The New York Times, which admitted it made up stories of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq & pushed us to invade that country, has now endorsed Hillary Clinton, the candidate who voted for the Iraq War. I thought the Times had apologized and reformed itself. What Is going on here?
Well, the Times likes its candidates to be realistic and pragmatic. And to them, that means Hillary Clinton. She doesn't want to break up the banks, doesn't want to bring back Glass-Steagall, doesn't want to raise the minimum wage to $15/hr., doesn't want Denmark's free health care system. Just not realistic, I guess.
Of course, there was a time when the media said it wasn't "realistic" to pass a constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote. They said it would never pass because only all-male legislators would be voting on it in the Congress and the State Legislatures. And that, obviously, meant it would never pass. They were wrong.
They once said that it wasn't "realistic" to pass a Civil Rights Act AND a Voting Rights Act back to back. America just wasn't "ready for it." Both passed, in 1964 & 1965.
Ten years ago we were told gay marriage would never be the law of the land. Good thing we didn't listen to those who told us to be "pragmatic."
Hillary says Bernie's plans just aren't "realistic" or "pragmatic." This week she said "single payer health care will NEVER, EVER, happen." Never? Ever? Wow. Why not just give up?
Hillary also says it's not practical to offer free college for everyone. You can't get more practical than the Germans -- and they're able to do it. As do many other countries.
Clinton does find ways to pay for war and tax breaks for the rich. Hillary Clinton was FOR the war in Iraq, AGAINST gay marriage, FOR the Patriot Act, FOR NAFTA, and wants to put Ed Snowden in prison. THAT'S a lot to wrap one's head around, especially when you have Bernie Sanders as an alternative. He will be the opposite of all that.
There are many good things about Hillary. But it's clear she's to the right of Obama and will move us backwards, not forward. This would be sad. Very sad.
81% of the electorate is either female, people of color or young (18-35). And the Republicans have lost the VAST majority of 81% of the country. Whoever the Democrat is on the ballot come November will win. No one should vote out of fear. You should vote for whom you think best represents what you believe in. They want to scare you into thinking we'll lose with Sanders. The facts, the polls, scream just the opposite: We have a BETTER chance with Bernie!
Trump is loud and scary -- and liberals scare easy. But liberals also like facts. Here's one: less than 19% of the USA is white guys over 35. So calm down!
Finally, Check out this chart -- it says it all: (Note: Hillary has now changed her position and is against TPP)
I first endorsed Bernie Sanders for public office in 1990 when he, as mayor of Burlington, VT, asked me to come up there and hold a rally for him in his run to become Vermont's congressman. I guess not many were willing to go stump for an avowed democratic socialist at the time. Probably someone is his hippie-filled campaign office said, "I'll bet Michael Moore will do it!" They were right. I trucked up into the middle of nowhere and did my best to explain why we needed Bernie Sanders in the U.S. Congress. He won, I've been a supporter of his ever since, and he's never given me reason to not continue that support. I honestly thought I'd never see the day come where I would write to you and get to say these words: "Please vote for Senator Bernie Sanders to be our next President of the United States of America."
I wouldn't ask this of you if I didn't think we really, truly needed him. And we do. More than we probably know.
Sincerely Yours,
Michael Moore
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