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2016 Postmortem

Skwmom

(12,685 posts) Tue Feb 23, 2016, 10:34 PM Feb 2016

We FINALLY have the chance to elect the type of leader we've only read about in history books

and the Democratic Establishment by unethical, undemocratic actions, and by lying about and smearing a good man (with the help of their corrupt millions and the corp media) are trying to deliver the nomination to Clinton.

If you succeed, get ready for a backlash of epic proportions.

Note: I am well that a lot of our history is whitewashed.

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We FINALLY have the chance to elect the type of leader we've only read about in history books (Original Post) Skwmom Feb 2016 OP

Amen To THAT !!! WillyT Feb 2016 #1

You Didn't Study History Very Closely Stallion Feb 2016 #2

I put a note and deleted it. I know that A LOT of our history is whitewashed and far from reality Skwmom Feb 2016 #3

Examples: Truman, Kennedy Johnson Were All the Products of Political Machines Stallion Feb 2016 #4

WillyT

(72,631 posts)

1. Amen To THAT !!!

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 10:36 PM

Feb 2016

Stallion

(6,474 posts)

2. You Didn't Study History Very Closely

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 10:44 PM

Feb 2016

if you think those history books contain Presidents taking the positions of Bernie Sanders. Presidents have been almost universally flawed and politically driven. There hasn't been a virgin elected as President in its history

Skwmom

(12,685 posts)

3. I put a note and deleted it. I know that A LOT of our history is whitewashed and far from reality

Reply to Stallion (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 10:46 PM

Feb 2016

BUT there have been great leaders in history.

I'll add it back in.

Stallion

(6,474 posts)

4. Examples: Truman, Kennedy Johnson Were All the Products of Political Machines

Reply to Skwmom (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 10:50 PM

Feb 2016

who all owed debts to big business

Roosevelt was a family dynasty and oh my gosh a 1% er with ties to the business elites

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