wise men.
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Way to go, George! You've supplied not one actual, evidence based reason for your conclusions...while including an advertising link to your own business website. Nicely done!
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Just as 8 years ago when the international community hoped the citizens of the US would vote in President Obama, today we once again hope you will vote for the Democratic candidate, Senator Clinton. So many of us wish we could vote too - the comment swirling around 8 years ago was that if the world had a vote, Obama would win in a landslide. Our world cannot afford or survive a President Trump.
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Sure it can. I don't think we can survive a President Hillary.
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I'll be glad to pay her fare to Canada!
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JK
With any luck we will not do the experiment of seeing what survives under a presidency of Der Fuhrer Drumpf.
The only opinion that matters to him is his OWN opinion, certainly not yours. But you must not understand that. Megalomaniacs like that make very poor government leaders. Der Fuehrer Drumpf does not even do that well leading his own companies, given at least four SPECTACULAR business bankruptcies, including three involving casinos, which are money machines. It takes special talent to go bankrupt ONCE owning a money machine. Der Fuehrer Drumpf did it THREE times.
With any luck we will not do the experiment of seeing what survives under a presidency of Der Fuhrer Drumpf.
The only opinion that matters to him is his OWN opinion, certainly not yours. But you must not understand that. Megalomaniacs like that make very poor government leaders. Der Fuehrer Drumpf does not even do that well leading his own companies, given at least four SPECTACULAR business bankruptcies, including three involving casinos, which are money machines. It takes special talent to go bankrupt ONCE owning a money machine. Der Fuehrer Drumpf did it THREE times.
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Hillary actually earned this. With all these years in public service. I shall vote for Hillary in 2016 and again 2020......100 anniversary of women's right to vote. I want Hillary in the history book as First Woman President. She earned it.
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Hillary will be a continuation of Establishment and Big Money corruption.
Would you support her for shipping jobs offshore that she and Obama have planned with TPP?
Hillary's NAFTA support has destroyed our manufacturing industries.
Her support of Iraq war caused the killings of 4000 brave US troops and 500,000 Iraqis. 40,000 of our maimed soldiers are limping around her.
More foreign money will be funneled to her Foundation when she becomes the President.
Why would Obama support a person with the highest polling numbers in dishonesty?dishinesty
Would you support her for shipping jobs offshore that she and Obama have planned with TPP?
Hillary's NAFTA support has destroyed our manufacturing industries.
Her support of Iraq war caused the killings of 4000 brave US troops and 500,000 Iraqis. 40,000 of our maimed soldiers are limping around her.
More foreign money will be funneled to her Foundation when she becomes the President.
Why would Obama support a person with the highest polling numbers in dishonesty?dishinesty
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As a life-long Republican, center-right oriented person, I actually have thought that President Obama has been an excellent chief. He inherited a horrible economic situation and backed Geithner and Bernanke to sort it out (against the wishes of his base). He inherited a truly lousy position in SW Asia and managed to at least reduce the cost of Amercia's blood and treasure. He is fairly honest, fairly corruption-free (okay - IRS was horrible, but not his direct fault) and I believe a model father and husband. The congressional Republicans have not been patriots, in my view. Not even meeting with Judge Garland for SCOTUS will, in a historical perspective, look incredibly awful. Great job, overall, Mr President.
But endorsing Ms Clinton before the FBI/DoJ complete their investigations is truly horrible. It is clear she has committed many serious crimes. Justice? All the BLM folks, country-western folks and run of the mill suburban folks don't get off the hook. Why should Ms Clinton?
Please, Mr Obama. You're so much better than this.
But endorsing Ms Clinton before the FBI/DoJ complete their investigations is truly horrible. It is clear she has committed many serious crimes. Justice? All the BLM folks, country-western folks and run of the mill suburban folks don't get off the hook. Why should Ms Clinton?
Please, Mr Obama. You're so much better than this.
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Kowtowing to republican desires is what would make him a better man? Oh please. Obama has indeed been a great leader, but a large part of that is due to his refusal to go along with what those of you on the right want. We elected him because he would do the opposite of what you people wanted, and the country is better off for it. It's Obama's DoJ and Obama's FBI, nothing will come of these investigations. Only the right thinks Clinton is guilty of "serious crimes", the rest of the country does not see it that way.
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A "great job" overall? 95 million people out of the workforce. Incomes lower than they were 15 years ago. ISIS. Unchecked illegal immigration. Racial division. Stagnant growth. Not a single place in the world is better off/more stable than when he took office. He's the worst President in 100 years, if not ever.
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Serious crimes? The FBI is not even considering an indictment. They're doing an investigation. That's it. End of story. On the other hand, Trump has actually been accused of fraud, is going to trial, and has publicly accused the judge of bias. You need to get your story straight.
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The USA has taken another step into a political quagmire that is not good for this country. No setting president in my memory or of any history book that I have read has endorsed a candidate in the way President Obama has. President Obama started his 2012 reelection campaign with a slicing and dicing of every demographic group. Black against white, male against female, rich and poor against the middle class, young against old, and on and on. Now President Obama has again tried to divide the different camps of his party by choosing one candidate to receive the nomination. This will allow the establishment to preserve the super delegates and certain other establishment practices such as closed primaries to remain. The establishment in both parties have forgotten that democracy has been perverted to disenfranchise the people.
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Clinton has the votes to clinch the Democratic nomination, won fairly and squarely.
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This endorsement is nothing but politics above the rule of law and order from a corrupt and dishonest president and a corrupt and dishonest party!! The one that supposedly will have to make a decision about prosecuting a criminal that broke American top secrecy laws by trafficking top state secrets in an unsecured server. Hillary,in order to bypass the freedom of information and all accountability, set that up and now the corrupt president endorses the criminal!!
I've been macro and micro aggressed!
I've been macro and micro aggressed!
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My heart is filled with pride and the continuing hope that President Obama promised - and as much as possible, delivered - 8 years ago. Although I was a Hillary supporter at that time, I voted for Obama, and now, once again, I have the opportunity to vote for this extraordinary woman for president of the United States. Mrs. Clinton has devoted her entire adult life to serving. She loves this country as sure as she loves her grandchild. No matter who the Republican candidate had been, she walks head over heels above them all.
Thank you, President Obama.
Hillary : "Dance like a butterfly, sting like a bee".
Thank you, President Obama.
Hillary : "Dance like a butterfly, sting like a bee".
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I couldn't disagree more.
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Who cares what you think? She has a stellar resume, she's over- qualified, and she's sincere in her love and devotion for this country.
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Mr. Obama will be a hard act to follow. His perseverance, resilience, decency and civility are remarkable, especially considering the tea bag party, the old GOP'ers and the garden variety right-wing haters who have tried to obstruct and destroy him all these years.
Then there are the people, now led by the Trump, who know nothing and are immensely proud of that, who are delusional, perhaps crazy, the inflaters, liars, spinners, like clowns in bumper cars. And that's before you get to Ryan, McConnell, Christie, Sessions, et al.
Certainly there is a limit to how badly educated Trump's voters can be. Certainly there are not enough, supremely uneducated people who will fall for him, let alone elect him.
But then, there was W ...
Then there are the people, now led by the Trump, who know nothing and are immensely proud of that, who are delusional, perhaps crazy, the inflaters, liars, spinners, like clowns in bumper cars. And that's before you get to Ryan, McConnell, Christie, Sessions, et al.
Certainly there is a limit to how badly educated Trump's voters can be. Certainly there are not enough, supremely uneducated people who will fall for him, let alone elect him.
But then, there was W ...
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"Mr. Obama will be a hard act to follow. " I don't agree, but one thing is sure: He's endorsed the only candidate running as a Democrat guaranteed to make his tenure look good in comparison. Yet another legacy-preservation move.
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I am happy to see this, but I am still #bernieorbust if Hillary doesn't pick him as her running mate. It's the only logical choice given the populist surge in this election. My money's on Trump if she doesn't.
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So, you would vote for the guy who your preferred candidate has called a 'looming disaster'? Also the same guy who stands for less regulation of Wall st., less regulation on big business, and supports an agenda based on cutthroat capitalism and reduction of government? Not to mention all the racism and negativity. I was under the impression that Sanders stood for pretty much the opposite of all those things (you know, socialism, burn the banks, free college, enhance the role of government). I do not understand how anybody can flip from Sanders all the way to the polar opposite side of the fence and I seriously question your supposed support for Sanders if you say you will do that. Trump stands for nothing that Sanders stood for; disliking Clinton doesn't change that one bit.
I voted for Sanders, but I'm 100% behind Clinton now that she has won fair and square by the POPULAR vote (no one can argue that superdelegates are swinging it for her any more). I believe Sanders and those of us who stood with him have done all we could this election cycle to get some new economic ideas out there. Our job now is to make sure that Trump's cutthroat capitalist ideals don't prevail, otherwise we're just taking one step forward and two steps backwards.
I voted for Sanders, but I'm 100% behind Clinton now that she has won fair and square by the POPULAR vote (no one can argue that superdelegates are swinging it for her any more). I believe Sanders and those of us who stood with him have done all we could this election cycle to get some new economic ideas out there. Our job now is to make sure that Trump's cutthroat capitalist ideals don't prevail, otherwise we're just taking one step forward and two steps backwards.
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What is perplexing is Obama has much in common with Sanders: both had stints at the University of Chicago, both lived in NYC: Bernie, Brooklyn as a child; Barack, Columbia, as a college student.
Instinct tells me Barack would prefer Bernie.
But clearly: Barack is beholden to one or more Clintons.
Instinct tells me Barack would prefer Bernie.
But clearly: Barack is beholden to one or more Clintons.
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Those are pretty thin commonalities that are tricking your instincts.
Hillary has much more in common with him: They both lived in Chicago and New York, both worked as attorneys... Oh yeah -- and she served in his administration and they have both been deeply involved with the Democratic Party for ages.
But I guess it's easier to concoct conspiracy theories.
Hillary has much more in common with him: They both lived in Chicago and New York, both worked as attorneys... Oh yeah -- and she served in his administration and they have both been deeply involved with the Democratic Party for ages.
But I guess it's easier to concoct conspiracy theories.
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I recommend you take Barack Obama at his word. I think the man can be trusted to speak for himself accurately.
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Or the secret powers-that-be behind the White House are ensuring that he toes the oligarchical line.
I, who despise Donald Trump and everything he represents cannot be as generous as President Obama in forgiving Hillary Clinton for her lack of judgment and her cozy relations with Wall Street or that she has voted wrong in foreign policy decisions that terminated in war and mayhem or that she seems so willing to send our children to wars. I'll vote for her in the end but I won't be doing so because I admire what she stands for or her record but simply because she's a better choice than Donald Trump. What a choice.
