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I'll be 70 yrs old in May 2016. [View all] upaloopa Nov 2015 OP
Um, Hillary has been "evolving" like crazy in the past 12 months. WTF are you talking about? Romulox Nov 2015 #1
Gotta agree with this. HerbChestnut Nov 2015 #2
You are wrong so there is that upaloopa Nov 2015 #8
More than a few observers have noticed Hills evolution 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #16
Did Bernie not evolve into a Democrat? bravenak Nov 2015 #9
No, democrats moved to positions Bernie has supported for years. daybranch Nov 2015 #25
No. I clearly heard him say 'I am now a Democrat!' bravenak Nov 2015 #26
I support HRC also for those beliefs & human rights passions she has always held. misterhighwasted Nov 2015 #14
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With President Hillary, things will get somewhat worse... TTP, no finance reform. Hoppy Nov 2015 #58
Not necessarily, with Hillary come her powerful women & men she has campaigned for. misterhighwasted Nov 2015 #66
with Hillary comes a team of neo liberals who will privatise everything and continue the endless war Doctor_J Nov 2015 #82
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I agree! leftofcool Nov 2015 #3
K & R upaloopa. misterhighwasted Nov 2015 #4
Actually the best were bottom up and spontaneous daybranch Nov 2015 #45
No. "You apparently have a view of history that does not equate with facts. " misterhighwasted Nov 2015 #47
I'm 71, my wife is 75. We are aware and voting for Bernie or another progressive. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2015 #5
So when Women have to turn control of their bodies over to Ted Cruz, you will come here and randys1 Nov 2015 #28
humbug. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2015 #61
This message was self-deleted by its author freedom fighter jh Nov 2015 #62
I am Voting for Bernie in the primary, so not sure what you mean randys1 Nov 2015 #63
Apologies freedom fighter jh Nov 2015 #69
You say that every now and then artislife Nov 2015 #100
I will be 70 in April 2016 and I'm Feeling the Bern most definitely. bkkyosemite Nov 2015 #6
If you were in Vietnam, how can you rationalize her Iraq vote? beerandjesus Nov 2015 #7
Life is full of suffering. upaloopa Nov 2015 #11
Life is full of suffering, but VOTING to insure the death & suffering of over a million people 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #19
So a vote for Hillary is a vote for suffering? Hepburn Nov 2015 #24
Why do you have to constantly make up shit? upaloopa Nov 2015 #32
Actually, that's what I heard too. beerandjesus Nov 2015 #42
How the hell do you get off defining upaloopa Nov 2015 #93
Actually, I would really, really like to understand this. beerandjesus Nov 2015 #113
I said this before. The world is not either black or white. If you reduce everything to neat upaloopa Nov 2015 #117
Love this post. nt artislife Nov 2015 #103
Thanks! beerandjesus Nov 2015 #115
With this mindset, you will be best able to handle a republican win out of all of us here. artislife Nov 2015 #101
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Because they are different things at different times treestar Nov 2015 #85
So sometimes pointless wars of choice, justified by lies, are ok, and sometimes not? beerandjesus Nov 2015 #116
Completely different times treestar Nov 2015 #118
It sounds to me like you're reinforcing my point. beerandjesus Nov 2015 #119
You may have, and I applaud you for it. TM99 Nov 2015 #10
This simple black and white world you seem to think upaloopa Nov 2015 #12
You do realize that when it comes TM99 Nov 2015 #15
Damn straight. Spot on. Hillary or Bernie either voted FOR or AGAINST the Iraq War 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #27
So with a post like yours I assume you are in the camp of will support whoever the Dem randys1 Nov 2015 #30
I don't play the game you are trying to do here. n/t TM99 Nov 2015 #54
It took a whole country to evolve to get to upaloopa Nov 2015 #95
You fail to recognize yet again TM99 Nov 2015 #98
This is another great post! nt artislife Nov 2015 #104
Thank you. great post! nt 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #21
Actually, I don't believe her values have changed. Just her words. n/t winter is coming Nov 2015 #43
Bingo! n/t TM99 Nov 2015 #55
Amen. oasis Nov 2015 #13
We were also very much aware of how important DURHAM D Nov 2015 #17
Interesting and heres what I have to say Autumn Nov 2015 #18
+1.nt Snotcicles Nov 2015 #71
It was a wonderful post until I got to the last two sentences Autumn Nov 2015 #73
You are so fierce! artislife Nov 2015 #106
I will be 68 years old. Hepburn Nov 2015 #20
