Posted on 12/14/2014 2:14:57 AM PST by Zakeet
Ready for Warren? Run Liz Run? Run Warren Run? Draft Warren?
Progressive activists haven’t agreed on what to call the movement urging Elizabeth Warren to run for president, but they largely concur on this: with every recent anti-establishment move the Massachusetts senator grows more attractive as a 2016 candidate, both in her own right and as a progressive foil for Hillary Clinton.
Such sentiments were on vivid display this week at RootsCamp, a gathering of some 2,000 progressive activists held in Washington, D.C. The event was held as Warren and others on the left have been denouncing the “cromnibus” spending bill winding its way through Congress over provisions they say are too friendly to Wall Street.
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Fauxcahontas is catching fire? I thought I smelled sulphur.
The Democrats will be able to campaign with Warren as the candidate that they will save US citizens from banking excesses, especially with the changes they put in this crummy bill that help banks and put the FDIC in jeopardy.
Problem is, the RINO globalist elitist ptb are hell-bent on giving us Christie, Jeb, or Romney (etc ad nauseum). We have to win the nomination, or we've already lost.
November 16, 2014..the day money died. Obama and other world leaders contracted with the world banks...about 30 that deposits, retirement accounts, larger savings accounts would become BANK CAPITAL, paper that would be used to pay the banks derivative bets off in case another stock market cash left the banks in jeopardy of closing like 2008.
Zero Hedge carried a several articles as well as other places explaining what happened at the G20, so this was a done deal before it became part of this Budget.
I agree with her too. But if a Republican had made the same speech, no one would have heard about it (except us.)
We are at the mercy of the media, and there isn’t a damn thing we can do about it. The vast majority of Americans don’t follow news about their government, so whatever meme they happen to hear from time to time becomes their base of understanding.
Today the meme pushed by the media is that Warren is awesome and presidential. Just watch how her momentum swells from now on.
I did not know that. Would it be wise to transfer money out of retirement accounts? I'm senior enough to do so without penalty. I don't have a lot of savings, and it's necessary to supplement my small pension. Will money be safe under certain limits in accounts?
I was told by a banker (who was trying to sell me an annuity) that if the FDIC has to cover savings, they have 30 years to stretch it out. Is that true?
I wonder how many people have a clue how bad this is, and now it's supported by the federal budget.
It's probably easier to nominate her than trying to bring George McGovern back to life.
I’m with you on this. While I despise Squaw Warren on virtually everything, she is right on this big banks bailout stuff. And it will give her traction as a candidate.
The GOP badly needs a legit candidate who realizes that supporting big business and crony capitalism is a bad idea and has been for some time. Not a Ron Paul nut but someone who can articulate the need for enforcement of antitrust laws and a level playing field for small and medium size business and industry.
I can’t help you there, as all banking rules changed at the G20 Summit, and our Budget passed so not sure if any large sums can be transferred or move at this point. Check with your bank or place your money is deposited.
I believe you are better off if your bank is not one of the huge ones internationally. A local bank or credit union might be more lenient...the FDIC guarantee is no longer viable....they know in next two years there will be another crash....that is why this is being done. NOONE will get a refund, and those elites have their money in gold, silver, and where they can watch it, not in a bank....even if they own it. Offshore will not work, as those were never insured by anything. Corruption will reign in those countries...imho.
One thought...if you ask about transferring money to an account you can access...be careful, and don’t say you are going to take it all out.
Get the new banking rules etc to read at home. Ask them how the new Budget banking rules affect you. Take as large a sum out as you are allowed at once...and find out how often you can do that.
Best wishes.
The 'Cross of Gold' populism didn't work for William Jennings Bryan and it won't work for Lizzie.
She has as much chance as Eugene McCarthy or George McGovern.
Like I said, the vast majority of the population has grown no wiser since 2008. See #62 for how she gets repackaged as the Un-Obama: far wiser, in touch with the working person, great experience running a law office; new car smell etc. Yes, sick-making, but they will polish this pig’s ear till it shines. Watch Out.
We have to do better than that even. We need a conservative the majority can warm to, doesn’t scare them and has a personality that the media wing of the DNC can’t paint as scary, or mean, or uncaring. A very high standard, but’s that the honest truth. I really believe there’s a vast mass out there that is stuck into their NFL, DWTS or whatever and buys the image not the substance. Right now, the Warren image can be polished to something very shiny to get their attention. Who the heck do we have?
And you can add the “populist” (disguised socialist) speechifying to distinguish her from the other guy.
Ditto that. Very sad.
That's true. But is that really the question at hand?
You say that the fact that she'll talk about it is reason enough to vote for her. I submit that she has a history of lying, and trusting that she'd actually do anything about it if elected is a mistake. She's no more qualified or prepared to actually fix that then Obama was reform the health care system. If anything she'd use it as cover for some new socialist re-distribution scheme the same way Obama did with health care.
Yes, it does. Any wonder Bammie likes her so much?
Most of the conservatives who make it to the US Senate and to positions of relevance in the HOR will do real well with a media coach. I'd guess that Elizabeth Warren had some time with one. Her presentation, speech and appearance were much better than the Elizabeth Warren we're use to.
By coach, I don't mean someone who reads polls and tells people what to say and think. I mean someone who can teach how to deal with the media, interviewers, and audiences.
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