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You hit the nail on the head in the last line: "What a choice."
This is not the choice. There are many other candidates including - for the "Must Have A Woman" crowd - Dr. Jill Stein.
Trump v. Clinton is no choice, it is a threat.
The same people who say that Trump is an incompetent, failed businessman want you to think he is such a canny and effective politician that he will turn America into nazi Germany within 36 hours of taking office.
Vote your conscience, not your fears.
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This is not the choice. There are many other candidates including - for the "Must Have A Woman" crowd - Dr. Jill Stein.
Trump v. Clinton is no choice, it is a threat.
The same people who say that Trump is an incompetent, failed businessman want you to think he is such a canny and effective politician that he will turn America into nazi Germany within 36 hours of taking office.
Vote your conscience, not your fears.
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I refuse to let the country go to the likes of Donald Trump just on "conscience." Sometimes you just got to take the least evil option. While Jill Stein might be a great candidate and get my vote if she had even an small chance to win, that is not going to happen.
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If Hillary is elected, I suppose I'll invest in weapon manufacturers' stocks because she's likely to have US go at Iran or other semi prosperous Muslim countries.
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Dear Mr. President, I am so disappointed in you. First, you've accepted the reality that Hilary has won. Second, you've noticed that Trump is not suited to be president. Can't you please dwell just a little longer in the realm of fantasy, where Bernie either upends everything or at least splits the election and hands it to Trump?
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I feel relieved and ready to join with fellow Democrats and move towards Hillary Clinton being President. I get why Sanders' supporters are feeling dejected, he hasn't been my candidate but I've been there in decades past and it stings. I was an early Paul Simon supporter and made hundreds of phone calls on his behalf. He didn't make it very far but I believed in him and it felt good to be part of the process in a way that ignited my passion for real progress. I have been a passionate supporter of Obama for the past eight years and have been amazed by his integrity and intuition and been incredibly frustrated by how much Republicans have blocked the progress that could have been made but act as if Obama is somehow lacking what it takes. Makes my blood boil. I think Hillary is incredibly qualified and I encourage any Democrat who is reluctant to support her to take a deep breath and think about what is at stake. Just the impact on the Supreme Court is enough to make me feel ill at the thought of Donald Trump or any Republican being in office starting in November. Please, please don't lose sight of the many important issues that Hillary is poised to fight for if we give her the chance. And I encourage everyone to do more than vote for her but give money and time. I wish I could afford to quit my job and work for her full time but I'm going to do what I can (e.g. make calls to swing states). I don't agree with her on everything but that's OK.
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@Susan,
I'm late getting to this article. I'm not where you are. Not right now. But I'll this: Tiny thing, though it might seem, it's a bit of a relief and a tad refreshing to read at least one reader ask, rather than demand, votes from Sanders voters on behalf of Hillary. As for volunteering and donating. Please don't ruin a nice comment by pushing, especially for a candidate who doesn't give me the impression that she's financially strapped.
6-9-16@11:08 pm
I'm late getting to this article. I'm not where you are. Not right now. But I'll this: Tiny thing, though it might seem, it's a bit of a relief and a tad refreshing to read at least one reader ask, rather than demand, votes from Sanders voters on behalf of Hillary. As for volunteering and donating. Please don't ruin a nice comment by pushing, especially for a candidate who doesn't give me the impression that she's financially strapped.
6-9-16@11:08 pm
I think that Senator Sanders, after running an incredible campaign, can and will continue to advocate for his issues within the framework of the party platform and throughout the rest of the campaign. He's definitely got the clout now and will hopefully use it in a positive manner.
The issues so important to him and his followers are also very important to many of Clinton's supporters, me included. Income inequality, affordable education and healthcare should be important planks in the platform. He can still be very influential and put the party in a very positive position going forward. I understand his, and his followers, disappointment but now is the time to come together and make sure that the disaster that is Donald Trump doesn't even get a sniff of the White House.
His revolution isn't going to go away, it isn't going anywhere but a slightly different direction for now. I urge his followers to get involved in their state and local politics. You HAVE shaken the political world. Don't lose that momentum in a fit of pique. You are off to a great start. Keep going for the good of the country.
The issues so important to him and his followers are also very important to many of Clinton's supporters, me included. Income inequality, affordable education and healthcare should be important planks in the platform. He can still be very influential and put the party in a very positive position going forward. I understand his, and his followers, disappointment but now is the time to come together and make sure that the disaster that is Donald Trump doesn't even get a sniff of the White House.
His revolution isn't going to go away, it isn't going anywhere but a slightly different direction for now. I urge his followers to get involved in their state and local politics. You HAVE shaken the political world. Don't lose that momentum in a fit of pique. You are off to a great start. Keep going for the good of the country.
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Lou Good,
I agree completely with your last paragraph. For me the best way to continue that great start is to find the candidate who most matches the ideas put forth by Sanders. That's Jill Stein of the Greens. As a progressive I owe the Greens my support, after waiting years through Bill Clinton's and Obama's terms for the Democrats to become progressive. They haven't and Hillary won't change that.
I agree completely with your last paragraph. For me the best way to continue that great start is to find the candidate who most matches the ideas put forth by Sanders. That's Jill Stein of the Greens. As a progressive I owe the Greens my support, after waiting years through Bill Clinton's and Obama's terms for the Democrats to become progressive. They haven't and Hillary won't change that.
We fully intend to influence state and local politics going forward. Just remember, we can do that handily without electing Hillary Clinton president.
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Mrs. Clinton is, indeed, richly qualified by resume not only to run for president but to handle the job day by day. Still, in my own mind, there are serious reservations.
When I look at her I see a person who was so wounded by the traumas to which her husband was subjected, which in turn deeply impacted on her, that she could be somewhat frightened to actually handle some aspects of the presidency. For one thing, she seems to loathe the media, (there is a lot there not to like, admittedly) while the media happen to be a major part of the task and one of the great powers of the presidency in America. Can she get over it? Can she be liberated from fear in the White House or will she draw deeper into a stand-off position with the media, expressing a mutual and non-productive distain? I don't know.
I will sum up this way: looking at her hard work throughout life, looking at what she accomplished by becoming a U.S. senator and secretary of state, and enduring two difficult campaigns for president, no one would hesitate to hire her for the job. Looking into her personality and the body slams she and her husband have taken on the national stage and the modest readjustment kinds of proposals on policy she has put forth, I question whether she is the best person for the job right now. Faced with Trump, however, there is a easy, imperative: Mrs. Clinton...with reservations.
When I look at her I see a person who was so wounded by the traumas to which her husband was subjected, which in turn deeply impacted on her, that she could be somewhat frightened to actually handle some aspects of the presidency. For one thing, she seems to loathe the media, (there is a lot there not to like, admittedly) while the media happen to be a major part of the task and one of the great powers of the presidency in America. Can she get over it? Can she be liberated from fear in the White House or will she draw deeper into a stand-off position with the media, expressing a mutual and non-productive distain? I don't know.
I will sum up this way: looking at her hard work throughout life, looking at what she accomplished by becoming a U.S. senator and secretary of state, and enduring two difficult campaigns for president, no one would hesitate to hire her for the job. Looking into her personality and the body slams she and her husband have taken on the national stage and the modest readjustment kinds of proposals on policy she has put forth, I question whether she is the best person for the job right now. Faced with Trump, however, there is a easy, imperative: Mrs. Clinton...with reservations.
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@ Doug Terry "Can she over [her fear of the media]?" Although I'd disagree with you whether she is fearful of the media (as much as experienced enough to know the media, if given the opportunity, will gut a politician and eat them for lunch) that is exactly what the WH Press Secretary is for.
The Clintons have indeed been through the wringer...but as the oft repeated phrase goes, "Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger."
The Clintons have indeed been through the wringer...but as the oft repeated phrase goes, "Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger."
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So wait: because she and Bill have been so savaged by the press you think that disqualifies her to run for president? Isn't that like saying because Trump's racist against Mexicans a Mexican judge can't fairly hear his case?
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So, Doug, essentially you don't support her because she and her husband have been attacked incessantly by conservatives for the past quarter century and because her personality rubs you the wrong way, but otherwise she has a sterling resume and comes highly recommended. Based on your analysis, if you were a CEO, I predict that you would hire the wrong people and your company would ultimately fail.
Any chance of releasing the speaking transcripts to Goldman Sachs and the other special interests? Any chance the State Dept. will speed up releasing the emails Clinton wrote on the TPP while Sec. of State? The emails that were requested over a year ago and are supposedly not going to be released until Nov. 30th.
Obama can call her the most qualified candidate for President, however, some of us want to decide for ourselves.
Obama can call her the most qualified candidate for President, however, some of us want to decide for ourselves.
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No. No chance, because you and others who demand these transcripts only demand them from Hillary, and no one else.
Just try to deny this. You have been outed.
Just try to deny this. You have been outed.
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To all those posters saying time for Dems to "unite".... wow... unbelievable how narcissistic this sounds. Do you think only Dems vote in November? You think everyone not Republican is a Dem by default?
Dems are not even close to being the largest voting demographic in November. And... the independents support Bernie--that's why he does so well in the polls. How convenient not to consider this fact.
It's as if party affiliation were all that mattered, here. Exactly what has caused the gridlock we now have.
Dems are not even close to being the largest voting demographic in November. And... the independents support Bernie--that's why he does so well in the polls. How convenient not to consider this fact.
It's as if party affiliation were all that mattered, here. Exactly what has caused the gridlock we now have.
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Not everything is a conspiracy against independents. The narcissism accusation could go both ways.
The call for Democrats to unite comes from the fact that this has been an fractious primary. Not everyone who voted for Bernie Sanders was independent. Before getting the rest of the country behind the Democratic ticket, the party itself needs to be united. It's as simple as that.
No one is ignoring you. The fact that President Obama went out of his way to delay his endorsement of Clinton and confer with Sanders is proof of that.
The call for Democrats to unite comes from the fact that this has been an fractious primary. Not everyone who voted for Bernie Sanders was independent. Before getting the rest of the country behind the Democratic ticket, the party itself needs to be united. It's as simple as that.
No one is ignoring you. The fact that President Obama went out of his way to delay his endorsement of Clinton and confer with Sanders is proof of that.
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During these last several months, you never noticed that Senator Sanders was vying for the Democratic Party nomination - not the Independent Party nomination? As for gridlock, that is 100% the result of the Republican Party and the only force capable of defeating the Republican Party is the Democratic Party. Sanders's test now is whether to choose to be a true member of his oh-so-recently adopted party or go back to being a cranky outcast. We shall see.
