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radius777

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76. Kamala should've expected that attack,

Tue Aug 6, 2019, 01:21 AM

Aug 2019

which has been floating around social media for months now.

Kamala's response was good, she was AG of a huge state and her job was to keep people safe.

I think a fuller response, the context of history (historic crime wave during 80s/90s) is what prompted leaders to Get Tough.. even Bernie (reluctantly) voted for the Crime Bill. There was overreach (that needs to be fixed) but hindsight is 20/20.

One has to wonder what Tulsi's strategy is - she strongly opposed Hillary (and now takes aim at Kamala) while seeming to defend Biden at times - Biden who is ideologically similar to Hillary and Kamala.

IMO, the populist left (of which Tulsi is a part) seems to like (or at least not dislike that much) Biden because he - at least stylistically - comes across as a white heartland populist - exactly the type the populist left seems to see as the True Dem Party - that 'identity politicians' like Hillary and Kamala have 'stolen'.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Tulsi attacked Kamala with a claim made in the rightwing Free Beacon in February, [View all] pnwmom Aug 2019 OP

Ha ! Busted for reading that rightwing rag, Gabbard! donkeypoofed Aug 2019 #1

Great catch! nt chimpymustgo Aug 2019 #2

Everything One Needs To Know About Tulsi Grokenstein Aug 2019 #3

I was just thinking how often the people candidates draw, Hortensis Aug 2019 #52

Sounds like another tactic taken duforsure Aug 2019 #4

This is from the rolling stone...hardly a right wing bastion... Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #5

The RollingStone is citing the FreeBeacon, the rightwing site. Laundering it through Rollingstone pnwmom Aug 2019 #6

Has Harris, unequivocally, denied the claim? Link? Skya Rhen Aug 2019 #8

No. Why should it have been a priority for her in the few minutes of debate time she had? n/t pnwmom Aug 2019 #9

Why didn't she refute it during her CNN and MSNBC appearances, this morning? Skya Rhen Aug 2019 #21

Did they ask her about it? n/t pnwmom Aug 2019 #22

CNN asked her about it, showed her the video clip and she still did not refute the claims. Skya Rhen Aug 2019 #34

But no one is disputing the numbers. The argument is about the spin. thesquanderer Aug 2019 #10

It wasn't up to Kamala as Attorney General either to prosecute individual cases pnwmom Aug 2019 #13

Exactly! Andy823 Aug 2019 #12

The Free Beacon is not the only site either...I tire of sending you stuff you could easily look up Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #39

lulz staaaahp obamanut2012 Aug 2019 #68

Attacking her past seems to be her weak point. "I'm proud of my record" needs exculpatory evidence. ancianita Aug 2019 #7

So? The data is not in dispute. Attacking the messenger is what the Harris campaign has done all day Princetonian Aug 2019 #11

The data has not been confirmed, but it referred to all cases done by low level prosecutors, pnwmom Aug 2019 #14

As AG, the buck stops with her. Her office had alot of public issues with prosecutorial misconduct. Princetonian Aug 2019 #17

Her prosecutors were following the then current law. That was doing their jobs properly. pnwmom Aug 2019 #24

Federal judges wanted Harris to respond to reports of "prosecutorial misconduct going undisciplined" Princetonian Aug 2019 #33

didnt president obama tell prosecutors to NOT focus on simple mj possession? questionseverything Aug 2019 #50

1500 cases in all of CA over 6 years tells me they weren't focused on simple possession. pnwmom Aug 2019 #54

I don't know, 1500 cases over 6 years from the 40m Californians doesn't seem like a lot. brush Aug 2019 #55

I agree. And she didn't handle any of those cases. But people are trying to smear her pnwmom Aug 2019 #57

was referring to this questionseverything Aug 2019 #56

... mcar Aug 2019 #19

Yes if AG one should treestar Aug 2019 #61

Tulsi and others are truly SunsetDreams2 Aug 2019 #15

Interesting that the Harris defenders have all focused on this one thing melman Aug 2019 #16

