Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Progressive Jane Hamsher: Elizabeth Warren Is A Friend of Big Banks Looking For Bailouts

FireDogLake has this quote from honest progressive Jane Hamsher:
That good “liberal” Elizabeth Warren is out there trying to facilitate a new round of Fannie/Freddie bailouts and give them the Good Progressive Seal of Approval even as she rails before cheering crowds against tax breaks for billionaire and the greedy 1%. The fact that her actions do not match up with her words will be beside the point. You’ll be a sexist pig if you criticize her, too.

I bring this up because identity politics has become a very effective tool for opportunistic institutions of power to beat the public (not just liberals) into submission on issues they heretofore very vocally opposed.
Some people notice that Elizabeth Warren was for the TARP bailouts for banks. Some people notice that Goldman Sachs is for banking "regulation " , just like Elizabeth Warren.