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She was just awesome.

logged in to the computer, and donated fifty bucks to Allison. How many others, I wonder?

Emily's list candidates too!

Still wish she would change her mind about running for President.

Not suggesting it will happen, but it still could.

In the 1959 anti-nuclear, apocalyptic film, "On The Beach", the final shot, after all human life on earth has been killed by nuclear fallout, is a forlorn, tattered banner flapping in the wind on a beautiful, totally silent, sunny day. It carries the warning to the film's audience, "There is still time, Brother."

When it comes to prospective presidents who would save the middle and working classes from the predatory and apocalyptic war being waged on us by the One Percenters and their Big Banks, I see Elizabeth Warren as our last, best hope. There is still time for our economy, but ONLY if we elect a president who is not enamored of or indebted to Wall Street.

http://sensesofcinema.com/2013/issue-67-july-2013/there-is-still-time-brother-on-the-beach-and-lawrence-johnstons-fallout/

Warren is our best right now, along with Bernie Sanders. There's a few more that haven't been bought off, but we are running out of time, just like the movie.

There is still time, and I would love to see a president Warren, but right now we need to help her by getting rid of the republicans in congress. We need to vote them out of office so when the time comes there would be a congress where democrats are in charge of "both" houses, then, and only then, could she really get something done. As long as republicans control one branch, they will do the same thing they have been doing since president Obama took office, obstructing everything that might help change this country and take it back from the 1%.

If we really want things to get better we have to start regaining control at local, state and national levels, if we don't things will get worse. Every office is important and taking back all the states that we lost in 2010 is a must, along with replacing every republican member of congress we can.

There is still time people, but we have to start now.

the McConnell's of the world piss her off enough, that could just be the ticket...

Neither is Hillary Clinton and neither is anyone else. No one has declared. She picked her words carefully. What hasn't she said? "I will not run for president in 2016." This is how the game is played.

As for me? I'm convinced she's running. I listened to her at the HuffPost conference with Thomas Pikkety and if those weren't stump speeches I don't know what is.

she has also shown herself to be a team player who will work for a Dem majority even if it means campaigning for Blue Dogs.

I think it would be very hard for her to decide to run against Hillary, particularly if she sees Hillary as having a better chance of winning than her. I don't think she would want to take the chance of unseating Hillary in the Primary & then going on to be beaten by a Republican clown in the General.

I think she might find it hard to live with herself in that eventuality, watching the country sink under the horrendous policies of another Bush or someone even worse and thinking that her hubris might have brought the monster into power.

Nevertheless, I think she would be a brilliant President.

I can see her running against Hillary in the primaries but her method would be something like, "I greatly admire Hillary Clinton . . . BUT, we have some fundamental differences . . ." She's too classy to bash Hillary and, frankly, there are plenty of PACs that will do it for her even if she doesn't approve. If Hillary were to get the nomination yes, she would campaign for her; however, by doing that, she runs the risk of losing credibility among her base because, let's face it, Hillary has never represented anyone but Hillary and the 1%. Warren will have to choose her words very carefully.

It's vital that progressives and Democrats have a choice via the primary process. This whole "Hillary is inevitable" achieves exactly the opposite of what her fan base intends. It's perceived (and actually is) as a coronation which just affirms the fact they aren't being heard. It's hard enough to get people out to the voting booth, even in presidential election years. If people feel their concerns aren't being addressed, and they won't be if Hillary is coronated (spellcheck says that isn't a word), then even more on "our" side will stay home on election day and, unless the Republicans run someone from the Clown Car (something I thought would not happen until Cantor was beaten by a teaklanner), the result will be the Democrats lose the White House.

I make the same argument you're advancing here.

Today, however, is Thursday.

Seriously, I have long advocated that the way for Dems to regain ascendence in the long term is for us to present, and then follow through on, a truly progressive agenda: Universal health care, restoring the social safety nets, green energy, a massive public-works program to build a new infrastructure for the new century, etc.

In my first post I wasn't talking about what might be best for the country, but rather, what the psychological dynamics of the situation might be for Liz.

And I'm convinced that, after reading her book, she thinks that taking back the government from the 1% will be her priority. I think that she thinks she can win with the issue that the 99% isn't being represented (and it's not) which, in the long run, will not only be good for the country but good for the party. Yes, she's a team player but not at the expense of watching her country and the Democratic Party continue to sell out to the 1%. She has a sense of duty and I believe she'll be true to that.

than the Republican fascism to the American people.

Hillary offers same old, same old.

Elizabeth Warren credibly offers opportunity for working and poor Americans.

Thanks for your post.

She is not some weak female that doesn't know her own mind. Get over it...she won't run against Hillary Clinton...

NO means NO!

I am also skeptical of the people who are busiest projecting their fantasies upon Senator Warren, who if she ran would likely be as unable to fulfill them all as was Senator Obama when all those fantasies were projected onto him. Look how that turned out.

It's pretty obvious if you look at her Daily Show appearances from five years ago versus her last two or three that she's done a lot of work with an image consultant.

Doesn't want to...

Got any links to what Elizabeth Warren thinks?

Thanks, Bob

Clinton sounds worse Everytime she opens her mouth. Warren would give me hope again. She would be so much more exciting than tired, old Clinton and Bush. She would surely win too.

She's my fave. Even more so, now.

hell hath no fury.........

I'm with Elizabeth. Time to declare war on those who appeal to the Tea Partiers.

Not so much for yes-to-Iraq War-Hillary. Too tied into rich donors.

Mockery has a way of undercutting even the strongest foundation.

No sure bet--but it could happen....

NSFW, go to link and scroll down:

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/you-need-to-watch-john-olivers-hilariously-raunchy-take-on-political-ads/

I want his proverbial head on the proverbial plate.

