Hillary Clinton, Gov Shumlin, D, Vermont appear at drug abuse event in New Hampshire

[riversedge]

Hillary Clinton, Shumlin appear at drug abuse event in New Hampshire
Published 5:34 PM EDT Sep 17, 2015



LACONIA, N.H. (AP) —Hillary Rodham Clinton says the problem of substance abuse is hurting rural communities and left untreated will only get worse.


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Clinton is promoting a $10 billion initiative to address drug and alcohol abuse, which has roiled many rural communities in New Hampshire. She says the disease needs to be "interrupted and treated" and warns it's "going to get worse" if the U.S. doesn't address it.

Clinton was joined by Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, a Democrat who endorsed her over Sanders. She will pick up the endorsement on Friday of New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan.

[cali]

1. Scummy Shummy. not because he's supporting Hillary, but

because he tried to cheat his mentally disabled neighbor out of his property.

[SonderWoman]

2. This is scummy too:

http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2013/08/tavis_smiley_and_cornel_west_time_to_sit_down.html

[beam me up scottie]

3. So is promoting the Republican smear that Bernie protects pedophiles:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251549982

[SonderWoman]

4. Oh it's you again.

http://www.eurweb.com/2013/08/beneath-the-spin-closing-the-books-on-tavis-smiley-and-cornel-west/

[cali]

6. pfft

[SonderWoman]

29. Pffft.

Who needs a perspective from the black community anyway, right? We should all just shut up and listen to silver spoon Vermonters. They know what is best for us!

[beam me up scottie]

7. The criminal you cited as a source:

Hospital finance scandal

Richard Tarrant sat on the Board of Trustees Finance and Planning committees, with responsibilities for oversight.

In January 2005, William Boettcher, former chief executive officer of Vermont's Fletcher Allen Health Care, pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges, admitting that he hid the real costs of the hospital's $367 million expansion—dubbed the Renaissance Project—from state regulators. Tarrant was then removed from the board, along with others who served during the expansion project, but was not implicated in any wrongdoing.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Tarrant

[SonderWoman]

10. LOL at your desperate attempt for my attention.

Here's my source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC

[beam me up scottie]

13. Nice try but you linked to a Republican smear against Bernie from 2006.

And you're still promoting it here.

When it comes to scum Tarrant is the kind that covers a cess pit.

Keep digging in it though.

[SonderWoman]

15. LOL. YOU'RE the one promoting it.

Post it again! Its from NBC News!

[beam me up scottie]

17. Except that's your hidden op, not mine.

[SonderWoman]

23. Yes, that YOU'RE promoting.

[beam me up scottie]

26. I'm not promoting anything, I'm pointing out your hypocrisy.

You're the last person who should be lecturing others about what's "scummy" and what's not.

[SonderWoman]

30. You don't even know me.

If you did you would be the last person to say that.

All. You. Got. Is. Insults.

[beam me up scottie]

32. I just posted a link that shows you're a hypocrite, I don't need to "know" you.

[SonderWoman]

34. How fragile and small minded.

Not my problem. I have a good job, I work hard, I'm raising kids, and I'm also a community activist. But you go on and keep policing this forum 24/7 and casting your judgement upon all. Good for you.

[cali]

5. lol. lame. you really aren't very good at this.

[SonderWoman]

8. I'm not the one campaigning with a man who...

Bamboozled the black community.

[cali]

9. no you're the one supporting the dog whistler.

[SonderWoman]

12. Stop deflecting. I'm not running for office.

Curb your obsession with me.

[beam me up scottie]

14. Neither is Cornel West.

And you're the one who responded to cali, using your logic that means you're the obsessed one.

[cali]

18. lol. from lame to lamer.

And you are confusing my amusement over that with an obsession about you. Even funnier

[SonderWoman]

24. YOU are going to call anyone lame???

[beam me up scottie]

33. cali called your attempt to derail the thread lame, and it is.

[cali]

39. no, dear. I did not.

[beam me up scottie]

11. How did he "bamboozle" the black community?

[NCTraveler]

16. Great news and something all progressives should support. Thanks for the op. nt.

[cali]

19. all progressive should support a powerful, wealthy governor who tried to

cheat his disabled neighbor out of his home? There's a reason shummy is so unpopular here.

[NCTraveler]

21. Hi cali.

All progressives should support programs that will immediately help people with addictions who want it. Great ideas they are putting forward. Have a wonderful day.

[SonderWoman]

25. Its always about character assassination, never about policy.

[Warren DeMontague]

38. I do. I don't support billions in giveaways to "faith based" orgs, though, nor do I support making

it even more difficult for people in pain to get it legitimately managed because their doctors are terrified of the draconian DEA.

And both of those are elements of her supposedly "enlightened" 10 billion dollar approach.

[greatlaurel]

20. Good for HRC and Gov. Shumlin, this epidemic is wrecking rural communities.

This is a really good thing for HRC to bring attention to and discuss. These people need treatment, not jailed. This means a lot for people who have family members fighting this disease. HRC just keeps putting out good ideas to help all citizens. Step by step she is laying the groundwork for a campaign with coattails.

Well done to both of them. Glad to see Gov. Hassan on board, too.

[NCTraveler]

28. Thanks.

So easy for some to be immediately dismissive of something of such great importance.

I would say they do so for a couple of reasons, all flowing from your post.

1) They do not have a family member or close friend who is an addict.
2) They do and are still in the anger phase.
3) An addict has stole from them, once again bringing their thoughts to anger instead of understanding. I have actually had an addict steal from me yet never felt anger. I know some can't do that.
4) Petty political reasons.
5) A lack of education and understanding.

I hate seeing people be dismissive about this topic. It hurts as the people here are suppose to be on our side with this.

"she is laying the groundwork for a campaign with coattails." Big time.

[riversedge]

35. At the beginning of her campaign she also had a couple of forums on this topic.

[greatlaurel]

22. Here is a link to the Wikipedia article on Gov. Shumlin. People should take a look, very progressive

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Shumlin

His endorsement should say a lot to real Democratic Party members.

[cali]

31. sorry, he's my governor. there are good reasons he's the most disliked pol in Vermont

Like cheating his mentally disabled neighbor out of his property.

Lots of ugly stories about shummy.

http://vtdigger.org/2013/05/24/digging-deep-into-the-shumlin-dodge-deal/

[liberal_at_heart]

27. Medicare for all proposed by Bernie would help a lot in this area. We have completely

abandoned mental health in this country. If people could get the medicine and counseling they need drug abuse treatment would work much better. My sister in law has been trying to quit drugs for decades now and her addiction is so strong she simply walks out of rehabilitation centers when the cravings get too strong.

[Warren DeMontague]

37. She wants to rebrand the drug war, not end it.

Hopefully at the very least she's being honest when she says (off camera) that she intends to leave states alone that have legalized recreational marijuana.

One hopes that her "crusade to fix drug addiction" doesn't mean "send the swat teams into Colorado to round up all the pot smokers, and if they won't go into treatment we give them to our private prison lobbyist pals"

[Warren DeMontague]

36. she still taking that private prison lobbyist money?

somehow I'm not sure she's the right person to "fix" the drug war.

[cherokeeprogressive]

40. Hillary Clinton bails on hanging out with eager kids from Laconia Boys & Girls Club

http://www.nh1.com/news/hillary-clinton-bails-on-hanging-out-with-eager-kids-from-laconia-boys-and-girls-club/