2016 Postmortem
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She tells us she can not be bought and has not cut ties with Wall Street.......so is this all just for show????
Clinton To Cut Ties With Private Prison Industry
On Friday morning, the campaign of Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton announced they will no longer accept donations from federally registered lobbyists or PACs for private prison companies.
When were dealing with a mass incarceration crisis, we dont need private industry incentives that may contribute or have the appearance of contributing to over-incarceration, campaign spokesperson Xochitl Hinojosa told ThinkProgress, explaining that Clinton will donate the large amount she has already received from these sources to a yet-to-be-named charity.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/10/23/3715544/clinton-private-prisons/
liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)Could it be she gets the majority of her money from the banks? She's really only giving up a few pennies to dump the prison industry compared to how much she gets from the banks.
UglyGreed
(7,661 posts)cali
(114,904 posts)it's all an illusion I'm afraid.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)She's still what she is.
Jester Messiah
(4,711 posts)I dunno, this seems like the set up for a "why did the chicken cross the road" joke.
UglyGreed
(7,661 posts)NorthCarolina
(11,197 posts)She's still their gal
UglyGreed
(7,661 posts)will change........
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)She still wants to double down on the "drug war" AFAIK. Don't look behind the curtain.
pacalo
(24,721 posts)azurnoir
(45,850 posts)speaktruthtopower
(800 posts)some things should not be outsourced
UglyGreed
(7,661 posts)decision would of been to not accept the bri...donations in the first place.
iandhr
(6,852 posts)I like both Hillary and Bernie but Bernie supporters pretending that he is holier and that he has never done anything for expedience is getting a little tiresome.
UglyGreed
(7,661 posts)her own views on guns.....
Hillary Clinton: Balance lawful gun ownership & keeping guns from criminals
Q: Both you and Sen. Obama, in the past, have supported strong gun control measures. But now when I listen to you on the campaign, I hear you emphasizing that you believe in an individuals right to bear arms. Both of you were strong advocates for licensing of guns. Both of you were strong advocates for the registration of guns. Why dont you emphasize that now?
CLINTON: I respect the Second Amendment. I respect the rights of lawful gun owners to own guns, to use their guns, but I also believe that most lawful gun owners whom I have spoken with for many years across our country also want to be sure that we keep those guns out of the wrong hands. And as president, I will work to try to bridge this divide, which I think has been polarizing and, frankly, doesnt reflect the common sense of the American people. We will strike the right balance to protect the constitutional right but to give people the feeling & the reality that they will be protected from guns in the wrong hands.
Source: 2008 Philadelphia primary debate, on eve of PA primary Apr 16, 2008
Hillary Clinton: Let states & cities determine local gun laws
Q: Do you support the DC handgun ban?
A: I want to give local communities the authority over determining how to keep their citizens safe. This case youre referring to is before the Supreme Court.
Q: But what do you support?
A: I support sensible regulation that is consistent with the constitutional right to own and bear arms.
Q: Is the DC ban consistent with that right?
A: I think a total ban, with no exceptions under any circumstances, might be found by the court not to be. But DC or anybody else [should be able to come up with sensible regulations to protect their people.
Q: But do you still favor licensing and registration of handguns?
A: What I favor is what works in NY. We have one set of rules in NYC and a totally different set of rules in the rest of the state. What might work in NYC is certainly not going to work in Montana. So, for the federal government to be having any kind of blanket rules that theyre going to try to impose, I think doesnt make sense.
VALPARAISO, Indiana (CNN) - Hillary Clinton appealed to Second Amendment supporters on Saturday by hinting that she has some experience of her own pulling triggers.
I disagree with Sen. Obamas assertion that people in our country cling to guns and have certain attitudes about trade and immigration simply out of frustration, she began, referring to the Obama comments on small-town Americans that set off a political tumult on Friday.
She then introduced a fond memory from her youth.
You know, my dad took me out behind the cottage that my grandfather built on a little lake called Lake Winola outside of Scranton and taught me how to shoot when I was a little girl, she said.
You know, some people now continue to teach their children and their grandchildren. Its part of culture. Its part of a way of life. People enjoy hunting and shooting because its an important part of who they are. Not because they are bitter.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/04/12/clinton-touts-her-experience-with-guns/
2pooped2pop
(5,420 posts)Who sold a gun following all the rules to not be charged if that person commits a crime with that gun, is a lot different than mass incarceration and further destruction of families for petty crimes.
So yeah Bernie is a said t compared to her.
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)a tad more believable.
just like tpp, this is campaign pandering and posturing. she will be right back to her old tricks