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Debbie Wasserman Schultz in a nutshell: (Original Post) AgingAmerican Sep 2015 OP
Agenda in everything she does and doesn't do, she is morphing into a Republican . orpupilofnature57 Sep 2015 #1
She isn't a Republicon but a Conservative Democrat that agrees with the Republicons on rhett o rick Sep 2015 #5
Well said libodem Sep 2015 #9
And they have fooled lots of people. zeemike Sep 2015 #16
My hope is that even if the Oligarchy manages to manipulate a win for either Clinton or Bush rhett o rick Sep 2015 #20
Blankfein, speaking for the plutocracy, hifiguy Sep 2015 #34
Blankfein is audacious. He and the plutocratic oligarchy are so confident they don't care rhett o rick Sep 2015 #35
Yep. She's all for the $crooge McDuck class in every way. hifiguy Sep 2015 #36
She is Third Way® AgingAmerican Sep 2015 #17
Agreed awoke_in_2003 Sep 2015 #19
Abso-freaking-lutely! hifiguy Sep 2015 #33
"Morphing"?? SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #15
Nailed it. CharlotteVale Sep 2015 #2
sanders and o'malley don't sound like they are silenced, they are out talking as I type nt msongs Sep 2015 #3
Despiite an Official Democratic Infrstructure that is trying to shut them out Armstead Sep 2015 #22
Nothing beats sincerity and when you've learned how to fake that, you have it made. Uncle Joe Sep 2015 #4
My Uncle told me: "There's always something in somebody that you like" BlueJazz Sep 2015 #6
Interesting. Chan790 Sep 2015 #7
Snort - heehee 840high Sep 2015 #10
Laugh out loud hilarious TheKentuckian Sep 2015 #23
kick 840high Sep 2015 #8
That's alright. I'm sure there will be no lasting resentment. Enthusiast Sep 2015 #11
Why do you need silenttigersong Sep 2015 #12
She's all for a competitive primary as long as the competitors are Hillary, Hillary, and Hillary. Still In Wisconsin Sep 2015 #13
SOS - She's a republicant undercover SmittynMo Sep 2015 #14
Exactly!!! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2015 #26
DemocratIC. c'mon man. n/t Scootaloo Sep 2015 #30
Brave progressive who sides with Sheldon Adelson in supporting arresting pot smoking cancer grannies Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #18
I wonder why the Conservative Wing of our Party doesn't support legal marijuana, even rhett o rick Sep 2015 #21
They are likely on the take, big money with these damn prisons and their state quotas!!! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2015 #27
it would hurt the for profit prison industry and the pharmaceutical companies questionseverything Sep 2015 #31
two reasons, I think: Pharma/Prison/Corrections Union lobby & outdated beltway conventional wisdom Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #37
UNREC brooklynite Sep 2015 #24
She stops debates AgingAmerican Sep 2015 #25
K&R!!! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2015 #28
No she doesn't... brooklynite Sep 2015 #32
She is a dictatorial tyrant. She proudly states that the debates are her decision and her decision rhett o rick Sep 2015 #29
has she voted to keep locking up sick people for smoking pot? Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #38
 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
5. She isn't a Republicon but a Conservative Democrat that agrees with the Republicons on
Fri Sep 4, 2015, 09:52 PM
Sep 2015

everything economic and foreign policy. The Conservative Democrats figured out that they could support all the terrible economic and foreign policy issues as long as the threw in a concession to social justice once in a while. They figured they could fool lots of people and they are right.

Republicons are the obvious enemy but we need to worry more about those Democrats that want to sell us out to the corporations.

zeemike

(18,998 posts)
16. And they have fooled lots of people.
Sat Sep 5, 2015, 12:26 AM
Sep 2015

And the GOP helps them out by taking outrageous position on social justice issues to make us think we are winning something.
They play the game of good cop bad cop with us and it seems to work.

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
20. My hope is that even if the Oligarchy manages to manipulate a win for either Clinton or Bush
Sat Sep 5, 2015, 08:46 AM
Sep 2015

that the movement that Sanders has fired up will recognize that our work is merely beginning. We need to take back the Democratic Party leadership and elect progressives and stop enabling the damn blue dogs.

