Displaying 181 To 210 Of 7,446 Comments Could Hillary Clinton Become the Next Republican President? Hi Cyndibru I am curious as to why you would assume that people voted for a person because of his soaring rhetoric? Are you saying that President Obama got 65 million people to vote for him on rhetoric? Or is there maybe a subset that you can point to specifically that voted that way? I am not sure how you can make the claims you do without anything to substantiate those claims. If you do have a study that proves people voted on rhetoric, please share it with us. I am equally curious how he was re-elected if so many were disappointed in his first term? It is no secret that some progressives got their feelings hurt because they did not see instant gratification with the things they wanted, their whining has been noted. I do wonder, though, how you feel a President is to achieve the things he wants with a Congress that makes it clear they will not work with him and are there only to see him fail. If it were you in his shoes, how would you remedy that and the daily attacks, racist jokes, comments about his family, the list goes on and on. How would you deal with the knowledge that as you were attending inauguration festivities a group of powerful Republicans were in a meeting planning how to disrupt your agenda at every turn? Please do tell me how, if you were in his shoes, you would remedy all the negativeness that has been thrown his way? » Posted By SueInCa On July 11, 2014 @ 12:11 pm I have to admit, I am trying to forgive her a bit. 🙂 » Posted By SueInCa On July 9, 2014 @ 6:31 pm I get that and I definitely defend the party Hill prob should sdastfu » Posted By SueInCa On July 9, 2014 @ 5:28 pm I have to agree Sally. As I told you earlier, the Republican party is so batshitcrazy it almost forces me to vote for a Dem because I know a third party is not going to win and I never want to help batshitcrazy back in to the WH. With that said, I still disagree with how Hillary is talking these days. She does sound out of touch and telling white lies is not going to get her anywhere with anyone except the faithful Hills. They are the ones who act just like Republicans when it comes to being honest about what was really said and how she sounded. They are the ones who started the Rev Wright shit as well. » Posted By SueInCa On July 9, 2014 @ 4:48 pm KT » Posted By SueInCa On July 9, 2014 @ 3:14 pm No Man What you say is most likely correct, I am not saying, at this point, that I will not support her, I am saying that she needs to stop whatever track she is on now and re-assess. She needs to remember who makes up the bulk of the Democratic party. » Posted By SueInCa On July 9, 2014 @ 11:22 am Thanks No Man – I have to agree with you completely. There are a few on the Dem side but the difference is when they show up/show their true colors, they are usually asked to resign. Very very few on the right are asked to do so and even if asked, very few actually do resign. » Posted By SueInCa On July 9, 2014 @ 11:13 am I think based on your’s and Sally’s comments I could really take a serious look at him. » Posted By SueInCa On July 8, 2014 @ 7:39 pm Then he is the guy for me, Sally. We need someone strong, sincere and a true little guy. » Posted By SueInCa On July 8, 2014 @ 7:38 pm The only thing I worry about him and let me qualify it, I like this characteristic, he is too calm. LOL Now let me explain. He does not seem to have a mean bone in his body and I wonder in a debate how he would match up to effin mean and nasty because that is what he will face. If we had an electorate that did not choose based on soundbites, it would not be a problem but we all know the rude obnoxious one wins the debate because people just do not have the capacity to look deeper. » Posted By SueInCa On July 8, 2014 @ 6:53 pm I really like Brown too. Kes. He is a level headed, cool calm person. He is smart and he knows the little people who depend on him to make the right choices. There is also absolutely no hint of scandal around him that I know of…..you can fill me in if I am wrong. I have to ask everyone though who on the right is not already tainted? » Posted By SueInCa On July 8, 2014 @ 6:14 pm Like I said, I am going to watch her over the next couple years. But to answer your question, no I would not stay home and to be quite honest I am not sure I could hold my nose and vote for her. I know that is a dangerous way to go but I want to be able to say I voted for the person with the integrity I want in a President. Perhaps she will realize the stuff she is saying now is not helping here or who knows, it might ruin her chances all together? So my guess is I would probably look over the smaller parties. Green, American Independant, Peace and Freedom. I cannot say if I would pull the trigger for them absolutely, but I would consider looking at them. » Posted By SueInCa On July 8, 2014 @ 6:10 pm If she straightens up and stops with this foolish bashing of the President or even apologizes for it, I might consider her KT but I do want to watch her over the next two years before I decide. I know I would never vote for a Republican so