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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary's Rahm Problem [View all]forest444
(5,902 posts)49. The DEMOCRATS as a whole have a Rahm problem.
Last edited Sat Dec 5, 2015, 01:02 AM - Edit history (1)
People who, while parading as progressives, needlessly close over 50 schools in disadvantaged areas and then turn over educational policy to Eli Broad Academy gestapo flunkies.
Among many other duplicitous actions, unfortunately.
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I read earlier today that Clinton is distancing herself from Rahm, that would be the smart move.
MerryBlooms
Dec 2015
#1
Yeah, I thought that was a bad choice, too. But "No Drama Obama" needed an attack dog
BlueCaliDem
Dec 2015
#101
K&R - As usual, Hillary's campaign rhetoric rings hollow when the chips are down. nt
99th_Monkey
Dec 2015
#2
Sorry, but it is not Bernie who is saying a guy who covered up a murder "Loves Chicago"
Bjorn Against
Dec 2015
#8
He voted against it because he believed background checks should be handled by the states:
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#23
A better reason not to mention it is because it is an outright fabrication.
JonLeibowitz
Dec 2015
#78
You said he opposes background checks and that is a lie, see post 13.
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#20
That is a lie. He has voted for background checks and assault weapons bans.
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#13
They certainly try to outdo each other though! Keep up the good work on the book of smears. n/t
JonLeibowitz
Dec 2015
#77
Thinkingaboutit will be thinking about it elsewhere: 7-0 vote to hide that libel
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2015
#79
Chicago gun violence is more of a problem for corrupt Chicago politicians.
strategery blunder
Dec 2015
#19
And then they use $5,000,000 of taxpayer money to cover up the crime. Crazy.
Bread and Circus
Dec 2015
#91
That's their default position, whenever they don't have a defense they bring up gunz!
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#34
I thought it was about Rahm being close to the Clinton's and posing a problem?
ViseGrip
Dec 2015
#100
I was responding to a post that was saying hey it's Bernie's fault because he voted against the
Cheese Sandwich
Dec 2015
#102
I was there at the Chicago protests on the Friday after Thanksgiving... they really wanted...
Bread and Circus
Dec 2015
#14
best for her to stay the course. her supporters don't care about her friendships with the Bush
Doctor_J
Dec 2015
#16
If you cover up a known murder, doesn't that make you and accomplice to the crime?
Bread and Circus
Dec 2015
#25
The person to replenish our depleted reservoirs of trust sure isn't Hillary.
Motown_Johnny
Dec 2015
#26
Yep, sure seems like a smoking gun to me. What about the Board of Alderman - wouldn't they have
kath
Dec 2015
#107
Why can't she come out and forcefully denounce Rahm and call for his ouster?
Bread and Circus
Dec 2015
#44
Exactly. It's all this third way bullshit and this "nothing matters as long as we win" myopic...
Bread and Circus
Dec 2015
#57
And worst of all, it all seems to have been narrowed down to a choice between that
forest444
Dec 2015
#71
It is kind of like that... it's almost a bind between cynicism and softcore fascism
Bread and Circus
Dec 2015
#89
Did Clinton support Rahm on shutting down Chicago public schools? Please read how to sell of
DhhD
Dec 2015
#61
I was at the Chicago protests, I have some good pics, what's a good site to post them and link?
Bread and Circus
Dec 2015
#59
Why don't you tell us again, like you just did but deleted, that "you guys would vote for the
kath
Dec 2015
#83
Sorry I didn't get the wording right - read it right before it disappeared,but knew that it was some
kath
Dec 2015
#86
"She knows Mayor Emanuel loves Chicago, and is sure he wants to do all he can...
winter is coming
Dec 2015
#99