2016 Postmortem

Skwmom

(12,685 posts) Thu Jun 9, 2016, 10:26 PM Jun 2016

I feel like we have now officially entered the twilight zone. [View all]

Upon reading these twitters one young voter said to me - it's like the words are meaningless. I just shrugged because on what basis could I even raise an argument... Does she not get the HUGE disconnect between her words and her actions? As a woman this has been one hell of a disheartening election cycle.

Elizabeth Warren ‏@SenWarren 9h9 hours ago

It’s time to take our gov back from special interests & put it where it belongs: in the hands of #WethePeople.

Elizabeth Warren ‏@SenWarren 9h9 hours ago

Government should be accountable to the people, not Wall Street lobbyists, deep-pocketed donors, and secretive Super PACs.
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I feel like we have now officially entered the twilight zone. [View all] Skwmom Jun 2016 OP

Or maybe she doesn't buy into the lies spread by Hillary's opponents. nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #1

Thisssssssssss! Zynx Jun 2016 #2

Bingo. nt Cali_Democrat Jun 2016 #3

Or maybe she's chosen to ignore the truth for her own personal gain. n/t Skwmom Jun 2016 #4

What "personal gain?" She is VERY comfortable already, and VP doesn't pay that well. MADem Jun 2016 #9

Oh come on. How many one percenters have been made in the halls of Washington? Plus for some it is Skwmom Jun 2016 #13

Right power is the drug marions ghost Jun 2016 #18

She was ALREADY a one percenter before she arrived. MADem Jun 2016 #26

sob NJCher Jun 2016 #70

Not sure why you're crying and laughing. I like Warren--she's my Senator and a good one. MADem Jun 2016 #99

........... ya illary's campaign team ran one of the 'altruistic' campaigns I've ever seen azurnoir Jun 2016 #97

I am talking about Elizabeth Warren, but you're so eager to be negative you didn't even follow the MADem Jun 2016 #100

I was talking about this part of your comment and you are an enthusiastic Hillary supporter right? azurnoir Jun 2016 #101

Follow the convo. MADem Jun 2016 #102

I did that's how I reached your comment azurnoir Jun 2016 #105

Shes my senator and i love her, but.... Armstead Jun 2016 #106

She comes home almost every weekend. MADem Jun 2016 #123

Your cynicism is self-defeating PJMcK Jun 2016 #45

No. dchill Jun 2016 #103

She and her hubby hold secure positions paying many spooky3 Jun 2016 #129

And under the bus goes Elizabeth Warren missingthebigdog Jun 2016 #44

She can hang out with Bernie, who you guys wrapped around the rear axle back in July Scootaloo Jun 2016 #52

yep 840high Jun 2016 #55

I would not have believed that DU would throw Elizabeth under the bus. Is Bernie next if pampango Jun 2016 #108

Joe Scarborough is a man of principle Cosmocat Jun 2016 #111

If that was the case Cosmocat Jun 2016 #110

THERE it is!!! Either Warren is smart, or she's a tool of the corporatists. I think she's SMART. MADem Jun 2016 #5

+1000 baldguy Jun 2016 #6

As we've seen here ... NanceGreggs Jun 2016 #7

All of those people released THEIR tax returns--they have nothing to hide. MADem Jun 2016 #11

Still waiting for the Goldman Sachs transcripts..... ciaobaby Jun 2016 #29

Yes, because those are a "requirement" for public office. Please. Thousands of people heard those MADem Jun 2016 #31

I get your point - its "tradition" to see tax returns - but they are not helpful when it comes to ciaobaby Jun 2016 #75

It's more than "tradition." It's a way to see where that year of salary plus MADem Jun 2016 #98

Very comical ! ciaobaby Jun 2016 #119

You are aptly named. nt MADem Jun 2016 #122

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2016 #12

we're not wrong NJCher Jun 2016 #71

And somehow ... NanceGreggs Jun 2016 #80

you never fooled me NJCher Jun 2016 #81

Whatever, sweetie. NanceGreggs Jun 2016 #82

Exactly. Anyone with any sense knows that Hillary has been viciously and unfairly BreakfastClub Jun 2016 #8

Screw that!! GulfCoast66 Jun 2016 #63

TAAA DAAAA! Elizabeth Warren has a personal relationship with Hillary Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #10

Elizabeth Warren knows EXACTLY what Hillary Clinton is. senz Jun 2016 #15

Indeed she does... brooklynite Jun 2016 #17

You can't be that naive. senz Jun 2016 #30

So your argument is that Elizabeth Warren is just another sell-out politician... brooklynite Jun 2016 #54

1) She is not sold out. 2) Bragging about who you know is tacky. senz Jun 2016 #57

Its par for the course...I shook her hand once. She said Hi nice to meet you Armstead Jun 2016 #107

You think her 2nd meeting at HRC's house this AM was MADem Jun 2016 #124

Sometimes the door is open Silver_Witch Jun 2016 #27

Her supporters around here don't care. But I think Obama and Warren have strong senz Jun 2016 #39

:I think Obama and Warren have strong View profile reservations about Hillary: I think so, too. Hiraeth Jun 2016 #48

I think exactly that... Silver_Witch Jun 2016 #58

Did your ouija board tell you that or are you just a mind reader. onenote Jun 2016 #68