that is off the table. » Posted By SueInCa On July 8, 2014 @ 5:22 pm There are some other strong candidates that could possibly try running in the primaries. Ted Strickland All of these are possibilities. I guess about a year from now, we will know. I do believe that Julian Castro is a definite candidate for VP. And any of the above would be as well but I am having a tough time supporting Hillary with her current talk. I don’t want another DemoRepub in the White House. And her blaming Obama for obstructionism is just disingenuous on her part. Whoever is guiding her right now is making a huge mistake. » Posted By SueInCa On July 8, 2014 @ 4:49 pm Monica Your comments reminded me further of the people who were still staunch Hillary supporters whose actions did nothing for her stature. I remember them protesting at the Dem convention. I remember how I later found out her staff and volunteers were responsible for the Reverand Wright debacle. And for people who were supposed to be so bright, they are the ones who took his message out of context. They also tried to spread rumors after the convention that Hillary took him to introduce him to a select group of the Council on Foreign Relations. » Posted By SueInCa On July 8, 2014 @ 4:24 pm Adlib I think she is making a huge mistake. I noticed that back stabbing thing she did last week and again with the, we were broke, scenario. It is a reminder of her “running from the helicopter” in Bosnia under fire lies. I am becoming more and more disillusioned with her the further she gets in to this book tour. I stuck with her to the very end and only McCain choosing that idiot woman from Alaska changed my mind. I did immediately text the words “volunteer” to the Obama campaign though. And from the looks of the crowd that was convened a few days later, many others had done the same. If she is going to play the “establishment” game I am afraid I cannot vote for her. I know she is a very bright woman but these choices are making her look pretty small in my mind. » Posted By SueInCa On July 8, 2014 @ 4:16 pm Why Democrats Lag Behind Despite Growing Population Advantages Actually Miles, that would make the fund solvent like you say but you know the rich are not going to let that happen. Until the rest of us get out the pitchforks, nothing is going to change. However if you want to make inroads on SS, start smaller. Just raising the existing cap(for everyone) to 110k would make the fund solvent for the next 50 years but even if you do that and the money has been borrowed, all you do is encourage “more borrowing”. I keep hearing people saying the money has been borrowed but no one seems to be doing anything about it. Why is that? Here is an article from Daily KOS that outlines some ways to fix ss per David Kay Johnston » Posted By SueInCa On July 7, 2014 @ 6:34 pm Oh dear lord, does it ever sound familiar. I am not sure who the President of South Korea is now but they had a Dominionist as their President when a friend of mine went over there in 09 to teach English. » Posted By SueInCa On July 4, 2014 @ 4:59 pm I totally agree with your comment below. It is irritating when a person who might otherwise be smart or even brilliant proves to be so clueless on another subject. » Posted By SueInCa On July 4, 2014 @ 4:51 pm Kalima I watched a lot of the news surrounding the 2011 quake but I found a you tube online that really spooked me. The guy was filming outdoors in the Chiba(?) area of Tokyo and showed the ground opening up and shifting back and forth. Pretty soon the area was filling up with water and the water actually sounded like wave action. As that is a reclaimed area, it really spooked me to think what could happen in repeated quakes of 7 or more. I would think liquefaction might take place after a while? I know it is weird but that really freaked me out thinking of the total destruction of life and property if it went. Here is the vid I watched: » Posted By SueInCa On July 4, 2014 @ 4:48 pm SLM tell him to wait a few years. Quite honestly, he is showing his ignorance on the subject by even making that statement. It was not a nuclear blast but a repeated release of radiation and that is going to harm people over many years as they slowly die. There are increased cases of thyroid problems already and there is a University Hospital nicknamed Dracula’s Castle for the types of things they are and have had to treat there. I am amazed day in and day out at how some people are not afraid to debate as they show their total lack of understanding on any given subject.. » Posted By SueInCa On July 4, 2014 @ 4:38 pm Kalima I have noticed the protests more and more as well. I heard that someone set themself on fire this past week? Is that true? I also thought a standing military was against the constitution that America drafted for the Japanese after WWII and that was a condition of surrender. It would be so sad to see Japan go to the right like the UK and some here would like it. Japan has been a country of progress and technology for so long, a turn to the right would seem to put all of that in jeopardy.. » Posted By SueInCa On July 4, 2014 @ 4:33 pm Thanks Sally, very