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JRLeft

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20. These people are in serious denial.

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Wed Oct 21, 2015, 01:01 AM

Oct 2015

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Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders Find Common Enemy in Drug Exec [View all] riversedge Oct 2015 OP

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