There's a piece up over at Morning Nightcap examining the rivalry between those of us who support Bernie Sanders and those who support Hillary Clinton. While anecdotal and speculative, there's some points worth examining.
Heresy. I know. But don't think I'll get banned for asking the question here.
Why are we listening to Bill Clinton? Why does Bill Clinton get to lie, as he did about Obama in 2008, and now about Bernie Sanders in 2016.
Why do we allow this person to get away with anything? Why is neo-liberalism acceptable to the Democratic Party in 2016?
I speculated in an article yesterday that from here on out all the way through the primaries, the general, Nov 8, and potentially beyond, we would se Occupy Trump every day. It's happening. The day after his Chicago Surprise, Herr Drumpf saw peace warriors protesting his rally in Kansas, MO. Opposing groups, cops gone wild, pepper spray, etc. More below.
Good Morning to all, on today's Open Thread.
First off I want to thank JTC for the opportunity to have one of the Open Threads here at C99. I know that I'm one of the Junior Members here, at least as far as sheer chronology goes, so the chance to write on a regular basis for a site I love is a real treat.
but I am having too many "sads" recently, therefore I feel I should not feel bad or hesitate to point you to this essay.
Blowing the Biggest Political Story of the Last 50 Years - Posted on Mar 12, 2016 - By Neal Gabler / Moyers & Company
This is the most touching and loving diary I have ever read... I am still pretty emotional about it. I have read pretty much every comment...and the stories that have been told will all go down in history as one of the finest pieces of writing ever on the DKOS...
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Could 1968 replay in 2016? On the GOP side this time.
Update: It's happening as my article indicated: Drumpf's Kansas rally got disrupted by peace warriors protesting his racism and threat to democracy. Go Occupy Trump!
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/12/donald-trump-cancels-cinc...
Herr Drumpf has a rally scheduled for Cincinnati, OH, tomorrow, Sunday afternoon. Media speculation is swirling on the Cinci rally. Is it still on? Would it be cancelled? Would the security arrangement be complete? Or suffice? Here's the Guardian saying it is still on/off/on/off:
The big question is whether the young peace warriors of Chicago have inspire the compatriots in Cincinnatti to try the same tomorrow? Circumstances differ, of course. I have no insight into the state of play among peace warriors there, but it wouldn't surprise, eh? And then the question becomes, what thereafter? Could the following scenario unfold?
Where does this maniac draw the line?
[cross-posted to Kossacks_for_Sanders]
So I've been seeing a lot of Hillary apologists try and pass off her words supporting Nancy Reagan's "support" for AIDS research as a simple misspeak, that when she said, "The other point that I wanted to make too," she was still talking about Alzheimer's, so everyone needs to chill.
The full quote:
