Head Clinton's latest meme off at the pass: Things Bernie Sanders is FOR.

[Fawke Em]

Apparently, Hillary has a new meme: Bernie Sanders is against EVERYTHING and is nothing but a grumpy curmudgeon.

However, that's simply not so. I'll start and allow the rest of you to both state what he's for and how he'll pay for it and/or work to insure it happens:

Free Tuition at PUBLIC Colleges for Students who Make the Grade: A nickel tax on Wall Street Speculation.

Medicare-for-All: A rise in income taxes. Middle income taxes would rise about $500 on average, but the average family would save $4,500 in what they won't be paying in premiums and deductibles to for-profit health insurance companies.

Breaking Up Too Big To Fail Banks: Reinstatement of Glass-Steagall and Renewed Use of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act

There's a start... keep it going.

[Rebkeh]

1. EXPANDING Social Security nt

[Fawke Em]

12. ...by lifting the cap on the Social Security tax from $118,500 to $250,000 to start.

He'd lift it entirely at some point.

[marions ghost]

2. Campaign finance reform

[Fawke Em]

14. By working with Congress to either pass a Constitutional referendum and/or by

appointing a Supreme Court justice who would overturn Citizens' United once it came in front of the Court again.

[marions ghost]

21. I prefer "and"

No more.

[Fawke Em]

24. There's actually a third way that is the easiest.

Simply amend the Constitution to put the word, "natural" in front of person. Boom. Done.

https://movetoamend.org/wethepeopleamendment

[marions ghost]

31. only "natural persons" have constitutional rights

Not corporate "persons"

This really is good! Thanks.

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From the link:

House Joint Resolution 48 introduced April 29, 2015

Section 1. [Artificial Entities Such as Corporations Do Not Have Constitutional Rights]

The rights protected by the Constitution of the United States are the rights of natural persons only.

Artificial entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state shall have no rights under this Constitution and are subject to regulation by the People, through Federal, State, or local law.

The privileges of artificial entities shall be determined by the People, through Federal, State, or local law, and shall not be construed to be inherent or inalienable.

Section 2. [Money is Not Free Speech]

Federal, State, and local government shall regulate, limit, or prohibit contributions and expenditures, including a candidate's own contributions and expenditures, to ensure that all citizens, regardless of their economic status, have access to the political process, and that no person gains, as a result of their money, substantially more access or ability to influence in any way the election of any candidate for public office or any ballot measure.

Federal, State, and local government shall require that any permissible contributions and expenditures be publicly disclosed.

The judiciary shall not construe the spending of money to influence elections to be speech under the First Amendment.

[Art_from_Ark]

47. I found it interesting that when I first came to Japan,

some people I knew translated "法人" ("houjin&quot as "legal person(s)". Curious about this odd English, I looked up this character combination myself and found that it actually means "corporation".

[Broward]

3. In her defense, he is against bullshit wars.

[Fawke Em]

15. OK. I'll give you that one.

[Kall]

4. When did she say this latest crock of crap?

He was for financial regulation before it was cool. If only certain Democratic Presidents had listened.

[Fawke Em]

27. At tonight's Town Hall on MSNBC. eom

[Rebkeh]

5. Marijuana

Moving marijuana off of the schedule one drug classification.

[Kalidurga]

6. Right now Bernie could eat a kitten on stage and I would just say it must have been a song bird...

killing feral cat, Yay Bernie saves the song birds.

Please DO NOT read without having a loved one or the closest thing that passes for it nearby.

http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=3732

[Fawke Em]

17. Any way to make this more "sound bitable" for social media?

This really needs to be spread around Twitter and Facebook in ways that are easily digestible.

I was reading that on some earlier threads and was trying to think of ways to get that out.

[Kalidurga]

32. I am thinking... just spit balling here.

I don't do photo shop well at all so if you know someone see what they think of this.

A picture of Bernie eating a kitten and the caption is "Well at least he didn't kill my, uncle." and a link to any of the many sites that have this story.

[bunnies]

25. First I lol'd at the kitten part...

Then I read the link. Now I... I just.. Can't.

