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dvduval

(260 posts)
Mon Aug 10, 2015, 08:26 AM Aug 2015

Debate the puppet master

When it comes to breaking up big banks or overturning Glass Steagall or even Citizens United, I think it is long past the time to say take me to your leader!

With Goldman Sachs and Citigroup as Hillary's top contributors, if there are going to be.more debates, maybe it should be a debate between a representative of the people (ex. Bernie) and representatives of the big financial institutions. Let's get it straight fron the source. Tell the CEOs they are cowards if they won't take the stage.

For Jeb Bush, same thing. Since all the money is secret, but we know the Waltons and the Koch's will spend over $1 billion, tell them we want to talk their boss, not a puppet. After all they get more money from big donors than from the people are saying they want to represent.

Let's smoke them out!

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Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
1. Welcome to the "let's help TRUE and PURE liberals at DU attack Clinton, because....reasons" brigade, new 50 post poser!
Mon Aug 10, 2015, 08:32 AM
Aug 2015

You are sure to get dozens of Recs!

Predictably.

You guys crack me up with the transparent rhetoric, poorly written.

dvduval

(260 posts)
3. Then don't hide from it
Mon Aug 10, 2015, 08:59 AM
Aug 2015

Present your own truth why we can't ask to speak to the financiers. Are they cowards hiding in their ivory towers? Are we supporting them by allowing them to remain silent?

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
4. Are stretching questionable metaphors to the breaking point a good way to start a debate?
Mon Aug 10, 2015, 09:17 AM
Aug 2015

For your first posts in years?

dvduval

(260 posts)
5. Obviously
Mon Aug 10, 2015, 12:28 PM
Aug 2015

Your prediction that I would get 50 recommendations proved false. Call me names like poser if you like but I'm just a guy that hopes we can find some better ways to finance our elections and elect a candidate for the people.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
6. My post was meant as part sarcasm - your post was that transparent and is thankfully indicative of folks at DU catching on.
Mon Aug 10, 2015, 12:29 PM
Aug 2015

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
2. Love for you to bring 'The Donald' here so we can debate 'fine dining locations' with the expert R.
Mon Aug 10, 2015, 08:36 AM
Aug 2015
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