The tea party hates him almost MORE than we do, they think he's a dirty RINO traitor. I'm surprised he survived his primary fight.

state-wide given KY has a Democratic Governor.

Since 1957, Kentucky has had only two Senators from the Democratic Party, Walter Huddleston (lost his re-election bid in 1984 during the Reagan sweep of Mondale) and Wendell Ford, who was re-elected three times before he retired over fifteen years ago. Both stayed where they were by fiercely defending tobacco interests.

As far as where Elizabeth Warren wants to spend her time, that's up to her. She'd do better for us by directing her time and her supporters' donations to people who could actually take a Senate seat away from the Rethugs. By drawing her into a probably fruitless battle with him, McConnell has taken heat off of much more vulnerable Republicons.

Wendell Ford is the second-longest serving US Senator from Kentucky in the state's history. The first? Mitch McConnell.

Damn, Mitch "The Olive"* had better look out!!!

*Why do I call Mitch "The Olive?" Because a friend of mine, after seeing John Oliver's NSFW Old White Dick ad, said "DAMN ... That looks like an OLIVE!" .... I laughed myself sick!

If only.....

"I want Elizabeth Warren's book as soon as it's in paperback." I handed him "The Shock Doctrine" and told him he should start there. The rude awakening, as I like to call it.

Can't recommend it enough!

when the book came out. I bought it in paperback a few months later and finally understood why my mom never used the name Milton Friedman without adding "the bastard."

He's made Elizabeth angry.

Mitch wouldn't like her when she's angry.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell trails his Democratic opponent, Alison Lundergan Grimes, by 4 points in a new poll published Thursday night by Kentucky’s largest newspaper.

The survey also found President Barack Obama to be slightly more popular than the longtime incumbent senator in the red state.

The Louisville Courier-Journal poll, a robo-poll conducted by SurveyUSA, gave McConnell 42 percent to Grimes’ 46 percent, adding to Democrats’ hopes of a competitive race.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/kentucky-senate-race-poll-103234.html#ixzz34QkAxzJr

Go Elizabeth!

I heard it live and I was very happy.

Seriously, McConnell should have handed the mid-terms to the Democrats yesterday. Somebody wil have to explain to me why everyone who has any student loan debt would not head to the polls and vote Dem in November.

20 years ago is to stop giving federal aid to colleges that raise their tuition more than the rate of inflation. The reason tuition is so high is that someone is willing to pay it. People are willing to go into debt to the government for the rest of their lives for an education. You take away the money and the customers, universities will have to lower their rates to reasonable levels.

Would there be any negative repercussions?

The rate of increase in college tuition is insane.

They should be paid the same amount as faculty. No more than that.

Make it so.

Block my bill and screw the American people in the process? Fine -- I'm going after you. Don't just whimper about it, DO SOMETHING.

God, I love this woman. Yes, of course, I'll vote for Hillary. But man......if Elizabeth were to run, I'd vote with tears of joy streaming down my face.

...see signs at Grimes rallies that simply say 'I'll Have Turtle Soup'..and toward the end of her campaign, with a Grimes victory secured, a clip of Paul Newman from Cool Hand Luke where he's holding a snapping turtle - clamped down on a stick - where Luke says 'Here he is Cap, deader'n hell but won't let go.' Play that at her victory celebration where he, undoubtedly, would never have 'conceded'.

The Republicans and especially Mitch McConnell had better step back. They are in for a big surprise. If anyone can get out the people's vote, it's Elizabeth Warren.

You just ticked off all the students at UK and elsewhere. A Warren/Grimes duo in Lexington, anyone?

Go and sin no more, Kentucky.

Love her, love her, love her.

Go Elizabeth!!

talking plain to all the plain folks who've been hornswoggled
by Fox News, & giving them some simple math lessons.

Yes - as long as loans are necessary, let's get students and their parents those loans at the lowest rates possible. However, we also need to look at what can be done to get costs down so students and their parents don't have to borrow any money.

We, as a nation, also need to do a better job of educating consumers that their local community college often offers the same kinds of courses offered by for-profit colleges with slick-advertising.

We'd also have more restrictions on who gets that money - at least that's how it plays out in western Europe.

I think a "sliding fee scale" would be a good way to make college affordable and have more fairness, combined with tax support for the major land grant universities, etc. that are anchors for research and job opportunities for people in the states where they are located.

Right now, imo, universities pay too much to administrators while using "adjuncts" - with PhDs, teaching classes so that senior faculty has the time to write grants to pay for administrative staff in depts, equipment, etc. That's how it works now - and it's not working for those who are not paid a living wage, have no job security, no health care benefits - yet they are dedicated to teaching because they love a subject and want to pass that along to students.

Even within depts - if someone is in a field that can get big grant money to pay for equipment, etc. - those people are favored over others doing theoretical research that only requires a pencil and piece of paper, or chalkboard - that's in the hard sciences.

We've taken a wrong turn when our nation decided everything's worth had to be evaluated based upon current market value. In the case of theoretical research - it may not pay out at the moment, but it's the sort of thing that creates millions of jobs in the future. But, even so, that's not enough when a university is run like a corporation that has to only care about quarterly profits.

but he's despised by normal Americans. Everyone who has been harmed by this evil bastard should send as much money as possible to his Senate seat challenger. Miss McConnell is just flat out immoral.

Now, I might be in love with her. We both detest, Owl Eyes MacTurtle Head, but I'm much less mature about it.

Eh, girl crushes, everybody's had one. Bug off.

Thanks for the thread, doxydad.

Republicans like to start fights where they think their opponents won't shoot back.

Like Iraq, they miscalculated with Elizabeth Warren.

Mitch needs all the advisaries he/we can stand .

We might have super-majorities in both chambers! Oh me. Oh my. Gosh. What to do? What to do?