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Hillary Clinton Brought This on Herself: How a Democratic Primary Coronation Turned Into a War
Indeed she did and indeed the coronation has been canceled!
This is only a snippet...
Hillary Clinton Brought This on Herself: How a Democratic Primary Coronation Turned Into a War
Bernie Sanders has captured the imaginations of American progressives. He's also had some help.
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/hillary-clinton-brought-herself-how-democratic-primary-coronation-turned-war
Over the past week, a hurricane seems to have hit the shores of Hillaryland. After suffering a landslide defeat in New Hampshire, the Clinton campaign is trying to figure out how to stop the growing storm that is Bernie Sanders. There have been reports that Hillary Clinton is planning to reorganize and hire some new staffers, while many supporters are starting to seriously worry about the campaign’s message, or lack thereof. Though members of the Clinton camp have denied any serious problems within the campaign, it is all reminiscent of 2008, when staff infighting and the rise of Obama doomed Clinton’s run.
Clinton’s first primary loss comes at a time when complications are hitting her campaign from left and right (as if the email nonsense wasn’t enough). The former secretary of state’s association with Wall Street has proven to be the most dogging issue, and there is little reason to think this topic will fade away any time soon. (You can be sure that Donald Trump, if nominated, will make a big stink about it.) Meanwhile, Clinton’s reaction to inquiries about her Goldman Sachs speeches, for which she earned $675,000 in 2013, has been almost as bad as her response to questions about her email last year. After first laughing in the face of the Intercept’s Lee Fang back in January when she was asked about releasing transcripts, Clinton said that she would “look into” doing so at the fifth Democratic debate, only to backtrack shortly afterward. Sources have said that the speech was “glowing,” and that she sounded like a “Goldman Sachs managing director,” which would explain why she is reluctant to release it.
Meanwhile, Clinton received some painstaking criticism on Wednesday from the prominent black intellectual and Ohio State University professor Michelle Alexander in a much-discussed article for the Nation. “If you listen closely here, you’ll notice that Hillary Clinton is still singing the same old tune in a slightly different key,” writes Alexander, in what is largely a critique of the Bill Clinton administration and its endless capitulations to the right wing.
Alexander continues:
She is arguing that we ought not be seduced by Bernie’s rhetoric because we must be “pragmatic,” “face political realities,” and not get tempted to believe that we can fight for economic justice and win. When politicians start telling you that it is “unrealistic” to support candidates who want to build a movement for greater equality, fair wages, universal healthcare, and an end to corporate control of our political system, it’s probably best to leave the room.
On the very same day, Ta-Nehisi Coates, who has been critical of Sen. Sanders for his opposition to reparations, said that he would still be voting for him — though he is adamant that he is not “endorsing” the senator. Meanwhile, Sanders has received endorsements from former leader of the NAACP Ben Jealous, public intellectual Dr. Cornel West, former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner, Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King, and the longtime activist and confidant of Martin Luther King Jr. Harry Belafonte.
Bernie Sanders has captured the imaginations of American progressives. He's also had some help.
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/hillary-clinton-brought-herself-how-democratic-primary-coronation-turned-war
Over the past week, a hurricane seems to have hit the shores of Hillaryland. After suffering a landslide defeat in New Hampshire, the Clinton campaign is trying to figure out how to stop the growing storm that is Bernie Sanders. There have been reports that Hillary Clinton is planning to reorganize and hire some new staffers, while many supporters are starting to seriously worry about the campaign’s message, or lack thereof. Though members of the Clinton camp have denied any serious problems within the campaign, it is all reminiscent of 2008, when staff infighting and the rise of Obama doomed Clinton’s run.
Clinton’s first primary loss comes at a time when complications are hitting her campaign from left and right (as if the email nonsense wasn’t enough). The former secretary of state’s association with Wall Street has proven to be the most dogging issue, and there is little reason to think this topic will fade away any time soon. (You can be sure that Donald Trump, if nominated, will make a big stink about it.) Meanwhile, Clinton’s reaction to inquiries about her Goldman Sachs speeches, for which she earned $675,000 in 2013, has been almost as bad as her response to questions about her email last year. After first laughing in the face of the Intercept’s Lee Fang back in January when she was asked about releasing transcripts, Clinton said that she would “look into” doing so at the fifth Democratic debate, only to backtrack shortly afterward. Sources have said that the speech was “glowing,” and that she sounded like a “Goldman Sachs managing director,” which would explain why she is reluctant to release it.
Meanwhile, Clinton received some painstaking criticism on Wednesday from the prominent black intellectual and Ohio State University professor Michelle Alexander in a much-discussed article for the Nation. “If you listen closely here, you’ll notice that Hillary Clinton is still singing the same old tune in a slightly different key,” writes Alexander, in what is largely a critique of the Bill Clinton administration and its endless capitulations to the right wing.
Alexander continues:
She is arguing that we ought not be seduced by Bernie’s rhetoric because we must be “pragmatic,” “face political realities,” and not get tempted to believe that we can fight for economic justice and win. When politicians start telling you that it is “unrealistic” to support candidates who want to build a movement for greater equality, fair wages, universal healthcare, and an end to corporate control of our political system, it’s probably best to leave the room.
On the very same day, Ta-Nehisi Coates, who has been critical of Sen. Sanders for his opposition to reparations, said that he would still be voting for him — though he is adamant that he is not “endorsing” the senator. Meanwhile, Sanders has received endorsements from former leader of the NAACP Ben Jealous, public intellectual Dr. Cornel West, former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner, Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King, and the longtime activist and confidant of Martin Luther King Jr. Harry Belafonte.
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Allow me!
Depends on your definition of 'relations'.
That is too freakin' funny!
It makes me giggle like a hyena.
However, you can find all these memes (and most used to attack Hillary) on the most disgusting of conservative sites.
But, hey... You see what you see. Whatever helps you sleep at night I guess.
I tend to speak up more when Clinton is attacked because there is no rabid, slobbering, right wing attack that isn't defended here. There is no end to the right wing slime dripping down the walls of DU as new (and sometimes not so new) posters fall all over themselves dredging up shit like Vince Foster, Benghazi and regurgitated memes.
I am skeptical, but I don't bash Bernie. I like both candidates. That's what helps me get by I guess.
