The Hillary Corruption Has Already Taken Hold
Submitted by Writerinres on Wed, 04/27/2016 - 4:09pm
An article in today's Huffington Post illustrates the direct effect Hill's "donated" $millions to the DNC superPAC have in destroying all credibility that Democrats are the people's party. President Obama has been pushing Big Pharma to lower drug prices as a last ditch effort before he leaves office. But there's a lot of "sympathy" in Congress for the poor drug companies who are mounting a pushback campaign against Obama. Are they Republicans? No, they're Democrats, who are very very concerned about the unintended consequences of lowering drug prices. Nancy Pelosi is leading the leading critic. Ceheck out the article at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/house-democrats-hhs-drug-prices_us_5...
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I am cautious about believing what Obama says.
Obama is pushing TPP which will make it close to impossible to lower drug prices. TPP extends the patent system and brings other countries under its thumb. Other countries will not be able to manufacture and distribute generics until the lengthened patent runs out.
As Dean Baker of CEPR points out, there are more efficient and much cheaper alternatives to this patent system.
Obama is not making a serious effort here. It's PR BS., in my view.
"The justness of individual land right is not justifiable to those to whom the land by right of first claim collectively belonged"
Not just the Dems
The Pubs are fighting, too. While we can fault Hillary for cashing in whatever humanity she might ever have possessed, Congress folks are awful all by themselves. This doesn't point to Clinton as being particularly craven as much as it indicates that both parties are colluding to create a thriving fascist state.
But that is what the GOP do -
they represent the interests of the corporations. Dems are supposed to protect the interests of the working and middle class - them supporting price gouging is hypocrisy
“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” -Voltaire
Traditions
It's been a good quarter century since that the Dems' commitment to regular people was more than a myth. This article would be news if it were 1991.
Dems are supposed to protect
That is so 1980's.
"Polls don't tell us how well a candidate is doing; Polls tell us how well the media is doing." ~ Me
That is so 20th century thinking. n/t
-Greed is not a virtue.
-Socialism: the radical idea of sharing.
-Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
John F. Kennedy, In a speech at the White House, 1962
The Turd Way literally says that, polkageist!
"US govt/military = bad. Russian govt/military = bad. Any politician wanting power = bad. Anyone wielding power = bad." --Shahryar
"All power corrupts absolutely!" -- thanatokephaloides
I misread the last 3 words.
I thought you wrote thieving fascist state. That fits, too.
Thanks for the information! I'm not surprised.
Disgusted, but unfortunately, not surprised.
Don't know if I'd call it Hillary corruption, though. They've all been taking the money and trying to slide through being "not as bad" as Repubs for many, many years now. Sigh.
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Our twofer candidate and presidency....
Remember the xl pipeline she claims to oppose? Well apparently she forgot to tell her co-president.
"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon
Great. Here we go. Don't even wait for the election before
paying back the donors.
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That was $900k...
Worth of touch the hemline of my skirt speeches given to Canadian companies...
The money had no effect on my position...
They just love me and offered money...
I'm the only person standing between Richard Nixon and the White House."
~John F. Kennedy~
Economic: -9.13, Social: -7.28,
Posted this link in another diary earlier. The Dem party
is just as corrupt as the Repubs. Which is why we have this: rigged election system
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." - JFK | "The more I see of the moneyed peoples, the more I understand the guillotine." - G. B. Shaw Bernie/Tulsi 2020
Suddenly want to start calling the major political parties...
The ARISTOCRATS!
Because of the association that joke has for comedians of all stripes.
If you haven't seen it, here's a quick explanation.
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxGD0rk547Y]
I do not pretend I know what I do not know.
All jokes aside, Comedians can be a great asset to the movement.
It's a great doc too btw, particularly if you are a fan of Stand Up and know the origins of the whole tradition and whatnot.
But back to my main point, I listen to a lot of Stand Up's podcasts and such and they are a group we should be courting to join our movement.
By and large they tend to support progressive ideals and they have incredible wit and ability to illustrate the ludicrous nature of our situation and if we can get them to be active members of the movement they can be a powerful force.
I think we should consider as we move forward reaching out to various members of the comedy community and try to get them to become activists in the cause.
A scathing tongue and quick wit is a tremendous weapon to wield against the corrupt.
Plus, it helps in growing our numbers just due to basic human psychology, most people find it uncomfortable being a member of a group that is subject to constant righteous ridicule.
