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JHan

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54. well the reckoning is here with us, now.

Mon Dec 19, 2016, 09:03 PM

Dec 2016

Trump will roll back regulations.

Just to give an example: Hillary giving a Wall St Speech to Goldman Sachs is chickenfeed compared to Trump hiring a notorious Goldman Sachs exec for Treasury Secretary.

Big money will always want to play, we have to play too and make our voices heard. Too many citizens don't care about politics, and if citizens don't care or understand power, they get left out.

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I don't fucking care where the money comes from - as long as it's legal. We are at war with the GOP [View all] ehrnst Dec 2016 OP

I agree! get the red out Dec 2016 #1

Hell to the YES. nt Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #2

I don't want any namby-pamby Lifelong Protester Dec 2016 #3

Let alone for a $10 minimum wage when $12 was deemed 'unacceptable' in the primaries. (nt) ehrnst Dec 2016 #12

there used to be some good Irish Democrats who got things done. KittyWampus Dec 2016 #25

They were the rough and tumble recent immigrants and offspring, the upward strivers. Hekate Dec 2016 #33

I agree oldtime dfl_er Dec 2016 #4

Yep. We need to not turn our nose up at genuine allies because "oh NOES!! OLIGARCHS!!!" (nt) ehrnst Dec 2016 #5

Barney Frank is wrong. HassleCat Dec 2016 #6

So why did Barney create Dodd Frank? That weren't dancin with Wall Street. (nt) ehrnst Dec 2016 #7

Because he believed Molly, not himself. HassleCat Dec 2016 #8

I have no idea what that means. (nt) ehrnst Dec 2016 #9

He is saying he is honest. HassleCat Dec 2016 #11

Dodd Frank wasn't about campaign finance - but bank regulation. Are you thinking McCain Feingold? ehrnst Dec 2016 #14

I am going to be majoring in forensic investigation. Initech Dec 2016 #10

Good for you. Hortensis Dec 2016 #17

Awesome idea! Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #42

There's going to be a need for a lot of accountants the next four years. Initech Dec 2016 #43

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #65

K&R mcar Dec 2016 #13

It's only money.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2016 #15

Money gets people on the ground, neutralizing the messaging that the GOP has taken over. (nt) ehrnst Dec 2016 #21

There are plenty of examples of someone outspending their opponent and losing. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2016 #44

Yep, but no instances of less money being better at getting the message out. (nt) ehrnst Dec 2016 #45

Helps to have one. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2016 #55

She did. (nt) ehrnst Dec 2016 #68

I agree Nwgirl503 Dec 2016 #16

An over-excited moment. Our biggest strength is Hortensis Dec 2016 #18

But as we have seen, if there is enough fake news, people don't know that about us. ehrnst Dec 2016 #20

The Obamas have it: We go high. People are Hortensis Dec 2016 #27

We lost because they had more ammo. They had the Kremlin. They had Comey. ehrnst Dec 2016 #35

We need a liberal version of Cambridge Analytica. Lucky Luciano Dec 2016 #19

Yes, we need such a tool. And I'm sure that it's available for the right price. (nt) ehrnst Dec 2016 #22

Let me just say Uponthegears Dec 2016 #23

Those swastikas and confederate flags were about Wall Street and corporations? ehrnst Dec 2016 #34

Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #40

I'm "insulting every black voter that worked for Bernie?" ehrnst Dec 2016 #48

DNC must start to rebuild from,,, Cryptoad Dec 2016 #24

Does that money buy the courage Mira Dec 2016 #26

I gives you the ability to act on that courage. I saw lots of it this election. (nt) ehrnst Dec 2016 #29

No, it means Wall Street gets its way on legislation. alarimer Dec 2016 #36

well the reckoning is here with us, now. JHan Dec 2016 #54

...agreed except Big Pharma covadcalifornia Dec 2016 #28

There are many reasons that an insurance company jacks up prices ehrnst Dec 2016 #32

You can't fight nuclear weapons with BB guns... Alice11111 Dec 2016 #30

Amen. Hekate Dec 2016 #31

It's an awful system but we can't change it until we get power. spooky3 Dec 2016 #37

If we are literally at war with a pending fascist dictatorship... First Speaker Dec 2016 #38

When one is speaking about things publicly ehrnst Dec 2016 #47

Don't Play The Game Equinox Moon Dec 2016 #39

I'm talking about a campaign - not where you put your checking account. (nt) ehrnst Dec 2016 #46

Hillary had plenty of money and lost anyway. Equinox Moon Dec 2016 #49

How would having less money have been an advantage? ehrnst Dec 2016 #50

Ok. I understand. Equinox Moon Dec 2016 #58

By less than 80,000 votes in the Electoral College. If Comey hadn't dropped pnwmom Dec 2016 #61

Don't fly on airplanes, change your lifestyle? Spoken like someone pnwmom Dec 2016 #60

I do call it radical. Equinox Moon Dec 2016 #62

Family members are on the west coast, on the east coast, and in between. No, moving pnwmom Dec 2016 #64

Why am I not supposed to fly on airplanes again? Imajika Dec 2016 #66

I think I need to write a paper on this to be better understood. Equinox Moon Dec 2016 #67

I said not to bring a knife to a gun fight during the primary.... but nope.... SaschaHM Dec 2016 #41

If you are referring to the Democratic primaries ehrnst Dec 2016 #51

No.. there was a huge argument about political funding and how SaschaHM Dec 2016 #56

Where do you stand on setting people up with hookers? n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #52

Don't need more money Truth321 Dec 2016 #53

Yes, let's ally with the noble blue corporatists to defeat the evil red corporatists LittleBlue Dec 2016 #57

Funny thing about Soros... backscatter712 Dec 2016 #59

Tell it to the "We need to get away from big donors" crowd. (nt) ehrnst Dec 2016 #69

Time to organize. littlemissmartypants Dec 2016 #63