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
34. Blankfein, speaking for the plutocracy,
Sat Sep 5, 2015, 03:57 PM
Sep 2015

has repeatedly said that the oligarchs would be perfectly happy with HRH or Heb.

What does that tell you about Clinton?

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
35. Blankfein is audacious. He and the plutocratic oligarchy are so confident they don't care
Sat Sep 5, 2015, 04:07 PM
Sep 2015

if we know their plan. What does that say about Clinton supporters that pretend not to recognize that she represents the 1%. Her support comes from the 1%, her friends are in the 1%, she and Bill are members ($100,000,000) of the 1%.
She may speak of social justice but her passion is for wealth and wealth for Goldman-Sachs and wealth for the 1%.
Sanders wants to fix our college debt problem, our infrastructure problem, our min wage problem, etc. by make the 1% pay their fair share of taxes. When Clinton is asked how to solve these problems she wants the middle class to pay. That clearly will continue the growing wealth inequality.

 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
19. Agreed
Sat Sep 5, 2015, 02:06 AM
Sep 2015

It is infuriating. In economic matters, the parties differ little. They differ on social issues, but Wall Street doesn't give a damn about those. So, to protect some social issues (because the Supreme Court is a big fucking deal) we HAVE to vote for a person who is more than ready to screw us economically. The age old "lesser of two evils". And the rich keep getting richer. Is it any mistake that Chelsea married the person she did?

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
33. Abso-freaking-lutely!
Sat Sep 5, 2015, 03:55 PM
Sep 2015

The problem is that back in the 1990s the Clintons and the DLC started auctioning big chunks of the party off to the plutocracy. And that process has never stopped.

Bernie Sanders, Martin O'Malley and Liz Warren are the last train out of Dodge.

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable."

- John Fitzgerald Kennedy

 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
22. Despiite an Official Democratic Infrstructure that is trying to shut them out
Sat Sep 5, 2015, 08:50 AM
Sep 2015

Debates. They are a fundamental of creating a level playing field where voters get to see and compare the candidates directly, without the filters.

Those should be sooner rather than later, and more not less.

Uncle Joe

(58,349 posts)
4. Nothing beats sincerity and when you've learned how to fake that, you have it made.
Fri Sep 4, 2015, 09:28 PM
Sep 2015

Thanks for the thread, AgingAmerican.

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
7. Interesting.
Fri Sep 4, 2015, 11:02 PM
Sep 2015

My Uncle Paul told me once "Everybody has a mother that loves them and sees something good in them."

Grandma immediately chimed-in "Don't listen to him...he's been full of shit every day of his life."

 

Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts)
13. She's all for a competitive primary as long as the competitors are Hillary, Hillary, and Hillary.
Fri Sep 4, 2015, 11:49 PM
Sep 2015

Anyone else is a "fringe candidate" according to DWS.

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
21. I wonder why the Conservative Wing of our Party doesn't support legal marijuana, even
Sat Sep 5, 2015, 08:49 AM
Sep 2015

medical marijuana. Do they think legalization will hurt the powerful prison industry?

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
37. two reasons, I think: Pharma/Prison/Corrections Union lobby & outdated beltway conventional wisdom
Sat Sep 5, 2015, 05:41 PM
Sep 2015

You look at someone like Debbie W-S, she's clearly running this mid 1990s script where "soccer moms" are concerned about "teh drug menace".

Sadly, she's not the only one, either.

brooklynite

(94,502 posts)
24. UNREC
Sat Sep 5, 2015, 10:15 AM
Sep 2015

Has she stopped anyone from campaigning?

Has she stopped anyone from being interviewed?

Has she stopped any reporters from covering anyone's races?

Has she refused to allow anyone to speak before the national or State parties?

You may now resume your hyperbole.

brooklynite

(94,502 posts)
32. No she doesn't...
Sat Sep 5, 2015, 03:41 PM
Sep 2015

she scheduled an arbitrary number which is different from your arbitrary number.

She also made a decision that the audience for debates six months before voting starts is likely to be very small, absent the availability of a clown show. An opinion I tend to share.

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
29. She is a dictatorial tyrant. She proudly states that the debates are her decision and her decision
Sat Sep 5, 2015, 03:03 PM
Sep 2015

alone. Not democratic Debbie. She is a puppet of the Oligarchy.

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