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libdem4life

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110. It's been said that the status quo is usually
Sun May 29, 2016, 03:24 PM
May 2016

about 1/3 on most any real issue. Don't rock the boat...all is well.

Another third want to move ahead., share the wealth. generally called liberals, ie open to change in political matters.

The last 1/3 aren't aware or don't care until it affects them personally.

HRC Is Owned By The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks - Make No Mistake About Her Loyalties cantbeserious May 2016 #1
This is utterly disgusting how everything is so intertwined pinebox May 2016 #2
When We Stand Together - No Citizen Need Settle For The Lessor Of Two Evils - Go Bernie Go cantbeserious May 2016 #97
Prove it that a she is owned? FarPoint May 2016 #7
Well, sure pinebox May 2016 #12
You have a reputation... FarPoint May 2016 #37
When you can't refute the facts, call it spamming and shoot the messenger, eh? 99Forever May 2016 #63
What ever... FarPoint May 2016 #68
Busted. 99Forever May 2016 #72
You were given an answer and you then call it spamming? Bohunk68 May 2016 #111
QUICK, EXCELLENT REPLY!! n/t Herman4747 May 2016 #62
QUICK, EXCELLENT REPLY!! n/t Herman4747 May 2016 #65
Since you don't care, why deny it. Her and Sanders are clearly not on the same page rhett o rick May 2016 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author wendylaroux May 2016 #79
+10000 amborin May 2016 #131
Yes Indeed! Her Loyalties Remain With Those Who Write The Checks! Totally Owned And Operated By CorporatistNation May 2016 #133
Campaigns are ridiculously expensive.I don't care from where or by whom actually donates now.... FarPoint May 2016 #3
You don't care who donates? pinebox May 2016 #5
I stand by my statement. FarPoint May 2016 #8
So you enable the system pinebox May 2016 #15
Apparently you can't comprehend a statement. FarPoint May 2016 #22
I can and apparently you don't realize what you wrote pinebox May 2016 #33
Read the post.. FarPoint May 2016 #35
I read the post pinebox May 2016 #38
I sense soon, you will fade away.... FarPoint May 2016 #44
Nope sorry activists never stop fighting pinebox May 2016 #45
... AzDar May 2016 #48
:) pinebox May 2016 #50
Another one to fall on the sword... FarPoint May 2016 #73
Filling stadiums is accomplishing zero? pinebox May 2016 #123
The NFL does it evey Sunday during football season. Just folks having fun... FarPoint May 2016 #128
Yeah is that why your candidate is unable to do it? lol? pinebox May 2016 #139
then why are you voting for the candidate who loves the money? passiveporcupine May 2016 #136
Bernie is not changing anything.. FarPoint May 2016 #138
well maybe 27 dollars MFM008 May 2016 #126
Donations to Hillary by any Republican right now is all about putting Trump away Sheepshank May 2016 #9
Of course it is. okasha May 2016 #109
Sanders wants to convert Republican voters. Clinton wants to convert Republican billionaires eridani May 2016 #137
"Campaign Finance Reform is a vital change needed ASAP." TimPlo May 2016 #11
Your logic is backwards. Use corruption to fight corruption. Right. Ironic how Citizens United is rhett o rick May 2016 #29
So you don't care who she gets money from and who she will owe when in office? Hydra May 2016 #46
OMG! And you call yourself a Dem? JimDandy May 2016 #134
Anybody notice that the ad buys started again after the GOP money started flowing? NWCorona May 2016 #4
Ya I have pinebox May 2016 #6
Good, she is going to need money to kick Trumps ass, right? seabeyond May 2016 #10
That's rich. Pun intended. libdem4life May 2016 #31
Pragmatic, reality. But, wtf, I get that. Who wants to play in reality. seabeyond May 2016 #91
bring every bodies money to the table and bring their votes too beachbum bob May 2016 #13
When you have the same donors pinebox May 2016 #16
Exactly... leftinportland May 2016 #24
nothing jonmac511 May 2016 #80
you have the same agenda reddread May 2016 #112
