Concord Monitor Board of Contributors endorses Bernie Sanders

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The Editorial Board of the Concord Monitor endorsed Hillary Clinton:

Editorial: Clinton is Democrats’ best choice
Sunday, January 24, 2016
(Published in print: Sunday, January 24, 2016)

Only one Democratic candidate for president is truly qualified to hold the job: Hillary Clinton.

No contender’s resume can come within miles of matching Clinton’s. She’s ready to take up the nation’s top job on day one and her knowledge of domestic issues and foreign policy is encyclopedic. There is also a strong chance, should Clinton become president, that the poisonous partisanship that’s paralyzed Washington will be diminished rather than increased. Why? During her eight years as a senator from New York, she proved her ability to find common ground with Republicans, accords that allowed needed legislation to advance.

http://www.concordmonitor.com/home/20636012-95/editorial-clinton-is-democrats-best-choice


I think this is bs. I think Sanders and O'Malley are very well qualified to hold the job and Clinton is lacking in so many ways, including judgment, empathy, trustworthiness, etc.

The Concord Monitor's Board of Contributors seems to agree with me. It endorsed Sanders. citing some of those things, along with positive things about Sanders

This is an example of the people at the top, the ones with the most money and power--the plutocrats, going for fellow plutocrat Hillary Clinton, while the body of the organization favors Sanders.

Monitor Board of Contributors: Let’s deliver a blow to the wealthy and powerful

By MEL GRAYKIN

For the Monitor
Sunday, January 24, 2016
(Published in print: Sunday, January 24, 2016)

..... (I omitted several paragraphs here.)

Hard-working men and women are suffering and struggling, crippled by an economic system skewed toward the interests of the very few. Trickle-down, hasn’t. Reducing the corporate tax burden and lifting regulations has not led to universal prosperity. It has only provided prosperity for those already prosperous. Our infrastructure continues to crumble, our cities decay and the streets are filled with the homeless, many of whom are the very veterans our present leadership was so eager to send to war, so full of gratitude for their service and then so quick to abandon when they returned.

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I don’t trust Hillary Clinton. However she may speechify about breaking up the banks and helping the struggling middle and working classes, the fact is that she is an insider, a deal-maker and her campaign has been largely financed by Wall Street and major corporate interests. I don’t believe her when she claims she isn’t beholden to them. That is simply not how the system works.

(paragraph about LOTE voting omitted here)

We have got to recover control of our government while we still can, before we sink further into oligarchy. This election has presented us with an amazing opportunity that we must seize. Bernie Sanders has come from behind, energizing voters with his message. Whether you support the idea of democratic socialism or not, the fact is that Sanders is a huge danger to the interests of the wealthy and powerful. He has taken no money from them. He is truly beholden to no one but the voters.

Sanders has run a clean campaign, emphasizing what he believes and stands for, and his record supports his credibility. He has not resorted to attacks or negative ads. He strives to be genuine and to take the moral high road whenever possible. No matter what you think of his agenda, it must be acknowledged that Sanders has more integrity than any candidate we have seen in a very long time. He deserves our vote if for no other reason than to send the message that this is the kind of candidate we want.

Our next task as voters would be to get rid of the obstructionist, posturing, hypocrites presently in office and search for candidates who would work hard to truly represent our interests, not special interests or the interests of the wealthy. True public servants who would help to rebuild our infrastructure, fully fund programs for veterans and other people legitimately and desperately in need, and restructure the tax system so that the wealthy and corporations pay their fair share.

much much more at link http://www.concordmonitor.com/home/20635629-95/monitor-board-of-contributors-lets-deliver-a-blow-to-the-wealthy-and-powerful


I hope readers read both pieces and understand that Bernie Sanders should get their votes.

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1. Good find, merrily. Thanks! n/t

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2. My pleasure, bvf. Enjoy.

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3. People Power Has The Establishment Running Scared

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4. And they all come to Sanders' rallies look for America

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