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176. fyi
Wed Oct 30, 2013, 11:59 PM
Oct 2013

By the end of the 2008 primaries, Clinton was on my shitlist, but time heals. I will support whoever the nominee is. The "corporate shill" label is pure hyperbole and not in touch with how 90% of Americans, who support well regulated capitalism (combined with a little "socialism&quot , feel.

and 1000 DU heads explode Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #1
My same thoughts.......... Beacool Oct 2013 #14
Here's my take on how that is playing out BainsBane Oct 2013 #111
Funny!!! Beacool Oct 2013 #234
hardly I doubt there's so much as one, pretzy. cali Oct 2013 #36
:) not disappointed. just smiling. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #39
I've got no problem making up my own mind on these things. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #50
At least a dozen of them will show up on this thread and a few... Walk away Oct 2013 #74
I will vote for Clinton if she's nominated MynameisBlarney Oct 2013 #99
Me, too. Fawke Em Oct 2013 #206
I like that the women are all in on it. That tickles me. Voice for Peace Oct 2013 #207
lol lostincalifornia Oct 2013 #104
She is a Senator, not an Oracle. I feel zero obligation to follow suite. TheKentuckian Oct 2013 #158
Same here. It doesn't matter to me one whit who Elizabeth Warren supports. LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #193
Pick again.... brooklynite Oct 2013 #197
Well, I don't so I'll keep on keeping on TheKentuckian Oct 2013 #221
Not an unexpected position for her to take... gcomeau Oct 2013 #2
What was she going to do? Be the lone holdout? Scuba Oct 2013 #18
Fortunately, you won't have to... brooklynite Oct 2013 #24
Fortunately for whom? Octafish Oct 2013 #31
+ ∞ cascadiance Oct 2013 #183
+10000 nt antigop Nov 2013 #249
Umm... yes? gcomeau Oct 2013 #32
Same here, Scuba. n/t Laelth Oct 2013 #37
She will be too old in seven or eleven years. She won't be President. MADem Oct 2013 #202
She will be too old in 20 or 24. She's 64 now. MADem Oct 2013 #208
I find new reasons not to give a damn about politics nearly every day Fumesucker Oct 2013 #3
Hate to hear you say that. Laelth Oct 2013 #41
That will be a horrendous campaign Fumesucker Oct 2013 #64
Yeah, the position flattened me also. With the crazy republican threats around, bluestate10 Oct 2013 #68
Some people vote for those who represent their positions... Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #119
This is an unproductive way of looking at it treestar Oct 2013 #169
Of course. As I said, there are arguments for both positions... Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #173
Over a cliff is over a cliff quakerboy Oct 2013 #189
The House is held by Republicans treestar Oct 2013 #199
Will they? quakerboy Oct 2013 #242
Did Captain America give up? No! randome Oct 2013 #52
~snort~ Fumesucker Oct 2013 #69
In the MOMA reddread Oct 2013 #165
+1 So basically you're saying that she would be rejected on Jerry Springer's "Bagage" show. L0oniX Oct 2013 #121
I don't. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2013 #4
add me Puzzledtraveller Oct 2013 #15
And neither do I. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #27
Ditto n/t leftstreet Oct 2013 #34
It isn't as if Warren has a choice in the matter. HappyMe Oct 2013 #5
Huh? leftynyc Oct 2013 #7
Come on, how would it have looked if they came to her HappyMe Oct 2013 #9
Easy leftynyc Oct 2013 #10
I've been saying that since, well, since I was 18. n/t eggplant Oct 2013 #112
Same here leftynyc Oct 2013 #116
lol, me too! eggplant Oct 2013 #147
My father was a bit of a shitkicker leftynyc Oct 2013 #191
Of course, it wasn't a hard decision to make since SHE WASN'T RUNNING to begin with brooklynite Oct 2013 #13
I KNOW THAT. HappyMe Oct 2013 #16
it would have looked like she was backing a different candidate? gcomeau Oct 2013 #17
I think people would have torn her to bits HappyMe Oct 2013 #25
