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JustAnotherGen

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91. No one is pushing back on the DU member

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 06:58 AM

Jan 2019

We are pushing back on the author of this hit piece on our party.

Why should we listen to him?

What are HIS credentials canvassing, calling, volunteering?

He can answer with his credentials. Bring his receipts.

I thank the OP for posting tgis. He let us know who to swat down.

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These 2020 hopefuls are courting Wall Street. Don't be fooled by their progressive veneer [View all] DrFunkenstein Jan 2019 OP

Why should JustAnotherGen Jan 2019 #1

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ still_one Jan 2019 #2

I'm so tired of all these posts about Democrats getting money from "Wall Street". The fact is.... George II Jan 2019 #6

What really counts is where they stand on the issues, and how they voted still_one Jan 2019 #15

Thanks for a dose of objective reality. George II Jan 2019 #16

Thank you for that. True Blue American Jan 2019 #32

Right or Wrong I think the reality is that it takes money to win a Presidential election. It is still_one Jan 2019 #37

Yes, this. eom sprinkleeninow Jan 2019 #77

Senator Brown JustAnotherGen Jan 2019 #90

Just read an article True Blue American Jan 2019 #92

I manage global trade compliance JustAnotherGen Jan 2019 #94

Thanks for True Blue American Jan 2019 #96

Yep JustAnotherGen Jan 2019 #89

Clerical workers, factory workers, maintenance, housekeeping, tellers, bookkeepers, etc..... George II Jan 2019 #97

Remember when we discovered that Russians were trying to divide the Democratic Party? pepperbear Jan 2019 #28

Yes! True Blue American Jan 2019 #34

Amen! N/T JustAnotherGen Jan 2019 #88

The author of this piece is a radical democratic-socialist dhol82 Jan 2019 #3

He clearly has an agenda, and that agenda is not supporting the American Democratic Party. George II Jan 2019 #17

Totally! dhol82 Jan 2019 #62

yup, he also considers himself a Markist and an anti-capitalist. The Democratic party believes still_one Jan 2019 #22

Post removed Post removed Jan 2019 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author mountain grammy Jan 2019 #8

Another anti-Democratic hit piece. What's the point of this? Not only that, it's a week old.... George II Jan 2019 #5

No reply mcar Jan 2019 #64

Post removed Post removed Jan 2019 #7

Post removed Post removed Jan 2019 #10

yup jodymarie aimee Jan 2019 #13

The article from the Guardian is loaded with falsehoods. Nothing short of a Democratic hit piece. George II Jan 2019 #11

Indeed. KPN Jan 2019 #12

LOL Wall Street. betsuni Jan 2019 #9

So what? Is that your litmus test? The important thing is where do they stand on the issues? still_one Jan 2019 #14

One of our "leading" candidates has more than half of his reported net worth invested in.... George II Jan 2019 #20

yup still_one Jan 2019 #23

Hell, nearly all of my net worth is invested in mutual funds... does that make me bad? groundloop Jan 2019 #56

Not at all. Unfortunately many people think that everything or everyone.... George II Jan 2019 #57

Thank you! Hangdog Slim Jan 2019 #18

NO politician can accept money from the "financial system", fettered or unfettered. George II Jan 2019 #24

So kind of you to drop by radical noodle Jan 2019 #61

Look up "Dodd Frank" ehrnst Jan 2019 #87

No one is pushing back on the DU member JustAnotherGen Jan 2019 #91

This message was self-deleted by its author Oneironaut Jan 2019 #19

They said the same about Hillary. How did that work out? IronLionZion Jan 2019 #21

Call them what they are Victor_c3 Jan 2019 #25

You can't serve 2 masters. If you solicit "big money", you take their interests. pdsimdars Jan 2019 #26

What do you think of a Representative with 99% of its contributions from outside the district... George II Jan 2019 #53

To those cheering the Guardian article: What are you doing to support these candidates so they have NBachers Jan 2019 #27

Sending my money to Elizabeth Warren HopeAgain Jan 2019 #29

It should be noted that the author of the article identifies as an anti-capitalist. Most of the still_one Jan 2019 #35

