2016 Postmortem

DemocraticWing

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119. Why is it always business people as "outsiders?"

Mon May 23, 2016, 12:22 AM

May 2016

How about civil rights leaders, labor leaders, or academics? Those are the grassroots heroes that do far more for our country than billionaires skimming profits from consumers shackled to a capitalist system.

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Hillary Clinton Says She's Looking Beyond Politicians in VP Search [View all] NCTraveler May 2016 OP

oh this is new AgerolanAmerican May 2016 #1

Exactly DebDoo May 2016 #4

Has anybody expressed interest in it? Baobab May 2016 #50

Maybe she plans to make history by selecting another Clinton. Chelsea is probably free. Alex4Martinez May 2016 #98

You should know what the laws say about apppointing close relatices to positions in one's riversedge May 2016 #128

^^^^THIS^^^^^ Autumn May 2016 #6

Would not be surprised Duckhunter935 May 2016 #27

ugh...since 'corporations are people' GreatGazoo May 2016 #41

Corporations ARE people, my friend. Lol. Vice President Boeing Inc. elehhhhna May 2016 #96

I think it could be a way to try to appeal to the "anti-establishment" voters... thesquanderer May 2016 #111

DU rec...nt SidDithers May 2016 #2

Du double rec...explained below BootinUp May 2016 #8

She's letting the vulgar talking yam dictate the conversation cali May 2016 #20

I didn't know you were into wrestling Sid workinclasszero May 2016 #32

... SidDithers May 2016 #33

:D workinclasszero May 2016 #34

Your sig pic is absolutely delicious. You always know just the right amount of salt to rub in the Number23 May 2016 #104

Lots of lobbyists to whom she owes a favor. lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #3

Since a corporation is legally a person... Shemp Howard May 2016 #9

The corporation would then have to admit that it's american, and thus subject to taxes and laws. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #12

Show us your birth certificate, Goldman Sachs! derpderpderp May 2016 #125

Gephard would be perfect -- A posterboy for Democratic Complicity Armstead May 2016 #82

Yup. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #84

Blankfein! dchill May 2016 #5

Kissenger!!! He's no longer a politician Autumn May 2016 #7

Blankfein could buy a dozen Kissingers... dchill May 2016 #10

Right. I just thought of him since he is her mentor and the close relationship they share Autumn May 2016 #15

Gotta give you that one. dchill May 2016 #17

He would make a great Secretary of State for her. They are very close in foreign policy. Autumn May 2016 #23

Same goes for Jon Corzine AgerolanAmerican May 2016 #11

+1 *snort* dchill May 2016 #18

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or Jamie Dimon. nt antigop May 2016 #14

He's already got the cufflinks for the job! n/t QC May 2016 #53

Think bigger Depaysement May 2016 #31

Chelsea's husband??? nt antigop May 2016 #38

No he's a joke Depaysement May 2016 #39

Whew! I misunderstood what you were saying. Sorry! nt antigop May 2016 #42

Jaysus. She's actually letting trump dictate the conversation. Pitiful cali May 2016 #13

This general, all rules and playbook out the window yeoman6987 May 2016 #135

She's playing on Trump's turf. Dumb as Hell. cali May 2016 #136

Hillary-Trump. Now that should broaden their appeal. leveymg May 2016 #16

It would double their negatives to +/- 120%. dchill May 2016 #19

And two negatives will make a positive! AgerolanAmerican May 2016 #21

LOL! Depaysement May 2016 #37

I just tried to research this so I could get the joke... I now have a headache! bjo59 May 2016 #101

Trigonometry Depaysement May 2016 #106

The product of two negatives is a positive. Can that be right? leveymg May 2016 #25

It's not a product, it's a sum. dchill May 2016 #95

But, they're two squares. leveymg May 2016 #103

Is she running for President or Panderer-in-Chief? cali May 2016 #22

Panderer-in-Chief nt Depaysement May 2016 #44

She's actually better when she's in pandering mode. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #86

Yes, and I really believe that, lol Duckhunter935 May 2016 #26

what...maybe make it the "Women that slept with my husband" ticket? Jack Bone May 2016 #28

Brutal LOL n/t Holly_Hobby May 2016 #115

Here is a list that I think she would find favorable; SamKnause May 2016 #29

Moving toward Trump some more. aikoaiko May 2016 #30

Interesting. Nt seabeyond May 2016 #35

Well, Hillary called Kim Kardashian "inspirational" and she will certainly draw in millennials Fumesucker May 2016 #36

Yeah but what will happen to Kanye's presidential aspirations Txbluedog May 2016 #40

Or the TayTweets bot. hellofromreddit May 2016 #107

not surprising, given she did not rule out Wall Street Treasury Secretary antigop May 2016 #43

Mark Cuban? Blue_In_AK May 2016 #45

If you want ratings, putting Cuban against Trump would be great for the networks Quixote1818 May 2016 #77

It would be "huuge"! One reality star against another immensely 7wo7rees May 2016 #99

Goldman Sachs!! insta8er May 2016 #46

She's going to pick a lobbyist or a bankster? hobbit709 May 2016 #47

It obviously won't be anyone connected with banks or Wall Street (nt) Nye Bevan May 2016 #52

