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In reply to the discussion: BIG: Bernie Admits Hillary NOT Accountable for Iraq Deaths, Attacking Her Is ‘Tit for Tat’ [View all]Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)36. So me and Bernie disagree
No biggie. Maybe he's just being a gentleman and not saying what he really thinks. Who knows.
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BIG: Bernie Admits Hillary NOT Accountable for Iraq Deaths, Attacking Her Is ‘Tit for Tat’ [View all]
riversedge
Apr 2016
OP
He catapults the propaganda for money, why should he get special treatment?
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#18
It was a petty interview all Charlie rose did was go back so it's tit for tat on all the issues
FloridaBlues
Apr 2016
#126
This is Bernie Sanders's own words in an interview with Charlie Rose. Do you disagree with Sanders?
Squinch
Apr 2016
#9
Bernie repeatedly voted to ban assault weapons, he's not responsible for Sandy Hook.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#62
No, I would say that if you disagree with Sanders on this it is YOU who needs to
Squinch
Apr 2016
#67
Well since you haven't refuted either of those posts, I don't see the need to repeat things forever.
JonLeibowitz
Apr 2016
#85
Not convincing to me. But ok, If you refute those two posts I'll engage with something other than
JonLeibowitz
Apr 2016
#87
But, but, jon, if you don't speak to me, I will just DIE!!!!! How will I go on????
Squinch
Apr 2016
#88
He voted for peaceful democratic regime change, not military action.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#76
No. Sanders isn't dripping one god damn drop. Only your girlfriend. As you can see here
PatV
Apr 2016
#153
Clinton won't take responsibility for all the deaths she's helped cause in Libya and Honduras
PatV
Apr 2016
#177
Sanders voted TWICE for REGIME CHANGE IN IRAQ. He's responsible....deal with it. nt
MADem
Apr 2016
#20
Seriously, bro, you gotta contribute something besides repeating "total bullshit!" over and over.
Squinch
Apr 2016
#77
If she had rallied others in her sphere of influence to have a spine until reliable intel was
JudyM
Apr 2016
#121
So this is Sanders's own words in a Rose interview. And yet the flying monkeys don't seem to have
Squinch
Apr 2016
#6
You were for abandoning our troops...Leaving them without weapons and armor once they were there?
Human101948
Apr 2016
#32
Hillary not only voted for the war, she pushed for it and endorsed the invasion in 2003.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#10
He voted to go after Bin Laden and for peaceful democratic regime change. Hillary voted for war.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#27
Lucky for HIM OBL wasn't hiding in Iraq. You still can't explain his vote--twice-for Iraq Regime
MADem
Apr 2016
#35
Lucky for him? We knew he wasn't in Iraq and neither was Al Qaeda contrary to Hillary's claims.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#42
Oh, bullshit--no one knew where OBL was. There was a massive rumor he was in Somalia.
MADem
Apr 2016
#48
Hillary on Saddam: "He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including Al Qaeda"
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#53
Bernie voted for peaceful, democratic regime change, not war. Wow. You're really not getting this.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#59
You're quoting an idiot from counterpunch who called Bernie the "senator in Birkenstocks"?
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#130
Gish gallop? That's an article from your esteemed "Mister St. Clair" on Hillary the "crook" Clinton.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#139
You violate copyright AND do a change topic/pivot because there's no changing his votes.
MADem
Apr 2016
#141
Wait, I thought it was a gish gallop? Voting against the Iraq war =/= voting for the Iraq war.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#142
Why do I have to defend Bernie, he didn't vote for the war, Hillary did, remember?
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#156
He voted for an AUMF that is still being used to justify war, and he voted x2 for regime change in
MADem
Apr 2016
#197
Wow, still not an it-getter. Voting against the Iraq war =/= voting for the Iraq war. Simple, no?
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#198
"Still not an it getter!" LOL! Yeah, you ARE having trouble understanding that he voted
MADem
Apr 2016
#199
After seeing that video anyone who blames Bernie for the Iraq war is a few coconuts shy of a bunch.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#200
I'd say anyone who resorts to personal insult as a form of political argument is a few coconuts shy
MADem
Apr 2016
#203
Lol! How clever, the Pee Wee Herman retort! Jeffrey will get over it. And with that we're done here!
