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Related: About this forumHillary Clinton Calls for Discussion of 'Hard Truths' After Charleston-HRC ROOM
HILLARY CLINTON ROOM
Jennifer Epstein
Hillary Clinton offered condolences Thursday for the losses suffered in a mass shooting at a South Carolina church and vowed action in the face of yet another "terrible tragedy."
"The shock and pain of this crime of hate strikes deep," Clinton said in Las Vegas, speaking to National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials.
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-06-18/hillary-clinton-calls-for-discussion-of-hard-truths-after-charleston
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Hillary Clinton Calls for Discussion of 'Hard Truths' After Charleston-HRC ROOM (Original Post)
hrmjustin
Jun 2015
OP
And it isnt about discussion anymore, and she knows it. Our current system is in need of
randys1
Jun 2015
#3
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)1. K & R
Tarheel_Dem
(31,235 posts)2. K&R
randys1
(16,286 posts)3. And it isnt about discussion anymore, and she knows it. Our current system is in need of
overly aggressive DOJ.
What happened to that kid in Ferguson and subsequently the absurd Grand Jury and DA etc., all that racism is still not addressed.
Being shot dead for jaywalking, still not addressed.
Whether Hillary or Bernie have the desire and hardheadedness or not to do something about it in a big way, remains to be seen.
But here is the conversation:
teaparty person "Damn colored people get special treatment from our government, and they are all lazy"
normal person "Fuck you, you disgusting piece of shit racist"
We arent getting anywhere with that
OKNancy
(41,832 posts)7. she never said the word "discussion". that was the headline writer
randys1
(16,286 posts)8. And I wasnt criticizing her, I think everybody says something like that, we are all guilty of it
sheshe2
(83,793 posts)4. K&R
"The shock and pain of this crime of hate strikes deep,"
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)5. K&R
William769
(55,147 posts)6. I saw where she responded last night on twitter.
What happened was a terrible tragedy and I hope they catch the man who did it.