2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumMarkos Moulitsas: Sanders seeks to disqualify two great liberals from convention
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Newly minted Democrat Bernie Sanders seeks to disqualify the first openly gay congressman who also happens to be the author of Dodd-Frankthe law Sanders would use to break up the banks, He also seeks to disqualify the architect of incredible progressive achievements in Connecticut, including paid family leave, stricter gun laws, and a dramatic decline in the states prison population. You know, two long-time Democrats who have done amazing shit. And why? Because theyre aggressive attack surrogates
in a political campaign! Try to contain your horror, please.
Meanwhile, in what is apparently not a joke, Sanders named Cornel West to the platform committee, who is not an aggressive attack surrogate at all
Sanders was supposedly the antithesis of a politician, yet here he is challenging the worst of them in the hypocrisy game.
This is all part of Sanders pretensions of a contested primary. Ha ha, as if. Except its hard to laugh when its clear that Sanders seeks to divide the party heading into its face-off with Donald Trump. Ironic, huh? We thought itd be the GOP divided and in civil war. Little did we know that Sanders kamikaze mission would wreak that on the Democrats instead.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/5/31/1532689/-Sanders-seeks-to-disqualify-two-great-liberals-from-convention
Dawgs
(14,755 posts)And, his hatred of Sanders will only hurt the party.
LoverOfLiberty
(1,438 posts)not only does Sanders hold a grudge for a long time, he's not in a position to make these demands anyway.
Dawgs
(14,755 posts)hack89
(39,171 posts)but that was his plan all along.
Dawgs
(14,755 posts)And, I agree with him.
hack89
(39,171 posts)instead of lying to the Democratic party in order to use their money and resources to run for president.
Demsrule86
(68,825 posts)and then he and Susie get a revolution ...while the rest of us starve...Bernie could weather Trump so could little Susie but You and I not so much. This shows that Sanders cares nothing for the American people.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)Tin foil clap trap.
hack89
(39,171 posts)he is a good man. He just doesn't know how to loose gracefully.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)hack89
(39,171 posts)I know that as a carpet bagger he has no loyalty to the party so I have no doubt that the fate of the party is not something he cares about. Once he is done with their money and resources he will move on. How he handles next week will be instructive - does he gracefully accept that Hillary is the presumptive nominee or will he continue to lash out in anger and frustration.
vintx
(1,748 posts)That this bullshit is mere window dressing
Dawgs
(14,755 posts)asuhornets
(2,405 posts)KingFlorez
(12,689 posts)He pushes the idea that everyone hates him, yet it seems like he hates everyone who doesn't share his beliefs right down to the slightest detail.
Dawgs
(14,755 posts)Do you have a link showing that Bernie HATES anyone?
KingFlorez
(12,689 posts)Hating someone is not a criminal charge. And you'll notice that I said "seems", which is an opinion of mine.
Dawgs
(14,755 posts)Just pulled it out of your ass.
KingFlorez
(12,689 posts)But again, I said "seems", which doesn't imply that I stated anything as fact.
Demsrule86
(68,825 posts)He hates Clinton for damn sure ...actions speak louder than words and his are hate filled ...he has contempt for primary voters too...thinks old Grand-dad Bernie knows best.
Dawgs
(14,755 posts)Can you provide a quote, a link, anything that shows that Bernie HATES anyone?
merrily
(45,251 posts)Don't make me wash your mouth out with soap!
leeroysphitz
(10,462 posts)crazy guy do next?
dchill
(38,626 posts)to determine what a "great liberal" is. Obviously, since he's impugning the only one in the race. Centrist banker wannabees are not liberals, let alone great ones. Openly gay has NOTHING to do with this.
imagine2015
(2,054 posts)How Wall Street Bought Barney Frank
Barney Frank takes pride in being the Left's darling, but he's almost entirely funded by Wall Street and his votes show it
By Kevin Connor / AlterNet
Since becoming the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee seven years ago, he has built a formidable Wall Street donor base, even by Washingtons standards; as the housing bubble grew, so too did his fundraising purse and his stature, in Congress and beyond.
In the course of this Wall Street-fueled fundraising blitz, Frank developed a web of relationships, alliances, and attachments to financial elites that have repeatedly undermined his independence on everything from bailout negotiations to the financial reform legislation that he recently shepherded through the House. And his friends in finance continue to extend -- and collect on -- their investment.