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Hear, hear!
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Regardless of what Obama says, a huge chunk of Obama voters in 2008 & 2012 will vote for Trump because they think Trump's policies and world view is closer to Obama than Hillary Clinton's.
Why? Because Trump is not an interventionist hawk, Hillary is, and proud of it. Because Trump had enough sense to trash GWB and his Iraq War, something no other politician from either party had done. Because Trump never showed allegiance to Wall Street and their 'donor class', like Hillary has over decades.
Voters want the entire political establishment with its so-called decades long 'foreign policy' orthodoxy totally, and entirely destroyed.
Why? Because Trump is not an interventionist hawk, Hillary is, and proud of it. Because Trump had enough sense to trash GWB and his Iraq War, something no other politician from either party had done. Because Trump never showed allegiance to Wall Street and their 'donor class', like Hillary has over decades.
Voters want the entire political establishment with its so-called decades long 'foreign policy' orthodoxy totally, and entirely destroyed.
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Obama's 'huge chunk' of voters were made up of minorities (all classes), college educated Dem whites, affluent Dem whites and women (all classes/ethnicities). These will not be Trump voters...plus affluent white and college educated white repubs will desert Trump......you can take that to the bank.
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Trump wants to put Carl Icahn and other people like him -- who are the very definition of Wall Streeters -- in his cabinet. That's not allegiance to Wall Street?
Trump wants to carpet-bomb the Middle East and bring back waterboarding and other forms of illegal torture methods. And he's not an "interventionist hawk???"
It's time to open your eyes and stop cherry-picking right-wing talking points.
Trump wants to carpet-bomb the Middle East and bring back waterboarding and other forms of illegal torture methods. And he's not an "interventionist hawk???"
It's time to open your eyes and stop cherry-picking right-wing talking points.
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P.T. Barnum said one was born every minute. When were you born?
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“I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office.” No question about this Mr. President. Hopefully, we will never see someone "so qualified" as Hillary again. She is the oligarch's dream! Another "lesser of two evils". Amazing for a country with over 300 million people! Is this the best that we can do?
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President Obama and Hillary Clinton put aside their one-time rivalry for unity, sparing us (and the world) the specter of a McCain/Palin White House. It isn't a leap to now see Senator Sanders and Hillary Clinton burying the hatchet to guard against a grotesque Trump/anyone White House.
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It ain't going to happen.
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With an ongoing FBI investigation, this is an interesting position Obama has put himself in. In case the FBI finds credible evidence to indict her, will he allow them to continue or will he quash it? Why the rush to endorse her? Did anyone think he was going to endorse Trump? I also do not like the idea of him campaigning for her. You have had your turn. The idea of a two term limit is to ride off quietly into the sunset and let others make their own case to the public.
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People who spread this smut about Mrs. Clinton owe it to all of us to present the facts. If you have read any of the available evidence, you will know that there is nothing to support an "indictment."
President Obama has every right to support the candidate of his choice and to make his case to the public.
Mrs. Clinton is an extremely well-qualified candidate with the proper experience who has shown her mettle, once again, in the 2016 primaries.
Live with it.
President Obama has every right to support the candidate of his choice and to make his case to the public.
Mrs. Clinton is an extremely well-qualified candidate with the proper experience who has shown her mettle, once again, in the 2016 primaries.
Live with it.
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Diddo, and not only that, the Clintons have had two terms. Why do they get a chance at a third term? And I don't want to hear about Bush 1 and Bush 2. They are completely different families. And if Barbara decided she wanted to run, she would have a term left, since Bush 1 only served one term, so Congress pass a law that bars spouses from being able to run for President if their spouse has used up all of the terms, as this is the case with Bill Clinton.
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Is the email server your big reason to not vote for Hillary? Really? Compared to the insanity, buffoonery and bigotry of Trump?
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If Obama believes Hillary is the most qualified candidate ever for president, why didn't he get out of the way in 2008 and let her be the Democratic nominee then?
One difference between now and then is her supposed great performance as Secretary of State.
Let's examine that performance. Hillary strongly supported the TPP then. Now she doesn't. Hillary supported military intervention in Libya and was, per the NY Times, the deciding factor in Obama agreeing to military intervention there. Now Libya is a failed state which Obama wishes he had given more thought to before intervening. Hillary is exceedingly pro-Israeli; Obama is more even handed in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Hillary showed unbelievably poor judgment, if not outright records and security violations, in setting up and using exclusively her private server for emails for a full 4 years.
If it's not her State Dept performance that impressed Obama, maybe it's Hillary's activities since leaving State and now -- activities in which she enriched herself by multimillions in giving speeches to Wall Street and corporations.
There isn't a lot to admire about Hillary as a Secretary of State nor as a private individual since then. Why didn't Obama let her be president in 2008 when she was a better candidate than she is now?
One difference between now and then is her supposed great performance as Secretary of State.
Let's examine that performance. Hillary strongly supported the TPP then. Now she doesn't. Hillary supported military intervention in Libya and was, per the NY Times, the deciding factor in Obama agreeing to military intervention there. Now Libya is a failed state which Obama wishes he had given more thought to before intervening. Hillary is exceedingly pro-Israeli; Obama is more even handed in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Hillary showed unbelievably poor judgment, if not outright records and security violations, in setting up and using exclusively her private server for emails for a full 4 years.
If it's not her State Dept performance that impressed Obama, maybe it's Hillary's activities since leaving State and now -- activities in which she enriched herself by multimillions in giving speeches to Wall Street and corporations.
There isn't a lot to admire about Hillary as a Secretary of State nor as a private individual since then. Why didn't Obama let her be president in 2008 when she was a better candidate than she is now?
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Re: The grand SOS record...
"In this occasion, when Secretary Clinton was Secretary of State, she took very little action to bring about peace. It was only John Kerry’s coming into office that reinitiated all these very important and crucial issues." - Pres. Jimmy Carter on Hillary Clinton and the Middle East.
As SOS, Mrs. Clinton looked out for #1:
"Bill Clinton Cashed In When Hillary Became Secretary of State"
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bill-clinton-cashed-hillary-secretary-sta...
America: vote your conscience, not your fears.
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"In this occasion, when Secretary Clinton was Secretary of State, she took very little action to bring about peace. It was only John Kerry’s coming into office that reinitiated all these very important and crucial issues." - Pres. Jimmy Carter on Hillary Clinton and the Middle East.
As SOS, Mrs. Clinton looked out for #1:
"Bill Clinton Cashed In When Hillary Became Secretary of State"
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bill-clinton-cashed-hillary-secretary-sta...
America: vote your conscience, not your fears.
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This would be a little more genuine if it was not paid for by Hillary's campaign. Nevertheless, even as someone who will never vote for her, our President will be a greatly persuasive asset for her on the campaign trail. She should in fact probably think about staying out of the limelight altogether and just let him handle things to bring up her horrible negative polling, and that goes double for Bill.
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I don't think it works quite like that. In offering his support, Obama chose to give his speech to her campaign (paid or not). Makes sense to me.
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"Unity" is a Siren's song that Sanders would be a fool to succumb to. Apparently he has decided that Trump is the ultimate evil, so he is willing to go along with same old party line that he has so far strenuously opposed. How can that be?
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“Qualified” means “qualified in year x.”
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Thank you Mr. President for your consistent voice of reason. How many people have run for President as a former US Senator and Secretary of State? (none that I know of) Not to mention eight years in The White House. (Oh, first ladies are just ladies, guess those eight years don't count) Bernie Sanders did bring great discourse to this election process, until he started attracting the extremists. For those moderates who preferred Bernie, but understand the democratic process, welcome aboard. I'm sorry that your candidate lost, in all sincerity, but let's get out there and stop Trump, protect our precious environment, create strong international relations, protect women's and LGBT rights, overturn Citizens United and work for a strong economy.
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Nothing in America's post-war history is as important as keeping Donald Trump out of the White House. Any differences between Sanders and Clinton pale in comparison to the difference between the American Constitution and what Trump has in mind.
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Hillary Clinton has stood by President Obama by and by, literally since the day she conceded to him. She campaigned on his legacy and pledged to continue his responsible leadership. Today, President Obama made the right choice, endorsing the person who has respected him and his understanding of our highest office.
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Like our President, I'm with her.
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Glad to see President Obama meeting with Bernie Sanders and endorsing Hillary Clinton, with class and enthusiasm. Mrs. Clinton will need the support of both to win in November. Despite the media's incapacity to see how dangerous and inept Donald Trump is as a candidate, Mrs. Clinton does recognize what a colossal mess he'd be.
Based on the available record, biographies, and his behavior:
--Trump doesn't appear to have any principles, consistent or otherwise, whatsoever.
--He has been a repeated failure in business, and downplays his father's vast wealth, as well as the US government's aid, in creating whatever semblance there is of his own.
--He dissembles and contradicts himself so frequently he can't keep his stories straight.
--He spouts outrageous gossip and tales, and refuses to retract any of it;
--He is openly and covertly racist, misgonyistic and nationalist.
--He espouses and regularly expresses authoritarian, anti-democratic beliefs.
--He has called for violence on the campaign trail
and, perhaps worst of all for a national leader.
--He seems petty and thin-skinned, and takes every legitimate criticism as a personal slight.
I voted for Senator Sanders in the primary. I'll vote for Secretary Clinton in the fall. I just hope enough people turn out to vote against Donald Trump!
Based on the available record, biographies, and his behavior:
--Trump doesn't appear to have any principles, consistent or otherwise, whatsoever.
--He has been a repeated failure in business, and downplays his father's vast wealth, as well as the US government's aid, in creating whatever semblance there is of his own.
--He dissembles and contradicts himself so frequently he can't keep his stories straight.
--He spouts outrageous gossip and tales, and refuses to retract any of it;
--He is openly and covertly racist, misgonyistic and nationalist.
--He espouses and regularly expresses authoritarian, anti-democratic beliefs.
--He has called for violence on the campaign trail
and, perhaps worst of all for a national leader.
--He seems petty and thin-skinned, and takes every legitimate criticism as a personal slight.
I voted for Senator Sanders in the primary. I'll vote for Secretary Clinton in the fall. I just hope enough people turn out to vote against Donald Trump!
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Agree with your points on Trump. I hope the majority of Bernie supporters will speak with as much reason as you with regards to uniting the democrats - there's some pretty hostile people out there.