good post. It is kind of ironic that yesterday I ran in to an opposite kind of situation. It was a lady of Japanese descent who was very definitely against African Americans. I told her that a few decades ago, it was her ancestors on the firing line, being blamed for something their “country of origin” had done, and not them. I further told her that during that time Japanese WERE Americans and they definitely did not like how they were treated, justifiably so. She told me that was the old days and now things are different. So only a few generations removed from bigotry against them, here she was saying that did not matter? I just shook my head and stopped talking but I was amazed that she thought it not relevant. This morning I watched the AJA series, Borderland. There were 6 people from different walks of life and perspectives who took the journey to learn the stories of people who died trying to get to this country. There was a young lady from Arkansas who was the Leader of the Young Republicans and a young black lady who did a fashion blog out of Nevada. I was totally prepared to dislike the young republican as her initial intro sounded so very “valley girl Republican” and prepared to really like the black woman who was more liberal. The opposite happened. The young woman from ARkansas had a life changing experience and the young black lady really learned nothing. The Arkansas young lady admitted to her prejudice and made changes, the other woman did not. It turns out she was also very prejudiced against these people from Latin America.. She made a statement that Italian people came here, as did other nationalities, and they all spoke English. I wanted to reach in to that tv and ask her if she had ever been to little pockets of this country where immigrants from like countries gathered, lived and worked because the comfort of family, their traditions and their native tongue helped them to survive in a new country. It was very disappointing but I saw first hand that people can change and sometimes it is the least likely one who surprises the most. The point of this is I do hope that Adolph and his family were able to let the prejudice fall by the wayside and I hope that Americans, at some point, apologized for their actions. » Posted By SueInCa On July 4, 2014 @ 4:28 pm What Can Be Done to Stop Children From Crossing Our Borders? Murph answering your comment below. I think the point is that if men were not dealing in trafficking sex and if americans were not shoving dope in their bodies, these gangs would have to look somewhere else to dump their lawless activities. People in the latin countries are well aware of our war on drugs and it’s utter failure. Besides it is all moot now since George Bush allowed this kind of crisis to manifest itself. » Posted By SueInCa On July 6, 2014 @ 8:38 pm Thanks SLM I have gotten in to the weeds with research on these people and sometimes my imagination takes flight. I am sure you are right. I think they think they have more power than they do. » Posted By SueInCa On July 4, 2014 @ 10:16 pm Bingo slm. I am so sick of the hatred, the rage, the refusal to see the truth. I never thought I would seriously contemplate leaving this country but with the news this week, I am afraid that the religious right is closer than ever to a theocratic take over of this country, especially when I hear trolls talking about civil war or coups and know about the right wing infiltration of our armed forces. » Posted By SueInCa On July 4, 2014 @ 10:01 pm A California mayor who inspired residents to protest and turn away busses full of immigrant women and children said on Thursday that he was worried that coverage of the angry demonstrations were stereotyping his town. » Posted By SueInCa On July 4, 2014 @ 9:43 pm I said somewhere here if their brains were as solid as their hatred, they would be geniuses. » Posted By SueInCa On July 4, 2014 @ 9:30 pm Oh my slm, I have been contemplating that very thing and thanking my stars I live in an area where my home would sell pretty fast. » Posted By SueInCa On July 4, 2014 @ 9:24 pm Same here slm, especially in light of the law Bush signed. I am surprised at the anger too but perhaps others did not know about the law? If you get a chance, try catching On The Border on AJA, or I think it is called “death Trains” put out by Current a few years ago. They show that this is not a Mexican problem, except for the fact that Mexico does not stop them. But why would they? Bush gave them a ticket to the US. Mexico is not going to take on an immigration issue that we caused anyway. And this is not a NEW problem. Like I told Murph, ICE was probably lax in dealing with the issue. After all, look at the VA. » Posted By SueInCa On July 4, 2014 @ 9:21 pmComments Posted By SueInCa
Hey there, what Nirek said below. That is pretty much what I was going to mention. I hope he does to get the dialogue going although personally I am not sure the American public at large would even have a clue what he is talking about. It would open the dialogue for the rest of us to have discussions and try to educate people.
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