You do realize "progressive prosecutor" is an oxymoron, right? brush Aug 2019 #37

Tulsi and right-wing sources mcar Aug 2019 #18

I saw these claims coming from certain parts of the "left" too. Sapient Donkey Aug 2019 #20

Yes there were similar charges made in a NYT op-Ed by a progressive author emulatorloo Aug 2019 #23

I am all for fair critique and criticisms Sapient Donkey Aug 2019 #26

There was a new poster here today disparaging the Mueller report and pushing Tulsi. pnwmom Aug 2019 #25

If all things were equal, her deference to Assad, authoritarianism, the alt right and Russia... Anon-C Aug 2019 #27

Why Aren't They Beyond The Pale? Me. Aug 2019 #30

The 'attacking the flawed messenger' is not a winning strategy for a Democratic nominee. Tulsi Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #40

The Republicans' favorite Democrat IronLionZion Aug 2019 #28

Lower tier candidates will be coming for Sen. Harris in the next debate and her call for a Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #43

What do you think GOP types in a general will do with this sort of information? It is out there... Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #44

I'm glad Harris' record in California is being scrutinized. roody Aug 2019 #29

What do you think will be found? She was state AG, the chief prosecutor. brush Aug 2019 #36

She was big on Civil Asset Forfeiture, too The Mouth Aug 2019 #41

I know what is publicly known as I did research in the heat of anger after the first debate...she Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #42

Prosecutors prosecute crimes. They are not defense attorneys. brush Aug 2019 #45

There is more than that ....i suggest you google it. Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #46

Google the links. Her history as a prosecutor is not atypical. They are not defense attorneys. brush Aug 2019 #47

There are other links...it will come out no doubt. And I doubt she will be the nominee anyway. Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #51

My point is her record isn't as bad as is being portrayed. brush Aug 2019 #53

I have read extensively since I was really ticked off after the first debate...except for one Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #66

Biden set himself up for being challenged in the first debate by appearing to... brush Aug 2019 #71

Fair enough... But she opened the door and now has to address her past as well. Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #72

So will you stop the anti-Harris posts? She rightly called out Biden for his own... brush Aug 2019 #73

I do not post details about her time as DA and AG. Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #74

She did not prosecute Steve Mnuchin or West Bank roody Aug 2019 #49

+1 jalan48 Aug 2019 #83

Why can't it be used against her? Do you really think Trump would care? He'd call her Killer Kamala. ancianita Aug 2019 #77

I don't disagree with you...and yes she must handle it or she won't be the nominee for sure. Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #82

It is all public knowledge. roody Aug 2019 #48

And here is some public knowledge not pushed by Gabbard and right wingers brush Aug 2019 #65

You claim it is not true ? treestar Aug 2019 #63

Her record as AG won't be much different that any chief prosecutor. brush Aug 2019 #64

"progressives" on DU have never been adverse to the Free Beacon when it suited their needs wyldwolf Aug 2019 #31

Told you guys. mahina Aug 2019 #32

That claim has been made here for months. It's not new, Hoyt Aug 2019 #35

k&r bigtree Aug 2019 #38

Freedom Leaf requested public records... Go Vols Aug 2019 #58

Thanks. This is good information. As I suspected, those prosecutions weren't for simple possession. pnwmom Aug 2019 #59

But TheFarseer Aug 2019 #60

Educate yourself. They were drug pushers not users. Prosecutors prosecute crimes. brush Aug 2019 #80

Did the Free Beacon make it up ? treestar Aug 2019 #62

No. But Harris neither initiated nor approved these prosecutions; that was the job of prosecutors pnwmom Aug 2019 #70

I am shocked there is gambling in this establishment! obamanut2012 Aug 2019 #67

While many people might understandably have issues with Harris Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2019 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author fleabiscuit Aug 2019 #78

The Russian Regurgitator Tarc Aug 2019 #75

Kamala should've expected that attack, radius777 Aug 2019 #76

My heart is breaking ucrdem Aug 2019 #79

See post number 80. brush Aug 2019 #81