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VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
74. No she isn't....
Thu May 22, 2014, 09:20 PM
May 2014

Read the site...

On War and Peace...

Supported decision to target Osama bin Laden. (Sep 2013)
Obama rejected her 2012 plan to arm the Syrian rebels. (Aug 2013)
OpEd: Iraq war follows tradition of active US leadership. (Jun 2012)
Clinton-Gates combo won push for Afghan surge. (Jun 2012)
OpEd: 2003 Iraq vote unmistakably authorized war. (Nov 2010)
War authorization vote made primary harder than general. (Jan 2010)
2007: Avoided war apology to avoid "flip-flopper" label. (Jan 2010)
Massive retaliation from US if Iran attacks Israel. (Apr 2008)
Calling for troop withdrawal pressures Iraqi government. (Feb 2008)
Some tactical success in Iraq, but no strategic success yet. (Feb 2008)
Would have never diverted attention from Afghanistan. (Jan 2008)
After 9/11:Those helping terrorists would feel “wrath” of US. (Jun 2007)
1960s conversion to liberalism based on opposing Vietnam. (Jun 2007)
At Wellesley in ‘68, steered anti-war movement within system. (Jun 2007)
I have seen firsthand terrorists’ terrible damage. (Jun 2007)
Supports border security fence in Israel. (Oct 2006)
Ok to target Al Qaeda in Pakistan; we did that 10 years ago. (Jan 2006)
2002 Iraq speech criticized both Saddam and U.N. (Feb 2004)
Cut off US aid if Palestine declares a state unilaterally. (Oct 2000)
Focuses on increasing relationship between US and Israel. (Oct 2000)
Support Israel in finding a safe and secure peace. (May 2000)
Extend peace treaties to Palestinians, Syrians & Lebanese. (Nov 1999)
Strategizing about Pakistan destabilizes a nuclear power. (Aug 2007)
Iran

Policy of prevention, not containment, on Iranian nukes. (Jan 2013)
Trust but verify Iran: goal is diplomacy & open inspections. (Jan 2013)
Continue diplomatic engagement with Iran. (Dec 2007)
Believed, with others, that Iran was pursuing nuclear weapon. (Dec 2007)
Pledge that Iran will not develop a nuclear bomb. (Oct 2007)
Rushing to war with Iran vs. doing nothing is a false choice. (Oct 2007)
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard promotes terrorism. (Sep 2007)
Prevent Iran from becoming nuclear power by diplomacy first. (Sep 2007)
Rule out nukes against Iran. (Aug 2007)
Iran having a nuclear weapon is absolutely unacceptable. (Jun 2007)
Iraq War

2007: I'm most qualified to end war in Iraq. (Jan 2010)
2007: Opposed funding Iraq War; no escalation. (Aug 2009)
2002: Saddam gave aid to Al Qaeda terrorists. (Oct 2008)
Up to the Iraqis to decide the future they will have. (Feb 2008)
Leaving 130,000 troops in Iraq is irresponsible abdication. (Jan 2008)
Have nearly all combat troops out in a year. (Jan 2008)
Can’t leave Iraq safely without a plan. (Jan 2008)
Can’t let the Iraqis think the US will be there forever. (Jan 2008)
Voted against precedent of US subordinate to UN in Iraq. (Jan 2008)
Iraq war authorization was not authority for preemption. (Jan 2008)
Told by the White House how the war resolution would be used. (Jan 2008)
Withdrawing troops is dangerous, including 100,000 civilians. (Jan 2008)
No military solution in Iraq; this debate motivates solution. (Jan 2008)
Called war on terror “Bush’s war” but has played active role. (Nov 2007)
2002: Accepted connection between Saddam & Al Qaeda. (Nov 2007)
Leave combat troops in Iraq only for conterterrorism. (Sep 2007)
No funding that does not move us toward withdrawal. (Sep 2007)
Push Pentagon to start planning for Iraq withdrawal. (Aug 2007)
Redeploy responsibly, with regional diplomatic effort. (Aug 2007)
Pentagon calls her unpatriotic for asking about exit plan. (Jul 2007)
Deauthorize Iraq war, and don’t grant new war authority. (Jun 2007)
Phased redeployment, not irresponsible immediate withdrawal. (Jun 2007)
Bush misused authorization for war. (Jun 2007)
The Iraq war is Bush’s war. (Jun 2007)
Iraq war wouldn’t have happened had the inspectors been sent. (Jun 2007)
It was a mistake to trust Bush on his judgment to wage war. (Jun 2007)
This war is up to Iraqi people to win or lose, not the US. (Apr 2007)
No permanent bases, but continuing residual force in Iraq. (Apr 2007)
Online petition to pressure Bush & GOP for redeployment. (Apr 2007)
Takes responsibility for Iraq war vote, but not a mistake. (Feb 2007)
Cap troops in Iraq and no more blank check for war. (Feb 2007)
Cut off funds for Iraqi use, but not for troops. (Jan 2007)
Phased redeployment out of Iraq, beginning immediately. (Oct 2006)
OpEd: Voting for war enabled criticizing how it was waged. (Oct 2005)
2002: Attacking Iraq "not a good option" but authorized it. (Feb 2004)
Voting Record