How is that "obvious" to anyone? (nt) w4rma May 2016 #72

Because Bernie fans see her as too close to Wall Street, Nye Bevan May 2016 #79

If she's picking a "successful businessman", then that can *only* mean someone close to Wall Street. w4rma May 2016 #85

shame, she missed the opportunity. timmymoff May 2016 #102

No, the vast majority of Bernie supporters will vote for Hillary over Trump. Nye Bevan May 2016 #105

wow won't that be a brilliant move to keep bernie voters timmymoff May 2016 #110

She is an idiot. Waiting For Everyman May 2016 #48

That was my very first thought: She's undermining her own "experience" argument. (nt) w4rma May 2016 #73

Except that Trump is not a "successful businessman", Nye Bevan May 2016 #83

Actually, she said that Trump's statements disqualify him, mostly because they are not just R B Garr May 2016 #121

HRC was strong in that MTP interview.... Henhouse May 2016 #49

+1 BootinUp May 2016 #61

She practiced that in front of a mirror... pangaia May 2016 #126

Maybe not a bad idea to have someone on the ticket who's actually got off their ass and created jobs Nye Bevan May 2016 #51

It's pretty comical how fast we went from the MBA President and Deciderer in Chief to Fumesucker May 2016 #67

Great! There's no better example of democracy than business! RufusTFirefly May 2016 #54

So if she were to choose David Allen (aka Skinner), who has built up a successful business, Nye Bevan May 2016 #59

Yes, I definitely would. No offense to Skinner. RufusTFirefly May 2016 #64

ooh, ooh, I know! I know! antigop May 2016 #55

Successful Businessman? Can you sound more Republican than that? kcjohn1 May 2016 #56

Oh come on. Enough with this nonsense. Nye Bevan May 2016 #60

Kim Kardashian is popular, almost as famous as Hillary and has several successful product lines Fumesucker May 2016 #70

Interesting concept, but it won't be two women on the ticket. Nye Bevan May 2016 #74

I'm not all that fond of quota systems... Fumesucker May 2016 #81

You really can't. Would a Republican have a different response? Juicy_Bellows May 2016 #89

I don't like this. Turin_C3PO May 2016 #57

Damn....It might get even worse? nruthie May 2016 #58

While a minority of constitutional experts disagree, Nye Bevan May 2016 #62

A Shout Out To Her Nervous Financial Backers? pmorlan1 May 2016 #63

One if the Koch bros or Jamie Dimon. Katashi_itto May 2016 #65

Smart move. nt msanthrope May 2016 #66

Gates, could it be Bill Gates? Hmmmm....kind of a cleaned up version of Bill. n/t Peregrine Took May 2016 #68

Camille Paglia? 6chars May 2016 #69

I know. She'll pick Donald Trump. SheilaT May 2016 #71

And you forgot to mention that they are already long time friends. -none May 2016 #90

Oh yes! SheilaT May 2016 #91

She's considering some ego-inflated, billionaire oligarch. (nt) w4rma May 2016 #75

I think I know who she has in mind: Ross Perot andym May 2016 #76

Probably on Wall Street. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #78

Jeff Bezos? Jim Walton? Alice Walton? the possibilities are endless azurnoir May 2016 #80

Bezos is incredibly smart and successful, but I don't think there's any way he wants the job. Nye Bevan May 2016 #87

yes he has been building Amazon alright azurnoir May 2016 #92

I try to avoid them after the Washington Post became a stream of lies. Bluenorthwest May 2016 #94

Bezos is a fucking Libertarian who runs sweatshops and horrid offices. chascarrillo May 2016 #114

I am with Harry Reid on this one! Peacetrain May 2016 #88

Hillary should pick Donald and Donald should pick Hillary!!! k8conant May 2016 #93

Jay -Z Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #97

Successful businesspeople? Fawke Em May 2016 #100

It will be a wide ranging and fully openminded search process, before we select Julian Castro Warren DeMontague May 2016 #108

If she puts Snoop Dogg on the ticket, I will contribute to her campaign. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #109

Blunts for everyone! apnu May 2016 #112

I'm sure the Brock crowd would wet their conventional DC wisdom pants Warren DeMontague May 2016 #113

George Clooney appalachiablue May 2016 #116

I can live with that Nonhlanhla May 2016 #131

that was my first thought too! imaginary girl May 2016 #134

Interesting that this happened on the same day this came out by Mark Cuban stevenleser May 2016 #117

How about Stan Lee...? First Speaker May 2016 #118

Why is it always business people as "outsiders?" DemocraticWing May 2016 #119

That's just wonderful. A 70 year old woman with a history of medical probs may choose jillan May 2016 #120

How did Hillary get to seventy so fast? oasis May 2016 #122

If she wins the Presidency she will be 69, by the end of her first year she will be 70. jillan May 2016 #137

Jeff Bezos, maybe? He's western and Hispanic (sort of) Recursion May 2016 #123

I imagine some hedge fund manager. Nt Logical May 2016 #124

YEA HILLARY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO HILLARY!!!!!! pangaia May 2016 #127

Probably a corporate Walmart lawyer. . B Calm May 2016 #129

Olivia Pope?? Sancho May 2016 #130

What, like Bill Gates or someone? gollygee May 2016 #132

Goldman Sachs as VP? Corporations are people after all. Katashi_itto May 2016 #133