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Old 12-11-2015, 06:53 AM
 
Location: Dallas
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They talk a good game, but when it comes time to pick their friends, they are rich people. They do a good job of disguising their support for the rich while screwing the working class.
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been talking tough on Wall Street, but that’s yet to stop finance industry bigwigs from opening up their checkbooks for her.

On Wednesday night, Blackstone Group LP President and COO Hamilton “Tony” James held a fundraiser at his Manhattan home for Mrs. Clinton. Mrs. Clinton wasn’t in attendance, but there was another draw: Warren Buffett.
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Warren Buffett Goes to Bat for Hillary Clinton on Wall Street - Washington Wire - WSJ

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Old 12-11-2015, 06:58 AM
 
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Our whole system of "representation" is rife with $$ not honesty, humility, and the drive to do the right thing. What are our choices? It's on both sides of the isle. Right and left.

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/firs...ionaires/?_r=0
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Old 12-11-2015, 07:02 AM
 
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Our whole system of "representation" is rife with $$ not honesty, humility, and the drive to do the right thing. What are our choices? It's on both sides of the isle. Right and left.

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/firs...ionaires/?_r=0
Quit voting for them. Will we? Not likely. None of this is a problem with politicians but rather a problem with us. If you have roaches and they multiply in your house they are just doing what they are made to do. Complaining about them isn't going to get rid of them.
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Old 12-11-2015, 07:06 AM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Our whole system of "representation" is rife with $$ not honesty, humility, and the drive to do the right thing. What are our choices? It's on both sides of the isle. Right and left.

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/firs...ionaires/?_r=0
As if there were only 2 parties to vote for ?

Vote a third party.
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Old 12-11-2015, 07:08 AM
 
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I've said virtually the same thing now about how the parties have reversed. All you have to do is look at the states that are mostly red and mostly blue. The strongholds of the blue democratic states are now CA, NY, and most of New England. These are the most liberal states which also have the highest incomes and property values. Red republican states tend to be the middle and southern states which some are among the poorest states, most religious, more rural and lowest property value and income. Other states are a mixture of both like Ohio and Florida.
When one thinks about elitist snobs, Hillary first comes to mind by many people with Obama right there behind her. How stuck up and elitist were his comments in San Francisco about middle america clinging to their guns and religion?
Also, it's certainly no secret that the dems in power cater to and promote more government social programs because it solidifies their stranglehold on people living in the inner cities which include many minorities.
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Old 12-11-2015, 07:10 AM
 
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This is a mild degree of Orwellian doublespeak.

Last I checked it was 5 conservatives who said money was speech and corporations are people.

I agree that Hillary is bought and paid for. But no more than anybody in the Republican field.

You want someone who isn't bought and paid for, look for someone who wasn't born with a multi-million dollar inheritance and someone who is running without a super PAC.
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Old 12-11-2015, 07:10 AM
 
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I've said virtually the same thing now about how the parties have reversed. All you have to do is look at the states that are mostly red and mostly blue. The strongholds of the blue democratic states are now CA, NY, and most of New England. These are the most liberal states which also have the highest incomes and property values. Red republican states tend to be the middle and southern states which some are among the poorest states, most religious, more rural and lowest property value and income. Other states are a mixture of both like Ohio and Florida.
When one thinks about elitist snobs, Hillary first comes to mind by many people with Obama right there behind her. How stuck up and elitist were his comments in San Francisco about middle america clinging to their guns and religion?
Also, it's certainly no secret that the dems in power cater to and promote more government social programs because it solidifies their stranglehold on people living in the inner cities which include many minorities.
We also need to stop with the red/blue. All that does is separate people that should be working together. There is probably 85% the two sides agree with. Why they do not come together to address that large portion is beyond me.
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Old 12-11-2015, 07:11 AM
 
Location: Gone
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They talk a good game, but when it comes time to pick their friends, they are rich people. They do a good job of disguising their support for the rich while screwing the working class.
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been talking tough on Wall Street, but that’s yet to stop finance industry bigwigs from opening up their checkbooks for her.

On Wednesday night, Blackstone Group LP President and COO Hamilton “Tony” James held a fundraiser at his Manhattan home for Mrs. Clinton. Mrs. Clinton wasn’t in attendance, but there was another draw: Warren Buffett.

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Warren Buffett Goes to Bat for Hillary Clinton on Wall Street - Washington Wire - WSJ
Show me a poor Politician and I will show you a Unicorn. Pssst, the Dems leaders never said that they are not rich themselves, but as with the Kennedy's, they stand up for the poor far more often than the rich Repubs.

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Old 12-11-2015, 07:11 AM
 
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Would you also like to sell the idea that gutting unions and eliminating minimum wage is good for workers because then they can decide to work for less? Because that is some nice doublespeak as well.
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Old 12-11-2015, 07:12 AM
 
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This is a mild degree of Orwellian doublespeak.

Last I checked it was 5 conservatives who said money was speech and corporations are people.

I agree that Hillary is bought and paid for. But no more than anybody in the Republican field.

You want someone who isn't bought and paid for, look for someone who wasn't born with a multi-million dollar inheritance and someone who is running without a super PAC.
Bernie Sanders.
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