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2016 Postmortem

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)

6. Hate the game, not the player.

Reply to Cal33 (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2015, 04:32 PM

May 2015

Hillary did not make the rules. So at this point in time, she has to use those rules, and play to win.

Purity is for those sitting behind a keyboard complaining.

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Can this be really true? "Democrats embrace Citizens United in Defense of Clinton." See below. [View all] Cal33 May 2015 OP

A little more from your link-- Jackpine Radical May 2015 #1

i believe that citizen's united was the SCOTUS's attempt samsingh May 2015 #2

+1 savalez May 2015 #14

No BainsBane May 2015 #3

+1 Hekate May 2015 #15

Big difference in "embracing", and playing the hand you've been dealt by SCOTUS. nt Tarheel_Dem May 2015 #4

It's the Bruno Gianelli rule: Arkana May 2015 #9

Um, no! You use what is law until you can change it. leftofcool May 2015 #5

Hate the game, not the player. JoePhilly May 2015 #6

It seems that under these same rules, Hillary has found a way to not only benefit from them, but Cal33 May 2015 #10

Plus, the Republican corporate donors will be spreading their primary money ... JoePhilly May 2015 #11

There is a group of wealthy Democrats called "The Patriotic Millionaires" who want to pay higher Cal33 May 2015 #12

Food for thought for all Democrats. AtomicKitten May 2015 #7

No, it's a brazen lie from the usual Naderite assholes geek tragedy May 2015 #8

It's Truth Out - of course... MaggieD May 2015 #13