Democratic Primaries

colorado_ufo

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62. I'm not one to always "go with my gut, but this time - yes.

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 06:40 PM

Oct 2019

Every time I see or hear Tulsi Gabbard, my blood runs cold. It doesn't matter what she says, whom she is with, whatever she is doing or promoting.

I tried to figure out why: She is beautiful, dresses well, presents herself well, is articulate, informed, educated, a veteran, etc.

Then it struck me - it is the dissonance between her facial expression and what she is saying. She might act offended, or happy, or "passionate," or any other emotion, but there is really little change in her face. She smiles, but her eyes do not smile. There is no warmth, no sincerity expressed. There is no connection with the people around her.

She is a female Jared Kushner.

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

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Veteran: "Tulsi Gabbard is a fake" [View all] StarfishSaver Oct 2019 OP

Thanks for posting this irisblue Oct 2019 #1

YES, thank you for posting this! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2019 #2

So, what about her ideas? glegear1 Oct 2019 #3

Welcome to DU StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #4

Buckle up, lots more KGB operatives to come and they will be here and everywhere. Eliot Rosewater Oct 2019 #6

That could be seen yesterday as well Hav Oct 2019 #19

Well spotted. Very well spotted. Hekate Oct 2019 #57

Which of her ideas do you like? Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2019 #5

:) LiberalFighter Oct 2019 #14

I'm pretty sure we won't get an answer to that question. groundloop Oct 2019 #18

I don't think they've opened that information packet yet. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2019 #49

Ideas are totally worthless PatSeg Oct 2019 #21

This! mcar Oct 2019 #29

Yes, they are. Perseus Oct 2019 #24

her stated ideas are irrelevant stevesinpa Oct 2019 #25

yes, they are. Her statements on Hillary and the Democratic Party are dead wrong. Next fucking TeamPooka Oct 2019 #38

What positions are those? Tarc Oct 2019 #39

Welcome to DU! lapucelle Oct 2019 #52

Yes. She came back from visiting Assad, the murderer of millions, in 2016 pnwmom Oct 2019 #58

LOL Skittles Oct 2019 #85

Does she like chocolate? I like chocolate. (n/t) Iggo Oct 2019 #89

Your concerns are duly noted. Nt Javaman Oct 2019 #93

Who gives a fuck. BannonsLiver Oct 2019 #119

Once the truth came out there was no award from the Pope, he wasn't invited by the Pope.... George II Oct 2019 #7

omg.. can you believe this?! Cha Oct 2019 #8

I can believe it. Here's the report at the time: George II Oct 2019 #11

I lived it Cha Oct 2019 #15

Interesting. So he cancelled on a NYC Vets for Bernie rally.... paleotn Oct 2019 #26

So Bernie was there to address the conference on social justice. Scotch-Irish Oct 2019 #36

His campaign originally said he was invited by the Pope to meet him and speak at the conference..... George II Oct 2019 #40

From what I remember True Blue American Oct 2019 #61

Meeting with the Pope True Blue American Oct 2019 #41

Thanks for the link! It's very easy to forget what a crock that meeting was. n/t pnwmom Oct 2019 #60

Thanks for the link, George. I remember that happening, but was feeling lazy about looking it up. pnwmom Oct 2019 #59

No scipan Oct 2019 #76

The Vet's experience reminded me of this Tweet Cha Oct 2019 #10

Seriously? PatSeg Oct 2019 #22

Thou shall not bear false witness ... aggiesal Oct 2019 #51

I've always wondered why Bernie interrupted his campaign to fly to Rome. yardwork Oct 2019 #71

wrong. Tired of people spreading lies about Bernie. scipan Oct 2019 #73

Your posts do nothing to refute the other articles. All the impetus for the face time was coming pnwmom Oct 2019 #78

They refute the claim that he kind of waylaid the Pope. scipan Oct 2019 #86

No one said he waylaid the Pope. They said it wasn't true that the Pope pnwmom Oct 2019 #90

Yes they did. Post #7: scipan Oct 2019 #92

#2 came from one of the tweets by the veteran in the OP. pnwmom Oct 2019 #94

I'll take the Pope's word over Mr. Sachs' word, thank you. As for the award.... George II Oct 2019 #80

Source for "Pope's word"? scipan Oct 2019 #83

I believe someone else posted that here already. As we used to say on "Newsnet", RTFF. George II Oct 2019 #88

Ah. OK then, "newsnet", RTFF, whatever that means. scipan Oct 2019 #91

Here he is confirming to Joy that he was invited by Pope Francis OldRed2450 Oct 2019 #102

I was replying to the poster's claim that scipan Oct 2019 #103

The pope seemed to say it was not scheduled. OldRed2450 Oct 2019 #104

it was, the day before. n/t scipan Oct 2019 #105

Here OldRed2450 Oct 2019 #100

Who paid for the trip? OldRed2450 Oct 2019 #95

They tried, but the FEC rejected the expense. No one knows who forked over the $800K. George II Oct 2019 #97

