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tomm2thumbs
(13,297 posts)"Oh, there it is... you got it. Yep, the truth. You almost missed it...."
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Bernie & Obamacare: Sanders landed additional Medicaid funding for six years and $10 billion for community health centers. Sanders said it would provide primary care to 25 million more people.
Sanders told reporters:
"If you expand Medicaid and if you expand health insurance in general, that is enormously important. But at the end of the day it doesn't mean much if people cant find a doctor or they cant find a dentist. And what we have managed to accomplish is substantially increase community health centers, 10,000 communities in America as a result of this legislation will now have access to community health centers. 10,000 more communities, 20,000 more primary health care physicians and dentists. And we think that is going to help revolutionize primary health care in America and it is a really important step forward in health care reform."
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He negotiated for the benefit of others, not for his personal gain or a money deal that brought only benefits to his state. THAT is leadership, Barney. Not that you'd notice.
Peace Patriot
(24,010 posts)Great and accurate phrase to describe Clinton's establishment endorsers. WHAT have they accomplished?
Barney Frank argues that Clinton will be the "agent of change," not Sanders.
But WHAT has she changed? And what has the "elected ministry" of the Establishment changed? And what have any of her endorsers changed?
Assaults on women's rights are escalating all over the landscape.
Assaults on gay rights are escalating all over the landscape.
Direct, murderous assaults by cops on black citizens are escalating all over the landscape.
Poverty is rampant.
Unjust imprisonment is rampant.
Human rights violations are rampant right here in the USA.
Inequality grows more mountainous every day.
The "American dream" of your children doing better than you did IS OVER. Gone. Kaput. Killed by corporate greed.
Privatization has escalated and threatens democracy itself. Privatization of vote counting. Privatization of voter registration rolls. Privatization of prisons. Privatization of public schools.
Through the roof costs of college education.
Fantastically bloated military expenditures. Vast privatization and corruption of military and all government projects.
These circumstances REQUIRE a political revolution. The "elected ministry of the Establishment" has NO CLUE how to change these things, let alone the will to do so.
And I'm talking about almost all congresspeople, almost all heads of established non-profits such as Planned Parenthood, almost all heads of unions (as opposed to members), almost all heads of large environmental groups and other advocacy groups (as opposed to members). What Clinton will do is pit them against each other, in her pay-to-play game. And she will betray almost all of them in her game with the rightwing and the "military-industrial-prison complex." But they continue to hope for, and vie for, access, and federal dollars or Clinton's dirty campaign dollars.
"Agent of change," my ass! Barney Frank is such a bag of wind!
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)Babel_17
(5,400 posts)elleng
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merrily
(45,251 posts)he learned how to adapt and work the system.
merrily
(45,251 posts)arrived there and chaired it for its first 8 years. Which means, as a lone wolf, he became a very significant member of the House.
SusanCalvin
(6,592 posts)tblue
(16,350 posts)Barney works for a bank now. If that hasn't changed him, he has an odd way of showing it.
Nina has my heart, so I am biased. But Barney has no place telling her what SHE said.
Go Bernie!
merrily
(45,251 posts)SusanCalvin
(6,592 posts)I'm not saying that as a gratuitous slam - it's the literal truth. I used to like him.
dicksmc3
(262 posts)I like this woman who stands up to the ESTABLISHMENT DEMOCRATS like Barney Frank!! Did you noticed how he dwelled on his points for nearly the entire time to consume as much as he could. Nina had an answer for his nonsense about Bernie not being effective in Congress and wanting to do everything at once. Then Barney tries to interject him and Lawrence Thank God stopped him and let Nina Speak. I'm telling you these Hillary shills are running scared of Bernie and they better watch their backs on this one. CHANGE ISS COMING PEOPLE YOU JUST GOT TO HELP BERNIE BRING IT ABOUT!!!