Friday, July 22, 2016

So is this some kind of hint? Update!

I like Cory Booker, I do.

But I really have my heart set on Elizabeth Warren.

Now according to recent reporting Hillary is actually down to these three choices:

Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential search is centering on three main contenders, with an announcement expected as soon as Friday as the Democrat prepares for her party’s national convention next week in Philadelphia. 

Democrats familiar with the search say Clinton’s campaign has focused in recent days on Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, a former governor, mayor and one-time Catholic missionary fluent in Spanish; Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, an ex-Iowa governor and longtime Clinton ally; and Labor Secretary Tom Perez, a progressive champion who would be the first Hispanic on a major-party ticket.

I REALLY hope that this is inaccurate reporting because not one of those choices appeals to me even a little.

I would much prefer Cory Booker, who at least has some personality, and it not some old boring white dude.

But then again, as I have said many times in the past, Elizabeth Warren is the game changing choice that would give Hillary the kind of bump that would completely knock Donald Trump off of the news cycle for at least 24 hours.

However I am a Democrat, so if my favorite choice does not get the job I will still support, and vote my heart out, for the Hillary and her VP choice.

Whoever that boring choice might be. 

Update: So there is a lot of talk about Hillary announcing her VP choice today.

However with this shooting in Munich today I would put all of that on hold if I were the Clinton camp.

They will be drowned out by these events in Germany, and they need to make the announcement when they can own the news cycle.

Like Monday perhaps.

159 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:34 AM

    I think everyone would have been happy with Warren, and I think it was her's for the taking. So I will accept that she didn't want it or want the restrictions it adds to a persons life.
    But now someone please correct my if I am wrong, is Booker the superman that saves people from burning buildings and has rescues dogs?
    My first choice is not on her short list, but I do think I can live with whatever choice Hillary makes.

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    1. Anonymous8:46 AM

      Booker has displayed good moral character consistently.

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    2. Anonymous8:52 AM

      Yes, Booker is that Superman!

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    3. Anonymous9:14 AM

      He wasn't being vetted.

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    4. Anonymous10:03 AM

      @anon 9:14am
      How would you know?

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    5. I also like Warren, but it would be a bad choice. They do not want to lose her seat and people reluctant to elect a woman in the first place will have two. Last, she has no real political experience and VP isn't a god fit for her experience, Warren would be way more effective as a cabinet member

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    6. Anonymous11:15 AM

      It's Cory Booker and he IS not some boring old white dude. Proofreading is a good thing!

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    7. Anonymous11:34 AM

      Cory Booker stumping for Hillary Clinton:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV5uMgi87iM

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  2. Anonymous8:35 AM

    Since some Republicans may be moving towards voting Democrat this year due to their lack of support for Trump, I personally think a rather "tame" choice for VP is in order, something more Republicans can be comfortable with if Dems would like to capture their votes.

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    1. Anonymous10:42 PM

      So the Democratic leadership will choose courting Republicans over their own people?

      I guess those that support Bernie or are more to the left aren't that important. This is why they supported Bernie. Because the party is moving too far to the right.

      And there you go.

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  3. Anonymous8:35 AM

    Yup. Just as I've been saying all along. Hillary would never even consider Warren because this is ALL about Hillary and she's always been a master at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. She's never even considered putting Warren on the ticket because then it wouldn't be all about Little Miss Hillary and she just can't have that. Hello President Trump.. Ugh

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    1. Anonymous8:47 AM

      Sally Heath, is that you?

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    2. Anonymous9:00 AM

      *eye roll* oh please - a strong confident woman is "all about herself" but a man doing the same thing or even worse being like Trump (thinking of no one but himself his whole life) is "powerful, a leader, a huge success - give me a break

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    3. Anonymous9:02 AM

      Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory??? What are smoking?
      Let me tell you something: Elizabeth Warren is more valuable to Democrats if she's in the Senate. A President Clinton will be hampered much like President Obama if there are not enough (majority) Democratic senators in order to vote her agenda through. We can't afford to lose Warren in the Senate!

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    4. Cracklin Charlie9:06 AM

      Your whole comment...ugh.

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    5. Anonymous9:19 AM

      It is looking more and more like Trump is going to be the next president. Hillary is no leader, she will continue to slide in the polls. And frankly, she is looking worse for wear every time she shows her face. Don't think she is handling the stress and physical demand very well.

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    6. Anonymous9:24 AM

      Is ugh your name? You end every comment with it.

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    7. Anonymous9:25 AM

      Cracklin Charlie is right - your comment is just "ugh". Simplistic.

      Pat Padrnos

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    8. Anonymous9:26 AM

      It's amazing the absolute disconnect between what people believe HClinton is like and the actual evidence.

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    9. Anonymous10:32 AM

      I remember in 2008 I was a little disappointed when Obama selected Joe Biden as his running mate. However, that choice worked out great and now I don't even remember who I wanted him to choose. Hillary is a smart woman with a strong team by her side. Whoever she selects will be okay with me.

