Comments by "Xyz Same" (@xyzsame4081) on "The Hill" channel.

  1. 4:00 remember when Biden was worried about the costs of going to war with Afghanistan or Iraq ? - me neither.
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  2. "Free Market" has become a religious / idiological concept. And a thought stopping cliché.
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  3. Breaking News: Onion goes out of business, they just can't compete with real life.
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  4. It worked in the 1970s assassination by cop against the Black Power movement. And likley before with the assassination of MLK, Bobby Kennedy and maybe also JFK.
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  5. When Woodward promoted his book FEAR he also talked about the Nixon / Kissinger era. That he KNEW that Cambodia was bombed and that was secret. And he did not leak it even though that info would have been in public interest. He was asked why he did not write about it. I think his argument was that he had promised confidentialiity. I do not even remember the wording, but it rubbed me the wrong way. (another opportunist). Like: the good contact to his sources was more important than the people overseas that were killed. And the interests of the U.S. citizens (not being lied to, nor more escalation) did not count either.
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  6. Sanders would not have had cabinet members with strong Amazon ties.
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  7. "Gee, I wonder if we the United States would shoot down an American plane and then blame it on Cuba - this would finally allow us to go to war with Cuba." [To punish them for the worst crime of all - to dispossess rich people and worse again, rich people of the U.S.] - That vile and hare brained scheme never went beyond someone uttering the idea, and there is a memo - but imagine the cravennesss that someone even dared to utter such an idea.
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  8. if that is true - well done Kyle, well done.
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  9. Unfortunately I think in the end he self sabotaged, he is more comfortable in this rose (the outsider) than to have POWER. I seem to remember that he said in 2015 in an interview (when he was a complete underdog) that he has never been one of those people that look into the mirror and say: One day I will be presdient. And he added: you must be a little crazy to want to be the president. That is why the careerists, sellouts, narcissists and psychopaths make it into positions of power. Regular decent people would of course have second thoughts - but not them. They move on and GRAB power if they can.
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  10. As I assumed. Detectives, then spying in the Civil war and from the 1880s on strike breakers. - but in 1921 the coal barons, with help of the government bombed the miners in the Battle of Blair Mountain.
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  11.  Andrew McLaughlin  You forgot: Harris is a neoliberal opportunist for the big donors and the party machine. That was the first box she had to check for VP. Then black woman. They gotta give the base something to vote for and if the big donors do not like the campaign to make promises on economic populism .... Good thing is that Biden's ego is triggered. He may like the idea that he can get more done than Mr. Hope and Change (he run a much, much better campaign. Obama had the landslide one would have also expected after 4 years of Trump).
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  12. Is there a chance she is mentally ill ? She did that while being recorded.
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  13.  @MickdeRaad  heroin does not need to be legal - but in Portugal they had a massive heroin crisis (one port of entry to Europe, 1 in 100 was affected). So they DECRIMINALIZED it. Very successfully. They have now 1 or 2 deaths from overdoses (and had more than hundred per year). They over rehab instead of jail, and it is easy to get into a methadone program. Social workers bring it to homeless people (with a bus and they have to take it before the social workers so they cannot use it to produce drugs. They had the prison and justice system clogged up - that ended too - and they invest the money into treatment.
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  14.  @sqlin60seconds80  the "all time high" in deaths is 7 more since yesterday. in total 1,1 million cases and 7129 deaths (since spring 2020). Plus 8,100 cases in one day - in other words they vaccinated early it has waned somewhat, and the new mutation can partially undermine existing immunity. Pluse they lifted most restrictions, so the Delta variante could spread well.. But hardly anyone DIES from it. And the kinda protected citizens with a breakthrough infection get their boost, their immune system is reminded for the third time what the virus (now the Delta variante) is like. Natural immunity is normally stronger than immunty by vaccination and they are up to date.
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  15. They did listen to what he had to say, he was not interrupted and had plenty of time to make his case. It is not their job to uncritically agree to everything. And when he was (politely) challenged on the arguments he could have perfected his argumentation .... did not go so well.
