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In reply to the discussion: No apologies from me, I can't imagine a more vomit inducing nominee for the Democratic Party [View all]cui bono
(19,926 posts)55. The ONLY good thing about her being president would be how she would tear the GOP a new one.
Considering we got the same corporate policies out of Obama, I wish she had won so we could have seen her go after those asshats in the Republican Party. Being a woman I'm sure they would have shown her the same disrespect they've shown Obama, but she would not have remained as quiet as he has.
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No apologies from me, I can't imagine a more vomit inducing nominee for the Democratic Party [View all]
whereisjustice
Feb 2015
OP
Great post! Because I really expected President Obama to resolve all those issues!
PBass
Feb 2015
#142
For his first two years, Democrats had large majorities in both houses, greater than any Democrat is
merrily
Feb 2015
#238
"Y'all"? just because I don't jump on the bash - Obama (and Clinton) bandwagon....
George II
Feb 2015
#286
there is a threshold where the consequences are so significant, the moral equity of one side
whereisjustice
Feb 2015
#5
Loyalty oaths are for J.Edgar Hoovr and Joe McCarthy. They are not for this Group.
merrily
Feb 2015
#264
From what I see, I find it far fetched, at best, that Webb will challenge Hillary from the left.
merrily
Feb 2015
#269
Demand Publicly Funded Elections, end campaign contributions, a Super PACs, and the
Dustlawyer
Feb 2015
#258
Always more views than replies and more replies than recs. But the thread has a lot of recs, too.
merrily
Feb 2015
#244
Every DNC dime is being spent on her at the exclusion of building a responsive leadership
whereisjustice
Feb 2015
#6
As you obviously support Hillary perhaps you could give those of us that would rather
A Simple Game
Feb 2015
#130
He doesn't have to give you anything, and go ahead and puke your guts out
politicaljunkie41910
Feb 2015
#185
Indeed... thats why media groups and HRC fans keep spouting their inevitability garbage.
Veilex
Feb 2015
#184
Who cares about being "the base"? Nobody negotiates with or caters to automatic votes, there is no
TheKentuckian
Mar 2015
#309
Nope, I participate there as well. I'm gonna eat my cake and shit it out too.
TheKentuckian
Mar 2015
#312
That's what I always call it, and I would never have named the New Democrat Coalition the way New
merrily
Feb 2015
#274
Why don't you post that in GD or the Hillary Group or any one of the other groups where your posts
merrily
Feb 2015
#255
Oh, yes Clinton was a complete failure who left the country with an excess that Bush gave his buds.
olegramps
Feb 2015
#108
Yes, he was just a terrible president in whose presidency Americans suffered not.
olegramps
Feb 2015
#285
NAFTA and repeal of Glass Steagall dwarfed the importance of that modest surplus, which, btw,
merrily
Feb 2015
#256
Clinton and Greenspan BOTH actively lobbied for repeal so "veto proof" is a shibboleth .
merrily
Mar 2015
#296
I never said that he didn't support it; but it had the support of many Democrats in the Senate.
olegramps
Mar 2015
#299
What a Democratic President and his advisors push on Congress does impact Democratic Senators.
merrily
Mar 2015
#300
No one told the banks they had to make bad loans. They told them they couldn't use race or
rhett o rick
Mar 2015
#314
I didn't say he signed it because it was veto proof. It was veto proof was only a fact.
olegramps
Mar 2015
#316
You don't get it. The last time the DLC put up a candidate against a Bush was 2000
rhett o rick
Feb 2015
#47
What I think is that their owners don't care if HRC loses to Jeb. They would be happy with either.
rhett o rick
Feb 2015
#204
Why take the chance again? Nominate an honest progressive and break the chain of
rhett o rick
Feb 2015
#217
She is better than a Republican shtick doesn't work when her POLICIES are the SAME as the GOP
Vincardog
Feb 2015
#111
Perhaps you should post things like that in GD, or the Hillary Group or some other group?
merrily
Feb 2015
#248
Discussion if issues takes a back seat to mocking her personality and voice. Her cankles are next.
