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In reply to the discussion: Here's the thing - don't expect me to be enthused about someone who cozys up to a mass murderer. [View all]Warren DeMontague
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Here's the thing - don't expect me to be enthused about someone who cozys up to a mass murderer. [View all]
scarletwoman
Apr 2015
OP
I meant only that those next generation of DLC thinks tanks are also her advisors.
merrily
Apr 2015
#307
Yes, but, at that point, he probably did not aspire to be President or worry a lot about re-election
merrily
Apr 2015
#318
If either of them asked for my vote for Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces now, he would not get
merrily
Apr 2015
#333
Okay, "Johnny and a lot of others took that horrific vote too," also doesn't cut it for me.
merrily
Apr 2015
#343
It doesn't matter if 90% of Democrats supported the war it was the wrong decision.
rhett o rick
Apr 2015
#418
It's not okay for Biden. Or anyone who made that terrible error of judgement. So many lives lost, so
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#456
Yes, thank you! Even Stupak voted against the Iraq War? I never noticed that before!
merrily
Apr 2015
#451
Yes, let's "know them by their works," indeed. Tell us what you've done to support an alternative
MADem
Apr 2015
#191
Why would I wan to do any of those things since Hillary has already been annointed?
R. Daneel Olivaw
Apr 2015
#196
You're the one sawing plaintively at that violin to accompany your own sad script.
MADem
Apr 2015
#224
You're the one spouting all the "hurt" and "temper" comments--and most people can read, and see what
MADem
Apr 2015
#243
The old democratic party is gone, but look what we have now. In addition we have their fawning
R. Daneel Olivaw
Apr 2015
#473
Why are you suggesting that people are NOT doing 'something', not finding and supporting candidates
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#215
Try reading in context for once. I'm having a conversation with a PERSON, not "people"
MADem
Apr 2015
#226
He isn't asking people to put him in the WH. Afaik, he is not an elected politician. When a
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#241
+ As for me, I dispatched my search committee years ago to canvass the nation for candidates.
merrily
Apr 2015
#360
I'll stand with Obama and Mandela and Kerry and Colbert and Carter, and all of the people who are
MADem
Apr 2015
#238
But, it was suppose to be soooo clever.. as usual it says more about those taking cheap pot shots
Cha
Apr 2015
#280
Stop badgering Cha while embarrassing yourself--Mandela and Kissinger were very close.
MADem
Apr 2015
#293
"Kissinger is a friend" - HRC's review of HKs book. Mandela also became close to Pik Botha. But,
leveymg
Apr 2015
#409
Only in the sense that Prince Metternich was to the "liberal" era that dawned in the early 1800s
leveymg
Apr 2015
#435
I know some of those Democrats who 'overwhelmingly support her candidacy'. I worked for them, they
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#348
Sad to say, there never is a perfect democracy. I'm sure you've been told that.
demosincebirth
Apr 2015
#201
When did that happen? No one asked me who I might want to represent me. Did someone contact you?
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#364
The extremely wealthy control our electoral system. They don't 'support' candidates, they 'push'
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#377
No, we don't. That is WHY there are now so many organizations working to try to retrieve that power
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#454
The problem with a democracy is that you only get two viable choices, no matter what.
jobycom
Apr 2015
#420
Everyone on this subthread needs to be aware that it's a TOS violation to call out a long-time
leveymg
Apr 2015
#102
Posting a picture of her and Kissinger with barely a scratch of text isn't criticism, it's a MEME.
Agschmid
Apr 2015
#119
This post was meant to express an opinion on how someone feels about a candidate who is asking
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#179
No problem. I'm not looking for a perfect candidate, but I do have one in mind who is as close
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#199
Kissinger ducked int'l subpoenas for questioning about his role in and knowledge of crimes against
leveymg
Apr 2015
#341
Neither Julian nor Snowden are accused of crimes against humanity. Kissinger is
leveymg
Apr 2015
#379
Kissinger was subpoenaed by courts in Chile, Arg. & France for his role in the Pinochet Coup
leveymg
Apr 2015
#337
Courts in 3 countries subpoenaed HK re his role in crimes against humanity. He refuses to comply.
leveymg
Apr 2015
#406
Kissinger is wanted for questioning on war crimes, in Chile. He is also accused of crimes in
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#373
There's nothing about calling people trolls in the TOS. Those "old DU2" rules are long gone.