Win at any cost is what I hear. How typical of the conservative wing or our party. Sell you soul rhett o rick May 2016 #30
There is no conservative wing anymore Zambero May 2016 #39
Labels are never meaningless. There are clearly two distinct groups in the Democratic rhett o rick May 2016 #88
Good reply Zambero May 2016 #99
I certainly agree that some have tried to re-define some of these labels. rhett o rick May 2016 #107
Room for nuance Zambero May 2016 #125
One isn't a Progressive if one supports: shadowwinds May 2016 #127
Good idea Mary. I will do it probably in the Populist Reform of the Democratic Party Group. rhett o rick May 2016 #132
and now she owes Republican donors libdem4life May 2016 #43
This is an excellent example of why we need to stop considering it Democrats vs. rhett o rick May 2016 #96
I so agree...it's become a class war. libdem4life May 2016 #98
And sadly we have too many Democrats that want to desperately hold on to the system we rhett o rick May 2016 #108
It's been said that the status quo is usually libdem4life May 2016 #110
She has alway been on the wrong side... leftinportland May 2016 #14
Yup and Hillary supporters are defending this pinebox May 2016 #18
Good Demsrule86 May 2016 #17
Good? You think this is good? pinebox May 2016 #20
Double standard- it's all good in the name of D Hydra May 2016 #52
I can think of a few choice words myself pinebox May 2016 #53
Good. KPN May 2016 #40
True. But it might help to nominate one who people libdem4life May 2016 #49
Yep, lie, cheat, steal, sell your soul to defeat Trump. Just like Sanders. Those rhett o rick May 2016 #86
Legalized bribery. Nothing more, nothing less. 99Forever May 2016 #19
Ya I know pinebox May 2016 #21
I support Peter DeFazio - my great member of Congress OutNow May 2016 #23
Haha. Good to hear. KPN May 2016 #36
By the company you keep. hobbit709 May 2016 #25
Where's the link where it supposedly says he contributed to Hillary? YouDig May 2016 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author PowerToThePeople May 2016 #57
There isn't one, because it didn't happen. This is a pure fabrication from the OP. YouDig May 2016 #60
Works both ways PowerToThePeople May 2016 #66
So you're defending this blatant lie. Hmm. YouDig May 2016 #69
This message was self-deleted by its author PowerToThePeople May 2016 #71
Of course her supporters aren't admitting this is a problem. vintx May 2016 #28
The OP hasn't presented any evidence that Mercer actually started donating to Hillary. YouDig May 2016 #32
Interesting. I wonder why they won't just put up the quote. Something smells. vintx May 2016 #55
The clarification in the article explains it all. YouDig May 2016 #56
Didn't Mercer just donate to Renaissance, and his $13M went to Cruz? vintx May 2016 #59
Renaissance is a hedge fund. It was founded by James Simons, a Democratic YouDig May 2016 #64
The thread is garbage, there is not ONE sentence with Mercer and HRC in it! Rex May 2016 #116
You think she is going to photo copy a check libdem4life May 2016 #58
What evidence is there that Mercer donated to Hillary? None. The OP could just YouDig May 2016 #61
Enjoy the sand. libdem4life May 2016 #76
THIS^^ KPN May 2016 #34
There's no evidence that Mercer has donated to Hillary. The OP just made that up. YouDig May 2016 #41
So, NYT just "made that up"? Triana May 2016 #51
The NYT article said he donated to Cruz, not Hillary. YouDig May 2016 #54
Click on the opensecrets link in the op Doctor_J May 2016 #75
Renaissance Technologies only identifies the donor's employer. LiberalFighter May 2016 #84
The donor's employer is the DONOR'S COMPANY ie: he RUNS it in this case Triana May 2016 #89
The money comes from his personal account not from Renaissance Technologies. LiberalFighter May 2016 #92
Probably in tight with The Koch's Skink May 2016 #42
The Koch's praised Hillary pinebox May 2016 #47
I don't see anything in your sources supporting your claim Scootaloo May 2016 #67
You are correct Scootaloo. LiberalFighter May 2016 #87
A sec I'll PM you pinebox May 2016 #145
