tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post1047940898178906051..comments2024-01-17T00:45:37.075-08:00Comments on Bud Meyers: My Daily Rant (January 4, 2016)Bud Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-71640588499729424502016-01-06T12:13:40.098-08:002016-01-06T12:13:40.098-08:00Last September Senator Bernie Sanders introduced l...Last September Senator Bernie Sanders introduced legislation called "The Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015" to stop soaring increases in pharmaceutical prices.<br /><br />http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/war-big-pharma-5894<br /><br />Today a group called "Left Action" has a petition endorsing Bernie Sanders' idea (without mentioning him) — a petition that is co-sponsored by groups that endorsed Hillary Clinton (like AFSCME). <br /><br />http://www.signherenow.org/petition/bigpharma/leftaction/<br /><br />I emailed them: "Mention Bernie, and I'll sign and promote your petitions." I noticed other groups do similar things in their newsletters, like: "Do you agree with Hillary? If so, please sign this petition" --- and then it turns out to be Bernie's plan or idea. WTF?!?!?!?<br /><br />Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-23725276767599096982016-01-04T20:03:27.887-08:002016-01-04T20:03:27.887-08:00Would have been worse had the Plunge Protection Te...Would have been worse had the Plunge Protection Team not stepped in at 3.30 pm to drive the S&P 500 back up...<br /><br />http://i64.tinypic.com/1otwde.pngDarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02965288170032365125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-79648859059945088902016-01-04T17:50:05.421-08:002016-01-04T17:50:05.421-08:00The recipe for a Sanders upset in Iowa calls for a...The recipe for a Sanders upset in Iowa calls for a large turnout of voters under 45 and those at the lower end of the economic scale, appealing to their anger at Wall Street, the influence of money in politics and the hollowing-out of the working class. [Bernie does well with young people, that's why first-time caucus-goers have to believe that it's cool to vote — and they have to be convinced that every vote really does matter. But what rich pop star isn't already endorsing Hillary?] Pete D’Alessandro, Mr. Sanders’s Iowa campaign coordinator, compared his field team to the Continental Army taking on the British Redcoats.<br />http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/04/us/politics/bernie-sanders-needing-early-lift-builds-iowa-ground-operation.html<br /><br />Politico (January 3, 2015) How Hillary Clinton's former chief of staff helped a Democratic bundler: Hillary Clinton’s former chief of staff (Cheryl Mills) did a favor for a former Bill Clinton staffer-turned-Hillary campaign donor, giving the auto dealer (Mack McLarty), who was heavily invested in China, access to a bilateral U.S.-China event at the State Department where he could promote his private business interests. [Don't forget, it was Bill Clinton who gave PNTR to China, offshoring our jobs and driving up our trade deficit. The Clintons are crooked from top to bottom.]<br />http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/hillary-clinton-cheryl-mills-mack-mclarty-217305<br />Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.com