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President Obama's praise of Bernie Sanders' campaign is most welcome, and I think he's exactly right that the emphasis on income inequality, getting big money out of politics, and encouraging young people to get involved will indeed be a winning ticket.
Like other Sanders supporters I've spoken with, I started out hoping his campaign would move the Democratic party and its nominee in a more progressive direction. I suspect many of us always thought Bernie was a very long shot for the nomination. He did better than I imagined he would, garnering over 40% of the Democratic primary vote - more than any other "insurgent" candidate in my memory.
My hope now is that the Democrats and Hillary Clinton have heard the message. Moving left, not right, is the way to go. I'm very glad to hear the president say as much today.
Forward!
Like other Sanders supporters I've spoken with, I started out hoping his campaign would move the Democratic party and its nominee in a more progressive direction. I suspect many of us always thought Bernie was a very long shot for the nomination. He did better than I imagined he would, garnering over 40% of the Democratic primary vote - more than any other "insurgent" candidate in my memory.
My hope now is that the Democrats and Hillary Clinton have heard the message. Moving left, not right, is the way to go. I'm very glad to hear the president say as much today.
Forward!
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When the worst President in modern history endorses a candidate, is that a blessing or a curse?
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It doesn't matter. John McCain lost eight years ago
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Were you around during 2000-2008?
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I thought George W. Bush was abstaining from endorsing Trump because of the way he treated his brother during the primaries.
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I know how Bernie's supporters feel like, to be idealistic and disappointed: by age and legal status then, I couldn't even vote in 1968, when I canvassed for anti-war "Clean" Gene McCarthy. However, we Hippies got behind the eventual Democratic nominee.
Now, we are faced with a Republican nominee who makes Nixon look good in retrospect. No mean feat..
Bernie must stop acting like The Black Knight in Monty Python and The Holy Grail, the character who loses limb after limb to King Arthur's sword, but blithely keeps insisting "It's just a flesh wound" and "I'm invincible", even as he becomes literally just a talking head. Bernie deserves better than and can be a "white knight" instead IF he does the right thing and United with Hilary against the common evil: Trump.
Now, we are faced with a Republican nominee who makes Nixon look good in retrospect. No mean feat..
Bernie must stop acting like The Black Knight in Monty Python and The Holy Grail, the character who loses limb after limb to King Arthur's sword, but blithely keeps insisting "It's just a flesh wound" and "I'm invincible", even as he becomes literally just a talking head. Bernie deserves better than and can be a "white knight" instead IF he does the right thing and United with Hilary against the common evil: Trump.
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Harrison,
You have the correct last name. What a truly delicious comment. I am laughing too much to read more comments. Thanks for making my day!
You have the correct last name. What a truly delicious comment. I am laughing too much to read more comments. Thanks for making my day!
This is what compromise looks like. The Democrats are fortunate to have grown-ups in leadership positions. While it's always a worthy goal to try for the ideal, reality steps in and reality is what we have to deal with.
Special thanks to President Obama. He has the ability to see the big picture and he has the wisdom and courage to act .
Special thanks to President Obama. He has the ability to see the big picture and he has the wisdom and courage to act .
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Thanks for this great post. You should have gotten a NewYorkTimes pick for it, Imho.
Just wondering when our infous troll "Charkes in San Jose" will show up with his misogynistic pack of lies and as hominem attacks. The Times needs to ban him from posting here.
Forward to Victory in November!
DemFem Voter,
Denver CO
Just wondering when our infous troll "Charkes in San Jose" will show up with his misogynistic pack of lies and as hominem attacks. The Times needs to ban him from posting here.
Forward to Victory in November!
DemFem Voter,
Denver CO
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I couldn't watch the whole thing.
Did the President mention when Hillary would release her speeches?
Did the President mention when Hillary would release her speeches?
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No, he didn't. We want to know why you people are demanding this from only Hillary? Why are you not demanding this from others? How about it? Why do you people only target Hillary and no one else? Any answers?
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Why would he? She doesn't own them; the speeches are owned by the people who hired her to speak. If they choose to release the speeches, fine. If not, fine. At least one participant has stated her speech was about hiring and promoting more women in the corporate world. Nothing to see here, Charlie. Now, move on.
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I wrote both before and after his meeting with Sanders (and the endorsement) --the second time, of course, to voice my disappointment. In my first message, I urged him to remember his "hope trope" and consider that some of us consider Sanders more in line with his own aspirations. I also asked him to come out and urge Clinton to release those speeches. I now urge all similarly minded Obama supporters to use this link and ask Obama to press for release of the Goldman Sachs speeches. So many of you are writing excellent, fact-filled comments. It would be great if some of these opinions went to Obama now.
I had always been one who believed that revolution was a way to change things – a child of the 60’s as Bernie is. More recently, I worked with a man who is LDS (Mormon) who is always at odds with his church. He actually holds a local higher-level position in the church. I asked him why, if he holds such contempt for the church leaders, does he stay in the religion. His response was that it is easier to change institutions from within than from outside. So, yes, Hillary has taken big money. (She also received over $200 million from smaller donors.) Is she beholden to the large donors? Who knows. But you can’t change the system if you don’t get elected.
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Yes Hillary gets my vote, my money and my support. BUT that isn't enough to turn this country around and towards the equality of education and opportunity that Bernie points to. THAT will take: 1. A Democratic majority (as large as we can get) in the Senate and as many House gains as possible, and 2. As many gains as possible at the State and local levels. In other words, just turning up to vote is not enough we have to join Bernie's wonderful army of enthusiastic volunteers and get out there on the front lines. Our plant's future and our kids" futures depend on it.
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Hillary had a little lamb,
His name was Donald,
And everywhere that Hillary went,
Donald was sure to follow.
Until November 8 came around,
And little Donald got swallowed.
His name was Donald,
And everywhere that Hillary went,
Donald was sure to follow.
Until November 8 came around,
And little Donald got swallowed.
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I would settle for "hollowed"
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This made my day. Thanks
Thank you jay. It's not often that my efforts at poesy get appreciated.
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A great day for the Democrats. And and even greater day for democracy. This is the best I've felt about the 2016 campaign since it got started back in early 2015.
Thank you, Sen. Sanders, for your conciliatory words. Thank you, Pres. Obama, for nudging Sen. Sanders in the right direction and for your powerful endorsement of Sen. Clinton. And who would have thought, just 10 years ago, that we'd have the prospect of an African American president giving way to a female successor? For all the problems our country faces, it's enough to make you proud.
Hillary undoubtedly has both significant strengths and glaring flaws. But Bernie put it best: "On Hillary Clinton’s worst day, she’s a hundred times better than any of the Republican candidates." And, truly, one thousand times better than Donald Trump.
Now let's go vote, work and donate to make sure she wins, and wins big, come November.
Thank you, Sen. Sanders, for your conciliatory words. Thank you, Pres. Obama, for nudging Sen. Sanders in the right direction and for your powerful endorsement of Sen. Clinton. And who would have thought, just 10 years ago, that we'd have the prospect of an African American president giving way to a female successor? For all the problems our country faces, it's enough to make you proud.
Hillary undoubtedly has both significant strengths and glaring flaws. But Bernie put it best: "On Hillary Clinton’s worst day, she’s a hundred times better than any of the Republican candidates." And, truly, one thousand times better than Donald Trump.
Now let's go vote, work and donate to make sure she wins, and wins big, come November.
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I have been an ardent Sanders supporter (and donor) throughout the campaign. I have not supported Secretary Clinton or Mr. Trump.
I guess that means that I am now at the point where I have to choose between "the lesser of two evils." Well, for me it is a slam dunk analysis. To be clear, Secretary Clinton is farther to the right than I would prefer, has a closer relationship with Wall Street than I would prefer, and has made some concerning errors, including for example her handling of official emails. But she is not evil.
Mr. Trump on the hand is an unabashed bigot, who has insulted millions of Americans on the basis of gender, race, and national origin. Much like a third world dictator, he has used his position as presidential candidate in an attempt to strong-arm our independent judiciary in a case involving purely personal affairs. He has put a target on 1.6 billion of our fellow human beings who are Muslim. He has hesitated to disavow white supremacists and other varieties of bigots who support him. He is a bully. And yes, he is evil.
So, my decision is easy. I'm with Her.
I guess that means that I am now at the point where I have to choose between "the lesser of two evils." Well, for me it is a slam dunk analysis. To be clear, Secretary Clinton is farther to the right than I would prefer, has a closer relationship with Wall Street than I would prefer, and has made some concerning errors, including for example her handling of official emails. But she is not evil.
Mr. Trump on the hand is an unabashed bigot, who has insulted millions of Americans on the basis of gender, race, and national origin. Much like a third world dictator, he has used his position as presidential candidate in an attempt to strong-arm our independent judiciary in a case involving purely personal affairs. He has put a target on 1.6 billion of our fellow human beings who are Muslim. He has hesitated to disavow white supremacists and other varieties of bigots who support him. He is a bully. And yes, he is evil.
So, my decision is easy. I'm with Her.
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Well said, Larry!
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Thank you. When the candidate of our choice doesn't win, it might be tempting - and easy - to give up and refuse to participate further in the political processes. But I'm hoping, and indeed I believe, that most Sanders supporters will put the well-being of our country first and foremost. Together for the win!
I get so hopeful when I listen to our elegant, thoughtful president speak. Has there ever been more of a mench -- a real human being -- to hold that office? I don't think so. If only Democrats and Independents will listen and respond to this call for all who love this country to rally and defeat what is a clear and present danger to America and everything for which it stands.
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The Left is long on ad hominem and short on self-reflection. Mr. Obama turned in Bush's 3rd and 4th term, but because it wasnt a white guy in charge, the wars, the non-prosecution of wall street, the assaults on civil liberties - all of these accelerated.
You easily duped partisan hacks keep presenting Hillary as the choice of the educated and enlightened when really, she's the choice of the myopic, the ignorant, and those who profit from war.
She is a neocon, a slave to Wall street, and Israel, and her presidency would mean more of the same neocon-nightmare
http://www.voltairenet.org/article178638.html
http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2016/06/07/rehearsing-world-war-iii/
Don't you people understand that as important as forcing small town bakers to bake cakes for gay couples is, and as important as Caitlyn Jenner is, wars which have cost TRILLIONS and killed or wounded HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS all while making the world less safe - ending this war machine is MORE important?
I pray Trump wins - then maybe the hypocritical, statist left will protest the wars again, like they did when it was a white red team guy in office.
You easily duped partisan hacks keep presenting Hillary as the choice of the educated and enlightened when really, she's the choice of the myopic, the ignorant, and those who profit from war.