MADem
Apr 2015
#248
Huh? I think Kissinger is a war criminal and a disgusting excuse for a human.
scarletwoman
Apr 2015
#37
She's snuggling up to Kissinger - what difference does it make where the picture was taken?
dflprincess
Apr 2015
#53
See post 51--are you prepared to throw all those "snugglers" under the bus? Now THAT would be some
MADem
Apr 2015
#61
He was an adviser to Hillary when she was SOS. With his war criminal record (he was wanted for
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#231
He had no titled or salaried role in Clinton's State Department. He did what most SoS's have done
MADem
Apr 2015
#283
Rather less "nefarious' than dropping napalm on Cambodia or installing Suharto and Pinochet...
Scootaloo
Apr 2015
#148
You should be a fiction author, you seem to have illustrative adjective usage down...
Agschmid
Apr 2015
#324
I love how that red arrow of Hillary's points to the right. Very fitting. Wouldn't you agree?
R. Daneel Olivaw
Apr 2015
#115
"HOPE" was not commissioned by the O campaign. That was a private artist who was SUED by AP for
MADem
Apr 2015
#461
Well, there's two Clinton fans that aren't able to put things into words or defend bad branding.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Apr 2015
#171
My viewpoints were/are based on visual communications. Her branding sends a horrible message, and in
R. Daneel Olivaw
Apr 2015
#184
fine, we'll talk about her record: should we start with Syria or Honduras first?
MisterP
Apr 2015
#77
No, when Mandela was released from prison, he went to the USA and sought out Kissinger.
MADem
Apr 2015
#462
Mandela learned "shuttle diplomacy" from Kissinger and used it to end apartheid in S. Africa.
MADem
Apr 2015
#290
So Mandela saved many many lives and his country with the knowledge acquired from
BeanMusical
Apr 2015
#466
My apologies then. I'm an old woman who was in college during the Vietnam War.
scarletwoman
Apr 2015
#18
you do realize that primaries are usually based on the party ? and that whoever the democratic
JI7
Apr 2015
#279
Just look how the RWers are reacting to her announcement. They are going fucking insane.
Adrahil
Apr 2015
#41
Better her than a Republican. But better a Democrat with Democratic values than Clinton. n/t
eridani
Apr 2015
#130
Fortunately, once election season begins in earnest, they'll be forced to hold their water.
MADem
Apr 2015
#113
Welcome to DU, NET.. there's plenty of progressives to talk to. President Obama has made tons
Cha
Apr 2015
#62
Even if Petraeus is a slime, did he ever use the powers of his office to smear the "other woman",
24601
Apr 2015
#172
Private Manning never even faced charges for treason, the only crime defined in the
24601
Apr 2015
#448
That Nobel Peace Prize winner was instrumental in the overthrow of the Salvador Allende government
Art_from_Ark
Apr 2015
#79
If Hillary Clinton can be such good friends with him why can't the rest of us?
totodeinhere
Apr 2015
#229
If you're waiting for a national politician who's willing to kick Kissinger in the nuts onstage
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2015
#52
you've already had several DU'ers post similar photos of any number of Democrats w/ Kissinger
KittyWampus
Apr 2015
#83
As SOS Hillary met with many people, part of her job, to judge Hillary by interacting with
Thinkingabout
Apr 2015
#48
Are you trying to get others to dislike Hillary because of Kissinger? Won't happen, I doubt you
Thinkingabout
Apr 2015
#100
Because when people have their picture taken with someone at an official event, that AUTOMATICALLY
MADem
Apr 2015
#51
Actually, he did move to a small engineering firm that did not deal with these types
dflprincess
Apr 2015
#125
Sorry, and nothing against you-I still think your tale told to you by your friend is a war story.