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    10. Anonymous4:06 PM

      I agree with you, Anon at 10:32 am. It's Hillary Clinton who has to work closely with the vice president, not the rest of us. I'm sure she'll choose someone who is certainly capable of the job and who will be a compatible colleague to have. The Obama/Biden ticket has proved to be so great.
      Beaglemom

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  4. Anonymous8:40 AM

    I agree with you - yes Warren is the best (or Corey Booker) - Warren fills a huge need by doing what she is doing now and on the campaign trail she will continue to be affective (ad after her appearance with Colbert I don't think she wants VP - also I have been reading up on Perez - he is a liberal, has a great record and lots of experience, great relationships with unions, and is not a boring white dude - and chosing him doesn't require having an election to fill a Senate or Congress or Governor's seat - we don't need to risk losing any seats to a repug. If she chooses Perez I will be fine with that. (Also as much as I'm thrilled to be able to vote or a woman as President, and two would be awesome !!! But I have to agree with my hubby - two women could put folks over the edge and maybe not vote - since a lot of folks are barely comfortable with one on the ticket - I think it's horrid our contry is still so backward - but reality is reality.

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    1. 1,000% agree with your hubby!!

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  5. Anonymous8:40 AM

    Corey Booker can check the attractive African American box AND the Wall St. sweetheart box. Excellent safe establishment choice.

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  6. Anonymous8:48 AM

    "However I am a Democrat, so if my favorite choice does not get the job I will still support, and vote my heart out, for the Hillary and her VP choice"
    -Gryphen


    WELL SAID, I CONCUR

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    1. Anonymous12:20 PM

      +++++++++++

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    2. Anonymous4:04 PM

      Me too.
      Beaglemom

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  7. Anonymous8:54 AM

    Although I think she'd make a great VP, I'd prefer "Senate Majority Leader Elizabeth Warren".
    I want Warren to have a firm hand in crafting our country's laws.
    We need a champion to replace Ted Kennedy.
    Barbara Mikulski is retiring.
    And as we've seen over the last 7 years. nothing happens without Congress, no matter who the President is.

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    1. Anonymous9:19 AM

      Chuck Schumer will be the next Democratic Majoity Leader if there is a majority of Dems elected to the Senate. There are rules that they follow for the leader to be selected.

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    2. Anonymous9:22 AM

      Your suggestion is something I had not thought of. Makes fantastic sense!!

      Pat Padrnos

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    3. Yes, let's please keep Senator Warren where she is. She could become a long term leader there of historic importance. Also, we need every blue senator and a few more for upcoming "advise and consent" support fOR
      President HRC.

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  8. I like Booker but an Hispanic is a better choice.

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    1. Anonymous9:15 AM

      How about 'a qualified individual' is the best choice?

      Democrats can't ever seem to stop categorizing and separating people by race. That is all you know.

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    2. Anonymous9:47 AM

      There are a number of qualified individuals. There's nothing wrong with making history and choosing a Latinx from among that pool.

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    3. Anon 9:15 - by "qualified" you aren't referring to Trump are you? Separating people by race, orientation, religion, sex etc is a Republican party plank in the platform.

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    4. Anonymous1:54 PM

      How cute. 9:15 thinks there are no qualified Hispanics. Tipped your hand there.

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  9. Anonymous8:56 AM

    I was wanting Julian Castro ...

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    1. Anonymous9:38 AM

      Julian Castro isn't ready for hardball yet. Give him another 8 years and he will be. But, given his inexperience and that he just got slapped for violating campaign law, he's a bad choice for this cycle.

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    2. Anonymous10:07 AM

      Mine was too, but with a young family maybe it's not a good time for him. I would have been hard placed to ever put my kids under such a microscope.
      Remember, not everyone offered a job accepts it :)
      Besides, Booker is more than okay with me.

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    3. Anonymous10:15 AM

      True that.

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  10. Warren is great but not the best choice....she comes with so much baggage, Pocahontas, foreclosure profiting, none of it true but why pick someone with all that who can be just as effective without being VP?

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    1. Anonymous9:47 AM

      Who doesn't come with baggage?

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    2. Anonymous10:08 AM

      Why would you consider being part Native American "baggage"?

      Signed
      Little Rabbit

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    3. Anonymous11:00 AM

      I wondered that also, Little Rabbit. The Pocahontas meme/insult id a GOP thing. We can't rule people out based on slurs the right throws at candidates.

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    4. Anonymous11:28 AM

      I am Native American (Alaska). No baggage here. Lots luggage tho. If Warren truly is a lil bit Native, the kudos to her. That would explain her down to earthness. Her common sense. Her for the peopleness. We Native Americans are like that. No bullshit here.

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    5. Anonymous12:54 PM

      You don't have to dance around the issue. She lied about having Native American heritage. Everyone knows it. That is a large part of the baggage.

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    6. Anonymous1:41 PM

      She didn't lie. How about you get things directly from the source rather than right-wing filters?

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    7. Anonymous4:02 PM

      It seems to me that Elizabeth Warren has said that she has wondered if she has Native American heritage because of stories told in her family. A DNA test would be a definitive answer to the question. There are lots of Native Americans in the area where we live; most of them have families that represent a mix of the races that peopled the area in the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries. One of my favorite Traverse City Film Festival events is the annual Native American film sponsored by the local Native American tribe. Drums, dancers, treats, traditional garb. Lots of fun for everyone whether or not you are Native American.
      Beaglemom

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  11. Anonymous8:58 AM

    An eggplant would be a better pick that Pence - so who cares who Hillary picks - she will pick who ever her and her team feel is the best for a winning ticket - and that may not be our first top pick - but I just want to be sure she wins (and Trump and Pence go to the bottom of the waste heap of history never to be heard from again)

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    1. Anonymous9:28 AM

      "An eggplant would be a better pick that Pence"

      Agreed, to bad it isn't VP competing against VP. It's the total ticket, and not only do they need to be a take-over person just in case, but they need to bring in those who might be on the fence. They need to be a solid team

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  12. Anonymous8:59 AM

    Just say NO to Tim Kaine!!! Pro TPP and Pro helping out the banks and getting rid of regulations of the banks!! Come on, Hillary! Don't you want to win? Pick Warren!

