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awake

(3,226 posts)
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 03:44 PM Apr 2016

20 reasons to question whether Hillary should be our nominee

In no particulate order

1) She supports Fracking
2) She was in favor of Keystone pipeline before she was against it
3) She supported the Trans Pacific Partnership before she was against it
4) She is is against Glass Steagall reinstatement
5) She would continue Wall Street's control of the US treasury
6) She is no longer in favor of single payer health care
7) She took money from lobbyist for Private Prisons
8) She took money from Gun lobbyist
9) She voted for Bush's War in Iraq
10) She feels that the Government has a right be involved in a woman's choice about her own body
11) She is under investigation by the FBI for the mishandling of classified info.
12) She voted for the Panama trade deal that help people and corporations hide money from tax collectors in offshore banks
13) Her Family Foundation takes money from countries that subjugate woman
14) She was for the "Defense of Marriage Act"
15) She was against gay marriage before she was for it
16) She was not for a $15 minimun wage but took credit when NY state passed it
17) She refuses to release transcripts of talks given to Wall Street for which they were payed $225,000 per speech
* 18) She has the highest unfavorable rating for anyone except Trump (Lack of trustworthiness and Honesty)
* 19) She Support for the death penalty
* 20) She receives advice from her close friend Henry Kissinger


* these were added on an update based on others suggestions

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guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
1. And none of these positions are liberal or progressive in any sense.
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 03:46 PM
Apr 2016

Most represent the corporate, 1% worldview.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
3. Money buys a lot of things. And the 1% have far too much.
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 03:50 PM
Apr 2016

Just think how much attention $12 million in speaking fees can buy from any candidate.

 

Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)
4. 18) She is pro-death penalty
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 03:52 PM
Apr 2016

19) She associates with a war criminal (Henry Kissinger) and boasts of him as a "friend" and "adviser".

 

Herman4747

(1,825 posts)
6. This is a *FINE* list; I appreciate the effort...
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 03:57 PM
Apr 2016

Reasonable additions to the list include:
18) The lack of honesty & sincerity --> she's our Mitt Romney candidate
19) Support for the death penalty (as someone else noted on this thread)
20) That she receives advice from Henry Kissinger (as someone else noted)

Response to awake (Original post)

awake

(3,226 posts)
10. Wel I see that you seem to have a reason to Question Bernie's record
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 04:46 PM
Apr 2016

care to answer any of the 20 reasons to question whether Hillary should be our nominee? Maybe you would like to start with reason number 8) She took money from Gun lobbyist.

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