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Hillary Clinton

72DejaVu

(1,545 posts) Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:15 AM Mar 2016

Rachel just told Tulsi Gabbard [View all]

that her endorsement "gave an enormous boost" to the Sanders campaign.

I'm not sure about that, but it sure gave an enormous boost to the amount of face time Tulsi gets on TV.

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Rachel just told Tulsi Gabbard [View all] 72DejaVu Mar 2016 OP

Attacking combat vets. ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2016 #1

Does that give her a life time pass on anything she does? 72DejaVu Mar 2016 #4

She served in wars. ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2016 #6

Hmmm radical noodle Mar 2016 #10

What was the veteran based attack? Stuckinthebush Mar 2016 #11

You have an awful low threshold for an "attack" ... LannyDeVaney Mar 2016 #12

Only one person voted no to war and that was Rep Barbara Lee BlueStateLib Mar 2016 #15

Here have a gif ismnotwasm Mar 2016 #16

It doesn't matter if she served in wars or not.. Gabbard has a very divisive reputation here. Cha Mar 2016 #18

So that makes her immune to future criticism? I don't think she's as delicate as you make out. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #19

This post is so very strange jsmirman Mar 2016 #23

And to spell it out, the carte blanche you seem to indicate is conferred to anyone military jsmirman Mar 2016 #25

Ohh poor Tulsi.. she attacks everyone else but no one can say a word about her reputation in Cha Mar 2016 #20

She has some strange baggage. LisaM Mar 2016 #29

Tulsi is no Democrat metroins Mar 2016 #2

Yep Stuckinthebush Mar 2016 #3

Right DURHAM D Mar 2016 #5

Iraq, Libya, Honduras, etc. ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2016 #7

You are in the Hillary Clinton group. DURHAM D Mar 2016 #8

I'm well aware of what group i'm in. ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2016 #9

Oh FFS Stuckinthebush Mar 2016 #13

Correction.. you're well aware of what group you were in. You're a disruptor.. you won't be Cha Mar 2016 #22

THANK YOU, Cha. Those Repubs-disguised-as-Dems are really annoying. BlueCaliDem Mar 2016 #36

We try, BlueCali.. constant state of issuing Cha Mar 2016 #41

We try, BlueCali.. constant state of issuing Cha Mar 2016 #42

Unheralded? jsmirman Mar 2016 #26

That's what I thought. charlyvi Mar 2016 #30

Edit: John McCain is a combat veteran too.. so your hypothesis doesn't hold anything. Cha Mar 2016 #21

I actually don't think he's a combat veteran although he did serve jsmirman Mar 2016 #31

Okay.. I should have checked that out Before.. Switching it to John McCain. Thank you! Cha Mar 2016 #32

It's still an absurd way of looking at the world no matter what example we use jsmirman Mar 2016 #33

that's right. their attitude is .. you can't question anyone who supports BS but you can insult Cha Mar 2016 #34

Isn't she the one who votes with Republicans 65% of the time? ismnotwasm Mar 2016 #14

Never even knew who she was until recently. At least she has heightened her profile. Best of..... Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #17

I think you've hit the reason she left the DNC and endorsed. Lucinda Mar 2016 #24

I figured there had to be a reason. I wouldn't dare go after her the way the BS'ers have gone.... Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #27

Me too. Lucinda Mar 2016 #28

I believe both Tarheel Dem and you are correct. BlueCaliDem Mar 2016 #37

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/curious-islamophobic-politics-dem-congressmember-tulsi-gabba Her Sister Mar 2016 #35

Bernie sure does surround himself with the most curious Dems, doesn't he? BlueCaliDem Mar 2016 #38

She is also an Obama critic Her Sister Mar 2016 #39

If ever Bernie should call to primary someone, Gabbard is it. BlueCaliDem Mar 2016 #40