Blogtown Feb 23, 2016 4:23 PM

Eileen Myles Has Written a Very Eileen Myles Defense of Hillary Clinton

by Megan Burbank

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Clinton is smart, politically savvy, and the best candidate we have to lead our nation.
Besides, it is high time for a woman President, especially a Democrat at that.
I had always pictured the first woman President to be a Republican, in the Margret Thatcher model, as it would be comforting to the Right that she was Tough enough, and Wise to Foriegn policy matters....
But fuck all that, I would be glad to be wrong and have the first woman President be a Democrat, certainly.
frankieb on February 23, 2016 at 5:14 PM · Report this
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No Way! Hillary for prison 2016!
bassman440 on February 23, 2016 at 5:50 PM · Report this
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I'm guessing that everyone at the Merc office MUST BE for Bernie (or must be very quiet)...
Todd Mecklem on February 23, 2016 at 7:37 PM · Report this
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Todd, I wonder if they are already re-evaluating their Sanders support, and trying to find a way to break it to their far left base readers.
Thus this blog....
frankieb on February 23, 2016 at 9:26 PM · Report this
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Clinton is not really a viable candidate, too many people distrust her to the point that they won't vote for her. Nominating her is going to be a great path to president trump, cruz, or rubio...
econoline on February 23, 2016 at 9:50 PM · Report this
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My eyes rolled in the back of my head at "an old friend on Facebook says."
ROM on February 23, 2016 at 9:56 PM · Report this
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Hillary is like that hot girlfriend who you suspect is banging your buddy. But you just deny it to yourself because she's the best girlfriend you can get right now.
Demondog on February 24, 2016 at 7:20 AM · Report this
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Can I just say that given how careless her prose is, I can't believe that Eileen Myles is much of a poet.
sgp on February 24, 2016 at 9:01 AM · Report this
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"Today he’s [Bernie Sanders] against funding Planned Parenthood."

Huh? Where did she get that?

"We are not going to allow the extreme right-wing to defund Planned Parenthood, we are going to expand it."

Source:
https://berniesanders.com/issues/fighting-…

(I'm also wondering about the "gang rape" business, but not exactly something I can search for with this particular connection.)
Sok on February 24, 2016 at 10:22 AM · Report this
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If people thought obstructionism in congress was bad under Obama. It will be completely disastrous if Clinton gets the nomination/elected.

They may despise Obama, but the Republicans HATE Clinton with a passion. Doesn't anyone remember all of the attacks on her as first lady during the Clinton presidency?
Agit on February 24, 2016 at 12:43 PM · Report this
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Yeah, I certainly do.
But I still assert that Sanders cannot beat Trump, who is looking more and more likely the Republican candidate.
Besides, Clinton may feel the backlash as President, but do you think 'Socialist' Sanders will be given a free pass?
frankieb on February 24, 2016 at 5:03 PM · Report this
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Child.
on February 25, 2016 at 8:53 AM · Report this