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R B Garr

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21. She literally worked on a personal level for years -- decades -- on establishing

Reply to BainsBane (Reply #19)

Mon Sep 11, 2017, 08:45 PM

Sep 2017

relationships, all over the United States and all over the world. I still listen to her book, Hard Choices, on audio in the car, and it's just amazing how many people she touched and knew and how long it took to build that level of camaraderie.

It's obvious reading this excerpt from his book that there are carefully chosen buzzwords in his recollections, all of which support a divisive position to whip up some interest, so to speak, lol. And he has been in DC longer than Hillary, interesting! That would qualify as establishment, no doubt.

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Election 2016 Memoirs: A Tale of Two Standards [View all] lapucelle Sep 2017 OP

I await the criticism here mcar Sep 2017 #1

How many years has Bernie been in Congress? murielm99 Sep 2017 #2

I didn't realize until now that Sanders went to D.C. KitSileya Sep 2017 #7

I didn't realize that LGBT groups could be characterized as being "establishment"... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #14

Poor baby. nt DURHAM D Sep 2017 #3

Do you suppose the media pundits BainsBane Sep 2017 #4

it doesn't matter to them. JHan Sep 2017 #6

Yes, there's a gross double standard. JHan Sep 2017 #5

Planned Parenthood. murielm99 Sep 2017 #8

Yes, now the Republicans are salivating at knocking the wind out of Planned parenthood... JHan Sep 2017 #11

Yes, the establishment BainsBane Sep 2017 #13

Lol KitSileya Sep 2017 #9

Yes, essentially.. JHan Sep 2017 #10

+1 uponit7771 Sep 2017 #12

Interesting how those who excoriated Clinton for BainsBane Sep 2017 #15

Wow, I just saw this. Thanks for kicking it! R B Garr Sep 2017 #16

All those LGBT, union, environmental, and abortion rights BainsBane Sep 2017 #17

Yeah, it's not a plot against anyone for the base of the party to actually support R B Garr Sep 2017 #18

and who worked for years establishing relationships BainsBane Sep 2017 #19

She literally worked on a personal level for years -- decades -- on establishing R B Garr Sep 2017 #21

This was debated as part of the primaries mythology Sep 2017 #20

when did that come out ? JI7 Sep 2017 #22