She didn't say she was "backing" Hillary, per se. Laelth Oct 2013 #42
EW isn't going to run. HappyMe Oct 2013 #44
Your crystal ball is likely to be far more clear than mine is on this issue. Laelth Oct 2013 #49
I don't have any chrystal ball. HappyMe Oct 2013 #58
Cool. n/t Laelth Oct 2013 #67
yes. bits and pieces. Whisp Oct 2013 #180
When has Warren ever come across as someone pnwmom Oct 2013 #148
This isn't about "comment," though. This is a letter, a private letter, signed by MADem Oct 2013 #209
Well, ABC News had it, so it's not HappyMe Oct 2013 #211
She is too old. And no one knows her past. MADem Oct 2013 #213
I'm too young to remember the swift boating of JFK. HappyMe Oct 2013 #216
How old are you--12? It wasn't that long ago. MADem Oct 2013 #217
Kerry I remember. HappyMe Oct 2013 #220
Some time ago, I put up an article here where EW said she wasn't going to run. MADem Oct 2013 #224
Without this, one doesn't raise a billion dollars, and other "incidentals". A true, electable libdem4life Nov 2013 #253
So much for her being so tough Renew Deal Oct 2013 #21
Before today, did you ever express your belief that Warren would support Hillary this early? Jamiletto Oct 2013 #55
No, I hadn't even thought about it before now. HappyMe Oct 2013 #81
If Warren is so weak willed that she can't even be truthful in a secrect... Walk away Oct 2013 #57
Weak willed? HappyMe Oct 2013 #60
How can you at once call Warren an independent thinker then turn around and say that bluestate10 Oct 2013 #71
I kind of think she didn't have a choice. HappyMe Oct 2013 #86
Keep her job? She was just elected to a nice long Senate term. MADem Oct 2013 #225
Of course she has/had a choice in the matter. winter is coming Oct 2013 #82
Well, then the headline would have been- HappyMe Oct 2013 #90
That would have actually been newsworthy. winter is coming Oct 2013 #92
Yeah, that would have been newsworthy. HappyMe Oct 2013 #96
Yes, she had a choice in the matter and she chose to support Hillary. Beacool Oct 2013 #139
She wants to be Fed Chair someday, perhaps--and HRC could make that happen. nt MADem Oct 2013 #210
Warren wouldn't give in to pressure. joshcryer Oct 2013 #188
No more corporatists and warmongers. nt woo me with science Oct 2013 #6
They just want a star QB is all, they could care less Puzzledtraveller Oct 2013 #19
Yep - there should be a major party in opposition to that. polichick Oct 2013 #100
Corporate shill!!!! Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #8
I will support whoever the nominee is, and I kick and rec anyone who will support ANYONE LaydeeBug Oct 2013 #11
Kick & recommended. William769 Oct 2013 #12
Let me back up a little Renew Deal Oct 2013 #20
Encouraging someone to run is not the same as supporting her for President. randome Oct 2013 #22
Warren has said more than once that she's not interested in running for president. Beacool Oct 2013 #23
Don't get why everyone always wants to take our best leaders NYC Liberal Oct 2013 #40
That's my feeling too. Beacool Oct 2013 #46
True dat. Jamaal510 Oct 2013 #132
Actually, it makes sense. Beacool Oct 2013 #141
Especially ones with her specific skillset. MADem Oct 2013 #226
Ted Kennedy is another example NYC Liberal Oct 2013 #230
And he made sure he'd never be President because he ran at a time when he was MADem Oct 2013 #231
Yep. I think in the end things ended up working out for the best. NYC Liberal Oct 2013 #239
+1 ... and what a superb summary of the situation, too!!!! nt MADem Oct 2013 #240
Very well said! Of course, me thinks he was drugged the whole juajen Nov 2013 #254
Yep. And Congress, not the WH, is where the *real* power lies. BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #133
That wasn't the Turd Way line when we had to move to "center" to win the White House but enjoyed TheKentuckian Oct 2013 #159
that's disappointing.... mike_c Oct 2013 #26
Thanks for letting us know. I'd never have guessed. MineralMan Oct 2013 #35