Iraq war vote was meant to be used as coercive diplomacy. (Jan 2008)
Voted against Levin Amendment: it gave UN veto over US. (Jan 2008)
Voted for Iraq war based on available info; now would not. (Apr 2007)
Critic of Iraq war, but won’t recant 2002 vote in its favor. (Nov 2006)
Regrets Bush’s handling of war, but not her war vote. (Oct 2006)
Voted YES on designating Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. (Sep 2007)
Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008. (Mar 2007)
Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)
Voted YES on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
Voted YES on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
Condemns anti-Muslim bigotry in name of anti-terrorism. (Oct 2001)
No troop surge: no military escalation in Iraq. (Jan 2007)
Deploy UN multinational peacekeeping force in Darfur. (Jul 2007)
Require Congress' approval before military action in Iran. (Oct 2007)


and you have NOT one fact to verify your position......I just gave 84 to support mine....

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Kick for ProSense May 2014 #1
Karl Rove should have gone to prison for what he did to Valerie Plame. yellowcanine May 2014 #21
+10,000,000 randys1 May 2014 #28
Plus infinity. McCamy Taylor May 2014 #65
It was actually Richard Armitage who "outed" Plame. Nye Bevan May 2014 #127
Rove was in deep and very likely committed perjury about it. He claims a faulty memory yellowcanine May 2014 #133
OUCH. That's gotta hurt some anti-Hillary peeps around here. BlueCaliDem May 2014 #2
Not hurting me. Of course, I am not anti yellowcanine May 2014 #22
Not in the least. The thought of another President Clinton... WorseBeforeBetter May 2014 #76
Did FDR work for Walmart, too? Octafish May 2014 #3
I don't know did FDR work for Sam Walton or his brats? VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #30
I doubt it. I do know Ms. Clinton did. Octafish May 2014 #61
Yeah when Sam owned it.... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #73
It was heading that way even when Sam was in charge Art_from_Ark May 2014 #80
How can you even say that....ridic VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #81
I can say that because I was there Art_from_Ark May 2014 #83
are you there now to be able to tell the difference? VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #84
I still keep in touch with people who work there Art_from_Ark May 2014 #86
And I just posted the story of a woman who is trying to Unionize at Walmart whose mother VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #89
You're talking Sam's, I'm talking Wal-Mart Art_from_Ark May 2014 #90
sam thing...and here is another... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #91
Like I said, it has been evolutionary Art_from_Ark May 2014 #92
Yes...tightwads are not the worst people in the world....HOWEVER.....the Walton brats... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #93
I tend to agree about the "Walton brats" Art_from_Ark May 2014 #94
Then you agree...Walmart is entirely a different beast since Sam Walton died.... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #95
It's certainly an entirely different beast Art_from_Ark May 2014 #96
until Sam Walmart died....then all bets were off. VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #103
Personally, I think Wal-Mart started going downhill around 1973 or 74, if not earlier Art_from_Ark May 2014 #120
I dunno. Did FDR ever make a mistake? Like, was he a mortal man with feet of clay? Hekate May 2014 #101
Feet of clay is one thing. Integrity is another. Octafish May 2014 #132
This message was self-deleted by its author joshcryer May 2014 #113
She didn't work "for" Wal-Mart. Beacool May 2014 #115
No BS at all: Hers was a paid position on the board. Octafish May 2014 #134
I'm not a fan of Wal-Mart's, Beacool May 2014 #138
OMG. That comparison is downright offensive. closeupready May 2014 #4
Or for being a spy outed by Cheney and his assistants. JoePhilly May 2014 #6
what an incredibly ugly attack on Plame. She was an expert on nuclear counter-proliferation, hlthe2b May 2014 #9
FDR created the New Deal; the Clintons have cooperated in dismantling it. closeupready May 2014 #10
nope, because it's dismissive of females and something many women deal with, just yesterday JI7 May 2014 #14
Nope. Greenwald was right? closeupready May 2014 #16
you dismissed her based on her looks, why mention her looks at all ? she can be intelligent and JI7 May 2014 #17
