tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post3449345322236098535..comments2024-01-17T00:45:37.075-08:00Comments on Bud Meyers: I'm not a Misogynist, I love Elizabeth Warren!Bud Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-25578369226159149562015-03-20T10:29:56.749-07:002015-03-20T10:29:56.749-07:00Will Hillary Clinton play the "sex card"...Will Hillary Clinton play the "sex card" to make her GOP rivals appear like male chauvinist misogynist pigs, just to win the presidential election? Will her political rivals have to constantly walk on egg shells, and always be very politically correct, while constantly on guard to any perceived notions of sexism whenever they open their mouth to say something about her?<br /><br />http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/03/hillary-clinton-rick-lazio-2000-senate-sexism<br /><br />That's another reason why we need to see Democrats debate EACH OTHER in a primary on the core issues, rather than just winning elections in personality contests. Someone like Elizabeth Warren wouldn't be attacked as a "sexist" for criticizing Hillary. That might also be why Hillary invited Liz to her mansion -- to "neutralize" her and to keep her from competing against or criticizing Hillary. Mrs. Clinton is very clever and manipulating in that way.<br /><br />Do Hillary's deleted emails contain any information about those foreign donations from questionable sources to her and her husband's foundation? If so, could she claim these were "personal" emails, and not government correspondence that contained state secrets — and so, had every right to delete them or not submit them to the State Department?<br />Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-19554174925652058112015-03-13T20:46:30.703-07:002015-03-13T20:46:30.703-07:00Hillary’s Email Mess Gets Messier
http://wallstre...Hillary’s Email Mess Gets Messier<br /><br />http://wallstreetonparade.com/2015/03/hillarys-email-mess-gets-messier/Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-19330992621916437742015-02-10T22:44:31.337-08:002015-02-10T22:44:31.337-08:00I'd like to see both Bernie and Liz run...even...I'd like to see both Bernie and Liz run...even if they don't have a chance of winning, it will put Hillary on the record as to her policy preferences when they debate during the primaries.Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-83225632234443806152015-02-10T19:48:51.326-08:002015-02-10T19:48:51.326-08:00Being a true liberal since 2000, the only thing Be...Being a true liberal since 2000, the only thing Bernie can maybe do is move Clinton to the left. He has no chance of actually winning since he has admitted he is a "democratic socialist" oh the horror!, the horror! .... he will never get funded by wall street democrats.<br /><br />I love Bernie but he is probably more effective in the senate with Warren (who says she isn't running). I hope if he does decide to run he doesn't have to give up his senate seat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-60528199052031759962015-02-10T10:54:09.090-08:002015-02-10T10:54:09.090-08:00Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says he will be runnin...Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says he will be running to win in 2016 if he decides to challenge Hillary Clinton in a Democratic primary. "I am giving thought to running for president of the United States," Sanders said in a speech at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Monday. "But don't tell my wife. ... If I run, I want to run to win and to run to win we need to have millions of people actively involved."<br /><br />http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/232161-sanders-i-would-run-to-win-in-2016<br />Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-49195529450696594612015-02-10T10:51:26.518-08:002015-02-10T10:51:26.518-08:00//////////////////////////////// UPDATE //////////...//////////////////////////////// UPDATE /////////////////////////<br /><br />David Brock resigns from Hillary Clinton PAC<br /><br />"The public airing of dirty laundry comes as sources say Priorities is struggling to live up to the hopes of some Clinton allies, who had argued it should aim to raise as much as $500 million to eviscerate prospective Clinton rivals in the primary and general elections." (* Rivals meaning Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden)<br /><br />http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/david-brock-resigns-priorities-usa-action-115028.html<br />Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-56424912045942975172015-02-09T06:42:43.483-08:002015-02-09T06:42:43.483-08:00Unions may not back Hillary
AP: The fight over tr...Unions may not back Hillary<br /><br />AP: The fight over trade is steeling labor-allied Democrats in the House against giving Obama the kind of fast-track authority he wants to push trade deals through Congress. If Obama were to succeed, trade deals won with Republican support could depress union votes, with potential consequences for former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton if she decides to run for president.<br /><br />Labor's list of grievances with the Obama administration began with his failure to press for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act in 2009 — when Democrats controlled the House and he had a filibuster-proof Democratic majority in the Senate. The legislation would have made it easier for workers to join unions, a top priority for labor whose overall membership numbers have steadily slipped.<br /><br />They've also objected to a provision in Obama's health care law that will tax the kind of low-deductible, high-benefits health insurance policies that many unions have negotiated in lieu of higher wages.<br /><br />And they weren't happy that Obama's second Democratic National Convention was held in a right-to-work state like North Carolina.<br /><br />Passage of NAFTA over labor opposition in late 1993 has been blamed for a decrease in voter participation by union households in the 1994. Unions like the AFL-CIO punished Democrats by cutting back on their political funding.<br /><br />"A big trade fight now can't be helpful in terms of union participation in the next election," Rosenthal said. "There will be some unions that will be extremely worried about jobs and trade, and Secretary Clinton is going to have to deal with that."<br /><br />http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_LABORBud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-90322225483642582882015-02-08T13:54:59.555-08:002015-02-08T13:54:59.555-08:00Update via Yahoo News:
My problem with the Clinto...Update via Yahoo News:<br /><br />My problem with the Clinton "Death Star"...The current hope is that [Hillary] Clinton may not even have to risk debating in the primaries, unless someone really is crazy enough to run against her. (Um … have you guys actually heard Bernie Sanders?)<br /><br />Some people around Clinton assume that any skepticism about her candidacy has to do with latent sexism, but I’m pretty sure that’s not my issue, either.<br /><br />No, my problem with the Clinton "Death Star" strategy — and the sense of entitlement that comes with it — is that a generation of influential Democrats seems to have lost touch with the anti-establishment impulse that brought them into politics in the first place.<br /><br />A lot of these onetime reformers make up a powerful machine that’s just as bent on controlling events as the bosses were back in the day. They’re no longer interested in having a fight over the direction of the party, in empowering new voices and letting the voters decide. They’re interested in locking up the big money, freezing out potential competitors and making sure other officials get on board early, so as to avoid any intra-party debate.<br /><br />https://news.yahoo.com/my-problem-with-the-clinton-death-star-220134299.html<br /><br />* My note: "Um … have you guys also actually heard Elizabeth Warren?Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-21308877342538033372015-02-08T04:53:42.200-08:002015-02-08T04:53:42.200-08:00Gail Collins at the New York Times:
"Maybe t...Gail Collins at the New York Times:<br /><br />"Maybe the secret strength of Hillary Clinton’s campaign is that, since she’s been through this so many times, we can relax and assume she’s already been turned into whatever she’s going to turn into."<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/07/opinion/gail-collins-politics-by-restaurant-review.htmlBud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.com