2016 Postmortem

Uncle Joe

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27. I never had a problem with Hillary going to Flint but I have to agree with former NAACP

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 11:07 AM

Feb 2016

head Ben Jealous that her swipe against Bernie for being scheduled to appear on SNL around the same time as if this meant that he didn't care about the people of Flint was petty to the extreme.

(CNN)Ben Jealous, the former head of the NAACP and one of Bernie Sanders' highest-profile African-American supporters, said on Monday he was unimpressed by Hillary Clinton's swipe at the Vermont senator's turn on "Saturday Night Live," while she took a trip to Flint, Michigan.

Clinton had said: "I know Sen. Sanders went to New York to be on 'Saturday Night Live,' and I'm going to Flint to see if we can help with the kids."

"That type of stuff just always strikes me as petty," Jealous told CNN's Jake Tapper on "The Lead." "I'm fairly certain that if she had been asked to go on Saturday Night Live, she would have gone to Flint on a different day."

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/08/politics/ben-jealous-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders/

Thanks for the thread, H2O Man.

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Kissinger is old news and I don't care what he says or doesn't say about Hillary. leftofcool Feb 2016 #1

That, of course, H2O Man Feb 2016 #4

Both Hill and Bill have been -bragging- about Kissingers association with Hillary. RiverLover Feb 2016 #5

It -this Kissing up to Kissinger RobertEarl Feb 2016 #6

"Hippie Punching" H2O Man Feb 2016 #9

The Hippies hurt Kissinger RobertEarl Feb 2016 #13

Yes, my kids are H2O Man Feb 2016 #14

"her speaking so highly of an evil man." antigop Feb 2016 #16

That's possible. H2O Man Feb 2016 #18

OK, let me just throw this out there. antigop Feb 2016 #32

Solid point. H2O Man Feb 2016 #34

Whatever the reason is...it scares the cr*p out of me. antigop Feb 2016 #35

Right. H2O Man Feb 2016 #8

History matters -- as do the views of present politiians on history Armstead Feb 2016 #28

Right. H2O Man Feb 2016 #29

To be fair, she propagated fracking OUTSIDE the US. You know, where other people live. thereismore Feb 2016 #2

I know that she H2O Man Feb 2016 #7

K&R. I will be interested to see this discussion. ms liberty Feb 2016 #3

I think it H2O Man Feb 2016 #12

First of all, thanks for being a good writer. elias49 Feb 2016 #10

Very good! H2O Man Feb 2016 #11

My friend, my everlasting thanks for providing us with a well-reasoned, logical, intelligent.... Hekate Feb 2016 #15

Thank you very much. H2O Man Feb 2016 #17

I came into this thread.. HillDawg Feb 2016 #19

I think it is, H2O Man Feb 2016 #20

"I’m troubled by Hillary Clinton’s approach to Henry Kissinger." - BINGO. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #21

Right. H2O Man Feb 2016 #24

Thoughtful. K & R John Poet Feb 2016 #22

Great song. H2O Man Feb 2016 #25

Do her reasons and motives really matter? Flying Squirrel Feb 2016 #23

A couple years ago, H2O Man Feb 2016 #26

I never had a problem with Hillary going to Flint but I have to agree with former NAACP Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #27

Right. H2O Man Feb 2016 #30

I guess the week she was on SNL OriginalGeek Feb 2016 #33

Very good post - k&r Dem2 Feb 2016 #31

Thank you, Dem2. H2O Man Feb 2016 #36

K&R. An absolutely fantastic post, as we've come to expect from you, good sir. bullwinkle428 Feb 2016 #37

Oh, thanks, bullwinkle428! H2O Man Feb 2016 #38

Excellent post - I hope you get some sincere responses - TBF Feb 2016 #39