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DemonGoddess

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29. You know, so many of the
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 12:24 AM
Nov 2016

things I've seen touted as "Bernie's ideas" have been Democratic platform and POLICY for decades. He's certainly not the originator of it.

As to MAKING factories open up shop, that's a pipe dream, and you KNOW it.

As to addressing working class concerns, she addressed them. She wasn't COVERED for it. The damn MSM was too busy with false equivalency to give her positive coverage of ANY kind. It was much easier for them to strongly imply that as a woman, she had no business aspiring to the land's highest office in the first place.

People mention ego and arrogance. But you know what? Every politician I've ever seen that runs for this office HAS to have a big ego and arrogance to survive the process in the first place. That INCLUDES Bernie. I get so heartily sick and tired of hearing in this rehash how "humble" and so on that he is, while I see people piling on HRC, often for no good reason at all.

But, that's okay, we all also know Hillary was held to an impossible double standard all along. When she surpassed and successfully fought off the dreck of the day, the bar was raised that much higher, for her, and her alone; while being LOWERED for her opposition.

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Bernie (or Bernie's ideas) 2020! [View all] Shemp Howard Nov 2016 OP
Hillary ignored nothing. She talked economy, jobs, income inequality emulatorloo Nov 2016 #1
I'm talking about her ads, not her speeches. Shemp Howard Nov 2016 #3
I will refer you to JHan's post below. emulatorloo Nov 2016 #6
I saw PLENTY of ads running DemonGoddess Nov 2016 #28
Her needing to push her jobs policies more does not mean .. JHan Nov 2016 #2
Her "platform" does not matter! Shemp Howard Nov 2016 #8
So she should have lied and voters have no responsibility to inform themselves then? JHan Nov 2016 #9
if she lied she would have been called out on it JI7 Nov 2016 #26
Oh right, I forgot the double standard. JHan Nov 2016 #27
How come I heard and understood ...? JHan Nov 2016 #11
Now come back to reality. WhiteTara Nov 2016 #4
Chuck Schumer seems to think it's a good idea to embrace many of Bernie's issues and ideas: think Nov 2016 #5
What else is Chuck going to say? JHan Nov 2016 #12
What do you mean by that? think Nov 2016 #14
Exactly that.. what else is he going to say? JHan Nov 2016 #18
Thanks for posting Kathy M Nov 2016 #30
Hell, no. bravenak Nov 2016 #7
Hell, yes. Shemp Howard Nov 2016 #13
And his ideas will make it worse because he has misdiagnosed the problem: JHan Nov 2016 #17
We disagree... Shemp Howard Nov 2016 #20
No probs. JHan Nov 2016 #23
Thank you for calling out nostalgia bravenak Nov 2016 #21
No. We cannot MAKE A COMPANY OPEN A FACTORY HERE bravenak Nov 2016 #19
I just stressed you out? Shemp Howard Nov 2016 #22
Good, thank you. bravenak Nov 2016 #24
Agree .... Thanks for posting Kathy M Nov 2016 #31
We also have the internet now. sheshe2 Nov 2016 #32
It's fucked up and unfrtunate but at least you are facing the reality we live in bravenak Nov 2016 #35
You really think liquid diamond Nov 2016 #10
You make a good point here. Shemp Howard Nov 2016 #25
Post removed Post removed Nov 2016 #15
Does the same apply to Bernie's ideas? (nt) Shemp Howard Nov 2016 #16
You know, so many of the DemonGoddess Nov 2016 #29
You are my hero. sheshe2 Nov 2016 #33
naw DemonGoddess Nov 2016 #37
she ignored the white voters who vote republican by not scapegoating a minority to blame for their JI7 Nov 2016 #34
Fuck that. nt LexVegas Nov 2016 #36
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