I understand the reality of a post Citizens United world HopeAgain Jan 2019 #38

I am not afraid of the words social Democrat either. still_one Jan 2019 #44

Does anyone doubt that the candidate against Trump will lack donations? DrFunkenstein Jan 2019 #83

I hope you are right still_one Jan 2019 #84

Exactly. It also ignores the most important question, where do they stand on the issues. still_one Jan 2019 #31

LOL ... You're going to catch hell DrFunkenstein .... erlewyne Jan 2019 #30

Did you complain about Obama being funded by Wall Street or Biden's delisen Jan 2019 #42

Even those who have income over $650,000 can't give more than $2,700 per year. George II Jan 2019 #49

Perhaps that is the limit for individual donors directly to candidates Fiendish Thingy Jan 2019 #65

Have any of those three candidates accepted any "dark money"? I see that in the 2014 cycle... George II Jan 2019 #67

The author of the piece is an anti-capitalist. Most of the Democratic party is not still_one Jan 2019 #43

"Wall Street Hillary"? George II Jan 2019 #51

Oh, you believed propaganda. betsuni Jan 2019 #54

The tricky part is that "Wall Street" could think that Democrats are good for the economy Renew Deal Jan 2019 #33

Yep, they are good for the economy. Tobin S. Jan 2019 #40

Thank you. Good to know. shanny Jan 2019 #36

Another thread for that "post removed" person to post in. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2019 #39

Post Removed is going to have a lot more posts as we get closer to the primaries. Tobin S. Jan 2019 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author. Also. rzemanfl Jan 2019 #52

Ain't that the truth? The primary wrasslin has begun irisblue Jan 2019 #55

We can't be anti big money anti religion etc lancelyons Jan 2019 #45

Thank you for this information. zentrum Jan 2019 #46

Robert Mercer funded Brexit JustAnotherGen Jan 2019 #93

This info is not helpful. louis c Jan 2019 #47

I don't care if they take money from Big Pharma, as long safeinOhio Jan 2019 #48

How they voted and where they stand on the issues. The debate on where ones political contributions still_one Jan 2019 #50

i think at this point i have come to realize there are a LOT WORSE things than appealing to... samnsara Jan 2019 #58

DrFunkenstein!!! ProfessorPlum Jan 2019 #59

ProfessorPlum! DrFunkenstein Jan 2019 #70

You flatter me ProfessorPlum Jan 2019 #73

Eight years of the Bush era was no picnic, either DrFunkenstein Jan 2019 #75

What does this article do to address the problem of money in politics? Absolutely nothing. Why... beastie boy Jan 2019 #60

It's good to know what the enemy is saying. dhol82 Jan 2019 #63

Thats right. If they can talk the talk, they should walk the walk. bahrbearian Jan 2019 #66

And now the impossible purity tests and self sabotage begins Blue_Tires Jan 2019 #68

LOL. Here come the Bros! Maven Jan 2019 #69

Okay, but let us not Freak, either Reasonable Doubter Jan 2019 #71

How did this become about Ocasio-Cortez? Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #95

The ever critical Obama bank regulations are no longer in place and the voting on that score is BeckyDem Jan 2019 #72

The More I Learn About Sherrod Brown DrFunkenstein Jan 2019 #76

Politicians and why they vote the way they do is not always obvious. BeckyDem Jan 2019 #86

The Original Impetus Behind Posting This DrFunkenstein Jan 2019 #74

Guess what it takes a ton of money to run a national campaign. redstatebluegirl Jan 2019 #78

I will be happy with - OhZone Jan 2019 #79

It's a little early to start setting our sights so low DrFunkenstein Jan 2019 #82

Or we can do the "perfection is the enemy of the good" thing again - OhZone Jan 2019 #85

This crap is starting earlier than usual. The GOP/GOP donors must really know they are in trouble. Freethinker65 Jan 2019 #80

They should be getting donations from every legal source, rwheeler31 Jan 2019 #81