She is a neocon, a slave to Wall street, and Israel, and her presidency would mean more of the same neocon-nightmare
http://www.voltairenet.org/article178638.html
http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2016/06/07/rehearsing-world-war-iii/
Don't you people understand that as important as forcing small town bakers to bake cakes for gay couples is, and as important as Caitlyn Jenner is, wars which have cost TRILLIONS and killed or wounded HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS all while making the world less safe - ending this war machine is MORE important?
I pray Trump wins - then maybe the hypocritical, statist left will protest the wars again, like they did when it was a white red team guy in office.
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Let me guess- white male with nothing to lose if Trump becomes president?
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Wait a minute. You pray Trump wins and we're the ones who are "easily duped"?
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Gridlock in Washington is caused by Republicans in the House and the Senate who, by their own admission, are more concerned with stopping any initiative by President Obama specifically and Democrats more generally, than they are in governing and getting things done.
Want to pass laws to protect the environment? To foster equality across lines of race, sex, gender, sexuality, religion, etc.? To decrease income inequality?
Vote for Democrats, not Republicans.
Want to pass laws to protect the environment? To foster equality across lines of race, sex, gender, sexuality, religion, etc.? To decrease income inequality?
Vote for Democrats, not Republicans.
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Like our first US President, I'm not much on political parties. Sure, unity of a political party will deliver more votes at election time for that party's candidates, the establishment candidates, of course. But political parties are also the door that welcomes corruption of the highest, most serious order.
Political parties give us Super Delegates & closed primaries & a host of other roadblocks for non-establishment candidates. Political parties give us lock-step endorsements of odious humans such as Donald Trump. Political parties can stop the counting of hanging chads, also an invention of political parties.
What America needs is a No Party political party where 51 votes always defeats 49. We need political parties not funded by Oligarchs. We need to find a way to finally stop the ownership of America by & for the 1%, an ownership tracing back to before there was a United States on this continent.
We need a country where the living isn't so hard. Where the focus of everything isn't the acquisition of money at any human cost. I have no idea why humans were put on this planet, but don't think the sole reason was to spend the first 70 years of each life clawing & scratching for enough money to survive due to man made laws.
Too many of those at the top are money addicts not satisfied even when they have billions. There's the addiction that's causing endless suffering & endless wars, lives filled with suffering from start to finish. Bernie said what's wrong. Listen!
Political parties give us Super Delegates & closed primaries & a host of other roadblocks for non-establishment candidates. Political parties give us lock-step endorsements of odious humans such as Donald Trump. Political parties can stop the counting of hanging chads, also an invention of political parties.
What America needs is a No Party political party where 51 votes always defeats 49. We need political parties not funded by Oligarchs. We need to find a way to finally stop the ownership of America by & for the 1%, an ownership tracing back to before there was a United States on this continent.
We need a country where the living isn't so hard. Where the focus of everything isn't the acquisition of money at any human cost. I have no idea why humans were put on this planet, but don't think the sole reason was to spend the first 70 years of each life clawing & scratching for enough money to survive due to man made laws.
Too many of those at the top are money addicts not satisfied even when they have billions. There's the addiction that's causing endless suffering & endless wars, lives filled with suffering from start to finish. Bernie said what's wrong. Listen!
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Sanders really meant she has failed horribly in her decision making and her honesty.
Here's what the NY Times Maureen Dowd’s said in her article "When Will Hillary Let Go?” (June 14, 2014)
"Hillary still obsesses about money, a narrative thread that has existed since she was thwarted in her desire to build a pool at the governor’s mansion in poor Arkansas and left the White House with a doggie bag full of sofas, rugs, lamps, TVs and china, some of which the Clintons later had to pay for or return."
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We do not need a rehash of one of Dowd's many Clinton hating columns. Dowd really hates the Clintons. It might be personal, it is so intense. I finally stopped reading her columns; too much vitriol and repetitious insults. I would rather see Dowd retire than Hillary Clinton.
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One empty suited corporate pawn endorses another. What's the news? The Dems can have party unity--I quit the party. Will no longer vote up, or down, and that includes Sen, Reps and any others. Too corrupt, too corporate, party of oligarchs and careerists. Done with them.
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Don't let the door hit you on the way out. If you're not part of the solution you're part of the problem.
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Independent,
I understand your frustration, but by not voting your feelings are ignored. Better to vote 3rd party than not vote at all.
I'll be voting 3rd party Greens and Jill Stein who actually espouses the ideas I believe in. It will feel good to vote for her rather than the lesser of 2 evils.
I understand your frustration, but by not voting your feelings are ignored. Better to vote 3rd party than not vote at all.
I'll be voting 3rd party Greens and Jill Stein who actually espouses the ideas I believe in. It will feel good to vote for her rather than the lesser of 2 evils.
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Let the first perfect person out there put themselves forward to be a perfect candidate. They must have decades of experience making and executing difficult decisions to problems that have no provable right answer. Each of those decisions must now be provably correct to all in our country. Oh and they must always have answered every question with complete and total honesty and never shaded the truth, while still building consensus across a wildly diverse electorate. They must have decades of meaningful public service demonstrating political skills, policy knowledge and experience, etc. Over decades subject them to many thousands of people, conservative media, newstainment radio shows and web sites, investigators, special prosecutors and anyone who might disagree with them, think they can gain money or attention by suing them, anyone they might have annoyed in their past, congressional committees with subpoena power on them, their family and friends current and former, looking to see if they are really perfect. Let's subject them to name calling, accusations and general reputation besmirching by thousands. Let's see how perfect they seem then. While I'm waiting for that perfection, I'm voting for Hilary Clinton. I am not apologetic. She has outstanding credentials, resilience and moral fiber. She has run the gauntlet and come out whole. Perfect? No. Get real. She's head and shoulders above the rest. We have serious problems to solve. We need someone with consummate ability.
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The dance is over. What Bernie revealed about the Democratic Party confirmed the suspicions of many. The Democratic Party of FDR, Kennedy, and Johnson was sold by the DLC to the highest bidder and has been transformed into a private club and cheering section for the 1%. Perhaps progressives should take a lesson from the Tea Party and "primary out" those legislators whose words and actions serve to maintain the status quo. Middle and working class democrats have been cynically used by the party ever since the Clintons and the DLC killed the soul of the party in the 1990's.
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Gridlock in Washington is caused by Republicans in the House and the Senate who, by their own admission, are more concerned with stopping any initiative by President Obama specifically and Democrats more generally, than they are in governing and getting things done.
Want to pass laws to protect the environment? To foster equality across lines of race, sex, gender, sexuality, religion, etc.? To decrease income inequality? Vote for Democrats, not Republicans.
Want to get big money out of politics? Vote for Democrats not Republicans. Citizens United became law because conservative Republican-appointed justices outnumber the more liberal justices by 5-4.
Want to pass laws to protect the environment? To foster equality across lines of race, sex, gender, sexuality, religion, etc.? To decrease income inequality? Vote for Democrats, not Republicans.
Want to get big money out of politics? Vote for Democrats not Republicans. Citizens United became law because conservative Republican-appointed justices outnumber the more liberal justices by 5-4.
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Actually, the most vigorous dissent to the CU ruling was made by John Roberts. Get beyond the melodrama - democrats good/republicans bad - it's boring. The people have to take the government away from the 1%. If millions of people would commit, as I have, to not voting for any candidate who accepts super-pac money, or any candidate who is not crystal clear about exactly who is funding their campaign, and how they are funding it, then we might make some progress toward getting money out of politics. The politicians certainly won't do t. It has to come from the people, and the only power the people have is that one vote. If this means that Trump gets elected and we have 4 years of constitutional crises and have to sacrifice the Supreme Court to do it, in the long run, it would all be for the best.
Secretary Clinton just got the highest professional reference available in this country.
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There is no doubt this election will be historic for more reasons than swearing in our first female president. (Long overdue!) Hillary Clinton will be a great president! (And I hope Bernie will contribute to a great Hillary presidency!)
This election is also historic because America is faced with peril, with dilemma, with the choice between a positive future or a self-inflicted death spiral. The Republican Party is supporting an intemperate candidate who mocks morality, is vulgar, and who lashes out at whomever gets under his very thin skin. He is a prolific pathological liar, a person who seeks revenge for perceived grievances, someone who could start a nuclear war because he felt insulted.
Those who recognize Trump is not fit to be elected dog catcher must vote in November. Donald Trump must be soundly defeated along with his Republican supporters in Congress.
America, please stand up to this dangerous man-child and his supporters in Congress. Send Republicans a message: America can no longer tolerate Republicans destroying our government and our country! This election must defeat the slimy candidate that has become the face of the Republican Party. And we must defeat a morally corrupt Republican Party in every congressional election.
Go Hillary! (Will miss you President Obama.)
This election is also historic because America is faced with peril, with dilemma, with the choice between a positive future or a self-inflicted death spiral. The Republican Party is supporting an intemperate candidate who mocks morality, is vulgar, and who lashes out at whomever gets under his very thin skin. He is a prolific pathological liar, a person who seeks revenge for perceived grievances, someone who could start a nuclear war because he felt insulted.
Those who recognize Trump is not fit to be elected dog catcher must vote in November. Donald Trump must be soundly defeated along with his Republican supporters in Congress.
America, please stand up to this dangerous man-child and his supporters in Congress. Send Republicans a message: America can no longer tolerate Republicans destroying our government and our country! This election must defeat the slimy candidate that has become the face of the Republican Party. And we must defeat a morally corrupt Republican Party in every congressional election.
Go Hillary! (Will miss you President Obama.)
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I can't think of no better entertainment this rest of the year than to pound the GOP back into the stone age. The GOP is floundering, with a certifiable nut for a candidate. Isn't it time for a coup de grâce, a beneficial mercy killing, for the benefit of the country?
Isn't it time to destroy the GOP?
I say with a resounding....YES!!!
let's do it
Isn't it time to destroy the GOP?
I say with a resounding....YES!!!
let's do it
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As long as each of us view this as ONLY a choice between two distasteful candidates offered up to us by "traditional parties," NOTHING will change.
In countries across the globe, political parties come, and go.
--Here in the Land of Exceptionalism, we have a sclerotic, ossified, non-democratic, corrupted, and discredited "two-party duopoly."--
"Independents," Republicans, and Democrats, across demographics, agree to that statement in huge pluralities. Congress, a product of this corrupt and bribed duopoly, "enjoys" a popularity rating BELOW that "enjoyed" by cockroaches and hemorrhoids.
The ONLY way to destroy this corrupt system is to not participate. Vote for another party. Write in the name of a candidate you can trust. Starve The Two-Headed Beast, because the ONLY thing The Beast wants is --YOUR VOTE-- (unless it can just be hacked on corrupt machines).
