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cherokeeprogressive

(24,853 posts)
Tue Jan 19, 2016, 11:07 AM Jan 2016

"...and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." How ironic is it

that Hillary's husband, former President Bill Clinton, stood for a picture with the man who said this in 1962 seeing as how Hillary Clinton doesn't even want to see "contentious debate" today?

“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."
John F. Kennedy
Rice University, September 12, 1962

Don't fucking tell me "we can't". Don't tell me "he can't". I ain't fuckin' buyin' it. I believe WE CAN, and I believe HE CAN.

John Kennedy said "We choose to go to the moon in this decade" almost before the slide-rules came out and almost before pencil touched paper because he KNEW what was possible. Clinton supporters don't do much other than to tell us what's NOT POSSIBLE. This is the main reason I'm a Bernie Sanders supporter.

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"...and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." How ironic is it (Original Post) cherokeeprogressive Jan 2016 OP
Opposites attract? n/t Motown_Johnny Jan 2016 #1
#1. neither you nor Bernie can describe how he'd pass ANY of his programs. KittyWampus Jan 2016 #2
That quote explains the dynamic shift in government. Baitball Blogger Jan 2016 #3
I hate to be that guy but... HerbChestnut Jan 2016 #5
It became an open concept here during Clinton's administration. Baitball Blogger Jan 2016 #6
We are fortunate that people who helped create big change leftupnorth Jan 2016 #4
 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
2. #1. neither you nor Bernie can describe how he'd pass ANY of his programs.
Tue Jan 19, 2016, 11:11 AM
Jan 2016

#2. if you refer to Universal Health Care, Bernie's single payer isn't the only path to that goal.

On DU, Sanders is an ideologue appealing to other ideologues. And that means all you have to do is talk big and make enough noise.

Baitball Blogger

(46,573 posts)
3. That quote explains the dynamic shift in government.
Tue Jan 19, 2016, 11:18 AM
Jan 2016

Once they began to form partnerships with the private sector, it went all downhill after that.

 

HerbChestnut

(3,649 posts)
5. I hate to be that guy but...
Tue Jan 19, 2016, 11:40 AM
Jan 2016

Government partnering with the private sector has been going on since the Revolution. The will of the many versus the will of the few has been an ongoing struggle throughout humanity's history.

Baitball Blogger

(46,573 posts)
6. It became an open concept here during Clinton's administration.
Tue Jan 19, 2016, 11:49 AM
Jan 2016

That's when the local government intentionally reached into the Rotary Club to look for "ambassadors" for their cause. It's in the city minutes. In return, they allowed these "community leaders" to run roughshod over the rights of their neighbors. Because they didn't perform their due process requirements, the city became co-conspirators in their private contrivances. I hate to label every member of the Rotary Club, but, the truth is they vouch for each other, so what can you do? At some point, you have to take responsibility for your endorsements.

leftupnorth

(886 posts)
4. We are fortunate that people who helped create big change
Tue Jan 19, 2016, 11:38 AM
Jan 2016

And dared to do the impossible. They didn't listen to the conventional 'wisdom' and instead plowed ahead and pursued goals they thought were morally right.

Too bad we only have one of those kind of people running for president.

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