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In reply to the discussion: Iowa Democrats flee Hillary Clinton over GMO support, Monsanto ties [View all]workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)133. Don't like that position too much but
How do you feel about this?
Bernie Sanders, Gun Nut
He supported the most reprehensible pro-gun legislation in recent memory.
By Mark Joseph Stern
In 1993, then-Rep. Sanders voted against the Brady Act, which mandated federal background checks for gun purchasers and restricted felons’ access to firearms. As a senator, Sanders supported bills to allow firearms in checked bags on Amtrak trains and block funding to any foreign aid organization that registered or taxed Americans’ guns. Sanders is dubious that gun control could help prevent gun violence, telling one interviewer after Sandy Hook that “if you passed the strongest gun control legislation tomorrow, I don’t think it will have a profound effect on the tragedies we have seen.”
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2015/05/bernie_sanders_on_guns_vermont_independent_voted_against_gun_control_for.html
Right wing gun humpers scare me more than GMO food TBH so Ill stick with Hillary, thanks.
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So are they wrong? We are familiar with the 'attack the messenger' tactic, but unless you have
sabrina 1
May 2015
#4
Yes, it is, but the question is 'are they wrong on this'. Never mind, I have found that she
sabrina 1
May 2015
#18
Indeed. Also, lots of sources on this topic of Hillary's support of GMO's.
TheNutcracker
May 2015
#102
I think the OP might just be messing with some here. Those that look for any reason
rhett o rick
May 2015
#43
I'm a Bernie supporter, but I doubt that very many Iowa farmers oppose GMO seeds and Monsanto
JDPriestly
May 2015
#71
Attacking the source, not the facts of the story, is, in and of itself, not going to do the trick.
merrily
May 2015
#153
Yeah, I think a belief that "Liberals are pushing pedophila in prep for Sharia law" in the U.S.
MaggieD
May 2015
#86
Are they right or wrong, that is the issue. We know about 'sources' and don't need lectures about
sabrina 1
May 2015
#5
As it turns out, the criticism of the source led us to go investigate the story. And it appears
sabrina 1
May 2015
#138
Just found out that Hillary has publicly supported GMOs. THAT is a surprise to me. Bernie otoh,
sabrina 1
May 2015
#20
Responses to this OP from posters who claim their primary candidate is Bernie, not Hillary,
merrily
May 2015
#154
Exactly, attacks on the source always make me even more interested in the topic. As in this
sabrina 1
May 2015
#160
Don't expect an answer from this member. They never respond except in an emotional way.
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#11
Uff da! Really. Your post #7 says nothing about GMO's or HRC. Looks to me like
rhett o rick
May 2015
#103
I'm in no way surprised that Hillary supports things like "suicide seeds" and ruining small farmers.
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#32
290,000 Indian farmers dead, that looks like a genocide, exactly what monsatan specializes in.
Dont call me Shirley
May 2015
#50
Very disturbing indeed, especially given how "friendly" Clinton has been with Tata and others there.
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#52
Your posts here just keep getting weirder and weirder. I call it the DU:GD effect
Number23
May 2015
#79
Because I'm in an environmental professional field, I'm knowledgeable about Monsanto's history.
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#85
So sources and their obvious agendas be darned, huh? Carry on, then. I'm sure you've made
Number23
May 2015
#99
Yes, we've gone from reilgious libertarian blog to Russia Today. Quite the list.
Number23
May 2015
#112
One more attack on the source trying desperately to deflect attention away from the issue.
rhett o rick
May 2015
#106
That's so cute that you feel NYC Skp needs your help. Have you abandoned Manny or are you also
Number23
May 2015
#111
And once again you try to goad me instead of discussing the issues. If you support HRC why
rhett o rick
May 2015
#115
How can I goad you when you took it upon yourself to leap into a conversation I was having with
Number23
May 2015
#117
Lol, me too Rhett. No Monsanto support from Bernie. This is going to be very good for him.
sabrina 1
May 2015
#135
Unbelievable. Just learned she has appointed a Monsanto guy to her campaign, supposedly to help
sabrina 1
May 2015
#134
Yes, he is 'establishment' and a backstabber, a reprehensible character. Who appears to say what
sabrina 1
May 2015
#27
True, facts are very inconvenient. Though not for those of us who actually care
sabrina 1
May 2015
#137
Actually they are right about her support for GMOs. And I have to say after doing some research I
sabrina 1
May 2015
#123
That I hope is not going to be her excuse. You know that this is a Monsanto argument AND a proven
sabrina 1
May 2015
#126
Like I said, I would not be using a very familiar Monsanto false argument if you want to
sabrina 1
May 2015
#129
The source is no doubt full of it. However, both Iowa and southern MN are full of Monsanto signs.
jwirr
May 2015
#21
Agreed and I read that Hillary did talk about it. As to labeling - I am a diabetic and I have to
jwirr
May 2015
#36
So you are attacking the source but actually have no evidence that the story is false.
rhett o rick
May 2015
#40
Ah yes. Shame on me. Do you think that's more important than real issues?
rhett o rick
May 2015
#105
But how do you feel about HRC supporting Monsanto and GMO's. That's the issue. nm
rhett o rick
May 2015
#122
Trying to deflect with an issue that has zero to do with this thread is a tactic that is easy
merrily
May 2015
#157
no, but thanks for confirming my prior post. Your aim is deflection and not discussion.
merrily
May 2015
#159
We've established that you don't like the source, what do you think about HRC support for GMO's? nm
rhett o rick
May 2015
#41
Then why are you upset when her support is discussed? By the way do you support labeling of GMO
rhett o rick
May 2015
#107
If certain members here would have posted this, it would be the definition of ratfucking.
NCTraveler
May 2015
#8
I called him 'establishment' and I'll add 'scummy' to that from what I've learned about him.
sabrina 1
May 2015
#29
The LameBrain Centrist Democrats are so far from what most people really want.
truedelphi
May 2015
#23
Hillary has publicly supported GMOs. I did not know that, in fact probably wouldn't have believed it
sabrina 1
May 2015
#33
Lol, thanks. I get myu 'MOs' confused at times. Though maybe the MOs are intertwined?
sabrina 1
May 2015
#38
I believe simply that I have a right to know what I am buying to put into my body.
merrily
May 2015
#156
This isn't an OP about the blog. Seems you guys will do absolutely anything to deflect from
rhett o rick
May 2015
#119
Be prepared for a whole lot of deflection, attacking the source, etc. when there's no defense.
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#130
It's really simple. There are two sides in this class war and the billionaires that are going to try
rhett o rick
May 2015
#132
• • • • • Hillary Clinton Tied to Indian Farmers' Suicides. 290,000 of them over the last 20 years.
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#39
IDK, But since she was US Secretary of State, she probably knew NOTHING about these Indian suicides.
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#49
Yeah. Western corporate oblitheration of indigenous farming practices is fucking hilarious. Ha Ha.
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#82
what do a couple hundred thousand foriegn lives matter when stock prices go up? n/t
PowerToThePeople
May 2015
#128
If the issue is so important, then you could have found a more worthy source IMHO
riversedge
Aug 2015
#163
LOL, flee? So says some worthless no-name blogger. Sounds like wishful thinking.
tritsofme
May 2015
#110
And you wonder how the farming community might feel about the TPP being passed there...
cascadiance
May 2015
#121