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BlueCaliDem

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6. Did she ask for it? No. They donated to play nice with the candidate they believe will be
Tue Oct 20, 2015, 12:16 PM
Oct 2015

president in 2016, and who they hope to influence, just as Wall Street sent Obama money when he ran in 2007. It didn't buy Wall Street much back then and it hasn't changed Hillary Clinton's tough stances against the pharmaceutical industry ever.

Thanks for the link to the article you're referring to.

From the article at your link (bold is mine):

Cash from drug companies poured in despite Clinton’s tough public stance on the industry. Last month, she unveiled a plan to combat rising drug prices by clamping down on the rules for pharmaceuticals. In last week’s Democratic debate, she listed off drug companies among the enemies she is most proud to have made in politics.

Let's also not forget she's written letters to "the heads of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission" regarding Martin Shkreli's Daraprim, where the best chances to curb his greed can happen through the power of the Federal Gov't.
k & r Finding a common enemy apparently doesn't sell here on DU Sheepshank Oct 2015 #1
K&R! The stark difference between the two candidates can be seen in their actions BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #2
Clinton tops 2016 field in drug industry donations AgingAmerican Oct 2015 #5
Did she ask for it? No. They donated to play nice with the candidate they believe will be BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #6
Did she accept it? AgingAmerican Oct 2015 #8
Of course she did! Would you say NO to free money that you can use? Come on. BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #10
They are just a bigger and less stupid version of that twerpy extortionist Armstead Oct 2015 #12
These people are in serious denial. JRLeft Oct 2015 #20
It wasn't "one outlier". There are many, as karinnj likes to remind us. BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #21
Bernie would and does say no. And no, I wouldn't take it either. Live and Learn Oct 2015 #35
Nope. He accepted the $2700, then donated it to an AIDS foundation and then turns BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #51
Donating it, is not really accepting it, is it? Unless one is attempting to use it against Live and Learn Oct 2015 #53
While looking at groups of individual donations to campaigns can give indications RichVRichV Oct 2015 #38
I agree. Citizens United MUST be overturned. eom BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #52
I'm sure everythings going to turn out just fine. sgtbenobo Oct 2015 #40
Actually Sanders and Cummings raised the issue in Congress first and the NYT spoke karynnj Oct 2015 #14
The OP is referring to Daraprim of Turing Pharmaceuticals, not Valeant Pharmaceuticals, BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #23
Except Hillary isn't really his enemy. JRLeft Oct 2015 #3
Except, she is. Hyperbole aside. BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #7
I miss typed I was talking about the Pharmaceutical industry as not being her enemy JRLeft Oct 2015 #13
But, it is - since 1993. eom BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #16
She takes money from big pharma, they are not her enemy. JRLeft Oct 2015 #17
Bull. Again, would YOU refuse free money if someone offered you it? I don't think so. BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #18
They are so against her that they donate to her campaign. JRLeft Oct 2015 #19
They know who's going to win the presidential election, and that she takes swift action BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #25
They give money when they believe you will work for them, don't be naive. JRLeft Oct 2015 #26
Well, JRLeft, if that helps you sleep better at night... BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #27
It's called facts but keep burying your head in the sand. JRLeft Oct 2015 #39
Opinion is not fact. Yours is pure speculative opinion as you disregard BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #41
No, you are projecting how you feel on me, you need to pretend JRLeft Oct 2015 #46
Oh brother. The "I know what you are, but what am I?" shtick? I'm done with you. BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #50
His action was FIRST to investigate this in Congress karynnj Oct 2015 #15
They are a funny lot... artislife Oct 2015 #32
His action was first to send out a fundraising letter on "this". The other investigations BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #45
Hillary of course, wouldn't need to do so since she gets funding from them. nt Live and Learn Oct 2015 #59
His work was on the entire issue of exploiting pricing karynnj Oct 2015 #64
An attempt at triangulation AgingAmerican Oct 2015 #4
Martin Shkreli = Bernie Madoff whatchamacallit Oct 2015 #9
This writer for TIME didn't bother to read the NYT story that led to HRC's tweet karynnj Oct 2015 #11
Meh, Bernie was out on this issue long before Shkreli entered puberty and has done much Live and Learn Oct 2015 #22
And yet...he didn't write the FDA or the FTC to ask them to come down on Shkleri BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #29
Oh bother! Do you suppose Shkleri is the only one to do this? Live and Learn Oct 2015 #30
^^^this. artislife Oct 2015 #34
Do you suppose it was the right move to fundraise off of Turing Pharmaceuticals? BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #48
I don't know that he did, but if he did, why would I care? This is one of the strangest bernie Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #55
King of amendments makes him a follower, not a leader? Really???? Live and Learn Oct 2015 #57
You wouldn't have heard of Shkreli jfern Oct 2015 #24
What the heck are you talking about?? Shkleri was all over the news because of his price gouging BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #28
Did you read the article? jfern Oct 2015 #31
+1 nt Live and Learn Oct 2015 #33
Some people won't take an answer for... sgtbenobo Oct 2015 #44
Yeah. Do you read posts you respond to? Nope. BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #42
Do you think this is the only price gouging going on? artislife Oct 2015 #36
Did you think I did? Perhaps it would be helpful if you followed my posts in this thread. BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #43
You don't make that easy. Have you admitted that Bernie has done much more on this issue than Live and Learn Oct 2015 #47
I'll admit he TALKS a lot about pharmaceutical price gouging. Even to his supporters! BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #49
Then let me repost this for you: Live and Learn Oct 2015 #54
This is a super weird obsession of yours, trying to paint Bernie as inadequate on this issue. Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #56
No kidding! nt Live and Learn Oct 2015 #58
It proves some Hillary supporters will say anything to win jfern Oct 2015 #61
ya and he took MILLIONS from big pharma, oh wait that wasn't Bernie that was ummmm azurnoir Oct 2015 #63
all before HRC'S tweet based on the NYT article based on karynnj Oct 2015 #65
LOL PatrickforO Oct 2015 #37
Hillary Takes Millions in Campaign Cash From ‘Enemies’ EdwardBernays Oct 2015 #60
which ever way the wind blows. this woman is despicable. bowens43 Oct 2015 #62
Sanders raises funds off the backs of ill folks with high drug prices whiile Hillary writes letters riversedge Oct 2015 #66
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