2016 Postmortem

B2G

(9,766 posts) Thu Apr 14, 2016, 09:37 AM Apr 2016

Suddenly DU has a problem with 'corporate whores'

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Suddenly DU has a problem with 'corporate whores' (Original Post) B2G Apr 2016 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author think Apr 2016 #1

Hohohoooly shit JackInGreen Apr 2016 #2

Unfair to smear corporate sex workers! Human101948 Apr 2016 #3

Exactly... disillusioned73 Apr 2016 #4

bump krawhitham Apr 2016 #5

It's Hill-arious pinebox Apr 2016 #6

If pulling in $10 million in one year for corporate speeches doesn't make you a corporate whore BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #7

^^ this x100 ^^ Myrina Apr 2016 #9

Nothing. Look up the phrase in dictionary and you will see her picture. nt mhatrw Apr 2016 #14

I for one expect Presidential campaigns to behave exactly like DU commenters nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #8

And yet when your candidate herself puked out that praise for Reagan as an AIDS activist her Bluenorthwest Apr 2016 #16

So now the thieving jackals want to be called a cleaner term? Waiting For Everyman Apr 2016 #10

The term Kleptocrat has a nice sound nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #17

Whore is more accurate, kleptocrat implies direct stealing rather than values for sale speaktruthtopower Apr 2016 #18

I know, but when I started to read in depth nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #20

If.... Triana Apr 2016 #11

A few familiar names there not terribly concerned about the phrase Armstead Apr 2016 #12

DU is not the world. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #13

Actually you are correct nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #19

What a list of substantiative discussion! Rhodes scholars, all! joshcryer Apr 2016 #15

Bernie should make it the center piece of his campaign. JoePhilly Apr 2016 #21

You'd think if Corporate Whore is so disgusting to them they would quit posting it! Myself I am B Calm Apr 2016 #22

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JackInGreen

(2,975 posts)

2. Hohohoooly shit

Reply to B2G (Original post)

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 09:39 AM

Apr 2016

Good catches

We've all said it, posted it.
NOW it's an issue for some of the Hillcats. They'll get bruises from clutching those pearls so tight but they won't stop.
It's nowhere else so far I'm the news (yet, that I've seen) and probs won't be.

Human101948

(3,457 posts)

3. Unfair to smear corporate sex workers!

Reply to B2G (Original post)

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 09:46 AM

Apr 2016

They have to make a living too!

disillusioned73

(2,872 posts)

4. Exactly...

Reply to B2G (Original post)

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 09:57 AM

Apr 2016

Fake outrage.. not buying all this kneejerk sexist BS..

krawhitham

(4,644 posts)

5. bump

Reply to B2G (Original post)

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 09:59 AM

Apr 2016

pinebox

(5,761 posts)

6. It's Hill-arious

Reply to B2G (Original post)

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 10:00 AM

Apr 2016

If the shoe fits....

BernieforPres2016

(3,017 posts)

7. If pulling in $10 million in one year for corporate speeches doesn't make you a corporate whore

Reply to pinebox (Reply #6)

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 10:03 AM

Apr 2016

What does?

Myrina

(12,296 posts)

9. ^^ this x100 ^^

Reply to BernieforPres2016 (Reply #7)

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 10:07 AM

Apr 2016

n/t

mhatrw

(10,786 posts)

14. Nothing. Look up the phrase in dictionary and you will see her picture. nt

Reply to BernieforPres2016 (Reply #7)

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 05:32 PM

Apr 2016

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

8. I for one expect Presidential campaigns to behave exactly like DU commenters nt

Reply to B2G (Original post)

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 10:04 AM

Apr 2016

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

16. And yet when your candidate herself puked out that praise for Reagan as an AIDS activist her

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #8)

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 05:50 PM

Apr 2016

entire cohort dismissed it, excused it and instantly deemed it unworthy of mention. The contrast to the sanguine reaction to that pack of horrific lies out of the candidate's own mouth to the extreme dramatics over a term used by a citizen speaker could not be more obvious.

Waiting For Everyman

(9,385 posts)

10. So now the thieving jackals want to be called a cleaner term?

Reply to B2G (Original post)

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 10:07 AM

Apr 2016

How about unindicted criminal?

Too big to jail?

Legalized mafia?

Plutocrat call persons?

Nah, I'll stick with the original. They can clean up their act if they don't like the term for what they're doing. We don't do coverups, that's their specialty but we aren't on the payroll.

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

17. The term Kleptocrat has a nice sound

Reply to Waiting For Everyman (Reply #10)

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 05:55 PM

Apr 2016

It also has a slightly different meaning (actually worst) than plutocrat

speaktruthtopower

(800 posts)

18. Whore is more accurate, kleptocrat implies direct stealing rather than values for sale

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #17)

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 05:56 PM

Apr 2016

..but admittedly pejorative.

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

20. I know, but when I started to read in depth

Reply to speaktruthtopower (Reply #18)

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 05:58 PM

Apr 2016

bout the Panama Papers, that and capital flight immediately came to mind.

Triana

(22,666 posts)

11. If....

Reply to B2G (Original post)

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 10:14 AM

Apr 2016

HRC was NOT so beholden to wealthy, corporate and Wall St. interests, this wouldn't be an issue.

Think about it.

Armstead

(47,803 posts)

12. A few familiar names there not terribly concerned about the phrase

Reply to B2G (Original post)

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 10:18 AM

Apr 2016

What a difference a candidate's name makes

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

13. DU is not the world.

Reply to B2G (Original post)

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 10:24 AM

Apr 2016

I could literally not not care less about intemperate language but if you think your garden variety shares my view you are besotted.

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

19. Actually you are correct

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #13)

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 05:57 PM

Apr 2016

DU discussions tend to be much milder than real world political rallies.

And some of the stuff we all hear around these parts... ohhh boy. Mind you, some is in Spanish. Corporate whole is mild, take my word on this.

Here is the point that you will likely miss. People are pissed. I mean real pissed.