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75. Right to public funding of abortions?
Thu Jun 6, 2019, 10:37 AM
Jun 2019

Where is that to be found?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
Standing up for what is wrong shows strength? LOL mtnsnake Jun 2019 #1
I have replied to you because I thought the same exact thing Perseus Jun 2019 #21
I doubt DownriverDem Jun 2019 #40
EXACTLY! Chump cultists use this logic every single day. bullwinkle428 Jun 2019 #29
It's not wrong to him treestar Jun 2019 #72
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I am sorry Joe but times have changed, you will not be seen as honorable but as another draconian katmondoo Jun 2019 #2
By you. Not by Biden supporters. LakeArenal Jun 2019 #78
wow samnsara Jun 2019 #88
By you BannonsLiver Jun 2019 #93
You can't claim to be pro choice while denying madaboutharry Jun 2019 #3
It was the tone of the times. DownriverDem Jun 2019 #43
On June 5, 2019 Biden reasserted his commitment to the Hyde Amendment. madaboutharry Jun 2019 #53
didnt know that. He put his religious beliefs above public service AlexSFCA Jun 2019 #57
He's not guilty of putting his religious beliefs above public service treestar Jun 2019 #73
You probably also do not know Catholic church leaders denounced Biden for his emmaverybo Jun 2019 #98
Biden Needs To Put Down The Bible DallasNE Jun 2019 #71
i am pretty sure he has already samnsara Jun 2019 #126
Shows he's out of step too shanny Jun 2019 #4
"They are our future, Biden is our past." Perseus Jun 2019 #23
Thank you. shanny Jun 2019 #26
And Biden represents DownriverDem Jun 2019 #44
Many Republicans want to beat Trump Vidal Jun 2019 #46
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That "quote of the day" is an old chestnut LakeArenal Jun 2019 #80
Nope. This is probably a deal breaker for me. Iris Jun 2019 #5
this one issue voting is what drives the trumpers to the polls too.... samnsara Jun 2019 #129
If you think a stance on wolves and a woman's right to make her own decisions about her health and Iris Jun 2019 #136
So his position is...? rgbecker Jun 2019 #6
none of this has to do with him being catholic and it's the shittiest excuse JI7 Jun 2019 #7
Funny how people think they are always right Vidal Jun 2019 #8
there is nothing right about making policy based on religious beliefs JI7 Jun 2019 #11
Fucking nailed it... SidDithers Jun 2019 #67
THANK YOU. Nay Jun 2019 #84
This exactly NRaleighLiberal Jun 2019 #115
Just like you do? Nt USALiberal Jun 2019 #20
Fuck that noise. MrsCoffee Jun 2019 #22
I agree with you - he has his own convictions, which is his right to have. Skya Rhen Jun 2019 #9
If you believe that you should praise the buffon and Stephen Miller for seperating families Perseus Jun 2019 #27
He does. shanny Jun 2019 #28
Post removed Post removed Jun 2019 #110
If you think the Violence Against Women Act was wrong yardwork Jun 2019 #112
One can claim any contravening position shows strength...not so sure, but, HONESTY yes, that's true. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2019 #10
It is disqualifyingly wrong, but indeed he is welcome to continue to blow up his candidacy. Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #12
Current or past? zipplewrath Jun 2019 #13
His climate policy based on Arch Coal and Shell? Maggiemayhem Jun 2019 #58
"Believing in Hyde" is a garbage value. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2019 #14
Being steadfastly wrong is not right. NRaleighLiberal Jun 2019 #15
+1 dalton99a Jun 2019 #25
Did you feel that way about Dubya with Iraq? He held his convictions. NRaleighLiberal Jun 2019 #16
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It's time that someone stood up to poor women and said "no!" jberryhill Jun 2019 #17
Strong? It's a popular position he holds. It is popular among RepubliCONS and Farmer-Rick Jun 2019 #18
Bullshit. MrsCoffee Jun 2019 #19
This. nt Laffy Kat Jun 2019 #81
If he's advocating the middle ground in the primary, will he move to the RIGHT in the general? dalton99a Jun 2019 #24
Very good, and disturbing, point. nt shanny Jun 2019 #30
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, H.R. 3355 Locrian Jun 2019 #31
After reading all the posts, if the original post was meant to sway people towards Biden? Perseus Jun 2019 #32
Fuck that. If Sanders had that position, he'd be crucified here. Cuthbert Allgood Jun 2019 #33
That's fine, but then he lives and dies by his own policies, abilities, and character marylandblue Jun 2019 #34
"I'm glad Biden stands up for a policy that hurts poor people and, disproportionately, BIPOC. It WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2019 #35
No. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #36
And that will make it all better? Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2019 #45
Yes, it would. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #50
by the way - UNREC. NRaleighLiberal Jun 2019 #37
His position on the Hyde Amendment has shifted Biden to a "hold your nose and vote for him" Tarc Jun 2019 #38
Funny. That's the way I feel about Harris. LakeArenal Jun 2019 #82
I wish you luck with your anti-choice candidate Tarc Jun 2019 #107