Unfortunately, abstention doesn't count here. It does in many places, where failure to receive an endorsement of the process by a certain percentage of the electorate participating by voting, invalidates the entire election.
In countries across the globe, political parties come, and go.
--Here in the Land of Exceptionalism, we have a sclerotic, ossified, non-democratic, corrupted, and discredited "two-party duopoly."--
"Independents," Republicans, and Democrats, across demographics, agree to that statement in huge pluralities. Congress, a product of this corrupt and bribed duopoly, "enjoys" a popularity rating BELOW that "enjoyed" by cockroaches and hemorrhoids.
The ONLY way to destroy this corrupt system is to not participate. Vote for another party. Write in the name of a candidate you can trust. Starve The Two-Headed Beast, because the ONLY thing The Beast wants is --YOUR VOTE-- (unless it can just be hacked on corrupt machines).
Unfortunately, abstention doesn't count here. It does in many places, where failure to receive an endorsement of the process by a certain percentage of the electorate participating by voting, invalidates the entire election.
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What, still division within the NYT commentariat? Get with the program, you've been officially urged.
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Reason #459,083,221 that Obama is a great President: His graciousness toward the crank and his sincere and magnanimous endorsement of the most prepared and capable president-to-be ever. I knew they would end up loving one another eventually! Brilliant minds, big hearts. Aren't we lucky!
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This is one reason why I am really going to miss President Obama. He's so naturally smart and gracious. It has really been a pleasure to feel proud of our President during his tenure.
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Only, if by "qualified" he meant adept at all types of political corruption.
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If I was President, I would have waited for the FBI to give its findings with the Clinton investigation. If they find her guilty, it would not only end her campaign, but tarnish President Obama's legacy.
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They have already done so. (wink - wink)
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an investigation does NOT decide whether someone is guility or not guility -- they merely recommendation a next step
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Obama is taking a 17$ raise in benefits after he retires; we, seniors, have had no raise in SS in the last 3 years. He is truly a supporter of himself.
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Well to be fair, $17 buys a pack of band-aids and some neosporin, so it's not exactly Scrooge McDuck's vault...
Joking aside, the world works differently for retired heads of state. Obama isn't taking any special privilege there, this stuff is decided in Congress.
Joking aside, the world works differently for retired heads of state. Obama isn't taking any special privilege there, this stuff is decided in Congress.
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Did any of you Bernie followers know that Senator Sanders is likely to become Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee if the Democrats re-take the Senate?
I suspect there was a bit of a 'come to Jesus' moment in Sanders' meeting with President Obama. Sanders the renegade who was all for taking his "revolution" to the convention ran headlong into the Senator Sanders who would be the chair of one of the most powerful Senate committees if he agreed to bow out gracefully. AND he gets to influence the party platform, including determining foreign policy in the Middle East for Hillary Clinton, if she wins the general election. All in all, quite a "win" for Sanders. Is there anything he didn't get? Maybe an office right next to the Oval one?
I suspect there was a bit of a 'come to Jesus' moment in Sanders' meeting with President Obama. Sanders the renegade who was all for taking his "revolution" to the convention ran headlong into the Senator Sanders who would be the chair of one of the most powerful Senate committees if he agreed to bow out gracefully. AND he gets to influence the party platform, including determining foreign policy in the Middle East for Hillary Clinton, if she wins the general election. All in all, quite a "win" for Sanders. Is there anything he didn't get? Maybe an office right next to the Oval one?
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You seem to believe that this is about him and getting some sort of powerful position. There will be no change in the status quo if Hillary is president. His entire campaign is about denying and fighting the status quo. How ignorant to a candidate's goals do you have to be to not see this? The position in no way matters. To do so would betray his campaign and the people who've come this far. The last thing he should be doing is bowing out. That is silly really.
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Once again President Obama has to be the 'adult in the room' to unite party, partially because Bernie just doesn't get it: this election isn't about HIM, it's about the Democratic Party. It's almost embarrassing watching his ungraceful exit.
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This election is definitely not about the Democratic party. You are what is wrong with this country. No one who wants change in this country care about the Democratic party, as far as anyone if substance is concerned, the party is trash and should be done away with.
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Bernie needed to announce to his supporters that he was suspending his campaign before Obama stepped in. I find it odd that this previously prepared video endorsing Hillary is released just after Obama's meeting with Sanders. It is disrespectful not only to Sanders but to his supporters. If Sanders is complicit in this then I wonder what his last speech was all about. Why did he say the fight will go on? I just can't see Sanders going along with this. Maybe that's why there was no joint appearance in a show of unity but only s phony video. When and if Bernie does bow out, he needs to tell his supporters directly without being shepherded by the White House.
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Yes he did. About 8 years ago.
I voted for Hillary with joy in my heart on Tuesday, and I can't wait to do it again in November! Let's do this!
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While I have no confidence in Donald Trump, knowing he will do right only for himself and the other .1%, I do not have much confidence that Clinton will do anything to reduce the runaway income inequality in this country. The middle class will shrink even more and she will be a one term President.
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Bravo for President Obama! Any voters who seek a non-gridlocked government willing to do the job elected to do now have their jobs to do, and that's to move beyond the primaries and to focus on our nation's future.
In this spirit, how do you spell "catastrophe?" I'm not sure if it's T-R-U-M-P or W-H-I-T-E + H-O-U-S-E -- perhaps all three words combined. Whatever, let us hope that America will work on its spelling between now and November all the better to know which non-catastrophic choice to make.
In the meantime, keep standing tall, Bernie! Part of this is knowing how to lose gracefully in the service of something bigger than a single primary candidacy. I did not intend my donations to your campaign to support Donald Trump.
www.endthemadnessnow.org
In this spirit, how do you spell "catastrophe?" I'm not sure if it's T-R-U-M-P or W-H-I-T-E + H-O-U-S-E -- perhaps all three words combined. Whatever, let us hope that America will work on its spelling between now and November all the better to know which non-catastrophic choice to make.
In the meantime, keep standing tall, Bernie! Part of this is knowing how to lose gracefully in the service of something bigger than a single primary candidacy. I did not intend my donations to your campaign to support Donald Trump.
www.endthemadnessnow.org
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Bravo POTUS, go big Sir!
Campaign your heart out and bring Hillary to the White House.
Clearly she is the most qualified candidate in modern politics
and I'm with her too..
The idiotic bigot must be defeated, and with Obama on her side,
they will get the job done and focus on the important work at hand.
Campaign your heart out and bring Hillary to the White House.
Clearly she is the most qualified candidate in modern politics
and I'm with her too..
The idiotic bigot must be defeated, and with Obama on her side,
they will get the job done and focus on the important work at hand.
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Obama has been an excellent president, steering the middle course between the Scylla of the demented GOP who think that the fate of the world hinges on keeping trans-people out of bathrooms, and the Charybdis of the radical Left who are fighting the battle lost 30 years ago when the USSR collapsed and it became clear that there is no alternative to the free market. With his endorsement of Hillary Obama makes a powerful statement about his legacy: centrist, cautious, gradual, and informed. She is supremely qualified to follow his course. And it is a good course to follow. Centrism is not a dirty word but utopian radicalism is.
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But...but...Democrats in disarray? Well, according to the media always looking for discord and right-wing trolls who come on message boards like this pretending to be disgruntled Democrats.
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Wonderful endorsement. And Bernie just made some conciliatory remarks to reporters after his meeting with President Obama. I've been a Bernie supporter all along, and applaud his passion and authenticity, but now we all have to come together and never let Donald Trump anywhere near the White House.
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I'd rather see Trump in the white house then Clinton any day of the week.
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Bernie fell in line. What a loser. Not good presidential material by any measure.
So all the DNC has left is Nixon in pantsuit and high heels. Should be fun.
So all the DNC has left is Nixon in pantsuit and high heels. Should be fun.
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Nixon was a Republican. Secretary Clinton is a Democrat who has nothing in common with Nixon. "Nixon in a pantsuit" is a nonsense attempt at finding a catchy insult. If you hate Nixon, then don't vote Republican.
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Metaphor too complex? Try this: Nixon had a leaky FBI dripping on him via Woodward and Bernstein and was pretty much hated by the media.
Though the Lady's server is not a tape recorder, same problem--but different FBI, different media. But, then, she's all the DNC has.
Can't bring myself to vote for either, Trump or Clinton. Too bad about Bernie; he was clearly a viable option.
Though the Lady's server is not a tape recorder, same problem--but different FBI, different media. But, then, she's all the DNC has.
Can't bring myself to vote for either, Trump or Clinton. Too bad about Bernie; he was clearly a viable option.
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It is dismaying to read the few derogatory post here by the conspiracy theorists, who are like the birthers of the last two elections. But I will not let them rain on my parade and that of Hillary Clinton at this historic moment. She is eminently qualified and will (I hope) mop the floor with Don the Con in November. Thank you, President Obama, for your forceful endorsement. Now, fellow Democrats, let's unite and defeat the Republicans, starting at the loathsome bigot at top of the ticket, all through way down, to rid ourselves of those obstructionist, climate-change deniers, and those waging a war on women's rights.
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Qualified? She has a short for pretty much every decision she makes, she back pedals on her stand all the time, the only qualifications she has is the one to flip flop to get convenience.
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I predict that Hillary Clinton's campaign will relentlessly bully Sanders and his supporters for the next couple months. And it'll work. That fix was always in, and Sanders and his "brave" supporters will knuckle under and do as they're told.
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Clinton has been respectful and appreciated be of Sanders and his contributions. I expect that to continue.
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Thank you President OBAMA. We deeply appreciate your fairness and decisiveness in supporting the victor in this well contested nomination process. Thank you.
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It's a good day to be a Democrat. Sanders will join forces with Clinton to defeat Trump. And Obama just endorsed Clinton and is ready to join the battle.
The Obama, Clinton and Sanders team is tough, smart and will be a winner for the American people!
The Obama, Clinton and Sanders team is tough, smart and will be a winner for the American people!
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Sanders will not join forces with Clinton. What planet are you living in?
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Imagine how much is possible with Hillary Clinton in the White House and the Senate back in Democratic majority. Bernie Sanders can help make both possible. It may not be the revolution he envisioned, but it is still good governance.
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Ridiculous, Hillary in the white house is not good governance.
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I will support Clinton 100% over Trump, but I am hardly fired up.
Her total support for war after war after unwinnable war, her aggressive belief in American exceptionalism, her contribution to the unleashing of ISIS upon the world, and her confrontational approach to Russia and the igniting of a new cold war mar her record and prevent me from lending anything but grudging support.