MADem
Apr 2015
#175
That guy was out the door regardless of Von Braun, I suspect. I know you think otherwise, but
MADem
Apr 2015
#458
Albright and Powel aren't great examples, if you're trying to whitewash war crimes n/t
Scootaloo
Apr 2015
#95
I'm trying to demonstrate that only people without nuance or much in the way of depth look at a
MADem
Apr 2015
#97
You're the one looking at people dressed up in their Sunday best and making a "war crime" out of it.
MADem
Apr 2015
#116
For someone who didn't "have time" for me (your words) you sure have carved out a lot of it.
MADem
Apr 2015
#220
Libertarian goddess Ayn Rand also admired serial killer Bill Hickman heavily too...
cascadiance
Apr 2015
#313
Ayn Rand's Libertarian followers don't think of themselves as just "sci fi" fans!
cascadiance
Apr 2015
#359
That sounds like a TOS violation - calling out a long-time DU member as a "troll". Two actually.
leveymg
Apr 2015
#94
Yes, everyone should be able to express their feelings on an internet political site..
Cha
Apr 2015
#288
Singing happy birthday is a pretty typical thing to do when it's someones birthday...
Agschmid
Apr 2015
#198
Would you lead the crowd in singing a rousing rendition of "Happy Birthday" to George Bush?
Art_from_Ark
Apr 2015
#203
Dear fellow DUers - lest you think I've posted and run, I really have to go to bed
scarletwoman
Apr 2015
#152
OMG--that's some SERIOUS "cozying up" to "a mass murderer!!" Where are the outraged threads?
MADem
Apr 2015
#178
Clinton never worked with or for Henry Kissinger. The dynamic most certainly is NOT the same
MADem
Apr 2015
#254
Hillary Clinton Calls Henry Kissinger a Friend, Praises His Commitment to Democracy
totodeinhere
Apr 2015
#223
You realize you quote a paragraph where it says they don't agree all that often?
Agschmid
Apr 2015
#228
I read the entire article. The operative phrase is "Kissinger is a friend, and I relied on his
totodeinhere
Apr 2015
#234
As I told the other poster, I read the entire article. The article says that she called Kissinger
totodeinhere
Apr 2015
#308
He's been convicted of nothing. When you fling that "war criminal" rubric around when there's been
MADem
Apr 2015
#358
Asterisk and emoticon aside, I stand by my remarks--you either believe in rule of law, or you don't.
MADem
Apr 2015
#483
And of course he is also a war criminal which is apparently fine with Clinton. Otherwise
totodeinhere
Apr 2015
#309
All you have to do is hold your nose and forget the dead, the tortured, and the homeless.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Apr 2015
#247
And stock your bunker with a 20-year supply of canned goods in preperation for the coming wars.
Major Hogwash
Apr 2015
#259
Maybe treestar was not around then or doesn't read any books about contemporary history.
Rex
Apr 2015
#484
So many truly great people you can't support due to the simplicity of your mindset.
NCTraveler
Apr 2015
#339
I used to based my presidential preferences on a little more than a picture, too.
LanternWaste
Apr 2015
#369
If I was to not vote for a democrat who has stood next to Kissinger and smiled
LynneSin
Apr 2015
#392
Does the Democratic Party realize how vulnerable they are to losing if HRC is the nominee?
dirtydickcheney
Apr 2015
#395
Post of the YEAR , CLASSIC guilt by association! ALL American politicians
NoJusticeNoPeace
Apr 2015
#426
i love Hillary. I hate kissinger. he's a piece of shit and you are right a mass murderer.
samsingh
Apr 2015
#442
Foreign policy is HRC's bete noire, and I'm very interested in hearing how her views
ucrdem
Apr 2015
#455