I wish you luck with your political opportunist. LakeArenal Jun 2019 #131
Pray tell, why do you think Senator Harris is a political opportunist? n/t demmiblue Jun 2019 #132
This is my last statement to you on this old thread. LakeArenal Jun 2019 #134
He recently said he's against marijuana legalization because it's "a gateway drug." Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #39
My take on this thread is full speed ahead and damn the torpedos seems to be the theme. pazzyanne Jun 2019 #41
How is pointing out policy positions "vitriol"? (n/t) SMC22307 Jun 2019 #119
The use of anger in any "discussion" creates problems, does not solve them. pazzyanne Jun 2019 #121
My thanks to all of you commenters The Blue Flower Jun 2019 #42
That plus the "marijuana is a gateway drug" belief are deal breakers for me, too. nt Nay Jun 2019 #89
Convictions can also be hypocritical sop Jun 2019 #47
He is also smart LibFarmer Jun 2019 #48
"Scared of the leftward lurch"?? Really? In what universe? A simple overview of what Nay Jun 2019 #90
Saddled with? LibFarmer Jun 2019 #92
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He is not doing it because of religious convictions LibFarmer Jun 2019 #49
Not sure which one is worse. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2019 #51
Biden is running for POTUS LibFarmer Jun 2019 #52
"Would women make this small concession in order to protect Roe's sweeping liberties vis a vis a WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2019 #54
Right to public funding of abortions? treestar Jun 2019 #75
Respectfully Libfarmer, it isn't good politics. Telling poor women on Medicaid who have a severe still_one Jun 2019 #56
I agree with you LibFarmer Jun 2019 #68
More than just birth defects, but I don't want debate various reasons, just saying there are other still_one Jun 2019 #83
Joe will probably have a presser LibFarmer Jun 2019 #94
I hope so still_one Jun 2019 #100
"However, how many such cases are there?" WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2019 #86
Show me statistics of deaths caused by Hyde. nt LibFarmer Jun 2019 #95
Here's the deal. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2019 #96
Anecdotal LibFarmer Jun 2019 #97
. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2019 #99
Is that actually true? treestar Jun 2019 #76
The exceptions are rape, incest and life of the pregnant person. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2019 #85
Don't know, but the exclusions they state are rape, incest, and life of the mother still_one Jun 2019 #91
+1 treestar Jun 2019 #74
Discrimination against poor women is not a strength. Admitting and recognizing you are wrong about still_one Jun 2019 #55
" standing up for what he believes" amuse bouche Jun 2019 #59
Joe, We Are A Secular Nation DallasNE Jun 2019 #103
Yeah, it's really strong for a man to stand up against the uteri of American women and girls Indygram Jun 2019 #60
I stopped posting here when I began to see the "Biden can touch any woman any way he wants!" posts Squinch Jun 2019 #61
+1. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2019 #62
I don't care if he grew up a strict Catholic... SidDithers Jun 2019 #63
I was raised catholic but i think the abortion decision should be subjective, as Biden onetexan Jun 2019 #64
I was raised a Catholic, received a couple of degrees from a Jesuit university, sop Jun 2019 #79
Glad to know another Jesuit school alumnus is here onetexan Jun 2019 #106
No it doesn't obamanut2012 Jun 2019 #65
I disagree...I think it was just political calculus CanonRay Jun 2019 #66
I'm glad Mike Pence (the "decent guy") stands up for his beliefs too. BluesRunTheGame Jun 2019 #69
The Hyde Amendments Discriminates Against Poor Women, Women of Color, and Young Women and Girls dlk Jun 2019 #70
If supporters of the Hyde amendment showed that they are concerned about the Hyde Politicub Jun 2019 #77
its OK for a persons personal belief to be different than their policy..it shows they are for.. samnsara Jun 2019 #87
I don't respect his position loyalsister Jun 2019 #101
Biden agrees with you Vidal Jun 2019 #102
And yet Hyde defines which women should and should not have ready access to abortion loyalsister Jun 2019 #104
This is quite possibly the worst argument in support of Biden I have even seen on here. Celerity Jun 2019 #105
roflmaooooooo BAZINGA Celerity Jun 2019 #116
LOL, maybe self delete! nt USALiberal Jun 2019 #117
it probably won't happen Celerity Jun 2019 #122
Um. cwydro Jun 2019 #118
Yeah. Now the statement would have to be that changing his mind shows weakness, presumably. JudyM Jun 2019 #120
Lol. cwydro Jun 2019 #123
This thread didn't age well. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2019 #124
Hey, Vidal, now that Biden doesn't stand up for what he believes, what say you now? mtnsnake Jun 2019 #125
I say he caved Vidal Jun 2019 #127
which was probably a smart move Vidal Jun 2019 #128
He can't say anything anymore (flagged for review). n/t demmiblue Jun 2019 #133
In 1974 or so, I made my first efforts for gay rights Jarqui Jun 2019 #130
Lulzd. Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #135
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