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  16.  @judydeters407  please consider voting third party. Nothing pisses off the Corporate Dems more. They feel entitled to the vote of left leaning, progressive or pro labor people. it is O.K. if "moderate" (wealthy) voters "stray" and vote for Republicans. The Reagan Democrats and the Bush 2000 Florida voters. Such voters or non-voters are NOT challenging the Good Cop / Bad Cop gig of the one and only Big Donor party which has a R and D wing. Interviewer: Mr. Nader, does the U.S. need three parties ? Ralph Nader: No - but two would be good to have.
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  17. citybank mail October ! 2008 to the Obama Campaign (yes, BEFORE the election) with a list of candidates to chose from for cabinet and other appointments. Sorted into minorities (Black, Asian, Latino, Native), disabled, vertan, .... the sender went the extra mile and even included an assortment of females even though that had not been requested. citibank got lots of help under Obama. Good to know that banksters vetted the foxes that would be picked to be in charge of the henhouse. (Makes you wonder who sent such a mail to the McCain campaign - maybe Goldman Sachs ?) See Wikileaks, Podesta emails. Eric Holder was on that list (can't wait to have him in the race, too, his record needs to be discussed anyway). Needless to say Holder carefully avoided to prosecute any banksters * (nor did Loretta Lynch). But at least they are African American. (*see the story about whistle blower Alayne Fleischman and JP Morgan Chase, and what the DOJ did - or abstained from doing). Show that to the still existing Obama fans. I must admit: If I see Ovama or his wife in talk shows, I have to remind myself that I do not like them. They have comedic timing, they come across as down to earth, cool, witty etc. etc. That is a god send for a politician. Imagine what he could have achieved using his intelligence, charm (and the charm of his wife) and the movement/energy of his voters - if he had not just been a careerist who saw a moment in time and seized it.
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  18.  @danalexander2149  If you want to make an impact - Helping the Greens to get over 5 % would make WAY more impact on the D establishment. - it also encourages OTHER voters to consider them. Jill Stein had 0,5 % in 2012, and 1 % in 2016, 5 or even 10 % would be huge.
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  19. Well, we haven't heard that kind of spin so far. Holy shit does he massage the facts.
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  20. I wonder if they have the troll farms commenting on that article.
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  21.  @avatarmezzy2980  Sanders CAN beat Trump. See levels of grassroots supporters, enthusiasm of the base (both have that, Trump gets tons of smaller donations, too. Sandes has the young (savvy to organize on the internet, digital canvassing etc.) Like Trump he is the non-establishment candidate (Trump plays that and in a way he is), Sanders is not establishment for sure. Trump might be good in activating people that do not vote (or did not until 2016). Thats the pool of voters in which Sanders taps as well. Sanders needs only to win some swing states (in the Rust Belt - that is his turf. They voted once/twice for Obama the Hope and Change candidate, so he should do well. this time Hope and Change for real and not only rhetoric of a neoliberal sell out. There are solidly red and blue states, Sanders will win the blue ones if he is the nominee, even the Hillary fans that are still pissed will not vote for Trump to spite Sanders (and it should not matter if they stay home, enough Dems to pull it off without them. That "liberal crowd is abundant in states like New York and California where there missing vote will not do damage. (The margin of Clinton of 3 million more votes came from these 2 states to a large extent). In Florida a lot of Puerto Ricans have arrived after the hurricane. They WILL come out against Trump. Gillum has a voter registration drive to overcome the Republican cheating. Florida is always plus/minus 1 percent, so that is in reach (expect some major efforts to cheart - well Sanders might have it in him to call them out THIS time). Andrew Gillum and Stacy Abrams have had it with the cheating as well (interesting panel discussion Bloomberg, March 2019 As for Warren: watch how she reacts when she is mildly challenged (or fathoms she is challenged) word salad, getting flustered or even impolite (towards a left leaning journalist who politely posed a legitimate question. Amy goodman does not "gotcha" and Warren should know that. Trump would eat her alive. But he chickened out from debating Sanders last time. In a way Trump economically campaigned to the left of Hillary Clinton (and his Republican challengers in the primary, anti TPP etc.) That would not have worked against Sanders and still does not work.