This is not even getting into her ties to Wall Street, her very late-to-the-party support for LGBTQ rights, and her poor record on combatting climate change.
When will we have the courage to support leaders who will effect real change, real peace, real equality?
Her total support for war after war after unwinnable war, her aggressive belief in American exceptionalism, her contribution to the unleashing of ISIS upon the world, and her confrontational approach to Russia and the igniting of a new cold war mar her record and prevent me from lending anything but grudging support.
This is not even getting into her ties to Wall Street, her very late-to-the-party support for LGBTQ rights, and her poor record on combatting climate change.
When will we have the courage to support leaders who will effect real change, real peace, real equality?
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WIth all of this stuff you mentioned, how can you vote for her? If she were applying to be the CEO at one of the major U.S corps, the board would laugh at the recruiting firm for even submitting her resume.
Her record shows so many failures.
Her record shows so many failures.
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2 big reasons I will vote for her:
1) She is the Democratic nominee, and that is the party I support.
2) As long as we operate under a 2-party system, not voting for Hillary = voting for Tump. And I won't do that.
1) She is the Democratic nominee, and that is the party I support.
2) As long as we operate under a 2-party system, not voting for Hillary = voting for Tump. And I won't do that.
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To all Tolkien fans out there: May Hillary our Eowyn bringing the battle to the witch king of Angmar, Lord of the Nazgul, Donald Trump.
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FLOTUS for Vice President! Dream Team!
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House of cards did it first
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I now feel great sympathy for The Short Fingered Vulgarian. He is about to find himself in the crosshairs of two very bright, very nimble-on-their-feet intellects who are going to eat him alive. Trump thinks "You're a loser." is a crushing insult. Wait until the smart kids in the class show him how to take someone apart, piece by piece. Trump is an sledge hammer; Hillary is a stiletto and Barack is a scalpel. Trump is about to begin to experience The Death of A Thousand Cuts.
And if you think that "aloof" Barack Obama isn't going to stoop to extract his pound of flesh for Trump's foul birther campaign, you have misread the man. That had to have been an extremely painful thing to have to go through for the first black President of the United States.
And The Short Fingered Vulgarian will have earned every single cut. This is going to make his toughest lease negotiation feel like a kiss on the cheek from a Vestal Virgin.
And if you think that "aloof" Barack Obama isn't going to stoop to extract his pound of flesh for Trump's foul birther campaign, you have misread the man. That had to have been an extremely painful thing to have to go through for the first black President of the United States.
And The Short Fingered Vulgarian will have earned every single cut. This is going to make his toughest lease negotiation feel like a kiss on the cheek from a Vestal Virgin.
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I Got My Favorite Buttered PopCorn and Dr. Pepper ready for some reel good watchin'! Oh Yea!
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Mr. President
With all due respect, I must remind you that early June polls continue to indicate that Bernie Sanders leads Hillary by rather large margins on which candidate is most likely to defeat Trump. Yet the establishment still insists we should give up on Bernie and get behind Clinton in order to “unite the party.”
Let’s string out the logic.
If someone handed you two pistols and said, “Both of these pistols hold 10 bullets. However, one of them has 5 bullets and the other has only 3. You must hold one of these pistols to your head and pull the trigger. The choice is yours. Which pistol do you choose?”
Only an idiot would choose the one with five bullets. Yet this is exactly what the political establishment politicians are demanding when they insist Bernie Sanders supporters abandon Bernie and get behind Clinton.
This weakness in critical thinking and logic by the establishment is maddening to the millions of us who support Bernie. Let me repeat: Confirming April and May polls, early June polling shows that Sanders is the far better choice when it comes to a head-to-head match up with Trump.
Citing the accomplishments of Secretary Clinton will not change the minds of those on either side. In fact, it will only strengthen the opposition among Republicans.
Please don’t blame Sander’s supporters when Hillary loses the election to Trump. Instead, use the next 4 years to brush up on your critical thinking.
With all due respect, I must remind you that early June polls continue to indicate that Bernie Sanders leads Hillary by rather large margins on which candidate is most likely to defeat Trump. Yet the establishment still insists we should give up on Bernie and get behind Clinton in order to “unite the party.”
Let’s string out the logic.
If someone handed you two pistols and said, “Both of these pistols hold 10 bullets. However, one of them has 5 bullets and the other has only 3. You must hold one of these pistols to your head and pull the trigger. The choice is yours. Which pistol do you choose?”
Only an idiot would choose the one with five bullets. Yet this is exactly what the political establishment politicians are demanding when they insist Bernie Sanders supporters abandon Bernie and get behind Clinton.
This weakness in critical thinking and logic by the establishment is maddening to the millions of us who support Bernie. Let me repeat: Confirming April and May polls, early June polling shows that Sanders is the far better choice when it comes to a head-to-head match up with Trump.
Citing the accomplishments of Secretary Clinton will not change the minds of those on either side. In fact, it will only strengthen the opposition among Republicans.
Please don’t blame Sander’s supporters when Hillary loses the election to Trump. Instead, use the next 4 years to brush up on your critical thinking.
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Charlie, no need to destroy America to save America.
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@ Charlie If someone handed you two pistols and said, "One of these has been taken apart, rebuilt, oiled, successfully used in heavy combat, taken apart, rebuilt and oiled again. The other has been sitting on a shelf, used from time to time but never in combat situations. It hasn't been inspected or rebuilt."
Which one of those pistols would you want to be armed with in an real world battle? Think carefully because that's exactly the choice Democrats have before them.
Which one of those pistols would you want to be armed with in an real world battle? Think carefully because that's exactly the choice Democrats have before them.
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We have five months to unite the reasonable voters of the US to coalesce for an extremely qualified candidate. As a bonus, we can also vanquish one of the most unqualified, racist, and scheming candidates I've seen in my voting life.
Go Hillary!
Go Hillary!
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As a Bernie supporter, it's time to endorse Hillary and support her against Donald Trump.
Bernie's only remaining hope was to persuade lots of Clinton-supporting superdelegates to back him at the convention. But there are no reasons left for them to do so.
Bernie doesn't have momentum. Hillary has a majority of pledged delegates. Hillary has a majority of all delegates. No superdelegates are running away from Hillary to Bernie.
It's been a hard-fought nomination battle. The race is over between them. Let Bernie and his supporters focus on the platform and future delegate selection processes.
But the time has come to have a unified party. Because Trump is temperamentally unfit to sit in the Oval Office. He's a buffoon, a moron, an egomaniac, a braggart and a bully.
This nation must have Hillary as president. The alternative of Trump is too, too dangerous - as well as embarrassing and offensive.
Bernie's only remaining hope was to persuade lots of Clinton-supporting superdelegates to back him at the convention. But there are no reasons left for them to do so.
Bernie doesn't have momentum. Hillary has a majority of pledged delegates. Hillary has a majority of all delegates. No superdelegates are running away from Hillary to Bernie.
It's been a hard-fought nomination battle. The race is over between them. Let Bernie and his supporters focus on the platform and future delegate selection processes.
But the time has come to have a unified party. Because Trump is temperamentally unfit to sit in the Oval Office. He's a buffoon, a moron, an egomaniac, a braggart and a bully.
This nation must have Hillary as president. The alternative of Trump is too, too dangerous - as well as embarrassing and offensive.
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Bernie Sanders has done everything to strengthen the Democratic Party. We cannot squander this very important resource and direction for the future of our country. Let us immediately put into the platform of the Democratic Party the very important message from Bernie Sanders.
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"Bully" is the essence of Trump. He always attacks people he sees as weaker than he is.
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I would like to see, after this election is over and hopefully President Clinton is elected, that the progressives who have supported Bernie Sanders will remain and organize to promote not specifically Sanders as a candidate but rather the progressive agenda he has brought to our attention. This agenda will have to be defended against not just Trump and Cruz and the far right but also against those Democrats who would like to return to their old ways.
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Obama can't think of anyone more qualified. Really?
Being First Lady is not a qualification. She did nothing in her eight years in the Senate except pad her resume with committee appointments. And her three years as Secretary of State were rife with disasters on Iraq, Syria and Lybia.
Her saving grace is that she is a lot more qualified than her presumptive opponent!
Being First Lady is not a qualification. She did nothing in her eight years in the Senate except pad her resume with committee appointments. And her three years as Secretary of State were rife with disasters on Iraq, Syria and Lybia.
Her saving grace is that she is a lot more qualified than her presumptive opponent!
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Thank you Obama for showing respect to Bernie before endorsing Hillary. You were brought up right mr Obama in learning respect and dignity for those older and worthy of our deep regards.
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This historic moment will certainly be tarnished by GOP trolls and Sanders dead enders, but it's a wonderful day for our Nation nonetheless.
An African American President endorsing his former rival, to succeed him in making history, as the first woman POTUS is what America is supposed to stand for. I am happy for his endorsement, happy for Senator Clinton and proud to be an American today.
An African American President endorsing his former rival, to succeed him in making history, as the first woman POTUS is what America is supposed to stand for. I am happy for his endorsement, happy for Senator Clinton and proud to be an American today.
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Mr. Obama said, “I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office.”
That is an absolutely ridiculous statement to be made by the President of the United States. Before Obama assumed the duties of Office of President of the United States, Obama went to the Lincoln Memorial to gain personal inspiration. There were also other much more qualified individuals than Hillary Clinton who have previously served as President of the United States: Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy, for example.
But, I now want to know if President Obama is going to join Bernie Sanders and the Editorial Board of the New York Times in demanding that Hillary Clinton now release the transcripts of the 51 speeches that she made to Wall Street banks and other major corporate interests in 2014 and 2015 in exchange for $11 million added to her personal wealth.
That is an absolutely ridiculous statement to be made by the President of the United States. Before Obama assumed the duties of Office of President of the United States, Obama went to the Lincoln Memorial to gain personal inspiration. There were also other much more qualified individuals than Hillary Clinton who have previously served as President of the United States: Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy, for example.
But, I now want to know if President Obama is going to join Bernie Sanders and the Editorial Board of the New York Times in demanding that Hillary Clinton now release the transcripts of the 51 speeches that she made to Wall Street banks and other major corporate interests in 2014 and 2015 in exchange for $11 million added to her personal wealth.
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There could be no higher endorsement! Those who don't recognize this and shift accordingly were probably not Democrats to begin with. If they think the President would endorse Hillary as his successor if he had any doubt whatsoever about her emails or any other issue being bandied about, they don't know our President very well. I, for one, can't wait for their first joint appearance on the campaign trail!
