While Bernie was in Puerto Rico Hillary was

[pinebox]

meeting with their creditors and eating cake with them, at the cost of $100,000 a head.

http://www.inquisitr.com/3118539/hillary-clinton-and-bernie-sanders-fight-over-puerto-ricos-72-billion-debt-is-bernie-right-again/

http://beforeitsnews.com/banksters/2016/05/rothschild-holds-100000-a-plate-dinner-for-a-hillary-clinton-fundraiser-2435972.html

Now what?

[pdsimdars]

1. As the historical quote says . . . "Let them eat cake."

.

[Recursion]

2. Except it's not an historical quote. It was a joke Rousseau made

Kind of ironic... a quote falsely attributed to a liberal female politician (Marie Antoinette was the farthest-left voice in the court, and was the one who demanded the Estates be re-constituted).

Edit: thanks, k8conant: Rousseau, not Voltaire.

[cali]

16. Can we not use anachronistic terms?

You're correct of course that she didn't say it, but calling her a politician and left is transferring ideology that didn't really exist. Marie Antoinette believed in the absolute power of the monarchy.

[Recursion]

19. Fair enough

"Politician" is a stretch for any royalty, I guess, but she was definitely active in the court and was the one who convinced Louis to re-establish the Estates.

[k8conant]

25. Rousseau said in his Confessions (written in 1765):

Enfin je me rappelai le pis-aller d’une grande princesse à qui l’on disait que les paysans n’avaient pas de pain, et qui répondit : Qu’ils mangent de la brioche.*

Finally I recalled the stopgap solution of a great princess who was told that the peasants had no bread, and who responded: "Let them eat brioche."


Rousseau (trans. Angela Scholar), Jean-Jacques (2000). Confessions. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 262.

[Recursion]

27. Sorry, thanks: Rousseau

D'oh. (D'eaux?)

[Tarc]

3. If Sanders people hate money so much, why do they live in a capitalist nation?

Travel restrictions to Cuba have eased up, y'know.

[polly7]

8. They don't hate money at all. Why would they?

They hate dirty money controlling the decisions of politicians that end up hurting those who can least afford it while benefiting those already at the top.

Did you know that on average the wealthy live 18 years longer than those at the bottom they're funneling their money upwards from?

[cali]

18. That's just ludicrous. You're smarter than that

[Tarc]

22. I know, but sometimes I just can't resist a bit of needling :)

[cali]

23. Lol. Me too.

[asuhornets]

4. Some of that money will be donated to the Dems-down-ticket...nt

[pinebox]

7. Link please?

[asuhornets]

12. No link needed. It's a known fact that Hillary donates to Dems down ticket

But if a link becomes available, i'll send it to you.

[pinebox]

13. Please do

because those are creditors, don't forget that.

[left-of-center2012]

10. Uh-huh

Sure.

[asuhornets]

15. Well Sanders is in Puerto Rico, slamming Obama's idea on how to handle PR's debt crisis. No loyalty.

[pinebox]

21. You may want to read this

PEOPLE > PARTY!

[left-of-center2012]

5. "Let them eat cake!"

From the linked article:
“... a 2014 study from Princeton University that revealed the U.S. is not a republic or a democracy, but rather an oligarchy.
An oligarchy is a form of government in which power resides in the hands of a small number of elites within a society.”

[BeyondGeography]

6. Actually, she was campaigning hard in Kentucky

But for a few thousand votes, Sanders may have won there. Instead, he visited a place that doesn't vote until June 5.

[pinebox]

9. 4,000 votes disappeared in KY & Puerto Rico is important

That's why Obama is pushing the bill this week.
Current events matter.

[BeyondGeography]

11. Of course they did

[pinebox]

14. Indeed.

[SidDithers]

31. No, they didn't...nt

Sid

[TacoD]

17. Haven't seen a Rothschild conspiracy post on DU in a while

From the OP's link:

The Rothschild banking dynasty is a family line that has been accused of pulling the political strings of many different governments through their control of various economic systems throughout the world. Historically, there is ample evidence to prove that the family has used its vast fortune to control the political apparatus of numerous nations throughout history, toppling regimes and bringing entire economies to their knees.

Although the Rothschild family now keeps a very low public profile, they still have significant business operations across a wide spectrum of sectors. While you may not find any one particular Rothschild on the Forbes’ most rich list, the family is estimated to control $1 trillion dollars in assets across the globe, thus having an extemely [sic] strong voice across the geopolitical/economic spectrum that many perceive as a hidden hand manipulating events silently from behind a veil of virtual secrecy and silence.

A trillion dollars, folks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitic_canard#Accusations_of_controlling_the_world_financial_system

[grossproffit]

32. It's heartbreaking to see such filth posted on this forum of all places.

[TacoD]

35. From the OP's new link post-edit:

Lynn deRothschild, wife of Sir Evelyn deRothschild, world’s foremost Zionist-money lord from “City of London”– controller of world’s finance through Bank of England/B.I.S./ IMF/ World Bank & Central Bank of each nation.

[grossproffit]

36. This is even worse. Blatant anti-Semitism in full view.

[grossproffit]

20. Very telling website you have there.

Luke Rudkowski (born 1986) is an American investigative "journalist", right-wing activist, conspiracy theorist and founder of We Are Change, a libertarian, independent media organization comprising individuals and groups working to "expose worldwide corruption and hold authoritative figures to account for their actions and crimes in which their involvement has been covered up or hidden from public knowledge."[1] He is also an ardent Ron Paul supporter.

[pinebox]

24. Yikes I didn't see that

Thanks!

I will find a different link and update it.

[grossproffit]

33. You're welcome. For future reference, "rothschilds" is code for Jooz run the world.

[pinebox]

34. lol

[cali]

26. Creepy. Shouldn't be allowed.

[pinebox]

28. Ya I updated the links

Much better now. I didn't catch that.

[pinebox]

30. Updated. Thanks for catching that.

[SidDithers]

29. While Bernie was in Puerto Rico, trying to prop up his zombie campaign..

Hillary was getting ready for the General.

Sid