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hobbit709

(41,694 posts)
4. Hillary will say or do just about anything to gain power.
Mon Feb 15, 2016, 08:10 AM
Feb 2016

THAT is my objection to her.

There have to be at least 25 million women in this country that would get my vote before I'd vote for her.

Her record of working for womens issues is well established... this is more noise. Soon there uponit7771 Feb 2016 #1
What exactly has she done for women? She couldn't even pay them equal on her own senate staff. RiverLover Feb 2016 #7
That's....very surprising. daleanime Feb 2016 #8
I'm shocked! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2016 #13
How many times does this need to be debunked? seaglass Feb 2016 #16
Eleventy billion times, because this is how propaganda is spread. JTFrog Feb 2016 #36
Ha! What a load of bs. RiverLover Feb 2016 #41
Sure, base your conclusion on selective data put together by rw-ers rather than all the data. seaglass Feb 2016 #47
Why propagate nonsense that has been debunked? Beacool Feb 2016 #58
Yes 20 years of opposing the rights of gay and trans women to marry or make a family. Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #14
Integrity and Merryland Feb 2016 #26
Hillary's record of supporting wars and legislation that harmed women is well known. magical thyme Feb 2016 #18
thanks for this toon. sums up alot! nt floppyboo Feb 2016 #24
What about gay women? TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #46
She evolved, like Obama, on this issue... I don't mind someone changing for the better... uponit7771 Feb 2016 #48
He is not focused on one or two issues... TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #49
Exactly, what sort of feminist supporters corrupt male Cuomo over ethical female Teachout? jfern Feb 2016 #2
That's it in a nutshell - and I am one of those "older feminists". djean111 Feb 2016 #3
Warren would make a much better 1st woman President. Dustlawyer Feb 2016 #23
I'm an older feminist too Merryland Feb 2016 #29
She's losing more and more women in all age groups. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #56
yes amborin Feb 2016 #65
Hillary will say or do just about anything to gain power. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #4
"I'm sorry we Bernie fans don't accept the reason you women are voting for Hillary so you better upaloopa Feb 2016 #5
You know, I really do envy your ability..... daleanime Feb 2016 #9
There's a special place in hell for progressives who don't support authentic progressives (Bernie) and reject phony progressives (Hillary). InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2016 #15
And that hell would be Merryland Feb 2016 #30
hahahaha! good one! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2016 #44
I said it elsewhere... Helen Borg Feb 2016 #6
The other thing about too many old-style feminists sarge43 Feb 2016 #10
And everything you just wrote is a hoary myth I've been hearing for 30 years and more. CBHagman Feb 2016 #60
Yeah, that makes that Ms article saying we service women sarge43 Feb 2016 #61
When Ms. Magazine covers U.S. service women... CBHagman Feb 2016 #66
Yep. Patriarchy in a Pantsuit. wavesofeuphoria Feb 2016 #38
Bell Hooks completely destroys Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In" TheBlackAdder Feb 2016 #45
Agree! More feminists need to read that! wavesofeuphoria Feb 2016 #59
That's a right wing view of feminism Nonhlanhla Feb 2016 #40
I'm an "older" feminist. chervilant Feb 2016 #11
I am a 58 yo woman, & I can't comprehend anyone supporting Clinton either. peacebird Feb 2016 #51
Haven't we already fallen for one wolf in sheep's clothing? DeGreg Feb 2016 #12
Oh, come on. She's obviously both. gollygee Feb 2016 #17
I'd rec you on this alone if I could. Amimnoch Feb 2016 #20
But she's a feminist. AlbertCat Feb 2016 #33
She has been a strong voice in support of women's reproductive choices gollygee Feb 2016 #34
Because the two are mutually exclusive traits? Amimnoch Feb 2016 #19
FFS Hillary Clinton is clearly a feminist Recursion Feb 2016 #21
Put this Bernie supporter firmly in the camp that Hillary is a feminist Arazi Feb 2016 #22
You don't know Hillary at all DownriverDem Feb 2016 #25
OK. Besides talking a good story, exactly what tangible, concrete actions sarge43 Feb 2016 #62
A candidate for president is ambitious! Color me shocked! Skinner Feb 2016 #27
A true leader is one who listens first, then forms a coalition for a real cause-We not Me. DhhD Feb 2016 #32
When has Hillary Clinton lifted a finger to get a $12 minimum wage started in New York? DhhD Feb 2016 #28
BernBots Cryptoad Feb 2016 #31
A complex thought like not being buddies with Wall St. for instance? hobbit709 Feb 2016 #35
Sanders has worked for decades on minimum wage as a living wage. DhhD Feb 2016 #37
Advocating for Civil Rights? Advocating for equal rights? Advocating for Veterans? d_legendary1 Feb 2016 #39
Thanks,,, Cryptoad Feb 2016 #55
She is an old style politician. oldandhappy Feb 2016 #42
Not familiar w/this author or source, but I don't think anyone can say HRC isn't a feminist. cyberswede Feb 2016 #43
She is both. Everyone running for office is "ambitious" for fucks sake. bettyellen Feb 2016 #50
In a sense, her ambition enacts feminism 6chars Feb 2016 #52
I am kind of amazed by that. I have heard a lot of people parrot the "dishonesty" and "can't listen bettyellen Feb 2016 #53
I guess there are a couple of ways to define feminist lumberjack_jeff Feb 2016 #54
Absolute and utter rubbish!!!! Beacool Feb 2016 #57
"Young women who had never had to struggle for equality" lumberjack_jeff Feb 2016 #64
New GOP troll meme: Hillary is not a feminist applegrove Feb 2016 #63
She's a feminist, but she's more Betty Friedan than bell hooks. DemocraticWing Feb 2016 #67
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