Mrs.Clinton picks up big endorsements from Flint

[bigdarryl]

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http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/hillary-clinton-flint-endorsements-219293

[leftofcool]

1. That's our gal! On top of things as always.

I love this part. "She is asking volunteers from her campaign staff to distribute water instead of canvasing for votes."

[bigdarryl]

9. Yeah and I have not seen this reported in any online article or in the media on TV

They love pushing the negative stories about the Clintons. If you Google her name 90% of the news articles are negative

[madokie]

25. The Clinton are pretty negative people

so I would expect what you say is true

Birds of a feather flock together as the old saying goes. She hangs with henry the k and d brock what more needs to be said.

[pandr32]

33. I totally agree

But then look who owns the media. The prospect of a Clinton presidency scares the pants off of these wealthy, powerful corporations and individuals. They sure as hell aren't going to help her any.

[hoosierlib]

2. Pandering pays off...

[leftofcool]

3. Will Bernie's campaign staffers be distributing water?

[hoosierlib]

6. No...he'll just be voting for increased funding for the city

While Hillary came for a photo-op...

[Hortensis]

22. He does have the advantage of being a sitting senator,

true. What legislation are we talking about and does he expect the Republicans pass it?

And I admit passing out water is more than a little too like passing out snow shovels in Iowa. I guess these gimmicks have some value in grabbing people's attention and being talked about more than just someone knocking on the door would.

[Gman]

4. You would rather Flint get no attention

Lest a candidate pander?

[hoosierlib]

10. A photo-op does nothing to fix the issue...

"I feel your pain" speech standing next to a group of black residents and then onto the next campagin event...classic Clinton.

I can remember back in the early 90's, during the 92' recession, when the Clinton's and Gre's came to town to peddle their bulllshit. They primised to act pritect the US steel industry from foriegn dumping (the town's largest employer). Lot's of promises and no action...

Nothing has changed in 25 years...

[leftofcool]

14. Are Bernie's campaign staffers distributing water?

I will assume they are not doing anything to help since you can't answer the question.

[Gman]

38. They might get their hands dirty

Flint is way too far outside their little comfort zones.

[brer cat]

31. Let the people who were there answer:

Harris added that Clinton did not use the water crisis as a “platform to further her political agenda,” but rather brought her own spotlight to shine light on the problem. “Her voice was more than that of a politician,” he said, “it was the voice of a humanitarian.”

[tazkcmo]

28. So what did she accomplish?

The story was already in the news. It was already a national disgrace. What did she accomplish for the residents, then?

[brer cat]

32. Did you even bother to read the article in the OP?

During her visit to Flint last week, speaking at the House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church, Clinton called on Congress to pass an emergency funding bill to replace and rebuild the water pipes in Flint. “This has to be a national priority,” she said there. “What happened in Flint is immoral.”

In announcing the endorsements, the campaign also said Clinton is asking campaign volunteers to join the Red Cross and United Way to distribute water to residents of Flint, rather than canvas for votes. Clinton is also calling on President Obama to issue a Medicaid waiver to Michigan so that Flint residents under the age of 21 will receive universal Medicaid coverage.

[Gman]

37. LOL! Sounds like they are pretty happy with her

So they endorsed her.

I don't believe Sanders has shown he cares much about Flint. Except maybe talk about it from a few hundred miles away.

[bigdarryl]

5. Every Presidential candidate on either side panders fool

[hoosierlib]

12. She's the queen of it...

And she hasn't done shit for African Americans...a fool is someone who despite evidence to contrary, blindly supports someone...

[tazkcmo]

29. With all due respect...

I hope you realize that the people you've just called "fools" will be asked to vote for the winner of the primary and they might not like what you've called them. I see the same thing coming from the Clinton camp.

Also, some undecided but leaning Sec Clinton may also interpret your post as calling them "fools" also.

And finally, specifically AA's may interpret this as you calling them "fools" and probably won't like it..

It's not helpful.

[brer cat]

34. Calling AAs "fools" is disgusting.

I am not alerting on you, but this doesn't belong on this board. Being totally disrespectful of an entire race of people because of your blind Hillary hate is not progressive or liberal.

[Katashi_itto]

7. Rick Snyder endorsed her?

[riversedge]

16. A post like that makes you look very sillly

[Katashi_itto]

18. Imagine what your posts make you look like.

[Bohemianwriter]

8. That's strange...

Since it was her husband's policies that helped trigger the economic downfall of Flint...

Is it because she saw it as a political opportunity to fish voters among the people whose lives she and her husband have ruined?

I grant you, the Clintons didn't do it alone. It was a big, exclusive club doing it. And neither, you, I or the people of Flint are in that big club.

[bigdarryl]

13. That's total bullshit Flint has been in this crisis for 40 years

And when the voters didn't get there asses out to vote Snyder came in and started the water crisis because he was trying to privatize the water how it was distributed

[Bohemianwriter]

15. Clinton's NAFTA certainly didn't help, did it?

[Bluenorthwest]

24. Michael Moore made his first film about the crisis in Flint 27 years ago, he endores Bernie Sanders

A lifelong focus on his own hometown. Flint's most valuable advocate.

[tazkcmo]

30. And where was she for that 40 years? n/t

[Siwsan]

11. She might get some 'little' endorsements if she'd open a campaign office, here

I am honestly gob-smacked that, after searching her web site, she doesn't seem to have ANY campaign offices in Michigan.

Bernie's people are in Flint, in a nice big headquarters right smack in the down town area. And they have water to distribute, too.

Actions speak way louder than words.

[bigdarryl]

17. Um were did you hear that

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/elections/hillary-clintons-campaign-to-open-3-offices-in-michigan

[Ichingcarpenter]

21. Shouldn't you move this post to GDP?

or was it a mistake?

[BklnDem75]

26. Why should a response to a claim be moved?

Is that not allowed here?

[Ichingcarpenter]

27. He started this OP in General Discussion with the Hillary title

That goes to GDP not GP

Its not the response, its his OP

[Siwsan]

35. I went to her web site. But Thanks for the updated information!

I'll keep an eye open for where the headquarters are set up.

But I am surprised it has taken this long because the Sanders campaign has been pretty active for a while, now.

[Ichingcarpenter]

19. Plus 1000....... seems like a big place

and getting a lot of support with water and volunteers.

[leftofcool]

20. Really? Last I checked she had at least 3 of them.

[Siwsan]

36. Nothing open in Flint, yet. But then, again, I'm going by her web site state 'activity'.

But from someone who actually lives here, I've seen zero activity by her on the ground campaign, other than her visit here. And it surprises me that I haven't seen more, because she's been so supportive in the water crisis aid campaign.

[ananda]

23. She showed up.

That's important these days.

However, as prez, she will just be another corporate stooge
like Bush and Obama.

Sanders, as an elected official, will actually do the kind of
work that will make a positive impact on our crumbling
and sadly privatized infrastructure.

[Sissyk]

39. Locking.

Please consider posting in GDP.