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  22. She is a nice lady. Clueless but nice. Does not talk over him, makes her point (or what she thinks is a point, more like a thought stopping clichée), let's him answer. Get's annihilated, but knows when to end it with a laugh. We have seen worse (on this very format). I do not think it will continue - but as long as they are on it is important that the audience hears that, many for the first time in their life. The show will certainly tank with the other Emily and the beltway insider that poses as the more left of the pair. Hillarious their discussion about the tax evasion of the billionaires. He was on the right side of the issues and schooled her as well, but only AFTER he assured in strong terms that he has nothing against the billionaires, etc, etc. Saagar and Kystall did not think such disclaimers were necessary, they did not wast time and kicked them right away. Dude wants to stay employable in D.C or mainstream media ;)
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  23. But "he isn't even a Democrat" (just waiting for that line that is so generously dished out agaist Sanders).
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  24.  @DanL57  It's not an attack if it is true - and if you WANT POWER, you cannot do "pretty please". - Sadly it is true, Sanders has major flaws - with all the good he accomplished. He dropped the ball. So did the other progressives when they did not call out the "stimulus bill" early on while the giveaway was being discussed. Pelosi early on WANTING means testing - for the regular citizens - that should have been a red flag. All the progressives should have united and called out every nonsense and sneaky pro donor provision. That would have been a way how Sanders could have driven the narrative.
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  25.  @bravecaucasian  you miss the point: War is one big government spending spree (although certainly not the best way to exercise socialism, and to make the bucks work for the citizens - when the funding helps to kill people and soldiers in other countries). Soldiers get paid by the government. Building more arms: government spending. Congress passed a law so that the U.S. could grant U.K. a loan to buy U.S. weapons (the U.S. supported U.K. but had not yet entered WW2). The government took on the risk that the U.K. would be conquered by Germany and not pay that loan. Tthat was an export subsidy for weapons. The Marshall plan was also an export help only for civilian goods - it brought the U.S. political influence in Europe and secured those nations as allies while also propping up the exports of U.S. manufacturers. Massive R & D funding (incl. the Manhattan project, likely also medical drugs, I think the U.S. contributed also to the research on peniciline that was done in the U.K.. It took long until they found a stable form that was suited for mass production. Discovery was published in a peer reviewed magazine in 1926 or 1927, it was availabe as a drug at the end of WW2. For the Manhattan project they built a city for 50,000 people in the desert - government spending. Of course more spending for veterans if they came back disabled. After the war more government spending to help with the transition from a war to a consumer economy. GI Bill (college education), affordable housing, infrastructure (more of the Interstate highyway net). Marshall plan (export help). Ongoing occupation and troops in Europe and Asia (costs for wages, weapons, bases) Unfortunately also more war and regime change and the arms race of the Cold War (in hindsight that was one of the reasons the U.S. elites were hellbent on having a Cold War).
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  26.  @Robotrik1  good luck with getting people to test when it costs them 3,000 USD (which they often cannot afford). Because they have "mild" symptoms that likely are something else anyway. - In Sweden they will test people and for free, that means it is possible to contain it. Can you imagine what would be going on in China if they would not treat / test their people for free (and set up emergency hospitals within days). Maybe they dragged their feet until they realized how serious it was, but then they responded full force.
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  27. The whole ganging on Russia was also about America wanting to sell more expensive fracked gas to Europe. Nope ! and they want to sanction European countries and companies that build the gas pipeline. It is NOT the business of the U.S. where Europe gets it gas from, I actually think it is good that Germany gets gas from Russia, it keeps both parties engaged.
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  28. ​ @killerqueen1148  Pete is 1) intelligent, eloquent and educated - and 2) he uses that to mislead voters. (he now outright LIES about and misrepresents M4A, which he declared to be the best solution 1 year ago. Many politicians check both boxes, but he is extra cringe worthy. His platitude-rich rhetoric, devoid of any substance is especially repelling. (And if he gives details he LIES: Yes fo a person that makes more than 39,000 USD per year "taxes" go up. He maeans the payroll tax. He forgets to mention that the payer gets a very good deal for that. Comprehensive insurance coverage (better than the current Medicare coverage, and the agency will be better funded), the insured don't lose their insurance when they switch a job, or get unemployed. The way he delivers the (obviously well rehearsed) motivational lingo is even worse. Little Miss Sunshine (the movie is a gem) - watch the opening scene. That's pete. Only that character was a struggling, loving family man trying to carve out a niche as motivational speaker and he doesn't continue with the act.
