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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders: "Powerful interests...hate my guts, and I welcome their hatred" [View all]d_legendary1
(2,586 posts)61. Ahhh yes! The former Goldman-Sachs executive!
The guy who started this derivative mess back during the Bubba years! Now he's hailed a hero because he came up with the weak Dodd-Frank bill that still allows wall street to gamble our future away! He wasn't good enough for Obama so he's taking his talents to the HRC team!
Many thanks to ProSense for this reply:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022999775#post4
And wouldn't you know it: Bernie Sanders put a hold on his nomination since he knew he was a Wall Street crony. Some watchdog indeed.
Stiglitz is a great catch BTW. As for Blinder...I'll need to read something other than "peeing down the ladder" or whatever terminology he uses for trickle down economics.
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Bernie Sanders: "Powerful interests...hate my guts, and I welcome their hatred" [View all]
Triana
Jul 2015
OP
Baloney. He is trying to keep the momentum going by creating a strawman
Evergreen Emerald
Jul 2015
#3
I like, admire, and respect Hillary, but that doesn't mean she is my choice as candidate...
1monster
Jul 2015
#55
Exactly. BERNIE is the one they fear.....house parties all over filled up in cities everwhere!!!!!
TheNutcracker
Jul 2015
#53
Actually, I think that Clinton can attract Republican women over 60. Who she cannot attract--
eridani
Jul 2015
#104
Nonsense like that is why I've wound up blocking pretty much every HRC supporter onsite.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Jul 2015
#27
I've blocked three or four and it's as if I live in a totally different universe.
Ed Suspicious
Jul 2015
#54
National Review just ran a piece comparing him to a Nazi, is that how they are trying to help him?
PoliticAverse
Jul 2015
#56
The CEO of Goldman-Sachs says that he will be happy with Clinton or Bush. If you support
rhett o rick
Jul 2015
#65
Do you know how many times I heard that during the Clinton/Obama primaries.
LiberalAndProud
Jul 2015
#77
So you are saying that in some instances he voted with the same Hawkish interests a Hillary Clinton
daybranch
Jul 2015
#31
"So you are saying that in some instances he voted with the same Hawkish interests a Clinton"
NCTraveler
Jul 2015
#33
Settling For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils Is No Longer The Only Option - Go Bernie Go
cantbeserious
Jul 2015
#42
GOP setting Wall St enforcement budget is like Al Capone setting Chicago PD budget.
Beartracks
Jul 2015
#87
Oh yes, they do hate him. It is coming out into the open, the more successful
sabrina 1
Jul 2015
#95