Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: I'll tell you in 1 word why I won't vote for Hillary [View all]Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)209. If it's dirt-digging they'll go all the way back to Whitewater and that time
she ordered a Merlot with fish. They won't pull skeletons out of the closet, they'll tear down the walls until there is no more closet. but that's kind of another issue.
The part that makes her unpalatable to Progressives is the largesse heaped on her and her progeny. From ridiculous speaking fees for boilerplate speeches to the ridiculous notion Chelsea could earn multi-millions fresh from MBA school the red flags scream patronage.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
244 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
There are many reasons to not vote for Hillary. Many. What her child does is not one of them.
Autumn
Nov 2014
#3
Her child does nothing except serve as a conduit for money-for-access. nt
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#13
They are all members of a select club. What Hillary's daughter does is of no consequence to me.
Autumn
Nov 2014
#15
Chelsea hasn't succeeded at squat. She got favorable treatment because she is the scion of royalty.
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#23
Exactly what I said, any Presidents or politician child gets then same favorable treatment,
Autumn
Nov 2014
#27
You and I are almost on the same page. What you lay on Chelsea, I lay on Hillary
Autumn
Nov 2014
#33
For starters, people should stop treating Hillary as if she's inevitable and the best compromise.
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#49
The POTUS is one branch and should be working with Congress to get issues accomplished.
Thinkingabout
Nov 2014
#181
He has relationships in the Senate galore and has/will compromise. They Bully Pulpit is Teddy
Dustlawyer
Nov 2014
#223
His message has not taken center stage since January 3, 1991, what would be the difference in 2016?
Thinkingabout
Nov 2014
#225
He has accomplished an enormous for the people who elected him in his own state. He actually IS a
sabrina 1
Nov 2014
#232
What you said!!! It seems that many just want to poke holes at people at least trying to change the
Dustlawyer
Nov 2014
#235
Yes I did forget her and Reagans kids too. But any Presidents or politicians kids get the same
Autumn
Nov 2014
#22
Absolutely! Children of celebrities becoming celebrities? This is ridiculous!!1!
DetlefK
Nov 2014
#10
One thing you left out. Obama is on board with Bush's crimes, the same one's you lay on Hillary .
Autumn
Nov 2014
#105
Problem is it's not a lie. It's not just his ""failure" to politically interfere"
Autumn
Nov 2014
#119
So your stirring moral indictment of the President is that he nominated a guy
True Blue Door
Nov 2014
#158
LOL, so your Brennan tack fell apart and now you're on to the next angle.
True Blue Door
Nov 2014
#203
I thought about responding to the OP with a more substantive response; but ...
1StrongBlackMan
Nov 2014
#19
Generally the term "Progressive" implies a rejection of the status quo. nt
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#39
Is it as quixotic as voting for patronage and political insularity and then expecting reform?
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#44
If corporate patronage of the ruling elite is your only reality then, by gumption, you'll have it.
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#238
One can reject the status quo without living in an alternate universe.
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2014
#237
Yeah. Binary choices. 300 million people and all we can come up with is
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#243
I don't resent her as a person but I know a quid pro quo scheme when I see it.
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#54
No. It means he's realistic. ANYONE who is prominent enough to win the Presidency
pnwmom
Nov 2014
#65
It will be the supporters of the Turd Way that are burying Democrats. They go there and they are
TheKentuckian
Nov 2014
#221
If she wins the primary, she will have my vote in the general because their nominee will be worse.
Tuesday Afternoon
Nov 2014
#106
lol - right? Just like that Lewis guy, "Liar's Poker", writing that memoir
closeupready
Nov 2014
#28
Remind me what Chelsea did to merit her tens of millions of dollars as well as TV and magazine time.
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#41
Seriously ? Chelsea Clinton is giving you a sad?....she is not on the ballot in 2016 , her Mom
pkdu
Nov 2014
#123
I would rather be angry about the children of Kochs, Adlestein, and the banisters and the Wall Stree
kelliekat44
Nov 2014
#61
Chelsea's fortunes are nothing more than a down payment for access to Hillary.
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#104
What other 20-something gets to become a multi-millionaire fresh out of school with no experience?
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#131
Again. Irrelevant. And again, do you really want to inflict a child's sins upon a parent?
longship
Nov 2014
#137
What "sins" are you talking about? The only sin of the parent I'm alleging is
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#146
And that just proves my point that the system is paying to protect itself rather than
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#168
Yeah, because Chelsea is the only politician's kid to ever have her career-track skis greased
Blue_Tires
Nov 2014
#92
I didn't say she was the ony one. In fact, I'm saying she's part of a corrupt system.
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#98
But still -- What Chelsea may or may not do with her life should have little to do with
Blue_Tires
Nov 2014
#103
Chelsea hasn't done anything with her life accept become a multi-millionaire so as to
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#107
How dare you knock Chelsea, mother of the year! But, you do bring up a valid point.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Nov 2014
#93
I'm sure she's a swell person but she's been showered with millions to buy access to mother.
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#116
There are a myriad of good reasons for opposing Hillary. This ain't one of them. n/t
RufusTFirefly
Nov 2014
#118
I think your main point is that the 1% expect something from Hillary, if she becomes POTUS.
merrily
Nov 2014
#130
wow--the animosity you display towards this woman is, to say the least, a bit over the top, and, it
niyad
Nov 2014
#135
A rejection of greed, nepotism, patronage, insularity, undue excess, aristocracy -- but not persnal.
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#142
Chelsea, fresh out of college, would have to been managing $3BN in assets.
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#143
A good person who made $15 million fresh out of college in a business that MIGHT pay her 0.5%
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#148
Comparing Old Redneck's personal testimony and your screed: you come across as jealous and bitter
Hekate
Nov 2014
#154
No fresh-from-college grad gets to manage $3BN in assets. Let's not kid ourselves.
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#163
Yeah, wasn't it a shame when Jimmy Carter's Grandson ran for Governor of Georgia?
brooklynite
Nov 2014
#155
He'll be saying thanks even if Hillary wins. The aristocracy always protects its own.
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#164
Do you believe that Hillary Clinton acts as she does because of favors shown to Chelsea?
Jim Lane
Nov 2014
#161
Do you believe an MBA with zero work experience would be given $3 billion to manage because
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#165
"do you think Hillary would be doing anything different in terms of policy or politics?"
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#196
If they stay out of politics, ok. Even the rumors of Jeb running are sickening.
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#172
For someone who appears to take umbrage with an OP decrying political dynasties it is peculiar
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#185
You're right. The Clintons are getting classic Tribute from the 1%....
Spitfire of ATJ
Nov 2014
#202
And yet we get no rationale as to why we should embrace this sick system apart from
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#205
My guess the one word was "Bengazi". You know more will come out after she is our nominee.
TheNutcracker
Nov 2014
#206
If it's dirt-digging they'll go all the way back to Whitewater and that time
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#209
Chelsea had every door opened to her, yet chose to be a hedge fund manager
Adenoid_Hynkel
Nov 2014
#215
Chelsea is a non issue in this world of crazy stuff we need to be talking about.
think
Nov 2014
#229
Agree with your premise, but I don't see it as a good enough reaso to put a Republican in the White
world wide wally
Nov 2014
#234