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    1. Anonymous10:13 AM

      This was a headline over at Huffington Post this past Wednesday: "Tim Kaine Calls To Deregulate Banks As He Campaigns To Be Clinton’s VP"

      That is not a core value of either a true Democrat or a Liberal. That is a Right-wing value no matter how anyone tries to spin it.

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  13. Anonymous9:00 AM

    Just make Joe Biden be Vice President for life. lol

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    1. Anonymous9:20 AM

      I was feeling a bit depressed until I saw your comment. Thanks for the smile. I needed it. I have been sooooo hoping she would choose Warren - but I understand we also need her in the Senate. Tough call, I guess.

      Pat Padrnos

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    2. Anonymous9:49 AM

      Don't know if you're being facetious or not but I agree with you. A Joe Biden-style VP is a nice save choice, won't overshadow the candidate and won't scare off those who are skittish about a "non-traditional" (read: white male) candidate. It'd be pragmatism over idealism.

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    3. Anonymous10:08 AM

      I love me some Joe Biden :)

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    4. Anonymous10:19 AM

      No - not being facetious - the comment was so unexpected and caught me off guard.

      Pat Padrnos

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    5. Anonymous3:56 PM

      I think that Joe Biden has made the vice presidency his own. All future vp's will have to struggle to meet the standards he has set. He and President Obama seem to have an ideal relationship and they genuinely care about one another. It shows and reflects well on both of them.
      Beaglemom

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  14. Anonymous9:02 AM

    Corey Booker - good choice, but still a bit inexperience (and having a black man on the ticket would lose any Repugs who might cross over because Trump is so bad).

    Read up on Perez - I don't think he would be the "boring" choice some may worry about - and the relationship with labor is a huge plus

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    1. Anonymous9:41 AM

      Was going to say the same about Perez- he's a true progressive who'd make an excellent VP (and later, POTUS!). If you're a progressive who's not excited by his VP possibility, it's likely because you don't know enough about him!

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    2. Anonymous10:12 AM

      @Anonymous 9:02 AM

      I've got news for ya. The Repubs hate Hispanics just as much as they hate us Blacks. So you thinking Perez is a better choice than Booker because of Perez being Hispanic, is racism.
      And as a black person i find your comment offensive.

      P.S. Booker is plenty experienced, just as experienced as Perez and Warren.

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    3. Anonymous12:51 PM

      "I've got news for ya. The Repubs hate Hispanics just as much as they hate us Blacks." < just another democrat racist.

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    4. Anonymous1:42 PM

      12:51 doesn't understand what the term "racist" means.

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    5. Anonymous1:56 PM

      "Racism is a product of the complex interaction in a given society of a race-based worldview with prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. Racism can be present in social actions, practices, or political systems (e.g., apartheid) that support the expression of prejudice or aversion in discriminatory practices. The ideology underlying racist practices often includes the idea that humans can be subdivided into distinct groups that are different in their social behavior and innate capacities and that can be ranked as inferior or superior."

      Yup, 10:12 is a racist.

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    6. Anonymous2:20 PM

      You didn't understand a word of what you just posted, 1:56. God save us from people so dumb they can't grasp how dumb they are.

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    7. Anonymous2:35 PM

      Is "Republican" a race, 1:56?

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    8. Anonymous2:49 PM

      If there weren't people so dumb they couldn't grasp how dumb they are, Trump would never have made it to the GOP convention.

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  15. Sharon9:03 AM

    Well....Warren is needed in the Senate, and realistically it is gonna be hard enough for some of these knuckle draggers to vote for a woman, period. I had always hoped for John Lewis or Elijah Cummins as they have always been for the masses, and all things domestic, although they both know foreign policies. Both men are so articulate, experienced in governance and well respected, but again we need them where they are. Cory Booker would be my choice (NJ girl originally), what he has done for Newark when no one else cared is amazing. I think he is an electric speaker, hes young..and yes black. Cory relates to working class people and knows the racial problems...he is my guy. Clinton needs a spark plug, I want her in charge of foreign affairs and her VP to deal with domestic...maybe that sounds simple but she has nerves of steel like Obama and that's what we need. The Obama/Biden years will be super hard to follow, this is the best we gonna do.

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  16. Anonymous9:05 AM

    She doesn't want to have to lose any more senators so won't go with a senator in a state with a Repub. governor. Kaine may seem boring but he's actually good at what he does and would, I think, be a suitable choice (plus I love that someone besides Jeb speaks Spanish). I mean, she's just not going to go really progressive and choose Warren or go for gritty blue-collar Sherrod Brown, and NJ has a GOP gov. I like Booker a lot but if she can get a person who will help her with the swing states, I say go for it. Chris Matthews was praising Vilsack, but I read this article on him at Mother Jones and he is pro-GMO, which may go over well with farmers/people in the Midwest but it would piss off a ton of people here on the west coast. And Trump thinks he stands a chance here in CA. That's why the CA delegation sat right up front with NY and why he had Thiel there.


    http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/07/hillary-clinton-vilsack-veep-food-agriculture-companies%20

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    1. Anonymous9:20 AM

      GMOs are a fact of life on a planet with too many mouths to feed.

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    2. Anonymous9:49 AM

      Anyone who votes against someone because they are "pro-GMO" (whatever that means) is a fool.

