He has been trashing the Clintons since the 90s.

History matters HillBill!

I've never read anything of his where he trashed them.

Disagreeing on policy is not trashing.

I'm sure you'll have no problem linking me to video of Reich trashing the Clintons.

Now I understand you better. Have a nice day.

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such as you did, it is incumbent on the person making said claim, to provide evidence that it is factual.

I am not saying you made it up, but I am saying that I, someone who follows Reich fairly closely, have never seen or heard him trash the Clintons.

Love ya, mean it.

In other words, you got nothin'.

I responded to you courageously and honestly.

....you're asking for here, you have either refused or been unable to do so (which is telling)

Robert Reich has been a vocal advocate for workers and unions, neither of which did well under the Democratic presidency of Bill Clinton, and not so great under Obama either.

In fact "NAFTA on steroids" was Reich's brainchild as I recall. He's been bashing Hillary for months if not years.

Some people need things like this spelled out:
"This election is about changing the parameters of what’s feasible and ending the choke hold of big money on our political system."

Thanks for the thread, arcane.

Reich referred to Bernis as a “political activist who tells it like it is, who has lived by his convictions for fifty years, who won’t take a dime of money from big corporations or Wall Street or the very rich, and who is leading a grass-roots ‘political revolution’ to regain control over our democracy and economy.”

and i respected her past positions immensely. But that was the past. She has completely moderated center right and then marginally moved to the left since Bernie has been in the running, but not enough. I can't vote Republican Lite. I will vote Bernie in the primary.

When there are Democrats that would endorse a Billionaire Independent if Bernie wins the nomination, add to that all the Democrats in Congress that have endorsed Hillary..Yes I say we have one hell of a lot of Republican lites in Congress.
The Congressman that surprised me most was Alan Grayson ...he came here to DU wanted donations claimed to be this progressive that certainly disliked DWS and then saw it as being politically correct,,he endorsed Hillary...what a phony.

endorsed Obama. He had been singing his praises for so long.

Whenever Reich endorses someone else it is spun as a shocking rebuke for Clinton. In reality, for Reich to have endorsed her, then or now, would have been very unexpected.

Who cares if he knew her a long time ago. So did Joe Lieberman. I don't expect Reich to support her in a primary any more than I expect Lieberman to support her in a general election.

I expect him to vote for Ted Cruz. That's along the line of his preferences.

Just sayin

I can imagine that. He's an inflamed boil on the buttocks of humanity, that one.

What a disgustingly dis-honest headline to this story. Very Karl Rove-like.

Intentionally omitting the "and I have nothing but respect for her" is a tad egregious.

Can't believe after 63 years of being a Democrat, that members of my own party have become so flagrantly dis-ingenuous. I'm embarrassed for the party.

Everyone I talk with here in Santa Fe, has the same opinion……The rabid, classless Bernie supporters are ruining it for the incredibly classy Bernie Sanders.

He deserves so much better.

Everyone is on timeout, it seems

"and I have nothing but respect for her" would have fit into the title line. It was included in the body though, perhaps if you re-read the OP you will find it the second time.

As long as I'm here, would you be one of those "I would support Bernie if it weren't for those rabid, classless Bernie supporters" people that are now unwillingly forced to support Hillary? Or are you just playing one on the internets?

He's not attacking Hillary by promoting Bernie. He's promoting Bernie's cause:

Therefore: “This election is about changing the parameters of what’s feasible and ending the choke hold of big money on our political system… The upcoming election isn’t about detailed policy proposals. It’s about power – whether those who have it will keep it, or whether average Americans will get some as well.”

“Detailed policy proposals are as relevant to the election of 2016 as is that gaseous planet beyond Pluto,” Reich said. “They don’t have a chance of making it, as things are now.”

The fundamentals (ending political corruption) need to change before we ever get to detailed policy.

The article says:

I’ve known Hillary Clinton since she was 19 years old, and have nothing but respect for her. In my view, she’s the most qualified candidate for president of the political system we now have.

But Bernie Sanders is the most qualified candidate to create the political system we should have, because he’s leading a political movement for change.

That's how it's done.

I'll update the OP with the new version.

But I was lazy

Thanks for helping me keep it real!

why people are turning from Hillary to Bernie, let me show you man.....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017324155

Now I showed you mine, Show me yours...

Edited since OP corrected quote.

American doesn't need the best qualified candidate for the system; America needs the best qualified candidate to fire enough people up to break the system.

Looking forward to Sanders v. Trump!

Note that Reich thinks the TPP is a POS. I think that matters for his economic agenda.

Or I should say, getting what they pay for.

For the rest of us, we live in the most democracy they cannot afford to block from us. With every new shareholder in the markets, the siren of fascism grows louder.