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Bernie Calls for Fed. Probe on Exxon, 10-DAYS later, Hillary Parrots Bernie & Makes a Big Splash????
This just floors me, how Hillary gets away with making a big show of mimicking Bernie's positions on issues,right down the line, like clockwork .. while claiming she's 'leading the way for America".
° Holding Wall St. accountable? check. (telling them to "cut it out!", while happily taking their donations)
° Favors Overturning Citizens United? check. (yet she has Super-PAC $$$ coming out her ears & brags about it)
° Opposes Keystone? check. (she favored it, before she opposed it.)
° Opposes TPP? check. (she favored it as a "gold standard" before she opposed it)
° Opposes private prison industry? check. (yet she has private prison lobbyists running her super-Pac?)
° (did I miss anything ^ here?)
So fast-forward to October 20thh,
Bernie calls for a Federal criminal investigation of ExxonMobil:
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/10/20/bernie-sanders-takes-big-oil-calling-criminal-investigation-exxonmobil.html
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/10/20/1436133/-Senator-Bernie-Sanders-calls-for-DOJ-task-force-on-what-ExxonKnew
Then 10 short days later, on October 30th, there's breathless BREAKING NEWS! that Hillary says the same damn thing, with nary a mention that Bernie had called for this just 10-days ago (unless it's pointed out by reporters):
BREAKING: Hillary Clinton Endorses Federal Investigation Of Exxon
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/10/29/3717602/clinton-investigate-exxon/
Fortunately, i am not the only one to notice this, and was gratified to see that Andy Borowitz also took note:
Hillary Expected to Adopt All of Sanders’s Positions by Noon
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/hillary-expected-to-adopt-all-of-sanderss-positions-by-noon
It's also worth noting, that ExxonMobil, just over one month ago, cut off it's sizable pipeline of cash to
the Clinton Foundation. Surely just a coincidence, but note-worthy nevertheless.
Election 2016: Hillary Clinton Demands Probe of Exxon After Oil Giant Stops Funding Clinton Foundation
http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/election-2016-hillary-clinton-demands-probe-exxon-after-oil-giant-stops-funding
So I must ask the question: Could it be any clearer which candidate is demonstrating real leadership, based on the courage of their convictions; and which candidate is following along, giving lip-service to Bernie's positions --ones she knows are popular with voters-- while claiming to be "the real leader" who will "get things done"?
At the next debate, I fully expect Hillary to wear a T-shirt, saying:
"<--Whatever Bernie Said"
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