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  29.  @danalexander2149  Howie is not going to win, so the details of his positions are not that important. If he is a decent man (with generally decent policies), and willing to fight the uphill battle - that is more than almost all of the lot. Give him a break, even politicians are allowed to be wrong once in a while.
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  30. This 80 year old FIT man could have become the president.
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  31. meaningful access = they had normal access (as always !) and it was O.K. when Rebublicans win elections. Meaningful does not mean everyone can wander in, and if a mob bangs on the glass they can put up boards to block the view. Actually creating a row in near proximity of the place where votes are counted is likely unlawful, police should have started to arrest them. The media was inside and so were observers from both parties. Not sure if random citizens are allowed in some places, likely you need a ticket (like in overcrowded court rooms). But they will be escorted out by the police (as was necessary in one case) when they create a row, do not stay in their designated place or are loud. And no, Repubs cannt have binoculars, the privacy laws do not allow it. "reported incidents" they can present them to a court and see if it holds. The rule of law - remember ? It is easy to make claims, in a court you have to present EVIDENCE. In 2017 Trump claimed that 3 million votes wee cast by illegals. Proof ? none. They had a investigation on that - and dropped it quietly. Of course the alternative would have been to finish with a report confirming: no evidence found to back up that claim.
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  32. Well done, well done !
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  33.  @KellyinMemphisDD214  Trump just proposed sweeping cuts: Medicare, Medicaid, foodstamps, the Center of Disease Control (Coronovirus anyone ?) - he is stupid enough, Sanders will wipe the floor with him in the general - if the DNC does not prevent that because they would rather have Trump than Sanders.
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  34. pete had the affluent white boomer vote locked down ! Biden does not need him for that.
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  35.  @tylerhackner9731  he sold out on the campaign trail in 2008 already, see citibank mails Oct. 2008 (Podesta emails, Wikileaks database). The community organiser gig was necessary to get himself elected (He was smarter than Harris in that respect, he did not collect a bad record). I am now convinced he was very ambitious, the financial crisis opened a window (being Senator was a test run, he sure talks a good game). Now the Obamas are part of the insider circles (the elites let them because he has influence over the masses). One thing to learn: he got nice coverage in the mass media in 2007 / 2008 - in other words the rich owners and the DNC contacts to the media had given the green light. He too was acceptable for the powers that be. In a way he was even a better distraction than Clinton (first female ...) - and a good distraction was needed the masses were angry. It was also his job to DIFFUSE the energy that had brought him into office. The donors do not want to see the masses organizing and the silent giant to awaken. A drawn out process about healthcare helped with that. For show the Dems let the Repubs "participate". of course they could rely on fierce resistance from the Repubs. They gave plausible deniability when the bill was watered down (not all of it could be blamed on the Dems). The Repubs had sworn that Obama would be a one term president. Obama and team were not naive when they acted as IF they thought "bipartisan" was an option. I wonder if Obama wanted the midterms 2010 to go well, or if he breathed a sigh of relief. The masses did not catch on the reality about Obama (media propaganda helped) many still belief the myth. They lost the majority in Senate so nothing could be done.
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  36. Can't the govenor veto the bill ?
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  37. CNN on Nov. 3rd 2020 almost midnight: Fox just called Texas for Senator Sanders. What is the assesment of out team ? .... - That means: Bernard Sanders is the president elect of the United States. - Hillary Clinton watching the election in her home with family and some friends: Have I ever told you the story how he cost me the 2016 elections....