Good God, what a sleaze Doctor_J May 2016 #70
+1 Couldn't agree more! You'd be surprised how many of them believe that! B Calm May 2016 #117
The article doesn't say she got money from Mercer. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #74
READ THE OPENSECRETS LINK Doctor_J May 2016 #78
I'm not exhausted. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #82
Can't find where he actually contributed to Hillary, either. JimDandy May 2016 #135
OpenSecrets does not provide the names of the contributors. LiberalFighter May 2016 #93
This is what Bernie is talking about and why so many Americans are disgusted with the system. jalan48 May 2016 #77
Screenshot of linked opensecrets page PowerToThePeople May 2016 #81
Thanks pttp. Learning is hard for some Doctor_J May 2016 #83
I did not see it at first either. PowerToThePeople May 2016 #85
Screenshot of FEC donations LiberalFighter May 2016 #95
Rensaissance Technologies donated equal amounts to the Romney and Obama campaigns in 2012 oberliner May 2016 #122
The information you are implying is FALSE. LiberalFighter May 2016 #90
Rennaisance Technologies donated to both Hillary and Cruz pinebox May 2016 #141
Corporations can't donate directly to candidates. TwilightZone May 2016 #147
You know precisely what I mean pinebox May 2016 #150
Renaissance Technologies as an entity did not donate to Cruz or to Clinton. LiberalFighter May 2016 #149
I'll PM you in a sec give me a moment pinebox May 2016 #151
Not only is she beholden to Wall Street and the bankers but jwirr May 2016 #94
When I pointed out that the Clinton Foundation took money from brutal dictatorships, they said ... Scuba May 2016 #100
You don't understand how foundations work annavictorious May 2016 #114
You don't understand how foundations work. Scuba May 2016 #124
They love Trump at my workplace nolabels May 2016 #164
Top Corporate Donors To Obama jamese777 May 2016 #101
This OP is a lie - it should be deleted oberliner May 2016 #102
Robert Mercer's firm is one of Hillary's top donors AZ Progressive May 2016 #103
Renaissance Technologies has 2 co-CEO's - one is Peter Brown, a liberal oberliner May 2016 #120
Check this out pinebox May 2016 #140
Good! So the money isn't going to Trump!! Lil Missy May 2016 #104
Clinton / Cruz 2016 Jack Bone May 2016 #105
Billionaies Supporting The Left In 2012 jamese777 May 2016 #106
Best government money can buy and Hillary supporters cheer, wow! Did we lose the underground B Calm May 2016 #113
Wow all that work in the OP and not a single sentence about Mercer giving money to HRC. Rex May 2016 #115
Sure you go with that pinebox May 2016 #142
This message was self-deleted by its author jamese777 May 2016 #118
Renaissance Technologies jamese777 May 2016 #119
Thanks for injecting some truth and sanity oberliner May 2016 #121
You're Welcome! jamese777 May 2016 #129
Stop it! This thread is a fact free zone! nt Rex May 2016 #165
I suggest you read this. pinebox May 2016 #143
Try posting something relevant once in a while. TwilightZone May 2016 #148
It's quite relevant but thank you pinebox May 2016 #153
What really matters in all this is madokie May 2016 #130
No she isn't at all. pinebox May 2016 #144
The only RW corporate money I infer is going to operatives to post anti-Hillary trash... Sancho May 2016 #146
Reader supported news? lol? pinebox May 2016 #154
You are not more "left" of me...if you understand the concept... Sancho May 2016 #161
Go Figure? libodem May 2016 #152
It's sad pinebox May 2016 #155
Yep libodem May 2016 #156
Are you sure that "Hillary is courting big Republican money"? Tal Vez May 2016 #157
She is obviously on the side of Greenbacks sellitman May 2016 #158
Your information is not correct...it was a Dem donor...but hey if right winger Demsrule86 May 2016 #159
My info is correct thanks though pinebox May 2016 #160
Certainly Food For Thought colsohlibgal May 2016 #162
That's beyond a stretch --- it's a HUGE leap of logic. Sparkly May 2016 #163
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