Hillary mimics Bernie, again: *Break Up Big Banks*

[Cosmic Kitten]

In yet another pitiful attempt
to undermine Bernie's actual conviction,
Hillary has parroted him once again.

Hillary is NOW pledging to "break up"
BIG BANKS *if necessary*!!!

IF NECESSARY

Does Hillary remember the
Wall St Crash of 2008?

What else does she need to see
to determine if too big to fail
needs to be broken up?

She can't even bring herself to
say Glass-Steagall IS necessary...
but, she'll *break em up if necessary*

STOP IT HILLARY.
This parroting and pandering
is very unflattering.

Everyone with two working brain cells
can see through your progressive charade.

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/national_world/2015/11/21/hillary-clinton-vows-shes-willing-to-break-up-big-banks.html

[Duckhunter935]

1. Yes, I see she evolved again

Don not believe her at all

[merrily]

3. And I hadn't even assimilated her Wall Street transaction tax yet. Hard to keep up, no?

Can't imagine why she does so poorly in trustworthiness polls.

[Cosmic Kitten]

5. She gets updated more than Firefox!

What version is she up to?
v20.16?

[Duckhunter935]

7. Lol

[Cosmic Kitten]

19. *version WINNER* nice ;~)

[MrMickeysMom]

50. That's a little funny...

and a perfect blend of church and state, too.

[Fumesucker]

21. Actually there is only one version; Hillary Me , there are a wide variety of skins though

[Cosmic Kitten]

23. yet another great retort

[merrily]

2. Gotta admit, I loves me a good impersonator.

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Demeter

[Ed Suspicious]

16. Yup.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

30. I don't think Hillary has ever had an original thought...

All she can do is channel her "inner Bernie."

Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!

[CoffeeCat]

58. Bernie is rising in the polls; she tanking--because of Wall Street.

Hillary defended her Wall Street besties during the debate, and doubled down on her refusal to reinstate Glass Stegall--it's hurt her.

So, she's "rebranding herself".

NOW, she wants to break up the big banks. OMG...who actually believes this. I assure you, not the big banks!

Hillary is the ultimate reflecting-pool candidate. Her act is very big and impressive at the onset, but examine a little closer--and there's very little depth and not a lot there. It just all begins to fall apart when you go beyond the surface of her "inevitability".

These forced errors are fueled by her own words, bad campaign decisions and misguided reactions as she tries to right her campaign.

Next, I'm sure we'll see ridiculous attacks from her surrogates and campaign staffers. Those are always gems. I hope we see them soon. It's when the real Hillary comes out.

[Demeter]

44. You mean impersonator, don't you?

[merrily]

48. I've seen both words used. Impersonator is probably better. No confusion with painters.

[daleanime]

4. Did anyone ask her the obvious follow-up question?

How bad will it need to get before it's 'necessary'?

[Duckhunter935]

6. Of course not

[99Forever]

8. She'll "let you know" after ...

... the election.


Perhaps the Republican President will listen to her.

[Ed Suspicious]

17. 2020.

[Cosmic Kitten]

9. It's like the TPP...

Hillary didn't like in on the day
she made her statement.
Tomorrow is a different day...
evolver gonna evolve!

She's against TPP

"As of today, I am not in favor of what I have learned about it," she said in an Oct. 8 2015 interview with PBS Newshour’s Judy Woodruff, adding, "I don’t believe it’s going to meet the high bar I have set."

She's for TPP

Nov. 5, 2012, remarks in Australia: "This TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements to open free, transparent, fair trade, the kind of environment that has the rule of law and a level playing field. And when negotiated, this agreement will cover 40 percent of the world's total trade and build in strong protections for workers and the environment."

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

32. Yup yup...all Hillary has to do is press the reset button and do her Bernie impersonation.

Sorry, but I'd rather have the original.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!

[Autumn Colors]

10. If she is elected ...

I predict that she will determine it not to be "necessary" one day after the election.

[Cosmic Kitten]

11. I wouldn't bet against that!

How's she gonna break up
the institutions that pay her
and Bill tens of millions $$$
for 30 minute speechifying?

[Crystalite]

25. Let's give "cut it out" a shot first before moving on to "if necessary"...

Let's not get all mean with them all at once!

[Cosmic Kitten]

26. True. Hillary needs a thoughtful, measured response, to corruption.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

33. Yes, I agree...no doubt Wall Street bankers are shakin in their boots over that one!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!

[virtualobserver]

12. True....and when you wait until it is necessary, it is already too late.

Her pollsters must have told her that Bernie's message is resonating with people who aren't Superdelegates.

[Cosmic Kitten]

14. Camp weathervane is ever going with the prevailing winds

It's clearly pandering to
low information voters
in an effort to undercut
Bernie's momentum.

The HRC group admits as much

Onward to Super Tuesday.
Yet another Sanders supporters talking point gone
http://www.democraticunderground.com/110727708

It's a transparent attempt to
undercut Bernie's policies.

[NorthCarolina]

27. Odds are 100% that she would never consider it "necessary" to break them up.

This is a prime example of how third-way neocons operate during the campaign. Make promises on popular issues, but always have an "out" for plausible deniability down the line. Same thing is happening with these numerous designer polls showing a Hillary blowout even though they don't seem to jive with observations in the real world. They are building a case for manipulated election results I bet.

[alc]

13. this is where the trust issue matters

If Bernie says this people think they understand what he means.

