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In reply to the discussion: Resolved? Hillary Clinton is a Liberal Democrat [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)141. I am unsure how much socialism I am for, but I am for
using the word only when its dictionary definition is met.
No sense in the left doing the RWs work for them.
Come to think of it, the term "socialism for corporations" doesn't bother me all that much.
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We can't afford another bad Democrat like Hillary making appointments to the courts either.
Chan790
Jul 2014
#105
If the lesser of two evils is your only realistic option, what do you do?
nomorenomore08
Jul 2014
#126
I do. Bill Clinton advised McCain during his Presidential campaign. They are a twofer.
roguevalley
Jul 2014
#14
Please see my post #35 -- campaign donatinos of three possible contenders for the Democraticn
JDPriestly
Jul 2014
#41
I wonder what kind of rift she must have had with her husband if she is a New Deal liberal?
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2014
#6
how do you have an 86% rating with the ASPCA? JEez. I'm poor and animal charities
roguevalley
Jul 2014
#16
No self-fulfilling prophesies, please. I've been hearing those since October 2012,
merrily
Jul 2014
#15
See my post #35 re: her campaign donors compared to other possible candidates.
JDPriestly
Jul 2014
#42
If you're holding her Goldwater teen years against her then I assume Warren is completely off the
Metric System
Jul 2014
#32
Warren was a Republican during Reagan and Bush 41, when they were viciously anti gay
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2014
#87
If you read her book, you learn why she changed, came from a conservative background,
JDPriestly
Jul 2014
#111
Precisely, no doubt Hillary has a 100% rating from Wall Street bankers. Some liberal . . . haaaahh!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jul 2014
#37
Phenomenal post JD; should be reposted in every Hillary thread to remind everyone who's side she's on (hint: it's not the 99%).
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jul 2014
#51
Whether or not she is impressive is a different issue from whether she is a liberal.
merrily
Jul 2014
#17
They might be DU mortal sins but, that is the GOP strategy and that is how they win.
Tuesday Afternoon
Jul 2014
#19
I understand about the national level and yes things are changing but those four rules that Nance
Tuesday Afternoon
Jul 2014
#22
you left out a Bush I think. Also there are a lot of campaigns besides Presidential.
Tuesday Afternoon
Jul 2014
#25
I agree with Nance, point. you missed it entirely. First off. Hillary has not declared so it is
Tuesday Afternoon
Jul 2014
#27
Hillary's failure to declare so far does not affect anything I've posted on this thread.
merrily
Jul 2014
#28
agreed. She is a person in her own right and if she: first off, declares and runs and
Tuesday Afternoon
Jul 2014
#23
Check mu post #35. It lists the donors for the Senate races of Hillary and Elizabeth Warren.
JDPriestly
Jul 2014
#36
I love your inventiveness with the language. Now bankers and their supporters are the NEW liberals.
Romulox
Jul 2014
#53
I think you're failing to convince anyone--even yourself. I bet you'd feel silly saying it out loud
Romulox
Jul 2014
#60
Wall Streeters know on which side their bread is buttered. This is just a bad line of argument. nt
Romulox
Jul 2014
#65
No mystery. You said game theory is how people vote. I asked if you meant voting in
merrily
Jul 2014
#68
P.S. finding it hard to buy that you will go to great lengths to defend Hillary
merrily
Jul 2014
#144
She's a sneaky calculating weasel who not only voted for the IWR but pushed for it behind the scenes
w4rma
Jul 2014
#48
She's a centrist, with some relatively liberal views and some conservative ones.
nomorenomore08
Jul 2014
#50
Yeah, the meaning is quite subjective. I call myself a Social Democrat because that has a more
nomorenomore08
Jul 2014
#85
There are different degrees of it, just as there are different degrees of capitalism.
nomorenomore08
Jul 2014
#123
That would be socialism in its purest form. I have my doubts about such a system
nomorenomore08
Jul 2014
#127
I'm all for collective ownership of the essentials - education, health care, utilities, etc.
nomorenomore08
Jul 2014
#140
I guess that's why I say I'm a Social Democrat rather than a socialist per se.
nomorenomore08
Jul 2014
#142
You shouldn't lead with your chin, bigtree. Hillary is no liberal, and it just makes her look bad
Romulox
Jul 2014
#54
Hidden in all that bulky blather is a trend Bigtree will not speak to...her ratings from Human
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2014
#89