[Kalidurga]

30. Sorry I forgot to put the warning in there.

That hit me like a ton of bricks and I was already very upset. In fact I might have been crying at the time because of the fall out from those terrible Nancy Reagan comments. I wasn't looking for this. But, now I am going to do everything I can to get the word out on this. I am a key board warrior and I will be a community activist on this issue.

[Fawke Em]

33. Make a meme. A digestible image with a quote.

I'll be more than happy to help you spread it.

If you can boil this down in one or two sentences, I'll be happy to build it for you. PM me and let's get this started.

This is HORRIBLE. I can't believe I had never even heard of it until today.

[Kalidurga]

34. Neither can I, neither can a whole lot of people.

But, after all I have read there is no doubt it happened. And Hillary stood by her man even after this came out.

[Fawke Em]

37. I'm trying to boil this down.

Just about have it, I think.

Want you to check to make sure its worded correctly.

[Fawke Em]

39. Check your inbox.

I'll have something for you to proof in about 30 seconds.

[Kalidurga]

40. LOL I was working on a cartoon idea

I wish I could draw.

[Fawke Em]

43. The image I used would be fair use.

It was the image Time took of David Kirby dying in his father's arms. It was credited as bringing the face of AIDS home to the average person.

http://time.com/3503000/behind-the-picture-the-photo-that-changed-the-face-of-aids/

P.S. You probably knew that, but I posted it in case others don't know this story.

[Kalidurga]

45. I actually didn't know that.

I tweeted and later I will be tweeting to individuals that I am following.

[bunnies]

35. I just can't comprehend how anyone with a soul could do that.

I just read it again... and it got worse. Yeah and people would say "what does it have to do with Hillary?" Water seeks its own level.

How in the world did no one in Arkansas go to jail for this?! I'm enraged.

[Kalidurga]

42. I am going to be telling lots of people about this in my community

lots and lots of people. And I am going to an anti war rally. I think they already don't like her. They will like her less. I am going to tell Marvin too, that guy gets chit done.

[Duppers]

61. HolyHell!!

The more I learned about the Clintons the less I like them.

As Bunnies said, how could anyone with a soul do this?

Am reading your other threads now. Thank you for posting this info.

[Kalidurga]

62. No problem. I want someone to ask Hillary about Health Management Associates...

Just to see the look on her face and to hear the lies that will follow.

[noretreatnosurrender]

7. Looks before he leaps

Bernie is like the voters in Missouri, the "Show Me" state. He isn't like Hillary who leaps and then looks. He looks before he leaps. He expects those who are pushing trade deals to show him how it benefits workers. And seeing as how all of the trade deals since the Clinton administration have not protected workers your damn right he's going say no. I think the people of Missouri will appreciate a candidate like Bernie.

[Gore1FL]

13. I hope you are right, but we managed Jay Nixon and Claire McCaskill

If the college kids vote, I think we (and by "we" I mean Bernie supporters) have a chance here.

For what it is worth, a Conservative Christian in my office feels the Bern. So does my Reagan-supporting boss.

[noretreatnosurrender]

18. You Never Had a Chance

to vote for a Bernie. They may surprise you.

[Gore1FL]

28. Fair point

My disillusioned son is Berning to vote. The vast majority of the people I know are voting for Bernie, including the two I already mentioned.

I hesitate to call that a good sample population. It gives me hope that you are right!

[FreakinDJ]

8. All Clinton has is her Negatives

[Rebkeh]

9. A Living Wage

$15.00 minimum wage

[Fawke Em]

19. Which makes communities wealthier!

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/studies-look-at-what-happened-when-cities-raised-minimum-wage/

[Vattel]

10. Immigration reform without punishments for those

who cross borders illegally to feed their families (Clinton has endorsed such punishments).

Immigration reform that doesn't break up families (like the 2007 immigration reform bill would have).

Immigration reform without permitting semi-slavery masked as a guest worker program (like the 2007 immigration reform bill would have permitted).

[Cassiopeia]

11. $15/hr minimum wage

[aidbo]

51. ^^^^this

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

16. He's for ending the death penalty and the use of cluster bombs and torture.

Unlike Hillary.

[Fawke Em]

22. And he's for ending for-profit prisons.

Which won't be needed after takes marijuana off the scheduled drug list.