Recommended. It's a simple message that people who Hortensis Nov 2015 #22
Sorry, Tom Brokaw said it was a different generation artislife Nov 2015 #107
Well, we're not the the biggest generation for nothing. Hortensis Nov 2015 #110
You are not the biggest anymore... artislife Nov 2015 #120
Ulalula's right, you know. Some of us have been in it Hortensis Nov 2015 #121
With my background in economics and government, I'm inclined to disagree. mmonk Nov 2015 #23
Elaborate won't you? upaloopa Nov 2015 #29
What an inspiring and robust life you have led. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #33
True. If they did represent her as dignified as she is, there would be no bernie. misterhighwasted Nov 2015 #34
You have a great background. mmonk Nov 2015 #35
Thanks for sharing that upaloopa Nov 2015 #50
No problem and best of luck to you. mmonk Nov 2015 #72
I think all of us on DU are good people we just upaloopa Nov 2015 #74
Excellent post! They don't represent her accurately. R B Garr Nov 2015 #88
But she voted to go into Iraq. Couldn't she see past the Republican smokescreen? The Wielding Truth Nov 2015 #36
Thank you for that upaloopa! MoonRiver Nov 2015 #37
I beat you there by a year, and grew up in Hillary's neck of the woods. hedda_foil Nov 2015 #38
Right? In what world is Park Ridge lower class? It's a wealthy suburb riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #48
No lower middle class family in the 50s-60s could even aspire to live in a house like the Rodham's. hedda_foil Nov 2015 #57
Lord, What a dump! Laughing Mirror Nov 2015 #112
This op is pretty far from the truth Doctor_J Nov 2015 #84
+ 1 senz Nov 2015 #96
+1 artislife Nov 2015 #108
.. PowerToThePeople Nov 2015 #39
I was 70 last year and I remember the depression stories of my mother hollysmom Nov 2015 #41
It does no good here but for the hell of it upaloopa Nov 2015 #65
Yes, the villification and demonization of Hillary Clinton... yallerdawg Nov 2015 #44
If you think Hillary Hatred is bad here... Hepburn Nov 2015 #46
Unm that statement is a broadbrush and doesn't reflect more than your friends & neighbors. misterhighwasted Nov 2015 #51
And you know this only reflects my friends and neighbors? Hepburn Nov 2015 #59
I live in Alabama. yallerdawg Nov 2015 #52
It serves the personal satisfaction. Like mob mentality does. misterhighwasted Nov 2015 #53
It's the internet! yallerdawg Nov 2015 #56
Its the internet. What else is there to say misterhighwasted Nov 2015 #67
Interesting how someone who complains of others being rude and insulting has just got a time out Fumesucker Nov 2015 #76
Interesting how ... NanceGreggs Nov 2015 #80
There are plenty of Hillary supporters who have never had a hide Fumesucker Nov 2015 #83
"DU is a business ... NanceGreggs Nov 2015 #87
And all were good hides, no filler.nt artislife Nov 2015 #109
Don't even begin to think that you are more socially aware than we are. DisgustipatedinCA Nov 2015 #49
Hillary's family was not lower middle class at all, upper middle class and comfortably so. Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #60
This 70 Year Old Won't Be Voting for Hillary McKim Nov 2015 #64
...^ that 840high Nov 2015 #70
+ 1,000,000,000 - What You Said !!! WillyT Nov 2015 #81
in other words you're fully behind her thirdway ways stupidicus Nov 2015 #68
Well say what you need to upaloopa Nov 2015 #91
"....she stands for the same values as I do and they haven't changed all these years." Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #75
I find it interesting so many wants to compare Sanders to FDR, well, that would put Sanders in the Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #77
FDR was not a supporter off civil rights upaloopa Nov 2015 #90
Wrong comparison, eh? Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #94
How would you know what hillary stands for? what she stands for changes daily bowens43 Nov 2015 #78
You are wrong there is nothing else to say upaloopa Nov 2015 #89
Congratulations on approaching your 70th Kalidurga Nov 2015 #79
A lot of things said about Hillary on this board upaloopa Nov 2015 #86
Meanwhile... 99Forever Nov 2015 #92
Spoken like a true Boomer. nt artislife Nov 2015 #99
Kick Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #102
I will be 70 next March. As a woman, I did my share of struggling; my early years djean111 Nov 2015 #105
Amen... Hepburn Nov 2015 #123
I've got a couple years on you, BlueMTexpat Nov 2015 #111
Thanks for sharing a little of the personal side. nt. NCTraveler Nov 2015 #114
Your saying literally that Hillary is Bernie Sanders Fearless Nov 2015 #122
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