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VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
159. How about Jobs...
Wed Feb 5, 2014, 10:06 PM
Feb 2014

No salary increase for Congress until minimum wage increased. (Jul 2007)
Would accept minimum wage as president. (Jul 2007)
Stand up for unions; organize for fair wages. (Jun 2007)
Get tough with China and bring jobs back home. (Feb 2007)
Minimum wage increases haven’t kept up with Congress’ wages. (Dec 2006)
Passed 2 planks of 7-plank platform, “New Jobs for New York”. (Oct 2006)
Minimum wage should be tied to congressional salaries. (Jun 2006)
Pushed for extension of unemployment insurance. (Feb 2004)
The working poor deserve a living wage. (Oct 1999)
America can afford to raise the minimum wage. (Sep 1999)
Recently “we’re in it together” became “you’re on your own”. (Sep 1996)
Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Nov 2008)
Voted NO on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 2008)
Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
Voted YES on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
Voted NO on repealing Clinton's ergonomic rules on repetitive stress. (Mar 2001)
Protect overtime pay protections. (Jun 2003)
Rated 85% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
Allow an Air Traffic Controller's Union. (Jan 2006)
Sponsored bill linking minimum wage to Congress' pay raises. (May 2006)
Extend unemployment compensation during recession. (Jan 2008)
Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue. (Jan 2009)
Sponsored bill enforcing against gender pay discrimination. (Jan 2009))

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Oh really...Far to the left? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #1
Where does she stand on the above mentioned issues? grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #4
Wait for the crickets Armstead Feb 2014 #13
crickets? I was asleep...I live on the East Coast...damn! VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #66
So do I...but sometimes I have insomnia Armstead Feb 2014 #67
Well I didn't happen to have it last night... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #70
For or against the above? grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #127
One issue is myopic....but she is Hardcore Liberal according to "On The Issues" VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #129
I just want to know her stance on the above... and I really hate the libertarians little ruse of a grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #131
On the issues is Libertarian now? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #133
Is that little graph from 'on the issues'? I believe it was developed by the Libertarians as a grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #136
that is a really pathetic attempt dude... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #138
Not an attempt, a question. Would have liked an answer... grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #141
What question..... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #142
Is that little graph from 'on the issues'? Where did it come from? grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #145
Yes it is... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #146
Authoritarian Purist Reply - "...they're not real democrats dammit!!..." uponit7771 Feb 2014 #12
I am not a purist of any stripe...nor am I Authoritarian...nor am I deeming others not "Liberal" VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #72
The democratic party is not a left party, except in comparison to the republicans Scootaloo Feb 2014 #25
No she hasn't said she would run yet...that is a Damn Lie! VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #73
Thought she had. My bad, then! Scootaloo Feb 2014 #82
screws your whole premise doesn't it? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #84
Why do Democrats support her? Because they don't know what she is about. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #36
Perhaps it is YOU that doesn't and they do... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #74
Because they're believing the hype that only she can win. WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2014 #40
hype? When she has the STRONGEST lead this far out ever recorded? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #75
They all just want Bill back in the White House. WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2014 #87
Oh yeah...that makes perfect sense...Right... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #89
Her ONLY support is from the party faithful and the 1%. Le Taz Hot Feb 2014 #41
Her "only" support is 73% of the Party ALREADY!!!!! VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #76
"of the party." Le Taz Hot Feb 2014 #128
Hardcore Liberal...how are they "far to the left" of her? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #130
Name recognition. After being Gore's running mate, Lieberdweeb led the field tblue37 Feb 2014 #51
yeah whatever gets you through the night... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #77
Agreed, there is part of the left that simply refuses to recognize treestar Feb 2014 #53
And I keep trying to point that out to them... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #78
A lot of people are further left than they realize. Their positions on tblue37 Feb 2014 #99
