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61. This is another reason to vote for him

Reply to RobertEarl (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2015, 10:49 AM

May 2015

He is one of the few truly principled and honest politicians of this era.

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This just in: Bernie voted against Iraq Invasion! [View all] RobertEarl May 2015 OP

Hillary Clinton voted for it and lost in 2008. NYC_SKP May 2015 #1

Hilary did vote for war RobertEarl May 2015 #2

I would imagine that it's a regret she has had to bear. NYC_SKP May 2015 #3

Hillary Clinton supported the IWR and got 18 million votes. brooklynite May 2015 #4

Why, then? NYC_SKP May 2015 #7

What an ugly comment to make brooklynite May 2015 #9

That's a pretty odd comment, SKP. KMOD May 2015 #10

That's a lighter tone from SKP these days Blue_Adept May 2015 #57

Seriously? zappaman May 2015 #47

The best she could do was to tie an African American with the name Hussein. NYC_SKP May 2015 #49

I don't think you even understand what you wrote. zappaman May 2015 #60

"Why couldn't she beat a black man...? " DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #50

Obama did not vote on the IWR. former9thward May 2015 #53

I said he opposed the IWR; not that he voted against it. brooklynite May 2015 #56

I was in Chicago at the time. former9thward May 2015 #59

Bernie!! AzDar May 2015 #5

Brave and fearless RobertEarl May 2015 #8

Meanwhile, in 2015, people are worried about jobs, KMOD May 2015 #6

Yes, and Bernie has specific proposals for those things and is willing to talk about them! BrotherIvan May 2015 #13

Yup, he does. KMOD May 2015 #15

Cool, I would like to read them BrotherIvan May 2015 #16

Just as soon as Bernie updates his website. KMOD May 2015 #24

Here you go BrotherIvan May 2015 #27

HRC has been around a long time as well. KMOD May 2015 #28

But since some of her positions have changed, I would like to see where she is for this campaign BrotherIvan May 2015 #29

You have no intention of voting for HRC KMOD May 2015 #30

That's not what I was talking about BrotherIvan May 2015 #34

Well then you are not trying very hard. KMOD May 2015 #35

As someone who voted for her in 2008 I also would like to see specifics and clear stances CentralMass May 2015 #46

Sanders thinks healthcare is a right and has a plan to pay for it. Hillary wants to Doctor_J May 2015 #14

Some of Senator Sanders wishes are KMOD May 2015 #17

Some of Secretary Clinton's wishes are pipe dreams. You know it, and I know it. cali May 2015 #44

ah, he was just grandstanding. not supporting the other democrats. Doctor_J May 2015 #11

She will lose again, if not in the primary, then in the general. AtomicKitten May 2015 #12

It does not appear she will lose this time. KMOD May 2015 #19

She's counting on the left's vote and has no clue that it just won't be there for her. AtomicKitten May 2015 #22

Polls show that she has the left vote. KMOD May 2015 #23

When America gets acquainted with Bernie in the debates, watch his numbers climb. AtomicKitten May 2015 #25

where did the keep clapping thing go? KMOD May 2015 #26

and you have volumes of evidence to support that statement, don't you? wyldwolf May 2015 #48

Hillary made a mistake on Iraq Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #18

Yup. And a decade later, we are worried about jobs, KMOD May 2015 #21

So Iran, Ukraine, Iraq, ISIS, Syria, etc...that's off the table? If she made stupid decisions on Purveyor May 2015 #31

Let's put it this way, KMOD May 2015 #33

Wow, that was a cold, cold, cold bit of personal reflection there. Bonobo May 2015 #43

He voted against the Patriot Act too. The guy is so consistent it's hard to believe sometimes. sabrina 1 May 2015 #20

That's because he acts on principle, not in response to polls. nt tblue37 May 2015 #37

Hillary didn't vote for the war.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #32

"He actually took a stand." Kick and rec for HONEST politicians, woo me with science May 2015 #36

Yeah. But, nobody cares about several hundred thousand dead and maimed now. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2015 #38

Of course we care. KMOD May 2015 #39

So, did Hillary or Bernie vote for the killing? Tierra_y_Libertad May 2015 #40

George Bush did. KMOD May 2015 #41

Well Bernie did vote against the Brady Act NobodyHere May 2015 #42

Bernie voted against the Iraq War. I wonder how many lives that horrendous sabrina 1 May 2015 #55

Hillary's record and rhetoric are not encouraging as to war if she's president cali May 2015 #45

That's accepting a bad leader RobertEarl May 2015 #51

He also voted against the Patriot Act sabrina 1 May 2015 #52

He is amazing RobertEarl May 2015 #54

I don't know a whole lot of things. 99Forever May 2015 #58

C'mon, you can think up some more original insults than those..... brooklynite May 2015 #62

This is another reason to vote for him bobjacksonk2832 May 2015 #61