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9. I feel I must criticize Bernie (just a bit)

Thu May 28, 2015, 12:12 PM

May 2015

Keep in mind that I'm openly supporting both Bernie and Hillary. Now Bernie says he does not do negative criticism and I strongly agree with that attitude. And in fact for this case it is neither negative nor personal. But it is the wrong opinion. Hillary is not in office. She will have no vote on the trade bill. By the rime she is president (or Bernie is) it will be all over. Now it's just not practical that on the campaign trail that she can invest great amounts of time on every issue. In fact, I wonder how she can obtain the details (while not in office) so that she could make an educated decision. This in my opinion is definitely a tic mark against Bernie (though obviously not a big enough one to be a decider). Finally to echo the sentiment expressed by lewebley3 above: it's not nice to slam the your (ex-) boss who happens to be the current president if you are running for his office!

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Bernie Sanders WANTS Clinton To PICK A SIDE [View all] Segami May 2015 OP

This man is just the very best!! He must be our President!!! TheNutcracker May 2015 #1

Bernie's wrong, Hillary should not bash her boss, She is smart! lewebley3 May 2015 #4

Um, President Obama is not Hillary Clinton's "boss." truebluegreen May 2015 #6

Her ex boss and Friend, whom she is going to need, to make great speeches, lewebley3 May 2015 #8

Trotting out the Nader fallacy, again? Really? truebluegreen May 2015 #10

Just a fact, that Nader did not help Gore!! lewebley3 May 2015 #27

One of many. truebluegreen May 2015 #32

The only point that matters, is that Nader did not help Gore! lewebley3 May 2015 #57

Just a fact that you are mistaken. Nader gave Bush The Second Stone May 2015 #62

If Nader, had supported Gore, made a speech in favor of Gore: That would have helped lewebley3 Jun 2015 #66

You speak the truth The Second Stone Jun 2015 #67

She has never seen it, along with most of congress! lewebley3 May 2015 #53

How is BO HRC's boss? Because he's a male? erronis May 2015 #19

He hired her, and she received her pay check because of of him lewebley3 May 2015 #25

Obama is the leader of Dem party: He is the Head of the DNC lewebley3 May 2015 #58

She had no problem trashing Obama's foreign policy MannyGoldstein May 2015 #33

She did not trash Obama foreign policy: lewebley3 May 2015 #55

Clinton has already "bashed" her "boss" frylock May 2015 #39

"Equal Pay For Women" will be as bold as Clinton gets Doctor_J May 2015 #2

Yep. Exactly. djean111 May 2015 #7

I think so too Populist_Prole May 2015 #16

She did say equal pay not raise their pay. I think you hit on their way to equalize the pay. n/t A Simple Game May 2015 #22

And TPP will be Great Equalizer Art_from_Ark May 2015 #43

+100000 woo me with science May 2015 #63

It's funny, that word "triangulate" erronis May 2015 #20

She needs to pay her female 840high May 2015 #37

No no no, she is a civil rights warrior! BrotherIvan May 2015 #45

Give her time, Bernie FlatBaroque May 2015 #3

So do I. truebluegreen May 2015 #5

I feel I must criticize Bernie (just a bit) rock May 2015 #9

Disagree. truebluegreen May 2015 #11

If you don't like the question, answer another rock May 2015 #14

Yes.....and why does he object to it? truebluegreen May 2015 #21

What utter hogwash. 99Forever May 2015 #29

Sec. Clinton helped negotiate the TPP. Orsino May 2015 #15

that's just bizarre. She is running for the highest office. She has an oblgation to cali May 2015 #24

+1 BrotherIvan May 2015 #46

A very well-reasoned post Cali_Democrat May 2015 #30

The potential loss of jobs and sovereignty from the TPP will affect everyone. bklyncowgirl May 2015 #38

No either you support the TPP or gay rights? davidpdx May 2015 #52

Because people of color don't need jobs! BrotherIvan May 2015 #47

i got it, i am telling you. firstly, was fun listening to sanders. secondly, that white university seabeyond May 2015 #12

Well, he wants everyone to see that she hasn't yet. Orsino May 2015 #13

Oh yeah! Bring on the wedge! Populist_Prole May 2015 #17

You think the TPP is a wedge issue? whathehell May 2015 #18

Yes. Populist_Prole May 2015 #42

Got it.. whathehell May 2015 #60

she can't read it. Egnever May 2015 #23

cute but false. HRC is quite familiar with the TPP and wholeheartedly endorsed it in her cali May 2015 #26

Sorry that doesn't work Egnever May 2015 #31

so why did she endorse it CLEARLY in her book? cali May 2015 #34

Nice but has absolutely nothing to do with Bernie Egnever May 2015 #41

LOL BrotherIvan May 2015 #48

Then she already picked a side didn't she? Egnever May 2015 #64

lol wut? BrotherIvan May 2015 #65

Bernie people have their teeth in this like upaloopa May 2015 #28

I've been posting about this for years, dear. cali May 2015 #35

There is nothing you can do to prevent her getting upaloopa May 2015 #36

in other words: inevitable frylock May 2015 #40

In other words: anointed Art_from_Ark May 2015 #44

IT'S HER TURN!!! frylock May 2015 #56

As it should be? BrotherIvan May 2015 #49

This thread is eye opening BrotherIvan May 2015 #50

Sanders is entitled to his opinion and since Sandershas access to information Thinkingabout May 2015 #51

On NPR a couple weeks ago it was reported Hillary would not criticize Obama's TPP... Sancho May 2015 #54

K&R yuiyoshida May 2015 #59

Has the negative campaigning started already? philosslayer May 2015 #61