2016 Postmortem

Hortensis

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18. A teenage Methodist Goldwater Republican, like her dad. BUT,

Tue Nov 3, 2015, 11:00 AM

Nov 2015

raised in privilege? What sites is that Kool-Aid from, huh? Strictly middle class (yes, "privileged" to much of the world, but not to upper class America). Her father was a small business owner (he made drapes), and she attended public schools until the National Merit Scholarship she earned for herself took her to Wellesley College.

Where she discovered she was actually liberal by nature, but still Methodist.

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Hillary Clinton Was Liberal. Hillary Clinton Is Liberal. [View all] workinclasszero Nov 2015 OP

A Limosine Liberal Armstead Nov 2015 #1

WTH that means..... workinclasszero Nov 2015 #2

A term from the 60's Armstead Nov 2015 #4

Well, that lets me out... brooklynite Nov 2015 #20

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #52

It's something Rush Limbaugh calls Barbara Streisand Rose Siding Nov 2015 #15

And something right wingers call any Democrat when expedient. Hortensis Nov 2015 #16

Oh its a right wing insult for democrats workinclasszero Nov 2015 #43

Yep... tex-wyo-dem Nov 2015 #36

Ohhh. so insulting. OUch! Cha Nov 2015 #66

k&r for the truth minus the hyperbole. nt sufrommich Nov 2015 #3

Keep telling yourself UglyGreed Nov 2015 #5

Bernie fans workinclasszero Nov 2015 #7

You're one to talk Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #21

+1000 tex-wyo-dem Nov 2015 #38

Here's a bit of fact versus fantasy for you. Bubzer Nov 2015 #29

Boom! Nt tex-wyo-dem Nov 2015 #41

Actually, she was a conservative republican first berni_mccoy Nov 2015 #6

A teenage Methodist Goldwater Republican, like her dad. BUT, Hortensis Nov 2015 #18

Middle class in that time is privileged compared to what most have today berni_mccoy Nov 2015 #25

Hardly a conservative Republican. BlueMTexpat Nov 2015 #35

She certainly wasn't liberal. berni_mccoy Nov 2015 #37

We'll have to agree to disagree BlueMTexpat Nov 2015 #40

Were the facts on your side when she was on the board of executives for Wal Mart? berni_mccoy Nov 2015 #42

Well, it's goodbye BlueMTexpat Nov 2015 #45

Wen faced with the fact that she might not be liberal,your response is not unlike many others berni_mccoy Nov 2015 #53

Not one word on issues of wealth and power in that article Armstead Nov 2015 #8

Hillary is a liberal in the same way Bristol Palin is a virgin. Scuba Nov 2015 #9

Those pesky facts again..... workinclasszero Nov 2015 #12

Pro-war, pro-Wall Street, pro-fracking, pro-Keystone XL, pro-H1B Visas, pro-TPP.That's a "liberal"? Scuba Nov 2015 #14

Maybe your book needs an unbiased editor? I really don't see her Hortensis Nov 2015 #19

Pro-war, pro-Wall Street, pro-fracking, pro-Keystone XL, pro-H1B Visas.That's "solid liberal"? Scuba Nov 2015 #23

She's, at best, somewhat socially liberal... tex-wyo-dem Nov 2015 #44

For the most part, HRC has moved with the electorate, Hortensis Nov 2015 #50

I never said she was... tex-wyo-dem Nov 2015 #54

Well, if there had been a strong, effective liberal block Hortensis Nov 2015 #60

Move over Ghandi, that "Liberal" Goldwater Girl is to the left of you..... NorthCarolina Nov 2015 #10

Yes she is mcar Nov 2015 #11

Political Expediency! Cosmic Kitten Nov 2015 #13

Bullshit. Clinton is a neoliberal. Period. 99Forever Nov 2015 #17

Ah ha! Neo-librul That changes everything Cosmic Kitten Nov 2015 #22

Agree PowerToThePeople Nov 2015 #24

And yet the people refuse to do what they are told to..... daleanime Nov 2015 #26

War Hawks are not Liberal. Baitball Blogger Nov 2015 #27

And that is the issue - TBF Nov 2015 #33

She is the perfect embodiment of Hedges' walking dead "Liberals" bread_and_roses Nov 2015 #28

funny how they have no rebuttal to the inarguably obvious stupidicus Nov 2015 #47

Hillary Clinton says she is a moderate. Do you think she is a liar? Autumn Nov 2015 #30

That would be like ohheckyeah Nov 2015 #58

Oh yeah sure because moderate one week and Progressive the next without making a changes in any Autumn Nov 2015 #63

LOL ohheckyeah Nov 2015 #64

Is it hard for one to figure out if one is a moderate or a Progressive? It was easy for me. Autumn Nov 2015 #65

And were those Reporters INdemo Nov 2015 #31

The Clinton Spin Machine in full force ... ThePhilosopher04 Nov 2015 #32

There are no facts, only interpretations. Friedrich Nietzsche Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2015 #34

Hillary Clinton is a Hard-Core Liberal. workinclasszero Nov 2015 #39

Bwahahaha! Fearless Nov 2015 #46

Hillary's a social liberal and an economic moderate... raindaddy Nov 2015 #48

There is an opinion piece devoid of data. blackspade Nov 2015 #49

She says she is a 'moderate' AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #51

See reply 39 workinclasszero Nov 2015 #56

She's always been more liberal than Barack Obama. I knew that early on. BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #55

She's the best Democratic presidential candidate to have in order to defeat the Republicans in the workinclasszero Nov 2015 #57

If a candidate can't win against the Republicans, it doesn't matter how good their BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #59

You post this like it has some profound relevence... AOR Nov 2015 #61

she has been liberal on some issues but on others she has been more moderate or conservative. Vattel Nov 2015 #62