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Related: About this forumBill Maher on the Democratic primaries
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2016/03/12/bill-maher-hits-dems-who-say-theyll-stay-home-if-their-candidate-loses-with-brutal-reality-video/Text excerpts below, but the video is the most important part:
Theres a disturbing trend happening in Democratic circles this primary season that, if left to fester, could spell absolute disaster for the party and our country come November. As Bill Maher pointed out Friday night on Real Time, there are a growing number of Bernie Sanders supporters joining a movement called #BernieOrBust who have vowed to stay home in November if Hillary Clinton is the nominee.
This is, of course, the single dumbest thing anyone looking to improve our countrys already improving socioeconomic landscape could possibly do. Regardless of your feelings about Hillary Clintons platform, record or ties to big business, the alternative is complete disaster. By removing support for your partys candidate you are effectively handing the White House to the Republicans. That socioeconomic progress I mentioned? Kiss it goodbye.
The country will be thrust right back into economic crisis as regulations disappear. The already established nuclear deal with Iran will be tossed aside and the precision targeting strategy against ISIS will be scrapped in favor of all-out, boots on the ground war in the middle east. The Judicial branch of our government will see at least one and probably at least three new ultra-conservative justices, giving free reign to bigotry in this country under the guise of religious liberty. Gay marriage will be a thing of the past. Voter suppression and gerrymandering will run rampant, making it nearly impossible for logic and reason to ever take hold in our country again. Roe v Wade could very well be overturned, and Citizens United will not only be cemented in but built upon, taking the power of the people and handing it to the highest bidder.
All of that because Bernie supporters dont like Hillary Clinton? Its ridiculous. Maher is himself a huge Bernie supporter, having publicly endorsed him and shown great enthusiasm about the direction he wants to take the country, but as he points out, if Hillary Clinton is the nominee, it would be incredibly stupid for anyone calling themselves a liberal or progressive to hand the election to a Republican, none of whom amount to half the person Hillary or Bernie are.
This is, of course, the single dumbest thing anyone looking to improve our countrys already improving socioeconomic landscape could possibly do. Regardless of your feelings about Hillary Clintons platform, record or ties to big business, the alternative is complete disaster. By removing support for your partys candidate you are effectively handing the White House to the Republicans. That socioeconomic progress I mentioned? Kiss it goodbye.
The country will be thrust right back into economic crisis as regulations disappear. The already established nuclear deal with Iran will be tossed aside and the precision targeting strategy against ISIS will be scrapped in favor of all-out, boots on the ground war in the middle east. The Judicial branch of our government will see at least one and probably at least three new ultra-conservative justices, giving free reign to bigotry in this country under the guise of religious liberty. Gay marriage will be a thing of the past. Voter suppression and gerrymandering will run rampant, making it nearly impossible for logic and reason to ever take hold in our country again. Roe v Wade could very well be overturned, and Citizens United will not only be cemented in but built upon, taking the power of the people and handing it to the highest bidder.
All of that because Bernie supporters dont like Hillary Clinton? Its ridiculous. Maher is himself a huge Bernie supporter, having publicly endorsed him and shown great enthusiasm about the direction he wants to take the country, but as he points out, if Hillary Clinton is the nominee, it would be incredibly stupid for anyone calling themselves a liberal or progressive to hand the election to a Republican, none of whom amount to half the person Hillary or Bernie are.
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Bill Maher on the Democratic primaries (Original Post)
MBS
Mar 2016
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bigwillq
(72,790 posts)1. You must have missed this last night.
Quite a few threads on it. What fun it was.
MBS
(9,688 posts)2. sorry for being late to the party.
(I did try to check, but I guess I didn't search this forum and other posts far back enough).
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)3. Don't be sorry. It's no big deal.
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)5. He is right, of course. K&R