When Bill Clinton said, “I did not have sexual relations with that woman,” HE LIED. And Hillary knew.
Think about it. She
supported the American President lying, UNDER OATH, to Congress and the American People. This is the type of politician she is. The type that will do and say anything to maintain power.AND she’s not alone. So…what can we do?
BERNIE-CRATS! I CALL UPON YOU TO
TAKE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY BY STORM!
Corporations are not people, right? Well, neither is the Democratic Party. It is a skeleton, a structure, a machine…a robot. And it does what it’s controllers want it to do. We must replace those controllers with honest men and women.
Bernie Sanders understands this.
He needs you & I to understand also.
The Democratic Party POWER STRUCTURE must be reclaimed. Remember that well over 50% of Democrats love Bernie Sanders! They LOVE the hope that his platform offers. So, if we FLOOD THE PARTY WITH NEW MEMBERS, Bernie Sanders supporters will have a Super Majority & we can clean house!
What is at stake? Nothing more than our very survival, as we face environmental disaster, economic slavery, endless war and societal collapse. AND, if you leave the party “in disgust,” know that you are leaving a very powerful robot in the hands of dangerous people who will continue to destroy life on earth.
When you JOIN the Democratic Party, you are NOT approving its current state of affairs. You are gaining entry so that you can begin to FIX what’s wrong. Take a moment to imagine what would happen if ALL Bernie Supporters did this? (no really…take a minute to imagine it…) And now, because we all need all of us, won’t you please:
*Go to your local Democratic District Meeting
*Run for PCO (this way, you can vote for the Executive Council!)
*Watch *Listen *Learn *Organize *Collaborate *Save America?
*Find Bernie Allies *Better Yet — Bring Bernie Allies!
*Volunteer as Chair of an influential Committee
*Rally to eliminate Super Delegate Influence! (Maine already did!)
BE LIKE BERNIE & JANE.
BE STRONG, COMMITTED & HONORABLE.
BE THE POLITICAL (R)EVOLUTION, BECAUSE…
TOGETHER – THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN NOT DO.
I wish that different example was used than the one "she knew that he lied' about having "sex" in the White House. People haven't cried about that one nearly as much as most of the other opprobrious behavior Hillary has displayed for over fifty years in and out of politics.Her nefarious and mendacious ways from an Anti – Civil Rights Goldwater Girl to an unscrupulous lawyer to a deceitful First Lady to a Bush War for profit Senator to a duplicitous Clinton Foundation, Saudi etc, billion dollar, money laundering co founder to a fraudulent election cheating candidate,Hillary has proven she belongs in the " House of Correction , as impossible as that may seem and not back in the White House to steal more China. Never Hillary……… Bernie or Bust 🙁 🙂
Thank you for your comment! I agree that this specific example leads to a knee-jerk uncomfortable reaction and that people get caught up in the "sex" aspect of the situation. I still chose to use it, though, because everyone understands it AND they all know its true.
The trouble with Hillary's lifelong poor choices (as you mention in some detail), is that many of them have a vagueness…the fog of history lingers or the issue is complicated enough that UNTIL you look deeply enough, it's easy to tell yourself that the accusations are invalid, trumped up, created by Hillary-Haters. Many people won't look deeply enough to see the truth. But, everyone knows Clinton lied and they all know Hillary (and Chelsea, to be honest) knew about it. They might have disagreed as to whether it was an appropriate question to be asked, BUT UNDER OATH, no one should answer if their answer is going to be a lie.
This example is ALSO very telling in that it's been entirely ignored. As if, a woman's dismay at her husband's faithlessness so shocked the country that we couldn't see the obvious fact that…she said nothing, while watching the President lie to Congress and the nation. When it hit me, I was sort of like, "Wait. OMG. We just let that go, don't we? Why?"
Classism. And Sex. Two uncomfortable topics in America.
I'm raising teenage boys and, like all parents, I want them to value telling the truth and dealing honestly with the consequences of their actions…and when they try a short cut? When they attempt to dodge responsibility by lying? Who wants me to shrug and let it go? No one. That just creates immoral community members who we can't trust.
We have far more than Trickle-Down Economics in our country.
We have Trickle-Down Immorality.
By this, I mean the lying. You could be gay, poly, non-monogamous and as long as you behave legally, it's none of my business. But, the issue was one of two people with different power. Doctors are not supposed to date patients for a reason…and I think the question of whether an intern should be propositioned by her President is a worthy one to ask.
But, we don't like to ask those hard questions of our wealthy, do we? How ridiculous that the poor are locked up for marijuana possession, while the elite play with high-end drugs at all-night Wall Street binges and hire taxi-loads of prostitutes on Wall Street without anyone getting arrested?
Historically, the elite slowly go more and more crazy…become more and more immoral and excessive (and again, I mean actual crime, not lifestyle choices)…and it goes ignored, while petty criminals of the lower class are harshly dealt with. And then, eventually, the tide turns and we have a Political (R)Evolution.
I had someone challenge my bringing this up on another site because they felt we shouldn't care about the personal life of the President. I said to them, "Okay let's change this around. If your Senator knew the President was lying about Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq, and your Senator said nothing while the President lied us into a bloody and destructive war…would it be acceptable to bring it up, when that same Senator decided to run for the Presidency?"
Ultimately, what you lie about matter less than the fact that you see lying as an acceptable option. That's what worries me.
A vote for Bernie Sanders, on the other hand, has been a vote (over the decades) for a man who endlessly points out the truth, stays connected with the people (rather than disappearing into elite-land), lives like the people (although, he'll probably be forced to change that as President), and is honest with the people.
The starting argument is NOT about sex at all.
It is NOT about cheating husbands or angry wives.
It IS about how two people chose to respond to wrong-doing, when an answer was demanded of them…and those two people BOTH chose to lie.