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Cha

(297,733 posts)
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 11:01 AM Nov 2015

The Most Qualified Presidential Candidate of Our Time~

This needed to be Re-Visited!



HistoricNY~

I love all these pics representing just some of Hillary's experiences which uniquely qualify her to be the next POTUS! Especially the ones with President Obama!

http://breakingtothink.com/2015/08/19/why-im-voting-for-hillary-and-not-for-sanders/

Hillary Clinton Gets Backing of Major Union of Government Workers




"A major union representing government workers has endorsed Hillary Rodham Clinton, giving an infusion of support to the Democratic presidential candidate as she heads into the final months before the Iowa caucuses.

The endorsement from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which has 1.6 million members, came after its international executive board voted “overwhelmingly” in her favor, according to a news release.

The group had backed Mrs. Clinton in 2007, when she first ran for president. But some of its members favor Mrs. Clinton’s chief rival this time, Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont who spoke out early against the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal that President Obama has championed.

The union’s president, Lee Saunders, who led New York City’s largest municipal union, District Council 37, when Mrs. Clinton was a senator from the state, said A.F.S.C.M.E. leaders believed Mrs. Clinton would be the most “effective champion for working families.”

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/10/23/hillary-clinton-gets-backing-of-major-union-of-government-workers/?_r=0

Yes, this happened back on October 23rd.. just another reminder of all the strong Labor support that has been pouring in for Hillary!

[font color=blue]Hillary's Group~Mahalo[/font]

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The Most Qualified Presidential Candidate of Our Time~ (Original Post) Cha Nov 2015 OP
What would Bernie do with OBL and Jihadi John? GusBob Nov 2015 #1
Lovely. Thanks Cha. riversedge Nov 2015 #2
You're welcome, rivers.. thank you! Cha Nov 2015 #9
"A.F.S.C.M.E. leaders believed Mrs. Clinton would be the most “effective champion..." BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #3
That's it, BlueCali.. the same with the League of Conservation Voters.. they Chose Hillary because Cha Nov 2015 #7
And she can! Congressional Democrats overwhelmingly support her and will stand with her when BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #10
I disagree. nt ladjf Nov 2015 #4
You're lost Rose Siding Nov 2015 #6
Great post, Cha Rose Siding Nov 2015 #5
Mahalo Rose! Cha Nov 2015 #8

GusBob

(7,286 posts)
1. What would Bernie do with OBL and Jihadi John?
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 11:10 AM
Nov 2015

He doesn't have the backbone to deal with evil like that, he would be too busy prattling on about oligarchs like a crazed old relative at Thanksgiving

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
3. "A.F.S.C.M.E. leaders believed Mrs. Clinton would be the most “effective champion..."
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 11:17 AM
Nov 2015

...for working families."

Keyword: effective.

That's what we need. That's why I support Hillary Clinton over Sanders or O'Malley. We need an effective champion, not one who can say all the feel-good things without any plan or power to make them a reality.

Cha

(297,733 posts)
7. That's it, BlueCali.. the same with the League of Conservation Voters.. they Chose Hillary because
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 11:49 AM
Nov 2015

our Planet needs someone who can get the job done the faster the better. That's what she does.


It is not just the earliest-ever endorsement in the history of the LCV Action Fund; it is an enthusiastic embrace, with fund president Gene Karpinski declaring, “When it comes to fighting the climate crisis, the stakes couldn’t be higher—and we are confident that Hillary Clinton is the right person for the job.

http://www.thenation.com/article/hillary-clinton-lands-key-endorsement-from-league-of-conservation-voters/

More Labor Union Endorsing Hillary Clinton~ So far..

• AFSCME – American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, representing 1.3 million
• AFT – American Federation of Teachers, representing 1.6 million
• BAC – International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, representing 76,233
• IAM – International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, representing 570,423
• ILA - International Longshoremen's Association, representing 65,000
• IUOE - International Union of Operating Engineers, representing 374,521
• IUPAT – International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, representing 103,858
• NEA – National Education Association, representing 3 million
• OPCMIA – Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association, representing 39,000
• UA – United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing, Pipefitting and Sprinkler Fitting Industry of the U.S. and Canada, representing 329,954
• UBC – The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, representing 520,000
• United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers, representing 22,000


George http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=798104

So many qualifications!

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
10. And she can! Congressional Democrats overwhelmingly support her and will stand with her when
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 01:57 PM
Nov 2015

she calls on them for policy support. This is key to getting anything done for the country. Sanders doesn't enjoy that level of support from congressional Dems. His supporters believe that should he become president, congressional Dems and some rare moderate Republican (are there any left?) will help usher his liberal policies through Congress, "just cuz". That's wishful thinking - at best.

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