If Hilary says it many people want to know what she means by "if necessary" and what criteria she will use for "big". I'd guess Trump would break up big banks "if necessary". His "necessary" may be that they have Chinese owners who are 10 seconds away from buying the entire country and raising the Mexican flag at the white house and enforcing Sharia law.

[Cosmic Kitten]

15. Weasel words.

dishonest and untrustworthy
is how the MAJORITY of people
describe Hillary.

It is what it is.

[Indepatriot]

22. "CUT IT OUT...now, where's my check?"

[Cosmic Kitten]

24. That about sums it up.

Another DUers posted a great response
to her finger wag, faux scolding...

*cut it out...or we're gonna get caught*

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

36. Ding ding ding!!!...we hava winna!!

[Android3.14]

28. And over in Hillary-Hillary Land

They all have their eyes clenched shut and are whispering "I do believe in fairies...I do believe in fairies..."

[MrMickeysMom]

43. And, I'm stealing THAT gif, too!!!

I bow to your gif in solidarity.

[Android3.14]

46. Thanks, and be my guest

[Demeter]

45. Wrong movie!

[brentspeak]

29. If necessary, cut it out. n/t

[cantbeserious]

31. Can There Be Any Doubt - Some Candidates Twist With The Wind

[nc4bo]

35. ^nailed it. nt

[MrMickeysMom]

42. Stealing that gif!

Too good to pass up in this thread!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

59. We know where Hillary stands...right behind Bernie!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!

[nc4bo]

34. She is a mess.

Dear God.

Ever changing on the surface but inside.......SSDD.

[MisterP]

57. yeah, I'm always surprised by how badly they're campaigning: when your fiercest critics are giving

better advice on how to run than the people you pay millions to, it's time to at least retool the top of the org chart

instead of saying she's the REAL chance for progressives and will never flip-flop, and then swing right to court some phantom anti-SS wing of the Democrats, I'd just chalk my shitty economic record to "lessons learned" and assuage donors that the reforms are just to make sure that Wall Street doesn't kill the geese for their golden eggs: (but that'd require seeing the Dems as a party of those that the status quo isn't working out for, instead of seeing them as a party that's 40% Al From, 25% activists, and a squishy middle)

instead of saying I'm THE ONLY Black candidate and THE ONLY women's candidate and THE ONLY gay candidate and THE ONLY blue-collar candidate and painting myself into a corner with both my record and the disagreements between the sectors I'm "representing," I'll just keep the campaign vague, high-minded, and friendly-looking: (but that'd mean giving up the online "foot soldiers" and paid follows)

instead of attacking Riyadh/Wall Street/PhRMA and then countersigning their checks, I'd just declare I'm trying to win with votes instead of dollars: (but that'd require seeing a campaign as a way to win, rather than a way to build further connections)

[Skwmom]

37. When would the need arise? When they were already in trouble?

Do we wait for another crisis then say we need to break them up? What would that entail? Do we break off the portion suffering huge losses and bail out that portion (boy that would be really be teaching those banks a lesson)?

Wouldn't it make more sense to break them up when they are in a healthier position?

Wouldn't it be much more difficult to monitor big banks and identify problems in a timely manner (i.e., when you could actually do something to prevent or lessen the crisis)?

The corporate media is really hammering Clinton for an explanation. Why don't they just report her comments without question. It must be because she's a woman.

[TheBlackAdder]

38. CO-OPTING: The manipulative measure of taking over the messaging & voters to control & neutralize.

.


This is a tactic used for over a century to control the female and minority votes, duping people for support.

Yet, there is no intention of sincerity--it's a political ploy to garnish voter support for elections and law passage.


Is seems as though the closer Clinton presents herself, on key issues, it removes the effectiveness of Sanders.

I see this evolution on issues to be more manipulation than actual sincerity, playing to the audience.


Co-opting issues rarely results in their swift passage.


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[MaggieD]

39. Here current plan encourages them to break themselves up

.... Or face higher taxes associated with the risk. It's a very smart plan.

[MrMickeysMom]

40. Me, too! Me, too! Me, too! Me, too!

[Helen Borg]

41. All she has to do is parrot Bernie

and add an if clause at the end!

[gordyfl]

47. "Wind Down" the Troubled Banks

I think what Hillary is referring to is Dodd-Frank. Banks that are in financial trouble would "Wind Down" in an orderly fashion, still leaving a possibility of some taxpayer help.
When I heard her defend not bringing back Glass-Steagall, she has jumped to "Dodd Frank".

[CharlotteVale]

49. Weasel words as usual. Like she'd ever consider it "necessary."

[liberal N proud]

51. Sounds to me that you don't like her either way

Damn her for connections to big money, damn her for calling to break them up?

Sounds like you are just against Hillary regardless of her position.

[EndElectoral]

52. She often adds qualifiers to her positions, such as "if necessary"

About raising the retirement age she said no, not at the present time, not unless someone could come up with a way for a means test would she consider it.

She is always definitive, except with qualifers. People really need to "read" her speeches, and debate transcripts to see these qualifiers all over the place.

[azmom]

55. I recommend doing the same. Her non-answers are

So obvious when you read the text.

[aspirant]

53. Hills evolves,

Bernie's Revolution revolves, turning America back into a People's Democracy.

[pa28]

54. Another bedtime story from Hillary.

Break up the big banks (if necessary)

Oppose the TPP (from what I know TODAY).

Like a bedtime story nobody really believes it's true. Especially the person reading it.

[msongs]

56. bernie sanders is the only person in HUMAN history who HAS EVER had this idea. way to go B-man nt