yeah, it's pretty obvious.... mike_c Oct 2013 #43
Another one under the bus. MineralMan Oct 2013 #28
Now you've done it. stevenleser Oct 2013 #29
Disappointing whatchamacallit Oct 2013 #30
Sounds rather under-handed and conniving to me... kentuck Oct 2013 #33
"The actual letter has still not emerged publicly. But its existence adds momentum winter is coming Oct 2013 #65
I think it's a neon sign reading, "Hillary: The PTB's Choice!" FiveGoodMen Oct 2013 #222
Those "high profile" supporters fredamae Oct 2013 #38
Well, if "We" want a change, then "We" had better get started... brooklynite Oct 2013 #54
Hey, we could try these two. They're ideologically pure, and they've got experience...... Tarheel_Dem Oct 2013 #66
Lol n/t fredamae Oct 2013 #72
You are correct-but first fredamae Oct 2013 #70
It's easy... brooklynite Oct 2013 #94
Folks like me don't have fredamae Oct 2013 #113
I actually empathize with you even though I don't agree. You're in for a disappointment. stevenleser Oct 2013 #56
It does "suck". fredamae Oct 2013 #87
She outpolls top Republican prospects in their own states. I think she wins 42 states in the gen. stevenleser Oct 2013 #103
Who is this "we", because it sure as heck is not the majority of the country? Beacool Oct 2013 #143
And as long as we don't see a resurgence of neo-liberalism, Baitball Blogger Oct 2013 #45
She is who she is. There is virtually no reason to expect anything but. TheKentuckian Oct 2013 #150
If she thinks we can go through another round of spreading the wealth to the cronies, Baitball Blogger Oct 2013 #160
That we are TheKentuckian Oct 2013 #219
I support Hillary and hope she wins. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #47
... BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #48
That's a disappointment. n/t Chan790 Oct 2013 #51
Elizabeth has Class, I wonder if Hillary would support Elizabeth? bahrbearian Oct 2013 #53
It would depend on whether Hillary is running or whether other candidates are better Jamiletto Oct 2013 #59
That is not even something to be wondered about. Hillary has a ton of grace and class where that stevenleser Oct 2013 #61
Clinton showed plenty of grace when She stepped aside for President Obama in the nomination hrmjustin Oct 2013 #63
She showed how classy she was then. bahrbearian Oct 2013 #75
I don't think Warren would run against her but if she did and warren won then I would expect the hrmjustin Oct 2013 #79
I am sure Hillary would support any Democratic woman that chose to run. Clinton bluestate10 Oct 2013 #76
In case you missed it, after the primaries were over Hillary fully supported Obama. Beacool Oct 2013 #138
I'll bet HRC will support EW when it comes time for her to run for reelection, or if EW wants to MADem Oct 2013 #212
Until the hats are actually and formally tossed into the ring. . . DinahMoeHum Oct 2013 #62
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #73
what? gopiscrap Oct 2013 #80
Bwah! Welcome to DU! n/t winter is coming Oct 2013 #83
Welcome to DU. Autumn Oct 2013 #85
Hello ~ dyana In_The_Wind Oct 2013 #95
?? Is there some minimum length of time someone has to be a member winter is coming Oct 2013 #98
wow at this rate she'll have the nomination locked up by the end of the year. gopiscrap Oct 2013 #77
She pretty much has been nominated davidpdx Oct 2013 #157
It still doesn't mean I'll support Hillary just because Warren does. Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #78
CLINTON / WARREN 2016!!! President and First Woman!!! Mike Nelson Oct 2013 #84
First Woman?? Clinton and Warren are going to marry??!? n/t winter is coming Oct 2013 #89
Now THAT would blow some RW minds!!! Beacool Oct 2013 #144
I was thinking of First Woman President, but... Mike Nelson Oct 2013 #179
Warren would do better as Treasury Secretary or Fed Chair. nt MADem Oct 2013 #218
+1 SunSeeker Nov 2013 #258
She has a free voice and has the right to support whom she wants. nt arthritisR_US Oct 2013 #88
