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Hillary does it again (Original Post) leftofcool Jun 2019 OP
I weep that she is not in the WH. Can you imagine how different everything would lunamagica Jun 2019 #1
True. Maybe she can be on the Supreme Court someday. shenmue Jun 2019 #8
She was, by far, the most qualified person to ever run for the office of POTUS. Laelth Jun 2019 #11
I believe that there were too many unevolved people Haggis for Breakfast Jun 2019 #15
Nope. Your list is great. The United States is patriarchal in a very unique way. n/t Laelth Jun 2019 #20
I know exactly how you feel. I won't either. triron Jun 2019 #13
You and me both, lumamagica. calimary Jun 2019 #29
k and r Stuart G Jun 2019 #2
K&R, uponit7771 Jun 2019 #3
What is her link for donations, please? Hekate Jun 2019 #4
Click on the tweet - you'll go to all of her tweets, the organization tweet is four or five down. George II Jun 2019 #5
How much better would the World be if Perseus Jun 2019 #6
going farther back NewJeffCT Jun 2019 #9
True, although I think that republicans are so corrupt that Reagan or not the scandals Perseus Jun 2019 #10
GHW Bush could not have run in 1984 ... UpInArms Jun 2019 #18
HW ran for president in 1980 as well NewJeffCT Jun 2019 #25
Thank you ... I stand corrected UpInArms Jun 2019 #26
Yeah the utterly laughable Arthur Laffer philosophy. calimary Jun 2019 #30
Or, your boat has a hole in it UpInArms Jun 2019 #32
People, people, people DENVERPOPS Jun 2019 #22
Somewhere there's an alternative universe... jcgoldie Jun 2019 #7
Having trouble with Link Hekate Jun 2019 #12
knr triron Jun 2019 #14
Retweeted! Thank You, Hillary! Cha Jun 2019 #16
Kicking Niagara Jun 2019 #17
Direct link to donate: Glimmer of Hope Jun 2019 #19
K & R & Retweeted SunSeeker Jun 2019 #21
KNR Lucinda Jun 2019 #23
K&R... spanone Jun 2019 #24
She would have every reason to just hide out or Funtatlaguy Jun 2019 #27
This Is What Happens With A Mother In Charge Rather Than A Motherf***er! corbettkroehler Jun 2019 #28
I like how you said that! nt Ilsa Jun 2019 #31

lunamagica

(9,967 posts)
1. I weep that she is not in the WH. Can you imagine how different everything would
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 02:47 PM
Jun 2019

be if she had not been cheated out of the presidency?

I will never get over this.

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
11. She was, by far, the most qualified person to ever run for the office of POTUS.
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 05:57 PM
Jun 2019

It is a shame and a tragedy that We, the People of the United States, were denied the opportunity to have her serve us as President.

-Laelth

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
15. I believe that there were too many unevolved people
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 07:26 PM
Jun 2019

Who just could not tolerate the notion of a woman as president. During the campaign, I heard comments from some of the most neanderthal (sorry) men with whom I've ever had the displeasure to converse: references to menstrual cycles, cramps, PMS and mood swings, just the most reprehensible gutter garbage you can imagine.

Think of all the other nations who have had women as presidents, PMs, chancellors, and their societies did not fall into anarchy --

Canada, India, Germany, Israel, Pakistan, the UK, Norway, Ireland, Philippines, Brazil, Liberia, South Korea, Argentina, Taiwan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Croatia, Bangladesh, Turkey and New Zealand.

(If I have left anyone off, I apologize, and please feel free to enlighten me.)

George II

(67,782 posts)
5. Click on the tweet - you'll go to all of her tweets, the organization tweet is four or five down.
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 03:31 PM
Jun 2019
 

Perseus

(4,341 posts)
6. How much better would the World be if
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 04:05 PM
Jun 2019

Last edited Tue Jun 25, 2019, 05:13 PM - Edit history (1)

1. Gore had won the presidency instead of idiot Bush, and evil Chaney
2. Hillary Clinton had won (I believe she did and the repubs cheated, but you can only blame the Democrats for not being prepared) instead of the buffoon.

What a bad turn the USA and the World have made by having these idiots republicans in power.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
9. going farther back
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 04:47 PM
Jun 2019

what if the rescue of the Iran hostages was a success and that Carter's debate notes were not stolen? Would Carter have been able to beat Reagan? If so, it means that Republicans likely move to a more moderate candidate in 1984 (George HW Bush?) instead of 4 more years of the radical right-winger Reagan... no revocation of the Fairness Doctrine, no Iran-Contra scandal, US likely making a push towards renewable energy and energy independence.

