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PatrickforO

(14,479 posts)
Fri Oct 16, 2015, 12:42 AM Oct 2015

This campaign isn't about the Democrats vs the Republicans.

It is about the Wall Street bankers and other oligarchs against the people on both sides who are sick and tired of the establishment picking their pockets.

Wall Street doesn't want another New Deal. They've spent the last 70 years pounding nails into the old one.

This is why, I think, when focus groups said Bernie won the debate, that was silenced.

This is why, when Bernie supporters began to post on CNN's Facebook after CNN declared Clinton the winner, CNN deleted the posts.

This is why, Chris Matthews, the original American exceptionalist, had nothing good to say about Bernie, and in fact referred to him as 'this guy calling for a revolution...'

This is why Wasserman Schultz is hanging on tight while under increasing attack from other high ranking members of the DNC.

Well, they've got the money. We've each got one vote. We'll see how it goes.

So there you have it. My opinion in all its glory.

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This campaign isn't about the Democrats vs the Republicans. (Original Post) PatrickforO Oct 2015 OP
K&R! marym625 Oct 2015 #1
Exactly the oligarchs own both parties. JRLeft Oct 2015 #2
Hell yea! Nailed it! HooptieWagon Oct 2015 #3
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #4
K&R nt Live and Learn Oct 2015 #5
Finally, an election that won't look like this ... Scuba Oct 2015 #6
I don't know why people can't see that Hillary is not her own person anymore. She's gone corporate. reformist2 Oct 2015 #7
Sorry but even if Bernie Sanders were to somehow get himself elected, moobu2 Oct 2015 #8
Oh they are. ibegurpard Oct 2015 #9
it wont be just bernie restorefreedom Oct 2015 #10
 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
3. Hell yea! Nailed it!
Fri Oct 16, 2015, 12:53 AM
Oct 2015

That's exactly why they're trying to silence us. That's exactly why DWS is trying to fix the nomination. They are afraid of us, for good reason....We're a threat to their gravy train.

reformist2

(9,841 posts)
7. I don't know why people can't see that Hillary is not her own person anymore. She's gone corporate.
Fri Oct 16, 2015, 07:19 AM
Oct 2015

Everything she says has been poll-tested, pre-approved by her handlers. She's a front-woman for the banking industry. It's so obvious.

moobu2

(4,822 posts)
8. Sorry but even if Bernie Sanders were to somehow get himself elected,
Fri Oct 16, 2015, 07:20 AM
Oct 2015

or hell freezes over or something, he wouldn't become some kind of dictator who will institute sweeping changes to the U.S. banking system or anything else. Republicans will still control both houses because of states gerrymandering and there's not much that can be done to change that. I wish Bernie Sanders suppoerters would work as hard getting their local democrats elected as they do liking facebook posts voting on internet polls.

restorefreedom

(12,655 posts)
10. it wont be just bernie
Fri Oct 16, 2015, 07:35 AM
Oct 2015

if he beats the trickery, scheming, character smearing, and lies to win, which I think he will, he will bring a wave of congressional and local victors who are going to change the way politics is happening in this country. you must not be listening to him at rallies. he constantly says this is not about him and that he can't do it alone. that is why its a revolution.

the oligarchs will be rendered powerless at every level. only then do we have a chance of getting our country back. it might not all happen in this one election. but this election will push the snowball down the hill, and there will be no stopping it.

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