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RDANGELO

(3,433 posts)
Wed Feb 3, 2016, 07:34 PM Feb 2016

Hillary says that she is the progressive that can get things done.

Well, why is that things don't get done in Washington? Why is that the minimum wage is only $7.25 and hour? Why is that we have trade policies that are pushing down wages here in the United States. Why is that we still have millions that don't have affordable health care. Why are our cities a cesspool of poverty? Why do we have policies that that are creating more poor instead creating family supportable jobs?

IT'S THE MONEY.

HILLARY IS THE CANDIDATE WHO IS COMPROMISED BY BIG MONEY.

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Hillary says that she is the progressive that can get things done. (Original Post) RDANGELO Feb 2016 OP
Interviewer asked Fallon that question about her not be able to be both bkkyosemite Feb 2016 #1
For Who? Shrub got things done , With her help !!! orpupilofnature57 Feb 2016 #2
GMAFB! NurseJackie Feb 2016 #3
Well, she's trying for $12.00 an hour for us peons Politicalboi Feb 2016 #4
"I get accused of being kinda moderate and center - I plead guilty"... PoliticAverse Feb 2016 #5
Labels are tried, but they fail with most of us without meat to back them up... cascadiance Feb 2016 #6
Things for whom? Your corporate owners? The big banks? Wall Street? onecaliberal Feb 2016 #7
Get things done? kcjohn1 Feb 2016 #8

bkkyosemite

(5,792 posts)
1. Interviewer asked Fallon that question about her not be able to be both
Wed Feb 3, 2016, 07:35 PM
Feb 2016

and he stumbled and then changed the subject.

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
4. Well, she's trying for $12.00 an hour for us peons
Wed Feb 3, 2016, 07:39 PM
Feb 2016

Why try for $15.00 like Bernie when we know we'll never get it. Just like healthcare for all. Another pie in the sky promise we'll never get. And Hillary can work with the GOP. They're always calling on her to speak to congress for some sort of thing. She'll move mountains where Obama failed.

 

cascadiance

(19,537 posts)
6. Labels are tried, but they fail with most of us without meat to back them up...
Wed Feb 3, 2016, 07:42 PM
Feb 2016

As noted here when these other "progressive" organizational names are used to try to advocate an agenda that is anything BUT progressive.

The "Progressive" Coalition for American Jobs used to push the NOT Progressive TPP!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/evanmcsan/progressives-weve-never-heard-of-this-progressive-group-back#.dkZKPR7Mz

And the Koch brothers' creation of the DLC tried to masquerade as "progressive" to feed us more bullshit with the "Progressive Policy Institute"...

https://interestingblogger.wordpress.com/2013/10/30/corporate-phonies-the-progressive-policy-institute/

Sorry Hillary, "progressive" labeling of yourself isn't good enough. We're used to being provided a lot of other "progressive" propaganda that we have to sift through.

onecaliberal

(32,863 posts)
7. Things for whom? Your corporate owners? The big banks? Wall Street?
Wed Feb 3, 2016, 07:55 PM
Feb 2016

It damn sure won't be anything the people need.

kcjohn1

(751 posts)
8. Get things done?
Wed Feb 3, 2016, 07:58 PM
Feb 2016

Honestly, that is what I'm afraid of. Only things that can be done with Republicans/Blue Dog democrats are things that hurt the average person.

Can someone please tell me anything that was done in the past 30 years that progressives can be proud of? Obamacare was good progress, but even that was done b/c it helped business bottom line. All the big things have done harm to the average person (Crime bills, NAFTA, TPP, Iraq War, Deregulation, etc.)

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