Hekate
Feb 2015
#279
http://media.liveauctiongroup.net/i/9378/10425744_2.jpg?v=8CDBD2ABE243CF0
blkmusclmachine
Feb 2015
#11
Agree. She will not win, instead her faux folksy banter will fall as flat as Romney's did
whereisjustice
Feb 2015
#15
You have it backwards. She ran and lost against Obama. People didn't vote for her
rhett o rick
Feb 2015
#48
"Clinton came very close to winning." And Al Gore came "very close to winning" in 2000. But they
rhett o rick
Feb 2015
#171
It's not necessary to get rude. I understand that HRC lost the primary to
rhett o rick
Feb 2015
#194
I am not sure of the significance. She didn't win the primary. She lost. Again, why choose her with
rhett o rick
Feb 2015
#207
Hafta disagee w/ u there JD. Wit the right coachin from advisors, Hillary can remake herself, appear mor folksy & feel ur pain.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2015
#41
I hope that all of your 47,000 posts are not as utterly foolish as the ones in this thread.
PBass
Feb 2015
#147
you should give a shit about who gets the nomination, blindly saying you don't care
whereisjustice
Feb 2015
#23
The hand wavin is what gets me. Hillary definitely needs to work on her speakimg skills -terrible delivery - not to mention her position on impt issues.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2015
#42
I notice she wasn't too worried about the women and girls of Iraq when she voted for the IWR.
Maedhros
Feb 2015
#172
Really! I think private mail is more discrete. When I accidentally posted in the BOG
rhett o rick
Feb 2015
#77
True, but I still respect their requests to delete posts when I post in a group by mistake.
merrily
Feb 2015
#240
I remember Anderson well, I think you are confusing Nixon and Reagan and neither
whereisjustice
Feb 2015
#295
Then stay home and don't vote. I don't think your one vote will matter anyway.
demosincebirth
Feb 2015
#53
The ONLY good thing about her being president would be how she would tear the GOP a new one.
cui bono
Feb 2015
#55
Kicked and recommended for hard truths that are very difficult for some of our members to accept.
Scuba
Feb 2015
#62
Yeah, I think we can win. But if Hillary is our candidate, we lose whether she wins or not.
Scuba
Feb 2015
#81
The fact that H. Clinton can raise a lot of money shouldn't be the defining issue.
rhett o rick
Feb 2015
#78
I agree with your sentiment, but I can think of even stronger political ipecac: Rahm Emanuel
corkhead
Feb 2015
#63
Yes, infection spread by the 1% of the population who believe they are immune by birth right
whereisjustice
Feb 2015
#82
Smugness? Really? The Democrats that ran a DLC candidate were also smug in 2000.
rhett o rick
Feb 2015
#107
Hey I get it. It is what it is. H. Clinton has the big money behind her and it will be
rhett o rick
Feb 2015
#116
Some say the Democratic Party has deserted the workers, they have it backwards.
olegramps
Feb 2015
#119
DLC types are DYING to claim "The adults are back in charge" and kick out Obama's whole team.
Spitfire of ATJ
Feb 2015
#131
"Because there's not a dime's worth of difference between Al Gore and George Bush"
greenman3610
Feb 2015
#133
Um... "we are literally fucking ourselves" if we sulk and stay home because she's the nominee.
calimary
Feb 2015
#137
I think we're in serious trouble. So it comes down to Hillary vs Bush (III) ? Time to pack the bags.
YOHABLO
Feb 2015
#169
Posts like yours are more appropriate for GD, the Hillary Group or some group other than this one.
merrily
Feb 2015
#249
I look forward to seeing this OP quoted verbatim far and wide as how "Democrats" think...
Hekate
Feb 2015
#193
Trolling with "rage bait" like this is the fastest way to get voted onto the "Greatest" page
PBass
Feb 2015
#209
Needed to be said to offset the Pravda like worship of a corp McCandidate, appointed heir apparent
whereisjustice
Feb 2015
#223
As usual, DU's right has little to no respect for the fact that is a group, not GD.
merrily
Feb 2015
#250
Tell us how you really feel, haha. While I wudn't use such strong language, like u, I'm definitely concerned bout Hillary as a candidate, but not just on the issues...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2015
#259
Plus, it still doesn't guarantee a damn thing except we get hosed either way.
TheKentuckian
Mar 2015
#311
She is the choice of the 1%. They owe her. She didn't make it in 2008 and imo, she won't make it
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#315