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In reply to the discussion: Don't Believe the Hype: Candidate Clinton's Sudden Populism [View all]Jester Messiah
(4,711 posts)102. Well, it's like tic-tac-toe.
You try to engineer it such that you win "both ways."
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It's especially odd since so many here claim that her opinions as Sec. State were not her own
morningfog
Jun 2015
#27
Some of them positively relish the prospect of further regime changes and wars to come.
leveymg
Jun 2015
#29
She seems to be unaware that Israel has it's own nuclear umbrella, and hardly needs ours.
leveymg
Jun 2015
#182
So basically, your only concern is Hillary. Everything and everyone else can go to hell. /nt
Marr
Jun 2015
#111
Gloat if you must but there is a way of populism that won't be stopped. The billionaires
rhett o rick
Jun 2015
#144
this article says it all for me. You can mark the date she suddenly decided to care
roguevalley
Jun 2015
#148
Hillary's record is there for all to see. Her history can't be wiped out by some pretty words she
Autumn
Jun 2015
#5
True, but that's changing. The people are rising up against them now. See what just happened
sabrina 1
Jun 2015
#178
It is not so much what the president (Clinton or Obama) do on the social issues. It is what they do
jwirr
Jun 2015
#73
Traitors ...all. Dirty filthy money ...forcefully extracted from us with the help of _________!
L0oniX
Jun 2015
#166
First thing she needs to do to get that started is to refuse Corporate donations, as Bernie Sanders
sabrina 1
Jun 2015
#179
Janet, dear, could you please link to where these speeches are found? Thank you very much. nt.
hedda_foil
Jun 2015
#31
I see you're posting a lot of her words in this thread, but not her actions n/t
arcane1
Jun 2015
#93
You should attribute the source from which you are gleaning all these excerpts.
morningfog
Jun 2015
#30
I look forward to Pitt's dramatic, "Rally to Hillary's side" piece in November
LordGlenconner
Jun 2015
#33
My opinion is Hillary Clinton has always been in the main stream of the
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2015
#47
He is our norther neighbor's H. L. Mencken and Will Rogers wrapped into one./NT
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2015
#55
LoZoccolo was from Chicago and that's an incredibly mean thing to say about a poster here.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2015
#85
We have results from Pennsylvania where HRC is beating Walker by 2 while Sanders is trailing him...
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2015
#80
With Clinton's almost unanimous name recognition I would say that being within the margin
totodeinhere
Jun 2015
#133
They are just showing their ignorance. I wonder how many of them have even heard about
totodeinhere
Jun 2015
#149
The reliable Democratic states that give the Democrats an Electoral College edge...
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2015
#150
how convenient to stop at April, right when she launched. Here's her latest favorability:
magical thyme
Jun 2015
#101
Last time I looked she is polling much better against them than her Democratic rivals:
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2015
#113
and back in April she was up +7 over Bush, +5 over Christie and Walker, +7 over Cruz
magical thyme
Jun 2015
#126
Which is substantially better than her Democratic primary rivals are doing...
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2015
#131
I Will No Longer Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go
cantbeserious
Jun 2015
#42
Attacked a week ago for not being populist enough, attacked this week for 'faking' populism?
Fred Sanders
Jun 2015
#59
fail. she's consistently been attacked for being a "weather vane" and for political expediency
cali
Jun 2015
#81
It's a replay of her "McCain and I have experience, Obama has a speech" gaffe
rocktivity
Jun 2015
#62
My Goodnish graces, By Golly!..We're going to take back 10 percent of what the Bankers stole!!
BlueJazz
Jun 2015
#63
I believe you are mistaken. The Heritage Foundation Plan was formed to counter Clinton's plan...
Nitram
Jun 2015
#145
Heritage foundation plans 1989 AND 1994. Obviously, the 1989 plan, with its individual mandate,
merrily
Jun 2015
#175
Still wrong. Check out the facts. Hillarycare was not Obamacare. And it was not for the 1%.
Nitram
Jun 2015
#188
It was a precursor of both Romneycare and Obamacare. I never said they were all identical.
merrily
Jun 2015
#190
Pointing out that Hillary's health care plan was not based on the Heritage Foundation proposal...
Nitram
Jun 2015
#193
Poster, please. You're the one who's been proven wrong. And I"ve already LOL'd at
merrily
Jun 2015
#204
Translation: the Hillary-hate is personal and irrational. It doesn't matter what she actually
DanTex
Jun 2015
#67
Heritage Foundation plan--and the Clintons couldn't get it passed. The way she had gone about it
merrily
Jun 2015
#77
Whether I do or not is totally irrelevant to anything I posted and, really, none of your business.
merrily
Jun 2015
#176
That's why no one should listen to those who call any criticism of her "hate"
BrotherIvan
Jun 2015
#84
Thanks. I would disagree that Dimon, Blankfein are just as dangerous as Koch and Adelson.
DanTex
Jun 2015
#212
IMO you should stop waisting your time on the "hate criers", they want you to do that.
Rex
Jun 2015
#116
+1 This country is struggling and declining from 30 years of neoliberal strangulation.
appalachiablue
Jun 2015
#206
Blatant hypocrisy of the highest order. A complete pandering sham of monumental inconsistency...
mother earth
Jun 2015
#106
You got two factors to look at now and you may want to think twice.
Wash. state Desk Jet
Jun 2015
#123