 

Perseus

(4,341 posts)
10. True, although I think that republicans are so corrupt that Reagan or not the scandals
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 05:16 PM
Jun 2019

would have happened anyway, they don't seem to be able to stay honest, they seem to be naturally corrupt.

But yes, who knows if all you pointed out had changed the World for better. Lets hope people learn from this experience and the GOP becomes a bad memory.

UpInArms

(51,284 posts)
18. GHW Bush could not have run in 1984 ...
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 09:31 PM
Jun 2019

There had been a rule that former CIA could not run for elected office ...

They got around that by saying that people voted for the president, not VP ... and then, once he had held office, they said “see? It doesn’t matter. He’s already held an elected position.”

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
25. HW ran for president in 1980 as well
Wed Jun 26, 2019, 06:39 AM
Jun 2019

he lost in the primaries to Reagan, and it was a big deal that he joined up with Reagan after calling his economic plan "voodoo economics"

UpInArms

(51,284 posts)
26. Thank you ... I stand corrected
Wed Jun 26, 2019, 07:18 AM
Jun 2019
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries

Reagan was an adherent to a policy known as supply-side economics, which argues that economic growth can be most effectively created using incentives for people to produce (supply) goods and services, such as adjusting income tax and capital gains tax rates. Accordingly, Reagan promised an economic revival that would benefit all sectors of the population. He said that cutting tax rates would actually increase tax revenues because the lower rates would cause people to work harder as they would be able to keep more of their money. Reagan also called for a drastic cut in "big government" and pledged to deliver a balanced budget for the first time since 1969. In the primaries Bush called Reagan's economic policy "voodoo economics" because it promised to lower taxes and increase revenues at the same time.

calimary

(81,443 posts)
30. Yeah the utterly laughable Arthur Laffer philosophy.
Wed Jun 26, 2019, 10:46 AM
Jun 2019

“A rising tide raises all boats.” That was his go-to slogan.

And it sounds good, doesn’t it? Great metaphor for the pea-brained! It’s a terrific one-size-fits-all cure-all that’s simplistic as all-get-out.

Unless of course your boat is anchored to the bottom...

DENVERPOPS

(8,844 posts)
22. People, people, people
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 11:05 PM
Jun 2019

Stand back and look at the big picture.

Reagan was already mentally out to lunch when elected. LOOK AT THE COMMON THREAD, starting with Reagan's first win.

H.W. Bush ran the CIA. He was Reagan's VP, along with Cheney/Rumsfeld/etc etc.

After 8 years of them actually running things, HW got elected and was joined with the same minions, Cheney/Rumsfeld/etc etc.

Some how they blew it to clinton.

Then they literally commandeered the next election, did a corrupt end run with an illegal move by the Supreme Court and got the infamous "W" elected. Mr Word Salad burnt out on alcohol and cocaine who couldn't form a complete thought. Cheney got himself "elected" as V.P. The same crowd joined with him....Cheney/Rumsfeld/Wolfowitz/etc etc to run things for eight years.

The Repubs got clobbered by Obama, so the Republican congress stymied every thing he and the dems tried to accomplish.
Illegally, by the way, but they were on a roll.

They rigged the election, elected an absolute corrupt and idiot as president.

Has anyone heard a word out of Cheney/Rumsfeld/etc etc?????????????? Who do you suppose is in the background running this whole thing??????
Any guesses???????????

jcgoldie

(11,639 posts)
7. Somewhere there's an alternative universe...
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 04:09 PM
Jun 2019

...in which the United States still stands for truth and justice , democracy and compassion... its one in which Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania didn't lose their minds.

Hekate

(90,779 posts)
12. Having trouble with Link
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 06:24 PM
Jun 2019
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kids-and-families-border?refcode=190625tw

Don't know why -- filled everything out including card number and couldn't get the page to advance. Sooooo, since I tried this twice, I now feel the need to wait until I get some word from my credit card company.

Funtatlaguy

(10,885 posts)
27. She would have every reason to just hide out or
Wed Jun 26, 2019, 07:18 AM
Jun 2019

move to another country after the way this country treated her.
But, no, she still cares.

corbettkroehler

(1,898 posts)
28. This Is What Happens With A Mother In Charge Rather Than A Motherf***er!
Wed Jun 26, 2019, 10:11 AM
Jun 2019

I never regretted voting for her in the 2016 general and, on days like this, pine for her leadership all the more.

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