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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: So the defense of Bernie Sanders' lack of a foreign policy is to make up shit about Hillary [View all]ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)17. No one's making up anything about Hillary
So sorry her own record just doesn't fit with the narrative you're trying to push for her. Although if you just wait a bit she'll probably adopt rhetoric that fits her actual past a bit better. Assuming you actually SUPPORT that record.
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So the defense of Bernie Sanders' lack of a foreign policy is to make up shit about Hillary [View all]
upaloopa
Nov 2015
OP
Let's be fair, Sanders has voted more times for military action than Hillary has, Sanders is a war
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#3
The lack of foreign affairs ability was very oblivious in the last debate, yes, Hillary is very
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#4
The same way I can see Bernie's lies when he voted five times against the Brady Bill.
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#63
Sanders is terrible on foreign policy, he blew the first question in the last debate, he was
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#65
Bill Clinton, George Bush, Reagan, Obama, all had less experience than Sanders.
Crystalite
Nov 2015
#72
The only President elected in the past 40 years who had foreign policy experience
Art_from_Ark
Nov 2015
#73
That's a good thing. Better than having the experience of being wrong on foreign policy so often n/
eridani
Nov 2015
#44
So say you, Sanders has been making decisions for twenty five years without
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#47
Voting no on the Iraq war shows a pretty comprehensive grasp of foreign policy. Unlike others. n/t
eridani
Nov 2015
#75
Yes he grasp on it when he voted the same day to fund the war, more for the defense
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#81
No, she did not make the decision to put them in harm's, that was Bush's decision.
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#83
And she knew that Bush would invade--assuming that she is as smart as every objector to the war--
eridani
Nov 2015
#84
Just as I can't say what you are thinking the same applies to others. Bush made the decision.
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#85
You can't vote against part of a bill. Maybe Clinton has come out against the F-35?
eridani
Nov 2015
#86
This is a question for President Barack Obama, Hillary served at the request of the president.
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#34
Must correct you on something. Bernie was speaking out for black lives before BLM
aikoaiko
Nov 2015
#5
Bernie is at once ahead of his time and representative of core Democratic values of the past.
Crystalite
Nov 2015
#70
He is saying this without foreign policy experience, this would be a statement made
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#18
LOL! They've moved on to something more stupid- Hillary is no longer Bill Clinton II
KittyWampus
Nov 2015
#10
Libya, Syria, the reset with Russia, Honduras... Hillary foreign policy experience was awful!
4139
Nov 2015
#14
She has foreign affairs experience, Sanders does not have a foreign affairs policy
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#22
A conservative with a plan trumps a liberal because you say he doesn't have a plan.
DisgustipatedinCA
Nov 2015
#16
Hillaryspeak = Bernie has no foreign policy and doesn't get the Black vote
Rosa Luxemburg
Nov 2015
#35
I do not even have to argue this one anymore. End of November and Sanders went nowhere in the race.
seabeyond
Nov 2015
#36
Nope. You will have to get me five hides, again. Sigh..... ah well, that damn freedom of speech.
seabeyond
Nov 2015
#42
So you think you are perfectly civil and it is all a giant conspiracy to get you timeouts?
Warren Stupidity
Nov 2015
#50
Who is trying to start up something here, and who is enjoying a thread on cameras....?
seabeyond
Nov 2015
#57
Ive noticed that the defense of Hillary's lack of any concrete domestic policy is to make up
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2015
#38
Like when he was the only member of our Govt to vote against the escalation of war or when
orpupilofnature57
Nov 2015
#51
He'll say ANYTHING to get elected. I don't trust him. He'll change in office.
NurseJackie
Nov 2015
#58
Your perogative, but he has been consitent. Hillary 'evolves' with the polls, & has reverted right
peacebird
Nov 2015
#68