Barack Obama was inaugurated for his second term less than ten months ago. DFW Oct 2013 #91
Of course we care. But lets face it. President Obama is not going to be able to solve all of totodeinhere Nov 2013 #247
no, the "inevitability" meme has to be spread on DU, as well as the "no one else is electable" meme. antigop Nov 2013 #251
I remember that line from 2008. DFW Nov 2013 #255
tell that to those spreading the meme(s). nt antigop Nov 2013 #256
Thanks but no thanks DFW Nov 2013 #257
Personally i would prefer tiredtoo Oct 2013 #93
Perhaps you don't understand how this Politics thing works... brooklynite Oct 2013 #106
Your understanding seems to work only in one direction. ieoeja Oct 2013 #129
...and how are you indicating the amount of opposition? brooklynite Oct 2013 #161
...and how are you indicating the amount of support? ieoeja Oct 2013 #203
Clever, but..... brooklynite Oct 2013 #235
Well of course she does, we will all support the nominee that has been chosen for us. Zorra Oct 2013 #97
And so do I. Elizabeth is smart and pragmatic and knows Hillary will pave the way. nolabear Oct 2013 #101
Wait. What? LordGlenconner Oct 2013 #102
Sounds great! Maybe Ms. Warren will think about the VP position! Rex Oct 2013 #105
Or maybe she'll remain in the position where she can do more good. longship Oct 2013 #136
that's nice... stillcool Oct 2013 #107
So? bowens43 Oct 2013 #108
Nevertheless. I do not support Hillary Clinton. I support Elizabeth Warren. JDPriestly Oct 2013 #109
I support Salvador Allende BainsBane Oct 2013 #118
While she was on the Board of Walmart her main focus was DURHAM D Oct 2013 #149
She also forced them to build the first "green" store, as "green" went in those days. MADem Oct 2013 #229
This............ Beacool Oct 2013 #236
as SOS, HRC played a leading part in drafting the TPP, according to Business Week antigop Nov 2013 #252
On this day the heavens opened up, Satan ascended to the earth BainsBane Oct 2013 #110
LMAO. n/t Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #115
..... Lil Missy Oct 2013 #177
How DARE Saint Elizabeth of Arc, the anti Wall Street Warrior, choose not to run for president? Beacool Oct 2013 #237
Doesn't sound so secret to me. I'll wait for confirmation from Warren. n/t SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2013 #114
I am not ruling out supporting Hillary for a run but.... Swede Atlanta Oct 2013 #117
A Warren endorsement is very powerful. Very powerful, indeed. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #120
I agree MissDeeds Oct 2013 #134
My post was intended to have dual meanings. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #145
and no love for my joke BainsBane Oct 2013 #162
I didn't see it. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #163
My objection was the same BainsBane Oct 2013 #174
I supported Kerry in 2004 because I thought he was the smart choice. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #175
Not much support if the letter is secret. Mass Oct 2013 #122
There is a huge difference between people encouraging a credible candidate to run and supporting Mass Oct 2013 #123
Clinton hasn't announced she's running BainsBane Oct 2013 #124
No, just pointing the obvious. Obviously, these senators did not intend to publish Mass Oct 2013 #125
The idea that anyone is inevitable is bogus BainsBane Oct 2013 #126
There is far more hate here for the President than for Hillary. Whisp Oct 2013 #182
While acceptable I'm still bummed 4dsc Oct 2013 #127
ABC Youtube Video BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #128
Well if a broken clock is correct twice per day, a working one is wrong closeupready Oct 2013 #130
She ran as a Democrat under the banner of the Democratic Party BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #131
Yeah, a working clock is right all the time, and depending on how the clock is broken Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #146
