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2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)But Bernie’s been consistent!!!! [View all]
Yeah, consistently ineffective in Congress.
Sanders has spent 24 years in Congress, during which he sponsored 775 bills and cosponsored 5,392. A whopping 3 of those bills were signed into law.
Hillary Clinton spent 8 years in Congress but sponsored 713 bills, cosponsored 2,676, and saw 77 of them signed into law.
Just to reiterate: In one-third of the time Clinton sponsored nearly as many bills as Sanders, cosponsored nearly half as many bills, and saw 77 of those bills (compared to Sanders 3) signed into law.
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The Clintons were a net-positive for Americans in the 1990s and will be a net-positive for Americans in the 21st century. When the Clintons were in power, we had a surplus and incomes rose at every level (top, middle, bottom). We grew together as a nation. If theres anything weve learned about the Clintons in the last 30 years, its that you want them fighting for you. Hillarys plans and proposals are the most comprehensive and progressive of any candidate to date. Hillary and Bernie voted together 93% of the time. Stop the character assassination against Hillarys record. Hillary and Bill have results from playing and winning the political game and were a net-positive for Americans.
Here is a prime example of words vs. results:
Hillary Clinton declared in her historic speech on the world stage, "Gay rights are Human rights." In this speech, Hillary outlines what she did for LGBTQ people around the world. Her work as Secretary of State has made it safer to be LGBTQ in a world of so much hate. Hillary worked with the Human Rights Campaign on a variety of issues as New York Senator and she was the first First Lady to march in a gay pride parade.
If you watch the speech, you will be caught up-to-date on Hillary's FULL history with the gay community. The President of the Human Rights Campaign has known Hillary since Arkansas ^.^
As a gay man, Hillary, you are my champion. At the end of the day, Hillary HAS done so much good for LGBTQ people by playing and winning the game of politics. Has Bernie done anything for the gay community that even comes close to what Hillary did for the gay community as Secretary of State? Words vs. Results.

PS: If you defended Barack Obama or Joe Biden when they evolved on gay marriage, you are a sexist hypocrite.
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And Sanders comes off as an old man yelling at clouds with no accomplishments in the Congress.
MohRokTah
Oct 2015
#3
Nice try but no cigar: Legislatively, Bernie Sanders Accomplished More Than Hillary Clinton Ever Did
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#6
Read the info at my link and tell me which part you disagree with. Tia!
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#12
206, read them and weep. And edit your op if you want to salvage your credibility.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#20
Read the damned info at the link: Bill Type/Status of Legislation/Became Law: 206
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#24
Another lie: https://www.congress.gov/member/bernard-sanders/S000033?q=%7B
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#33
http://congress-bills.insidegov.com/d/a/Sen.-Bernard-%E2%80%9CBernie%E2%80%9D-Sanders-%5BI-.-VT%5D/S
JTShroyer
Oct 2015
#57
Nope, 206. If you count the bills Hillary cosponsored you have to count Bernie's as well.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#81
Go to my link, look at the 206 bills and tell me which ones don't count.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#93
I cited the info at the link, you chose to believe it doesn't exist.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#119
Did you go to my official government link? 3 bills listed on the official government link.
JTShroyer
Oct 2015
#124
206 in all, just like Hillary if you count cosponsored bills the total is 206.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#128
From your op: Hillary Clinton ... sponsored 713 bills, COSPONSORED 2,676
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#135
So how does she stand today on fracking? The TPP? Her support of the Iraq War? The XL Pipeline?
rhett o rick
Oct 2015
#113
killjoy....the OP might have gained some traction with the braindead, at least until
NorthCarolina
Oct 2015
#123
Those crappy graphics look like they came from freerepublic, and they don't count.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#21
Bernie voted and spoke out against the war your candidate wanted and voted for.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#27
Yes, he gets credit for voting and speaking out against it, thank you.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#37
90 gun deaths a day. Thanks Bernie for allowing gun manufactures to be exempt from liability.
JTShroyer
Oct 2015
#72
How did the PLCAA legislation kill people? And how many Iraqi kids died?
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#83
How does that kill people? Explain it without repeating talking points.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#99
You are not allowed to cut and paste entire articles, you've been told this before.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#103
You aren't my boss and are acting like a bully by flooding my post with harassment:
JTShroyer
Oct 2015
#110
So Bernie wasn't responsible for those deaths. Thank you for admitting it!
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#43
You said Bill signed it into law, so his votes against it didn't kill anyone.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#65
Bernie made gun manufactures exempt from liability and has consistently supported the NRA until now:
JTShroyer
Oct 2015
#75
No he didn't that's another lie. And how many dead Iraqi children paid for her position?
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#79
More Americans have died from gun violence than in Iraq -- 30,000 a year -- thanks Bernie
JTShroyer
Oct 2015
#85
Another lie: Bernie consistently voted for assault weapon bans and background checks.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#86
A lie: Bernie Sanders’ critics misfire: The Vermont senator’s gun record is better than it looks
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#97
The author of the article is a moron, and again, stop posting the entire article.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#106
According to the definition, Hillary is more of a gun nut than Bernie:
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#121
Hillary has always been in favor of hunters and is CURRENTLY in favor of hunters. WTF?
JTShroyer
Oct 2015
#126
When did Hillary vote against the Brady Bill 5 times or give immunity to the gun industry?
JTShroyer
Oct 2015
#132
And I notice you didn't include the MANY amendments Bernie got passed in his time,
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Oct 2015
#9
Have you looked into Bernie and the funding of weapons for Israel during the last Summer?
bravenak
Oct 2015
#87
I go with which group treats me best personally. That way I know my voice will not be shouted down.
bravenak
Oct 2015
#105
And you believed that Saddam was responsible? What is wrong with you?
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#61
For you to be bale to say this in retrospect must make you feel pretty cool, LOL
JTShroyer
Oct 2015
#80
No, since that vote sent my brother to Ramadi I'm not feeling cool at all.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#84
You claim Hillary's not responsible. She voted for it, she owns it. Even she knows that.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#100
She voted for an authorization bill not the war itself (HUGE DISTINCTION THAT YOU IGNORE)
JTShroyer
Oct 2015
#104
She voted for the Iraq war, so your slogan should be: she believed Bush and people died.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#109