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  38. The weird thing is that no one of HIS TEAM ever told him to cut out his "inappropriate" behavior towards females of all ages if they were cute / attractive. a) no one dared to make it an issue and tell him the obvious or b) he did not listen and did not like to be told. They SHOULD have told Biden to stop that - if only because it is a bad look especially if you are a well known political figure (there are compilation videos on youtube). Never mind respect for the boundaries of others - sheer political considerations should have resulted in The Talk by his staff and also ! his wife. Even if he would not mean anything untoward - the photo ops with the families of politicians are cringe inducing. A devoted and beloved wife (the marriage is allegedly good, at least they successfully portray it that way) would spell out to her husband that he shouldn't do that, if only for reasons of optics. Well, the old fool got away with that for decades and never realized that you don't do that. Lucy Flores last year (and other women told similar incidents): Hectic activities as the last rally of her campaign unfolds (for deputy attorney or sth), some celebs and the VP (much bigger fish then her) support her last big event. She hardly knows Biden. While she lines up to go on the stage and concentrates to deliver a good speech, he comes from behind, places his hands on her shoulder and place a long kiss on her head. In other words: tone deaf if it would come from a husband or lover (she is concentrating for an important event, don't sneak up on her like that). Already weird when a brother or sister would do that. Completely inappropriate for Biden. He took the liberties of a lover or someone that is VERY close to her. There must be a sexual / erotic component to it, and also display of power (ovestepping of boundaries happened with young attractice women when taking pictures, and then there are cringeworthy photo ops, where he ALWAYS had the cute little girls, or pretty teenagers standing in front of him. Not the boys of the family, the GIRLS). But that hit on Flores (and others) is also about POWER. He does not have to obey the common rules of behavior towards a female that is NOT his wife / lover. And no - shaking hands and holding babies at a rally is not the same. Or being hands on with Obama. Obama had more power than him, and he touched him at neutral places. Arms, shoulder, .... he did not sneak up on him to give him a long kiss on the head.... Cringe does not even begin to cover it. There are "neutral" places on the body where even a relative stranger can touch a person of the same or the other gender (in our culture). Mind you: that contact is typically initiated by the person with higher status if they are not close. Let's say Biden would have approached Lucy Flores so she can see him coming, and gives her a reassuring pat on the shoulder, or takes and squeezes her hand - she may have liked that as a more personal attempt to boost morale. Instead he hindered her to concentrate ..... Even a "stage" hug - the light version, if she sees him coming and he is aware of her body signals .... would have been O.K.
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  39. please, please consider voting third party. Nothing pisses off the Corporate Dems more. They feel entitled to the vote of left leaning base. it is O.K. if "moderate" voters "stray" and vote for Republicans. The Reagan and the Bush 2000 Florida voters. Such voters or non-voters are NOT challenging the Good Cop / Bad Cop gig of the one and only Big Donor party which has a R and D wing. Interviewer: Mr. Nader, does the U.S. need three parties ? Ralph Nader: No - but two would be good to have.
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  40.  @Dowlphin  I heard Sanders talk about McCain after his death (the interview is online, it is not long). No he was NOT expressing "admiration". And I would be astonished if the families were moving in the same circles and had more than superficial interactions. Sure Sanders has a residency in D.C. and Jane may have stayed there from time to time. But I do not think they have much time to be social when they are in D.C. - members of Congress and Senate interact but that is not families are best friends. (Even AOC gets along well with some Republican members of Congress, but they ask her not to be public about it, it would hurt their careers. But these are on-the-job good aquaintances, if your will. The other space where "friendships" could develop: at fundraisers or at the Hampton events. (The most mentioned locations in the Podesta emails is Martha's Vineyard. Then New York and places like San Francidsco). Sanders (and even less so his wife or other family members) did not hang out with the chic New York or Hampton's crowd.
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  41.  @Dowlphin  Sanders said some friendly words (undeserved for that war monger, but that is diplomatic speech). and then concentrated to speak about their team work regarding the VA. Did not sound like he found much to be talk about positively. (and of course it highlights his role in the VA bill as well). "My views about the solutions very much differed from his, but something had to be done and quickly. He has a temper, I have a temper, so it got loud sometimes. But we managed to get the bill through.'" (paraphrased). That is not admiration.
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  42.  @kekwayblaze3176  Under Trump they RAMPED up prosecution. The Obama admin did not want to set the precedent, but were content with him being stuck in the embassy as a warning example for other publishers and whitleblowers. Under Trump the DoJ actually wanted to go ahead with the prosecution and did so.