and Hillary is more Left than many give her credit for... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #132
Deep in the subconscious of America Steerpike Feb 2014 #143
Actually Hillary is a Hardcore Liberal... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #144
Everything you say is true. There is no doubt the country is to the left of Clinton/Obama and 90% BlueStreak Feb 2014 #2
Let her win a hotly contested primary then dreamnightwind Feb 2014 #9
OK. Then who will it be? BlueStreak Feb 2014 #19
Feinstein. Sanders. grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #22
Diane Feinstein? She makes Hillary look like Noam Chomshy. BlueStreak Feb 2014 #24
+1 (n/t) Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2014 #27
DINO DiFi? Not to mention, she's 80 years old NOW. truebluegreen Feb 2014 #37
Oops!!! Feingold, lol! grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #56
That's better. :) BlueStreak Feb 2014 #59
That is what Sanders seems to have in mind. nt tblue37 Feb 2014 #100
okay....bring it! VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #81
It's on! Woohoo! If not Russ, Bernie has said he will run just to get our issues out front and grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #93
First you have to convince them to oppose her..... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #94
We have to convince her that her policy positions can easily cost her the election.... grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #149
No we don't... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #150
OMG. That chart is libertarian BS! grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #152
Bullshit! Its a Non profit non partisan out of Cambridge... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #154
Oh, good. Le Taz Hot Feb 2014 #148
I am not convinced... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #155
Just two months ago dreamnightwind Feb 2014 #28
I welcome a progressive challenger. There aren't any. BlueStreak Feb 2014 #39
OMG, that's what I heard about Obama, lol!!! grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #108
Obama came out of th epack and shot to the front. There is no pack this time. BlueStreak Feb 2014 #118
I was impressed with Bill De Blasio on The Daily Show. Maedhros Feb 2014 #137
Warren has only 8% in that poll.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #83
hahahahahaha...Okay.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #80
Sotomayor? Kagan? DonCoquixote Feb 2014 #92
More conservative than the justices they replaced - eom dreamnightwind Feb 2014 #147
"Obviously" no they are not...73% belies your position on this... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #79
Personalities versus policies BlueStreak Feb 2014 #90
But we don't go to the voting booth to vote on individual issues.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #95
The point is that says nothing about where the public is vis-a-vis Hillary's opolicy positions. BlueStreak Feb 2014 #116
Not necessarily true.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #121
I don't know about the chart BlueStreak Feb 2014 #139
I DO know about the chart and THAT is the overall score...go read it yourself. VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #140
She stands for winning and power, and whatever means will bring those to her, she unflinchingly Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #3
She is also a hardcore Liberal according to "On the issues... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #123
Both Bill and Hill are charming. Both are getting richer and richer because corps rhett o rick Feb 2014 #5
The inbreeding and corruption among the elites is sickening Armstead Feb 2014 #15
Disgusting isn't it warrant46 Feb 2014 #42
I agree, but she's running (?) for Democratic candidate, not Moderate Socialist candidate. JaneyVee Feb 2014 #6
Most of those positions are held by the majority of all Americans. grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #10
Whats wrong with moderate socialist? Armstead Feb 2014 #16
Hell, I'll take Liberal LBJ Candidate. So what happened to Warren? Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #44
what happened? She's only polling 8% VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #153
EXACTLY! VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #156
A few more items to add to this list... cascadiance Feb 2014 #7
Good additions! Can we please hear her positions on these from supporters (chirp, chirp, chirp...) grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #11
Well she definitely is on the wrong side of item three on my list... cascadiance Feb 2014 #18
All higher education should be free. Funny how she's asking for more visas while grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #21
Why....you can see her positions right here... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #157
I agree with all of those. That is a good list. RC Feb 2014 #8
nice logo dreamnightwind Feb 2014 #31
Thank you. RC Feb 2014 #45
beholden to Wall Street and BIG banks and not us little people. warrant46 Feb 2014 #43
Oh really....a Liberal.. VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #158
Fail AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #14
Can you enlighten us as to her stance on some if these issues? grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #23
Fail AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #26
True failure is grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #30