Ha! Iggo May 2014 #59
That is not at issue. You can disagree with Plame's comparison without the vicious attack on Plame hlthe2b May 2014 #18
that is not fair. So because she disagrees with you on Hillary you imply she is dumb? hrmjustin May 2014 #19
If she honestly believes Hillary is like FDR, yes, she is not very bright. closeupready May 2014 #25
Sorry but she was a highly intelligent agent of the CIA. hrmjustin May 2014 #26
She wouldn't be the first person I've ever met who was well-qualified in their area winter is coming May 2014 #27
Well thats certainly true. hrmjustin May 2014 #29
Okay, I have no reason to second guess that she is intelligent, but closeupready May 2014 #31
I agree he is one of a kind. I like Hillary but I respect your opinion. hrmjustin May 2014 #34
Okay, me, too. Peace. closeupready May 2014 #35
Peace. hrmjustin May 2014 #45
Maybe that's just her opinion-what's wrong with that? We all have them. nt babylonsister May 2014 #82
My opinion is her opinion is idiotic. Is there s.th. wrong with THAT? closeupready May 2014 #87
Perhaps she is not the one with the "illumination" problem... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #38
That's a fucked-up chart, the opposite of Libertarian isn't Populist bananas May 2014 #129
No matter how you slice it....still not Republican! or even Moderate... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #140
On the contrary, she's a right-wing authoritarian, here are more accurate charts bananas May 2014 #146
and where are ALL her speeches and votes to support this bullshit contention as MY graph has? hmmm?? VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #147
Excuse me? That is some sexist shit, right there. nt msanthrope May 2014 #23
lol closeupready May 2014 #24
An NOC Undercover officer only famous for their looks... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #33
That's a sexist comment. Beacool May 2014 #37
It's not sexist, but I'm not going to argue with anyone here about that. closeupready May 2014 #63
You display an astonishing ignorance regarding Valerie Plame's resume.... Hekate May 2014 #104
... closeupready May 2014 #136
When you see her platform you'll call her a liar. joshcryer May 2014 #114
All I can say is I sure hope so. I'll support her if she wins the nomination, closeupready May 2014 #135
That sounds like something Rove would say. greatlaurel May 2014 #141
loleresting to me. Whisp May 2014 #5
k/r Dawson Leery May 2014 #7
Question regarding terminology frazzled May 2014 #8
In the terminolgy used by the Head of the CIA under Oath, she was a "Covert Agent" Bandit May 2014 #13
It means nothing to me beyond ... frazzled May 2014 #15
Dumbass conservatives were claiming she was a "glorified secretary" bananas May 2014 #128
K & R Thinkingabout May 2014 #11
Oops, under the bus with Valerie. Beacool May 2014 #12
Of course she is! ... The same way Obama is a "progressive." 1000words May 2014 #20
He is.... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #39
LOL VanRhap. You're gonna make the anti-Hillary crowd wince and weep with your facts. BlueCaliDem May 2014 #42
Comparing Hillary to FDR is kinda like comparing a stale Twinkie to 10 course banquet. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2014 #32
In what way are they similar? VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #40
She's a war mongering, money grubbing, corporatist, populist liberal. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2014 #58
No she isn't.... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #74
A lot of your facts verify my position. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2014 #99
Here she is on Trade.... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #75
Did she mention all that during her $400,000 gig for Goldman Sachs? Tierra_y_Libertad May 2014 #78
Does that negate everything else she has ever done? VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #88
It just shows she's a politician in bed with the corporations. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2014 #98
No it doesn't.... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #105
She accepts payoffs from corporations. How does that fit in with the above? Tierra_y_Libertad May 2014 #108
and who are you going to vote for that won't? VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #110
I'm against money in politics. Are you? Tierra_y_Libertad May 2014 #111
