Posted on 11/10/2014 6:53:08 AM PST by ConservativeStatement
As speculation continues to swirl over whether she would run for president in 2016, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) solidified her standing as a favorite of Hollywood and Los Angeles progressives on Sunday when she delivered a speech hammering Washington for being beholden to corporate interests and the rich and powerful.
While some of the guests at the ACLU of Southern California's Bill of Rights Dinner expressed frustration and dismay over the campaigns of Democrats, Warren directed her remarks at the system on Capitol Hill.
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Make her Queen and she’ll fix it ,sounds like Obama
“Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) solidified her standing as a favorite of Hollywood and Los Angeles progressives on Sunday when she delivered a speech hammering Washington for being beholden to corporate interests and the rich and powerful. “
Of course, after the speech she willingly accepted campaign donations from the corporate interests and the rich and powerful.
“We face a basic question in this country: Who does this government work for?” she asked in a 12-minute speech at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. “Is government there only to advance the interests of the rich and powerful? Does government exercise its power only for those who can hire armies of lobbyists and lawyers? Is there only to strengthen the strong and enrich the wealthy? Or does government work for all of us? Is government working to build opportunities, not only for some of our kids, but for all of our kids.
“We have to face it: The game is rigged in Congress.”
Industry donors already are laying the groundwork for a potential bid by Hillary Clinton, via the current activities of the Ready for Hillary SuperPAC and plans by Jeffrey Katzenberg to raise for Priorities USA Action. But some Hollywood progressives are privately or even publicly hoping that Warren runs. When asked about whether she would get in the race, Warren recently told People magazine, “I don't think so.” But she seemed to leave the door open for the possibility.
Warren's remarks were about “economic justice” — among the items on the ACLU agenda. She drew a standing ovation in the ballroom as she made her way to the stage to accept an award from Ramona Ripston, who stepped down as executive director of the ACLU Southern California two years ago. Ripston called Warren her “a new hero,” and noted her “amazing rise to fame.” Norman Lear, who also has said he'd like to Warren run, although maybe not this cycle, introduced Ripston and the Massachusetts senator.
The other honorees included Jim Berk, the CEO of Participant Media; singer Cyndi Lauper, who co-founded the True Colors Fund; ACLU Southern California board member Marvin Schacter and Warner Bros. Records CEO Cameron Strang.
One of the Warner Bros. artists, Tom Morello, introduced Strang, while another artist for the label, Steve Earle, sang “Christmas in Washington.” But in his prelude, Earle talked about the election results, suggesting that Democrats have to look inward to figure out what went wrong.
“You stand out in the middle of the road — my experience is, you get run over,” he said.
Warren did not delve into the election results, but warned of the influence of lobbyists and rich donors.
“The problem is everywhere in Washington,” she said. “Power is becoming more more concentrated on one side. And I can go through a long list of examples where powerful industries and lobbyists get spacial tax deals. They get regulatory loopholes that let them get richer and more powerful while everyone else gets left behind. It happens over and over again in Congress.”
The more she alienates business, the farther her chances as a Presidential candidate slip away.
Run, Liz, run!!!
Lieawatha would be an ideal opponent for a solid, conservative presidential candidate.
Controlling two branches of government, the GOP could roll back years of statist dhimmi nonsense.
Heh.
Wackier ideas than Obama and zero charm. No chance. America voted for the black moderate guy. She can’t pull that off.
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2 Moveon.org $448,517 $129,540 $318,977
3 Harvard University $312,550 $312,550 $0
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology $76,200 $76,200 $0
5 Boston University $73,700 $73,700 $0
6 Massachusetts General Hospital $72,060 $72,060 $0
7 University of California $71,750 $71,750 $0
8 Brown Rudnick LLP $68,077 $67,077 $1,000
9 League of Conservation Voters $55,551 $52,931 $2,620
10 Ropes & Gray $52,950 $52,950 $0
11 Commonwealth of Massachusetts $49,080 $49,080 $0
12 Thornton & Naumes $43,450 $43,450 $0
13 Mintz, Levin et al $42,600 $42,600 $0
14 Council for a Livable World $41,181 $35,100 $6,081
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16 Brandeis University $40,050 $40,050 $0
17 Google Inc $38,575 $38,575 $0
18 Berger & Montague $36,500 $36,500 $0
19 Bingham McCutchen LLP $35,000 $35,000 $0
19 Goodwin Procter LLP $35,000 $35,000 $0
The next Democrat nominee will need to connect to blue-collar and middle-class white voters.
Warren is the only Democrat who can connect with them.
That's why she's dangerous, and why Republicans need to step up and start talking about outsourcing, trade, and manufacturing jobs too.
Does she think that she's not beholden to those liberal, elite, rich and powerful people? How delusional!
Democrats beholden to Democrats. Shameful.
Fauxcahontas speak with forked tongue, tom tom beat under loud words is me wanna wampum, me wanna wampum. This true speach of fauxcahontas, native scamdinanian princess!
The game is rigged in Harvard where a person with a Rutgers law degree can only become a Harvard Professor by falsely claiming to be of Native American ancestry.
Wherever she goes in 2016 as the nominee (I’m calling it now) Fauxcahontas needs to see protesters at every intersection holding up Atlanta Braves foam tomahawks.
During the 1980 campaign Edward “Swimmer” Kennedy avoided cities where protesters were at street corners waiting to don scuba diving masks as his motorcade approached.
but warned of the influence of lobbyists and rich donors.
Which she said while speaking to rich donors.
Democrats claim they want to go into government to do well.
And then they all do rather well - for themselves and their friends.
Is there anything more ridiculous than a wealthy liberal politician like Lizzie, elected to office on the financial contributions of other
wealthy liberals, who returns the favor with multi-billion dollar government Crony Capitalist handouts, then spend their time ranting
and raving to struggling wage earners and taxpayers about scary republicans who want to steal their money and give it to the wealthy?
I thought this Thread was about Squaw Fauxohantis, not Pelosi.
I’m afraid you are dismissing or may not be aware of the post to which I was responding.
My mistake. Seeing the picture of that hag Pelosi using the occasion to try and incite the Crowd really ticks me off.
That was the infamous N Word fiasco. The Black Rats LIED like Rugs, but they always do.
Proving once again that there is nothing more dangerous and demented than a Rich Socialist.
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