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MADem

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28. Well, of course. Hillary is much younger than Senator Sanders.

Reply to Luminous Animal (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2015, 03:20 AM

May 2015

She was a fifteen year old teen, living at home with her parents and taking her political cues from them when MLK did the March on Washington.

At the time, Sanders was not a Socialist, a Democratic Socialist, or what have you. His views were much more radical in 1963, when he was TWENTY TWO years old. He has mellowed with age. It's not uncommon.

I don't hold Hillary's teen Goldwater Girl associations against her any more than I hold Sanders' voting with the National Rifle Association against him.

This kind of attempt to create a false difference is just all about clickbait and back-and-forth hating.

Funny, the Socialist Workers think Clinton and Sanders are the Bobsey Twins, pretty much. They don't see any meaningful differences in their policy views.

I think they're right.

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When Bernie was an organizer for MLK's march on DC. Hillary was a Goldwater girl. [View all] Luminous Animal May 2015 OP

And she worked for Eugene McCarthy that summer. geek tragedy May 2015 #1

47 years ago, I knew right from wrong. I was 10 years old and I when I was 12 Luminous Animal May 2015 #6

So you think Elizabeth Warren and Glenn Greenwald lack geek tragedy May 2015 #9

Yeah, evidently Elizabeth Warren didn't "know right from wrong" when she voted for Reagan twice.. Cha May 2015 #12

My choice for president right now is for a person who advocated for civil rights for all Luminous Animal May 2015 #19

Great... NiceTryGuy May 2015 #21

Whose civil rights did she oppose? DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #65

Hiilary and Bill consider the Bush's their friends. Luminous Animal May 2015 #14

Bill Clinton removed Poppy Bush from office. geek tragedy May 2015 #50

That left a mark. DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #67

Greenwald definitely brush May 2015 #55

Hillary isn't a liberal Democrat. HooptieWagon May 2015 #68

you're going to put that on a moral plane of right and wrong? treestar May 2015 #59

Yes But She Was Still A Republican billhicks76 May 2015 #33

+1000 n/t LuvNewcastle May 2015 #40

Nelson Rockefeller was not a conservative. charlyvi May 2015 #42

Liberal Republican NY governor.... Historic NY May 2015 #44

I lived In NYC as a little boy but I was old enough to understand politics. DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #72

C'mon Rockefeller Drug Laws billhicks76 May 2015 #77

She worked on the McGovern campaign. geek tragedy May 2015 #51

She was against war, before she was for it. HooptieWagon May 2015 #69

He also said conservatism was dead in 72 when the more conservative candidate... DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #74

Until 12 years later . . . nt geek tragedy May 2015 #75

Nixon Won By Treason billhicks76 May 2015 #80

It's a good thing some of us aren't generals DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #84

You're Being Asanine billhicks76 May 2015 #79

If you're going to call someone asInine geek tragedy May 2015 #83

Her views were much more nuanced than the caricature you drew of her. DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #70

Ok But She Has Since Proven Untrustworthy billhicks76 May 2015 #82

You know, there's no need to reciprocate the bullshit argument Scootaloo May 2015 #2

We're going to need them... NiceTryGuy May 2015 #23

Rumors of the campaign's demise are exceedingly premature. Scootaloo May 2015 #25

Bernie has two chances to win... NiceTryGuy May 2015 #30

wouldn't Bernie run for the RedstDem May 2015 #39

Yep, nice catch. LuvNewcastle May 2015 #41

"Fall in line?" Maedhros May 2015 #29

See you in Camp Hill... NiceTryGuy May 2015 #31

Thought we already been through Bush II? Lancero May 2015 #56

Welcome (back) to DU! morningfog May 2015 #38

Are you saying... TreasonousBastard May 2015 #3

Are you saying that Hillary has finally caught up to the 60s? Luminous Animal May 2015 #10

Good one! Definitely a thread winner. TreasonousBastard May 2015 #17

+1 treestar May 2015 #61

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There were liberal republicans in the 1960's. nt geek tragedy May 2015 #5

Not far enough to the left for me gopiscrap May 2015 #7

Maybe, but which party were the yellow dogs back then? Who... TreasonousBastard May 2015 #16

John Lindsay was a Republican. Many of his Democratic opponents ran to his right, DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #73

Indeed. Those "liberal" Republicans, like Goldwater and Hillary who could not imagine Luminous Animal May 2015 #11

Oh, so you want to see Elizabeth Warren "fucking dead".. get a grip. Cha May 2015 #13

I was member of the progressive labor party back then gwheezie May 2015 #8

Very well said, thank you. Rhiannon12866 May 2015 #15

wow people, it's come to this?! uponit7771 May 2015 #18

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Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT May 2015 #22

K~ sheshe2 May 2015 #24

Yeah, because he was that much older. She was still a teenager living under pnwmom May 2015 #26

There wouldn't be this thread if a Hillaryite didn't decide to challenge Bernie on racial issues AZ Progressive May 2015 #27

So what? That doesn't make it worth anything. Elizabeth Warren voted for Reagan Twice and Cha May 2015 #34

Well, of course. Hillary is much younger than Senator Sanders. MADem May 2015 #28

Excellent point, MADem.. The neener neener "Goldwater Girl" doesn't hold any water. Not to mention Cha May 2015 #35

I'm not as concerned with what the candidates were doing 40+ years ago Maedhros May 2015 #32

stop. please cali May 2015 #36

I'm voting for Bernie, but this is really irrelevant. phleshdef May 2015 #37

Goldwater publicly and repeatedly advocated using nuclear weapons on the KingCharlemagne May 2015 #47

+1 treestar May 2015 #62

there were actually moderates in the GOP back then DrDan May 2015 #43

And Ronald Reagan was once a Democrat. thesquanderer May 2015 #45

Bernie was a SNCC organizer. That's the only credential that matters, in my book. - nt KingCharlemagne May 2015 #46

Not the only, but an important credential. nt LWolf May 2015 #49

Reaching for the stars I see. hrmjustin May 2015 #48

Bernie for president chev52 May 2015 #52

Derp. nt. NCTraveler May 2015 #53

And twenty years after than Elizabeth Warren supported Ronald Reagan BainsBane May 2015 #54

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50 years ago treestar May 2015 #58

Janet Hill DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #60

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And Sen. Warren was more recently a Republican. Ancient history may not be very useful. Orsino May 2015 #71

Stoppit, just Stoppit. Bernie is terrific - and so is Hillary elfin May 2015 #76

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