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BlueMTexpat

(15,369 posts)
6. So you've been AGAINST
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 03:06 AM
Apr 2016

civil rights for AAs, women's and children's rights, LGBT rights, expansion of health care, the Iran Nuclear Deal, the Climate Conference, etc., etc., etc.?

Because Hillary has been FOR ALL those things.

How are you even a Democrat?

eridani

(51,907 posts)
8. Clinton voted for DOMA. This is not support of LGBT rights
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 05:57 AM
Apr 2016

She's fine with keeping marijuana illegal, and the filling up of jails with black people that is a result of it (4 times more likely to be arrested than whites.)

Not to mention keeping women poor by not backing $15/hour.

elljay

(1,178 posts)
9. She recently called embryos and fetuses
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 11:15 AM
Apr 2016

"Unborn people" and has said she would be willing to consider some restrictions on third-term abortions. Not as progressive on women's rights as I would like.

Baobab

(4,667 posts)
11. She was actually running interference for a STEALING of health care globally
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 12:27 PM
Apr 2016

Its a big secret, but in 1994 a trade deal was being put together to block affordable health care and education globally by forcing its piecemeal privatization (it still is the BIGGEST PROBLEM) and HRC was helping hide it.

Its why here in the US, if there is one charter school in a state, one private college, eventually that whole service sector will have to be privatized.

Slick, huh?

mwooldri

(10,303 posts)
12. "She has been for everything I've been against"
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 12:28 PM
Apr 2016

Sorry BlueMTexpat, but I don't read that sentence to mean that Kip Humphrey has been against Hillary on all the things that Kip Humphrey is for. Usually people agree with other people who share their viewpoint - even if the phrase "a stopped clock is right twice a day" is used.

I believe that Kip Humphrey is for civil rights, women's and children's rights, expansion of health care, the Iran deal, and I know I am. I don't think Hillary is pushing the envelope hard enough on some of these issues though. However Hillary is better than Don, and he's better than Ted.

Speaking of that phrase... I'm going to agree with Agent Orange's lattest utterances in that Ted is a Son of a Mitch (rhyming... but son of Mitch McConnell is probably just as bad) but I draw the line at Lucifer incarnate.

As for being a Democrat... I have been a paid up member of the Liberal Democrats. When I moved away I can't really participate in UK politics. Even then the Lib Dems have wings... and I'm from the Social Democratic Party wing of the Lib Dems... and that was a center-left spin off of Labour when Labour were so far left it makes someone like Bernie Sanders look more like Ted Cruz.

Besides I believe Kip Humphrey is a Democrat.

BlueMTexpat

(15,369 posts)
7. But you're comfortable with Bernie
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 03:09 AM
Apr 2016

having encouraged one of the largest defense contractors to come to Vermont for one of the biggest boondoggles ever? http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/02/09/bernie-sanders-loves-this-1-trillion-war-machine.html

Those pesky double standards!

cui bono

(19,926 posts)
14. Exactly. And that was coming from someone who undoubtedly wants us to vote for someone we,
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 02:08 PM
Apr 2016

or at least I and many others I know, completely disagree with on many extremely important issues that impact our very livelihood.

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cui bono

(19,926 posts)
15. So your point then must be that we shouldn't vote for Hillary since we disagree with her so much.
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 02:08 PM
Apr 2016

That's where your comment goes to if you follow your logic.

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