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
Huge Clinton fatigue already, and she's not even in the WH!?
If things pan out as they seem to be, and Bernie registers in Minnesota.......... it'll be a joy to write his name in, come November.
Did I mention Clinton fatigue?
God help us all.
Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.
Yes, it just a fake move on his part
Pelosi gives it away imo. If he really wants this there's plenty of things he can do to put pressure on her.
And as duckpin wrote,the TPP will make it all mute anyway.
And people wonder why Bernie's ideas were so popular.
TOP is unbearable except for OPOL and BNR.
I'm going to ask one of Hillary's supporters what they think she will do to 'try' to bring peace to the Middle East.
Again some one wrote in Kos's diary last night that Obama has ended two wars and hasn't started any new ones.
I didn't let that stand, but how does one deal with that type of blindness?
Which AIPAC/MIC/pharma/bank bought politician are you going to vote for? Don’t be surprised when nothing changes.
"How does one deal with this type of blindness"?
A good question and I think all one can do is recognize it for what it is, rebut if you feel like it, and generally both ignore the source and try to get on with your life. It's not easy.
It's depressing how greed trumps learning and how easily people can be herded into irrational acts and "reasoning."
"The justness of individual land right is not justifiable to those to whom the land by right of first claim collectively belonged"
Actually, I wrote a Diary at TOP that may be relevant to this.
and a fellow C99P member recommended that I cross post it here and I totally forgot about it.
I think I will do so as while it was written on how to convert RWNJ's to become Democrats I think it may be applicable towards getting our "Fellow" democrats to join our new party once we get it going.
Thanks for reminding me and I will link the essay here as well once I get it set up.
Have an excellent evening!
A
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
Ok, I got that done at least, cocktails be damned! :)
(Been celebrating the wife's last shift of her internship tonight so any writing I may have done is suspect, lol!)
Here is the link to the cross post. I would love to hear your thoughts on it.
Have a wonderful evening!
A
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
Capitalization error
should read
There, that's better!
"US govt/military = bad. Russian govt/military = bad. Any politician wanting power = bad. Anyone wielding power = bad." --Shahryar
"All power corrupts absolutely!" -- thanatokephaloides
Ummm that's moot, not mute....
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lol TobyRocksSoHard called Kos a sexist and doesn't have a clue
"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon
Given the DKos demographics...
I would hazard a guess that Toby really doesn't rock that hard anymore.
Henry Mancini might be more his thing.
Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.
Not to be difficult,
but are the demographics here any younger and less white male?
There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don't know we don't know.
Fawning praise is required when speaking of Hillary.
Not even Kos is immune from this. Even in writing a diary where he implores both sides to chill out and wait till the end of the Democratic primary (despite his Ides of March edict), he gets called out by Hillbots for sexism because any sort of criticism about Hillary—or failing to validate her supporters preconceived notions about their candidate—is sexist.
Oldest trick in the book by the Dems
Electioneering 101.
When they want to appear like they are on the side of the commoners, they raise some progressive issue. Behind the scenes they decide which congress critters will vote progressive, and which ones will block the bill (usually scum bags that are not up for re-election soon). They count the votes and make sure it will not pass and upset their corporate masters.
In related news, back in Dec 2015
Sorry, Lyme disease patients, you'll either pay up or STFU and die. It's the Neo-liberal way.
Donnie The #ShitHole Douchebag. Fake Friend to the Working Class. Real Asshole.
I wondered why last time I had Lyme Disease...
The Doxycycline was so expensive...
I've had Lyme Disease 3 times now and the thing that impressed me most was how much better you felt just 24 hours after the 1st dose of Doxycycline, and how inexpensive it was...
The last time I was shocked at the price, and didn't have enough cash on me to get it...
I had to rob the bank and go back later...
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What is ineffably sad is that people's PETS are dying because
they can't afford the medicine-because even the veterinarian version costs as much as human's. sick
Yup. That's a 56 fold increase in about 1 year
Criminal. Treating pharma prices on a basis of "highest price the market will bear" is immoral. It's Neo-liberal. And that is on congress -- both parties. F__k all of them and Obama.
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wasn't there a similar inflation of Cipro price
with the anthrax scare? Like demand means they can charge MORE? There's more than Doxy that are off-patent with Big Pharma blocking generic manufacturers, I think.
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Fuck Obama AND Pelosi.