Read your thread title AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #33
C'mon now, what are her policy positions:) grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #57
Why don't you tell us AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #58
LOL;) Is she for or against cutting social security? (ie Chained CPI) grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #60
Chained CPI is Obama's baby AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #62
Is she for or against it? grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #65
She hasn't made any statements on it AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #69
Why are you unwilling to defend her? grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #102
Why would I defend her? AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #160
Well, at least we KNOW she will protect the top 6%. bvar22 Feb 2014 #110
Considering your sig line dreamnightwind Feb 2014 #32
And what AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #34
What's wrong with the thread title? Looks good to me. dreamnightwind Feb 2014 #35
I think "aging" is just trying to divert the argument away from fact based discussion. grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #103
How about Jobs... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #159
K&R Scuba Feb 2014 #17
Kill the TPP??? She played a leading part in drafting it! antigop Feb 2014 #20
This. Earth_First Feb 2014 #48
Other than a "real" gay, fadedrose Feb 2014 #29
If America is "center-right" and America's far to the LEFT of Hillary, then she's far right. pnwmom Feb 2014 #38
I call them over the edge reactionary radical regressives and delusional Birch Society holdovers. TheKentuckian Feb 2014 #46
I would call her advocating for war with Syria a far right position, correct? Can grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #107
If this is true...Bernie Sanders should have no problem winning the Presidency. nt Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 #47
I think he would win. Even folks that voted for Bush voted for Bernie!!! grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #109
Go left, yes, but it will never be, not under plutocrat rule, never. K & R for truth, enough of mother earth Feb 2014 #49
Tisk tisk. The worshippers are only conserned with voting for who can win, not who is good for us. L0oniX Feb 2014 #50
They aren't good for us if they can't win. JoePhilly Feb 2014 #64
"only conserned with voting for who can win" bvar22 Feb 2014 #112
So uhm ...is that what they call the "money shot"? L0oniX Feb 2014 #113
Bob Shrum was on Ed Schultz last week, bvar22 Feb 2014 #117
They should have to wear a logo for each of their corporate sponsors just like a race car driver. L0oniX Feb 2014 #135
Or perhaps we need leaders who can succeed in intermediate steps... Orsino Feb 2014 #52
How's that working for Obama? We need a populist that can rally the people, IMHO. The grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #63
It's working very well for the president... Orsino Feb 2014 #71
We may have to call off the coronation Proud Public Servant Feb 2014 #54
Hillary has been tireless on women's rights - TBF Feb 2014 #55
Well, I'd like to see someone to the left of Hillary win in the primaries. If not that, at least get grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #61
she is not. Whisp Feb 2014 #86
She's a hawk. WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2014 #88
What is a moderate on economic issues mean? Do you consider NAFTA and the TPP as moderate? nm rhett o rick Feb 2014 #91
"Moderate" may be too kind - TBF Feb 2014 #106
You can't just average every American's view (or set of views), and then declare America ... JoePhilly Feb 2014 #68
Exactly. great white snark Feb 2014 #96
I'm trying to find out policy positions, not insult you:) grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #101
Bernie has said he will run if no effective progressive emerges. Further, they do it all the time, grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #98
Again, the average of "most" Americans does not accurately reflect America. JoePhilly Feb 2014 #105
Interestingly, Bernie is also very popular with the republicans of Vermont and NH, because he grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #111
It's pretty simple to find position policies. LanternWaste Feb 2014 #85
A simple for or against the above positions is what I'm looking for. grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #97
Dems Phlem Feb 2014 #104
Obama didn't support gay marriage when he won Exciting Trip Feb 2014 #114
He didn't support gays in the military either. Auntie Bush Feb 2014 #126
I can understand why fiscal conservatives and Reagan Democrats would support Hillary, bvar22 Feb 2014 #115
How do I know America is NOT a Center-Right Nation? bvar22 Feb 2014 #119
+1 grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #125
You must think that the next president is going to get a more receptive Congress Beacool Feb 2014 #120
Is that all you want? Auntie Bush Feb 2014 #122
Hey, just give me three so I won't feel like a total choade when I have to vote for her, lol! grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #124
Agree. It is not a matter of "getting all of these". bvar22 Feb 2014 #134
Her term will be a continuation of Obama's Doctor_J Feb 2014 #151
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