2016 Postmortem
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1.) At the end of Bill Clintons term as Arkansas governor, his state did not have a civil rights statute on the books.
2.) Orval Faubus, an avowed racist segregationist and former Arkansas governor, was front and center, invited by Clinton himself, to the new governors inauguration.
3.) In his bid for the 1992 nomination, Bill Clinton brought George Wallace to Washington D.C., using pictures of himself in dark sunglasses, appearing as an overseer, while black prisoners worked on a chain gang nearby. Thats a dog whistle if ever I heard one.
4.) Bill Clinton went to Rev. Jesse Jacksons Rainbow-Push Coalition not to meet with Blacks in any serious fashion, but to wag his finger at Sister Souljah. Rev. Jesse Jackson later said that Sister Souljah represents the feelings and hopes of a whole generation of people, and that Clinton misquoted her.
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MADem
(135,425 posts)Let's not dig too deeply into her swift and unceremonious departure from her last job, now...for starters.
http://vtdigger.org/2015/09/13/jane-sanders-overstated-donation-amounts-in-loan-application-for-burlington-college/
If you want to play that 'Let's gig the spouses' game.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)She served as his CHIEF OF STAFF for years in DC. Ooops! She took thirty grand as an ad buyer for his Senate campaign--she also threw a lot of work to her Driscoll kids; everyone made money off of that run.
She is now one of the principal managers of his Presidential campaign.
See, she's not just some little woman baking cookies and standing by her 2nd man....
You really should do your homework before you go down these "sauce for the goose" lines of snark. You have only yourself to blame.
It's not like this stuff is a big secret, either. I wonder how much Sanders' supporters even know about him when I see threads like this.
http://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/jane-says-sanders-secret-weapon-or-a-political-liability/Content?oid=2670992
Soon after the mayor took over Burlington City Hall, she became the founding director of the Mayor's Youth Office, working for the man she'd marry in 1988. After he won a seat in the U.S. House in 1990, O'Meara Sanders spent five years working in a voluntary capacity in his congressional office. According to her LinkedIn page, she served during that period as "press secretary, chief of staff or policy analyst as needed."
And when the congressman was up for reelection, O'Meara Sanders worked as his television ad buyer, earning roughly $30,000 in commissions during the 2002 and 2004 elections, the Brattleboro Reformer reported at the time.
Now that Sanders is seeking the Democratic nomination, his wife continues to lead the parade.
"Bernie, Jeff and I are the people who run the campaign," she said last month, referring to Jeff Weaver, Sanders' former chief of staff and current campaign manager.
She's as up in his grill as Edith Wilson was to Woodrow.
Sheesh!
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)Seriously nobody cares about Jane Sanders.
MADem
(135,425 posts)her kids. Guess who's running the six figure, just-created "woodworking degree" at that college where she recently got fired, oops, resigned with a crappy tin parachute before she was pushed out the door? It's someone with an O'Meara-Driscoll bloodline.
"Seriously" you don't know a thing about your candidate.
Bill's "scandals" have to do with his horndoggedness. It's all asked/answered, and ancient history. Now, in the winter of his life, he looks back fondly on his salad days, and so does America. He certainly kept life interesting, and people a) Have forgiven him his trespasses, and b) Love him. They just love a dog who's hard to keep on the porch. They love a charmer. They especially love a SMART charmer.
There's something rogue-ish about Bill. There's nothing rogue-ish about Jane. She hires her kids, for the school she's running, and for her husband's campaign. Ick.
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catnhatnh
(8,976 posts)is more than a quarter of the way up the s figure scale, his huge windfall is what Clinton calls middle-class...
MADem
(135,425 posts)a source of income to a blood relative, who manages and owns the facilities where this learning takes place. It stinks.
MaggieD
(7,393 posts)And I just had an exchange with a Bernie supporter who denied they smear her 24/7 here. SMH.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)you support is a bit of cipher to you. This thread proves it.
It's unbelievable how little they actually know about their candidate. Yesterday someone told me Bernie never takes PAC money. It took about 12 seconds to provide a link showing PACs were a huge source of funding in his last senate campaign.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)That's what I'm interested in right now. Got any info on that please share.
MADem
(135,425 posts)Keep struggling!
MeNMyVolt
(1,095 posts)Slams Clinton and Obama. I detect a distinct smell of Ron Paul's stink. How's that for alliteration?
Jury, the stink I speak of is from the author of the article, not the OP.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)UglyGreed
(7,661 posts)Ron Paul....
MeNMyVolt
(1,095 posts)Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)MeNMyVolt
(1,095 posts)So many people had a little fling with the guy back in '11. It's a particular smell, like BO covered with cheap cologne.
Reply in 2 minutes. Didn't read the article, eh?
Last word is yours, if you're so inclined.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)Then it says click for original but then it goes to 'page not found'.
Anyway I don't see much point because I've watched her videos a lot and they are good. I'm a fan.
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)5.) Famed black attorney Lani Guinier had reportedly helped quell the tension between Clinton and blacks upset over his Sister Souljah moment, but the debt they owed Guinier didnt stop the Clintons from throwing her under the bus after theyd nominated her for a top spot at the Justice Department. Republicans claimed that Guinier had supported quotas, which was a lie, but when Republicans came after Guinier, the Clintons dropped her like a hot potato.
6.) In 1992, Bill Clinton flew back to Arkansas to personally oversee the execution of Rickey Ray Rector, a black man whod been convicted of double murder. Rector had shot himself in the head after the murders and as a result, never understood why he was on trial or the consequence of being there. Rectors execution was in the midst of the Gennifer Flowers scandal.
7.) President Bill Clinton, like Obama, had two years in the White House with a Democratic Congress after being elected. During those two years, Clinton caved on his promise to pass a welfare reform bill that would put people to work, but be buttressed by government support. Instead, he unilaterally put forth a bill that was as heartless and callous as anything Republicans had ever supported. The right wing got what it wanted from Clinton, while all the left got was pretty rhetoric.
artislife
(9,497 posts)kind of behavior, for only being here less than a month....
Things that make you go "hmmmm"
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)do their thing, long overdue. sort of explains how bill can hang out with the bushes enough that they call him their son.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Sanders spouse.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)MeNMyVolt
(1,095 posts)Hepburn
(21,054 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)artislife
(9,497 posts)MineralMan
(146,325 posts)Truly.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)MineralMan
(146,325 posts)You have the names confused. Bill already served two terms, some years ago. It's Hillary who is the candidate. Besides, people liked Bill Clinton. They still do.
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)There's plenty to discuss, if you do.
MrWendel
(1,881 posts)maybe it would get more of a response. Right now I suppose your only getting a 30% national response.
Well okay... here's one...
Historic NY
(37,452 posts)we don't care to go where you wallow.
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)OilemFirchen
(7,143 posts)Someone thinks this happened?