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    3. Anonymous9:54 AM

      I hear you. Was just saying how life here on the west coast is. Marking food as hormone-free happened here quite a while ago, and a lot of people are anti-modification all the way around. The MJ article did send up some red flags re Vilsack.

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    4. Anonymous12:16 PM

      The GMO issue is about mandatory labeling of food whether it is made with GMOs or not - whether we have a right to know what's in our food, and whether we have the right to choose to eat GMO foods or not. I would think that anyone would prefer to know what's in their food, and to have a choice in what they eat. The House just passed the DARK Act, banning states From requiring GMO labels on food.

      http://www.ecowatch.com/house-passes-dark-act-banning-states-from-requiring-gmo-labels-on-food-1882075093.html

      President Obama campaigned on a promise to pass mandatory GMO labeling. Let's see if he keeps his word. It's not expected that he will.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqaaB6NE1TI

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    5. Anonymous2:32 PM

      What's wrong with eating GMO foods? Are they dangerous? Unhealthy?

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    6. Anonymous2:33 PM

      Sounds like fear-mongering to me. I guess if people are willing to pay more for non-GMO food even in the absence of any scientific evidence, that's their business. I only hope mandatory labeling doesn't increase the cost of groceries for everyone.

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    7. Anonymous2:54 PM

      Aspartame is produced from the waste produced by genetically modified E. coli bacteria.

      ... bet the people who bought NutraSweet from Monsanto would not like to put that on their label.

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    8. Anonymous3:02 PM

      @ Anonymous2 :33 PM, Are you saying President Obama was fear mongering when he campaigned to make GMO labeling mandatory and said people have a right to know what's in their food? Are you also saying that President Obama would do that "even in the absence of any scientific evidence?" Are you also telling us that you are smarter and more informed than President Obama on this issue?

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    9. Anonymous3:07 PM

      Anonymous2:32 PM, You could learn quite a bit on the GMO issue if you were willing to spend just 5 short minutes doing a little research. GMO stands for genetically modified organism. If people want to eat genetically modified organisms, that's fine, but some people would rather have the choice not to. I'm Pro Choice.

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    10. Anonymous3:13 PM

      Pres. Obama is an extremely smart man and a savvy politician. That's why I love him. I think he's very informed about the issue. I also think he has to consider the hordes of people who are much less informed and are buy into the fear.

      So, where's the scientific evidence?

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    11. Anonymous3:26 PM

      I've actually spent quite a bit of time doing research on GMOs. A lot more than 5 minutes and including websites other than Mercola or Naturalnews. Are GMO foods dangerous or unhealthy?

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  17. Anonymous9:10 AM

    In a surprise announcement Hillary has chosen Sarah Palin as her VP.

    Hillary believes this will unify both parties.

    In other news, Bridges to Nowhere are on sale in aisle 7.

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  18. Anonymous9:13 AM

    I would LOVE Clinton/Warren too BUT (and there is a big but in my mind)in my personal experience in talking with MEN who are Democrats when I ask them what they think about Clinton/Warren, they hesitate! The hesitation is what blows me away...believe it or not there are liberal men out there who have to stop and think about the fact that 2 women could be running the country. I think it is a mind set of the same stereotypical images of male/female roles that many older liberals have grown up with. Some baby boomers just aren't quite there yet envisioning that - we grew up being very aware of history when women won the right to vote. We grew up with June & Wally Cleaver and are nostalic. For some this is very ingrained and a huge leap to imagine 2 women running the country.

    Also I tend to believe that there will be some Republicans that will secretly vote for Hillary. Then there are independents, middle leaning Democracts, people riding on the fence and I think many of those would have a hard time accepting a total progressive woman as VP and would be turned off.

    I'm betting that Warren has made her own decision where she can be most effective at this time.

    What all positions can you think of that Warren could fill just as effectively and possibly even more powerfully than VP?

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  19. Anonymous9:20 AM

    great video on hillary's twitter today. check out the one about what a convention stands for. she just goes ahead and repeats some of the ugly and insane things people said about her.

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    1. Anonymous10:17 AM

      Hillary Clinton Trashes Donald Trump On Twitter During His RNC Speech — See Tweets

      http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/07/21/hillary-clinton-disses-donald-trump-twitter-rnc-republican-convention/

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  20. Anonymous9:21 AM

    I like Franken.

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  21. I would love to see a Clinton/Warren ticket but I think warren can do so much more as a senator. However. Warren for 2024 to succeed Clinton. Yea, baby.

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  22. cckids9:23 AM

    I've seen Tom Perez speak, and he is great. Fired up, very engaging, great to listen to & has a good sense of humor. I'd be happy with him or with Booker. I'd LOVE E. Warren, but I hate to take her out of the Senate, she is so effective there & has real power beyond what a VP does. Plus MA has a Republican governor, and I don't want to lose a Senate seat, no matter how temporarily. That's how we got Cosmo Boy Scott Brown, remember.

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  23. Anonymous9:24 AM

    I would prefer Booker to Kaine, but I suspect Kaine may be the choice - a friend who lives in Richmond says there has been a lot of activity in his neighborhood (near Kaine) this morning (black SUV's & guys with earpieces)....

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    1. Anonymous9:46 AM

      Kaine will definitely appeal to GOP crossover voters, and that's the primary consideration in this race.

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      How Veddddddy Interesting.....

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  24. Anonymous9:25 AM

    Maybe Warren doesn't want to be VPOTUS.

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    1. Anonymous10:44 AM

      Good comment! Not everyone wants to be in the role of VP or President. Warren is a strong voice in the Senate.