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Donald Trump stated several times in the past week that if he is elected President he will prosecute Hillary for the crimes she committed by using a private email server in direct violation of federal law. He's just getting warmed up on that issue. There is now no doubt that Hillary committed several felony crimes in connection to her use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State. if Hillary is elected she will be subjected to impeachment over her email crimes (at the very least). Why are the Dems so stuck on this woman?
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Before leaving office, Obama can pardon HRC & any of her endangered former staffers. Watch. After all, it's been done before.
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You are hopelessly wrong about "felony crimes" using in using her email...it just wasn't until she was OUT OF OFFICE, and nothing being said since then talked about 'felony crimes'. Sec. Powell burned the entirety of his e-mails under the same regulations and was not criticized at all!
But nothing can penetrate your mindset
to vote for incompetence in the highest office in the world.
But nothing can penetrate your mindset
to vote for incompetence in the highest office in the world.
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Indict Powell along with Hillary, if the statutes of limitations is still running on Powell. I have no problems with that.
I'm sure that Clinton will be at least as effective as Obama, given time.
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That's a low bar and exactly what I, as a progressive, am afraid of. The slightly right of center moderation of Bill/Obama/Hillary won't solve this nation's problems.
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I could hold my breath and pout, could scream and cry foul, could grab a piece of cardboard, write some nasty stuff and head down to Philadelphia, PA for the Democratic National Convention.
Lord knows this lifelong liberal Democrat has thought of burning my membership card and going independent.
HRC is part of the problem not the solution, she is a very flawed candidate and yes the Primaries along with big corporate media including the NYT(s) rigged this coronation of Queen Hillary,
I cried Sunday night when the AP basically committed an act of voter suppression on behalf of HRC by announcing she had "locked up" the nomination.
Yes there are many problems with the primary system and the processes that got HRC to this stage of "hertory".
However Donald Trump represents the new arrival of fascism and a danger to the continuation of the human species on Planet Earth. Before the Chamber Pot overflows, it's time for my fellow Sanders Supporters to hold our collective noses and throw the contents out the window, in other words vote for HRC.
In this time of bitter defeat let's pledge to change the Democratic Party nomination process, hold the Clintonites responsible by promoting New Democrats who support Bernie's agenda, primary the Clintonites to defeat, make HRC a one-term POTUS, take back the Democratic Party ala the TEA Party's efforts within the GOP, and get a Bernie in the White House for 2020.
That's how we can best honor Bernie Sanders and the gift he has given us.
Lord knows this lifelong liberal Democrat has thought of burning my membership card and going independent.
HRC is part of the problem not the solution, she is a very flawed candidate and yes the Primaries along with big corporate media including the NYT(s) rigged this coronation of Queen Hillary,
I cried Sunday night when the AP basically committed an act of voter suppression on behalf of HRC by announcing she had "locked up" the nomination.
Yes there are many problems with the primary system and the processes that got HRC to this stage of "hertory".
However Donald Trump represents the new arrival of fascism and a danger to the continuation of the human species on Planet Earth. Before the Chamber Pot overflows, it's time for my fellow Sanders Supporters to hold our collective noses and throw the contents out the window, in other words vote for HRC.
In this time of bitter defeat let's pledge to change the Democratic Party nomination process, hold the Clintonites responsible by promoting New Democrats who support Bernie's agenda, primary the Clintonites to defeat, make HRC a one-term POTUS, take back the Democratic Party ala the TEA Party's efforts within the GOP, and get a Bernie in the White House for 2020.
That's how we can best honor Bernie Sanders and the gift he has given us.
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quad gator,
"However Donald Trump represents the new arrival of fascism and a danger to the continuation of the human species on Planet Earth. Before the Chamber Pot overflows, it's time for my fellow Sanders Supporters to hold our collective noses and throw the contents out the window, in other words vote for HRC."
How truly delusional you are to believe any of the nonsense that you just spouted. To believe, that once the Clinton crime syndicate gets ensconced in power that they will willingly relinquish it, is the essence of folly. The ascendency of HRC has been in their playbook since 2001, only slightly derailed in 2008.
Much like Vitto Corleone's machinations to ensure that Michael would be his rightful heir, Bill has carefully orchestrated Hilary's path to providing "the family" with a guaranteed cut of the profits. This also allows Slick Willie unfettered access to an unlimited stream of women on which to ply his craft. And of course, following Hilary's reign we can be treated to the Chelsea era!
"However Donald Trump represents the new arrival of fascism and a danger to the continuation of the human species on Planet Earth. Before the Chamber Pot overflows, it's time for my fellow Sanders Supporters to hold our collective noses and throw the contents out the window, in other words vote for HRC."
How truly delusional you are to believe any of the nonsense that you just spouted. To believe, that once the Clinton crime syndicate gets ensconced in power that they will willingly relinquish it, is the essence of folly. The ascendency of HRC has been in their playbook since 2001, only slightly derailed in 2008.
Much like Vitto Corleone's machinations to ensure that Michael would be his rightful heir, Bill has carefully orchestrated Hilary's path to providing "the family" with a guaranteed cut of the profits. This also allows Slick Willie unfettered access to an unlimited stream of women on which to ply his craft. And of course, following Hilary's reign we can be treated to the Chelsea era!
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Oh now wait and watch President Obama in action and it startes right now.
Donald Trump will get what he deserved all along.
Donald Trump will get what he deserved all along.
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So the Oligarchy is to continue.
Those of us who #feel the bern are very concerned about the direction the US
is continuing to take.
Those of us who #feel the bern are very concerned about the direction the US
is continuing to take.
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I have a strong sense of empowerment to know that Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are in cooperation to help bring our nation to a more perfect union.
I am definitely Fired Up! Let's get on with it!
I am definitely Fired Up! Let's get on with it!
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Interesting as expected. After the coronation and things get back to normal, it will be very obvious, the Democrats will have been in office 8 years of Obama, followed by a possible 8 years of the Clintons, if her health holds up. A portion of Sanders supporters, and all of Trumps, will have to consider how they can fit in. They will have no influence, and be considered outsiders. Polarity will increase, as like groups ban together.
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When the presidential race for 2008 began and Barack Obama announced his intention to run, I was a firm Hillary fan - despite the fact that I knew "Professor Obama" personally as a law student at the University of Chicago, and had a huge amount of respect for him. I just thought it was too soon to be his time, and just right for her. Like millions of others, I did change my mind about him, and voted enthusiastically for President Obama in 2007 and 2011, even though I was not satisfied with all of his decisions. Now, I am thrilled to be able to vote for Secretary Clinton. I "loved" President Obama, but not everything he did (or did not do) as President. I don't "love" Hillary, and I think she has made some serious mistakes, but so has he - and so has every President. More to the point, unless and until we can get the Republicans out of their entrenched, gerrymandered seats in Congress AND our state legislatures, no Democratic president will be able to promote a successful progressive agenda. All those Bernie supporters who truly want to see their revolution need to not just support Clinton, but every down-ticket Democrat on their ballots this year. And, they should run for office themselves and BE the change they want to see.
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Yes! Liberals need to win down ticket just like the Tea Party did so successfully four years ago. Not just Senate seats, not even just Representative seats, but governorships, state legislators, mayoralties, even school boards. If Bernie activists want to see their agenda move forward and gain real traction with the broader electorate, they'll have to vote in every election—not just presidential years—politically organize, and get themselves into offices. Taken as a whole, that will effect more change than a president alone ever could.
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Voted for him in 2007 and 2011? Early-bird special voting?
Down-ticket candidates, probably; Hillary, no. There has to be accountability for the Iraq war, and she was part of it. There are other reasons too, powerfully listed in reader comments that you can find further down in this popularity list.
“I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office.”- Ha. Then why did he run against her 8 years ago? Are we supposed to believe him now?
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Yes, remember this?
"Hillary Clinton will say anything and change nothing."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGqD8-a-REQ
"Hillary Clinton will say anything and change nothing."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGqD8-a-REQ
Long anticipated. Obviously he broke the news to Bernie during the come the Jesus meeting this morning. It's a no brainer. Clinton is the only adult in the room. She's won the nomination fair and square. Over on the other side even his own party can't stand Trump and the pooh bahs are being forced to disavow what he says while endorsing him. How long can this go on?
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OK, so Hillary Clinton has President Obama's endorsement. But I just read that Loud Trump has nazi emulator David Duke's support. The two endorsements offset -- or they do in the dominant hatred-and-bigotry wing of the once-great (not since Lincoln) Republican Party.
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I have deep respect for President Obama and believe he always has the best intention in mind. I will miss him as our president because of his decency, positive outlook, and moral action. He has worked with Hillary and I believe him when he says she'll do a good job. While I voted for Bernie in the primary I will enthusiastically follow his lead and support her for president. Donald Trump would be a disaster for this country and not voting for the democratic nominee is a vote for him. I would not be able to live with myself if I thought there was any possible way I was indirectly supporting him and his insulting behavior. Thank you, Mr. President, for your leadership and grace.
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"I will miss him as our president because of his decency, positive outlook, and moral action. ... Thank you, Mr. President, for your leadership and grace."
Amen. Can any reasonable person possibly imagine uttering these kind words about Trump?
Amen. Can any reasonable person possibly imagine uttering these kind words about Trump?
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I expect Hillary's favorability ratings to go up quite a bit in the coming weeks. She will get a boost with Obama's endorsement. She will get a boost from how she has surgically handled Trump so far. She will get a boost when Bernie finally bows out and helps unite the party (even if it is not until July).
And then people will realize that she was viewed favorably by over 70% of the nation as Secretary of State - and they will remember it was the right wing media spin machine that dragged those numbers down, mixed with some bruising attacks from the left during the primary.
At the end of the day people will remember that this is a woman they trust to lead the nation, despite any shortcomings that are being magnified today. And then they'll look at the other option in November, and the choice should be made easy.
And then people will realize that she was viewed favorably by over 70% of the nation as Secretary of State - and they will remember it was the right wing media spin machine that dragged those numbers down, mixed with some bruising attacks from the left during the primary.
At the end of the day people will remember that this is a woman they trust to lead the nation, despite any shortcomings that are being magnified today. And then they'll look at the other option in November, and the choice should be made easy.
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Shades of Berlusconinow in Trump.
The populist mess that former premier Berlusconi left behind in Italy, pandering to paranoia and targeting the weak, shows us that Trump's only the start of a nastier American politics.
The populist mess that former premier Berlusconi left behind in Italy, pandering to paranoia and targeting the weak, shows us that Trump's only the start of a nastier American politics.
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