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Tim Kaine: "F" rating from the NRA and "A" rating from Planned Parenthood... (Original Post) Cali_Democrat Jul 2016 OP
Yes. Cecile Richards endorsed him tonight on Rachel Maddow misterhighwasted Jul 2016 #1
Yes ! nt pkdu Jul 2016 #3
That "F" is why the usual suspects are in Uber-Pout mode alcibiades_mystery Jul 2016 #2
and double Yes! nt pkdu Jul 2016 #4
LOL Cali_Democrat Jul 2016 #10
+1 uponit7771 Jul 2016 #15
+1 JoePhilly Jul 2016 #19
They were never going to vote for her anyway... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #24
Count me IN! lilsourgoose Jul 2016 #5
Sen Tim Kaine has a lot going on for him and us! Al Giordano Tweets on Kaine.. Cha Jul 2016 #6
If Cecile Richards is okay with him, so am I. calimary Jul 2016 #7
Excellent choice! Hekate Jul 2016 #8
That is what I like! lovemydog Jul 2016 #9
Thank you very much! Cali_Democrat Jul 2016 #11
Tim Kaine receives an F with NORML. B Calm Jul 2016 #12
Position doesn't deserve an f uponit7771 Jul 2016 #16
I am personally opposed to the use of anything that anesthetizes and incapacitates ... apcalc Jul 2016 #31
What you just wrote is against the Democratic platform. B Calm Jul 2016 #33
I am speaking for myself. apcalc Jul 2016 #36
It's still against the platform. Many cancer patients disagree with B Calm Jul 2016 #37
Medical uses are fine, and I would certainly consider. apcalc Jul 2016 #57
A personal choice. A far cry from jailing people for smoking a joint! retread Jul 2016 #47
"Personally opposed" means "opposed for ME", not "opposed for everyone". annavictorious Jul 2016 #53
Incapacitate?? retread Jul 2016 #46
Senator Kaine will follow Hillary and the Dem platform's lead in what he supports. auntpurl Jul 2016 #32
That makes me feel better. randome Jul 2016 #13
The boring white guy is boring in all the right ways. baldguy Jul 2016 #14
+1... These days not an asshole = boring uponit7771 Jul 2016 #17
What some call "boring", others would say "competent". DinahMoeHum Jul 2016 #27
K&R! DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #18
Yes. And an intellectualism and progressivism. A "Pope Francis Catholic" Hortensis Jul 2016 #35
Confirmation of Kaine's bona fides. Paladin Jul 2016 #20
Works for me. MineralMan Jul 2016 #21
91% from the League of Conservation Voters kwolf68 Jul 2016 #22
They already came out and endorsed him... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #23
Good kwolf68 Jul 2016 #29
Kinda hard to do better than that! mcar Jul 2016 #25
He is on the correct side of many things liberal N proud Jul 2016 #26
Tim Kaine is a good guy. nt Demsrule86 Jul 2016 #28
I like his position on gun control TeddyR Jul 2016 #30
I think Hillary's choice reinforces her determination to go hard on gun control auntpurl Jul 2016 #34
What is the evidence that he strongly supports the 2nd Amendment. aikoaiko Jul 2016 #38
The first sentence TeddyR Jul 2016 #40
Oh yeah. I heard that one before. aikoaiko Jul 2016 #42
As a Senator he swore an oath to "Protect and defend the Constitution of the United States". George II Jul 2016 #50
True, oaths don't cherry pick amendments. aikoaiko Jul 2016 #52
I'd be more impressed with C from the NRA and A from PP aikoaiko Jul 2016 #39
If a right wing fascist organization like the NRA gives you a rating of "F" Cali_Democrat Jul 2016 #41
And also probably something wrong. Hence the C as ideal. aikoaiko Jul 2016 #43
What would you be doing wrong if you get a rating of "F" from the NRA? Cali_Democrat Jul 2016 #44
For example, banning some guns via AWB. aikoaiko Jul 2016 #45
That's good enough for me! George II Jul 2016 #48
The more I hear the more I like Politicub Jul 2016 #49
K & R Scurrilous Jul 2016 #51
what does he get from the Chamber of Commerce? dirtydickcheney Jul 2016 #54
I can't recall a time where I was really stoked about both of our nominees. DawgHouse Jul 2016 #55
YES! burrowowl Jul 2016 #56

Cha

(297,310 posts)
6. Sen Tim Kaine has a lot going on for him and us! Al Giordano Tweets on Kaine..
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 02:37 AM
Jul 2016

Al Giordano
?@AlGiordano Al Giordano Retweeted Jesse Smith
He's not. He's a social justice progressive, the real kind, that knows civil and equal rights are a pillar of it

Al Giordano ?@AlGiordano 28m28 minutes ago
12. Suffice to say, Tim Kaine understands that the first rule of governing by coalition is being a good listener. That's why he's popular.

Al Giordano ?@AlGiordano 22m22 minutes ago
16. Those who complain about this pick by and large don't know him. Watch him win them over in the coming months. He will.

