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In reply to the discussion: So Elizabeth Warren was a Republican up until 1995. [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)vote for Republicans? Why on Earth would she not say so if she did not vote for the Republican candidates when she was a Republican now that she's a Democrat?
The personal attacks against people who question Republican anti gay policies are nothing new to me, so I'm not surprised with your 'Hilllary, Hillary' falsehoods. I did not support her in 08 nor will I in the upcoming Primary. I was on DU during the Primary last. Look it up.
Hillary Clinton was one of the last major Democrats to speak in favor of equality in marriage after 17 years of opposing us with bullshit hair splitting religious nonsense. About the only thing I like better about her than Warren is that she voted for Bill Clinton as I did, against Bush and against the continuation of those horrible Reagan/Bush policies.
If Warren would bother to address these issues, I could easily support her. But she will have to make a large effort. She will have to answer questions about her past, just as any other candidate for President has to do.
I can and do speak for myself. You should do the same. Do not put words into my mouth and not not bear false witness against me, thanks. You are not my superior, nor do you own me and you have no right to attack me personally for questioning a fucking politician. Not sure why you think you can speak to others in such a manner.
If Liz did not vote for Reagan and Bush let her say so. Why wouldn't she?
Here is David Corn reminding us about Reagan era highlights:
"The firing of the air traffic controllers, winnable nuclear war, recallable nuclear missiles, trees that cause pollution, Elliott Abrams lying to Congress, ketchup as a vegetable, colluding with Guatemalan thugs, pardons for F.B.I. lawbreakers, voodoo economics, budget deficits, toasts to Ferdinand Marcos, public housing cutbacks, redbaiting the nuclear freeze movement, James Watt.
"Getting cozy with Argentine fascist generals, tax credits for segregated schools, disinformation campaigns, 'homeless by choice,' Manuel Noriega, falling wages, the HUD scandal, air raids on Libya, 'constructive engagement' with apartheid South Africa, United States Information Agency blacklists of liberal speakers, attacks on OSHA and workplace safety, the invasion of Grenada, assassination manuals, Nancy's astrologer.
"Drug tests, lie detector tests, Fawn Hall, female appointees (8 percent), mining harbors, the S&L scandal, 239 dead U.S. troops in Beirut, Al Haig 'in control,' silence on AIDS, food-stamp reductions, Debategate, White House shredding, Jonas Savimbi, tax cuts for the rich, 'mistakes were made.' "