Read the full article at:
http://www.alternet.org/story/144454/how_wall_street_bought_barney_frank
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Barney Frank now works for Wall Street imagine2015
Wall Street Journal
Barney FrankYes, THAT Barney FrankJoins a Bank Board
By Rachel Louise Ensign
June 17, 2015
Barney Frank, a key architect of financial-crisis era legislation that reshaped the financial industry, is joining a bank board.
Retired House Democrat Mr. Frank, one of the namesakes of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial-reform law, was appointed to the board of directors of New York-based Signature Bank on Wednesday.
Signature is a $29 billion bank that primarily works with privately-owned businesses. The 14-year old bank has been growing rapidly and performing well at a time when other banks have struggled. Last quarter it posted its 22nd consecutive quarter of record earnings.
http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2015/06/17/barney-frank-yes-that-barney-frank-joins-a-bank-board/
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Wall Street hosts fundraiser for Barney Frank
By Heidi N. Moore
June 07, 2011
Heidi Moore: Every morning, a Wall Street trade group called SIFMA sends out an email with the day's news. SIFMA is the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. It represents banks and trading firms. So it's no surprise that the email is usually heavy with critical news stories about financial reform laws, like the Dodd-Frank Act.
But tonight, SIFMA will be hosting a fundraising dinner for Democratic Congressman Barney Frank: yes, he's the Frank in Dodd-Frank. SIFMA members will pay $1,000 or more for a seat at the table. The deal here isn't hard to spot: Wall Street wants to bend Frank's ear.
http://www.marketplace.org/2011/06/07/business/wall-street-hosts-fundraiser-barney-frank
vintx
(1,748 posts)But kos is the type to use identity politics and ignore economic policies
basselope
(2,565 posts)Not sure where this silliness came from.
imagine2015
(2,054 posts)They are bigger and richer than ever before.
Demsrule86
(68,825 posts)an accomplishment...hard fought ...has some good stuff...could we get better but not now with a GOP house? However, you pure people keep typing ...I am sure that will do it. Bernie types accomplish nothing in the real world...but they have their self-righteous anger to keep them warm at night.
basselope
(2,565 posts)It's not an accomplishment and it wasn't that hard fought and has no "good stuff" in it. It creates the illusion of protection why actually providing NONE.
Worse, this was done while democrats were in control, coming off one of the largest financial crisis in history.
It's weak as water.
CrowCityDem
(2,348 posts)basselope
(2,565 posts)You know why. It is the ONLY banking regulations in a generation, so being the "toughest" isn't that hard.
ALL of the other moves in the financial industry for the last generation have been to ROLL BACK regulations.
Dodd-Frank, in many ways, makes things WORSE, because it gives the illusion of protection when people keep making statements like "toughest banking regulation in a generation", but its like using cheese cloth for a condom. It may look like something is there, but it ain't protecting anyone from anything.
CrowCityDem
(2,348 posts)basselope
(2,565 posts)Using the example I gave above... using cheese cloth as a condom is SOMETHING. It's not NOTHING. However, the problem is that it is giving the false perception of protection. I could rattle off hundreds of examples. Paying monthly fees to credit card for identity theft protection, only to find out they don't really do much if your identity is fully stolen. Why not use dental floss instead of a seatbelt and see how works out? IT's something, right? High deductible health insurance that forces someone into bankruptcy because they thought they were protected, only to find out they now owe tens of thousands of dollars. (My wife just finished Chemo and even with our Platinum level insurance, we will owe over 30K.. luckily, we can afford it.. but that amount would drive many into bankruptcy and we had the most expensive healthcare plan available.)
THAT is the problem with Dodd-Frank that Clinton (and her enablers) refuse to acknowledge. It not only isn't sufficient, but it makes things worse because the public think they are protected, when they are not. We are in as much danger now of a financial meltdown as we were before (in many ways MORE SO because of the additional consolidation) and Dodd Frank can't do a damn thing about.
Ferd Berfel
(3,687 posts)Their 'liberal' creds are ancient history.
Today they are both Wall street lobbyists, making them both Corporate whores
BootinUp
(47,222 posts)imagine2015
(2,054 posts)Thank you Cali Democrat!
lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)If *today* he is a corporate lobbyist, it doesn't matter what he once was.
AZ Progressive
(3,411 posts)Markos supported the RW Salvadoran Government which carried out death squads that killed over 40,000 people.