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whathehell

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4. On this issue, I am not..
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 10:15 AM
Dec 2017

and I think anyone who thinks Mr. Cloobeck's demands are about billionaire "hurt feelings" rather than his own economic interests is very naive.

As for the idea that he "must believe in fairness to some extent or he'd be donating to the GOP"...No again, I'm afraid. Do you not know that the wealthy frequently donate to BOTH parties?...It's called "hedging your bets" -- Donald Trump has donated to Democrats so often he's been called a "Democrat"...What do you think of his sense of "fairness"?

There's a name for people like Cloobeck's and it's not "Democrat",
it's Libertarian...Libertarians describe themselves as liberal on social issues and conservative on economic ones -- Most Dems call them "Republicans who want to smoke pot and get laid".

As for some "resolution" with doners, I'm afraid I disagree again
. Bernie Sanders showed us a Democrat with a winning message AND good campaign skills doesn't need to placate the wealthy or use corporate cash for campaign financing. His campaign was entirely funded by private doners, and it can be done again.

So Cloobek has ordered Dems to stop saying the word "Billionaire"? whathehell Dec 2017 #1
Personally Im a little less quick to judge. Everybody has blind spots... lostnfound Dec 2017 #3
On this issue, I am not.. whathehell Dec 2017 #4
Your last paragraph pangaia Dec 2017 #10
Yes.. whathehell Dec 2017 #15
This one appears to have donated only to Democrats. If you watch the interview... lostnfound Dec 2017 #20
"If you watch the same interview that he did"? whathehell Dec 2017 #22
Heres a link lostnfound Dec 2017 #23
Our donors lostnfound Dec 2017 #2
Yes! spicysista Dec 2017 #7
These are the Dem Party's positions on these issues. Franken wasn't taking different stances. Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #5
Franken fought way more on these issues than ANYONE... LakeArenal Dec 2017 #6
Awfully....low..... Heartstrings Dec 2017 #17
+1. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #18
Thank you.. whathehell Dec 2017 #8
Sometimes it Takes a Few Days for the Facts to Emerge dlk Dec 2017 #9
Fun fact; I first met Franken at the home of Billionaire George Soros. brooklynite Dec 2017 #11
I bet Soros doesn't agree with Schumer and Gillibrand about firing Franken flamingdem Dec 2017 #16
Im asking the question of my comrades.. thats all. That interview was a bit of a shock. lostnfound Dec 2017 #21
Oh dear .. ananda Dec 2017 #12
In the middle zentrum Dec 2017 #13
Aha! Finally some concrete answers. Plus the "in group" was wondering what Franken had done flamingdem Dec 2017 #14
Yes...jealousy & 2020. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #19
I agree. Some would like our party to be all about the "House Democrats" McCamy Taylor Dec 2017 #24
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