No. Bernie would not have won.

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Wednesday November 09, 2016 · 9:48 AM PST

2016/11/09 · 09:48

No. Bernie would NOT have won over Trump. If you can not win a Primary, you can NOT win the General. Because math.

No. The DNC did not cheat. Hillary got more votes because more people wanted her to be the nominee. It wasn't the super delegates, it wasn't the party elites, it wasn't DWS. Hillary won because she ran a better campaign.

To insist that Hillary and the DNC "robbed" Bernie, is to believe that the Bernie was entitled to the nomination, that it belonged to him. It belonged to the person that the majority of Democrats voted for, and that was Hillary.

If you want to blame someone, blame yourself. Blame yourself and the constant drumbeat of anti-Clinton bullshit that you peddled. Blame yourself because you believed and still believe the lies about Hillary. Blame yourself because you were too good to put the future of this country's citizens over your own self involved feelings. Blame yourself because of your vapid "lesser of two evils" bullshit.

True evil has been unleashed on this country. The first victims are the people at Standing Rock. If Hillary had won, Obama and Hillary would have had the pipeline diverted. But now, the pipeline is being pushed through. The private company that is building it was holding off until after the election, because they KNEW that it would be stopped. Now there is nothing holding them back.

The people of Standing Rock are the first victims. But they won't be the last. I hope you are proud of yourself. Your selfishness and entitled bullshit has destroyed us.

On Election Day, we wear white.

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Tuesday October 25, 2016 · 12:58 PM PDT

2016/10/25 · 12:58

I only recently realized how lucky I am to come of age during the tail end of Second Wave Feminism. Growing up, I never once doubted that I could be anything I wanted to be, regardless of my sex. That’s why, when I was a young woman, I was dumbfounded by the criticism that Hillary Clinton faced when she stated that her career was important. I could not believe that people were complaining because she dared to suggest she had more important things to do than to hold teas and bake cookies.

Now we are about to elect her President. And I’m so happy, because I don’t just want a woman President. I want THIS woman to be President. I want the woman that stood tall as she was attacked for her hair, her mannerisms, her ambition, and her goal of getting health care for Americans. I want this woman who fought on the behalf of woman and children, all the while being told that she was working to destroy the American family. I want this woman who took the bricks that were thrown at her and used them to build up herself and her agenda. I want this woman, whom the vast right wing conspiracy blamed for everything bad that happened in America. At least until we elected that socialist, communist, Muslin, terrorist, Kenyan dictator (snark).

Her election as the Democratic Nominee for President of the United States is a great victory for her. But it is not only her victory. This great achievement would not have been possible without all the hard work of the women and male allies that came before her. You can draw a straight line from the Suffragettes, to Jeannette Rankin, to Shirley Chisholm, to Geraldine Ferraro, to Hillary Clinton.

Twice, Hillary Clinton has worn white to honor the Suffragettes who were ostracized, beat, force-fed, and jailed fighting for our right to vote. I propose that we use her as an example, and that we wear white on November 8, 2016. Wear white even if you plan on voting before Election Day. Wear white to honor Hillary and all those that came before her.

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Sunday December 16, 2012 · 2:01 PM PST

2012/12/16 · 14:01

I have a very personal connection to the Oregon mall shooting. My sister-in-law's daughter Elsie was there that day. Elsie and her husband Rick were so close to the shooter that a bullet casing bounced off of Elise's arm.

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Thursday November 15, 2012 · 12:48 PM PST

2012/11/15 · 12:48

I know that corporations are soulless money sucking machines. But when did they stop even pretending to care about their customers. You talk to the people in the customer service call centers and their voices sound like their real people, but the words they use sound as if they are coming from a robot. Please join me on the long convoluted journey I have been on with T-mobile.

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Thursday April 26, 2012 · 7:04 AM PDT

2012/04/26 · 07:04

Kossacks are the most generous, helpful, knowledgeable people on the web and I desperately your help and input to get my sister off of drugs. First of all a little background, every addict has their own story, here is my sisters. To protect her, I’m going to give her a false name, Dawn.

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Thursday February 16, 2012 · 2:45 PM PST

2012/02/16 · 14:45

I’ve been listening to the debate about birth control and a lot of the left’s response has been that rightwing nutcases are trying to control women’s sexuality. Which is very true, but one argument that no one is making is that birth control IS family values.

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Tuesday November 22, 2011 · 8:08 PM PST

2011/11/22 · 20:08

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I've visited DailyKos daily for the last nine years, but never taken the time to post a diary. I'm only doing it now, because I'm stressed, anxious and have no one else to talk to. And that's all I'm really doing, looking for someone to talk with.

I'm a full time student, who is also raising my nephew. He lives with me due to his father's abandonment and his mothers prior drug use. My sister is clean now, but she sleeps on the couch at my mothers house and is in no condition to care for him. But my nephew has emotional issues due to his parent's treatment of him. It's a daily struggle just to get him to take care of the daily requirements of life, like take a shower.

To say money is tight is an understatement. We were doing ok with my student financial aid, because it was supplimented by child support that deducted from his father's unemployment checks. But now, surprise surprise, the unemployment checks have stopped and so has the child support.

In 59 days I get my next portion of my student aid, but I honestly don't know how we are going to survive until then. Luckally we have plently of food in the house, because my sister uses a portion of her food stamps to buy us groceries. And I'm very adapt at making left overs stretch over several meals. But that is the only thing we have going for us. My rent check that I wrote is not going to be covered by my bank. I don't have the money to pay for my electric bill, internet bill, or my car payment. All of my credit cards at at least 30 days past due, but Chase bank can get my money when I'm damn good and ready to give it to them. What are they going to do, ruin my credit. Already done.

But I don't know what I'm going to do about my rent and utilities. If it was just me, I could go live with a family member or a friend. But everyone I've talked to has said that I can come, but due to my nephews issues, he can't. I don't know what to do. I'm terrified that he's going to end up in foster care. Which would kill me, because he won't do well in foster care. Due to his emotional issues, he'll probably end up in a group home.

It's so frustrating because, I'm so close to getting the money I need. But it won't come soon enough to keep my nephew with me. I can't turn to the state for help because I used to get TANF for him, but the State of Oregon cut it out of the budget to pay family members to care for children. And we no longer qualify.

If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.

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No. Bernie would not have won.

On Election Day, we wear white.

Oregon Mall shooting witness's sister fired

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Birth control IS family values

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