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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBill Clinton just did to an entire generation what he did to Sister Souljah a generation ago
Statement on President Clintons Remarks on Black Lives Matterby former NAACP Pres. Ben Jealous
President Clinton should apologize. He just did to an entire generation what he did to Sister Souljah a generation ago. Bill Clintons policies may have worked for a short time in the 1990s, however the millennial generation has paid a steep price for them ever since.
Today, we have record numbers of teachers packing backpacks of food for children on Fridays, as opposed to parents packing backpacks full of books on Mondays. This is because in 1996 Bill Clinton led the charge for the policy shift that put a lifetime limit on welfare for any poor parent. The lifetime limit was 5 years. No one hit it until just after his administration ended.
By the start of the Great Recession millions of families had already hit their ceiling on welfare. As a result, we now have twice as many Americans living in extreme poverty as we did 20 years ago.
The Great Recession is the defining economic experience of millennials, just as the Great Depression was for their grandparents and great grandparents. They understand that President Cilntons decision to weaken Glass-Steagall made the Great Recession possible. It allowed banks to operate in ways that had been banned ever since FDR championed Glass-Steagall a half century earlier.
Furthermore, virtually every American between 18 and 24 is paying a price for mass incarceration.
This is because state after state has cut their higher education budget to pay for higher incarceration.
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Bill Clinton just did to an entire generation what he did to Sister Souljah a generation ago (Original Post)
Cheese Sandwich
Apr 2016
OP
Absolutely, don't know what the hell the NAACP has to do with anything though
uponit7771
Apr 2016
#4
Yeap, I also know what red herrings are too... especially when someone faulty logic has been exposed
uponit7771
Apr 2016
#6
If you agree with Bill Clinton's ugly comments, then just say so. Otherwise what is your point.
Cheese Sandwich
Apr 2016
#8
This poster is just doing material, Jealous endorsed Bernie Sanders and thus the material.
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2016
#11
Then he went into another example of the disgusting full Slick Willy: "I almost was gonna apologize"
bobthedrummer
Apr 2016
#7
uponit7771
(90,346 posts)1. No he didn't
Else You Are Mad
(3,040 posts)3. So a former head official of the NAACP is wrong? nt
uponit7771
(90,346 posts)4. Absolutely, don't know what the hell the NAACP has to do with anything though
Else You Are Mad
(3,040 posts)5. Do you know what the NAACP is?
I am serious, because if you did you wouldn't say what you just did.
uponit7771
(90,346 posts)6. Yeap, I also know what red herrings are too... especially when someone faulty logic has been exposed
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)8. If you agree with Bill Clinton's ugly comments, then just say so. Otherwise what is your point.
It's not just one person Ben Jealous. Most people do see Bill showed his true colors:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1682400
Else You Are Mad
(3,040 posts)10. Wow. nt
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)11. This poster is just doing material, Jealous endorsed Bernie Sanders and thus the material.
Jealous has also been a very strong advocate for the LGBT community which cheeses off many of those in the more conservative Clinton segment of the Party....
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H2O Man
(73,558 posts)2. Very important.
Recommended.
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)7. Then he went into another example of the disgusting full Slick Willy: "I almost was gonna apologize"
I voted for him twice. The DLC and a Clinton copresidency-never again!
K&R
Uncle Joe
(58,364 posts)9. Kicked and recommended.
Thanks for the thread, Cheese Sandwich.
Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)13. This is absolutely true.
But, I doubt if Bubba ever apologizes for it.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)14. If he meant what he said then he should stick to his guns.