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90. There are many ways to be active

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #89)

Sat Sep 4, 2021, 02:55 PM

Sep 2021

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Remember the enormous outrage when Hillary said there was a "vast right-wing conspiracy"? [View all] dlk Sep 2021 OP

Exactly. niyad Sep 2021 #1

How different our country would be if more of us valued women's wisdom dlk Sep 2021 #3

How different the world would be. Millenia of talent and knowledge and insight niyad Sep 2021 #5

This. CrispyQ Sep 2021 #18

Thank you for the reminder. niyad Sep 2021 #24

How different this country would be if we hadn't had Republican scarytomcat Sep 2021 #41

I think it was more than women's wisdom. wnylib Sep 2021 #59

So true mountain grammy Sep 2021 #72

Wisdom of some women, but never forget Handmaiden Amy RVN VET71 Sep 2021 #122

back when i made buttons i had this- there really is a vast right wing conspiracy. mopinko Sep 2021 #2

Sadly, it has withstood the test of time dlk Sep 2021 #4

yeah, so many have. another one i've been talking about- mopinko Sep 2021 #6

The nightmare that never seems to end dlk Sep 2021 #9

they refuse to understand. mopinko Sep 2021 #13

I remember her saying it NJCher Sep 2021 #7

Too many have the "it can't happen here" blind spot dlk Sep 2021 #10

Hillary was right about everything. femmocrat Sep 2021 #8

Cheated and robbed dlk Sep 2021 #11

Agree nt spooky3 Sep 2021 #73

I remember there were those of us here who, like me, initially supported Bernie. CTyankee Sep 2021 #12

Democrats should always remember that zealots vote dlk Sep 2021 #15

Fear is doing a number on me right now. This bounty thing has gotten me in a rage. CTyankee Sep 2021 #28

For me, the best thing to do is channel the fear and rage into constructive action dlk Sep 2021 #85

I've never stopped really. I can't go to marches like I used to because of my age but I support CTyankee Sep 2021 #89

There are many ways to be active dlk Sep 2021 #90

Fantastic! Thank you! mrsadm Sep 2021 #109

Thank YOU! And let me add that all my grandchildren are , to the extent they can be, passing down CTyankee Sep 2021 #123

Bernie was another Nader Skittles Sep 2021 #99

Bernie never ran third-party, and endorsed both Clinton and Biden, BUT DickKessler Sep 2021 #107

I cannot stand him Skittles Sep 2021 #111

He knew the damage he was doing, didn't care. betsuni Sep 2021 #115

When the Supreme court Corgigal Sep 2021 #14

Democrats' timidity after the theft of Gore's presidency has been very costly dlk Sep 2021 #17

I thought, Corgigal Sep 2021 #23

Yep that was the time to act!!! McKim Sep 2021 #39

+1, GQP attempts to burn shit down when they lose FAIRLY !!! uponit7771 Sep 2021 #51

Steal, kill and destroy is their mantra dlk Sep 2021 #54

Imagine how low effort it would be to be a Republican. Democrats care, Democrats have empathy... DickKessler Sep 2021 #108

To your point, it was a GWBush. And just like when Clinton ran against GHW Budi Sep 2021 #33

The Bushes were so much dirtier than they've ever been given credit for dlk Sep 2021 #60

Wasn't GHW the 1st one into the Gulf with the Saudi Oil Barrons? Budi Sep 2021 #71

Yes, Bush 41 was good friends with the royal family of Wahhabi Arabia DickKessler Sep 2021 #101

The Bush family is/was just a more genteel version of the Trump-Kushner family. DickKessler Sep 2021 #103

Good post. Thanks Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #119

All of the current right-wingers on the Court helped and/or benefited from the 2000 GOP coup in FL. DickKessler Sep 2021 #100

She was correct, FoxNewsSucks Sep 2021 #16

It's been said, we teach people how to treat us dlk Sep 2021 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #46

SCROTUS Kid Berwyn Sep 2021 #19

Frightening and true dlk Sep 2021 #26

Illegitimate all. czarjak Sep 2021 #97

Having lived in Pennsylvania my entire life twodogsbarking Sep 2021 #20

Yes dlk Sep 2021 #48

Of course we knew she was right at the time Walleye Sep 2021 #21

Maybe "machine" would have been a better term FoxNewsSucks Sep 2021 #29

True moose65 Sep 2021 #34

That was the title of David Brock's book FoxNewsSucks Sep 2021 #37

Correct. And now it's an international crime organization Walleye Sep 2021 #42

Hiding in plain sight dlk Sep 2021 #50

Women's wisdom? For 25 years the "VRWC" swiftboated the Clintons with Hortensis Sep 2021 #25

Yes, misogyny runs deep in America dlk Sep 2021 #30

Oh, yes. Absolutely. Where women politicians scored higher Hortensis Sep 2021 #40

The double standard continues to thrive dlk Sep 2021 #52

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One of the most disturbing aspects iemanja Sep 2021 #68

