Dear Party Establishment Democrats:
Please Re-Think your support!
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Liberal America
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to huge corporations.
Hillary's Iowa MEAN SCREAM: "NEVER, EVER come to pass!" The choice we face.
Hillary Clinton had a moment yesterday afternoon in Iowa; it wasn’t the moment you were expecting. It was a Mean Scream. Unlike the Dean Scream in 2004, there was substance behind this one, and it’s not so good. As she spoke to a crowd of about probably 100 or so people, Hillary got very loud and impassioned. The only thing is, she wasn’t about to deliver a blistering defense of progressive ideals; no, she was going to RALLY AGAINST the ideas we hold dear. Hillary gave an impassioned OFFENSE against the idea of single payer- Bernie’s Medicare for all plan- and screamed into the microphone about how she doesn’t want to thrust the nation into a “terrible, terrible, national debate” and how single payer will “NEVER, EVER COME TO PASS!” You think I’m exaggerating? WATCH THE VIDEO HERE
Folks, this is supposed to be the frontrunner of the Democratic Party, the party of FDR, of JFK, of LBJ and yes the party of OBAMA! This is the party of Yes, we can; NOT No, we can’t!
Decades ago there were those who said that a time where a woman would be able to have her voice heard and her vote counted would never come to pass, it did.
Decades ago there were those who said a black girl and a white boy would never be friends and share the same classroom, that desegregation would never ever come to pass, it did.
Years ago there were those who said the love of a man shared with another man, or a woman with another woman would never be recognized under the unity we call marriage and could never come to pass, and it DID.
And why did it happen? Because we fought. Because we stood up for our progressive values in the midst of great opposition and we were even willing to lose as long as we stood up for what was right. Not every battle was won, but we changed lots of hearts and minds on the way.
Hillary's Mean Scream is more than just a gaffe, it is a cold reflection of her vision and her ideology. What this video shows to me is someone who is fundamentally out of touch with the wants and needs of the American people and with the direction we want to take our party in the future. In Hillary’s Democratic party, single payer is not a dream to work toward, but something that is completely off the table. In Hillary’s party we must only look at the present calculations rather than the future long term benefits. In Hillary’s party external forces dictate the values we hold dear, rather than the fundamental belief that equality and opportunity are a right for all.
The Mean Scream shows me that we face a stark choice as we approach the primary. Do we settle for the current path laid out in front of us by corporate interests, focus groups, and big money— a path of stagnation, trickle down economics, and needless war? Or do we blaze our own path— a path of long term sustainability, a renewed middle class, and where the people reassert their authority over the billionaire class. I’m going with the latter and voting for Bernie Sanders because the future of our party depends on it, and I hope you all will join me too.
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