So, essentially, HRC used her position as SOS to reward cronies with taxpayer $$

[brentspeak]

who would then, in turn, help support her campaign? Purchased support, paid with either taxpayer dollars or favors of some kind?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511539263

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511538964

In much the same way that most of her financial and public support from corporate executives, heads of social organizations, fellow politicians, etc. has been pretty much bought off by way of quid pro quo?

[msongs]

1. bernie uses his position as senator to support the MIC and get jets in vermont nt

[brentspeak]

2. Is that what they're training you to type?

Off some crib sheet or were you able to memorize it?

[NWCorona]

13. I'd take Bernie's support of the F-35 over Hillary's SoS/foundation mess any day

[grasswire]

26. Bernie's support of the F-35 is legal.

Hillary's Foundation and its money laundering? Not so much.

[NWCorona]

27. That definitely seems to be the case

[workinclasszero]

30. What did Bernie get for carrying water for the NRA?

I'm sure the giant gun manufacturers were grateful for Bernie protecting them from lawsuits from the families of gun massacre victims

[NWCorona]

31. I'm sure he got a lot less

Than Hillary for supplying arms all around the world . She has a much worse record.

[Beowulf]

3. That's pretty much my take

SOP for both Clintons in their years of public service.

[Tarc]

4. Why does Camp Sanders post threads about other threads?

Like, all the time? Can't you just go bump the original?

[NWCorona]

14. Imagine that.

Bernie supporter's like to provide back up material to back up the point being made.

The horror!

[Tarc]

23. That's a lot of words that could be reduced to 4 letters

Spam.

[JoePhilly]

24. + 1

[insta8er]

5. Cronyism in its purist form...she is looking more and more like a Republican.

[astrophuss42]

6. Just gotta say

Cronyism is what had me bleeding blue in the first place.

[RufusTFirefly]

7. (Insert obligatory Distractivist technique here)

What's your pleasure?

I can call you a racist, a sexist, a misogynist, a traitor to the Democratic Party, or perhaps just a generic "hater."

I can simply post "BENGHAZI!" ironically and preferably in all caps.

Or there's always just this:



Or this:



You ask some valid, reasonable questions that we should all be discussing. Unfortunately, I won't be holding my breath waiting for members of a certain small but vocal and well-financed faction to address them with the respect and the depth they deserve.

[truedelphi]

11. Of course what is most important is that outside of DU, most thinking Americans

Are really excited about the Sanders campaign. (Well, except in the South.)

But here in rural California, he is making great headway. And it is amazing that he had tens of thousands of voters in Salt Lake City attend a rally.

With the voters in Seattle doing the same type of thing!

[RufusTFirefly]

15. Yes. Barely a week goes by when Bernie doesn't say something new that impresses me

We've had a warped sense of what leaders and politicians can say and do for such a long time.
Bernie is a profile in courage and a breath of fresh air.

[marions ghost]

21. Good to hear

Come on California!

Salt Lake City, Seattle = you rock.

[noretreatnosurrender]

8. Public Financing

Maybe she got confused about what public financing of campaigns means?

[onecaliberal]

9. It's absolutely quid pro quo.

[amborin]

29. ^^ this ^^

[cantbeserious]

10. Cui Bono And Quid Pro Quo - All Wrapped Up - In One Package - Of Polished Political Corruption

eom

[RufusTFirefly]

16. It's so frickin' obvious that people keep hoping there's some other explanation

Either that, or they try to explain it away by arguing that it's no big deal or that it's just the reality of modern day politics.

[cantbeserious]

18. Agreed - And Truly - Too Sad

eom

[TheFarseer]

12. Not just support her campaign

Also give the Clintons money directly with $250,000 per speech speaking fees.

[RufusTFirefly]

17. "That's what they offered."

45 Days and Counting:
http://iwilllookintoit.com

[farleftlib]

20. Bingo

It's a big sleazey pyramid scheme, paid for by us.

[marions ghost]

22. Yeah in their book

those at the bottom always pay

[AzDar]

19. Ayup.

[Lorien]

25. And future profiteering on "blue gold". Consider this:

Hillary spent most of her years as SoS pushing fracking on Countries that didn't want it. Why would she do such a thing when we have all the tech we need to get off fossil fuels forever, and fracking is so dangerous to aquifers? Exactly because of both of those facts; fossil fuel barons know their days of controlling the world by controlling energy are numbered, and Wall Street heavyweights are now shifting their investments from oil to, yes, fresh water! Western States are running out of it, but much of the rest of the world has plenty. So why invest in such an abundant resource? Because it becomes far LESS abundant when you poison it! Fracking is the fastest way to poison vast reserves of ground water under the guise of "energy security". After all, Flint wasn't about saving money, it was about making it for those connected with Nestle.

The first thing that Hillary's friend G.W. Bush did after leaving office was purchase 300,000 acres in Paraguay. The land itself had little to offer, but beneath it lies one of the last great reserves of clean fresh water in the world.

[grasswire]

28. Just wait til she opens the Casino Maison Blanc!!

It will be impossible to keep up with the money transfers and pay to play.