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    2. Anonymous3:51 PM

      Were Warren the vp candidate, she would not be able to be as effective in her attacks on Trump and friends. She's doing great where she is and has an amazing future.
      Beaglemom

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  25. Anonymous9:27 AM

    The more I read about Xavier Becerra, the more I like him. I was hoping he'd at least be on a short list.

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  26. Anonymous9:30 AM

    Donald Trump was supposed to be addressing campaign volunteers in Cleveland, but his speech soon morphed into a total breakdown where Trump accidentally admitted that he expects to lose to Hillary Clinton.

    ...Trump’s speech seemed like it was something that was building up in him after he was forced to read off the teleprompter last night. It was a complete breakdown full of rambling nonsense like The National Enquirer is equal to The New York Times.

    In his first act as the official Republican nominee, Donald Trump had a breakdown in front of the entire country.

    http://www.politicususa.com/2016/07/22/trump-breakdown-lose.html

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    1. Anonymous9:45 AM

      While the article was some good reading, its title was pure clickbait as it was an exaggeration that smacked of the Rovian tactics. Politicususa really needs to watch that. It's becoming the political equivalent of Gawker.

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  27. Anonymous9:32 AM

    Clinton Expected To Announce VP Pick Today, Hold Formal Event Saturday



    The Hillary Clinton campaign is expected to begin rolling out its announcement of Clinton's vice presidential running mate on Friday afternoon, multiple news outlets reported on Friday.

    The exact timing isn't clear, but Clinton will first announce her choice in a text message or email to supporters on Friday afternoon, according to the New York Times and CNN.

    She is not expected to appear with her running mate until a Saturday afternoon event in Miami, according to CNN and NBC News. That event is planned for noon on Saturday at Florida International University.

    http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/clinton-expected-vp-announcement

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  28. Anonymous9:34 AM

    Conservatives Are Freaking About Trump's Nomination Killing The GOP



    To some in the conservative wing of the Republican Party, Donald Trump officially accepting the party's presidential nomination on Thursday was even more apocalyptic than the tone of his speech, with many mourning the loss of their Grand Old Party.

    Here are just a few reactions from conservatives preaching doom-and-gloom about Trump's ascendance to party standard-bearer.

    http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/donald-trump-nomination-conservative-dirge

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  29. Anonymous9:36 AM

    Republicans: We Won't Back 'Hate-Filled Fraud' David Duke's Campaign



    The Louisiana state Republican Party said Friday they won't support former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke's political comeback bid, condemning him as a "hate-filled fraud" and vowing to oppose his campaign for U.S. Senate.

    "The Republican Party opposes, in the strongest possible terms, David Duke's candidacy for any public office," state party chair Roger Villere said in a statement. "David Duke is a convicted felon and a hate-filled fraud who does not embody the values of the Republican Party."

    Villere also wrote that Duke's "history of hate marks a dark stain on Louisiana's past and has no place in our current conversation."

    http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/republicans-condemn-david-duke-senate-campaign

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  30. Anonymous9:41 AM

    Elizabeth Warren drops the hammer on Trump

    “He sounded like a two-bit dictator of some country that you couldn’t find on a map,” she said. “He sounded like the dictator of a small country rather than a man who is running for the highest office of the strongest democracy on the face of this Earth.”

    http://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/he-sounded-like-a-two-bit-dictator-elizabeth-warren-drops-the-hammer-on-trump/

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  31. Anonymous9:49 AM

    If Trump’s Speech Sounded Familiar, That’s Because Nixon Gave it First

    http://www.inquisitr.com/3335276/bernie-sanders-shreds-pathetic-donald-trumps-rnc-speech/

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    1. Anonymous10:37 AM

      Donald Trump’s Angry, Dark Speech Caps Off a Disastrous RNC
      The only thing Republicans could seemingly agree on is that Hillary Clinton belongs in prison.

      In the America depicted by Donald Trump’s dystopian acceptance speech Thursday night, it is blackest midnight in the land of the once-free, unimaginably far from morning. The unlikely GOP presidential nominee rejected suggestions that he give a unifying speech that reached for the center. Instead, he described a country rocked by crime, riven by race, menaced by terrorists, and overrun by illegal immigrants. Trump out-Nixoned Richard Nixon, promising to be a “law and order” president just like our 37th. He defined Hillary Clinton as just another criminal who will coddle the many other criminals who “threaten our very way of life.”

      At this fractured, low-energy convention in the Democratic stronghold of Cleveland, a GOP tribe still deeply divided over Trump could only agree on one thing: Clinton is a lying fraud who belongs in prison. The anti-Clinton bloodlust was in full force Thursday night. Whereas Mitt Romney’s 2012 GOP convention had “You built that!” as a unifying, if lame, theme, Trump’s 2016 convention had just one grim and angry point—“Lock her up!” One convention speaker after another went after Clinton, each more vicious than the last. On Tuesday, Trump-neutered New Jersey Governor Chris Christie reached to get his manhood back by presiding over a mock trial of Clinton, where he presented her alleged misdeeds and let the audience chant, “Guilty!” I think if Clinton had been in the arena personally, the crowd would have set her on fire—Secret Service be damned.