And? That doesn't make Clinton any less a crap candidate. AtomicKitten Oct 2013 #135
Nope, a turd in a bowl is still a turd, no matter how you decorate the bowl. 1-Old-Man Oct 2013 #151
That settles it, then! freshwest Oct 2013 #137
Well, of course she does. Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #140
No comment at this time... fadedrose Oct 2013 #142
Any shock or hurt feelings could be avoided if some here ecstatic Oct 2013 #152
Kind of weird to see disappointment - or really, failure to shout HURRAY!!!!!! djean111 Oct 2013 #155
fyi ecstatic Oct 2013 #176
Anyone who has paid any attention to these boards BainsBane Oct 2013 #185
Totally agree with that last sentence treestar Oct 2013 #170
If Senator Warren had any interest in running for President DURHAM D Oct 2013 #153
Is this the same Hillary who is negotiating the terms of the TPP? AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #154
Why yes, yes she is.....and the TPP will be declared as Just and Good - merely because djean111 Oct 2013 #156
"is" ? DURHAM D Oct 2013 #164
Yeah, the agreement that'll end up being the biggest corporate coup since CU NuclearDem Oct 2013 #167
bill,hillary,and barack ....the leadership of neo conservative democratic party madrchsod Oct 2013 #168
Nope, this Hillary is a private citizen. Beacool Oct 2013 #238
as opposed to a certain former sos DonCoquixote Nov 2013 #248
as SOS, she played a leading part in drafting the TPP, according to Business Week antigop Nov 2013 #250
going to save a lot of money in the primaries. madrchsod Oct 2013 #166
that is a silver lining. Lots of dark money going into Repug coffers riversedge Oct 2013 #227
Awesome BootinUp Oct 2013 #171
"BREAKING"... LOL. WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2013 #172
No surprise in the real world n/t Lil Missy Oct 2013 #178
And what did the letter say? MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #181
It's secret, but unanimous among women Senators. joshcryer Oct 2013 #187
Sigh... Koch Brothers must be happy their money is buying the Dem's "choices" again... cascadiance Oct 2013 #184
and 2000 DU heads explode... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Oct 2013 #186
Who the hell is "taking away your choice"? brooklynite Oct 2013 #198
Why was this letter necessary then if we were confident in the system giving us a good choice later? cascadiance Oct 2013 #200
Because unlike people whose political actitvity is limited to blog posts... brooklynite Oct 2013 #223
No it isn't--it's a way of telling HRC that these women will make their PAC money available to her. MADem Oct 2013 #232
This letter could be interpreted in different ways... cascadiance Nov 2013 #245
Well served! MADem Oct 2013 #215
And Warren takes the dive DonCoquixote Oct 2013 #190
Hold up, we don't know the letter exclusively singled out Hillary. joshcryer Oct 2013 #195
a secret letter DonCoquixote Oct 2013 #192
Boxer wrote the letter. joshcryer Oct 2013 #194
Amy Klobuchar brooklynite Oct 2013 #196
No, that's not what the letter said--it said "Please run, Hillary." MADem Oct 2013 #205
Why is anyone surprised? EW and HRC have MUCH in common, and EW has said she MADem Oct 2013 #201
Veep slot for EW? Jester Messiah Oct 2013 #204
No. Fed Chair and then retirement. EW is 64, she's in the last MADem Oct 2013 #214
well, OF COURSE she asked her to run! Divine Discontent Oct 2013 #228
You're joking, I trust. MADem Oct 2013 #233
Hillary is not good in the debates either. bvar22 Nov 2013 #259
Gee, she was so "not good" that our POTUS said, more than once, MADem Nov 2013 #261
Elizabeth Warren supports Hillary for Pres, and so do I c588415 Oct 2013 #241
YAY! I would love more H-1B expansion to have my job given away to. cascadiance Nov 2013 #246
I think it's worth saying... upi402 Oct 2013 #243
Damn those democrats for showing support for democrats! Fearless Nov 2013 #244
Kick Scurrilous Nov 2013 #260
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