Based on observation, news reports, experience and reflection. senz Jun 2016 #83

I was just thinking - we all know 840high Jun 2016 #59

After all these months it finally occurred to me senz Jun 2016 #62

Sad. 840high Jun 2016 #64

.+1 840high Jun 2016 #56

"The Lies?" NAME one! Chasstev365 Jun 2016 #51

Exactly Maven Jun 2016 #118

It's pretty surreal. Waiting For Everyman Jun 2016 #14

I still like her and think she sees through Hill. senz Jun 2016 #19

THAT I agree with.. I also trust her. pangaia Jun 2016 #32

peels like an onion. would love to have been a fly on the wall for that conversation between Obama Hiraeth Jun 2016 #49

Bernie did not sound at all angry or disrespectful. Seems like senz Jun 2016 #85

It's hard to fight the Establishment. If you disparage them you might be disenfranchised by rhett o rick Jun 2016 #65

Then she is not the right person to fight for the people. And any power granted to her by the party Skwmom Jun 2016 #72

6 more days. riversedge Jun 2016 #20

...until you get a la la land of 24/7 Hill adoration. senz Jun 2016 #40

They have always had that option in the Hillary is Queen Group, but they found it rhett o rick Jun 2016 #66

Yes, have seen precisely that dynamic. senz Jun 2016 #87

I think you are too hard on her for not running. She most likely snagglepuss Jun 2016 #21

Sounds very plausible. They were all set for "her turn." senz Jun 2016 #41

I think you have summed up how a lot of people have started to feel. Skwmom Jun 2016 #22

Now, I think Sanders and Warren had a counversation early on and decided that Sanders would pave Hiraeth Jun 2016 #50

What possible harm could Clinton have done to Warren? mythology Jun 2016 #67

Ask Liz, she's the one that chickened out. Waiting For Everyman Jun 2016 #74

BERNIE WAS NOT ENTITLED TO HER ENDORSEMENT. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #125

Power politics makes strange demands on people senz Jun 2016 #16

Warren might think that but I lean towards she is being played. Skwmom Jun 2016 #23

Elizabeth Warren is smart. She's pushing her issue of Wall St regulation; she's not being naive. NT Eric J in MN Jun 2016 #79

Well when she praised Clinton's bogus wall street plan that was a HUGE red flag because only Skwmom Jun 2016 #94

You have let go Andy823 Jun 2016 #24

Glass houses. n/t winter is coming Jun 2016 #28

I support Bernie but he does not think for me. Skwmom Jun 2016 #34

So will you still support him Andy823 Jun 2016 #128

Why don't you let go? 840high Jun 2016 #60

Let go of what? Andy823 Jun 2016 #127

The minute you use "hate her" - you lost me. Not agreeing with someones policies is not hate. 840high Jun 2016 #130

The reason it is the twilight zone is buying into Sanders false hype. Warren Knows what seabeyond Jun 2016 #25

The only reason it is an illusion is because of our corrupt system. A corrupt system that is Skwmom Jun 2016 #33

I am not arguing that. I am arguing the fact the poster is flabbergasted that Warren could say that seabeyond Jun 2016 #38

Yawn, your posts are wearing as thin as TRUMPS SCHTICK Pisces Jun 2016 #35

No one is forcing you to read. 840high Jun 2016 #61

Thanks for giving me a chance to update my ignore list! djean111 Jun 2016 #109

This is called taking one for the team. Hillary is awful, but Liz believes Team D is the way to go. reformist2 Jun 2016 #36

Yes, something like that. Warren needs to work with Democrats after the election. senz Jun 2016 #43

I think people are scared if not they should be. gordianot Jun 2016 #37

Warren waited till Clinton locked the nomination Buzz cook Jun 2016 #42

Yes, I think her heart is still with us. She has to do what she has to do senz Jun 2016 #46

On both our sides nt Buzz cook Jun 2016 #47

You are the enemy of our enemy, so a current ally. However, corporate Dems are also an enemy JonLeibowitz Jun 2016 #84

I am not your enemy. Buzz cook Jun 2016 #121

Politicians do politics Scootaloo Jun 2016 #53

Don't spout hollow words. Where in the hell was she when people were trying to take this govt back Skwmom Jun 2016 #89

Easy there, I'm not coming at you. Scootaloo Jun 2016 #95

I think Warren was neutral until today Eric J in MN Jun 2016 #104

One could use this thread to teach a semester long seminar in projection onenote Jun 2016 #69

The time would be much better spent teaching about the fourth estate sellouts. Skwmom Jun 2016 #88

It is tough when they report news you don't want to hear. onenote Jun 2016 #90

OMG seriously? The corporate media is one big giant super pac for the corporate politicians. Skwmom Jun 2016 #93

Then we are in agreement: onenote Jun 2016 #114

Some of us attempt to understand what's going on and why senz Jun 2016 #92

bernie is not news anymore nt msongs Jun 2016 #73

You have been there a long time. The_Casual_Observer Jun 2016 #76

The twilight zone is having tons of people on a democratic site, who qdouble Jun 2016 #77

Ya know? Too true! Nt seabeyond Jun 2016 #112

The way to read those Elizabeth Warren tweets isn't Eric J in MN Jun 2016 #78

Like Clintons telling Wall Street to cut it out. Yeah, we see how well that worked. Skwmom Jun 2016 #91

I actually agree with you, but stillwaiting Jun 2016 #126

K & R AzDar Jun 2016 #86

The Wheels On The Bus RandySF Jun 2016 #96

Under the bus Warren goes! Tarc Jun 2016 #113

Warren kicks ass!!! Nt NCTraveler Jun 2016 #115

Only to someone blinded by bias. DCBob Jun 2016 #116

There is someone blind to the disconnect between actions and words and it's not me. Skwmom Jun 2016 #117

When you turn the faucet handle does water come out? nolabels Jun 2016 #120

Naive. You should look that word up XRubicon Jun 2016 #131