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Hillary Utterly Unable to Answer How She’s Different from Barack, Bill (Original Post) tecelote Sep 2015 OP
Good. I am glad our next President will be carrying out Obama's legacy. leftofcool Sep 2015 #1
Status quo. tecelote Sep 2015 #2
Same here TeacherB87 Sep 2015 #4
bernie will not be doing that restorefreedom Sep 2015 #15
Post removed Post removed Sep 2015 #21
Hmmm. Do I wanna differentiate myself from Democrats who won 4 times? twii Sep 2015 #3
The country has turned into a RW status quo trainwreck AgingAmerican Sep 2015 #19
I'm a proud Democrat and I'm proud of both Presidents. Proud. Metric System Sep 2015 #5
She gave a good answer. DanTex Sep 2015 #6
3.9% unemployment/4.0 G.D.P/lowest poverty rate in a generation/lowest African American and... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #7
What about war? tecelote Sep 2015 #8
No large scale military involvement during the Clinton administration DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #9
Agreed. Bill was much better and Barack inherited Cheney's work. tecelote Sep 2015 #10
They like to forget that about Bill. JoePhilly Sep 2015 #12
A little global policing is part of the deal as long as the USD is the world's reserve currency LettuceSea Sep 2015 #17
I'd vote for Obama again in a heart beat. JoePhilly Sep 2015 #11
+1 Lisa D Sep 2015 #22
Different, tweak what is working.... Historic NY Sep 2015 #13
Status Quo: Bernie is the epitome of the status quo. Evergreen Emerald Sep 2015 #14
Well, she said she's guilty of being a "moderate". Birds of a feather... Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2015 #16
Lol, yes let's distance ourselves from 2 great Democratic presidents LettuceSea Sep 2015 #18
We don't have time for incrimental change artislife Sep 2015 #20
You realize that if Obama could run again, MineralMan Sep 2015 #23
Is she supposed to be running from her husband and from Obama's presidencies? NuclearDem Sep 2015 #24

tecelote

(5,122 posts)
2. Status quo.
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 06:49 AM
Sep 2015

More war, TPP, Wall Street priorities, Corporate welfare, etc.

I like Barack and Hillary but I think we need a revolution. We need real change not more of the same.

 

TeacherB87

(249 posts)
4. Same here
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 06:51 AM
Sep 2015

Whether that's done by Sanders or Clinton, most of Obama's legacy should be preserved and augmented.

restorefreedom

(12,655 posts)
15. bernie will not be doing that
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 10:01 AM
Sep 2015

he might retain some of the better obama policies, but it won't be a third term

Response to leftofcool (Reply #1)

 

twii

(88 posts)
3. Hmmm. Do I wanna differentiate myself from Democrats who won 4 times?
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 06:51 AM
Sep 2015

Democrats love Obama and Bill. I wouldn't differentiate myself if I were Hillary.

DanTex

(20,709 posts)
6. She gave a good answer.
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 07:58 AM
Sep 2015

She's similar to Obama on policy, and that's a good thing. But the country is in a different place now. Obama had to save us from a depression, which he did, along with major accomplishments on health care, financial regulation, environment, Iran, etc. She wants to build on what Obama accomplished and also focus on raising wages. Sounds great to me.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
7. 3.9% unemployment/4.0 G.D.P/lowest poverty rate in a generation/lowest African American and...
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 09:00 AM
Sep 2015

3.9% unemployment/4.0 G.D.P/lowest poverty rate in a generation/lowest African American and Hispanic unemployment rate in a generation/highest rate of African American home ownership in a generation/lowest abortion rate in a generation-folks were having lots of sex but keeping the kids because the future was bright/ relative peace.

I will sign up for eight years of that.

tecelote

(5,122 posts)
8. What about war?
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 09:15 AM
Sep 2015

Sorry, but that is my biggest concern about Bill, Barack and Hillary.

I know Peace seems to be unpopular but I think it should be our #1 concern. We are just creating more terrorists and killing more innocent people with current policies.

I'd like to see Hillary promise peacetime during her campaign.

She's a powerful person and I totally respect her but my biggest issue is continual warfare.

How can any Democrat condone the current policy? Why is this not a top issue?

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
9. No large scale military involvement during the Clinton administration
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 09:17 AM
Sep 2015

No large scale military involvement during the Clinton administration.

tecelote

(5,122 posts)
10. Agreed. Bill was much better and Barack inherited Cheney's work.
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 09:24 AM
Sep 2015

But, I wish it was in her list of priorities.

8 years later and we are still at war all the time with no end in sight.

It's a sin.

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)
12. They like to forget that about Bill.
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 09:39 AM
Sep 2015

And then they pretend that Obama started the ten wars they predicted he'd start.

LettuceSea

(337 posts)
17. A little global policing is part of the deal as long as the USD is the world's reserve currency
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 11:22 AM
Sep 2015

The two always go hand in hand, if you go back through history.

As long as we do a little fighting here and there, our "national debt" is nothing more than a partisan talking point. If that ends, then the debt DOES matter.

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)
11. I'd vote for Obama again in a heart beat.
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 09:37 AM
Sep 2015

So would most Democrats.

But hey, tell your preferred candidate that they should run against Obama.

Sounds like a great strategy.

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)
13. Different, tweak what is working....
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 09:46 AM
Sep 2015

we're moving forward. Hillary like others isn't running away them.

Evergreen Emerald

(13,069 posts)
14. Status Quo: Bernie is the epitome of the status quo.
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 09:50 AM
Sep 2015

He has been in the Congress for decades. He is the status quo. You want change? Well, Trump and Forina are change.

LettuceSea

(337 posts)
18. Lol, yes let's distance ourselves from 2 great Democratic presidents
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 11:34 AM
Sep 2015

I'm not the biggest HRC fan either, but there are far better things to post than this crap.

Stuff like this makes you guys look like Tea Party supporters. Do you think Bernie wants his supporters to look like irrational loons?

 

artislife

(9,497 posts)
20. We don't have time for incrimental change
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 11:46 AM
Sep 2015

I loved Bill, until 2008 and saw he was willing to throw a minority through a storefront window pane.

I love President Obama, I cannot see that changing. Even when he took Hillary on for SoS, I knew her was practically giving her a platform to be the next president. I cannot see that she would have done the same if the roles had been reversed. He is pretty noble that way.

But ---look at the planet and how long we have. If nothing else, it seems like everyone is cleaning the train carriage, rearranging the seats while the damn train is about to jump the tracks.

We need boldness, we need vision and we need someone who doesn't need to be liked. Just their policies.

Hillary is playing a game that was great for 40 years ago---wait, no it wasn't. Because Jimmy Carter knew what had to be done in the 70s and if he had had a 2nd term, who knows what the planet would be looking like now.

Most of the dedicated Democrats won't be living through this Hell to come, but some of us will, some of our kids will.

There is so much more at stake.

 

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)
24. Is she supposed to be running from her husband and from Obama's presidencies?
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 08:53 PM
Sep 2015

I'm amused that you said someone who's held elected office for 35 years would be a change from the status quo.

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