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  43. That's the academic and lawyer in Warren. He likes to wing it (no automation did NOT cost most jobs in the last 20 years - outsourcing did, but his line is friendly to big biz so he will not admit that and ONLY mentions automation . When he was challenged in an early interview about M4A * - I think in an interview of Mike Figueredo from The Humanist Report - or TYT Cenk ugyur - one of the two - he got less assertive and a little flustered. * the mood of the interview was friendly both are left leaning internet outlets. But the contraction was pointed out and he got a follow up question: that what his book describes and what he just said is NOT singlepayer and not the same as the SPECIFIC BILL of Sanders with the name MfA. And he is disingenuous. Has it as MfA on the website, uses the term and is hardly ever called out. Remember the citizens are intentionally kept ignorant about how and why the systems work in other countries. Sanders "gets" why the private insurers most become obsolete and he understands that the public option is a very weak solution. - so far he does not have the time to go into the details with 30 second soundbites. Public option is plan b of the profiteers and it is about time Sanders clarifies that. Or shills like Buttigieg will be able to continue to confuse the public. Yang said recently that he supports MfA "in spirit" (but still uses the term on the website - in other words he did not do his homework and realize that a public option would set up the reform for failure. The insurers would love it of course - given that they KNOW a change will come (and many other players like for profit hospital chains will love it too.). Yang is either ignorant or he lies. In any case he takes a piggy ride on the bill and the name. W/o committing to the CONTENT.
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  44.  @judydeters407  The Green party and others (Working Family party) work their behind off, it is really hard to even get on the ballot for a presidential race. The Green party candidate Howey Hawkins offered his slot to Sanders in recent days (he used to campaign for Sanders back in the day - he is well aware that Sanders is not likely to run third party - but the offer has been made. So if sanders sees the light - he CAN blackmail the Democratic establishment).
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  45. Want to REALLY piss of Corporate Dems ? Vote Green. The howling over the 1 % of Jill Stein (while Johnson "cost" Trump 3 %, also in all the swing states, if we even accept the logic that these voters would have turned out and voted blue or red instead). Those Green (or Working Family Party) voters would be in reach of the Democratic party if they would stand for the workers (like they did in the past, at least to a degree, think 1960s). 1968 was a big betrayal, and they did not mind having riots and losing to Nixon, for pushing a pro war candidate. Else the people that were against the Vietnam war, would have had a CHOICE.
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  46. part 3 of 3 No union and no private company (not even Amazon, or Apple, or Walmart) can negotiate prices like a single payer agency (an agency like Medicare only that it covers all ages). They have almost a monopoly in the market as buyer. - With healthcare there is no free market and competition possible and the consumers are by far the weakest actor in the game. The other actors control something that is unique (medical drugs) or expensive and it decides over life and death. So it is good that the agencies have the support of the government that gives them that strong position - to protect the interests of insured, patients and also the companies that also must pay into the system for their employees. The unions of Nevade can't compete with that. They do their best to get the best possible deal in a rotten system, but of course the deal is still not good. It can't be. A well funded M4A system would offer much more value for much less money (for the insured and also their employers). The unions could negotiate higher wages. Win / win / win. Except for insurance companies that dabble in healthcare. They will become obsolete and no one will miss them.
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  47. It is not in vain. MORE voters start to SEE - the shenanigans and the collusion of the media - and that cannot be undone.
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  48. @blueflame the financial sector got showered with cheap interest rates AND QE to the tune of trillions. Now QE is euphemistically called an asset swap. so have these assets (than no one else would buy !) been "swapped back" - I don't think so. - and they would go nuts if there would be QE for the people or to finance climate change action. The sheeple are not supposed to understand that instrument or that "money" (a virual think,a legal and societal agreement) could be usedin their interest.
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  49. Kennedey: MA needs fresh faces - Also Kennedy: has nothing going for him but the famous political dynasty - nothing "fresh" about that.
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  50.  @BaronSaturday66  PhD in sociology ! check out his wikipedia site. Also assistant professor for Yale Medical and professor of courtesy for Psychatry in Florida. No medical or psychiatric qualification and does not talk like a researcher Check out the correct titles if interested. A self-educated amateur / nerd would invariably come up with data, naming studies, .... I think his political connections qualified him to those honorary positions. He was advisor to the White House under Bill Clinton, GWB and then Obama. Methinks that screams: politcally very well connected - agreeable to the neoliberal crowd (which would be convenient for all 3 presidents). I mean I would reverse that opinion if he was a nerd that was into science and highly knowledgable (think of someone like Ralph Nader who may lack formal qualifications in some areas but can speak with authority on many issues nontheless). Maybe some career diplomats are kept by several administrations just because they know their stuff and their niche. He is a polished (all too polished) professional bullshitter. But there are many like him in D.C. That in itself is not such a rare skill, so he must have some good friends with a lot of influence.
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