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#205
Said the person who uses "I know you are but what am I" as a defense.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#207
Yes, and that first AUMF laid the groundwork for the second one. But the bottom line is....
George II
Apr 2016
#64
Wow, people will say anything to defend her vote, even blaming Bernie who voted against it.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#79
He didn't vote for the 2001 AUMF? He didn't vote dozens of times to fund the war(s)? And....
George II
Apr 2016
#81
To go after the terrorists who attacked us on 9/11, Iraq didn't, remember?
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#84
Nope. I understand you. But if it is her burden, it's his burden too. You can't have it both ways.
Squinch
Apr 2016
#113
And he's responsible for "some" gun deaths? I'm just following your logic, here....
MADem
Apr 2016
#51
It's St. Clair, he believes Hillary is a serial liar and pushes the Whitewater scandal.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#131
See my #183 above which includes the video. "Of course she's not responsible" Sanders said it. nt
stevenleser
Apr 2016
#185
Well, seeing as Bernie voted for the Terra-terra-terra AUMF and TWICE for Iraq regime change,
MADem
Apr 2016
#17
OOPS! Must have missed one of his speeches imploring his fellows to vote against the war:
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#22
It would be a day of fresh air around here if Hillary supporters admit sometimes she is wrong!
B Calm
Apr 2016
#28
It is much deeper tban this shallow talling point, it is seling guns where it is oblivious they
Thinkingabout
Apr 2016
#125
Well, actually, it is a report of Bernie Sanders's own words in an interview. But whatever.
Squinch
Apr 2016
#57
Seeing is believing. In post #183 above there is video of Sanders saying it. nt
stevenleser
Apr 2016
#186
I wish he said this sooner, and I wish he would call down his dogs on this, but I do respect that he
Squinch
Apr 2016
#43
He's known that all along. In fact, if we consider ALL votes "for" the war (a misnomer) and....
George II
Apr 2016
#44
It was Sanders who got the 3 Pinocchio's for lunch--his excuse was he only reads headlines.
riversedge
Apr 2016
#204
Isn't that something? Accuse a "fellow" Democrat of the death of the babies, then say... Teasin'. Nt
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#65
Kosovo War, Afghanistan, Sanders supported only a gradual withdrawal from Iraq
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#78
He voted to stop a genocide, to go after the terrorists who attacked us on 9/11
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#83
Right? It's just "tit for tat," says Sanders. Like when you're playing "gotcha last" I guess.
Squinch
Apr 2016
#73
So he creates this hate among the Democrats with another bogus RW attack, he is cool with that. Nt
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#96
Yes, having taught a whole generation that aren't in the know, the wrong history. Pathetic and
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#107
LoL, Blue Nation Review. Anyone who believes that shit needs their head examined.
Bread and Circus
Apr 2016
#108
Republicans, Democrats who voted for iraq invasion are responsible - own it.
snowy owl
Apr 2016
#116
Sanders was being generous. Of cours eshe bears some of the responsibility for the invasion of Iraq
Vattel
Apr 2016
#132
Hillary is innocent of Iraq, Libya and Syria. Now let's put a lid on it! OK? /nt
delrem
Apr 2016
#148
Wow! The political incompetence on display within the Sanders camp is mind-boggling...
Surya Gayatri
Apr 2016
#154
pResident Cheney and the Bush Crime Family are responsible for the Iraq war. Not HRC. n/t
Lil Missy
Apr 2016
#158
Hillary Clinton, and all who voted for it, most definitely bear a measure of responsibility
Martin Eden
Apr 2016
#172
Thanks for letting me know what you think about my support of Sanders.
DisgustipatedinCA
Apr 2016
#180
Solely responsible and accountable? No. An accessory to the crime? Without question.
EndElectoral
Apr 2016
#196
Amazing, Sanders' supporters believe all his promises and BS, but not this for some reason.
Hoyt
Apr 2016
#202
I'm well aware of the cost of bush's folly. But you'd have to blame a lot of folks including those
Hoyt
Apr 2016
#212
I blame those who initiated it. Bush & Co, and the accessories in Congress who foolishly gave him
EndElectoral
Apr 2016
#213
Do you seriously think we need Bernie to tell us Hillary bears some responsibility for Iraqi deaths?
Live and Learn
Apr 2016
#216