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bettyellen

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53. I am kind of amazed by that. I have heard a lot of people parrot the "dishonesty" and "can't listen
Mon Feb 15, 2016, 03:38 PM
Feb 2016

to her" shit. And they usually have only the vaguest reasons why they are saying this shit. I only ask that they try to get beyond the "personality" issues and listen and think, because we should not be voting for the person we want to have a beer with.

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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