More Tweets from Al~ Her Sister~http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1107&pid=175207

Muchas Gracias, Cali!

calimary

(81,318 posts)
7. If Cecile Richards is okay with him, so am I.
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 02:54 AM
Jul 2016

And she's very okay with him. Said so on the record this evening, interviewed on MSNBC.

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
9. That is what I like!
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:01 AM
Jul 2016

Spread the word.

Tim Kaine is a good liberal and a good man.

Hope you and your loved ones enjoy a great weekend Cali_Democrat!

 

B Calm

(28,762 posts)
12. Tim Kaine receives an F with NORML.
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 05:57 AM
Jul 2016

(Marijuana legalization is now on the Democratic platform)

The Virginia Senator and former Governor of the Old Dominion state is one of the frontrunners for the Clinton ticket. And that's bad news for marijuana reformers because Kaine received an 'F' in the grades given to each member of congress this year by the National Organization for Reforming Marijuana Laws (NORML). The grade reflects Kaine's staunch opposition to legalization.

While speaking at a Virginia high school last March, Kaine said that he wanted to change America's sentencing laws for marijuana offences, but he opposed repealing pot prohibition. "I wouldn't vote for a law at the federal or state level that would decriminalize marijuana," he said.

apcalc

(4,465 posts)
31. I am personally opposed to the use of anything that anesthetizes and incapacitates ...
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 10:50 AM
Jul 2016

Except under surgical conditions. That includes alcohol , marijuana, other recreational drugs....

Why pollute yourself?

However, I know that is a minority position, but it works for me.

apcalc

(4,465 posts)
36. I am speaking for myself.
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 12:24 PM
Jul 2016

Regardless of the platform, I personally will not use any of that stuff. It's crap.
As I said, speaking for me.

auntpurl

(4,311 posts)
32. Senator Kaine will follow Hillary and the Dem platform's lead in what he supports.
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 10:51 AM
Jul 2016

He's already said he'll follow her lead re: TPP. As you say, legalisation is on the platform. Kaine won't oppose it.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
13. That makes me feel better.
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 06:04 AM
Jul 2016

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Leonard Cohen, Anthem (1992)
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DinahMoeHum

(21,794 posts)
27. What some call "boring", others would say "competent".
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 10:35 AM
Jul 2016

And I think competence is going to be a huge byword with the Democrats this year, compared to the troglodytes in that dumpster fire called the GOP.

DemonGoddess

(4,640 posts)
18. K&R!
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 08:30 AM
Jul 2016

Something that really struck me was his missionary work. Doing missionary work as a Jesuit, means it's about social justice and civil rights.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
35. Yes. And an intellectualism and progressivism. A "Pope Francis Catholic"
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 11:05 AM
Jul 2016

is how William D’Antonio, a Catholic University sociologist who writes books on U.S. Catholic voting, describes him, according to a WaPo article.

“Serving the poor has been a key aspect of [Kaine’s] work — and social justice, however you define it. He’s always looked upon that as a crucial part” of his life..."


Kaine's catholicism may also appeal to some of those white middle class, and in particular white male, voters we hope to be a Trump alternative for. Pew says white Catholics prefer Trump 50% to 46%.

Paladin

(28,264 posts)
20. Confirmation of Kaine's bona fides.
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 09:11 AM
Jul 2016

I didn't need that information, but evidently some around here do. Time to get behind our candidates and take down the most dangerous presidential nominee in this country's history.

kwolf68

(7,365 posts)
22. 91% from the League of Conservation Voters
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 10:17 AM
Jul 2016

Yea, I'd like a 100%, but 91% is still an "A" from where I am from.

auntpurl

(4,311 posts)
34. I think Hillary's choice reinforces her determination to go hard on gun control
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 10:55 AM
Jul 2016

while, as you say, supporting the 2nd amendment. Senator Kaine was the governor of VA when the VA Tech shooting happened. He knows first-hand the devastation of unregulated gun ownership - and still supports the right to keep and bear. He's a sensible voice on the issue.

aikoaiko

(34,172 posts)
38. What is the evidence that he strongly supports the 2nd Amendment.
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 02:11 PM
Jul 2016


All I see is language about restrictions - some reasonable (background checks) and some not (AWB).

 

TeddyR

(2,493 posts)
40. The first sentence
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 02:23 PM
Jul 2016

At the linked page says "I strongly support Americans' right to bear arms."

George II

(67,782 posts)
50. As a Senator he swore an oath to "Protect and defend the Constitution of the United States".
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 04:15 PM
Jul 2016

That oath doesn't cherry pick amendments.

aikoaiko

(34,172 posts)
52. True, oaths don't cherry pick amendments.
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 04:43 PM
Jul 2016

But every President and federal legislator says that part and we know that sometimes our elected politicians are pragmatic about defending civil liberties and civil rights.
 

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
41. If a right wing fascist organization like the NRA gives you a rating of "F"
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 02:35 PM
Jul 2016

That's means you're doing something right...

Bwahahahaha!

aikoaiko

(34,172 posts)
45. For example, banning some guns via AWB.
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:43 PM
Jul 2016




It doesn't do what supporters think they do in terms of safety and by my way of understanding Miller v US most AWBs should be unconstitutional.
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