[senz]

20. Repeal Citizens United. Litmus test for SCOTUS nominees.

[jillan]

23. Taking care of our veterans. And the disabled.

[jillan]

26. Family farms and NO GMOs in our food!

[Ed Suspicious]

29. Fair elections, expanding voter participation, making election day Democracy Day a national holiday,

curtailing the corrupting influence of big money in elections and public policy. That's just to name a few.

[Armstead]

36. Actual Democracy

[JeffHead]

38. De-militarization of our police force.

They should not look like occupying armies with military surplus giveaways. They should look more like the communities they serve. Bernie says it all the time and I couldn't agree more.

[CalvinballPro]

41. Vox has an interesting article about how Sanders' college plan doesn't actually work as advertised.

http://www.vox.com/2016/3/14/11222482/bernie-sanders-free-college

This leaves us with two problems.

One is unrealistic expectations. People who are voting for Sanders because they are enthusiastic about the idea of free college should know that even if his political revolution fully sweeps Washington, college tuition still isn't going to be eliminated unless governors and state senators can be convinced to raise higher education spending.

The other is selectivity. Sanders's plan does not truly deliver tuition-free college for the exact same reason that the Affordable Care Act does not truly deliver universal health care: path dependency and reliance on state government cooperation. If all 50 states had governments in place that wanted to achieve universal insurance coverage, then the Affordable Care Act creates a framework in which they could easily and affordably do so. Indeed, it provides much more of the necessary financial resources than does Sanders's College for All Act.

Who could have guessed that the details behind the vague "Free college for everyone" promise wouldn't add up to something viable? I mean, besides anyone who is not a 20-something stoner looking to get everything paid for by someone else.

[Fawke Em]

46. The fact is that it would work, but for obstructionist Republicans.

Which leads to another thing Bernie is for: masses of people turning out to vote for individuals who truly represent them.

That won't happen over night and no one claims it will.

But, if you'll give people something to vote for, they'll show up.

[CalvinballPro]

48. See, this is the arrogance that's such a turn-off about Sanders and his supporters. You're not the

only people voting for a candidate who you think represents you. And frankly, it's rude and condescending for you to imply things like that.

This is the kind of mindless purity test that shrinks a coalition into a cult.

[beam me up scottie]

44. Reproductive rights with no bans on abortion or birth control, equal pay, paid family leave...

[jalan48]

49. Sane drug laws. Let's stop the War On Americans.

[Eric J in MN]

50. Every policy position can be described as for X and against Y.

Someone for marijuana legalization is against keeping marijuana possession illegal.

Someone for keeping marijuana possession illegal is against marijuana legalization

[kennetha]

52. She was talking about things with "international ramifications."

and trade in particular. He is so ideologically rigid and inflexible that his ideology dictates all his beliefs in advance. He doesn't have to think or weight arguments or evidence or possible compromises. He just operates out of ideological reflexes.

[grasswire]

54. Like wars to invade sovereign states?

Like deposing heads of state just for the hell of it?

[kennetha]

56. the specific topic was international trade agreements

Mathews asked Clinton how she thought trade agreements might look under Sanders.

She professed to have know idea, since he is reflexively opposed to them before even knowing what they look like or have been fully negotiated and worked out.

Which seems true.

ANd stupid of Sanders.

Sherod Brown, basically said the same thing about Sanders on the Chris Hayes show, even though he too has been against these trade deals and stands on the same side as Sanders on them.

[dchill]

53. Kick

[kristopher]

55. #1 repeat #1 = Rebuilding the middle class. nt

[kennetha]

57. The Specific Topic Was International Trade Agreements

Check out Sherrod Brown's take.

two minutes in:


http://on.msnbc.com/1Rj0LLR

[ReallyIAmAnOptimist]

58. Bernie's against stuff that hurts workers, the environment, etc., ...

And FOR stuff that helps people, the environment, etc.,

If he's against it, he's protecting US!

[Lazy Daisy]

59. Bernie is for

A woman's right to choose. Without giving the RW a nod to restrictions.

Enough said.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

60. Getting the Clintons out of politics....

I mean money.

(Same thing, really...)