      Thursday night was Trump’s chance to fry Clinton. Wearing a classy black suit with a dazzling red tie, his hair whipped into a special golden soufflé, the color of an Oscar, Trump promised to remember “the forgotten American,” saying, “I am your voice.” But he was a voice of fear and anger, a loud, screaming voice promising retribution for the crimes that have laid the nation low, including the “terrible, terrible crimes” committed by Clinton. He shouted at the country, red-faced, for an endless 76 minutes.

      https://www.thenation.com/article/donald-trumps-angry-dark-speech-caps-off-a-disaster-rnc/

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    2. Anonymous1:27 PM

      "Donald Trump and his band of thugs have lost all credibility as politicians, have lost legitimacy as human beings."
      In fact, I can well believe that, if given the chance, todays Republican Party would gladly return African-Americans to slavery.

      http://lnr.politicususa.com/a-line-in-the-sand-1357/

      "It is the most reckless statement made by a presidential candidate in modern times."
      https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/america-would-be-trumps-banana-republic/2016/07/21/f652820a-4f57-11e6-a422-83ab49ed5e6a_story.html

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  32. Anonymous9:58 AM

    I like the two guys that Hillary Clinton is thinking of selecting as her VP candidate. But, would prefer Elizabeth Warren.

    She will make the right decision for her and our country! Vote Hillary Clinton!

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  33. Anonymous9:58 AM

    I hope Hillary doesn't screech in her speech, and I hope she doesn't choose any of those three. I want someone who I would choose for president. Corey Booker, please.

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    1. Anonymous11:02 AM

      I hope she yells just like the asshole Trump did at the Republican Convention!

      You sound like an idiot 9:58 AM and I'll bet you are a Trump fan!

      You don't want Hillary to 'screech' because she is a woman perhaps? What the fuck do you think the asshole Don the Con did for a solid hour+?

      I think Mrs. Clinton will bring sanity to the podium at the Democratic Convention - where Don the Con didn't appear level headed at all!

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    2. Screech?! I swear to god....

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    3. Anonymous11:22 AM

      What do you mean you hope she doesn't screech? What a strange comment.

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    4. Anonymous2:09 PM

      I've been following this blog since its inception and have been a liberal democrat for 45 years. I also went to Wellesley a few classes after Hillary. I want men to vote for her. If she speaks calmly and with authority, she wins. If she speaks in her shrieky voice, men turn off. (Believe me. I talk this stuff all day with my male friends.) I want her to be the opposite of Trump, because if he wins-- it's the end of everything. I've never felt so afraid about our country. Not even when Sarah Palin was the VP candidate.

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    5. Anonymous2:26 PM

      It's very hard to believe that a 45-year liberal democrat would use the phrase "shrieky voice" in this context or would have said that Hillary "screeches" without any clarification in the OP. In other words, I'm doubtful of your credentials.

      It sounds like maybe you need to get some new male friends, ones who don't get turned off when a woman raises her voice. Are they liberal democrats, too?

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  34. Anonymous10:05 AM

    I would LOVE Elizabeth as our VP, but I hate to say it...we still have too many misogynists out there who aren't ready for two women in the WH.

    That being said, Warren could bring over the Bernie Bros, and boom! Election in the bag.

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    1. Anonymous12:17 PM

      I love Elizabeth Warren too but Massachusetts has a Republican governor, who would select a Republican to fill out Warren's Senate term. That would be a real loss to the Democrats, who need every seat.

      Tim Kaine has a Democratic governor (Terry McAuliffe) in Virginia who would appoint a Democrat to complete his term.

      We don't want Senator Scott Brown from Massachusetts again, do we?

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  35. Anonymous10:07 AM

    Talkingpointsmemo (Tpm ) notes that Ivanka is hawking her clothing line and you can buy her dress for $138. Very interesting comments including classy picture of Melanie.

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    1. Anonymous10:56 AM

      The Trumps are planning on making money for themselves via Don the Con's run for POTUS...

      They make me sick to my stomach. Trump's blatant show of wealth (sitting on a gold thrown/chair!) is revolting and does not represent America. He shows himself to be more of a dictator that wants to be elected POTUS!

      He'd 'rule' folks - in no way would he govern!

      The Trump Family has zero clue how the poor survive or how the middle class manage to muddle along! Not a one of them could relate to the struggles many Americans are going through which are NOT the fault of President Obama or Secretary of State Hillary Clinton!

      Remember, Republicans blocked every damned thing that President Obama tried to do (U.S. Congress) - that involved money! They cut his funding to damned near everything which hurt our population in many areas!

      Republicans on the national, state and local levels are all devils in disguise and responsible for the current financial problems of our country!

      They have been literally anti-American! Vote them out of office every chance you get in the upcoming election!

      The Republican elite, or top 1%, only desire getting richer - pay zero federal and state taxes - and to keep the IRS rules as they are to enable them many deductions/writeoffs when they file their taxes each year (or late - w/an extension!).

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    2. Anonymous11:54 AM

      The Republicans hope of survival is to get rid of him by end of August to give their new hopeful time to campaign. He said he could be bought off for $3b.

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    3. Anonymous2:22 PM

      Jesus, stop calling her "Melanie."

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  36. Anonymous10:18 AM

    Tim Kaine.

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  37. Anonymous10:19 AM

    It will be Kaine.

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  38. Anonymous10:22 AM

    Yeah, put it on hold. If she announces today she'll start out like Trump did with his announcement being overshadowed. Hillary needs all the energy and attention she can get. Sh won't be covered constantly like Trump was.

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  39. Crystal Sage10:24 AM

    I like Tom Perez. He is very progressive and he is Hispanic. Liked by labor. I would like Warren or Kaine but they will be needed in the Senate which has a chance to go Dem this time around. As far as the Bernie Bros go, they will come over or not. No matter who is chosen for VP, it will not turn.