I will be voting for whomever wins the Democratic primary....You? VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #112
I already said who I'll be voting for. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2014 #118
I will be voting for the Democrat....because I am a Democrat...You? VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #119
I'll be voting for the most progressive, anti-war, candidate on the ballot. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2014 #121
I have always voted for the most Liberal Dem candidate..that is why I voted for Hillary Clinton VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #122
And for the icing on the cake...on Corporations... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #77
You left out the part about the $400,000 gig with Goldman Sachs. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2014 #100
aaaaaaannnnnddddd you think a President Elizabeth Warren or President Bernie Sanders VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #102
I don't know. Do you? Tierra_y_Libertad May 2014 #106
Really now? VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #107
and furthermore... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #109
Valerie and her husband are actual heroes, patriots, shit most of us know nothing randys1 May 2014 #36
No she isnt "Middle of the road" VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #41
Would love to believe that, for me she would have to raise top tax rates back to Nixon days, for one randys1 May 2014 #43
Its true read the site...her speeches and voting record is right there.... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #46
Again, to me a liberal would raise tax rates, probably do some protectionism with trade, etc randys1 May 2014 #47
You can't go by what just YOU think.....its not like that... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #49
OK, you win...I will work for her campaign regardless, but until you raise taxes randys1 May 2014 #51
I know you will.....I read your posts... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #52
Is she for a single payer health care? a true Universal system? randys1 May 2014 #53
That's already in the PPACA. No need for Hillary to restart a Teabagger fight for something that BlueCaliDem May 2014 #56
and...on Govt Reform... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #50
Keep fighting the nay sayers VR mcar May 2014 #55
HRC is more Liberal than President Obama! BlueCaliDem May 2014 #44
Yes she is! VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #48
...... oneofthe99 May 2014 #62
Well except for the those FACTS that are used to make those graphs.... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #72
Thank you for posting the facts. Very refreshing and greatly needed. greatlaurel May 2014 #142
My pleasure... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #144
she would like to more liberally send bombs to other countries. Whisp May 2014 #57
Not sure this is true. She voted "yes" for Iraq. He voted yes for "Afghanistan". That makes them McCamy Taylor May 2014 #66
. ProSense May 2014 #68
It's a 10 ProSense May 2014 #70
Well said greatlaurel May 2014 #137
Well, if Valerie and Joe are 4 Hill we 7wo7rees May 2014 #54
How absurd oneofthe99 May 2014 #60
Looks like nobody read the article MFrohike May 2014 #64
I read it. But a comparison to FDR is always a "parental" one. He was "dad". Meaning Hillary McCamy Taylor May 2014 #67
Fair point MFrohike May 2014 #97
LOL!! nt m-lekktor May 2014 #69
FDR ( personal hero of mine) was certainly flawed : SC stack attempt; internment camps, etc. ... AzDar May 2014 #71
"Sweep of experience"? WorseBeforeBetter May 2014 #79
So, is this the deal now? scarletwoman May 2014 #85
Why not? Beacool May 2014 #116
I'm not sure you understood my point. scarletwoman May 2014 #125
OK. Beacool May 2014 #130
ProSense was a huge Clinton basher in 2008. joshcryer May 2014 #117
"...just posting this way to rile people up." scarletwoman May 2014 #126
Well, ProSense May 2014 #131
"...I posted it because she said it and I came across it." And I'll grant you, that's a fair cop. scarletwoman May 2014 #145
One word: Lewinsky Major Hogwash May 2014 #123
sorry DonCoquixote May 2014 #124
Please remind me whether I'm on a Democratic site. Beacool May 2014 #139
The comparison is on her breadth of experience making policy IronLionZion May 2014 #143
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