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9. Gosh, I had no idea ...

Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:57 AM

Apr 2015

...that Angela Merkel could smile. Also Justices Kagan and Sotomayor need more company on the Court. Makes you think, doesn't it?

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She's a Monster [View all] kpete Apr 2015 OP

I thought this was going to be about Samantha Power Capt. Obvious Apr 2015 #1

Me too. DURHAM D Apr 2015 #4

k and r..nt Stuart G Apr 2015 #2

K&R. nt. NCTraveler Apr 2015 #3

Hillary's advocacy on women's issues has been going for many years and this has been world wide. Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #5

yes, from the beginning of time women are set up against each other seabeyond Apr 2015 #6

Amen, seabeyond! nt brer cat Apr 2015 #8

I haven't met her, but everyone I talk to that has met her says she is charming and engaging... stevenleser Apr 2015 #7

I have met her and she is charming and engaging. Very approachable and interested in sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #29

Careful, bringing up policy is the key to being "hater" Scootaloo Apr 2015 #52

i haven't met her but the clip where she says "we came, we saw, he died" speaking ND-Dem Apr 2015 #56

Gosh, I had no idea ... planetc Apr 2015 #9

I have heard that Hil's staff is very loyal to her. leftyladyfrommo Apr 2015 #10

gender just isn't one of the criteria by which I base my vote. I don't really care if the candidate liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #11

Great Post! hamsterjill Apr 2015 #12

Exactly! IMO, the "pitting of Hillary against BlueMTexpat Apr 2015 #15

I could have typed your post!!! LOL hamsterjill Apr 2015 #17

""pitting of Hillary against Elizabeth" : excellent example. nt seabeyond Apr 2015 #31

I would support Warren if she chose to run, but it has nothing to with promoting confrontation davidpdx Apr 2015 #74

she will make a fantastic President samsingh Apr 2015 #13

Thanks so much for your OPs, kpete! BlueMTexpat Apr 2015 #14

O.k. We've solve the women problem thingy. Now, if we can only get the Iraq war vote out of our mind Hoppy Apr 2015 #16

"women problem thingy" sufrommich Apr 2015 #18

Weak kneed Liberal? d_legendary1 Apr 2015 #24

that ole woman thingy can now go to the back of the bus? seabeyond Apr 2015 #27

"women problem thingy" LadyHawkAZ Apr 2015 #37

Well, the focus of the thread is that St. Hillary has a problem with women. Then the o.p.'s author Hoppy Apr 2015 #38

Feel free to start your criticism of her logo at any time n/t LadyHawkAZ Apr 2015 #39

There is nothing to criticize about the logo. In fact it is well executed. Hoppy Apr 2015 #42

you were being dismissive and demeaning to women. that simple. have the guts to say it when called seabeyond Apr 2015 #40

It has nothing to do with being dismissive of women. Hoppy Apr 2015 #43

no. that was not the point. reducing it to a womans thingie shows how much you do not seabeyond Apr 2015 #46

"women problem thingy" JI7 Apr 2015 #44

That is my reaction to the original post. It is dismissive because the topic is dismissive of real Hoppy Apr 2015 #45

MAYBE you ought to listen to the women instead of cavalarly dismissing us too, before you tell women seabeyond Apr 2015 #47

To me, important issues are those that are going to cost lives, affect health and/or cost money. Hoppy Apr 2015 #49

you attempted to put women in their place, for no real apparent reason. seabeyond Apr 2015 #51

Then you should put "women thingies" at the top of your list. JTFrog Apr 2015 #69

Re-read the post to which you are responding. Hoppy Apr 2015 #71

No thanks. I will throw up if I read it again. n/t JTFrog Apr 2015 #72

Then u agree your argument is without merit if u can't respond to it. Hoppy Apr 2015 #73

Actually it's a matter of choice. JTFrog Apr 2015 #77

Good response. Hoppy Apr 2015 #79

She's historically been a proponent of wars we shouldn't fight... FiveGoodMen Apr 2015 #19

+1 million FiveGoodMen rury Apr 2015 #22

Thank you! Her racist campaign is one of the many issues that turned me from her as a woman of color Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2015 #34

sexism AND racism of 2008. with the understanding i was supporting obama seabeyond Apr 2015 #35

Oh, you found a photo of two white boys who supported Obama, dismissing the racism Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2015 #36

no. i am making the statement that both racism and sexism happened at that time. seabeyond Apr 2015 #41

that bothered me too (racism in the primary) and yet the President has moved past that ALBliberal Apr 2015 #53

The president has moved past it. Good for him. Many people of color have not. Including me.... Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2015 #62

stating a fact that the President was past it ALBliberal Apr 2015 #63

I really don't give a shit about what the president has gotten over. Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2015 #66

i can't imagine ever wanting to have an exchange with you again ALBliberal Apr 2015 #67

You're telling black people to essentially "get over racism". That is absolutely Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2015 #68

Agreed DrKZ Apr 2015 #58

Any number of historically bad politicians have been personally very charming. [n/t] Maedhros Apr 2015 #26

So you don't think you would like to have a beer upaloopa Apr 2015 #28

The media won't let us have a female president MaggieD Apr 2015 #20

Please! Don't blame that on the media. She ran a shitty campaign. Blame it on HER! Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2015 #33

Nah, the sheeple believe what the media tells.... MaggieD Apr 2015 #57

Agreed! Still not a fan, but yes I have heard she works well with other women. And this speaks DesertDiamond Apr 2015 #21

K & R for female solidarity... Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #23

An anecdote... Triana Apr 2015 #25

Wow! Great post and so very true. nt UtahLib Apr 2015 #30

Oh damn ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #60

I get the point, but she still has to earn my vote--woman or not. Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2015 #32

That was clearly said in the linked piece: JTFrog Apr 2015 #70

And I and other women of color will continue to repeat ad nauseum Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2015 #75

Sorry, your insults are wasted on me. n/t JTFrog Apr 2015 #76

I insulted YOU because I demand that Hillary Clinton respect black voters? HUH???? Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2015 #80

Fuck that noise. JTFrog Apr 2015 #81

I've never said she was a monster. DeSwiss Apr 2015 #48

Sisterhood is powerful Hekate Apr 2015 #50

Yup especiallyif you are a bourgeois white older woman but for the rest of us ... not so much DrKZ Apr 2015 #59

The link was cited in an OP in the AA group on Tuesday 4-14, but has no response yet as of 4-18 Hekate Apr 2015 #61

Interview with Maura Pally wheniwasincongress Apr 2015 #54

And the straw men just keep getting bigger! Bonobo Apr 2015 #55

Big minds deal with issues, and little minds deal with personality eridani Apr 2015 #64

Or palsing around with people who epitomize what is wrong with the Republican Party Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #65

These are great photos Gothmog Apr 2015 #78