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  40. Anonymous10:42 AM

    Clinton to announce VP this afternoon, and unfortunately, all signs point to Kaine

    ...

    Kaine, by contrast, is setting himself up as a figure willing to do battle with the progressive wing of the party. He has championed the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal that both Sanders and Warren oppose, and he is now publicly siding with bank deregulation advocates at the height of Clinton’s veepstakes.

    If you wanted to reinforce every bit of suspicion liberals have about Clinton, you couldn’t find a better choice than Kaine. So if this is who we’re stuck with, congrats, Hillary, you are about to reignite the primary wars, just as we’d gotten past them.

    http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/7/22/1550997/-Clinton-to-announce-VP-this-afternoon-and-unfortunately-all-signs-point-to-Kaine

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    1. Anonymous11:29 AM

      Plain and simple she has to do something to snag the disenfranchised GOP voters. Better they vote for her because they like her VP choice than they vote third party or not at all.

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  41. Anonymous10:45 AM

    OMG. I so love Cory Booker. Elizabeth Warren said no last night on the Colbert show as far as I could see.

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    1. Anonymous1:57 PM

      Thanks for being about the only one here who can spell his name, even as they're promoting him. ;)

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  42. Anonymous10:46 AM

    Big Oil Is Polluting The DNC!

    Tell Democrats: Just say no to Big Oil propaganda at the DNC.

    Both Politico and The Atlantic are hosting events during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia sponsored by the American Petroleum Institute, one of the organizations called out by Senate Democrats earlier this month for "perpetrating a sprawling web of misdirection and disinformation to block action on climate change."

    The American Petroleum Institute is a notorious front group for ExxonMobil, Koch Industries, and other climate polluters. The organization has long played a key role in the industry’s web of denial, as Sen. Dick Durbin noted on the Senate floor. Durbin read from a 1998 API memo explaining the oil industry’s plan to systematically deny climate science: “Victory would be achieved when uncertainty about the science would be part of the public perception.”

    http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/7/22/1550992/-Big-Oil-Is-Polluting-The-DNC

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  43. Anonymous11:11 AM

    oh dear Jesus it has to be "an affable old white guy" like Tim Kaine or Hillary has just lost the election.

    Corey Booker? No matter how qualified he is, he is black. No way will the pissed off blue collar working person vote for a black. Good god don't people remember LBJ's words? "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the highest black man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him someone to look down on and he'll empty his pockets for you."

    Likewise, same with a Hispanic.

    Haven't 20 years of Fox News showcasing black flash mobs, black on white crimes, and black "agitation" taught the Dems anything about what angry low-information, lower and middle class white voters think they should be angry about?

    If the Dems were smart, they'd go with moderate, multilingual, well-liked Kaine and just be done with it.

    And then focus on provoking the malignant, sociopathic narcissist Trump. Stop with the inclusion, hope and change stuff - just provoke Trump and see how he reacts.

    He's a vengeful sociopath. He is a pity-party excuse-filled narcissist. Push his buttons!

    Expose him for the lying con man he is. Expose him for his swindling cons against common working folk who fell for his Trump U, small businesses who contracted with him and didn't get paid, workers who had no protections and didn't get paid, strategic bankruptcies which ripped off middle class investors, his 6th grade vocabulary and cryptic accusations, his vacillating viewpoints, HIS LACK OF TAX FORMS and LACK OF TRANSPARENCY ON HIS ANTI AMERICAN WORKER INVESTMENTS AND HOLDINGS, and his utter idiocracy.

    Provoke him to expose his sociopathy and narcissism.

    Don't go on the defense - provoke him and see how he explodes!

    Only then, along with a "regular old white guy" VP like Kaine, will the Fox News working class voters consider Hillary.

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  44. Anonymous11:32 AM

    Speaking of Munich, sounds like it was another terrorist attack. Unbelievable, Germany opens its arms to nearly a million refugees from the middle east and it has backfired.

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    1. Anonymous1:21 PM

      Germany has crazy RW terrorists. Do they know who is behind this yet?

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    2. Anonymous2:12 PM

      Actually it did end up being right wingers that were pissed off at all the ME immigrants.

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    3. Anonymous2:14 PM

      Nothing is settled as to who is doing this in Germany. It is terror. A terrorist or terrorists.
      https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/756575259365609472

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    4. Anonymous4:52 PM

      BREAKING: #Munich police chief Hubertus Andrae states shooting suspect is 18-year-old German-Iranian from Munich -
      https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cn_hKwxWYAEKyOu.jpg

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  45. Anonymous11:33 AM

    Just want to say that while we've not been giving any attention to Barstool this past week, she's been posting more frequent pics than usual. She's really crying out for attention, but not getting it. And it looks like she's really trying with all the pics of Tripp. Poor little guy.

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    1. Anonymous12:24 PM

      Ha! Good catch 11:33! A narcissist with a vengeance and little kid will never stop her attempts at clickbait and showcasing her fantasy "happy life."



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    2. Anonymous12:42 PM

      Look at me now,Look at me now,Look at me now! Here's a suggestion for you, Bristol. Get a Fucking Job. Its not your kids job to support you and your lay about husband .

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    3. Anonymous1:01 PM

      If we ignore ALL of the Palins as to their various sites - they will eventually fade into the sunset!

      All they want is attention - be it positive or negative.

      Screw them! Don't enhance their positions! Sarah and Todd have already faded considerably and have no influence anywhere on the national or State of Alaska governmental scenes!

      Don't view their sites!