Yeah, Steve Bannon brought Bill's accusers to the first debate right after the Access Hollywood tape DickKessler Sep 2021 #104

Hillary was correct about EVERYTHING ashredux Sep 2021 #27

Yes! dlk Sep 2021 #31

Forgive me, Rebl2 Sep 2021 #32

The war began before and will continue for some time. All soldiers needed. Hortensis Sep 2021 #57

Yes, this is no time to be a spectator dlk Sep 2021 #86

Being right and a dime will get you a funny look at Starbucks gulliver Sep 2021 #35

And the bias against Hillary has helped make that happen dlk Sep 2021 #36

Yep gulliver Sep 2021 #38

When I lived in NYC that saying was "that and 50 cents will get you a ride on the BMT" back when CTyankee Sep 2021 #43

Hillary was right, and so was Al Gore. sarchasm Sep 2021 #44

Yes, time will tell dlk Sep 2021 #45

Thanks for opening this conversation Budi Sep 2021 #47

Hopefully, in our favor. sarchasm Sep 2021 #65

Knowing all this as we look back at the lifelong RWC against both Clintons, Budi Sep 2021 #53

Republicans are endlessly vindictive dlk Sep 2021 #62

So true ... makes me think of Graham Nash for some reason. sarchasm Sep 2021 #67

she was on to them, that's why they were pissed. nt Javaman Sep 2021 #56

The emperor has no clothes... dlk Sep 2021 #63

It was actually Chris Lehane in 1995 who came up with it. Celerity Sep 2021 #58

Yes. I believed her then I still believe her now. calimary Sep 2021 #61

Exactly dlk Sep 2021 #64

indeed. Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #120

I struggle to think of anything Hillary wasn't right about. iemanja Sep 2021 #66

Yes, our country is so much poorer because she wasn't president dlk Sep 2021 #76

This has been going on in earnest for over 40 years Scalded Nun Sep 2021 #69

Yes, trespassing charges for sedition and treason are pathetic dlk Sep 2021 #78

Agreed. Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #121

I remember when Sarandon said she was "more dangerous than Trump" too. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #70

Some people are just plain irrational and don't deserve a platform dlk Sep 2021 #79

"More Dangerous than Trump", to whom exactly? Budi Sep 2021 #84

Sarandon was SO afraid of Hillary... NurseJackie Sep 2021 #88

Your follow up question should have been asked dlk Sep 2021 #91

Perhaps next time she surfaces on the TV some adept person can flat out ask her Budi Sep 2021 #92

Yes, Too many reporters need to up their game dlk Sep 2021 #94

I think because her types were so used to setting their hair on fire that Obama was going to betsuni Sep 2021 #93

Remember "Trump the Dove?" DickKessler Sep 2021 #106

But being right will only go so far to protect women. ancianita Sep 2021 #74

There's too much nudge, nudge, wink wink dlk Sep 2021 #80

Janet Napolitano warned about this very thing in 2009... SKKY Sep 2021 #75

Kill the messenger... dlk Sep 2021 #81

Yep she was. Same with the basket full of deplorables. Right on that too. nt JanMichael Sep 2021 #77

Hillary took endless flack for that remark dlk Sep 2021 #82

You don't think Trump's base is full of "very fine people?" DickKessler Sep 2021 #105

I remember that she said it to defend Bill and herself SYFROYH Sep 2021 #83

Agreed, a great story that needs retelling dlk Sep 2021 #87

Just because she said it about Bill doesn't make it untrue. "Vast" covers a range of issues. nt joetheman Sep 2021 #96

It was true. iemanja Sep 2021 #102

You forgot secret backroom collusion with a hostile foreign government (Russia) to gather cstanleytech Sep 2021 #95

And because we don't do much of a job holding connected white men accountable, dlk Sep 2021 #124

Kochs, Scaifes, Mercers, ALEC, FOX, talk radio, Federalist Society, Putin, Bibi, MBS, MBZ... DickKessler Sep 2021 #98

Reagan's repealing the Fairness Doctrine has brought us to this place dlk Sep 2021 #125

K&R Blue Owl Sep 2021 #110

A literally vast right wing conspiracy. summer_in_TX Sep 2021 #112

Exactly dlk Sep 2021 #126

Opinion: Hillary Clinton warned us this day would come LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2021 #113

Yes, there is no excuse dlk Sep 2021 #127

It's surprised me in the past 4 years, how many hate-filled, dumb racists there are milling about. C Moon Sep 2021 #114

I'm surprised by the large numbers, too dlk Sep 2021 #128

The Republicans are better at playing the "long-game" than we are King_Klonopin Sep 2021 #116

Republicans are often temperamentally better suited to the war that is politics dlk Sep 2021 #129

She was also right about the basket of deplorable. Jakes Progress Sep 2021 #117

She definitely made an enormous understatement dlk Sep 2021 #130

I'm no historian Moebym Sep 2021 #118

I agree dlk Sep 2021 #131