Looks like it was not planned. OldRed2450 Oct 2019 #101

Righhht BannonsLiver Oct 2019 #120

She constantly touts her veteran status mcar Oct 2019 #9

I know.. weird.. and I believe it. Cha Oct 2019 #12

HRC has done us all a favor mcar Oct 2019 #13

Hillary took one for Cha Oct 2019 #16

Thanks for sharing. Do you know of that feeling one gets, when your gut instinct says ... SWBTATTReg Oct 2019 #17

And she looks freaky in that photo. Nt BootinUp Oct 2019 #20

When she spoke in my hometown here in Iowa a few months ago, Sogo Oct 2019 #23

Solid gut feeling. Cha Oct 2019 #42

I'm a little weirded out that her ad is at the top of my screen right now, asking for a donation flibbitygiblets Oct 2019 #27

The Google ads algorithm will post ads based on the words and images on a page. tblue37 Oct 2019 #37

Thank you for posting this Gothmog Oct 2019 #28

I wonder what her agenda is. UCmeNdc Oct 2019 #30

Well.... paleotn Oct 2019 #31

She's going to be primaried in 2020. . . DinahMoeHum Oct 2019 #32

I sent him a few bucks yesterday. Will do so again once the campaign heats up. George II Oct 2019 #77

oh my, are we going through that purple band aide, swift boater thingy again? nt yaesu Oct 2019 #33

I got 12 hours off Twitter because I called JanetLovesObama Oct 2019 #34

There is certainly no need to be ambiguous about it... SAY how you feel! not_the_one Oct 2019 #45

If you were President you would not have gotten a time out Generic Brad Oct 2019 #47

Nice to see some things never change. nt redqueen Oct 2019 #74

Damn.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2019 #98

K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Oct 2019 #35

Thank you for posting this. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #43

She just really turns me off. I have a pretty finely tuned bullshit detector and it went off when I catbyte Oct 2019 #44

I'm not one to always "go with my gut, but this time - yes. colorado_ufo Oct 2019 #62

Gabbard helped swiftboat Al Franken to advance here own visibility as a candidate. Nitram Oct 2019 #46

Disgusted. Not surprised. BadgerMom Oct 2019 #48

Wow! OldRed2450 Oct 2019 #50

My dad is a 91 year old veteran, he is SOOOO not a fan of "her". Nuff said..... FM123 Oct 2019 #53

Thanks for this, Starfish. Bring on the information. Bring on the reality. nt Hekate Oct 2019 #54

K&R betsuni Oct 2019 #55

Thank You for your clear information proving ..."Tulsi Gabbard is a FAKE" Stuart G Oct 2019 #56

This whole Tulsi Gabbard debacle is very unfortunate. jimlup Oct 2019 #63

"Shut up, Hillary" StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #65

Yeah I totally expected to get flamed jimlup Oct 2019 #67

Responses to what you posted isn't "getting flamed" StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #69

No, she didn't just defend herself. redqueen Oct 2019 #75

THIS RIGHT HERE.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2019 #99

Yep. And, um, when has she turned out to be wrong? calimary Oct 2019 #117

SMDH sheshe2 Oct 2019 #66

Note - I did not say that Hillary should jimlup Oct 2019 #68

Say what you please. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #70

A wee tad sensitive are we? jimlup Oct 2019 #72

Actually it is definitely NOT the same as telling her to "Sit down and shut up" jimlup Oct 2019 #81

You're calling Hillary Rodham Clinton "naive at best"? And you did indeed tell her to shut up StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #82

No it means naive... jimlup Oct 2019 #84

The most problematic line for me is when Tulsky said: ecstatic Oct 2019 #64

Yes. That remarks speaks VOLUMES about what she thinks of us vets. Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2019 #87

I am an Army veteran and I felt nauseated by Gabbard's majdrfrtim Oct 2019 #79

THANK YOU FOR THIS THREAD.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2019 #96

A: Drama. Clicks. Grokenstein Oct 2019 #106

B: Truth : Period.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2019 #113

Don't like Gabbard. Oh, and nice takedown KPN Oct 2019 #107

Something's rotten The Wizard Oct 2019 #108

Beto and Yang think we should stop trashing her nt Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #109

Yet they've said not a word about Tulsi trashing Hillary Clinton StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #110

Think both are averse to taking everything personal. Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #111

They weren't averse to inserting themselves - they just decided to pick a side StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #114

Just don't want people trashing other people. Period Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #115

Looking forward to seeing you call out Tulsi for calling Hillary Clinton "the queen of warmongers, StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #116

Thanks for another trash a person response. Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #118

Uh huh.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2019 #112

Yup... non-political types never gain traction. But beto Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #121

House seat challenger @kaikahele beating Tulsi Gabbard with Hawaii donors Gothmog Oct 2019 #122

Kicking! Cha Oct 2019 #123

Interesting article from CNN on Kahele Gothmog Oct 2019 #124