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  • OhWell [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    This cabinet is already a cluster fuck of the most useless old neolibs from the party. Kerry ran such a wet fart of a presidential campaign in 2004 and he's been rewarded time and time again for losing.

    • Phish [he/him, any]
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      4 years ago

      Ok that's one example. Biden isn't only hiring losers. Jesus christ people it's not like Kerry was the CEO of Quibi or something.

      • OhWell [he/him]
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        Did you see Obama's record of foreign policy when Kerry was in his cabinet? Everyone likes to say Trump has declined the US empire, but it was already in a major decline during Obama's presidency, and he had Kerry and Clinton involved there.

        Biden also has floated Rahm Emmanuel, one of the most hated Dems in the entire country. But yeah totally. He isn't just hiring losers. He's hiring absolute ghouls.

        • Phish [he/him, any]
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          4 years ago

          I guess you're right, some of them are evil ghouls. Way to ruin my Quibi joke.

    • JoesFrackinJack [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      man, 2004 feels like centuries ago. I remember one of the biggest things Kerry got slammed for was "flip flopping" on like two issues his whole career and that swiftboat veterans thing i still don't care to understand, but bush and co. got a few vets to be like "i don't trust him" and it worked. plus he is a really unlikable guy, like i'd argue bush had a much better personality than kerry and bush was an absolute ghoul and dumb as hell

  • Multihedra [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    It doesn’t mention Kerry in that “all cycles, top 20” that’s linked, but I do see Obama and Hillary on there. I guess presidential runs makes the money appear

      • Multihedra [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        that’s a hilarious yet incredibly understandable mistake

    • JoesFrackinJack [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I have to imagine a lot of gets funneled into super-pacs which aren't necessarily part of the campaign on paper but are not that different in reality

      • Multihedra [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Yeah, for sure. I was just hoping the title was backed up by the link, or at least that there would be a relatively easy way to see an individual’s total oil and gas contributions, in the event that it didn’t.

        Ah well, nevertheless

  • PermaculturalMarxist [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    Don't worry everyone, Sunshine Movement is on the job. They're gonna push Kerry so far left, he'll make Stalin look like an anarchist I swear :jokah:

  • Quimby [any, any]
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    4 years ago

    I hate John Kerry with a burning passion. Not only is he a bad politician, he is also an absolute self-centered jerk in-person. A lot of politicians at least try to be likeable people to those in their orbit. Not Kerry. If we had a House of Lords here, that would 100% be his vibe.

  • urmomstraight1968 [none/use name]
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    This link doesn't mention Kerry, but if you search up his name in that database you still see quite a bit of money from hydrocarbon companies like Noble Energy

  • SacredExcrement [any, comrade/them]
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    Kerry is top if you go back to 2004, looking at top 20. Some time ago, but he is still tops; kind of interesting actually