If they really gave a shit about reigning in drug prices then ACA would be doing its job. As it is it does fuck-all about controlling those increasing costs. *rage*
This shit is bananas.
Yup. ACA was just a windfall for Big Pharma and
Big Insurance. Thanks Neo-liberals. Obama's legacy, selling us out.
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Read about what they did with Colchicine...
about 5 years. Colchicine is used to treat gout all over the world. It's been available without FDA approval for a 200 years. One of the producers decided they would run a 6 month study and get FDA approval. They day they got approval they filed lawsuits against the other 3 producers for selling a non-approved version of the drug. They also raised the price from about $.03/pill to $5.00/pill. Two of the other producers decided to quit manufacturing and the other agreed to raise their price $5.00.
This should be a criminal offense and these price gougers should be thrown in jail. Sadly, there are hundreds of drugs that have been widely used for decades that never received FDA approval. Eventually, big pharma plans to do the same thing they did with Colchicine and do it with all these other drugs. Capitalism in our country is completely out of control.
“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.”
George W. Bush
The solution, according to a colleague,
is quite simple: buy stock in their companies.
There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don't know we don't know.
Colchicine was $.09 cents per little round white pill...
... it was a generic, first written about 3,500 years ago, so safe dosage known. After fake DEA testing, getting exclusive marketing and profits for three years (must be extended, they're still getting profits), US law saying no one can eve make the generic while they have marketing exclusivity (see Hatch-Waxman Act), making it purple by adding red and blue food dye and changing the shape to a teeny-tiny oval, it is now $4.85 per pill...! AND, now the same company produces BOTH the generic and the regular drug, same little purple pill, only there's no co-pay for the "generic" version (i.e., about $435.++/prescription vs $6.60/co-pay).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colchicine#History
Hatch-Waxman Act sounds a lot like the exclusivity in TPP, minus the three-corporation panel that can over-ride any country's laws and justice system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_Price_Competition_and_Patent_Term_Res...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_exemption
With or without TPP, the Hatch-Waxman Act makes sure pharmaceutical corporations make a VERY hefty profit!
Oh, the reason I know about Colchicine and the drug snafubar is because I suffer from gout and I also have a very good pharmacist who warned me several years ago that this was coming up so I could get my prescription refilled the number of times approved by the dr. before the ban for generic Colchicine went into effect. I only take it when an attack comes on, have a different anti-gout maintenance drug to take daily. Like Digitalis which is from the foxglove plant, Colchicine is from the autumn crocus - Ben Franklin, who also suffered from gout, brought it to the US - in large doses it's fatal, and in small doses it's a medicine.
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At Least It Looks Like...
Huffington Post hasn't drank the Kos-Aid...
I just made this...
Serve liberally as needed...
I'm the only person standing between Richard Nixon and the White House."
~John F. Kennedy~
Economic: -9.13, Social: -7.28,
I think Kos-Aid is what a lot of recent emails have been about..
Just five bucks, bro!
Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.
I don't get those...
Unsubscribed years ago...
I'm the only person standing between Richard Nixon and the White House."
~John F. Kennedy~
Economic: -9.13, Social: -7.28,
I no longer get them
I've just been reading about his recent 'Kos-Aid' missives.
Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.
Yea...
He's out of my price range for sure...
You'd have to have Goldman Sachs type friends to afford him...
I'm the only person standing between Richard Nixon and the White House."
~John F. Kennedy~
Economic: -9.13, Social: -7.28,
Seymour Hersh on Hartmann
Lies, lies, and more lies. We've been scammed... surprise, surprise! Pakistan and the US worked together while Saudi paid the room and board. What more can I say? Listen for yourself (and I think there's a second segment) this one is 12 mins.
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Great interview
and when asked about the gen.election,He stated that in his opinion he didn't believe that if hrc wins she could unite the party because to appeal to Bernie supporters she would have to move so far to the left she would lose her base.I agree with him and I think it really puts her between a rock and a hard place. If Bernie does not win it will be President Trump!
I disagree on semantics.
It's not that she would have to move so far to the left she would lose her base, it's that she is incapable of moving to the left. She doesn't believe in the left and her base knows it.
Given that both she and Obama
are friendly with E. Rahm (of DFH fame), that's likely correct.
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Yep
and so does the left.There will be no unification!
Just try saying that OT
And they claim that SCOTUS will be lost for generations (current nominee is a liberal?) and by not voting for HRC, it's our fault for Trump. They see no other possibilities.
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