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PatV

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April 10, 2016

I am now blocked from the Hillary Group. Thank you person named Cha.

Hell, if I'd have looked and known there was a 'Hillary Group' I'd have explored it by now for shits and giggles. Okay, I just looked. I don't see a Hillary Group in the Forums list (and don't care enough to click on every forum). Where is this thing so I don't get 'in' it again?

Soooooo. Does Sanders have a 'Group' somewhere?

April 10, 2016

"The Nation" Endorses Sanders! Investigates Clinton's Fossil Fuel Ties

As the pivotal New York State primary nears, The Nation, has weighed in on Hillary Clinton’s connections to the fossil fuel industry.

And endorsed Bernie Sanders for president.

The venerable magazine’s Naomi Klein finds Clinton’s industry connections far more extensive than have been debated recently after the candidate was confronted by Greenpeace volunteer Eva Resnick-Day.

Klein writes:

First, some facts. Hillary Clinton’s campaign, including her Super PAC, has received a lot of money from the employees and registered lobbyists of fossil-fuel companies. There’s the much-cited $4.5 million that Greenpeace calculated, which includes bundling by lobbyists.

But that’s not all. There is also a lot more money from sources not included in those calculations. For instance, one of Clinton’s most prominent and active financial backers is Warren Buffett. While he owns a large mix of assets, Buffett is up to his eyeballs in coal, including coal transportation and some of the dirtiest coal-fired power plants in the country.

Then there’s all the cash that fossil-fuel companies have directly pumped into the Clinton Foundation. In recent years, Exxon, Shell, ConocoPhillips, and Chevron have all contributed to the foundation. An investigation in the International Business Times just revealed that at least two of these oil companies were part of an effort to lobby Clinton’s State Department about the Alberta tar sands, a massive deposit of extra-dirty oil.


http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/4/10/1513287/--The-Nation-Endorses-Sanders-Investigates-Clinton-s-Fossil-Fuel-Ties

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First time I ever tried blockquote. I hope it means what I think it does.
April 8, 2016

Hahahaha! The actual invitation...

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April 7, 2016

Hi! My name is Patv and I just made 10 posts and read where I should introduce

myself on the Welcome & Help Forum.

I lurked here a few days before joining. I joined because it said DEMOCRATIC Underground. I am only working part-time and I just got a new laptop for Christmas so I'm spending a lot of time on the internet. This place looked interesting so I joined.

I feel real welcome, real welcome. I've already been called a troll. For posting something relevant to an on-going thread. Thanks!

Patv

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