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    4. Anonymous1:26 PM

      Yuuugggeeee WIN for Barstool. She can post her stud again. Go Barstool. Did she win and was able to shut down Levi and Sunny?

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    5. Anonymous1:31 PM

      That little Tripp is a weird looking kid, Trig, Tripp and Sailor, that Bristol throws some strange looking babies!

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    6. Anonymous1:53 PM

      Daily Mail will have anything they are fed. Barstools know how to get attention. The Brits love the sorry sad azz Murican trash. If it is crammed down their throats long enough they will have to have more.

      They are going to want a gross gruesome ending one day. Meanwhile they need the build up.

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    7. Anonymous2:11 PM

      1:26pm

      It would seem that way as Sunny has gone dark recently and there is no mention of them here on this blog.

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  46. Anonymous12:11 PM

    Very interesting release from WikiLeaks prior to the convention next week:

    http://gawker.com/russia-via-wikileaks-releases-20-000-hacked-dnc-email-1784142247

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    1. Anonymous1:24 PM

      Putin would favor RNC/NRA Trumpsters. It makes sense they would leak DNC. Are they releasing RNC also, too? They missed that convention release.

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    2. Anonymous1:30 PM

      Wow, this is now blowing up the internet. NOT a good day for Hillary to announce VP, she should maybe wait until the end of the convention after this thing has a weekend to simmer and explode.

      Convention is going to be rather uncomfortable for her at best...

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    3. Anonymous1:53 PM

      Very interesting. Especially how they released the names, addresses, and social security numbers of donors. I guess those people are just collateral damage to Wikileaks, huh?

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    4. Anonymous2:10 PM

      It's all so delicious right now! Mostly the emails from 6 top DNC officials shows how the party worked under the table to marginalize Sanders.

      I seriously doubt he's going to decide to endorse Hillary after this shit show gets more press. They absolutely treated him like shit and used every underhanded tactic to marginalize him and those who were attempting to vote for him. Wow, just wow, we know these things happen but to see it in writing is just further proof that our two-party system is completely broken, both sides.

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    5. Anonymous2:17 PM

      I hear the Trump lost his bump, too. Both of them know this is a hard game.

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    6. Anonymous3:44 PM

      Let's face it. Bernie Sanders stabbed the Democratic Party in the back when he turned on Hillary Clinton during the primaries. In the beginning, he was all sweetness as they truly debated issues but then Bernie got caught up in his ego and he lost what respect most of us Democrats had had for him as a lone wolf independent from Vermont. He never intended to be a Democrat; he simply used the party.
      Beaglemom

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    7. Anonymous4:56 PM

      2:10 Yeah. Saw it happen here.

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    8. Anonymous5:00 PM

      3:44 PM

      I haven't read the emails and don't know how it all went down. When did Sanders know what that others didn't know? It could have effected when he turned. It is good to have a look at the DNC whoever is blamed for what or whoever is most hated.

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  47. Randall1:12 PM

    I kinda wanted Al Franken to be her VP.
    Can you imagine Mike Pence debating Al Franken?
    Pence would end up huddled in a little whimpering pile amid roars of laughter.

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    1. Anonymous2:58 PM

      I saw Al on TV earlier this week and he was so damn informed. He's so smart. I love that he ran for office.

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    2. Anonymous3:42 PM

      I have loved Al Franken ever since he had a little television show on Sundance during the 2004 campaign. On election night, as things just went sideways he was as tearful as I was. He is absolutely brilliant and, I'm sure, a great senator for Minnesota. He would have been my no. 1 pick to run with Hillary Clinton but I'll accept whomever she chooses. Has to be better than Mr. Cardboard Pence.
      Beaglemom

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  48. Anonymous1:35 PM

    As much as I like Warren I was hoping Clinton would do something maverick and ask John McCain. They are good friends and it looks like he could be out of work soon. Not if his election is rigged. But it is possible it isn't and he could be unemployed with nothing to do.

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    1. Anonymous1:59 PM

      I can't even fathom why someone would think John McCain's unemployment would be a bad thing.

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    2. Anonymous2:07 PM

      McCain is even older than Hillary! Don't you think it's time that he just retire and enjoy his golden years? I can't see two really olds on a ticket being a good idea at all. Hillary needs to pick younger blood, someone on the south side of 70 perhaps?

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    3. Anonymous3:39 PM

      What Democrat on planet Earth would ever stoop to select John McCain as a running mate? He's never gotten over the 2008 and his hatred of President Obama has become an obsession with him.
      Beaglemom

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  49. Anonymous2:10 PM

    Elisabeth Warren already said she wasn't interested quite awhile back,I don't think she would go back on that.But I do think she is playing the attack dog role to help Hillary with a vengeance.

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  50. Anonymous3:23 PM

    LOVE Elizabeth Warren but she will be better for the country staying in the Senate. Instead of being the person who's only job is to keep the President alive. I hope it's Corey Booker

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  51. Anonymous4:17 PM

    Clinton Picks Tim Kaine As Running Mate

    http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/hillary-clinton-tim-kaine-vice-president-2

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  52. Anonymous4:20 PM

    Hillary Clinton Made The Right Choice By Choosing Tim Kaine For VP

    Hillary Clinton had to weigh how her VP choice would impact the Democratic bid to retake the Senate. She also was likely thinking about some Trump insurance by picking the Senator from a swing state. Kaine is an ideal fit for the Clinton campaign, and he was the right choice to be her running mate.

    http://www.politicususa.com/2016/07/22/hillary-clinton-choice-choosing-tim-kaine-vp.html

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