2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSo it seems Hillary broke the law on NY subway
Well, this I'm sure should play over well in NY.
NWCorona
(8,541 posts)But with #Vaticangate being still active...
Carry on!
Jackilope
(819 posts)frothy foam flying.
Loving Occupy and anti fracking activists on their game. I'll be phone banking with this election and starting spreading the news ..... Bernie's gaining today .... so be a part of it, New York, New York! If he can make it there, he'll make it anywhere, it's up to you New York, New York!!!!!
pdsimdars
(6,007 posts)revbones
(3,660 posts)spin
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For some reason Hillary reminds me a lot of Nixon.
Betty Karlson
(7,231 posts)Grab yer bullhorn, let your security impede actual voters: it's all OK when a former president does it.
questionseverything
(9,657 posts)pinebox
(5,761 posts)HerbChestnut
(3,649 posts)There are many things to criticize the Clintons over. This is kind of a waste of time.
pinebox
(5,761 posts)I see it as an example of her not knowing wtf is up in NYC.
Tell it those who have been fined for their actions
HerbChestnut
(3,649 posts)It's because she used the subway trip as a campaign stunt. Who cares whether it was legal or not, but the fact that she blatantly set up a photo op to make it seem like she's "one of the people" is laughable.
pinebox
(5,761 posts)Nobody is above the law. If you or did that we'd be fined.
HerbChestnut
(3,649 posts)Hell, have *you* ever J-walked? I have. No big deal.
beedle
(1,235 posts)to rub it in the face of Sanders for using the word 'token' instead of 'metro pass', then that might be a good argument.
Anyone ever call a 'Puffs facial tissue' a 'Kleenex'?
Not to mention it's a jab at the NY Media who treated the subway ride like the royal wedding and couldn't be bothered to correct the record on the Daily News hit job.
Chan790
(20,176 posts)MTA Police actually frequently fine people for conduct similar to Hillary's.
It's not a double-standard if she's not fined for something nobody is fined for; it is a double-standard if she's getting away with something she wouldn't get away with if she wasn't Hillary Clinton and is getting away with it precisely because she is Hillary Clinton.
pinebox
(5,761 posts)progressoid
(49,992 posts)I say this a s a Bernie supporter.
AgerolanAmerican
(1,000 posts)HerbChestnut
(3,649 posts)You or I going 5mph over the speed limit on the interstate. When you have a candidate who's being investigated by the FBI, has accepted millions of dollars from special interests, and will manipulate the truth to win an election I think something like this is pretty small beans by comparison.
AgerolanAmerican
(1,000 posts)There's no such thing as a non-severe offense in the context of a "comply-or-die" enforcement code.
Eric Garner was murdered by NYC cops for the mere suspicion of a less severe offense.
Hell, in NYC proper hundreds of thousands of people have been subject to "stop and frisk" searches simply because a police officer didn't like they way they looked.
So in NYC a person openly breaking the law is not confronted, but hundreds of thousands of people who broke no law are routinely subject to unlawful searches.
This is a two-tier system of law. One for us peons, and one for the exalted aristocracy like Clinton.
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)But considering the shit Hillary INC has been flinging lately I'd say it's fair game.
Ash_F
(5,861 posts)between the ruling class and the working poor.
pdsimdars
(6,007 posts)Joob
(1,065 posts)a problem. Like let's say... #VaticanGate
Ferd Berfel
(3,687 posts)to short circuit democracy.
Viva_La_Revolution
(28,791 posts)pinebox
(5,761 posts)Betty Karlson
(7,231 posts)unless they are Muslims, in which case the donations are refused.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)Okay I would care, but not that much no matter who did that. It's an oopsy for sure. But, then there was #TokenGate. Really Camp Weather-vane jumps on the stupidest things then they are silent about blatant rule breaking on theirs.
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)beedle
(1,235 posts)still in affect in NYC?
Can't let these little crimes go unpunished, or pretty soon every Wall St. Banker will be "money littering" all over their congressperson's off-shore bank accounts.
TheFarS1de
(1,017 posts)the Pope does not want her present
SoCalNative
(4,613 posts)on NY transit every day and never get called on it.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,674 posts)Tarc
(10,476 posts)had a deep and thorough understanding of New York City subway rules before this week.
Beacool
(30,250 posts)pinebox
(5,761 posts)Tarc
(10,476 posts)I'm down with a Hill and Queen Bey comparison, so, thanks.
pinebox
(5,761 posts)Despite her being a candidate who has an addiction to problems. Everywhere you look, the Clbton's have their noses in something.
Tarc
(10,476 posts)pinebox
(5,761 posts)or actual concerns.
I can't hear you over how loud the Bernie crowd is.
jfern
(5,204 posts)If a little person had an unsecured server in their basement with 22 top secret emails, do you think any time would be wasted in arresting them?
azmom
(5,208 posts)caught breaking MTA rules. She can't get anything right.
pdsimdars
(6,007 posts)Beacool
(30,250 posts)This election season has become beyond petty. I guess that Hillary was supposed to ignore the people on the train that wanted to shake her hand and wish her well. What utter B.S.
pinebox
(5,761 posts)I'm sure those speaking fees more than cover the $125
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)pinebox
(5,761 posts)joshcryer
(62,276 posts)Hillary hasn't driven since the mid 90s right? Another example. Totally scandalous. I saw she couldn't pour a beer from a tap yesterday, too, and that she had trouble swiping her card at the subway. Absolutely breathtakingly scandalous.
pinebox
(5,761 posts)Do you remember the vote way back of who people who people were more likely to have a beer with?
Stuff like this, while it may seem petty to you, is just another brick in the wall to the average American. Most of whom see DC as out of touch. If you or I did this, we'd be fined.
It is what it is.
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)If there was a fine and she paid it, she might even be asked about her illegal behavior in an interview, and she might even do that laugh that makes some people's skin crawl.
pinebox
(5,761 posts)BainsBane
(53,041 posts)Last edited Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:09 PM - Edit history (1)
And Bernie will finally have a chance of winning by facing no opponent!!!
pinebox
(5,761 posts)Should she be the nominee?
BainsBane
(53,041 posts)Is that "progressives" and independents learned to accept the voting rights of the majority of Americans rather than working to subvert them. I won't, however, be holding my breath.
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)Give me a break.
pdsimdars
(6,007 posts)CentralCoaster
(1,163 posts)Who's for a one-percenter who gets lost underground answering that 3:00am call?
I'm feeling sad for her, trying so hard, and failing harder.